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Ulysses S. Grant was the commander-in-chief of the Union forces during the climactic late years of the Civil War and later served as the 18th President of the United States. He died in 1885. His remains currently reside in Grant's Tomb in New York City.Brian M. Thomsen is the editor of Shadows of Blue and Gray-the Civil War Writings of Ambrose Pierce, Alternate Gettysburgs, The American Fantasy Tradition, and The Man in the Arena: Selected Writings of Theodore Roosevelt. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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Army Master Sgt. C.J. Grisham speaks during the 'Come and Take It' rally, hosted by the Sons of Liberty Texas group, on Sept. 21 in downtown Nacogdoches, Texas (Andrew D. Brosig/The Daily Sentinel via AP)
BELTON, TEXAS — A jury has found a Fort Hood soldier guilty of interfering with a police officer after his arrest while carrying an assault-style rifle in public.
Jurors deliberated about two hours Tuesday in the Belton trial of Army Master Sgt. Christopher Grisham. The penalty phase of the trial is to begin Wednesday morning in a Bell County court. He could receive up to six months in jail and a $2,000 fine.
A Temple police officer responding to a report of a man carrying an assault rifle arrested Grisham in March. Grisham was hiking with his 15-year-old son, who was working on a Boy Scout merit badge. The officer has testified he worried about Grishams reaction after approaching him.
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IRVING, Texas — Sometimes, maybe most times, it's not about what they say but how they say it. So one pays attention amongst the monotony that is Big 12 football media days, in some ways more a people watching event than a gridiron primer.
As for people watching, Oklahoma brought defensive end Jeremy Beal, linebacker Travis Lewis, running back DeMarco Murray and receiver Ryan Broyles to the DFW Weston.
A fine selection.
Beal might be the nation's best at his position, Lewis may finish his time in Norman as OU's all-time leading tackler, Murray will finally begin a season as electric as ever and no lingering injury, while Broyles could become a fringe Heisman Trophy candidate the way Mark Clayton did the year Jason White won it, especially if he can add an Antonio Perkins-like return season to the spectacular grabs he's bound to make.
But for Murray, you know what you're getting from those guys. As for Murray, Bob Stoops may have made a little news when he intoned the Las Vegas product might resemble an every-down back, getting more touches, running and receiving, than he's ever enjoyed.
Yet the only time Stoops' cadence and manner changed, he was talking about a player left in Norman. He was talking about quarterback Landry Jones.
He was asked about the difference between Jones then and now, only to buzz in before the question was complete.
"It's like night and day," Stoops said.
Night and day.
At least until reality comes crashing down, the Sooner Nation never tires of things to believe in. So maybe it's time to believe in Landry Jones.
Let Stoops begin the discussion.
"Coming into the season and even walking into spring ball, you can tell he's just in command. You can tell how confident he is and sure of what he's doing," he said. "So he's progressed well … He's every similar to the guys we've had that have had success. Very grounded guy, very confident, great worker."
That doesn't mean grabbing Jones in your fantasy Heisman draft, or placing him alongside White and Sam Bradford among Stoops era quarterbacks, is a great idea.
What it does mean, however, is it's fair to imagine Jones with all of his strengths and few of the weaknesses he exhibited a season ago that had thrown-into-the-fire-too-fast written all over them. Really, that might have been all of his weaknesses.
It's easy to forget we're talking about a guy who completed 58.1 percent of his passes for 3,198 yards for 26 touchdowns against 14 interceptions. Those numbers aren't too far off Josh Heupel's 2000 stat line: 64.2 percent for 3,606 yards, 20 touchdowns, 14 interceptions.
"The fear of the unknown is what gets a lot of people," said Broyles, sounding like an old sage, a million miles away from the Norman High senior who couldn't choose between Bedlam rivals. "Now he knows what he needs to do."
It was easy a year ago to focus on Jones' interceptions or to not like him just because he wasn't Bradford or White. Hard was realizing his body of work, for a first-year quarterback, was much nearer extraordinary than good enough.
Murray spoke of Jones "leadership, he's become more vocal, his mechanics are a lot better."
"He's reading defenses a lot better," Broyles said.
Broyles said one other thing, too. For good or ill, even like night and day, Jones may still carry a component from his maiden voyage that won't go away.
"Landry's the kind of player who takes chances," Broyles said. "That's what a receiver likes because receivers like to take chances."
Jones still needs to be protected and his defense must get him back on the field. Still, there's no reason the guy behind center shouldn't be a real strength for the Sooners.
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The Mules, who finished 6-7 overall and 3-5 in the league last year, had all sophomores and first-year players in the top six singles spots a year ago. Tom Kimball '12 played at the first spot. Than Moore '12 played at three, Phillip Zunshine '12 was at four, Matthew Mantikas '13 was the fifth singles player, and Joe Albano '12 was at six.
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The Mules will be led by senior captain Bryan Brown, who finished the fall season ranked 15th in the region after ending last spring ranked 17th. He also will join forces with Alex Chin '09 to form a formidable doubles team. Brown and Chin are ranked 11th in the region in doubles and were winners of the Middlebury Invitational during the fall season.
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By Pat Nolan, Senior Vice-President, DVL Public Relations & Advertising
December 4, 2009
With his sudden retirement announcement, long-time 8th District U.S. Congressman John Tanner has created a political earthquake whose tremors are being felt, not only in his West Tennessee district, but throughout the Volunteer State. That includes a major change in the candidate roster for the Democratic primary for Governor next year which is also finally giving the race what appears to be a clear frontrunner in Mike McWherter, the son of the former governor.
In fact, Tanner's retirement politically may be the biggest seismic shock in his area since Reelfoot Lake was formed back in 1811 as a part of a violent earthquake that saw the Mississippi River flow backwards for days to form that unique body of water.
Already it has State Senator Roy Herron jumping out the Democratic primary for Governor and moving quickly into the race to replace Tanner. Herron, who says he has wanted to run for Congress for many year, put together a gubernatorial campaign which has shown good fund raising abilities and a strong overall organization which helped it win several straw votes across the state. That would seem to make Herron the early front runner in this new congressional race. But he and his team now must approach things a little differently.
First, there is the nearly one million dollars Herron claims he has already raised for his gubernatorial campaign. The Senator says he plans to offer donors their money back, if they want it. But you can be sure he would love to have many of them say keep the funds for the congressional effort. That money is one of biggest things Herron has going for him as he begins his new campaign.
Money talks in politics and a large campaign war chest (especially this late in the primary election cycle) could also help discourage those other prominent Democrats in the district who are probably also being urged to jump in the race. A list compiled by Ken Whitehouse of NashvillePost.com included a real all-star cast including State Senator Lowe Finney (who now says he won't run), State Representatives Jimmy Nafieh, Judy Barker, Craig Fitzhugh, Mark Maddox, former representatives Phillip Pinion and Tipton County Mayor Jeff Huffman.
Congressional seats don't come open in Tennessee very often. So chances are Herron may not be successful in having an unopposed primary. The question is can a political blood bath be avoided? That seems to be on the mind of the outgoing Congressman as well. Tanner told Ken Whitehouse (12/2): "My only interest is that we don't have a divisive primary. Let's see who wants to run and then sit down in January and sort it all out."
Good luck with that, Congressman. I would say you'd have better luck in your negotiations in heading up that NATO parliamentary assembly in which you are now serving than trying to broker this election very much. Although some might speculate that Tanner's late exit from a potential re-election race has already brokered these races to some extent (to help Herron and Mike McWherter?).
Meantime the Republicans need to take a chill pill. Yes, the Tanner retirement gives them the best chance they've ever had to take this congressional seat, if not in 2010, surely in 2012 when the lines will be re-drawn likely by a Republican Tennessee General Assembly. But to suggest (as the national GOP did) that Tanner got out because he feared defeat at the hands of current GOP candidate, farmer and gospel singer Stephen Fincher, is laughable. John Tanner is an institution in his district, and the district is still a Democratic one (look at all the Democratic officials listed above as folks who might look at running for his seat).
While Fincher has shown some fundraising capabilities, to use a popular phrase in this state, John Tanner would likely have beaten him like a rented mule next November. The real question is, now that the seat is open will other prominent GOP leaders in the 8th District look at jumping in the race?
The Tanner retirement decision has done more to bring some form and clarity to the Democratic gubernatorial primary battle than nearly a year of campaigning.
Jackson businessman Mike McWherter is clearly the big winner, with Senator Herron's withdrawal making him the clear front runner now, as well as opening up lots of new potential voter and financial support for McWherter in rural West Tennessee.
It's bad news for Senator Jim Kyle who had clearly been hoping that Herron and McWherter would split that vote, and he would benefit from the likely rock-em, sock-em congressional primary in Memphis between incumbent Steve Cohen and former Memphis Mayor Willie Herrington. Now with the legislative ban on fund raising looming with the beginning of the session, Kyle may have to make some tough decisions (resign from office so he could still raise funds?) about whether to stay in.
While likely unrelated to the Tanner fallout, Republican businessman-turned Democratic candidate Ward Cammack has also terminated his gubernatorial campaign, which has been a dead man walking effort for months.
That leaves former House Majority Leader and former gubernatorial (Governor Phil Bredesen) aide Kim McMillian as the only other candidate left in the race with some chance to emerge as at least the alternative to McWherter. But can she get the money and support to do it? Or will there now be another late-entry Democrat join the field (perhaps someone more on the conservative side) especially since some Democrats still complain to me privately that while Mike McWherter has greatly improved as a candidate in recent months, he can never be his father.
Or is Ken Whitehouse on to something when he closed his NashvillePost.com article (12/3) by quoting an unidentified "well heeled Herron donor" who said when asked who he will support now, said: "I'm going to listen to the first person who calls me, but I might start up a chapter of Democrats for Bill Haslam?" Ouch!
That remains the number one problem for the Democrats. While their race for Governor now finally has some form and clarity, it still lacks very much enthusiasm.
After talking about it and promising for over a year it was coming, the administration of Nashville Mayor Karl Dean has finally presented a financing plan to build the new Music City Center convention hall downtown. But it still doesn't contain any financing for an adjoining convention center, and that is leaving some council members to say they feel left "in limbo."
As I mentioned in THE TENNESSEAN a few days ago, watching the Mayor the last few weeks has been like watching a general marshaling his forces for the final battle. First, there was the effort to cut costs in the project, including using special financing bonds as a part of the federal stimulus program that would cost debt service needs by $5 million a year. Then there was a new independent financial feasibility study released which says Metro will have the funds to pay for the project from the new visitor taxes it has imposed.
Then came the "X Factor" I mentioned in this column a few weeks ago: a new first-of-its-kind Medical Mart to provide a use for the current convention center, while also generating new jobs, and potentially lots of new visitors and hotel room nights as the Medical Mart would be like having a medical equipment service convention in town on a near permanent basis.
While the Medical Mart project is still somewhat speculative (and two other cities, Cleveland and New York are seeking to build ones too), no wonder Mayor Dean wants to play this card to continue to hold and build his support in the Council. And from early impressions it appears to be working in terms of the jobs it will generate. The tax numbers in terms of new room nights from the Medical Mart are still too speculative to be included in the city's financial projections.
Now with the final financing package unveiled you would think the project would be a lock to be approved, and it probably is. But the continued uncertainty about the adjoining convention hotel especially how it would be funded, continue to leave some council members with uneasiness.
On INSIDE POLITICS this week, we take a look at the convention center debate from several angles. First, Metro Finance Director Rich Riebeling joins us to talk about the new financing plan for the center and hopefully an update on the hotel. Then, Allen Hovious of the group NASHVILLE PRIORITIES, which has been raising a lot of questions about the convention center proposal, will then join the discussion to give his group's perspective. Finally, some members of the Metro Council (Emily Evans, Jim Forkum),which will make the final decision sometime in January, will give their thoughts and views on where matters stand and how the debate will develop moving forward.
For now, it seems to me the Mayor still likely has the votes he needs to get the convention center approved, but this continued uncertainty about the hotel (and now even the need for the hotel to make the project successful) is likely to continue to cause council members some heartburn. Now Mayor Dean says he wants a hotel, and that, if financial market conditions improve, he might be able to bring a privately funded proposal to the Council sometime next year. Given the lesser time it will take to build the hotel versus the convention center, it might therefore still be possible that both facilities could open at the same time, which convention and tourist experts have always recommended as a best practice in developments like these.
Finance Director Rich Riebeling says if there had to be a hotel right now, it would have to be publicly financed and that seems to have way too much political baggage to move forward right now. Besides, it is pretty clear Metro flat does NOT have any way to finance a hotel within its current tax revenue streams.
Frankly, I found it stunning that the city's financing plan estimates that even without a new hotel, the city's tourism taxes will generate a near 10% surplus almost every year as a cushion against hard times to pay off the annual debt service on the center. Looks for opponents of the center, in both the council and the public to question those numbers, and look for the NASHVILLE'S PRIORITIES group to raise their volume of discussion particularly about obtaining the studies and other core documents the city is using to justify its financial numbers. NASHVILLE'S PRIORITIES says it has asked for such documents, but so far, hasn't received anything, even after filing a request under the Freedom of Information Act.
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It's a Tennessee tradition that occurs every eight years.
When a governor reaches the end of his second term, and can't seek re-election, his cabinet members slowly begin to leave. For Governor Phil Bredesen, it's now the Corrections Commissioner who has announced he will resign effective the end of the year. Earlier, it was the Education Commissioner.
Given the short amount of time left in his term, it is unlikely the Governor will seek permanent replacements, rather letting those second in command take over the ship for the final few months remaining. I asked the Governor about that recently and he said his team has worked hard to make sure they have strong, capable folks in those assistant commissioner positions, people who can take care of business. In the case of Corrections, he seems to be right as Deputy Commissioner (and former Nashville Sheriff) Gayle Ray has been elevated to Commissioner.
Let's hope he's right about strong leadership in assistant commissioner level in the rest of state government. Given the current financial condition of the state, and the likely deep budget and service cuts yet ahead, this will be unlike any other final year of a state administration, which is usually pretty much status quo, with little or no change ahead.
There is likely to be a lot of change ahead for Tennessee government in 2010, and almost nothing will be status quo or easy.
Our number-twos will definitely have to try harder.
After months of meetings and apparently some personal soul searching, President Barack Obama has decided to send another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan and try to get our NATO allies to send a few thousand more as well.
The idea is to have a troop surge (smaller in size, but similar to what happened in Iraq) with the extra forces cleaning out the Taliban and Al Queda there while we train the Afghans to protect themselves. And if that is successful, we could begin bringing our troops home in 18 months (sometime in mid-2011).
Now I have no idea if this will work even as well as it did in Iraq. I do remember nobody (except President Bush) thought the surge would work, until it did. So it's not surprising to see the usual political suspects on both sides of the aisle be critical of the President's proposal. Public opinion generally is against continuing this war which is now well into its 9th year.
So far it seems our NATO allies are giving the President the best reception. They like President Obama (especially as compared to President Bush), but due to public opinion in their countries, they don't feel they can send a lot of troops. However several nations do seem to be stepping up, and the level of criticism of the plan from NATO leaders seems pretty low (especially as compared to what President Obama is getting from members of his own party and some Republicans).
But what must really have President Obama shaking his head is a headline and op-ed piece I saw in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL (12/2). The headline read "Obama Can Win In Afghanistan", and the op-ed is written by Karl Rove. That's right, the Darth Vader of recent Republican national politics, the architect of much of the GOP success in the early part of this decade, a man Democrats love to hate, is saying some nice things about the President's strategy. Go figure.
When I was in Mayor Fulton's office we used to joke that we pretty much knew who in the Metro Council would be against whatever we proposed. Whenever one of those council members fooled us, and voted our way, we were happy, of course. But it also made go back again, one more time, and look at our legislation to make sure we weren't missing something.
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Diana by J. Randy Taraborrelli
TALKING TO Gerri Hirshey a couple of years back, Diana Ross explained (in language not gleaned from Motown's etiquette classes) why she'd rejected juicy offers to write her ghetto-to-glamour autobiography. "This is my LIFE, this is not a fucking story."
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By Dyke Hendrickson STAFF WRITER
Newburyport Daily News
---- — NEWBURYPORT — The applause of supporters of local City Councilor Kathleen O'Connor Ives had hardly quieted yesterday, but city officials are now looking ahead to the process of naming a new councilor to replace her.
O'Connor Ives won a seat Election Day to represent the First Essex District in the state Senate and is scheduled to assume her position in early January.
Numerous elected officials continue careers and/or local political positions when they begin work on Beacon Hill, but O'Connor Ives has said she will be devoting full-time to her new position.
This means she will be leaving the City Council after almost three terms. Because she is an at-large councilor, the council itself will name the new representative.
"We will have to wait until she resigns," said City Council President Tom O'Brien, "and give people about two weeks to submit their names for consideration.
"The council will discuss and vote on a new councilor at a regular meeting."
O'Brien said he did not think the matter would go to committee, but added that he would ask the city clerk for an opinion on the need to send it to a municipal panel.
In Tuesday's election, O'Connor Ives dominated in Newburyport, garnering (an unofficial) total of 7,257 votes here. Republican opponent Shaun Toohey collected 2,287, independent Paul Magliocchetti garnered 461 and unenrolled James Kelcourse registered 377.
The following (unofficial) numbers were registered in the wards: Ward 1P, 274; Ward 1, 1,024, Ward 2, 1,340; Ward 3, 1,256; Ward 4, 1,303; Ward 5, 974; and Ward 6, 1,086.
Municipal records show that 11,049 voted in the election, out of a city total of 13,852.
O'Connor Ives yesterday said, "I don't have a date when the inauguration is, but I understand it is early January. I will continue on the council until about that time.
"Since the election, we have been closing our (two) campaign offices, making calls and thanking all those who worked for us. We had hundreds who helped, and they did so in different ways — some with making calls, others holding signs, some who raised money."
At her victory party, she gave special credit to her husband, Jeff, ("We're a team") and state Rep. Mike Costello, D-Newburyport, who was an early supporter.
O'Connor Ives said that her team raised about $33,000 in the final election. For the primary, her supporters generated $17,100.
She said that her victory was a combination of the work of many volunteers and an aggressive online presence.
Though she was known for knocking on doors, the lawyer and small-business owner said that Facebook and Twitter activity helped keep her supporters connected.
Asked about her tenure on the council, she said, "I enjoyed the committee work, and the collaborative nature of our council." She said much was accomplished by working together.
She received significant support from virtually all fellow Newburyport councilors.
Mayor Donna Holaday, who initially supported Methuen Mayor Jim Manzi, attended the Election Night victory party, and said, "I am thrilled that she won, and have enjoyed working with her. She will do a great job for the Merrimack Valley."


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I got my iPad Air from tmobile on launch day and was even able to get the free data despite financing the tablet. Really enjoying it so far.
Great episode. Loved hearing everyone's viewpoint on the iPad Air.
I agree that it takes more of a swipe to unlock the iPad. I attribute this to iOS 7 removing the "Slide to unlock" bar and you now have to slide the screen. I'm not usually bothered by this because I use a Smart Cover.
Great review, hope to get my hands on this baby before a new one comes out next year :-P
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A quick note for all of the good folks in India today (errr... well, yesterday technically). Looks like RIM has officially launched the BlackBerry Bold 9700 in India. Woohoo! The 9700 is now available nationwide in retail stores serviced by Redington India... Plus, it is now on hand at Airtel, Aircel, BSNL, Idea Cellular, Loop Mobile, MTNL, Reliance, Tata and Vodafone locations.
For users of the ever popular Bold 9000 in the region, the 9700 may draw more than a few looks. The design has been updated, and packs the touch-sensitive trackpad, a high-performance 624MHZ processor, 256MB of on-board flash memory, a 3.2MP camera (with video), OS 5.0, and a heck of a lot more.
For more details hit up http://in.blackberry.com or check out the full press release after the jump.
New 3G Smartphone Delivers High-End Features and Performance in a Compact and Highly Refined Design
Mumbai, India - Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced the launch of the stylish and powerful BlackBerry® Bold™ 9700 smartphone. The new BlackBerry Bold 9700 offers a wide range of high-end communications and multimedia features in a sleek and stylish design that will appeal to users for both professional and personal use.
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone is expected to be available nationally from leading large format retail stores and multi brand outlets serviced by Redington India as well as from operators including Airtel, Aircel, BSNL, Idea Cellular, Loop Mobile, MTNL, Reliance, Tata and Vodafone beginning January 28, 2010.
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 offers top-of-the-line performance, functionality and features. With its robust connectivity options this global 3G smartphone enables users to stay easily connected, whether it is through phone, email, IM or social networking sites. In addition, the full-QWERTY keyboard on the BlackBerry Bold 9700 allows for comfortable and accurate typing and the touch-sensitive trackpad helps users navigate effortlessly.
The BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone supports 3G HSDPA networks around the world and is equipped with a next-generation, high-performance (624 MHz) processor and 256 MB on-board Flash memory. The exciting new BlackBerry Bold 9700 also features a dazzling high-resolution display and 3.2MP camera with support for video recording. Its dark chrome frame and leatherette back add to the new smartphone's sleek and elegant look, while the narrow profile, balanced weight and soft-touch sides allow it to feel incredibly comfortable in one hand.
"Building on the success of the original BlackBerry Bold, we are now pleased to introduce the new BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone to customers in India. The new 3G BlackBerry Bold 9700 offers top-of-the-line features and performance in a sleek and elegant design that will appeal to both business professionals and consumers," said Frenny Bawa, Vice President, India, Research In Motion.
Key features of the BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone include:
For more information visit http://in.blackberry.com
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** Certain music files may not be supported, including files that contain digital rights management technologies. Photo syncing is currently only available for Windows-based PCs.
apU823 Jan 29, 2010 at 12:04 pm
is it any different than the one released in the US?
specs look pretty much the same...
janaincberry Jan 29, 2010 at 12:57 pm
@ 31.5k-approx $700-unlocked...loaded .442,set up BES and all is well...coming from 8900 the trackpad is worth but with little 3G coverage yet, its not something that people may jump ship for
urShadow Jan 29, 2010 at 1:29 pm
It was released in Pakistan 2 weeks ago, didn't c a post about that
tanjiro Jan 29, 2010 at 3:29 pm
I don't think trying to bring up an extremely touchy subject is going to be necessary.
dont worry indians are pussies. the ones that aren't are crazy. seems like someone in crack is indian
FaeLLe Jan 31, 2010 at 1:35 am
That is very mature of you.
Nice representation of your nation :)
i know it is quite a good representation of my country. esp while there are Indians representing themselves like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d10x8LI1NOE :)
OhGod424 Jan 31, 2010 at 9:26 am
Well...I guess a High End phone being launched in a rich market like India is bound to make news because you would find more people with buying power (and I mean hard earned money buying power, not 10% types) for such a device in India than the entire population of some **other** cry baby countries!
And btw...I'm an Indian, proud to be one, consider myself to be fairly tolerant, and even respectful, to our fist happy neighbours...but surely would not take crap like this comment lying down!
u wont take this comment lying down on the internet but in person u wud take it bowing down while saying arbab :)
don_poky Jan 31, 2010 at 2:19 am
LOL. Maybe Pakistan not getting RIM products authorized way
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better to get the nokia E72 with the nokia messaging thrown in for free;you don't have to pay a dime other than the data charges.
husnimd Jan 30, 2010 at 6:45 am
you should already know in india, when it comes to imported stuffs..everything is gonna be expensive ( i mean it..DAMN expansive). so like it or not you have to bear with that. unless, if you have a friend living in the US or Canada who can buy it for u and post to India, you will get a Blackberry with a cheaper price. (I bet u wont be so lucky to run from import duty either). As a conclusion, everything you touch or use in India, theres always tax to it.
Avid blackberry user will still use a blackberry because of its functionality.
Got one a couple days ago, in the black RIM box. Everything seems good, preferred the original Bold keyboard, the browser on this one seems better, handles complex websites more gracefully.
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Saverin, 30, may have made the move for tax reasons, hoping to avoid the highest rates before Facebook goes public. Although born and raised in Brazil before moving to the United States in 1992, he now lives abroad in Singapore. According to a spokeswoman, Saverin actually renounced his citizenship last September, but the information didn't become public until Bloomberg reported that the IRS released his name on April 30.
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"Eduardo recently found it to be more practical to become a resident of Singapore since he plans to live there for an indefinite period of time," said Strauss, in a statement provided to Forbes. "He has invested in Asian, U.S. and European companies. He also plans to invest in Brazilian and global companies that have strong interests in entering the Asian markets. Accordingly, it made the most sense for him to use Singapore as a home base."
Saverin graduated magna cum laude from Harvard in 2006 with a degree in economics. He was president of the Harvard Investment Association and member of the Phoenix S.K. Club. Andrew Garfield, the new Amazing Spider-Man, played Saverin in The Social Network.
Now that Saverin is no longer a United States citizen, he will depart the Forbes 400 list of wealthiest Americans where he and his fellow Facebook co-founders Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, and Sean Parker have recently climbed the ranks. However, he will remain among Forbes' annual counting of the world's billionaires.
What an idiot. Come to the US, use the infrastructure, schools, etc to build a huge company, but when it comes time to pay the bill. Walk away.
Soldiers are fighting and dying for this country and this punk ass bitch is spitting in their face. Come to America. Become a Billionaire, and then flip off Uncle Sam for the bill.
There are some smart financial moves, and some moves that make people really look selfish and greedy.
Clearly, this dude is not in the caliber of Jobs, Gates, etc who never left the country/citizenship to save a few bucks.
What an ass….
Obviously, your anger is deep-rooted in other personal issues of which none of us is interested. Your language, not to mention your total and complete lack of knowledge concerning his intentions proves your post baseless. And, let's face it, Americans are dying for our freedom while those in DC are protecting big business, protecting wall street and the banks and refusing to control spending while lining their own pockets with tax payer cash. Wake up Anon. Billionaires couldn't care less what you think and nobody is coming to your rescue. Call BofA right now and ask for a refi or a SB loan… See where that gets ya. Then, focus on making peace in your own life knowing your country cares nothing about you. Trust me, you'll be much more happier. Oh and try eating anything without GMOs in it… that would be a pretty neat trick.
It's sad that that's the first thing that comes to your mind. The first thing that comes to my mind is "Gee, maybe we should be thinking about emulating Singapore's tax structure, seeing as how billionaires find it much more favorable!" It's a real shame you're more preoccupied with the "hurr the rich are greedy!" diatribe.
Isn't his assistance in making a great product used by millions of people worldwide everyday enough? Add in the tons of taxes he payed before he left and isn't that enough? What more exactly do you want of him?
Oh well, Who Is John Galt?
Perhaps he didn't feel like he wanted to help create any more products or services for the likes of an ungrateful person like yourself.
Anon I just want to ask, 'Who the hell doesn't want to evade taxes?'
Everyone really needs to get over this HUGE myth that US soldiers are fighting for our freedoms. NO US soldier has ever fought for my freedom. US soldiers have only fought for increased US government power and increased defense contractor profits. The only way to fight for people's freedoms is to never join the military.
The US did not provide him anything that he did not forcibly contribute to paying like the rest of us do. That you believe your government deserves one penny of HIS hard earned money is disgusting, you socialist. The Federal government and the ignorant masses can go to hell. He did the right thing.
Soldiers are fighting for corporate america. Grow up. Fight unconstitutional wars does not protect freedoms, it erodes them.


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1992 was a banner year for Whitney Houston: The Bodyguard hit theatres and spawned one of her most enduring singles, "I Will Always Love You." She also married R&B singer Bobby Brown, a dramatic union that would land them in tabloids for years to come.
Houston and Brown met at the 1989 Soul Train Music Awards and married three years later at Houston's New Jersey property. Their only child, Bobbi Kristina, was born one year later. The couple enjoyed great commercial attention during their 14-year marriage: Houston continued her reign as one of the best-selling singers of her generation (over 170 million records sold to date), though Brown had a chain of Billboard hits and residual fame from his time in popular Eighties group New Edition. In addition to recording several albums separately, they starred in the 2005 Bravo TV reality series Being Bobby Brown, which was cancelled after unfavorable reviews led to Houston refusing to appear in a second season.
Their union turned publicly ugly when the couple separated in September 2006. The pair had been rumored to dabble in hard drugs, and the protracted custody battle brought even more attention to the tabloid-fodder stories. Houston, for her part, did nothing to refute the rumors when she told Diane Sawyer in an infamous 2002 interview, "I make too much money to ever smoke crack . . . Crack is wack." In a 2009 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Houston said that Brown spit on her and hit her, and that their marriage was fraught with physical altercations. (Brown denied this.) Houston also discussed their mutual substance abuse for the first time.
July 21, 1994: Oasis play their first American show
Three years after they formed, the Brothers Gallagher and their long-suffering bandmates crossed the pond for their first-ever American show.
In anticipation of debut Definitely Maybe, Oasis performed much of the album as part of the New Music Seminar in New York. Their gig, held at the Wetlands club in Tribeca, was a critical favorite, and when Definitely Maybe was released in August of the same year, it was a swift hit in their native England and helped stir the mid-Nineties Britpop craze in America, eventually selingl over 12 million copies worldwide.
However, this easy success did not repeat itself when the band was internationally famous and ready to tour America in support of 1995's (What's the Story) Morning Glory? After fighting with brother Liam for the umpteenth time, songwriter Noel quit the band on the eve of their headlining tour, scrapping several prominent shows. The botched tour is blamed often by Oasis fans as the main reason why the band never reached overwhelming fame in America, as they did easily in England. Oasis broke up in 2009 after Liam and Noel came to blows backstage at the Rock En Seine festival in Paris, and all members (sans Noel) currently perform as Beady Eye.
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Vermont Law School student Ben Mack JD '14 MELP '11 recently accepted the Sierra Club's Environmental Alliance Award on behalf of the club's Vermont Chapter for the partnerships it has formed with Vermont's labor unions, Abenaki Tribe and other environmental groups.
The Vermont chapter received a standing ovation at the Modern Day Muir Award Ceremony in San Francisco after Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune highlighted the chapter's accomplishments over the past year.
"The Vermont chapter has built powerful partnerships with Native American tribes, organized labor, farmers and other environmental organizations," Brune said. "The result: Vermont's governor proposed a $1.2 million increase in the Vermont Housing and Conservation Fund for the coming year. In the fall of 2011, the coalition assembled 1,500 Vermonters in front of the statehouse—the largest environmental rally in the history of the state. The Vermont chapter has also had success with initiatives promoting renewable energy generation. Partnering with unions and other environmental organizations, they have pushed the governor to call for 90 percent renewable energy by 2050, the Vermont Senate introducing bill that would result in 90 percent renewables by 2025 and the Vermont House introducing bill that would result in 80 percent renewables by 2025."
The Vermont chapter formed the partnerships as part of its "Our Forests, Our Future" campaign, which aims to link large conservation areas in the Northeast with wildlife corridors through town and tribal forests. The campaign also resulted in the largest weekday rally in Montpelier's history with more than 2,000 participants at the "Put People and the Planet First" rally on May 1.
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ROMNEY, W.Va. — Hampshire County deer hunters don't believe that the spread of chronic wasting disease can be controlled. About half of the hunters are concerned about the situation.
That information and more comes from an extensive telephone survey conducted by Responsive Management of Harrisonburg, Va., which was hired by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to investigate hunters' attitudes about the deer disease.
At the time the survey was conducted, the DNR knew of 99 deer that had tested positive for CWD. All but one were in Hampshire County. The lone exception was in neighboring Hardy County.
That total has now reached 114, according to Wildlife Biologist Rich Rogers in Romney. All are within the established CWD containment zone.
Chronic wasting disease is a neurological ailment found in deer and elk. It belongs to a family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. The disease slowly attacks the brain, causing the animal to progressively become emaciated, display abnormal behavior and eventually die. There is no evidence to suggest that CWD poses a risk for humans or domestic animals.
Licensed hunters at least 15 years old who had killed a deer in Hampshire County during the past 10 years were surveyed.
Only 9 percent said worries about CWD kept them from hunting. However, 69 percent said they would stop hunting deer in Hampshire if it becomes known that CWD can infect humans.
A nearly similar number of hunters said they would stop hunting in Hampshire County if half the deer become infected.
Mineral County resident Mike Cornachia, who hunts family land on Whitehorse Mountain near Springfield, was surveyed.
"Between me, my wife and my daughter we get about 10 deer a year," Cornachia said Wednesday. "None of our deer have ever tested positive."
Cornachia said his family doesn't wait to hear the testing results before beginning to consume the venison. "But if I ever found out that CWD was right where we hunt, then I'd wait to get the test results before we ate the meat," he said.
Special regulations put in place in the county because of CWD have made it illegal to bait for deer there.
"At first I was one of those who was upset about that, upset that we couldn't put our corn piles out. But now I think it is the best thing that ever happened."
Cornachia said he is seeing more and bigger bucks every season since baiting was made illegal.
"Because there are no corn piles, the bucks stay on their feet and move around looking for food," he said. "Where there is corn all over the woods they eat it at night and lay down during the day."
Cornachia said he enjoys talking with the DNR crews that sample the deer for CWD when he checks them in at the Country Store in Springfield.
"They're great. They answer every question you have about CWD. They said there are more deer now in the CWD zone because so many have been killed for sampling that the does are having triplets."
Cornachia speculates that hunting pressure is down in Hampshire County because of the regulation that makes it illegal to transport a whole deer carcass outside the county.
"Think about it. A guy who doesn't have private land access or a place to take care of his deer has to find a tree, hang the deer, skin it and quarter it off the bones before he can leave. A lot of people won't do that."
Eighty-seven percent of the hunters surveyed said they eat just as much deer meat now as they did before CWD was confirmed in the county.
"I'm not a bit concerned about it," Cornachia said. "I've never seen a sick deer where we hunt."
Wildlife Biologist Chris Ryan said DNR will continue to sample deer in Hampshire County for CWD, but at a lesser rate.
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture has eliminated funding to states for CWD monitoring and control," Ryan said. "We had been getting about $285,000 annually for that work."
Sampling will likely take place at four checking stations on the first two days of the deer firearms season. In the past, the agency has collected samples at as many as 12 checking stations.
Contact Outdoor Editor Mike Sawyers at email@example.com.


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As we look ahead to November's elections, Weston-Redding-Easton Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about every race in town. Here's our start on the candidates and issues we'll be covering as November draws near. Bookmark this page for updates.
John Shaban (R-135th): A Redding resident, after first getting elected to represent Weston, Redding and Easton in 2010. Shaban opted to run for the seat when fellow Republican John Schipp, of Weston, decided not to run for reelection after nine terms. Shaban
Leon Karvelis (D-challenger for 135th): Karvelis, a Redding Democrat, is seeking to unseat Shaban in November. He's earned his party's nomination. Karvelis, who serves on the Region 9 Board of Education, feels that Shaban votes "." Karvelis thinks it's time for a change in the 135th District, as voters have sent Republicans there for two decades.
Dan Carter (R-2): Carter, a resident of Bethel, was elected to the 2nd General Assembly District in November 2010. Carter has a background in professional health care and has taken a position against unionizing day care workers and home health aides as one group, His concern is that "the bill would allow the two groups to bargain collectively for their subsidized wages, but not for health insurance, pension, working conditions or any other benefit." Carter has offered his support for the sale of craft beer in pubs and other venues. Carter's website details his early involvement with the ROTC program and stated that he served two terms in "war-torn Bosnia."
(R-26th): Seeking her third term as state senator, Boucher was first elected in 2008 to represent the 26th State Senate District, which includes Ridgefield, Wilton, New Canaan, Bethel, Westport and Weston. Prior to becoming a state senator, Boucher represented the 143rd District (Wilton and part of Norwalk) for six consecutive terms. Boucher, who lives in Wilton, hasbeen of Connecticut's . She is also . Prior to Boucher's election, fellow Republican Judith Freedman represented the district for 22 years.
Carolanne Curry (D-Westport): Curry, a Westporter, recently announced her candidacy to secure the Democratic nomination to challenge Boucher to represent the 26th State Senate District in Hartford. Currently serving as an alternate on the Westport Planning and Zoning Commission, Curry has a "history of support of women's rights, reproductive rights and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights," according to The Hour. If elected, Curry plans to secure a sound budget for the state, reinforce programs for senior citizens, create jobs and invest in education.
John McKinney (R-25th): Senate Minority Leader John McKinney represents Easton, Fairfield, Newtown and part of Weston. He was first elected to the State Senate in 1998 and became Minority Leader in 2007. McKinney defeated Democrat Mitchell Fuchs by a 68-32 percent margin in 2010. McKinney—who — for U.S. Senate.
Jim Himes (D-incumbent): The congressman, who on Patch, is seeking his third term in the 4th district and has recently focused his efforts on job growth, expanding veterans' rights and strengthening domestic violence laws. He's represented the district since 2008.
Steve Obsitnik (R): The Westport businessman, who , said when he that leadership in Washington is needed to "support entrepreneurship, excellence in education, fiscal responsibility and private sector job growth."
Susan Bysiewicz (D): The former Secretary of State about the importance of small business in creating jobs in the state. "If we're serious about job creation we need to send leaders to Washington who understand small business," she said. "As the wife of a small business owner I know about that. Before my head hits the pillow every night I get an earful about small business."
Chris Murphy (D): The congressman, , has been , but his response is that he's "proud" of his record and the way Congress has handled Wall Street reform.
Sylvester Salcedo (D): The Bridgeport lawyer is known for being one of the few Asian-Americans to run for U.S. Senate in the 2012 election — perhaps now the only one since — as well as driving to the Mexican border earlier this year to gain a some attention for his campaign.
Lee Whitnum (unaffiliated): The Greenwich resident spark some controversy when because Gov. Malloy and Rep. Chris Murphy are "lying to the people to pander to the ultra conservative branch of the Jewish community." She announced in June that she would
Linda McMahon (R): , the former WWE CEO is a clear frontrunner in the U.S. Senate race along with Rep. Murphy. She recently shared her .
Chris Shays (R): The former congressman, who lost his seat to Himes in 2008, recently turned to Republican political strategist Karl Rove for assistance with his campaign.
Kie Westby (R): , the Southbury attorney said that career politicians have had their chance to make changes. "It requires a fresh face, a fresh approach," he said. Although he hasn't officially suspended his campaign, Westby recently announced that he wouldn't submit the signatures required to be part of the Republican primary.


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On this morning's CAA teleconference, James Madison coach Mickey Matthews reiterated his camp-long stance on Drew Dudzik and Justin Thorpe.
Both quarterbacks are going to play Saturday at Maryland.
"Both of them are inexperienced – one's a junior and one's a freshman," Matthews said. "They've competed very hard in fall camp. They're both going to play at Maryland. Both can run and both can throw. Drew played the second half against Montana [last year], but he hasn't played a lot."
It goes without saying that the Dukes are unsettled at the position, especially after the graduation of Rodney Landers. That makes it two straight years a CAA opponent will start its season at Maryland with uncertainty at QB.
Matthews said he can envision a split system unfolding for a few weeks before a decision is made – one that ultimately will have as much to do with his players' reaction as his own.
In short: The guy who winds up securing more faith that he can do more to lead the Dukes to victories is probably the long-term QB.
"[We'll decide] when it's obvious one is better than the other," Matthews said. "The players, the kids decide. The coaches just announce it. We're going to go by that around here, whether it's defensive end or quarterback. We're going to let the kids decide who is going to play."


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Asian food aficionados, prepare to rejoice (and salivate). The 626 Night Market is coming to the infield at Santa Anita Park next month.
The ultra-popular Asian market has outgrown its former Pasadena home; the last 626 Night Market event, held in July, drew a crowd of more than 40,000.
Check out the attached video of July's event.
Though primarily intended to exhibit Asian foods and products, the free event will also include movies on the lawn, a dance floor and performance artists.
"This is a great opportunity for all of us, and we are going to do everything we need to do to ensure that those who come here will have a great experience," said Santa Anita CEO Mark Verge in a press release.
Market founder Jonny Hwang told the 626 Foodettes blog that organizers have lowered the price for vendors in keeping with the market's motto of supporting local business.
"It has decreased by about $130 per night and includes equipment such as canopy rental, permits, and electricity," Hwang told blogger Clarissa Wei. "Our rates are lower than most, if not all, large Asian events. While we are not subsidized by host cities or media entities, one of our primary goals is to support local businesses and entrepreneurs as a platform with a low cost of entry."
Market organizers are still accepting vendor applications.
The Saturday market will run from 3 p.m.-12 a.m. The Sunday market will run from 3 p.m.-10 p.m. Parking costs $7. Arrive between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m. for $4 parking.


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