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Jacquelyn (MG, YA)
Gordon, Jeffie Ross. 1985. Jacquelyn. Scholastic. Sunfire Romance. 332 pages.
Christmas vacation! Home, presents, and time to spend with Broderick!
This one is set in the Depression. In Chicago. Beginning at the end of 1931, to be exact. Jacquelyn, our heroine, may seem like a spoiled brat at first. But she's about to lose it all. Will what she's learned be enough to keep her and her family together?
The book opens with her coming home for Christmas. What she learns turns her world upside down. Her father has lost it all. There is no family fortune. Not anymore. And the family will have to struggle to survive--to keep food on the table, a roof over their heads. Her family becomes her responsibility when her father suffers a stroke and her mother loses herself in the past and loses touch with reality. Forced into the workplace, Jacquelyn learns just what she's made of. That she's stronger than she ever thought possible. That independence is a good thing.
Jacquelyn is just one of the delightful 'name-books' in the Sunfire Romance series. And it is one of the best in my opinion. It's richly detailed and the writing was so well done. The character development is above and beyond what you might expect. And the story has substance. It had been years--probably at least fifteen--since I'd read it yet I could still recall specific details, scenes, from this one.
I loved this one so very much. It was just as magical for me now--all these years later--as it was the first time around. And it is sad to me that these are out of print. I would so love to see a revival of these!
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Northridge, CA (SportsNetwork.com) - Alan Williams scored 16 points to lead five players in double figures for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos, who took down the Cal State Northridge Matadors 79-69 in a Big West conference clash at the Matadome.
Michael Bryson added 15 points for UC Santa Barbara (11-5, 2-1 Big West), which has won five of its last six. Kyle Boswell tacked on 14 points, Taran Brown contributed 12 and Sam Beeler chipped in 10.
Josh Greene scored a game-high 27 points in the losing effort for Cal State Northridge (10-9, 2-2), which has lost back-to-back games. Stephen Maxwell (18 points, 10 rebounds) and Stephan Hicks (10 points, 10 rebounds) each posted double-doubles.
Both teams struggled in the first half with UC Santa Barbara shooting just 38.5 percent from the floor and Cal State Northridge at 34.8 percent. The Gauchos led 34-28 at the break.
Williams scored 12 points as the Gauchos shot 64.3 percent from the field in the second half to pull away for the victory.
UC Santa Barbara had a 21-12 scoring advantage from beyond the arc and a 42-26 edge on points in the paint.
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Just days after a shocking kidnapping in Isabella County, another woman was held captive for five days before breaking free in Gladwin County.
Today she is safe, but recovering from gunshot wounds.
The woman says she was held captive since last Tuesday in a home in Hay Township.
Police say the man shot and restrained her during that time. The sheriff says she knew her abductor but could not elaborate on the relationship.
Saturday night she was able to call for help.
Police arrested her accused captor, a man from Gladwin, on attempted murder and unlawful imprisonment charges.
Deputies found him by making a traffic stop in the area.
The woman is in stable condition at a Midland Hospital.
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A week ago, Seedlings to Stars had a short post about the state of the Giants' pitching post-Wheeler. Not much in the way of new information for most of us here, but here's a couple quotes:
With the lower minors, I think the important word is "depth." There's nobody there that we should be jumping up and down about, but a number of guys are having nice years. Mike Kickham, Seth Rosin, Chris Heston, Jake Dunning, Reinier Roibal, Lorenzo Mendoza, Kendry Flores…somebody in that group is going to work out, just because of the sheer number of guys there. But there's nobody in that group that is blowing everybody away or wowing scouts. Most likely, San Francisco gets a couple of back-of-the-rotation or middle relief/setup options out of that bunch.
Escobar, Blackburn, and Gregorio also get shout-outs.
They're not very high on Wheeler, either:
As far as Wheeler goes, I've always fallen more in the cautious camp. I think the guy is going to be a major league pitcher, but given that his secondary stuff isn't particularly well-developed and his control has never been very good, it's an open question as to whether he becomes a #2 starter, Jonathan Sanchez-esque erratic #3/4/5 starter, a power closer, or just a fastball-oriented setup guy. At his age, it's far too early to make the call on which direction he'll take–he may figure out the control and develop his secondary pitches, or he may not. Given how high the attrition rates on pitching prospects are, and also that his control is already a major issue in the low minors, Wheeler was far from a sure thing.
That said, I'm not a huge believer in Wheeler as a prospect for the same reasons Nathaniel mentioned. When you read a scouting report on Zack's secondary stuff you run across adjectives like "functional" and "consistent" but you never see much mention in the way of potential or upside for those pitches. He's going to have to show me something more, especially in AA or AAA before I change my stance on him.


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The summer sun is out in full force, relentlessly attacking our skin with UV rays. Here's what to do if you get a sunburn.
The summer sun is out in full force, relentlessly attacking our skin with UV rays. Here's what to do if you get a sunburn.
So there's this bald, bearded, tattooed guy sitting outside a cathedral in France, and he is a wizard.
The little-known Chikungunya virus, which has no vaccine, has been confirmed in the continental United States. Here's what you should know.
This weekend, we get two new movies that aren't your traditional summer fare—the first an adaptation of a beloved musical, the other a sequel to a somewhat surprising hit from not long ago.
When John Anthony Brooks scored against Ghana to put the U.S. ahead, 2-1, Americans all over the world completely lost their minds. We've gathered some of the best Vines, Instagrams and more for your patriotic viewing pleasure.
John Brooks scored on a header in the 86th minute, and the United States beat Ghana, 2-1, in the teams' first game of 2014 FIFA World Cup play at Natal, Brazil on Monday.
Did you know that Damarcus Cousins is "a emotional lesbian"? Well, thanks to semi-literate Twitter user @idisrespecthoez, we do now.
Here's a charming little video called "10 Horrifying Parasites That Might Be Living Inside You." Enjoy!
Series MVP Kawhi Leonard had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the Spurs routed the Miami Heat, 104-87, in San Antonio on Sunday night to win the 2014 NBA Finals, four games-to-one.
Martin Kaymer shot a one-under par 69 on Sunday to win the 2014 U.S. Open golf championship at Pinehurst in North Carolina in dominant fashion.


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George Clooney's Gravity to open Venice Film Festival
Press Trust of India,
Jul, 28, 2013
Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron's much awaited sci-fi film Gravity, featuring Hollywood heavyweights George Clooney and Sandra Bullock, will be the opening film at the 70th Venice International Film Festival.
Evanna Lynch wants to play Britney Spears
Press Trust of India,
Apr, 02, 2012
Harry Potter star Evanna Lynch would love to play pop star Britney Spears in a biopic about her life.
Mehdi Hassan's birth village prays for him
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Jan, 13, 2012
Villagers in Luna in Rajasthan where ghazal maestro Mehdi Hassan was born, have expressed concern over his serious health condition.
Eva Mendes Granted Restraining Order Against Crazy Fan
Press Trust of India,
Jun, 09, 2011
Eva Mendes has been granted a restraining order by the court against a crazy fan who believed he was in a relationship with the Hollywood star.
Elysium: The worst is yet to come
Manohla Dargis/ New York Times,
Sep, 26, 2013
Elysium as a McMansion-studded suburb is amusing, but its banality is further evidence of how difficult Utopian visions, even caricatures like this one, have become for filmmakers to imagine.


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LeAndre Daniels' Football Career Over
Turns out Daniels' injury was much worse than expected. C1 neck fracture, he'll wear a halo collar for 8-10 weeks before doctors determine if surgery is necessary but with this kind of injury, doctors determined it wasn't safe for Daniels to play. He will remain on scholarship throughout his time at WSU. My heart goes out to a kid who showed a lot of promise and broke his leg last year, now this. Just an incredibly sad story.


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An Apopka woman was arrested and charged with DUI after authorities say she lost control of her car and struck a power pole early this morning, knocking out power to the intersection for hours.Marcy Roebuck, 29, was the driver of a 2012 black Dodge sedan that struck a power pole on the corner of Orange Blossom Trail and eastbound Clarcona Ocoee Road at about 3:25 a.m., a Florida Highway Patrol report said.Her car was traveling eastbound in the outside lane of Clarcona Ocoee Road and was speeding when it turned right onto southbound OBT, traveled onto the sidewalk and struck the power pole, troopers said.The intersection was closed and traffic rerouted around the intersection as crews restored power and removed the live power lines dangling above her car.
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The arts are systems of communication that teach us about human interaction and creativity in problem solving. They challenge our perceptions and teach us to sense and interpret the world around us, and they bring us pleasure.
Students may choose from a variety of courses in art, graphic design, music, and drama. Appreciation and performance-based classes reveal how personal expression can both reflect and change the culture from which it springs, develop creative approaches to problem solving, communicate in profound and exciting ways, and help us all learn what it is to be fully human and alive.
Graphic Design
This major is an exciting addition to the department and the division as it combines a strong background in aesthetic principles, art history and traditional artistic expression with the technical and practical applications within modern communication forms. The graphic design explosion in recent years is directly attributed to the rise of the Internet. and the myriad of new graphic formats that medium allows. The major is designed to allow students to develop skills and enhance their artistic talents, providing them with a firm basis for direct employment opportunities as graphic designers in a multitude of media environments, or for going on to graduate studies in one or more of these areas.
Students will first learn the basic concepts of 2-D, then 3-D design in both drawing and computer formats, as they are simultaneously exposed to the rich history of artistic expression in art history classes. They will also take various courses within the Communication Arts Department to gain familiarity with modern mass media and to strengthen their computer and desktop publishing skills. The advanced courses allow for individual expression and provide real world problems in the execution of assignments that will form the student's portfolio upon completion of the degree. The combination of courses within the two departments will ensure the students majoring in graphic design receive a broad background based in classic design principles but that is executed in modern computer applications. Our eighteen station Mac lab with color laser printer, flatbed and film scanners and the latest graphic software is the primary work space for students in this major.
Performing Arts
The major in theater provides an opportunity to integrate the study of dramatic literature with acting, interpretation, playwriting, directing, or design. It is shaped by an acknowledgment of dramatic texts as designed for performance and theater as an integrative art. The major seeks to lead students into a fuller appreciation and understanding of the genre of drama by insuring a balance of historical, literary, and theatrical approaches to drama. It offers students enough flexibility to pursue special interests within the field. All program majors must work out a long-range plan of study with the program director.
Studio Art and Art Business
Students majoring in Fine Arts programs at Spring Hill have 2 options: Studio Art and Art Business, which open up a variety of career options. Because our programs are pre-professional in nature, some choose to attend graduate school as a first step. Our graduates include professional artists represented in galleries and private collections here and abroad. Some have become art therapists or use art therapy in combination with other counseling methodologies. Some work in galleries or museums. Our graduates have also illustrated books and worked in advertising/graphic design. Other career options include becoming arts managers, working with individual artists and art organizations, and working in other art-related fields, such as interior design.


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Human Systems – Project Management on an epic scale
Last week saw the launch of Human Systems; the culmination of two months work that has seen the website redesigned, rebuilt and rewritten from the ground up.
With an aging design and salespeople uncomfortable with publicising their website, Human Systems commissioned us to create them a website that would be a more functional resource as well as be something they could proudly show prospective clients.
The new Human Systems website is a mixture of static and CMS driven pages built on a bespoke CMS platform; tailored exactly to the client's requirements. This allowed not only the addition of news and workshops but also case studies and PDF downloads that form the basis of the new Resource Library.
Accessible via a login system the Resource Library allows the users of the website to gain access to a wealth of information that previously had to be requested via a form and manually emailed back to them. The new website streamlines this process making the information instantly available and with no drain on the company's resources.
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Whereas recently we've moved towards creating designs that form a greater emotional connection with the user it was necessary with Humans Systems to create a design that adopted a much more corporate style. Human Systems is a B2B (business to business) company where emotional design is likely to alienate users rather than engage them.
When a company's clients include such large multinationals as Vodafone, Barclays and GlaxoSmithKline as well as a number of Government Agencies portraying a professional image is critical. As the ethos of such companies is one of professionalism and efficiency they will look to partner with companies who share a similar approach to business. To appear like the ideal partner the Humans Systems website needed to exemplify these ideals through its design as well as its content.
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Although the economic downturn has lightened the wallets of even the highest-paid lawyers, many are still bringing home seven-figure paychecks.
Among the top London-based BigLaw firms, partners made about 20 percent less in 2008-2009 than the previous fiscal year, reports the London Times. But they still earned an average profit of 872,000 pounds—or $1.457 million in U.S. dollars, at the current exchange rate—according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers survey.
At lower-ranked London-based firms, partners saw profits plummet about 28 percent.
Starting salaries for associates, which had hit a high of $165,000 or so in U.S. dollars, in recent years were cut an average of 8 percent, a legal recruiter told the newspaper.
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8. Anthony Ortega, rhsp.
Birthday - 08/1985 - Height - 6'0" Weight - 170 lbs
AA: 135 innings ERA: 3.73 K/9: .61 K/BB: 1.69 GO/AO: 1.30 BAA: .247
AAA: 39.1 innings ERA: 2.52 K/9: .56 K/BB: 3.67 GO/AO: 1.29 BAA: .282
At #8, Venezuelan Anthony Ortega is the highest ranking Halo prospect on this list to have entered pro ball via teenage free agency in Latin America. I expect that to change next season - as many as half of 2010's top ten prospects could be rising Latin players - and that's a credit both to the players themselves and to the Angels organization's efforts to find and develop top-tier talent beyond the American amateur draft.
In just one year, Anthony advanced from under-the-radar AA work horse to a leading candidate for the 2009 big league rotation. His success didn't come entirely out of the blue - he won the 2005 Dominican Summer League ERA title, advanced three levels in 2006, and competently handled the California League as a 21 year old in 2007 - but his progress was nevertheless a pleasant development for an organization that saw its two most senior pitching prospects, Nick Adenhart and Nick Green, blown off their respective pedestals by Pacific Coast League hitting.
Speaking of Pacific Coast League perils, Anthony will likely return to Salt Lake in the coming year, where he faces expectations to repeat his success despite having benefited mightily from a low opposing batting average of balls in play in 2008. In other words, he was probably a little lucky because more than his fair share of struck balls ended up in the gloves of his defenders. While his decent ground ball rate means that he shouldn't get lit up quite as much as Nick Green, another pitch-to-contact type who came to Salt Lake under similarly high expectations last year, he will likely struggle at times in a league that rewards hitters for merely making any sort of contact.
Anthony's ability to consistently induce groundballs was the difference between his solid performances in years past and his breakout in 2008. His GO/AO ratio improved from a mere average 1.01 in '07, to a solid 1.29 in '08. Those extra groundballs were no accident: they resulted from Anthony's conscious effort over the 2008 season to keep his stuff down in the zone (I believe it was largely for those efforts that the Halos named Anthony their 2008 Organizational Pitcher of the Year). To carry over his Pacific Coast League success in 2009, Anthony will to have to continue getting hitters to pound his offerings into the ground.
Early signs of maintaining that groundball rate are not promising: the Venezuelan Winter League chewed Anthony up, largely due to a regression in his GO/AO to less than 1. It's a small sample size, sure, but he'll have to do better than that next year. Obviously, this season could be a crucial one for him, as he's just as likely to end it the Angels' #5 starter as he is another flamed out, pitch-to-contact prospect in the Pacific Coast League. If he finishes somewhere in between, we should consider it a meaningful victory for the 23-year-old.
In terms of stuff, Anthony is very similar to Sean O'Sullivan, whom he ranks ahead of on this list because of slightly better performance at higher levels in '08. Anthony throws a bit harder, regularly hitting the low 90's and topping out at 95; Sean's strength is his ability to add and subtract a few mph off his fastball. Like Sean, Anthony's secondary offerings - a curve and changeup - are merely average, and don't project to improve much.
If he can maintain his 2008 groundball rate, Anthony Ortega is again similar to Sean O'Sullivan in that they both have ceilings projecting to Jon Garland's better seasons: an ERA in the high three's, with a WHIP high enough - 1.30 or 1.40 - to make that ERA unsustainable. Those will be the good years; in others he's much more likely to be league average. Still, yielding a run every other inning while pitching 200+ innings a year is a valuable contribution, and if Anthony can do that, he will have a successful career as a number four or five starter.
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Obviously, having lost a game, something must be done, and done now, whilst everybody is still reeling.
1: Henne, having appeared to be promising, and playing well, threw 3 interceptions and had a bad game in general. Out the door Chad Henne!
2: All the co-ordinators. The offense scored less than the Pats offense, and to make matters worse, the defense gave up more points than the Pats defense. Get out, and take all the coaches with you!
3 Brandon Marshall. Did he single handedly win us the game? No he did not. Good day to you Marshall!
4 I'm pretty sure I saw Jake Long get beaten once. He must be fired and replaced with Pat White who's been beefing up for line play.
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Enlightenment, or the Age of the Enlightened, was an intellectual movement most fertile between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in central Europe (France and Germany most distinctly) as well as in Russia and North America. The movement converged around the (at times unconditional) belief in the light of reason, regarded as the best gift to guide human agency, both theoretical and practical. The list of authors affiliated to some degree with the movement is particularly extensive and includes figures such as Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Smith, Kant, Franklin, and Jefferson. The work that most embodies the spirit of enlightenment is probably the Encyclopédie that d'Alembert and Diderot assembled between 1751 and 1772.
The Age of Reason
Enlightenment emerged at a time when the force and unity of religious faith in Europe seem unavoidably compromised. At the same time, improved health conditions and economic prosperity, boosted also by emergence of colonial trade, promoted an optimistic and utilitaristic perspective on society and the individual.
The first steps of that technological progress which eventually led to the industrial revolution, then, seemed to provide a tangible justification in the potentiality of reason; meanwhile, the success of new printing techniques opened up new avenues for spreading ideas, much like internet has done in our age. In short, enlightenment emerged amidst a novel historical scenario, which saw also the rise of diplomacy and legal power to back up the operation of large States.
Theory and Practice
During enlightenment new theories of the individual and society were formulated. Kant proposed a theory of the self as autonomous: if following the proper steps, each person possesses a capacity to rationally discern what's best, independently of factors such as the specific upbringing, race, gender, or social status. A few decades before, in Of the Social Contract (1762) and the Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men (1754) Rousseau had offered a novel theory of private property and social inequality, according to which the division of goods rested on no rational grounds. Meanwhile, Voltaire attacked Leibniz's Christian thesis that our own is the best of all possible worlds in his Candide: or, All for the Best (1759).
The influence of enlightenment was impressive also on practical matters. For instance, in gardening enlightenment promoted a style that joined the beautiful with the useful: favorite plants were those that could also be used for culinary or other practical purposes (e.g. sage and potatoes in stead of roses.) The consequences of the movement are still visible today in the rediscovery of the value of all arts and crafts (such as cooking, gardening, wood-carving), which are paralleled to fine arts.
The Encyclopédie
The work that probably more than anyone else represents the spirit of enlightenment is The Encyclopédie that d'Alembert and Diderot
Originally, The Encyclopédie was supposed to be a translation of a British encyclopedia published in 1728 under the editorship of Ephraim Chambers. Luckily, however, the deal was abruptly broken and d'Alembert and Diderot were hired as editors of the new project. Published in twenty-eight volumes, the work featured more than seventy thousands articles and three thousands illustrations.
The most brilliant minds of France contributed to it, including Montesquieu, Rousseau, and Voltaire. A measure of the scope of the work as well as its unconditional faith in reason is the opening taxonomy of human knowledge, which the work aimed at covering entirely.
Further Online Readings
The entry on Enlightenment at the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
A neat site devoted to the Encyclopedia Jean le Ronde d'Alembert (1717-1783) and Denis Diderot (1713-1784).


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Bak Takes 23rd to Pace Skiers in Slalom
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WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- Junior Tim Bak placed 23rd -- finishing just one-half second out of 17th -- to lead the Whitman College alpine ski teams in the slalom event at the U.S. Collegiate Ski & Snowboard Association National Championships at the Sunday River ski resort near Bethel, Maine.
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The men's slalom, which took place today, saw Bak finish his two runs down the course in 1:50.26. He was in the middle of a pack that finished one second apart, filling the spots from 17 through 26 in a field of about 120 racers.
Polly Evans, a sophomore, had Whitman's best finish in the women's slalom, which was held Friday. Competing in a field of 115 skiers, she placed 33rd in 1:59.87.
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Lexie Drechsel, a sophomore, finished close behind Evans, placing 38th in 2:00.89.
Torey Anderson, a third sophomore, completed Whitman's team score, placing 59th in 2:07.45.
Kendall Brown, skiing for Westminster College (Salt Lake City), won the women's slalom event with a time of 1:47.76. She and two of her teammates also took first in the team scoring with a total time of 327.41.
The Whitman women placed 11th with a total time of 368.21 seconds.
The Missionary men finished in their team scoring with a total time of 357.84 seconds. Others contributing to that score were junior John David Davidson, who placed 44th in 1:59.41, and sophomore Nathan Ord, who was 63rd in 2:08.17.
Whitman sophomore Brad West and Chris Machesney were among the 15 skiers who fell or missed gates and did not finish their second runs.
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Air India Dreamliner enroute Kolkata turns back mid-air due to crack in windshield
It is raining trouble for Air India's Dreamliner fleet as one of the aircrafts was forced to return to New Delhi on Thursday after developing a windshield crack mid-air on its way to Kolkata.
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NEW DELHI: A forensic investigation into clothing and swabs taken after the murder and alleged gang rape of two teenage cousins in northern India has concluded they were not sexually assaulted.
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September 2 2014 Latest news:
Jon Dean
Monday, February 3, 2014
The accusation a family doctor molested a female patient's vagina during an examination is "crucifyingly unlikely", a court heard today.
Adel Elalfy, a GP with 20 years experience, is accused of sexually assaulting a disabled woman when she visited a surgery in Bingfield Street, Islington – rubbing the clitoris and inserting a finger inside the lip of her vagina.
The victim, who was suffering from a suspected urinary tract infection, claims Elalfy – a visiting locum doctor from Stafford – twice groped her before asking a series of personal questions and sending her home untreated.
But James Leonard, defending, told Blackfriars Crown Court the whole situation could be a "ghastly misunderstanding".
He said: "What is being alleged here is hopelessly people out of character. There is no reason to suspect there is a bone in his body capable of what is being suggested here.
"Why is it that a 48-year-old, outstanding, patient focussed doctor – a professional family man – should suddenly decide to take it upon himself to obtain sexual gratification by intimately assaulting someone with this disease, who is apparently suffering from a urinary tract infection (UIT)?
"By shoving his hand not once, but twice inside her knickers and managing to find her clitoris for the purpose of achieving sexual contact?
"Why not do an vaginal examination if that's what he wanted to achieve?
"It is crucifyingly unlikely this happened at all."
The victim suffers from a long-term degenerative brain disease and walks with a crutch– a condition Mr Leonard claims could have a bearing on the trial because it had resulted in numbness below the waist in the past.
He said: "[The victim] has a history of altered sensation in what is generally referred to as the saddle area, the vagina and anus."
The allegation Elalfy assaulted her on two separate occasions lacked credibility, he said.
He said: "Once is absurd, twice is a suicide mission that defies all commons sense.
"Does he strike you as that kind of risk taker?
"Can we be sure this wasn't the result of some ghastly misunderstanding?"
Elalfy, of Baswich Lane, Stafford, denies all charges.
The trial continues.
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Overview of projects supported
The Asian Elephant Foundation distributes funds to various projects and organizations in the 13 range countries that are solely dedicated to the wellbeing and conservation of the Asian Elephant, and ultimately to saving them from extinction. The Asian Elephant Foundation aims to reach this goal by focusing on:
- Awareness and Education
- Solutions for the human-elephant conflict
- Health and wellbeing of the Asian elephants
That is why The Asian Elephant Foundation currently supports the following projects:
1. Awareness and Education
* TAEF Information Center, Thailand/Asia
* 'Education packages for children of Hasselt (Belgium), Ede
(Holland), Orange County (USA), Trier (Germany), City of Luxemburg, and 11
cities in the United Kingdom
* Elephant Conservation Network (ECN), Thailand
2. Human-elephant conflict
* Manas National Park, India
* Wildlife Conservation Agency (WCA), Sri Lanka
* Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC), Myanmar
* Project Sabah (Kinabatangan), Malaysia
3. Health and Wellbeing
* Soraida Salwala's Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE), Thailand
* ElephantAsia, Laos
* Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE), Myanmar
On the following pages you will find detailed information about all of these projects.
Awareness and Education
The Asian Elephant Foundation Information Centre, Thailand/Asia
The Asian Elephant Foundation Information Centre is located in the Elephant Parade House in Chiang Mai, Thailand. At the turn of the 20th century there were said to be 20,000 Asian elephants in and around Chiang Mai alone. As of today, there are just some 5,000 elephants left in the whole country of Thailand, and only 2,000 to 3,000 of those live in the wild. Thus today, sadly, being in Chiang Mai can feel like being in the 'eye of the hurricane' of the decline of the elephant population for some elephant lovers…
Fortunately, many good things also happen for the elephants in and around the surroundings of Chiang Mai – The Asian Elephant Foundation Information Centre, managed by Ms. Carmen Rademaker, works on making tourists and tourist organizations aware of the need to support the elephants by informing the public and enabling them to get to know the elephants in a responsible manner. Carmen gives lectures for groups, guides tourists to a selection of elephant camps, creates tailor-made trips for tour operators, develops educational materials, and manages the TAEF network. This dedicated work enables our always being up-to-date regarding problems and solutions for Asian elephants, and thus helping the TAEF Board make the best possible choices in selecting applications
Ms. Carmen Rademaker discusses possibilities and opportunities with Dr. Taweepoke Angkawanish (Head of Hospital of the National Elephant Institute) and one of his colleagues.
TAEF's child education program
The children of today are the tourists and policy makers of tomorrow. And they are still very open to learn and change their behavior, which is why The Asian Elephant Foundation very strongly believes in making children of all ages from all over the world aware of the situation of the Asian elephant. The plight of the elephant can be used as a playful, yet powerful tool that illustrates the children's own impact on developments like deforestation and what they themselves can do to help save the elephants.
Started in Hasselt (Belgium) in September 2012 with over 1,000 children, we now run the education package parallel to the 'Elephant Parade: The National Tour, Presented by intu'. Tours will visit11 UK cities during the second half of 2013 and first half of 2014. They will also see over 2,000 children in Orange County, California (USA) participating, as well as many more in the second half of 2013 in Ede (Holland), Trier (Germany), and the City of Luxemburg.
The Asian Elephant Foundation had experts developing a range of tutorial materials, like a 25 page exercise book, an 'Explanation for Teachers' that makes clear for every country how the education package fits into their national (governmental) school programs, coloring sheets so children can make their own designs for decorated Elephant Parade statues, art boxes with blank statues, paint and brushes, a digital 'facts & figures quiz', and an 'elephants' sounds quiz'. All of these materials are optional, and are custom tailored 'modular packages' based on location.
Both children and teachers are often very enthusiastic about the program. Some quotes:
'Just wanted to drop u a note – my kids are LOVING this. So engaging! I even had a girl go home, do extra research, and write a report on the injured elephant Mosha. :-) Yay!' (Katrine, teacher in Capistrano Unified School District, California)
'I just received a phone call from a teacher at Bathgate Elementary School who wanted to let me know how she spent the entire day on the Asian elephant subject and materials and how the students LOVED it and really got into the information. She bypassed the school system and was able to get 120 minutes on the Internet so the kids were able to watch videos and numerous clips. Ms. Horton wanted to know if they could do these studies again next year.' (Judy Bullockus, TAEF school program coordinator, Orange County)
Elephant Conservation Network (ECN), Thailand
Thailand is a hub for illegally traded elephants and ivory, facilitated by loopholes in Thai law. Improvements to the law would provide the legal instruments needed to improve the conservation/management of wild and captive elephants, and the curtailing of the ivory trade in Thailand. Current weaknesses in Thai elephant laws facilitate illegal trade and allow neglectful/cruel treatment of elephants in captivity. Improvements to these laws would help the species survive in the wild and improve the elephant welfare in captivity. Proposed law changes in recent years were poorly informed and inadequately supported – drafts were shared with few people and were not widely available in English or Thai. Any new law, or changes to existing laws, must be drafted with input from key stakeholders/stakeholder groups, because only if revisions are broadly acceptable to everyone will they get approved. ECN's current project will enable all future discussions on revisions to the law to be comprehensive and well informed. The project aim is to provide an authoritative information tool, in both English and Thai, which serves as a comprehensive guide to the history, administration, and problems in existing and proposed Thai elephant laws, including a survey of the interests/concerns of major stakeholders in Thailand. The Guide will accomplish the following objectives:
1. Laws/regulations governing elephants documented/discussed
2. Administration of laws explained, describing responsible agencies
3. History/outcome of past attempts to modify laws documented/analyzed
4. Interests/concerns of GO, NGO, and private sector stakeholders recorded
5. Opportunities/mechanisms identified for increased inter-agency cooperation
6. Project findings shared nationally and globally with all concerned stakeholders
The main author of this book will be Mr. Richard Lair, the world-renowned elephant expert, living in Thailand for over 30 years now. Mr. Lair is also author of the famous book on Asian elephants 'Gone Astray'.
Mr. Richard Lair, world-renowned elephant expert.
Human-elephant conflict
Manas National Park, India
Presently, the remaining Asian elephants in the wild are distributed across 13 countries. Habitat loss and degradation by various activities like human encroachment and settlement, rail lines, and national highways, for example, are widely recognized as the primary threats to the survival of the wild Asian elephant
Habitat fragmentation leaves the Asian elephant population in several unconnected areas in Assam (India). In the present scenario, it is difficult to maintain sufficient contiguous elephant habitat. The knowledge of different elephant populations, the forest corridors which facilitate the gene flow, the populations' genetic structure, and the distinctiveness of populations are important for the conservation of Assam's Asian elephants. This is why Manas National Park is conducting a survey on the distribution of free-ranging elephants in the north-east of India. The results of this survey are expected to help the Indian government with the management of elephant populations, including establishing corridors where they are most needed.
Habitat loss by human encroachment.
Wildlife Conservation Agency (WCA), Sri Lanka
This is another project looking for ways to minimize the human-elephant conflict, simultaneously working to ensure the protection of elephants, human lives, and property. The project is aiming at making the general public aware of the human-elephant conflict and the actions possible for mitigation or resolution. In order to reach these goals, four discussion forums are conducted in different parts of the country to facilitate communication and develop practical and enhancing methods to deal with this problem. At the same time, workshops are set up where knowledge is shared with government authorities, and active workgroups discuss finding the best solutions to the human-elephant conflict while considering human rights and conservation of the environment as well.
Victims of the human-elephant conflict.
Indo-Myanmar Conservation (IMC), Myanmar
This project supports the participation of local communities in the protection of Asian elephants and other globally threatened wildlife in and around the Rakhine Yoma Elephant Sanctuary (RYES). It supports the negotiation of a new incentive agreement that incorporates the results and feedback from previous agreements. Furthermore, it trains the local ethnic Chin people and RYES staff in surveying elephants, and supports the participation of villagers from three communities in joint patrols with RYES staff. Additionally, the project backs both anti-wildlife trade and human-elephant conflict mitigation by testing innovative and locally-appropriate solutions.
The project has been active during the past five years, negotiating incentive agreements with the Chin ethnic minority community of 110 people living south of RYES – a sanctuary which has an estimated wildlife population of 150 elephants, Myanmar's second largest elephant range. The Chin migrated here between 2002 and 2003 from northern Rakhine Yoma, and now pose a major threat to RYES. In addition to the Chin community, the project will negotiate agreements with two more communities, totaling another 150 people who are plantation laborers of mixed Chin-Burmese ethnicity. The people are landless, and having seen the benefits of previous phases of this project, are keen to participate. The major incentives are rice supplements, the establishment of government-recognized forest plantations, the sustenance of children's education, and water supply. The local Forest Department has promised to allocate the forest land and issue tenure certificates. The aim of the project is to continue to enhance the effectiveness of community-based elephant conservation in the southern Rakhine Yoma.
Community engagement meeting, Bawdi, RYES, March 2012.
Project Sabah (Kinabatangan), Malaysia
The entire proceeds from the statue His Royal Highness, the Prince Consort of Denmark made for the Elephant Parade in Copenhagen, covering an amount of € 25,000, was donated to a project in Sabah (Kinabatangan), Malaysia. The main goal of this project is to manage human-elephant conflicts in palm oil plantations in the Central Sabah Managed Elephant Range. To achieve this goal, the project focuses on three objectives:
1. To rescue and translocate elephants from palm oil plantations to the Central Sabah
Managed Elephant Range
2. To set up satellite collars on the translocated elephants to understand the movements and migratory patterns of these individuals within and outside the plantation areas
3. To develop and implement elephant mitigation guidelines for the palm oil plantations
The outcome will definitely contribute to elephant welfare and provide alternatives for elephants caught within the boundaries of palm oil plantations. Furthermore, there will be a better understanding of elephant movements and migratory patterns leading to better population management as well as land management. In addition, it will be possible to identify elephant corridors within the mosaic landscape of agricultural and forest land. In this way, the project management can offer migration routes within the palm oil estates, which can be converted into elephant corridors and therefore contribute to the conservation of the species. Last but not least, public awareness about the conservation of the Bornean elephant and the issue of human- elephant conflict will be increased.
The human-elephant conflict in Malaysia makes the news.
Health and Wellbeing
Soraida Salwala's Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE), Thailand
In 1993, Soraida Salwala founded the first Elephant Hospital in the world, located in Lampang (Thailand). Her foundation, Friends of the Asian Elephant (FAE), nurtures elephants that have been injured by stepping on landmines, in traffic accidents, or that are sick, or have been abused by humans. With her team of 15 people, Soraida has treated over 3,000 elephants since the start of her hospital: "We have to protect them from all kinds of danger and the elephants need to be taken care of, sometimes for the rest of their lives".
Soraida is very happy with the support of Elephant Parade: "Without Elephant Parade, I don't think our elephants would survive."
FAE has united with 'Mobile Vet Projects' to help sick and injured elephants from all regions of Thailand and take care of expecting mothers. In December 2011, The Asian Elephant Foundation made funds available to buy a new vehicle to help their many patients from the hospital, mostly in the northern region. In addition, Elephant Parade structurally supports the Elephant Hospital with a yearly sum of 1,000,000 Thai baht (€ 25,000), enabling FAE to guarantee sustained care for the elephants.
Mosha, the baby elephant that inspired Marc and Mike Spits to found Elephant Parade and the Asian Elephant Foundation.
The Mobile Elephant Clinic team from Friends of the Asian Elephant in front of the truck donated by TAEF. From left to right: Somchai Thikam, Dr. Cruetong Kayan, Dr. Preecha Phuangkum DVM, Jarun Wangpo and Preeda Bundit.
ElephantAsia, Laos
In Laos there are probably less than 500 Asian elephants left. In cooperation with the Lao National Animal Health Centre, ElephantAsia implements free veterinary treatment via their mobile veterinary units for elephants suffering from illness or injury. These Mobile Elephant Clinics are especially adapted for the treatment of elephants in remote areas, and are used to visit logging sites, tourism centers, and villages where elephants are employed. They also provide advice to mahouts on basic care and medicine. The "Lao Captive Elephant Care and Management Program" mobile veterinary units carry out approximately 20 national field missions per annum, with an additional 15-20 emergency missions within the same timeframe. To date, the units have undertaken well over 1,000 veterinary checks.
A Mobile Elephant Clinic team tends to elephants in Laos.
Myanmar Timber Enterprise (MTE), Myanmar
Myanmar (formerly Burma) still has the world's second largest elephant population with between 5,000 to 6,000 elephants (India probably has between 20,000 and 25,000). MTE alone owns over 2,800 captive elephants. Some 2,500 of those elephants are working in the logging industry, being used to carry baggage, and doing transport for MTE. Last year, The Asian Elephant Foundation donated a fully-equipped Mobile Elephant Clinic to the elephant doctors of MTE and set up an exchange program with some of their colleagues in Thailand to further improve their knowledge of elephant health care. As logging with elephants is still allowed in Myanmar, keeping a domesticated elephant in good shape not only improves the individual elephant's wellbeing, but also prevents a wild elephant from being captured.
In early March 2013, TAEF board member Bjarne Clausen visited MTE and handed over a second Mobile Elephant Clinic, so now two teams of doctors can cover the whole country helping the elephants.
TAEF is also investigating the possibilities for supporting MTE in setting up an elephant hospital, a sanctuary, and an orphanage for baby elephants. Over the next few years, MTE will reduce logging activities, and we are told that the Forest Department will send the surplus of elephants back into the wild – a procedure which is very complicated for elephants, and will require a lot of preparation and expertise to be done successfully. TAEF is excited to be part of these positive developments, thus helping to paint a brighter future for the Myanmar elephants.
The new Mobile Elephant Clinic presented to the elephants and mahouts of MTE, March 2013.


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Some travelers report discomfort when they arrive at Copacabana from lower altitudes. At 3000 meters, Lake Titicaca is much higher than many travelers have ever been, so some shortness of breath is to be expected. Most travelers acclimatize after a good night's rest.
In some cases, travelers may exhibit symptoms of high altitude sickness. These symptoms include:
- Shortness of breath
- Headaches
- Dizziness
- Nausea
- Reduced appetite
- Fatigue
Symptoms will usually fade in a day or two, but travelers can take certain precautions to avoid or alleviate symptoms of altitude sickness. When traveling to Lake Titicaca, make sure to:
- Drink plenty of water. Sports drinks like Gatorade are helpful as well because they contain sugars, sodium, and electrolytes, which are lost due when you dehydrate.
- Get plenty of rest.
- Take your time traveling around the area, don't push yourself.
- Avoid alcohol and caffeine.
Coca tea, or coca de mate, is a popular folk remedy for altitude sickness. In severe cases, especially when preexisting medical conditions are present, medical attention may be necessary. Hotel Rosario Lago Titicaca and Turisbus guides have bottled oxygen available should guests have a problem with the altitude.
The weather at Lake Titicaca is consistently mild and fluctuates very little during the year due to the region's elevation. The temperature hovers around 10 degrees all year, although it dips a few degrees during the winter months, June-July and can be as high as 20 degrees during the summer months, November-January.
Rainfall is highest during the summer, while the winter months are very dry.
The temperature tends to dip when the sun sets and the nighttime can get chilly all year long. Travelers should dress in layers, especially if they plan to be out during the early morning or evening.
Bolivia uses the Peso Boliviano, referred to simply as Boliviano, abbreviated Bs. The Boliviano is divided into 100 centavos with coins of 1, 5, 10, and 50 centavos as well as 1, 2, and 5 Bolivianos. Bills are issued in denominations of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, and 200 Bolivianos.
Approximate exchange rates:
- 1 U.S. Dollar = 7.01 Bolivian Boliviano
- 1 Euro= 9.11 Bolivian Boliviano
- 1 British Pound = 10.57 Bolivian Boliviano
- 1 Canadian dollar = 6.82 Bolivian Boliviano
- 1 Australian dollar = 7.12 Bolivian Boliviano
- 1 New Zealand dollar = 5.77 Bolivian Boliviano
- 1 Peruvian Nuevo Sol = 2.7 Bolivian Boliviano
- 1 Brazilian Real = 3.54 Bolivian Boliviano
(Note that the exact rate can fluctuate with the market)
There are ATMs in Copacabana near the central plaza. Islands and small mainland towns do not have ATMs. It is generally advisable for travelers to withdraw currency before arriving at the lake as the ATMs that do exist may be out of service or out of currency. Banks in Copacabana can process wire transfers or change currency.
At full-service restaurants, 10% of the total bill is a typical gratuity. Look for a line that indicates servicio on restaurant bars as the gratuity is sometimes included. Taxi drivers do not expect tips.
Getting Around
Buses arrive in Copacabana at Plaza 2 de Febrero and leave from Plaza Sucre, both near the center of town.
Busses traveling to and from La Paz stop briefly just short of Copacabana to cross the Tiquina Strait by barge. Travelers must exit the bus and cross the strait by ferry. La Paz to Copacabana is 3.5 to 4 hours.
For those traveling on to Puno, or coming to Copacabana from Puno the bus ride is also 3.5 hours, including the half hour or so it takes to cross the border.
Once you're in Copacabana, the town is very easily navigated on foot. Pedi cabs are available in town at the Plaza 2 de Febrero, but you'll find they are not necessary unless you require help with your luggage.
On Copacabana beach, local boat drivers are available for trips to Sun Island, but we recommend visiting the island with one of our guides. Check out our Sun Island and Moon Island tours.


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SALISBURY, Md. - Police in Salisbury say they have made an arrest in connection with an armed robbery at Cedar Crossing.
Salisbury Police say on Wednesday they identified 23-year-old Joseph Greenhawk, of Salisbury, as a suspect in the December 5th armed robbery, where marijuana and cash was apparently stolen from the home.
He was arrested, and charged with armed robbery, robbery, kidnapping, burglary, 1st and 2nd degree assault, false imprisonment, handgun on person, firearm use in violent crime, and theft less than $1,000. He was later released the to the custody of Central Booking.
Police say they are still looking to identify a second suspect, who is described as an unknown race male, 5' 6" - 8" tall, with a thin build, wearing all dark clothing. Anyone with information on this incident should contact the Salisbury Police Department at 410-548-3165 or Crime Solvers at 410-548-1776. Crime Solvers will pay up to $1,000 for tips that lead to arrest.


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Given my regular job as a Quant, I dig into the numbers for the 13 non-conference games. Here are some stat that you may not be aware of:
1. For all the FT woes, it is really on AJ, TJ, and Lawson, who shot a combined 37% (33-89). Even Sandi and TC are 46% combined (6-13), and they don't shoot much anyway. The rest (excluding Beshears who is 2-2) are a respectable 76% (131-173).
2. On a per-minute basis, our best rebounder is --- Dru Anthrop, who grabs a reb every 2.7 minute. He also leads the team in ast (and also stl) per minute, with an ast every 6 min (LewJack is 6.1), and no TO. I know he only gets to play in garbage time, but give the kid credit b/c he surely plays hard and smart when given the chance. If we are not so loaded in the backcourt I'd really like him to get some real PT. For the record, Beshears also gets an assist every 6.5 minute. The walk-ons are very willing to share the basketball.
3. Excluding Dru, our best rebounders are Sandi (7.8) and TC (7.0). The next group are Robbie (6.1), Lawson (5.9) and Barlow (5.7). The guards are not bad, with AJ (4.9), TJ (4.7) and LewJack (4.6). The numbers are rebounds per 32 minutes.
4. The Big 4 (Robbie, Ryne, LewJack, Barlow) all spot a healthy >2:1 ast/to ratio. The biggest culprit for TO is Sandi, turning over every 9.8 minute (as a comparison, on avg it took Ryne Smith 39.2 minute before committing a TO). As primary ball handler, LewJack and TJ turned over every 13.8 minute, and Barlow (despite his erratic play) turns over every 26.5 minute, so he is surprisingly good. Also, Lawson is surprisingly good in taking care of the basketball, turning over every 33 minute, third best on the team behind Ryne and Robbie.
5. Who is good at getting to the line? Adjusted for minutes played, LewJack leads the team and goes to the line every 5.4 min. Unfortunately, the group that shot the worst (TJ, Lawson, AJ) go to the line quite frequently, every 6.8, 7.5 and 8.8 min. By comparison, the good shooters (Robbie, Ryne) go to the line only every 9 and 25 minutes respectively. Not that we want him to shoot FT, but to go to the line every 50 mins (even Ryne goes every 25 min), it is just unacceptable for a big man. Yes, I am talking about TC. He is just not playing physical enough to draw the fouls.
6. FWIW, Byrd is 8-8 (100%) this year, after going 59% and 63% in his first two seasons. I guess yoga really helps calming him down. It also shows that you *CAN* improve your FTs, drastically.
7. Who are our scorers behind Hummel (adjusted for minutes played)? On a per-32-min basis, Hummel scores 18, followed by AJ (13.6), LewJack (13.5) and Smith (13). The next group is TJ (10.8), GDB (10.7), Byrd (9.8) and Lawson (9.0).
8. R-squared (Robbie and Hummel) shoot a combined 43% from 3-pt land. TJ and Byrd combined for 31%. Barlow, LewJack and AJ combined for 26%. And as much of a whipping boy he has been, TC isn't bad, making 2-of-5 from three, or 40%.
9. TJ and Byrd are the only ones who shot better threes (40% for TC, 32% for DJ) than overall FG% (39% TC, 29% DJ). Also, TC, Sandi, Lawson and TJ also has a higher FG% than FT%.
10. Lawson has a blk every 13 minutes. That is no surprise. But the next three best blockers (adjusted for minute) are all whites: TC (20 mins for every blk), Robbie (21 mins) and Dru (24 mins). Sandi is a disappointing 64 minute for a block. Surprisingly GDB only has 3 blk (even Ryne has 2).
11. In terms of stl, Dru leads the team again (minutely-adjusted) with a steal every 8 minutes. The next ones are GDB (14.5), LewJack (17.5), TJ (17.6) and Lawson (19.6).
12. Lawson picks up a foul every 4.8 min (on avg, if he stays on the floor for 24 min he will foul out). Sandi is not far behind, every 6.7 min. By comparison, Robbie doesn't get the call, who fouls only every 19 mins.
What does the numbers suggest?
a. Barlow, LewJack, and AJ - don't shoot 3s unless wide open AND shot clock running down.
b. TJ, AJ, Lawson - practice, practice, and practice FTs. Ryne, get to the line more! A good shooter like you, pump-fake (I know you love that), get the defender in the air, and draw the foul. So many times you just did the first two steps and dribble away instead of drawing the foul.
c. Lawson, as athletic as you are, grabbing a reb every 5.4 minute is just unacceptable. Even TC gets one every 4.6 minute. Although to be fair, on defense Lawson goes for the blk instead of reb, but still!
d. I think TC is just a guard trapped in a big man's body. He is soft (goes to the line less often than Ryne), third best on the team in shooting 3s (40%), but at least he is trying to get rebs. So really, if you think of him not as a big but as a guard, he is doing just fine ;-)
e. Start Dru! If he plays 32 min, his average will be 8 pts, 12 rebs, 5 ast, 4 stl, 1.3 blk, and 0 TOs! How impressive!! (OK, I am obviously kidding, but in all seriousness, the kid plays hard in his limited minutes, and I won't be surprised if he pulls a John Hart-Illinois type game)


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As we have be entrenched in technology amounts and the slew of Nexus news coming out from all directions many of us seem to be focusing on aspects like LTE, Memory, and other hardware specs which I feel is basically not as important as we make it seem.
The Nexus 4 has Miracast, and Google is making a statement here. They are getting on board with the standard, letting everyone know Google will not push some propitiatory Nexus Q or AirPlay type of thing instead which only works with certain devices. I think Miracast will basically make people start wondering why AirPlay....
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Verge Reporting Sony has just signed on with the new Miracast Certifications http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/6/3609916/miracast-certifications-sony-lg-streaming
Miracast streaming has been added to the Sony Xperia T via update. http://www.androidcentral.com/sony-xperia-ttx-update-adds-miracast-streaming-and-more
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Texas Longhorns head coach Mack Brown spoke at Big 12 Media Days on Tuesday. But did he have anything new to say? Is there anything new to say?
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Tulsa captured the 2012 Liberty Bowl on Tuesday, defeating Iowa State 31-17, thanks in large part to a dominant ground game.
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Just got word that Melvin Jones has committed to LSU for the 2013 class.— Shea Dixon (@Sheadixon) June 29, 2012
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