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In the world of martial arts fans are usually treated to just fights or action movies, but every so often something comes along that stands out all on its own. With the unthinkable amount of styles out there today only one stands above them all, Ameri-Do Te. This style is now featured on the popular YouTube series Enter the Dojo featuring Master Ken. I had the chance to not only sit down with creator and star Matthew Page to learn a little more about the hilarious series, but was also treated to a surprise interview with Master Ken himself.
Bobby: Where did the idea for Enter the Dojo come from?
Matthew: It was basically from training in martial arts since I was 17. I'm a big fan of martial arts and started at a very traditional Okinawan Kenpo school. As I traveled around the US trying to figure out what I was going to do with my career, I trained at a lot of bizarre dojos with some that were instructors that had made up their own martial arts and some who said and did some very bizarre things. After experiencing things like that over 10 years just bouncing from dojo to dojo and at that time I became obsessed with Ricky Gervais' BBC version of 'The Office' and since I was already working in film I wanted to do something that maintained the same mockumentary style and since I had been in the martial arts world for so long thought I would go with that.
Bobby: Obviously there is an over the top aspect, but you still maintain a somewhat serious tone to the series. How hard is it to structure this series to maintain that balance?
Matthew: The creative side of the episodes, I don't want to say is the easiest, but is the most fun part of what we do because the cast are really amazing actors and the crew is really talented. Usually a full episode comes about because I would sit down and write it and then we go to the dojo and do all of the things that are scripted and then we improvise on top of that. Some of the best stuff comes from me and the other actors trying to make each other laugh and seeing what's funny. The trickiest part is that we have had the show for two and a half years now and it is becoming harder and harder to get everybody together to make the show. That's why the seasons keep getting produced further and further apart because half the cast now lives in Los Angeles pursuing their acting careers, my co-director Adam is in New York City, and there is some of the cast and crew still living in New Mexico, so getting together to make the show is more challenging. Of course that is the irony of working with really talented people in that the longer you know them the more successful they become.
Bobby: How long does it take to shoot one of your episodes?
Matthew: We shoot really fast. We shot 80% of season 2 in two weekends. It was an amazingly fast schedule, but we had it planned out really well. All of the scripts were written ahead of time, we knew everything we were going to do and we basically did two Friday, Saturday, Sunday shoots back to back. Season 3 was a little bit harder to put together because people had moved away and we had to fly them in so it was a little bit more complicated. The basic formula that we have we are able to shoot an average of 3 episodes per weekend when we can get the whole crew together. Part of the reason we are able to do that is because it is contained within the dojo. If we were going out on location and trying to film those characters on out in the world, there would be no way we could move that fast, but we generally go into the dojo on Thursday night and pre-light the whole space so that we don't really have to mess around with the lights during the weekend and then we just film various parts of various episodes throughout that weekend and knock out as much as we can.
Bobby: How did you come across that specific dojo for the show location?
Matthew: It's actually a dojo that belongs to Joe Conway who is on the show that plays the character Todd Woodland, who is the blue belt that I seem to be beating up in the various instructional videos. That is his real functioning dojo called ABQ Karate. He is a Kenpo guy that I have trained with for two years now and he happened to be moved into the space shortly before I had the idea for the show. I pitched it to him and asked if I could come in and film a couple of episodes and he said yeah there are no classes on weekends. At least every other weekend we are there doing the short videos and when we do the seasons we shoot the whole show in his dojo, which is great.
Bobby: Where did the idea for the style Ameri-Do-Te come from?
Matthew: It came from a couple of places. I have a lot of experience in Okinawan Kenpo and American Kenpo so I had thought about making Master Ken a Kenpo guy, but then I felt like I was picking on Kenpo too much and alienate people who didn't study Kenpo and wouldn't get all the jokes. One of the things I noticed from the schools that I have trained at was that a lot of people who create their own version of a particular style are trying to appeal to everybody. A lot of schools that are trying to stay in business try and say that they have a piece in everything in the martial arts world. Master Ken believes that he has taken the best part of every other art and combined them into one perfect art which seems to kind of be a real thing in the martial arts world. People just do not embrace what their art is known for. Tae Kwon Do is known for their fancy kicks, Muay Thai has those killer roundhouses and elbows and they all have things that are good about them, but every martial art has a thing they are kind of known for and it seems like in order to appeal to more customers they are not embracing that and I think it kind of weakens the strength of the art. That's where my personal philosophy of the martial arts starts to filter into the show.
Bobby: Master Ken seems to have that clichéd martial arts villain aspect without actually being a bad guy. Where did the idea of him come from?
Matthew: He is kind of mash up of a few people I have trained with over the years of martial artists are on the upside very passionate about martial arts and their style, but in some cases passionate to a fault where they are real aggressive and closed minded about anything outside of their own style. It's kind of a mixture of those characteristics, but the other thing that was important to me was that I didn't want Master Ken to be a character you didn't like. The reason he gets away with acting the way he acts is that he is sort of oblivious and not openly mean spirited. He is just convinced that he knows everything, but he is not trying to be cruel about it he is just oblivious about how arrogant he comes across.
Bobby: Where did his look come from? He isn't weird looking or anything, but sports this almost porn style mustache that adds so much character, but it is just a mustache.
Matthew: The major thing was the mustache and I never get recognized when I take the mustache off. As soon as I put the mustache on, I walk differently, I talk differently, the way Master Ken moves and thinks is very different. One of the people I used for the look was Larry Tatum the Kenpo guy. There are these great instructional videos he did in the early 80s that look like they were shot on VHS and he has this big hair and the mustache and everything and I really loved his look. As for the uniform, I wanted Ken to have the red uniform, the senior student to have a blue uniform and the other students to have white so that Ameri-do Te would have red, white, and blue all through the dojo.
Bobby: Besides the main show, you also have some shorts focusing on each style being bullshit. Where did this spin off aspect from the show come from?
Matthew: There were two reasons for that. Number one I noticed that videos that were very specific seemed to get a lot of viewership on YouTube and I think the first one we did was called "Ninjitsu is Bullshit" and that one got more views than the episodes got and we realized people would watch this so we did a follow up fake public service announcement called "Stop Ninjitsu" that was treating Ninjitsu like it was a disease. When we released that one it got like 18,000 views overnight which was the biggest jump that we had had so we thought we were really on to something. Part of it we get a lot of views if we call someone's martial arts bullshit and part of it is in order to keep the YouTube channel growing and expand the fan base we try to release a video every week. We can't release full episodes every week because it takes too long to shoot them and edit them so we are constantly looking for simpler videos and the bullshit videos are just Master Ken sitting at his desk just talking so we can shoot those very quickly. It's the same thing with the instructional videos where Master Ken is demonstrating Ameri-Do Te techniques on Todd those are something we can shoot very quickly and keep generating views to the channel, get new subscribers and expanding the channel. So on one hand they are just fun stuff to do, but on the other I just can't produce content with the entire cast and crew to release videos real often.
Bobby: I know you have now been traveling around doing Ameri-Do Te seminars with Master Ken. A lot of the traditional martial arts people don't have the greatest sense of humor, have you gotten any kind flack with this, especially with things like the bullshit videos?
Matthew: Yes, but I don't know how much of that is genuine. There are people who have threatened Master Ken's life but I don't know if they are just putting something online trying to get a reaction. Usually when I see a cluster of comments from a new fan it starts with that they have discovered the bullshit videos and they can't believe he would say this about Tae Kwon Do or MMA and then the next comment is "Wait is this a comedy?" and then it's "This is a comedy, this is great!" then it's "I just subscribed and went back and watched the whole show, I love this!" Once they discover that it's a joke, they love it. There are still some detractors that have decided that they don't like our humor and don't like that we make fun of martial arts. I can't do anything about that and I think the last thing the martial arts world needs is to take itself more seriously. If some people have made up their mind that they are not going to laugh at Master Ken or Enter the Dojo then that is unfortunate but the majority of martial artists that discover the show really love that we make fun of this wacky world of martial arts.
Bobby: How did the transition from the show to the live seminars come about?
Matthew: That was kind of a fluke kind of a thing. The very first live performance we ever did was at the Bob White Invitational in California. Bob and his wife Barbara invited us to do a live version to help raise money for their children's charity and of course we wanted to do it. So we went out there and put on the live show and it went over great and the people loved it. I had an opportunity to do a similar event in Arizona and that is where I met my tour manager and she said that she thinks people would love to have Master Ken at these live Ameri-Do Te seminars. I was kind of scared about it because Ameri-Do Te isn't real so why would they want me to come out and teach this martial art? She said no it is like an interactive comedy show, so I wrote it and we started doing it. It went from just a few appearances to now I have been to the UK 3 times and I am doing at least 2 shows a month for the rest of the year and continuing to add more every month. It's great because I get to go all over the world performing as Master Ken and teaching Ameri-Do Te.
Bobby: So is this your full time job now?
Matthew: I wish, there is certainly enough work for it to be my full time job, but I also still run my video production company. So I have two full time jobs, but it's fantastic and I love it. I also do acting work in movies and television that shoot in New Mexico, professional production for my company and then 'Enter the Dojo' as Master Ken so it's quite a busy lifestyle but I love it.
Bobby: Have you started collecting the seasons of the show as of yet for people to purchase?
Matthew: We currently have seasons 1 and 2 in a collection on the website that has all the episodes from the YouTube channels, but also has content that we never released on YouTube like deleted scenes and things you can't find anywhere else except on the DVD.
As we were speaking Master Ken himself entered the room and I had to take the opportunity to speak with the man himself who brought Ameri-Do Te to the world in this rare chance encounter.
Bobby: Hello Master Ken, how are you today?
Master Ken: I'm fine how are you?
Bobby: I will keep it quick because I am sure you are pretty busy.
Master Ken: Yes, I need to get back to training.
Bobby: How did you first get into the martial arts?
Master Ken: I've trained for 17 years in three dozen different dojos (at this point there was an uncomfortably long pause as he just stared at me) and I discovered really quickly with some of them where I got to yellow belt in Shotokan before I realized that was bullshit, I got to purple belt in Kenpo before I realized that was bullshit, Drunken Kung-Fu I only made it to the parking lot and once I saw the sign I realized that was bullshit so I didn't even go inside. Basically after studying all of these martial arts and realizing how flawed they all were I realized I needed to create my own unique and unbeatable fighting system and that is when I came up with Ameri-Do Te.
Bobby: How did you transition to allow them into your studio to shoot the show?
Master Ken: A group of film students had to create a documentary for a class and it was due right away and they said they opened up the phone book and because Ameri-Do Te begins with an A it was at the top of the list.
Bobby: How has going from just a martial arts instructor to celebrity status changed your life?
Master Ken: It has helped further my mission to rid the world of anything that is not Ameri-Do Te. It helps others to realize that their training and work has been wasting their time. I have had the pleasure of demoting people from all over the world, going to their dojos and stripping them of their ranks and making them start over in Ameri-Do Te. Really it has helped me validate this incredible fighting system that I have created by going around and demoting people all over the world.
Bobby: I know you have been doing a lot of seminars now. Have you ever had anyone that has tried to challenge you to prove that their style isn't bullshit?
Master Ken: Oh sure, there are people that come in with a chip on their shoulder, but because Ameri-Do Te is so effective, one thrust of freedom will knock that chip right off.
Bobby: Besides proving other styles are bullshit do you have any other goals that you are hoping to accomplish with this program?
Master Ken: Recently someone suggested that I continue to take Ameri-Do Te internationally, but we have kind of already done that so my next goal is to be the first martial arts to go into outer space. My goal is to establish an Ameri-Do Te dojo with a colony, ideally on the moon because I understand that is a lot closer than Mars so the attendance would be better on a month to month basis at the dojo on the moon.
Bobby: That makes sense. I myself have been doing Tae Kwon Do for about thirty years.
Master Ken: Sorry to hear that.
Bobby: Would someone like me be able to come in and adapt to Ameri-Do Te and get more out of it?
Master Ken: Yes and no. I actually tend to discourage people who are already black belts in other systems from coming in, mainly because it takes so much more time to un-train them and to correct all of the bad habits they picked up. Dealing with Tae Kwon Do, people come in and realize that Tae Kwon Do is worthless and want to try something else. I tend to steer them towards ballet or modern dance. Something that is a lot more similar to Tae Kwon Do, but it is not impossible to fix it. You just have to be willing to put in the time to forget all the bullshit you have learned up until then.
Bobby: Ok then. Is there any style out there besides Ameri-Do Te that you think is worth anything?
Master Ken: I don't understand the question.
Bobby: Is there any style out there that may not be as good or even rival Ameri-Do Te, but you would say is even close on par with it?
Master Ken: Every martial art has strength, but they also have a weakness except for Ameri-Do Te. That is what makes Ameri-Do Te above and beyond everything that is out there.
Bobby: Do you have any anything besides the show you would like to tell us about?
Master Ken: Mainly just my continued mission to rid the world of bullshit training. People can go to www.youtube.com/user/EnterTheDojoShow or http://masterkenlive.com/ to figure out various ways to get training in Ameri-Do Te. My continued mission is to teach people the proper way to train and get them to stop wasting their time. We have various seminars coming up that I think are valuable to the public. I have a seminar that teaches you how to defend yourself using a bicycle, how you can disassemble it and use the wheels, the handle bars, the chain and things like that in a self-defense situation called the 'Vicious Cycle'. We have an eye gouging seminar coming up called 'Eye Gouges Galore' that gets into the specific techniques of Ameri-Do Te that teaches you 70 different ways on how to gouge an eye properly. If anyone ever has a problem with pirates, been attacked by pirates, we have an anti-pirate seminar. We spend the entire day teaching people how to defend against the left hook. There are a lot of exciting things coming up so people need to get to training with me ASAP.
Bobby: I appreciate you taking the time out of your training to speak with me and wish you luck on spreading the word and power of Ameri-Do Te to the world.
Master Ken: You are welcome.
If you haven't had the chance to check out Enter the Dojo then you are truly missing out so head over to www.youtube.com/user/EnterTheDojoShow to check out the complete first two seasons as well as all new episodes from the third season. For tour dates on where you can check out Master Ken live head over to http://masterkenlive.com/. If the show itself isn't enough you can also head over to the official site to get your own DVD's, shirts, autographed photos, and more at http://www.enterthedojoshow.com/.


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Green Beauty Tips for Earth Day
This entry was posted on April 22, 2011.
Thinking of "going green" in honor of Earth Day? Believe it or not, your hair and beauty regimens are two of the best places to start conserving and reusing. Here are a few simple, effective ways to beautify the planet and your self.
Cut back on your use of flat irons, curling irons, blow dryers, and other electrical appliances on your hair. Air-dry your locks instead, using roller sets, twists, or braids to add curl and volume; try a paddle or round brush on dry hair for sleek, straight looks. This will save electricity - which is good for the environment and your wallet - and help decrease heat damage on your mane.
Along the same lines, try washing your hair over the kitchen sink instead of in the shower. You'll save plenty of hot water by turning off the tap between rinses, or you can turn off the shower while you lather your hair.
Instead of harsh chemicals, use all-natural shampoos, conditioners, and beauty products, and especially make sure to avoid products containing sulfates. Natural products like Castile and black soap are gentler on your hair (important for ladies with dry or curly locks), leave fewer toxins in our runoff systems, and often come in reusable, recycled packaging.
Or you can take it a step further and make your own beauty products. Using ingredients like baking soda, lemon juice, and apple cider vinegar cuts down on the number of products you buy, the amount of packaging used, and the number of pollutants you put into the air, ground, and water. For instance, did you know...
...simple potato slices can reduce dark circles and bags under your eyes?
...leftover strawberries make a great facial mask for oily skin - and bananas do the same for dry faces?
...a teaspoon of the nettles (a common herb) remedies problem dandruff?
...2 tablespoons of baking soda and a capful of mouthwash can wash your hairbrushes, combs, and other styling tools sparkling clean?
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This article suggests increased attention to how medical discourses of gastrointestinal (GI) disorder and distress are fraught with social assumptions and consequences by examining nineteenth-century and contemporary medical texts focused on chronic constipation and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS). I suggest that these medical discourses present what I call the "gastrointestinal woman," who is characterized as having unjustified anxiety and is to blame for her condition. My approach to understanding, and ultimately revising, the representation of the gastrointestinal woman is shaped by disability studies scholarship, which encourages intervention in problematic medical discourses and more active shaping of discourses of chronic pain and illness by those who have these conditions.
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According to the American Psychiatric Association, a paraphilia is a type of mental disorder in which the paraphiliac prefers use of a nonhuman object for sexual arousal or engages in repetitive sexual activity with humans involving real or simulated suffering or humiliation or repetitive sexual activity with nonconsenting partners. The third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders introduced the word "paraphilia" and noted, "In other classifications these disorders are referred to as Sexual Deviations. The term Paraphilia is preferred because it correctly emphasizes that the deviation (para) lies in that to which the person is attracted (philia)".
In February 2011, Allen Frances and Michael B. First, Chair of the DSM-IV Task Force and its Editor of Text and Criteria, respectively, published an "insider's parsing of the intended meanings" of the first three sentences of the DSM section on paraphilias and stressed that the underlying principle governing inclusion in this category is that a person's focus of sexual arousal be considered deviant, bizarre, and unusual. Thus, if a sexual preference, fantasy, urge, or behavior were to be deemed characteristic of normal people or not inherently deviant, then the sexual arousal or conduct would not be considered evidence of a paraphilia.[1]
- ↑ Frances, Allen and First, Michael B. (February 2011). "Hebephilia Is Not a Mental Disorder in DSM-IV-TR and Should Not Become One in DSM-5". J Am Acad Psychiatry Law 39 (1): 78-85. http://www.jaapl.org/content/39/1/78.full.


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Spotlight for Career Services ProfessionalsJune 18, 2014by Kevin Gaw
A while ago, I was assisting a career center team with one of their assessment projects and the topic of scaling came up. We had a really fun and important conversation about the design of the scales (ok, call me an assessment nut!). We wrestled with questions, such as:
The team recognized how important it is to answer these questions in advance to launching the project and collecting the data on the student learning outcome (SLO). This highlighted the importance of scaling.
The scale(s) used for an SLO project will directly influence how data is reported; this is why it is important to get it dialed in. The scale essentially standardizes into units multiple levels of the construct being measured. Careful scale construction allows you to make important interpretations from the data. Poorly designed scales can jeopardize your efforts. What I share here are just some ideas; there are courses on this topic and some academicians make this their specialty!
Let's say we want to measure "career confidence." Our hypothetical SLO is that we are measuring the career confidence of students after engaging in career counseling and learning how to make career decisions and plans. (Note: We have defined career confidence as being confident of one's career decisions and career plans). We could develop a self-report rating scale that might look like this:
Using the scale below, rate your level of career confidence as of today:
0 ------------- 1 ------------- 2 ------------- 3 ------------- 4
0 = I don't feel confident with my career decisions and/or career plans. I feel lost and I need help in deciding what to do with my major and my career.1 = I feel slightly confident of my career decisions and/or career plans. I feel confused between several options, and I need help in deciding what to do with my major and my career.2 = I feel confident of my career decisions and career plans. I know what I want to do, but I have questions about how to make it all happen. I could use some help.3 = I feel very confident of my career decisions and career plans. I know what I want to do and how to make it all happen. I may need some assistance with some skills to help me out.4 = I feel extremely confident of my career decisions and career plans. I know what I want to do and how to make it all happen. At this time, I do not feel like I need any assistance.
Notice how at each level there is sufficient description that defines (operationalizes) that level. This is done to help the rater (in this case, a student who has participated in career counseling) to answer the question.
Also notice that the scale starts at zero: this is done with the assumption that when one feels no confidence, that state should be measured as zero confidence. Frequently, scale developers start scales at "1," but mathematically, the scale actually starts at zero because the construct of interest theoretically also has a "zero point." Any value above zero and below 1 is still interpretable. This allows one to interpret the data more accurately because the construct is anchored at zero, "no confidence." What happens if you run this scale in a pre-post design, assessing career confidence when students initially arrive for their first appointment of career counseling and then again, after three sessions? The change in scores would then reflect student learning (they feel more confident with their career decisions and plans).
Scales that have intervals that are close for some levels, but that are further apart for other levels introduce interpretation "noise." Additionally, the mid-point of the scale ought to represent a theoretical mid-point of the construct. For example, the scale on the left, below, has three potential issues:
All of these issues make interpreting data with this scale a potential challenge! The scale on the right attempts to resolve these concerns. Small differences in scale development can yield big interpretative gains.
What if we want to measure "appropriate professional attire" at a career fair? Since we are measuring an SLO, we are observing the students with whom we've worked. Let's assume we have run a two-session "Dress for Success" workshop, complete with a fashion consultant and a practice "Dress for Success" event. We know the student participants and, as they check in for the actual career fair, we rate their professional attire. Notice the deliberate levels of the scale below, and the attempt to create "equal" intervals along the scale.
Rate each "Dress for Success" workshop participant's career fair attire, using the scale below:0 ------------- 1 ------------- 2 ------------- 3 ------------- 40 = PJs, slippers, shorts, t-shirt with political statements, messy hair, etc.1 = Jeans or pants with holes, sneakers, t-shirt, shorts, club wear, etc.2 = Jeans, dress shirt, casual sweater, loafers, etc.3 = Business casual—button-down shirt and dress pants, blouse and skirt, dress shoes.4 = Coat and tie, pant suit, professional skirt and jacket, dress shoes.
One last point: By using scales without definitions to operationalize each level, you run the risk of missing out on interpretable data. For example, researchers frequently use seven-point scales because of the variability in the data. Variation is great, for sure, but what often happens is that only the upper and lower ends of the scale are defined, and the rater (student or observer) has to figure for themselves what the other levels might mean. A rating of "4" for you may mean something entirely different than my rating of "4," and therefore the data is not the same! Even with a mid-point definition, the other non-defined values have sufficient variability in meaning that the data will be difficult to adequately interpret.
Using the scale below, rate your level of career happiness:
0 ----------- 1 ----------- 2 ----------- 3 ----------- 4 ----------- 5 ----------- 60 = Not happy at all6 = Extremely happy
To remedy this, define each level carefully. Test out the levels. Have colleagues try the scale and then run the data: Does it do what you want? Refine the scale and try it again! There's nothing wrong in letting your rater know what each level means; this is why rubrics are such good assessment tools! I'll have more about rubrics in a future column.
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William Balfour: Sentenced to Life in Prison for Triple Murder
Posted by Native NYker in jennifer hudson, murder trial, william balfour on July 24, 2012
William Balfour, the man found guilty of murdering singer Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and young nephew, in 2008, has been handed three life sentencings, reports state. A Cook County judge handed down the life behind bars decision, for the triple murder, on Tuesday.
Circuit Judge Charles Burns denied a request from Balfour's attorney for a new trial, reports USA Today.
Balfour, Hudson's brother-in-law, was convicted of the heinous acts a little over a year ago and is believed to have gunned down the trio after a jealous rage involving his estranged wife dating another man.
Although no sentencing can bring back Hudson's loved ones, we do hope this brings some type of closure for the talented American Idol alum after having gone through such a horrific tragedy.
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Hudson's Mom Found Dead
Posted by Native NYker in darnell hudson, dlisted, domestic dispute, dreamgirls, jennifer hudson, shooting, tmz, william balfour on October 24, 2008
Allegedly over a domestic dispute.
Our deepest condolences to Jen!
UPDATE: Aledged shooter – William Balfour, is in custody… For more updates check with TMZ


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Renewable oil and bio-products company Solazyme said Friday that it commissioned its first fully-integrated biorefinery (IBR) in Peoria, Illinois, to produce algal oil. With the successful production of algal oil from the integrated facility this month, Solazyme has met its start-up goals for the facility on schedule.
Renewable oil and bio-products company Solazyme said Friday
that it successfully commissioned its first fully-integrated
biorefinery (IBR) in Peoria, Illinois,
to produce algal oil.
Solazyme has been running routine fermentations at
commercial scale since 2007 and began running fermentation
operations at the Peoria facility in the fourth quarter of
With the successful production of algal oil from the
integrated facility this month, Solazyme has met its start-up
goals for the facility on schedule, the company said.
The IBR was partially funded with a federal grant that Solazyme
received from the US Department of Energy (DOE) in December
2009 to demonstrate integrated commercial-scale production of
renewable algal-based fuels.
The demonstration/ commercial-scale plant will have a
nameplate capacity of 2 million liters/year of oil and will
provide a platform for continued work on feedstock flexibility and scaling of
new tailored oils into the marketplace.
To maximize capital efficiency, Solazyme bought the existing
Peoria facility in May 2011 and began retrofitting the former
PMP Fermentation Products plant into an integrated
demonstration/commercial-scale facility that will produce
renewable tailored triglyceride, it said.
Solazyme has been operating at semi-commercial scale through
contract manufacturers since 2007.
The company has seen linear productivity in its scale-up
efforts, including multiple toll manufacturing facilities and multiple successful
128,000-liter scale fermentations at Peoria.
"Bringing the Peoria IBR online is a major milestone for
Solazyme and our ability to provide a new source of renewable
oils that are specifically tailored to offer enhanced
alternatives to conventional sources of oil, said Rogerio
Manso, chief commercialization officer.
The Department of Energy has proven to be a valuable
partner in demonstrating how important new technologies like
Solazyme can positively impact this countrys economy,
long-term job creation and energy independence
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Height: 6-2 Weight: 216 lbs.
Born: April 24, 1955 in Brenham, TX
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The first Amy Winehouse posthumous recording has surfaced, as well as the first piece of Tony Bennett's Duets II album of standards has been found–that is, the one with Amy Winehouse on it, "Body and Soul." It's eerie, as most posthumous releases are; it's impeccably sung, as almost every Winehouse release or performance was even amid tragedy, and it's sincere (remember, Winehouse had a jazz background.) There isn't even much reason to feel off about listening–according to the uploader, a radio interview with Bennett played the snippet, and once it is released in advance, all proceeds will go to Mitch Winehouse's foundation. Earlier this month, Bennett told Rolling Stone:
She was really the best of all the young artists that I met in the current scene in the last 10 or 15 years. She was really singing true jazz. It's just too tragic. I wanted to talk to her and tell her that if she doesn't stop she's going to die. I wanted to talk her out of the drugs, but unfortunately I never had a chance to talk to her.


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After months of walking around in a trance in which she married Dr. David Hayward (Vincent Irizarry) to spite Ryan (Cameron Mathison), Greenlee Smythe (Rebecca Budig) is beginning to show signs of coming back from the living dead.
In an effort to help Greenlee wrest Fusion away from her arch-rival, Erica Kane (Susan Lucci), David sabotaged Erica's plane, and now that Erica is missing, he is engaging in a cover-up to "buy some time." Twice this week David implored Greenlee to "trust me," a truly horrific thought. Greenlee is both furious and perplexed by what David has done; yet she is allowing him the time he is asking for to wait for news of Erica. In the Friday, May 28 episode David showed up at Emma's birthday party with two presents in hand, one from him, and one he claimed that had been left on the Chandler mansion doorstep. The second gift was from "Erica Kane." Greenlee took her husband into the vestibule and confronted him with the fact that he had brought the supposed gift from Erica, and he reiterated that he was just trying to gain a little extra time in his cover-up plan.
There was a distinct moment this week, though, when Greenlee recoiled at David's touch. We saw her flinch when he tried to draw her in close, and at that moment it was clear that the marriage is over. Greenlee also revealed in her actions that her feelings for Ryan are beginning to stir. When Ryan was accused by Jessie Hubbard (Darnell Williams) of possibly being involved in Erica's supposed skimming money from the Miranda Foundation for personal usage, Greenlee contacted Jessie and told him that Ryan could not possibly have been involved. Budig is an exceptional actress and watching her expressive brown eyes this week as the world has begun to come into focus for her has been a treat for AMC fans.
David has begun to show some desperation in trying to salvage a marriage that is already lost as well. Two weeks ago David unsuccessfully tried to blackmail Madison North (Stephanie Gatschet) into luring Ryan into a relationship to keep David's rival from winning Greenlee back. David knows that the magnetism between his wife and her ex-husband is a formidable force, and he is going to become more desperate to hold onto Greenlee as time goes on. The interesting complication here is that Ryan is slowly falling for Madison's vulnerability and need to be protected (the very thing that Ryan does so well for women). The story seems to be headed to a place where Ryan will think that he is in love with Madison just when Greenlee understands that she needs to be with Ryan. This story will make for very interesting summer viewing.


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International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 524547, 2 pages
Fault-Tolerant and Ubiquitous Computing in Sensor Networks
1School of Computer Science, Colorado Technical University, Colorado Springs, CO 80907, USA
2College of Mathematics and Computer Science, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China
3Computer Science, Fisk University, 321 Park Johnson Hall (PJ), Nashville, TN 37208, USA
Received 16 September 2013; Accepted 16 September 2013
Copyright © 2013 Neal N. Xiong et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The wireless sensor networks have already been used in world-wide various applications and are expected to change the future of our world. To connect these heterogeneous networks is still a pioneering issue since people generally require to obtain ubiquitous services anywhere on the earth and ignore the harsh environment where sensors are located. The development of the future sensor networks needs fully new proposals for network architecture varying from the physical layer to upper application layer. The main focus of this special issue will be on the new fault-tolerant and ubiquitous computing issues for large-scale wireless sensor networks. Of course, the selected topics and papers are not an exhaustive representation of the area of fault-tolerant and ubiquitous computing in sensor networks. Nonetheless, they represent the rich and many-faceted knowledge which we have the pleasure of sharing with the readers.
This special issue contains seven papers, where four papers are related to fault-tolerant issue in the distributed wireless sensor networks. Two papers are regarding the media access control and topology controls in network architecture. One paper concerns with the sensor applications and issues in cloud environments.
In the paper, "Node selection algorithms with data accuracy guarantee in service-oriented wireless sensor networks," H. Cheng et al. study the node selection problem with data accuracy guarantee in service-oriented wireless sensor networks by exploiting the spatial correlation between the service data. Firstly, they formulate the problem into an integer nonlinear programming problem to illustrate its NP-hard property. Secondarily, they propose two heuristic algorithms for this problem: the previous is designed to select nodes for each service in a separate way, and the second is designed to select nodes accordingly to their contribution increment. And finally, they introduce the simulation results by comparing the algorithms in different environments.
In the paper, "Energy-efficient bridge detection algorithms for wireless sensor networks," O. Dagdeviren and V. K. Akram present two distributed energy-efficient bridge detection algorithms for wireless sensor networks. The first algorithm is the improved version of Pritchard's algorithm where two phases are merged into a single phase, and radio broadcast communication is used instead of unicast. The second runs proposed rules on 2-hop neighborhoods of each node and try to detect all bridges in a breadth-first search (BFS) execution session.
In the paper, "A fault-tolerant method for enhancing reliability of services composition application in WSNs based on BPEL," Z. Wu et al. present a framework and approach to enhance the reliability of service composition applications in wireless sensor networks. Firstly, they analyze the possible states during the execution of BPEL instance in wireless sensor networks. Secondarily, they present a state framework for modeling execution context in BPEL instance and analyze state transition proposing the state transition models for three types of activities in BPEL instance. Finally, they present a formal approach to model the execution context in BPEL based on this state transition model.
In the paper, "Distributed fault-tolerant event region detection of wireless sensor networks," D.-R. Duh et al. present a distributed fault-tolerant event region detection algorithm for wireless sensor networks. The proposed algorithm can identify faulty and fault-free sensors and ignore the abnormal readings to avoid false alarm. Moreover, every event region can also be detected and identified. The simulation results demonstrate that the algorithm has better performance compared with related works.
In the paper, "A time slot reservation in modified TDMA-based ad hoc networks with directional antennas," Y. Li et al. present the bandwidth reservation issue in wireless ad hoc networks with directional antennas and propose a time slot reservation algorithm. The time slot reservation algorithm allows a path reservation with maximal available bandwidth. The performance is analyzed, and simulation results show that it performs better in terms of end-to-end delay, percentage of control packets, and successfully received packets. The scheme is a help to QoS provisioning in wireless ad hoc networks with directional antennas.
In the paper, "A PSO-optimized minimum spanning tree-based topology control scheme for wireless sensor networks," W. Guo et al. present a PSO-optimized minimum spanning tree-based topology control scheme NDPSO for the wireless sensor networks by transforming the problem into a model of multicriteria degree constrained minimum spanning tree (mcd-MST). Simulation results show that NDPSO can converge to the nondominated front quite evenly, and the topology derived under the proposed topology control scheme has lower total power consumption, higher robust structure, and lower contention among nodes.
In the paper, "IM-Dedup: an image management system based on deduplication applied in DWSNs," J. Zhang et al. study the cloud computing platform for the distributed wireless sensor networks and design an image management system IM-Dedup which uses static chunking (SC) to divide image file into blocks of data and avoid duplication data blocks transmission on network by using fingerprint pre-transmission technology and reduce storage space.
We would like to thank the authors for their excellent contributions and patience in assisting us. Finally, the fundamental work of all reviewers on these papers is also very warmly acknowledged.
Neal N. Xiong
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I expect nothing less from NPR ...
This is a discussion on NPR radio hack blames bombing in Boston on you guessed it ! within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; The month of April and the Right Wing .....Say What ? NPR Hack Blames ?Right-Wing Individuals? For Boston Bombing, Inspired By Hitler?s Birthday? | Weasel ...
The month of April and the Right Wing .....Say What ?
NPR Hack Blames ?Right-Wing Individuals? For Boston Bombing, Inspired By Hitler?s Birthday? | Weasel Zippers
I expect nothing less from NPR ...
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If you died today are you prepared for where you will end up tomorrow?
Thank you to all of those who have served this country - you have my respect!!!
Apparently the facts that the two bombers were Russian Muslims has no effect on NPR. The Left just hates it that
this was NOT the work of some disgruntled NRA, gun toting, right wing extremist. Instead of this being ammunition
for more gun control for the Libs, it has actually become ammunition for gun owners across the U.S.
....we are the first line of defense in the Homeland Security equation. You talk about taking away our Second Amendment
Rights after a Terrorist attack on innocent civilians?? Go ahead and try. Bet there are some Bostonians that sure wish
they had an AR15 at their side during the lockdown yesterday.
Give to them according to their deeds and according to the wickedness of their endeavors; give to them according to the work of their hands; render to them their deserts. Psalm 28:4
Hardly anybody listens to NPR. And they hate that almost more than they hate patriotic firearm owning Americans.
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Give to them according to their deeds and according to the wickedness of their endeavors; give to them according to the work of their hands; render to them their deserts. Psalm 28:4
And even more disgusting is that NPR receives taxpayer funding along with the money from their begathons.
When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way."
Hóka-héy! Crazy Horse
Hitler gets blamed for everything don't ya know................
"One of the greatest delusions in the world is the hope that the evils in this world are to be cured by legislation."
--Thomas B. Reed, American Attorney
Second Amendment -- Established December 15, 1791 and slowly eroded ever since What happened to "..... shall not be infringed."
She reported the claim by "officials" (in the government) that this was being categorized by them as a "domestic extremist attack," and that they say they're leaning that direction because "April tends to be a big month for extremists and right-wing individuals in this country ... Hitler's birthday, Waco, ..."
No blame was being leveled by this reporter or anything else said in that snippet. Uncertain what the larger context and statements were in that news piece, as we heard only the little clip. But in what we heard, there, the reporter was just the messenger of the news, not the "news maker" (ie, the official making the statements she was reporting).
Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it.
Thoughts: Justifiable self defense (A.O.J.).
Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims?
Reason over Force: Why the Gun is Civilization (Marko Kloos).
But they deliver the lefty propaganda in such a soothing and pleasant tone.
I've long been a fan of Garrison Keillor, A Prairie Home Companion, knowing full well his liberal bias. I've always been able to set that aside but today's program saw Mr. Keillor launch into a diatribe that just stunned me as I listened. He singled out WY, SD, ND and Montana in a similar fashion as Obama did during his infamous "cling to their guns and religion" manner. Keillor's soliloquy was supposed to be humour but this one didn't come across as such. I'm sure he never even took the time to actually read the anti-gun bills he so stolidly supports while he ridicules those whom oppose the same (and we've actually read the damned things).
I've attended two of his shows - had to travel to see each of them. I quit supporting NPR financially years ago due to the asinine quasi news reporting and the idiotic new age gibberish that has inundated their programming over the last decade or so. I now find myself compelled to pen an email to the Keillor program which will undoubtedly go unnoticed. It will however assuage my head.
Click 'n Clack retire and now this - no more NPR in my reality.
Government sponsored radio
1911 when a follow up shot just isn't an option
I had a subbordinate officer (a Captain) who would sit in his office and listen to NPR all day. I would talk to him to judge his judgement on a variety of things. One day I realized he was out of touch....... and decided that he was not capable of my, or any sane leader to trust him to lead Marines/Sailors in combat, because his judgement was very impaired. My senior enlisted agreed.
It is very sad, since his grandfather was a very well decorated Marine and veteran of the Pacific Campaign (for all you Jarheads, there is a specific place at Camp Pendelton named for him). Some people just are on some strange plain of existence...................and NPR is the Nirvana for idiots on that same plane.
Needless to say, he failed promotion on the next selection board................... Other's agreed with the Fitness Reports he earned.........................
NPR is the 'Sesame Street' of media to spoon feed 'so called' intelligent adults, and make them comfortable in a very small world of beliefs, and allow them to exist without having to deal with reality.
Socialism Kills! Time proven, with a very large body count! We are a Constitutional Republic....... not a Democracy, get it correct!
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-Blackstones Commentaries 145146, n. 42 (1803) in District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008)Americans understood the right of self-preservation as permitting a citizen to repel force by force
when the intervention of society... may be too late to prevent an injury.
What the intent or attempt was depends on the reporter, the larger context of the report (which we're missing, in this case, given that that audio is only a brief snippet, edited).
I'll grant you that the effect of being (or at least strongly appearing) "unwitting" messengers of the political pap that's spewed these days makes it seem the media is heavily in bed with the destroyers, or at the very least failing in their sacred duty to keep a critical eye on the destroyers in order to hold them accountable.
But I think to take what was said in that audio snippet and claim the reporter was attempting to become an active participant in making the news on that subject, I disagree. We simply don't have enough context about the larger discussion and comments made in that piece, to judge. Oh, I don't disagree it's entirely possible, but in this case we just don't know, not based on that ~30sec snippet. What was actually said, there, was simply a clear reporting of what an official was claiming, but the mere reporting of it doesn't make the messenger of the message complicit by definition.
Your best weapon is your brain. Don't leave home without it.
Thoughts: Justifiable self defense (A.O.J.).
Explain: How does disarming victims reduce the number of victims?
Reason over Force: Why the Gun is Civilization (Marko Kloos).
Just remember George "W" Bush maybe wasn't perfect, the media hated him and everything he did. The media never let Americans not know what they thought of him. With "BARRY" it just one big JONES they have. All i can say is welcome to the New Amerika.... It's still worth fighting for, but i think my Grandkids will probably growing up in a fully blown socialist country (If they are lucky), or some New World Order...Sorry i am standing on my soapbox and i guess i can hear the Black Choppers in the distance !


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Andrew Koenig's Body was found in Vancouver Park on Thursday, February 25Th, 2010 . . . Why? What happened? Before I even talk about this painful subject, I want to share my condolence to the family's who their love ones are trapped in theses sad feelings, Andrew Koeings was A Growing Pain Star, and he was fighting depression, and he took his life because coping with depression was not an easy task.
Depression is not a joke and not everyone understands depression, not if you haven't been there. It is a very scary place to be at and it is very important not to ignore it, for some people it starts with fighting anxiety and before you know it the symptoms worsen and the person becomes clinically depressed.
Depression is a trigger from bad events that occur to the person, they are usually very painful, it is an emotional pain and for some people even both, emotional and physical pain.
Depression Is and Illness and must be taken care of or it will be too late, and then the pain is even more to the families, especially if the depressed person commits suicide.
Please read this few times, and remember you are not alone and you don't have to think that it is the end of the world, it's really not, help is around, and all you have to do is ask for help! If you or anyone you know is suffering from depression, there is help. Please call The National Suicide Hotline http://suicidehotlines.comat 1-800-suicide.
Trust me suicide is not the solution and not everyone who's depressed wants to die, they may say it, but they don't mean it, so when you think of taking your life as a solution, pinch yourself, scream, cry out laud and call someone, there are so many help lines out there who are ready and trained to help you, just Google "Suicide Hot Line," or call your family, you don't get along with your family, that's fine, talk to strangers, or take a walk and tell yourself, I am not depressed, I am having a hard time, don't own your depression, with your psychologist you do what they advise you to do, but until then tell yourself, there is a higher power And angels and good people who are here in this universe, Which are willing to rescue, believe it, and still, make sure to ask for support?
Don't take your depression inward, taking it silently is not going to brighten your life, talking about it will.
Take your issues in hand, "Depression is not a joke" please remember, there are families, friends and even strangers somewhere who still cares and love you, It's serious, so please talk to someone, and the good news is, with hypnosis and your psychologist you can fight depression in a very short time, and why hypnosis and a psychologist? Because the psychologist and your hypnotherapist can help you understand the problem, and if needed, your doctor will prescribe your antidepressant until your brain chemicals are in balance.
Since chemical Imbalance is not any hypnotherapist expertise, I can only recommend you discuss that with your own psychologist, and as to hypnosis? This is when where a subconscious works take place. A good trained hypnotherapist will give you the right suggestions to help you heal from pain, anger, guilt, resentment and much more.
I can say that my clients all were able to survive depression in a short time combining their healing with their psychologist or psychologist.
Please remember not every hypnotherapist is trained or understands depression, and you must make sure that your well being comes first, and when you work with a professional hypnotherapist, a doctor referral is a must for all medical and mental conditions.
I Care, since depression needs much more then just self hypnosis, It needs close attention from a trained hypnotherapist and a psychologist.


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College Hockey:Alabama-Huntsville's Lysaght injured in car wreck, condition improving
Alabama-Huntsville sophomore forward Kyle Lysaght is in critical condition following a car accident Friday in his hometown of Marietta, Ga.
Lysaght, 22, was airlifted by a Life Flight helicopter to the Atlanta Medical Center, according to the East Cobb Patch.
According to the story, Lysaght was a front-seat passenger in a 2007 Lexus heading southbound on Johnson Ferry shortly before 5 p.m. and as the vehicle approached a busy intersection, it was struck by a white Toyota Tacoma pickup truck turning left onto Woodlawn from northbound Johnson Ferry.
The Lexus then collided with a utility pole in a traffic island.
The driver of the Lexus and the driver of the Tacoma were taken by ambulance to WellStar Kennestone Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, according to the report. A back-seat passenger in the Lexus declined medical treatment at the scene.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with Kyle," Geof Morris wrote on UAHHockey.com. "I've been in contact with a couple of his teammates and they have filled me in on some of his injuries. I would term this situation very worrisome. Out of respect for Kyle's privacy, I believe that the best thing for all of us to do is show our concern for our him and not pass around rumors or facts about how he's doing.
"We should just all focus on a full recovery."
That recovery seems to be happening as, according to the Huntsville Times, Lysaght's father told UAH coach Kurt Kleinendorst on Sunday that his son's condition had "stabilized" and it "looks like the worst is behind him."
"[Lysaght] faces a long, long recovery," Kleinendorst said to the Times. "He's very lucky."
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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced March 31 that Peter Asher will give the speech inducting Brian Epstein in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Asher, who will also induct Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham, is one of several guests who will be attending the ceremony, according to the Hall's announcement. Chris Martin is inducting Peter Gabriel, who will perform. Questlove will induct Hall and Oates, who also will perform. KISS will be inducted by Tom Morello. The group will not perform in a dispute over which lineup should play.
Michael Stipe will induct Nirvana. Linda Ronstadt will be inducted by Glenn Frey. There will be a special musical tribute from Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Nicks, Carrie Underwood, Emmylou Harris and Sheryl Crow.
Bruce Springsteen will induct the E Street Band, who will also be performing. Cat Stevens will also be inducted and perform, though his inductee speaker was not announced.
The 2014 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions will be held at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York on April 10. The ceremony will premiere on HBO at 9 p.m. ET/PT May 31. A limited number of tickets to attend the ceremony are still available at www.ticketmaster.com.
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The Water Committee of the Glasgow City Council has determined that water rates are not sufficient to meet costs and fund the reserve account for expensive equipment replacements that will soon be needed. The last increase in water rates was in 1999.
John Weikel of Montana Rural Water has advised the committee that without a raise, the city will not qualify for future grants for improvements. To be in line with other cities and meet funding needs, the city should increase the base rate by $10. This could be done in two stages. The current base rate is $15.
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Mexia News Staff Report Mexia's big Independence Day celebration – Boomin' on the Fourth – is set to roll out Monday, July 4, starting at 7 a.m., with registration for the Firecracker 5K Run/1 Mile Walk at the Mexia City Park pavilion. From there, the lineup of fun activities goes non-stop all... + continue reading
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Chip and Joanna Gaines, of the popular, Waco-based, HGTV show Fixer Upper, were in Mexia's own Soda Shoppe to film a segment for part of their fourth season. Realtors close to the source, as well as the show's production personnel, say they are to perform their makeover magic on a house in the... + continue reading
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Nokia's first Windows Phones: W7, W8, E6 successor, and more
Apart from showing off a Windows Phone concept that will likely never become a real device, Nokia has been reluctant to provide any info on its upcoming hardware made in collaboration with Microsoft.
However, if these new details coming from Mobile-review's Eldar Murtazin are correct, we now have the names of Nokia's very first Windows Phone devices: W7 and W8. We also have the inside scoop about the internal thinking and plans for other Nokia Windows Phone handsets.
Currently, Nokia has only one working Windows Phone prototype – Nokia W7, which is based on the recently announced X7 (has the same chassis), but comes with better (WVGA) display, Qualcomm QSD8250 Chipset, and an 8 megapixel autofocus camera. Since it's the only working prototype with which Nokia engineers are learning how to work with Windows Phone, it's highly likely that this will be the first Nokia Windows Phone model in the market. Nokia's Management is pushing for a late 2011 launch, but it's very likely that the release may slip to Q1 2012. In its current state, the Nokia W7 strongly reminds of the HTC Mozart.
All other Nokia Windows Phone devices are still on the drawing board, and neither their design, nor their specs have been finalized. Currently, 3 new handsets are planned:
Nokia W8 – a new Windows Phone imaging flagship, scheduled for Q2 2012. The goal is to make W8 the most powerful Windows Phone at the time of launch. Nokia W8 will keep the basics/ideology of the N8's design (albeit the design is not finalized yet). It should get a camera solution from the N8, with a Dual Core Qualcomm CPU, and Adreno 320 GPU. But, except for camera, the specs are in flux, because Nokia lacks experience of working with Qualcomm chips, and does not have good relations with the chip giant, to put it mildly.
Touchscreen QWERTY candybar – along the lines of E71-E6. The E71 line is one of Nokia's more popular, and the company wants to bring this form factor to Windows Phone. The new WP device will have a metal body, a touchscreen, and a QWERTY keyboard. There's no actual design yet. Nokia is working on some service for corporate users that should become the unique selling point for this device, but it's unclear what this service can be. The phone is scheduled for April/May 2012, and the planned retail price should be around 350EUR.
Cheap touchscreen. This model is being developed to become the cheapest WP offering. Most likely, the specs will be similar to the ones of Nokia W7, but made with cheaper materials, a simpler camera solution etc; This phone should make it to market in early 2012.
For 2012, Nokia plans include 12 more Windows Phone devices, for a total of 16 models. But the work on those hasn't even started, as for now Nokia is just developing the model line-up and positioning.
While strongly focused on Windows for now, Nokia is keeping other options open as well. The company is currently carefully exploring Android products, and if sales of Nokia WP handsets fail to take off, they might still switch to Android.
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The WWE taped their final television show before the "Royal Rumble" pay-per-view on Jan. 21 and the main event saw a huge 10-man tag team match. Here is a look at the "WWE Smackdown" spoilers for the big "Royal Rumble" go-home show.
The show opened with The Real Americans coming down to the ring. Zeb Colter is still in a wheelchair, selling the knockout punch by The Big Show from a couple of weeks ago. The Real Americans battled The Big Show and Rey Mysterio in a tag team match and Rey picked up the pinfall victory.
After the match, Paul Heyman came out and cut a promo.
The Miz beat Brodus Clay in the next match with Bad News Barrett burying both of them with live commentary during the match. After that, AJ Lee beat Cameron of the Funkadactyls.
Ryback and Curtis Axel beat Los Matadores in the next match. This might have been the first loss by Los Matadores since they debuted under the masks.
CM Punk cut a promo next and ripped The Authority. Kane came out and said Punk had no chance to win the Royal Rumble on Sunday and then Punk called Kane a sell-out again.
The Wyatt Family beat The Prime Time Players and then Bray Wyatt cut a promo after the match. After that, Daniel Bryan interrupted and cut a promo of his own.
The main event saw Goldust, Cody Rhodes, Big E Langston and the Usos fight The Shield and The New Age Outlaws in a 10-man tag team match. There was no winner and the match got out of control. Big E Langston did hit the Big Ending on Roman Reigns, which might set up an angle at the "Royal Rumble."
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Kawasaki produced its first motorcycle engine in 1953, a small capacity 4-stroke unit, and then only produced small scooters. Actual motorcycle production under the Kawasaki banner didn't happen until 1961 when Kawasaki Aircraft Co. took full control of ailing Japanese motorcycle producer Meguro Motorcycles.
From this merger, Kawasaki unveiled a 250cc single-cylinder machine and an OHV 496cc twin. A 125cc two-stroke soon followed and the now legendary 250cc two-stroke Samurai, which set the world alight with its acceleration and light weight. The next biggest event was the W1, a twin-cylinder four-stroke modelled on Britain's BSA A10.
A series of two-stroke triple-cylinder bikes put Kawasaki firmly on the motorcycling map. The first in 1968 was the 500cc H1 (500SS Mach III). A powerful beast, but the engine performance highlighted poor chassis design to make it a fearsome creature to ride. Then followed the 750cc H2 Mach IV and a series of S1 250cc and S2 350cc machines. Their racing equivalents were devastatingly quick and successful.
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The Finger Lakes Camerata, a 20-member choral ensemble based at Finger Lakes Community College, will perform "Slices of Americana II" on July 13 in Canandaigua and July 15 in Naples.
The Friday, July 13, concert will begin at 7 p.m. at St. Mary's Church, 95 N. Main St. in Canandaigua.
The Sunday, July 15, concert will begin at 3 p.m. at Trinity Federated Church, 123 N. Main St. in Naples.
The concert will feature popular songs from the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries. The repertoire includes "Modern Musik" by 18th century composer William Billings; "The Vacant Chair," composed by George Root during the American Civil War; and 20th century favorites "At the River" by Aaron Copland and the music of George M. Cohan.
Dennis Maxfield, an adjunct professor at FLCC, directs the Finger Lakes Camerata, a group of accomplished singers who perform for the enrichment and enjoyment of the community.
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