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As the smallest nationwide operator in the U.S. and the last to get the iPhone, T-Mobile needs to make some bold changes. But eliminating phone subsidies, like it said it plans to do, will only make matters worse for the operator.
Take it from someone with experience. "It was a disaster," said Tracy Isacke, director of Telefonica Digital.
Earlier this year Telefonica and Vodafone both decided to get rid of subsidies in Spain. The customer hemorrhaging hasn't stopped. In September alone, Telefonica lost 253,520 mobile users. Vodafone has similarly been losing customers and in July brought back subsidies for what it said was a limited time.
If all operators in a market were to get rid of subsidies, the shift could work, said Omar Javaid, managing director of BBO Global and until a couple months ago a Motorola Mobility executive. But when one operator like T-Mobile makes such a dramatic change, it's an invitation for the competitors to actually increase their subsidies to try to win more customers. "If someone wants to drop subsidies, that's an opportunity [for the competition] to go for the jugular," he said.
In Spain, Orange, which retained subsidies, has been happily gaining market share at the expense of Telefonica and Vodafone.
Not only is T-Mobile likely to lose customers, it may only attract those with outdated phones, furthering its reputation as the low-cost operator.
As part of the plan, T-Mobile will require people to buy phones outright or bring their own phones and in exchange their monthly bill will be lower than the competition. Over the course of two years, customers come out ahead even if they buy a new phone at the start, compared to going with one of the other operators that still use subsidies.
But it's going to be tough for T-Mobile to convince people to shell out hundreds of dollars for a phone – $650 for the cheapest iPhone 5 – when the same phones are going for $200 or less elsewhere.
Since the monthly plans are less expensive than the competition, some people may wait until their contracts are up at AT&T and then take their two-year-old phone to T-Mobile. That would make T-Mobile the operator serving customers with outdated phones. It already has a reputation as the operator that is behind the rest (it's the last to get the iPhone and has been slow to upgrade its network) and this won't help.

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The 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450 is about as much Teutonic luxosheetmetal (to use a compound German phrase) as you can get on four wheels. At more than 200 inches in length, the seven-seat SUV has plenty of room to transport five full-size passengers in comfort, and even some usable room left over for the kindergartners in the third row.
The real surprise with the GL450 is how much performance technology Mercedes has packed into it. For a car that is likely never to leave the asphalt or attack anything more strenuous than a multistory parking lot, the 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450 comes loaded with an array of standard and optional equipment, from an enhanced off-road package to an adaptive suspension that lowers the chassis for greater aerodynamics on the freeway. Inside, the GL450 boasts a typically Benzian cocktail of comfort with two parts luxury and one part tech.
Test the tech: Getting loaded with wine
Running our eye over the extensive spec sheet for the 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450, we noticed among its many performance features that it came standard with load-leveling suspension, which, according to Mercedes, "automatically compensates for changes in passenger and load weight." Hmmm, we thought, that sounds like a challenge. We determined, therefore, to load up the GL450 with a substantial cargo to see if the practice matched the theory. The first consideration was what kind of payload we would use for the experiment. While we recently managed to get a pack of eight dogs into the back of the 2007 Honda CR-V, we thought that a repeat performance would hardly be becoming of our leather-and-walnut-trimmed behemoth Benz. We needed something that would fit with the GL450's character, something upscale, something that smacked of the good life. What more worthy cargo, we resolved, than a load of wine cases?
A phone call and a short drive later, we found ourselves parked outside Arlequin wine merchants in San Francisco's trendy Hayes Valley. Our plan was to measure the distance from the top of the wheel arch to the center of the Mercedes Tri-Star in the middle of the wheel, load the car up, and then take the same measurement with the car fully laden. If the load-leveling Airmatic suspension was worth its salt, the distance should be the same with the car empty as with the back stacked with Chateauneuf-du-Pape. With the car empty, the distance measured 18.4 inches.
Having opened the car's automatic rear lift gate with nothing more than a push of a button on the key fob, we proceeded to load the GL450 to the roof with some choice vintages graciously selected for us by the store's manager, Chris.
The GL450's automatic third-row seats tumble forward and fold flat with the press of a button on either side of the cargo area. With the third-row seats stowed, the GL450 has 44 cubic feet of cargo room. Unfortunately, there is no automated system for loading wine into the back, and so it was by the sweat of our brow that we packed the car with 21 crates of wine of varying sizes. With the back fully laden, we unsheathed the tape measure once more. Although we didn't notice any self-adjustment going on, the GL450's load-leveling suspension worked as advertised: loaded with around 800 pounds, the distance from wheel arch to Tri-Star center point came in at 18.5 inches, suggesting that the suspension had indeed corrected itself to accommodate the load.
In the cabin
The cabin of the 2007 Mercedes-Benz GL450 is a refined, elevated perch from which to look down at other road users. A stitched, upholstered upper dashboard bedecked in Mercedes-Benz Tex is complemented by plush leather seats and burl walnut trim lining the dash, center console, and door panels. Our tester also came with an optional $540 wood- and leather-trimmed steering wheel to complete the luxurious ensemble.
As we have seen on other Mercedes models, the luxury credentials of the GL450's cabin outweigh its technology offerings. Sure, the Benz cabin ticks all the boxes with its DVD-based navigation, hands-free calling interface, and MP3 and WMA digital-audio capabilities, but Mercedes is just not on a par with other (Japanese) automakers when it comes to bringing its interiors into the digital age.
Let's start with navigation: As we found in the reviews of the 2007 Mercedes E550 and the 2007 Mercedes E320 BlueTec, the Comand screen is small and less-than-intuitive to use. Programming the system is less frustrating in the GL450 than in the E-class sedans, thanks to the presence of a joystick to the right of the display as well as a quicker processor that eliminates the lag between inputs. The voice guidance on the 2007 Mercedes GL450 is also more bearable than that in the previous Mercedes navigation system, as it actually sounds like a person rather than a machine. However, the navigation maps are still unattractive and uninformative; even at the maximum level of zoom, street names are not visible for many roads. The GL450's navigation system also lacks the text-to-voice technology that we have come to expect in high-end models, although the monochrome multifunction display in the instrument panel does give a reading of the current street name, which goes some way toward mollifying us.
The GL450's audio system is a similar mix of decent technology with an unhelpful interface. Though the eight-speaker Harman Kardon audio system fills the cabin with rich acoustic output, drivers of the navigation-enabled GL450 will have to reach across to the glove box to get at the six-disc CD cartridge if they want to play disc-based music, and those who opt for the rear-seat entertainment system will have to forgo the generic auxiliary input jack for playing their iPods. While we're on the subject of the rear-seat entertainment system, the movie-watching experience suffers from a similarly goofy design. The DVD console is located beneath the right second-row passenger's seat, and it is almost impossible to see where to insert a disc without performing some kind of yoga maneuver. Other than the placement of the DVD slot, the dual rear-seat entertainment system is impressive; it's one of the few that we have seen that offers headrest-mounted screens (two pairs of wired headphones and a remote control are also included with the $2,650 option).


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The AMA on Lane Splitting:
Historically, the concept of lane splitting has been a regional issue with AMA members and motorcyclists in general. Where it is in widespread practice California the AMA endorses the concept and applauds the guidelines recently issued by the California Highway Patrol.
While lane splitting may be of interest in certain states, in many states riders have not identified lane splitting as a priority issue. In these cases, AMA members, clubs, and MROs are focusing their limited resources on ending motorcycle-only checkpoints, fighting raids on rider education funds, and defeating universal helmet laws, to name a few.
The AMAs practice at the state level has been to support the efforts of motorcyclists that are consistent with AMA positions. Although the AMA Board of Directors has not adopted a formal position statement on lane splitting, the surge of interest in some states following the CHPs recent issuance of guidelines has given the AMA board cause to revisit this issue. The AMA staff is currently preparing background information to assist the board with its decision.
While the AMA did not advocate openly or work behind the scenes in the case of the Nevada legislation, the AMA agrees with lane-splitting legislation that is not encumbered with conditions that discriminate against motorcyclists, such as rider training or additional insurance requirements.
Regarding the negative perception of motorcyclists, the AMA since its inception in 1924 has fought these negative perceptions and has strongly advocated responsible use.
For example, one of the most pervasive negative perceptions held by the general public concerns the issue of excessive motorcycle sound. AMA President and CEO Rob Dingman said as much in a 2009 interview: The single greatest threat to motorcycling in America both on- and off-highway, including ATVs is excessive exhaust sound. You can read the complete interview here:
. The AMA board has also adopted a position statement on excessive sound. You can view it, as well as all of the AMA position statements, at
There is an emerging issue that feeds the publics negative perception of motorcyclists: stunting on public roads, which includes illegal activity by individual riders or groups of riders performing wheelies, stopping traffic, etc. In fact, in states where the practice of lane splitting is not legal, many motorists view lane splitting as stunting. Of note, there are AMA members living in states that do not permit lane splitting that oppose legalizing the practice because they are concerned about reinforcing the negative image of riders held by motorists some even fear retribution by car and truck drivers. So state-by-state, the legalization of lane splitting faces significant hurdles.
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Black Friday Primer: Buying a Laptop
This Black Friday, there are going to be some great deals on Laptops – we predicted that dual-core goodness from both Intel and AMD will start at a very attractive $199. However, just like other hugely popular draws, it pays to know exactly what constitutes a deal and what's just marketing. We went over HDTVs last week, and this week we break down the major specs for laptops:
- Processor: There's really just two companies producing processors for PCs, and that's Intel and AMD:
Intel chips are more well known and tend to be a little more powerful (and pricey) – in ascending order, Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 are their mainstream CPUs. However, Intel recently added a wrinkle to the model numbers this past year, releasing "2nd Generation" Core i3-i5-i7 chips that are effectively similar in overall speed, but pack superior graphics and battery life. 3 numbers after the Core (like Core i3-380M) means it's first generation, and 4 numbers (like Core i3-2330M) means it's 2nd gen. Processors without the Core name, like Pentium or Celeron chips, are budget chips – competent at basic tasks, but don't expect the world.
AMD chips have a general tendency to be a little slower than Intel, but pack better graphics for your dollar and are cheaper too. Older budget (Neo, V-Series) and mainstream (Phenom, Turion, Athlon) chips are still hanging around, but plenty of deals will be found on AMD's current generation of chips. AMD has branded their chips A4-xxxx, A6-xxxx, and A8-xxxx, so you can view those very roughly in parallel with Intel's 3 levels. On the budget end, look for E-Series chips (like the E-350M).
- Memory (RAM): Random Access Memory (RAM) is essential for multitasking and general smoothness, but if you don't plan on working your computer too hard, you probably don't need too much of it. Almost all systems will come with 2GB-3GB these days, and that should be just enough for the average user on Windows 7 – outside of a netbook, be very afraid of a laptop that comes with only 1GB installed. If you like to have 20 tabs open while you're watching a movie and video chatting your friends, you'll want to take advantage of the 4GB-6GB and up that is becoming common on mid-level systems. If you're not sure though, aim low – RAM is the easiest and least expensive component to manually upgrade. Just make sure your computer doesn't have the most RAM it can take already installed if you plan on upgrading down the road.
- Storage: With more and more services moving to the cloud, storage is becoming increasingly irrelevant for many – even the most avid music lovers could have some trouble filling up the 320GB-500GB that is becoming standard. Movie lovers may want to opt for larger sizes, but for most people, the place to splurge would be on a Solid State Drive (SSD) rather than a standard magnetic Hard Disk Drive (HDD). SSDs are faster, quieter, and less prone to damage… and of course, more expensive too. For the average user, the 250GB+ HDD you'll find on even the cheapest system will probably hold up for a good while, but if you know you will have particularly small or particularly large collections, you may want to opt for a smaller SSD or larger HDD. Of note, the hard drive is the second easiest component to manually upgrade later after the RAM.
- Graphics: If you just want to watch YouTube videos and play Facebook games, skip this section – every computer made in the last year or two can do this with the standard integrated graphics. Intel and AMD's most recent chips are fully capable of streaming 1080p HD, and you can probably do some passable gaming with them (particularly AMD) if you're not too picky. For those with greater graphics needs, you need to opt for a dedicated video card of at least 1GB, as a 512MB card isn't significantly more powerful than the integrated graphics of modern chips. Pay attention to whether its switchable too if you value battery life, and keep an eye open for NVIDIA's Optimus technology that intelligently switches automatically.
- Extras: Many users will need no extras – they just want it to turn on, perform basic tasks and probably access the internet – if that's you, don't pay for anything else in this section! There are, however, a plethora of extras you might be looking for in a laptop. USB 3.0 (10x faster than USB 2.0 if you transfer large files), HDMI out (for HD video), Bluetooth, Intel WiDi (for wireless HD video), backlit keyboards, fingerprint sensors, Blu-ray drives, 1080p display resolution, 9-cell batteries… the list goes on. For some of you these features might make or break a purchase, but as always, make sure you're never paying for anything you don't need.
- Portability: Finally, portability is one of the core components to consider when buying a laptop, since a premium is charged for it, and your shoulder may depend on having considered it ahead of time. Your average 15.6″ mainstream laptop is between 5 and 5.5lbs, but ultralight laptops (like the 13.3″ Portege pictured) are half that, and every 17.3″ desktop replacement will be more than that. If you're going to be walking your laptop to the office every morning, it might be worth it to pay for the lighter model, or opt for a smaller size machine. On the other hand, if you won't move it much and you want to watch movies and TV on it daily, ignore the weight and maybe go for a bigger screen. As usual, it comes down to knowing your needs and paying for what you want.
Laptops don't have to be the four figure expense they once were, but for most people a laptop is still an expensive purchase they expect to last for years. Understanding the basics – both of what laptops are and of what your needs are – will help you make an informed decision and save you money at the end of the day, and that's what we're all about.
Don't forget to head over to LogicBuy where we'll be covering the hottest deals from now until Black Friday and beyond. You can search for Laptops by going to LogicBuy.com, hovering your mouse over the "Computers" category and clicking on "Laptops" (or by clicking here). Be sure to look at the top right of the grid too for more sort options, including by price. The last component to any shopping trip is knowing your budget.
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The Henry Cavill-starring war movie rules the chart on its debut weekend, beating Adam Sandler's 'Jack and Jill' as well as Leonardo DiCaprio's 'J. Edgar'.
Greek myth film, "Immortals", claims the champion title on North American box office in its opening week. The Tarsem Singh-directed epic successfully tops the chart with $32.2 million. Kyle Davies, Relativity Media president of distribution says, "The picture exceeded expectations, and there's no other action-adventure until you get to Christmas, which bodes well."
Receiving a "B" CinemaScore, the R-rated movie, which costs $75 million to produce, appeals to 60% male moviegoers, with 75% of them under the age of 35. "Action fans have been staying away, and clearly this movie got those fans," Davies explains.
Another new release this week, "Jack and Jill", lands on the second spot. Grossing $25 million, the Adam Sandler-starring comedy movie attracts 53% family audience. "I think we're in good shape," claims Sony Pictures president of worldwide distribution Rory Bruer. "No one gets better multiples than Adam Sandler."
After dominating the chart for two weeks in a row, "Puss in Boots" falls to the third place this week. The "Shrek" spin-off collects $24.7 million, dropping 3% from last week. The Chris Miller-directed animated movie has earned a total domestic cume of $103 million after three weeks playing in U.S. theaters.
"Tower Heist", meanwhile, secures the fourth place this week with an $12.7 million. The comedy film, which stars Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy and Casey Affleck, has collected a total domestic cume of $43.9 million after ten days playing in cinemas across the U.S.
Another newcomer that rounds up the top five this week is "J. Edgar". The Leonardo DiCaprio-starring biopic grosses $11.2 million in its debut week. Achieving a "B" CinemaScore, the Clint Eastwood movie appeals to mostly adult viewers with 94% of them over the age of 25.
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Ma, Diamond, Streep receive Kennedy Center Honors
December 4, 2011 in Grand Forks Herald
Meryl Streep may have gotten her next film assignment, Neil Diamond thanked the namesake of his famous tune "Sweet Caroline," and a tux-clad Elmo honored his friend, Yo-Yo Ma. They were among several luminaries from Broadway, jazz and classical music to receive the Kennedy Center Honors Sunday night for their influence on American culture through the arts.
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Baseball fans can build light-up baseball-themed models with the Laser Pegs MLB 6-in-1 Lighted Construction Set. This comes with 13 Laser Pegs, 59 construction parts, a triangle power base, and instructions. You can build six different models, one at a time, with this kit, including a Baseball Catcher, Bench Press, Blimp, High Cheese, Home Run, and Called Shot. The set also comes with 30 MLB logo stickers for personalizing your light-up baseball figure. Attach the model to the power base, and press the button on the power base to turn on the lights, make them flash fast or slow, and turn off the lights.
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Kids who like construction play and baseball will like the illumination and multiple building options provided by this kit. While the baseball figure that is part of some of the models does have moving parts, if you play with it off of the power base, you won't be able to light it up, and playing with it on the power base can be a little awkward. When on the power base, it does look really cool and makes a nice display item or nightlight in a baseball fan's room.
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Seizure of Indianapolis Baptist Temple Ends Standoff, But 'Unregistered' Church Movement Continues
The seizure of Indianapolis Baptist Temple ends a standoff, but the 'unregistered churches' movement is still in business
As the minutes ticked away to the deadline to vacate the Indianapolis Baptist Temple (IBT) at noon last Nov. 14, a crowd of 400 inside the sanctuary held its figurative breath.
They had tried to keep the most volatile elements outside; supporters from the Ku Klux Klan, for instance, were not allowed in. Still, would the arrival of federal marshals, seizing the church for unpaid taxes, trigger violence?
But the marshals didn't show — that day, or the next, or even that week. As the church's congregants anxiously waited, their worst fears were summed up by Charlie Puckett, commander of the Kentucky State Militia. Probably, he thought, some "idiot programmed by the CIA mind control" would "mistakenly, accidentally, on purpose" fire a weapon at someone and "cause an outbreak."
Ominously, he predicted "if that happens, it starts... . [P]lans go into effect and you know what that is. ... I have no other choice."
Cryptic, but understood by all. In the name of religious freedom, some were preparing for a showdown with the government as fatal and tragic as the conflagration at Waco, Texas.
It was not to be. On Feb. 13, 17 years of unpaid taxes, three years of litigation and a 92-day standoff all ended with a whimper, not a bang. When hundreds of federal and local officers finally raided the church, only eight hardy supporters were found and carried out on stretchers. There was no violence.
For Gregory J. Dixon, Sr., whose public career started when he tried to ban the musical "Hair" from Indianapolis in the 1960s and has extended to suggesting that slavery saved blacks from going to hell, this was the culmination of 17 years of promoting so-called "unregistered" churches.
'Christian Resistance'
Dixon, who once advocated repealing all civil rights laws, is best known as pastor emeritus of IBT and a man who has had numerous flirtations with the antigovernment "Patriot" movement. (His more politically moderate son, Gregory A. Dixon, Jr., is the current IBT pastor.)
Yet since 1984, the elder Dixon has also headed a little-noticed, but nationwide radical church movement based on the notion that religion should have nothing whatsoever to do with the state.
Churches like IBT refuse to "register" as charities under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code, even though that means forsaking the tax and other advantages that that legal status brings.
The movement, grouped into a confederation of almost 100 congregations that has met at IBT each October for 16 years, has been organized since 1994 as the Unregistered Baptist Fellowship (UBF); earlier, its predecessor organization operated under a different name.
By promoting a "theology of Christian resistance" to earthly government, the UBF also has attracted extremists of many stripes, from those advocating hatred of the government, homosexuals and abortion providers, to a number of hard-core racists and anti-Semites.
"The unregistered church movement," says Leonard Zeskind, a leading analyst of the extreme right, "is halfway between the Moral Majority and the Posse Comitatus," a racist and anti-Semitic tax protest group of the 1980s.
Zip Codes as Sin
The term "unregistered" was originally used to describe underground churches in the Soviet Union that evaded regulation by the bureaucracy of a state opposed to religion.
America's "unregistered" churches, many of which sent Bibles to unregistered Soviet churches in the 1970s, adopted the term to show they thought the United States matched the USSR in its smothering of religious liberty.
The principal goal of unregistered churches is to avoid 501(c)3 incorporation, which is the normal status for charities and religious groups, because they see accepting that status as caving in to secular demands that interfere with religion.
Most organizations crave 501(c)3 status because it exempts them from corporate income taxes and allows donors to deduct gifts from their taxable incomes.
But 501(c)3 organizations, like all organizations with employees, must make FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) contributions, including Medicare and Social Security, and must withhold federal income taxes from their employees' paychecks.
To unregistered churches, obeying these laws "would be a sin under the religious convictions of the Church respecting the sovereignty of the Lordship of Jesus Christ as the head of the Church in all things."
But that's not all. They say churches should disengage from government in most every other way. They should not allow fire or building inspections or heed zoning laws. They should not permit their pastors or teachers to receive any sort of license. Newborns should not be issued birth certificates, and weddings should not involve marriage licenses.
Churches may use the federal mail system, but should not use nonprofit mailing permits or even zip codes.
IBT claimed that the people who were paid to work in the office and sweep the floors were not employees, but rather "ministers" who were paid "cash love gifts only." (Ministers, who are considered self-employed, are exempt from FICA taxes.) IBT also alleged that it was not a legal corporation or entity.
The last such corporation supposedly ended in 1989 with the dissolution of Not A Church, Incorporated, which had been established to handle IBT's legal affairs. Finally, the church argued, section 501(c)3 is unconstitutional, a violation of the First Amendment guarantee that Congress will make no law abridging the free exercise of religion.
IBT's arguments, the federal judge in IBT's tax case ruled in the end, were "sadly mistaken." But Dixon still doesn't think so. "Right now, the purge is on to bring churches under government control," he told the Intelligence Report recently.
Government agents, Dixon added, "consider me one of the most dangerous enemies in America."
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"So here today I present to you an Unread Books Challenge. Give me the list or take a picture of all the books you have stacked on your bedside table, hidden under the bed or standing in your shelf – the books you have not read, but keep meaning to. The books that begin to weigh on your mind. The books that make you cover your ears in conversation and say, 'No! Don't give me another book to read! I can't finish the ones I have!'"
Here's a list, from left to right:
- Water for Elephants by Sarah Gruen (I hope this is good; the circus during the Depression has always been interesting to me.)
- The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft by Ulrich Boser (I waited maybe three months for this book. Who would have guessed that a book about a crime in Boston would be popular…in Boston?)
- Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce
- The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (Love her books.)
- Genesis by Bernard Beckett
And from top to bottom:
- Sappho's Leap by Erica Jong (Someone left this outside and I felt bad for it.)
- Finding George Orwell in Burma by Emma Larkin
- The Post-Birthday World by Lionel Shriver
- Southland by Nina Revoyr (This was outside, too!)
- Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See
- Ghostwalk by Rebecca Scott
- The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
- The Woman at the Washington Zoo by Marjorie Williams (Suggested by a friend.)
- Hiroshima in America by Robert Jay Lifton and Greg Mitchell (Light read, right?)
- The Modern Prince by Carnes Lord
- The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
- Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, From the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 by Steve Coll (…may "forget" to read this one.)
I forgot to add Running With Scissors by Augusten Burroughs to the pile! Oh well. I picked up the mass-market paperback for .25 at the thrift store. I'm hoping I don't find him quite as disappointing as I did David Sedaris. Fingers crossed.


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Teenage girl taken for questioning in Har-Ber gun scare
Posted: February 27, 2014 at 2:52 p.m.
Updated: February 27, 2014 at 3:57 p.m.
Police are at Har-Ber High School in Springdale, and the campus was placed on high alert Thursday afternoon following a report of an armed person on campus.
Lt. Derek Hudson said the report came just before 2 p.m. Several students were detained for questioning, but no arrests had been made and no weapon was found, Hudson said.
Hudson said a 15-year-old girl was taken to the police department for further questioning by investigators.
Jared Cleveland, Springdale School District's deputy superintendent for personnel, said that the results of that investigation would determine whether the girl returns to school Friday. The alert was lifted at about 3:15 p.m., and a news release said buses will run as normal.
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Luanda — The police commander of Luanda, Commissioner Elisabeth Ranque Frank, on Sunday here called for solidarity among children, dedicating to their studies, respect and obedience to the adults, Angop has learnt.
The officer of the corporation said so during an anticipated Christmas with children of police agents, promoted by the provincial police command of Luanda and delegation of the Interior Ministry.
Elisabeth Ranque Frank expressed her satisfaction at the moment of socialisation with the children and urged them to share the toys with their brothers.


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Doctors Miss Out On Teen Smoking Intervention
Posted by Drug Free in Tobacco Abuse on August 25, 2014
Doctors are supposed to be the vanguards of health, but a recent study reveals that only a few of them intervene when it comes to teen smoking.
According to study author Gillian L. Schauer in her interview with Reuters Health, only 31 percent of adolescents in high school and middle school were advised by a healthcare professional to stop smoking. "Our results suggest that more than 6.6 million youth and adolescents who currently use tobacco or are at high risk for future smoking did not receive advice from their health care provider to quit or avoid tobacco," Schauer said.
The study involved a survey of more than 18,000 teenagers all around the U.S. to ask them about tobacco usage and any discussions with health professionals about smoking. The results showed that while more than 70 percent of the kids have not tried smoking, 11 percent admitted to have smoked tobacco. Unfortunately, while majority of them were able to visit the doctor within the year, less than a third were given advice against smoking.
What's more unfortunate is that only 32 percent of the kids surveyed said that a doctor or nurse asked them about smoking. "Young people often underestimate the addictive potential of nicotine, and 9 out of 10 adults who smoke started before age 18, making anti-smoking and anti-tobacco messages delivered by a health care provider an important intervention for youth," Schauer stressed. "Given that tobacco is still the number one preventable cause of death and disease in the U.S., it is surprising that more clinicians are not intervening with adolescent patients to help them avoid or quit tobacco."
Friends' Influence to Smoke Stronger in Middle School Than in High School
Posted by Drug Free Homes in Tobacco Abuse on April 29, 2013
We know peer pressure to drink, smoke, and try drugs is very much felt once an individual reaches his/her adolescent period. But a new study found that when it comes to smoking, friends' influence is greater in middle school than in high school.
Researchers from the University of Southern California looked into the data of more than 1,000 adolescents who took part in the Midwestern Prevention Project (MPP), a community-based substance abuse prevention program. They were surprised to find that friends' influence to smoke has more effect in junior high than in high school.
"Based on social developmental model research, we thought friends would have more influence on cigarette use during high school than junior high school," lead author Yue Liao, M.P.H., a doctoral student in the department of preventive medicine's Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC, said in a news release. "But what we found was friends have greater influence during junior high school than high school. We think the reason may be that friends' cigarette use behavior may have a stronger influence on youth who start smoking at a younger age. During high school, cigarette use might represent the maintenance of behavior rather than a result of peer influence."
The researchers has also observed gender difference in friends' and parental influence. Friends' influence on cigarette smoking was higher for girls than boys during 9th and 10th grade. However, there was an increasing trend in friends' influence from 9th to 11th among boys, whereas friends and parents had less influence on girls from 10th to 12th grade.
Liao said this could be explained by the fact that boys tend to foster friendship by engaging in shared behavior, while girls are more focused on emotional sharing.
The researchers hope their findings would pave the way for an improved intervention program in cigarette smoking primarily geared towards middle school students. Liao also recommends future study on sibling effects for a more complete picture of familial influence.
Study Shows Children of Divorced Parents More Likely to Engage in Smoking
Posted by Drug Free Homes in Raising Healthy Kids, Tobacco Abuse on March 28, 2013
Time and again, health experts remind us about how a harmonious home can help in raising healthy kids. Children who grew in a violence- and drug-free home have high self-esteem and more resilient when struck with stress and adversities. Now there's another reason why parents should strive hard in giving their kids a peaceful and loving household.
According to the researchers from the University of Toronto, children of divorced parents are at higher risk to develop smoking habit.
The researchers analyzed data of more than 19,000 American adults, and found that men who experienced parental divorce before they turned 18 are at 48 percent greater risk of smoking. Meanwhile, women who experienced parental divorce before turning 18 were 39 percent more likely to smoke than women from intact families.
"Finding this link between parental divorce and smoking is very disturbing," lead author Esme Fuller-Thomson, Sandra Rotman Chair at University of Toronto's Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, said in a university news release.
The researchers anticipated that the association between smoking and parental divorce can be explained by one or more of the following factors: lower levels of education or adult income among the children of divorce; adult mental health issues (e.g. depression or anxiety among the children of divorce); or other co-occurring early childhood traumas, such as parental addictions or childhood physical, sexual or emotional abuse.
Upon examining a representative sample of 7,850 men and 11,506 women aged 18 and over, the researchers found that more than 1,500 men and more than 2,300 women had experienced their parents' divorce before they reached the age of 18. A total of 4,316 men and 5,072 women reported that they had smoked at least 100 cigarettes in their life.
The data analyzed by the researchers were drawn from the Center for Disease Control's 2010 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey.
Co-author Joanne Filippelli, a University of Toronto doctoral student, said it is possible that "children upset by their parents" divorce may use smoking as a coping mechanism to regulate emotions and stress. Some research suggests this calming effect may be particularly attractive to those who have suffered early adversities."
Expert Advises Medication and Support are Helpful to People Who Want to Stop Smoking
Posted by Drug Free Homes in Tobacco Abuse on November 5, 2012
An expert on smoking cessation names medication and support as two effective approaches for people who want to quit cigarette smoking.
Melissa Hinton, a doctorate nurse practitioner at Intermountain St. George Pulmonary Medicine, said prescription medications are recommended for those who have tried to quit smoking before but were unsuccessful. She explained the importance of understanding the way cravings work and that finding a substitute to satisfy the desire for tobacco can significantly help to stop smoking.
"It's important to remember that each time you quit, you are better equipped for success the next time," Hinton said in the report featured on thespectrum.com. "Don't count it as a failure. Every quit attempt is the foundation for successful cessation."
Hinton also emphasized the role of parents and grandparents in motivating smokers to stop their addiction. She offered the suggestions below on what family members can do to help a loved one struggling with heavy tobacco use.
- Recognize how difficult it really is to quit and support your loved one in his efforts, whether he is ultimately successful or not. She said, "Be careful not to degrade and tell them you are proud of them for trying."
- Have an open discussion with your loved one. "Many smokers are already pretty defensive, so make it a positive conversation and be careful not to attack," Hinton explained. "Find reasons to quit that will benefit you both."
- Help prepare for the "quit date" by moving ashtrays away from their normal locations.
- Ask how you can help and develop a support system. "Sometimes it may be as simple as encouraging them to hold on for another couple of minutes when a craving comes, or touching their elbow when you can tell they are struggling," Hinton further noted.
Campaigns Against Teen Tobacco Use Suffers Budget Cuts
Posted by Drug Free in Tobacco Abuse on July 27, 2012
Funding for anti-tobacco programs that target teen populations gets critical cuts in North Carolina.
Mecklenburg County was one of the first to suffer from the cuts as state officials voted to decrease funds for the said campaigns. This move did not sit well for the advocates of teen anti-tobacco use.
Tobacco Reality Unfiltered (TRU) spokesperson and coming senior Caroline Debello is one of the most affected by the cuts. As a messenger for the TRU, Debello brings the message against teen smoking to kids her age. She gets paid for her services but after what has happened, she might not be able to continue and her plans to travel all over the state might be put on hold. "To stop that, I don't know how you have the guts to do that," Debello claimed. "I think it's ridiculous."
The budget of TRU in Raleigh decreased from $17.3 million to a measly $2.7 million.
Results of the budget cuts have cost the Mecklenburg County Health Department to lose three of their health educator positions and at least $300,000 in funding.
National and state officials were quick to defend their votes favoring budget cuts for anti-tobacco programs. They say smoking rates continue to drop, thus the money will be used to sustain other health programs such as the Medicaid.
State Rep. Craig Horn shared why he decided to allow the cuts. Horn said: "I think that we can reduce state spending in this specific area so that available funds can be reallocated."
But for teens like Debello, the future of teen smoking is now uncertain as statistics could once again shoot up as initiatives against smoking are lessened. Debello shared: "It is disappointing. It's awful and it's heartbreaking that we can't keep doing this to try and make a difference in the state."


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Floor blocks spreading?
I have had my 900mm homebuild firebrick oven up and cooking well for 6 months now. Cooks great.
However the firebrick floor was set with no gaps between them and now the ash has gotten between the bricks and seems to be spreading the bricks apart. The bricks were laid on hebal with fireclay as listed in the plans.
The gaps seem to be getting bigger and a CRACK IS NOW FORMING in the dome in line with the biggest floor gap.
Can this be stopped?
Can i clean out all the ash from the gaps and fill it with hi temp morter etc to stop this.
I am concerned if the dome cracks then the insulating blanket fibres could enter the dome during cooking. Idid not cover the dome in al foil before insulating as I did not want to trap water in.
Any thoughts?
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HI and thanks Brickie
Do you think this will settle down and the crack will stay the way it is?
It's been the same size for a while now and does not effect the cooking ablity in any way.
I love my new oven and would hate to have to rebuild it.
I get people ask when are they getting invites again !!!
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Could the hebal, be causing the problem?
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Don't worry about the gaps in the floor bricks, they allow for expansion and will fill with ash. Just leave the ash in there. Regarding the dome crack, it is just your dome finding its "comfort zone" from the expansion and contraction cycles. They usually don't get any worse, but if it's bigger than being able to fit a playing card in it you could try to fill it. It is usually only partially successful though. You may be right the expansion and contraction of the dome against the blanket could abrade it and some fibres could find their way into the oven. The fibres are only dangerous to inhale not to ingest. To plug the crack dampen around the crack, wait a few minutes then try squishing in a mixture of equal parts fine sand, fireclay and lime.
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By Kristy Deer and Jim Mayfield
NEW PALESTINE — Sam Brown considers himself a patriotic person. The New Palestine resident has always had an interest in American history, so much so that he's actually stepped back in time to play the part of both Union and Confederate soldiers in re-enactments.
Brown was even an extra in the Civil War film "Gods and Generals" and has participated in numerous documentaries for the History Channel and several short films depicting Civil War history.
"When I was a kid, it was typical of kids to have an interest in the Civil War, or Revolutionary War," Brown said.
While his love of American history holds true particularly around the most patriotic time of the year – the Fourth of July celebrating the Declaration of Independence – Brown knows that is not the case for everyone.


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How do you feel about people who speak their mind?
GIRLS & GUYS. please read right, I've always been a straight talker, I mean through out my life I've spoke my mind, its gained me friends and lost... Show More
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as long as you're not saying anything rude about me...however, the people that I've encountered and spoken they're mind were always bitchin...so no, I don't like people who speak their mind,only if they're trying to make friends or lighten a mood; a positive connotation.
i speak good or bad, I don't bitch, I see it the perfect way to the end to bitchin. say summot get it outa the way. move on
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I think guys should do this more often, I don't mind it at all. Probably because I am blunt and tell everybody like it is. This is better in my mind because then you are not being lied to.
This is just my opinion, I want a guy to be blunt like me. Tell me what you think not what you think I want to hear.
But, some people do not like this and are a bit sensitive. When you meet those people you should try to tone it down.
I agree...thats all I'll say lol...I firmly agree...
im right in the way I go about things?
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i don't know what it is, I've just never held my opinion or train of thought, I have felt bad after some things I've said. but I'm a strong believer in if you got summot to say, say it. and have never understood people beating around the bush
Lol, it's so you don't break their spirit. Just try to be a little nice about it and everything would be cool
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I don't have a problem with anyone who wants to speak their mind. I myself am not one to be kept silent about something I feel strongly about, and I honestly don't care if anyone likes it or not because I'm to the point. But if you gain friends by speaking your mind, awesome. If you lose friends because they don't like what you have to say, the friendship probably wasn't meant to be in the first place. I'm not saying that it was irrelevant or anything, but friends come and go.
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Baltimore fans cheered as the seconds ticked down in the 49ers game, shouting "Harbaugh Bowl!" as they dreamed of a showdown between the brothers.
"Step one is complete," said Barry Parker of South Baltimore, watching the 49ers celebrate their victory on the flat screens at Ropewalk Tavern in Federal Hill.
"That's definitely what we want to see, the Harbaugh Bowl," said his buddy, Darren Eynon of Federal Hill.
Fans were ready to party, waiting in long lines outside the popular Ravens bars in Federal Hill as game time with the Patriots neared. Baltimore police closed a section of South Charles Street in anticipation of fans spilling into the road as they did after the Ravens' thrilling Divisional playoff win over the Denver Broncos.
At Ropewalk, fans were so charged up that they cheered any glimpse of a Raven during CBS' pre-game coverage. They came unhinged when they saw Lewis looking deeply moved during the national anthem. They were less thrilled with video of Billy Cundiff's missed field goal at the end of last year's AFC Championship loss against the Patriots.
"Same game, different outcome," muttered Tim Barker of Canton.
Parker and Eynon worked the superstitious angle, wearing the same clothes and watching from the same seats as they did during the previous weekend's win over the Broncos. Parker noted that his gray tabby cat, Riffraff, was also wearing the same Ray Rice jersey at home.
"They haven't lost since we put that jersey on him," he said.
Both men said it was important for the Ravens to win now, because the team will look considerably different next season.
"We need to get these guys their rings," said Eynon. "Before they retire."
Baltimore Sun reporters Jonathan Pitts and Jeff Zrebiec contributed to this article.


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Aggies Take No. 9 UC Irvine In Series Opener
DAVIS, Calif. – Right-handed pitcher Eddie Gamboa did not allow an earned run and struck out a game-high four batters, and senior first baseman Evan Hudson drove home the eventual game-winning run with a two-run single in the eighth inning to lift UC Davis to a 3-1 victory over No. 9 UC Irvine in the series-opening Big West Conference baseball game at Dobbins Stadium Friday afternoon.
With the temperature soaring to over 100 degrees, UC Davis broke a 1-1 tie off Hudson's RBI's to improve to 32-19 overall and 11-8 in conference play. The Anteaters drop to 34-15 and 10-9 against conference opponents.
"We knew we'd be in for a fight with (Scott) Gorgen in there," said Aggie head coach Rex Peters. "You just hope the game is close late and you can get him out of there, and we did that today. Eddie (Gamboa) matched him pitch for pitch. This is a huge win. It helps us tremendously."
Gamboa pitched 7.1 innings and did not allow an earned run while scattering seven hits and striking out four batters in the no decision. The only UC Irvine run came off a fielding error on the Aggie shortstop in the third inning.
Gorgen, one of the top pitchers in the Big West this season, gave up only one run off three hits through the first 6.2 innings before giving way to the bullpen. The single run was a sacrifice fly from Kyle Mihaylo in the sixth inning.


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Gay Koenemann of Bonn, Germany, had dinner at 300 East Boulevard on a recent trip to Charlotte, North Carolina. There he was treated to the most exquisite salad he'd ever had. Although the restaurant calls it Fall Salad on the menu, it's enjoyable year-round.
Dried cranberries would make a good alternative to the dried cherries.
YIELD: Makes 4 Servings
Combine cherries and Port in heavy small saucepan. Bring to simmer over medium heat. Remove from heat; let stand until cherries swell, about 15 minutes. Sauté pancetta in heavy large skillet over medium-low heat until crisp, about 8 minutes. Add shallots and garlic; cook 2 minutes. Add oil, then vinegar and sugar; stir until sugar dissolves. Stir in cherry mixture. Season with salt and pepper. (Dressing can be made 2 hours ahead. Set aside in skillet at room temperature.)
Preheat oven to 350°F. Place goat cheese slices on rimmed baking sheet. Bake until warm, about 10 minutes. Meanwhile, combine salad greens and pine nuts in bowl. Rewarm dressing and pour over salad; toss to blend. Top with warm goat cheese and serve.


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A fun, lighthearted film that really, really, really made me want to eat. Not cook, mind you. Some would want to copy the co-main character, Julie Powell, on her quest to cook all of Julia Child's recipes from her Mastering the Art of French Cooking classic cookbook. I just wanted to eat my way through the movie. Aside from this film encouraging my foodie-ness, it is highly entertaining, though I must admit, I enjoyed Meryl Streep playing early Julia Child on an odyssey to to get a French cooking cookbook published in English MUCH more than the odyssey of Powell and her recipe crusade. Amy Adams as Powell is appealing, as Adams always is, but I had little interest in Powell's saga. She cooks and blogs about cooking and talks about cooking and fights with her husband about cooking. It gets a little tiresome. The Julia Child parts, mostly set in Paris after WWII, are full of life and passion…just like Child herself. It is impossible to take your eyes off of Streep's Child…not only is the characterization by Streep spot-on, but the storyline is also more vibrant and lively. We take a vested interest in Child and her cookbook quest, whereas with Powell, we honestly don't care by the end. Fortunately, the Julia Child pieces of the film are so overwhelmingly funny and sweet, they make the film worth watching. And, it's not that you will HATE the Powell storyline…you just won't want to be best friends with her. With Child, you want to be her pal…to help her along with her cookbook…to talk with her…and especially, to EAT with her. And, I'm sure this has to do with both Child's gregarious personality and also with Streep's vivacious performance. All in all, an engaging, entertaining film that you most definitely should not watch on an empty stomach!
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I liked Mostly Martha, so it's always hard when a film that was good to begin with gets the remake once-over. It happens quite a bit with older films…many black and white. I guess Hollywood feels the attention span of movie-goers is about 30 years or less. But, what's usually really frustrating is when a RECENT foreign film is remade into an English film. Um, excuse me, we CAN read subtitles, you know! So, here we go with another contemporary film…this time a very well-received German film…that is getting the Hollywood touch so Americans can go to the movies and not have to spend two hours READING. The horror, the horror! And, I'm not even that big of a fan of foreign films! Imagine how insulted staunch devotees of international cinema are!!!!! All that aside (is that possible after my rant?), Catherine Zeta-Jones plays a tough, temperamental chef who runs her NYC restaurant kitchen like clockwork until her sister dies and she's left with the responsibility of raising her niece. Enter Aaron Eckhart as a replacement chef and more than just cooking fires begin to heat up. This is a sweet, touching film…more than just your average romantic comedy. It has edge and some truly poignant moments between the Zeta-Jones character and the young girl. Is it better than Mostly Martha? Well, no. But, I honestly didn't expect it to be. It is a remake after all.


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At James Cowper Kreston we realise people are different, and we pride ourselves on treating everyone as individuals. We encourage our people to take responsibility for their own learning and development and work with team members to help them achieve their goals.
We recognise that everyone has different talents and career aspirations. We offer the support and training that allows people to develop their skills and move along their chosen career path. The majority of our management team have developed and built their career within James Cowper Kreston.
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Financial Options Enterprises, Inc. filed as a Domestic for Profit Corporation in the State of Florida and is no longer active. This corporate entity was filed approximately fourteen years ago on Tuesday, August 14, 2001 as recorded in documents filed with Florida Department of State.
Edward Torrens served as the President and has interests in other corporate entities including Torrens Enterprises LLC located in Miami, FL . Edward's past corporate affiliations include Mmg Enterprises Inc., Tennessee Land Trust, LLC .
The registered agent for the company is Spiegel & Utrera, P.A.. Also known as a statutory or resident agent, the registered agent is responsible for receiving legal notifications regarding court summons, lawsuits, and other legal actions involving the corporate entity.
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I'm probably the last person in the country to see "The Dark Knight," so I figure I don't need to tell you all to go see it; if you haven't, you're missing out, but at this point, I don't think a review would change anyone's mind, one way or the other.
So, I'm going to write a different kind of review, one that comes with spoilers. You've been warned.
After the movie was over, two thoughts kept skipping around my mind; 1) "The Dark Knight" was a thousand times better than "Batman Begins," a movie I could barely stay awake through. An action movie, good or bad, should never be boring, and director Christopher Nolan, along with his fellow screenwriter Jonathan Nolan, learned that lesson and brought their A game to this set. 2) The violence in this movie comes with a cost.
The violence isn't fun; the explosions/death staging are the best CGI can offer us, but through most of the movie, it's unsettling to watch these people, these goodies and baddies, die on screen. They're our friends; they're our family; they're our people dying on the frontlines, and Nolan wants you feel that loss, even when it's the bad guys doing the dying.
At its best, "The Dark Knight" reminds me of "Battlestar Galactica" (like you didn't see that coming), another epic that asks a hard question of the viewers; if we're willing to do anything to win, to beat the bad guys, even sacrifice our most sacred believes, do we deserve to win? If we're all monsters, just like the Joker, what does it matter if he kills us?
After a gut-wrenching sequence involving two ferries, "The Dark Knight" posits that humans can rise above our darker instincts, that we can make the right choice, even if it will kill us. All his violence was for naught; despite his astonishing and complete victory over Harvey Dent, the Joker doesn't win the war for our souls.
The punch of the movie is that Batman doesn't either; for all their fighting, and all the violence, and all the death, they exist in tandem and where there is one, there will be the other (and probably a sequel). When we don't need Batman, we won't need the Joker either; he's what our fear creates, and if Batman is the "hero we deserve," then the Joker is the villain we have allowed to happen.
All this from a summer blockbuster? Say it ain't so!
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January 9, 2003 8:07 AM PST
eMachines updates its PCs, prices
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The No. 2 seller of PCs at retail in the United States either maintained or lowered prices, which start at $399 for a computer without a monitor, while adding faster processors across the board and keeping other features largely the same.
The lineup, launched at this week's Consumer Electronics Show 2003 in Las Vegas, features four new desktops.
eMachines' new $399 T1842 offers a 1.8GHz Intel Celeron chip, 128MB of RAM, a 40GB hard drive and a CD-ROM drive. Its fourth-quarter predecessor, the T1742, had a 1.7GHz Celeron.
The $499 T2042, meanwhile, offers a 2GHz Celeron chip with dual optical drives--a CD-rewritable and a DVD-ROM--along with 128MB of RAM and a 40GB hard drive. It replaces the T1840 that featured a 1.8GHz Celeron.
A third model, the T2260, offers an Athlon XP 2200+ chip from Advanced Micro Devices, along with CD-rewritable and DVD-ROM drives, 256MB of RAM, a 60GB hard drive and a new eMachines Office Multimedia keyboard. At $599, it is $50 less than its predecessor, the T2085, which included an Athlon XP 2000+ chip with an 80GB hard drive.
At the high end, eMachines pulled back from its $749 and $999 fourth-quarter prices. Its new flagship model, the T2460, offers an Athlon XP 2400+ processor for $649. Its configuration is otherwise the same as the new T2260.
The T2460 essentially takes the place of that T2200, but at price that's $100 lower. The earlier model, sold last quarter, included an Athlon XP 2200+ with 512MB of RAM and a 100GB hard drive. A special-edition T2200 included ATI Technologies' Radeon 9700 graphics board for $999. eMachines did not announce another special-edition machine for the first quarter.
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eMachines has reaped the benefits of offering low prices. With many consumers choosing to buy $1,500 to $2,000 notebooks instead of desktop PCs, much of the growth in the desktop market has been among models priced well below $1,000, notably in the $600 and under range, analysts have said.
While the majority of eMachines customers are consumers, some small and medium-size businesses, such as doctors' offices, purchase them as well.
The company does have its eye on the notebook market, but has not made a move there yet. In the wings, it also has a line of flat-panel monitors, which were originally expected to hit the market last quarter.


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Roda - The Design Process
Roda, Italia
Inside and out, the home and the garden are distinct, separate and independent spaces. This was certainly true in the past, but today this distinction is beginning to disappear. This ideal division line is becoming increasingly less marked. Roda's style is based on this modern way of living, offering the freedom to choose and live in one's home in a more personal way.
So, if indoors and outdoors are no longer so far apart, it is logical to think of a consequent sensory continuity. Roda has interpreted this idea with furniture proposals of impeccable workmanship.
Resting in the garden, on the terrace or on a beach, just outside the four walls of our home, is not just about taking possession of an external spatial dimension. It is actually about another expression of living, coinciding with the perception of a contemporary wellbeing in the chance to enjoy open spaces, even if they are only small in size, and the perception of an intangible luxury, understood as the accumulation and fulfilment of one's time. However, living, both inside and out, is a complex dimension of being, and occupying the open ground is different from furnishing a room.
Roda has seized on this potential and has dedicated recent years to researching, studying and experimenting with the objective of creating not just a new line of outdoor furniture, but another piece of a possible world.
By working on the technological and formal languages of design, it has managed to generate an interesting blend of interior and exterior design, choosing to equip the outdoors as if it were an extra room, or a room twinned with all the other rooms in the home.
The furniture becomes an expression of this doubling effect and Roda is its interpreter. Sophistication, harmony and the rejection of all set ideas are the basic principles behind a new concept of informal luxury.
Therefore, thanks to the creations of Rodolfo Dordoni (the Net-Work line, created two years ago, and the new collections for this year), Roda has applied a design philosophy which can be summed up in the In/Out concept: furniture chosen as an expression of the inhabitant's personality, which moves by means of osmosis between indoors and outdoors, without interruption, in a poetic blend of material and detail, form and function, technology and tradition.
Ambiguity thus becomes wealth and uncertainty becomes an opportunity for new possibilities. The furnishings alternate between indoors and out, immanent, while the settings slide by like holiday slides.
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If you're happy to stay in although spring has arrived, that's up to you! We had a look around imm cologne and the Salone del Mobile to spot the latest in outdoor furniture designers and manufacturers have created specially for the season.› To the article
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Lounging and dreaming in the big outdoors, preferably on huge sofas and comfy daybeds, into which we lightly sink and forget the everyday rat race.› To the article
Staying in generous expanses of white
The studio of Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola came up with the interior for luxurious hotel Mandarin Oriental in Barcelona. Scarcely recognizable as a hotel from the outside, inside it is all the more inviting, providing a temporary home for design enthusiasts from all over the world.


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My 9 year old computer has a problem with the mother board. It still works but upgrades are out of the question so I either have to live with what I have until it dies or buy a new tower. I've checked a few new ones but the prices and capabilities are all over the place.
Can anyone tell me what I should look for as minimum for hard drive, memory, etc? I just use the computer mainly for the I-Net so I don't need high end. I'm just tired of things freezing up or waiting for the hourglass to go away.
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Oxo 'video call' by Dare
Premier Foods has launched a brand campaign for Oxo, bringing back the original Oxo family.
Created by Dare, the first instalment of the Oxo family saga will launch on 19 March. With the return of Michael Redfern as the dad, the ad shows how times have changed since the family was first launched in 1983.


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As the nation marks the Armed Forces Remembrance Day, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Olugbenga Ashiru, has called on Nigerians to acknowledge the contributions made by members of the armed forces through joint and individual efforts, and improve the welfare of the veterans and their families.
He made the call Monday call in Abuja when he launched the Armed Forces Remembrance Day Emblem at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he noted that Nigeria's contribution to peacekeeping missions in Africa, Asia and Europe has been globally acknowledged and applauded.
Their efforts, he added have contributed to the development and peace of the countries where they have been involved.
"Some have paid the ultimate sacrifice and it is important that the people they left behind are well taken care of. These include their widows, children and dependants," he said.
Director of Veteran Affairs in the Ministry of Defence, General Salihu Uba, speaking with journalists after the launch, said the welfare of veterans in Nigeria have been improved such that they no longer undergo hardships to be able to access their remunerations and benefits.
He added that there are at least 75,000 registered Nigerian veterans, noting that the Department of Pensions would be in a better position to provide an exact number of existing veterans.
The emblem is made up of the Poppy flower, a heart and the Nigerian flag.
Describing the symbolism behind the icons on the emblems, Uba said the poppy flower represents the resilience of the members of the armed forces.
The poppy flower was adopted by the Commonwealth of Nations after it was discovered to be the only plant that thrived in the devastation of the Second World War II.
It has now been adopted by Nigeria to represent the heart of the brave Nigerians who laid down their lives for the country.
"The emblem wouldn't be complete without the Nigerian flag which is the symbol of our country as a nation," Uba said.


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SOMETIMES you can take things at face value. Doctors trying to spot rare genetic diseases in children may soon be asking parents to email their family photos. A computer program can now learn to identify rare conditions, such as the one Abraham Lincoln reportedly had, by analysing a face from an ordinary digital photograph.
Rare genetic disorders affect 6 per cent of people. Children can wait years for a clinical diagnosis because genetic tests aren't available for many conditions. This means doctors often rely on the pronounced facial features that occur in between 30 and 40 per cent of rare disorders to make a diagnosis, but few people are trained to recognise such features.
Christoffer Nellåker at the University of Oxford and his colleagues have developed software to make things easier. It could be used anywhere in the world, says Nellåker. "All you need is a computer and a digital photo."
To train the system, the team fed a computer vision algorithm 1363 publicly available pictures of people with eight genetic disorders. These included Down's syndrome, progeria and fragile X syndrome. The computer learned to identify each condition from a pattern of 36 facial features, such as the shapes of eyes, brows, lips and noses.
To show that it works, the team analysed photos of people with known genetic disorders. The accuracy of the software increases with the number of photos of a disorder it learns from. For the eight initial diseases, each disorder was represented by between 100 and 283 images, and on average, 93 per cent of the predictions were correct.
The team has since trained the software to recognise 90 disorders, and turned its beady eye on a photo of former US president Abraham Lincoln. It ranked Marfan syndrome – a disorder resulting in unusually large features that some believe Lincoln had – as the seventh most likely diagnosis (eLife, DOI: 10.7554/eLife.02020).
On the basis of the 2754 faces now in the database, the team estimates that a doctor using the system would be almost 30 times more likely to make a correct diagnosis than by chance alone.
"It's won't provide a rock-solid diagnosis, but it helps narrow down the possibilities," says Nellåker. He says the system could be used when families visit genetic counsellors or even in screening for disease in newborns.
Sets of three-dimensional images are used to diagnose rare diseases, but using ordinary photos should make the technique more widely accessible. "Now you can do it from home with your smart phone," says Peter Claes of the Catholic University in Leuven, Belgium.
This article appeared in print under the headline "Software sees rare disorders in photos"
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The publication of The Constitution of Mercia marks a vital step in a continuing programme of positive action designed to achieve the re-creation of Mercia as an autonomous and sustainable bioregion within an English confederation. The document has been inspired by the ideas of the radical political movement extant in England for almost a millennium which has campaigned to free its historic and natural regions from the illegal and suffocating control of the authoritarian forces of the United Kingdom. Consequently, The Constitution offers the people of Mercia a new holistic society based on organic democracy, co-operative community and ecological balance.
The production of The Constitution is the direct result of the UK government's complete refusal to engage in any talks on the the future of the Midlands with the democratic regionalists represented by the Mercia Movement. This high-handed and hypocritical rejection of discussions occurred in spite of the Government's 1997 election manifesto commitment to 'the democratic renewal of our country through decentralisation' and to 'decentralise power throughout the United Kingdom'. Therefore, the Mercia Movement produced a draft Constitution, based on the principles presented in its 1997 Mercia Manifesto, and invited the people of the Midlands to consider its contents and implications through the Mercian Constitutional Convention, which was formed in March 2001.
The Convention decided to amend the document and spent over two years modifying the text to produce The Constitution, which consequently is now the ultimate legal authority in Mercia, but remains subject to amendment by the people of the region. Finally, as a result of completing its work with the publication of this document, the Convention has now become the
Acting Witan of Mercia, to spearhead the full democratisation of
the region and the re-establishment of its de facto independence under The Constitution of Mercia.
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Tidewater to equip boats with Evinrude E-TEC G2 engines
September 4, 2014
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STURTEVANT, Wis., — BRP's Evinrude E-TEC G2 engines will now be installed on TideWater Boats. The addition of TideWater Boats to BRP's growing group of boat builders brings unrivaled performance, a bold breakthrough design and great value to sport fishing enthusiasts.
"This really is a natural fit for BRP. The offshore enthusiasts demand performance, efficiency and reliability, all pillars of the Evinrude E-TEC technology," said Alain Villemure, vice-president and general manager of BRP's Marine Propulsion Systems division. "We're confident this agreement with TideWater Boats is strategic as it complements BRP's existing group of boat builders."
TideWater Boats boasts an array of skiffs, dual consoles, bay boats and offshore center console models. With more than 50 dealers, their network stretches from Ontario to the sunny Keys of Florida. Their Lexington, SC, facility recently expanded by 40,000 square feet to accommodate their growing business.
"The new Evinrude E-TEC G2 outboard is a very cool engine and it is extremely quick," said Jimmy Metts, owner of TideWater Boats. "It's exciting to see a new outboard on the market. Reliability is what's important to me, and that's what you get with this new motor. Not to mention the impressive fuel mileage I've seen from the Evinrude E-TEC G2 engine. We¹re excited to see what opportunities arise from our relationship."
BRP's newest engine; the Evinrude E-TEC G2 outboard, features a striking new design, clean rigging and best-in-class fuel efficiency. BRP's full Evinrude E-TEC line-up from 3.5 to 300 horsepower offers customers superior value across a full range of applications.


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|The EXO Xciter Bluetooth Wireless Speaker connects with all Bluetooth enabled devices and leaves you open to endless possibilities and hours of play. With its revolutionary design, the EXO Xciter lets you excite surfaces like your bathroom mirror, your desk, your nightstand, your favorite table at the coffee shop, and more - transforming them all into your own wireless sound system. Transform every minute into an experience and be at the center of excitement as you share your music and content.
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I bought this and I was hoping for a speaker that could be heard in a group. If you are looking for a speaker for this purpose, there are others that are better. The sound vibrates a bit depending on the surface you put it on. Some surfaces sound better than others. For a person speaker, it's not bad. I really like the size.


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SUMMIT's frost-free refrigerator-freezers feature slim dimensions for smaller kitchens and superior construction for years of reliable service.
The FF1410W has one of the largest interior capacities in the industry to fit into a unique 26" footprint. Adjustable glass shelves and full door racks in both compartments provide users with plenty of storage options to accommodate all sorts of items. The deluxe interior includes an extra-large freezer, interior lighting, and crisper. Frost-free operation guarantees quality cooling with minimum maintenance.
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Japanese artists made these miniature food trucks that can deliver delicious sushi. Adorable and interesting, arenโt they?
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