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New Kindle software, hardware expand Amazon's e-book system, blur its identity
Over the last few days, Amazon has shipped three major updates to its Kindle electronic-book system that expand its capabilities but also confuse its identity.
Its first move came last Sunday, when it announced a multimedia upgrade to the free Kindle application for Apple's iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad that it debuted last year.
On those devices, the Kindle app can now play audio and video files embedded in some Kindle releases. For example, a preview copy of travel writer Rick Steves' latest guide to London features the author reading aloud his descriptions--a useful option while walking around the city.
But you won't see or hear any of that multimedia goodness in the other Kindle software introduced this week--the reader program for Android smartphones that Amazon announced on Monday. The free Kindle for Android, which requires devices to at least run the 1.6 release of Google's operating system, resembles the Seattle retailer's older iPhone software and the BlackBerry application it shipped in February.
Like those earlier programs, Kindle for Android displays books you've bought on the Kindle Store and even keeps your place as you switch your reading from one Kindle device or program to another. But shopping requires switching over to an Android phone's Web browser, and you can't read newspapers, magazines or blogs to which you've subscribed through the Kindle Store.
To enjoy those subscriptions, you'd instead have to switch to Amazon's third release of the week, an updated Kindle DX e-reader tablet introduced Thursday. The new Kindle DX, shipping July 7, features an e-ink screen that Amazon says offers 50 percent more contrast than that of its predecessor.
It sells for $379, down from $489, and comes clad in dark-gray plastic that should hide dirt better than the old DX's off-white exterior. But even at $379, the DX doesn't seem to compare well to a $499 iPad that will let you read the same books, allow you to peruse blogs, newspapers and magazines through its Web browser or add-on apps, and which also happens to be a decent computer in its own right.
(One could say the same about the smaller Kindle and Barnes & Noble's Nook; prices were cut on each last week.)
How do you see this shaking out? Will "Kindle" become shorthand for a family of reader programs, or will people continue to think of a specific set of e-reader tablets when you say the name?
Rob Pegoraro
July 2, 2010; 4:05 PM ET
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I think there will be a Kindle brand of mainly ebook focused devices for the next few years at least. The price will decline to, say, $200. But, amazon may well sell more ebooks for other devices, particularly Apple's, in as little as a year. If the Kindle devices prove a losing proposition, Amazon will discontinue them.
Posted by: query0 | July 2, 2010 5:00 PM | Report abuse
does the kindle dx allow the same clunky web-browsing of the regular kindle? at least w/ free 3g it will be faster.
Posted by: HardyW | July 2, 2010 5:15 PM | Report abuse
I like the Kindle 2's form factor, and I don't think it's going away. I expect a color Kindle to emerge, and I for one anticipate the rumored Shasta Kindle to be something I will want to buy, even if it's black and white. I have a Netbook if I want something bigger and a Nokia N900 for cell-phone sized reading, but Kindle 2 size still seems like the best reading size for me.
Posted by: geneven | July 2, 2010 6:20 PM | Report abuse
Personally I am boycotting any device that tries to create a monopoly position, I won't buy a Kindle until it is open source and has a battery that I can swap out without having to send it back to them. For the same reason I shall keep on using my netbook rather than switching to an Ipad.
Posted by: ianstuart | July 2, 2010 10:28 PM | Report abuse
The price is competitive if you note the niche market crowd: avid readers
That includes those who mainly want a device for reading (a lot of us have really good 10" netbooks that do more than the iPad but aren't flat) and those who want to read when outdoors or by a window indoors as the iPad has a terrible time with reflections and glare in daylight. http://bit.ly/kwipadsun
But as HardyW mentions, the 3G now includes free web browsing in about 60 countries, via mobile-networks. Hardy, yes it's included, and it's faster now. But as with any smaller-sized mobile-unit, it does best with website versions that are mobile-device-optimized. There's no limit on them except for sites with large images, in which case, that's too slow.
Text-based lookups are best. There are places with free full NYTimes text daily.
For the iPad which has 3G capability that would allow downloading of books from almost anywhere, that iPad would cost, at a minimum, $629 and then web-data charges of $15- $25 for the months in which you actually used the 3G capability.
I think the Kindle's e-reading market is different from the color-web-browsing, video focused iPad. Many I know like having both units. The Kindles are good for long-form reading in daylight with no eyestrain.
Posted by: Andrys | July 3, 2010 1:30 AM | Report abuse
Rob, stop comparing the Kindle to the iPad. They are two different devices with two difference purposes. The Kindle is a dedicated eBook reader. The iPad is a huge, multifunction device with a short battery life and a backlit LCD screen. If you want to read a book, there is no better device than a Kindle. If you want to play Angry Birds, then by all means... dump $500 into what is simply a giant iPod. Or you could try out these revolutionary new device Apple just came out with. It's just like an iPad only it's smaller, so it will fit in your pocket, has a front and rear facing camera, AND YOU CAN MAKE PHONE CALLS WITH IT!!! It's called an iPhone. It will make the iPad obsolete!!!
Posted by: phchris | July 3, 2010 9:38 AM | Report abuse
Regardless of the changes Amazon.com was ahead of the curb when it came to digital formats and e-books. I have read several news articles showing Barnes and Nobles, along with others in the industry, are now struggling to catch up.
I hope soon, the publishing world will also look at self-publishing differently. Technology has made it easy for writers to electronically publish their work.
I say good for Amazon and their new Kindle tools.
Posted by: fearless74 | July 3, 2010 10:49 AM | Report abuse
I think you folks are missing the point a little. I am a techno-junkie and will probably sooner or later get an iPad. I love Apple products and own several including Apple tv. but it doesn't really interest me at this time.
The iPad is a great general purpose portable entertainment device that does allow web browsing and email and videoin addition to eReading at a decent price. But the cheapest "untethered" GSM iPad is $549 plus a $15 a month subscription to AT&T.
I own a Kindle and have for over a year. I absolutly love it! I have never been interested in using it for multimedia or web browsing, I have other devices for those when I need them but when I want to just sit down and read one of the 8 - books I am reading snatches of at any one time without carrying themall around the kindle can't be beat! It is the size of a paperback and reads very much the same way. I can change font size when i forget my reading glasses in about 3 seconds, read it in bright sunlight,(in dim light I need to turn something on about like I would with a paperback). I can switch from one book to another in about another 3 seconds and it always keeps my place. I can shop for new books from it almst anywhere (OK not on Stuart island in the San Juans)or buy from my PC and be reading in less than a minute and the connection is free forever. There are hundreds of thousands of free books available from Amazon or other sites. My battery life is a minimum of three weeks if I leave the web connection off or a week if it is on. I can charge from any USB port. I can automatically synch with darn near any device so if I want to continue on the same page I am reading on my kindle of the same book on my iPod touch or my PC I just open the book and I'm there. But the iPOD touch has too small a screen and the PC is not as portable or as easy to read for hours. And my Kindles is a third the size of the iPad and a quarter the weight. Oh and it is now $179. The DX is larger with a screen that is closer to the size of the iPad but is still half as thick and has all the advantages of the Kindle 2 I have. However in my opinion even the new one is still more than I would spend on one.
People have been saying (don't people always say?) for years that ereaders won't work because they are single purpose. With the Kindle Amazon has spawned a whole "kindle killer" industry. (Sound like iPod killer anyone?) I think until multi-purpose pads get to the same price point and flexability there will always be a place for Kindle, Nook etc.
Posted by: gherman22 | July 3, 2010 1:18 PM | Report abuse
I wonder how high the quality will be on the multimedia files. There's not a lot of space on the Kindle device.
Posted by: aislinnskyla | July 3, 2010 1:36 PM | Report abuse
I really don't get the criticism that the Kindle is a single-purpose item. It's an eReader - no more, no less. It's small and portable, and requires no Internet connection. It can not only display an unlimited number of books, including the 1,500 it can store, but it also has a built-in dictionary and adjustable font sizes. And it can subscribe to newspapers and blogs (just like your iPad). Besides, how multi-purpose is a book printed on paper?!?
Posted by: 4Katie | July 4, 2010 11:31 AM | Report abuse
the Nook as a disadvantage, as far as i'm concerned, for people with vision problems and the elderly... it's not backlit which means someone with poor vision still has to use a light to ready the screen easily. The screen on the iPad is amazing and you have so much control.
I haven't tried the Kindle, since i can't find it anywhere and I don't know someone who has one.
Posted by: mollytjm | July 5, 2010 3:02 PM | Report abuse
I find the new KDX with an improved screen and $110 cheaper to not be particularly compelling. Such a device priced another $100 cheaper ($279) would, however, be compelling.
OTOH a gizmodo article from late May/early June with some Amazon internal screenshots of new kindle code names alluded to the fact that kindles are being shipped with some features turned off in firmware. These features would be turned on once "Shasta" was released. Two Shasta models are under development: Shasta and Shasta/WiFi.
In addition to "Shasta" the article also showed "Turing", "Nell", "Miranda", and "Klamath" development projects -- not all of these are necessarily devices. Some of the other projects shown were clearly apps for non-Amazon devices.
Several commenters remarked that "Shasta" in Bengali and Hindi means "cheap", and that Amazon has a development center in Chennai,India. As I once lived in Chennai (formerly Madras), I can tell you that that is far from where Bengali and Hindi are spoken -- so I wouldn't put too much credence in "Cheap".
"Shasta" sounds like what most have been calling K3.
Posted by: eboyhan | July 5, 2010 3:10 PM | Report abuse
in my previous post gizmodo should actually be engadget -- sorry for the mixup
Posted by: eboyhan | July 5, 2010 3:14 PM | Report abuse
I will not buy a Kindle. Why should I buy a black and white one trick pony when I can use my iPhone or iPad for more versatility?
Posted by: Phoghat | July 5, 2010 5:37 PM | Report abuse
Having just taken the plunge and ordered a new Kindle DX - which I hope ships tomorrow as promised - I thought it worth adding to the conversation that I did consider the iPad but opted for the "one-trick-pony." After some back-and-forth, I decided that what I really needed was a large e-reader and not a multi-function computer. I already have a laptop that takes care of my general computing needs, a Droid that gives me communications and web access on the road, but neither is good for good old-fashioned reading. The Kindle lets me load up PDFs (a must for all the academic articles I need to read), have access to reference books, download novels, and reduce my need to carry around a small library on business trips.
The price is still a little steep when compared with tablet computers, and $299 would have been more palatable, but I've stumped up the cash and so will live with it.
It may be a "one-trick-pony" but as long as it performs that trick well, I'm happy to saddle up and take it for a ride.
Posted by: WordGuy | July 6, 2010 10:37 AM | Report abuse
Kindle is better than Ipad for reading. Period. My desktop and laptop are better than Ipad for computing. Period. Ipad is cool, but it isn't athreat to Kindle, laptops, or desktops. My Kindle is still the best thing I have ever owned.
Posted by: perrywillis | July 6, 2010 3:00 PM | Report abuse
I loved my Kindle and swore I would never be without it. Then, last week, it quit working for no apparent reason. Tech support's suggestion: buy a new one. Now do I love Kindle? Not so much. Buy a new one? I don't think so.
Posted by: Katherinesmits | July 7, 2010 3:12 PM | Report abuse
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MANILA, Philippines – A Church official based in Basilan accused members of the Philippine National Police and local authorities of merely being "reactionary" to the several crime incidents in the province.
"Problema dito ang hindi pagiging pro-active ng mga otoridad na nagre-react lamang kapag may nangyari nang krimen," Basilan bishop Martin Jumoad told Church-run Radio Veritas.
Jumoad said he had met with Defense Secretary Norberto Gonzales yesterday morning (Dec. 13) to discuss the peace and order situation in Basilan.
"Sinabi ko rin sa kanya ang masamang pamamalakad ng local government dito sa lalawigan kung saan walang serbisyo publiko, we have bad roads, maraming residente ang naghihirap," the bishop said.
He added that the local police lack the logistics and provisions to go after criminals operating in the province.
"Sabi ko kay Secretary Gonzales, paano makaka-respond at mapangalagaan ng mga pulis ang seguridad sa lalawigan gayong wala silang sasakyan para maka-respond sa kaso ng kidnapping tulad ng nangyaring kidnapping kay Dr. Orlando Fajardo, vice president ng Basilan State College ay walang mga sasakyan ang mga pulis maging ang Special Action Force na nakatalaga dito ay mga sasakyan. Kung meron mang sasakyan wala namang gasoline so affected ang mobility ng PNP dito," Jumoad said.
He also noted that there is "no peace at all, there is kidnapping, there is beheading, there is also jailbreak. Ang jailbreak naman ay parang pattern na every year. Noong 2007, 2008 at ngayong 2009 mayroon na namang jailbreak. I told secretary Gonzales, we have already enough of this in Basilan."
Jumoad earlier called on President Arroyo to declare martial law in Basilan to address the problem of prevalent lawlessness in the province.

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Injuries dominated the conversation after Monday's Lightning practice at the Ice Den, and with the list not liable to shrink any time soon, D Mathieu Roy was called up from AHL Norfolk.
"We want to make sure we have enough guys here," coach Guy Boucher said.
Boucher said he no longer expects LW Simon Gagne to join the team on its nine-day, four-game road trip that lasts through Saturday. Gagne, out four games, is being treated for a neck strain, though given his concussion history, he continues to be tested for that malady.
In addition to two MRI exams, Gagne, hurt Oct. 21 when checked into the boards by the Islanders' Michael Grabner, has seen a neurologist and took a neuro-psyche test, both of which were negative, head athletic trainer Tommy Mulligan said.
"Nothing has pointed us in any direction but that," Mulligan said of a neck strain. "He did have some improvement, which is good, so we're just going to continue the same plan right now."
C Dominic Moore, out for two games with a groin injury, had an MRI exam Monday, and D Matt Smaby, using a walking boot on his right foot, is being treated for a sprained ankle despite an X-ray indicating a small fracture line.
Mulligan said the line might be an old injury because it is not where Smaby is feeling pain.
"There's a chance it's new, but we're not treating it as that," Mulligan said. "We're treating it as an ankle sprain."
Roy up: Smaby's injury left Tampa Bay with six available defensemen, including Mattias Ohlund (knee), who played 19:59 on Saturday in his second regular-season game but still is getting into shape and was allowed to sit out Monday's practice. Enter Roy, 27, one of the last cuts out of training camp, who has two goals, eight points for the Admirals.
Playoff bound?: The NHL points out seven of the past 12 Stanley Cup champions led their conferences entering November. Good news for the Lightning (7-2-1), which hasn't been to the playoffs since 2007 but leads the East with 15 points.
Conference leaders on Nov. 1 only twice in the past 24 years missed the playoffs: the 1993-94 Flyers and 1988-89 Maple Leafs.
Power-play struggles: The power play entered Monday fourth in the league at 23.9 percent but just 3-for-21 in its past five games, including 1-for-17 five-on-four.
Teddy Purcell will take Ryan Malone's spot on the first unit. Malone, there in place of Gagne, will go to the second with rookie Mattias Ritola, who on Saturday against the Coyotes scored his first NHL goal.
"We know he's got skill," Boucher said of Ritola. "He's got very good vision. He's a heavy guy. He's strong on the puck. He's got the qualities to play on the power play, for sure."
Beyond personnel, Boucher said the power play simply has trouble setting up. "We waste, I'd say, 80 to 85 percent of our power play getting in with no timing, trying to fancy it up close to the blue line. That's where we kill our momentum."
"Your breakout, your neutral zone, your entry, your speed into the zone, your battles in the corners, all that is the power play," he added. "So, if you don't invest in the rest, you've got a bad power play, and the last two games I didn't like the way we invested in the power play. We were softer on the power play than we were five-on-five."
Odds and ends: D Pavel Kubina said he has not heard from the NHL about his knee-to-knee hit with Phoenix's Keith Yandle. … After practice the team went to a go-kart track.
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Ivoryton Playhouse to Launch 'Ivoryton Players' Program, July 2014
We are so excited to announce a brand new program at the Ivoryton Playhouse starting in July. The Ivoryton Players is an opportunity for adults who love the theatre to have fun, meet new friends and put on a show!
You will learn about professional theater while preparing and rehearsing for a staged reading with the performance on 12/09/14 on the Ivoryton Playhouse Stage! All levels of experience or no experience are welcome. Here comes the fun ... NO MEMORIZING!
If you are interested in performing again in your life or it is on your bucket list to see what it's like to be "in the theater", here's your chance. If you want to be a part of this fun group but would prefer to be involved in the backstage work essential to a great show, there are props, costumes, set design, stage managing, publicity, understudies and more.
We will be performing a riotous comedy to be announced. The first meeting will include a welcome packet for all, an overview of the club and some hilarious get-acquainted improvisations. We will then start the rehearsal process in the next meetings.
The Ivoryton Players director is Joyce Beauvais. Joyce, after settling in CT, currently runs this program in Old Saybrook and also starting in East Lyme. Ms Beauvais brings with her a lifetime in the theater performing her first professional role at age seven. She lived in NYC for over 25 years as an actress in stage, TV and film, also a Broadway and Off-Broadway producer and 5 years as owner and operator of Chez Beauvais, Restaurant and Cabaret. Chez Beauvais was a boite on Tenth Ave., NYC offering fine cuisine and the best of New York City jazz. She partnered with uber agents Jack Rollins and Jane Rollins. After moving to FL she continued to perform as an actress but also developed this program that today will be the Ivoryton Players. "The mix of people and experience", Joyce finds, "turns into the magic one only finds in theater". Joyce promises this will be one of the times of your life!
Sign up now for our very first meeting of the Ivoryton Players. We begin Monday, July 18th from 1:00 to 3:30PM (time flexible according to membership needs) and will meet every Monday up till the show at the Playhouse Rehearsal Studio, 24 Main Street, Centerbrook. Call Krista at 860-767-9520, ext 205 to register.
There is limited enrollment and only a $5 charge per class (funding available for those who need it), so come and join us. I promise you, after one meeting you'll be hooked!
For more, visit www.ivorytonplayhouse.org.


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Gina, over at Pet Connection, posted this one, and it's pretty good, so I'm posting it here as well.
And yes, women are over-represented at dog shows. Demographic research shows 61% percent of dog show watchers are women and 39% are men. To put it another way, women are 19% more likely than the average adult to watch dog shows, while men are 20% less likely. Dog shows also have the greatest appeal among consumers ages 45+.
As for handlers -- the folks paid to walk a dog around a ring on a string -- they too are mostly women.
Are blondes under-represented at dog shows? I had not noticed, but it would not surprise me if it were true.
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Cleobury Mortimer 208-9 Avoncroft 85 all out
VICE-CAPTAIN Ben Griffiths says Cleobury Mortimer's first league win of the season will 'lift everyone's' spirits at the club.
Griffiths snapped up 4-0 from just 15 balls to wrap up Saturday's 123-run success over Avoncroft in the Worcestershire County League Division Three.
"We saw what Avoncroft had done to Tenbury a few weeks ago and we were a bit worried," said Griffiths, who was dismissed first ball of the match.
"I have never achieved figures like that before - the pitch was taking a bit of spin.
"Cricket is a great leveller and the lad who scored a double century a few weeks ago against Tenbury was out from the first ball of Avoncroft's innings.
"We knew that Cleobury had scored 400 runs without loss against Tenbury but Dave Shorter had their double centurion caught and bowled from the first ball.
"This season, we had not been as optimistic going into matches as we had been in the past.
"But I think this victory will do our players a world of good."
Griffiths, who is also club chairman, is missing Cleobury's trip to high-flying Bredon this Saturday.
"Bredon have not lost this summer and are looking very good this season," said Griffiths.
"Stourport thumped us and said that Bredon's batsmen were reverse-sweeping their fast bowlers."
After Griffiths was dismissed from the first ball of last weekend's match, Craig Shorter (78) and Dave Shorter (64) combined to resurrect the hosts' innings and guide Cleobury for 208-9.
Skipper Mike Green also weighed in for Cleobury, while Paul Athey (3-35), Craig Hughes (3-45) and Ben Warwick (2-30) shared the wickets for Avoncroft.
David Shorter (3-28) and David Hughes (2-26) put Avoncroft's innings on the back foot before Griffiths' introduction fired Cleobury to victory.
Griffiths said: "We battled hard after a poor start and to get beyond 200 was a tremendous effort.
"We bowled quite well and Grant Carbines is an experienced campaigner and kept things tight."
Cleobury are now fourth from bottom in the table.
Griffiths added: "We are a small club in this division but we think there will be several other small clubs who will be battling out with us in the lower parts of the division."


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I was looking more closely into SmartQ Z, ZGPax and Motorola Motoactv. I would use it mostly for everyday use and running. I also take in account the modding capability and apps that can run on it. I'm aware that ZGPax and Motoactv can basically be completely modified and can run most play store apps (and motoactv even has GPS build in). So what about SmartQ Z? Could I for example run edmondo sports tracker?
All answers are much appreciated. Oh and if it matters, I have a HTC One X running CM11, so compatibility shouldn't be an issue right?


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Like all pro leagues, the NBA is a game of dollars. In this career, the tenure is short; many NBA players won't see 10 years in the industry. Even the league's top crop may only see 15 to 20 years of service.
So this is where it gets tricky; how do you get an individual who has a limited career window to take less money than he's worth? If the player is a veteran who has bought into the system and city, maybe he will take less money to help the team. Clearly that's not Kobe Bryant. Players on rookie deals don't have any choice in the matter and always provide teams with some flexibility. Maybe the player has an injury history, or off-court disciplinary problem that lowers his market value.
With all these factors in mind, let's count down the 25 biggest bargains in the league.
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25. DeMarre Carroll
$2,500,000 / 2,500,000
Although a rather unknown name by the public masses, Hawks fans have come to love the play of DeMarre Carroll. The fifth-year wing is averaging career-highs in minutes, points, assists, steals and rebounds. He's also shooting career-high percentages from the field and three-point line. In the month of February, Carroll averaged 15.3 points and shot 51 percent from the field. The best part of Carroll's current success is the Hawks have him under contract for the 2014-15 season at the same beautiful rate.
24. Jimmy Butler
$1,174,080 / 2,119,214
The Bulls have continued to compete to the surprise of everyone, including the Bulls front office, who tried to pull the plug earlier this season, sending Luol Deng to Cleveland. Clearly Joakim Noah has been the key cog in Chicago but Jimmy Butler is second on the team in win shares. Despite still being on his rookie deal, Butler has emerged as one of the league's best defensive wings. If he can continue to develop his offense he may be a star in this league.
23. Kemba Walker
$2,709,720 / 3,452,183
The former UConn star has really come into his own as an NBA player. Although his overall skill was initially questioned, Walker has begun to silence his critics. Walker's shooting percentages are still far from ideal but his on-court intangibles and leadership continue to be vital to a young and under-gunned Bobcats team. Walker and Al Jefferson have the Bobcats circling .500, sitting in the seventh spot of the Eastern Conference.
22. Jamal Crawford
$5,225,000 / 5,450,000 / 5,675,000
He's a purely offensive player. He's a combo guard and he's a highlight-maker. When Crawford once said he'd never really worked to improve his game over the offseason until now I lost my mind. Imagine if this guy gave basketball his all? The Clippers' sixth man can put points up in a hurry. He's incredibly quick off the dribble, even at the age of 33. He's also a solid playmaker and deadly shooter from deep. The Clippers look to him to jump start the offense on the rare off nights for Blake Griffin and Chris Paul.
$8,360,000 / 8,720,000 / 9,080,000
Previously Monta Ellis and former teammate Brandon Jennings were unfortunately nicknamed the "chuck brothers". This year a fresh start in Dallas has changed a lot. Ellis has added a more conservative style to his game playing along Dirk Nowitzki and company. While he is still a streaky scorer, he has been a definite positive for a Mavericks squad that truly needed a second option to play alongside Nowtizki. Ellis is on a very reasonable three-year deal and will allow the Mavericks to play around in the offseason.


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Sonic the Hedgehog - Wii
- Genre: Platform
- Publisher: Nintendo
- Developer: SEGA
Based on the original Sega Genesis version, Sonic The Hedgehog was re-created as the first Sonic game for the Sega Master System. Not just a straight port, this version includes new stages, bosses, some different zones and a level map. The most noticeable difference, however, is that the Chaos Emeralds have to be found within certain stages other than the Special Stages. Dash through six Zones (including special zones that were only available for the Sega Master System version) and face Dr. Eggman (a.k.a. Dr. Robotnik) at the end of every Zone.
- Readers rate it: 80% ·
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15-year-old girl gang raped, killed in Krishna district - NTv
Mon, Apr 18, 2016, 03:08 PM
A 15-year-old girl was brutally gang raped and killed at Vebarinthalapadu of Chandarlapadu in Krishna district. She had been missing from her house for two days. Later, when the police went searching for her, they found her body in some bushes. Police have taken two of the culprits in to custody and are on the lookout for another one. They poured acid over her and killed her.


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NCPR's Curt Stager goes national with On Point
Curt Stager's new book "Deep Future" is on shelves — I saw it over the weekend at a bookstore in Vermont — and his very different take on climate change is drawing a lot of attention.
Stager, the Paul Smiths College professor who also co-hosts the popular "Natural Selections" segment on NCPR, projects what we know about global warming tens of thousands of years into the future.
What will the world look like? How will changes that we're making to the climate now affect human societies into the distant future, long after we In Boxers are mulched into the mythological past?
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BROOKLYN, Mich. — Calling the car that he drove in qualifying for the Pure Michigan 400 "phenomenal," Jeff Gordon set a track qualifying record of 206.558 miles an hour Friday to win the pole for Sunday's Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway.
"I was a little unsure of what we were going to have during qualifying from the car," said Gordon, who qualified ahead of Joey Logano (206.381) and Carl Edwards (206.115). "The first [qualifying session] I just didn't get all of it. The car was there and had more speed and grip but I wasn't sure how aggressive I could be. When I felt that, I was pretty excited."
Gordon, Logano, and Edwards were three of seven drivers who bested Kevin Harvick's June qualifying record of 204.557 miles an hour, joining Brian Vickers, Brad Keselowski, Harvick, and Paul Menard.
Friday's knockout qualifying speeds, however, were secondary to the noted absence of Tony Stewart. Stewart-Haas Racing announced Thursday that Stewart will not compete in the wake of the death of Kevin Ward, Jr., in a sprint car accident last weekend in Canandaigua, N.Y.
Stewart-Haas Racing representatives said Friday that no timetable has been set for Stewart to return to driving in the Sprint Cup, and no decision has been made for when Stewart will return.
Jeff Burton will drive in place of Stewart in the Pure Michigan 400 and qualified 27th on Friday. Burton, 47, has won 21 Sprint Cup races since 1993 but has only driven in two races this season, finishing 17th in March at Las Vegas and 20th in July at New Hampshire. He will retire at the end of this season to become an auto racing analyst for NBC.
"My role here is to hopefully provide a little stability and give the team the most success they can have in a very difficult situation," Burton said prior to qualifying. "Hopefully me being here in some kind of way can help a healing process start.
Brett Frood, Stewart-Haas Racing's executive vice president, reiterated that the decision not to drive this weekend rested with Stewart, and did not disclose Stewart's location for this weekend.
"He's grieving," Frood said. "He made the decision he's not ready to get in the race car. It's going to be up to Tony when he gets back in the car."
In the wake of the on-track accident involving Stewart and Ward's death, NASCAR announced Friday that it has formalized its on-track incident procedure for competition, requiring drivers to follow safety guidelines, including remaining in their cars after crashes.
"This rule is really put in place for the safety of all of our competitors," said Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president of competition and racing development. "It's safety first right now. We're really formalizing something that has been informal, but just an understanding, over the years."
Jimmie Johnson hopes NASCAR's edict will have a ripple effect on smaller tracks across the country.
"Another thing I think short tracks need to look at is that a lot of those drivers don't have spotters," Johnson said. "They don't have radios in the car. In a NASCAR event, if you're part of the crash and that guy is mad at you, your spotter is telling you where he is. You know those things.
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I will be sailing on the Liberty on August 16th from Miami. I am staying in a Grand Suite with concierge service. I think I read somewhere that the concierge could help arrange a private party.I am interested in hosting a cocktail party with open bar and some small appetizers for about two hours. I would invite about twenty five family members. Has anyone ever tried this and if so could you approximate the price you paid. I would also be interested in knowing what room on the ship you were given.
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I have been to a few private parties on the RCCL ships. They were always in a section of one lounge or another, or when the group of big enough they reserved the whole "Viking Crowne Lounge" for us--not sure about cost. I was a guest at the events. Sailed on a ship once with Bridge enthusiasts and they had reserved the card room for the week and it was posted by RCCL as private for them.
With hot and cold hors d'oeuvre and a bar, it is $32 per person/per hour. The venue depends on when you want to have it, and what is available. Thus, your party would run around $1600. Although this is more about wedding receptions, I'm sure the prices are the same for a "regular" cocktail party.
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The troubled former Ohio State quarterback was selected by the Raiders in the third round of the supplemental draft on Aug. 22. Pryor was immediately hit with a five-game suspension by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for trying to manipulate the NFL draft process.
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By 3067 the Swiping Claw had been in service alongside her sister ships for some years,[2] although a fifth Inazuma-class corvette under construction at the Dieron shipyards in 3058 had either never entered service or had been destroyed in service to the Dragon.[1]
The Swiping Claw was destroyed during the Jihad; part of a significant Combine naval contingent that attempted to break the Word of Blake blockade of Benjamin in 3072, the Swiping Claw was lost along with the Night of Agony and the Kyushu-class frigate DCS Luthien in the resulting naval battle.[3][4]
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The international community is fast approaching another crossroads in its attempts to respond to the continuing violence in Libya.
Notwithstanding the international momentum which had built up in late February culminating in the historic adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1970 on 26 February, the rhetoric from political leaders and diplomats in NATO and the US has over the past week highlighted divergent views as to how to best respond to the ongoing crisis.
Nevertheless, Security Council Resolution 1970 was remarkable for a number of reasons. First, it reflected a rapid response by the Council to the growing Libyan crisis, which was all the more notable because it was unanimously adopted. Second, the Council agreed to refer the situation in Libya to the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court for investigation as to whether international crimes had been committed by the Gaddafi regime.
This was only the second time such a referral had occurred and on March 3 the Court's prosecutor confirmed that an investigation had commenced. The final upshot of this development is that members of the Libyan regime may in the future find themselves before the court on charges of international crimes including crimes against humanity. Third, the Council agreed to a number of sanctions against the Libyan regime, including the imposition of an arms embargo, travel constraints on Colonel Gaddafi's family and some of his key officials, and the freezing of Libyan overseas assets.
Governments around the world have responded to these measures, including in Australia where the sanctions have been actively implemented under Australian law.
However, Resolution 1970 has clearly not been enough as the violence has only escalated and Gaddafi's regime has not in any way felt constrained from its continuing attacks upon the civilian population.
While there may have been some early doubts as to the status of the conflict, the International Committee of the Red Cross has now conceded that the level of violence is that of a non-international armed conflict which carries significant implications under international humanitarian law for protection that should be afforded to the civilian population. In other words, Libya has now descended into a bloody civil war.
What more can the international community do? Debate has been ranging in various European capitals and in Washington over the merits of a NATO imposed no-fly zone over Libya. Could such a zone be imposed by NATO alone, or would a UN mandate be required? Resolution 1970 uses the language of the responsibility to protect, recalling the Libyan authorities' responsibility to protect their population. Australia's former Foreign Minister Gareth Evans has been a leading advocate of the "Responsibility to Protect" concept in the last decade; an idea that received unanimous support from world leaders in 2005. The basic tenet of the concept is that when national authorities are manifestly failing to protect their populations, the responsibility to protect them will shift to the international community.
In light of the widespread international support for responsibility to protect, why is it so difficult for world leaders to come to an agreement on a no-fly zone? What appears to be an underlying cause of this stalemate lies with the fundamental question about the Security Council's legitimacy and capacity to act on behalf of the international community. While the Security Council has the legal authority to authorise collective military action its decision-making is highly political with the five permanent members including China and Russia holding a veto power to block any decision they do not support.
The Arab League's recent decision to call for a no-fly zone might remove some of the political obstacles to the lawful military intervention as an exercise of the international community's responsibility to protect. However, the situation in Libya has been an evolving one, and is now not simply that the Libyan authorities are failing to protect their population from mass killings. Now that Libya is in the middle of a civil war, and pro Gaddafi government forces are now gaining the upper hand against an under strength opposition, another set of difficult political problems are arising.
Should the international community take sides with one of the warring parties relying on their claim that thousands of people will be massacred if the pro-government forces were to eventually win back control of the whole country? Would a no-fly zone be only the first military phase that would need to be quickly backed up by a full-scale military intervention? Would international military intervention against the Gaddafi regime contribute to restoring regional peace and security or escalate the conflict causing more civilian casualties?
In light of these variables other options should be kept on the table. A more traditional peacekeeping operation might better suit the situation, concentrating international efforts on halting the violence and paving the way forward for political processes resolving the conflict.
Whatever the outcome, the UN and the international community have already taken sides. If responsibility to protect is to have any future then decisive international action must be taken to bring about a resolution of the ongoing violence in Libya. Legalising intervention will go that step.
Professor Donald R. Rothwell and Dr Hitoshi Nasu teach International Security Law at the ANU College of Law, Australian National University.
Topics: law-crime-and-justice, international-law, unrest-conflict-and-war, world-politics
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The Streamsdev site includes articles, blog entries, videos, and intro labs. You can also get to the download the latest quickstart edition of Streams from there. This way, you can download either the product or a vmware image with it and do the lab at your leisure.
This site is put together by developers for developers. Still, if you are new to InfoSphere Streams, you can find something there for you too. Just go to the getting started section under "Docs".
Since the IBM Information on Demand (IOD) conference starts this weekend, you can also find information on the activities (labs, presentation) on Streams during the conference. You can see the next few acticities on the mainpage or a more complete calendar under events.
This site is evolving. You should go look at it at least once a week to see what's new.
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|Clark Prof to Speak on Dutch and Slave Trade
March 19, 2007
Calvin College will host an expert on the Dutch and the African slave trade for a public lecture on Monday, April 16 at 7:30 pm.
Dr. Willem Klooster, a native of the Netherlands, will speak in the Commons Lecture Hall at Calvin that evening on "Stealing Ham's Descendants: The Dutch Trade in African Slaves, 1600-1800."
The talk is part of "Remembering the Crossings," a year-long series of events being held in West Michigan as part of an international effort to mark the 200th anniversary in 2007 of the abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Klooster is a professor of history at Clark University in Worcester, Mass. His presentation at Calvin is being sponsored by the college's Office of Multicultural Affairs, African and African Diaspora Studies Program and Meijer Chair in Dutch Language and Culture.
His lecture will explore the history of the Dutch slave trade from its modest beginnings around 1600 to its demise in 1803.
Says Klooster: "Dutch involvement in the Atlantic slave trade began in earnest after the conquest of large sugar-producing areas in Brazil, where African slavery was already in existence. Almost overnight, Dutch merchants became the leading slavers in the Atlantic world. After the loss of Brazil, the Dutch shipped enslaved Africans both to their own colonies and, massively, to foreign colonies."
He notes too that before engaging in the slave trade, the Dutch condemned the buying and selling of humans, but that qualms about participation in this trade vanished rapidly after the conquest of part of Brazil.
"In order to legitimize their new role," he says, "Dutch authors presented Africans as a less advanced sort of humans. Some referred to the biblical story of Ham, whose descendants were condemned by Ham's father, Noah, to perpetual servitude."
Calvin is one of a number of local educational institutions participating in "Remembering the Crossings." The committee consists of faculty and students from Calvin, Davenport, Ferris State, Grand Valley, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids Public Schools and Hope, as well as staff from the Gerald R. Ford Museum, the Grand Rapids Public Libraries, and the Grand Rapids Community Media Center.
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Senator Nozzolio Secures $150,000 For Palmyra Community Center
Palmyra – Calling it a great day for Palmyra's children and families, New York State Senator Michael F. Nozzolio (R-Fayette) announced that he has secured a $150,000 State grant for the Palmyra Community Center.
"I couldn't be more pleased to be able to secure this funding for the Palmyra Community Center," Senator Nozzolio said. This facility serves every resident of Palmyra and the current expansion efforts will provide an even greater place for after-school activities, meetings and much, much more."
The funding will be used for the completion of the community room which is designed to offer quality-meeting space for civic groups, community service organizations and other local philanthropic groups.
John Van Parys, Expansion Chairman for the Palmyra Community Center said "We would like to thank Senator Nozzolio for his generous support and tireless efforts in securing funds that will help us nearly complete the expansion of this great project."
The Palmyra Community Center was founded in 1946 and has since grown into a community asset that offers programs for children, youth and adults. The Center focuses on offering wholesome recreation and social activities to all members of the greater Palmyra Macedon community.
"The new community room will be used for many different and unique purposes and I look forward to see the project once it is completed," Senator Nozzolio concluded.


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|Bradley White and Tom Bowker 1986 or 7
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By bradley white
From: Bend
Mar 26, 2010
|Thank you for the stars. A worth while climb. The pin protection has seen better days. This is/was the crux protection. It should be bolted where the pins are. The year of the first ascent is way off. The climb was done in 1986 or 7 by Tom Bowker and I. I did lead it.
By matthewWallace
From: Sandwich, NH
Mar 26, 2010
|Do you think it should be retroed? Im not saying I think it should be just curious about what you think?
By M Sprague
From: New England
Mar 26, 2010
I think so too Bradley, at least a couple of the pins. I'll take a look at it next time I am there with the equipment and see what can be done. It is a nice line.
So same or less number of bolts as there are pins, as a mixed route, is how you would like it? I think it would be good like that. For those who don't want to lead it with gear it could be easely TRed with the few bolts as directionals.
By lee hansche
From: goffstown, nh
Mar 27, 2010
|any reason you wouldnt just replace the pins?
By bradley white
From: Bend
Jun 9, 2010
The pin if it comes out without breaking, the hole left usually requires a deeper placement of a bigger piton than before. Pins can fill or expand and weaken an otherwise sound rock hold sometimes. Pins can appear excellent and be rotted beneath the surface.
For the style I climb in mostly, I don't go without them though. Anywhere now in New Hampshire I encourage where safety first is required put in a bolt where that old rotted pin is. Having the pin slot open for fingers could down grade the climb to (5.9).
By M Sprague
From: New England
Jun 30, 2013
I did a couple partial days cleaning on this recently, enough to decide not to put bolts in, mostly because the roof area consists of a large block with cracks all around and in back of it. I figured bolts would draw crowds on to the climb and I don't think the rock is sound enough to encourage people on to it who wouldn't put thought into judging it. It is just a way too popular spot
If you do climb it, after the roof the crack angling out right to the Scene of the Climb anchors looks bomber with gear. Staying on the face above looks like it would protect with wires and small cams pretty well too (might need to clean the placements out a little more). Be aware though that most of the pins on the lower part of the route are complete crap and if the roof block ever does decide to pop out it will be over for you and your belayer.
I might recheck the block with a big bar at some point and re-evaluate.
By Eli
From: Lives in a truck
Apr 1, 2015
|There are three pitons on this route, all of which seem solidish. I used a TCU, and a .75 BD C4. Under the roof the rock seems relatively secure, but maybe not for high traffic.
By M Sprague
From: New England
Apr 1, 2015
|The only way I would say those 30 yo pins (in often soaked broken schist) are solid is yes, they are not a liquid or gas. You should go back and test them with a hammer Eli, and see how they sound, and maybe give them a light funk. You wouldn't have much rope out at all if you fell on them. Remember the Eiger Sanction
By Eli
From: Lives in a truck
Sep 4, 2015
|At the time I had pulled on them a lot, and didn't entirely trust them. I do not ever intend to lead that route again, though it was pretty enjoyable actually. Unfortunately bolting this route would be a squeeze job like no other, and the other two routes are definitely better. Just more weird Rumney routes for a few to have fun with.


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Jane Yolen,
illustrated by David Shannon,
The Ballad of the Pirate Queens
(Harcourt Brace & Co., 1995)
A pirate has always been an incredible hook to the imagination. From the historical brutalities of Edward "Blackbeard" Teach to the fantastical plottings of Captain Hook, the lawless plunderers of the seas have long been an exciting subject.
Noted fantasy and children's writer Jane Yolen tackles the subject with a feminist twist in The Ballad of the Pirate Queens. Ostensibly for children, this thin, illustrated volume is a treat for anyone with a bit of buccaneer spirit.
The protagonists of this brief epic are Anne Bonney and Mary Reade, two of history's most infamous lady pirates. The two women dressed as men and sailed with Captain "Calico Jack" Rackham on the sloop Vanity.
But their careers as pirates was brief. One night, as Rackham and his men drank and gambled below decks, Bonney and Reade alone tried to fend off the crew of the man-o'-war Albion -- to no avail. All were captured and brought to shore to face trial.
Fate smiled on the women, however. While Rackham and his men were hanged for their crimes, Bonney and Reade -- or so the story goes -- won their freedom by "pleading their bellies," claiming to be pregnant. Unwilling to kill innocent babies along with their mothers, the women were set free. And so they lived happily ever after.
OK, so this isn't a historical text. If you want to know more of the facts and legends of their lives, their are ample resources out there on the subject. No, Yolen has created a ballad, the sort of heroic tale that might be told around a cooking fire or sung in a pub. In keeping with that style, Yolen has composed the story in lyrical rhyme, with an infectious rhythm that seems to demand chanting, if not outright singing.
Her ballad is complemented by the artwork of David Shannon, whose colorful paintings capture perfectly the feel of the salt air and sea. The wind seems to blow off the pages, and there's a faint sound of waves in the background as you read. The flames of the doomed ship Vanity nearly convinced me to douse my book in water.
The Ballad of the Pirate Queens is perfect for anyone, young or old, with a taste for old tales and colorful personalities of the sea. For children who love a bit of adventure with their bed-time reading, it would be hard to find a more suitable selection. Yolen has racked up another winner.
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Wall Street Ready For Another Four Years Of Bush
The Republican field for 2016 is a hot mess — so much so that Rand Paul is being taken somewhat seriously as a candidate. But what matters is the big elite coastal money, that poured so deliciously from Wall Street into the coffers of that sad stupid thing called Mitt Romney. With Chris Christie face-down for the count, it just doesn't know where to go: Scott Walker? Paul Ryan? They're both petty hoodlums, and, like Ted Cruz, they're too socially conservative for bankers who just care about cutting taxes, not regulating Wall Street and a cessation to the "Wall Street v. Main Street" dialogue. Oh they also would like to continue to enjoy endless access to nearly free government money in the form of the Fed discount window. They just want their respect (along with all their money)!
Who's more perfect for all that than a Bush? Here's Greg Valliere, chief political strategist for the Potomac Research Group: "If Jeb says 'I'm in,' I think all the Wall Street money goes to him. Like, immediately." GREAT. LET'S DO THIS THING.


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Intro: Dm Bb C F Dm Bb C Dm
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why should I cry if I know I'm gonna fall
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until the day keep me out of this storm
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try to save my soul
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day by the day I'm sailing to the crowds
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pick up the line, taking up into the sound
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WASHINGTON (Sep. 9)
The United States Commission on Civil Rights reported today to President Eisenhower that discrimination in housing in America is based not only on color but that a pattern of anti-Jewish prejudice exists in practically the entire country.
"That the universal human phenomenon of ancient, unreasoning prejudice is involved, and not necessarily prejudice based on color, is shown by the continuing discrimination against Jews, " said the commission.
The report said that today Jews can, in most cases, get housing that is "equivalent in quality" to that of other whites. But testimony was presented to the commission that "in practically every large city in the United States and in its suburbs there is discrimination against Jews in housing."
In New York City, over a third of the 200 cooperative apartment houses we re said to exclude Jews. The Westchester suburb of Bronxville was described as having achieved the status that "Hitler called 'Judenrein–free of Jews. " In the nation's capital, there are said to be 14 areas in the District of Columbia and its environs from which Jews are excluded
It was clear from the report that the worst victim of housing bias was the citizen of the Negro race. Jews were unable to buy or rent in some neighborhoods but were able to find comfortable and reasonably-priced housing elsewhere. The report termed housing "the one commodity in the American market that is not freely available on equal terms to everyone who can afford to pay."
The report declared that "through its studies of three particular aspects of civil rights-voting, education, and housing–the commission has come to see the organic nature of the problem as a whole. The problem is one of securing the full rights of citizenship to those Americans who are being denied in any degree that vital recognition of human dignity, the equal protection of the laws.
It pointed out that "to a large extent this is now a racial problem. In the past there was widespread denial of equal opportunity and equal justice by reason of religion or national origin. Some discrimination against Jews remains, particularly in housing, and some recent immigrants undoubtedly still have to overcome prejudice. But with a single exception the only denials of the right to vote that have come to the attention of the commission are by reason of race or color. This is also clearly the issue in public education. In housing, too, it is primarily non-whites who lack equal opportunity."


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Stone Harbor has been given a class 5 designation from the Community Rating System, which scores communities on their effective flood mitigation practices.
Mayor Suzanne Walters said in a press release that the borough has moved up from Class 7 to Class 5.
The Class 5 designation will result in a 25 percent discount on flood insurance premiums for all property owners in the resort.
"We are absolutely thrilled with this outstanding rating," Walters said. "The Borough's diligent hard work on flood mitigation practices has been recognized and certified which will translate into hundreds of thousands of dollars in savings on flood insurance premiums for property owners in our community."
Walters called the new rating "a complete team effort by our administration and department heads."
Stone Harbor received verification of the higher Community Rating System score in a letter from the Federal Emergency Management Agency/Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration.
The borough has taken several steps before and after Hurricane Sandy to improve its rating including improving building elevations to reflect new flood maps requirements, launching a multimillion dollar beach and dune restoration program, and improving its emergency notification program with a new emergency alert website, www.stoneharboremergency.com.
Walters said the borough's safety is a priority and discounts are a direct result of that focus.
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By Prossy Nandudu and Raymond Baguma
Government has set up a department in the agriculture ministry as one of the measures to counter the rampant sale of fake seeds and agro-inputs in the market.
Joseph Bazaale, the commissioner for crop protection in the ministry of agriculture said that the new department of crop inspection and certification will assist in fighting agro-input counterfeits.
Government is also developing and will soon launch a system to label and tag certified seed bags with a tamper-proof seals as another measure to fight counterfeit seeds on the market.
Bazaale said counterfeit seeds and agro-inputs remain a challenge on the local Ugandan market, some of which are imported from neighbouring countries of Kenya, and Tanzania.
Joseph Bazaale(2nd Left), George Bigirwa, Program for Africa's Seed System (PASS) Associated Director and Fred Muhuku chatting during the 2nd Convening companies in Africa. PHOTO/ Tony Rujuta
He was yesterday speaking on the sidelines of a four-day meeting for representatives from African seed companies that opened at Serena Lake Victoria Hotel.
Over 50 African seed companies are attending a four-day meeting at to share experiences on how to boost production and sale of 10,000 metric tons of improved seed varieties annually.
The bi-annual meeting dubbed the "10 K Seed Company Convening" is organised by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) through the Program for Africa's Seed Systems (PASS).
AGRA is an international agency working in Africa to help small-scale farmers fight poverty and hunger by boosting agriculture productivity and incomes while protecting the environment.
Director of the Programme for Africa Seed Systems (PASS), Joe DeVries speaking during the 2nd Convening companies in Africa meeting. PHOTO/ Tony Rujuta
Joe DeVries, the director of the PASS programme under AGRA observed that counterfeiters are going to the extent of printing counterfeit bags and selling grain seed that is of no value. He added that AGRA is raising awareness of such criminal practices that need to be controlled.
DeVries noted that there has been remarkable progress in Africa in production of improved seeds such as those for maize, sorghum, millet.
He added that this trend is encouraging African students to pursue graduate courses in plant breeding. As a result, approximately 475 improved high yielding, drought tolerant and quick maturing plant varieties have been released to African farmers.
Dr. David Ameyaw, the AGRA director for strategy said African smallholder farmers need to access improved seed varieties if the continent is to catch up with the rest of the world in terms of food production.
"Seventy percent of African farmers are smallholder, and they produce 80 percent of the food that is eaten, yet for many years they have produced without access to inputs such as improved seeds," said Ameyaw.
Dr. Ameyaw challenged African seed companies to ensure that smallholder farmers are able to access improved seed varieties in order to boost food production and ensure food security. "Seeds are a critical component of agriculture and will reduce food insecurity," added Dr. Ameyaw.
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Jefferson Street rideshare closed
Fri, 04 Oct 2013 18:25:09 GMT —
If you ride down highway 82 in Dougherty County you'll notice the Georgia Rideshare signs covered up.
FOX 31 spoke to officials with the Georgia Department of Transportation who said the Rideshare at the Jefferson Street exit is closed until December of 2015.
It's closed due to the construction taking place on Jefferson Street right now.
If you're looking for another Rideshare parking lot, GDOT officials say there is one open right off of the Slappey Boulevard exit.
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