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Did Ruger quit making the Red Label?
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December 10, 2012, 09:32 PM
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December 10, 2012, 10:13 PM
I believe it was last year when they quit making them.
From what I remember, sales had fallen off and they had considerable QC issues with them.
December 10, 2012, 10:20 PM
Hmm, oh, well, guess I won't be lookin' at Red Labels, then. :D Probably hard to compete with all the fureners in the market in that price range. I really like the Franchi Instinct, but will have to save some money. :D That gun fit me WELL, though, and I liked the balance, the light weight (was in 20 gauge), and feel of it. Cool little shotgun. But, I'm still looking around at other O/Us at this time.
December 11, 2012, 08:07 AM
It was hard to compete with anyone when the guns consistently had quality issues, the same reason their Gold Label SxS stopped as well.
For the price of a RL, you can find Browning, Beretta and SKB- ALL of which, quality-wise, are heads and tails above Ruger
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December 11, 2012, 08:12 AM
Unfortunately the Ruger Red Labels had a poor reputation.
I had a 12ga. and it was good until the forearm latch
let go and the gun disassembled on me at station 5.
Ruger fixed it for free.
Most RRL's are serviceable hunters, just not up to target gun use.
After I got my first target gun and was pleased with the lower recoil,
I sold the RRL.
I friend of mine has a RRL 28ga., it is a model I'd like to have.
I love my Ruger rifle and pistol.
December 11, 2012, 09:36 AM
The Red Label earned its poor reputation. Frequent parts breakage, lousy triggers and poor handling were just some of the sins. Its delisting is no loss. Like many Ruger products it was an interesting concept that was poorly executed.
Major American gun makers have never seemed able to domestically produce a successful o/u shotgun.
Axel Larson
December 11, 2012, 10:00 AM
There is one used at a local gun shop near me and the thing feels like a 2x4 compared to a used citori. which is in the same price range.
December 11, 2012, 11:33 AM
Last I knew, I believe Ruger was making the Red Labels in Turkey anyway...
but like others said - they were poorly made....lots of issues / but I wouldn't put the Franchi that high up on the quality list either. Its fair to say that Franchi has mixed reviews as well.
In my opinion, Browning and Beretta continue to give you the most gun for the money ....save your money until you can get into that arena at some level - and you won't be dissapointed. I have Browning Citori's ( XS Skeet models with well over 500,000 shells thru them with no issues over the last 15 yrs or so - and not a single issue on any of my primary guns ). Look for a good used Citori XS Skeet model, with the adjustable comb - but new or used they are one of the better guns on the market for the money (they list new for around $3600 now - but a buddy just bought one new in my area for about $3,150 )....its a good all around gun for Skeet, Sporting clays or for upland birds. I like it with 30" barrels. / its not much of a serious Trap gun ....I turn to the Browning XT Trap with 32" barrels for Trap ....but you could shoot Trap casually with the XS Skeet model as well with no issues.
December 11, 2012, 12:50 PM
Major American gun makers have never seemed able to domestically produce a successful o/u shotgun
Remington did - the K-32 eventually became the Kreighoff K-80
Kolar makes an exceptional O/U, as does CSMC - but you won't get one for Mossberg prices. Kolars start about $12K, and some of the CSMC guns start about $8 and go over $100K
December 11, 2012, 04:13 PM
Remington did - the K-32 eventually became the Kreighoff K-80
Kolar makes an exceptional O/U, as does CSMC - but you won't get one for Mossberg prices. Kolars start about $12K, and some of the CSMC guns start about $8 and go over $100K
With only 5-6 thousand Model 32s made Remington didn't give the gun a chance to be their success. Krieghoff picked up the rights to the gun after Remington decided to discontinue it and its success came under German manufacture.
CSMC and Kolar and make good guns but they are small boutique gunmakers with low production numbers, no real distribution system, no international presence and a very limited market unlike Beretta, Browning, Perazzi and Krieghoff.
December 11, 2012, 04:49 PM
Actually, Hal DuPont picked up the rights and licensed or sold them to Kreighoff
December 11, 2012, 05:20 PM
Had Red Label 12 ga and had to send it in to Ruger. They repaired it and returned what looked like a new gun which worked great until I sold it. I notice the Red Label 20s at guns shows, but rarely see the 12. So, if you are really attracted to the 20s you might try gun shows.
December 11, 2012, 08:26 PM
I had the 28 gauge - was going to be my go-to chukar and quail gun. Went back to Ruger three times, everything internal was replaced, problems still persisted - gun went bye-bye; never again - you couldn't GIVE me one
December 11, 2012, 09:06 PM
I really like the Franchi Instinct
I bought a Franchi 48AL, worst, overpriced piece of junk shotgun I ever owned. I wouldn't even consider a Franchi now at any price. I know of at least two dealers who won't carry the line any longer, too many unhappy customers.
December 11, 2012, 09:34 PM
December 11, 2012, 09:45 PM
I have a 20ga RRL. No problems to date, but Im no hardcore target shooter. Its probably seen ~5000 rounds at targets and less than a box at birds.
December 11, 2012, 10:45 PM
This thread is disappointing for me to read. I have been planning to get a Ruger Red Label 12 gauge in the near future. i see a lot of them listed locally and have seen several in local shops (a few are new old stock even but have a high price). I generally like all things Ruger and just thought that this would be a nice addition to my safe.
I do very little hunting but have recently started shooting sporting clays for something different than my normal rifle / pistol routine. I hate to read opinions that the RRL is not likely to hold up to much target use. I also wonder how many parts Ruger has on hand to keep these guns running. Since production stopped I would guess that repairs are available only insofar as parts are available to make the fix.
December 11, 2012, 11:05 PM
One of my bird hunting buddies hunts with 12 ga RRL. He and I traded guns once for fun. He thought my Citori was terrible, I felt the same about his RRL.
The Ruger Red Label felt like a hammer in a drawer full of forks; it's heavy, clunky and chunky.
But, in the end, he out shoots me two to one, in the field and at trap. So there you go, to each his own.
December 12, 2012, 09:14 AM
>>Most RRL's are serviceable hunters, just not up to target gun use.<<
Exactly! They just never made it in the clay shooting arena.
December 12, 2012, 09:21 AM
I bought a Franchi 48AL, worst, overpriced piece of junk shotgun I ever owned. I wouldn't even consider a Franchi now at any price. I know of at least two dealers who won't carry the line any longer, too many unhappy customers.Not to high jack a thread, but this comment seems atypical - I've got a handful of 48ALs that I shoot heavily and often with no issue or complaint. Most are not new production, mind you, but they have served me well and are my go-to field/sporting shotgun.
December 12, 2012, 02:57 PM
I do very little hunting but have recently started shooting sporting clays for something different than my normal rifle
Then you will appreciate the weight and durability of a Browning - IF it fits. If not, look at the Beretta and SKB and get the one that fits you the best. Target versions cost more than field versions, generally because they are heavier, have longer barrels and a different stock more conducive to target shooting (although not always)
December 12, 2012, 04:46 PM
Actually, once my RRL was returned from Ruger, it was terrific. It would have held up to clay target shooting, but not sure I would...it is way too heavy. If you want to shoot an O/U at clay targets, there are lots of lighter alternatives. If you want to try a semi-auto at clays like I do, my Benelli 12 and 20 are terrific. Have shot both for years without a single problem and they both look great too after a few thousand rounds. They are as close to flawless as a shotgun can get. I have Browning Superposed that is near perfect too. Alas, the RRL is not.
December 12, 2012, 05:54 PM
My RRL in 20 Gauge with 26 inch tubes, English stocked is fantastic. I can have pretty much any gun I want, but I'm happy with this.
December 12, 2012, 06:38 PM
Weight and length for an all around gun is very subjective ...for each shooter....
Personally - for Skeet, Sporting Clays and upland Birds....I like an O/U with
30" barrels and at a weight of around 8.5 lbs...( but I'm a little bigger than the average small Buffalo -at 6'5" and 290 lbs ) ....and one of my buddies favors a shorter O/U with 26" or 28" barrels and around 7.5 lbs...
but there are a couple of factors here...
a. for every pound in weight you add to a gun ...for any given shell..it reduces the recoil about 20% ...and that's a lot...
b. but you have to offset the weight / with having to carry it all day....
I will sometimes opt for a lighter gun / if I know we'll be walking in difficult terrain all day ...vs more open, over good dogs...so I may go to a gun like a Benelli Super Sport ...in a 12ga, with a 30" barrel and only 7.2 lbs...so its easier to carry ..and with the 30" barrel on a semi-auto the overall length of the gun, is about 2" longer than my O/U's in 30" barrels...so the longer barrel and longer overall length in the light semi-auto ...helps me keep my swing smooth on follow thru...
If I shoot a lighter gun ....I tend to "slap" at targets vs make a nice smooth swing...and a heavier gun helps with that....( and that's why for Trap ...I go to an even longer and heavier gun ...Browning Citori XT Trap, 32" barrels and a weight of about 10 lbs....because there is less left to right barrel movement on Trap ...than on Skeet or Sporting Clays )...and I'd sure never drag that 32" 10 lb gun out to the field for live birds...it'd be like dragging a big old anchor around all day ....:D
But the point is...what is right for me...may not be right for you .....
My all around O/U ....is a Brownig Citori XS Skeet model, 30" barrels..with the adj comb - right out of the box its about 8.5 lbs ...nice parallel comb ...so I have the same point of impact whether I shoot in a heavy coat or in a T shirt. I have that model in a 12ga - and a 20ga, a 28ga and a .410 ....but the 28ga and .410 are built on the 20ga receiver ...and its lighter, at about 7.5 lbs out of the box...so I add 8 oz of lead tape inside the forend ..and 8oz inside the stock ( the hole for the stock bolt )...and making sure I keep the balance the same, I weigh down all 4 of my guns to the 8.5 lbs that I like ....
but I shoot all 4 guns ...for Skeet, Sporting and for live birds...I especially like the 28ga ...(and I reload so its cheap to shoot ).
December 12, 2012, 07:03 PM
Sniper, you have it all backwards
When shooting a lot of targets you WANT that heavy gun for recoil absorption. That is why trap guns and similar run 8-10 pounds
Tom Held
December 12, 2012, 10:26 PM
I must be the only one on this thread that has never had a problem with Ruger Red Label shotguns. A few years ago I bought a 20 and 28 gauge, both with English stocks and 30" barrels. They have been to Argentina 4 times shooting thousands of dove in Cordoba, as many as 1,000 in a day. The 28 gauge is a great handling gun and it came with a set of full length 410 briley tubes.
Guess I've just been lucky. I've had no experience with the 12 gauge.
December 12, 2012, 11:53 PM
I have a RRL 12 gauge shotgun with 30" barrels, and I've never had a problem with it. I've only put a thousand rounds or so through it (it's barely broken in according to some) but I find it to be a reliable and accurate shotgun that I enjoy shooting.
I use it primarily for skeet, and shoot some trap with it as well. It is a fun gun, the weight and recoil are very manageable, and I intend to keep on shooting it. No complaints!
December 13, 2012, 09:28 AM
I've had 3 of them, never could get use to them handleing like a club, i just hated the bbl selector too! SO, they never were around long enough, to test their durability.
Sure a LOT of folks that had problems with them though, i would not buy another, unless i bought it cheap to trade off!
Folks buy Rugers just because they say "Ruger" on the side, but ruger has build some junk, and many of their products just aren't all that great UNTIL you throw some money at them!
December 13, 2012, 09:55 AM
and many of their products just aren't all that great UNTIL you throw some money at them!
The 10/22 comes to mind there, and I still own one
December 13, 2012, 10:13 AM
The Red Lable is a good gun. Like any new production gun it had teething problems. Sad that they were not given more of a chance. If you look close at it it is designed similar to a Perazzi though not as robust. It has barrel trunions and locking lugs at midframe. It's profile is low to aid with recoil. It was given decent wood from the start. The barrels could have been lighter aiding in ballance issues. With just a few design tweaks it could have given Baretta and Perazzi the blues. It will now be a holy grail to those that own them.
The Remington 32 handeled better than the Kreghoff 32. The Kreghoff was made as a target gun and like the Perazzi it is heavier than a hunting profile gun to handle heavy use. It is a prime example of what can be accomplished when a good company gets hold of a good design and does right by it. Remington tried to revive the M32 with the M3200. It was somewhat of a flop. It had a shorter frame and was heavy. It was a decent target gun though.
The Browning is a decent design although it is a bad one in my opinion. Yes I have owned more than a few. It has a high frame and the barrels are hinged low. The breech gapes somewhat upon firing. It is carefully made and it overcomes it's faults well. Millions are in use.
In the end you pretty much get what you pay for. The Ruger started out as a decent field gun for the price of $550. Kreghoff's and Perazzi's have never been that cheap and never will. A K80 will set you back more than a hole covey of Rugers.
For what it's worth I have owned all of the above mentioned guns. My son now owns the Ruger Red Lable 20ga. It has a set of Purbaugh skeet tubes and the trigger was tuned by the late Cecil Weems. It is a good gun. I have and like a Browning Citori superlight 20 ga.with 28"barrels and choke tubes. The Kreghoff was a good skeet gun as was the Baretta 680 and the Rem.3200 but for me the Perazzi is better.
If an enterprising person like Hal Dupont ends up with the rights to produce the Ruger you will see a fine specimen but you will pay dearly for it.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
December 13, 2012, 02:26 PM
Last I knew, I believe Ruger was making the Red Labels in Turkey anyway...
Whatever source you "knew" that from was incorrect. Made in the Ruger factory, just like all their other guns.
December 13, 2012, 02:40 PM
Ok, sorry ....:D
December 13, 2012, 10:16 PM
I love my Rugers, just never had a Red Label to have any experience with it.
Current Rugers...
SR22 Pistol
Mark 2 Pistol
4 5/8" .45 Colt stainless Blackhawk
6.5" blued .357 Blackhawk
Ruger Old Army
I have owned in the past, no longer have....
Security Six 4" stainless
2.25" stainless SP101 in .357
It's a shame if the shotguns weren't that good. Ruger generally builds a first rate firearm. Folks dis the little 10/22 and it's not my most accurate .22 rifle, but it's flawless in function, accurate enough, and danged fun.
December 13, 2012, 11:12 PM
I bought my 12 ga. Red Label new in 1988. It came with a full set of choke tubes, including two skeet tubes. Over the years, I have shot several thousand targets with this gun on the skeet field and at sporting clays. This gun has also been used to take a pretty good number of quail, pheasants and prairie chickens. I have never had one single problem with this shotgun, and I have no regrets buying it. Not that it matters, but I seldom shoot a round of skeet with a score lower than 24/25, and my sporting clays scores are normally above 80%.
December 14, 2012, 10:05 AM
The Red Lable is a good gun. Like any new production gun it had teething problems. Sad that they were not given more of a chance.
It was in production for nearly 35 years. How much longer do they need to work out the bugs? :what::what:
4v50 Gary
December 14, 2012, 10:32 AM
Ruger Red Labels were made in New Hampshire. I saw the caged in assembly area.
December 15, 2012, 01:59 AM
I have owned O/U's from Browning, SKB, Beretta and Winchester. I swapped my Beretta 686 Onyx spporting with a friend that owned a Ruger Red Label for a round of trap. After the round I had a blood blister on my left hand from the barrels flopping open and pinching my forfinger in the action a bruise on my cheek from the comb and a score of 13, my average was 24. He reluctantly handed back the Beretta after running his first 25 straight ever with the gun. Every Red label I have ever handled had this barrel flop issue on opening a sign of poor craftsmanship as bad as the Russian Bakials that you have to break open over your knee. Currently I have a Winchester Supreme that I have been shooting for the last 10 years it is without a doubt the finest fitting shotgun I have ever owned and even though I gave up registered trap a decade ago I still put well over 1000 rounds a year through it and it is still much tighter than that Ruger was brand new.
Red Label
December 15, 2012, 06:18 PM
Had mine for 10 years now. Still love it. Still fits me and I still hit more targets with it than any other gun I own. One ounce and I have had words before but I still stick to my gun! My Red Label rocks and I still shoot sporting clays with it. It went back to the factory once for ejector trouble but hasn't caused me grief since. I think its a shame they are gone:confused:
December 16, 2012, 03:02 PM
When I started skeet shooting in competition, I had bought a Red Label. It was one of the first with choke tubes, about 1989-90, had a set of economy Kolar tubes installed for all gauges and went about registered skeet. At about 15,000 targets, started having malfunctions, this was into my second year of shooting. Sent it to Ruger, they fixed it for free and I had it back in about 2 weeks. Add about another 10,000 targets and started malfunctioning again, but of a different nature. Sent to Ruger, they fixed it again. Was out about 3 weeks. I had to borrow guns on both occasions. I was able to sell the gun to another person who just shot casual and he was fine with it.
I bought a Beretta 682 Supersport with all the goodies, Kolar AAA's and carrier barrel. My Beretta has at least 50,000 rounds through it without a single problem, still tight in the hinges. I did like my Ruger, but not for heavy target shooting, I still have a nice Red Label 28 gauge for occasional targets and hunting. I am lucky to shoot 1000 birds a year anymore, but I doubt I will ever sell the Beretta.
December 16, 2012, 03:17 PM
Hey, Red Label,
if your gun works great for you, that is awesome. I never said ALL of them sucked, but they did have a large number with issues,and mine, a lovely 28, was one of them.
With the quality of Browning, Beretta and SKB, why takes chance on whether or not you might get a good one?
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Meet Sandi Fader, 60, of Fairgrove, a site manager for the Hampton Senior Center. Sandi is also a wife, mother and grandmother.What is your typical day like?
I start at 2 p.m. and get everything set up for the center's meal that night. I do paperwork, then when my seniors start coming we have different activities going on that I plan. Mostly what I do is kind of socialize with the seniors. I get coffee ready and I get the tables ready. We are fortunate. We are the only evening meal, but we have our own cook. She does all the cooking. When there is a special holiday we do a lot of decorating. We have our night out at the cafe, all the tables have checkered tablecloths. I try to make it a little different, so the seniors don't feel as if they are just coming into an institutional room.
What is the best part of your job?
Most of my seniors are in their 80s. Even though I'm not far behind, I've learned so much just from listening to them, what it was like when they were growing up. It's exciting. They're exciting. And I love meeting the new ones. We have some that come every day. They are loyal to the center.
How does a Fairgrove resident end up working in Essexville?
I had been doing this since 1982 in my county and because of funding, I lost my job. My family was getting a little nervous — I was color-coding my closets and cleaning out my cupboards. When I said I was going out to the shed, my husband, Jim, panicked and said this lady needs a job. I happened to see this job in The Bay City Times. I thought, what the heck, I hadn't worked for almost two years and I was driving my family crazy. I applied for the job. It was funny, I was in the hospital at the time. My husband said a gentlemen called and wanted an interview. I called him back and said I would like to have an interview with you as soon as I get out of the hospital. I had the interview and in a couple weeks I was working.
Do you volunteer in Fairgrove?
Not anymore. I'm pretty involved with my granddaughter who lives next door. Right now I'm into her volleyball games. She's 12. We don't do anything special. I guess you could say we just enjoy being with each other. I'm not a shopper. It's just time spent together.
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I enjoy reading. I enjoy music. I like to travel, but I've just not been able to do a lot of it.
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A Christmas tradition for thousands of people across Oklahoma City is back on.
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HourlyLess than 30 hrs/week
Start DateDecember 10, 2012
We are looking for qualified programmer (or a team of programmers) to provide Zend Framework using Doctrine ORM support for an industry specific web based Customer/Operations Management System.
HOW TO APPLY: Please provide the items below when applying. If these items are missing when applying, your application will probably be discarded.
-- Describe in a few sentences how you would solve one or more of the sample tasks listed below
-- Examples of previous Zend projects (if not in your oDesk project list, provide URLs)
-- Examples of previous Doctrine ORM (if not in your oDesk project list, provide URLs)
-- Provide which of the communication methods below you prefer to use
-- Provide your other web based skills/experience (Bonus Points)
-- Connect up database to forms - All the pages/screens/forms have been created. The database table structure has been created. You will need to: 1) Create the database models using Doctrine, 2) Set the models to autoload/lazy load for all modules (add to the front controller or Bootstrap???), 3) Connect up all the models/tables to the correct pages/screen/forms and 4) Create the various add/edit code for the pages/screens/forms.
-- Move all the forms in the view files to helper files - During interface design and prototyping the application, all the HTML/CSS was dumped into the module view files. The HTML/CSS also needs to be cleaned up and added to helper files. Cleaning will include moving all inline CSS into the proper external style sheet and moving all embedded javascript into external files.
-- Setup a javascript loading method in the controller - The HTML template used has over 20 different javascript libraries being loaded. Not all javascript libraries loaded are needed for every page. A method of only loading the needed javascript libraries as defined in the controller needs to be defined. This method should also allow custom javascript files to be loaded. Eventually all the loaded javascript files will need to be compressed, minified, and loaded as a single file.
-- HTML/CSS/Javascript/Client-side Optimization - Once the application development has "stabilized", we will need the front end to be optimized and will be looking to you to make recommendations. Examples could include combining, compressing & minified javascript, loading javascript late, CSS LESS, Amazon Cloudfront caching, image sprites, image optimization, lazy loading images/javascript and/or something else you can recommend.
-- Zend/PHP/Server-side Optimization - Once the application development has "stabilized", we will need the code to be optimized and will be looking to you to make recommendations. Examples could include APC, memcache, Zend Optimizer, Varnish, Apache vs. Nginx, web server tweaks and/or something else you can recommend.
COMMUNICATION: Regular updates (1 to 3 times a week) on the project progress will be required. For interviewing and during the project, the following methods of communication are acceptable:
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The first film to feature two female wheelchair users in leading roles. Collision will forever change your perception of disability.
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International travel has never looked so appetizing.
Food stylist Anna Keville Joyce and photographer Agustín Nieto's food photography series illustrated four famous capitals in Eastern Europe with delicious foods. The series was originally commissioned by travel site Foodie Backpacker.
Joyce worked with fresh ingredients to captured the unique moods of each city. "Each pieces has different challenges. For example, transmit the feeling of fog amidst the light of Prague; give the sensation of water in the Danube river in Budapest; show the colors and designs of Bucharest; and create the idea of height and sky in Warsaw," said Joyce to Mashable.
Some of Joyce's favorite tools included raw sugar to create fog on the streets of Prague, mashed potato clouds in Warsaw and skinless grapes to recreate the waters of the Danube river. The lesser known beauty of these cities shines through in her colorful arrangements.
The duo has worked on other photography series together, including another food art-themed series entitled A Tribute to the Budgie, which illustrates different species of birds with food.
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The Medical University of South Carolina has named David Pearlman to its Board of Visitors.
Pearlman, an attorney and partner at the Charleston-based Steinburg Law Firm, has been distinguished "among the Best Lawyers in America" since 2005, according to a release issued by the medical university.
Board of Visitors members are "nominated by the trustees of the university and serve as ambassadors in their respective regions," the release explains.
This is the second appointment to the board that the medical university has announced this week. Sullivan's Island resident Paul Kohlheim will also join as a new member.
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The New Open Source Business Model Still Relies on Closed Source
Over the last couple of years a number of different open source business strategies have evolved. According to the 451 Group, it's an evolution that includes the broader adoption and usage of open source overall by both open source and proprietary software vendors.
Back in 2008, the 451 Group put out a landmark report on open source business strategies. According to 451 Group analyst Matt Aslett there has been some change since then. Among the changes is a decline in the dual-licensing strategy that was once a popular business strategy for vendors aiming to profit from their open source technologies.
"I didn't expect it to be significant but when I looked at the vendors we analyzed in 2008 16 percent were using dual-licensing strategy," Aslett, analyst at the 451 Group told InternetNews.com. "In 2010, it's just 5 percent of the same 114 vendors — that really bears out the fact that there has been a shift away from dual licensing ."
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Three men were arrested on drug charges after police stopped and searched a car they were riding in, officials said.
Jeremy W. Snyder, Cody W. Stelma and Michael A. Drummond were taken into custody after police pulled over their green Chevy Malibu in the 200 block of South 10th Street in Easton at 2:10 p.m. Monday, officials said.
Police began following the car after it made a stop in the 2100 block of Butler Street in Wilson, Northampton Co., and Snyder entered a home for a brief time, officials said.
Officers saw marijuana on the floor on the front passenger's side of the car and found a coat with a large bag of marijuana and 20 packets of heroin, said officials, adding that cocaine, oxycodone and a digital scale were also found in the car.
A small bag of marijuana was later discovered in Stelma's underwear at headquarters, they added.
Snyder took a swing at one of the officers as he was being handcuffed at the scene, and tried to run away before he was wrestled to the ground, officials said.
Snyder, 22, of 26 N. 11th St., Easton, was arraigned on three charges of possession with intent to deliver as well as resisting arrest; Stelma, 22, of 5647 Sherwood Drive, Plainfield Twp., Northampton Co., was arraigned on two charges of possession with intent to deliver; and Drummond, 19, of 254 West St. Joseph's St., Easton, was arraigned on a charge of delivery of a controlled substance and criminal use of a communications facility, according to court documents.
Bail was set at $50,000 for Snyder, $25,000 for Stelma, and $2,000 for Drummond, and all three were committed to the Northampton County Prison, according to court documents.
A preliminary hearing is set for 9 a.m. Dec. 6 for Snyder; 10 a.m. Dec. 6 for Drummond and 11 a.m. Dec. 6 for Stelma.
Drummond was also arraigned Monday on drug charges from an incident last May 24, when he allegedly sold cocaine to an undercover informant at a gas station parking lot at 25th and Northampton streets in Wilson.
Bail was set at $2,000 in that case, court papers show.
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All the top clubs have bought well over the summer, so expect the unexpected
In the dramatic final weeks of last season, until that afternoon when their seemingly unstoppable force encountered Chelsea's immoveable object at Anfield, the feeling took hold that Liverpool might never get a better chance to capture that long-elusive Barclays Premier League title.
Why? Because Luis Suárez might leave for Barcelona, as he has done, and because the other contenders were all likely to be stronger this season, as appears to be the case after a summer of significant reinforcement at the top end of the Premier League. Liverpool, having fallen short in May, have spread their budget imaginatively in seeking


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Feelings, Brain and Prevention of Corruption
Eduardo Salcedo-Albarán
Isaac de León-Beltrán
Mauricio Rubio
July 19, 2008
International Journal of Psychology Research, Vol. 3, No. 3, 2008
In this paper we propose an answer for the question: why, sometimes, people don't perceive corruption as a crime? To answer this question we use a neurological and a psychological concept. As humans, we experience our emotions and feelings in first person, but the neuropsychological mechanism known as "mirror neurons" makes possible to simulate emotions and feelings of others. It means that our emotions and feelings are linked with emotions and feelings of others. When mirror areas in the brain are activated we can understand and simulate in first person the actions, emotions and feelings of people. Because of these areas, the observer's brain acts "as if" it was experiencing the same action or the same feeling that is perceived. Each organism establishes causal relations to understand, manipulate and move in the world. Causal relations can be classified as simple or complex. In a simple causal relation, cause and effect are close in space and time. When cause and effect are not close in space and time, the causal relation is complex. When perceiving or committing homicide, a simple causal relation is enough for identifying a victim, but when perceiving or committing a public corruption crime, a complex causal relation must be established for identifying a victim. When seeing someone committing bribe there is no an evident victim. If persons can't identify victims of public corruption crimes, then they will not generate empathy feelings. When a victim is not identified and perceived, there is no reason for thinking that harm is being inflicted and mirror areas in the brain are not activated.
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Peach Pie Muffins with Brown Butter Glaze.
I am in love. With a fluffy, light, cinnamon-sugary, fruity, buttery muffin remiscent of my favorite pie EVER. Peach pie, nothing comes close to you.
Hot, tiny apartment kitchen vs. 1 dozen freshly baked peach pie muffins? I succumbed to the heat last weekend and baked up muffins quite similar to the Chocolate Covered Strawberry Muffins I recently shared. Each bite of these moist muffins was slowly savored and any bead of sweat shed in the baking process was surely worth it. 🙂
And when I mention moist, I really mean it. Thanks to the sour cream, I dub these muffins the most tender, soft, and moist muffins I've ever eaten. And they are certainly HUGE! Thanks to the entire Tablespoon of baking powder and a few of my muffin tricks, these muffins rose up to be bakery size. LOVE that.
Oh, and the drizzle of brown butter glaze. Wow! I was going to top these peach pie muffins with an ordinary glaze or leave them completely naked, but considering I'm channeling my favorite type of pie here, I had to up the ante, no?
Browning butter and adding it to your recipe, whether it be a cookie, bread, frosting, or glaze, truly takes things to the next level. It adds a rich, nutty undertone and depth of flavor. Be sure not to burn it. See my browning butter tips discussed here.
Be sure to glaze them right before serving, as the glaze may leave the exterior soggy if stored that way.
The touch of cinnamon rounds everything out. I feel that peach pie is nothing without a heavy dose of cinnamon, and I was sure to add some both into the muffin batter and as a finishing touch on top. Needless to say, the muffins didn't last very long in these parts. 😉
Peach Pie Muffins with Brown Butter Glaze
Yield: 12-14 muffins
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tbsp baking powder (yes, 1 FULL tablespoon)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 heaping teaspoons ground cinnamon, plus more for sprinkling on top
- 4 Tbsp (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 1 and 1/4 cups sour cream (I used light sour cream – regular or nonfat would work too)
- 2 cups peeled & chopped fresh peaches (thawed, frozen peaches would work too)
Brown Butter Glaze
4 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
- 2 Tbsp milk or cream
Preheat the oven to 425F. Line 12-cup muffin tin with liners or spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
Whisk the flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl until combined. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg until the yolk & white are combined and light-colored. Add the sugars and stir until the mixture is thick. Add the melted butter in 2 or 3 additions, whisking slowly to combine after each addition. Add the sour cream and whisk until JUST combined. Do not overmix.
Add the peaches to the dry ingredients. Slowly add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients in 2 or 3 additions, carefully folding after each addition. Stir until the batter comes together, but try not to over mix. The batter will be very, very thick.
Spoon the batter into prepared muffin tins. Fill the tins all the way to the top. Not 2/3 or halfway filled, ALL the way to the brim. Bake at 425F for 5 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350F and continue to bake for 20-22 more minutes. Allow to cool for 5 minutes.
While the muffins are cooling, prepare the glaze by browning the butter in a medium saucepan on medium heat. Stir constantly until butter is brown with a light nutty aroma, about 7 minutes. Watch closely and do not burn. Once browned, remove from heat and transfer to a small bowl. Stir in sifted powdered sugar and milk/cream. Stir until completely smooth.
Once muffins are cooled, dip into brown butter glaze and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Additional Notes:
*Muffins taste best served the same day.
*Why the initial high baking time of 425F? See the reason here.
adapted from Chocolate Covered Strawberry Muffins
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62 Responses to "Peach Pie Muffins with Brown Butter Glaze."
Sally they look amazing!!! When you told me about your mom's recipe, I knew you'd be up to amazing things and yes, you succeeded. For you to say they are the BEST muffins ever – that's super high praise and looks 100% to be on track. These babies look perfect! 1 1/4 c sour cream and 1 tbsp baking powder – both are significant and clearly worked their magic! The mango sour cream muffins I made recently only used 1/2 c for a dozen and 2 tbsp butter and 1 c flour – your ratios are double that and you got a dozen…so yours must be way bigger and fluffier than mine. When I get home, I need to try these!
Man, I am going to feel like the outcast here but I really don't care for peaches! However, whenever I come to visit you in Baltimore, I want you to make me these because they look AMAZING. Seriously stunning. Look at all those bright yellow peach pieces! And the cinnamon! And the fluffy layers! I am seriously obsessing right now over this muffin despite my prior disclaimer. I think I'm a peach girl now!
You make so many yummy looking muffins! I love peach muffins and have some in the freezer right now. I also just took peach blackberry pie out of the oven and can't wait to eat it! There's tons of cinnamon in it just like your muffins. Love the sprinkle of cinnamon on top of these muffins; it makes them look so elegant.
These were amazing, and so easy to make! I'm definitely adding these to my recipe book to make again next year (peach season is winding down in my area of the country). I liked the brown butter glaze, but they can stand on their own. Any suggestions for another type of glaze, perhaps really delicate and not terribly sweet? Thanks!
I made these muffins yesterday and they were incredible! So moist and chewy and a great way to use the end of summer peaches. When baking them I was curious though – why do we bake them for 5 minutes at 425 and then turn them down to bake at 350 for the rest of the time? What is the purpose of baking them at the higher temperature for those first 5 minutes?
I just came across this recipe while perusing your website. So many fantastic-looking recipes to try! Can't wait! The peaches are not great at this time of year at local grocery store. And I did not see frozen peaches except in bag mixed with other fruit. I was wondering if canned peaches – of course, drained and rinsed – would work? If it would ruin the recipe or flavor, I can try another grocery store further from home. Thanks!
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Sticking your face between a ladys fun bags and blowing hard allowing the boobies to wobble on your cheeks.
I went motor boating with the missus last night.
লিখেছেন- MrAsh 30 de ডিসেম্বার de 2005
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The placement of one's face, specifically the mouth, into the area between a well-endowed woman's breasts, followed by a rapid shaking of the face in a side-to-side motion accompanied by yelling. The resulting sound that is created sounds similar to an outboard boat motor.
Sherry was wearing a low-cut top and Mike approached her and started motorboating in her cleavage.
লিখেছেন- BMan01 24 de নভেম্বার de 2005
Michael: Did you hear what John did last night?
Buck: Yeah, I heard he was motor-boating that hot piece of ass.
Michael: Yeah, sick she was UGLY.
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লিখেছেন- Rora Marie 7 de ডিসেম্বার de 2007
The act of making a monotone hum while pinching and moving the cheeks back and forth
We thought Michael was getting lucky in his room, but it turned out he was just motorboating by himself.
লিখেছেন- BobbyHi11 10 de ডিসেম্বার de 2014
Also something done to girls named yael by kids named michael
"yael's profile pic has someone touching her boob, don't they know that michael's motor boating property?"
লিখেছেন- superman201 29 de এপ্রিল de 2009
Unintentionally farting while walking. A short, but loud fart comes out with each step. So it sounds like a motor boat engine grumbling as you walk.
My buddy was so embarrassed cause he was motor boating in the cafeteria.
লিখেছেন- Jason Blackwell 26 de অগাস্ট de 2006
When a dog or cat sits and drags its rear end with its front legs to either scrape off feces or relieve their impacted anal glands. see also boot scoot
We all laughed at Fluffy's motor boating but Steve was not so happy when it left streaks on his carpet.
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It's disturbing enough that the FBI and Department of Homeland Security determined to investigated Occupy Wall Street as a "domestic terrorist" group. But the reality is even more absurd than that.
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Last week, Digital Journal reported that the documents obtained by PCJF detailed how the FBI cooperated with the Department of Homeland Security, US military and private corporations to monitor and investigate Occupy Wall Street protesters as "domestic terrorists" and "criminals." The documents prove that federal agencies are "functioning as a de facto intelligence arm of Wall Street and corporate America," PCJF said.
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Test Drive Unlimited
Massively Open Online Racing, or in short M.O.O.R., is how Eden Games and Atari describe their latest racing game Test Drive Unlimited. Ambitious in setup and a concept with some innovations is what we will at least agree on. Whether these goals actually were achieved, and more important whether they result in a fun gameplay experience, is on the other hand the ambition of this piece of text.
With TDU, Atari has taken the dust off a years old formula, taken it apart and back together. Although the bolts, pieces of chassis and the engine an sich haven't changed much, the whole did become a totally new thing with a very far going integration of online and offline gameplay that makes the border between both extremely thin. It shakes from time to time and some parts could use a quick revision, but the feeling you already get from TDU, which in my opinion isn't more than a prototype of a new generation of racing games, is a feeling of excitement!
The clearest and shallow is the excitement you get when driving your Ferrari, or motorcycle, on Oahu, the very realistically remade Hawaiian island. Over 1000 miles of tropical paradise awaits for you to explore it. Highways where you can drive for literally hours while evading other drivers and online players, chasing or challenging, litlle mountain roads curling through hills filled with palm trees, urban and very busy shopping streets and desert-like plains where you can see miles ahead of you: everything gives the impression as if you're on vacation.
Graphically the game is nicely crafter, with subtle use of HDR, colorful landscapes, beautiful models and a lot of eye for detail like waving grass and passenger airplanes passing by. The level of PGR3 isn't reached, and a pop-up or framedrop does occur, but we forgive that in exchange for that unknown feeling of freedom, exploration and pure driving fun. Only the short cutscenes now and then, and how the actual people look could have used some more attention. Auditively there's also little bad to say (despite its soberness) seeing that the engine sounds are more than ok.
Dig a little deeper and you'll quickly find out that the more than 100 singleplayer challenges are less innovative than the packaging. Racing against time or AI opponents and flash camera-challenges are all things we already know very well. More fun and original are the assignments where you need to get hitchhikers at their destination or where you need to get a supercar to its new owner. There's no time limit but every crack on the car gets deducted from your paycheck so that it becomes a very frustrating but therefore also very interesting question between carefully navigating or just pushing the gas.
The assignments are spread out over the island so that you need to have passed it before you can start. Your handy GPS helps you find them, and once you've explored the region in question you can later on be immediately sent there without having to do the part in realtime. Perfect to let you enjoy the surroundings and vastness of the game, sometimes unhandy and unnecessary if you want to do a quick race but have to drive 13 kilometers before reaching the starting line.
Money is very necessary to buy houses with accompanying garages in which you can store your cars and bikes. With a choice of over 90 vehicles you won't have a problem to get rid of your cash. You can also form your own character and dress it up including making shopping trips to the mall and upgrade your cars. These latter were given less attention which will most definitely need to looked at in the future! For now the option to buy and sell cars through XBox Live is still inaccessible.
Also unfortunate is the way you have to look for your friends. They're often on other servers so they won't be cruising the "same" island and there's also no way to change server or even hang out with them. Sad as this is where the game gets a lot of its charm; suddenly seeing someone you know in your rear mirror, honk when he passes and start a wild chase that can last for dozens of kilometers.
Cruising and racing on the same island on your own tempo, between the singleplayer challenges, showrooms filled with cars, clothing and tuning stores and other stuff there are also other things to find like clubs and multiplayer challenges. Clubs are some sort of clans in which you and your friends can form your own gang and challenge others, while multiplayer challenges are races that are also available to other online drivers. That way you can start playing in multiplayer whenever yuo want! On top of that you can also just challenge someone you meet on the road by flashing your lights after which you can draw a start and finish line on the island chart. A few seconds later you'll be racing with that person! The possibilities are vast and very refreshing.
The handling of the cars, something that bothered me in the demo and preview version, is a lot better worked in this final version. It needs some getting used to and make sure to turn off all driving aids (they make things more difficult instead of easy), but after a while my appreciation for the driving feel started to heighten. It doesnt come near Forza or Gran Turismo, but let's put that on our wishlist for TDU 2.
And there's more on that list: an even better worked out and more accessible world and possibilities of personalise stuff (both your car and character), more different types of original assignments, a working buy&sell system, a better way to meet your Friends and interact with them, and less complicated menus, houses, cards and navigation system.
However, there's only one reason why we want to see so many improvements: Test Drive Unlimited has opened a new world of racing and we're in love with it up to our ears. And as with all early loves we tend to look past the flaws of our new beloved to let us be indulged by the passion, beauty and excitement of a new discovery! Only the future will show whether this relationship will last, we already hope so!
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The San Diego State pitcher was selected first by the last-place Nationals in June and set the mark for the most money guaranteed to a drafted player. That's been held since 2001 by pitcher Mark Prior, who received a $10.5 million, five-year contract from the Chicago Cubs after he was selected with the second pick, behind Minnesota's Joe Mauer.
As for Strasburg suiting up for the Eastern League's Harrisburg Senators -- or any minor league team -- acting Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo told MLB.com the prized rookie will be spending his time in D.C. for now.
"We are just going to let him get his feet on the ground [in Washington]. We'll figure out a plan for him in the very near future," Rizzo said. "We have to figure out where he is at and how in shape his arm is. How much will we have to ramp him up before he can start pitching competitively?"
The general manager said Strasburg would be in uniform with the Nationals in order to help him get acclimated with his team and the city.
"He's chomping at the bit to get out on the mound. He's ultra-, ultra-competitive," Rizzo said, "and I think he was getting a little tired of sitting around the house."
Strasburg was among 16 of 32 first-round picks without announced agreements heading into the final day. Only three first-round picks failed to sign, and the deadline didn't apply to one of them.
Nationals president Stan Kasten said the team resolved the deal with Strasburg without much time to spare -- "11:58 and 43 seconds," he said.
"People thought it would take to the last minute," Kasten said, smiling. "We didn't even need that last minute."
In addition to Strasburg, he negotiated a five-year contract worth at least $7.5 million for Dustin Ackley, a North Carolina center fielder taken by No. 2 Seattle; a $3.25 million signing bonus for Donavan Tate, a center fielder from Cartersville High School in Georgia selected No. 3 by San Diego; a $5.5 million, six-year contract for Jacob Turner, a right-hander from Westminster Christian Academy in Missouri taken by No. 9 Detroit; and a $2.75 million signing bonus for Grant Green, a Southern Cal shortstop drafted No. 13 by Oakland.
Tate had planned to play football and baseball at North Carolina.
Tampa Bay failed to agree with another Boras client, LeVon Washington, a second baseman from Buchholz High School in Florida taken by Tampa Bay with the 30th pick.
"We are disappointed that LeVon has chosen not to sign with the Rays. We offered him a bonus consistent with late first-round picks," Rays executive vice president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman. "Immediately following the draft, he seemed eager to sign but it has not materialized. We wish LeVon great success with his baseball career."
Cleveland agreed at $2.25 million with the 15th pick, North Carolina right-hander Alex White, and Florida settled at $1.7 million with Chad James, a left-hander from Yukon High School in Oklahoma selected with the 18th pick.
St. Louis agreed at $2,875,000 with Shelby Miller, a right-hander from Brownwood High School in Texas taken with the 19th pick. Minnesota agreed with the 22nd pick, Missouri right-hander Kyle Gibson, at $1.85 million. And the Yankees gave a $2.2 million deal to the 29th pick, Slade Heathcott, a center fielder from Texas High School in Texarkana.
Texas failed to sign the 14th pick, Matt Purke, a left-hander from Klein High School in Texas.
Right-hander Aaron Crow, selected 12th by Kansas City, was not subject to the deadline because he exhausted his college eligibility. He was among just two first-round picks who failed to sign last year, when he was drafted ninth by the Nationals. Right-hander Gerrit Cole, taken by the Yankees with the 28th pick in 2008, decided to attend UCLA.


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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries said today it will eliminate about 5,000 jobs—10% of its workforce—as part of its global restructuring program, designed to cut $2 billion in costs by 2017 while streamlining company operations.
The majority of the job cuts will be completed by the end of 2014 under the restructuring, which Teva said will refocus the company on growing its generics business and core R&D programs, expanding in emerging markets and broadening its portfolio.
"We understand that this may be a difficult time for our employees and are committed to act with fairness, integrity, and respect, and to provide support during this time," Jeremy Levin, D.Phil., Teva's president and CEO, said in a statement. "The accelerated cost-reduction program will strengthen our organization while improving our competitive position in the global marketplace."
Teva had previously indicated that it planned to cut costs between $1.5 billion and $2 billion. Now that the target is $2 billion, Teva adds that 50% of this target should be achieved by the end of 2014, and 70% by the end of 2015.
The bulk of the savings, according to Teva, is expected to come from a lower cost of goods. Teva said it expects to reinvest part of the initial savings, accumulated in 2014 and 2015, in programs deemed to have high growth potential. That includes development of the company's generics and specialty pharmaceutical pipeline, which includes more than 30 programs in late stages—more than double the number of 15 late-stage programs that Dr. Levin described to Reuters in a December 2012 interview.
Teva's R&D effort is struggling to bounce back from recent setbacks, as well as generate new blockbusters. Next year, sales of its flagship branded injection drug, Copaxone for multiple sclerosis, are expected to start slipping due to newer oral versions of the drug as well as expected competition from new generic versions, which could occur starting in the spring. Copaxone, which racked up $3.996 billion in 2012 sales, earlier this month succeeded in fighting off a Mylan invalidity challenge to its European patent, which expires in May 2015.
Earlier this month, Teva said it would submit applications to market 13 new inhalation products, in order to double its sales from respiratory drugs to $2 billion by 2018 and $4 billion by 2023. It is among recent moves through which Teva has sought to strengthen its respiratory drug franchise. In June, Teva acquired MicroDose Therapeutx for $165 million-plus—including $40 million up front, up to $125 million tied to undisclosed regulatory and development milestones, plus sales-based milestone and tiered royalty payments upon commercialization of lead pipeline product MDT-637 for respiratory syncytial virus and an earlier stage asthma/COPD medicine.
In August, the company scrapped development of its sleep apnea compound Nuvigil (armodafinil), after it failed a Phase III trial by failing to meet its primary endpoint of statistically significant greater effectiveness than placebo as adjunct therapy to mood stabilizers and/or atypical antipsychotics. In July, Teva and Lonza Group ended a four-year-old joint venture to develop, manufacture, and market biosimilar drugs, hamstrung by slow progress toward approval standards in Europe, and none to date in the United States. And in January, Teva pulled the plug on a nearly seven-year collaboration with CureTech on the humanized monoclonal antibody CT-011 for blood malignancies and solid tumors.
Teva estimated total pre-tax costs for its restructuring program at about $1.1 billion, to be incurred through 2017 as savings are achieved. About 75% of the savings will consist of cash; the rest, in non-cash accelerated depreciation and impairment of assets charges.
The company said its latest phase of restructuring will not affect its full-year 2013 non-GAAP financial guidance to investors, saying it anticipates ending 2013 near the midpoint of this year's original revenue range of between $19.5 billion and $20.5 billion. Teva said it expects in December to provide its full-year 2014 financial outlook—including additional details on its cost-cutting efforts.
"Teva is managing its operations to achieve high levels of effectiveness in the short term, while pursuing opportunities for the long term," Dr. Levin added.
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Lenovo Ideapad Z360-091233U
Average of 3 scores (from 3 reviews)
Reviews for the Lenovo Ideapad Z360-091233U
Source: Laptop Mag
Lenovo squeezes an excellent keyboard and zippy Core i3 CPU into this lightweight machine, but the design and battery life could be better.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 12/15/2010
Rating: Total score: 50%
Source: PC Mag
Style and great battery life are elements of a successful mainstream laptop. Apparently, the Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 ($750 direct) didn't get that memo. Design, one of the key differentiators among laptops for shoppers roaming through store aisles, is something that the Lenovo Z360 fails to address. Furthermore, battery life is too meager for a borderline ultraportable. Even though it has good processing power and is priced reasonably, there are much better laptops that don't cost that much more.
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/10/2010
Rating: Total score: 50%
Source: Computer Shopper
The Lenovo IdeaPad Z360 is a solid all-purpose thin-and-light laptop for the masses. It offers solid Core i3 performance, a 13-inch screen, and plenty of features—including a 500GB hard drive, an onboard DVD burner, and WiMAX connectivity—for just $749. Solid performance and plenty of features make the IdeaPad Z360 an attractive 13-inch laptop. If you prefer an optical drive and are on a limited budget, it's a safe choice.
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 11/01/2010
Rating: Total score: 80%
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) HD Graphics: Onboard graphics card that is built in the new Arrandale CPUs (Core i3 / i5 / i7 Dual Cores). Depending on the model and Turbo Boost, the GMA HD is clocked between 166 and 766 MHz.
Only some 3D games with very low demands are playable with these cards.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.
The Core i3-350M is technically a Core i5-430M without the Turbo Boost overlocking feature. Therefore, it always clocks with max. 2.26 GHz (of course Speedstep is included). Thanks to Hyperthreading, 4 threads can be processed simultaneously. An integrated graphics card (GMA HD) and a DDR3 memory controller are also included in the package.
» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.
Above all, this display size is used for subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles. For all three types, this size is quite large. The biggest variety of subnotebooks is represented with this size.
Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.
2 kg:
This weight is typical for very big tablets, subnotebooks, ultrabooks and convertibles with a 11-13 inch display-diagonal.
Lenovo: Lenovo Group Limited is China's largest and the world's fourth largest personal computer manufacturer. Lenovo produces desktops, laptops, servers, handheld computers, imaging equipment, and mobile phone handsets. Lenovo also provides information technology integration and support services, and its QDI unit offers contract manufacturing. Its executive headquarters are located in China and USA. It is incorporated in Hong Kong. Lenovo was formed in 1984 as a spin-off of the Chinese Academy of Sciences new technology unit. The company initially began as a reseller, distributor and later CM for foreign brands, including IBM, entering the Chinese market. In 1990, Lenovo started to manufacture its own PCs and by 1997 became the market leader in China. In 2004, Lenovo bought IBM's PC business for $1.25billion. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %
60%: Such a bad rating is rare. There exist hardly any notebooks, which are rated worse.
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Saying Arizona can't afford to lose military jobs, a veteran state lawmaker is making what could be a last-ditch effort to convince voters to give the state the power to trade away lands - if the move helps preserve bases.
Sen. John Nelson, R-Litchfield Park, said Washington is looking at ways to pare military spending. He said one thing likely to be considered is whether it makes sense to maintain or expand an air base or if encroachment from development makes that a bad idea.
His legislation and proposed constitutional amendment would give the state the power to have land swaps if the ultimate goal is to preserve open space around military bases.
Such permission would not so much affect a direct trade with the federal government as the ability of Arizona to obtain property around bases now owned by developers and instead provide them with other parcels elsewhere.
But Nelson conceded that, without public support, the measure will go down to defeat at the polls again next November - the way it has seven times before.
At the heart of the issue is that when Arizona became a state, the federal government gave it close to 11 million of acres of land to be held in trust. The proceeds from the sale or lease of the property, or from selling timber or mineral rights, is largely earmarked for public schools.
About 9.2 million acres remain.
Only thing is, the Arizona Constitution says lands can be sold only to the highest bidder.
His proposal, SCR 1001, would create an exception for land swaps.
There have been many prior versions. Most were defeated amid concerns by conservation groups that savvy developers would find a way to take advantage of such a system, acquiring choice parcels of land, perhaps environmentally sensitive, without public oversight.
Various efforts to reassure voters have fallen short.
Even last year, when the measure was narrowed - and passed out of both the House and Senate with near-unanimous support - a skeptical public still rejected it.
Nelson said he has crafted this version in hopes it meets a different fate.
As crafted, it restricts swaps to situations designed to avoid encroachment on military installations, training ranges or testing operations.
But that's only part of it. SCR 1001 also has a detailed procedure of what has to happen before a single piece of land is exchanged.
That starts with two independent appraisals which have to show that the value of what the state is getting is at least equal to what it is giving up. There also needs to be two separate analyses which look at the related issue of the income being generated by the parcel being traded off and what would come from the new one.
Nelson's measure also requires a study about the financial impact on local governments, as once private lands belong to the state they no longer generate property tax revenues.
But the ultimate fail-safe, he said, is the fact that each and every exchange would have to be subject not only to public hearings but could be vetoed at the ballot.
Nelson also said the language has been streamlined from what failed in 2010.
"This is put together in a better fashion so that people will understand it and not go negative the minute they look at it," he said. "It's really more understandable."
Even with that, Nelson said, the proposal isn't going to sell itself.
He said prior efforts faltered at least in part because there was no organized and well-funded campaign to educate voters.
Nelson said he'd like to get interested groups involved this time but is not holding his breath that the cash will materialize. So if the Legislature approves putting the measure on the 2012 ballot, he said he will go out and organize a grassroots campaign to try to build support from the ground up.
He said that, at least on paper, it should not be a hard sell.
"They bring $20 billion in revenues to this state," he said of the military bases.
"We're now seeing the federal government starting to do cuts and we're starting to lose employees," Nelson continued. "The last thing we want to do is see the government look and Arizona and say, 'They don't support their bases' so we can't afford to move this here or that there."
Still, Nelson said some things may be beyond his control.
He speculated that one reason the 2010 proposal went down to defeat is that it was one of seven proposed constitutional amendments on the ballot. Nelson said that makes it easy for voters to get confused and overwhelmed - and to instinctively vote "no" on anything that they don't fully understand.
The measure fell short by fewer than 9,300 votes out of nearly 1.6 million cast.
It remains to be seen how many constitutional proposals will be on the 2012 ballot.


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On 15 Apr, 16:27, robin_car...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> C12-GAMMA; a free/open-source E-mail security tool for BSD/Linux:
> http://www.leopard.uk.com/cion
> [ probably the most important cryptography software ever written;
> * because it contains the CipherPacket source-code/algorithm ]
I'll just quote myself, from when he did this in January. (It's a
monthly ad: it's technically spam, as unsolicited bulk email, but he
hasn't exceeded the '15 post in 45 days' Breidbart index, so it's not
being auto-cancelled.)
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Oh, ghod, this idiot is back?
He's been doing this for years: the frontpage for his software lies
about the license, which he claims "may not be used for terrorism"
in fact makes no restrictions on using it for any illegal purpose. It
just swears that it's not the author's fault or problem. His tarball
is misnamed (it doesn't match the name of the directory it contains),
He somehow thinks it's going to replace PGP, but you have to go
digging through the source code and documentation unavailable at his
website to figure out what it actually *IS*. He then spends pages
talking about security issues which have nothing, in fact, to do with
his software. (Keystroke monitoring, CRT monitoring, etc.)


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Can music be good (or bad) for you?
By: Julian TreasureThis is a very contextual debate and it's dangerous to generalise. What follows is a personal view. If you find the concepts interesting or challenging, I encourage you to search the Internet and you will find a wealth of material on all aspects of this topic, from the scientific and academic to the spiritual, aesthetic and downright bizarre.
Wherever there are people, there is music. Its origins may lie in mother-song, and in bonding or rite of passage tribal or community chant/dance rituals (both of which can still be heard all over the world today). Anthropologist Steven Mithen even proposes that music was how we communicated before we invented language - a 'proto-hum' much like what happens if you try to communicate to someone with your mouth full, just intonation and tempo with no words.
Despite its ancient roots and its ubiquity, nobody knows why music is so important to us or how it works. Listing its functions from making love to making war doesn't help much; accepting that it effectively conveys emotion is only a revelatory as knowing that electricity works.
Of course, all sound affects us. It does this in four ways: physiologically (entrainment can change our heart rate, breathing, hormone secretions and even brain waves); psychologically (affecting our moods and emotions); cognitively (changing how well we think); and behaviourally (we move away from unpleasant sound if we can). Most of this effect is nonconscious: we have become used to suppressing sound because we're commonly surrounded by noise in the modern world.
Music is particularly powerful for three reasons. First, it consciously uses all the aspects of sound, such as tempo, melody, harmony, voice and timbre. Second, we recognise it very fast (think of the opening chord of Hard Day's Night). Third, we associate it strongly with remembered experience (think of the opening two notes of the Jaws theme).
The complex aggregation of micro-elements that we don't consciously recognise but that combine to have an emotional effect makes music what Manfred Clynes would call an essentic form. It conveys very well what the composer puts into it.
So is it good for us?
Physiologically, any music played long and loud is bad for us. Our hearing can be destroyed by this kind of exposure - just ask any professional rock musician. One in six American teenagers already has damaged hearing through excessive use of headphones at high volume. (Rule of thumb: if you can't hear people talking to you from a metre away in a moderately loud voice, it's too loud!)
Also, playing highly stimulating music (fast tempo, dramatic content) for long periods is probably not healthy because it leads to cortisol and noradrenaline secretion without the concomitant fight or flight action - unless you're actually dancing, running or fighting. Long term overdose with those hormones is well documented to create many health problems, from depression to sexual dysfunction.
But are there genres that are particularly beneficial (or harmful)? Here we enter very subjective territory because one person's music is another person's noise. A Sex Pistols fan might abhor Bach, while a MJQ lover might be unable to bear Underworld. It's very personal. The question is, does liking music automatically make it good for you?
Repetition is a factor. If I forced you to listen to your favourite song for seven days straight, your relationship with it would change. That's why shop staff suffer so much at Christmas time, when they can hear Jingle Bells hundreds of times. Noise we can't control is stressful, so this kind of repetition is definitely not healthy.
While mainstream experts like Tomatis and also plenty of people from the left field claim baroque music like Mozart, or calming devotional music like Gregorian or Sanskrit chant, or all sorts of ambient or new age music as generally beneficial, either for calming and de-stressing or for aiding cognition, there are certainly plenty of people who would hate those genres and therefore get stressed by having to listen to it! In the UK there have been successful trials using classical music to drive groups of youths away from places they were congregating in. The academic literature has focused on the thesis that aggressive, loud music (they usually choose heavy metal) is bad for you, mainly psychologically - it's been statistically linked with increased rates of depression and suicidal tendencies in several papers.
Because music transmits emotion so well, it seems logical to suggest that it may not be psychologically healthy to listen to a lot of music that's made with negative emotion. For example listening to a lot of rap or death metal may not be healthy in the long run because much of it contains a good deal of anger, which you will receive and resonate with; most people would say it's unhealthy to feel anger, or any other strong emotional stress, too often. To what extent 'negative' emotions are actually bad for you is another whole argument of course...
So in summary listening to music that stresses you or communicates negative emotion is probably not good for you. Listening to music that de-stresses you, helps you to think or communicates positive emotion is probably good for you. A good rule of thumb is probably to enjoy a varied diet, as with food - but make sure none of it is too loud for too long, because your ears are precious and once you've damaged your hearing it can never be restored.
© Julian Treasure 2010
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Fifty years to the day since the first production at the diminutive Théâtre du Babylone in Paris, Company B will premiere a new production of Waiting for Godot directed by Neil Armfield and starring Academy Award winning actor Geoffrey Rush. The Sydney Theatre Company will premiere an exciting new production of Endgame directed by Benedict Andrews with the Wharf theatre and the entry to it unrecognisably reconfigured for this production. The premieres will coincide with a series of cultural events exploring the diversity of Beckett's artistic influence and interests, which is likely to include the screening of the complete Beckett on Film Project; a major dance work by an international dance company; radio broadcasts of Beckett's works; visual arts exhibitions; other theatrical productions of Beckett plays and other plays inspired and influenced by him, including a new work drawn from Beckett's prose works directed by Clara Mason through UWS entitled 'Beckett on Vinyl'.
Samuel Beckett Symposium, 2003,
after Beckett d'aprčs Beckett,
Sydney, Australia, Jan. 6-10, 2003
Hosted by The University of Western Sydney
Keynotes and Plenary panellists include:
Luce Irigaray (live via satellite)
J.M. Coetzee
Herbert Blau
Peggy Phelan
Stan Gontarski
Steven Connor,
Mary Bryden
Ruby Cohn,
H. Porter Abbott
Chris Ackerley
Colin Duckworth
Anthony Uhlmann,
James Acheson
Deadline for Submission of Proposals: July 15, 2002.
We welcome proposals from all interested parties on any aspect of Beckett's works, life, the context of their composition or reception, and approaches to their production. In addition we welcome papers concerning any aspect of the influence of Beckett's works on others in any field (those working 'd'aprčs' or in the manner of Beckett) or questions concerning the direction of contemporary artistic practice 'after' Beckett and those elements of 20th century avant garde with which he was associated. Beckett's prose and dramatic works continue to appeal to artists and others both within and beyond the realms of literature and theatre, eliciting creative responses across many fields, ranging from sound and visual arts to philosophy, social criticism, cultural studies and ethics. The Symposium will seek to take stock of the nature of this legacy and the range of this influence.
Proposals should be 200 words long for papers of 20 minutes duration. We also welcome proposals gathering a number of papers together for complete sessions (which will be one and a half hours long).
The deadline for submission of proposals is July 15, 2002.
Send proposals or address correspondence to:
Anthony Uhlmann email@example.com
Jay Johnston, firstname.lastname@example.com
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