text: The Basics What can these things tell you? No two devices report exactly the same nuggets of data, but they all focus on exercise and health metrics — miles jogged, steps taken, calories burned. You can drill into the data of a specific workout session or track 24-hour totals. Some monitors also rate sleep quality. How do they work? Accelerometers record footsteps and sleep-time restlessness. GPS tracks your location. Altimeters follow changes in elevation. And sensors that monitor skin temperature and perspiration can even help divine how many calories you're burning. Built-in displays can show snapshots of data at a glance, but for rich charts detailing health and exercise progress, you'll need to connect to a PC or mobile device. Will a body monitor make me healthier? No, that's your job. What monitors can do is nudge you to be more active and help you set goals. You'll begin to figure out which activities burn the most calories and which lifestyle habits affect sleep most grievously. Ideally, the data will drive your decision-making and you'll become addicted to personal improvement. Buying Advice Thanks to regular firmware and software updates, various monitor features—algorithms, mobile apps, and even basic functionality—can change and improve over time. Nonetheless, no single monitor does everything. For this reason alone, the model you choose will depend upon what you're trying to accomplish. Some focus on individual workouts, reporting exactly how far, how fast, and how hard you pushed yourself. Others are geared toward broader lifestyle goals. Assess your needs and match them to a device with complementary features.BodyMedia FIT LINK This armband is the only monitor here that's an FDA-certified medical device. It tracks movement, skin temperature, heat dissipation, and perspiration levels -- but those aren't the metrics it shows you. It combines these four measurements in an algorithm to give steps taken, sleep efficiency, and a 95 percent accurate reading of caloric burn. And the algorithm adapts over time, so the longer you wear it, the more accurate it becomes. This isn't a workout tracker. Rather, the Bluetooth-ready LINK is primarily for people who want to lose weight (BodyMedia has partnerships with Jenny Craig and Jillian Michaels, of Biggest Loser fame). It lets you log your meals and compare the calories you consume with the calories you burn, and it helps set goals for each -- like the daily 500-calorie deficit that will net you one lost pound per week. Every metric is displayed on a daily graph, online or on your smartphone, but there's no way to compare different days, aside from looking at each one individually. The FIT LINK does track your activity, divided into vigorous and moderate, but it's cumulative, and more useful as a broad measure than for individual workouts. I found it consistently underestimated the vigorous activity I engaged in, especially cycling. My estimates of caloric intake were also low; despite consistently running a calorie deficit, I didn't lose weight. WIRED Detailed feedback when you link to your smartphone. Great battery life. TIRED $6.95 monthly fee. Difficult to log meals. No built-in display. $199 | BodyMedia FIT LINKFitbit Ultra Relying on just an accelerometer and an altimeter, the Fitbit is a simple wellness monitor that tracks calories burned, steps taken, stairs climbed, and even how well you've slept. Like the BodyMedia FIT, the Fitbit reads your motion at night to compare the time you're lying down versus the time you were asleep, but I found the measurements differed substantially between the devices. When it's within range of the included computer docking station, the Fitbit will upload your data wirelessly. Just don't expect real-time updates in the field; the widget won't sync with phones, although third-party apps will show your latest upload and let you log meals. The Fitbit cycles through encouraging messages -- "Walk me," "Vamos," "High 5!" -- to prod you into action, and if you're active enough, a pixilated flower will grow on the display. Maybe it's because the algorithm that causes the flower to grow isn't exactly clear, but adding leaves to the stem is gratifying in a way that a dry number like steps or calories isn't; I'd ignore milestones like 5,000 steps, but obsess about getting that 10th leaf. You can share your data on Facebook and Twitter, but only via automated posts. Fitbit also offers a premium subscription for $50 a year, which shows more data, gives feedback on it, and helps create personalized fitness plans. WIRED Easy Wi-Fi sync. Discreet. Inexpensive. Free meal-logging app for iPhone. TIRED Syncs only in proximity to computer-tethered dock. Easy to misplace. Built-in display and web browser dashboard lack detail. $100 | Fitbit UltraNike+ FuelBand The FuelBand uses basics like steps taken and calories burned to calculate an arbitrary "Fuel Point" total -- a performance metric that gauges total activity, rather than specifics like miles, watts, or repetitions. Consequently, the resulting numbers matter only in relation to other FuelBand users. It also lets you scroll through estimates of the calories you've burned and the steps you've taken so far each day. And bonus: It tells time, a nice touch for something you wear on your wrist. The bright LED display motivates you to check totals, but that's all you get -- totals. Reach your daily goal and the LED strip on your band puts on a little fireworks display. Hit milestones (like 10,000 points), and you earn badges. But there's no way to track individual workouts, only to see each day's cumulative data. And the graphical reports on both the website and the iOS app show progress only in broad, historical terms. For more detail, read my first look at FuelBand from February. WIRED Sharp looks. Simplicity will appeal to casual exercisers. Logs any activity that involves movement. TIRED Lowest-common-denominator approach is shy on detail. $149 | Nike+ FuelBandMotorola Motoactv The Motoactv does count daily steps and calories burned, but these functions are secondary to its role as a powerhouse workout partner. Originally, the device logged running, walking, cycling, and elliptical workouts, but Motorola expanded the software to cover more than 40 other exercises, from baseball to yoga to heavy bag (it's a boxing workout). The touchscreen display provides real-time data like pace, distance, and GPS mapping. When you hook it up to your computer, it uploads your data and graphs it, allowing easy sharing to Facebook and Twitter. The site lets you set goals and compete with other Motoactv users. Better still, the Motoactv links via Bluetooth to Android phones, so you can answer calls if the included headphones (with mic) are plugged in. Upload a playlist and the monitor will track which songs make you work out hardest. (Lady Gaga? Who knew.) WIRED Striking aesthetics. Compatible with ANT+ heart-rate straps (that's most of them). User-friendly display. Reveals what music you crank to. TIRED Accessories sold separately. Skimps on broader lifestyle features. $300 (16 GB) Motorola MotoactvAll photos: Greg Broom


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Hiltons, VA -- Wayne Henderson's top-notch finger-picking is a source of great pleasure and pride to his friends, family, and neighbors in Grayson County, Virginia. His guitar playing has also been enjoyed at Carnegie Hall, in three national tours of Masters of the Steel-String Guitar, and in seven nations in Asia. In addition to his reputation as a guitarist, Henderson is a luthier of great renown. He is a recipient of a 1995 National Heritage Award presented by the National Endowment for the Arts. He produces about twenty instruments a year, mostly guitars; he is almost as well-known for the mandolins he has made. Doc Watson owned a Henderson mandolin.
Some of Henderson's instruments are intricately decorated, but they are most respected for their volume, tone, and resonance. Blues guitarist John Cephas said that Wayne Henderson "is probably the most masterful guitar maker in this whole United States." There is a waiting list for Henderson's guitars made up of the "famous (and not-so-famous)." He built a custom guitar for Eric Clapton. Above and beyond his great talents as a musician and instrument maker, Wayne Henderson is known as a "friend to everyone" and shares his talents and knowledge unselfishly.
Hotshot rockabilly pianist Jeff Little comes from Boone, North Carolina, in the heart of the Blue Ridge, where he grew up surrounded by music. Jeff began to play piano at age five. His family owned a music store, and musicians of all persuasions dropped by to play a few tunes with the kid, which helps account for Jeff's mastery of a range of styles.
But Jeff's critical influence was Appalachian singer and guitarist Doc Watson, a neighbor and close family friend. His uncompromising approach helped shape Jeff's approach to music. Known as a keeper of deep Appalachian traditions, Watson was a rockabilly guitarist when he began visiting Little's Music Store in Boone to play a few tunes with his young friend. Today Jeff Little is still conversant with a range of music, but finds his greatest joy in performing two styles that were hot when he was growing up in the music store – rockabilly and traditional Appalachian music. An astounding performer in the rockabilly genre, he obviously owes some inspiration to Jerry Lee Lewis. "Oh sure, you had to know some Jerry Lee when I was coming up. His tunes would buy you a burger; you didn't have to live on peanuts. But even back then I never did get to thinking I was Jerry Lee. I kept a lot of me in my music."
Jeff Little's approach to the music of his native Blue Ridge is based upon the traditional dance of the area and a regional piano style. Made famous by Al Hopkins of The Bucklebusters on 1920s Brunswik recordings, the piano style was also performed by Woodie Blevins and others. Hopkins lived at Gap Creek, between the ancestral homes of Doc's and Jeff's families. But there is also an echo of more contemporary mountain tradition in Jeff's performance. His lead solos, much influenced by the flat-pick guitar tradition, are breathtaking in their speed, precision and clarity. They tell that he learned much from Doc Watson.
Rounding out Wayne's group of friends accompanying him will be Helen White on fiddle and guitar, Greg Cornett on banjo and vocals, and Herb Key on bass. For one of the best nights of old time music you can imagine, don't miss Wayne Henderson and Friends with Jeff Little. Be sure to bring along your dancing shoes – and your friends!
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Betsy Kosier of Carson City says she's notorious for running late. So when she blurted out the puzzle answer in the bonus round of the "Wheel of Fortune" episode that aired Friday night, she delighted at the irony.
"I laughed and I said, 'It's 'Behind schedule!' Everybody, my friends who have known me for a long time and my family, just thought it was hysterical that I got that for the puzzle," she said. "It was perfect."
Kosier won $51,499 in cash and prizes, including a trip to the Virgin Islands, in her victorious turn on the classic TV game show. She said she has been watching the show as long as she can remember, and she applied online after learning there would be tapings in Las Vegas.
That led to an audition involving a one-minute video that she recorded on her cellphone, followed by written tests and, finally, an invitation to appear.
Kosier and several family members visited Vegas for the show's taping in late July. She reflected on the experience Friday afternoon, about five hours before she was set to watch the show at a party hosted by her sister in Mill Valley, Calif.
Kosier wasn't nervous about seeing herself on TV.
"If you're gonna be in the public, you want to make sure you handled yourself well," she said. "I think I did, but I want to confirm that."
Kosier and other contestants arrived at the Palazzo by 8:45 a.m. and were quickly sequestered. Five shows are taped per day, and Kosier's was set to be filmed last, around 7:30 p.m. Audience members arrive about 2 p.m.
Show organizers offer contestants tips before filming and talk with family members about the importance of not offering assistance from the crowd. Kosier said her family took that advice seriously; when she'd turn to look at them from the stage, none would make eye contact with her.
Kosier wasn't particularly nervous being in front of a crowd. The owner of Interaction Alliance is a mediator who does group facilitation, which involves lots of training and teaching. Her only worry was ensuring she remembered everything she was supposed to do.
"I will tell you, the hardest thing was moving the wheel," she said. "It was incredibly heavy."
Kosier's sister, Teresa Rea, helped prepare her for the experience. Both watched "Wheel of Fortune" with their parents in their younger years.
"Our family was very language and word game enthusiastic," Kosier said. "We liked figuring out things related to language and words and vocabulary."
That acumen paid off with Kosier's "Wheel" win.
"I was stunned and excited and kind of incredulous," she said of her reaction. "I couldn't believe it."
As for what she's going to do with her winnings, "We'll try to find ways to share our good fortune. I have some projects and some causes that might land on the radar screen."
Rea was among the family members who watched Kosier's win in person. She described the experience as a thrill Friday.
"When she won the first bonus puzzle, we all kind of sat back in our chairs and felt relieved. 'OK, she won something, so it's all good,'" she said. "And then she went on from there. We were all just beyond thrilled for her."


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Errors in recombination
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Prior to segregation in meiosis, homologous chromosomes pair and genetic material is swapped.
This is known as recombination and is key to ensuring offspring have different genetic traits to their parents.
However, if homologous chromosomes (chromosomes of the same pair) misalign or non-homologous chromosomes pair, a number of different structural chromosome abnormalities may result including chromosome deletions/duplications; translocations and chromosome inversions.
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Deletions or Duplications
This refers to the loss (deletion) or gain (duplication) of genetic material. A deletion or duplication is called interstitial when it occurs in the middle of the chromosome and terminal when it occurs at the tip of the chromosome.
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The phenotypic (clinical) effect of a deletion or duplication depends on the genes involved. Deletions are generally more likely to have a phenotypic effect than duplication. Large deletions are likely to be lethal.
One of the commonest microdeletion syndromes is Di George syndrome, involving deletion of a region of chromosome 22 called 22q11.
Di George syndrome can cause a variety of problems, including heart abnormalities, defects of the palate, problems of immunity and calcium control. Children and adults often have a characteristic facial appearance.
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A translocation describes when a portion of one chromosome is transferred to another chromosome.
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a. Reciprocal translocations arise when any two chromosomes swap non-homologous segments. A carrier of a balanced reciprocal translocation may have offspring with an unbalanced translocation i.e. trisomy of one of the translocated segments and monosomy of the other.
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b. Robertsonian translocations describe when two acrocentric chromosomes are "stuck together". Acrocentric chromosomes are chromosomes where the centromere is very close to the end and include chromosomes 13, 14, 15, 21, 22 and Y.
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An inversion is when a section of the chromosome has broken away, twisted around 180° (i.e. inverted end to end) and re-inserted into the chromosome. If this section spans the centromere, it is called a pericentric inversion. If the inversion does not include the centromere, it is called a paracentric inversion.
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Usually, inversions are not associated with any loss or gain of genetic material and so a carrier is asymptomatic (unless a critical gene is disrupted at the breakpoints which is rare).
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"The development of ageing populations has opened up major new issues for social scientists to address, yet we are still only identifying, let alone understanding, the full impact of the changes involved. Much is made of growing old as a health and welfare issue – not least in the midst of COVID-19 as it creates insecurity and risk that will have a legacy for decades – but we must also examine inequality, ageism, changes to the life course, and the growing diversity of ageing populations."
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For this reason, we have invited scholars to take a fresh look at some of the essential but underexplored aspects of human experience. We have asked authors to be visionary—to reflect on why the phenomenon they chose is crucial today, how it matters for development across the life span, how it comes about and what consequences it brings, and how it might be better theorized, measured, and analyzed to advance knowledge and its application. Some phenomena are naturally more negative, and others more positive. Either way, it is our aim to probe these phenomena with an eye to how they might be fostered or managed to promote and optimize the wellbeing of individuals, families, communities and nations.
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Using data compiled from longitudinal studies of World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War veterans, contributors to this groundbreaking book examine the effects of military service across the lifespan. The U.S. spends more than 100 billion dollars annually on healthcare for more than 30 million active military and veterans.
The prevalence of negative trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among military veterans is well-known. But other more subtle effects of military service — particularly on health and well-being in later life — are less well-understood, among researchers as well as medical and mental health professionals who care for veterans.
Chapters in this book give us crucial insights into the impact of military service, including the surprising finding that service can serve as a protective factor in some contexts, throughout the aging process.
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Richard (Rick) A. Settersten, Jr., PhD, is Barbara E. Knudson Endowed Chair and Professor of Human Development and Family Sciences, and Head of the School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences, in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University. He is also the founding endowed Director of the Hallie E. Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families. Before coming to OSU, Settersten was Professor of Sociology at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio. Settersten was a member of the decade-long MacArthur Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood and Public Policy, and he has also served as Chair of the Section on Aging and the Life Course of the American Sociological Association.
Dr. Settersten is a specialist in life-course studies, with a strong record of experience conducting research and collaborating across disciplines and across life periods. His research has often focused on the first and last few decades of adulthood, always with an eye toward understanding the whole of human life.
A graduate of Northwestern University, Settersten has held fellowships at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education in Berlin, the Institute for Policy Research at Northwestern, and the Spencer Foundation in Chicago. He is author or editor of many scientific articles and several books, including Long-Term Outcomes of Military Service, Handbook of Theories of Aging, Not Quite Adults, Handbook of Sociology of Aging, and On the Frontier of Adulthood, as well as issues of Advances in Life Course Research, Public Policy and Aging Report, Research on Aging, and Research in Human Development.
Besides MacArthur, his research has been supported by divisions of the National Institutes of Health—including projects on personalized genomic medicine (funded by the National Human Genome Research Institute), scientific and medical efforts to control human aging (by the National Institute on Aging), and the long-term effects of military service on health and well-being in later life (also funded by the National Institute on Aging).
Settersten has participated in National Academy of Science/Institute on Medicine panel discussions of the health, safety, and well-being of young adults, and of the social demography, epidemiology, and sociology of aging. He is a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, has served on review committees of the National Institutes of Health, and is co-editor of the journal Research in Human Development.
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His work has also been recognized with the Distinguished Lifetime Career Award of the Society for the Study of Human Development, the Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award of the Behavioral and Social Sciences Section of the Gerontological Society of America and the Outstanding Publication Award of the Section on Aging and the Life Course of the American Sociological Association. At OSU, he has received the university-wide Impact Award for Outstanding Scholarship, as well as the Faculty Excellence Award and the Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring Award of the College of Public Health and Human Sciences.
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Bobby Voelker (24-8 MMA, 0-0 UFC) said he isn't being treated differently now that the name of his official promoter changed from Strikeforce to the UFC. But that's probably because he hasn't paid much attention.
Bigger things are on his mind – namely, fighting Patrick Cote (18-8 MMA, 5-7 UFC) at UFC 158 and showing well after a 20-month layoff.
"Afterwards, I'll pay attention, but right now, it's the biggest fight of my life," he told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio).
UFC 158 takes place Saturday at Montreal's Bell Centre. Voelker and Cote meet on the final FX-televised preliminary-card bout prior to the pay-per-view main-card.
Voelker appeared to be MIA following the conclusion of a trilogy with now-UFC welterweight Roger Bowling under the Strikeforce banner. But in reality, he tore his ACL in preparation for his next fight, and spent a year on the sidelines.
"I listened to my doctor," he said. "Most fighters are pretty stubborn guys; I'm a stubborn guy. But everyone told me, 'Listen to your doctor and listen to your physical therapist. Do everything they tell you to do.' And I really did."
Now, Voelker said his hurt knee feels better than his good one.
"This definitely has to be my run," he said. "I have to beat Cote and continue to get another three, four and five wins after that just to get up to that title shot that everyone wants to be at. I have to perform to the best of my ability every fight."
Voelker was best known for a trio of fights with Bowling. The two headlined a pair of Strikeforce Challengers events, with Voelker earning second-round TKO stoppages in the latter two. Bowling is expected to make his octagon debut next month at UFC on FOX 7.
"Roger's a great guy, and it was a nice little trilogy we had there, but it's nice to get a different opponent, and an opponent on such a high level," Voelker said.
In his time with Strikeforce, Voelker went 4-1 in the promotion's Challengers series. And while he's unhappy that he spent the tail end of his tenure in recovery, he takes a positive attitude about that part of his career.
"I always make the best out of everything," he said. "I'm grateful for the time I spent there. Strikeforce gave me a nice name to head into the UFC. You can't replace that for everything. Would I have liked to have done more in Strikeforce? Of course I would have. It just didn't happen. Obviously, that wasn't my time. Now is my time."
Cote, he said, is the perfect start to what he hopes is an uninterrupted career in the UFC. The French Canadian makes his welterweight debut with the fight.
"It's right on my level," Voelker said. "He likes to stand and punch it out, and that's what I like to do. If we've got to mix it up with some wrestling or jiu-jitsu, that's great. This is definitely the splash I have to make, and Cote is the perfect name for it."
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Vault 108 is a Vault-Tec Vault located in the Capital Wasteland. It is located south of Canterbury Commons and northeast of the Corvega factory.
On the Vault-Tec computer in the Citadel, the premise of the experiment was explained to study conflict for leadership and power in a Vault. The first overseer, Brody Jones, was known to have a genetic predisposition for a rare form of cancer that was expected to kill him within 40 months of the experiment's inception, and positions of authority in the Vault went unassigned and discretion was given to the Overseer. The main power supply was also scheduled to malfunction after 240 months (20 years while the Vault was planned to be sealed for 38), and the back-up power supply was intentionally insufficient to meet the Vault's needs. On top of all this, the Vault was given three times the normal armory stock and no entertainment recordings.
There is a holodisk found in the cloning lab (A on the map) (located near a body near one of the examination tables, this room also has a very easy locked safe in it as well as Gary 12 and 36) that hints about the fate of Vault 108. Every time Gary was cloned, it immediately became hostile to non-clones, with each one becoming more violent. After the 53rd was no different, the staff began to wonder what to do with all of the clones, as the Vault's observation rooms were becoming full. The other entry in the holodisk says that Gary 54 was the same way, having injured Doctor Peterson during an examination.
The entry also states that they will be destroying some of the clones, to make room for "many more tests". What happened next is not clear. What is clear is that the only survivors are the Gary clones.
The entrance area is occupied by a colony of mole rats. The living quarters and cloning lab are inhabited by a dozen clones named Gary, all of which are hostile. With the exception of Gary 1, 25, and 32, all other clones initially are unarmed, with knives or lead pipes. Their AI, however, may direct them to pick up stronger weapons that may be nearby.
Notable lootEdit
- A Stealth Boy is between two terminals in the northwest corner of the room with the door to the living quarters.
- A Nuka-Cola Quantum is behind shipping crates in the narrow room east of the door to the cloning labs.
- A Tumblers Today is on the same stepladder that the Nuka-Cola Quantum is sitting on. It may have fallen underneath the stepladder or may do so when you pick up the Nuka-Cola Quantum, so pick it up first. If fallen, it can't be picked up with perspective tricks or fancy footwork but it can be taken. See the bugs section of the Tumblers Today page for how it's done.
Living quartersEdit
There is a Pugilism Illustrated in the living quarters, on the counter in the cafeteria (the northernmost room on the local map).
Cloning labEdit
- Charisma bobblehead - Located in the Vault cloning lab on a table in the observation room (located in the center of the map), which looks into the main operating room. The bobblehead can be found on a table beside a microscope.
- In the same room as the bobblehead, is a Lying, Congressional Style.
- The holodisk in the cloning lab ("cloning log") that slightly explains the events of Vault 108 is in the room where there's a black cube safe that can be lockpicked. Look for a skeleton on the floor next to an examination table; the holodisk is close by.
- It is possible to encounter a number of radscorpions, deathclaws, sentry bots, an Enclave camp (after The Waters of Life quest), and super mutant overlords (Broken Steel required) outside the Vault's entrance at higher levels when fast traveling.
- In the Outcast outpost where the Anchorage simulation is located, there is the dead body of Gary 23. He may have left Vault 108, was captured by Brotherhood of Steel Outcasts at some point, and taken to the outpost. It appears the outcasts tried to convince him to enter the simulation as he had a Pip-Boy 3000, the correct interface device, but soon discovered that the only word he said was "Gary" and he was hostile to all non-clones. They grew impatient with him, and he was beaten to death with some brass knuckles which can be found close by. The Outcasts then sawed off his arm in a futile attempt to remove his computer. His body has been unceremoniously dumped in a corner.
- A cut audio holotape would suggest that Gary 23's arm was sawed off by the Outcasts while he was still alive, without the beating.
- This Vault is likely the most deteriorated Vault located in the Capital Wasteland. The inside has completely rusted away over the years, the Vault jumpsuits are the dirtiest of all, and it appears as if the only major loot in the Vault is the Vault-Tec bobblehead located in the cloning lab.
- Because of this deterioration, Vault 108 is the only Vault in the Capital Wasteland without a single working terminal.
- Just like Vault 87, Vault 108 does not contain a working Vault door control pad. The Vault door is opened directly at the main door by selecting the option to open it.
- The overseer's office is inaccessible, and also has a different window than other Vaults in the region, as it is rectangular, instead of round.
- Also, the reactor area is completely inaccessible, due to a blockage of debris in the reactor entrance, located in the cafeteria.
- Although Vault-Tec records state that Vault 108 had triple the normal armory stock, no trace of this armory can be found when the Lone Wanderer arrives in 2277.
- In the living quarters dining area there are three radroaches: a normal-sized one, one that is slightly smaller (the same size as the ones kept by Gallo) and one smaller still, making it the smallest found in the game.
- If aimed at while in sneak mode the Gary clones will still make the usual "Be careful" comment, despite their vocabulary supposedly consisting of only the word 'Gary'. Also, when killing Gary clones, they can also be heard saying "No!"
Vault 108 appears only in Fallout 3.
Playstation 3 Xbox 360 When using a railway rifle, Gary's head may come off and float in mid-air with the spike through his face. [verified]
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Authorities, including the FBI, responded Friday afternoon to a report of a possibly hazardous substance that arrived in the mail.
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Shortly before 4 p.m., a woman who lives at 1307 Route 163 received a package in the mail that had a chemical odor, according to Chandler.
The resident, who was not identified by authorities, said the substance caused eye irritation, DEEP spokesman Dennis Schain said in an email. The resident tied up the envelope in a plastic shopping bag and brought it outside, Schain said.
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GOLF: Phil Mickelson plans 'drastic changes' over taxes
LA QUINTA, Calif. -- Phil Mickelson said he will make "drastic changes" because of federal and California state tax increases.
"It's been an interesting offseason," Mickelson said Sunday after the final round of the Humana Challenge. "And I'm going to have to make some drastic changes. I'm not going to jump the gun and do it right away, but I will be making some drastic changes."
The 42-year-old golfer said he would talk in more detail about his plans -- possibly moving away from California or even retiring from golf -- before his hometown Farmers Insurance Open, the San Diego-area event that starts Thursday at Torrey Pines.
"I'm not sure what exactly, you know, I'm going to do yet," Mickelson said. "I'll probably talk about it more in depth next week. I'm not going to jump the gun, but there are going to be some. There are going to be some drastic changes for me because I happen to be in that zone that has been targeted both federally and by the state and, you know, it doesn't work for me right now. So I'm going to have to make some changes."
In November, California voters approved Proposition 30, the first statewide tax increase since 2004. Mickelson lives in Rancho Santa Fe.
"If you add up all the federal and you look at the disability and the unemployment and the Social Security and the state, my tax rate's 62, 63 percent," Mickelson said. "So I've got to make some decisions on what I'm going to do."
Last year, Mickelson flirted with becoming a part owner of the San Diego Padres, the baseball team that sold for $800 million in August. He was asked Sunday if there was a correlation between the tax increases and what happened to the Padres' deal.
"Absolutely," Mickelson said.
He later explained why he was waiting to provide more details.
"I'll probably be in the media center and I'll probably be a little more open to it because San Diego is where a lot more things, it's where I live, it's where the Padre thing was a possibility, and it's where my family is," Mickelson said. "And it just seems like a better fit than right here off of 18 on Palm Springs."
Mickelson closed with a 66 on Sunday to tie for 37th at 17 under in his season debut.
"I was rusty starting the year," Mickelson said. "I had a great four days here where I can work on my game with perfect weather and wonderful golf courses, where I could build some momentum. Heading into San Diego, I feel a lot more confident." The tournament was his first since the HSBC Champions in early November in China. The Hall of Famer has 40 PGA Tour victories.


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Embracing Nicole Henry(Published: August 24, 2011)
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Embracing Nicole Henry
The song stylist sells out a pair of New York City shows on the eve of the release of her critically-acclaimed new album, Embraceable
Miami Beach, FL (24 August 2011): Glowing reviews have embraced the arrival of the fifth album from song stylist Nicole Henry, which was released Tuesday (August 23) by ArtistShare. On Monday night, Henry performed many of the songs from Embraceable at a pair of sold-out, standing room-only shows to enraptured audiences at Jazz at Lincoln Center's Dizzy's Club Coca Cola.
Henry was backed at Dizzy's by a gifted combo, including Grammy nominated guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Larry Grenadier (Brad Mehldau, Pat Metheny, Fly) and drummer Eric Harland (Joshua Redman, McCoy Tyner, Charles Lloyd), each of whom performed on Embraceable. Rounding out the ensemble were pianist Aaron Goldberg (Wynton Marsalis, Betty Carter, Madeleine Peyroux) and saxophonist Dayna Stephens (Roy Hargrove, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder).
Produced by Grammy nominee Matt Pierson (Kirk Whalum, Jane Monheit, Joshua Redman), who corralled a collective of world-class musicians, Embraceable is being worked at multiple radio formats, including straight-ahead jazz and smooth/contemporary jazz, the latter of which was serviced Henry's sterling and totally unique interpretation of the Bob Marley classic "Waiting In Vain." USA Today's Elysa Gardner wrote "The silver-voiced songbook interpreter adds Bob Marley to her repertoire, with typical elegance, on Embraceable."
Profiled last week in a Sunday spotlight feature in the Miami Herald, the suburban Philadelphia native-Miami transplant will support Embraceable with a flurry of performances, events and a radio interview in her adopted hometown. On Sunday, Henry will perform at Unity Church in Fort Lauderdale. Next Monday, she will be interviewed live on public radio station WLRN. On the 30th, catch Henry on stage in Kendall at Blue Martini. An official album listening party will be held at The Stage on August 31st at which Henry will perform. The following night, Henry will dazzle the crowd at Loews Miami Beach.
Below are highlights from some of the early reviews of Embraceable:
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review: "It is true skill when a performer can create a memorable moment with new material. That is exactly what singer Nicole Henry does with the song 'Even When You're Gone' on her new album, Embraceable. In a presentation that is rich both in voice and grasp of song, she creates a story about loss that seems poetically deeper than the lyrics state."
Smooth Jazz Daily: "Nicole Henry combines amazing beauty with blissful talent...Nicole Henry's Embraceable is an impressive artistic statement of an astonishing vocal talent. This lady inhabitates [sic] the songs like the divine Ella Fitzgerald."
SoulTracks: "Nicole Henry possesses the kind of sing-the-phone-book voice that is both commonplace and necessary among interpreters of the Great American Songbook. Her phrasing is impeccable and Henry also has the kind of vocal pronunciation that ensures that her listeners will understand each word...Embraceable continues a trend of artists putting considerable thought into projects featuring pop standards. It features covers that have not been done to death and a new and attractive sheen on some well-loved songs. Embraceable also includes originals that sport top-flight lyrics and musical arrangements that draw from the church, the blues club and the Broadway stage. On all of this, Nicole Henry and her collaborators strike a great balance and Henry proves herself to be a fine interpreter and song stylist."
The Smooth Jazz Ride: "With a touch here and there reminiscent of the sweet charm of the Dionne Warwick/Burt Bacharach glory years, the bluesiness of Joss Stone, and her own genuinely stirring soul sound, vocalist Nicole Henry drops in on us with a project that captures the attention almost effortlessly with her release, Embraceable. At times, spinning standards into soul-kissed beauties all her own and at other times using her pure vocals on her own originals (four in all), Henry spells sweetness and depth. Her spirited and uplifting vocals truly carry the day here easily. With special help from John Stoddart and Kirk Whalum on select tracks, this young lady does a wonderful job of combining soul, a bit of gospel, blues, and jazz in a signature fashion that offers as much by way of originality and imaginative interpretation as you could want."
Hill Rag: "Vocalist Nicole Henry's latest album offers a glimpse of the soul and elegance of this young, vibrant and contemporary jazz singer. Grammy nominated producer Matt Pierson produced the album in exquisite detail, showcasing such winners like 'A Little Time Alone,' 'Even While You're Gone,' 'Waiting In Vain,' and 'Embraceable You.'"
O's Place Jazz Magazine: "This is her fifth release, arguably her best. Nicole continues to improve as a dramatic vocalist with her rich soulful voice. 'Since I Fell for You' is a perfect match for Henry and one of several standouts."
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The following notes were taken during a Feb. 14 conference call with DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach. Thanks to Nathan Dutzmann for the analyst coverage.
'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'
Gundlach spent quite a bit of time discussing the Roman Empire and Gibbon's "decline and fall". Not sure why most of it was necessary, but it was somewhat of a setup for discussing the current situation in the United States.
Each household's share of the debt is approaching two years of income for the median household.
At $700 billion, the United States military spending is about five times that of the No. 2 country, China. Compare that to the "military overspending" theory of the Roman Empire's decline.
As a percentage of total government outlays, though, it is only about 15%. In WWII, that peaked at 90% of total government spending. Health and Medicare outlays are rising rapidly on a dollar and percentage basis, now well ahead of defense, at over $1.2 trillion.
Composition of debt (household, non-financial corporate, financial corporate, and government) varies by country, but the common theme is that developed countries are awash in debt. Those four components of total debt are fairly balanced in the United States at present, except for financial corporate debt, which is fairly low as a percentage of GDP.
The three largest global debt rollovers for 2012 are Japan, $3 trillion (nobody's worried); United States, $2.8 trillion (nobody's worried); and Italy, $428 billion (big worry).
The combined balance sheets of the six biggest central banks have risen from $5 trillion in 2006 to around $13 trillion today.
Total real personal income has rebounded in the United States, but personal income less transfer payments is still in a major slump. This will be a big problem when stimulus ends. One reason: The employment-to-population ratio remains at extremely depressed levels. Compare that to the "permanent underclass" theory of the Roman Empire's decline.
- Lower unemployment rate driven by massive increases in percent of population not in the labor force.
- Now 46 million Americans on food stamps.
- Decline in labor force participation rate worst among the young. Teenagers cannot get jobs. The participation rate among 16- to 19-year-olds is down from 60% a few years ago to 30% now, partly due to older people accepting lower-paying jobs and crowding out the young.
Interestingly, 11 of 17 Fed board members predict rate hikes prior to late 2014, when Bernanke promised low rates until then.
Fed "transparency" is creating confusion.
Huge federal, state and local government unionization—much higher unionization rates than in the private sector, including manufacturing—makes it very hard to trim fat from the government.
The average federal employee makes $120,000 per year versus $60,000 for the average private worker.
'Bloodless Verdict of the Market'
Convertible bonds were the worst sector in 2011, currently the best in 2012. In general, risky assets are outperforming safe assets, the reverse of 2011.Gundlach suspects the big risk rebound is almost over; partly represents redeployment of capital that was on the sidelines.
Interest rates are up, but not much given the magnitude of the risk rebound.
DBLTX is up 2%, outperforming Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index by 140 bps.
In 2008, Treasury rates plunged, but then bounced back in 2009; in 2011, Treasury rates plunged, but they are not bouncing back. Overall, rates appear to be carving out a multi-year bottom.
As rates rise, long-dated TIPS do very badly, so buying TIPS may not be a good way to protect against inflation. Treasuries represent about 35% of the Barclays Capital Aggregate Bond Index, so if you think they are not a good investment, buying a bond index fund is not a good idea.


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In 1987-1988. Michael Ducey, Associate Professor of History, spent eight months in Mexico City and a month in Toluca on a Fulbright-Hays research grant. While travelling, he spent three months in small towns and worked in Xalapa, the state capital of the region. Ducey's experience deepened his understanding of Mexican society and culture, and he developed professional networks that he relies on to this day. As a result, he was also able to take leave and occupy a research position with an institute in Mexico.
Ducey's Fulbright project was a study of the social history of the Huasteca region located on the Gulf coast of Mexico in the area around Tampico. Previous research in this region was limited in scope. The area witnessed several major upheavals during the period from 1750-1869. Ducey established how social discontent played a role in state formation - how popular discontent stymied elite projects in state building - and how he local politics of rural Mexico informed understandings about nationalist politics during the crucial period of transition from colonial to national republican rule.
Ducey's research proved to be fundamental to his career. It enabled him to write his dissertation and provided a "research reserve", and he is still mining information from the material he collected during this time. The Fulbright award made it possible to conduct the longest archival research of his career.
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We've suddenly remembered two things about winter we'd forgotten in recent years — it's snowy and cold.
After years of wimpy weather, old-fashioned winter is back and we need to remember our traditional Canadian survival skills — like car-pushing, snowbank leaping, and walking carefully in the tire tracks on our street because they haven't plowed our sidewalks.
If you're out of practice, here's a quick remedial guide to surviving real winter.
Dressing: Looking cool just means being cold. It's best to dress like they do for daycare, in snow pants and giant boots, with a scarf round your mouth. Also acceptable are those new systems of 15 lightweight layers, though they haven't found a replacement for the chilly inner layer known as human skin.
Real winter is dangerous, so it's wise to think ahead. In recent wimpy winters I've driven to my Wednesday night tennis game in light sweats and sneakers, then parked by the tennis club door. But last week when I tried that, I came home at 11 p.m. to find my street plastered in no-parking signs.
I had to park 13 blocks away and almost died of exposure running home in the minus-23 temperature. On the plus side, I could run fast in my sneakers.
Getting around: After prying open your car's frozen doors and pounding the crusty ice off your windshield, don't forget to clean the giant cake of snow off your car roof. Otherwise it may fly backwards while you're driving and smack into the windshield of the driver behind you, blinding him just as he's sending a text message — and causing him to spill his coffee into his lap.
Bus commuters should get to their stop the last second before its scheduled arrival so they don't have to freeze. But don't come a second late, because unlike in summer you can't chase after the bus when you're wearing 53 pounds of clothing and run like the Michelin man.
Winter instincts: Neanderthal Man was programmed to leap at the roar of the saber-toothed tiger; today it's the banshee cry of the snow-removal siren that triggers terror deep in the Canadian DNA.
You usually don't expect it because the city hasn't cleaned your street for a week, hoping to make you careless — then it surreptitiously puts up signs at dusk when you aren't looking. Finally, after precisely the four hours legally required, its tow trucks arrive to hunt your car down.
Relax — and let your old winter instincts kick in. Suddenly you'll be sprinting down the hallway, yanking on your coat and racing onto the street in your slippers to narrowly beat the tow trucks to your car.
Leap inside the car and hurriedly scrape the frost off the inner windshield with your warm bare hand, till there's a two-inch clear spot you can almost see through. Then head off to search your neighbourhood for a parking spot, competing with all your neighbours who heard the siren too.
After driving around for 20 minutes you'll spy a small, ice-encrusted "spot" someone has excavated out of a giant snowbank. It's just big enough for a Toyota Tercel — but you have an SUV — so plow into it at a 45-degree angle, at 45 kilometres an hour.
You'll worry about getting out tomorrow, if the snowplow hasn't passed and sealed you in, or the Onions haven't ticketed you for "sloppy parking."
Once you've parked, carefully patrol the block again, studying each no-parking sign intently. Many people suffer from an outdoor version of "male fridge blindness" where you don't see that one bright orange snow-removal sign — just like you don't see the pickles in the fridge until your wife peeks in and points them out right before your eyes
But miss the sign instead of the pickles and you may not see your car for three days.
Winter for beginners: For teenagers experiencing their first real winter, there are other harrowing realizations. The sneakers you've worn in recent winters are as effective as sandals at minus-20, so you may have to wear snow boots, along with mitts that makes you look 6.
Worse, it's too cold to use your cellphone, surf the net or change iPod tunes so you have to listen to the same music over and over. You can't even text your friends or go on Facebook, so you're out there on your own — forced to look right at actual people, maybe even talk to them.
Don't freak. They've already invented winter cellphone gloves with special thin material on the thumbs that lets you type in the cold. You can bet this will be the hottest item in teenage apparel if this real winter continues.
Frankly I find I'm enjoying real winter so far, so long as spring comes when it did last year — in February.


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COMPTON, Calif. — Officials of a California school system plan to meet with the agent who schedules celebrity guests to read to children after some parents complained that having a former adult film star as a participant was inappropriate.
A Compton Unified School District statement says the outside talent coordinator listed Sasha Grey as an actress who had appeared in the HBO show "Entourage" when she was proposed as a participant in the Guest Reading Program at Emerson Elementary School this month. Grey's previous experience in adult films wasn't mentioned.
The district says it will review the selection process with the coordinator to avoid any potentially controversial readers in the future.
The district clarified that the Guest Reading Program is not associated with the National Education Association's annual March event Read Across America.


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Facebook stock surges as Zuckerberg remains optimisticSeptember 12, 2012: 4:04 PM ET
Facebook's stock rallied almost 8% and closed at a 1-month high Wednesday, a day after CEO Mark Zuckerberg took an upbeat tone during his first public appearance since the company's botched stock market debut in May.
"I am really optimistic about our mobile monetization strategy," Zuckerberg said during an interview with TechCrunch founder Michael Arrington at the tech blog's Disrupt conference in San Francisco Tuesday.
The CEO cited the social media platform's high volume of mobile users, and their high engagement levels. And he added that the early results of its recently-launched mobile ad units are promising: "Those mobile ads perform better than the regular column ads on desktops."
Related: What Mark Zuckerberg didn't say (but should have)
Wall Street liked what it heard.
"We came away from Mark Zuckerberg's first public presentation since the IPO incrementally more positive on his ability to manage Facebook's mobile transition and to bring to fruition the optionality we see embedded in the platform," said Victor Anthony, analyst at Topeka Capital Markets. "His comments taken together give us confidence that Facebook should monetize mobile in a big way in 2013-2014."
Analysts at JPMorgan estimate that Facebook's mobile ad revenue could be more than $200 million this year, and above $900 million in 2013.
Related: Facebook's stock dive is 'disappointing,' CEO Mark Zuckerberg says
Zuckerberg also highlighted the company's "big opportunity" in search, noting that users generate a billion searches on Facebook per day. While a majority of those are for people, users are also searching for businesses, brand names, and applications. Last month, Facebook (FB) launched Sponsored Results, which are ads displayed in the search dropdown bar, to benefit from user searches. But Zuckerberg said Facebook could still do more with search.>
Despite Wednesday's sharp move higher, Facebook's stock is still more than 40% below the initial public offering price of $38 a piece.
--CNNMoney's Laurie Segall contributed to this report.


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The cylindrical landmarks of the Cyclades tell stories of tradition and human labour to the hills which they beautify with their presence. Invented in the pre-industrial times, they give a perfect example of ecology, as they make the best of the Aeolian energy to satisfy the man's need for the cornerstone of nutrition: bread.
It was in the 12th and 13th centuries that windmills appeared on the Greek territory. Before long they had turned into a favourite topic for writers, painters, and photographers alike. As a matter of fact, more than 600 of them have been installed on the Cycladic archipelago.
To build a wind mill used to be a hard and costly thing. Its spot had to be carefully chosen: the more exposed to northerly winds, the better. That's why they stand perched on hillsides, and like vigilantes at the exits of gorges, or like lighthouses on the edge of capes. On the other hand, the distance to the village was no less important, as wind mills had to be easily accessible by the beasts of burden.
The most common type of wind mills had been the stone built cylindrical ones, with a rotating and following-the-wind conic roof and a straw "hat". White triangular sails set against some huge antennas would put in motion a system of axes and wheels, which would make a mill stone turn above another mill stone, the latter one still, to grind wheat, barley and corn into flour.
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The mills could go on working even on a 24/7 basis, depending on the needs, the season and the weather. Wind permitting, a mill could grind 20-70 kilos of wheat per hour. The villagers would take their crops to the mill. Even women would take part in carrying the heavy load from and to the mill. At the end of the grinding, the mill man would keep 10% of the product as a reward. What is really interesting is that the mill men had developed the skills of both a captain and a skipper in that they could read the weather signs and tell about the strength of winds, while they could also masterfully handle the sails of the mill.
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There are still many windmills on the Greek islands, but not in their original use of course. Some of them have been repaired to work as museums or art exhibition halls, while others now offer accommodation services. Some have been turned into houses.
Beyond doubt, there is one island that is identified with the windmills: it is fascinating Mykonos. There used to be over 20 windmills on the super famous island. Seven of them survive and travel all around the world on postcards and photographs. They withstand the strong winds to present a unique backdrop for romances to start and love affairs to culminate.
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COMMERCE CITY, Colo.- Saturday's win over Houston was technically the season finale, as far as matches are concerned. However, for Rapids coach Oscar Pareja, it was merely another step in preparing for 2013 season.
"This is not the end of the season for us," Pareja said afterwards. "This is a continuation of what we want to build here. The boys are going to keep working in the offseason."
The Rapids will practice until mid-November, giving Pareja - who was only hired in January - his first prolonged opportunity to work with players on a more individual basis.
"I think the last four to five weeks the boys started settling with many things and that translated into results," Pareja told MLSsoccer.com on Wednesday. "And we want to keep building on that."
Following their 2-0 season-ending win over Houston, the Rapids received three days off and returned to practice on Wednesday, although most of the team's starters did off-field training on Wednesday. Many were back out on Thursday and Friday, though not fully involved in training drills.
Colorado finished its season on a high note, going 3-2-2 in their final seven games and winning their final two overall. But with a lengthy offseason looming, Pareja's primary goal is to maintain the momentum from the final two months of the year and keep it rolling into the offseason.
"The offseason is getting shorter, but we are going to have seven or eight weeks off, so the next three [weeks] we want to keep the boys training and be in a good condition," Pareja said. "We don't want there to be more than eight weeks off."
The Rapids' inability to make the playoffs largely rested on a summer slump, which saw them go 0-6-0 in July and 2-11-1 in June, July and August combined. Pareja wants to use the final sessions to give personal attention to individuals, something he felt he didn't get enough of a chance to do during the 2012 season.
"We are putting team tactics and all those things aside for a while," Pareja said. "It's not that we're not going to train those tactics, but now the relevant part is to train the individual and trying to get them better in their position. For example, we are going to work with [striker] Tony [Cascio] on some strengths that he has and some weaknesses on this part that he works in. We do that with every player."
The team will have the weekend off before returning to practice next week from Monday through Thursday. Their final week of training will be from November 12 to the 16th.
After two month off, the players will return for preseason training sometime in mid-January.
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Samsung Planning Galaxy Smartphone With Three-Sided Display
Samsung Electronics plans to release a Galaxy smartphone next year with a three-sided display that wraps around the edges so messages can be read from an angle, two people familiar with the plans said Thursday.
The phone will use an upgraded version of Samsung's technology called Youm, currently featured in the curved Galaxy Round handset, the people said, asking not to be identified because the plans haven't been released. The display may be used in the S or Note series of premium handsets or may be the first in a new line, the people said. Samsung plans to have each side of the display operate independently.
The world's largest maker of handsets is fighting with Apple to introduce innovative devices as they brace for a slowdown in the high-end smartphone segment, where Samsung sells about one of every three devices. Apple is developing new iPhone designs including bigger screens with curved glass and enhanced sensors that can detect different levels of pressure, a person familiar with the plans said Sunday.
"We'll see curved displays coming into the market, but it's just a question of whether they will gain any significant traction with customers," said Van Baker, director of research at Gartner Inc.
Samsung climbed 2.7%, the most in more than two months, to close at 1,462,000 won in Seoul trading Friday. That pared the stock's loss this year to 3.9%.
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Samsung doesn't have a specific release date for the new device, the people said, with one person saying the handset is more likely to come out during the second half of next year. The Youm technology was shown at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. Chenny Kim, a spokeswoman for Suwon, South Korea-based Samsung, declined to comment Thursday.
The company is diversifying its product portfolio by expanding its use of flexible displays, unveiling the Galaxy Gear smartwatch and registering a design patent for eyeglasses that can answer phone calls while the user exercises.
Samsung filed a U.S. trademark application last year for Youm, saying it could be used in televisions, mobile phones, computers, cars and Christmas tree lights.
"Samsung is the dominant player," Lee Do Hoon, an analyst at CIMB Group Holdings Bhd in Seoul, said by phone Thursday. "That gives it a competitive advantage over Apple in the race to make phones with bendable displays."
Curved screens may be a technology in search of a problem to solve, said Gartner's Baker. Samsung may provide a test case because they have shown a willingness to release products into the market to see if they gain favor with customers, he said.
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"There are enough companies out there that are very fond of throwing whatever hardware they can out into the market, just to see if anybody will bite," he said.
Shares of Samsung face their first annual decline in five years as the company becomes more dependent on smartphones amid mounting worries over slower growth and intensifying market competition. The company, which holds $39 billion in net cash, said it will pursue more acquisitions as it seeks to grow amid fears its core businesses are nearing saturation.
Samsung also is waging a global legal battle with Apple over patents used in mobile devices. The companies have spent hundreds of millions of dollars in legal fees on claims of copying each other's features.
Apple, which initiated the legal fight in 2011, seeks to limit the Galaxy maker's growing share of the U.S. market, where the Cupertino, Calif.,-based iPhone maker is No. 1 and Samsung No. 2.
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Even with slowing sales of the Galaxy S4 released in April, Samsung last month posted record third-quarter earnings after extending its lead in the smartphone market and benefiting from a rally in chip prices. The company is the world's largest maker of memory chips.
The mobile unit, responsible for more than 60% of profit, posted record operating profit of 6.7 trillion won in the third quarter as the company tapped demand in emerging markets, including China and India. It sold about 120 million handsets in the third quarter for a 28.7% market share, researcher Strategy Analytics said Oct. 29.
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