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Two years ago, Samsung's Omnia was the first DivX certified handset in America. They really found a niche for being the first to come out with new technology. They continued that tradition this month by having their Galaxy S be the first smartphone to be Wi-Fi Direct certified. This is another huge stepping stone for Samsung, and the sells on these should go through the roof. Samsung is really building a reputation for giving its smartphones the latest and greatest in terms of compatibility.If you look in the Wi-Fi Alliance's Wi-Fi Direct certification docket, you will now find the Galaxy S Unlocked cell phone, also known as the Samsung Vibrant in there. Many people already predicted that several of Wi-Fi chipsets and modules were going to be green-lit; this is the first actual device to join forces. Any modern day WiFi device is capable of become Direct certified with relative ease though. It is definitely now a hard switch; No additional hardware is needed, so any WiFi device can be Direct Certified like mentioned above. Because of that factor, you could definitely see a lot more smart phones getting Wi-Fi direct in the near future; the Samsung Galaxy S is basically just ahead of the game if you think of it in that aspect – the leader of the pack.We will continually be on the look out to see if more smartphones follow Samsung Galaxy X's lead by becoming Wifi Direct Certified in the coming days or months. You can definitely expect that a lot will, and we will keep you updated on which ones decide to do that. It is just only a matter of time before they do, as it will only boost their reputation and value.PureMobile carries a wide range of unlocked cell phones and Android phones such as Samsung i897 Captivate Unlocked, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, LG Eve, etc...
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Motorola, Inc., a US telecommunication company based in Illinois, USA, manufactures numerous electronics products including Motorola cell phones, Internet hardware and network infrastructure, among other items. Motorola is one of the first electronics manufacturers that released the infamous "Flip Phone." This was one of the first Motorola unlocked cell phones that brought the much-loved "Star Trek" series to life. However, according to recent filings of sales and profit statements, Motorola has slipped from its dominant spot, although the company is finally starting to recover.
With the flood of numerous cell phone manufacturers and big name players in the intensely competitive mobile market, these companies have knocked Motorola off its game and it is easy to see why. Nevertheless, according to the recently released third quarter profit results, times may be changing for the company and its profits appear to be rising.
Reporting a six percent sales increase in its third quarter, Motorola states that this increase has resulted in a net profit for the first time in over three years running. What helped this sales and profit increase is the over 3.8 million devices the company so far in 2010. Sanjay Sha, Motorola Mobility's CEO, stated that the mobile division showed an upward trend in its momentum over the year, which has led to the profitability.
Adding to Motorola's recent success are the 22 Motorola cell phones that the company released over the year. Most of these Motorola cell phones use Google's Android operating system. Google Android OS has become one of the most successful mobile phone operating systems since the release of Apple Inc., iOS. Since its release, Android OS market share has surpassed that of the Apple's unlocked iphone4 iOS, according to some reports.
Considering the recent profitability of Motorola, the company has decided to split its mobile division into two parts in 2011; Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions. The Motorola Mobility division will handle all Motorola cell phones and Motorola Solutions will encompass everything related to governmental and corporate support related.
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In the Unlocked cell phone world, there has been news that the FCC has approved the Dell Venue. This has caused confusion among many people who are anxious to buy a new phone. What exactly will people have to look forward to when the Dell Venue is released? The last thing they want is a rehash of another phone, something that many manufacturers have been getting away with. True, new cell phone users might not mind a phone that is a carbon copy of something else, but experienced buyers want phones that are unique.
Now some cell phone users are flocking to Microsoft's website to determine the usefulness of the Dell Venue. This will provide very basic information, but it does not give you an inside view. Remember, retailers are always going to give a biased opinion about their products. Their main goal is to sell, not to necessarily provide the best value. And if you cannot see through the hype, you might be tempted to buy a phone that is not worth its investment. This could mean wasting hundreds of dollars, depending on how much the phone costs.
To relieve yourself of this problem, you should read reviews from everyday, ordinary people who have nothing to lose if you do not like the phone. Through such reviews, you will get a better understanding of not only the specs, but also whether or not the phone is worth your time and money.
In the case of the Dell Venue, you might have trouble finding decent reviews as many bloggers focus on electronics that have already been released. Fortunately, one blog solves this problem. It will tell you everything you need to know about the Dell Venue, including its specs and level of uniqueness. From this information, you will know for sure if the Dell Venue phone is best for you.
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Google's popular Google Maps service is under fire. While many appreciate the service because they can view actual images of areas they are traveling to, the Street View cars are said to have come across very sensitive personal data that if used, could leave the population at risk. These Google Maps applications are available for use on all Google Android phones. While some believe this security breach should be charged with hefty fines for unlawful acts, the Federal Trade Commission feels differently. After Google admitted they did accidentally steal passwords, emails and personal information of Google Android unlocked cell phones users, the FTC chose to drop the matter and not to issue any exorbitant fines.
The stolen data Google came across has been investigated by the FTC. Earlier in the week, Google did confirm that their Street View cars used to capture images for their popular Google Maps service did come across passwords and sensitive information. This public breach of security was completely unintentional and after a serious investigation, the FTC did not find reason to fine Google for this unintentional and unlawful act. Google has made promises to the FTC that all data that was inadvertently stolen will be destroyed and will not be used in any way. Because Google has made written assurances, they will not use the sensitive data now or in the future; the FTC has closed the investigation.
With the commitments made to the FTC, Google is said to have dodged a bullet that could have significantly affected their earnings for 2010. While the Street View car debacle was completely by accident, some consumers are still concerned their information may be at risk. With the inquiry being closed, consumers can rest assured that all sensitive data obtained will be safe and they have nothing to worry about.
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Apple found a winner when the company developed and released the iPhone. Even in Japan, the iPhone 4 has started dominating the smart phone market. This has happened despite the fact that the ordinary phone in Japan can buy train tickets and feed pets. They will have the iPhone but they also carry other phones to cover all their needs in their portable technological world. The iPhone's design and ease of use has helped it grow into a player in the international smart phone market. Unfortunately Apple does not sell the iPhone 4 unlocked in most countries. This can be a problem.
The iPhone is generally locked into one carrier. Apple uses the Softbank Corporation in Japan and in the United States AT&T. The cost of the iPhone itself and contracts with the carriers increases the price, making many people unable to afford the iPhones. When the Apple iPhone first entered the Japanese market it was not popular. Softbank came down on the contract price and saw the iPhone quickly dominate the smart phone market. Some have asked if Softbank will have the iPhone 4 unlocked. Softbank replied that they had to cut their margins and need the protection of a locked SIM card. So, in Japan it will not be happening anytime soon. Another reason people want the iPhone unlocked is that non-approved carriers have features that are either free or the iPhone approved carriers do not carry. Apple will not honor unlocked iPhone warranties.
Maybe someday Apple will have the iPhone 4 unlocked. Until then people have found ways around the challenge by using specialized software or physically altering the hardware. For people who want to choose their carrier, having the iPhone unlocked could provide many benefits. Maybe Apple will discover they can really increase their market if they free their unlocked iPhone4.
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Android handsets are increasing in popularity through all of the leading unlocked cell phone service providers. To keep up with this growing popularity, Verizon has introduced a new express service for Android phones and plans. Announced on October 18th, Verizon has developed tools that will allow contract holders to access a plethora of account-related information in as little as one-click from their handset. Information that can be accessed will include call logs, management of accounts, and billing history. Also included in this Express Services tool is the ability to activate phones and add lines of service whenever and where ever they want.
The Express Services tool by Verizon is easy to use for all Verizon customers. Recognizing that today's society requires features that will let the population manage their account on the go and at home, Verizon has developed this new program and makes it available as an OTA update. With this new feature, it is said that account holders can effectively manage their accounts on a consistent and convenient platform, eliminating the need to call customer care and wait on hold for minutes they cannot afford to waste.
The initial update is available to several Android Smartphone's. These phones include DROID by Motorola, DROID 2, Unlocked DROID X, R2-D2, DEVOUR, DROID ERIS, DROID Incredible, LG Ally, and the Samsung Fascinate. All Verizon customers with these handsets will receive a message offering the free update for installation. Those who are not setup on My Verizon will have the option to download the application directly from Android Market on Verizon.com.
While Express Services is only available for the models listed above, Verizon has announced they will be implementing a similar program for other Smartphone in the near future. This new development proves that Verizon is keeping up with the need for convenience tools and they are enabling customers to obtain important data in as little as one-click.
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Netflix and Nintendo Wii™ users have just been treated to some good news from the companies. Starting immediately, subscribers in both the US and Canada will be able to stream content directly from their Wii consoles, provided that Netflix has been installed onto their Wii menus. This puts an end to the system of having to use a Netflix disc for instant streaming from the console.
Members who have the minimum $8.99 subscription ($7.99 in Canada) will be allowed to have TV shows and movies streamed directly to their TVs provided they have broadband Internet connection and a Wii console. All that is required is for users to download Netflix from the Wii Shop Channel, which remains on the Wii menu at no extra cost and makes it convenient for rapid access.
Reggie Fils-Aime, the Nintendo of America President, has enthusiastically welcomed the development as it comes during a time of the year where family entertainment is so highly sought after. This natural desire for family entertainment, coupled with the increased convenience and speed of the streaming will continue to further bring families to together in even more ways than before, he says. With the increase of users and subscribers of both the Wii and Netflix respectively, he believes the system could not have a come at a more appropriate time.
His views are shared in particular by Netflix CEO and the co-founder Reed Hastings, who believes which due to the increase of popularity of streaming through the Wii. The improved convenience of streaming directly from the Wii menu is a welcome evolution in their efforts to constantly improve their overall service to customers.
The addition of the Wii Shop Channel also allows for extra games, shows, and information to be accessed just as easily, while the parental control feature will continue to allow parents to modify material accessed by their children.
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The Unlocked Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro is one of the thinnest slider cellphones on today's market. However, although it may be a small device, it offers some fantastic features and benefits. It offers state-of-the-art camera software and excellent social networking features that are convenient and user-friendly. This model is quickly gaining popularity on the cellphone market due to its feature rich platform and excellent reviews it has received from professionals and consumers alike. It offers a slide-out keyboard which is appealing to almost all cellphone users, and it provides touch screen technology that out-performs the competition. Most manufacturers are turning out variations of the Smartphone, however, the Pro is head and shoulders above the rest.
The Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro boasts superb pixel resolution to watch videos, surf the internet, or view high resolution photos. The Pro uses the Qwerty keyboard and features a resistive touch screen. These features will make it easier than ever before to text message, email, or talk. There are attractive landscaping options available with this model, as well.
One of the most popular features of this phone is its digital camera. This feature makes video calls to other phones possible, and in addition to this it features another mega pixel camera option for standard use. It is the first phone with recording video technology, and it also offers features such as face detection, scene mode function, and interface with shoot. The camera component of the phone is extremely user friendly, so it is a good choice for those who are not familiar with high tech cellphone models and their functions.
With the increasing popularity of social networking, users of the Vivaz Pro Unlocked can keep in touch with those in their social circle easier than ever before. The phone includes easy to use applications for Twitter, Facebook and other popular social networks. Those who wish to acquire a stae-of-the-art slider cellphone offering wifi, GPS, media player, as well as the aforementioned social networking features, they need look no further than the Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro.
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In July, a project manager for the Android revealed that Google was planning on launching a music store during the release of the Android 3.0. Since then, more details have come about regarding this new unlocked cell phone. Basically, it has undergone significant UI retooling, which helps improve the phone's appearance. The interface is also more user-friendly, as there will be new notification bars, icons and scrolling effects. When all these changes are put together, users will have an easier time navigating through their cell phone. Such improvement will be a godsend, especially considering the amount of Google apps that will be provided with the phone. With easier navigation, these programs become more accessible--even for novice Android users.Video chat and VOIP calling are two additional features that will be available with the Android 3.0 cell phone. The video chat will be incorporated into the phone's operating system. It may also be integrated with FaceTime, though previous failures with video chat makes this an uncertainty (as Google may not want to take the risk). The company does not feel this way about VOIP. In fact, they plan on integrating the technology into their Google Voice service. If this can be successfully implemented, Android users could make cell phone calls at a significantly reduced cost. Depending on the carrier, some calls might even be free. The same would also be true for Android tablets. With VOIP technology, they could make phone calls without having to rely on cellular connections. Again, for users this means less money has to be paid out.In conclusion, the Android 3.0 looks quite promising. The improved graphics as well as the video chat and VOIP integration puts the phone a step ahead of its competition. Fans might have even more to look forward to as the phone nears its release date.
In July, a project manager for the Android revealed that Google was planning on launching a music store during the release of the Android 3.0. Since then, more details have come about regarding this new cell phone. Basically, it has undergone significant UI retooling, which helps improve the phone's appearance. The interface is also more user-friendly, as there will be new notification bars, icons and scrolling effects. When all these changes are put together, users will have an easier time navigating through their cell phone. Such improvement will be a godsend, especially considering the amount of Google apps that will be provided with the phone. With easier navigation, these programs become more accessible--even for novice Android users.
Video chat and VOIP calling are two additional features that will be available with the Android 3.0 cell phone. The video chat will be incorporated into the phone's operating system. It may also be integrated with FaceTime, though previous failures with video chat makes this an uncertainty (as Google may not want to take the risk). The company does not feel this way about VOIP. In fact, they plan on integrating the technology into their Google Voice service. If this can be successfully implemented, Android users could make cell phone calls at a significantly reduced cost. Depending on the carrier, some calls might even be free. The same would also be true for Android tablets. With VOIP technology, they could make phone calls without having to rely on cellular connections. Again, for users this means less money has to be paid out.
In conclusion, the Android 3.0 looks quite promising. The improved graphics as well as the video chat and VOIP integration puts the phone a step ahead of its competition. Fans might have even more to look forward to as the phone nears its release date.
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With trends in modern technology emphasizing portability and personal convenience, many cellular devices are now being created to serve all imaginable needs, for every imaginable facet of life. Amidst this new wave of Smartphone's, one of the most widely anticipated and critically acclaimed model is known as the Samsung captivate, released by AT&T. It was created with the competitive market in mind, and now stands as one of the most technologically advanced Smartphone's available to the general public, proving to even be a match for the Unlocked iPhone4.
At its most basic, the Samsung Captivate features a 1GHz processor, allowing for a great deal of versatility in downloadable applications and internet content. It feature easy-to-access master volume and power buttons, in the same traditional locations as would be found on any contemporary Smartphone, with the vast majority of the phone's others functions carried out by the four inch touch screen. The screen features brand new Touchwiz 3.0 technology, which essentially allows the containment of a miniature computer in the palm of your hands. Users can drag and drop application and folders, with the new technology allowing the user to arrange numerous home screens at the same time, with up to seven available for one's completely personalized use. The phone does not come immediately cluttered with Apps and the phone's owner can customize each homepage with a wide variety of widgets and Apps at any time, with widgets built into the notification bar, something that would have originally required for users to download other software to do. Amongst the numerous widgets that have been included are a calendar clock, a yahoo financial clock, and many more, such as quick links to your FaceBook or MySpace account and just about any other social networking website that one may take part in.
Of the pre-installed Apps, the Samsung captivate unlocked Handset includes Allshare, several AT&T related applications, instant messaging services, and mobile banking services. As with most Smartphone's, the amount of apps pre-included may seem overwhelming to new users of the phone, but is fairly easy to get used to and leaves the user with 1.7 gigabytes of free space still left over on their phone. With all the applications and computer-like capabilities available in the phone, one must remember that it still is essentially a phone. The phone call quality is very clear, with only the slightest of variations based on location. For those subscribing to the AT&T network, the Samsung Captivate is sure to be an excellent buy, providing state-of-the-art quality in its every use.
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The Bookworm: Some royal pains can turn out to be blessings
"The Dogs of Christmas"
By W. Bruce Cameron
c. 2013, Forge
$15.99/$18.50 Canada
238 pages
This Christmas, you're giving up a lot. You're giving up a corner of your home for a Christmas tree. You're giving up money to make sure the best gifts are beneath that tree on Christmas morning. You're giving up time to bake, decorate, send cards, maybe even volunteer.
You're giving up a lot this Christmas, whether you realize it or not. But, as in the new book, "The Dogs of Christmas" by W. Bruce Cameron, you're getting so much more in return.
Josh Michaels didn't want to answer the phone. After Amanda left him for another man, there was barely any reason to even have a phone but he picked the receiver up anyhow, hoping it was her. When he found out who was on the line, he was immediately sorry he did. It was his scruffy neighbor, Ryan, who told Josh a hurried, convoluted story about France and his ex-girlfriend's dog, Loose. Blah-blah-blah, and before Josh could protest, Ryan left the dog on Josh's porch and, tires spinning, was gone.
Loose. As in Lucy. As in, a female dog. A pregnant female dog.
Josh had never had a dog, didn't know the first thing about caring for one, and didn't want this tail-thumping German-Shepherd-something. He didn't want puppies, either, but he felt bad when Lucy's puppies died. Was it fate that somebody abandoned five tiny pups in his truck while he was at the vet's?
Maybe, and it was a miracle that Lucy adopted them. Dogs are pretty awesome.
Still, Josh had lots of questions, so he called the local animal shelter and spoke with a girl named Kerri, who offered to come to his house. He wasn't expecting her to be so pretty or funny. Josh could imagine himself asking her out and when he finally did, he decided he liked her. Kerri could almost make him forget about Amanda. Almost.
But what he couldn't forget was that Lucy was somebody else's dog. Kerri wouldn't let him forget, either, that keeping six dogs was illegal and that he'd promised to adopt the puppies out which was something Josh couldn't bear.
He'd had enough loss in his life. Could he lose his little dog family, too?
It's a good thing you weren't sitting next to me while I was reading "The Dogs of Christmas." I never cry at novels, but I cried at this one though it's really not a sad story.
Yes, this book has sad elements in it (ones that dog lovers will completely understand), but it also oozes with humor and charm. Author W. Bruce Cameron introduces us to a wonderfully geeky main character, a sweet-but-socially-inept man to whom bad things perpetually happen. That makes for a delightful story, a perfect plot, and a book that's hard not to love.
If you must have a holiday tale to put you in the Christmas mood, this is the one you must have. For whatever little free time you've got left this season, "The Dogs of Christmas" is worth giving it up for.
"Princesses Behaving Badly"
By Linda Rodriguez McRobbie
c. 2013, Quirk Books
$19.95 U.S. and Canada
288 pages
There are no ugly princes in fairy tales.
The princesses are all very beautiful, too. Nobody has bad skin or bad breath, everybody wears fine clothing, and there are no bad hair days in fairy tales. Kings are benevolent, even dragons and ogres are kinda cute.
But Once Upon a Time, real life wasn't so nice for your average royal. In the new book "Princesses Behaving Badly" by Linda Rodriguez McRobbie, you'll see that everyday existence could've been a royal pain.
Ask a gaggle of 6-year-old girls how they dressed for Halloween and chances are that you'd be in the presence of many a little princess wanna-be. That fascination doesn't fade, either: years after we've outgrown the sparkle-pink ballgown stage, some of us are still rather captivated by beautiful royalty although princesses like Kate Middleton are, historically speaking, definite anomalies.
Take, for instance, Khutulun Khan.
Born in central Asia somewhere around 1260, Princess Khutulun was an only daughter with 14 brothers. As you might expect, this meant a bit of scrapping amongst siblings, and Khutulun grew to love wrestling. Yeah, WWE-type stuff.
"That was a problem," writes McRobbie, since Princess Khutulun vowed to remain single until she could find a man who could defeat her. (She didn't, but she eventually married anyhow).
Princess Pingyang of China's Tang Dynasty was married already when her father went to war, followed by Pingyang's brother and her husband. Rather than retreat to safety, the well-loved princess gathered her own army, which was larger than the one her father commanded. And yes, they won the war.
Then there was the "princess" who really wasn't royalty at all: for several months, Mary Baker convinced an entire town that she was a Javasuvian princess named Caraboo. She spun a good story filled with adversity and adventure, and she did it for fun until she was caught in her elaborate lie.
In this book, you'll learn about a North American princess, and the "dollar princesses." You'll read about princesses who sympathized with the Nazis and one who had a "weird habit of collecting babies." You'll learn about a princess who became a saint, and one who chose an insane asylum instead of a husband. You'll find out about princesses who took lovers (men and women) and three who gave up their crowns for romance.
Looking for a personal antidote to royal pink overload? "Princesses Behaving Badly" gleefully offers it but that's not all.
In addition to a good look at feminine tail-kicking through the ages, author Linda Rodriguez McRobbie also sneaks humor into this fun history book with snide side comments. Those laughs come when you least expect them because they're hidden inside the stories of strong, determined women who did things that most people don't think princesses should do.
A few of the stories in this book may be familiar to some readers but, overall, McRobbie includes a good mix that will satisfy anyone who loves tales of history and audacity. If that's you, then "Princesses Behaving Badly" will make you happily ever after.
The Bookworm is Terri Schlichenmeyer. She has been reading since she was 3 years old and never goes anywhere without a book. Terri lives on a hill in Wisconsin with two dogs and 11,000 books.


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Simply select a month and year, and click "Go", and it will show you what the moon will look like for any day that month. The internal phase calculator is very accurate, but the images are approximations. Moon calculations are based on your time zone as specified by your computer. Looking for more detail like moonrise/set or full/new times? Tonight. Before going to bed on the night of April 15, look for the moon to shine between the planets Mars and Saturn..
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Con-way's yields have improved in recent years thanks to disciplined pricing in contract renewals and a more balanced mix of freight flowing through the network.
Favorable pricing in both LTL and full-truckload shipping is likely to persist, given tightening industry capacity and rational rate-setting among most carriers.
Con-way's full-truckload unit can leverage the LTL segment's broad network infrastructure (including fueling stations and maintenance shops), an unusual advantage for a truckload carrier.
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Con-way's core LTL division competes with industry heavyweights FedEx and UPS. Both competitors have substantially increased their presence in LTL shipping during the past decade.
Con-way's trucking operations are capital-intensive, and its vast network of LTL service centers creates a sizable fixed-cost base that amplifies cyclicality.
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Con-way is one of the largest less-than-truckload carriers in the United States, with roughly 300 service centers and 9,500 tractors in its LTL segment, Con-way Freight.
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text: Bald eagles bad news for seabird on Oregon Coast Share this story email Share this story «Previous 5 of 6 Photos Next » Read the story « » Eagles vs seabirds on Oregon Coast Cheryl Horton, a master's candidate at Oregon State University, captured video of the dock that beached near Newport in June of 2012 following the Japanese tsunami. She discovered the dock on video nearly a year to the day after it landed. (Photo courtesy of Oregon State University, 2013)


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Many horror fans reminisce about the days of old, when trips to the local video store wowed them with wide-eyed wonder. Gory cover art, hefty clamshells and aisles upon aisles of dusty boxes crammed together and stacked a mile high all left a huge impression upon our twisted, horror-loving hearts. If you worship the the rare, esoteric, out-of-print and underappreciated at the altar of VHS, then you'll want to read on.
Fellow videovores Josh and Ted run Lunchmeat -- a magazine that celebrates the best of VHS. I asked them to collaborate with me on a video box art column showcasing the badassery of their personal VHS collection and they did not disappoint with this first installment. This is a pic post, so think of it like a stroll through the video store. We're going to be highlighting various goodies from different releasing companies and will be mixing things up a bit in the months to come. If there's something you want to see (a theme/topic/genre) let us know in the comments section below and if they have it, you got it!
So hit the jump, travel back in time to that favorite video store haunt and feast your eyes on some delicious doozies!
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Valle: 'I can win. Eugene is ready'
EUGENE, Ore. - Working the phones is part of the morning routine for Juan Carlos Valle.
"As you know I'm running for city council in south Eugene," Valle told a resident Wednesday on the phone from his home.
South Eugene voters decide Tuesday whether to stick with City Councilor Betty Taylor or send Valle to City Hall as their representative.
It's the first time in 14 years a City Council race has gone past the May primary to a November runoff election, dividing the district block by block - even house by house.
For Valle it's his first run for public office.
Active with Centro Latino Americano and a member of the Eugene Police Commission, Valle said Ward 2 is ready for a change. He calls himself a progressive and said he can get more things done for the district than Taylor by reaching out to conservatives and moderates on the council.
"We should focus on working for tomorrow and I bring that new perspective to the city council," Valle said.
In a direct mail campaign piece, the Taylor campaign painted Valle as a puppet for developers. Not so fast, Valle said.
"There are people out there that have chosen to support me financially and to put my name out there," he said, "but it doesn't mean that I'm going to be voting for their causes."
Valle supports the W. 11th Eugene EmX extension and the one-year extension of the Downtown Exclusion Zone
He said if the Opportunity Village homeless community moves ahead, officials should consider the Lane County Fairgrounds.
"The money that will be spent for the camp can be then directed to the County Commission for them to use in public safety," he said. "That can be a win-win for the community."
Valle, a Social Security Administration counselor, feels good about Election Day.
"I can win," he said. "Eugene is ready."


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INDIANAPOLIS – La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries®, known for providing comfort to customers, is teaming up with THE QUILT: A Cancer Support Project to help raise money and support for cancer survivors, their families and friends. THE QUILT will visit the Indianapolis La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries after six successful years of partnering with La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries in Canada.
The La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries furniture store, located at 5330 E. Southport Rd., will host the exhibit featuring more than 30 handmade quilts from Thursday, April 17 to Thursday, May 1. Visitors are encouraged to bid on their favorite quilt to help raise money and awareness for free cancer support programs and services, such as those offered by Y-ME. In addition, the public can view and place bids on the quilts anytime at www.TheQuilt.com. The quilts will be auctioned off during a reception beginning at 6 p.m., on May 1 at the La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries. The event will be open to the public and tickets are available for purchase at the La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries.
"La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries is delighted to be part of such a wonderful, worthwhile cause," said Tom Foster, owner of the Indianapolis La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries. "We hope to raise awareness that will, in turn, raise money to support people living with all types of cancer by offering free programs that provide physical, emotional and educational support, which affects so many friends and families each year."
The traveling exhibition is one aspect of THE QUILT's initiatives, which overall have raised more than $1.5 million (USD) for community support programs for cancer patients, their families and friends since 1999. La-Z-Boy stores have played an active role in supporting the program since 2002.
La-Z-Boy is known for providing comfort to its customers," said Foster. "It's only natural that we would support a program that is focused on providing comfort and support to cancer survivors and their families. We are excited to bring THE QUILT to Indianapolis.
THE QUILT project was conceived nine years ago by breast cancer survivor Carol Miller. An avid quilter, Miller invited other area quilters to submit finished works of any size or design to be displayed and auctioned to raise money for breast cancer support programs. Originally, she hoped that 35 quilts would be donated. Instead, 134 were completed by survivors, doctors, family members and others who found the joy, laughter and fulfillment that this historic craft can inspire. For more information, visit www.TheQuilt.com.
The exhibit is open to the public during regular store hours, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, and 12 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information, contact La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries furniture store at 317-613-3497, ext. 214 or visit www.lazboy.com/Indy.
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Headquartered in Monroe, Mich., La-Z-Boy has been producing some of the world's most comfortable
furniture for over 85 years. The company manufactures a full line of comfortable products for the
living room and family room, including the company's world-famous recliners, reclining sofas and love seats,
sleep sofas, modular furniture and leather upholstery, as well as stationary sofas, love seats and chairs.
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CLEVELAND -- An upcoming concert featuring Carly Rae Jepsen and the Wanted is being relocated to a different venue.
The show, slated for Aug. 21, 2013 at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, is now moving to the Covelli Centre in Youngstown.
The concert is still taking place on the same date.
Previously purchased tickets for the Cleveland concert will NOT be honored for the Youngstown show. A limited number of tickets for the new location will be reserved to accommodate Cleveland ticketholders interested in purchasing tickets in Youngstown.
Refunds for the Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica concert are available at the original point of purchase.
For more information, call 216-912-4885.
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The folks at Aardman Features have always had a way with clay. They won our hearts by molding low-key English humor into claymation treasures like Chicken Run and the Wallace & Gromit series. But for their latest film, Flushed Away, they decided to ditch the labor-intensive stop-motion technique for CG. Codirector David Bowers says that, given the aesthetic complexity of Flushed, it made sense for Aardman to make the leap. The action flows through the London sewer system, a bustling animal metropolis that required the kind of crowd scenes and rippling water effects for which CG is the poop: "We had thousands of characters cheering, laughing, and walking around," Bowers says, and no one had to painstakingly reposition each one between frames. But even though Aardman used DreamWorks' digital render farm in Glendale, California, the studio tried to maintain its signature handmade feel. "In the computer, everything is always so symmetrical," fellow director Sam Fell says. "I made a habit of telling everyone to add in imperfections." Here's hoping we can still see Aardman's fingerprints all over the final cut.
– Scott Thill
Director Christopher Nolan simulated amnesia in Memento and revived a stale franchise with Batman Begins. Now he's set to blow our minds with the October release of steampunk mystery-thriller The Prestige. Set in Victorian London, the film stars Hugh Jackman and Christian Bale as stage magicians whose friendly rivalry turns sinister. To help gin up tricks, Jackman's character relies on the inventions of Nikola Tesla. According to Nolan, the overlap of technology and magic in Victorian England is one of the film's main themes. "Scientists were presenting their discoveries to the public almost as the magicians of their day," he says. In a stroke of casting brilliance, the eccentric genius Tesla is played by the man who fell to Earth himself, David Bowie. The Thin White Duke may not look the part, but Nolan says the final footage is "extremely similar to actual images of Tesla in his lab." Presto, change-o!
– Alison Willmore
Released in 2002, Justin Timberlake's Justified was the archetypal record that should have sucked. With seven years of 'NSync to answer for, the former boy-band crooner seemed poised for the cutout bin. But in a brilliant maneuver, he signed his fate over to production duo the Neptunes, who helped craft one of the most sophisticated pop albums of the new millennium – proof that the right studio wizards can turn a train wreck into the Best. Thing. Ever. The formula continues on Timberlake's just-released FutureSex/LoveSounds. Produced by Timbaland, Rick Rubin, and Timberlake's longtime collaborator Nate Hills, the album is propelled by "SexyBack," a mind-hollowingly great mashup of androgynous vocals and acid-flashback techno. It's the perfect recipe to sell a jillion copies: a superstar backed by superproducers. You'd have to be a hotel heiress to screw that one up.
Saved by the Studio Wizards
– Sean Cooper
How do you build a car that can hit 60 miles per hour in under 2.5 seconds, pull 3 gs around turns, and still be street-legal (enough) for a run to the supermarket? Ben Scott-Geddes and Graham Halstead – veterans of the McLaren F1 development team – faced that question in designing the Caparo T1, a two-seater that's a few tweaks shy of a Formula One racer. The T1 prototype nicks aerodynamic and weight-cutting tricks from the racing and aerospace worlds to give it F1 cred. But the builders had to get practical to try to win certification for ordinary driving (you know, headlights and stuff). They expect the $284,000 car to be approved for UK streets in 2007, but, alas, there are no plans for a road-ready US model. Better put in that request for a transfer to the London office.
Click the images on the left for diagram of the Caparo T1.
– Michael Spinelli
Mini Cooper owners are always tricking out their rides, but here's the best mod yet. Crafted by the UK's PML FlightLink, the Mini QED is a gas-electric hybrid with a separate 160-hp water-cooled electric motor for each wheel. That's a total of 640 hp – more giddyap than a Lamborghini Murciélago. It can do 0 to 60 mph in 4.5 seconds, has a top speed of 150 mph, and gets up to 80 mpg from its two-cylinder gas engine. You may be able to talk PML into selling a prototype – for $380,000 – but the company's tech should make its way into other cars before long.
– Michael Spinelli
The Sex Pistols of game design are poised to take the world by storm. Three mates from Imperial College London, under the name Introversion Software, earned their cred (and respectable online sales) with the DIY masterpiece Darwinia, a strategy/actioner with an appealing lo-res aesthetic – the coder equivalent of three-chord punk. Despite the success, they haven't sold out: When Darwinia won grand prize at this year's Independent Games Festival, Introversion's managing director Mark Morris boasted, "We didn't take any money from publishers because we didn't want any publishers fucking up our game!" Next up for the cheeky lads: Defcon, a thermonuclear war sim featuring body counts that make Grand Theft Auto look like Nintendogs.
– Kieron Gillen
Kingdom of Loathing looks like it was made by an 8-year-old on a Commodore 64. But this dead-on stick-figure parody of MMORPGs like World of Warcraft has attracted 140,000 regular users. In Loathing, players beat up drunken goats on Mt. McLargeHuge and battle filthy hippies on the Mysterious Island of Mystery, all in an attempt to overthrow the Naughty Sorceress. Launched in 2003, the game has earned enough in donations (its only source of revenue) for creator Zack "Jick" Johnson to quit his day job and hire six employees to help deal with bugs, servers, and the in-game economy. There's even a black market on eBay where $1 buys about 480,000 units of the game's currency – hunks of meat.
– Christopher Null
To outsiders, Japan's love hotels, no-panty cafés, and anime-costumed call girls are fascinating – and strictly off-limits. But now photographer Joan Sinclair offers a provocative peek into the country's $80 billion-a-year fuzoku (commercial sex) industry. For her book, Pink Box, the blond, fair-skinned Sinclair spent a year coaxing proprietors to let her inside their establishments, at times for as little as five minutes between customers. Her persistence paid off. The resulting 155 images reveal the dizzying spectrum of fantasy, entertainment, and technology that is fuzoku in all its absurd, neon-lit glory. It's as intimate a view as most will ever get.
– Jennifer Shreve
Calling Shooting War a Web comic is like calling Crime and Punishment a mere tale of murder. The multichapter online graphic novel by Anthony Lappé and Dan Goldman is set in a disturbingly plausible 2011: After a suitcase nuke explodes in Bangalore, US president John McCain responds as a worldwide call-center disaster looms – HOMELAND SECURITY TO ANSWER AOL CUSTOMER SERVICE CALLS, reads the CNN crawl. Shooting War tracks hipster Jimmy Burns from the obscurity of video-blogging Brooklyn's anticorporate beat for his own site to his reluctant fame gained by vlogging an endlessly occupied Iraq for the Global News network. His story has wit and heart to spare, but the real star is the mediascape swirling around him, which Goldman depicts in a vivid combination of photography, illustration, and digital painting. A hardcover version from Warner Books hits the shelves next year. Meanwhile, stay tuned to the Shooting War site (www.smithmag.us/shootingwar) for the next chapter of our not-so-distant future.
– Julian Dibbell
Mermaid anatomy dissected! Loch Ness Monster captured on paper! Yeti face revealed! For Cryptozoology: Out of Time Place Scale, a new exhibit at Maine's Bates College Museum of Art, 16 artists explore cryptids – creatures only rumored to exist. The menagerie includes a resurrection of the extinct Tasmanian tiger, which some believe still roams the outback. The graphite-and-foam model was created by Rachel Berwick, who captured the predator's form by putting an 80-year-old film of the last known living specimen through a digital-imaging process. For Killing Moon, Marc Swanson built a life-size yeti and gave it his own face. "The artists are more interested in the stories behind cryptids," co-curator Mark Bessire says, "than in actually finding them." The bestiary departs Maine on October 8, bound for an extended sighting at the Kansas City Art Institute starting October 27.
– Sonia Zjawinski
Japan's Bot Fetish
Timothy N. Hornyak
In this beautiful, photo-rich book, tech journalist Hornyak delivers an enlightening chronicle of Japan's love affair with bots. He posits that the Japanese view of automatons as helpers and partners – in contrast to a US perception of them as amoral, mechanical threats – has been a predominant force in advancing everything from the country's literature to corporate R&D. Loving the Machine explores both the science and style of robots, making it a must-read for bot-obsessed humanoids.
– Eric Steuer
Stephen Pincock
This heavily illustrated cryptography lesson examines the history and craft of making and breaking codes, from the ancient Phaistos Disk to WWII's Enigma machines. Sections on unbroken codes (like the Zodiac Killer's) are fodder for aspiring hackers, as are instructions for making invisible ink. Take that, you rights-trampling NSA spooks!
– Asami Novak
The Family That Couldn't Sleep
D. T. Max
Explore 18th-century Venice, the jungles of Papua New Guinea, the British countryside, and a San Francisco lab – hot on the trail of killers called prions. These mysterious misfolded proteins are thought to cause kuru, scrapie, and mad cow disease, as well as the fatal insomnia referred to in the title. It'll make you think twice about chowing down on that burger.
– Greta Lorge
The Information
Beck and longtime producer Nigel Godrich laid the groundwork for this fun, funky album during some 2003 jam sessions. They shaped the best material into songs, and the results feel both sharp and spontaneous. (Bonus points for the accompanying DVD and stickers that let CD buyers create their own customized covers.)
Lady Sovereign
Public Warning
With Jay-Z trumpeting her US arrival, it's no shock that Lady Sovereign's amazing major-label debut is more rhyme than grime. The London MC's rapid-fire flows ride atop bleepy electro jams. But Sov's invasion is still a staunchly British one: On the saucy "My England," she pops her blue collar with lines like "We ain't all squeaky clean / We ain't all posh like the Queen."
– Ken Taylor
The Rapture
Pieces of the People We Love
Nothing here surpasses the frenetic, sweat-inducing ecstasy of the Rapture's seminal anthem "House of Jealous Lovers." But between the thumping low end, cowbell(!), and production contributions from Danger Mouse, these tracks are more righteously danceable than anything from all the third-wave disco-punkers out there.
– Steven Leckart
Scissor Sisters
This NYC quintet's snappy mix of disco and glam rock shamelessly evokes '70s hitmeisters like the Bee Gees, Queen, and Elton John (who collaborated on this collection's sugary-sweet "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'"). Innovative melodies and witty lyrics make these fun-loving drama geeks sound like much more than mere homage.
Games (PS2)
Noble Vengeance
Final fantasy XII
From its wizard-fueled origins, the legendary Final Fantasy series exploded into a worldwide sensation, thanks to intricate story lines, drop-dead beautiful characters, and killer graphics. The latest installment is the most ambitious outing yet, featuring gorgeous cinematic sequences, Shakespearean political intrigue (hero Vaan attempts to avenge the death of his brother at the hands of the Archadian Empire), and the introduction of new sky pirates. While previous iterations suffered from snail's-pace load speeds, the action in Final Fantasy XII unfolds in real time for a seamless flow of fighting and exploring.
– Brian Ashcraft
Games (PC)
Caesar IV
Rome wasn't built in a day either. It took eight years, but this sequel to the best-selling city builder Caesar III was worth the wait. Developer Tilted Mill has fixed frustrating quirks and added touches like 3-D graphics. More buildings, tradable goods, 100-plus hours of gameplay – all hail the empire you've always dreamed of.
– Erin Biba
Games (PS2)
Rule of Rose
Who are these creepy little girls? And why are they forcing me to join their secret club? It's more unsettling than scary. Finding clues via your dog's sense of smell is clever, but the combat – brandishing a kitchen knife against deformed children, mostly – is almost clumsy enough to ruin the freaky fun.
– Chris Kohler
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49 Up
The granddaddy of reality TV is back with 12 of the 14 original subjects checking in about love, life, career, and class. The former English schoolkids, tracked by this septennial doc since age 7, are now using the medium to promote their interests. Still, there's a sincerity here that's missing from today's reality shows.
– Laura Moorhead
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Despite rollicking action sequences and cheeky humor, this British mashup of Spy Kids and James Bond lacks the verve of its sources. When teenage loner Alex Rider (Alex Pettyfer) is recruited by the spy agency MI6, danger and romance ensue. Too bad a dull story and Pettyfer's duller performance doom this mission to failure.
– Tim Grierson
Screen (DVD)
Brazil (3-Disc Edition)
Gathering footage from both the European and US versions of his masterpiece, Terry Gilliam has produced a gorgeously remastered 142-minute director's cut.
The soundtrack is one of the dopest things about this game. Dan the Automator of Handsome Boy Modeling School fame produced 13 bangin' cuts featuring luminaries like Mos Def and E-40.
Screen (DVD)
21st Century Vinyl
Stereophile contributor Michael Fremer's enthusiasm for vinyl is infectious. His DVD is an analog aficionado's dream, with everything from cartridge-installation tips to corny jokes.
Robert Pollard: Normal Happiness
The former frontman for Guided by Voices could always churn out flawless pop; now he's found the self-control to include just the sparkling gems, not fractured experiments.
Screen (TV)
The second season of Showtime's Mom's-a-pot-dealer comedy is worth watching if only for the rotating covers of theme song "Little Boxes" by the likes of Death Cab and Ozomatli.
Three Days to Never
Tim Powers is the best contemporary fantasy writer, and Three Days is his first novel in five years. It's the usual pitch-perfect, totally plausible magic that leads to compulsive reading.
Get a Grip on Your Game
Speaks for Itself
Zero-Emissions Fun
Text Appeal
Plant Doctor
Show Stopper
When is a phone not a phone? When it's an office in your pocket. With easy email access, instant messaging, competent Web surfing, and broadband-like data speeds, the latest batch of do-everything smartphones let you hit the road or the beach without dropping any hint that you're away from your desk. More important, advanced entertainment features like built-in music players and streaming video help you make it through those long days when you can't get away. – Robert Strohmeyer
Keypad Be sure you can comfortably tap out mail and text messages with a minimum of typos. Otherwise your colleagues will know you're phoning it in.
Screen Don't settle for anything less than 240 x 240 pixels or you'll be squinting to read mail and surf the Web.
Operating system The OS should be able to handle a heavy workload, including email and Office docs. Microsoft Windows Mobile, BlackBerry OS, and Palm OS all pass muster.
Usability We evaluated not only software design but also how each phone fit into pockets and bags.
Connectivity The ease and speed of getting info was checked by setting up email access and visiting popular Web sites.
Battery life No juice = no talk. We ran down each phone with a marathon call to test endurance.
Standard drivers merely rotate screws. Impact drivers pound as they spin, generating two to three times more torque – essential for sinking long screws or lag bolts. They come with handy quick-change chucks that won't accept standard drill bits, so you may have to buy a new set of bits. But nothing packs a better punch for screwing, bolting, and general mayhem. – Ben Hewitt
WIRED: HD DVD drive and top-shelf audio system put this widescreen laptop in a class of its own for multimedia applications.
TIRED: Femur-shattering heft – if the G35 doesn't break your legs, it'll flatten your wallet. Clunky gaming performance. Runs hot enough to start brush fires.
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Builder Name: Ventura Custom Homes
Property Type: Single Family
Bedrooms: 3
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Garage: Double
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- Address: 14 Rockmore Road
- City: Winnipeg
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- 2014 Spring Parade of Homes Entry Welcome home to the Aurora. The exterior of this home includes manufactured stone accents, Smart trim detailing, decorative clear glass window panels to the overhead garage door and eye-catching decorative dentil blocks. Inside are vaulted ceilings throughout the foyer, spacious island kitchen, flex room and amply-spaced great room. Upgraded interior features include granite countertops to the kitchen and upgraded finishing woodwork throughout. Completing the main floor is an eating area with windows on 3 sides, 2 bedrooms and a full bathroom. Continuing upstairs, you'll find a private master bedroom complete with walk-in closet and spacious 3-piece ensuite. Finally, a finished lower level equipped with a large recreation area, laundry room, den and bathroom complete this modern cabover home that is sure to make an impression. Base Price incl. net GST (land not incl.) $236,900.00 Selling Price incl. net GST (land not incl.) $333,000.00
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Tufts Health Unify plan overview
MassHealth and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a collaborative initiative to integrate care for people who are eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid. Through this initiative, called One Care, MassHealth and CMS seek to fully integrate the delivery and financing of Medicare and Medicaid services to this population. With Tufts Health Unify, our Medicare-Medicaid One Care plan for people ages 21 – 64, we provide enrollees with access to One Care's comprehensive care delivery system.
Who is eligible?
Individuals are eligible for Tufts Health Unify if they are Massachusetts Medicaid beneficiaries between the ages of 21 and 64 who are also eligible for Medicare due to a disability. Approximately 110,000 Massachusetts residents are eligible for the program. CMS and MassHealth jointly determine eligibility.
Tufts Health Unify combines Medicare and Medicaid benefits into one expanded benefit package, including community-based long-term services and supports (LTSS), to maximize enrollees' independence and well-being. Tufts Health Unify includes free coverage for services, such as:
Implementation timeline
September 1, 2013
Open enrollment began for eligible individuals to opt in to the One Care program and choose a health plan
October 1, 2013
First coverage effective date
January 1, 2014
Second coverage effective date, for enrollees who do not choose to opt out
CMS and MassHealth require that all providers contracted to serve One Care enrollees receive training on certain elements of the program, covering topics such as an introduction to the program, cultural competence, and contemporary models of disability. For more information on required provider trainings for Tufts Health Unify, please see our frequently asked questions.
Additional resources
For more information about how we can partner with you to serve individuals who are eligible for Tufts Health Unify, call us at 888-257-1985 and ask to speak with a provider services team member.
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Backstage Pass: Paradise Fears' 'Who In The Band' Interview
Paradise Fears and I caught up at The Roxy in Hollywood recently for a round of "Who In The Band" -- and we learned an awful lot about these boys. Every wonder who in Paradise Fears is the messiest? Or who has the coolest tattooo? Well Marcus Sand, Lucas Zimmerman and Cole Andre will reveal all in our new interview. #musicrules.
Check it out below and be sure to check out their latest single "Warrior" on iTunes!
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NM SENS: Bring Troops Home From Afghanistan
Twenty-Four Senators Tell President its Time to Focus on American Job
WASHINGTON - In a bipartisan letter from 24 senators, Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall today called on the president to bring American combat forces home from Afghanistan.
As the Senate considers the 2012 Highway Bill on the floor this week, the senators pointed out that the total dollar amount spent in both Iraq and Afghanistan to datewould provide enough funding to rebuild the American interstate highway system five times over.
"We simply cannot afford more years of elevated troop levels in Afghanistan. We are spending roughly $10 billion in Afghanistan each month at a time when we're making tough sacrifices at home. Your recent budget calls for $88 billion more for the war in Afghanistan in2013. If this money is appropriated, we will have spent a total of $650 billion in Afghanistan. A majority of Americans worry that the costs of the war in Afghanistan will make it more difficult for the government to address the problems facing the United States at home. They're right," the Senators wrote.
Bingaman and Udall were joined on the letter by Senators: Max Baucus, (D-Mont.); Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.); Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.); Tom Harkin (D-Iowa); Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.); Herb Kohl (D-Wis.); Patty Murray (D-Wash.); Ron Wyden (D-Ore.); Dick Durbin(D-Ill.); Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.); Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.); Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.); Bob Menendez (D-N.J.); Ben Cardin (D-Md.); Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.); Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio); Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.); Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.); Al Franken (D-Minn.); Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.); Rand Paul (R-Ky.); and Mike Lee (R-Utah).
Complete text of today's letter follows below:
Senators call for American troops to come home from Afghanistan


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Executive Functioning for Students with High-Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome
Executive Function -
Umbrella term used by psychologists to describe many
tasks performed by the brain that are necessary to think, act and solve problems. Through the use of these skills we are able to learn new information, remember
and retrieve information from past experiences and use the information for goal directed behaviors. "
Executive Function (EF) is a neuropsychology concept that is not a fully defined,
documented, and/or verified idea. Psychologists have differing opinions about
what mental processes are involved. We have included two general areas broken down by Peg Dawson and Richard Guare from Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents.
Thinking Skills
Planning: The ability to create a roadmap to reach a goal or to complete a task.
Organization: Ability to arrange or place according to a system.
Time Management: The capacity to estimate how much time one
has, how to allocate it, and how to stay within limits and deadlines.
Working Memory: The ability to hold information in mind while
performing complex tasks. It incorporates the ability to draw on
past learning or experience to apply to the situation at hand or to
project problem-solving strategies into the future.
Metacognition: The ability to stand back and take a bird's-eye view of oneself in a situation. It is an ability to observe how you problem solve. It also includes self-monitoring and self-evaluation skills. ("How and I doing?" or "How did I do?")
Behavior Regulation Skills
Response Inhibition: The ability to think before you act. Resist the urge to do something that may have a negative impact.
Self-regulation of Affect: Ability to manage emotions in order to achieve goals, complete task, or control and direct behavior.
Task Initiation: Ability to begin a task without undue procrastination.
Flexibility: Ability to revise plans in the face of obstacles, setbacks, new information, or mistakes. Adaptability for change conditions.
Goal-directed Persistence: Drive/capacity to follow through to the completion of a goal and not become distracted by other demands or competing interests.
*Source: Peg Dawson and Richard Guare, authors of the book Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents
Executive Skills and the Brain
EF refers to a series of function located largely in the frontal and prefrontal cortex of the brain (located behind the forehead). This area is associated with coordination and synthesis of emotions, thinking memory and body or physical movement. Thus, EF plays a crucial role in integration of many processes, problem solving and control process mentioned above.
Executive Function Importance
For people without executive functioning problems these skills are performed quickly and instinctively without much awareness. For individual who struggle with executive functioning, they do not perform these tasks intuitively. They often have difficulty with planning, organization and managing time and space. Additionally they often struggle with working memory.
Disorder in Executive Functioning
Executive Functioning problems can be seen at any age but tend to become more
apparent as children move through the early elementary grades. As academic demands increase and the independent school work is required of students, signs that there are difficulties become more apparent.
Who is impacted with Executive
Function Challenges?
Often seen with individuals who are diagnosed with:
Intervention Choices
1. Teach students to work around deficits
2. Directly train weak or missing skills
Typical Learning Strategies and Weaknesses associated with ASD
Learning Area
Executive Function
Perceptual Skills
Immediate Direct
Fine motor
Flexibility/Organizations skills/
Working memory/Memory strategies/Organization
Stimulus generalization/Response generalization
Sensory Regulation/Sensory modulation/Motor planning
General Intervention Strategies
Interventions: Modifying the Environment
Interventions: Changes to the
Physical or Social Environment
Survey the environment to determine if there are impediments that
may be interfering or distracting the student from learning.
Or are there things that need to be added to the environment to
foster success. Things like visual organizational aides, planners,
computer, timer, visual calendars to keep track of long term
assignments, deadlines and activities etc.
Pairing a student with poor executive function skills with teachers or support staff that is highly structured and adept to teaching students organization skills.
Change or Modify the Nature of the Task
Prompting Strategies that may be used by the teacher or parent
Teaching Executive Function - Planning and Setting Goals
Setting short- and long-term goals:
Model planning process:
Teaching Executive Function -
Organizing and Prioritizing
(well-structured so ideas can be translated into paragraph form)
*** Insert template for writing ***
Note Taking:
*** Insert template for note-taking ***
Shifting Flexibly: Cognitive Flexibility or the Ability to Shift Mindsets
Practice identifying multiple meanings in newspaper headlines, jokes, and riddles.
Ask questions:
Self-Monitoring and Self-Checking
Need to teach students how to check work and what to check for.
Provide explicit checklists:
Journal - How to get a 5 !!!
* Print neatly.
* Skip a line for editing.
* Indent paragraphs.
0 0 0 0 0 / 0 0
Go Back & check for:
(check with adult)
Yea! You are finished with your journal!
Create a Culture of Strategy Use
Consistent and embedded:
Executive Functioning skills are not just needed by students with ASD.
These skills need to be explicitly taught to all students!


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DURHAM, N.C. -- A team of researchers from Duke University and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies has found a central part in the machinery that turns plants green when they sense light.
In the Rube Goldberg world of cellular mechanics, this key player turns out to be a garbage truck.
Light is so essential for plants that they have two different systems to take advantage of it, explains Meng Chen, an assistant professor of biology at Duke.
There's the familiar system of organelles called chloroplasts that turn sunlight into fuel via photosynthesis. The photosynthetic pigment inside chloroplasts, chlorophyll, is where the green color comes from.
And then there's a system of light-sensitive proteins called photoreceptors that use light as information and direct plant development and growth. One of the things the plant does with that information is control how it makes chloroplasts. "The greening process is completely dependent on the presence of light. However, how light triggers the making of chloroplasts is still unknown," Chen said.
In a paper appearing in the June 25 issue of Cell, Chen and his team have identified a key intermediary between the light system for information and the light system that makes fuel. The hope is that this knowledge will help researchers use a plant's own photo-sensory systems to increase agricultural yields or improve the photosynthesis of biofuel crops.
"Light is probably the most important environmental cue for a plant," said co-author Joanne Chory, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. "Understanding how light signaling triggers morphological changes in the plant will have a really big impact on every facet of plant biology."
Plants have an array of photoreceptors that are tuned to different wavelengths of light. One type, called phytochromes, are sensitive to red and far-red light and play a major
|Contact: Karl Leif Bates
Duke University


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News: Rangers Select Ryan Graves
The Rangers have selected defenseman Ryan Graves with the 110th selection in the 2013 NHL Draft.
Graves plays for PEI in the QMJHL and is 6-4, 220.
He was ranked 116th in the final CSB rankings and 118th in the midterm rankings.
Graves had three goals and 13 assists in 68 games for PEI.
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For over 30 years the Hale Makai Cottages have
been among the most sought after Kauai Beach Front Vacation Rentals in the
Hanalei Area on the North Shore of Kauai. The cottages are nestled within 2
acres of lush tropical landscape in Haena on the waters edge, with about 250
feet of actual beachfront, at the end of Tunnels Beach called Kepuhi Point. All
five vacation homes have magnificent ocean views, serene garden views and
striking views of the NaPali Range. Each Beach Cottage has a Lanai facing the
ocean with access to the garden, where the lawn meets the sand. Kepuhi Beach,
in front of The Hale Makai Cottages, is the ideal playground for guests of all
ages, for swimming, snorkeling, kite surfing, beachcombing and sunbathing and
is the perfect place to experience the beauty of Kauai. The secluded and
romantic setting of this small beachfront resort - the tropical garden, the
white sand beach, the proximity to the water, the awesome ocean views, the
protective reef by the beach, the distant crashing waves, the sound of the
surf, the majestic Napali Mountains - makes Hale Makai a true and authentic
Hawaiian Experience. Many of our guests find our five beachfront vacation
rentals the perfect place to celebrate secluded weddings, romantic honeymoons,
wedding anniversaries, special birthdays, family reunions, family beach
vacations, small company functions and small business retreats.
The Hale Makai Cottages are unique among Kauai
Beach Vacation Rentals. Tucked away in a secluded residential neighborhood and
surrounded by the untamed nature of the North Shore, the beach cottages are far
away from mass tourism and high-rise oceanfront vacation condominiums. The Hale
Makai Beach Cottages are exclusive and private, situated along the pristine
Kauai North Shore, with easy access to the surrounding areas on foot and by
car. Kauai's famous beaches such as Tunnels Beach, Haena Beach Park and Ke'e
Beach are within walking distance. Lumahai Beach, on the way to Hanalei, is
only a short car ride away. Our Kauai beach vacation rentals are only a 10
minutes car drive away from Hanalei. Hanalei is a lively little village, which
has several excellent restaurants of different price ranges. The organic
grocery store sells locally grown produce and organic goods catering to the
alternative traveler. The very well stocked regular food market is across the
street in the Ching Young Village. Hanalei is a great place to browse with its
many gift shops, fruit stands, farmers markets and several Kauai adventure and
equipment rental businesses. A favorite Kauai wedding destination is the
Wai'oli Hui'ia Church in Hanalei. Many of the Hale Makai honeymoon guests
exchange their vows at Hanalei church to celebrate their Kauai Wedding.
Hanalei Bay - �hanalei� meaning the �crescent shaped bay" in Hawaiian - is one
of the most well known beaches worldwide and is often called the most beautiful
beach among the Hawaiian Islands. Hanalei Bay is a preferred surf area by
locals and visitors alike. Many surf instructors hold their surf classes during
the summer month at the Hanalei Beach.
It takes about 5 minutes from Hanalei to
Princeville, where The Princeville Resort, the Princeville Golf Courses, the
Princeville Ranch Stables are found. The Princeville Shopping Center has a
variety of restaurants, shops and a gourmet grocery store.
Our beach vacation rentals are literally at
the foot of the NaPali Range. To the west we are only a two minute car ride
away from the end of the road at Ke�e Beach. The 11 mile coastal Kalalau Trail
ascends into the NaPali from the parking lot of Ke'e Beach. The NaPali Coast �
�NaPali� meaning �cliffs� in Hawaiian - has the most rugged mountain ranges in
all of Hawaii. The Kalalau Trail along the NaPali Coast is most well known for
its striking valley views, the spectacular Hanakapiai Waterfalls and the white
sand Hanakapiai Beach. Beyond the trail exist a pristine part of the Kauai
jungle that has been inaccessible by man and therefore untouched by
The Beauty of the Kauai North Shore is divine
and we call it paradise! At the Hale Makai Beach Cottages you are able to
choose between five exclusive oceanfront vacation homes. Our Kauai vacation
rentals are unmatched in their proximity to the ocean and privacy. Granted, the
choice of which beach cottage to book is not an easy decision. Should you find
yourself unable to make up your mind, there is only one thing to do... please
come and visit our Kauai vacation rentals more often!
Mahalo, we hope to see you soon, The HMC Staff
We came to celebrate our 20th wedding anniversary never knowing we would
celebrate so much more. The island truly is a paradise and no where is it more
evident than the North Shore. Hale Makai allowed us to experience the beauty,
serenity and peace that are so much Kauai. We could have seen it from other
accommodations but not have experienced it. Our bare feet could not have taken
only a dozen steps across lush grass to our own secluded section of the North
Shore only at Hale Makai!! The view even from inside is indescribable with pen
& paper. Sights and sounds we will never forget! We love it here. We loved
the 8 mile trek to the falls on the Kalalau Trail. Hanakapiai beach, valley and
falls are breathtaking, So-o-o worth each rugged step, and at the end of a
tiring walk, we got to go a short distance to our beautiful Hale Makai
Retreat-ahh. The trip to Waimea Canyon was beautiful and our Blue Dolphin
Catamaran tour of the Napali Coast was thrilling � humpbacks everywhere! We so
enjoyed meeting �Ms. Hale Makai� since we didn�t get the first name of the
owner (sorry)! You are so kind and meticulous. Thank you for taking such great
care of this sweet place. Also thank you for the great recommendation of Bar
Acuda, Yum! Mahalo, Mahalo for everything!
Kim & Randy Gooch - Monticello, KY
Your Beach Cottages are spectacular. The
charming and vintage outside appearance of your beach homes combined with the
luxurious and sophisticated interior design makes them the ultimate boutique
resort. Our family enjoyed this beach vacation in every aspect. The luxury of
being here, the beautifully appointed cottages, the abundance of foliage, lei
flowers right outside the window, this is truly paradise. We soaked in
tranquility in complete privacy for 6 full days, a luxury rarely found in
today�s world. As a discriminating traveler, I applaud you for your understated
and tasteful website and thank you so much for sharing this idyllic and
romantic piece of paradise with us. The allure of the beauty of Hale Makai and
the north shore will bring us back soon.
The Burns Family � Sherman Oaks, CA 2/4/2008
This was our first visit to Hawaii. We stopped in
Oahu and the Big Island before coming to Kauai. After making our way to
the North Shore we arrived at Hale Makai. The Cottage was very clean and
we loved the simple living. Being our first time, I had to satisfy my curiosity
to see the whole island. We spent a day driving around and seeing the sites.
The sites were great but nothing beats the North Shore. Tunnels Beach is so
beautiful. We enjoyed the 2 mile hike to Hanakapiai Beach, Thursday nights
at Tahiti Nui hanging with the locals and listening to great Hawaiian music was a
treat. We will be looking forward to a return trip someday soon!
Ann & Mark Johnson - Hopkinton, MA 10/27/2007
Mahalo for the Perfect Hawaiian Honeymoon Location.
We loved the house, property and beach! We felt so welcome and at home here. The house
was a perfect spot to explore all the North side of the island has to offer. We will miss waking
up to hear the ocean and sitting up in bed to see the waves crashing just past the sliding glass door. Many Thanks!
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Howson stated that no one is off-limits, although that didn't imply he would start shopping right wing Rick Nash or center Jeff Carter. The GM likely wants to retain them as the foundation upon which to rebuild.
Center Derick Brassard has been the subject of trade talks for much of the season while he was once a regular healthy scratch,but has now settled into a spot on the fourth line.
However, the 24-year-old hasn't gotten too comfortable as he could be displayed for teams looking for a depth centerman to add to their lineup.
"It kind of plays in your head all the time if your name is out there," Brassard told the paper. "But it's something you can't control. If you don't (block it out), you're waiting for it, and if it doesn't happen, you're disappointed."
Left wing Vinny Prospal is set to become an unrestricted free agent this summer and could fetch a decent return from playoff contenders, while center Antoine Vermette has three more years at $3.8 million per season remaining on his contract, but could attract interest from clubs seeking a good two-way center.
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