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Frank Gehry At Work

9:30 AM Tukiyooo 0

Yesterday I stopped by <a href="http://www.lesliefeely.com/">Leslie Feely Fine Art</a> on Manhattan's Upper East Side to check out the exhibition <a href="http://www.lesliefeely.com/exhibitions/2013-04-11_frank-gehry-at-work/"><i>Frank Gehry At Work</i></a>, on display until June 29. The exhibition collects about 30 process models, some for buildings that were completed, others as studies for projects never realized. Below are some of my photos and impressions.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8751096464/" title="Frank Gehry at Work by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Frank Gehry at Work" height="640" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3697/8751096464_213533403b_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Given the focus on Gehry "at work," the models range from messy to really messy—tape and hot glue are evident where needed to hold the metal, plastic, paper, wood, and even cloth into Gehry's distinctive forms. Easily my favorite piece is the one done in lead (below photo); even though it is undeniably Gehry, the fact it is made from one sheet of lead and is self supporting (no wood armature like the model above) brings it closer to a piece of art than the others.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8749972625/" title="Frank Gehry at Work by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Frank Gehry at Work" height="480" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2879/8749972625_38d6f2a034_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8751097666/" title="Frank Gehry at Work by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Frank Gehry at Work" height="484" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3799/8751097666_a4020c1a04_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br />Some of the models are more like presentation models than process models, such as these above and below. Yet as <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8751097666/sizes/o/in/photostream/">a close-up of the above photo</a> reveals, globs of hot glue are still evident, as if capturing the forms in whatever means necessary is more important than craft. Another model I like seeing is a fairly well developed model of the IAC Headquarters near the High Line, accompanied by a photo of the completed building. In particular it's the entrance canopy in the lower-left corner that interests me, for I've always felt that the entrance and relationship of the building to the surrounding sidewalks is one of the weakest parts of the design (if not his whole oeuvre). But this small gesture, if realized (the entrance is on the north, or right side of the model), would have shifted the center of gravity and sidewalk presence of the building most dramatically.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8751098010/" title="Frank Gehry at Work by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Frank Gehry at Work" height="480" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8543/8751098010_a58c8dedb5_z.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8751097288/" title="Frank Gehry at Work by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Frank Gehry at Work" height="800" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2822/8751097288_2292e318a2_c.jpg" width="600" /></a><br /><br />Gehry's paper model for Beekman Tower (what was later named 8 Spruce Street then "<a href="http://www.newyorkbygehry.com/">New York by Gehry</a>") is also interesting, for it shows much more variation happening from floor to floor, rather than the subtle shifts that happen at the perimeter of the completed building. Obviously this earlier iteration is much more expensive than what was built (remember, one full elevation of the tower is completely flat), but it's good to see Gehry working out what a tower could and should be.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archidose/8749972395/" title="Frank Gehry at Work by archidose, on Flickr"><img alt="Frank Gehry at Work" height="800" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3832/8749972395_03fea516d1_c.jpg" width="600" /></a>

Frank Gehry At Work

Yesterday I stopped by Leslie Feely Fine Art on Manhattan's Upper East Side to check out the exhibition Frank Gehry At Work , on displa...

Breakfast in Donnybrook

4:45 AM Tukiyooo 0

The Heineken Cup Final is on in the Aviva today so there was loads of French people around Donnybrook this morning.<br /><br />We went for a takeaway breakfast in Donnybrook Fair.  They had specials because if the game so we chose the "Toulouse Sausage Baguette". It was great, really tasty! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLMC4TwSlaIG-mCSWg9vrtybd2Q4jYi_Azjiy33Zmaq2eGdq7A6MqTZ_snDzjLJvvPrGacbtO10eMzOYHc7eTNB7V4_5SjHQ5g-aksdfV_2eKQjEyjDR5fjpPD8fuOVT7WQl8IJaiApRg/s640/blogger-image--406422541.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxLMC4TwSlaIG-mCSWg9vrtybd2Q4jYi_Azjiy33Zmaq2eGdq7A6MqTZ_snDzjLJvvPrGacbtO10eMzOYHc7eTNB7V4_5SjHQ5g-aksdfV_2eKQjEyjDR5fjpPD8fuOVT7WQl8IJaiApRg/s640/blogger-image--406422541.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CN70RImXEzhdwC6QR2CG6vSieFCEYUgdP6gbn3ZYf71kLjemP1PD_xttUuPF54tihyLondOL9m0nLrsS4LtH4RJRJemran2Ii746trZxTyO1KyD-c9I9Nmzk7TcOEp5XiJMGbrkosuxx/s640/blogger-image-1617663838.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CN70RImXEzhdwC6QR2CG6vSieFCEYUgdP6gbn3ZYf71kLjemP1PD_xttUuPF54tihyLondOL9m0nLrsS4LtH4RJRJemran2Ii746trZxTyO1KyD-c9I9Nmzk7TcOEp5XiJMGbrkosuxx/s640/blogger-image-1617663838.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cAT03QZimpDuAKQ8533GLXrjnrpeswiU25HFU8vm9QMeO5Bdfm7DCYCM_Uh2Zp6ij5d6PAsFTF0eJxzK1LhDNlKs0n7xmHJ5q_IttqfhrqoEcBk0F5UDt-1_l9Bn6EBO_hNGta7w_3GY/s640/blogger-image--617998431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cAT03QZimpDuAKQ8533GLXrjnrpeswiU25HFU8vm9QMeO5Bdfm7DCYCM_Uh2Zp6ij5d6PAsFTF0eJxzK1LhDNlKs0n7xmHJ5q_IttqfhrqoEcBk0F5UDt-1_l9Bn6EBO_hNGta7w_3GY/s640/blogger-image--617998431.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzfaU0cuhKNBnHL2zeSdhtQX9i4Yc9esXlldRyI1ioEGPw5zTF0KuOJwxRsAk_01OAeWG0VWyrz7NMxfBBQpcbeT_zWUkcwJVUiiszY1U_mAocEHtFdNuMZOB-XPqij0PJXXrwUQSC9jw/s640/blogger-image--1633888180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkzfaU0cuhKNBnHL2zeSdhtQX9i4Yc9esXlldRyI1ioEGPw5zTF0KuOJwxRsAk_01OAeWG0VWyrz7NMxfBBQpcbeT_zWUkcwJVUiiszY1U_mAocEHtFdNuMZOB-XPqij0PJXXrwUQSC9jw/s640/blogger-image--1633888180.jpg" /></a></div>

Breakfast in Donnybrook

The Heineken Cup Final is on in the Aviva today so there was loads of French people around Donnybrook this morning. We went for a takeaway b...

HP reveals Split x2 windows 8 tablet/laptop with new features

3:15 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3pa0OzKL67l-psa-hbbM1qNINfycjEtjpDUw9Ypb0QxQhzLEPAeZViyv7gvBV4PUR1hD9gXACaIK3dpEuwq7xwUPKzvHMRCkPxvD7qMdHKQQMn36efs4u2Hvz_d7v_y4NodZ69QHCEw/s1600/hp_split_x2a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb3pa0OzKL67l-psa-hbbM1qNINfycjEtjpDUw9Ypb0QxQhzLEPAeZViyv7gvBV4PUR1hD9gXACaIK3dpEuwq7xwUPKzvHMRCkPxvD7qMdHKQQMn36efs4u2Hvz_d7v_y4NodZ69QHCEw/s320/hp_split_x2a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.pc-gadgetworld.com/2013/04/hp-launched-officejet-pro-x-series.html">HP</a> has revealed Split x2 Windows 8 tablet/ laptop hybrid,The split x2 comes with an option of 3rd Generation Intel Core i3 or i5 processors. The 11.6-inch has become a 13.3-inch screen, though the resolution remains the same at 1366x768. HP Split x2 comes with up to 128GB SSD storage.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also included are Beats Audio with dual-speakers, 8-megapixel rear shooter and a front camera with full-HD video recording capabilities.Connectivity options include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, but no NFC, which is present in the Envy x2.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Envy x2, the Split x2 comes with a keyboard dock that includes a MicroSD reader, Combo audio jack, 1 USB 3.0 port, 1 USB 2.0 port, HDMI port and SD card slot. Interestingly, the dock also includes 500GB of hard disk storage.Downloading the games available in the Windows 8 App store.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Customers want to access and share content anywhere, anytime, on any internet connected device","The HP SlateBook x2 and the HP Split x2 are next-generation devices and the latest examples of our continued commitment to evolving the computing experience by providing the flexibility necessary for customers to be productive at home, at the office or on the go."The new SlateBook x2. It’s even smaller…and it’s running Android Jellybean (4.2.2) on Nvidia’s Tegra 4 processor. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Its flexibility as a laptop and tablet , its tiny, slick lines and then there's the awesome battery life.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Split x2 is expected to be available in the United States in August with a base price of $799.99. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are the Best key specifications:-</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">> 13.1-inch 1366x768 display</div><div style="text-align: justify;">> Intel Core i3 or i5 processors</div><div style="text-align: justify;">> Up to 128GB SSD storage, Plus 500GB storage in keyboard dock</div><div style="text-align: justify;">> 2GB RAM</div><div style="text-align: justify;">> 8-megapixel rear camera</div><div style="text-align: justify;">> 1080p front-facing camera</div><div style="text-align: justify;">>  MicroSD reader, Combo audio jack, 1xUSB 3.0, 1xUSB 2.0, SD Card slot, HDMI (in keyboard dock)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">>  802.11a/b/g/n + Bluetooth</div><div style="text-align: justify;">>  Beats Audio with dual-speakers</div><div style="text-align: justify;">>  9.05x13.38x0.92 inches</div><div style="text-align: justify;">>  1.90kg</div> </div>Published by <br /><a href="https://plus.google.com/112865615030946176397" rel="author">Priyanka</a>

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HP has revealed Split x2 Windows 8 tablet/ laptop hybrid,The split x2 comes with an option of 3rd Generation Intel Core i3 or i5 processors...

Fun Friday

1:22 AM Tukiyooo 0

I was off work yesterday so I was able to chill out and relax.  The weather was bad to start but it turned in to a really nice day.<br><br>I got the dog off to the groomers at 9am and only had to pick him up at 2pm. He got a great cut and looks so neat and tidy.<br><br>I also cycled up to Starbucks in Mespill and got a coffee and brownie.  Afterwards I browsed in Superquinn for some cheese & chorizo for some nibblies before we out.<br><br>Ciaran had an office meeting in TriBeCa in the afternoon so he was home from that at about 5pm. <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5E0W86CoJmPkLOVggXMJYTS4dnUjHV6Kip324lDQVn9BsONGhteG_v_4s1i3lTrioC21K5voozXINxPuiSJphBifQ084PhcA3mIGOY8d10hSkuIJbQdygnwSNKmOH0tLunjjzZpKokiQ/s640/blogger-image--2140216705.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit5E0W86CoJmPkLOVggXMJYTS4dnUjHV6Kip324lDQVn9BsONGhteG_v_4s1i3lTrioC21K5voozXINxPuiSJphBifQ084PhcA3mIGOY8d10hSkuIJbQdygnwSNKmOH0tLunjjzZpKokiQ/s640/blogger-image--2140216705.jpg"></a></div> <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOYk9zWxndq7RzZs67AgLpt9Z9mduVZ4tmzc9SkFpGSnqVpFvFmgi50zkqePHCkgwuBsNeTmCtTAZJ_bylVdOsnF4axZPQq0ZF7-zz32I0sFLyyF9e0szSp2P806cjtlcbVW793B6L2mT/s640/blogger-image--1908955953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGOYk9zWxndq7RzZs67AgLpt9Z9mduVZ4tmzc9SkFpGSnqVpFvFmgi50zkqePHCkgwuBsNeTmCtTAZJ_bylVdOsnF4axZPQq0ZF7-zz32I0sFLyyF9e0szSp2P806cjtlcbVW793B6L2mT/s640/blogger-image--1908955953.jpg"></a></div> <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqzLKDNhmn3-A8FZJbyQwqkwYd7dGCHYJ5pu0Cv9AgEfrncNNyxg5KaJ0dXfr6ykN8mhoc1-THJxO83sM03gMGV2GgmbbWPTsow5IIKBKm7KGVbBHCR4tfLg0QFthPXKrGWFv2tB6vVUx/s640/blogger-image--961146660.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVqzLKDNhmn3-A8FZJbyQwqkwYd7dGCHYJ5pu0Cv9AgEfrncNNyxg5KaJ0dXfr6ykN8mhoc1-THJxO83sM03gMGV2GgmbbWPTsow5IIKBKm7KGVbBHCR4tfLg0QFthPXKrGWFv2tB6vVUx/s640/blogger-image--961146660.jpg"></a></div> <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgSTxNzxWW0XDNw7ELYwh76clft_mTo_u2XZ7fQor0eM-iGa0qK-z5040EOV2nqy12yrkXzct-NG7yc7ROFsX2w_I0DtKMGW20vaMsI_EDfooNFjhjTTr1exn2WQvUfp27QsqcSMVijb5/s640/blogger-image--332368571.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdgSTxNzxWW0XDNw7ELYwh76clft_mTo_u2XZ7fQor0eM-iGa0qK-z5040EOV2nqy12yrkXzct-NG7yc7ROFsX2w_I0DtKMGW20vaMsI_EDfooNFjhjTTr1exn2WQvUfp27QsqcSMVijb5/s640/blogger-image--332368571.jpg"></a></div>

Fun Friday

I was off work yesterday so I was able to chill out and relax. The weather was bad to start but it turned in to a really nice day. I got th...

Sushi time!

1:16 AM Tukiyooo 0

On Thursday night we set off walking to Dillingers but after just covering 100 metres we had to turn back as walking was too painful for Ciaran on his crutches (he is also strapped in to a boot for a torn calf muscle).<br><br>We then decided to drive to go for sushi.  What a great decision!  <br><br>We went to Yo Sushi and it was delicious. Very low key and casual - perfect for a quick bite on a Thursday night!<br><br> <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQcXAyYJP8dD57o-zSAvgOMIm5T6KCdatSgU2z6PHIlr_A1rRSprg9VGvwa4FAEYxJfRLddDw1dEeH2Jc-PHHwWDGUg1d8wfe83KjVJX9wq5TpAiA667e4Y10Bi8AbcQXIEEEVcUbbCCb/s640/blogger-image--881051618.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQcXAyYJP8dD57o-zSAvgOMIm5T6KCdatSgU2z6PHIlr_A1rRSprg9VGvwa4FAEYxJfRLddDw1dEeH2Jc-PHHwWDGUg1d8wfe83KjVJX9wq5TpAiA667e4Y10Bi8AbcQXIEEEVcUbbCCb/s640/blogger-image--881051618.jpg"></a></div> <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitK8y9AvUUjMtOtu0lYfa8qzrr3WJHl6baumt5nC27lNOY76ymJn-Q6ogX6wKjEF9cFIBGWjqk1EO-WVCZKOWc8PUWJNKw2MptX0w3egCrln41P112VCO52fVwCecY2Xz2nw7e1GRepVQ/s640/blogger-image--407056295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhitK8y9AvUUjMtOtu0lYfa8qzrr3WJHl6baumt5nC27lNOY76ymJn-Q6ogX6wKjEF9cFIBGWjqk1EO-WVCZKOWc8PUWJNKw2MptX0w3egCrln41P112VCO52fVwCecY2Xz2nw7e1GRepVQ/s640/blogger-image--407056295.jpg"></a></div> <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUi5bHU1OULc4Fp3T1Yuhwu3vkoUvr7jBGCPSGY18LrIaUD5owsotUfaGN3PjBhAfGWiWonty1r61tTac_MMMjKKSqyhYdroTmHa6L5SnV-_VnQDXLnJZV1o_UF3Aase-94qQ_rowROYs/s640/blogger-image-766404722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUi5bHU1OULc4Fp3T1Yuhwu3vkoUvr7jBGCPSGY18LrIaUD5owsotUfaGN3PjBhAfGWiWonty1r61tTac_MMMjKKSqyhYdroTmHa6L5SnV-_VnQDXLnJZV1o_UF3Aase-94qQ_rowROYs/s640/blogger-image-766404722.jpg"></a></div> <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiev3E0MjZLCkfexhHw8MIMGd3lpqmjoKtA_wsLTlFyvYO-TpPVQw4rwujkPB_iZLi3FQqic0F92CVi_UP3a0euw54_UrxfprRrcwo0pVCDILuufuo4vgU_XYtFy8PfY56nTjuHwGHSlS35/s640/blogger-image--2128351220.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiev3E0MjZLCkfexhHw8MIMGd3lpqmjoKtA_wsLTlFyvYO-TpPVQw4rwujkPB_iZLi3FQqic0F92CVi_UP3a0euw54_UrxfprRrcwo0pVCDILuufuo4vgU_XYtFy8PfY56nTjuHwGHSlS35/s640/blogger-image--2128351220.jpg"></a></div> <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8fVD6f2D8_MboKHrDXn65DfDCjUwUScrfn7IMWe5yAFaZlmTK2LiRITzbbPuzeRjrEtIDTyT2KNrueZ-q-WOBosG_mJqZbHrtixyHSqY9KkfOUyZvZ6Vx5_waSsZ7lblNKi1q0XH14Oe/s640/blogger-image--813328437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8fVD6f2D8_MboKHrDXn65DfDCjUwUScrfn7IMWe5yAFaZlmTK2LiRITzbbPuzeRjrEtIDTyT2KNrueZ-q-WOBosG_mJqZbHrtixyHSqY9KkfOUyZvZ6Vx5_waSsZ7lblNKi1q0XH14Oe/s640/blogger-image--813328437.jpg"></a></div> <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrupPV42A3c47PMxLSjKWcWGPoYuZXepVu3gPPrvVzzrxCn71ID_JgLPeQX5GmwDX-rGqgake_LETOTn7o7_2KFxpbkekivHT7zVzkMuiV_m3qS8q_Ma-VdqGgSmNXCoCz-s3z2JavUO7N/s640/blogger-image-1873843558.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrupPV42A3c47PMxLSjKWcWGPoYuZXepVu3gPPrvVzzrxCn71ID_JgLPeQX5GmwDX-rGqgake_LETOTn7o7_2KFxpbkekivHT7zVzkMuiV_m3qS8q_Ma-VdqGgSmNXCoCz-s3z2JavUO7N/s640/blogger-image-1873843558.jpg"></a></div> <br><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4630gHiCyOL_kRJRm-yZdzmSCbr8HXGNv0LmqPui99oqTxATM8l0s8tlcBwZvdEbF4NONmMslZPKhBmyjgJcHVef55FxdOOjpa-3Ql4VVT2cKtMY3A3J6EAneKWjAisyns21YteuczByb/s640/blogger-image-226049078.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4630gHiCyOL_kRJRm-yZdzmSCbr8HXGNv0LmqPui99oqTxATM8l0s8tlcBwZvdEbF4NONmMslZPKhBmyjgJcHVef55FxdOOjpa-3Ql4VVT2cKtMY3A3J6EAneKWjAisyns21YteuczByb/s640/blogger-image-226049078.jpg"></a></div>

Sushi time!

On Thursday night we set off walking to Dillingers but after just covering 100 metres we had to turn back as walking was too painful for Cia...

Matt Said, Jay Said 202.456.1111

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><div class="MsoNormal">Matt alleges, Jay implies, You misunderstand <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Matt: Yelllllllow. <br />Jay: <br />Matt: Hello? <br />Jay: <br />Matt: Are you there? <br />Jay: <br />Matt: Hellllllloooooooooooooo???????<br />Jay: <br />Matt: Did you call me to give me the silent treatment?<br />Jay: Holaaaaaaaaaaa<br />Matt: What the hell man?<br />Jay: What? <br />Matt: Where were you? <br />Jay: I was right here?<br />Matt: I couldn’t hear you. <br />Jay: Really? <br />Matt: Yes, really! <br />Jay: That’s weird. You must have phone trouble. <br />Matt: I guess so. <br />Jay: Might get that checked out. <br />Matt: Might. OR … you might make sure your mic is unmuted. <br />Jay: Well, that too. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQ1dk19I-V2AyARkpnqMAJIW9hOKA-8dLVGOFDrc_13buO3KQGmJkQidQsfTWoxtadJxaJuCPO5nIrFTSIpzHT5OgjWzBbcbhfXvM4BCzM_ma1RWdtQj5zO0TiGSA1N9nBRbPPDJzlKA/s1600/Miley+Cyrus+See+Through+Stalker+Jayman.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQ1dk19I-V2AyARkpnqMAJIW9hOKA-8dLVGOFDrc_13buO3KQGmJkQidQsfTWoxtadJxaJuCPO5nIrFTSIpzHT5OgjWzBbcbhfXvM4BCzM_ma1RWdtQj5zO0TiGSA1N9nBRbPPDJzlKA/s1600/Miley+Cyrus+See+Through+Stalker+Jayman.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Jay: You know what we should do? <br />Matt: Move to Vegas, put it all on black and let it ride. <br />Jay: Uh … We could do that. <br />Matt: What was your idea? <br />Jay: We should interview celebrities on the show. <br />Matt: My idea is better. <br />Jay: Depends on which cool celebs we can get. <br />Matt: My idea has a better chance of working too. <br />Jay: Celebs equal page vies. <br />Matt: True. <br />Jay: And higher show ratings. <br />Matt: Talk to me Goose. <br />Jay: Ratings equal Internet Fame<br />Matt: More than we have now? <br />Jay: Lots! And that means … <br />Matt: MONEY? <br />Jay: REALITY TV SHOW! <br />Matt: Oh. <br />Jay: Well, that’s not so bad. <br />Matt: Yeah, we would get paid. <br />Jay: And we could be CONTROVERSIAL! <br />Matt: Then we would be … <br />Jay: Say it! <br />Matt: INFAMOUS!!<br />Jay: Hell yeah! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1EwCkZ5WPw6Bm_UKDQiHsDBJeyAcQxAbWbCky4olb0vm2H6L5JXFuFotSg-IZpWTSqnLqyhU5qyvuLuxxrGM1Swh_59BoL2Mmcu-pl-a2qjrpSaO2ZQKSLtBEm4-KrOGtfy8tJ4XcP4/s1600/blake+livley+hot+for+matt+man.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY1EwCkZ5WPw6Bm_UKDQiHsDBJeyAcQxAbWbCky4olb0vm2H6L5JXFuFotSg-IZpWTSqnLqyhU5qyvuLuxxrGM1Swh_59BoL2Mmcu-pl-a2qjrpSaO2ZQKSLtBEm4-KrOGtfy8tJ4XcP4/s1600/blake+livley+hot+for+matt+man.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">Matt: But first, we need a show topic. <br />Jay: Rude people. <br />Matt: Who? <br />Jay: No, that’s the topic … Rude People! <br />Matt: Oh man, I’ve dealt with my share of them! <br />Jay: Me too. We could tell rude people stories. <br />Matt: Bad customer service. <br />Jay: Rude people in history! <br />Matt: Rude people on Social Media. <br />Jay: Rare times when WE have been rude. <br />Matt: If we have time. <br />Jay: Right. Also, opposite of rude! <br />Matt: People who have done or said nice things. <br />Jay: Without expecting anything in return. <br />Matt: We can do it! <br />Jay: BOOM! We’re set. <br />Matt: Gonna be another monster! <br />Jay: Unless I win the Powerball. <br />Matt: You would leave me? <br />Jay: Nooooooooo! Never. <br />Matt: Oh good. I was a worried there for a bit. <br />Jay: Well worry not Mattinator! <br />Matt: Okay, we’re ready! <br />Jay: Brilliant! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">Be sure to tune in for “<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid/2013/05/19/people-theyre-the-worst" target="_blank">People: They’re the Worst</a>” on IWS Radio tomorrow at 12 Noon ET! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

Matt Said, Jay Said 202.456.1111

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Today's archidose #677

Here's a photo of The Shed (2013) in London, England, by Haworth Tompkins , photographed by Andy Matthews . To contribute your Flickr im...

Software Configuration Management and Install Engineer ( Install Shield/ RTC Jazz/ Clear Case) (#109456)

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<font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;">  <div><b>Position</b>: Software Configuration Management and Install Engineer<br>    <b>Location</b>: Milpitas, CA <br>    <b>Duration</b>: Full time<br>    <br>    <b>Job Description</b>:<br>    The Film and Scatterometry Technology (FaST) Division provides industry leading metrology solutions for worldwide semiconductor IC manufacturers.  The FaST Division portfolio of metrology products includes hardware and software solutions for optical film thickness,  optical critical dimension (CD), composition, and resistivity measurement systems.  These products are essential for the IC manufacturers as they provide critical metrology capabilities for the development and implementation of their advanced IC processes.   The FaST division is committed to support our customers to achieve performance entitlement of our solution and we effectively partner with our customers from their early research and development phase to the high volume in-line manufacturing implementation  specific for their process needs.  The division consists of a global team located in US, Israel, China, and India.<br>    <br>    <b>Responsibilities:</b></div>  <div>This position is for a Software Configuration Management (SCM) and Software Installation engineer. Candidate will be responsible for maintaining the software configuration management for a software development project with thirty software engineers.  In  addition, the candidate will be responsible for the development and maintenance of software installers for both workstation and cluster computer environments. The position is within an algorithm and modeling software group for Optical Critical Dimension (OCD)  metrology. OCD is used to measure key transistor dimensions during the semiconductor device fabrication processes.<br>    <br>    <b>Preferred Qualifications:</b></div>  <div><b>Basic requirements:</b></div>  <div>1.Must have experience with developing and maintaining automated software build processes, preferably using Microsoft development tools.</div>  <div>2.Experience with Rational Team Concert is highly desired.</div>  <div>3.Experience with Install Shield is required.</div>  <div>4.Experience with VBS / PowerShell / .bat/.cmd is required.</div>  <div>5.Experience with development of auxiliary installation utilities in .NET (C#, VB), C++ (console, COM).</div>  <div>6.Proficient (close to a level of System Administrator) in Windows OS (XP/7/Server2003/2008): ability to perform basic administrative tasks / troubleshoot issues related to files system, registry, processes, services, user accounts, permissions, installer,  applications: MS SQL, IIS.</div>  <div>7.Strong communication skills (written and verbal).<br>    <br>    <b>Desired</b><font color="#1F497D"><b>:</b></font></div>  <div>1.Experience with CruiseContol.Net automated build software</div>  <div>2.Experience with project planning and task estimation</div>  <div>3.Knowledge of semiconductor fabrication and associated metrology.<br>    <br>    <b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></div>  <div>Doctorate (Academic)</div>  <div>OR</div>  <div>Master's Level Degree with at least 2 years of experience.</div>  <div>OR</div>  <div>Bachelor's Level Degree with at least 3 years of experience.<br>    <br>    Kindly send your resumes to<font color="navy"> </font><a href="mailto:Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com"><font color="navy"><u>Sivaram.bose@kla-tencor.com</u></font></a></div>  <div><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"> </span></font></div>  </span></font>

Software Configuration Management and Install Engineer ( Install Shield/ RTC Jazz/ Clear Case) (#109456)

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Creative Writing #7: Use YouTube stories to inspire your class to write...

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are many ways to get your class to write stories. This idea is to use YouTube videos to inspire writing. You could use these in different ways such as:</span><br /><br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Talk about the structure of a story in terms that your age group understands</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Show a video and then discuss the structure of the story or </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">analyse the stages of a story</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Watch the story and ask your class to rewrite it and change it. </span></li></ul><br /><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>1. Owl Stories by Martin Waddell</b></span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJe0WupukAw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sJe0WupukAw</a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/sJe0WupukAw" width="420"></iframe></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>2. Handa’s Surprise by Eileene Browne</b></span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyIV_xYi0as">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyIV_xYi0as</a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/XyIV_xYi0as" width="420"></iframe></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>3. Handa’s Hen by Eileen Browne</b></span><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyIV_xYi0as">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyIV_xYi0as</a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-9FZqX1CBqE" width="420"></iframe><br /></span><br /><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></strong><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">An example of how to use these videos</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's make a start by watching </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">‘<b>Owl Stories</b>’ by Martin Waddell and then let's analyse it. Let’s see how a problem was brought in and resolved to make this beautiful story so appealing. I’ll use the following story structure idea, namely the idea of asking '<i>What If</i>' and to keep asking '<i>What if</i>?' until a plot emerges. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>What if question</u>? 'What if the mother of new baby owls didn't come back from hunting for food?'  Keep asking related 'What if' questions and slowly a plot emerges as follows</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1. <i>Beginning</i>: The babies are in their nest<br />2. <i>Middle</i>. A problem is introduced <br />    a) Mother Owl doesn’t come back.<br />    b) The baby owls start searching in the dark woods<br />    c) They discuss where they think Mommy could be<br />3. <i>The end</i>: The problem is resolved – Mommy comes back and finds them.  </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>A task</b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why not take one of the other stories and see if you can analyse them to see if there was a problem or conflict introduced and resolved and how it impacted the story</span></div></div>

30 Days of Writing Creative Writing #7: Use YouTube stories to inspire your class to write...

There are many ways to get your class to write stories. This idea is to use YouTube videos to inspire writing. You could use these in differ...

HTC One comes to india with 1.7GHZ processor.

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8KobWIx2kPdGsw3w4humI06DZQNHo8iWoTFywn-OwdCgCzlp5Xga9P38Euv4uyQagyjRW-yc_35KjJrpN8h8mOkPH4MdQft9WWoVCrAV_wQiEq9cGUa7CqP78zDQvpjAXuZBLdOfJoQ/s1600/htcone.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8KobWIx2kPdGsw3w4humI06DZQNHo8iWoTFywn-OwdCgCzlp5Xga9P38Euv4uyQagyjRW-yc_35KjJrpN8h8mOkPH4MdQft9WWoVCrAV_wQiEq9cGUa7CqP78zDQvpjAXuZBLdOfJoQ/s400/htcone.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.pc-gadgetworld.com/2013/05/htc-one-htc-one.html">HTC</a> one comes to india with great features such as 1.7 GHZ Quad core processor with 2GB RAM.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After few days HTC launch HTC one in indian market with effective cost . Generally HTC one price is high in other countries around 43 thousand . Before months HTC launch many phone devices with different features such as <a href="http://www.pc-gadgetworld.com/2013/04/htc-desire-l-to-be-released-in-taiwan.html">HTC Desire L</a>  etc.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">If you compare HTC with other android smartphone then you notice that HTC Phones are look+ Features better compare to other.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Here are the device's core specifications at a glance</strong>:</span><br /><br /><ul><li>HTC UltraPixel Camera</li><li>4.3-inch 720p screen</li><li>dual-core processer</li><li>2GB RAM</li><li>Android 4.2</li><li>16GB internal memory</li><li>HTC BOOM SOUND- sharper, richer, louder</li><li>Highlight video</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>Published by <br /><a href="https://plus.google.com/109838201058606610638" rel="author">Narendra Saini</a>

HTC-Phone news Specification HTC One comes to india with 1.7GHZ processor.

HTC one comes to india with great features such as 1.7 GHZ Quad core processor with 2GB RAM. After few days HTC launch HTC one in indian ...

Defense of the DSM-5: New diagnoses for picking, bingeing, and tantrums. - Slate Magazine

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<div></div><div class="text parbase section" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Several new diagnoses appear in the fifth edition of the <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0890425558/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0890425558&linkCode=as2&tag=slatmaga-20" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders</a></em>, released later this month, and critics are attacking with claws extended. Controversy surrounds whether several of these new disorders should be included, and many experts question their validity.</div></div><div class="text parbase section" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Even Allen Frances, psychiatry professor emeritus at Duke University, who chaired the task force for the previous edition, the <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-IV</em>, called the day on which the <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-5</em> was approved "<a href="http://www.healthnewsreview.org/2012/12/critic-calls-american-psychiatric-assoc-approval-of-dsm-v-a-sad-day-for-psychiatry/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">a sad day for psychiatry</a>." Of greatest concern is the new manual's potential to <a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/04/diagnostic_and_statistical_manual_fifth_edition_why_will_half_the_u_s_population.html" style="text-decoration: none;">over-pathologize human behavior</a>.</div></div><div class="text parbase section" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">One of the most controversial new diagnoses, which <strong style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-weight: bold; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/double_x/doublex/2012/12/disruptive_mood_dysregulation_disorder_in_dsm_5_criticism_of_a_new_diagnosis.html" style="text-decoration: none;">Slate has covered before</a></em></strong>, is Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. It is intended to describe children between 6 and 18 years of age who show some signs of potential childhood-onset bipolar disorder. The category's hallmark criteria are "temper outbursts that are grossly out of proportion in intensity or duration to the situation." Yes, that's right. It sounds like temper tantrums.</div></div><div class="sl-art-ad-midflex" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; float: left; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 5px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Another controversy has erupted around Binge Eating Disorder. Bingeing, or eating a large quantity of food in a shorter period of time than is typical, is a disordered behavior according to the<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-5</em>. An individual who has eaten excessively at least 12 times in a period of three months meets criteria for Binge Eating Disorder. Frances calls Binge Eating Disorder one of the "top 10 changes to be ignored," noting that bingeing is "no longer just a manifestation of gluttony and the easy availability of really great tasting food.<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM</em> has instead turned it into a psychiatric illness." (In fairness, bingeing is not a novel concept. It was previously listed as one of a number of potential symptoms used to diagnose a range of eating disorders, or it could be identified on its own as falling into the category Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified.)</div><div class="text parbase section" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">It's unclear what the new diagnostic criteria mean for most people. It could mean that children with temper tantrums (that would be most kids, right?) could potentially be evaluated and/or treated for a psychiatric illness. Tantrums may become more than tantrums, but rather potential symptoms of mental illness. Anyone who eats like it's Thanksgiving a few too many times within a few months may be considered mentally ill.</div></div><div class="text parbase section" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">However, there's more to this than simply saying our culture is moving toward pathologizing normal behavior. The <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-5</em>'s heart is in the right place. In many cases the authors of the new manual have added categories to keep people from being wrongly labeled with a more severe disorder. Having the category Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder may deter clinicians from prematurely diagnosing bipolar disorder, a serious mental illness with associated stigma that is often treated with medications that carry a host of potentially significant adverse effects.</div></div><div class="text parbase section" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-5</em> also adds skin picking (Excoriation Disorder) to its list of new diagnoses, which is characterized by repetitive skin picking that results in lesions, accompanied by recurrent unsuccessful attempts to cease the behavior. Critics have asserted that everyone picks their skin as a normal part of grooming behavior and turning such a behavior into a psychiatric illness will result in the inappropriate diagnosis of many normal individuals with normal behaviors. But skin picking is more than popping a few pimples. Yes, everyone picks at his or her skin at some point; however, skin picking as a disorder extends to picking, scraping, or gouging that results in scarring or disfigurement.</div></div><div class="text parbase section" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">I see patients who struggle with skin picking, and they are seeking therapy because it has started to interfere with their ability to have a normal life.  It's important to remember that the <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-5</em> is written for clinicians who are seeing patients with a set of troublesome symptoms. It's not a catalog for the general public to browse through in order to identify problems in themselves or others. Binge Eating Disorder has been included for the benefit of a therapist seeing a patient who worries about his binge eating and its negative impact on his life, not to pathologize everyone at an all-you-can-eat restaurant.</div></div><div class="pagebreak section" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"></div>Many of the critiques coming from nonprofessionals treat the <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-5</em> as the be-all and end-all tool for evaluating mental health and charging for mental health care. Actually, though, it isn't. Health care providers are tied to a different manual for billing and coding purposes, the<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision</em>. It is actually this manual that diagnoses call home. Without it, insurance companies will not process claims for payment. The <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ICD-9</em> codes are largely consistent with those of <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-IV</em>, but with the release of <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-5</em>, there is likely to be confusion and billing issues. Incidentally, <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">ICD-10</em> will not be released until 2014. Some frustrated clinicians are contemplating whether they will pay any attention to the<em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-5</em>'s release and, instead, may continue to use the <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-IV/ICD-9</em> coding system. This may be merely their own disgruntled resistance to change.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=4621942953054736940" name="pagebreak_anchor_2" style="text-decoration: none; visibility: hidden;"></a><br /><div class="text parbase section" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">The revolt against the <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-5</em> has culminated in a bold, yet not unexpected, statement by Thomas Insel, the director of the National Institute of Mental Health. Insel's <a href="http://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/director/2013/transforming-diagnosis.shtml" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Director's Blog entry</a> on April 29 expressed his displeasure with not only <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-5</em> and its unwelcome additions, but also the <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM</em>'s symptom-based categorical approach as a whole.  He noted that the long-standing goal of the <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM</em> as a diagnostic tool is to provide clinicians with a common language for psychopathology, and it continues to meet that goal. However, in an era of dramatic advancements in neuroscience and genetics, the <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM</em>'s approach to diagnosis has become outdated, relying on clusters of observable symptoms rather than lab tests. He asserts that as medical diagnosis has advanced, the growth and maturation of psychiatric diagnosis has been stunted.  In fact, of the <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-5</em>, Insel writes, "It is, at best, a dictionary, creating a set of labels and defining each," noting that although the <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM</em>'s common language creates a certain "reliability," "[t]he weakness is its lack of validity." </div></div><div class="text parbase section" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Although Insel's statement came as a surprise to some, the NIMH has been working for several years to develop a set of criteria for the development of a new system for classifying mental illness. It just so happens that this may be a convenient time to gain support and momentum for NIMH's newly launched Research Domain Criteria project. Its goal will be "to transform diagnosis by incorporating genetics, imaging, cognitive science, and other levels of information to lay the foundation for a new classification system."  What does this really mean? It means that NIMH will no longer be adhering to specific sets of diagnostic criteria for inclusion in its studies and will be relying more heavily on "hard science" data for the identification of specific psychiatric illnesses.  It will be "re-orienting its research away from DSM categories." </div></div><div class="text parbase section" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ask clinicians how long the <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-5</em> was in the works, and they are likely to joke about the painstaking wait for this lackluster manual. The project started in 1999 and involved 28 Task Force members, 13 Work Groups, 160 health care professionals, and more than 300 outside advisers.</div></div><div class="text parbase section" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 1.5em; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 1.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><div style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Saying that it took many more years than anticipated would be a vast understatement.  However, it's difficult to even fathom the probable wait that the mental health field has to endure for the Research Domain Criteria's labor to come to fruition. I hope I am alive to see it. And I hope it's worth the wait.  For now, I'm still hovering over the purchase button to<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0890425558/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0890425558&linkCode=as2&tag=slatmaga-20" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">order my new <em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-style: italic; font: inherit; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">DSM-5</em></a>.</div></div><div><a href="http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/05/defense_of_the_dsm_5_new_diagnoses_for_picking_bingeing_and_tantrums.single.html">http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2013/05/defense_of_the_dsm_5_new_diagnoses_for_picking_bingeing_and_tantrums.single.html</a></div>

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Samsung Galaxy S4 best review

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtyhiJE731K3-UlSTPJfzgQ2ECeoTNUHR-P4M7knu-B3L-4sqC8orLYi8tpD8eVJ_jNPJEEazH-i9g5VevhJZeKbcMk8h3B6YZvbofsvjR5zolMWJQDfD10vjnHJoOMvm4tFsWGV2JKU/s1600/samsung-galaxy-s4-1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTtyhiJE731K3-UlSTPJfzgQ2ECeoTNUHR-P4M7knu-B3L-4sqC8orLYi8tpD8eVJ_jNPJEEazH-i9g5VevhJZeKbcMk8h3B6YZvbofsvjR5zolMWJQDfD10vjnHJoOMvm4tFsWGV2JKU/s320/samsung-galaxy-s4-1a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.pc-gadgetworld.com/2013/05/samsung-unveils-galaxy-s4-zoom-16-mp.html">Samsung</a> annouced the GALAXY S4.</span><span style="font-family: inherit;">The company unveiled the Galaxy S4 amidst much fanfare and did not disappoint in terms of upping the game in terms of hardware specifictions, which included an octa-core processor and a big bright high-definition screen.It also endowed the phone with some unique 'smart' features and added all sorts of sensors and motion detection controls.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> The new Samsung GALAXY S4 helps bring us closer and captures those fun moments when we are together. Each feature was designed to simplify our daily lives. Furthermore, it cares enough to monitor our health and well-being. To put it simply, the Samsung GALAXY S4 is there for you.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><strong><u>Design</u></strong></span></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;">The Galaxy S4 looks very similar to the Galaxy S III. Someone may even take them for the same phone from a distance.</div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; color: #4e4e4e; display: inline !important; float: none; font: 14px/20px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; letter-spacing: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">.</span></span></strong><span style="font-family: inherit;">The phone is built from polycarbonate(read plastic) materials and doesn't feel alluring when compared to the likes of the iPhone 5 and HTC One.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The phone is available in two colours - Black Mist and White Frost, and we got a Black Mist phone as our reveiw unit. The phone doesn,t feel bulky and for a device that packs in a 5-inch screen, the Galaxy S4 feels more like a phone and less like a Phablet thanks to its narrow frame and thinner bezel.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80W_lbBdosfYW9l1Rx5fLLKjgdFDT6Dvk5gGVgFTZ3zd0ewcE5MSU9NjPq0gQc4bUXahbCySEROUnj5QKvOi2I5ocYpCzFdbhr_1ETxj5I3_KIlkW2BaUkDUzoDYNztm7bB6j8VbEI-U/s1600/Samsung-galaxys4-2aa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh80W_lbBdosfYW9l1Rx5fLLKjgdFDT6Dvk5gGVgFTZ3zd0ewcE5MSU9NjPq0gQc4bUXahbCySEROUnj5QKvOi2I5ocYpCzFdbhr_1ETxj5I3_KIlkW2BaUkDUzoDYNztm7bB6j8VbEI-U/s320/Samsung-galaxys4-2aa.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The front of the phone still features a physical Home button and two capacitive touch buttons for Menu and Back controls. The back of the phone features the 13-megapixel-camera lens, with the LED flash right below it. You see a power button on the right side of the phone , volume rocker on the left, a 3.5mm headset jack and Infrared receiver on the top and Micro-USB port at the bottom. The SIM card, microSD card slot, NFC module and battery are hidden inside.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Display</span></u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Galaxy S4 comes with a 5-inch full-HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of <span style="color: #4e4e4e; font-family: Helvetica;">1080x1920 pixels </span>packing 441 pixels per inch. AMOLED dislays are usually known to render a little over-satuarated colour, Samsung offers what it calls, Adapt Display, to optimise colours according to ambient light conditions.You can choose between four manual modes (Dynamic, Standard, Professional Photo and Movie) and seven automatic modes if you select the Adapt Display option.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With 7 automatic modes and 4 manual modes, the Samsung GALAXY S4 provides the optimal viewing experience. See your favourite videos, games, books and emails displayed with amazing colour quality. Get the perfect and optimised view with the Samsung GALAXY S4. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The incredibly-wide FULL HD Super AMOLED screen fits perfectly within an extraordinarily slim bezel that’s encased in a special polycarbonate body, making this the lightest and most sophisticated GALAXY yet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Camera</span></u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Galaxy S4 features a 13-megapixel rear camera that takes great shots in day light and artificial light. We found that pictures clicked with the phone had good amount of detail and looked very close to life with accurate colour reproduction.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Two cameras, one extraordinary photo. Capture the ‘I was there’ moments of your life by simultaneously shooting with the front and rear cameras. Get the shot you want with more variety of styles to choose from. With Dual Shot, friends and family can experience everything with you, no matter how far they may be.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_-3EQZ5EJWZTzAlcqwwfeZjArwK7fbmqKWemsuGvTQuLaBGQkIIIcKyIm9QdoXNghkeTWLv3sslW9OHTqkcejlLGeN4qyY3HP2TSDRls8Ct4eU0_tmF2WmubBAcexEwE_CHWDhmghnw/s1600/samsung-galaxys4-cam1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="179" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_-3EQZ5EJWZTzAlcqwwfeZjArwK7fbmqKWemsuGvTQuLaBGQkIIIcKyIm9QdoXNghkeTWLv3sslW9OHTqkcejlLGeN4qyY3HP2TSDRls8Ct4eU0_tmF2WmubBAcexEwE_CHWDhmghnw/s320/samsung-galaxys4-cam1a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Every picture you take on the Samsung GALAXY S4 can come with sound. So now you can remember what was said, played, and heard, not just what it looked like.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Get a sequence of photos in one frame to create a collage that tells the story better than a single photo could. the detailed action that’s seamlessly merged into one very dynamic photo.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Performance</span></u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Samsung Galaxy S4 is powered by Samsung's Exynos 5 Octa processor which is essentially a set of two quard-core processors-a 1.2GHz Cortex A7 quad-core processor and a 1.6GHz Cortex A15 quard-core processor that work together to optimise processing . It has 2GB RAM onboard, and a PowerVR SGX 544MP chip for processing graphics. Our review unit had 16GB of expandable internal storage out of which 8.89GB was available for our use.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Software</span></u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Samsung Galaxy S4 runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean, the latest iteration of the OS TouchWiz Nature UX, Samsung,s own UI that includes custom apps in addition to a skinned interface.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With the Samsung GALAXY S4 you can browse and shop through any content available from every Samsung Hub in one place. Videos, games, music, learning – it’s all in one integrated store. It has what you’re looking for in an easy to use and stylish magazine layout.Service may vary depending on country.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> what you need translated into your new Samsung GALAXY S4 and it’ll read or text back the translation. The Samsung GALAXY S4 is a handy companion while traveling abroad, allowing you to easily communicate with locals, discover exotic foreign dishes, and explore hidden hangouts around the world.<br />Support: English, German, French, Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Japanese and Korean.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUyHLOIgBHrIhg2Oo0xeTlh4ObNPsJo-OoGcGqbhTVvgfNlEnkbZJSdRzF9gdV02sWFWNMsXexliMv0ylFeoNV4T8TsfSX6w_oLWxMuqBfUBjzKfmInmseuuwNF0eciedyp4wYd5PfS4/s1600/Samsung-galaxys4-ui3a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjUyHLOIgBHrIhg2Oo0xeTlh4ObNPsJo-OoGcGqbhTVvgfNlEnkbZJSdRzF9gdV02sWFWNMsXexliMv0ylFeoNV4T8TsfSX6w_oLWxMuqBfUBjzKfmInmseuuwNF0eciedyp4wYd5PfS4/s320/Samsung-galaxys4-ui3a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><br /><strong> Save time by having a quick preview without having to open up the entire content. </strong></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><br />• Air View makes it, easier, and super-convenient to enlarge content and photos, preview emails, and speed dial all with your finger barely hovering over the screen.<br />• Supported features: Information Preview, Progress Preview, Speed dial Preview, Webpage magnifier. </div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;">Control your phone by just waving your hand over the screen without actually touching the screen.<br />• Just wave over the screen to go through contents for a quick glance Respond quicker to your calls by answering with Air Gesture<br />• Supported features : Quick Glance, Air Jump, Air browse, Air move, Air call-accept </div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"> Samsung HomeSync is the optimum personal cloud device for family entertainment. With 1TB of storage capacity, Samsung HomeSync stores tons of pictures and videos.<br />• Bring Android games, movies, TV shows and streaming content directly into your living room on a large and vivid TV. Mirror Mouse, the specialised navigating feature of the Samsung GALAXY S4, is a much simpler and easier way to enjoy all the features of Samsung HomeSync.</div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEthklxGTWlIVqGMjvP9PzALjrSsoCLVQ3-BUfaatOI4Aks9x7nJzvzwMV_UKjkbHC-jYMXQuWyTuOVsP7NedKZhWg1AVF08fB7IoluheiOQmehAw6zVkmMwPyNcdhvRzB7tOKhSMtWDg/s1600/Samsung-galaxys4-ui1a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="187" pua="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEthklxGTWlIVqGMjvP9PzALjrSsoCLVQ3-BUfaatOI4Aks9x7nJzvzwMV_UKjkbHC-jYMXQuWyTuOVsP7NedKZhWg1AVF08fB7IoluheiOQmehAw6zVkmMwPyNcdhvRzB7tOKhSMtWDg/s320/Samsung-galaxys4-ui1a.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><u>Most Specifications:-</u></strong></span></div><ul><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Brilliant HD screen</div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Great performance</div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Decent battery backup</div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Good camera (except low-light shots)</div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Same old design that doesn't feel premium</div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Camera is not good at taking low-light shots</div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Major portion of internal storage taken up by Samsung apps (read bloat-ware)</div></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Network</strong> - 2G,3G, wifi</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>OS </strong>- Android</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Display</strong> - Colour Depth 16M</div><div style="text-align: justify;">            -  Size 12.7cm</div><div style="text-align: justify;">            - Resolution 1920 * 1080</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Chipset </strong>- (Dual,Quad) 1.6GHz Quad Core + 1.2GHz Quad Core Processor</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Camera</strong> - Front (CMOS, 2MP)</div><div style="text-align: justify;">              - Rear (CMOS , 13MP)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" summary="Camera Specifications table"><caption></caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row"></th><td></td><td> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row"></th><td></td><td> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row"></th><td></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="border: currentColor; text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div>Published by <br /><a href="https://plus.google.com/112865615030946176397" rel="author">Priyanka</a>

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Great Gatsby

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Will you go see the new Gatsby movie?!<br /><br />I am planning too as Baz Luhrmann is one of my favourite directors - I loved what he did with Romeo & Juliet.  I studied Romeo & Juliet for my Junior Certificate.  My class loved when our English teacher would let us watch the BBC film starring Michael York from the 1979's.  <br /><br />I sound so old when I say there were no DVDs then so we would watch it on a worn old video that had been played so much that it was fuzzy at the bottom of the screen. My twin sister and I didn't mind this as we had no television at home so getting to watch a video (even Shakespeare!) was like entertainment!!!<br /><br />I am digressing but the reason we had television at home was that my mother is very anti-television for children.  My parents still have no television or radio but they did get the Internet a few years ago when my younger sister just rang the phone company and arranged for it all to be hooked up.  Speaking of telephones, I think I was about 10 when my parents got a house phone. It was something that we weren't encouraged to really use!!<br /><br />Anyway back to Gatsby.....,<br />Seems like the reviews aren't great for it but I will still go see it! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHWu_8W0j4IlB7RwJeTvI31cgiFWsc1yoItSnKMDc1tYq2iAFyleFOMzctmTgGutmTfCN_LzsB7P3bff0ZKoZBrD8Asbqvem6jZ7dmWrsw1hOFyxCDbZL8ffAMuR4HyGlY64Ls2ExicRU/s640/blogger-image-1627769067.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHWu_8W0j4IlB7RwJeTvI31cgiFWsc1yoItSnKMDc1tYq2iAFyleFOMzctmTgGutmTfCN_LzsB7P3bff0ZKoZBrD8Asbqvem6jZ7dmWrsw1hOFyxCDbZL8ffAMuR4HyGlY64Ls2ExicRU/s640/blogger-image-1627769067.jpg" /></a></div>

Great Gatsby

Will you go see the new Gatsby movie?! I am planning too as Baz Luhrmann is one of my favourite directors - I loved what he did with Romeo &...

ISRAEL AND LEBANON - ENERGY

5:27 AM Tukiyooo 0

<br /> <br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kLcIY-sW-_z2MOcjIgXv2vfSVKu_82KWZyWoRnUtTEbEL53-O9uscdRUvAyxW9kA11gZLJKRSS70Q-QuX_OZoIxvMj2c9nWOq2f2jHpV3-eAzhSEk9STA0hnk960vM2J_U0yNAJnOaGZ/s1600/Untitled-1+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1kLcIY-sW-_z2MOcjIgXv2vfSVKu_82KWZyWoRnUtTEbEL53-O9uscdRUvAyxW9kA11gZLJKRSS70Q-QuX_OZoIxvMj2c9nWOq2f2jHpV3-eAzhSEk9STA0hnk960vM2J_U0yNAJnOaGZ/s320/Untitled-1+copy.jpg" width="320" /></a></b></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">OIL AND GAS RESERVES ADD TO EXISTING TENSIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND LEBANON </span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The recent discovery of oil and gas reserves in the eastern MEDITERRANEAN off the ISRAELI, CYPRIOT and LEBANESE coasts is a great boost to the independence and self-sufficiency of these countries.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But the discoveries also add to existing tensions between ISRAEL and LEBANON as both are claiming the oil and gas reserves as their own.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In April, natural gas from the ISRAELI Tamar reserve began to flow from an offshore rig in the MEDITERRANEAN Sea into ISRAEL, giving the country the chance to hone its energy security and freedom.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Yosef Paritzky, former minister of national infrastructure and energy, said: “The state of ISRAEL cannot be choosy in picking up its energy resources. We are an island here, we are surrounded by less friendly and some more friendly ARAB nations but truly, the security of energy is a major issue of Israel and especially when we are talking about natural gas.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Since the fall of Hosni Mubarak in EGYPT two years ago, EGYPTIAN gas pipes to ISRAEL have been bombed again and again. Last year, Cairo cancelled the contract altogether.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But the new discoveries are not all plain-sailing and could bring new problems with old enemies.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_Uo2xvY-Dur3I9tfJQf4T1D_tM8JWzeNcHJneWxmY19IOZMraD3bUN4YzIF3zNkdr3oi1FehT-bgX7olXgjv_zrRzMuuztYwf8fqrVmV_E5N2RjccQZR8j8Rx-oWQA-UhMe09-DDIlpy/s1600/timthumb.php.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje_Uo2xvY-Dur3I9tfJQf4T1D_tM8JWzeNcHJneWxmY19IOZMraD3bUN4YzIF3zNkdr3oi1FehT-bgX7olXgjv_zrRzMuuztYwf8fqrVmV_E5N2RjccQZR8j8Rx-oWQA-UhMe09-DDIlpy/s320/timthumb.php.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><u><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Background Information on related topic:</span></b></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><u><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b></u></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/12/energy-adventures-in-eastern.html"><u><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/12/energy-adventures-in-eastern.html</span></b></u></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/geo-strategic-dynamics-in-eastern.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/geo-strategic-dynamics-in-eastern.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/complexity-of-eastern-med-energy-games.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/04/complexity-of-eastern-med-energy-games.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/eastern-mediterranean-sea.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/02/eastern-mediterranean-sea.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/03/cyprus-emerging-geo-strategic-key.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/03/cyprus-emerging-geo-strategic-key.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/cyprus-and-turkey-never-ending-story.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/05/cyprus-and-turkey-never-ending-story.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/08/turkeys-erratic-foreign-policies-all.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/08/turkeys-erratic-foreign-policies-all.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/08/turkeys-energy-dependency-on-countries.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2012/08/turkeys-energy-dependency-on-countries.html</a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";"><a href="http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/turkeys-middle-east-chess-game.html">http://news-these-days.blogspot.com.ar/2011/09/turkeys-middle-east-chess-game.html</a></span></span></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">TURKEY AND LEBANON ALSO SAY THE OIL AND GAS IS THEIRS</span></b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vxLBKbIoCPrrPgq8sXcwkJrZ00jCAEALamJMn0vOE0RSKuP_Hf-vOYoi0dcNJKTj0a9kbalY1hebYnvr6sl2pBw2A6QIacAWVL3_YD-gF0eHijzDvgwAiHky4m7Dp6amI5uOabFidx7u/s1600/Tamargas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vxLBKbIoCPrrPgq8sXcwkJrZ00jCAEALamJMn0vOE0RSKuP_Hf-vOYoi0dcNJKTj0a9kbalY1hebYnvr6sl2pBw2A6QIacAWVL3_YD-gF0eHijzDvgwAiHky4m7Dp6amI5uOabFidx7u/s320/Tamargas.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Dr Shalom Wald, senior fellow of the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem, said: “The issue of maritime rights is one of the most complicated issues in international law. There are some principal laws but there are a lot of disagreements and the UNITED NATIONS has not been able, as far as I know, to find, to issue a final agreement about maritime borders because every country has its own interest in this.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">ISRAEL and LEBANON are technically still at war. They have never agreed on maritime boundaries, making it unclear where ISRAEL ends and LEBANON begins.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of militant group Hezbollah, said: “Studies show this 850-kilometre area is worth hundreds of millions of dollars. LEBANON says that it belongs to us and ISRAEL has no right to touch it or try to find oil there.”</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The discovery of oil and gas in this area has also raised the interest of foreign armies like CHINA, IRAN, AMERICA, BRITAIN and FRANCE, who are all present in the seas off the eastern Mediterranean.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

ISRAEL AND LEBANON - ENERGY

OIL AND GAS RESERVES ADD TO EXISTING TENSIONS BETWEEN ISRAEL AND LEBANON The recent discovery of oil and gas reserves in the eastern MEDI...