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ARM technology lowers the barriers to development of intelligent, connected and aware electronics. It enables innovative, powerful and efficient devices to smartly manage our natural resources.
The intelligent computing power provided by ARM products enables an ever-growing number of devices to become "smart connected devices" that learn complex patterns of usage and optimize resource management, benefiting both the end consumer and the broader community.
These systems will one day soon be ubiquitous and a part of the fabric of life through devices and applications that are today unimaginable. However, every day, these microcomputers that do not require constant attention by humans are coming to the marketplace.
The Nest Learning Thermostat
Occupants of modern homes are familiar with the thermostat that controls heating and cooling. For decades, these mechanical devices would turn a furnace on and off as the ambient temperature reached a human set point. They would maintain that temperature as long as the thermostat was set to that point, any time, any day of the year, whether anyone was in the home or not.
In the past few decades, a bit of sophistication made the thermostat more efficient. The thermostat became a somewhat digital device and could be set to do its work at set times of day and even on particular days. Having a warm house to come home to on a winter's day was nice, especially if the furnace had not been pumping heat all day long, but just for the hour or two prior to the occupants arriving. It was a step up the efficiency ladder.
Now comes the "Nest Learning Thermostat." Inside the easily installed unit, rather than a copper temperature sensor, is an ARM Cortex-A chip. Combined with the other components of the Nest, it uses the initial input of the occupants of the home as well as accessing local weather data in real-time via Wi-Fi connection. Combining that data over time, the Nest "learns" the preferences and patterns of the occupant.
With that Wi-Fi capability, it means that the occupant can also control the home environment remotely, via a smartphone or other internet access device, allowing for changes on the fly. By efficiently controlling the household heating and cooling demands of millions of homes, the fat of excess energy consumption worldwide will shrink.
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The Nest is just the beginning. The applications seem limited only to human imagination. Products that make use of this technology will form a world where humans will have to implement and maintain, but day-to-day operations and monitoring will become redundant. With each passing day, these "Smart Systems Everywhere" will become less of a novelty and more of a fact of daily living. Rather than be an exciting upgrade to one's lifestyle, they will become expected and the norm, be it in a wearable device part of work and play, or built into homes, offices and factories.


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For a place as competitive as Silicon Valley, of course it means something to be No. 1.
And ranking No. 1 in the nation for producing patents is a special kind of top spot for the cradle of innovation. So go ahead and puff up your chest at the latest Brookings Institution report that says San Jose leads the country -- by a lot -- when it comes to generating patents.
Not only that, but in second place is San Francisco, the Silicon Valley suburb that in recent years has all but become a part of the valley by nurturing companies like Twitter, Zynga, Square, Splunk and on and on.
But this is about more than bragging rights. It turns out that despite the tarnished reputation of the patent system -- for being slow, for being a shakedown operation for patent trolls -- the pace of claims on invention is still a crucial gauge of an area's innovation health.
"The future is in innovation," say Russell Hancock, CEO of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, which has tracked regional patent activity for years. "And this is, I think, one of the best measures of innovation. It's as simple as that."
The numbers are impressive. The San Jose metro area, essentially Silicon Valley, averaged just over 9,000 patent grants a year from 2007 to 2011, Brookings found. Next was San Francisco, which includes an area stretching from the city to Oakland and down to Fremont, with just over 7,000.
A San Jose area resident is 600 times more likely to come up with a patent-worthy idea than is a resident of McAllen, Texas, the Brookings report said, and "160 times more likely than a resident of Johnstown, Penn., and 100 times more likely than residents of Fresno, Calif. or Lakeland-Winter Haven, Fla." (Plus a San Jose resident doesn't have to live in McAllen, Texas, Fresno or Lakeland.)
It's a far cry from the valley being finished, over, past its prime, as some speculated after the dot-com boom went bust. Patents, like venture capital, provide a way to keep score. In looking at the valley, economists consider the raw material that goes in, including investments, and the product that comes out, including patents: The idea being that the intellectual property that is protected today will become the innovative products that are being sold tomorrow.
"It's kind of an indication of companies in the tech sector that are putting out more products or more innovative products," says Jonathan Rothwell, an associate fellow at Brookings. "It's the fact that they're putting out another iPhone or another solar panel, something that they're selling in the market and making a profit off of."
We now live in an area of innovation clusters, brain centers that have a built-in advantage when it comes to attracting even more innovation. No, it's not something in Silicon Valley's air or water. "There is a reason why all these innovators go to the San Jose metro area or to San Francisco," says UC Berkeley economics professor Enrico Moretti, "and that's because they are already innovating there."
The secret lies in the critical mass of not only smart inventors, but also of a supporting cast (venture capitalists, manufacturers, lawyers, designers) that knows how innovators work.
So yes, it is one of those unfair "rich getting richer" situations -- the kind that doesn't seem so unfair when you're the ones benefiting -- and Silicon Valley certainly is. Moretti studied the phenomenon in his 2012 book "The New Geography of Jobs." "Every year hundreds of smart, ambitious innovators move their startups from Europe, Israel and Asia to Silicon Valley," he wrote. "The valley keeps its position as the world's number-one innovation hub not because those born there are smarter than anyone else, but because of its unparalleled power to attract great ideas and great talent from elsewhere."
Which allows for some more chest-puffing, but also carries an implicit warning. As powerful as the valley's innovation machine appears to be, it is not something that simply happens. We need to ensure that a steady supply of brainiacs is available to keep the idea-machine revving.
Politicians in Washington appear ready to finally tackle the immigration thicket and as they do so they should pay careful attention to policies that make it easier for entrepreneurs and technology wizards from other countries to launch new businesses in the United States. Even more daunting, we must find ways to encourage home-grown talent to gravitate toward scientific and technical fields; and we must find the money to support universities and other programs that can teach them to be the brilliant visionaries we'll need to replace the current generation.
"A boom in the tech sector means a boom in certain kinds of jobs," Hancock says. "They're all high-level jobs, highly skilled. They take specialized training, advanced degrees."
And so, sure, we should celebrate our patent superiority. And then we should get to work on keeping it.
Contact Mike Cassidy at firstname.lastname@example.com or 408-920-5536. Follow him at Twitter.com/mikecassidy.
Annual averages for Highest patent producing Metro areas
San Jose: 9,237
San Francisco: 7,003
New York: 6,907
Los Angeles: 5,456
Seattle: 3,968
Boston: 3,965
Chicago: 3,886
San Diego: 3,165
Minneapolis-St. Paul: 3,068
Detroit: 2,720
Average of all metro areas: 299
Source: Brookings Institution analysis. Each city listed includes surrounding areas. The averages were calculated using patents granted for applications made between 2007-11, meaning some applications were still pending.


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Red Hat's, Brian Stevens, claims that the desktop is dead. This may seem a trifle premature, but from my own perspective, that has already been the case for several years.
Across the room, from where I'm typing this, I have a formal computer desk, complete with comfortable "executive" chair, adjustable foot-rest (your feet will love you till the day they drop off if you buy them one of these), nice, fast AMD64 tower case, and a 19 inch IBM-Lenovo LCD screen, to look at everything.
Even though it's running most of the time, I hardly ever go near it.
I'm over on the couch, aren't I, with my feet up, a glass of wine on the table, and my trusty Thinkpad perched on a stool beside me.
Why sit up, at a desk, like a silly great school-kid, with your feet hanging down in the most uncomfortable position, when modern technology can give you every opportunity to loll around like a Roman Tribune at a banquet?
It really doesn't make a scrap of sense, does it?
The desktop is a straight hang-over from Tom Brown's Schooldays, while the laptop is the way of the 21st century future.
I can shove my laptop in a bag, at a moment's notice, fly around the world to wherever you are, and show you this document on the machine it is being written on. This wouldn't really be an option with the average desktop.
The sheer, self-containedness of the laptop will conquer the desktop.
I have a big enough library, on my laptop, that you could throw me on a desert island (with a solar power-point) for a couple of decades, and I'd never run out of reading-matter.
Even in large-scale office usage, the desktop, with all its discrete components, no longer makes sense.
The One Laptop Per Child program, which will be a free software flagship, is ample evidence of this trend. It is self-contained. Imagine trying to set up a One Tower Case, plus One Monitor, and also, One Keyboard, Mouse and Assorted Cables, Per Child program. Just trying to write it all down would be bad enough, but the delivery logistics would suddenly become horrific.
The desktop is dead! Long live the laptop!
For some things
Yes, laptops are nice for some things. The portability factor is really the benefit. However, what you do with your system factors into it. If you are heavy in to graphics, need terabytes of disk space, do cpu intensive tasks, a laptop may not cut it. Of course, then you could perhaps vnc/remote in to your desktop from your laptop to initiate these tasks, then it might be all right. There's also the heat issue to contend with. Laptops in general seem to be much hotter, most likely due to the confined space.
But, different people have different requirements. I guess for me, my computers are in my living room anyways, so it's not much for me to be able to watch tv and work on the computer at the same time. For the One Laptop Per Child program though, yes, you couldn't really do that with a desktop. :-) A laptop is brilliant.
let's all play nice!
I would have to agree with you Clievers. Laptops are ok for certain things but not in all situations. If you work with heavy graphics and if you are into production of multimedia content, no matter how much people want to defend laptops, desktops have much better performance.
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Isn't the referenced article about application hosting killing the desktop "paradigm"? They are not talking about the laptop killing the desktop... they're saying hosted apps will kill the desktop model as in no applications on your PC... whether "desktop" or "laptop"
just an observation.
Re ummmm
Yeah, that's true enough, but the Red Hat author introduced it as 'the desktop being dead' and that suggested the concept I have been considering for some time, so I commented on it in that fashion.
One of the most damaging aspects of the loss of a desktop is ergonomics. I ahave been forced off my desktop (by my 4 yr old daughter and I have been using a laptop for 2 months now. The problem is that I am developing severe back and neck strain to the point that I now use the laptop on the dining room table in a neo-desktop fashion. My joints complain less though it is not quite perfect. Reclining like a Roman emporer is appealing, until the laptop heat becomes unbearable for your legs to maintain. Also, if perched on the lap, clothing may be restricting airflow into and out of the machine, potentially leading to disasterous consequences. So you then place the laptop on the coffee table, which is far from ergononmically sound, as you lean, crouching forward.
A further point is how do you organise yourself? A central location to find pens, envelopes, paper based information?
My recommendation, have a desktop space, in which you work on your laptop. Then you can always take the lappy away with you, but not have he back pain
One, the other, the last...
To sum up and add some to the above statements we may say this:
- a laptop has now enough storage and power capabilities to handle pretty much any desktop use: word processing, TV/DVD watching, 3D interfaces, small games... All that does work on a laptop. If you need your data with you, a laptop is VERY nice.
- a laptop isn't made to be used all the time: the closeness of keyboard and screen are VERY uncomfortable for the back, neck and wrists, and may lead to chronical pains if abused. Lack of cooling makes them very hot too, and their sizes make keyboard and pointer awkward to use; if you get a larger one, it's heavy to carry.
- a laptop isn't durable enough to run 24/7: it is too sensitive to dust and heat, so you may forget about leaving any but the most durable ones running as servers.
- desktop systems can be made easy to carry: small form factors and flat screens can make them fit in a bag, and wireless mice and keyboards reduce cabling to a minimum (the power plug; very small PCs can be 'glued' to the mount of the screen); you retain the ability to distance the screen from you, your sight and your keyboard. I made one like that, when not used the machine fits in a drawer.
- desktop systems are a bit easier to service: extracting the still working hard disk from a laptop is often quite a drag, once shot the DVD drive is often impossible to replace, you can't expand RAM as much as you'd like, meaning that many laptops are usually obsolete and impossible to salvage if, for any reason, they can't fit current requirements (if you want to install, say, a new OS with dreadful hardware requirements...)
- desktop systems, being more modular, can be made into pretty much anything you want: 24/7 file server, gaming machine, media center, multiple screen configurations...
Ideally, a laptop should be more modular: if you could, for example, separate the keyboard from the screen+UC, and components made more modular (it has gotten better with standardized hard disk form factors and RAM slots, CPUs can also be replaced more easily and graphics modules are sometimes swappable), then I'll agree that the desktop is dead indeed.
It still has a nice life in front of it.
A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows.
Boy, I hate this!
Why are you all so mentally blocked as not to realise that it is not the keyboard that needs to be dettachable from the rest of the laptop, but the screen itself, which is much more expensive!! Nobody ever mentions it, as though there is some fscking magic in the screen / laptop relationship that makes the two eternally unseparable. I am sick of this mental blockade. How on earth have the evil corporations managed to manipulate us so effectively??
Commodore 64
In the end, everything will revert to the paradigm of the Commodore 64.
Advantages and inconvenients in both
...however, having the UC part of the screen 'block' has the following impediments:
- you sometimes move the keyboard, just because your body position has shifted - a heavy keyboard isn't good for that, and an UC doesn't enjoy being moved much.
- a keyboard supports typing - and vibrations. An UC (with a hard disk and cooling fans) doesn't like those vibrations.
- a screen usually enjoys a heavy base to keep stable - an UC may do that.
- an UC heats up - having it under your hands isn't so nice when you're in a tempered room.
Thus the 'evil corporations' aren't all that bad in this regard - their designers are just being smart.
The Commodore 64 was supposed to be plugged into a regular TV, and didn't have a hard disk. While flat HDTV may rekindle this type of setup, I see the PC plugged into it more as a small module with an IR/Bluetooth-connected keyboard and mouse (or any other controller) than as being part of the keyboard (which would require a connection module to the screen and speakers, and would have limited autonomy without a power cable).
No, integrating the UC into the keyboard and making the screen detachable has too little advantage compared with the problems it brings.
A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows.
Desktop Dead? Not yet ...
The desktop will not die until a laptop can be built (affordably) at the kitchen/dining room table. My current desktop was built on my dining room table and I could control what hardware is in it and I can modify it anytime I want affordably.
With a laptop this is not that easy. Sure there are some sites that offer parts to build laptops and I/m sure there are individuals who have done it successfully, but was it as easy as building a desktop?
Granted, desktop computers are big and bulky, but you can't beat them for versatility. I know it is possible to order a customized laptop to fit your needs (at that moment), but what happens when you want/need more memory. Or what if there is a hardware (i.e. hard drive, optical drive, or lcd) failure? Having to send it back to the vendor can be a real pain.
When I can afford a laptop, I might consider getting one for travel use only, but I will stick with the desktop until I can no longer build one myself.
Oh, I forgot to mention that I don't like laptop keyboard at all, and I would miss the separate number pad as well.
laptop v desktop
For me both serve a good purpose, my computers are not business orientated at all, my laptop serves as a back up for the Internet when my desktop starts to falter for various reasons, I like the portability of the laptop as I can take it from room to room, I use it as a portable entertainment unit stationary in the car,
plus using a DC converter to extend the operating time in the car, also used when a few days away from home while taking photos and storing them, so I don't need to carry several camera storage cards, I can use a portable external hard drive for more storage if ever needed, and access many files if needed also, and of course for the outboard hard drive I need AC power but at the days end I'm in a motel so no problem, there are so many positives to own a laptop, but mainly as a backup.
just one example, I'm having some problems with a new PVR, so I can film these problems in real time, I can then take my laptop into the store and demonstrate these problems, you could say why not take the offending item itself into the store, well most times the problems are not consistent.
For my use I could consider another laptop as my main unit but realise I would have to pay about 3 times as much to get my desktop's equivalent capability, to sum up my desktop is still number one but I would hate to not have my laptop, so it all comes down to individual use.


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Nissan's Union Battle is About to Heat Up
By Christina Rogers and Neal E. Boudette
Tensions between the United Auto Workers union and Nissan Motor are rising over a push by the union to organize workers at a plant in Canton, Mississippi.
The UAW has been working for the last several years to build support at the factory and is about to expand upon its recent claims that the company is blocking its efforts to meet and communicate with Nissan workers.
On Tuesday the head of the Mississippi NAACP will issue a report in Washington alleging that Nissan is interfering with organizing work by its own employees. It claims Nissan's actions violate international labor standards.
The release of the report is the latest flare up in the UAW's broad campaign to unionize foreign-owned auto plants in southern American states. The union is also working to represent workers at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and at a Daimler plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The report also reflects the union's increasing efforts to pressure foreign automakers outside of the United States. The NAACP report will be released overseas, and will be released in Japanese in Japan.
In the Daimler organizing drive, German workers have come to Alabama to help UAW organizers and convince undecided workers to side with the union.
At VW's plant, an opening has been created for the UAW because of differences between German and American labor laws. In Germany, plants have works councils that provide employee representation in negotiations with management. Under U.S. law, works councils are only allowed if employees are represented by an outside union.
VW's top management has had talks with the UAW about the possibility of some involvement in a works council in Chattanooga.
The situation at the Nissan plant in Mississippi is more intense than those at the two German plants.
The UAW, which represents factory workers at the Detroit auto makers, claims Nissan's mangers at its factory in Canton are preventing its workers from participating in union-organizing activities and have threatened to close plants or cut production lines if a union is recognized, according to a media advisory released in advance of the report.
Nissan, in a statement, rejects the allegations, describing the report as "neither objective, nor credible". The company said it has "never violated labor standards and would never tolerate threats or intimidation of our employees.
The report is written by Mississippi NAACP President Derrick Johnson and Cornell University labor law professor Lance Compa. The UAW intends to hold press conferences in Washington, D.C., as well as Brazil and France, to publicize the report, the latest in a series of events held by the union as it seeks to organize Nissan factories.
The UAW has made winning recognition in the South's foreign-owned car plants a key objective in its efforts to increase membership rolls after years of decline.
See also:
Escape From Detroit: The Auto Industry Heads South – Corporate Intelligence
VW Plant in Tennessee Becomes Flash Point in Union Drive – WSJ


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Every day this week, News 12's Chad Mills will be interviewing the South Carolina candidates to help you make an informed decision at the polls.
To see all of News 12's campaign coverage, click here.
Monday, Oct. 29: House District 81
AIKEN, S.C. -- As Don Wells takes care of customers at the paint shop he's owned in Aiken for 16 years, Jane Vaughters takes a break from work at a local family practitioner's office to invite us over to her house on Hayne Avenue.
"Aiken's been great to us," said Don Wells, who has served for seven years on Aiken City Council.
Vaughters served eight years on City Council.
"I've lived here and raised my children here. We've lived here since 1974," she said.
Vaughters and Wells are the two candidates running for South Carolina House District 81, which includes most of downtown Aiken, south Aiken, Graniteville and a portion of Warrenville. Read more here.
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Tuesday, Oct. 30: Aiken County Sheriff
AIKEN, S.C. -- In Aiken County, there will be only one sheriff candidate on the ballot, but a write-in candidate is fighting for the position, too.
Aiken County Sheriff Michael E. Hunt is a native of this area and lives in Graniteville. He's served in local law enforcement for over 30 years.
Hunt started as a firefighter in Richmond County, became a corrections officer at the Aiken County Detention Center, next a public safety officer at the North Augusta Department of Public Safety, and then, in 1985, an officer at the Aiken Department of Public Safety. In 2003, during a special election, Hunt became Aiken County sheriff.
"You know, I love Aiken County, and I always have. This is my home," Sheriff Hunt said.
His challenger, Jim Vause, was born and raised in Florence. He enlisted in the Army and spent 25 years in the service. He took two tours of combat in both Vietnam and the first Gulf War.
Vause spent 35 years in law enforcement, too. He says he specialized in four areas of police work. He worked at Wackenhut, the security force for Savannah River Site, and now owns a security business.
"Sheriff Hunt needs to know that there's a lot of people in this community that are not happy with his leadership," Vause said. Read more here.
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Tuesday, Oct. 30: S.C. Congressional District 2
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. -- Congressman Joe Wilson has served this area in Washington since 2001. He's up for reelection this year too, but he doesn't have a challenger. Wilson represents all of Aiken County, Lexington County, and Barnwell County, with parts of Orangeberg and Richland Counties too.
In a one-on-one interview with News 12, Wilson talks about what issues are facing the country and what Congress will need to do over the next two years. After his comment to President Obama in 2009 that brought national attention, now, Wilson says the administration is not being truthful again in regards to Libya.
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Wednesday, Oct. 31: House District 86
AIKEN, S.C. -- The race for South Carolina House District 86 is heating up. The district includes two-thirds of Aiken County, including parts of Aiken, Wagener, Couchton, Montmorenci, Salley, Perry, Ridge Spring and New Ellenton.
"When I first ran for office, I said I'd run with a strong voice and an effective leadership. I've done that," said Republican Rep. Bill Taylor, who is finishing off his first term in the office and is hoping for a second.
"I was approached by a lot of the citizens and voters of District 86, and they were very disappointed with the fact there was no opposition to Bill Taylor," said David Lobb, who's vying for the seat as an Independent write-in candidate.
Lobb has an extensive military career, which includes 30 years in the U.S. Army. He is also the current vice president for legislative affairs for the Military Officers Association of America. Lobb also serves on the South Carolina Veterans Advocacy Council.Read more here.
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Thursday, Nov. 1: Aiken County Probate Judge
AIKEN, S.C. -- The race is on for Aiken County Probate Judge, and it's a heated contest -- and some say a dirty contest.
"I don't think anybody ever thought about the probate race until a Republican, for the first time in 24 years, decided to challenge a Democrat," said Jane Page Thompson, the Republican challenger on the ticket.
Thompson is a realtor in Aiken, but she's also an outspoken activist who fights for government accountability and her fiscal conservative beliefs.
In this election, she's facing Democrat incumbent Judge Sue H. Roe.
"I decided early on, that I was not going to allow her to demean my person dignity or the dignity of the Aiken County Probate Court," Judge Roe said of her challenger. Read more here.
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Friday, Nov. 2: Aiken County Confusing Elections, Referendums
AIKEN, S.C. -- Aiken County voting are faced with a few key elections and a referendum that could be confusing to some voters. News 12 is breaking them down.
Aiken County Referendum
The referendum asks, "Should the form of Aiken County's government be changed from that of a Council/Administrator form of government ... to that of a Council/Manager form of government?"
That's the question facing Aiken County voters.
"I could see that being confusing because, you know, a no vote might actually be yes and yes vote might actually be no," said voter Greg Smith, who decided to cast his absentee ballot at the Registration and Elections office Friday afternoon.
In plain speak, here's what the referendum means. A vote of "yes" would make county treasurers and auditors appointed, not elected. A vote of "no" would keep the form of government as it is.
"You know, Aiken County's grown up a lot over the last 50 years, it's time for Aiken County government to grow up as well," said Councilman Scott Singer.
Singer has been a strong supporter of the referendum to make these important positions appointed.
"These offices handle almost half a billion dollars a year, and I can't imagine a company or anybody in the private sector that would leave the important positions of managing and investing that money to chance," he said.
Right now, he says the state only requires a few things if you want to run for treasurer or auditor.
"You'd have to reside in the county in which you are running, and you'd have to have a high school education or eqivalent," said Singer.
However, we asked him if a vote of "yes" would increase the power of the government and scrap the checks and balances currently in place.
"That's poppycock," Singer said. "Right now, you have three offices that are more interested in protecting their turf than doing what's best."
But Aiken County Council Chairman Ronnie Young sees things very differently. He says the system that's in place now is working just fine. He says most other counties in the state, in fact, operate like Aiken County does now. He says he's voting "no" because a "yes" vote would take power away from the voter.
South Carolina Senate District 24
For State Senate District 24, voters will see the name Tom Young two times. One will be listed as a Republican, and the other, a petition candidate.
Young, who is the current State Representative for District 81, says he submitted a petition in case he got kicked off the ballot as a Republican.
Whichever Tom Young you vote for, that vote will go to the same person.
Aiken County Treasurer
Speaking of candidates kicked off the ballot, there are no candidates for treasurer on the Aiken County ballot. They were all disqualified by a South Carolina Supreme Court ruling in the spring. Since the primary, more and more write-in candidates have come out of the woodwork. Now, there are 11 in all who have submitted their intent to run as write-in candidates to the election office.
If you wish to vote for Aiken County Treasurer, you will be required to write in one of these 11 names on your ballot:
John Cagle
Debra Folk
Jason Goings
Angela Gunter
Melissa Oremus
Francis Pennington
Robin Saylor
Ed Smith
Sonya Spray
Mike Wheelis
Voters are encouraged to use both the Internet and Facebook to learn more about these candidates and remember a name when going to the polls.
Aiken County Auditor
Additionally, two candidates are vying for the auditor spot. On the ballot, you'll see current Aiken County Councilman Charles Barton, who's running as a Republican. Daniel Turno is running against Barton as a write-in candidate. If you wish to vote for Turno as Aiken County auditor, you will be required to write in his name on your ballot.


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My bili was up to 9.4 and they put in a temporary liver stent last week. Im worried that my jaundice is not going to go away. In order for me to get a new clinical trial I have to have my liver functions back down. Has anyone had a similar experience with jaundice.


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Houston-based pilot elected president of SWAPA
Houston-based pilot Mark Richardson, a captain at Southwest Airlines, has been elected president of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association, the union said Tuesday.
Richardson received 53.42 percent of the votes cast, SWAPA said.
"It is truly an eventful time to represent the pilots of Southwest Airlines as the company completes its operational integration with AirTran and SWAPA continues contract negotiations," Richardson said in the SWAPA announcement. "I am honored by the pilots' trust and do not take lightly the responsibility of leading our group through this changing landscape over the next few years."
He previously had served as SWAPA second vice president from 2007 to 2010 and was a Houston domicile representative in 2006.
Richardson takes over Jan. 1 from Steve Chase for a two-year term.
SWAPA members picked another Houston-based pilot, Richard Forlano, for a two-year term as second vice president.
The incumbent, Steve Chase, finished third in the first round of voting. In the runoff, Richardson won out over Tom Winsor.
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I came across this article in salon.com and there's a real temptation just to throw it in the cage here as some meat to tear at. This is the first time I've come across the term 'Paleocons' and noticed �but I've been noticing the knuckle dragging described for a while… Paleocon…just maybe an apt turn of phrase. The piece points up the sad spectacle I've noticed in post-Soviet politics from the get go, that in among the folks applauding the fall of a repressive totalitarianism premised on falsified notions of human progress were an opportunistic clique of equally repressive actors who rejected the notion of human rights and progress altogether. It's maybe disturbing and enlightening to take notice of the same strains within our own body politic.
I'll offer a link to the article in its entirety here and offer this excerpt of just one instance where this notion of paleoconservativism seems to resonate with the discussion we often find ourselves having right here. That romance for ante-bellum America, before fuzzy notions like emancipation and labor rights and progressive reform made a mess of everything. It's uncanny, almost like they've been listening in here and taking notes.
But it�s more than just social issues that have earned Putin admiration from American paleocons. More important to them is his robust defense of national sovereignty, or, to be precise, the notion that authoritarian governments ought to be able to get away with the worst human rights abuses�up to and including genocide�without facing punishment or intervention from the West. For the paleocons, who look back with fondness on the likes of Nazi sympathizer Charles Lindbergh and other leaders of the World War II-era America First movement, America ought to �mind its own business� and radically reduce, if not eliminate completely, its overseas commitments.


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one time i had a weekend-long game and my battery was not fully charged when my friends and i went camping (yes, we did use bio-degradable bb's), but i always carry another battery with me for the same reason as a spare if there are no places to charge them out in the middle of nowhere. but my point is, instead of taking a long time just to remove anything on your gun just to replace the battery, i figure it seams more logical and less time consuming doing it this way.
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The Podgorica Hotel is located on the banks of the River Moraca, in the immediate vicinity of the administrative and political centre of the capital the City Hall, the Parliament of Montenegro and the Government building.
Nearby, just five to ten minutes walk away lays the business centre with its shopping malls and numerous cafes and restaurants. This excellent location is complemented by the green oasis in the city where the hotel is located, surrounded by the sports and recreational zone of the River Moraca.
The interior of the Podgorica Hotel has been designed using modern lines and natural materials, and its unique architectural designs are complimented by high category hotel standards. The combination of natural materials wood and stone is enriched by the modern furnishing of the rooms and suites. The bathrooms have hydro-massage shower cubicles and bath tubs with hydro-massage (en suite), while all rooms are air conditioned and have mini bars and room service.
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The hotel restaurant Three Centuries overlooks the River Moraca with one of the most beautiful balconies in the city. Apart from the menu, offering traditional Montenegrin specialties, the Three Centuries restaurant offers Italian and Mediterranean cuisines, which will add flavor to your business meetings, private encounters or family gatherings.
For those who enjoy good wines, we recommend the Tavern, which offers, together with its intimate atmosphere and a limited number of seats, the best of wine lists featuring both Montenegrin and foreign selections of wines.
You will often be able to see members of the business and political elites in the Lobby Bar, while a popular place for nightlife among the younger generation is the Just Club.
Located in the inner city, but still outside of turmoil of urban life, the Podgorica Hotel is a meeting place of business people: complete with a small meeting room with 20 seats and the big conference hall, which can accommodate 110 people.
Equipped with a wireless conference interpretation system, and state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, the conference area can be used as a congress hall, press centre or as a presentation venue.
If you are on a business trip, you can use fast Internet access (LAN, wireless), a LCD TV monitor, SOS system, and an electronic safe.
The cosmetics and massage centres are available for relaxation.
The fitness gym has state-of-the-art exercise equipment and, if you prefer outdoor recreation, the playing fields of the sports centre Moraca are located next to the hotel.
A credit card is required to secure the reservation. You have up to 3 days prior to arrival to cancel the reservation without charge. If the reservation is cancelled within 72 hours prior to arrival you will be charged 1 night stay. Same day cancellations, no shows or early check out will result in 1 night charge. Payment: credit card will be charged on arrival day.
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Maureen McPhilmy has been married to Fox News Host Bill O'Reilly for almost 14 years. Previous to her relationship with O'Reilly, Maureen allegedly dated Flavor Flav, She and Flavor Flav were an item long before the ridiculous reality show, Flavor of Love was even a dream.
Maureen McPhilmy's biography is vague. We know she is a public relations executive, and currently resides in Manhasset, New York with her husband Bill O'Reilly, of whom she married in 1995. They now have two children, Madeline and Spencer.
Previous to her famous marriage to Bill, Maureen McPhilmy dated Public Enemy rapper and reality show star, Flavor Flav. Ironically, Maureen's husband Bill is an adversary of hip-hop music. His is known for speaking out against hip hop artists, and is even rumored to have caused Pepsi to drop Ludacris as their spokesperson.
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An English teacher at Castilleja School in Palo Alto has resigned amidst allegations that she engaged in sexual misconduct with two students at schools in Tennessee and Texas in the 1980s.
The students contacted Castilleja, a private school for girls in grades 6-12, about two months ago, said spokeswoman Dana Sundblad. As soon as the school learned of the "inappropriate relationships," the teacher was placed on administrative leave and an investigation was launched.
The teacher denied the allegations and resigned, according to a letter Head of School Nanci Kauffman recently sent to family and alumnae.
"As a school, we have no choice but to take allegations of this nature very seriously," she said.
Sundblad said the school notified authorities and the schools where the teacher previously taught.
Castilleja did not publicly release the name of the teacher because she has not been charged with a crime. For that same reason, The Daily News is not disclosing her name at this time.
According to the teacher's LinkedIn profile, she served as an administrator at Baylor School in Chattanooga, Tenn., from 1985 to 1990, and as an English instructor at Hockaday School in Dallas, Texas, from 1973 to 1983.
She also taught English at Harpeth Hall School in Nashville, Tenn., from August 1978 to June 1979.
Officials at Baylor and Hockaday confirmed that former students had made allegations of sexual misconduct against the teacher. Baylor is a private school for boys and girls in grades 6-12 and Hockaday is a private school for girls in grades K-12; both offer boarding.
"Though this allegation reaches back more than two decades and we have no record of any misconduct, we are taking it very seriously, and appropriate authorities have been advised of the matter," said a statement provided by Barbara Kennedy, Baylor's director of external affairs.
In a phone interview, Melissa Allan, director of communications and marketing at Hockaday, said the school has hired an outside investigator and notified Child Protective Services.
"We take any claim of impropriety very seriously," Allan said. "Hockaday has always been and always will be about doing the right thing, standing by the victim and being transparent."
Officials at Castilleja said no student at the school had stepped forward with similar allegations. Sundblad said the teacher received accolades during her roughly 21 years at Castilleja.
"Although we are unaware of any allegations of misconduct by this teacher during her tenure with Castilleja, we have taken steps to inform our entire school community, including our alumnae, and encourage anyone with concerns to please contact us," said Kauffman.
A message left at a number listed for the teacher was not returned Wednesday or Thursday.
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The Berrics' latest First Try Fridays video features Levi Brown. Filmed at the Explore the Berrics Westchester park, Levi is tasked with a giant frontside flip. True to style, Levi accomplished his mission with style and height.
Atop his new Travel Well cruiser board, Chad Tim Tim annihilated the Berrics park in this Bangin' vid. Spy the Drop Spot pole jam that Chad brought with him. Leave it to Tim Tim to shred a cruiser harder than most of will ever shred on a traditional setup.
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Brand Name: Marcaine HCl, Marcaine Spinal, Sensorcaine, Sensorcaine-MPF, Sensorcaine-MPF Spinal
What is Sensorcaine-MPF (bupivacaine)?
Bupivacaine is an anesthetic (numbing medicine) that blocks the nerve impulses that send pain signals to your brain.
Bupivacaine is used as a local (in only one area) anesthetic.
Bupivacaine is given as an epidural injection into the spinal column to produce numbness during labor, surgery, or certain medical procedures.
Bupivacaine is also used as an anesthetic for dental procedures.
Bupivacaine may also be used for purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What is the most important information I should know about Sensorcaine-MPF (bupivacaine)?
Tell your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction to any type of numbing medicine.
Before receiving this medication, tell your doctor if you have kidney or liver disease, anemia (lack of red blood cells), a bleeding or blood clotting disorder, syphilis, polio, a brain or spinal cord tumor, numbness or tingling, chronic back pain, headache caused by surgery, low or high blood pressure, a curved spine, or arthritis.
You will be watched closely after receiving bupivacaine, to make sure you do not have a reaction to the medication.
This medication can cause numbness over a large portion of your body. Take care to avoid injury before the feeling has returned completely. After a dental procedure, avoid eating, chewing gum, or drinking a hot beverage until your mouth is no longer numb.
Some epidural numbing medications can have long-lasting or permanent effects on certain body processes such as sexual function, bowel or bladder control, and movement or feeling in your legs or feet. Talk with your doctor about your specific risk of nerve damage from bupivacaine.
What should I discuss with my health care provider before receiving Sensorcaine-MPF (bupivacaine)?
Tell your doctor if you have ever had an allergic reaction to any type of numbing medicine.
To make sure you can safely receive bupivacaine, tell your doctor if you have any of these other conditions:
anemia (lack of red blood cells);
kidney or liver disease;
a bleeding or blood clotting disorder;
syphilis, polio, a brain or spinal cord tumor;
numbness or tingling;
chronic back pain, headache caused by surgery;
low or high blood pressure;
curvature of the spine; or
FDA pregnancy category C. It is not known whether bupivacaine will harm an unborn baby. Tell your doctor if you are pregnant.
Bupivacaine can pass into breast milk and may harm a nursing baby. You should not breast-feed while you are using bupivacaine.
How is Sensorcaine-MPF (bupivacaine)given?
Bupivacaine is injected through a needle directly into or near the area to be numbed. You will receive this injection in a dental or hospital setting.
For an epidural, bupivacaine is given as an injection through a needle placed into an area of your middle or lower back near your spine.
For a dental procedure, bupivacaine is injected directly into the mouth near the tooth or teeth your dentist will be working on.
Your breathing, blood pressure, oxygen levels, or other vital signs will be watched closely while you are receiving bupivacaine.
Some epidural numbing medications can have long-lasting or permanent effects on certain body processes such as sexual function, bowel or bladder control, and movement or feeling in your legs or feet. Talk with your doctor about your specific risk of nerve damage from bupivacaine.
What happens if I miss a dose?
Since bupivacaine is given as needed before a surgery or dental procedure, you are not likely to be on a dosing schedule.
What happens if I overdose?
Tell your caregivers right away if you think you have received too much of this medicine.
Overdose symptoms may include extreme drowsiness, fainting, or slowed breathing.
What should I avoid after receiving Sensorcaine-MPF (bupivacaine)?
This medication can cause numbness over a large portion of your body. Take care to avoid injury before the feeling has returned completely.
After a dental procedure, avoid eating, chewing gum, or drinking a hot beverage until your mouth is no longer numb.
Sensorcaine-MPF (bupivacaine) side effects
Get emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives, red rash, itching; sneezing, difficulty breathing; severe dizziness, vomiting; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Tell your caregivers at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
feeling anxious, restless, confused, or like you might pass out;
problems with speech or vision;
ringing in the ears, metallic taste, numbness or tingling around your mouth, or tremors;
seizure (convulsions);
weak or shallow breathing;
fast heart rate, gasping, feeling unusually hot;
slow heart rate, weak pulse;
urinating less than usual or not at all.
Less serious side effects include:
nausea, vomiting;
chills or shivering;
headache; or
back pain.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
See also: Side effects (in more detail)
What other drugs will affect Sensorcaine-MPF (bupivacaine)?
Tell your doctor about all other medicines you use, especially:
a blood thinner such as warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven);
ergot medicine such as ergotamine (Ergomar, Cafergot, Migergot), dihydroergotamine (D.H.E. 45, Migranal), ergonovine (Ergotrate), or methylergonovine (Methergine);
antidepressants such as amitriptyline (Elavil, Vanatrip, Limbitrol), doxepin (Sinequan, Silenor), amoxapine (Asendin), clomipramine (Anafranil), desipramine (Norpramin), amitriptyline (Elavil, Vanatrip, Limbitrol), doxepin (Sinequan, Silenor), imipramine (Janimine, Tofranil), nortriptyline (Pamelor), protriptyline (Vivactil), or trimipramine (Surmontil);
an MAO inhibitor such as furazolidone (Furoxone), isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam, Zelapar), or tranylcypromine (Parnate); or
a phenothiazine such as chlorpromazine (Thorazine), fluphenazine (Permitil, Prolixin), perphenazine (Trilafon), prochlorperazine (Compazine, Compro), promethazine (Pentazine, Phenergan, Anergan, Antinaus), thioridazine (Mellaril), or trifluoperazine (Stelazine).
This list is not complete and other drugs may interact with bupivacaine. Tell your doctor about all medications you use. This includes prescription, over-the-counter, vitamin, and herbal products. Do not start a new medication without telling your doctor.
More about Sensorcaine-MPF (bupivacaine)
Consumer resources
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Professional resources
Other formulations
Related treatment guides
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Recently the sink here in our break room has been draining really slow. As in, standing water that slowly seeps out. Someone picked up a bottle of super strength drain cleaner and we tried that. It drained a little better but still very slowly. I volunteered to bring in the ingredients for my frugal drain cleaner the next day.
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Aupheus "EXCAVATED" - inst & animation video
Props to Buddy Peace for coining the term "doom-bap." It's a perfect fit.
The above audio is the title track to Aupheus' instrumental album "EXCAVATED" which is available NOW at:
Here's an animated video that Aupheus created in conjunction with the album's release:
'Excavated' is the second solo release from London's DJ/producer/beat-maker Aupheus. With over 12 years experience behind the turntables, Aupheus uses a combination of found sounds, obscure vinyl breaks, manipulated field recordings, turntable techniques and live instrumentation to construct punchy, industrial, moody, and ambient soundscapes.
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that is amazing
is there a cd or mp3 only?
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We were hoping to get some CDs but it seems that he only pressed a limited few and he's all out of them now. We'll try to make sure that doesn't happen with whatever he works on next. Word is that Buddy Peace and Aupheus are collaborating on a project together.
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This guy is a beast. He created the video, too?
Tue Feb 01, 2011 8:35 pm
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haha yeah, man. I'm waiting for the rest of the people to recognize. We've got all these other threads dedicated to "pictures" and "beats" and "art" and "videos" and whatever else. Here's a dude doing it big on all levels. Aupheus isn't big on tooting his own horn so we're trying to toot it forum.
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Sage Francis wrote:
toot it forum.
Nice one.
I agree. Talentedness going on here.
Tue Feb 01, 2011 9:32 pm
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This is very cool. I'd pay for his work
Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:14 am
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Wed Feb 02, 2011 3:38 am
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Here's something Aupheus wrote to accompany the video:
"I worked on this film in my spare time for well over a year. I've been working with visuals for as long as I've been making music and combining the two is something that I'm passionate about; one of the things I love about animation is that it means I get to work with drawing and sound simultaneously. I wanted to make something that was more like a short film as opposed to making a straight music video so I decided to rework the original track around a simple narrative inspired by the music. Alongside developing my music style, for the past few years I've been trying to develop an equivalent visual way of working. I'm a big fan of film soundtracks and music that conjures up strong visual imagery; this is something I try to do in my own music. I usually have a particular world in mind when I'm working on a track, and this is my attempt to try to visualise one of those worlds."
Fri Feb 04, 2011 11:33 am
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Thanks for the words guys - much props to SFR for the forum tootin'!
Mon Feb 07, 2011 2:28 am
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This is pretty sick
The animation is excellent. What are you using to do that with and will we be seeing more any time soon?
Mon Feb 07, 2011 6:21 am
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Thanks man.
I used a combination of pencil on paper, Flash, Photoshop and After Effects.
Yeah, hopefully there'll be more soon! I'm working on a new film right now and Buddy and I are also talking about working some animation into our collab.
Mon Feb 07, 2011 12:55 pm
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the EP is amazing
Mon Feb 07, 2011 4:12 pm
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Thanks man, really glad you dig it.
Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:25 am
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what about an animation that goes with a whole album, kinda like what q-bert did with Wavetwisters, probally would takea very long time for a project like that but would be so awesome
Tue Feb 08, 2011 10:42 am
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – The Texas A&M - Corpus Christi men's and women's cross country teams wrapped up team competition today at the 2012 NCAA Division I South Central Regional Championships at Agri Park. The men's team had a strong day, finishing in eighth place while the women's team clocked a 13th-place finish.
Senior Patrick Kimeli placed 15th to earn his third consecutive all-region honor and still has a chance to qualify for the NCAA Championships for his third straight year. The at-large bids will be announced Saturday at noon. If Kimeli qualifies he will keep the streak alive of seven straight years the Islanders have had a runner qualify to the NCAA Championships.
The women's squad finished the 6k race in 13th place out of 36 schools in the South Central region with 338 points and one spot ahead of their No. 14 South Central Regional ranking. The Islanders placed three spots behind Stephen F. Austin (255 points) to finish second out of the Southland Conference. No. 1-ranked Arkansas won with 44 points and No. 2-ranked Texas finished in second with 68 points. No. 5-ranked Texas A&M placed third (140 points) while SMU (178 points) and UTSA (187 points) rounded out the top five in fourth and fifth place.
The Islanders were led by BreAnna Briggs who finished in 37th place with a time of 22:18.5. The senior improved her placing by 21 spots from a year ago and bested her time at Agri Park by 5.4 seconds. Behind Briggs was junior Cecilia Jones in 57th place with a time of 22:54.4. Jones also improved her previous time at Agri Park by 1:37. Vanessa Galindo was the third Islander to cross the line in 68th place with a time of 23:07.9 and Jasmine Boutte followed in 92nd place with a time of 23:45.8. Freshmen Ashley Mills (112th), Regina Salinas (117th) and Samantha Hardin (129th) rounded out the field for the women's team.
"The top three girls ran really well," Head Coach Shawn Flanagan said. "This was our rebuilding year and we have another year to get everyone on the same page. Bre went out in a good way and Cecy and Vanessa both ran really well."
The men's team had a strong showing today, finishing in eighth place out of 36 schools in the South Central region with 228 points and one spot ahead of their No.9 South Central Regional ranking. The Islanders placed fourth out of the Southland, behind McNeese State (4th place, 157 points), Stephen F. Austin (5th place, 174 points) and Lamar (7th place, 211 points). No. 1-ranked Texas finished in first place with 38 points while No. 2-ranked Arkansas finished in second with 53 points. No. 3-ranked Texas A&M placed third (93 points) while McNeese State (157 points) and Stephen F. Austin (174 points) rounded out the top five.
Behind Kimeli was Philipp Baar in 31st place with a time of 31:50.0 and in 39th place was Abel Koskey with a time of 32:11.8. Christoph Hintz crossed the line in 72nd place with a time of 33:06.8 and senior Adrian Marquez finished his Islander career in 79th place with a time of 33:27.0. Rounding out the men's team was Paul Hansel in 93rd place with a time of 33:55.1.
"Patrick, Philipp and Abel ran really well," Flanagan said. "I'm very optimistic about Patrick's chances of qualifying. It's been a long season but the men's team has worked hard and Shadrack (Songok) has done a good job of working with them."
Briggs, Marquez and Daniel Barlow all competed in their final race as an Islander.
Kimeli still had a chance of representing the Islanders at the 2012 NCAA National Championships on Saturday, Nov. 17, in Louisville, Ky.
For the latest information, follow Islanders Cross Country on Twitter (@IslandersTFXC) and Facebook (Texas A&M Corpus Christi Track & Field/Cross Country).
Women's 6k Team Scores:
1. Arkansas 44
2. Texas 68
3. Texas A&M 140
6. Texas Christian 189
7. Baylor 217
9. Arkansas State 233
10. Stephen F. Austin 255
11. Rice 265
12. Tulane 322
13. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 338
14. Texas - Pan American 372
15. Lamar 375
16. Central Arkansas 381
17. North Texas 405
18. McNeese State 419
19. Houston Baptist 490
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi Individual Results:
37. BreAnna Briggs 22:18.5
57. Cecilia Jones 22:54.4
68. Vanessa Galindo 23:07.9
92. Jasmine Boutte 23:45.8
112. Ashley Mills 24:24.2
117. Regina Salinas 24:37.4
129. Samantha Hardin 25:08.7
Men's 10k Team Scores:
1. Texas 38
2. Arkansas 53
3. Texas A&M 93
4. McNeese State 157
5. Stephen F. Austin 174
6. Rice 190
7. Lamar 211
8. Texas A&M - Corpus Christi 228
9. Central Arkansas 253
10. Arkansas - Little Rock 260
11. Texas-Arlington 265
13. North Texas 288
14. Baylor 307
15. Houston 328
16. Sam Houston State 406
17. UL - Lafayette 466
19. Texas-Pan American 543
Texas A&M - Corpus Christi Individual Results:
15. Patrick Kimeli 30:56.3
31. Philipp Baar 31:50.0
39. Abel Koskey 32:11.8
72. Christoph Hintz 33:06.8
79. Adrian Marquez 33:27.0
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I had moved to just a few blocks north of the Palace, so this was a venue I could walk to from home. The show was quite a rocker! The Palace tends to be a bit boomy, so that wasn't helping the band, but the show was awesome nonetheless. I was so amazed by the second set. "Mike's" -> "H2" was sublime, as was the "Horse" -> "Silent in the AM". I love all Page songs, so "Jesus" was a treat! The "Great Gig in the Sky" was just hilarious, and the audience was just plain annoying for "Sweet Adeline".
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Director Alan Bibby and the production team at Stardust created full-color 3D animated imagery designed to appear as if floating in space within the Dreamoc 3D display. This content was then seamlessly integrated with a physical MTS Blackberry Storm2 smartphone affixed on a stand in the middle of the Dreamoc.
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Because the Blackberry Storm2 phone works globally, BBDO wanted to showcase that quality while also targeting audiences where they might be using mobile phones, or as they're about to travel overseas. The agency brief for Stardust was to highlight how the phone could take users across the entire planet, from the USA to England to Africa, Asia and back again. Swirling around the Blackberry are compelling visuals of miniature worlds -- natural environments, menageries, cityscapes, monuments and other iconography indigenous to each of these global regions -- all projected into the environment in a holographic 3D illusion.
Due to the Dreamoc's eye-catching nature and novelty, passersby would be getting up close and personal with the machine, scrutinizing Stardust's work, which meant Stardust had to deliver on compelling, engaging visuals that complemented the phone. But perhaps the biggest challenge for Stardust was maintaining the idea that these are individual objects in space, and that the illusion of depth wouldn't come from matte paintings, depth of field or the usual tricks of the flat screen, but instead be driven with animation.
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Client: MTS
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Executive Producer: Mike Eastwood
Head of Production: Eve Ehrich
Producer: Ryan McRee
Sr Art Director: Aaron Maurer
Designers: Kaya Ono, Diana Park. Gabriel Tick, Jungeun Kim
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Dana Carvey hosted tonight's Saturday Night Live. There was some old (Wayne's World, "Church Lady"), some new (Justin Bieber cameos), and a sh*tload of WTF, courtesy musical guest Linkin Park. Their second performance? Jaw-droppingly horrible—and just plain weird.
Unfortunately—er, fortunately?—time constraints allow me to only post four minutes of video, so the first minute or so of the performance (which was just a long intro, anyway) isn't included.
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(I realize that Linkin Park fans will probably jump down my throat for this, and I'm fine with that, because—whichever way you cut it—the performance was just not good.)


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In Their Own Words – Why I Run for Team Autism Speaks
I am the proud mom of twin boys – James (pictured at left) and Emmett. My son James has autism; my son Emmett does not not.
James was diagnosed at 23 months with autism. We started noticing around 15 months that Emmett's development was making leaps and bounds; James' was not and he was losing words. My little boy lost his smiles, his babble and became disconnected from us. Possibly the most painful thing a parent can ever experience.
As the years went by, I needed an outlet to deal with the stress and I had been a runner throughout college. I also had a little boy, who because of his disability, could never stand still and ran everywhere. We were constantly sprinting across playgrounds, parking lots, and streets, because James was always running.
I decided I needed to stay in shape so I could always run with James. And I started running. Four marathons and several half marathons later, I'm still running. I'm not running fast, I just can run. And I can run with James and for James. I can do the ultimate multi-tasking for any mother – raise awareness, raise funds for autism research and help my child.
In the photo above, Emmett is the little boy to my right.
My husband is next to him and my good friend Karen is in front.
Space is quickly filling up, so if you would like to run with a group passionate about raising awareness then we want you to Team Up with Autism Speaks for the ING NYC Marathon 2010 please visit http://events.autismspeaks.org/nycmarathon for complete details.
This "In Their Own Words" essay is by Nancy O'Brien of Elmhurst, Ill.
If you have a story you wish to share about your personal experience with autism, please send it to email@example.com. Autism Speaks reserves the right to edit contributions for space, style and content. Because of the volume of submissions, not all can be published on the site.
May 15, 2010 at 10:57 pm
This a very inspiring story. I started running last year and ran a 5k on Thanksgiving. I kind of slacked off so I am trying to build my mileage back up to do another 5k. I plan to do the Austism Speaks walk in Oct. And then I am hoping I will be fit enough to do a 10k on thanksgiving day. The 10k has nothing to do with autism, my point is just I hope to continually increase my distance and maybe by the time NYC marathon
May 15, 2010 at 11:05 pm
I don't know if my other comment posted or how bad it looked but my point is that it would be an amazing accomplishment to a) do a marathon b)do the NYC marathon and c) do it in the name of autism. While I am so far from it this year, I can always set it as a goal for next, so one day when my son gets old enough he will realize just how cool his mommy is.
May 16, 2010 at 7:21 am
Thanks for running and for sharing your story. Most of all thank you for giving of yourself to help families like ours. Your story is an inspiration and brings hope to all of us who love and work hard to help our children who live with Autism everyday. God Bless You! We will be shaking our pom-poms and cheering you on!
Cynthia, Jim and Wyatt (7 ASD & Appraxia) Falardeau – Vero Beach, FL
May 16, 2010 at 3:40 pm
Thanks for the inspirational words, they are just what I needed to hear. I just registered for the Autism Speaks Chicago marathon team last week and was a bit worried I might let down my pledges since I haven't ran too much since high school cross country. But your awesome story reinforced my belief that I can get there over the next 5 months, and do this for my son, Trey, who was diagnosed last year and all the other outstanding individuals on the spectrum.
Maybe someday we will meet at a race!
Best to you and your family,
Kevin Silha
May 18, 2010 at 9:00 am
From one autism-mama-runner to another, virtual high-five! Love this blog!


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Retail evolution: A potential merger of Office Max and Office Depot
The Wall Street Journal reported today that Office Max and Office Depot are in advance merger talks.
I was surprised at how many big box office supply stores we have in North Texas. One or two of the big three seem to be in every new retail development from Highland Village to Rockwall. I counted 32 Office Depots and 20 Office Max stores. Staples operates another 20 here.
Likely, several will close if a deal is reached.
It's tough being a big box store with big operating expenses and aisles and aisles of items that online shopping has practically turned into commodities.
Remember the days when big box stores were the category killers, putting mom and pops out of business?
In the 1980s, every region spawned an office supply superstore. Then there was a major consolidation in the 1990s with Office Depot, Office Max and Staples emerging as the national chains.
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A photo of a 7-year-old girl with autism kissing a cheeseburger has gone viral after a restaurant went out of its way to please her.
It happened at a Chili's location in Midvale, Utah.
A 7-year-old girl named Arianna was brought a cheeseburger that was cut in half. After her mom explained that her daughter didn't like the burger presented that way, and offered to pay for another sandwich, the restaurant staff brought Arianna a different cheeseburger.
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By guest blogger Serena Piper
Journalism major at the University of Oregon. Editor-in-Chief of Her Campus Oregon. Magazine, freelance blogger, future world traveler. In her spare time, she likes to read as many books as she can, go for long drives, and peruse news websites. Hopes to one day write for National Geographic.
April showers bring May flowers, but the dreariness doesn't have to apply to your wardrobe, too. Spring is here, and with each new season comes new trends. You may be fine sticking with your normal t-shirt, jeans, and flip-flops or Chucks, but just in case you want to switch things up a bit, here are a few spring trends I dare you to try!
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This spring is all about the electricity color can bring. Pair some bright orange skinny jeans with a simple top, or grab a pair of hot pink heels. Not comfortable with so much color? Grab some neon-colored bracelets.
Lacey tank tops, lacey skirts, lacey bathing suits…the choice is yours! Play up your femininity with something flirty and watch the heads turn.
Roaring 20s
Designers like Roberto Cavalli and Gucci are showing their jazz age spirit on the runways with drop-waist dresses and deco detailing. A little fringe never hurt anyone, right? If you're going out this weekend, this is your go-to style. Take a break from the short miniskirts and take a hint from the 20's.
Summer Suits
Ralph Lauren and Rachel Zoe know what they're doing. Instead of wearing barely-there jean shorts (a la Daisy Duke), try a summer suit: dressed up pin-lined shorts with a nice, crisp blazer. You'll look casual, yet sophisticated and put together.
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Leather Jackets
Guys, just in case you've been living under a rock the last century, women love guys in leather (must have something to do with the bad boy image, go figure). The awesome thing about leather jackets is that they work with jeans, dress pants, suits, whatever! Faux or real, no one will care and you won't have to worry about breaking the bank. Nordstrom offers them, as well as Guess.
From what I've heard, these bad boys are worth the money. Celebs like Peter Facinelli and Zac Efron have been spotted wearing these comfy kickers out and about and it's no wonder. They're quick to put on and they're a simple accessory that goes a long way toward making you a classic. Gucci, Ugg, and Zappos.com all over moccasins in a variety of styles and prices.
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Both must haves, khakis and cargos offer comfort and versatility. Grab a pair of these Sun–FadedChinos by Ralph Lauren and you'll be the most crisp-looking guy on campus. What to remember: khakis are more fitted while cargos are baggier and casual. With both, don't buy them too baggy, otherwise you risk looking sloppy.
Do some research of your own to find out what's hot for spring and let us know which trends you'll be rocking!