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When the Singapore government recently sentenced an 18-year-old American to six lashes on the buttocks for vandalism, smug local officials called the punishment an example of their superior values. According to polls, many Americans agree that the punishment fits the crime, although they may not realize that flogging Singapore-style means tying the victim down on a trestle and ripping open his flesh with a wetted rattan cane. I call that torture (though I have no problem with the vandal serving time in a Singapore jail)
Torture and the truth
November 14, 2005
By Leonard Pitts Jr
Well, I guess that settles that. "We do not torture," said President Bush on Nov. 7. Never mind all those torture pictures from Abu Ghraib. Never mind all those torture stories from Guant?namo Bay. Never mind the 2002 Justice Department memo that sought to justify torture. Never mind reports of U.S. officials sending detainees to other countries for torture. Never mind Dick Cheney lobbying to exempt the CIA from rules prohibiting torture. "We do not torture," said the President.
Undermining Justice Obama's Tortured Response To Torture
January 7, 2010
WHAT MIGHT HAVE happened if, last spring, President Obama hadn't blocked congressional hearings into the Bush administration's authorization of torture - or even a milder "truth commission" - that then was supported by 62 percent of the American people? Would Dick Cheney, sure to have been top on the list of those investigated, now be taking every opportunity to undermine the current commander in chief? Would the White House be scurrying to explain that Obama does too use the words "war" and "terror" enough?
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December 1, 2005
By MARY SHAW
AFTER THE photos from Abu Ghraib sickened the nation and the world last year, George W. Bush assured us that it was merely the work of "a few bad apples," and that "this country does not believe in torture. " In fact, on June 26, 2004, in a statement commemorating the U.N. International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, Bush proclaimed that "freedom from torture is an inalienable human right, and we are committed to building a world where human rights are respected and protected by the rule of law. " Those are some noble words, George.
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Amnesty International accused Egypt today of torturing detainees, many of them Muslim fundamentalists, and it quoted some of those freed as saying they were whipped, hung by their wrists, given electric shocks and sexually abused. The human rights group urged President Hosni Mubarak's government to protect political detainees from torture by prison officials and ensure them prompt access to lawyers, relatives and doctors. "The torture testimony has been consistent and prompts the conclusion that there is a pattern of torture in Egypt," it said in a 40-page report.
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May 27, 2009
I DON'T always agree with Michael Smerconish, but generally find him to be intelligent and thoughtful. Unfortunately, he and many otherwise intelligent and thoughtful people persist in the delusion that torture, as practiced by the U.S., should be referred to as "enhanced interrogation techniques. " EIT, as defined by the infamous Yoo/Bybee memo, included not just waterboarding, prolonged stress positions and sleep deprivation, but also gouging eyes out, dousing with acid, slitting an ear, nose, or lip, and disabling a limb.
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March 15, 2005
"Somebody tell me frankly, what times are these, what kind of world, what country?" THESE words come from a poem about torture that Chilean writer Ariel Dorfman composed during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. But they resonate through the seemingly daily revelations from government and military reports of the abuse of prisoners by Americans in Guantanamo, Afghanistan and Iraq. They fit all too well the testimony of those whom the CIA allegedly delivered to countries where they were tortured.
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November 21, 2005
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May 27, 2004
IWAS DEEPLY disturbed by your otherwise-excellent editorial titled "Rumsfeld must go" to see that you believe that "Torture has a place in the fight against terrorism. " What exactly is this place? According to one of the many Bush government explanations of its presence in Iraq, the U.S. attacked Iraq to free its people from the tyrant Saddam, who had tortured and killed thousands. Now we are saying that torture is all right as long as we are the ones doing it? And as long as the victim is a bona-fide terrorist?
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ISSUE | CIA TACTICS In our name, shame The much-awaited report by the Senate Intelligence Committee on the CIA's use of torture reveals behaviors and policies even worse than what has previously been known only in part ("CIA accused of brutality, dishonesty," Dec. 10). The torture performed by CIA agents or their contractors was ineffective, just as U.S. Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) has made clear. The acts committed were bestial and inhuman, and they were illegal under federal law and the Geneva Conventions.
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The Senate Intelligence Committee's "Study of the Central Intelligence Agency's Detention and Interrogation Program" has, for good reason, become better known as the torture report. Its first casualty should be the Orwellian doublespeak that afflicts even the title of a report whose subject is quite plainly not interrogation, but torture. Torture, of course, is what the Spanish Inquisition and Vlad the Impaler did. It's not, we all agree, what Americans do. As President George W. Bush famously said, "This government does not torture people.
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CONSIDER THIS a master's-level acting class in how to get cut from a campaign commercial. Alan Benyak, a lawyer and former judicial candidate, appears in a TV ad for Democrat Tom Wolf's campaign for governor. But that's not his most famous on-screen role anymore. Buzzfeed.com reported yesterday that Benyak also starred as Mr. Cannibal in "Breeding Farm," described by the website as a "twisted porn film. " And that means Benyak is falling on Wolf's cutting-room floor. "We were unaware of Mr. Benyak's involvement in the film, and we are making changes to the ad now," Wolf spokesman Mark Nicastre emailed yesterday in response to a question about the Buzzfeed story.
Oops! Actor in Wolf campaign ad was in torture film
September 10, 2014
By Thomas Fitzgerald and Angela Couloumbis, Inquirer Staff Writers
Memo to candidates for governor: It's not a good idea to hire an actor for your TV commercial who once played "Mr. Cannibal" in a torture flick. Democrat Tom Wolf's campaign learned that lesson Monday as the website BuzzFeed reported the other role of lawyer and actor Alan Benyak - and Republicans blasted what they called an offensive error in judgment. "We were unaware of Mr. Benyak's involvement in the film," Wolf spokesman Mark Nicastre said Monday night. He said the campaign was sending a substitute ad - with Benyak edited out - to TV stations.
WWII torture revisited in 'Railway Man'
April 25, 2014
BY GARY THOMPSON, Daily News Staff Writer email@example.com, 215-854-5992
WE NOW have handy initials - PTSD - to label the psychological maladies that afflict war veterans, but still no way to make sense of the horror behind it. That is a point driven home in the engrossing "The Railway Man," the true story of a British soldier, Eric Lomax (Colin Firth), tortured in WWII, who finds his Japanese tormentor, an officer named Nagase (Hiroyuki Sanada), still alive decades later, and seeks him out. Lomax intends to kill the man, but their confrontation - among the most fascinating screen conversations of recent vintage - reveals commonalities in the men that take the encounter in unexpected directions.
At Drexel, 'torture memos' author stands his ground
March 29, 2014
By Chris Mondics, Inquirer Staff Writer
He would change very little. John Yoo, the former Justice Department lawyer and Philadelphia native who laid the legal groundwork for President George W. Bush's administration to use waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques, told faculty and students at Drexel University law school Thursday that he had correctly interpreted the law. And that he would do it again. "I do stand by the line that we drew," Yoo said. Yoo came to the law school for an hour-long exchange with Harvey Rishikof, a former legal counsel to the FBI who teaches national security law at Drexel.
Drexel appearance by Yoo draws flak
March 28, 2014
BY WILL BUNCH, Daily News Staff Writer email@example.com, 215-854-2957
A DECADE later, America's post-9/11 descent into torture is still an open wound for many - as folks are finding out this week at Drexel University Law School. A Philadelphia lawyers' group is ripping the law school for hosting a talk this afternoon by John Yoo, the ex-Justice Department lawyer who crafted the legal justification for the Bush administration's use of waterboarding and other torture tactics on terrorism suspects. The National Lawyers Guild called Yoo's slated appearance "deplorable," adding that his legal advice had sparked "negative repercussions in American foreign relations that we are still dealing with a dozen years later.
45 years in torture, killing of Burlco couple
September 22, 2013
By Darran Simon, Inquirer Staff Writer
CAMDEN A 21-year-old Queens man was sentenced Friday to 45 years in prison for his involvement in the gang-related killing of a Burlington County couple tortured in a Camden rowhouse three years ago and buried in the backyard. Peter Leonce was 17 when he and nine defendants were charged in the Feb. 22 death of Michael "Doc Money" Hawkins, 23, and Muriah Huff, 18. Hawkins was beaten, shot at least five times, and stabbed upstairs. Huff was then beaten, choked, and stabbed downstairs. Superior Court Judge Michael J. Kassel sentenced Leonce to 30 years for murder in Hawkins' death and 15 years for aggravated manslaughter in Huff's death.
The lure of 'Luther'
September 4, 2013
By Tirdad Derakhshani, Inquirer Staff Writer
Fans have said it, and hoped for it for years, but this, this finally may be Idris Elba's year in the sun. The 40-year-old Londoner returns this week as Detective Chief Inspector John Luther in the third and darkest installment of writer Neil Cross' anguish-saturated police procedural Luther . BBC America's four-part mini-series premieres Tuesday at 10 p.m. and continues on consecutive nights through Friday. Brilliantly written, with stunning performances, this will be Luther 's final year on TV. But take heart, a Luther film is in the works.
Guilty verdict in torture death of boy, 3
August 14, 2013
By Mike Newall, Inquirer Staff Writer
Nadera Batson did not shed any tears last week during her trial in the beating death of her godson, 3-year-old Jaquinn Brewton, even when prosecutors showed photos of the child's battered and burned body. And she showed little emotion when a neighbor from the West Philadelphia boardinghouse where she had lived with the child testified about the constant whipping sounds and child's screams coming from Batson's room. But Batson, 25, burst into tears Monday, sobbing and heaving, as a jury foreman declared her guilty of third-degree murder in Jaquinn's 2011 death.
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#16 - thirdasscheek (12/02/2012) [+] (3 replies)
My old roommates got a kitten and it did this to me literally every morning for a year. Needless to say they no longer have a cat.
no i didn't kill it you sadistic bastards
no i didn't kill it you sadistic bastards
#10 - spikethepony (12/02/2012) [-]
.... I think something is wrong with me....
I was hoping that the man would bite the kitten's head.
I was hoping that the man would bite the kitten's head.
#5 - infamoustrapper (12/01/2012) [+] (1 reply)whats with all these cat gifs today? not that im complaining
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#14 - tacolisious (12/02/2012) [-]
I'm willing to admit I jizzed over the cuteness.
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I don't know what breed that is but they are ******* adorable. The first person to tell me what it is gets an internet cookie!
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My ovaries just burst...
Sidenote; anyone have a gif for that?
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#7 - pewdieman (12/01/2012) [-]Now I'm sad. We had to give my cat away. It was to my sister's friends but I didn't get to see him grow up. We got him when he was a kitten and he used to sleep right next to my head every night.
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New York Yankees pitcher Joba Chamberlain was released from a Florida hospital three days after having surgery to repair a dislocated right ankle.
Chamberlain will be in a cast for six weeks, the Yankees said in a statement on their website, while recovering from the injury sustained while he played on a trampoline with his son.
"So far, he's been in great hands," Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman said. "He's been getting everything necessary. Things are going as good as can be expected, as I understand it, which is obviously terrific. Hopefully, it continues that way."
The injury was described as an open dislocation, which is similar to a compound fracture because the bone protrudes from the skin. The 26-year-old Chamberlain's ankle was repaired at St. Joseph's Hospital in Tampa. Chamberlain in June had a ligament replaced in his elbow in a procedure known as Tommy John surgery.
The ankle injury is the latest setback for a pitcher whose fastball impressed the Yankees so much during his 2007 rookie season that the team created rules to prevent then-manager Joe Torre from overusing him. In one stretch that year, Chamberlain gave up one earned run in 24 innings.
Later that season, during a playoff game against the Cleveland Indians, Chamberlain lost his composure when a swarm of midges, a gnat-type insect, descended upon the field. The Yankees were ahead 1-0 during the eighth inning at the time and Chamberlain threw two wild pitches and gave up the tying run. The Indians won 2-1 in 11 innings and defeated the Yankees in the series.
Chamberlain was arrested in 2008 and charged with driving under the influence in his hometown of Lincoln, Nebraska.
There's no timetable for Chamberlain's return. The relief pitcher, who will be paid $1.7 million this year, can become a free agent after the 2013 season.
"He's frustrated but, at the same time, he's a man and he knows what the road ahead is," Cashman said. "He's not afraid of it. I think his attitude, and I hate to speak for him, is what do I need to do to get back?"
In five seasons with the Yankees, Chamberlain has a 20-13 record with an earned run average of 3.70.
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There is a courtier from Greece (im Poland) that has an amazing 27 intrigue skill. I want to invite him to court but I cant seem to get him even with a super high opinion of me. How do I accomplish this?
There is a courtier from Greece (im Poland) that has an amazing 27 intrigue skill. I want to invite him to court but I cant seem to get him even with a super high opinion of me. How do I accomplish this?
You don't.
EDIT: Ok that was TOO simple...
There's many factors that go into it. Is he in line for a title? Does he have claims that his liege can press? How much does he like you personally? What's your prestige? Other things too.
Best way to find people who will accept an invite is to click a county, duchy or even kingdom shield, click on "claimants" (if no one is a claimant then you won't be able to click it) and you'll see a list. those who will say "yes" will have a green thumbs up. But just so you know, few ever do, and the ones who do typically don't have amazing stats.
I once lost a pair of shoes.
So how do I go about getting a spymaster with stats like those? Highest i've ever seen in my realm have been 21.
Seems to me I should be able to promise a man something. It is only reasonable to be reluctant to go halfway across Europe for no particular reason. It would make a lot of sense for me to be able to promise things, like an appointment to the counsel, a landed title or pressing a claim for him with some appropriately severe penalty for not making good on the promise.
If you have a title to give him and he's got none of his own, that'll do the trick. When you give away a newly conquered county, don't give the lesser titles along with it. Grant your desired courtier the title to one of the other holdings that you kept for yourself, and he'll be your vassal instead of the count's. From which point you can make him your councilor.
Or take the best claimant you can find. or live with slightly less godlike advisors. 13+ is good enough according to the event files.
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The city of Spokane Valley has begun its fall street sweeping. Sweepers will be at work during daylight hours (weather permitting) in priority zones 1 and 2, which are all located south of Sprague Ave. Arterials will also be cleaned. A map and more additional details are on the city's web site here. The primary reason for sweeping certain areas that have a large number of trees is to clean up debris that can clog storm drains. But that doesn't mean residents can rake their leaves or pine needles into the street. Homeowners are responsible for disposing of their yard debris.
A city-wide street sweep is underway in Spokane Valley. The task to clean up debris to ensure storm drains continue to function is expected to last until mid-June. For the first time residents can track where street sweeping is taking place with a new status map on the city's web page. It shows what areas have been completed and which areas are currently being swept. The cost for the city-wide sweep is being partially funded by a $50,000 grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology.
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First of all, let me apologize for being MIA from the blog a lot this week. I was moving my base of operations and have spent a lot of time packing and unpacking files. But I'm all settled in now, so it's back to normal. Today's Valley Voice is full of news stories, including one from reporter Lisa Leinberger on the fun High 5 program at Evergreen Middle School. Nearly all the students have signed a pledge to stay drug free and participate in High 5 events.
Valleyfest organizers are worried about the future of the annual festival in the aftermath of the decision by the Spokane Valley City Council not to grant lodging tax funding. There will be a second round of applications accepted, but organizers worry it may be too late. This week the council also had a lengthy discussion on the city's street maintenance contract and whether the term is too long and if the contract should be re-bid.
A hearing was held last week on a proposed 41 townhome development just west of Shelley Lake on Fourth Ave. Neighbors spoke against the project because they believe it violates a developer's agreement negotiated between Spokane Valley and the property owner. A decision on whether to approve the plan for the development should come within two weeks.
Lisa also has a report on the Liberty Lake City Council budget discussions this week. The council decided to have a special meeting next week to discuss it further.
Word has come in that the city of Spokane Valley has been awarded Transportation Improvement Board grants to pay for the extension of Mansfield Ave. east of Pines and the reconstruction of Sprague Avenue from Evergreen to Sullivan Road. The Spokane Valley City Council is scheduled to vote tonight on whether to accept the grants.
Other items on the council's agenda tonight include a discussion of the city's capital projects list, gateway signs, the street maintenance contract and the street sweeping contract. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 11707 E. Sprague.


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Shuttle Endeavour finally heads for the International Space Station
After one month and five false starts, NASA's space shuttle Endeavour and its seven-member crew headed for the International Space Station today in a near flawless launch.
On the way up, several pieces of foam broke loose from the external fuel tank. Some struck the orbiter's underside.
The foam loss and any damage to the shuttle's heat-shedding tiles will be the focus of attention for the next several days as engineers review photos, video clips, and radar data taken during the launch and ascent.
In addition, the shuttle and station crews will conduct a pair of scheduled on-orbit inspections, which occur before the orbiter docks with the space station.
Some of the debris came off fairly late in the ascent, according to Mike Moses, the shuttle's payload integration manger, and so would be relatively harmless. At a post-launch briefing he explained during that phase of the flight the shuttle and any loose foam would be traveling at the same speed. So foam coming in contact with the orbiter at that stage would do little or no damage.
The biggest concern centers around foam that breaks free while the atmosphere is still thick enough to dramatically slow the foam down, increasing the relative speed at which the rapidly rising shuttle collides with it.
"We saw some stuff. Some of it doesn't concern us. Some of it you really just can't speculate on right now," Mr. Moses said.


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It features font locking for data forms and comments, and some electric keys to help with block literals.
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- Place into the hat on the sides and staple it.
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- Place all the rectangles together, align the edges and fold in half.
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Under the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA 1935) and other laws, federal agencies and state commissions have traditionally regulated utilities to protect consumers from supply disruptions and unfair pricing. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) repealed PUHCA 1935, removing some limitations on the companies that could merge with or invest in utilities, and leaving the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), which already regulated utilities, with primary federal responsibility for regulating them. Because of the potential for new mergers or acquisitions between utilities and companies previously restricted from investing in utilities, there has been considerable interest in whether cross-subsidization--unfairly passing on to consumers the cost of transactions between utility companies and their "affiliates"--could occur. GAO was asked to testify on its February 2008 report, Utility Oversight: Recent Changes in Law Call for Improved Vigilance by FERC (GAO-08-289), which (1) examined the extent to which FERC changed its merger review and post merger oversight since EPAct to protect against cross-subsidization and (2) surveyed state utility commissions about their oversight. In this report, GAO recommended that FERC adopt a risk-based approach to auditing and improve its audit reports, among other things. The FERC Chairman disagreed with the need for our recommendations, but GAO maintains that implementing them would improve oversight.
In its February 2008 report, GAO reported that FERC had made few substantive changes to either its merger review process or its post merger oversight since EPAct and, as a result, does not have a strong basis for ensuring that harmful cross-subsidization does not occur. FERC officials told GAO that they plan to require merging companies to disclose any cross-subsidization and to certify in writing that they will not engage in unapproved cross-subsidization. After mergers have taken place, FERC intends to rely on its existing enforcement mechanisms--primarily companies' self-reporting noncompliance and a limited number of compliance audits--to detect potential cross-subsidization. FERC officials told us that they believe the threat of the large fines allowed under EPAct will encourage companies to investigate and self-report noncompliance. To augment self-reporting, FERC officials told us that, in 2008, they are using an informal plan to reallocate their limited audit staff to audit the affiliate transactions of 3 of the 36 holding companies it regulates. In planning these compliance audits, FERC officials told us that they do not formally consider companies' risk for noncompliance --a factor that financial auditors and other experts told us is an important consideration in allocating audit resources. Rather, they rely on informal discussions between senior FERC managers and staff. Moreover, we found that FERC's audit reporting approach results in audit reports that often lack a clear description of the audit objectives, scope, methodology, and findings--inhibiting their use to stakeholders. GAO's survey of state utility commissions found that states' views varied on their current regulatory capacities to review utility mergers and acquisitions and oversee affiliate transactions; however many states reported a need for additional resources, such as staff and funding, to respond to changes in oversight after the repeal of PUHCA 1935. All but a few states have the authority to approve mergers, but many states expressed concern about their ability to regulate the resulting companies. In recent years, two state commissions denied mergers, in part because of these concerns. Most states also have some type of authority to approve, review, and audit affiliate transactions, but many states review or audit only a small percentage of the transactions; 28 of the 49 states that responded to our survey question about auditing said they audited 1 percent or fewer transactions over the last five years. In addition, although almost all states reported that they had access to financial books and records from utilities to review affiliate transactions, many states reported they do not have such direct access to the books and records of holding companies or their affiliated companies. While EPAct provides state regulators the ability to obtain such information, some states expressed concern that this access could require them to be extremely specific in identifying needed information, thus potentially limiting their audit access. Finally, 22 of the 50 states that responded to our survey question about resources said that they need additional staffing or funding, or both, to respond to changes that resulted from EPAct, and 8 states have proposed or actually increased staffing since EPAct was enacted.
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Hi everyone,Thanks for your comments again.First, I want to close the chapter on the judges before getting into the dances. I felt like they were better Monday night and did not have the "insanity bug." I applaud them for sticking to the job requirements and giving some constructive criticism. Bruno is still heavily auditioning for something, but it was a lot better. I'm fine with all the gimmicks if there's a right balance with what they're supposed to do. The only thing that I don't understand is that Carrie Ann has shows where she does not point out one mishap everyone sees and then has shows where she points out the tiniest things that nobody sees, like what she did with Joanna in her paso doble. This is when you feel like she wasn't ready to give a 10. But overall, I thought their marks were OK and their comments were more productive and helpful. The funny thing is, I was backstage with a bunch of people and Carrie Ann comes up to me and goes, "Really, Maks? Really?" There was, like, a 10-second window, where everyone was like, "Whoa!" and I was like, "Yeah, really." And she goes, "I'm just kidding. I know you mean well," and hugs me. I said what I had on my mind. They get it. It's all good. There's no drama or fighting or anything. I think my message came out strongly and people understood it.Now, the dances. Mya — I'm so happy for her. She was amazing. For some reason, their ballroom numbers can be better, so I'm OK with the 29 for her quickstep. I can't pinpoint exactly what they need to work on in ballroom yet, but I'm going to think about it. The '70s samba was genius. Dmitry's choreography — amazing! Finally, this kid woke up! I know they've been working before on getting the crowd involved. She needed a second wind and got it. It was perfectly put-together and perfectly executed. It was so much fun to watch. It's one of those numbers where you know in the future, it's going to be looked like, "Remember when Mya did that samba?" It's definitely a huge improvement from last week. So congratulations to them. She looked fun, excited and happy. I'm happy Dmitry pulled it out. He had choreographer's block and that's a given. People don't understand how hard it is to do a routine week after week. It's like musicians writing songs every week. It's very demanding. Hopefully this will give Mya a little boost for the rest of the season.I thought Aaron's foxtrot was boring to watch and the frame was just bad. It wasn't there. It was almost like he was holding onto her and following her. There was no lead or gracefulness. It was very, what we call, "steppy," where there's no flow. Here's a crash course on judging the foxtrot: You have to look on the top of the heads. Their heads have to look like they're gliding on ice and there can't be any abrupt movements up and down or sideways or whatever. When you watch Aaron's foxtrot, it's very hard, stiff and abrupt. It's not flowing. I didn't see much samba in their '90s samba. I'm sorry to sound like Len even if he didn't when he judged it, but this is going back to the inconsistency of the judges. If Len doesn't like that hanky-panky stuff or that hippity-hoppity stuff, that's fine, but Aaron's entire second half was like that. Maybe because it was supposed to be '90s stuff, he got away with it, but my personal opinion is that there was not enough samba. I know it was a hard week for them with Karina being sick and having to learn two dances. I think he got a higher score than he should've for the samba.Joanna and Derek — they ran around a lot in their quickstep, but routine-wise, I got it. I liked the use of the stage, starting on the end of the room like that and chasing Derek, like, "Oh, you cheeky little boy, you, Derek." Her bottom half wasn't good at all though. Her feet were never together. I think only one judge commented on her feet. Len only talked about them running around, but there was other important stuff he could've criticized her about. The comment was wrong, but the mark was right because of certain flaws in her footwork and the bottom half of inactivity. I didn't understand their choice of dress either. It's not a dig at the costume department or Derek because they're amazing, but Joanna does have that issue with the bottom half in ballroom dances. There's a strategic way of choreographing that seems to work, obviously, in Latin dances, but not in ballroom dancing. I would've put her in a longer skirt with longer feathers or something. I think it they should've gotten three 8s. Their futuristic paso should've gotten a 30, simply because of the entertainment value. You have to remember we don't compete like this with one couple at a time. The only time we dance one at a time is when it's a showcase. In this format, their paso was definitely the dance of the night. From lighting to costumes to choreography, it was a complete package. I have to give Derek props. It was genius. They did robots and it was something she didn't have to struggle with as far as hip action, steps, etc. It had the element of excitement without hiding someone's weak points. I was worried people would shy away from what the dance was supposed to be and therefore Len wouldn't be happy, but they had a lot of content. It had a lot of paso and it was just great. A lot of people feel like I'm Joanna's biggest fan, but I'm not. I'm fair to everyone. I just feel like when she came in, she was one of the most discombobulated people and now among the people who are left, she and Kelly are among the most improved. That's the reason why I'm supportive of them.Kelly's foxtrot was gorgeous. Her arms and legs were very well-placed. I can live with her score. I was impressed. You have to understand that at this point, the celebrities are exhausted. You saw that in the packages. For them to keep finding it in them to do another two dances and to perform them, it's very admirable. She seems like the fragile one who can go any time, but she sticks it out and keeps proving people like me wrong. I don't want to see her go. She's a very sweet person and definitely refreshing on set. To me, she's the kind of performer where you're like, "OK, let's cross our fingers for Kelly." Then when she's done, you're like, "Oh my God, she was amazing!" Her foxtrot should've gotten three 9s. As for her '60s jive, the beginning was a bit weird on the stage before they got to the floor. You could see she got lost for a second. She finished strong and I liked the whole thing with the doll given their song. Now, they need to stick it out for two more weeks and then it's over. I just want her to hear me say that she's gone 13 weeks and she can go two more. Do it and don't crumble.Donny's Viennese waltz was beautiful. Donny's very even-keeled. He comes in every week, does the same thing, doesn't get all the way to the top, but that's OK. He's doing what he needs to do. I can't wait until the finale because I can't wait to see Donny do freestyle. I feel like that's his strong suit when all the rules are out the window. I think he'll be in the final. I'm not even judging him right now because he does enough, shows up every week and is strong enough. I'm not worried about him. I loved their '80s paso. It was hilarious when he ran out and she runs up and they with the wind machine. He was very active in the '80s so he knew what to do. Like, I was 4 in the 80s, so I wouldn't know what to do if you gave me that. It's easier for people who've experienced the era to bring it back. I wasn't even in born in the '70s, so for me, I would've had to watch a tape. I think he was underscored and now he's tied with Aaron. He was better than Aaron and I don't want to see Donny in any kind of jeopardy, but I can live with the score.The results show should be interesting. I'm not going to predict who will go. You just can't predict these things. It is curious to me that Aaron, who's a better dancer, with a large fan base from his and his brother's careers, with high scores, has been in jeopardy. But like I've said before, you never know what's going to happen.I'm going to dance during the Michael Buble number on the results show too. I'm not sure if it's going to be pre-taped or not, but I'm going to go there, do my thing and then I'll probably leave. But keep an eye out for the performance!That's all for now! Thanks for reading!Maks
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Barnes & Noble Nook eBook Readers (Tablet, Color) Receive Price Cuts
Subject: Mobile | August 13, 2012 - 03:44 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: tablet, price cuts, nook tablet, nook
The Nook Tablet is bookseller Barnes & Noble's answer to the Amazon and Kindle Fire combination. Running a 1GHz TI OMAP 4 dual core processor and 1GB of system RAM, it doubled up on the hardware specifications of the Amazon Kindle Fire competition. The Nook tablet further sports a 1024x600 resolution IPS display. With that said, it is rather dated compared to the newly announced Nexus 7 tablet from Google (it has been around since November). The Nexus 7 is packing a NVIDIA Tegra 3 SoC, 1GB of RAM, and a 1280x800 IPS display.
As a result, the 7" tablet space is heating up, and with that come price cuts. According to Maximum PC, the entire family of Nook devices will be getting price cuts. The Nook Color–previously sold for $169–is now listed for $149. Also, the 8GB and 16GB versions of the Nook Tablet have reduced prices of 10% and 20% respectively. This results in an 8GB Nook Tablet for $179 and a 16GB Nook Tablet for $199. The 16GB Nook Tablet is now up against the 8GB Nexus 7, whereas it was previously priced against the 16GB Nexus 7 at $249. Essentially you get twice the flash storage at the same price (16GB Nook, 8GB Nexus 7), but getting that user storage will cost you time (as you need to repartition the internal storage on the Nook Tablet) and the internal hardware is not as fast.
Nook Family Price Cuts:
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Still, the price cuts are a positive thing, and if you just want an eReader for reading and organizing your digital B&N library, you can now get one for a bit less money. On the other hand, if you are not already heavily invested in the Barnes & Noble ecosystem, the competition in the 7" tablet space is really heating up. The Nexus 7 has received positive reviews from reviewers, and it brings decent hardware at an attractive price point. Further, with rumors of an updated Kindle tablet, Barnes & Noble has to do something to keep ahead of customers considering the competition before they are hooked on the B&N ecosystem (heh).
As a result, it seems the company has chosen to give its current Nook Tablet lineup some price cuts to try and stay relevant. This is mostly speculation of course, but it does seem to be a reasonable explanation for the price cuts.
What do you think of the Nook Tablet price cuts, is it enough to keep Barnes & Noble in the 7" tablet game?
Lenovo Planning Windows 8 Pro and Windows 8 RT Tablets
Subject: Mobile | August 12, 2012 - 11:25 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: windows rt, Windows 8 Pro, windows 8, Thinkpad, tegra 3, tablet, slate, Lenovo
Earlier this year Microsoft unveils its plans for Windows 8 and its self-designed Surface tablets. Most machines will come with the full version of Windows 8, but some OEMs will be shipping ARM-powered mobile devices with the stripped-down Windows RT version. Microsoft is further delving into the hardware game by designing its own hardware with the Surface tablet and accessories. It will come in two versions, one with an ARM processor and Windows RT and another with an Intel Core i5 processor and Windows 8 Pro.
According to several leaks around the web throughout the week, Lenovo is taking the Surface to heart and planning its own two-pronged approach. The Lenovo ThinkPad 2 will be running Windows Pro with an x86-64 processor while the Windows RT version will be packing an NVIDIA Tegra 3 SoC.
Unfortunately, there are essentially no other specifics to the rumor other than sources for the Wall Street Journal confirming its existence and that it will be of the convertible tablet form factor.
The Verge got hands-on with the ThinkPad 2 tablet. A keyboard, touchscreen, stylus, and pointing stick... input options abound!
On the other hand, there is a lot more meat to the ThinkPad 2 rumors, and it looks like a nice lightweight mobile workhorse. Allegedly the ThinkPad 2 is being developed as a "joint effort" with Intel and Microsoft. It weighs in at 1.3 pounds, is 9.8mm thick, and holds a 10.1-inch 1366x768 display. Running a full version of Windows 8, the ThinkPad 2 tablet is powered by an Intel Atom processor. Other features include an 8 megapixel and 2 megapixel camera on the back and front respectively as well as micro-HDMI port, fingerprint reader, and stylus. NFC and Wi-Fi are also very likely to be included, and a 3G/4G cellular radio will be an optional add-on. A separate keyboard accessory will allow users to dock the tablet and have access to a full keyboard with pointing stick. Alternatively, there is a dock attachment that adds an HDMI output, Ethernet jack, and three USB ports.
With the release of Windows 8 on October 26 official, it is likely that the two Lenovo ThinkPad tablets will be launched on–or shortly after–that date (the RT version might be delayed more so than the x86 tablet if I had to guess). No word yet on pricing, but here's hoping that the prices are competitive with the Surface counterparts.
It is not promising to see Lenovo going with Atom of all things for the x86-64 version, but that may just mean it will be one of the lower-cost tablets able to run the full version of Windows 8. As a fan of ThinkPads and styluses (styli?), I shall try to remain open minded until reviews come out with some benchmarks showing off the performance–or lack thereof (but remember, trying to stay positive here heh).
You can find more photos of the Intel Atom-powered ThinkPad 2 tablet over at The Verge.
More on Google's $200 Jellybean
Subject: Mobile | August 1, 2012 - 02:25 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: google, nexus 7, andriod, jellybean, tablet, tegra 3
By now you may be familiar with the Tegra 3 powered, 1280x800 IPS display Nexus 7, but if you've been away then The Tech Report can fill you in on what you have missed. At 7.8" x 4.7" the resolution is a respectable 216 pixels per inch as well as being of a nice size for both portability and usability. The mini USB port can come in handy in several ways but the one thing it cannot do is offer you external storage for your Nexus 7 which is a bit of a pain considering there is a $50 premium on the 16GB model over the 8GB base. There are some flaws but considering that at $200 it is significantly less expensive than its competitors, there is a lot of good things to say about Google's new tablet.
"For just $199, Google's Nexus 7 tablet serves up a 1280x800 display, a Tegra 3 SoC, and the very latest version of Android. We take a closer look at the budget wonder and break out our high-speed camera to capture Jelly Bean's responsiveness improvements in action."
Here are some more Mobile articles from around the web:
- Google Nexus 7 Tablet @ XSReviews
- Google Nexus 7 Tablet Review @ Legit Reviews
- First Two Weeks with an ASUS Transformer Tablet @ Techgage
- MSI GT70 0NC 17.3" @ Kitguru
- Samsung Series 9 (NP900X4C) Review @ TechReviewSource
- Apple MacBook Pro with Retina Display @ Techspot
- Toshiba Satellite U845W Review @ TechReviewSource
- Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5 Review @ TechReviewSource
- Sony VAIO T13 review: Ultrabook according to Sony @ Hardware.info
- GLBenchmark 2.5 Performance on Modern Android Smartphones & Tablets @ AnandTech
- GLBenchmark 2.5 Performance on iOS and Android Devices @ AnandTech
- Orange San Diego - Intel Inside Android Smartphone Review @ HardwareHeaven
- Motorola Atrix HD @ Techspot
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Asus Announced Android 4.1 Jelly Bean Updates to Tablet Lineup
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | July 20, 2012 - 01:11 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: transformer prime, transformer pad, transformer infinity, tablet, asus
ASUS recently announced that they will be bringing the latest version of Google's Android operating system – Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" to its line of Transformer tablets. Among the tablets to receive the update are the ASUS Transformer Pad, ASUS Transformer Pad Prime, and ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity. They will be getting the updates within the next couple of months, and more specific release dates will be announced closer to launch, according to the company.
The Transformer Prime tablet with keyboard dock
ASUS further stated that they are continuing to evaluate the feasibility of upgrading other devices to Jelly Bean, but there is nothing official in regards to devices that will for sure get it beyond the tablets listed above.
In an email, Senior Technical marketing Manager Gary Key stated the following:
"At ASUS, one of the key commitments we make to our customers is a relentless drive to deliver the best user experience. We constantly strive to achieve this goal through our 'Design Thinking' philosophy that includes regular software and firmware updates for our products."
While I don't have a Transformer tablet myself, It's great to see that they are continuing to support their devices, unlike a certain smartphone manufacturer (heh, yeah I'm still jaded over my Infuse 4G's update situation). If you have a ASUS tablet, be on the lookout (or follow PC Per!) for the Jelly Bean updates as it has some really neat new features.
For now though, you will have to settle for watching Ryan ogle over his Nexus 7 on this week's podcast :).
Nexus 7 Teardown Reveals Easy User Serviceability
Subject: General Tech | July 4, 2012 - 10:22 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: tablet, nexus 7, jelly bean, google io, google, Android
The Nexus 7 is not even shipping yet, and it has already been torn apart to see what it is made of. The folks over at the ifixit website have managed to get their hands on the newly-announced 7" tablet. After breaking open the outer case and dismantling it far past what I would be comfortable doing to my own tablet, they found that it is relatively easy to take apart and repair. The tablet is a single millimeter thicker than the iPad, but that extra bit of space allowed Google and ASUS to use retaining clips to hold the back and front outer panels together instead of the glue used in the iPad. Using glue made for a slightly thinner tablet but it is much harder to take apart and put back together correctly, as Will and Norm of Tested discovered.
From the ifixit teardown. The battery is easily replaceable.
Inside the tablet is a large batter, "L" shaped motherboard, front facing camera, two speaker drivers, microphone, and display. The battery looks to be very easy to replace as it is not soldered onto any other hardware and is only secured by a bit of glue. Unfortunately, the display is another story. It is reportedly fused to the Gorilla Glass covering, which means that if the screen cracks – even the display itself is not damaged (only the Gorilla Glass) – users will have to replace the entire screen assembly. There is a small bit of recompense in that the tablet does not utilize any proprietary or security screws, it uses Philips #00 throughout.
For more details on the exact hardware chips used, and to see the new 7" tablet taken apart to see what makes it tick (or not, rather) head on over to the iFixIt tear down guide.
Other tablet news:
- More iPad Mini rumors at Tom's Hardware
- Amazon prepping Kindle Fire 2 for August launch? at Tablet-News
- Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 ban upheld by US District Court at ArsTechnica
- Google I/O at PC Perspective
Google Selling Nexus 7 At Cost To Promote Its Play Ecosystem
Subject: General Tech | June 29, 2012 - 06:47 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: tablet, Nexus, jelly bean, google io, google, Android
We first saw an ASUS 7" tablet at CES 2012. That tablet would quickly drop off the radar only to emerge again at this year's Google I/O developer conference as the Google Nexus 7. The Nexus 7 is a 7" tablet that closely resembles the original ASUS model but tweaks the case and knocks the price down to $199.
Specifications include a quad core Tegra 3 processor with 12-core GPU component, 8GB or 16GB of storage space, and 1GB of RAM. Other features include WiFi, NFC, and Bluetooth. Further, Google announced during its Day 1 keynote that the Nexus 7 weighs in at 340 grams and offers up to 9 hours of video playback time. All that hardware drives Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and an IPS display with resolution of 1280x800 resolution.
All Things D talked with both ASUS CEO Jonney Shih and Google's Andy Rubin about the new Google Nexus 7 tablet and how it came to be. Reportedly, ASUS had just four months to come up with a 7" tablet for Google that they could sell at cost for $200. Both of those added up to a tight time schedule with 24-hour development cycle and a tablet that was mostly similar to its CES tablet but at the lower Google price point. Dubbed Project A Team internally, ASUS added a number of new people to the tablet project and moved engineers around the work – including some postings in Silicon Valley so that they could work closely with Google. It also enabled ASUS to work around the clock on the hardware (albeit by different workers). Google has stated that ASUS was one of the few companies that could have pulled off the tablet in the short time frame given. AllThingsD quoted Google's Andy Rubin as saying "We went from zero to working product in four months."
On the ASUS side of things, Jonney Shih told the site that "our engineers told me it is like torture" regarding working with Google to develop the tablet. Also, he stated that Google can be a demanding company to work with. "They ask a lot."
Granted, ASUS had a good starting point with its 370T tablet that it showed off at CES, but the difficult part was taking that same tablet and making it cost less than $200. Google's goal with that price point was to attempt to capture the mainstream market – a market that is currently buying into the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet tablets (and accompanying ecosystems). Despite being based on Android, both Barnes and Noble and Amazon have heavily tweaked the interface and heavily tied the hardware into their content ecosystems. Google wants to do the same with its Play Store by releasing a tablet at cost on its Google Play Store that will run the latest – and bloatware-free – version of Android. The company is trying to position the Nexus 7 as the perfect tablet to consumer Play Music, Play Books, and Play Movies on. The hardware inside and out along with the latest Android OS do make it a very compelling option for people wanting a tablet with the form factor of the Kindle Fire but the full (and latest) stock version of Android. Both companies seemed to run into the Nexus 7, but in the end the pressure ASUS was under may have resulted in a "diamond in the (Android tablet) rough."
What do you think of the Nexus 7? Is it the Kindle Fire for the more tech savvy (and/or those not already heavilly invested in a competing media catalog like Itunes, Amazon Kindle, et al)?
ASUS takes it's Transformer to new heights
Subject: Mobile | June 28, 2012 - 02:24 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: asus, transformer infinity, tablet, keyboard dock
The 10.1" ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity sports a 1920x1200 display which doesn't quite match Apple's Retina display but is more than enough to deliver HD content and provide sharp text. The SuperIPS+ mode which was intended to make the tablet fully readable under direct sunlight did not work perfectly but does live up to the promise when you are dealing with indirect sunlight. The paired dock has been updated as well, with a stronger design and a keyboard The Tech Report preferred over many laptop keyboards, though if you are happy with the dock you used for the Prime it is compatible with the Infinity as well. In the end, they only recommended this tablet when paired with the keyboard dock thanks to the extras that it offers, but even with the dock you still don't seem to get any USB ports.
"Six months after we first laid eyes on Asus' Transformer Pad Infinity, the tablet hybrid is finally read for prime time. Join us for an in-depth look at the new Transformer and its high-density 1920x1200 display."
Here are some more Mobile articles from around the web:
- Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF700 Review @ TechReviewSource
- ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity (TF700T) @ AnandTech
- ASUS Transformer Pad Infinity TF700T review: Full HD Android tablet @ Hardware Info
- Asus Transformer Pad TF300 @ Techspot
- Dell XPS 14 Review @ TechReviewSource
- Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook Review @ Hardware Canucks
- Dell Alienware M17x R4 Review @ TechReviewSource
- MSI GT60 Gaming laptop review @ Rbmods
- Dell Inspiron 14z (Mid-2012) Review @ TechReviewSource
- Toshiba's 14" USB Mobile LCD Monitor @ AnandTech
- Cygnett Lavish Earth Multi-view Folio Case iPad 2 Case Review @ Madshrimps
- Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad @ Bjorn3D
- Samsung SGH-i717 GALAXY Note 16GB 4G LTE (Carbon Blue) Android Phone Review @ ModSynergy
- Google Nexus 7 and Android 4.1 @ AnandTech
- Galaxy S III Review: Samsung's Worthy New Flagship @ TechSpot
- Android 4.1 Jelly Bean vs Windows Phone 8 Apollo @ The Inquirer
Google I/O 2012: Day One
Subject: General Tech | June 27, 2012 - 10:48 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: tablet, google io, google drive, google, developers, conference, chrome, asus, Android
Every June, the tech world lights up with numerous tech conferences that pack dense information into a couple days (and takes weeks to fully decompress). One of the bigger conferences (by a single company, Computex is its own beast) is Google I/O.
The biggest rumor to come out concerning this year's Google I/O announcements is an ASUS manufactured 7-inch Nexus Tablet. It is allegedly packing some high end hardware with the Tegra 3 Soc, up to 16GB of memory, IPS display, and an extremely attractive price at less than $200. Beyond that, we can expect Jelly Bean (Android 4.1) information, developer talks, software demos, and more talk of Google Wallet, and NFC technology. Heck, Google may even make a second attempt at pushing Android@Home (or maybe not heh).
Being June 27th, it is the first day of Google I/O and that means it is time for keynotes! On the schedule for today, Google has talks on the new aspects of Android, Google Play, cloud computing, Youtube cloud rendering, Google+ (including Hangouts), and new features of Google Maps. They also have talks scheduled with Google Drive information that should demo some of the things developers can do with the Drive SDK.
We are excited to see if the Nexus tablet rumors are true or not, as well as learning more about the latest version of Android. If you are interested in watching the event, check out the Google I/O schedule where you can tune into the most of the events live. The first event starts soon at 9:30am PST!
Check back later today for updates!
Update: (9:00 PST) A leaked screenshot indicates that the Nexus tablet may be called the Nexus 7.
Update: (9:30 PST) Vic Gondotra stepped on stage to kick off the Google I/O conference. He stated that there are more than 30,000 people in attendance.
What are you excited about at Google I/O? Let us know in the comments below!
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Report: NVIDIA Tegra 3 Kai Platform to Power ASUS-built Nexus Tablet
Subject: Mobile | June 27, 2012 - 03:43 AM | Ken Addison
Tagged: tablet, Nexus, memo, jelly bean, ics, eeepad, asus, Android
For months, rumors have been flying about Google introducing a "Nexus" tablet platform, reminiscent of what they have done with previous phone releases. With the Google I/O Day 1 Keynote just hours away, we at PC Perspective are throwing our hat into the ring in predicting what Google is likely to announce.
During meetings with ASUS at CES 2012, representatives from the company introduced us to a series of 3 tablets, including the Eee Pad MeMO 171, and the later to be named Transformer Prime Infinity. While these two tablets have been released or are soon to be released in some retail capacity, there is one product that they were talking about that morning which ASUS has gone completely silent on.
While ASUS was being a little cagey about the product at the time, we did recieve some initial information for this Eee Pad MeMO 370T. We were told that it was a Tegra 3 product, and that it would come in at around $250. This device however was not particularly accessible to us like the rest of the time as it was locked in a protective case. We could use the screen of the device, but that was about it. In fact, the pictures that we snapped of this device were frankly just by chance, as we were expecting to see this product later down the line and didn't put much focus onto it.
Moving on to later in the same day, we attended the NVIDIA press conference, which was very Tegra focused. One of the big announcements was an unnamed ASUS $249 Tegra 3 Tablet. NVIDIA was also being pretty silent about this product, but we once again expected news about their low-cost platform for tablet (Kai) in the coming weeks.
NVIDIA announces $249 ASUS Tegra 3 Tablet at CES
However we never recieved any more information in the following 6 months from either ASUS or NVIDIA, which brings us to this year's Google I/O. With Google expected to be working with ASUS on a 7" tablet, and the fact that NVIDIA was so hyped about a product that was never heard from again, it becomes a safe assumption to look towards the long forgotten Eee Pad MeMO 370T as the likely platform. While the styling may be altered, any potential Google/ASUS 7" tegra tablet will certainly have had roots in the Eee family.
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Dr. Hill grew up in the West and received degrees in liberal arts, respiratory therapy, and biology. He started medical school at Wake Forest University in North Carolina and finished at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio. He completed his internship in internal medicine and residency in dermatology while in Ohio. He was chief resident in the dermatology department, became board eligible in 1997 and passed the exam the same year. Dr. Hill has special interest in skin cancer, other skin growths, acne, and dermatology surgery. He is a Mohs surgeon, has lectured extensively to professional and public organizations, and is a member of many professional organizations. He is married, has two children and enjoys traveling, scuba diving and photography.
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