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The Motorola Droid Razr Maxx, which is almost similar in specifications to the Droid Razr, was released at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) and boasts, as the highlight of its specs sheet, a much-improved battery back-up capability.
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The smartphone is designed for customers who spend days and nights multi-tasking and is something of a marathon runner, with enough endurance to allow the user to talk for 21 hours on a single charge.
The Droid Razr Maxx, which is being released for $300 with a two-year Verizon contract in the near future, is expected to face immense pressure from Apple's iPhone 4S.
The iPhone 4S, which was unveiled on Oct. 4, has a voice-enabled personal assistant called Siri, a 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU, an Apple A5 chipset and an 8 megapixel camera. It also has a 3.5-inch TFT Retina multi-touch display and is loaded with the latest Apple operating system iOS 5 and iCloud.
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Display: The Razr Maxx has a 4.3-inch qHD 960 x 540 Super AMOLED Advanced display with Dupont KEVLAR fiber, a scratch-resistant Corning Gorilla Glass and water-repellent nanoparticles. On the other hand, the iPhone 4S has a 3.5-inch LED-backlit IPS TFT Retina multi-touch display with a resolution of 960 x 640 pixels at 326 ppi density. The iPhone 4S has fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating on front and back.
Size: The Razr Maxx is 8.99 mm thick and therefore a tad heavier than its predecessor - the Droid Razr - which was 7.1 mm thick. The Droid Razr Maxx has a dimension of 130.70 x 68.90 mm and weighs 145 grams. The iPhone 4S measures 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm and weighs 140 grams.
Operating System: The Droid Razr Maxx runs on the Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread, with an upgrade to Ice Cream Sandwich around the corner. Apple's iPhone 4S runs on the newest operating system - the iOS 5 - that comes with 200 new features including an improved Notifications System, Newsstand and iMessage.
Processor: The Droid Razr Maxx sports a dual-core 1.2GHz Cortex-A9 CPU, Texas Instruments OMAP 4430 chipset, PowerVR SGX540 GPU with 1GB RAM. The iPhone 4S, which comes with an A5 chipset, is powered by a 1GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU and PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU.
Camera: Both smartphones sport a rear-facing 8 megapixel camera with 1080p HD video capture capability. The Razr Maxx has a 1.3 megapixel camera in the front, while the iPhone 4S has a VGA camera for video calling.
Connectivity: The Droid Razr Maxx is touted as 4G LTE device, running on Verizon's network. The iPhone 4S has HSDPA 14.4 Mbps and HSUPA 5.8 Mbps.
WLAN/Bluetooth/USB: The Droid Razr Maxx has 3.5mm jack+ EMU and supports USB 2.0 HS, Corporate Sync, DLNA, FOTA, Stereo Bluetooth Class 2, Version 4.0 LE+EDR. iPhone 4S has Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, advanced Bluetooth 4.0 version with A2DP and USB 2.0 version.
Storage: The Droid Razr Maxx has 16GB of internal storage, which can be expanded to 32GB via a 16GB microSD card included in the package. The smartphone can support a microSD card of a maximum of 32GB. On the other hand, the iPhone 4S has fixed 16/32/64 GB internal storage configurations.
Battery: The Droid Razr Maxx has a whopping 3,300 mAh battery that is expected to give up to 21.5 hours of talk time and 380 hours standby time. The Apple smartphone has a Li-Po 1420 mAh battery, with 8 hours of talk time on 3G networks, up to 14 hours on 2G networks (GSM) and a standby time of 200 hours.
Pricing: The Razr Maxx is expected to be available at Verizon for $299.99 on a two-year contract. The iPhone 4S is available on AT&T, Verizon and Sprint networks at $199.99, $299.99 and $399.99 for the 16GB, the 32GB and the 64GB, respectively.


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|2012-06-10, 11:28
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Flit's grown on me, he's kind of a good guy at heart but he tries too hard to be a douche bag and it ends up being amusing.
anyway I'm surprised he knows Zeheart by name when they've never even exchanged words...Perhaps he read that MP's report after the graduation and put 2 and 2 together?
|2012-06-10, 11:48
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Seeing Obright is really sad. He's like borderline insane(?), which is not against his character and it is really sad what happened to him. Flit and Kio's conflicted feelings about Asemu's return was nice to see. Yunoa is like not-family right now with her reaction, but she might have learned to build that composure being a medical personnel and all. Flit mentioning Emily is nice to hear. Seric is establishing that he is the next Algeus in this Generation.
We still haven't heard anything from Asemu about his motivation for all this. It's nice to atleast speculate though (well, you can't if you don't know what happened years ago...).
|2012-06-10, 16:23
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Location: 国立音ノ木坂学院
Was expecting another boring episode, then we got a cliffhanger...
1. AGE-3 didn't get kill off. I mean, they just can't let Kio died this early into HIS arc...
2. Captured Gundam, AGE-1 or AGE-3?
3. Zanald (However you spell his name), well, waiting to be kill off by Zeheart anyway. We all know that'll happen...
4. Man, Obright is downright depressing. Can't help but feel for him...
5. Of course, Flit decide to rushed out in AGE-1 again. When would he realized that that machine is old and would go nowhere...
|2012-06-10, 16:37
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Well clearly we know where the line is drawn. No son of Flit is going to be a pirate Surprised he was bothered about telling Emily. As if Asemu becoming a pirate will bother her any more than having her husband push him into becoming a Gundam pilot in the first place.
Of course no shock that most of the reactions are positive toward Asemu being alive. At least we are getting a few more reasons along the way. With something as powerful as EXA-DB hard to just leave it in the hands of the Federation. With how constantly corrupt it is, could lead to a terrible disaster if they got their hands on it. Of course also bad for the Vegans to find it so really need the pirates to get a hold of it. Kind of scary information there since only some of it sent the Vegans into being in a state of technologically superior. Of course their grunts still suck so it didn't help them too much.
So an episode where Zeheart wasn't getting overwhelmed nor complaining about his unit not keeping up with him . Pretty close contest between both units in that case and of course hard for Kio to take on two strong units at the same time. I'd say that Flit going out there to help will be nice, but his unit is only getting more and more out of date compared to the competition. Next episode should be good.
|2012-06-10, 17:02
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Man, what a frustrating point to end the episode on. But the AGE-3's still intact according to the next episode preview.
I don't really blame Flit for being pissed off about Asem. Certainly he's happy that he's alive, but looking at it from his point of view, his son disappeared and deserted the military, and abandoned his wife and child for thirteen years to seemingly go play space pirate. He wants to tell Emily but he doesn't know how she'd react to that particular viewpoint--she'd be happy he's alive but that's a pretty disappointing position for her son. I don't blame Flit for wondering if she'd get upset or not.
|2012-06-10, 17:05
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Age: 31
Am I the only one who thought of the Divine Shooter/Axel Shooter at seeing the X-Transmitter's function?
And yes, Anh, that weapon looks to utilize homing beam blades for projectiles. Makes sense to use a homing weapon with a mobile suit that fast, it'd be hard to hit anyone otherwise.
|2012-06-10, 17:51
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Oh wow so during the war the Federation was just sitting out while the colonies duked it out amongst themselves and then sealed the data.
Though if Ezcelant was researching it 80 years ago, given how effective his infilitration tactics were, wouldn't it have made sense to manipulate the Federation (whose resources and manpower are greater than the Vagans) to find it? I mean by starting a war he's diverting resources that could go into finding it to fighting another enemy.
|2012-06-10, 17:55
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There's nothing to say he isn't already having sleeper agents and spies in the Federation do so, but if he only goes down that route, that means BOTH sides get the data and then the whole purpose of finding the EXA-DB becomes moot because there's still a balance of power with both sides having the same technological level.
|2012-06-10, 19:56
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|2012-06-10, 20:45
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Flit is really biased against Asemu and everything he does.
But in this case, he really has the right to be angry.
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|2012-06-10, 21:06
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Well, it's funny, cos with Flit's brains, he should be able to reason out that there should be a compelling reason for Asemu to suddenly 'desert' and become a pirate. I mean, before his last mission, his son was just born and he's pretty much got a life ahead of him, so it will be quite nonsensical for him to just go 'play' pirate on a whim. Flit should at least be able to think of that......
Incidentally, speaking of Romary, not sure whether anyone mentioned it before (I'm sure there are others who already know), but Asemu and Romary's romance story got a drama CD treatment. Surprisingly, they probably got the 'most' development out of all 3 gens, since I can't see any possibility of Kio x Wendy going further unless we get a time skip.
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Surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic today described the marathon, 22-hour procedure they performed to transfer 80 percent of a face -- including eyelids, bone, teeth and a nose -- from a cadaver to a living female patient, giving her a chance at a more normal life.
The surgery, a first for the United States, took place sometime in the past couple of weeks and repaired the face of a female patient using facial tissue from a dead female donor. It is the world's fourth face transplant operation, and it may well be the most extensive such surgery yet to take place.
Hospital officials released scant details on the patient, citing a desire by the patient and her family to remain anonymous.
Reconstructive surgeon Dr. Maria Siemionow, who led the team of eight surgeons that performed the operation, indicated at a press conference Wednesday afternoon that the operation was intended to correct "major facial trauma" the patient sustained several years ago that left her missing "major parts of her face."
Siemionow revealed that the trauma had caused the patient to be blind in one eye, and she had lost both her sense of smell and sense of taste to the injury. It also caused her trouble in speaking.
"This patient exhausted all conventional means of reconstruction and was the right patient," Siemionow said. "The patient was really suffering whenever she appeared in social situations. She was called names, children were running away from her; they were afraid."
Thus far, doctors said, the patient appears to be recovering smoothly. No experimental drugs were used in the procedure, and there are no signs of rejection.
And though it will take weeks for the patient to complete her recovery, doctors said that the woman has already seen her new face in a mirror. They added that she has also used her hands to gently feel her new face and is excited to have a nose.
The effort itself was years in the making, Siemionow said. It was based on 20 years of research and had actually been approved by the hospital's internal review board in late 2004.
And the surgery was extensive. The operation involved the transfer of nearly all of the front of the face, including the lower eyelids, cheekbones, the entire nose and the upper jaw, including some teeth.
Face Transplants: Where Are We Now?
Until three years ago, face transplants existed solely in the realm of science fiction. That changed in November 2005 when Frenchwoman Isabelle Dinoire became the first recipient of a partial face transplant.
Since then, two similar operations have taken place. In April 2006, Chinese surgeons replaced part of the face of a farmer who had been attacked by a bear, and in January 2007 another team of French doctors repaired the face of a man who had suffered a disfiguring facial condition.
But while medical experts across the board agree that the nation's first facial transplant is cause for excitement, they remain split on the likelihood that such procedures could one day become routine.
Dr. John Canady, professor of plastic surgery at the University of Iowa and president of the American Society of Plastic Surgery, said cases would have to clear a high bar in order to be considered for the complex and still largely experimental procedure.
"The reason to do something like this is the belief on the part of the transplant team that replacing the face would offer a better result than the traditional methods of skin grafting and other procedures," Canady said. "That, ultimately, is the indication for any procedure."
And Canady said that while the success of this surgery is heartening, the procedure is years from entering the medical mainstream.
"I think that it's important, whenever you are doing a new procedure or when you're using a new medication in medicine, to have enough treated patients and elapsed time to reach some definitive conclusion. It is very hard with a small number of patients and a shorter follow-up to reach conclusions in terms of changing practice."
On the other hand, Dr. David Song, chief and program director of plastic surgery at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, said he feels research will nonetheless quickly move forward in the field.
"Our group is also in the process of composite tissue allotransplantation, as are many groups in the country, and we anticipate that these operations and strategies will continue to develop rapidly," Song said.
"This may indeed become a conventional therapy," agreed Dr. Joren Madsen, director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Transplant Center and Section Chief of Cardiac Surgery at MGH, as well as president-elect of the American Society of Transplantation. Madsen described face transplantation as "a seed just germinated and about to bloom."
"This is also the type of transplant that will be needed for rehabilitating soldiers who need composite tissue grafts," he said. "These are techniques that need to be investigated and adopted for our boys and girls coming home with severe injuries."
Face Transplants Expensive, Complex
Still, though medical experts around the country say the procedure may herald a new era of reconstructive surgery, it is unclear how many hospitals nationwide have even developed face transplant programs. Only one medical center out of U.S. News and World Reports' top 10 list -- Brigham and Women's hospital in Boston -- told ABC News that it has a program in place.
Part of the hesitance may be the sheer complexity of the procedure, as well as the anatomy of the face itself.
"A face has what's called mimetic movements," Canady said. "When you laugh or smile, you're not thinking about laughing or smiling; you just do it. These are involuntary movements in a face that make it a face. I don't know how much of that is possible to be regained in a transplanted face."
Increased acceptance of the procedure among patients and the public is another hurdle.
"We have tried to enter patients into our own study to do face transplants, but it is a very uphill battle," said Dr. David Young, professor of Plastic Surgery at the University of California at San Francisco. "Even when we did first heart transplants, it was hard to convince people to do it; it's very hard to break through that psychological social barrier."
But, he added, "Once we do more of it, society will look at it differently, and people afraid to do it now might elect to do it."
Facing the Costs
Cost of the still-fledgling procedure may be another issue. The Cleveland Clinic did not reveal the price tag of the recent procedure, which involved numerous doctors from 12 different specialties. But Young said the costs were likely immense.
"[We] don't know financial impact right now with this case," he said. "It's a huge cost for the first few procedures, but once it becomes a common or more frequent occurrence the cost will go down."
Part of the reason the costs are so high now lies in the fact that doctors are still "testing the waters" in terms of safety and other aspects of the complex procedure. But eventually, he said, the operation could become cost effective.
"Right now they cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to do these procedures for people," he said. "I've done 10 to 20 [facial reconstruction] operations on people just to get them to the point not to frighten people when they walk out in public.
"So in that sense, it'll [eventually] be more cost effective to do a one-stage operation with touch-ups here and there to get people back to point where they can function again."
Personal costs are another issue. Dr. Patrick Byrne, director of facial plastics and reconstructive surgery at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, said that the financial burden imposed on future patient for the procedure -- as well as the various immunosuppressants and other drugs they will need for the rest of their lives -- is an issue that begs to be addressed.
"I think insurance will likely challenge covering these procedures," Byrne said. "I would predict ultimately that there's a reasonable chance it'll become part of medical armamentarium that will be accepted by insurance. I think it will happen at some point."
Life With a New Face
Medical experts have also cited the psychological considerations that must be addressed in a surgery that provides an entirely new face.
"If the procedure alters facial appearance, there are obvious psychological issues that go along with that," Canady said. "You need to have a patient who is not only medically fit to receive the operation, but psychologically fit as well. I am sure that those at the Cleveland Clinic put into this countless hours of counseling. It is a serious commitment."
Jeffrey Spike, professor of clinical ethics at the Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee, said it is critical that the patient is also aware of what the surgery can promise -- and what it cannot.
"I would suggest the surgeon warn her patient: 'This surgery may require a year of rehab to get full function back, and then it may only last 10 years. And even during those nine good years, there will be some tough medical problems requiring hospitalization. Do not think you will be totally normal and healthy.'"
"The question is more whether you are willing to go through this medical type of discomfort -- and may even feel like torture sometimes -- as a substitute for your current social discomfort."
Still, Siemionow said she hopes the most recent step forward will offer other patients a better chance at a normal life.
"We envision that this may open a door for patients who otherwise may not be willing to visit us," she said.
Audrey Grayson and Michelle Schlief contributed to this report.


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While engineers and designers feverishly worked overtime on the advancement of a four-passenger sports car they code-named the F-car, the Chevy public relations, advertising and marketing group prepared the world for the introduction of a vehicle they called the Panther.
All through the summer of 1965 virtually every element of the vehicle's design and development, from preliminary design sketches to clay models, was photographed and thoroughly documented. Chevy used the assets to create a 30 -minute film The Camaro for sale in Salmon ID , which was later shown on TELEVISION and in cinema. They also presented ladies's clothing called the Camaro Collection and even a Camaro roadway race online game.
Chevy Camaros For Sale
In November, Chevy sales executives and innovative individuals previewed prototype models at the GM Tech Center. Campbell-Ewald, Chevy's venerable ad agency, instantly began work on catalogs, direct-mail advertising and sales promo products, in addition to print, outdoor and TV/radio advertising. In April 1966, at the New York Automobile Show Press Conference, Chevrolet sales executives admitted no name had been chosen for the brand-new vehicle, however did announce that pricing of 1967 Chevy Camaro for sale in Salmon ID design will remain in the Corvair-Chevy II range.
Throughout early 1966 Chevy agonized over a name for its Mustang-killer. GM's upper management fidgeted about the aggressive connotations of the Panther name. A similar bout of cold feet would later trigger the Pontiac variation, code word the Banshee, to be relabelled Firebird. Over its brief life time, the F-car had actually been called by many names including Wildcat, Chaparral, Commander and Nova. It's also rumored that Chevy considered using the letters "GM" in the name, and created G-Mini, which evolved into GeMini and finally Gemini. Nevertheless, GM's upper management vetoed the idea, fearing the automobile might be a failure.
Automotive legend has it that someone at Chevrolet finally proposed the name Camaro and upper management rapidly concurred. Although the name has no genuine meaning, GM scientists supposedly discovered the word in a French dictionary as a slang term for "friend" or "buddy." It's rumored that Ford Motor Business researchers likewise discovered other meanings, consisting of "a shrimp-like creature" and an arcane term for "loose bowels."
Because a number or pre-launch products had currently been launched using the Panther name, Chevy's the majority of pushing challenge was to now relabel their new Mustang killer, the Camaro. Camaros are found in Salmon ID by looking for classic car dealers.
Lastly, on June 28, 1966, General Motors held a live interview in Detroit's Statler-Hilton Hotel. It was the very first time in history that 14 cities were linked in real time for a press conference via telephone lines. Elliot M. "Pete" Estes, who changed "Bunkie" Knudsen as Chevrolet General Manager in July 1965, began the press conference by stating all individuals were now charter members of the Society for the Elimination of Panthers from the Automotive World (SEPAW.) Estes confidently revealed that Camaro was chosen as the name for Chevy's new four-passenger cars to honor the tradition of beginning Chevy model names with the letter C such as the Corvette, Corvair, Chevelle, and Chevy II.


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Grafting a Cable Cowl Pattern
For those of you who are working on honing your grafting skills and have moved beyond grafting knit stitches to grafting purl stitches as well, the next logical step is to graft cable patterns. And the Winter Thyme Cowl from Interweave Gifts 2015 provides the perfect opportunity to practice! If you picked up the Family Collection of Interweave Gifts 2015, you can purchase the Winter Thyme Cowl pattern in our store.
Grafting cable patterns is one of those things that knitters tend to think is much harder than it actually is. In reality, it's pretty much the same as grafting a ribbing pattern. And if you've mastered this skill, grafting cables will be a breeze. This is especially true with cable patterns that have at least three plain rows between cable twists because the cable twists don't come into play during the grafting.
However, some stitch patterns, such as the ones used in this cable cowl pattern, have cables worked on every right-side row, which means that the cables will have to be incorporated into the grafting. It also means that picking up stitches in the chain is just a little trickier because cable crossings are worked just above the provisional cast-on row, which distorts the cast-on edge a bit.
In this tutorial, I'll show you how to deal with the distorted edge when picking up stitches from the chain, and I'll also show you how to work cables when you graft.
The photo below shows the provisional cast-on, the row where the working yarn stitches are picked up in the chain (use a highly contrasting waste yarn for the chain so the working yarn stitches will be very visible). This picked-up row forms the base of Row 2 of the cable pattern (the loops will become knit and purl stitches when the stitches are grafted). The markers in the bottoms of some of these loops mark the stitches that will cross under other stitches at when cables are worked on the next row (Row 3 of the chart).
After a few pattern rows have been worked, the cast-on will begin to curl.
The cables can obscure the loops in the chain, making them harder to find when the time comes to pick up them up and place them on the needle.
The loops are still there, but you may have to pull the cables aside in order to see them.
For the swatch below, I omitted some of the stitch repeats used for the cowl, and worked the pattern over 52 stitches, instead of 80. The cable pattern consists of twelve rows. Since the cast-on row counts as Row 2, I started with Row 3 after picking up the 52 stitches in the waste yarn chain for the top half of the swatch. I worked a few pattern rows before binding off the stitches. For the lower half of the swatch, I cast on 52 stitches (this time using a regular cast-on) and worked for a few inches, ending with Row 12 of the chart. (Obviously, when working the cowl, you'll just continue knitting after casting on, ending with Row 12 when the cowl is the correct length.)
Notice on the lower piece that the 3/3 Right Cable in the center hasn't been worked yet. This cable is worked on Row 1, and since that's the pattern row I'll be creating on the front needle when the stitches are grafted, I have to work the cable during the grafting. This is simply a matter of rearranging the stitches on the needle (as you do when cabling without a cable needle) and then grafting the 6 knit stitches as for any of the other knit stitches.
Before removing the chain, it might be helpful to run a lifeline through the loops that will be placed on the needle, just in case any of them get missed. Start the lifeline by inserting the tapestry needle from top to bottom through the half loop at the very edge (at the end opposite from where the cast-on tail is located).
Continue running the lifeline through every visible loop in the chain.
Watch especially for the loops at the sides of the cables because they will be more vertical than horizontal and it's easy to miss them.
Make sure to count the loops as you go. The lifeline should go through exactly the same number of loops as were cast on. Because I picked up 52 stitches in the chain for my swatch, I ran the lifeline through 52 loops (including the half loop at the edge where we started the lifeline).
Then, beginning with the end of the chain where the last chain was worked (indicated by the wider end of each chain stitch, where each new stitch enters the chain before it), unravel the chain, placing the stitches on the needle as you go.
Follow the lifeline as it goes through each stitch, keeping the needle in front of the lifeline at all times.
Some of the stitches will actually resemble yarnovers. These are the strands between cable crossings.
After all 52 stitches are on the needle…
Create a 53rd loop on the needle by looping the cast-on tail around the needle and then through an edge stitch to the wrong side. At this point, the lifeline can be removed.
Now the stitches are ready to be grafted. Thread the grafting yarn onto a tapestry needle and hold the needles with wrong sides together, with the needle holding the cast-on stitches (and the extra stitch) in the back. Now it's simply a matter of following the grafting sequences given in the instructions. The grafting sequences consist of four steps each: Step 1 on the front needle, Steps 2 and 3 on the back needle, and Step 4 on the front needle. Sequence A creates a knit stitch on both the front and back needles and Sequence B creates a purl stitch on both needles. Sequences C, D and E are basically just working Sequences A and B after first rearranging stitches on the front needle for the cables.
Sequence A (knit st on FN, knit st on BN)
Step 1 Pwise through st on FN, leave.
Step 2 Pwise through st on BN, remove.
Step 3 Kwise through next st on BN, leave.
Step 4 Kwise through st on FN, remove.
Sequence B (purl st on FN, purl st on BN)
Step 1 Kwise through st on FN, leave.
Step 2 Kwise through st on BN, remove.
Step 3 Pwise through next st on BN, leave.
Step 4 Pwise through st on FN, remove.
Sequence C (2/1 RPC on FN; 2 knit sts, 1 purl st on BN)
Rearrange 3 sts on FN as foll: Sl 1 st onto tapestry needle and hold in back, remove next 2 sts from FN temporarily and transfer 1 st from tapestry needle back onto FN, then return 2 live sts to FN. Work Sequence A 2 times, work Sequence B once.
Sequence D (3/3 RC on FN; 6 knit sts on BN)
Rearrange 6 sts on FN as foll: Sl 3 sts onto tapestry needle and hold in back, remove next 3 sts from FN temporarily and transfer 3 sts from tapestry needle back onto FN, then return 3 live sts to FN. Work Sequence A 6 times.
Sequence E (2/1 LPC on FN; 1 purl st, 2 knit sts on BN)
Rearrange 3 sts on FN as foll: Sl 2 sts onto tapestry needle and hold in front, remove next st from FN temporarily and transfer 2 sts from tapestry needle back onto FN, then return live st to FN. Work Sequence B once, work Sequence A 2 times.
The grafting chart below shows the order in which the sequences must be worked to recreate Rows 1 and 2 of the chart. (I modified the repeats of the cowl chart to work with the 52 stitches in my swatch.) Reading the grafting chart from right to left, start by working Sequence A 3 times (as indicated by the numbers in brackets at the bottom of the chart), then work Sequence B 3 times. The next repeated section is worked over 7 stitches: *Work Sequence B 2 times, work Sequence C over 3 stitches, then work Sequence B 2 times; rep from * once more. Work Sequence B 3 times, work Sequence D over 6 stitches, work Sequence B 3 times. Work the next repeated section over 7 stitches: *Work Sequence B 2 times, work Sequence E over 3 stitches, work Sequence B 2 times; rep from * once more. End by working Sequence B 3 times, then working Sequence A 3 times. (Click the chart to enlarge.)
The photos below show how each cable crossing in Sequences C, D, and E is worked. For the 2/1 RPC in Sequence C, the first 3 stitches on the front needle are rearranged (not worked) by inserting the tapestry needle into the first (purl) stitch and holding it to the back.
Then the next 2 (knit) stitches are slipped off the needle and the purl stitch is returned to the needle.
Then the 2 knit stitches are returned to the needle in front of the purl stitch.
Then simply work Sequence A twice (over the 2 knit stitches) and work Sequence B once (over the purl stitch).
In this photo, we're just about to work Sequence D over the center 6 stitches, which involves working a 3/3 RC on the front needle.
Insert the tapestry needle into the first 3 stitches on the front needle and hold them to the back.
Drop the next 3 stitches off the needle.
Replace the first 3 stitches on the needle.
Return the 3 live stitches to the needle.
Work Sequence A 6 times.
And to work the 2/1 LPC in Sequence E, rearrange the first 3 stitches on the front needle by inserting the tapestry needle into the first 2 (knit) stitches and holding them to the front.
Slip the next purl stitch off the needle and return the 2 knit stitches to the needle.
Then return the purl stitch to the needle in front of the 2 knit stitches.
Work Sequence B once over the purl stitch and work Sequence A twice over the 2 knit stitches.
And the seam is perfectly invisible.
So now you can add cables to your grafting repertoire!
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Hi joni
i brought your 3 part series to grafting and i was try to figure out is it possible to graft k1tbl and p1tbl head to head. could you please help me


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ANAHEIM – In a truncated season that is already two-thirds complete, the Ducks have finally run into something they haven't come across on their path to a potential Pacific Division title.
The Ducks have fallen from the heights of their victory over Chicago last week, dropping a 5-3 decision to the San Jose Sharks on Monday night that became their first three-game losing streak of the season.
All three losses — two coming to Detroit over the weekend — came over the past four days at Honda Center where the Ducks (22-6-4) had won 13 in a row to set a franchise mark. A 3-0 second-period deficit did them in this time.
"It's a little adversity we've got to deal with," winger Corey Perry said. "You don't like losing at home. If we play the same way we did in the second half of the game, we're going to be successful.
"It's going to take everybody in here to be ready to play at the start of the puck drop."
Before the 16,083 could get fully settled in, Brent Burns put the Sharks ahead when he was left open in front for a one-timer off a pass from Martin Havlat at the 5:46 mark.
San Jose coach Todd McLellan dropped Joe Pavelski to the third line and the move paid off as the Sharks forward made it 2-0 just 1:24 later when he beat a surprised Viktor Fasth after a bad turnover by Perry in the Ducks' end.
Fasth was later beaten by Havlat for a three-goal deficit early in the second and James Sheppard in the third after the Ducks' Emerson Etem and Francois Beauchemin had cut into the lead.
Asked if the Ducks have had trouble recapturing their emotional edge after the Chicago victory, Fasth said: "It shouldn't be."
"Every game is just as important," Fasth continued. "We have to bounce back. We have a game against these guys in two days again. We've got to play a better game then."
Perry made it 4-3 with 1:40 left, but Dan Boyle fired into an empty net from the San Jose blue line after Pavelski won a faceoff over the Ducks' Saku Koivu.


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Bailey: Despite loss, memories abound at Stadiumby Josh Bailey
New York Islanders forward Josh Bailey thoroughly enjoyed his experience in the 2014 Coors Light NHL Stadium Series at Yankee Stadium, even though his team came up a goal short in a 2-1 loss to their arch rival, the New York Rangers, at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday night. In the final edition of the player blog he is doing for NHL.com, Bailey talks about his experiences, the thrill of stepping onto the ice at Yankee Stadium and the disappointment of going home without a victory.Obviously it was a disappointment with the way the game ended. I thought we played pretty well, but we just weren't able to generate enough goals. We would have liked to get the win, but the more we look back on it, the more it will be something we'll never forget.
It was awesome getting to dress in the Yankees' locker room. We were all looking around, trying to figure out whose locker we had – I didn't actually find out whose locker I was using, but we found out where a couple of those guys sit. It was definitely cool to be able to experience Yankee Stadium, to get to go out on the field and take the ice for a game out there.
But after the first couple of shifts, it settled down and was like a regular hockey game. Once you start playing, you kind of forget everything around you; you're more focused on the game and the task at hand. But once in a while, you definitely take a peek around and soak it in.
It was cold out there, but I don't think it really bothered anyone. I know it didn't bother me. When you're out there, you're fine and then on the benches they had heaters to keep you warm. Your butt almost gets too warm; sometimes you had to shift around and find a cooler spot.
Our team played well in the second period. We were able to generate a goal by Brock Nelson late in the period, and we had a lot of chances. We just weren't able to find the back of the net. That's the way it goes some times; if a few bounces went the right way, we could have had a few more. Henrik Lundqvist, their goalie, played a good game as well. He's a pretty good goaltender.
It was disappointing that they were able to score right after Brock gave us the lead. The one they got was kind of a junky goal, but we figured that's how the goals were going to be tonight; Nelson's goal was the exception; nice passing and a nice finish. Their two goals were an example of how we thought the goals were going to be scored, by just putting the puck to the net and getting rebounds. That tying goal let a little of the air out of our tires. It would have been nice to go off the ice for the break with the lead.
We got a good game from our goaltender, Evgeni Nabokov. Nabby looked really good for someone who hadn't played for three weeks. We're spoiled to have him back there. He's very calming influence on us, and we have a lot of faith in him. He's always calm; that's his demeanor. Some goalies are different, they all have their own style. His is a very calm demeanor back there.
They came out with a pretty good push in the third period. They played well, but I thought we still did a pretty good job. It was kind of back and forth, but they were able to generate a lot more scoring chances early on in the third period. Still, a couple of bounces and we could be talking about how we won. That's the way it goes sometimes.
It was kind of odd, shaking hands with those guys at the end of the game, especially since we're going to see them again Friday night at the Garden. I think it's just part of the experience, showing our respects to one another. It's a pretty quick turnaround; we'll be back in the city tomorrow night to get our rest and be ready to go Friday.
I hope we get another crack at one of these outdoor games. We enjoyed it, and it would definitely be something we'd look forward to. We tried to enjoy this one as much as possible, and I definitely wouldn't turn down a second one. Obviously, the result wasn't what we were looking for, but all in all, the experience of it, being able to get the practice in, having some time with our families out there, getting to see the Yankees locker room and really experience Yankee Stadium. It was a lot of great memories.


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OpenXava 4.2.2 released
OpenXava 5.7 released
May 16, 2017
In OpenXava 5.7 the user can see the list mode in cards format, he can use permalinks to access individual records or execute an action directly, in collections we added subcontrollers to have drop-down menus, it's possible to active a responsive mode where the fields layout adapts to screen size, there are a new @Calculation annotation for properties, it's allowed to create and modify elements directly from any @OneToMany collection, and many more things.
We invite you to download it and upgrade your OpenXava applications. Look at the migration instructions.
Cards format and custom list formats
A new button on top right corner allows the user to see the list in cards format:
But it's not just a new cards format, we have a new list formats mechanism customizable by the developer. The user can choose the format using the buttons on the right of top button bar:
The available formats are all the editors assigned to tab (using <for-tabs/>) in default-editors.xml or editors.xml. However, you can change the editors available for a specific tab with the editors attribute of @Tab. For example, if you write a @Tab like this:
@Tab ( name ="WithCards", editors ="List, Charts, CustomerCardList",
properties="number, name, type, address.city, address.state.name"
This tab will have List and Charts formats, that are standard, and a custom format, CustomerCardList. CustomerCardList is a custom editor defined in editors.xml.
Note that you can use this new feature to remove charts from your modules:
@Tab ( name ="OnlyList", editors ="List",
properties="number, name, type, address.city, address.state.name"
Thus you can get a module without charts, just the plain original OpenXava list. Given that there are only one editor, no button for selecting format is shown.
The difference between editor and editors, is that with editor we indicate the editor for the default format, while with editors we specify all the available formats.
To remove Charts for all the lists of your application in one shot you can use tabs-default-values.xml:
<?xml version = "1.0" encoding = "ISO-8859-1"?> <!DOCTYPE tabs-default-values SYSTEM "dtds/tabs-default-values.dtd"> <tabs-default-values> <tab editors="List"> <for-all-models/> </tab> </tabs-default-values>
This technique is not just for removing Charts, it's for restricting the list formats available for all modules. If not all the editors <for-tabs/> are used.
When the user chooses a record the URL in the browser is modified with the record id:
In this way the user can copy and paste the URL, and send it by email, for example, to send a reference to a specific record.
Also you can add the action to execute in the URL like this:
http://www.mysite.com/MyApp/m/Customer?action=CRUD.new to execute the new action, or
http://www.mysite.com/MyApp/m/Customer?action=Mode.list to go list mode.
Drop-down menu in collections
With @ListSubcontroller we can grouping several actions and show them in a drop-down button. If you put a collection as:
@OneToMany(mappedBy="team", cascade=CascadeType.ALL)
private Collection<TeamMember> members;
You obtain this:
In @ListSubcontroller you define the controller name, also you have forViews and notForViews attributes. If you want that the subcontroller has an image you can define it in the controller:
<controller name="Stuff" icon="exclamation">
<action name="viewNames"
<action name="viewRoles"
<set value="true" property="roles"/>
Responsive user interface
If your users access to your application with devices of different sizes, such as 7" tablets, 10" iPads, 15" laptops, 22" desktops, etc. you have a hard time designing a view that fit all sizes. To alleviate this problem OpenXava introduces a new renderer mode called flow layout. To active it add the next entry in your xava.properties:
Then the elements in @View will be shown, but the layout of plain fields will be decided by OpenXava in real time depending on page size. Active it in your project and try to resize the browser to see the effect.
With @Calculation you can define an arithmetic expression to do the calculation for the property. The expression can contain +, -, *, /, (), numeric values and properties names of the same entity. For example:
@Calculation("((hours * worker.hourPrice) + tripCost - discount) * vatPercentage / 100") private BigDecimal total;
Note as worker.hourPrice is used to get the value from the reference.
The calculation is executed and displayed when the user changes any value of the properties used in the expression in the user interface, however the value is not saved until the user clicks on save button.
@Calculation has two nice things: first, we can avoid the clumsy BigDecimal syntax, and second, the calculation has no latency, given that is executed in the browser without server call.
Creation and modification in collections
Until now the user only could add and modify elements in collections with cascade remove, in the rest of the collections the user could add elements from a list and view the existing element, but no modifying them. Now, the user can add and modify elements in any @OneToMany collection. In this way:
Given that now we have two actions to add new elements, we added a new annotation, @AddAction, to overwriting the 'Add' action, while the classic @NewAction is now used only to define the 'New' action.
Other improvements
We have done a lot of improvements in other areas:
- The user can remove any query from the combo of recent queries in list mode.
- Rounded corners changed by squared corners in all the UI.
- The last list format (chart, cards or list) is remembered between sessions by user.
- Better default values for list and collections properties when @Tab and @ListProperties are omitted.
- Added font size and format to SIMPLE_HTML_TEXT and removing some rarely used options to keep it simple.
- Labels for properties of references in list use the reference label if the property is name, description or title.
- Delete selected action not available for Charts.
- Formatter for HTML_TEXT in list mode, now uses the plain text until 200 characters.
- New method executeAction() in BaseAction to execute actions from an action.
- New attribute selectable-items in editor of editors.xml for list editors that allows selecting items.
- New attribute process-selected-items in action of controllers.xml to hide the action when selecting item is not available.
- Chunk size to get data from database for list mode now is 120 records, it was 50.
- Japanese translation of labels and messages.
- Mail API available for using in your project.
- New multiline() method in Strings to create platform independent multiline string.
- Default size for stereotypes IMAGES_GALLERY, GALERIA_IMAGENES, FILES and ARCHIVOS.
- New method waitAJAX() in ModuleTestBase to wait until the current AJAX request is done.
- New method assertValidValueNotExists() in ModuleTestBase.
- Some new common use labels to be used in applications.
- New get/assertValueInList() methods without column param in ModuleTestBase to work with values of list elements in columnless formats.
- SessionData class to access session data from any part of your application: actions, calculators, validators, even from entities.
- Logging of time of each AJAX request, in debug level.
- New methods getDiscussionCommentText(), getDiscussionCommentContentText() and assertDiscussionCommentContentText() in ModuleTestBase.
- More intuitive messages in English.
- New method toMap() in Maps utility to create a Map from a varargs of objects.
- Library jsoup to manage HTML included.
Bug fixes
Though this is not a maintenance version we have done some fixes:
- Fix: Clicking New from Charts with calculated collections breaks the module.
- Fix: SchemaTool fails with entities with @Table(schema=).
- Fix: "Yes" is shown besides the check symbol in list for boolean values with column resizing disable.
- Fix: Error "Action ... not available" on refresh after session lost.
- Fix: List customization not saved in some cases.
- Fix: ModuleTestBase.assertDiscussionCommentText() only works for row 0.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT senior Portia Jones (Queens, N.Y.) was selected as the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Track Athlete of the Week on Monday, following her dominant performance at a meet at Colby College over the weekend. Jones accounted for 28.75 points, winning three individual events, as the Cardinal and Gray took first over Bates College, Colby College, Husson University and the University of Southern Maine.
Jones was a winner in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 100-meter hurdles while also running on the Engineers' 4x100 relay squad that finished in second place. Jones' time of 25.25 seconds in the 200 is currently the ninth-fastest in the country while her 14.46 second time in the 100HH is good for fifth in Division III.
MIT will host its annual Spring Invitational next Saturday, April 21 at the Steinbrenner track while also sending a small contingent of runners to Princeton University for the Larry Ellis Invite.


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Oct 7, 2012 - I bought a 2010 Prius 3 in 2010 and now have abut 63000 miles on it. I love this car. I have had no mechanical problems except one that made itself known just past the 36 month warranty period. I noticed that my solar driven cooling fan wasn't working this summer. I thought the fan had maybe died but then I looked at the solar panel and saw that green copper corrosion caused by long term moisture infiltration had shorted out the solar panel and it was unable to produce electricity anymore.
I had the Dealer look at the panel and by looking at the panel from a ladder, he ascertained that the moisture infiltration had reached all the way across the panel to the rear as evidenced by the green corrosion of the wiring in the panel. Now this just didn't happen overnight, it is obvious moisture had been infiltrating the panel for several years. There was no moisture visible in the pane, just the evidence of long term corrosion throughout the panel. What I am saying is this. These panels were manufactured by an outside vendor for Toyota. If made properly, a solar panel should be hermetically sealed.
Most solar panels normally have a useful life of 15 years. This panel was defective the day it was made and it just took 3 years for the corrosion to infiltrate deep enough to disable enough of the solar cells to render it inoperative.
The reason I tell you this is the solar option is an expensive option. ($2000 replacement cost) If you are still in your warranty period I would suggest having the panel inspected for corrosion before you experience a failure. Once you know what to look for you can examine it yourself. Much like a hermetically sealed double pane house window there will be some clouding of the glass panel where the moisture has infiltrated.
In my case the infiltration appears to have been going on for years before total failure. Since it is tinted and part of the roof design you won't notice the subtle changes in the color unless you inspect the panel closely. In conclusion, these panels should be waterproof and sealed during manufacture. If any moisture infiltrates by means other than from damage it is a design and/or manufacturing error.
(Oct 11, 2012 1:38 pm) Well, I just got off the phone with Toyota Corporate. Basically they told me that they will give me $750 towards my repair of $2000 for the defective solar panel on my 2010 Prius. I told them I was surprised that they weren't at least offering to supply the part and I could pay for the labor (about $350) for repair as most all other car manufacturers would have done. Even Ford has been known to do this. Sadly, It appears Toyota's customer service quality is well below Ford's.
I guess Toyota has made a corporate decision of "Buyer Beware". If Toyota installs a defective part in your new car and you don't find out until 9 days after the 3 years warranty is up it is just too bad for you. Even if it was defective before the warranty expired. Amazing! It is disappointing to see this attitude from a company I thought was known for quality and great customer service. I asked them if I could appeal the decision and was told "No, I would have to pursue a remedy outside Toyota". In other words hire a lawyer or file in small claims court. What a craven answer.
I hope you folks don't have any problems with your Toyota after the paper warranty is up. Toyota appears not to care about or understand their customers. It has become, in my opinion, a company run by bean counters and Lawyers. I like my dealer and had planned on making Toyota my car of choice for the future, but after this experience I think I won't be buying any more of their cars.
HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA -- This was my fist time buying a car in my life. We went to do Toyota Hollywood Florida dealer ship and we decide to buy one Toyota Prius 4 full and ** was awesome he done his part of job perfect. Then we buy the car October 16 2011 and the manager told me your car will be here tomorrow (17 Oct.) They told me to call them. And between 1 to 2 o clock you can come and pick up your car. Then we left with my wife. Next day in the morning I was excited and I after I get to car I was going to get to my wife from work. I was call my friend and I was going to pick up to car from dealer.
I call them around 01:00 pm ** answer me he told me car is not arrive yet. He told me they will call me back. Then after 1 hour there was no call to me. And I call back there was no answer and they didn't call me even back. And 02:30 pm I decide to go to dealer to ask situation. When we go there ** welcome to us and he was busy and he call me one of the (most disaster bloody awful rude bad attitude sales manager) manager from outside and he welcome and he told me "sir let me check to car location" and he left. And I say "OK". I went to drink some coffee with my friend and were waiting.
After 10 min nobody come to me and we went outside to look at the cars with my friend and we come back. After he told me I am coming back, 35 min past. And I saw him behind to desk and I went to ask him. "Sir is everything alright" and he is telling me "somebody was going to speak with you". And I say "excuse me sir but nobody come to me last half an hour and also you were going to inform me". When I say like that, he was using body language and telling me slowly we are transporting. (And I told him I can understand English because he was joke with my English) and another sale manager come and say "sir you have to give us 3- 4 days to provide it to you".
And I told them "I can sir I promises to pick up my wife from the work what you guys are telling me". And he say "we cannot make anything to you" and I left. And of the day what I learn my car was at the dealer in the morning and they sell my car to another people in the morning. And this disaster sales managers arguing with me and telling me to wait 3 more days.
I can't believe what kind of business Toyota do but it is bloody awful for me. And they are calling my wife and apologize from her not me and offering for two days rental car. We do not need rental car. After they make me upset at the dealer they did it second time with this offer more upset. Sorry but your Toyota dealers are most suck awful disaster dealers in the world for me now. And everybody must know what kind of business Toyota do.
I purchased my 2008 Toyota Prius in April 5th of 2010. The first problem that I noticed with the vehicle is with the gas tank in-tank bladder. The vehicle is difficult to fill up with fuel. When attempting to fuel the vehicle the fuel nozzle keeps clicking right off from the beginning. I adjust the nozzle so that it can pump, but I have to fill it up very slowly to get a full tank. In a couple of occasions it has gushed fuel out of the gas tank when it is done fueling. I don't believe that this is normal. Also it is hard to know how much fuel is left in the gas tank because of the in-tank bladder.
Now Toyota tells me that this problem has been fixed by not having an in-tank bladder on the '10 and '11 Prius's but they said that they will not make the repair retroactive to cover the older Prius vehicles that are having this problem. By making this change on the newer vehicles they have admitted that there is a problem. The problem I am having with the traction control system is that when I am on a snowy road, even if I have snow tires on the vehicle, when the system engages it simply cuts out the engine completely making you come to a full stop in the middle of traffic.
To me that is an accident waiting to happen, especially when this problem happens there are no brake lights that come on to warn the driver behind me. I have owned many vehicles with traction control and have never had the problems I am having with this Toyota pile of manure. When a Traction Control System in good working order is activated, the vehicle applies the ABS and cuts back on the throttle in order to achieve traction, but it does not come to a full stop.
I would like Toyota Motor Corporation to either refund my purchase of the vehicle or trade me out of my present vehicle (without me ending up in the losing end of the deal) into another Toyota vehicle that is not a hybrid. I will make Toyota this promise, if they respond negatively, I will make sure that every newspaper willing to print my story will do so. I am a business entrepreneur and I will make sure that everyone I come in contact with will know that Toyota Motor Corporation is not to be trusted, that they are aware of the problems plaguing the Prius model and refuse to do anything about.
Toyota may be a large corporation, and because of that they may think they can step on the little people like myself and get away with it. Let me repeat myself, I used to be a service advisor for the Infiniti car line. I am very well versed on the systems that most vehicles have and I can tell you that the way the traction control system is operating on my vehicle is not "normal" like Toyota says it is. I will speak with any newspaper agency that is willing to print my story and I will make sure that other people with the same problems read it and know that it's time to stand up to Toyota and make them responsible for their serious lack of testing on their product.
MT KISCO -- Toyota North in Mt Kisco Ny are not only rude, they are incompetent. I had a new short block needed on my engine (that I agree was totally my fault) however, they were so rude, nasty and judgmental. I was horrified. The repairs came to 7,400 dollars (which I accepted) but the service was horrible. And I was told numerous in the nastiest tone that is what happens when you abuse your car. Then six different days they said my car would be ready and failed to mention the parts didn't come in until, The female service person told me. I needed 2 rental cars since I kept thinking my car was ready.
Then after 2 weeks with my car I was told it would be ready the next day and got a call that day that my transmission didn't and it would cost another 1,500 and take another week and he couldn't care less about my ordeal with having no car for 3 weeks. Then finally after another week and repair that cost more than the car was worth I finally got my car back running. And of course they couldn't even wash it. Then, that night when it got dark, I realized I couldn't see anything. None of my front headlight and only 1 rear light worked. I almost got killed with my 4 year old in the back seat. I went to Toyota fuming, which was the first time I lost control or even got an attitude.
I told ** after 7,400 and rude service you almost kill me and my son with no light. He told me to calm down and that he doesn't have to do anything and the lights are probable out because I didn't take care of my car and it was in such as horrible state when it came in with 4 bald tires. I told him my lawyer husband was researching how to drag this through court just to make your dealership pay and ** said "I will welcome a lawsuit from you". I was horrified not only is it statistically impossible for all the lights to go out at 1 time because they worked the night before I brought that are in, but also they couldn't check the lights after $7,400 and 3 weeks.
They are supposed to check the lights if you get an oil change. At this point I would be willing to pay another 7,400 dollars to erase this experience from my memory. I will definitely serious research a dealerships reputation before ever buying a car because after asking around I find out this place is one of the worst for customer service, even the Hertz guy was jagged from the service treatment. I will make it my personal mission to bad mouth Toyota and this place.
Incident = On 1/19/11 My 2005 Prius began to shake while driving on surface streets. I pulled over, checked the car but saw nothing that would cause the shaking. I then started the car and began to drive. The shaking started again like an unbalanced washer. I took the car to Hollywood Toyota. Toyota checked the car and indicated that 2 Spark plugs had gone bad and that 2 Ignition coils had shorted out. As a result the engine had carbon deposits and needed extensive cleaning. I have done all scheduled maintenance to Toyota specification.
As a result I contacted Toyota's offices to voice safety concerns. Were there any other similar reported incidents and do they consider any safety issues. Didn't get a clear answer at all from them. Toyota once again is in denial with Prius problems.
Damage Resulting = Cost was $989.81. I feel that Toyota needs to reimburse me for these repairs. Had this happened on the freeway, results could have been different. I complained to Toyota and they have offered me $348.10 off the total work. It's not just a money issue it's a safety issue as well.
2 weeks ago my 2010 Prius brakes failed on me at a stop sign. There was a small pot hole before the stop sign, and when the brakes were applied, it went out in the road about 7 feet. I called the dealership where I leased the vehicle in January 2010 and was told to drive it up, and they would give me a vehicle to drive. When I arrived, I told them that I did not this car back, that when I leased it the salesman assured me that it was not part of any recall, braking or gas pedal problem, because it was made in Japan.
I asked them why I have never received any recall notice from them, or Toyota. They told me that Toyota said that this is a safe vehicle now that the gas pedal is fixed. I was told that I had to call Toyota, and complain to them. Now I am waited for a arbitration form to fill out. Can anybody help me??
Closed the rear hatch on my Prius one day, and the inside rear view mirror came off, taking a chunk of windshield with it. The car had 74K miles on it - contacting Toyota, they said they wouldn't repair it since the car had too many miles on it and was off warranty. I understand the purpose of the warranty, but some defects do show themselves later, and Toyota's claim that the mileage was too high doesn't hold water in my opinion since this is not a mileage based defect. I also wrote letters to the president of Toyota USA and the VP of customer retention to no avail. I believe that Toyota has a manufacturing/materials defect that they are not willing to admit.
NEW JERSEY -- I purchased a new 2007 Toyota Prius last year. Everything the salesman told me in the showroom was a lie. I was told the car would go 700 to 800 miles on a tank full of gas. It gets 350. I was told it had a bumper to bumper warranty. They have covered NOTHING that I have brought it back for. I even paid $1500 to extend the warranty to 100,000 miles. When I asked for a refund of that money before the extended warranty started they laughed. When I took the car in for service holding a broken part the service manager took the part and said, "Let me see if we have a new one." When he came back he said he didn't have the part, it could be ordered, and I would have to pay for it.
When I asked for the broken part back he told me he "lost it". In 5 minutes? Come on, how dumb do they think the public is? This is the first foreign car I ever purchased and will NEVER purchase another one. I'm sticking to American made. The only good thing about this car was the gas mileage even though it was nothing like they claimed it to be. Told me it was 51 to 61 and it is actually 42 MPH.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE -- I have an 2002 Prius. Since we have owned the car we have had a multitude of problems. Those problems include: 1) Car has gone through 12 tires in under 90,000 miles. No matter what is adjusted on the car, it eats the tires. This has included one blow out. 2) Grounding bracket broke lose and had to have it serviced. Was covered by warranty. The following repairs were all made between 60,000 and 90,000 miles.
3) In less than 500 miles after my $300+ 60,000 mile service my fuel pump went out. It took a week to get it back and I had to rent a car since we did not have another. Within 2 days of getting the car back it went out again and had to be replaced. Another long wait and car rental. 4) Between 60,000 and 70,000 miles, there were multiple problems with the fuel pump, various related parts and the fuel injectors. I was told the injectors could not be cleaned on a Prius, only replaced. It cost over $600. Corporate Toyota later informed me that the injectors could be cleaned. Other have said they cannot be. It seems Toyota does not know its own vehicles.
5) Steering failed while driving down the interstate. Without warning, it became nearly impossible to steer. I have been tracking the steering problems with the Prius. My Prius has had the exact same problem as the others yet Toyota says they corrected the problem before mine was manufactured. I even reported the problem to several dealerships before it went out because it would shake and vibrate, lock up and jerk to the right. This was mainly happening when you first started the car. Toyota could never find the problem. I had to pay $2,200 to fix the problem. The dealership I brought the car to, Beaman toyota, was of no help.
The only reason I brought the car to them was because the car broke down next to them. Corporate Toyota looks for the local dealership to vouch for the customers, in other words, to see if you have come in regularly, are a loyal customer etc... Since I had never been there before, they did not vouch for me. I sent corporate Toyota a 30+ page fax of all my service receipts from the different dealerships I have been to. We have moved several times so we have had several dealerships.
When we find a good one, we stick with them and we're loyal. We have had all our maintenance done, even oil changes at Toyota. It counted for nothing. Loyalty to Toyota is meaningless. They know that they can replace you with another customer at the drop off a hat.
The vehicle was bought to be reliable. Between 60,000 and 90,000 miles alone, the car has required nearly $5,000 in repairs, maintenance and tires. It has financially strained our family. One of the representatives from Toyota, **, agreed that our car did not represent what they consider Toyota quality, yet they will do nothing about it. Over the course of ownership, I have dealt with Toyota financing, corporate Toyota and multiple dealerships. I can say they are all lacking.
NEW CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA -- My daughter bought a brand-new '09 Prius about four months ago. One month ago she began to experience the faulty gas tank problems and also faulty fuel gauge. She was given a mathematical equation by Toyota certified mechanic and told to calculate her gas herself since the gauge won't do it, but there's nothing wrong with her car (according to him). What a joke. As parents, we were happy when she chose a Toyota because of their quality automobiles. Let's see if Toyota stands behind their product and recalls these automobiles and fixes them properly.


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Vancouver, WA — This month, Nautilus Inc. will find out whether shareholders agree with the direction the company is taking or whether they want to go with a proposal by 23.5 percent shareholder Sherborne Investors to replace four of the seven board members with Sherborne representatives. The special shareholder meeting is scheduled for Dec. 18 in Vancouver, WA, where Nautilus is headquartered. Nautilus agreed to the special meeting upon request of Edward Bramson, who heads Sherborne.
Last month, Nautilus sent a letter to shareholders requesting that they vote no on Sherborne's proposal. The letter states that the board had offered Sherborne board representation in proportion to Sherborne's ownership in Nautilus and representation on a new board committee that would oversee the company's turnaround efforts. Bramson turned down the offer.
So far, the board, led by newly appointed CEO Robert Falcone, has eliminated approximately $10 million in annual fixed expenses by laying off approximately 140 employees, or 9 percent of the company's employee base. In addition, the company has divested non-core assets and is studying a possible sale of Pearl iZUMi, the company's technical apparel and footwear business. Nautilus also is reducing its inventory and increasing cash by $20 million by the end of the year. It is working to increase global profitability and implement a growth strategy for the company's commercial, direct and retail business lines.
On the commercial side of the business, the company is targeting key accounts related to large fitness clubs, apartment complexes, hotels and other institutions.
"This segment is $1 billion domestically, and represents a large opportunity in the global fitness market," the letter states. "Our international commercial business is on track for another healthy year of 15 to 20 percent sales growth."
The board also stated it will try to improve the cost of goods profile of commercial products, including freight, components, manufacturing, packaging and delivery. It plans to introduce the Nautilus One line of circuit strength equipment at clubs globally this quarter and is preparing for a relaunch of StairMaster products. In addition, Nautilus will now rely upon field staff rather than distributors. It is also pursuing partnerships in the hospitality industry.
Falcone has restructured the Nautilus organization to mirror the business unit matrix structure employed by Nike in the 1990s during which the organization's sales quadrupled, the company says. Falcone worked for Nike during that time.
In addition, the company has named James A. Heidenreich as senior vice president, global marketing and chief marketing officer, and Aaron Brotherton as director, direct response TV and creative development. The company also created two positions of general business manager to develop profitable management of product portfolios through the entire life cycle of those products. Caroline Howe has been appointed senior vice president, general manager. Kenneth Fish, who was vice president, global finance at the company, is now senior vice president, general manager.


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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Reported Dead at Age 58
According to Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro, President Hugo Chavez has died from complications of his fight with cancer.
Officials with the Venezuelan government report that Chavez had developed a respiratory infection after his most recent cancer surgery.
Chavez had just recently returned to Venezuela after spending two months undergoing treatment in Cuba. Details about his health had been in question for some time, with mixed stories on his condition. Over the weekend vice president Maduro even said Chavez was still in Cuba getting Chemo treatments.
Chavez came from a working class family, and joined the military early in life. He became a career officer, and after growing tired of what he saw as a corrupt and undemocratic political system, he went into politics.
Hugo Chaves was elected in 1998, and took the office of president in February of 1999. Through his years in office, he introduced a new constitution that gave more rights to marginalized groups. He also brought in a program for land reform and he nationalized various key industries.
Chavez refused to play ball with the U.S., often criticizing American foreign policy and aligning himself with the socialist governments of Cuba, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua.
The country will most likely hold general elections soon. The law requires that elections take place within 30 days.


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I have been warning about the possibility of catastrophic nuclear power accidents for the past 40 years. That the very nightmare I always predicted has come true makes it no less alarming to watch the ongoing Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster unfold.
Nuclear power plants are machines; machines can fail at times. Nuclear power plants are constructed and operated by people; people are not infallible — mistakes may be made. Beyond that, natural disasters are beyond our control. No matter how much we try to prevent accidents from happening, we must still be prepared for when they do occur. The essential risk of nuclear energy is that it involves imperfect machines controlling an enormous amount of naturally dangerous substances. In the event of a worst-case accident, catastrophic damage is unavoidable. Any assurances that nuclear power is "absolutely" safe are propaganda.
Worst-case scenario
I cannot predict how the present situation will turn out. In my worst-case scenario, the cooling of the reactors will fail, causing the reactor core to collapse — the so-called meltdown. And if there is water remaining at the bottom of the reactor pressure vessel containing the reactor cores, a steam blast explosion can occur. If that happens, the primary containment shell covering the reactor pressure vessels — the final radioactivity-confining barrier — can be damaged. Then a great quantity of radioactivity will be released into the environment. The workers at the Fukushima Power Station are currently fighting hard to prevent such a scenario. I hope their struggle will be successful.
IN PICTURES: Japan's nuclear crisis
Most of the world's nuclear power plants have been built away from seismic faults. There are a hundred nuclear power stations in the U.S. constructed on the East Coast where earthquakes do not strike. There are a hundred and fifty nuclear power plants in Europe, where the crust is stable and there is no fear of earthquakes. However, in Japan, the most seismically active country in the world, there are 54 operating nuclear plants.
There is a very large possibility of the next disastrous accident occurring at the five nuclear reactors at Hamaoka, Shizuoka prefecture, where there is a very high and imminent probability of a major earthquake along the Tokai Fault. We now know that land on which the Hamaoka plant is built is unstable and will magnify any damage caused by the earthquake.
Foolish choices
Are we just going to wait until another disaster strikes at Hamaoka? The Fukushima episode must prompt Japanese to ask themselves whether their appetite for convenience is worth making such foolish choices.
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Many Japanese believe that we will not be able to lead comfortable lives without nuclear energy. But there are alternatives. Nuclear energy at present only produces 18 percent of overall electricity capacity. To generate this share of electricity now being produced by nuclear plants would require only 20 percent of the production capacity of Japan's extant thermal power plants, which are only operating at 50 percent capacity.
Certainly nuclear is the worst choice by any standard. But even exploring alternative energy sources like thermal can only go so far. The so-called "advanced countries," including Japan, need to examine their extravagant energy usage.
In night satellite photos of Earth, Japan is brilliantly lit up. Doors to buildings open automatically. People throng towards the escalators and elevators rather than the stairs. Even in summer, thanks to air conditioning, they work in long-sleeve suits. Vegetables and fruit, requiring abundant energy, are grown year-round and sit on dinner tables regardless of the season.
The price of indulgence
Due to the Fukushima nuclear plant accident, produce from Fukushima and surrounding areas has been contaminated. Nobody wants to eat radioactive food, myself included. However, if we refuse to eat the affected food, the area's agricultural and fishing industries will collapse.
We thought our affluence gave us license to indulge in abundant energy production. Nuclear energy is a symbol of that trend. In reality it has led to a decline in agriculture and fishing. If, faced with this nuclear accident, we allow agriculture and fishing to go by the board, it will mean that we have not learned anything from this tragedy.
Given the false propaganda by the government and energy companies, it's understandable that the general public was deceived that nuclear energy was safe. That is not to say that the deceived person bears no responsibility for being taken in. Children, however, must be deemed blameless. Being particularly sensitive to the effects of radiation, they should be protected from exposure accordingly. After all information is made public, contaminated food should be consumed only by adults.
We must conserve
The ultimate solution to relying on foolish technology is to rein in our energy consumption. Regrettably, humans appear to be foolish and greedy beings. However, if we are to hand our living Earth over to our children and grandchildren, we have to know when "enough is enough." There is no doubt it would require an arduous discipline to let go of our luxurious lifestyle and change the spendthrift habits of our society. However, if that is the only way to ensure a sustainable and peaceful future, then we as a species must acquire a bit of wisdom. Let us pause and seriously ask ourselves how much energy we really need in our day-to-day lives, and work immediately on reforming our energy-wasting world.
The best course for Japan is to abolish all nuclear power stations at once. It is a mystery to me how people don't realize this after witnessing the tragedy of the Fukushima accident.
Hiroaki Koide, an assistant professor at the Research Reactor Institute of Kyoto University, has become a leading anti-nuclear voice in Japan. This article is adapted from his talk "The End is Coming for Nuclear Power," given on April 29 at Meiji University in Tokyo. He is author of "Hidden Truth of Nuclear Power." Translated from Japanese by Shun Daichi.
© 2011 Global Viewpoint Network/Tribune Media Services. Hosted online by The Christian Science Monitor.


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For a long time, the cure for diabetes type 1 and type 2 has relied on agonizing insulin shots for patients or insulin infusion via mechanical pumps. Regarding this, experts have been creating artificial pancreatic beta cells with the he…
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- Aditya Birla Group (India)
- Grasim Industries Limited (India)
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- Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.S. (Turkey)
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A man linked to a gruesome murder case out of Honolulu was arrested by U.S. Marshals in San Diego's Coronado community, an official confirmed Tuesday.
Bryan Suitt, 46, was arrested Monday at his mother's home in Coronado, a deputy marshal told NBC 7.
Suitt was booked into San Diego Central Jail and was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday. In the meantime, the fugitive is not eligible for release.
Suitt is considered a suspect in the brutal slaying of Hawaii fisherman Alex "Pirotton" Gonzales, 33.
On Sept. 15, Gonzales' dismembered remains were discovered near the Mililani Memorial Park cemetery in Honolulu's Waipahu area.
According to KHLN Hawaii, Gonzales' remains were found in pieces, with his torso and tattooed arm stuffed into a garbage bag. A couple collecting cans for recycling noticed a foul odor in the area and came across the grisly crime scene about 15 feet down an embankment.
Earlier, the couple said they had noticed a pair of new shoes on the other side of the road. Sheer Sotelo said police found more evidence near the shoes.
"They walked into that side trail and came back out. That's when they pulled up to the side and let us know that they found the bottom part," Sotelo said.
Gonzales had served as a U.S. Marine and was the father of a 13-year-old son, who lives in California.
Gonzales had a criminal record, according to KHLN, that included a five-year sentence in 2004 for driving a stolen vehicle, as well as more recent convictions for property damage in 2012 and harassment in January 2013.
The victim's former girlfriend Rachel Main said he also struggled with drugs and depression.
"There were some things he did lifestyle-wise that got him into trouble, and that's kind of why we're not together," Main said.
Investigators have not yet released details linking Suitt to the murder case, including a motive for the killing.
A grand jury convened on Nov. 26 and filed charges, a U.S. Marshal spokesperson said. A $5 million arrest warrant was then issued for Suitt on a second-degree murder charge.
Honolulu police requested assistance from U.S. Marshals in locating and arresting Suitt. Days later, Los Angeles deputy marshals developed information on Suitt's location in Coronado and took the fugitive into custody, the official said.
Neighbors who live in the Silver Strand community told NBC 7 that they thought Suitt was visiting for Thanksgiving and that he had already gone back to Hawaii. Witnesses said U.S. Marshals arrested him in the front yard without incident.
Suitt had previous contacts in Palm Springs and San Diego County. Officials used that information to trace him to Southern California.
Suitt is scheduled for an extradition hearing in San Diego to send him back to Hawaii. The suspect can also waive that hearing and return voluntarily to the island, officials said.


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The Arc de Triomphe (Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile) is one of the most famous monuments in Paris. It stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle (originally named Place de l'Étoile), at the western end of the Chmps-ÉlysChaées. There is a smaller arch, the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel, which stands west of the Louvre. The Arc de Triomphe (in English: "Triumphal Arch") honours those who fought and died for France in the French Revolutionary and the Napoleonic Wars, with the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its inner and outer surfaces. Beneath its vault lies the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier from World War I.
The Arc de Triomphe is the linchpin of the historic axis (Axe historique) – a sequence of monuments and grand thoroughfares on a route which goes from the courtyard of the Louvre, to the Grande Arche de la Défense. The monument was designed by Jean Chalgrin in 1806, and its iconographic program pitted heroically nude French youths against bearded Germanic warriors in chain mail. It set the tone for public monuments, with triumphant patriotic messages.
The monument stands 50 metres (164 ft) in height, 45 m (148 ft) wide and 22 m (72 ft) deep. The large vault is 29.19 m (95.8 ft) high and 14.62 m (48.0 ft) wide. The small vault is 18.68 m (61.3 ft) high and 8.44 m (27.7 ft) wide. It was the largest triumphal arch in existence until the construction of the Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang, in 1982.[4] Its design was inspired by the Roman Arch of Titus. The Arc de Triomphe is so colossal that three weeks after the Paris victory parade in 1919, (marking the end of hostilities in World War I), Charles Godefroy flew his Nieuport biplane through it, with the event captured on newsreel.
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Jazz vocalist Marianne Solivan will perform 7 to 11 p.m. today at Deer Head Inn, 5 Main St., Delaware Water Gap.
Jazz vocalist Marianne Solivan will perform 7 to 11 p.m. today at Deer Head Inn, 5 Main St., Delaware Water Gap.
Appearing with Solivan will be Oscar Perez on piano, Matthew Parrish on bass and Chris Beck on drums.
Born in Queens, N.Y., Solivan's family lived in Venezuela and New Jersey before settling in Massachusetts, where she attended high school. Already an alto sax student, it was in secondary school that she began singing seriously, studying classical voice and appearing in musical theater.
Upon graduating, she entered The Boston Conservatory with a concentration in musical theater. Solivan was singing pop when she entered Berklee College of Music. Earning a dual degree in music performance and education, she taught music for a year before entering New England Conservatory and earning a master's degree in jazz studies. She cites Ella Fitzgerald as her greatest influence.
Solivan's career highlights include placing in the Jazzmobile Vocal Competition, appearing as the only featured vocalist on clarinetist Darryl Harper's The C3 project recording, "Stories in Real Time," and touring France as the lead vocalist in a staging of Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar."
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Well that didn't take long. Paramount Pictures and J.J. Abrams are making a movie about disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong.
The studio and Abrams' production company, Bad Robot, have secured the rights to author Juliet Macur's book proposal "Cycle of Lies: The Fall of Lance Armstrong," to be published by HarperCollins. A release date for the book has not yet been set.
The news was first reported on Deadline.com.
Macur, a sports reporter for the New York Times, has covered Armstrong for more than a decade as the cyclist has made news with his cancer battle, his continuous denial of doping and his admission Thursday night to Oprah Winfrey that he used illegal performing enhancement substances throughout his illustrious career.
Sony Pictures had an earlier Armstrong project in the works with Jake Gyllenhaal set to portray the athlete, back when the cyclist was a hero both in his cycling career and his bout with testicular cancer. But the studio abandoned the project in light of the allegations.


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Matte Black…Housewares
I guess I'm buying into a product design stereotype when I say that matte black is associated in my mind with tech-y items such as cameras, televisions and music equipment – not housewares. But if I go with the association just a bit longer, it DOES start to make sense; these are the tech items of the homemaker.
With that cleared up, here is a mini-trend I noted at the Home and Housewares show…a rise in matte black goods.
I think it works well for the super familiar items that we all use everyday – a pot, a knife, a teapot, etc., because the matte black finish makes them appear more sculptural. Do you like the look?
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Taste The Caribbean At One New Change Food Markets
If you're sitting at your desk, dreading the thought of yet another boring sandwich for your lunch, why not head down to One New Change for something different to eat?
Nestled in the shadow of St Paul's, One New Change's weekly food markets offer fresh, artisan food products, giving City workers, shoppers and visitors something new and exciting to look forward to at lunchtime.
Caribbean inspired food company, Rummanco, is one of the local market traders whose products are on offer at One New Change. Whether you're a connoisseur of all things Caribbean, or you've never tried Caribbean food before, Rummanco's Jamaican style gourmet patties are sure to add some Caribbean spice to your lunch break, with meat, fish, or vegetarian options to choose from. Not feeling that brave? Grab some of Rummanco's Caribbean condiments to add some kick to your regular lunch. Wash it down with some rum cake for dessert, for the full Caribbean experience.
Greg Small, founder of Rummanco, tells us how One New Change food markets have helped him to grow his business, by speaking directly to his customers and finding out what they really want.
Rummanco sit alongside stalls selling French cheese, Portuguese, West Indian, German food, and English fudge. Your sandwich never looked so dull.
Enjoy your spoils from the sixth floor roof terrace, which offers great views of the city and beyond, overlooking the historic dome of St. Paul's Cathedral.
One New Change food markets take place on Fridays (9am-3pm), Saturdays (11:30am-5pm) and the first Wednesday of every month (9am-3pm).
One New Change and its panoramic roof terrace are open seven days a week with over 60 stores including restaurants, fashion, beauty & accessories.
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Last Updated 15 May 2014