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Even as the very severe cyclonic storm 'Thane' is inching closer to the coast, the State administration has been geared to meet any exigency.
On Thursday evening, Chief Secretary Debendranath Sarangi held a review meeting with senior government officials.
An official, who attended the meeting, said departments such as Public Works and Highways, were in a state of preparedness. Their officials were constantly monitoring the position of reservoirs and keeping their machinery ready to restore any breach in roads or bridges.
Inspector General of Police (North Zone) C. Sylendra Babu told reporters in Cuddalore that 4,500 police personnel had been pressed into service in the coastal areas, from Pulicat to Mamallapuram to Cuddalore.
A bulletin of the Meteorological department stated that as at 2-30 p.m. on Thursday, the cyclonic storm over southwest Bay of Bengal lay centred around 180 km southeast of Chennai or 180 km east of Puducherry. The system was likely to move westwards and cross the coast of north Tamil Nadu between Nagapattinam and Chennai, close to Puducherry, in the early hours of Friday.
Many areas of the northern belt of the State and Puducherry would experience heavy rainfall. Squally wind with speed reaching 65 km per hour was likely along and off the north Tamil Nadu and Puducherry coasts. As the department issued warning about storm surge of about one to 1.5 metre in many coastal districts, including Chennai, Puducherry and Villupuram, fishermen in the districts refrained from venturing into the sea.
A press release issued by M. Saikumar, Secretary of the Public Works Department, stated that the department, depending on the intensity of the rainfall, might start releasing surplus water from reservoirs in Red Hills, Chembarampakkam and Poondi. People living along the surplus courses of the reservoirs had been advised to move to safer places.
Another release from the State School Education department stated that no school in the coastal districts should hold classes or special classes for students in classes X and XII on Friday. The stipulation was applicable to all private schools too.
The National Disaster Response Force, stationed at Arakkonam, has sent its teams to the Chennai, Tiruvallur, Cuddalore and Nagapattinam districts. In Chennai alone, over 600 firemen from 33 fire stations in Chennai were placed on high alert. The official stated that mechanised boats, used by fishermen of the State, were berthed at ports, including Krishnapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and Ennore. In Puducherry, a relief camp has been set up in Manalmedu for 40 evacuated families.
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Vietnam plans human bird flu vaccine tests
By Ho Binh Minh
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam, where bird flu has killed 42
people, will test a vaccine against the H5N1 virus in humans in
early 2006 as long as it gets government and World Health
Organization approval, a top health official said on Wednesday.
Pham Ngoc Dinh, deputy head of the National Hygiene and
Epidemiology Institute, told Reuters Vietnam had started work
on a human bird flu vaccine in early 2004 and had tested it
successfully on chickens and monkeys.
A research group at his institute was planning human trials
early next year, after submitting results of previous tests to
the government and the WHO, he said.
"We are not sure if the Heath Ministry and the World Health
Organization would allow us to conduct the test," Dinh told
Reuters by telephone.
"We will try to do it," he said. "No scientists can be sure
of the test success but we will have to do it."
The research group is using cell culture technology, which
involves taking a deactivated or weakened form of the virus
from a patient who had died of bird flu. The sample is then
cultivated in monkey kidney cells, a process the group says can
produce the best results within the shortest time.
Wednesday's state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper quoted Deputy
Health Minister Trinh Quan Huan as saying the institute was
completing the final stages of research before starting mass
production of a human vaccine. He did not elaborate.
In March, Hoang Thuy Nguyen, head of the vaccine research
group, said tests would be conducted on a small group of
volunteers who could be members of the team.
Dinh said Vietnam was aware of WHO advice which said
countries should not jump to production of a vaccine
specifically against the H5N1 strain because the virus could
mutate, changing in a way that makes the vaccine largely
"Similar to other countries we take this advice but it does
not mean that we would stop now," he said.
The virus remains hard for people to catch and is still
essentially a disease in birds. But experts fear H5N1 could
mutate into a form that passes easily among people, just like
human influenza. If it does, millions could die because they
would have little to no immunity.
Vietnam stepped up the slaughter of poultry in its two
largest cities this week to try to stop the spread of bird flu,
which has now been found in 13 of its 64 provinces in the
latest wave of outbreaks, which started in early October.
Bird flu has killed at least 64 people in Southeast Asia
since late 2003 and has become endemic in several countries.
Thirteen people are known to have died of bird flu in
Thailand, five in Indonesia and four in Cambodia.

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Sheila Dierks paused a beat before answering an old acquaintance's question about what she'd been doing lately.
"I'm going to be ordained as a Catholic priest this weekend," the 66-year-old Dierks told her.
"Well, gosh. I'd like to congratulate you, but I guess I can't," said the woman, who belonged to the same Roman Catholic parish where Dierks once worshiped.
"Woman to woman, you could," Dierks answered.
Dierks' husband, four children and five grandchildren have long known that she's "always wanted to be a priest."
Dierks and Teri Harroun, a 43-year-old divorced mother of three, were ordained to the priesthood Friday at Light of Christ Ecumenical Catholic Community in Longmont.
They are Colorado's second and third "independent Catholic" women priests, ordained by the Rev. Peter Hickman, the California-based presiding bishop of the Ecumenical Catholic Communion.
The communion, or ECC, is a Catholic denomination formalized in 2003, when a number of independent congregations that rejected papal and diocesan authority joined together. ECC estimates its national membership at roughly 2,500. Colorado has an estimated 500 to 600 members.
The ECC preserves some teachings and traditions of the Roman Catholic Church but discards others. About two-thirds of Colorado's ECC members are former Roman Catholics.
"You don't have to be Roman to be Catholic," said Scott Jenkins, pastor of 125-member Holy Family, the ECC anchor church in Colorado. It's in a storefront of an Aurora strip mall.
His congregation is made up of "people who, at their core, care about social justice. They miss Catholic spirituality. They don't miss some of the rules and regulations of Rome's church."
The ECC ordains women and excludes no one — not the divorced, gay, lesbian or transgendered — from the sacraments of ordination, marriage, baptism, the Holy Eucharist, confirmation, confession and anointing of the sick.
Priests can marry. The divorced can marry again in the ECC without an annulment.
The ECC further holds that family planning is a matter of personal conscience. Church authority resides jointly with clergy and laity.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Denver said the ECC's sacraments are not valid.
"ECC doesn't have a status in the Catholic Church. They are a fringe group, like other such groups that disagree with church teaching," Denver archdiocese spokeswoman Jea nette DeMelo said. "They are in schism."
In the Catholic Church there is no such thing as ordaining women because Jesus didn't ordain women, DeMelo said.
"I knew when I was 5 or 6 I wanted to be ordained," Dierks said. "I was raised in a strong Roman Catholic family. When we put on plays, I was a priest. I would pin bath towels to my shoulders as my chasuble (a priest's outer vestment)."
Dierks believes there is much that is true and powerful in the Catholic Church, which had been at the forefront in the fight against racial discrimination. She said her activist parents worked hard for the racial integration of neighborhoods in Cincinnati.
"I was always aware that people were wronged or denied their rights by the very nature of their being," Dierks said.
When the Catholic Church began withholding the sacraments, including communion, to punish people in opposition to its views, Dierks said she knew she couldn't stay.
"I don't have to be in resistance any longer," she said.
Her new congregation, Light of Christ, is 300 to 350 people who gather in a Longmont Lutheran church.
The ECC has congregations in Denver, Northglenn, Aurora and Longmont.
Nationwide, about 30 ECC congregations have sprung up in 12 states.
"The big thing with the ECC is that you're all welcome to come to the table. It's a very comfortable place," said Dean Jones, a former Protestant minister and author of a book titled "A New Light: The Ecumenical Catholic Communion."
His wife, Ruth, is a former Roman Catholic.
"Because of the Catholic Church, when I became divorced, I was left out in the cold," Ruth Gensert Jones said. "The ECC is such a breath of fresh air."
Dierks, who owns WovenWord Press in Boulder, and Harroun recently completed master's degrees at Denver's Iliff School of Theology to prepare for ECC priesthood.
While most women priests take the title of "mother," Harroun said she would use "Father Teri" or just Teri.
Harroun, a former Roman Catholic called to the priesthood a few years ago, said she looks to a transformation of Catholicism.
"In some ways, it must happen from within the church," Harroun said. "In some ways, it will have to happen from outside the church."
The ECC website says it upholds Roman Catholic tradition with respect to teachings about Jesus Christ, the creed, elements of the sacraments, liturgy and apostolic succession, the claim of an unbroken line of bishops stretching back to Jesus' apostles.
The ECC considers the pope to be a spiritual leader, but not the ultimate authority.
"To have one person speak for the whole world, I'm not so sure, unless your name happens to be Jesus of Nazareth," Jenkins said.
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MANILA, Philippines— The Philippine National Police National (PNP) headquarters in Quezon City is now open for its officers and personnel, who registered as absentee voters, a PNP spokesman said Monday.
Chief Superintendent Generoso Cerbo said the conduct of manual absentee voting at Camp Crame's Multi-Purpose Center started at 8 a.m. and would end at 5 p.m. He said there were about 50 PNP personnel in Camp Crame, who applied as early voters.
Cerbo said the absentee voters can cast their votes for senators and party-list representatives.
The same activity, he said, was being conducted in other PNP regional offices throughout the country.
"Importanteng gawain ito dahil hindi sa lahat ng pagkakataon ay binibigyan [kami] ng pagkakataong makaboto sa aming nasasakupan na community. Ito na ang pagkakataon na pwede kaming bumoto," Superintendent Ronnie Forro of PNP-Crime Laboratory, a registered absentee voter, said.
Forro said he wasn't able to vote during the last election because he was on duty at Camp Crame.
Rosalinda Albia Radion, Comelec's election officer for Quezon City, said 3,009 PNP officers were approved for the early voting process but some applicants, she said, had been disapproved because they were either declared as "deactivated voters" or were not included in the national list of registered voters in the Philippines.
"You become a deactivated voter when you fail to vote in two consecutive regular elections," Radion said.
After the voting, Radion said, all election results would be sent to Comelec's office in Palacio del Gobernador, Intramuros, Manila for safekeeping, and would be counted on the day of elections, May 13.
Based on PNP's record, the police regional office (PRO) with most number of approved absentee voters is PRO 7 with 488 early voters, followed by PRO 6 with 469, and PRO 8 with 388.
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If this is so worthless that is has fallen to the bottom of the second page, maybe I should just delete it. Some have thought it worthy of a sticky. Moderators? Have you an opinion? Please let us know.
Hey Jeff,
This is most definitley Sticky material. Probably the most useful document
I've seen on ADVrider.
The problem, as I've complained about many times, is that there is really no
trip planning forum at ADVrider. This type of info really has no place given
the current set up.
The Upcoming forum is all about group rides and events with endless crap about where everyone is going to meet up on the first day. Useless.
The regional forums don't even have a Mexico or S. America section.
Its not a Ride Report, cause it hasn't happened yet.
So tell me.. where does this type of important travel information belong?
I've bitched and moaned about this for a year or so. The Mods don't care
or don't get it.
We NEED a Trip Planning forum. A place were solid and proven advice like
yours can be dissiminated, shared and added to. A place where travel questions can be answered and specific current info can be exchanged.
HU is good for this but is little used and is mostly European. HU is helpful and
Grant's site is great, but I think ADVrider could do something just as good.
I propose this Thread be moved....into a New Forum.
Trip Planning.
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1663 E Nancy Creek Dr NE
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This school is a great place for sending your child so you shouldn't spend your money on some fancy private school. Kittredge is an awesome and you can do a lot of hands-on activities. It is not like a regular public school, it has no bullying what so ever and at regular public schools you don't go to overnight fieldtrips like Kittredge. And when your done with Kittredge you don't have to worry about sending your child back to thier home school they go to Chamblee Middle to Chamblee High automactically.
This school rates well for a public school. However, my daughter transferred out of this school to a private school after one year. I felt that this school was still "just teaching the test." Nice teachers, nice kids, but still just a typical public school. If you are looking for a true challenge for your high achiever, make the sacrifice and send her to a private school.
Kittredge is one of the BEST schools your child can attend for the early educational years. It emphasizes good learning skills, motivates your children to find a zeal for school, and also is above and beyond most of the rest of the states' test scores and reading levels. There is rarely a problem with teachers, as they are busy challenging your child's mind everyday. It is enriching in every way- reading bowl, math club, science club, you name it. Also, the teachers and staff are truly heplful in getting your child to succeed. Teachers do get to know students on a basis as to know how students like to learn. Having attended this school myself, it is excellent in preparing you for middle, high school, and in the future, college. Kittredge churns out some of the brightest minds I've ever seen.
This is a "one size fits all" approach to education. The emphasis on testing and test scores interferes with the teachers' ability to get to know the students as individual learners.
Kittredge is a really nice school. I'm in 6th grade and all the teachers are really nice and make sure you succeed. We just got back from an overnight field trip and it was AWESOME. I'm so lucky we can go on a field trip like this. Some people think that Kittredge is really lame but its really cool and I would recommend it to anyone.
I am a 6th grade student at KMS and I don't know what everybody else is talking about, but Kittredge is an AMAZING school!!!! ALL of the kids here are super nice, and so are all of the teachers. Anyone would be LUCKY to get into KMS. We do the best things here, like go on many fun trips like Jekyll and Rock Eagle. A lot of people say that Kittredge gives way too much homework, but it honestly doesn't. NOTHING here is boring. Once you come here you WON'T want to leave
I am (was) student at Kittredge Magnet School that just graduted (Class of 2010). I can honestly say that the past 3 years at KMS have been unfogettable ones. I feel the teachers go out of their way to help us set, reach, and exceed in our goals. Although I had doubts in the beginning, I can say that having the chance to attend this school was a true blessing. I have made so many close and unforgettable friends, have done so many fun activities (that you probably NEVER do at a regular school, e.g., Club Day, Pi Day, and other fun activities), and have learned so many things, that have put me one step (or steps) ahead of the average rising 7th grader. I would definitely recommend this school to any one that wants a great learning exprience.
i like the school in general but i dont like the enviroment. dont get me wrong, its a nice school but you can do better.
I am writing because my daughter is in her 3rd/last year of attending Kittredge Magnet. Prior to that she tested as very 'gifted' 'high performing' and 'creative' and in the discovery program at one of the top elementary schools in the state. She in the top one percent in the country in the ITBS, etc. Still it's lot of work. When she sees her friends at her old school (she is still close with them)they usually complain about how 'boring' it is. My daughter enjoys going to Kittredge and always says so. She likes the variety in the curriculum & club day; music, etc. Also she has great friends and great teachers there. In the last year she has really gotten her act together and does all her homework and projects completely on her own. There are some ADD/ADHD as well as Asperger kids there- surely a challenge. Nothing is perfect.
The previous review refers to Kittredge as a school for those who are intellectually gifted. This is NOT true. It is for high achieving students, though, because of the test score requirement, many students who are there ARE gifted. Also, gifted students generally pick up on topics quickly, and typically need LESS homework, and certainly less busywork.
Excuse me for my mistake, but as the review below stated, Kittredge Magnet School for High Acheivers, is, as its name implies, for high acheivers, with the great majority being gifted. Being gifted, these children, i agree, are quick to understand topics. They also, i have observed, tend to be more creative and think 'out of the box.' That is simply what I meant, sorry if it caused any confusion. None the less, Kittredge is a wonderful school.
My daughter attended Kittredge Magnet School. She loved the teachers, atmosphere and students. I felt that from day one, the teachers helped her learn organizational skills that she has kept to this day.
I'm a fifth grade student of KMS. I think kittredge is great because it has challenging work that's really fun. One thing I don't like about KMS is that it sometimes pushes kids too much to do their homework and it can be really stressful.
Kittredge is simply exceptional. The teachers and staff are well trained and the administration is very capable. I had my son who just graduated from KMS and my daughter is a 5th grader. I have nothing but good things to say about this wonderful school.
Kittredge does an wonderful job overall in challenging their students in ways that are interesting, with a lot of project based work. The majority of the staff seem to care deeply about the students and their learning. The school has been a god-send for my child. My only complaint is that the homework load is far too heavy, and that because the school is so well respected and does what they do so well, school leadership does not really seem open to listening to parent feedback, at least not in this area.
Have a Child that is Twice Exceptional? Think twice about enrolling them in Kittredge Magnet School. Administration and staff are not skilled to recognize and support children with learning exceptions. Particularly, ADHD. It has been ongoing battle to get the services needed to ensure that my child receives a Fair Appropriate Public Education. I believe the adminstration and staff at Kittredge could benefit from training to effectively understand and support children with learning exceptions. I also believe that the delivery of the curriculum needs an overhaul to make the lesson delivery more fun and engaging for all learners.
If you have a child that loves to learn and to be challenged, than KMS is the school. KMS stresses critical thinking, parental involvement and enrichment of the arts. I Love It For My Child!
Our eldest daughter just graduated from KMS and now our 2nd eldest daughter is entering. We have our youngest (son) entering 1st grade at another elementary school and we are looking forward to his 4th grade year when he to can attend KMS. We absolutely love the school and the education and exposure the kids are getting. We would recommend this school to everyone. Since there is a lottery, maybe I should hush until my final child gets in :) Jokes aside A+++++ Saulsberry
I am a student of this school now, and I must say it is a nice school. We have wonderful teachers and peers. I have been to this school since fourth grade and now I am in sixth. I like all the Club Days, and the fun activities we get to encounter! I must say however, the school lunch isn't so good but that is not Kittredge's fault! I love the idea of not having to wear uniform! I like showing my personal and fun side through my clotes and uniforms wouldn't do that! If you are considering letting your child attend Kittredge, go ahead......it is truly a great school! ~6th grade student
former student
As a former student of this school, I can say with all confidence that any parent should be proud to have a child in attendance. The teachers were very involved with the students. Problems within the classroom were dealt with immediately and the participation of parents is almost a must. I'd recommend this school to any parent who has a child with exceptional test scores.
former student
I am a former student at Kittredge Magnet school and I really enjoyed it. It is a fun school and students should really consider attending.
I highly recommend Kittredge Magnet School. The administration does an outstanding job educating our children. The entire staff take the time to really assist us as parents instill the importance of a quality education.
I have a child currently attending Kittredge the school is a big challenge for her not because she is unable to do the work but because she needs to improve her organizational skills. I appreciate the school because it challenges her beyond her book smarts. She is also responsible for managing her time and her work load. She fell behind in two subjects and the staff and teachers immediately band together to assist her in short comings. They also have a mentor program for the children. The work load is challenging but prepares the children in a superior way for college and beyond. The children learn German, Latin, Fine Arts and much more. It's unfortunate that Kittredge is the exception and not the rule the teachers and staff are exceptional. I am confident my child will be able to contend with the best in her age group nationwide after Kittredge Magnet.
Model school. Above average in all categories - Academic, Social, and Enrichment. Challenges any private elementary school in metro-Atlanta.
I've had two kids at Kittredge and the results were incredible. They are so far ahead of other kids their ages. The curriculum stresses critical thinking skills which is a must in today's world. THe competition, both in school and against other schools, public and private, prepares them for life
This school is the best I've experienced ever! The teachers are dedicated and work as a team. The students are there to learn and the atmosphere is enthusiastic.
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The short-handed Bruins will be without forwards Steve Begin, Byron Bitz and Marco Sturm for their matinee clash with the Ottawa Senators at TD Garden. Both are out with undisclosed injuries.
The team, already without Marc Savard and Andrew Ference, could get a boost with the return of center Patrice Bergeron and defenseman Dennis Wideman.
Bergeron has been out for six games with a broken thumb while Wideman returns after an undisclosed injury.
"I think the doctors had a chat with him and he wants to give it a try," head coach Claude Julien said pregame of Bergeron's desire to return Monday. "He's been practicing now for a week."
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Hometown: Corpus Christi
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Education: Moody High School, 1984
First job: I pressed letters on T-shirts when I was about 10 years old. I loved it. I always have liked commerce. My grandmother and my dad always were selling stuff and it was exciting to me. I don't remember how much I got paid, but I remember thinking it was a lot of money. It was more like an allowance than anything else.
Biggest career break: Came in 1994. After the passing of my father and founder of Mira's, Manuel I. Garica, I had the opportunity to fulfill a dream of his -- owning his own business property and building. I did a lot of soul-searching before deciding to stay in the business after he passed. When I did, I went from being an employee with little responsibilities to president of the company. I think my dad would be proud of me and my brother, Michael Garcia, vice president of Mira's.
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HOUSTON (ICIS)--Mosaic is lowering its price and volume forecast for potash and phosphates for Q3 2013 due to cautiousness being expressed within the market and the resulting deferment of purchases, the North American fertilizer producer said on Monday.
Since Mosaic issued its third quarter guidance in early July, the markets, especially the potash segment, have experienced increased softness as a result of the turmoil created when the Belarusian Potash Company was terminated by partner Uralkali.
For potash, the company said its revised volume outlook is now between 1.45-1.65m tonnes, which it says properly reflects the lower near-term demand. Price expectations will now be placed in a range of $330-340/tonne (€248-255/tonne) with the gross margin rate anticipated to fall in the low- to mid-30% range.
The phosphate market is feeling the impact of the potash turmoil, Mosaic said, with buyers for this segment having adopted a wait-and-see approach with deferments of purchasing taking place. The company said the volume expectations are between 2.6-2.8m tonnes with realised prices coming in a range of $430-440/tonne. The gross margin rate is calculated to be in the mid-teens.
Even with this drawback in short-term expectations, Mosaic believes this is only a small obstacle to an overall solid outlook for the crop nutrients marketplace.
"The long-term positive outlook for crop nutrient demand has not changed. High commodity prices are driving record farm returns and making our products more affordable than ever before. These strong fundamentals are expected to drive near record global phosphate and potash shipments in calendar 2013," said Jim Prokopanko, Mosaic president and CEO.
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It was a phase, that is all I can say. Going back and reading the stories, I can find so many issues with all three of the books. I can only say that it was a phase. Caught up in the movie hype along with the romantic storyline, I can now see why so many people hated this whole series.
The character development and actions here are borderline nonsensical, and definitely creepy. Dialogue is generally forced, and there's a general sense that the characters piddle along and argue for the sake of argument while nothing really happens until the end.
I still don't see the allure of these books. True, they're YA, and therefore I'm not the intended audience. However, there's no strong lesson or moral to take away from the books (nor anything worthwhile in general, unless you like less graphic and slightly more obsessive romance novels). There's no complexity here, no reason for most character actions and behaviors, and no real consequences for these actions.
I'll continue on because so many millions insist these books are not just good, but the most rewarding books I'll ever read. I'm not impressed - they seem to be bubblegum pop culture with no real benefits at the end.
My least favorite book in the series. Really a great read though. I do not like how the movies made her come across as whorish. The book really paints a better picture.
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Less streamlined than Twilight yet just as exciting, New Moon will more than feed the bloodthirsty hankerings of fans of the first volume and leave them breathless for the third.
This best-selling sequel to "Twilight" — which introduced Edward, the world's most gentlemanly 17-year-old vampire, and Bella, an ordinary teenager in Forks, Wash. — appropriately begins with an epigraph from "Romeo and Juliet"; love and death are once again entwined in their curiously absorbing romance.
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Attorneys, faculty members and law students from throughout Chicago joined together for a two-hour networking reception held in the Student Lounge. The reception featured refreshments and hors d'oeuvres, including donated barbecue seitan from Original Soul Vegetarian Cafe. Chelsea McFadden, Chicago Regional Representative with ALDF and a 3L at John Marshall Law School, and Brett Harrison Davinger, associate director of the Center for Animal Law, helped organize the event.
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Pope Benedict XVI addressed those concerns in 2010 when he preached on the prospect of adding decades to the human lifespan.
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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)?
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.
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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.
Samsung Galaxy S III Officially Announced at Samsung Unpacked
Subject: Mobile | May 7, 2012 - 02:09 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: smartphone, Samsung, galaxy s3, galaxy s III, Android
Previous rumors of a quad core smartphone from Samsung proved to be true at the 2012 Samsung Unpacked event in London on Thursday. There, they officially unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S III Android 4.0 smartphone.
The new smartphone runs the latest Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" mobile operating system with an updated version of Samsung's TouchWiz interface that adds additional functionality on top of the vanilla Android experience. Many sites have mentioned that Samsung really focused in on the software and experience aspects of the phone rather than the underlying hardware specifications and performance characteristics.
The company is introducing a number of new features with the Galaxy S III including voice control with S Voice, "S Beam" wireless file transfer, and a feature called "Pop up Play" that allows users to play videos while checking email and browsing the web. The S Voice feature lets users turn their phone on by saying "Hi, Galaxy" as well as writing emails, sending text messages, hitting "snooze" on the alarm, organizing schedules, and taking photos. Another feature that the Galaxy S III offers is NFC payment.
On the hardware side of things, the smartphone measures 136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm, and weighs 133g. On the outside, there is a 4.8 inch HD Super AMOLED Pentile display with a resolution of 1280x720. There is a 1.9 megapixel camera on the front and a 8 megapixel camera on the back with backside illumination to improve low light performance. The phone is available in Pebble Blue and Marble White at launch, with additional color options to follow. Powering the software and HD display is a 2,100 mAh battery, 16, 32, or 64 (coming soon) Gigabytes of storage, microSD card slot, 1GB of RAM, and a Exynos 4 quad core processor. It also features 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi (support channel bonding), GPS, GLONASS (radio navigation system), NFC, and Bluetooth 4. As far as cellular technology, it supports EDGE, 3G, and 4G (depending on which model you buy–more on that below).
Matt at Engadget managed to shoot some video of the new Samsung phone at the launch event, seen below.
While some models will run the Exynos 4 quad core processor, the US version will likely have a dual core Qualcomm processor due to incompatibilities between the necessary LTE radio and the Exynos 4 SoC. In the end, the general user experience should not suffer as a result but it is still regrettable that there is not a quad core part from a hardware perspective. Because the Exynos 4 SoC is based on older ARMv7 CPU cores and a Mali 400 GPU core, it will be faster in multithreaded tasks but the newer dual core Qualcomm in the LTE models will be faster in general usage thanks to the newer CPU technology and Android's notoriously poor multithreaded performance. Users should not write off the dual core Galaxy S III phones on specifications alone.
The phone will be available for purchase in Europe at the end of May, with other countries to follow. No official word on pricing has been given yet.
Are you still excited for the US Galaxy S III now that it is official? Will you be upgrading or waiting on one of the other upcoming Android smatphones?
Samsung Teases Exynos 4 Quad Core Mobile Processor
Subject: General Tech | April 26, 2012 - 11:47 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: SoC, Samsung, quad core, galaxy s 3, Exynos 4, Android
Samsung has an event scheduled for May 3rd called Mobile Unpacked where it will be unveiling their latest Galaxy series smartphone. It seems as if the company was too excited about the new hardware to wait because they have teased small bits of information on the processor. The new chip has been named the Exynos 4 and is a quad core processor running at 1.4 GHz.
Based on a 32nm HKMG (High-K Metal Gate) process node, Samsung claims the SoC uses 20% less power than it's 45nm predecessors. The quad core processor is more power efficient thanks to the lower process node and the ability of the chip to turn individual cores off when not in use. As far as performance, the company claims the new quad core part is twice as fast as the older dual core 45nm chips. The Exynos 4 also has an integrated image signal processor for high quality camera processing and support for multi format codec (MFC) decoding. The MFC engine allows the chip to process a variety of 1080p HD video files.
A few things that are noticeably absent from the Samsung product page include any specific performance numbers, architecture details, and benchmarks. Samsung is keeping a tight lid on that information until the release but once reviewers get their hands on the Galaxy III independent benchmarks are soon to follow. The comparison between the Exynos 4 and NVIDIA's Tegra 3 should be interesting.
Once again, ubiquitous computing spells the end of Wintel
Subject: General Tech | March 29, 2012 - 12:30 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: arm, Intel, windows, Android, embedded systems
A story at The Register spells out the end of Windows, this time by 2016. The growth of cellphones with enough processing power to be more than just glorified telephones is going to change the market, of that there can be no doubt. On the other hand without some serious upgrades to the interface it seems very unlikely that a cellphone will be sitting on a desk with a mouse, keyboard and monitor connected to it. In fact the very idea that ARM will one day outsell x86 processors is absurd, last year 2.2 billion ARM processors were sold, that number may be higher than all the processors AMD and Intel ever fabbed. Keep that in mind when someone tells you that ARM may one day outsell CPUs intended for use in Windows machines.
Android outselling Windows could be a reasonable prediction for the near future, but again it is hard to imagine Android replacing Windows Server or business oriented Linux distros, even if they are running on an ARM processor. Then again, stranger things have happened.
"Windows might be on the rise in the world of embedded systems, but if IDC's prognostications are right, then Windows is about to get its kernel handed to it with the rise of Android on what the market researcher dubs "smart connected devices."
By IDC's reckoning, makers of PCs, tablets, and smartphones shipped some 916 million units of machinery in 2012, raking in an astounding $489bn in moolah."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Qualcomm Calls To "Kill All Proprietary Drivers For Good" @ Phoronix
- Adobe reels in game coders with a quick free Flash @ The Register
- Asustek to release holdings in Pegatron, says paper @ DigiTimes
- How to Build an In-Vehicle Infotainment System with Drupal @ Linux.com
- Amazon to launch 2-4 new tablet PCs in 2012, say sources @ DigiTimes
Linux Kernel 3.3 Merges With Android, Now Available
Subject: General Tech | March 19, 2012 - 11:46 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: OS, linux kernel 3.3, linux, kernel, Android
Linux kernel 3.3 has recently been released for public consumption, and it features quite a few new features and improvements. The kernel is the code that developers than build upon to create all the various Linux distributions such as Fedora, Mint, and Arch Linux (among others).
This latest release, version 3.3 includes various improvements to the file system, btrfs, networking, architecture, and EFI BIOS support. In regards to the file system, the Linux 3.3 kernel supports improved balancing and the ability to re-stripe between different RAID (redundant array of independent disks) levels. Further, the kernel will now allow an x86 boot image to be processed by EFI firmware in addition to the traditional BIOS microcode boot that is present in the majority of today's machines. Also, Kernel 3.3 improves the networking aspects by improving the ability to bond multiple NICs to improve networking throughput and/or to provide redundant connections. Support for a new architecture has also emerged such that Linux kernel will work with Texas Instruments C6X based chips. These chips include the "family of C64x single and multicore DSPs."
The above improvements are just the tip of the iceberg, however. The most talked about new feature is likely going to be the inclusion of Android code from Google's Android OS project. According to the Kernel Newbies website, the disagreements between Linux kernel developers and Google have been "ironed out," and code from the Android project will now start to be rolled back into the Linux kernel. They expect that Android coming home to traditional Linux will make developing code and end user software easier for everyone, and they expect further Android and Linux integration in the future.
More information on the latest Linux kernel release is available here.
Google Rumored To Release $199 Nexus Tablet
Subject: General Tech | March 17, 2012 - 04:33 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: nexus tablet, google, Android
The Kindle Fire and Nook Tablets are two low cost Android tablets that are arguably the first Android tablets to be very successful, especially as gifts during this past holiday season. The $500+ iPads are nice, but not everyone is willing to pay that much money for a secondary computing device (the PC isn't dead yet!). There is also the form factor issue in that many consumers prefer the smaller and more portable 7" tablets that Apple has yet to provide.
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It seems as though Google has taken notice of the success of the Kindle Fire and Nook Tablet and is ready to throw it's weight around and show manufacturers how to replicate that success with a reference 7" tablet of their very own. Much akin to the Google Nexus smart phones that Google released to act as a base / vanilla platform for manufacturers to base their designs on; Google is planning to release a Google Nexus Tablet. Recent rumors suggest that such an Android tablet is a "done deal" according to sources within Google's supply chain. Further, the Nexus tablet will allegedly feature a 7" form factor and will be powered by a TI OMAP 4 processor to keep costs low (versus using NVIDIA's Tegra 3). In addition, the Nexus Tablet would run an updated version of Android, specifically Android 4.1.
Speaking of costs, the Verge has stated that the new Nexus Tablet will retail for $199 USD, though there may be other varied SKUs that come in at lower/higher price points depending on the amount of RAM and storage.
The Google Nexus smart phones never really caught on with the majority of consumers, but many tech savvy people appreciated the vanilla Android experience that did not involve waiting months for OS updates (I'm looking at you, Samsung). If anyone can create a low cost tablet to replicate the success of the Kindle Fire, it's Google. What are your thoughts on these recent rumors?
MWC 12: Android 5.0 this fall? Google drops sweet hints.
Subject: General Tech, Mobile, Shows and Expos | February 28, 2012 - 07:27 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: MWC 12, Android 5.0, Android
Android Ice Cream Sandwich is currently getting rolled out to compatible devices at a leisurely pace. The OS itself is for the most part well appreciated by both developers and end-users. As the rollout progresses and minor maintenance patches are created: Google is looking forward to the next major version.
Just get Ice Cream Sandwich and they already talking about the future. U Jelly? : D
ComputerWorld went out to Barcelona to check out Mobile World Congress and of course could not resist reporting on Android. In an interview with Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google VP of Engineering for Mobile, we are treated to a few indirect statements about the next major version of Android.
The major release timeframe for Android is said to continue to be an annual endeavor. An annual release schedule would slate Android J (5.0) to an autumn timeframe. During the discussion, Lockheimer noted that there is flexibility with when developers wish to roll out updated. While that personally sounds like Google is allowing OEMs and carriers to take as long as they desire to implement the new Android releases it appears as if ComputerWorld has heard rumors of Android 5-power phones appearing as early as summer.
Despite ComputerWorld's best effort, Google would not confirm the dessert associated with Android 5. Best guesses point to the name Jelly Bean, which are supported by a glass jar of Jelly Beans on the show floor.
MWC 12: NVIDIA Tegra 3 To Power Quad Core HTC One Smartphone
Subject: Mobile | February 26, 2012 - 04:35 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: tegra 3, smartphone, quad core, nvidia, MWC 12, htc, Android
Earlier rumors suggested that the LG Optimus 4X HD would be the first quad core Tegra 3 powered smartphone; however, HTC and NVIDIA made an announcement today that shows that LG is not the only company showing off a Tegra 3 smartphone at Mobile World Congress 2012!
NVIDIA announced in a press release today that their Tegra 3 mobile SoC would be powering the new HTC One X smartphone which is to be shown off at MWC 2012. According to HTC, the phone features 1 GB of RAM and 16 GB of on-board storage to power the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS) mobile OS on a 4.7" display with 1280x720 resolution. It further includes an 8 MP (megapixel) rear camera capable of 1080p video with stereo sound, a VGA resolution front camera for video conferencing and claimed 720p video, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, support for LTE 4G networks, and a 1,800 mAh battery.
Kouji Kodera, Chief Product Officer at HTC stated that "the HTC One X with Tegra 3 provides an experience that consumers will absolutely love." The HTC One X is the first smartphone that HTC and NVIDIA have worked together on.
The mobile market is advancing rather quickly, and Mobile World Congress 2012 is only just getting started! Stay tuned to PC Perspective for more MWC 2012 announcements!
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