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MP: Iran must let pair go free
2:35pm Wednesday 24th September 2003 in News By Tom Spender
Britain's policy of engagement with Iran 'does not appear to be working', according to the founder of a committee aiming to free Barnet refugees Abrahim Khodabandeh and Jamil Bassam, currently languishing in an Iranian jail.
Win Griffiths, the Labour MP for Bridgend, Wales, who set up the Ad Hoc International Campaign Committee to free the 'Barnet Two', said that if Iran was serious about changing its attitude to human rights, it would allow representatives of Mr Khodabandeh and Mr Bassam to visit them.
He contrasted their plight to the treatment in this country of the Iranian former ambassador to Argentina, Hadi Soleimanpour, who has appeared in court in London after Argentina requested he be extradited to face charges of being involved in a bomb attack there in the 1990s, which he denies.
Mr Griffiths said: "The policy of engagement does not appear to be working. There is a total contrast between what happens in a democratic country with an independent judiciary and what happens in an undemocratic country.
"Mr Soleimanpour has been in open court, proceedings were reported on and he has been granted bail.
"In Iran, apart from being told about six weeks after they arrived that they were in Iran, we don't know officially where they are or what they have been charged with."
Mr Khodabandeh, who has been living in Barnet for 30 years, and Mr Bassam, who has been living in Hendon for 30 years, are Iranians who have been granted refugee status in the UK.
They were arrested while travelling on valid visas to Syria in April and flown to Iran — a flagrant breach of the United Nations convention on refugees.
Although the two are supporters of the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), which opposes the government in Tehran, Mr Griffiths said it was still unclear why Iran had gone to such lengths to get their hands on Mr Khodabandeh and Mr Bassam.
"Both of them were in Britain at the time of the revolution in 1979 [when the current regime came to power].
"Apart from the fact that they are both members of the NCRI, it's difficult to imagine why the Iranian government should have felt they were such important people. I know Abrahim pretty well. He's a pleasant, quietly-spoken sort of person. It's very odd," he said.
Mr Griffiths said his committee was aiming to persuade the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to do more to try to help the Barnet Two. Last Thursday, Iranians demonstrated outside the Foreign Office and the UNHCR to ask them to do more to help.


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Newton Metric
Each week NFL.com will take a look at how Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III stack up against the 2011 breakout performance of Cam Newton. Not say im surprised by this. And if we are being honest RG III had a better debut then Newton. He had a smaller statistical performance but he had no turnovers and his team came out victorious. Not really upset with them for doing this...its not like most people will not compare them all anyways

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FGCU Women Move On In First Round Of Independent Tournament
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Florida Gulf Coast University women's basketball team defeated Johnson and Wales University 66-31 in round one of the Division II National Independent Tournament at Alico Arena. The 26-1 Eagles won their 14th straight game with the win over the Wildcats. At the half the Eagles were up 32-13 after a fast break lay-up by freshman guard Princess Stewart (Deerfield Beach, Fla.). FGCU maintained the lead in the second half, outscoring JWU 34-18. Dominating on offense for the Eagles was junior forward Katie Schrader(Fort Collins, Co) with 15 points, connecting on 6-of-11 in field goals. Schrader also pulled down eight rebounds, two assists and two steals in 23 minutes of play. Schrader, the team leader in points scored, hit the 400 mark this season while averaging 15.4 per game. Stewart posted nine points with four assists, a steal and a rebound. Juniors Alex Nelson from Edinburgh, Scotland and Jen Conely (Warren, MN) tallied seven points and two rebounds each. Junior forward Shonna Soeby (Walhalla, ND) led the team in rebounds with 10, adding six points, and a steal. The Eagles shot 38 percent from the field, 15 percent from 3-point range, and 30 percent from the free-throw line. As a team they had 13 assists, 18 steals to the Wildcats 8 and 18 turnovers to Johnson and Wales 29. Leading scorer for the wildcats was Maria Luis (North Miami Beach, Fla.) with 17 points, six rebounds, three steals and two assists. Tomorrow in round two of the tournament the Eagles will take on Claflin University, who defeated Converse College 55-48 in the first round. Game time is 5:00 p.m.
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Lemon Raspberry Gelatin
Don't let the drab word "gelatin" put you off. This wonderful dessert is fresh, bright, and 100 percent tastier than boxed gelatin desserts. You can double the gelatin if you want a dessert that can be cut into cubes, but try this tender version first. Your toddler will still have fun pushing it around — and that will keep her busy in her high chair so you can have a few minutes of mealtime peace.
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2/3 cup sugar
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- Bring 1 3/4 cups water and sugar to a boil in medium saucepan; boil until sugar is dissolved, about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
- Put another 1/4 cup water into small bowl. Sprinkle gelatin evenly over water and let stand 5 minutes.
- Juice lemons until you have 2/3 cup juice. Strain juice through fine sieve into medium bowl. Pour sugar water into bowl, then stir in gelatin mixture until completely dissolved. Pour lemon mixture into a serving dish or four individual glasses and sprinkle berries evenly over top. Chill until set (at least 3 hours). Serve with whipped cream, if you wish.


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Held at the Hammerstein Ballroom and rebroadcast the next
morning on Stern's radio show. Other featured guests were Billy
Joel, Megadeth and Van Halen.
I just came from the show. The show began promptly at 7:00 and Bowie came
out about 9:00. The entire band was there. He did 3 songs: Fame, Hallo
Spaceboy, and IAOA. He looked incredible. His hair was cropped and
crew-cut-ish, in a medium shade of brown hair (looked like the natural
color to me). His suit was gorgeous, most likely black but could have been
dark charcoal gray, with very wide leg trousers, black shirt & tie, and a
red hankie, and sunglasses. The only time he took the sunglasses off was
for a moment in Hallo Spaceboy. The sound was pretty lousy, but the band
seemed really on. Reeves looked great, he looks like he shed some weight,
and his hair was really flattering, darker and slightly longer.
They powered through the songs pretty fast, and Bowie did not do some of
the trademark gestures I have come to associate with these songs from the
Earthling tour, although he did do the hand gesture at the beginning of
IAOA. He did reach out to the audience (the audience at the level of the
stage was all VIPs and Howard's wack pack people), but not as much as
usual. Howard came and spoke to him in between Hallo Spaceboy & IAOA,
mostly about the stock deal. All in all, it was brief but powerful. It
was difficult for me to not be looking at David, but during Fame and IAOA I
foreced myself to take a look at Howard and he was really rocking out, he
seemed really into it. The Howard fans were digging it too, I heard
several of them saying how good they thought he was when we were walking
out. Bowie and the band were not into making eye contact and waving to the
fans up in the balconies.
We had lousy seats (all the radio contest winners were exiled to the
highest balcony) but a security guard and a sound man took pity on us and
let us sneak down to a small side balcony one level below our seats so we
could see better. So that was a total plus.
The other musical guests were: Billy Joel singing Big Man on Mulberry
Street (prerecorded) and Megadeath (I am clueless as to the songs). No
Fiona Apple, no Van Halen. Other guests included NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani,
Governor George Pataki, Sandra Bernhard.
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You might recall that a while back Cadel Evans auctioned off the BMC SLR01 (pictured below) which he used in the 2010 World Championships and the Giro di Lombardia.
via Wade Wallace @ www.cyclingtipsblog.com
The proceeds of that auction went to support the Manasarovar Academy in Kathmandu, Nepal. That auction brought in $16k AUD (which is something like $7 million US - my math may be a touch off there).
Anyway, the folks over on Cycling Tips Blog, where the original auction took place received so much feedback that instead of an auction (which required that you have tons of cash to have a chance to win this thing) the "giveaway" should have been a raffle. The winning bidder was both listening and extremely generous, and after forking over his $16k AUD, HE's putting the bike back up for a raffle!
See Cycling Tips for details, but you can have a shot at this amazing bike for only $50 AUD (all geos welcome) and the proceeds of the raffle go towards CPEC – Cerebral Palsy Education Centre Equipment & Teaching Aids.
What an amazing prize, a seemingly fantastic charity, and a generous way to honor Cadel's original fundraiser! Give it a shot!


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AT&T Tilt
Manufacturer: HTC Part number: 1060009
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- Reviewed on: 10/03/2007
- Released on: 10/05/2007
The good: The AT&T Tilt features a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard and a tilting screen. The Windows Mobile 6 smartphone also offers the full gamut of wireless options, including 3G and GPS, push e-mail, a 3-megapixel camera, and support for AT&TMusic and Video.
The bad: Speakerphone quality wasn't the greatest, and talk-time battery life was on the shorter side. The Tilt was sluggish at times, and picture quality was subpar. We also had problems acquiring a GPS fix.
The bottom line: The AT&T Tilt promises to be the carrier's most powerful smartphone for business users with its full range of wireless options, Windows Mobile 6, and innovative tilt screen.
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Don't Pay for GPS
by shulmda on October 13, 2007
Pros: 3G, GPS, and Google Maps a killer combo
Cons: No headphones
Summary: You do not need to pay the monthly fee for the GPS software (Telenav) from AT&T. There is a great program called GPS Utilities (http://www.efficasoft.com/...
Summary: You do not need to pay the monthly fee for the GPS software (Telenav) from AT&T. There is a great program called GPS Utilities (http://www.efficasoft.com/gpsutilities.html) that sets up the GPS connection ($17.95) (Com 4 and 4800) and free Google maps which integrates with the GPS to track your location, give directions, real time traffic, sattelite views, etc. (http://www.google.com/gmm/gps.html) It is awesome. Also, Windows Mobile 6 is a great improvement over WM5. The performance is so good with the new processer and 3G, I could make international phone calls via Skype (http://www.skype.com/download/skype/mobile/) I like the iPhone UI better, but its lack of Voice Dial, the Limited Keyboard, and lack of 3G made it impossible for me to switch to it from my HTC 8125. I did spend 2 hours at the Apple store trying to talk myself into it. I also recommend Bandswitch (http://commmgrpro.com/_wsn/page2.html) to automatically disconnect your data connection and maximize your battery life. I also removed the PTT software and reclaimed the button for Voice Dial (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=1570125). I also recommend an alternative to the included dialer because the buttons were too small to use (http://www.paulya.com/Projects/EtDialer/Cabs/PaulyA_E-Ten_Vista.cab) Best phone I have ever had, though I loved my HTC 8125.
129 out of 130 users found this user opinion helpful.
awesome device!
by Caesar878 on October 13, 2007
Pros: has absolutely EVERYTHING you need!
Cons: Needs a case in the box
Summary: This is simply the best device that I have owned! It has every bit of functionality that I need in a smart phone. I have used smart phones for approx ...
Summary: This is simply the best device that I have owned! It has every bit of functionality that I need in a smart phone. I have used smart phones for approx 5 years and this one hits the bulls eye.
Let me review the items that make this smart phone a ten on my list (I think it is funny that some other reviewers have rated it below a five without substantial reasoning but are rather extlling the virtues of another carrier - shame).
The Tilt is named such due to its sliding display that Tilts up. Very cool! I can put the device on the desk or any convenient surface as needed and can view the info easily without moving my head back and forth or I can use the device one handed.
The Tilt has many naviogation methods - you can touch the screen with your finger or the included touch stylus, you can use the rotary dial on the side, you can use the four way navigation pad on the front, or you can slide open the keyboard and use the keys for navigation. I find that i use each of these based on the task that I am doing.
The Tilt comes with every possible messaging method available: SMS, MMS, email (personal and corporate), IM (AOL, Yahoo, and Microsoft), and Push to Talk. There is NO other device that offers this level of communication on the market today! The item that really sold it for me was that I can talk on the phone (via my jawbone bluetooth headset)at the same time that I am looking something up on the web via the web browser or using the mapping function! You can't do that on any other smart phone from Verizon, Sprint, or T-Mobile. Honestly, isn't this functionality the pure essence of mobility - it is for me. I can even be on a call via my bluetooth headset and be browsing the web on my laptop using the Tilt tethered to the laptop! Try that on any other device from any other US carrier - you simply can't do it!
I really want to talk about the built-in GPS functionality. First, the reason that the CNET editors took so long to connect to the satellites was because the Telenav application was searching for the satellites. I read the user manual and found that there is a utility included on the Tilt called Quick GPS that downloads the relative satellite locations every 6 days so Telenav starts very very quickly each and every time. Pretty nice. Anyway the Telenav mapping application is fantastic. It provides 3d or 2d mapping, turn by turn navigation (visual and audible), traffic information and rerouting, find the cheapest gas based on current location, save locations, share a location with a friend or business associate, and more. Better still is that you always have this with you. I also own a GPS device that I purchased for $899 - GPS is all it does so it pretty well stays at home until needed - of course there are those unplanned instances where I needed the durn thing and it was at home - no more with the Tilt that was only $299.99 and has better GPS software. To be frank, I have also tried Google maps, Microsoft Live, and Tom Tom maps on the device. The Google and Microsoft stuff is OK but not as feature rich as the Telenav application. I find that if an application has the correct mix of features that i really need that it becomes an indispenable part of my life. I tried Tom Tom - a stand alone application that you can buy and install - but I just dont have the time to go and buy updates and reload maps based on the part of the country that I am traveling to. The Telenav GPS application is seemingly network based so the most up to date information is loaded every time you use it - this is convenient! (Yes, the GPS feature is open!)
A really great feature is that the Tilt is fast - both navigating the menu and when downloading information from the AT&T 3G network. However, I am not limited to just AT&T's network. I can also use WIFI and connect to either b or g WIFI networks. Another neat feature is that the Tilt supports bluetooth 2.0 which allows me to connect up to six bluetooth devices simultanelously. True wireless huh. I can use a bluetooth headset and a bluetooth keyboard or scanner at the same time.
I was listening to music on my wireless STEREO bluetoth headset and my annoying teenage niece kept interrupting me (trying to find out what I was doing and what I was listening to). I showed her that I was listening to music that I had loaded onto a 4GB microSD card (about a 1000 songs) and was using wireless stereo headset. She truly enjoyed the wireless experience and wondered why her player didn't do the same. She quickly figured out that she could listen to music and IM her friends or play a game.
She quicly discovered the streaming video functionality provided by CV on the Tilt and the XM radio streaming application (which sounds equally as good on a stereo bluetooth headset). I think she enjoyed the XM radio application more because she could find her kind of music quickly.
I had to hide my Tilt from her or go into another room to play my retro favorite Ms. Pac Man.
Fun aside, the Tilt is a cool work tool. My company uses Exchange 2007 and had enabled direct push. What this means is that I can get all my work email, calendar, and contacts directly from the email server. I can even look up people in the company using the company address book that is on the server. This is a great improvement and makes a huge difference for me.
I loaned the device to a buddy for a day and he tried it in his company. His company uses Blackberry's exclusively. He was able to setup and configure the Tilt to work in the Blackberry system so that he could receive his email, calendar, and contacts from a blackberry server. This was huge for him as he had always had to use a blackberry and they arent as fast as the Tilt is.
I can also get my personal email on the Tilt. I used the microsoft email setup wizard and selected google gmail as my community and entered my username and password. I was instantly getting my personal email as well as my work (separate inboxes etc). The difference is that my work email is received automatically on the device as soon as the server gets it. The gmail is gathered every x period of time. I can adjust the x period of time to my liking. I haven't tried Xpress Mail but when I looked in the guides and the web site, it seems that i can get my personal email from this as well and the application has more features.
IM is a breeze to setup. Pick your community and away you go. You can choose between AOL, Yahoo, or Microsoft communities unlike other smart phones that have only the microsoft community. I did some research and found that AT&T or HTC had added this nifty application to the Tilt.
If you haven't determined it yet - I love the Tilt. A GREAT value at $299.99 and I shopped around before I made my decision and couldn't find a better value and feature set (and you should too). I am very pleased with my choice and will not be returning it anytime soon. Prying it from my cold dead fingers may be a better view!
My advice - get the following for your Tilt when you buy it. A case (personal decision here), a microSD card (very cheap now - shop around), a regular bluetooth headset (try a jawbone for excellent background noise reduction), a stereo bluetooth headset if you enjoy and plan to listen to music or watch videos.
Well, I have spent enough time on this review. I hope you find it helpful.
46 out of 46 users found this user opinion helpful.
Cant ask for anything more from a phone.
by RASB on October 4, 2007
Pros: Mini Computer, Can do everything my laptop can do, e-mail, micrsoft office suite, too many to list.
Cons: Cant think of any.
Summary: I have HTC TyTN II, I recieved mine a week ago, no problems what so ever. I replaced my Samsung I-730 what a workhorse had it for over 2years .RIP...
Summary: I have HTC TyTN II, I recieved mine a week ago, no problems what so ever. I replaced my Samsung I-730 what a workhorse had it for over 2years .RIP. I ported everything from my old phone to my new one. No problem. I own a business here in Calfornia and this phone is perfect. It keeps me on point on a daily bases. I actually finished the last few slides of a powerpoint presentation during lunch the other day. lol and after I was done I laid it on the table tilted up and watched my sling box and saw everyone around me in awe. My business partner has an I-Phone and he's thinking about getting one as well. I asked him what are you going to do with his I-phone his answer was. "I'll keep as a TOY" or give to his Wife" heheUpdated
Yes it can play vids, music, movies, TV You name it, it can do it. Voice dial, My version has Video conferencing (HTC TyTN II) Voice recording, Note pad, I can write on it via stylus or my finger. Write a report on Word and if somebody else needs the report they can acces it via network or I can beam it to fellow pocket pc users. I can pull, view documents or do a power point presentation from my phone during a meeting through my laptop and over projector via network or simply connect my phone to the projector and maybe browse the web or even watch a movie on my slingbox, never miss a football game tell you that ,
Plus 1000's of 3rd party apps. that you can install on this beast of a little machine. Plus Navigation, I have Tom Tom. Very pleased.
37 out of 39 users found this user opinion helpful.
Low ratings due to non users rating it. Use one, its great!
by dancemorrison on October 5, 2007
Pros: packs a punch with specs. More than I can write on this line.
Cons: No LED flash, could have a better screen resolution, battery life is fairly short when running full throttle.
Summary: First, since it just came out today and its only 8:30 here in CO, I doubt that all the "reviews" from other readers with negative stuff to say have ...
Summary: First, since it just came out today and its only 8:30 here in CO, I doubt that all the "reviews" from other readers with negative stuff to say have much experience with the phone. All the ones with low scores that I read where all taking there "experience" from the article itself, and did not seam to have any real hands on time with the phone.
I have the HTC TyTN II. I have had it for about 3 weeks. Excellent phone.
In the review CNet says the speaker is too quiet. I think this is an ATT thing since my Treo 650(ATT version) and other ATT phones all had quiet speakers with a software fix available, ie, not a hardware issue. My speaker is LOUD, very LOUD.
They also claimed that the GPS has a hard time locking. On the unlocked version it has a program called QuickGPS that connects to the network and, I assume, downloads the general vicinity of the sats, thus giving your GPS (in my case Tom Tom) software help finding and locking on. It takes about 10-30 seconds for the initial lock, then works great there after. In the mountains there are some problems as to be expected, but for most of the time it worked great for me.
The camera, though it is three megapixel, has its faults, but since it is a phone, I would say it is VERY good for contact pictures and capturing those moments that dont need supper high quality photos, just a sharp image to help you remember the good times. Id like to see a flash, but that would have added more Oz's and less battery life, and with all the other features its a good trade off.
Speed, good. WiFi, great. Call quality, fine. Blue tooth sync, great. 3rd party apps, tons; I have my engineering needs met, my bank needs, my security needs and my entertainment needs all met. EMail, works and quick.
The looks of this phone are great. Though its a little heavier then my old Treo and is just slightly smaller, I am happy to pull this thing out in public and use it. Its not an iPhone, but it is a powerhouse with more capabilities then most phones.
My gripes, other then the ones stated above are... EExplorer is sub par, as always, and none of the other ones are much better, but they work well enough. The only way to use headphones is with the given stereo wired ones (that you dont even get with ATTs Tilt I think,) or getting a mini USB to 1/8" stereo converter to use your own.
I give this phone a 9, and, though I cant say flash your ROM to get the ATT version up to par with the TyTN II unlocked, you could look into it. If you just want the look of the HTC home screen, there are skins already available.
Go on, go play with one, you know you want to.Updated
Just wanted to say, I looked at CNets top ten most wanted and there at #1 was the TILT. Yep, iPhone down, tilt #1!
There are great user reviews, and I did one early on, but I had to just glow in the light of the Tilt.
17 out of 18 users found this user opinion helpful.
Best Windows Mobile Phone ever released
by amar_raavi on October 5, 2007
Pros: 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, full QWERTY Keyboard and of course the Tilt feature
Cons: Feels bit heavy compared to latest Windows Mobile SmartPhones
Summary: Being a Samsung BlackJack owner, i was bit hesitant to buy this device at first. Even before buying it i did enough research about this product, read different reviews and ...
Summary: Being a Samsung BlackJack owner, i was bit hesitant to buy this device at first. Even before buying it i did enough research about this product, read different reviews and being a user of Windows Mobile since 2003 i have decided to go ahead.
My first impressions were really good. Great Build Quality and looks, Good Keyboard, Nice Packaging (mentioning about HTC Kaiser here)and Tilt feature is pretty nice to have.
After using the device for more than 10 days, i feel that i have made a good decision. Being a BlackJack owner i really miss the single handed use though. But thats not a big deal. Thre are plenty of soft keyboards avaialable out there. They are good for light typing and messaging. For heavey typing, just slide the keyboard out. As simple as that.
My only complaint about this device is its weight.Its 190g (compared to 99g of Samsung BlackJack). But i am getting used to it and not feeling the pain. Compared to other Windows Mobile Professional devices its not a big difference.
About the size, its having a decent dimensions, not so big and feels good in hand.
GPS functionality of this device is a big plus. It can lock with in few seconds and works with almost all GPS (honestly i have tried only TOMTOM and iGuidance) and location based services(Yahoo, LiveSearch and Google Maps) without a glitch. I am pretty impressed with this.
Finally the battery life. As most of you know that the battery technology is lagging behind the device tech. You can't expect miracles here. With my usage level, i am getting atleast 10-12 hours of battery life. I better mention whats my usage. 3G Always on, Few calls - may be 20 to 30 min total duration, Push Mail always ON, Moderate to Heavy browsing (don't compare with desktop browsing), Wi-Fi OFF, No GPS usage, Bluetooth OFF.
Here is my final opinion. Its a phone to have if you are looking for a device with great email features, GPS and willing to pay for high speed data (you can make use of Wi-Fi as an alternative). Not to forget plenty of software and customization options available. Its an all-in-one device.
BTW, i have dropped my idea of buying an UMPC after buying HTC Kaiser. I can even RDP into my desktop anytime using this cutie. VGA screen would have made this device to compete directly with UMPCs, but its not a deal breaker at all.Updated
Media Capabilities:
Microsoft is having its own iTunes (come on. Its just Media Player). With the latest media player you can sync all your music, videos pretty easily along with Album Art and all other info just like iTunes. You can even sync your TV Shows, if you have a media center PC or Windows Vista (Home Premium and above versions). Coming to synchronizing TV shows you can decide Quality Vs Storage. For a fine movie quality it consumes around 300 MB per 1 hour of movie. Which is not bad at all.
It is having a user removable battery. Now people may ask why everybody is insisting on removable battery. It is useful when you really don't want to carry a charger everywhere. Just pop in the charged battery and you are good to go. On the other hand, the Sync cable acts as a charger too. So you don't have to carry a charger with you (as you know, USB ports are available everywhere now a days). Though the device is not having enough storage space, you have the option to expand it using a microSD card slot. AT&T Tilt supports microSD cards upto 32GB capacity (Don't forget the fact that only 6GB cards are available right now.).
Third Party Software:
Let me not compare with any other phone, but as a Windows Mobile device you will get pretty nice set of applications available for free as well as for small price.
The Best third party free software i am using right now is logmein (for Remote Desktop Access). It allows me to login to my Desktop and control it. Its almost like having a PC in your hand. Over the 3G or WiFi the logmein client is pretty much responsive and you won't feel much of a pain.
And i have to mention about applications like orb with which you can watch live TV on cell phone. Orb is having a desktop client which you have to install on your desktop (it should have a TV tuner) then you are ready to stream live TV from your Desktop to your Tilt. You can even schedule the recordings and watch recorded TV via streaming.
Still want to miss the fun ? Think about it
16 out of 17 users found this user opinion helpful.
This gadget does EVERYTHING you need.
by kjdinoc on October 18, 2007
Pros: Major Hardware upgrade from previous versions
Cons: Windows U/I difficult to navigate with your fingers
Summary: I purchased two I-phones the week they were released. One for myself and one for my Partner. I found out real quick that Apple forgot to include a 64 Bit ...
Summary: I purchased two I-phones the week they were released. One for myself and one for my Partner. I found out real quick that Apple forgot to include a 64 Bit Vista O/S in I-tunes so one of them went back. I needed another phone so I held out until this Tilt was available. I have to say this is an amazing phone. It does everything and it's features blow the I-phone out of the water.
Apple wins hands down on it's U/I but in every other category this phone wins. My one and only complaint is that many areas of the Windows O/S are just difficult to Navigate with one hand, which you need when you are driving, etc. However this phone has added several hardware tweaks to make that easier. It has 10 buttons on it's face, a new jog wheel (scroll), select and enter key on the side that really does help with navigation. The QWERTY keyboard layout has been updated big time from previous versions making it more intuitive to use. HTC really made some major improvements. The phone "feels" rock solid. There is a rubber type material on the back and sides that feel quite durable.
at&t service has been good and the 3G, although not the fastest is adequate. The cool thing is that I can connect my 64 Bit Vista laptop to the Internet via this phone over USB and pull down about 1200 KBS. Not bad and setting up the connection was as easy as finding the Internet Sharing program on the phone. Basically plug and play.
The phone syncs flawlessly via Windows Mobile Device Center in Vista....life is good and I highly recommend this handset.
11 out of 11 users found this user opinion helpful.
Truly a mini-PC
by TiltBoy on October 5, 2007
Pros: Fast, tilt screen, slide out keyboard, GPS, great sound quality
Cons: Silver number keypad keys
Summary: I've owned an 8125, an 8525 and now the Tilt and can say that the Tilt is everything I always wanted a Windows Mobile device to be and more. ...
Summary: I've owned an 8125, an 8525 and now the Tilt and can say that the Tilt is everything I always wanted a Windows Mobile device to be and more. While a simply idea, the tilting display is incredibly useful, it turns this phone into a mini-pc. The faster processor and extra RAM make this device noticeably faster than the 8525 and it's been stable all day, despite loading it up with lots of softare. I'm currently running MS Voice Command, Telenav, CorePlayer (movies) and Slingbox and they all work flawlessly. Like it's predecessors, the slide out keyboard is a major feature as well, although the Tilt's is improved by lighted indicators for Shift and Fn lock.
Cell phone performance is exemplary as well. I made my first call from a noisy restaurant and the person I was speaking with could hear me perfectly. It paired easily with two different bluetooth headsets and sound quality was excellent on those as well.
This device is the first to truly realize the promise of Windows Mobile devices, I highly recommend it.
10 out of 10 users found this user opinion helpful.
Jack of all trades and master of none.
by shinklee on February 18, 2008
Pros: Built in GPS, WiFi, PDA.
Cons: Entire unit unsable because the unit does not come with video drivers.
Summary: Though this phone may on paper seem like a dream come true, picture this, imagine you just purchased a SUV with all wheel drive, twin turbo, GPS and XM radio, ...
Summary: Though this phone may on paper seem like a dream come true, picture this, imagine you just purchased a SUV with all wheel drive, twin turbo, GPS and XM radio, but then find out the engine isn't even strong enough to power up any of the devices or drive all four wheels.
The bottleneck with the tilt is the screen, the window in which every function of the phone depends on.
The screen is soooooooooo SLOW that its only about 1/10 the speed of other windows mobile phones with a video driver. The rate is even slower on applications that require 3D, like GPS and games.
To make things worse a lack of a video driver makes the 400mhz CPU in the tilt also useless. Why? Because without a appropriate driver the CPU takes over the burden of what the video graphics processor should be doing. hence, everything on the phone slows down to a fraction of its potential. Just dialing, which requires only a little graphics is enough to make the tilt sluggish.
The over all effect is that the unit runs slower then a PocketPC made over 5 years ago.
The unit as of Feb 2008 has been out for months, with over 9000 complinat letters sent to Tilt to provide drivers for the video. but HTC (OEM) and ATT chooses to ignore the people who paid over $500.
There is no news of a firmware update.
Many other HTC phones also suffer from this same problem. It is nothing new. I could only imagine that by not using the drivers HTC saves a lot of money on software licenses.
For a comparison, go to youtube and type htc comparison.
A Samsung with built in GPS, but no WiFi is a better choice for now. There are rumors of a Moto with all the features of Tilt coming out soon.
Avoid HTC phones, which are labeled ATT. They charge as much as a full featured phone yet are of poor quality in their follow through.
Why did so many give this phone a high mark?
I can only imagine that they have never had a Windows Mobile phone before, or that they posted without actually trying out the phone.
Due to the sluggishness of this phone it is definately not recommended for people who cannt miss a call (takes a LONG time to switch applications, so you may miss a call by the time the tilt switches to answer the phone, sometimes several minutes).
If you do buy this phone, treat it as if its a PocketPC made back in 2001. Meaning, keep the memory clear, don't run apps with even a slightly hard demand on the video and CPU intensive apps run very sooooo on this phone due to the reasons stated above about its CPU sharing.
10 out of 11 users found this user opinion helpful.
Overall the best smartphone in the market
by steeler560 on January 25, 2008
Pros: Incredible power and punch, does it all
Cons: Some minor flaws that can easily be fixed with hacks
Summary: After 6 years with Verizon, I made the switch to AT&T after becoming frustrated with VZ's lack of a smartphone that met my needs.
My main concern ...
Summary: After 6 years with Verizon, I made the switch to AT&T after becoming frustrated with VZ's lack of a smartphone that met my needs.
My main concern in switching was the VZ network. So what I did was activate an AT&T Tilt and keep my Verizon Samsung i760 active while I took a road trip from Cleveland, OH to NYC. I monitored the signal on both phones, and to my surprise the Tilt often times had more bars than the Verizon!!! So I took the leap of faith and switched to AT&T. I did have to return my first Tilt due to a software glitch with the camera that resulted in a hard reset. This also seemed to coincide right after I dropped the phone though. For those that complain about the camera, I say go to Best Buy and buy a REAL camera...I've taken photos that have been very clear. At 3 MP, you take a photo and use a little Photoshop if you need to make adjustments. The camera is not an issue unless you are shooting covers for National Geographic. I've had the Tilt for almost two months and will say that there were very few flaws. Primarily it was the lack of MS VoiceCommand, a useless PTT button and annoying OEM settings that would cause the phone screen to black out while in a call...NOT a good thing when trying to dial extentions or address automated voice prompts. For those offering harsh criticism, I've noticed that they don't seem to know much about smartphones, are looking for a toy, or are not using the phone for what it was for. Smartphones ARE primarily a phone first and PDA second. AT&T did a good job of trying to maximze both functions and as a result they had a few shortcomings as listed above. HOWEVER, with a little surfing of the web you can find a TON of free hacks and easy fixes that make the AT&T Tilt a SUPER smartphone that is second to none!!! IF you want or already have this phone spend some time on the net. I was able to download VoiceCommand which makes the phone literally hands free in every respect. I paired it was a Jawbone Bluetooth headset. There is even a hack to increase the volume of the bluetooth, headset and speakerphone...HTC's default settings for volume are less than what the volume is capable of and I found a nice little hack that increased the volume to where it was almost too loud. I was able to reasign the PPT button to become the VoiceCommand button. Next downloaded MS LiveSearch which is a tremndous little tool. I also downloaded CAB files that emulate to a tee some of the best features of the iPhone (the slider touch screen lock, touch keyboard, and YouTube player). I also downloaded a great HTC Today Screen theme that mimics the HTC Cube. Finally, check out Picsel Web Browser instead of Internet Explorer. Picsel does a nice job of emulating Apple's Safari by allowing you to drag and zoom with a few swipes of the finger.
Before knocking the equipment people should spend some time with the phone and surfing the many excellent smartphone forums on the Net...everyone has different needs and preferences and there are few smartphones out there that everyone can agree on. However, with the hundreds of third party applications available for WM6 and with a few tweaks and creative hacks, the AT&T Tilt is by far the best phone I've ever had and I have no regrets from abandoning Verizon for AT&T.
8 out of 8 users found this user opinion helpful.
For serious users
by williamsdwayne77 on January 13, 2008
Pros: Feature package that is unmatched.
Cons: wish it had a 3.5mm headphone jack
Summary: The 8925 is for serious smartphone/pocket pc users. I have read many of the reviews for the Tilt and have concluded that many of the users either don't ...
Summary: The 8925 is for serious smartphone/pocket pc users. I have read many of the reviews for the Tilt and have concluded that many of the users either don't understand how to use all of the features or don't have a use for them altogether. If you are looking for entertainment or something cool to show off - get an iphone. If you want a serious smartphone that you can dump your entire life into - get the Tilt. Before getting the Tilt, I actually went to the AT&T store to get an iphone. And I have to admit, the iphone looked really cool. But, as I began to look at the specs and features, I realized that the Tilt was hands down the most amazing electronic device I have ever come across. There are a lot of positives so stay with me. 1. I like that the device runs on Windows with all of the Microsoft trimmings. This makes it easier to sync to my PC. If you don't have a mac, things can be difficult with the iphone. 2. The memory is expandable to 32gb. Currently, you can only get a 2gb microSD, but larger sizes are coming. Besides, 2gb is like having an ipod nano. 3. I love the qwerty keyboard. I have big fingers, but can still type comfortably. 4. The tilting screen is a nice touch. 5. I love the built-in GPS and TeleNav is a great service. I was really impressed with all of the features associated with the navigation system. 6. 3.5G is super fast. 7. Cellular video and MobiTV offer great streaming television. 8. I often use my music player. The speakers are really loud - I love it. I can play music from my phone downstairs and hear it clearly upstairs. I do wish that it had a regular 3.5mm jack for headphones. But you can use bluetooth headphones (they are a lot more expensive though), but I can understand that the Tilt is using advanced technology. 9. Internet sharing is AWESOME. For those of you who like to use laptops in transit or find yourself in an area with no wi-fi, you can use the Tilt as a modem. It is actually really fast. I use my phone for internet service rather than pay for a wireless network system in my home. 10. There are other cool features like the transcriber option if you like to write on the screen instead of type. 11. I have read mixed reviews about the camera. This is where we have to get real. The Tilt has a 3 megapixel camera - most camera phones have 2 megapixels or less. Only the Nokia has more with five. If you want flawless picture quality, buy a camera. If you want to make Hollywood feature films, buy a camcorder. I think the Tilt takes great pictures for a camera phone and video is solid. 12. The Tilt is larger, but it doesn't bother me. It should be expected to be on the heavier side with all of the features it has. 13. Call quality is good.
Bottomline, this is a phone for serious smartphone users. I haven't had any problems with the phone and I've had it for 2 months. I will say that if you aren't computer savvy, you may not fully appreciate everything the Tilt has to offer. My opinion, the Tilt replaces any laptop.If you are a serious smartphone user, the Tilt is for you. It provides everything business users want and appeals to those looking for a lot of entertainment. If you need the Tilt,buy the Tilt. You won't be sorry. If you want a toy with a lot of eye candy - buy the iphone.
8 out of 8 users found this user opinion helpful.
- Manufacturer: HTC
- Part number: 1060009
- Description: Business success depends on human interaction. You can often get more done with a quick phone call or a face to face meeting than you can in strings of emails. So why do all business phones seem to ignore the importance of calls? The HTC Tilt treats your calls with as much care and attention as your messages.
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Smartphone
- Form Factor Slider - Full keyboard,
Touch screen
- Integrated Components GPS receiver,
Digital camera,
Digital player
- Width 2.3 in
- Depth 0.7 in
- Height 4.4 in
- Weight 6.7 oz
- Body Color Black
- Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
- Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Mobile Broadband Generation 3G
- Service Provider AT&T
- Operating System Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
- Application Software Microsoft Office Mobile,
- Input Device(s) Touch sensitive screen,
- Phone Navigation Buttons Trackwheel,
Navigation button
Messaging & Internet
- Cellular Messaging Services MMS,
- Instant Messaging Services Yahoo! Messenger,
AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM)
- Supported Email Protocols POP3,
- Data Transmission GPRS,
- Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g,
Infrared (IrDA),
Bluetooth 2.0
- Communication Features Internet browser,
Mobile Email client
Phone Features
- Phone Functions Voice dialing,
Vibrating alert
Media Player
- Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC +,
- Type QUALCOMM MSM7200
- Clock Speed 400 MHz
- ROM 256 MB - Flash
- Supported Flash Memory Cards microSD
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 3 megapixels
- Optical Sensor Type CMOS
- Still Image Resolutions 320 x 240,
640 x 480,
2048 x 1536,
1280 x 960,
1600 x 1200,
160 x 120
- Still Image Formats JPEG
- Focus Adjustment Automatic
- Digital Zoom 10
- Video Recorder Resolutions 176 x 144 (QCIF),
352 x 288 (CIF),
320 x 240 (QVGA),
128 x 96 (Sub QCIF)
- Digital Video Formats H.263,
Navigation System
- GPS Navigation GPS receiver
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT Transflective
- Diagonal Size 2.8 in
- Display Resolution 240 x 320 pixels
- Color Depth 16-bit (65000 colors)
- Display Indicators WiFi indicator,
Missed calls indicator,
Bluetooth indicator,
GPRS indicator,
SMS indicator,
Alarm clock indicator,
Battery meter,
Signal strength
- Connector Type USB
- Technology Lithium polymer
- Capacity 1350 mAh
- Run Time Details Talk - up to 240 min,
Standby - up to 192 hour(s)
- Recharge Time 3 hour(s)
- Included Accessories Battery charger , Screen protection film,
Power adapter,
USB cable,
Manufacturer info
- Manufacturer profile
- Browse HTC products on Shopper.com
- Manufacturer:HTC
- Address:
13920 SE Eastgate Way, Bellevue, WA 98005
- Phone: (425) 861-9174
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Fax: (425) 861-1715


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Monday, August 8
Fresh from her emotional interaction with Steffy, Katie bluntly asks Bill if he is really going to leave her when she becomes healthy again. Frustrated by the situation that Bill has put them in, Katie gives him an ultimatum about their marriage. Ridge makes a heartfelt apology to Steffy for being the reason why she ran into the arms of a married man for affection. Brooke and Taylor have opposing opinions regarding the love triangle between Bill, Katie and Steffy.
Tuesday, August 9
Steffy is in no mood for a lecture when Hope visits her to tell her that she knows about the affair with Bill and to stay away from him. Tired of sharing his home with Jackie and Owen, Nick tries to talk them into getting a place of their own. Hope questions Liam about how much and how long he knew about Bill and Steffy's affair. An emotionally torn Bill delivers news to Steffy about the fate of their relationship.
Wednesday, August 10
When Jackie learns that Steffy is the one who bought her apartment, she wonders if it was bought with the intent for it to be a love nest. Katie tells Brooke and Hope that she is confident that Bill is currently ending his affair with Steffy. Bill feels torn as Steffy makes a final plea for him to choose to be with her over Katie. When Steffy accuses Katie of brainwashing him, Bill assures her that he is the one who has to make the decision of who he is going to be with.
Thursday, August 11
Unaware that Bill has already made his choice, Liam confronts his father about making a decision about Katie and Steffy. Steffy and Hope verbally spar over the dispute that has been going on between their families for years. Ridge comforts a heartbroken Steffy as she tells him that she wants to make Bill and Katie hurt as badly as she is hurting. Ridge goes into a defensive father mode as he proclaims that he will do anything to protect his little girl.
Friday, August 12
Bill invites Nick to his office for a business meeting that will benefit Jackie M and Bill's need for revenge against Ridge. Steffy confides in Oliver that Bill is going back to his marriage with Katie. Hope isn't shy with her belief when she states that Steffy got what she deserved. Brooke and Ridge have a difference in opinion about whether Bill or Steffy instigated their relationship. Liam confesses to Hope that he doesn't know how long he can continue not having sex with her.


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"The federal government will be a welcoming agency, ... It will put money up to allow faith-based programs to compete side-by-side with secular programs all aimed at making sure America is the greatest country possible for every single citizen."
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"Sometimes it's easy finding someone to love. The hard part is keeping that love going. No one said it would be a walk in the park, but at the end of the day for the right person it's worth it."
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DALLAS — Former American Airlines chief executive Robert Crandall has joined the board of travel-search startup Hipmunk Inc. The company's website sorts flights on a visual timeline with graphics that show at a glance whether connections are involved, the plane has Internet access, and other details. It does something similar with hotels, showing a map with nearby alternatives and links to TripAdvisor reviews. It also sells a service called "Business Class" for $9.99 a month that lets a corporate travel coordinator integrate employees' online calendars to help plan trips. The traveler gets an email listing flight and hotel options for approval. By Airlines Writer David Koenig.
— TAX COLLECTOR GUILTY — A Central Texas county official has been sentenced to five years' probation for trading a county-owned truck for thousands less than its value so his friend could buy it.
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DALLAS — American Airlines and American Eagle say they will cancel 300 flights this week to cope with a high number of pilots reporting sick and an increase in maintenance reports filed by crews. That's 1.25 percent of the 24,000 flights that were scheduled by the two airlines, which are owned by AMR Corp. The two airlines had already canceled 249 flights this week by Wednesday afternoon, a flight-tracking service said, suggesting that cancelations might far exceed American's estimate. AMR said Wednesday that it canceled the flights in advance to avoid inconveniencing passengers. Earlier this week, American said it would cut its schedule through the end of October by up to 2 percent. By Airlines Writer David Koenig.
NEW ORLEANS — A Dallas suburb asked a federal appeals court Wednesday to uphold an ordinance that would ban illegal immigrants from renting homes in the town. The full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to rehear the case after a three-judge panel from the court ruled in March that Farmers Branch's ordinance is unconstitutional and impermissibly interferes with the federal immigration system. The court's 15 judges didn't indicate when they would rule after hearing arguments Wednesday from attorneys for the town and a group of landlords and tenants who sued to block the ordinance's enforcement. By Michael Kunzelman.
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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department's internal watchdog on Wednesday faulted the agency for misguided strategies, errors in judgment and management failures during a bungled gun-trafficking probe in Arizona that disregarded public safety and resulted in hundreds of weapons turning up at crime scenes in the U.S. and Mexico. A former head of the department's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and a deputy assistant attorney general in Justice's criminal division in Washington left the department upon the report's release — the first by retirement, the second by resignation. The report did not criticize Attorney General Eric Holder, but said lower-level officials should have briefed him about the investigation much earlier. By Pete Yost.
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REYNOSA, Mexico — The death toll in a pipeline fire at a distribution plant near the U.S. border has risen to 29, Mexico's state-owned oil company said Wednesday. At least 46 others were injured, and more might be missing. Juan Jose Suarez, director of the state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos company, told local media earlier in the day that at least five workers had not been seen since the blast. On Tuesday, the company, known as Pemex, said in its Twitter account that a total of seven people were unaccounted for. President Felipe Calderon said the quick reaction of emergency teams prevented a "real catastrophe," by controlling the fire before it reached the huge tanks of a neighboring gas processing plant. By Christopher Sherman.
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HOUSTON — Waving American flags and space shuttle toys, hundreds of people lined the streets and crowded the airport Wednesday as they watched space shuttle Endeavour touch down in Houston on its way to be permanently displayed in California. But for many, the experience was bittersweet, tinged with an aftertaste of having been cheated of something they believe should rightfully have been theirs. By Ramit Plushnick-Masti
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DALLAS — The family of a Dallas woman who tried to call 911 and was later found slain inside her home filed a lawsuit Wednesday over the handling of her case. The relatives of Deanna Cook sued the city of Dallas and others, alleging police were late responding to the call and relied on inexperienced officers who didn't properly investigate. Cook was found dead by her family two days after her frantic call to 911 because only knocked on the door when following up on the initial call. Cook's ex-husband is jailed on a murder charge. By Nomaan Merchant.
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas — Arrested and then fired for exposing himself to a customer at a Dallas-area car wash where he'd worked for 10 months, Robert Wayne Harris borrowed a car and gun from acquaintances and returned a week later just before it was to open for the day. He was arrested the next day and charged with murder after five bodies were discovered at the Mi-T-Fine Car Wash in Irving. Harris, 40, was set for execution Thursday evening for the carnage. By Michael Graczyk.
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DALLAS — Waking up on the morning of Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy realized that their Fort Worth hotel suite featured an extraordinary array of artwork — from a painting by Vincent van Gogh to a bronze by Pablo Picasso. Next year, almost all of those works the Kennedy's admired in their last private moments before he was assassinated in Dallas will be reunited for an exhibit that will open at the Dallas Museum of Art in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the assassination. By Jamie Stengle.
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WASHINGTON — On Mars, a partial eclipse of the sun isn't quite as rare as on Earth. So NASA's Mars Curiosity rover is snapping hundreds of pictures of the spectacle for the folks back home to ooh and aah over. Two moons zip around the red planet and they're closer and faster than our lumbering moon, so eclipses are more common. Scientists say there's even somewhat of an eclipse season on Mars, and it's that time of year when those Martian moons take turns taking bites of the sun. Texas A&M University scientist Mark Lemmon said the eclipse pictures will help scientists track the fate of the larger Martian moon, Phobos, which is slowing down in its orbit around Mars. In 10 to 15 million years, Phobos will get so close to Mars it will break up and crash into the planet. These moons aren't mere curiosity factors. They get so close to Mars that "they change Mars' shape ever so slightly" with their pull, Lemmon said. By Science Writer Seth Borenstein.
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DALLAS — A union representing about 8,500 ground workers at Southwest Airlines and the airline itself are asking federal mediators to break a standoff in contract talks. The Transport Workers Union said Wednesday that there's been almost no progress made in 14 months of negotiations. Both sides say they asked the National Mediation Board to step in. The union says Southwest is asking workers for contract concessions including outsourcing of jobs and hiring more part-timers while not offering pay raises. Charles Cerf, president of the union local that represents the workers, called Southwest's proposals "entirely unacceptable." By Airlines Writer David Koenig.
BATON ROUGE, La. — Police have arrested a suspect in the bomb threat that led to the evacuation of the LSU campus earlier this week but don't believe he is connected to threats made against three other universities recently. LSU Police Capt. Corey Lalonde said officers arrested William Bouvay Jr., 42, of Baton Rouge late Tuesday night after an investigation by multiple law enforcement agencies. Lalonde said Bouvay was not an LSU student and appeared to have no connection to the campus. He did not know what the suspect's motive might have been. Investigators don't think Bouvay is connected to threats made last week at college campuses in Texas, North Dakota and Ohio. By Sheila V Kumar.
— LSU-BOMB THREAT-TEXAS — Police at Louisiana State University say they don't believe a suspect arrested in a campus bomb threat is connected to a similar call that led to an evacuation at the University of Texas at Austin last week.
NEW ORLEANS — Gulf of Mexico fishing boats hauled in far more menhaden last year than in 2010. Catches of some other important species were above pre-spill levels in some Gulf Coast states. But a federal official says it's too early to rule out long-term effects from the spill. A national report released Wednesday says the Gulf's menhaden catch last year was nearly 66 percent above that in 2010. Other species also showed increases. Roy Crabtree of NOAA Fisheries says that's guardedly good news. But he says it's probably too soon to tell whether the spill killed eggs and immature fish. If that happened, the loss would show up when fish hatched in 2010 were due to spawn. Maturity rates vary widely. So do annual catches. By Janet McConnaughey.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A Texas company that profited for decades by supplying mentally disabled workers to an Iowa turkey plant at wages of 41 cents per hour must pay the men $1.37 million in back wages, a federal judge ruled late Tuesday. The judgment against Henry's Turkey Service of Goldthwaite, Texas, is the third of more than $1 million against the company after state authorities in 2009 shut down a dilapidated bunkhouse in rural Iowa where the men had lived since the 1970s. By Ryan J. Foley.
UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas — Before the brick homes and shaded yards, the tree swings and the trimmed hedges, before there was even a town, there was a family cemetery. Daniel Family Cemetery has existed almost as long as Texas has been a state, and its more than 90 tombstones span the changes that have occurred outside its locked gates at Airline Road and Milton Avenue. By Melissa Repko, The Dallas Morning News.
— MEXICO-PRISON BREAK — A judge in Mexico has ordered the detention of 16 guards and officials at a prison near the U.S. border where the brutal Zetas drug cartel orchestrated a mass tunnel escape of more than 130 inmates.
— WEST NILE-TEXAS — A suburban Dallas county has reported its fourth West Nile-related death and at least the 55th reported in Texas.
— TEXAS SUPREME COURT — Texas Supreme Court Justice Dale Wainwright is resigning effective Sept. 30 to go into private law practice.
— AUSTIN-WOMAN KILLED — A jury has found an Austin-area man guilty of capital murder in the death of his mother, whom he hit with his truck as she was being loaded onto an ambulance stretcher.
— POLICE-SEX DISCRIMINATION LAWSUIT — Leaders of a South Texas city have approved a $700,000 settlement of a gender discrimination complaint from the Justice Department over female police applicants who failed a physical ability test.
— SUPREME COURT-TEXAS REDISTRICTING — The Supreme Court is allowing Texas to use congressional districts that were drawn by a lower federal court for the November election. The court declined without comment Wednesday a request from a Latino rights group to block use of those districts.
— FATHER CHARGED-DEATH — A Texas Panhandle woman whose 4-year-old grandson died after beatings by her son must serve 90 days in jail for not seeking medical help for the boy. Gayle Edes of Clarendon pleaded guilty to felony injury to a child by omission.
— DRUG SMUGGLING SENTENCE — A Texas man has been sentenced in Lafayette to life in prison for his role in a drug trafficking operation. A federal jury convicted 45-year-old Antonio Luna Valdez, of Weslaco, Texas, of a conspiracy charge in February
— SOUTHWEST AIRLINES-LABOR — A union representing about 8,500 ground workers at Southwest Airlines and the airline itself are asking federal mediators to break a standoff in contract talks. The Transport Workers Union said Wednesday that there's been almost no progress made in 14 months of negotiations.
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If that were my first visit to SBN , it would honestly be my last. It was so distracting I could barely read the comments. I gave up and left the page in disgust.
ads across the top, across the bottom, THREE columns worth of more ads. That's way too much for me.
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1. Alec is properly sick for the first time in his life and he cries fearful tears. By the time the third round comes he looks a lot less terrified -- we've explained that it's his stomach getting rid of something yucky and cheer him on when he aims for the bucket.
2. "He fell asleep holding my hand," says Nick.
3. I know I'm going down with this bug -- it's a relief when, on the stroke of midnight, I have to roll Alec out of the way and run to the bathroom.
Every day I want to record three things that have given me pleasure. This 3BT site is the original Three Beautiful Things.
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text: If I had a wish, I would probably choose (after all of the usual stuff like world peace, disease cures,etc..) that the 32 NFL teams start their own legitimate farm teams. We'd have the Chicago Bear Cubs, the Miami Fins, the San Diego Bolts, the Dallas Pokes, etc. This league would run after the NFL ended, giving us competitive pro football all year round! The franchises would own their farm teams, utilizing the same venues, the same offensive and defensive philosophies, and even the same fan-bases but with second tier coaching staffs and players. Their drafts could even be combined, adding additional rounds. This would not only give the nation more games; it would also give many players an opportunity to prove themselves worthy of the "next step." And it would give us an extra 16 weeks of competitive footbalI! think alot of people are put off by the other major sports because of the amount of games they have. Teams can literally take several games "off" and still make the playoffs. But with the NFL's farm teams, they, too, would have 17 weeks and then the playoffs. With the NFL's popularity arguably at an all-time high, I believe people would attend the games and/or pay for a Sunday Ticket-like package (if somewhat cheaper than the NFL) to watch these games. I just think its time for the NFL to finally put the death nail in the heart of the competition and give the nation what it wants: year-round competitive football!


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Jon Jones, a more "versatile" striker than Vitor Belfort?
"Bones" seems to think so, as he told reporters at today's (Sept. 19, 2012) UFC 152 open workouts in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, as the Light Heavyweight champion was getting his last few reps in ahead of his 205-pound title fight against "The Phenom" this weekend (Sept. 22, 2012).
Known for being a lethal stand-up specialist, Belfort -- who at one time possessed the fastest hands in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) (and perhaps he still does) -- is usually the one going into a fight with the striking advantage. Not this time, says Jones, who acknowledges Belfort may have the experience edge over him, but he has the better overall striking arsenal.
"Bones" makes his case after the jump (via MMA Weekly):
"Vitor Belfort is a UFC original, a real, true legend. He has so much experience at so many different weight classes and I cannot underestimate him. He's a very powerful striker, but in this situation, I feel I am the more versatile striker in the fight. I won't shy away from a striking battle just because he has a punch. He's got a unique style and I enjoy matching up against guys like that."
Many feel Jones is well on his way to clearing out the 205-pound weight class; however, he begs to differ:
"In no way have I 'cleared out' the division. Everyone's style is a puzzle for me, and who knows which style I will have the most trouble with. I'm about to fight my fifth straight UFC champion - which I was told is a UFC record - and I'm very proud of fighting the best guy available in each of my fight. That's how you build a legacy in a sport."
Despite that comment, many believe in a few years, the young phenom will take his talents up to the Heavyweight division and test his resolve against much bigger and stronger foes.
It's really irrelevant to tally up who has the most knockout or technical (TKO) knockout victories under their belt, seeing as how Belfort has the most fights to his credit between the two. However, even though Jones has defeated four consecutive light heavyweight champions, he is apparently far from cleaning out the division he currently calls home.
For what it's worth, Jones has yet to prove he has the one-punch knockout power. He does carry with him, however, a bevy of tools that can finish the job in various ways. Specifically, his razor-sharp elbows, kicks and long arms that often give him a distinct reach advantage over his opponent.
Will they find their mark against Belfort come fight night? Or will Vitor show the reason he was considered to have the best hands in the sport during his prime?


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Wednesday, February 5, 2014
North Chattanooga resident Danielle Alvarez was looking at ways to improve her own family dynamics when she first attended a workshop focused on the Reality Formula for Kids taught by local therapist Lynne Forrest.
"I fell in love with the model and wanted to teach it to my own children," Alvarez said. "I was searching for a different way to relate to my kids that would actually work."
She has since been working with Forrest for the past five years and has gone through the program to attain her Reality Formula for Kids Coach certification. Alvarez started coaching on her own under the business name of The Happy Family Coach in October. She recently led her first workshop at a school for students on the autism spectrum in West Palm Beach, Fla., that had bullying issues.
"[The Reality Formula for Kids] works really well for parents of children with special needs," said Alvarez. "It works with every child because it's so simple."
The program is based on transactional analysis, which she said was developed by Dr. Stephen Karpman. The model uses the Victim Triangle, in which the parent or child takes on one of three roles: Blaming Bully, Bossy Helper and Helpless Baby. The cycle reflected in the Victim Triangle perpetuates helplessness, she said, as the child becomes resentful of the parent in the Bossy Helper role, and the parent in turn resents having to take responsibility for their child.
Alvarez and Forrest co-developed The Reality Mat, which incorporates the Victim Triangle as well as another triangle consisting of the Respectful Leader, Happy Kid and Empowering Ally.
"I teach parents how to empower the child to become a 'Happy Kid,'" Alvarez said, explaining that the program focuses on giving responsibility back to the child. "I teach parents the difference between being responsible for their children and being responsible. The most amazing gift as a parent to give to kids is the ability to take responsibility for their own unhappiness by beginning to look at the role or part they're playing."
She said most of her clients are individuals wanting to explore unhappy dynamics within their lives, such as sibling rivalry. Her own two children have completely shifted their behavior, Alvarez added.
She works with entire families as well as with parents or children one on one in person and through Skype.
Her office, The Real Life Center, is located at 110 Woodland Ave. To make an appointment call 544-9890 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. For more information visit realityformula.com.


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Why people are nuts
17 07 11 - 05:24From an insightful Slashdot post:
I imagine it's pretty easy to become depressed in our society.
- Consumerism people judge themselves by products (Apple, car brands, discount retailers), they depend on corporate products to do what they could otherwise do, they are powerless to the system, they buy cake mixtures or microwave teleivsion dinners.
- Devoid of meaning I'd hazard that most people feel that their life is meaningless which brings me to my next point.
- Life = job People (by necessity) live life a job, not a life. office workers and labourers.
- Unchecked capitalism Capitalism doesn't feel soft and fuzzy. You feel powerless. Advertising is harmful.
People who live a job rather than a life do things that advertising and media tell them to do or what other people in their situation do to escape. They turn to alcohol, nightclubs, meaningless sex, gambling, smoking or anything that is meaningless or self destructive.
I imagine that these factors, plus the fact that everyone seems to be a big asshole these days contribute to people turning to drugs. Ultimately, people feel disconnected from other people, they are ostracized and bullied. Drugs don't solve problems. You do.
I feel powerless because of the following:
- My Privacy invaded day by day
- My Government and the US government is massively corrupt, doesn't tax companies
- The unjust succeed while the moral wither
- Everyone thinks they are right so nothing gets done
As Adam Smith said, agriculture is the root of all progress. Our society is unsustainable and growth seems to be on top of artificial markets. For example, digital markets like the domain market. Or on advertising. - improfane @ slashdot
Straight out of The Republic, yo...
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You're just jealous of my ability to narcissistically manipulate and use you for profit. ANGRY BLACK MAN - 17-07-'11 12:49


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The mansion, which was bought in an unfinished state by Peter Sperling of the Apollo Group (which owns the University of Phoenix) in 2004, was originally listed at $65 million in 2007.
When Sperling, whose father John started the University of Phoenix, bought the house, it was slightly less-finished than it is now. He did some work on it, and then stopped for unknown reasons. The house has been on and off the market since with little interest, Curbed SF writes.
Sperling is No. 828 on Forbes' World Billionaire list, and this Billionaire's Row location is just one of his many homes. Hopefully the rest, are furnished.


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The Chow is a unique breed of dog thought to be one of the oldest recognizable breeds. Research indicates it is one of the first primitive breeds to evolve from the wolf. Recent DNA analysis confirms that this is one of the oldest breeds of dog that probably originated in the high steppe regions of Siberia orMongolia, and much later used as temple guards in China, Mongolia and Tibet.[4] From what records survive, some historians believe that the Chow was the dog described as accompanying the Mongolianarmies as they invaded south into China as well as west into Europe and southwest into the Middle East. A bas-relief from 150 BC (during the Han Dynasty) includes a hunting dog similar in appearance to the Chow. Later Chow Chows were bred as a general-purpose working dog for herding, hunting, pulling and guarding. Chows are reputed to be one of the many dog breeds in China fattened up and eaten during times of famine by peasants living in sparse, rural lands. Recent DNA analysis confirm that this breed is one of the oldest dog breeds.[4]
Research indicates it is one of the first primitive breeds to evolve from the gray wolf, and is thought by many to have originated in the arid steppes ofnorthern China and Mongolia,[1] although other theorists conjecture that its origin is in Siberian regions of Asia.[5]
The black tongued Chow Chow was also bred for human consumption.[6] Some scholars claim the Chow Chow was the original ancestor of theSamoyed, Norwegian Elkhound, Pomeranian, and Keeshond.[7]
Chinese legends mention large war dogs from central Asia that resembled black-tongued lions. One Chinese ruler was said to own 5,000 Chows. The Chinese also used Chows to pull dog sleds, and this was remarked upon by Marco Polo.[5]
A legend says that the original teddy bears were modeled after Queen Victoria's Chow Chow puppy. It's said that she carried the dog everywhere she went. Her friends disapproved, claiming that it did not befit a Queen to be seen everywhere with a dog, so they paid a dressmaker to make a stuffed version of the animal for her.[2]
Today, the AKC registers approximately 10,000 Chow Chows a year. The Canadian Kennel Club registers approximately 350


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Smokers will still be allowed to light up at parks in Mandan.
Tonight the Mandan Park District rejects a proposal which would have prohibited smoking in all 22 pubic parks in Mandan, as well as the softball diamonds, soccer complex and dog park.
Before the board made their decision a public hearing is held, where Mandan residents voice their opinions on why smoking should NOT be allowed at parks, especially those with playground equipment for children.
"I do not like people to smoke near parks because I like to play and I want everybody to be safe."
"For the same reasons we don't allow tobacco companies to advertise in children's magazines it doesn't make a lot of sense in the correlation of advertising smoking when we designate that this is where little kids should play."
The board defeated the proposal by a vote of four to one.
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>


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In a remarkable twist of fate, a woman missing since she told loved ones she was going for a hike on Mt. Hood last Sunday has been found and is expected to be okay.
23-year-old Mary Owen was flown to a Portland hospital in an Army National Guard helicopter after she was spotted below the mountain's Sandy Glacier just after 10 a.m. Saturday.
A Clackamas County Sheriff's Office spokesman said she was hoisted up into the chopper and was able to talk to her rescuers.
Owen's family members tell FOX 12 she has a leg injury and frostbite, but doctors expect her to make a full recovery.
"I don't know another person who could have survived that ordeal," said Mary's father, Bruce Owen.
Dozens of responders showed up at the established staging area at Timberline Lodge early Saturday to resume the search effort that began yesterday.
The George Fox University student was reported missing in Newberg last week. Newberg police contacted the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office on Thursday.
The manager at Timberline Lodge checked the parking lot Thursday night and found a white 1998 Toyota 4-Runner, which Mary apparently borrowed from a friend to make the trip up.
Deputies arrived and said it appeared the SUV had been sitting at that location for some time.
Owen had sent an email to a friend that stated she was going hiking on the mountain. The email said she planned to be back that night or Monday morning, according to her father, Bruce Owen.
Bruce Owen told FOX 12 his daughter survived by building a snow cave and keeping warm under a light-weight poncho. But after several days with little food and water, she started to hallucinate.
"She kept imagining people would come to her and tell her ways to get off the mountain," said Bruce. "Like there was some little people who came to her and told her they were going to bring her a horse. Somebody else came and said she could use their dragon but they never came back."
Bruce said his daughter caught a real glimmer of hope Friday, when she spotted a search plane overhead, but rescuers didn't see her on the ground.
"She said that there were parts where she wished she could just die and have it over with," said Bruce. "But she came to the conclusion that God wasn't going to let her die. So she was just toughing it out one day at a time."
Owen is a senior at George Fox University, where she was noted as a contact for groups who work with the homeless on the school's website. Her father posted to the university's Facebook page, was asking for prayer for his daughter's safe return.
"We still need information on who she might have been with and ask anyone with ANY information to contact Newberg Police or message us through FB," he wrote.
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3Ivanka Trump is Totally Preggo
Ivanka Trump announced on her Twitter page yeserday that she and her husband are expecting their first child, not to mention making The Donald a first-time grand dad. I couldn't care less about The Apprentice these days (although the first three seasons killed it), but I loved Ivanka back in her teen modeling days. I remember reading an interview with her in Seventeen and even after I'd finished it, despite the fact that I still really had no idea who she was or why she was famous, I was totally captivated by her.
She and that one cute boyboy (Jared Kushner, owner of the New York Observer, don't be so disrespectful, Molls) she married are probs gonna have some good lookin' kidlets.
January 21, 2011 at 12:30 pm by Molls
9Just Married!
They just got engaged in July after Ivanka's conversion to Judaism, and now Ivanka Trump is the proud and happy wife of Jared Kushner.
Trump married her super-rich guy (he owns the New York Observer) Sunday at Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey. As an aside, I was reading up on the Kushner family this morning. The groom's father, Charles, was released from jail in August 2006 after serving less than two years for tax evasion and intimidating witnesses. One of those FBI witnesses was his sister's husband. Charles hired a prostitute to seduce his brother-in-law. He videotaped the whole event and sent the tape to his sister. Nice. Guy.
Anyway, the fete was your basic low-key Trump affair with a Vera Wang dress, 500 guests, Regis Philbin singing and though it hasn't been reported as such, let's assume Ivana was there with a 24 year old on her arm. Good luck, kids! Hope you both signed a serious prenup.
October 26, 2009 at 5:13 am by Wendie
14Welcome to the Tribe, Ivanka!
Ivanka Trump is officially a dirty Jew. She converted to the religion in order for boy-toy Jared Kushner's family to allow them to get engaged.
"Jared is my best friend for many reasons," the heiress said. "I've allowed him to see who I truly am and he still loves me. I don't feel like I have any defensive walls built up around me … He's a bit of a hero of mine. His ability to remain focused – he lacks an anxiety that's natural for someone his age handed so much responsibility."
You can kinda-sorta get a look at Ivanka's bling in these photos from the Whitney Museum's party on Friday, and then I stole this close-up from People. Um … not too shabby, 'vanks! MAZEL TOV! Now that you're Jewish, how's about a little Tzedakah? I'll settle for 10% of your net wealth. It'll please our God, I promise. And I've been negotiating with him for a lot longer than you.
July 19, 2009 at 10:08 pm by Evil Beet
20Ivanka Trump Is Kinda-Sorta Engaged to Jared Kushner
Did I ever tell you guys about the time I wore Ivanka Trump's tank top? So my parents shipped me off every summer to this "camp" outside of Boston — there was nothing "camp" about it, though. We slept in fancy dorms and ate fancy foods and occasionally were compelled to attend "activities," but basically we just had a ton of free time to wander around and get high and engage in various sexual activities with one another. Needless to say, the camp attracted a lot of kids from NYC's Upper East Side, and one of them was a close friend of Ivanka Trump. I grabbed a white tank top out of her closet one day because I liked it, and she saw me wearing it in the hall and she was like, "Um, you're wearing Ivanka Trump's tank top." And I was like "What?" And she was like, "Yeah, I stole that from Ivanka and took it here and now you're wearing it." Somewhere, I have a picture of a very skinny, strung-out, black-eyelinered me wearing Ivanka Trump's tank top. Ah, childhood.
Ever since then, I've felt a kinship with Ivanka. We shared a tank top, after all. So I'm delighted to hear that she's maybe kinda-sorta marrying Jared Kushner, fellow heir and NYC wunderkind. Why the maybe-kinda-sorta? Because Ivanka's not a member of the tribe, and Jared's mother will not have her son marrying a non-Jew. (He even broke up with her for a little while because she was so upset about it.) But Ivanka's working on the Jew thing.
"I am studying," she said of her conversion to Judaism. She's studying with Rabbi Haskel Lookstein at Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun. "It's been an amazing and fulfilling experience for me … One of the jokes I first started making when Jared and I first started dating is, I'm a New Yorker, I'm in real estate. I'm as close to Jewish, with an 'i-s-h' naturally as anyone can start off."
Ha. Maybe she ought to talk to Charlotte York. It worked out so well for her.
July 16, 2009 at 10:34 pm by Evil Beet
8Ivanka Trump Can Get Back to Focusing on Her Career
Ivanka's friends are confirming that she's split from her beau of one year, real estate heir/wunderkind Jared Kushner.
"It was mutual," said a friend. "It's a sad thing."
Now Ivanka can get back to the business of pretending to run a department at Trump. And women can get back to not at all wanting to be her. And men can get back to thinking about how she does have great tits and they might be attracted to her if she weren't so business-like and driven and intimidating.
April 2, 2008 at 1:11 am by Evil Beet
9Hi, I'm Ivanka Trump, And I'd Totally Golf If My Legs Weren't So Long As to Make the Whole Endeavor Pretty Much Impossible
Here's Ivanka Trump, hosting some sort of golf thing for women in NYC.
I love how, most of the time, she's holding the golf club as though she might break into song and dance with it, like Gene Kelly with an umbrella. Oh, if only the skies could open up and rain golf balls on her head.
This girl doesn't know a thing about golf. Looking great in heels, though? She's got that part down.


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Full report: Airways A380 aircraft lands at Heathrow
The world's largest passenger plane landed at Heathrow today - but it won't be there for long. The British Airways A380 aircraft will be moved to Kent where it will be based to help train future pilots and cabin crew. David Johns has been finding out more


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When medication, lifestyle changes and other non-surgical treatments cannot relieve symptoms, surgery is the accepted treatment for a wide range of GI conditions.
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