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Each of the two lead actors in "Welcome to the Rileys" comes with iconic baggage. James Gandolfini lives in the considerable shadow of Tony Soprano, while Kristen Stewart hasn't yet convinced audiences to accept her outside the "Twilight" films. In this second feature from director Jake Scott (and first in 11 years), they go the "serious actor" route as a pair of damaged souls who come together in a seedy New Orleans.
Doug Riley (Gandolfini) is a plumbing supply wholesaler whose daughter was killed in a car accident some years back. Ever since, his marriage has been joyless and his life empty. On a business trip to the Big Easy, he meets Mallory (Stewart), a teenage stripper and prostitute who reminds him of his lost child. He tries to become a substitute father to Mallory, which is enough to draw his wife Lois (Melissa Leo) out of their house for the first time since their tragedy.
Gandolfini is admirably low key, but Stewart seems stuck in the same sneering, pouty mode she's practically trademarked. In fact, it's Leo, the Oscar-nominated star of 2008's "Frozen River," who steals the show, provoking not just pity but respect toward what could have been a one-note character.
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If you're developing games on an old smartphone with Android 4.0 installed, what should I do with the menu button?
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Since I have an HTC Evo 3D phone, with Android 4.0 installed, I have a menu button. What should I do with it?
And how do I use the new "Action Bar" on Android 4.0?
Thanks in advance.
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If you want to take advantage of specific buttons then do so, just realize that you cannot count on any button actually being present and usable by your app.
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It maybe that you release a 2.2 and 4.0 version of your app and maintain two codes bases. Or you use the compatiability back to provide limited support on legacy devices, or various other tricks.
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I used to know that in C++, when you're programming for certain OS, you can use something like this (And yes, I do know my macros are incorrect, but the point is given):
#if __WINDOWS__ #elseif __APPLE__ #elseif __LINUX__ #endif
Would it be possible to code something like this for Android?
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For compatibility issues, isn't there a way to detect if the Android OS my app is being run on is a version older than 3.X?
I used to know that in C++, when you're programming for certain OS, you can use something like this (And yes, I do know my macros are incorrect, but the point is given):#if __WINDOWS__ #elseif __APPLE__ #elseif __LINUX__ #endif
Would it be possible to code something like this for Android?
Those are compile time macros so you'd rather want something similar to getVersionEx on Windows.
http://developer.and...ld.VERSION.html should do the trick.
only annoying part is that the SDK_INT field is only available in newer versions (API versions 4+ (Android 1.6 and up) , and the RELEASE field is a string that may contain non numbers (it can be 4.1b3 for example). (There is also a deprecated SDK field but i wouldn't recommend using that).
If you don't care about 1.5 and down you can just use the value in SDK_INT to see what features you'll have available.
Edited by SimonForsman, 01 August 2012 - 07:52 AM.
The voices in my head may not be real, but they have some good ideas!
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The reason I ask this, is that in Android SDK, if I were to develop an app for Ice Cream Sandwich, I would see some deprecated values, and sometimes I might get confused with which deprecated functions should I intentionally use.
And there may be a possible scenario that two or more developers were working on the same project targeting at different Android versions. Some lead developer of the team wanted to merge the project together, so that developer A continues the work for Gingerbread, while developer B continues for Ice Cream Sandwich. More like the term branching, the project is then branched into seperate minor projects that ultimately decides the fate of the app itself.
Would that also have an outcome, all because that the menu button and the search button is useless in Android 4.0 on older Android smartphones?
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Google Play allow you to have multiple apk files for the same app targeting different devices or api versions. So you can build your app against 2.2 and then have a second version of it that is built on 4.0 that references the 2.2. version but has 4.0 specific versions of your UI. This requires good design practices around separating your ui code from your functional code generally know as an api layer.
Another option along a similar line which I came across the other day and I'm currently trying out on my current app is to use an api layer and a factory pattern along with custom widgets. The idea is that rather then use the action bar directly you refer to a custom action bar that provides all the same functionality but under the covers does
version checks and providers either the action bar or a customer built equivalent depending on what the device supports. There is a added complexity around this of course and does mean you may see ui differences between versions. You will also have to build against a newer version then you are supporting which means you have to have
extensive tests against older api versions.
Or you could also take a hard line design decision not support any features that aren't in 2.2 and 4.0
But not matter what you choose you should never ever have developers working on there own bits it what ever version they prefer. Everyone should be working against common set standards and guidelines otherwise things will become unmanageable. That includes api versions, coding standards, naming conventions, etc..
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Some people say that Meknès is the ' poorest' of the Imperial Cities of Morocco. However, we are in a regenerated city with a touch of modernity, still brandishing large values of Moroccan culture and that is part of the World Heritage by Unesco.
Few know that almost all the wool used to manufacture these magnificent carpets so typical of the Alawite country is managed through the hands of the craftsmen of Meknes, dedicated to prepare this material for ever and ever.
In fact, there is a market in Meknes for the sale and purchase of such singular flock. The spectacle of Lana Square in the medina's city is fascinating. Hundreds of kilos of fleece waiting to be yarned, dyed, twisted…
Merchants from all parts of Morocco also go with the idea of get shipments of one of the best wools in the world. They will end tied by the expert hands of the weavers of carpets and then exposed in Moroccan souks, spread on the floor in a colorful feast for the eyes, while the tourist enjoys sipping a glass of mint tea.
Meknes wool is also exported abroad, to factories that used it as material for their products and, in the same way, as woven rugs that will be sold at a far more expensive price by any multinational of the planet.
However, the spectacle of the wool is here in its most pure and genuine state, in the artisans bundles of virgin wire at the Imperial City of Meknes.
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International supply chains depend on relationships between a variety of intermediaries, some of which may have physical control of goods and others that "merely" have the ability to direct how and to where goods are distributed. The use of intermediaries provides obvious benefits to the well-run logistics system. Exporters can leverage the economies of scale that come from using third party logistics providers and can use the intermediary's network to reach areas of the world where it may not otherwise have a presence. The full benefits of using third party logistics services providers can only be realized, however, if the relationship is also structured to leverage the systems of all parties to enhance compliance.
The affirmative duties imposed by the sanctions and export control laws of the United States create intertwining compliance obligations among the intermediaries to an international transaction and the principals. While it is, perhaps, a tautology to state that each party is responsible for its own actions, in the international trade environment, each party is best served by exercising due diligence over its trading partners and formalizing coordination with their compliance systems. If compliance concerns are integrated into the principal/intermediary relationship, the intermediary may serve as the "first line of defense" for the principal in assuring compliance with international trade regulation. Absent such integration, the intermediary may create gaps in an otherwise coherent and effective compliance program. Similarly, confidence in the principal's compliance program will facilitate the intermediary's ability to assure compliance, the opposite creating the potential for substantial risks.
In this article we suggest that it is not only important for a party to "know its customer," but it also must know its logistics chain. In order to reduce compliance risks, compliance considerations should be integrated into the logistics business process and, like other factors, compliance should be part of the matrix used to measure the performance of the logistics chain. We conclude by recommending steps to take in establishing and maintaining a principal/intermediary relationship that reduces the risk of having compliance costs eliminate the benefits gained by maximizing logistics opportunities.
Sanctions and Export Control Considerations for the Principal/Intermediary Relationship
In order to maintain an effective export compliance system, one must understand the nature of the product, end use, end user and destination. While the exporter is in the best position to understand these four elements, the logistics services provider is likely to be the last party able to screen the parties to the transaction against various sanctions lists—prior to the goods actually being shipped—and is often in the best position to know if the goods have been re-routed.
Diversion is perhaps the biggest supply chain-based compliance risk. While the Department of Commerce's ''Know Your Customer'' Guidance and Red Flags provide a good starting point for identifying potential diversion issues, these tools focus primarily on the end user and end use of the product. Guidelines other than those incorporated in the Export Administration Regulations suggest that one should deploy a broader view of the Red Flags. See 75 Fed. Reg. 53639 (September 1, 2010). Best practices suggest that integrating the compliance programs of the logistics services provider and the principal can provide significant additional protection against being caught in the diversion trap.
Procedures to guard against diversion are perhaps no more important than when goods are sold on an Ex-Works basis or where the Foreign Principal Party in Interest ("FPPI") is otherwise responsible for the export formalities and transportation (i.e., routed export transaction). A routed export transaction avoids some of the redundancies that help to assure compliance with sanctions and export control laws. The U.S. Principal Party in Interest ("USPPI") still has export compliance concerns but, for commercial reasons, may not have access to all of the information that would otherwise be available and necessary to assure compliance. Furthermore, the forwarder upon whom the USPPI may rely to report its export information is typically nominated by the FPPI. The USPPI does not often have privity of contract with the forwarder and has very little ability to exercise control over its actions.
For these reasons, we generally advise our clients to avoid the use of the routed export transaction. We understand, however, that the ability to enter into routed transactions is sometimes a commercial necessity. In those instances where routed export transactions are unavoidable, we suggest that the USPPI and the forwarder establish procedures for managing the transaction to enhance compliance.
As permitted by the regulations, the USPPI should require that the designated forwarder provide confirmation that the USPPI-provided information has been faithfully relayed to the government, regardless of whether or not the shipment is a routed export transaction. But the request of such confirmation provides only the minimum of due diligence. It does not serve to enhance the compliance system.
To assure that the supply chain intermediaries enhance the "first line of defense" and are not a source of liability, we suggest that principals integrate export control due diligence procedures into their freight forwarder selection and management program. Such due diligence should be deployed regardless of whether the freight forwarder is selected by the purchaser of the goods (i.e., routed transaction) or by the seller. As discussed below, this due diligence can be accomplished with the issuance of a simple questionnaire to the forwarder before the establishment of the relationship, and by having the USPPI and forwarder enter into a formal agreement regarding their operations, including compliance responsibilities. Finally, we have observed that the forwarder selection process is often handled by a company's sales or logistics organizations, while compliance is under the auspices of the legal department. We suggest that, at a minimum, the forwarder be provided with a "dotted line" reporting responsibility to the Compliance Officer.
Forwarder Selection and Management
The following steps serve to maximize the compliance benefit of the principal/forwarder relationship, turning this relationship into a strategic asset regardless of whether or not the shipment is a routed export transaction. This list of considerations is intended to be illustrative, and not necessarily all inclusive. It is anticipated that the parties will develop their practices as an extrapolation of the following:
1. Forwarder Qualifications and Management—Develop a formalized and documented forwarder approval and management process that can be used regardless of whether or not the shipment is a routed export transaction.
a. Have all forwarder candidates complete a compliance questionnaire that answers, at a minimum, the following questions:
i. Has the forwarder previously been subject to any sanctions or penalties?
ii. Does the forwarder have a written compliance program?
iii. When in the process does the forwarder screen the parties to the transaction against the various sanctions lists?
iv. How does the forwarder select and monitor the foreign-affiliated parties with whom it works?
v. Does the compliance program have a process for informing the principal of any Red Flags or other compliance concerns that are identified?
b. Require the forwarder to provide the USPPI with copies of all information filed with the government regarding the exported merchandise, as permitted by the regulations.
c. Require the forwarder to provide the exporter with the identification of the foreign affiliate in advance of the shipment, if permissible under the commercial agreement.
d. Establish a system that will not allow the issuance of a power of attorney to any forwarder for which a compliance questionnaire has not been issued, returned and approved.
e. Restrict the effective duration of all powers of attorney in order to force the forwarder to renew the same on a periodic basis.
f. Establish a system for reporting requests to have goods re-routed, if commercially feasible.
g. Identify a principal point of contact at the forwarder who will be responsible for addressing compliance concerns.
h. Develop a written agreement with the forwarder that includes compliance expectations and performance measurements.
2. Qualifying the Principal—the forwarder should also deploy a process to manage principal-based compliance risks and to document its process.
a. What is the compliance history of the principal?
b. Does the principal know and communicate the intended destination of the goods regardless of whether the shipment is routed by the foreign purchaser?
c. Does the principal know the control status of the goods being shipped?
d. Require the principal to provide the Export Control Classification Number ("ECCN") or U.S. Munitions List ("USML") category on all goods, regardless of the classification and reason for control.
e. Require the principal to provide the anticipated destination for the goods, regardless of whether or not the shipment is a "routed export transaction."
f. Does the principal have documented compliance procedures?
g. Has the agreement between the forwarder and the principal identified the compliance officer to whom concerns should be raised? Is this compliance officer in the sales department?
A failure to coordinate the compliance systems of the principal/exporter and the logistics services provider creates a substantial missed opportunity for enhancing compliance and invites liability that can be easily avoided. We suggest that the parties establish clear compliance objectives and measure the performance of the parties against those objectives. Both the principal and the logistics services provider should conduct regular gap analyses to identify and address issues that come up. While supply chain due diligence does not relieve the exporter of the responsibility to be vigilant in the operation of its export control compliance program, pushing export control compliance through the supply chain can provide a significant additional layer of protection and control over the supply chain.
The content of this article is intended to provide a general guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought about your specific circumstances.


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JOHNSTOWN - The Fulton County Board of Supervisors' Buildings and Grounds-Highway Committee Monday thought ahead to the winter, considering various snow, ice control and winter maintenance contracts that will go into effect later this year.
The committee voted at the County Office Building to authorize the board chairman to sign an annual $4,000 agreement with the town of Bleecker for winter maintenance of the road leading to the county's communication tower.
County Highways and Facilities Superintendent Mark Yost said his department usually enters into a contract with Bleecker for plowing and sanding. He said the road Bleecker maintains is 0.80 miles in length and the reimbursement rate will be the same as the 2009 county contracts with other towns for winter maintenance.
In other business, the committee designated 144 miles of county roads for snow and ice control during the 2010-11 winter. Roads designated include 14.7 miles of County Highway 107 in three towns, 11.5 miles of County Highway 119 in two towns, 8.8 miles of County Highway 112 in two towns and 6.1 miles of County Highway 123 in two towns.
Supervisors also approved a proposed resolution to authorize $330,900 worth of 2010-11 agreements with 10 municipalities - nine towns and one city - for snow and ice control on certain designated county roads. The county pays the municipalities $5,000 per centerline mile for 66.2 miles of county roads.
Participating municipalities and their mileage and contract amounts follow: Bleecker, 2.15 miles - $10,750; Broadalbin, 14.43 miles - $72,150; Caroga, 5.15 miles - $25,750; Ephratah, 7.70 miles $38,500; Johnstown, 7.59 miles - $37,950; Mayfield, 5.91 miles $29,550; Northampton, 9.69 miles - $19,750; Perth, 3.95 miles - $19,750; Stratford, 8.96 miles - $44,800; city of Johnstown, 0.65 miles - $3,250.
Yost requested and received committee approval to amend the 2010 county highway budget to reflect $4,843 in additional Consolidated Highway Improvement Program funding announced June 4 by the state. The county received $864,903 in CHIPs funding for 2010-11.
Michael Anich covers Johnstown and Fulton County news. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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[8/10] Hard to pin this one down, only because Tombs fall into the now wide-open gap that is best described as wall of sound metal. We wont toss the post tag at these guys, only because theres no defining trait as to what post is (although our friends in Isis and Ghost Brigade probably wouldnt balk at that assumption
or would they?), but on the Path of Totality (the bands second album) that wall of noise is made into something utterly masculine and listenable.
Lots of soul-crushing doom is bandied about here, especially on opener Black Hole of Summer, which sees the Brooklyn-based trio create an atmosphere full of dark allure, that is taken to the next level on To Cross the Land, where the band wisely builds the track up, only to let it explode with a pounding tempo and whirlwind of black metal riff-action. In fact, the riffs of Mike Hill are as minimal as they come, but are punchy and effective, oftentimes becoming the foundation of excellent songs like Bloodletters and Passageways.
Because the album wisely avoids any unnecessary jams of the elongated variety, interest usually is piqued at various moments, including the alt-rock jangle of Silent World and the foreboding swirl of Black Heaven. And if one pays careful attention, theres a slight 80s dark wave vibe that swims through this thing, thus striking the necessary balance between some of the more extreme songs such as Red Shadows.
Infinitely more interesting than what a lot of their contemporaries are up to, Tombs have an arsenal of ideas at their disposal that makes Path of Totality a vastly captivating listen. And with any luck, the Brooklynites wont have to deal with the onslaught of post-this and post-that tagging. Theyre just a flat-out heavy fucking band.
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SOUTH BRUNSWICK — A New Jersey car dealer who offered a free car to a Florida pastor if he promised not to burn the Quran says he never thought Jones would do it.
The Rev. Terry Jones claims to have burned the Muslim holy book last month at his church. Today, several people were killed in Afghanistan during a demonstration against the burning outside the U.N. compound.
In October, Jones came to New Jersey to collect a new Hyundai Accent but immediately turned it over to a charity that helps battered women.
Brad Benson, an ex-New York Giants tackle, offered Jones the car in one of his quirky commercials.
Benson calls burning a Quran "deplorable" and says Jones should be held criminally liable for the deaths.
Previous coverage:
• Florida pastor donates Hyundai to Jersey City women's group
• Video: "Burn a Quran Day" pastor collects new car from ex-NY Giant
• Florida pastor who planned Quran burning to accept car from Brad Benson, N.J. dealer
• N.J. car dealer Brad Benson to give Florida pastor Terry Jones new vehicle for not burning Quran
• Gainesville pastor Terry Jones cancels Quran burning on 9/11
• A.M. Top News: Gen. Petraeus warns Quran burning in Florida would endanger American troops overseas


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A major road was closed on Friday morning after a police chase ended with a violent crash.
Police said they tried to pull over a car for a code violation and the driver refused to stop.
Police began pursuing the vehicle, but at one point decided to call off the pursuit.
A short time later, the driver crashed into a pole along Allegheny River Boulevard near the line with Penn Hills and the City of Pittsburgh.
The driver was thrown from the vehicle, but survived with serious injuries.
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It's not easy being sleazy ~ LOL
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Pyne escaped a first-degree murder verdict, and was instead convicted of second-degree murder for the May 27, 2011 killing inside the family's Highland Township garage in Oakland County.
Pyne now faces up to life in prison, but the Judge Leo Bowman is afforded a greater degree of flexibility in his sentencing. There is no minimum.
The sentencing is scheduled to be announced in Bowman's courtroom in Pontiac at 3 p.m. Tuesday.
The case captured national attention.
Pyne, the seemingly ideal son, well-liked, gentle, hard-working and scholarly, must have snapped, the jury convicting him of the second-degree murder ruled.
Pyne was the last person to see his 51-year-old mother alive. Ruth Pyne had suffered from mental illness for years and testimony revealed that life behind the walls of the Pyne home was far from total bliss.
The decision hasn't gone unquestioned, especially since a 48 Hours special that aired Saturday night named "A Perfect Family," brought details of the case before a national audience.
There was no physical evidence connecting Pyne to the crime scene, only a case built largely on circumstantial evidence — an exposed lie about an alibi, suspicious blisters on Jeffrey Pyne's hands and his peculiar reaction to the news that his mother had been murdered.
Pyne's attorney, James Champion, said he's spoken to jurors who've since said they wouldn't have convicted if their only option were first-degree murder, but prosecutors offered a lesser alternative charge, second-degree murder, which Champion said led some jurors to "split the baby" and convict.
Bernard Pyne, Jeffrey Pyne's father and Ruth Pyne's husband, who was at first a suspect himself, maintains his belief that his son is innocent, claims he asked his son point blank if he did it and the response was, "no."
Case highlights:
- Jeffery Pyne was the last person to see his mother alive after she returned from a shopping trip to Meijer about 10:30 a.m. on May 27, 2011
- Pyne claimed his mother was alive and in bed when he left the family home about 1:30 p.m. on the day of her death, an hour before Bernard Pyne and sister, 12-year-old Julia, would discover the matriarch dead in the garage.
- Jeffrey Pyne claimed he left the home to plant lilac bushes at the home of a Diane Needham, his former teacher whom he performed odd jobs for. Prosecutors believe Pyne planned to use the visit as an alibi, but Needham wasn't home, so Pyne left a message on her phone, which he never did before, stating the time he was there. Needham testified that the lilac bushes were planted days prior, blowing holes in the alibi
- Ruth
Pyne was hit in the head with a blunt object, possibly a board,
according to medical examiners who testified in the trial. Her skull was
fractured, likely rendering her unconscious. Then the killer rolled her
over and stabbed her in the neck 16 times, the examiners theorized
- Ruth Pyne suffered from mental illness for years and refused to take her medication, resulting in a chaotic environment in the Pyne home and on at least one occasion an unprovoked attack on Jeffrey Pyne that landed her in jail. The chaos and frustration that resulted, investigators believe, led to Jeffrey Pyne killing his mother
- Bernard and
Jeffrey Pyne said Ruth Pyne had begun taking her medication in the
months leading up to her death and the household was relatively stable
- Bernard
Pyne said his wife's illness and her unwillingness to take her
medication contributed to him drawing up divorce papers and having an
affair with
Renee Ginell, 47, a GNC store manager from Holly. At one point, Ruth Pyne walked in on Ginell and Bernard Pyne having a meal together, at which time Ginell broke off the relationship
- On
the day of the killing, Jeffrey Pyne had his hands wrapped in white
bandages, which investigators asked him to remove. They photographed
what testifying medical examiners called fresh blisters that had the top
skin removed, which they said could have been created by swinging a
board. Pyne said he suffered the injuries at his job working at an
orchard when he thew a broken pallet
- Pyne showed little emotion after learning that his mother was murdered. He never asked how it happened and never protested or said he didn't do it when he learned he was potentially a suspect, investigators told 48 Hours. An EMT at the scene also said Pyne appeared to be putting on a show when he first arrived at the crime scene
- Pyne's girlfriend, Holly Freeman, 23, testified that Pyne was gentle, but would often cry when talking about his frustrations relating to his mother and her illness. She said late in their relationship he revealed he'd been cheating on her and had lied so "effortlessly" about it up to that point
- The only significant forensics evidence discovered at the scene was some of Rruth Pyne's DNA on a water faucet. There was no way to tell how long it had been there


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Engineers know it all. At parties, after everyone has given their opinion, everyone asks the engineer to tell them the real answer. Engineers deal in facts, data, and probabilities. And engineers are trusted. The public may have lost trust in the medical profession, in our leaders, and in our favorite news reporters. But, though they make jokes about us, engineers are viewed as straight shooters. This trust gives us power. It also carries responsibility.
Our nation, our world, is in a crisis, a crisis of power. Specifically, our dependency on fossil fuels has the world at war. Regardless of one's politics, it is an irrefutable fact that oil drives much of our economy and has fueled many of the recent wars. The sad truth is that we have a solution that we are not using.
Nuclear energy is the answer. Current technology is capable of providing lower cost, safe energy in virtually infinite amounts. And the prospect of commercially viable fusion reactors is closer than most believe. (Read the article on cold fusion in the March 29, 2003 issue of New Scientist for details.) But the public has shut nuclear power down based on myth and fear.
We all know the list: Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, The China Syndrome (great movie, bad science), radioactive waste, and worst of all, that link between nuclear power and the atom bomb.
But, fossil fuels, both oil and coal, have killed and continue to kill every day. Coal mine disasters, black lung, acid rain, hydrocarbon emissions, oil spills, poisoned water and land, oil platform disasters, refinery accidents, the Gulf War, and arguably most fighting in the Middle East are directly attributable to our dependence on fossil fuels. Add to this the economic risks of a world economy inextricably linked to oil, and our current concerns about terrorism (think refinery or LNG tanker explosions), and it is hard to understand why we are willing to use oil and gas at all.
Is nuclear energy perfect? Of course not. But let's give it some time. At its worst, it has been much safer and it is in its infancy. The potential is even more hopeful with the possibility of fusion and improved processes. We live in a world of managed risks. If you look at the scorecard, the risks from nuclear power cannot match the real, proven and ever increasing dangers we accept with fossil fuels. But the public's ongoing fear of radioactivity has paralyzed us. For more information, visit the website http://www.ecolo.org.
People willingly inhale concentrated carcinogens (tobacco smoke), ingest poison (alcohol and others), subject themselves to all kinds of electromagnetic radiation (TVs, cell phones, microwave ovens, power lines) and seek out powerful sources of ultraviolet radiation (tanning booths and sunlight). Yet we have managed to shut down the most tightly regulated industry ever to have existed (nuclear power).
It is time to change this. We, as engineers, have the power, the public's trust. We need to tell the world that the emperor is naked! Look at the facts and decide for yourself. Then tell people what you have found. Write letters to your representatives and vote accordingly. Invest in companies that are developing nuclear energy. Explode the myth!
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5 Days Kunming and Shangri-la tour
Tour Code: CTKM05
Tour Duration: 5 Days
Attractions: Stone Forest, Songzanlin Monastery, Bitahai Nature Reserve, Napahai Lake, Kunming Flowers and Birds Market
Tour Overview: In Tibetan, Shangri- La means a place of good fortune and luck. Located in the midst of three rivers; the torrential Jinsha, Langcang and Nujiang, Shangri-La is a sacred scenic region with distinguishing features. Scores of years have witnessed the failure of numerous efforts to seek out and pinpoint the exact location of this dreamland. A few years ago...
- Tour Summary
- Day by Day Itinerary
|Tour Dates
|Services Provided
|Meals Included
|Day 1
Arrive in Kunming, be met and transferred to hotel.
|Day 2
Full day tour to Stone Forest Kunming Flowers and Birds Market
|Day 3
In the morning, be transferred to airport for flight to Shangri-la.
Arrive in Shangri-la, be met and visit Songzanlin Monastery Details...
|Day 4
Full day tour to Bitahai Nature Reserve Napahai Lake
|Day 5
|Diqing(Shangri-La) /Kunming
|In the morning, be transferred to airport for flight to Kunming first, then connect your own flight for departure. Details...
Price Inclusions and Exclusions
Price IncludeA. Entrance fees:To scenic spots as listed above in the itinerary.
B. Meals: All meals as specified in the itinerary.
C. Private Transfers: Among airports, hotels and scenic spots while sightseeing in the above cities by the private air conditioned vehicle.
D. Guide and Driver: As outlined in the itinerary, a well selected English-speaking guide and driver will accompany you throughout the entire tour in that city. They do not fly with you from one city to another.
E. Hotels: Hotel Based on two persons sharing one room with twin beds. All hotels as listed in the above itinerary serve daily western or Chinese breakfast. All rooms are air-conditioned with private facilities unless specified.
F. Luggage Transfers: Between airports and hotels.
G. Service Charge & Government Taxes.
H. Travel insurance in mainland China during the above travel period.
I. Arrangements: The tour cost includes planning, handling, operational and communication charges.
Price ExcludeA. Entry or Exit China International Airfare or train tickets.
B. Visa Fees.
C. Excess Baggage Charges.
D. Personal Expenses: Expenses of a purely personal nature such as laundry, drinks, fax, telephone call, optional activities, sightseeing or meals which are not included in the itinerary.
E. Meals: Any meals which are not specified with "B", "L" or "D".
F. Single Room Supplement.
G. Insurance coverage of personal loss, illness or damages incurred during your trip.
H. Gratuities, Tips to Guides and Drivers.
Day 1 Arrival Kunming
Transfer via: Flight on your own arrangement
Upon your arrival in Kunming, your local guide will welcome you and transfer you to your hotel. For the rest of the day you will enjoy some leisure time to relax or have a first look at the new surrounding.
Day 2 Kunming (B, L)
Sightseeing: Stone Forest, Kunming Flowers and Birds Market
Today we will go on a full day trip to Stone forest. Due to a process of weathering and erosion, nature has created an art gallery of stone sculpture here. This typical karst physiognomy seems like a forest of stone pillars and boulders. You will see fascination natural creations like Lion Arbor, Sword Peak Pond, Lotus Peak, Moon Lake, Jade Lake, and Dadie Waterfall.
Then we will visit Kunming Flowers and Birds Market, the city's biggest, most attractive shopping market where spring reigns all year. Since 1983, the Flowers and Birds Market has gradually been built into a comprehensive public spot for leisure, shopping, and trading. Strolling on the market street, you will see shops and stalls of all sorts, especially those featuring flowers, birds, and fish.
Day 3 Kunming / Shangri-La (B, L)
Transfer via: Flight on our arrangement
Sightseeing: Song Zanling Monastery
In the morning you will be transferred to the airport where you will take your flight to Shangri-La.
Upon your arrival you will be met by your local guide who will directly show you Songzanlin Monastery, which is is a typical Lama monastery. Located at the foot of Mt. Foping, four kilometers north of Zhongdian County, a monastery was first built here in 1679 and has been rebuilt many times. The architectural style of the building is a faithful imitation of the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.
Day 4 Shangri-La (B, L)
Sightseeing: Bitahai Nature Reserve, Napahai Lake
This day will start with a visit of Bitahai Nature Reserve, an intact natural attraction with various species of flora and fauna and of course picturesque landscapes. In the reserve itself, century-old pines and cypresses are growing around Bitahai Lake, in which the water is crystal clear. In the middle of the lake there is an islet covered by cedars and azaleas.
Then we will head to Napahai Lake, both an ideal grazing field for herdsmen and a paradise for many species of birds. This is, in the true sense, a seasonal lake. When summer comes, snow on the adjacent mountains melts and flows down into about ten rivers forming a vast lake. In the dry season, Napahai becomes boundless green grassland--the best time for herding sheep or cattle. Nevertheless when you will come, the whole scenery will be kind of unique.
Day 5 Shangri-La / Kunming / Departure Kunming (B)
Transfer via: First Flight on our arrangement
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Ready for Minot's March cultural question? How important is the weather on your decision on whether to go out and come to a cultural event? With all of our modern electrical equipment, weather is not that important to us, but it is to all those instrumentalists and thespians. It is because of us they have spent hours and hours preparing to please us.
Cultural events in March in Minot start out with three spectacular concerts on the Minot State University campus at Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. The March 1 event presented by the Minot Symphony Orchestra has its emphasis on Russia. In our minds having just come from the Olympics in Russia, the orchestra now concentrates on Russian music. You will be hearing during this "Russian Spectacular" numbers such as Hector Berlioz' "Roman Carnival Overture"; Nikolai Rimksy-Korsakov's suite from the opera-ballet, "Mlada"; Eric Whitacre's "Equus"; and Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsy's "Piano Concerto No. 1." In addition, you will hear special guest Italian classical pianist Alessio Bax - all of this without leaving your seats.
This year, in addition to the concert, there has been arranged for you the opportunity of a lifetime. Over at the Grand Hotel, beginning at 1 p.m. on March 1, for $25 you may have "Lunch with the Maestro." How much more up close and personal could you get to our maestro Scott Seaton - like running your fingers through his Beethoven hair. If you have not made reservations, do it now, call now! The number is 858-4228. Sochi has nothing on us.
You will have a first and a second opportunity as members of the International Artist Series to listen to separate performances in March. Both of these performances will be held at Ann Nicole Nelson Hall. The first performance, on March 2 at 3 p.m., features the Sixth Floor Trio. They are a chamber group who dedicate their music to entertain you with many different musical styles. Each member is an accomplished soloist and has received critical acclaim for their musical contributions. The trio's genre-bending style is as unique as their instrumentation, collectively performing on piano, violin, clarinet and bassoon.
The second concert of the series in March features Jesse Lynch. This performance will be held at the Ann Nicole Nelson Hall March 24 at 7:30 p.m. Lynch is a composer, arranger, improviser and educator, and a New York City pianist with international touring experience who regularly performs in any number of musical styles. From Beethoven to Bop to free jazz and contemporary composition, Jesse regularly mixes the spectrum of musical innovation and tradition. Once again our thanks go out to the committee in charge of bringing top-of-the-line entertainment to the Minot area.
Companions for Children Inc. will be helped when you
attend the "Martini Masquerade Fundraiser" on March 14 at the Grand Hotel. There will be appetizers, silent auction, martini tasting and music by the MSU Jazz Group and can be enjoyed by those who are 21 and older. Tickets are available by contacting Companions for Children at 838-5784 or emailing email@example.com. Tickets are $35 and are limited, so purchase soon! Your involvement is bound to make a lot of children happy in Minot.
If you have ever attended an annual Minot High School Music Boosters "Chuck Full of Music" at our Magic City Campus, you will be there again on March 18 at 4:30 p.m. Not only will you be chuck full of music by bands, orchestras and choirs, but your tummy will be happy when you indulge in the Chuck Wagon-style meal. Ticket prices are $5 per person, and ages 5 and under are free. All of the fun, food and music for one low price. In fact, you will be chuck full of whatever makes you happy.
With your involvement in the Mouse River Players and the Taube Museum of Art, in March, you are bound to make two "Nancys" very happy. Nancy Pearson, the MRP treasure, has been described as the glue that holds the Mouse River Players together. Likewise, the glue could also be describing Nancy Walter, executive director of the Taube. You would also be making happy both of the organizations' boards, plus certainly the participant - you - would be made happy.
On March 13-16, the Mouse River Players production of "You're a Good Man Charlie Brown" will be held in the Arlene Theater. "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by the late cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts. Gesner has created a play to see over and over. This favorite musical, with its family-friendly atmosphere, brings Charlie Brown and his friends to life and examines the world through their eyes. If you can imagine John Fishpaw as Charlie Brown, you'll have it. He will be aided and abetted by Dr. Conrad Davidison's daughter, flippy gipperty Kena Davidson. Also in the cast you will see Woodstock (Roy Topher Hedgson), Sally (Monica Anderson), Frieda (Kathy Swanepoel), Peppermint Patty (Michelle LaMarca), Little Red-headed Girl (Kayla Boys), Marcie (Chelsea Battles) , Charlotte (Brenna Heupel) and Loretta (Kelly Knudson). Directors Holly Eidness and Paula Simonson are responsible for bringing these characters to life. Virginia Dohms faithfully and capably takes care of the music. It is your opportunity to bring to life a cartoon you regularly look for in The Minot Daily News. On March 13-15, at 7:30 p.m., and March 16, at 2 p.m., you can see the performance for $12, with children's tickets $8. Call and make reservations today at 866-667-1977. For sure, the theater will be packed with kids of all ages.
When you have finished watching Charlie Brown you may have an itch to take the stage. If you do, stick around for the auditions on Sunday afternoon, and you may find yourself on stage for the next production of "Over the River and Through the Woods." Auditions will be held March 16 from 4:30 to 6 p.m. and March 17 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. This play is written by Joe DiPietro, and is an intimate, hilarious and poignant look at generation gaps and the immigrant experience. It will bring back memories and touch the hearts of all audience members. This play features two older men and two older women, as well as a young man and a young woman. Performances for the production are set for May 8-11 at The Arlene Theater.
The Mouse River Players are offering a program for children called Broadway Musical Theater. Children second grade and up will learn the fine points of being on stage. Master teachers Carlen and Connie Gilseth will instruct the classes. The classes will be held each Saturday in March, with the show on April 5. Cost is $40 per actor (maximum $80 per family). Scholarships are available. Be sure to pre-register today by calling 838-3939 or email Carlen.gilseth
When Walter created a series of art classes, "Paint the Town Red", geared to help you create a variety of art, little did she realize how widespread and interested Minot area adults would be in creating for themselves their own masterpieces. In fact, classes are full for March but you can register for April by calling 838-4445. The classes are held at the Taube and other locations from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and cost $35, which covers everything you need for an evening of learning and fun.
Yet another class, "Art All Around," has been created and will be held at the Taube monthly. You must be 9 years and older and cost is $18 each session, which covers supplies for your masterpiece. Classes will include Printmaking, Repousse, Acrylic Painting and Watercolors. They will be held in the Art Education classroom on the following Thursdays: March 13, April 10 and May 8 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Class size is limited for a more individualized instruction, so be sure to register early. For more information or to register, call the Taube at 838-4445, email firstname.lastname@example.com or visit their website at (taubemuseum.org). And when you know the instructor is Margaret Lee, you will immediately register because of her reputation as an instructor who is knowledgeable and fun.
While you are at the Taube, in the gallery you will you will find an exhibit from the Bismarck Downtown Artist Co-op. This exhibit features art in a variety of media by the 12 Bismarck full co-op members. The art on exhibit includes paintings, drawings, mixed media and ceramics. The exhibit opened Feb. 18 and runs through March 29.
In March, in Minot we hope you can attend and enjoy a variety of cultural events regardless of weather - lion or lamb.
(Arlene Saugstad is a freelance writer who lives in Minot.)


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Editorial: Economy based on our diversity
THE MERCURY | May 24, 2011 10.57am
FORMER Labor premier Jim Bacon swept to power in 1998 brandishing a new confidence in Tasmania.
Our state's economy suffered through the mid-1990s. A walk through deserted central business districts of Hobart, Launceston or Devonport told a miserable story. Shopfront windows covered in cardboard and newspaper revealed the local economy was dying.
Mr Bacon brought a rare sense of optimism to these dismal days. Tasmania, he said, was still the best place to live and our future was bright. We dared to believe.
Mr Bacon's advisers spread the word that the new Labor government was not going to fall prey to the "one big project to save Tasmania" mantra that so many before it had espoused. Mr Bacon saw that the state's economy had stalled more than once while all eyes were on the panacea project of the day. His government vowed not to chase the elusive pot-of-gold project that promised our island's salvation.
Instead, Mr Bacon testified that this island's most valuable resource was its people. He supported ideas that came from the people. From little things big things grow. His government encouraged and facilitated ideas – everything from arts and crafts to fine furniture, sport, wine, aquaculture, education and farming.
This approach would be the catalyst for a robust, diversified economy based on the Tasmanian brand and focused largely on quality and niche markets.
A few years into office, Mr Bacon enjoyed the first signs of a housing boom that was sweeping the Western world and the windfalls of the new GST.
Tasmania's coffers were brimming with stamp duty and taxes. It seemed every few months there was an announcement the government had found an extra $130 million or so it had not expected.
Times have changed.
Now we face a billion-dollar Budget black hole, mass public service sackings, cuts to essential services and a depressing dark cloud over the economy.
Putting aside the merits or otherwise of the proposal to build a pulp mill in the Tamar Valley, Tasmania has been fixated on this one project for seven years.
How much time, money and energy has the bureaucracy and community devoted to this project?
While our focus is glued to the Gunns Ltd proposal, how many other ideas languish?
It is, as many letter writers have suggested, a no-brainer that bringing AFL football to Hobart will benefit the depressed winter economy in the South. This is precisely the stimulus the economy needs.
We can no longer afford to ignore good ideas. We must broaden our focus and start to think laterally. The talents of Tasmanians are as diverse as our island's geography – our governments must reflect that.


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Stokesley is a market town in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire. With a population of around 5000 it is one of the smaller of the North ridings market towns. Stokesley is set between the North York moors to the south and the industrial town of Middlesbrough on the River Tees to the north.
The River Leven flows through the town on its way to the Tees at Yarm. Many small bridges cross tyhe water including a 17th century stone packhorse bridge.
The great wide market square (the "plain") still hosts Stokesley market on Fridays. The town has many independent shops as well as a small supermarket.
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AKRON, Ohio -- In a night of celebration for No. 2 St. Vincent-St. Mary, it was No. 9 Central Catholic which played the role of spoiler.
The Ironmen edged the Irish for a 53-52 boys basketball victory on Saturday in the first boys basketball game ever played at LeBron James Arena (see video and observations of the new gym here).
Despite the big stage, Central Catholic coach Jonathan Harris isn't valuing this win more than any other.
"We came out, we played hard and we won the game," Harris said. "I'm not going to take more from it than what it is. Whether it's early or late, we just want to win ball games."
During a back-and-forth fourth quarter, junior Montrel McRae gave his team the 53-52 lead on a putback with 52 seconds to play. The Irish had six shots at the basket to take the lead but none of them fell.
The Ironmen defense was there to contest each of those attempts.
"We just stayed with it," Harris said. "We tell our guys that they have to play all the way through."
Sophomore Tervell Beck led the way for Central Catholic with 25 points. He helped erase a 32-26 halftime deficit by scoring 18 of those points in the second half.
"Sometimes you have to just put the ball in the hands of the guy who can make plays," Harris said. "For him to make those plays shows his maturity. I'm not sure he could have made them last year."
With junior Antwon Lillard and McRae in foul trouble for most of the first half, the Ironmen needed not only Beck but its young bench to also step up.
"We put those players in situations we've never been in, and they stepped up," Beck said. "I'm proud of them."
The Irish, which have now dropped two straight, were without sophomore VJ King, who sprained his left wrist in practice on Tuesday. King played sparingly in the team's loss to No. 5 St. Edward on Friday night.
Replacing King's scoring was a problem in Friday's 72-59 loss but not as much on Saturday as sophomore Henry Baddley busted out for 20 points.
That performance was something the team knew was possible and had been waiting for.
"He and I had a talk on the way to the gym today, and he assured he would give it," said Irish coach Dru Joyce. "I feel good about what we have there, and we can build on it."
But while Baddley was a positive, the Irish have to make some changes to stop their losing streak.
"We have to make sure that they understand that there's work to be done," Joyce said.
This is the second straight thrilling finish between these two teams. Central Catholic won, 71-68, last season in a game Harris said was actually even more exciting than Saturday's game.
Prior to Saturday's game, the school held official opening ceremonies for the new LeBron James Arena. James' mother Gloria was on hand to cut the ribbon.
St. Vincent-St. Mary will head to Fort Myers, Fla., next week for the City of Palms Classic Basketball Tournament. Central Catholic will be in action on Tuesday against No. 8 Beachwood.
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The latest proposals on leasing, issued in May 2013, follow an earlier draft and discussion paper, and take account of respondents' previous concerns.
The latest draft covers leases of tangible assets, and a lease is still defined in terms of a right of use. The distinction between finance and operating leases will, however, be replaced with 'type A' and 'type B' leases. The former cover most of the economic life and fair value of an asset, so property leases will mainly be type B. Importantly, both types will now be reflected on the balance sheet of the lessee as well as the lessor.
A lessee accounts for a 'right-of-use' asset (based on lease commitments) and a lease liability (based on lease payments). Alternatively, the revaluation/fair value methods of IAS 16, Property, Plant and Equipment, or IAS 40, Investment Property, can be used for applicable leased assets. The asset is amortised while the liability reduces due to lease payments (net of the unwinding of discount).
For lessors, type A assets are derecognised and replaced with an asset for the present value of the lease payments (reducing as for the lease liability above) and the residual asset (as defined in the draft), with any resulting difference recognised in profit or loss. Type B assets are not derecognised, and lease receipts are posted to profit or loss.
Profit or loss accounting reflects the lease type, but additionally, type B lessees will amortise the asset in a way that produces an even straight-line cost when combined with the unwinding of the discount on the lease liability. Type B lease costs will therefore appear quite similar, over time, to current operating lease costs.
Where an arrangement does not entail controlling a specific asset, there is no lease. Basic examples of this situation would be equipment that can be substituted at any time for something similar, or where related essential consumables must also be bought from the supplier. Not all cases may be clear-cut.
Lease payments can simply be posted to profit or loss if a lease is short-term (one year or less including any option to extend, and with no purchase option).
For other lease terms, optional extensions are taken into account, and options to cancel ignored, if it is realistic to do so due to the 'significant economic incentive' provided.
The latest draft is open for comment until 13 September 2013, and is a joint project with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in the US. Businesses will need time to prepare, and this will be reflected in the setting of the implementation date.
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10 ounces of semisweet chocolate, roughly chopped
7 tablespoons of unsalted butter, cut into pieces
5 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup of sugar
½ teaspoon of cinnamon
¾ teaspoon of chipotle chili powder
Dash of cayenne pepper
Pinch of salt
Powdered sugar for dusting (optional)
1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line the bottom of a 9½ inch springform pan with a circle of parchment paper. Grease the sides and the parchment with butter or non-stick cooking spray.
2. Melt the chocolate and butter together over a double boiler or in the microwave, stirring occasionally until smooth.
3. Whisk together the eggs and the sugar in a large bowl, and then slowly, a bit at a time, whisk in the melted chocolate. Add the salt and spices and taste, adjusting the spices if needed.
4. Pour into the springform pan and bake for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let it cool completely on a wire rack. Dust with powdered sugar and serve.
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RIM is earning a reputation as the successor to Microsoft as the "biggest loser" in smartphone sales
most recent survey
by the NPD Group on U.S. smartphone sales offered few surprises as recent winners and losers for the most part furthered their respective streaks. The winners are, of course Apple, Inc. (
) and Google Inc. (
), while the losers are Canadian BlackBerry maker, Research In Motion, Ltd. (
). Windows Phone 7 manufacturer Microsoft Corp. (
), a perennial loser, was about the only party reverse its recent trend, posting a small growth.
I. Four Out of Every Five U.S. Smartphones are an Android or an Apple
For Apple and Google, they're seeing their individual growth more or less flat-line for this year, but this growth is still substantially elevated, when compared to 2010 numbers. Google's Android market share remained at 53 percent -- the
same number
the NPD group reported for
, and a significantly higher level than Jan.-Oct. 2010's ~21 percent which NPD
reported last year
. Likewise Apple grew from 21 percent to 29 percent.
RIM continues its humiliating fall, reaching a mere 10 percent of the U.S. market, down from a year ago when it held a quarter of it. On a quarterly basis RIM captured a miserable 8 percent of U.S. smartphone sales in Q3 2011. NPD analyst Ross Rubin, the report's author, pointed out that in the close to five years between Q2 2006 to Q3 2011, RIM has gone from owning 50 percent of the smartphone market to owning a sixth of that.
in 2009
RIM co-CEO Mike Lazaridis as saying, "sometimes we have to put the brakes on. We've shown that we can handle annual 100% growth. I'm not sure we could handle more than that."
RIM co-CEO Jim Balsillie may be all laughs and grins, but his company's increasingly abysmal U.S. sales outlook has given investors little to crack a smile about. [Image Source:
Well RIM has certainly put the brakes on -- in fact it's put the vehicle in reverse and is backing up towards a cliff leaving investors yelling in the back seat.
II. Microsoft Performance is Slightly Better Than Last Time
For Microsoft the news was considerably better. Unlike RIM, which has no "plan B", Microsoft is
sitting on a pile of cash
some of it from Android
) and isn't afraid of throwing it at the smartphone market. And Microsoft has apparently passed on the tradition of standards bearer of the biggest losers side of the list to RIM.
While it still has a long, long ways to go to regain even a fifth of its Q2 2007 peak 25 percent market share, Microsoft did manage to reach a 2 percent market share with its Windows Phone platform -- up from 1 percent in August.
Looking ahead, Mr. Rubin argues that Nokia's Oyj. (
strong recent partnership with Microsoft
will have little immediate effect on the U.S. market because, he says, they have to "build from almost nothing."
An even bigger comeback story is the performance by Google-subsidiary Motorola, who rose from 1 percent of the market in 2009, to 12.1 percent today.
Ultimately, it remains to be seen in the long run whether Microsoft and Nokia will have enough fuel left in the tank to achieve an equivalent level of comeback success as Motorola. But signs of Microsoft's general direction should become more evident by next year, Mr. Rubin says.
III. RIM Could Follow in Palm's Footsteps if it Doesn't Beware
A shift for RIM will be even more noticeable, as continued declines could push it to be sold or at least commit to serious global cutbacks. RIM has brought some of its trouble on itself. After
announcing that its next generation smartphone OS would be dubbed BBX
-- a trademark
clearly registered and actively used
by a separate software company in the U.S for years, RIM was sued and ordered to cease using the name.
Now RIM is
offering customers the moniker "BlackBerry 10"
. The underlying OS looks promising -- barring a
glaring security issue
uncharacteristically presented itself
in QNX, BB7's parent OS. That said, the naming issues might serve to distract and confuse some would-be buyers.
To its credit, RIM has always managed to drawn strong sales thanks its IT-strength software, allowing it to pinch on hardware costs and post some almost Apple-esque profits. But even that may be coming to the end. From Q1 to Q3, RIM saw its profits fall to a third of their previous levels down to $329M USD from $934M USD. A quarter or two more like that and RIM could find itself in the red.
Mr. Rubin opines, "The competitive landscape for smartphones, which has been reshaped by Apple and Google, has ultimately forced every major handset provider through a major transition. For many of them, 2012 will be a critical year in assessing how effective their responses have been."
While he did not mention it, one of the biggest smartphone stories of 2011, aside from the Nokia-Microsoft affair was Hewlett-Packard Company's (
) decision to
kill sales of webOS smartphones
, effectively striking a death blow to the remains of Palm, Inc. -- a firm that had close to 20 years of mobile device experience and almost 10 years of smartphone sales.
The smartphone event of 2011 may have been the death of HP's ex-Palm unit, a veteran core that had stuck it out for almost 20 years. [Image Source: Gigaom]
Once viewed as the chief competitor to Apple, Palms' sales plunged prompting a
2010 fire sale
to HP for $1.2B USD. From there things went from bad to worse, with HP's
deteriorating management
driving the struggling unit to its grave.
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With plenty of the top sides still to play this season, there is now a very real possibility that last season's winners of the Champions League might not even qualify for the tournament for 2013-14—and this after exiting at the group stage this time around in the defence of their title.
Chief executive Ron Gourlay has spoken of the huge importance of the club qualifying for the top continental competition next season, and beyond (via BBC):
Achieving one of the Champions League qualification slots is very important to this football club. It is important we remain focused on the job in hand, which is qualifying for the Champions League, and then at the end of the season we will sit down, have a look at the situation and determine how we go forward. Our whole philosophy is based on success on the football field, and we have been doing everything in our power to ensure one of these slots.
With a five-point buffer over fifth-place Arsenal at present, there is no imminent danger of Chelsea dropping even further, but a failure to finish in the top four could have serious repercussions, not the least of which could affect the playing staff.
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Nokia will receive the majority of the cash
According to a report by the UK's
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, Microsoft Corp. (
) hopes to cast a spell on smartphone buyers this holiday season, pouring $44.1M USD into promoting its
new Windows Phone 7.5 "Mango" operating system
. Windows Phone has
struggled in sales
thus far, due to a variety of factors that including
lack of in-store promotion
due to smaller sales commissions and the
deluge of flashier dual core/4G Android hardware
. Still it has arguably the
most innovative interface
on the market.
Of that sum, $31.5M USD (~71%) will go to Nokia, Oyj. (
), Microsoft
new special smart phone partner
. Microsoft also plans to contribute a much larger undisclosed sum in terms of "in-store marketing deals" (promotions) to convince sales staff to evangelize the merits of the Windows Phone platform and, in particular, Nokia's
upcoming Windows Phone handsets
Nokia has recruited advertising talent to help differentiate its products via multi-channel ads placed on TV, on the internet, and elsewhere.
Aside from Nokia, Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (
) w
ill receive a large chunk of funding to assist it in promoting its
new Omnia W Mango handset
. That funding will go towards co-funding a $12.6M USD international holiday ad push for Samsung's new Mango handset. Samsung is
the world's largest phonemaker
and has been relatively supportive of Microsoft's efforts thus far.
Windows Phone Division president Andy Lees would not confirm
Mobile Today
's exact figures, but did comment, "It's not good enough to have a ramp that's similar to other guys, you have to ramp faster. That's what we are aiming to do this holiday season, and particularly into 2012."
For Microsoft the Windows Phone division --
like the Bing search engine
-- continues to be a cash-hungry money loser. However, unlike Bing, which does not appear to have any major momentum towards growth, Windows Phone looks likely to gain at least some market share over the next year as in-store promotion steps up and Nokia's offerings hit the U.S. and international markets.
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HACKETTSTOWN – A transcript released by the Warren County Prosecutor's Office of the initial 911 call that put Hackettstown schools on lockdown March 26 reveals that the caller threatened to kill students with an AK-47.
It also reveals a person who appears alternately paranoid, threatening and unhappy. The caller, who identifies himself as 19-year-old Kevin McGowan of Hackettstown, says he needs someone to talk to because "one of my friends left me; I have no friends anymore."
By the end of the conversation, the caller is telling the dispatch center "you know I will kill kids."
The Prosecutor's Office released the transcript pursuant to an Open Public Records Act request filed on Tuesday, March 27, requesting copies of the audio from the 911 calls.
The conversation between the caller and the dispatch 911 center rambles at times. McGowan says he is calling from his house phone in Hackettstown and that he just moved to the town last week. He also says he is from Sweden and is "not American."
Later in the call, he says he is on his iPhone. He says is in the back of the high school and that he is wearing a black jacket with blue jeans and Nike shoes.
He tells that dispatch center that he is going to "kill the kids at the school, using my AK-47." He also says that his car is a Honda, referring to the detail as a hint. He also professes to be on drugs.
Warren County Prosecutor Richard Burke, who became prosecutor earlier this month, said he still hasn't had a chance to listen to the audio of the 911 calls or read the entirety of the transcripts yet.
Burke confirmed that there were two calls made to the 911 center regarding the incident. A second transcript is forthcoming Burke said, and hasn't been released yet because of a technical glitch with the audio. The glitch has been resolved, but Burke could not say when the second transcript would be made available.
Burke said he did not know if the caller, who identified himself as McGowan, was using his real name. He said that the caller used more than one name throughout the series of phone calls. The caller has yet to be identified and there are no suspects, Burke said.
"Investigations are a very touchy thing: from the standpoint of releasing information, you can't do it to the extent that it's going to compromise it," he said.
Burke responded to rumors that the caller is known and that his identity is being protected. "That's absolutely not the case. We continue to spend a lot of man hours on an investigation that's ongoing."
Although the prosecutor's staff has not determined whether the threat was credible, Burke says they will treat it as if it were. "No way of knowing that. Until we identify this person, we treat it as a credible threat – to do anything different would be a mistake."
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