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The 20.3-megapixel Samsung NX200 doesn't do things in half measures. Is the latest NX-series CSC as good as it promises, or does the NX200 have its share of issues? The What Digital Camera Samsung NX200 review...
Samsung NX200 Review
Samsung NX200 review – Features
Who said the megapixel race was dead? Second only to the huge resolution of Sony's 24.3-megapixel NEX-7, the Samsung NX200 has a massive 20.3-megapixel resolution – making it the second most resolute CSC that money can buy. But you won't find the Samsung's sensor in any other model so it's not directly comparable to any competitors or other NX-series models.
There's no doubting that the NX200 is a change of gear for Samsung. The NX100 which it replaces was almost half the cost of the latest £699 model, so there's plenty more on board to get your money's worth.
The NX200's DRIMIII processing engine assists in recording images from ISO 100-12,800 at full resolution, can capture shots at 7fps and also offers 1080p movie clips as MP4 files. Autofocus has a quoted 100milisecond response time that's super-fast and a host of Smart Filters, Magic Frames, Scene modes and Picture Wizard settings complement the more traditional P/S/A/M manual shooting modes.
There are also a couple of standout features that you'll find throughout the whole Samsung NX range too: the 614k-dot OLED screen on the NX200's rear is fantastic quality and superior to competitors' LCD equivalents; and each NX lens comes equipped with an i-Function (iFn) function button to quickly access common settings and then adjust them using the lens' focus ring. The i-Fn concept is a firm stamp of Samsung's individuality that sets the model's control process apart from the competition – plus the latest i-Fn 2.0 adds i-Zoom and customisation options to the list of settings.
However there's no built-in viewfinder and while a small flash is included in the box to add to the camera's hotshoe fitting there's not one built into the body itself. The NX200 sits firmly in the compact-styled CSC market sector, where it's comparable in price and format to the latest Panasonic Lumix GX1 and Sony NEX-5N models.
Samsung NX200 review – Design
There's no doubt that the NX200 pushes things forward in terms of design. The previous NX100 may have looked 'pretty' but lacked features and was a rather chunky beast. The NX200, on the other hand, trims the design down to a sensible size, is constructed from an aluminium frame and has a prominent front grip that makes holding the camera all the better. This may make it look altogether more 'normal' in that it's similar to the competition – but we're glad to see functionality prevail.
A function (Fn) button on the rear of the camera brings up a 'Smart Menu' that shows all the main settings much like the display screen on a DSLR camera. From here it's easy to jump around plenty of controls: Shutter, Aperture, Exposure Comp, ISO, White Balance, Picture Wizard, Colour Space, Metering, AF Mode, AF Area, Photo Size, Quality, Drive, Smart Range, Image Stabilisation and Flash. Like we say, it's exhaustive and you won't struggle to find the settings you need at the press of a button or two.
For a shorter and more immediate control method there's the lens' i-Function mode that provides access to Aperture, Shutter Speed, EV, ISO, WB and i-Zoom. What's great about the latest 2.0 release, however, is that each of these options can be turned on or off from within the menu so the i-Fn button can, if you should so wish, control just a single function or five different ones.
So far so good. However the placement of the thumbwheel on the top of the camera is just a short throw from the main mode dial and feels a little awkward to use. Firstly the thumb needs to travel over the main dial to reach it, and secondly it needs to be used in tandem with the likes of the press-and-hold exposure compensation button – it's like Twister with your fingers, though this is the only control that doesn't feel quite right.
The NX200's lack of a viewfinder is to be expected for the type of camera it is but, at least at present, there's no hotshoe-based electronic viewfinder available. The EVF10 works with the previous NX100 by connecting to an accessory port, but there's no such fitting on the NX200 – hence the incompatibility.
Taking a leaf out of the Sony NEX-series' books, the NX200 also opts to include a flash in the box rather the building one into the body. This helps to save some space by design, and there's also no need to always have the flash attached if you choose not to. The ability to purchase a larger, more powerful flash is also a bonus as most CSCs at this level fail to have any hotshoe fitting whatsoever.
One complaint we previously levelled at the NX-series was its lack of lenses. But that was some twelve months ago and now there're nine lenses available and yet more promised in the future. The only downside to the lenses as far as we see it is that they can be large in size. The 60mm f/2.8 macro lens, for example, looks the same size as a DSLR lens. That's one 'penalty' for using an APS-C sensor size in a camera such as this – the NX-series, much like the Sony NEX series, is never going to be as compact as the Nikon 1, Lumix G or Olympus PEN models of this world. For some this will have little impact, while for others it'll be a reason to avoid this system in place of a smaller alternative.
Samsung NX200 review – Performance
Amid the NX200's specifications Samsung has brought attention to lots of speed quotations. A 640milisecond startup time, 400ms shot-to-shot time and 100ms focus acquisition time make the camera sound like quite the speed demon. Although the startup time is good and focusing, which we'll cover in more detail later, is decent there are other issues that mean the NX200 comes up a little short: A Raw & JPEG shot, for example, takes between eight to nine seconds to process the files to the card. Now that's a long time, though is reduced to one to two seconds when shooting JPEG Fine only. It's still possible to shoot other frames during processing, but other than aperture, shutter and exposure compensation all other settings are locked down. During that waiting time you're unable to adjust the ISO sensitivity for example and the wait time extends considerably if you're bracketing three frames or shooting short bursts. In excess of three frames and the screen blacks out and just displays a 'Processing' notice. This is the NX200's single biggest issue and it feels limiting to have such controls out of bounds. If a camera is going to use a 20-megapixel sensor then it needs the processing and buffer power to make light work of multiple shots – we only need to look at the Sony NEX-7 to see how that's done.
In an almost contradictory form, however, the NX200's 7fps burst shooting mode does a decent job. Full resolution files can be whirred off at the fastest rate and we maxed out at 11 frames before the camera pauses to concentrate on processing. These 11 frames cleared the buffer in 20 seconds. A slower 3fps burst is also available, or there's a JPEG-only electronic shutter mode that can capture 5MP images at 10, 15 or 30fps.
Focusing modes offer a choice between Selection AF for moving a single
point around the screen, Multi AF where the camera selects the focus
area, plus both Face Detection and Self-Portrait AF for faces. When it comes to autofocus speed the NX200 is responsive and fast, though not quite the very fastest compared to some competitors. In good light and at wideangle settings the 100ms (0.1sec) autofocus acquisition time is on the money, though different scenarios, lighting and focal lengths will cause this to slip. But the camera finds low contrast and low light scenarios problematic. Of course using a contrast-detection AF system, in the same way that all CSCs do (the Nikon 1 series is the only slight exception), means this can be a general problem for all such cameras – but the NX200 seems to struggle more. As the option to shoot ISO 12,800 is available we'd have liked greater sensitivity to subtle contrast shifts in dim conditions. On occasion slight contrast variations in good light also go unnoticed, meaning the focus system isn't always accurate. The camera can deploy a bright green AF lamp that has its uses, but this wasn't 100 per cent successful in assisting focus plus it's so very bright that leaving it activated removes any chance of subtlety. Stick with good light though and the NX200 is both fast and able.
A complaint we had with the previous NX100 model was the poor battery life and, unfortunately, this is an ongoing issue for the NX200. A number of charges were required and a full day's shooting was not possible from a full battery as all that Raw processing takes its toll. When using a mixture of flash, image playback, movie and Raw capture the first charge only latest for 120 shots or so, increased to 220 shots after deactivating Raw capture. That's short of the quoted 350 shots per charge. The 'three bar' battery display is also poor in providing feedback – an accurate percentage system would provide a far more user-friendly system.
Image Quality
Samsung NX200 review – Image Quality
Samsung NX200: ISO, Image Noise & Sharpness
When a sensor packs in the megapixels it does ring a few bells as to whether image quality will hold up. A sensor dense with 'pixels' means less light is available for each and therefore the signal isn't as strong or 'clean' as it could be. Small sensors' image quality will tend to suffer more from this phenomenon, whereas the large APS-C sensor in the NX200 is less susceptible. In fact the NX200's low ISO shots are a wonderful sight to behold – the camera blew any preconceptions we may have had out of the water.
There's bags of detail on offer from ISO 100-200, and detail is still very good from ISO 400-800. ISO 1600 is still more than usable and while ISO 3200 may lack the bite of the lower settings it's acceptable for use. In the menus the Auto ISO tops out at ISO 3200, and for good reason: ISO 6400 should be used for emergencies only and, frankly, we'd rather that the ISO 12,800 setting wasn't even available as it's a soft and blotchy to the point of near-writeoff. But not to dwell on this single highest-ISO negative, as we're otherwise very impressed with the detail the NX200 can reproduce.
Image noise is controlled well at the low ISO settings, but the presence of colour noise in JPEG images is something that can't be ignored. There's a trace amount at ISO 400, some is visible by ISO 800, begins to get in the way come ISO 1600 and is a problem thereafter for colour images.
All things considered and the NX200 has lots of promise for landscape and portrait work, particularly when matched up with one of its more pro-spec lenses. High ISO settings don't quite beat the Sony NEX series, however, but the Samsung has more than shown the Sony range its match at the lowest ISO settings.
Samsung NX200: Tone & Exposure
In use the NX200 showed little to no exposure issues throughout a variety of scenarios and the rear OLED screen is great in playback to assess shots. Bright sunlight can cause a few issues, but this is to be expected from a non-viewfinder camera.
Tones can look a little flat straight from camera, but there's plenty of scope for post production or even in-camera adjustment: The inclusion of the Picture Wizard mode provides a variety of pre-sets and custom options to adjust colour tone, saturation, sharpness and contrast.
Samsung NX200: White Balance & Colour
Auto White Balance can err towards either cool or warm casts from time to time, but not so much so that it becomes a problem. The inclusion of Picture Wizard pre-sets and customisation, seven white balance pre-sets, custom white balance with seven steps across the amber/blue/green/magenta axese, manual white balance (K) adjustment and WB bracketing do mean there's a lot of user control. Colour is consistent between shots and only begins to differ when shooting at ISO 800 or above due to processing muting the colour palette somewhat.
Samsung NX200: Raw & JPEG
At the lower ISO settings the JPEG files don't have the need to be over-processed and, as such, the push in sharpenss, contrast and mid-tones makes them attractive straight from camera. Move up the scale to ISO 800 and beyond, however, and the Raw files are far sharper than their JPEG counterparts at the expense of additional grain-like image noise. Where applicable the JPEG files also identify and correct for chromatic aberration to great effect – whereas Raw files will need user processing to remove these colour fringes. For the imaging fanatic the inclusion of Raw shooting will make all the difference, though the NX200's JPEGs also look great straight from camera.
Movie/Video Mode
Samsung NX200 review – Movie/Video Mode
Samsung NX200: Movie/Video Quality
The NX200's maximum 1080p movie mode can capture files at 30 frames per second, output as MP4 files. This form of compression is higher (i.e. less desirable) than the likes of competitors' AVCHD formats and the NX200's compression averages at around 12Mbit/second. Although improved compared to its NX100 predecessor, the amount of data being channeled into files isn't up there with the likes of the Sony NEX-5N and NEX-7's 28Mbps AVCHD capture.
Specs are one thing but it's the real-world results that matter the most. The NX200's final video clips are of good enough quality, though just not the very best available on the market.
The NX200 also offers other fun features such as a 5x, 10x or 20x 'Multi Motion' option for sped-up capture, or 0.5x at 720p30 and 0.25x when recording 480p (640×480) files is also available.
Samsung NX200: Movie/Video Focusing modes
When not in manual focus (MF), movie mode offers either single or continuous autofocus. The continuous mode can over- and under-focus slightly which shows in playback and as the C-AF moves quicker than most competitor CSCs the focusing wasn't always accurate in all situations.
Samsung NX200: Movie/Video Manual Control
An area where the NX200 amps things up over its predecessor: the NX200 offers full manual control with a selection of P/S/A/M movie modes. All of these can either be pre-set prior to capture or – and this is the interesting part – adjusted during capture. There aren't too many other models out there to offer this level of control and that gives the camera a big plus point for movie fanatics.
Samsung NX200: Movie/Video Sound
Stereo sound is recorded at 32,000Hz from a microphone where the left and right channels are divided to the two sides of the NX200's hotshoe. As much as we'd have liked a 3.5mm microphone input, in particular at this price point and in order to avoid the obvious lens autofocusing sounds, Samsung hasn't provided one.
Internal menus offer a 'Fader' option to control sound fading in, out, or both during recording and a Wind Cut option is also available.
Value & Verdict
Samsung NX200 review – Value
The NX200's £699 asking price makes it among the priciest non-viewfinder CSCs on the market. Only the Olympus E-P3 commands a higher price and the forthcoming Panasonic GX1's power zoom kit is also of a similar standing. What you're really paying for is the Samsung's high resolution but if that's not of interest then the camera may struggle to hold your attention. Considered in context and, in terms of price, the NX200 can be found sandwiched between the Nikon 1 V1 and Sony NEX-5N cameras price-wise.
Samsung NX200 review – Verdict
The NX200 is a big step beyond the NX100. The design and layout don't disappoint and the camera is a breeze to use. Image quality is also phenomenal at the lower ISO settings – something we didn't anticipate considering the high resolution – and high ISO settings are decent (though not quite the best from a CSC). The camera's OLED screen is excellent, the inclusion of a hotshoe means expansion is possible and the i-Fn lenses add to the user experience.
But there are areas where the NX200 comes up short: low-light focusing is a frustration; Raw file processing is far too slow; and the battery life is poor. If it wasn't for these three points and if a hotshoe-mounted electronic viewfinder became available then there'd be little else out there that could take the on the NX200 and win.
If you're considering the Samsung system then the APS-C sensor will deliver quality in droves, but such a sensor size means a larger system overall compared to the likes of Micro Four Thirds and similar systems. Landscape enthusiasts and the like will love the otherwise compact size – just be sure to bag a second battery and there's little the NX200 can't do.


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The Contribution of Advanced Package Arrival Information to Efficient Ground Deliveries by International Couriers (ABSTRACT)
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published: 2008 | Research publication | Refereed Journals - ODS
Haughton, M. (2008), "The Contribution of Advanced Package Arrival Information to Efficient Ground Deliveries by International Couriers", Transportation Research Part E, 44 (1), 66-83.
ABSTRACT: This paper quantifies how real-time access to information on the arrival status of packages consigned from overseas for subsequent truck transportation can contribute to the efficiency of international couriers' ground delivery operations. The contribution is quantified by determining the eliminable ground transportation costs of next-best tactics that partially compensate for deficiencies in package arrival information. Next-best tactics include forecasting each package's arrival status and adjusting ground delivery routes when actual arrival information becomes known. The study shows that the contribution can be significant, reaching hundreds of dollars per day. The study also finds that tactics using forecasts, even highly accurate forecasts, are not always the most effective next-best tactics
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New York, New York for Investment Club
The St. John Fisher College Investment Club took their third annual trip to New York City earlier this month. The club was accompanied by Dr. Jana Berglund Simon, Assistant Professor of Finance, and the club's faculty advisor.
One of their first stops, as in years past, was to Wall Street where they met with professionals, and learned about industry developments and career opportunities in the financial capital of the world. The group also had an opportunity to visit the Bloomberg headquarters, where they attended a seminar about the wealth of information that Bloomberg terminals provide. Simon said the students were impressed and immediately realized how valuable a tool this would be for student learning and the club's investing activities. And to round out their visit, the group made a stop at the offices of Cantor Fitzgerald, a Wall Street firm that has been a great ally to the club since it began. While at the firm, students learned about credit markets, securitization, and visited professional trading floors.
"The students gained a valuable experience, made professional contacts, and managed to squeeze in a bit of sightseeing and fun," said Simon.
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Critters on the air: keeping track of who's where
February 23, 2012 —
Since the 1950s, researchers have been using telemetry to study the movements of animals in the wild. One limitation back then was that only large animals, such as elk or bear, could be telemetered, because the technology of the day was vacuum tubes and relativity short-lived battery packs. But then came the age of the transistor, then the integrated circuit, and finally, hybrid chips containing millions of transistors. One desktop PC would have filled up an average town meeting hall in 1975 for a system of equivalent capability.
This technology has been utilized in our region with bald eagles. Along with the re-introduction of the bald eagle by many state wildlife agencies came much research focusing on movement and migration of eagles in the wild. Due to advances in circuit size reduction and battery technology, the average Platform Terminal Transmitter (PTT) used for satellite tracking of eagles is just 70 grams in weight and lasts three years or more.
One of the newest technologies being utilized is the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. Key fobs for building access use RFID. These are passive devices that require no power source and are powered solely by low-level energy generated by the reader. The key fob transmits its code to the reader and the reader sends the parsed code to a security controller, which might activate a door opening mechanism, for example.
RFID tags have been used on everything from bats to beavers in wildlife research; even tagged fish have been counted migrating up streams and other waterways. Cornell University has recently undertaken a method where an RFID reader is placed on a bird feeder to tally any tagged birds. The tag itself is 12 by 2 mm (about the size of a grain of rice), attached to a conventional leg band used for bird banding. Several feeders placed throughout the study area have tracked movements of individual birds, as they are likely to visit convenient food sources. Visit www.birds.cornell.edu/pfw/News/RFID.html.


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Let's start with the obvious reasons why the massive, independently run Goodale Park festival is a favorite among reader's poll respondents: the beer, the food, the high-quality sampler of live local music and the simple pleasure of hanging out with friends on a nice summer day.
But for many, there's an extra appeal to attending the 40-year-old "Party with a Purpose." It's a place where people can fearlessly unfurl their freak flags and make statements — fashion and otherwise — that are more easily shared among a supportive, open-minded group of thousands. Whether you're getting up on one of the stages to promote a local activist cause, going topless, wearing one's pet python as neckwear or just donning some tie-dye, a welcoming spirit reigns.
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… and it is the details that make up The Big Picture. That is the message presented in the new Volvo Trucks corporate presentation, which uses an innovative interactive format with hotspots where you can dig deeper to learn more. Being on the forefront in all aspects – that is what keeps Volvo trucks rolling.
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This print started out as a baseball card more than twenty years ago. Every aspect of it is designed to preserve the original look and feel of the card, from the printing pattern to the slightly worn edges. In fact, this print started by finding the actual card in our vault and then painstakingly re-mastering it with a team of designers. The authenticity extends to manufacturing; each print is made on high-quality, cotton fine art paper that measures 1/64 inches in thickness. Framed prints feature 2-inch flat wood or metallic frames with high-end, glare-resistant glass. And all prints are officially licensed by MLB and the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
STORYBud Black awaits the throw from his third baseman after a strikeout during a game at Tiger Stadium. After back-to-back seasons with a losing record, Black was again back in the rotation for the most part and was 8-6 with a 3.60 ERA.
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Newcomer to Archos tries the A43IT
A bit of history: I'm a big Creative guy. Started with the Zen Micro, went to the Vision:M, another Vision:M, another...still have one...somewhere in there a warranty credit was applied to get a Vision W, on which I purchased another extended warranty.
I'm having difficulties with the W and since I rarely use it anyway (size makes it impractical for ANYTHING, I'm finding) I'll be sending it in. In place of it I'll be given a gift card for the store I bought it from which sells the A43IT also.
The store didn't have any of the 43s on display so I was recommended to just buy it, try it for 30 days and see if I like it...if not, return it, no problem, so that's what I've done. In only the first few hours having it I've really grown to like it, but I have some concerns:
1) Fit and Finish. It seems like the case doesn't fit together very well. On the left and right sides, the gap between the two halves of the shell is a bit wide (maybe 1/32 of an inch or something...can see through it, at least). Is this a common problem with these models? Edit: answered my own question with this picture from the Archos site. At least the unit in the photo is not like mine so I'll try to swap it for another.
2) Use as a Skype/Gmail phone. Not experienced with Android or devices like this, so can anyone tell me, in a nutshell, if it can be used for these purposes with ease?
3) Micro USB reliability. This is the first device I've used that has micro USB and it's a very fragile looking connector. Has anyone with a 43 broken it yet?
4) Kickstand reliability. I don't plan to use this feature much, but if I do use it from time to time, is the (seemingly friction-based) latch that holds it retracted likely to wear out and have it start flopping around?
I think that's just about that. Oh, anyone know why Facebook for Android won't login for me?
Thanks for any input :)
Kickstand is plastic. Handle it carefully. VERY useful.
No problems with the microUSB port.
No gaps on mine. Fit seems fine.
Haven't tried skype. No front facing camera. Mic and earpiece in the right places though.
Thanks Olley. Yeah, I figured 'handle with care' would apply to the kickstand. I can definitely see the utility in it, but it does seem breakable easily.
I'm not concerned about video calls, just voice. After a little digging online I was able to get the Google apps onto it but Voice won't work properly (as I can't get a Google Voice Number, despite having an otherwise fully activated and working Google Voice account, the app won't let me log in). Skype seems even trickier...
That functionality is something I was really looking forward to :(
(microphone + speaker, wifi, Android...the no-brainer conclusion to draw is that at least one of those options would work)
How is the tv out? have you tried that yet?
I've tried the TV HDMI output.
Pro: The whole UI, apps and all, displays on the TV.
Con: You have the 43's blank screen to control it with. Not intuitive.
Movies look great, especially if they are 720p or better.
It is not supposed to display movies higher than 1280x720 30 progressive and only at up to 6mbps which leaves out raw material from a lot of consumer cameras that record 1280x720 60p at higher than 6mbps.
I realized, in kind of a "d'oh" moment, that the full Market was included with the Google Apps I installed, so I took a peek there. Was delighted to find:
And so, with that, I'm leaning further and further towards this being the device I ultimately use my credit on. Not this exact unit, though. As I noted earlier the fit and finish seems questionable, so I want to try another, and I also seem to have a pressure mark showing up on the screen even though I've done nothing to cause it, so I think this one might be a bit of a lemon. Excellent guinea pig, though, as a result of having such issues.
Was I correct in thinking I read somewhere that this has a USB OTG host function?
Returned it to the store today (return period is ending soon). The fit and finish issues and the apparent pressure mark on the screen which was there when I unboxed it are unacceptable for a device in this price range. Options were to exchange or return; I decided to return and buy another as soon as I see it go on sale, because this is definitely a cool device but I have a feeling my fit and finish complaints will apply to the next one as well.
Sadly, this seems to be the case with Archos devices, more often than not. I've had to return four of them shortly after purchasing. They seem to be very close to being great devices... only to have a half dozen or more minor issues ruin the experience.
Well, except for the Archos 43 Vision... that was just a steaming pile of shit. It had multiple glaring problems that made it completely useless.
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Talking about raceJuly 31,2013Now more than ever, the conversation about race needs to be brought to the dining table in every house, especially to those where white people have shied away from examining it.
For people of color in this country the conversation has so saturated their lives that they express anger and sadness in the many workshops I have conducted. Still others of both races are adamant that a white person has no business trying to lead a discussion about a subject in which their personal experience is as an observer.
Why bring it up in a place like Vermont where people think of themselves as tolerant, where there continues to be only a small segment of the population whose skin has a dark complexion? Surely, if there are so few people of color, then racism doesnt exist. But with very little effort it is possible to uncover the depths of racism that lurk even in Vermont.
Are there problems in Rutland? Emphatically, yes.
Here are a few stories of events involving African-American male adults that have occurred right here in Rutland. A college professor tries to go into Walmart with his small personal shoulder bag, no larger than a womans purse. He is stopped and asked to leave it at the desk. A therapist is in the grocery store shopping when a young mother pulls her daughter to her side protectively. A retired school teacher is waiting to cross at the corner of Merchants Row and Center Street. A car stops for the red light, and the passenger pointedly rolls up the window.
Three men happen to have a dark complexion. Their stories all hint at a bigger problem in the community. The problem is that people are constantly led to conclusions about people of color that have no basis in reality. Rich, poor, good, bad, it doesnt matter when the only measure that is used is the color of ones skin.
When unconscious racism occurs, it is just as hurtful, in some cases more hurtful, than blatant racism. It leaves people of color constantly in a state of anxiety. Was I treated like that because of the color of my skin? is often the predominant worry and immediate thought after an incident, especially for black males. What happens when the 911 call reports a suspicious person and the only identifier is that they are a black man? I heard that some time ago that actually happened to someone who was walking on Grove Street in Rutland.
There is no easy way to understand these events. Racism is often mixed in with other serious issues. Its hard to sort through the mix to discover the real source of the problem. Some people will no doubt read this and think that each of these examples can be explained on another level, but to me, and to many people of color whom I have talked with, the underlying racism is clearly not to be whitewashed. Its real. Its destructive. Its hurtful. It undermines our well-being as a community.
But we are fortunate in Rutland: We have a police chief who from day one has made anti-racism a priority. Within the first month of his tenure as chief, he met with local activists to determine the climate on race in Rutland. Within the first three months he brought in an expert on race and law enforcement to talk to his officers. He has continued his efforts to address the issue of race in policing even as he himself has come under attack for the behavior of some of his subordinates. And now he is working with Curtiss Reed, the executive director of the Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity, to bring the discussion to other community leaders, including Mayor Louras and the Board of Aldermen.
This is not easy work. To confront racism means that one puts oneself in a spotlight that tends to attract controversy and criticism. Its not uncommon for someone, particularly when they are white, to be attacked from both sides of the issue.
The greatest challenge facing Rutland and Rutlanders is to understand that there is no easy fix, no easy answer. Each situation involving race prejudice, bias, discrimination is complicated by social, economic and political elements. That is why the conversation is so important. It is a conversation that should involve both black and white voices, our leadership and our citizens. No one group can bear the responsibility of moving us forward on this issue. We are after all part of one large community as residents of the United States. And we are part of a large world family, the family of humankind, brothers and sisters across oceans and continents. Our local experiences may differ, but our human experience is the same. We laugh, cry and feel pain the same as anyone, anywhere in the world. To think that we can use racism to divide us is to create a fog that hides our likeness, our humanness.
We need a community response that says Rutland does not tolerate injustice and unfair treatment based on the race or ethnicity of an individual. Bringing the issue of race to the table in each of our homes opens up the possibility of moving closer to understanding the realities of racism and how it affects our community. It is important for Rutlanders to join the national dialogue on race and racism as they consider what is best for our human family.
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text: I have 4 boys. the first 2 are 12 and 11 years old and I was unsuccessful at breastfeeding with them. My third child is 2 and was in NICU and again I was unsuccessful at breastfeeding. My fourth son is 5 months old and is still breastfeeding! YEA! But the doctor told me to start feeding him cereal and I was pumping just enough milk to mix with the cereal about 2 ounces. When I was pumping to "stash" for emergencies, I was getting at least 4 ounces from each breast. Now, I am lucky if I can squeeze out 2 ounces. My LO only eats maybe 4 or 5 times a day. His breakfast is cereal and breast, then if he gets hungry before lunch i feed him off both breast. Then lunch is a vegetable and breast if he gets hungry before dinner he gets fed off both breast, then his dinner is cereal and 1breast. I put him to bed around 9pm and he sleeps all night till 7 or 8 the next morning. Is all of this normal? I have tried to increase pumps between feedings and I get nothing out of either breast. But when he nurses he is happy. Any advice will be appreciated. This is my last child and I want to successfully nurse as long as possible!!!


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March 20, 2013 —
An estimated 12% of Americans can trace their ancestry to Ireland. But on St. Patrick's Day, countless honorary Irishmen and women don their green apparel and go out to celebrate the holiday of Ireland's patron saint.
The first parade believed to have been held to honor St. Patrick's Day took place in 1762 in the United States when Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City. Today, people of all backgrounds celebrate St. Patrick's Day all over the world (www.history.com [1]).
Here in the Upper Delaware River Valley, St. Patrick's Day celebrations could be found all over this past weekend, with Jeffersonville, NY (see page 18) holding its second annual parade last Saturday, replete with floats, bands and mobs of folks decked out in all things green. This year, the hamlet of Narrowsburg, NY jumped on the bandwagon, holding its first-ever St. Paddy's Day Parade (photos this page). Spearheaded by town councilman Ned Lang and attracting a crowd of onlookers from near and far, the parade attracted local groups, companies and individuals who stepped up and stepped out.
To view and share more photos of the St. Patrick's Day Parades in our region, "like" The River Reporter on Facebook (www.facebook.com/theriverreporter [2]) and tag your friends.


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by Anton Shilov
The head of Intel Corp. said at the company's Intel Capital Summit that the semiconductor industry may not be able to fulfill the demand towards new products next year if the market grows in the range between 12% and 18% in 2010. According to Paul Otellini, the industry is not ready and short supplies are possible.
"The industry is not ready for this yet. One of the things I worry about is, will everybody's capacity be there in sufficient quantities to build it?" said the chief executive officer of the world's largest maker of chips, reports Reuters news-agency.
It is not a surprise that Intel is worried about so-called "pinch points" in the PC production supply chain. The success of Intel's own business depends on shipments of mainboards, graphics cards, hard drives, memory and other PC components and once computer makers run out of certain hardware parts, they stop manufacturing and may reduce of even stop orders to Intel.
It remains to be seen whether the global slowdown of IT economy will transform into new growth next year. If the demand improves dramatically, it will be interesting to see how large manufacturers will react on that.


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I just heard about your site, thought I'd give it a try.
My daughter is 18 months old, never had any problems getting her to breastfeed, just getting her to stop seems like h*ll!!!!!! I stay home with her all the time, it's just me so I dont have any one to pass her on to, to take over putting her to sleep. She co-sleeps. I just bought her a crib over the weekend hoping I could get her to sleep in it, yeah right!!! I'm 23 years old, I'd like to go out, during the day or night, but I cant because everytime I leave her with a sitter, a total of 4 times, she has not taken a nap or gone to sleep, so I feel really bad. These past few weeks she's really been getting bad with the waking up and breatfeeding all throughout the night. It's awful, I really am tired of doing it, it's beginning to be the most uncomfortable thing ever!!!!!!!! Also she now has to get caps on her teeth (yeah at 18 months!!!) because her 4 top front teeth are rotten on the backside. The dentist says it's from letting her breastfeed all night. Please help, this is really beginning to become a very unpleasent experience. BTW, she only breastfeeds to go to sleep.


text: Neanderthals among us and the true age of man. LincolnGenghis posted:2/18/2013 11:47:20 PM Now the article below drew my attention at first because of the strangeness of the theory upon first glance. Once I started reading it the whole thing became pretty interesting. I almost ran away from the article in the very beginning because the word creationist was brought up, that is because I know very well that the bible is far from historically accurate and hard line creationists are basically nuts. I was happy to find that it was not a creationist piece. About the only thing in the article that came close to being biblical was when they were talking about the proposed life expectancies of neaderthals. There have been allot of of confusing statements in the bible and other works of past people living to unbelievable ages and also giving birth at even other unrealistic ages. I guess the root of theory is that we are direct ancestors of the neaderthals and that they themselves had much longer maturity rates than us and much longer lifespans. It was quite a weird read. I am still not sure what to make of it. Neanderthals gary107 posted:2/19/2013 12:06:00 AM those who live longer take longer to mature, they have more time for it. Now as for second childhood in old age, that is another matter.bobprin posted:2/19/2013 6:47:53 AM Ok, so according to theory the neanderthals heavy browline was attributed to a very long life span. Possibly if we were to live as long we would develop that same characteristic. Today, we resemble young neanderthal and expire too soon. The question is what happened to so drasticly reduce the life span?gary107 posted:2/19/2013 4:00:30 PM nature can only put up with our kind for so long. BobP asks: Today, we resemble young neanderthal and expire too soon. The question is what happened to so drasticly reduce the life span? Perhaps, we change in a genetic way faster with shorter life spans? like using fruit flies in biology lab classes. Jaxerback posted:2/19/2013 4:44:58 PM Neanderthals are among us..you will find one fine example in San Diego.gary107 posted:2/19/2013 5:05:08 PM Pictish folks are known to have higher % of Neanderthal DNA than all other races. 8% instead of 3 % on average. it is the savage in us, why we make good fighters.gary107 posted:2/19/2013 5:06:16 PM why the English fear us. Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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This collection presents information from the 1880 census of manufacturing in 36 states and the District of Columbia. It was originally collected to paint a quantitative picture of industrialization in the United States. The data describe states and counties in terms of urban or rural, amount of capital invested, and numbers of male, female, and child workers employed. Additional information includes daily wage for skilled and unskilled labor, annual wage bill, hours in ordinary day's labor, number of waterwheels and steam engines, and horsepower by water or steam.
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My newest eBook, book 2 in the series of Molinism eBooks, The Spread of Molinism, is now on sale at a reduced price for $5.99 (Normal listed price is $8.99). The sale will only be available for a week and will end on Valentine's Day!
I'm very grateful to Ken Keathley, author of Salvation and Sovereignty: A Molinist Approach, for his contribution and foreword to the eBook.
US Store Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00S5K0I8G
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The aim of my first eBook on Molinism, An Introduction to Molinism: Scripture, Reason, and all that God has Ordered, was intended to ease in those who may be unfamiliar with the major talking points and issues concerning Molinism today. Likewise, it was intended to present Molinism accurately, avoiding misrepresentations or straw-men presentations from non-Molinists.


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VERY HAPPY FOR STEPHON! wish I could watch the games!
just goes to show, Starbury always had the skills, and a lot left in the tank; he was just what the Knicks needed when he was stuck in the Macaroni doghouse... but due to our holier-than-thou ****stache coach, Starbury remained benched and paid $20Million for doing nothing.
May Starbury lead his Beijing boppers to the promised land, and Antoni rot in unemployment hell.


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CNJ staff photo: Liliana Castillo Marilyn Belcher prefers reading to watching television.
Marilyn Belcher, Clovis-Carver Public Library director, has been working in libraries since high school. She grew up helping her mother run the Elida Public Library. Then, in high school and college, she worked at both those libraries. Working in libraries is the only work she's ever done, and she likes it that way.
Interdepartmental work: I was hired in the circulation department at the Clovis library in 1985. I worked in circulation for about 10 years and moved into cataloguing. I did that for about five years. I was appointed interim director when the last one retired and then took the position. I like all the work I've done here. I liked being with people when I was in circulation and being with books in cataloguing.
Director's cut: Of the many things I do as director, my favorite thing to do is open all the new books. I order them so I like to see what comes in. And I just love the feel and smell of new books.
Book in the hand: I think libraries will last forever even though the Internet is threatening them. Too many people like to hold the hard copy of a book in their hands and like to read a book when they go to bed. And not everything on the 'net is factual.
Reading queen: I love to read. I read a lot of Christian fiction, contemporary fiction, biographies and Westerns. Reading takes my mind off what I have to contend with during the day. I can tune my mind off the world. I'd rather read than watch TV. I really only watch the news on TV, then I turn it off and pick up a book.
Literary journey: We began delivering books to homebound folks about two years ago. I believe that anyone who likes to read should be able to. If they can't come to the library, the library should go to them.
Family time: I have five kids, 11 grandkids and 10 great grandkids. They live in Amarillo, Clovis, Roswell and Artesia. If I ever want a place to stay to get out of town for the weekend, I'm set. We try to get all of us together about once a year. It can be crazy. But I love kids, I always have. I baby-sat when I was young and even….while my kids were growing up just because I liked being around them.


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Best free iPad appsPocket-lint
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So you've got an iPad, but you've scraped and saved so much that you now don't have enough money to buy any iPad apps.
Well the bad news, is that while there are free apps out there, there are currently nowhere near as many apps as there were for the iPhone launch.
Still, quibbles aside, that isn't to say what there is available, isn't any good. Far from it, there are stacks of great free iPad apps that will let you get the most out of the iPad without spending any more money.
We've scoured the 3500 iPad apps available (mid May) on iTunes to see what's on offer when it comes to free. We've tried, tested and reviewed all of the following free iPad apps ourselves, rather than just guessing whether they're good or not.
Prepare to get something for nothing (well apart from the £429 you've just spent on the iPad of course.)
We'll waste no time in telling you that here at Pocket-lint we love Dropbox and how simple it is to work, and thankfully it offers an iPad version to work within the eco system.
Once connected you can then share your files quickly from your desktop to your iPad. The app allows full access to your Dropbox folder, the chance to email out, and the chance to upload photos via the app too.
This really is the quickest way to get your documents on to your iPad for free.
Rating 9/10
Atomic lite
A browser you say? Why yes, but this browser has one killer feature over the iPad's Safari. Private browsing.
If private browsing wasn't enough to sway you - ideal if your iPad is being left for the whole family to use (think birthday's not porn), then Atomic Lite also brings tabbed browsing to the mix as well.
Quick and simple, this is a good alternative to Safari
Rating 9/10
Bloomberg for iPad
One use for the iPad is as a desk companion for when you are at work. Here Bloomberg offers a snap shot at its stocks-and-shares figures in one handy app.
You get Bloomberg news equity indices, the ability to track stocks, currencies, commodities, futures, bonds, and access the company's Podcasts.
If you're into numbers and the markets, and looking for something that is considerably more advanced than Apple's Stocks app, this is certainly one to look at.
Rating 9/10
How do you spell that? What does it mean? Give me another word for...
Dictionary.com isn't the OED or The Collins, but it will give you the meaning of words, offer you thesaurus suggestions and even read out the word you are struggling with so you can hear it pronounced properly.
Word of the Day will improve your lexicon.
Rating 9/10
AcccuWeather.com free for the iPad
It's not as pretty as Weather HD, however this app is free compared to Weather HD's 59p price tag.
A 15-day forecast gives you some notion of what the weather has in store for you and an auto locking feature based on your location saves you having to enter where you are.
Simple, but it will give you a head up that you need to pack an umbrella for your weekend away.
Rating 8/10
Pocket Pond HD
It's got a touchscreen you say? Well if you get a question like that all you've got to do is whip out Pocket Pond.
Why? Well it does nothing more than offer a fish pond with some koi swimming around, but tapping on the screen sends ripples across the water, scaring the fish, and in the process allowing people who've never seen anything like this to playfully get involved.
They'll be putty in your hands, thinking you are a demi-god from the future.
Rating 8/10
Epicurious Recipes & shopping list
The iPad is a very fancy cookbook truth betold and epicurious is the cook book to let that dream become a reality.
Frustratingly very American in its cooking approach, nonetheless the app is easy to understand and follow with the ability search and browse through hundreds of recipes from drinks to deserts to starters to main courses.
What helps even more is that you can then email the ingredients to yourself or your maid so they can get them when they are next down the shops.
Rating 7/10
Plane Free HD
Thanks to the wonders of the ash cloud of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland, tracking planes for some has become a wonderful pastime.
Plane Free HD is based on the same concept as Flight Radar 24, allowing you to track planes around the world as they go about their business.
The free version gives you a taster of what's possible and is limited by only two updates a day, while the full version will give you real time movements.
Clicking on a plane allows you to see where it's going and where it's coming from as well as stats about the plane itself.
If your flight is delayed, this will let you track it. Roger roger.
Rating 8/10
There isn't an official Twitter for iPad app so for the moment you're left with Twitterific or TweetDeck.
While we understand there are plenty of fans of TweetDeck we've found it incredibly buggy over the last couple of weeks, although it does benefit from the extra screen real estate.
Back to Twitterific, the free version gives you a chance to see what those you are following are saying, to track searches, see your lists, and look at Trends on Twitter.
Within your stream you can do all the usual Twitter stuff, add followers, email the tweet out and set stuff to read later.
Good, but unfortunately only limited to one account, and ultimately not as good as Twitter for iPhone.
Rating 7/10
Health Calc XL
All this sitting around surfing on your iPad whilst on the sofa is likely to mean you'll put on weight. Sorry but it's probably a fact.
In steps Health Calc XL, an incredibly quick BMI calculator that lets you punch in your details before it spits out that you're fat.
After you've inputed your level of physical activity, sex, age, height, and weight you'll get your BMI measure, your ideal weight, your recommended calorie intake a day and whether you're just right or a bit tubby.
Rating 8/10
Yep it's still going and yep it has a dedicated iPad app so you can watch the latest Joost videos for free when you're bored at home with nothing on the television.
It's a fairly basic app, but you'll get a selection of staff picks, most popular videos, the ability to browse genres, and search for stuff.
While some of the content is country specific (mainly the films), most is available to everyone. Oh and we know, while you might not openly admit it, you'll be seduced by He-Man the cartoon streamed to your new tablet computer.
Rating 8/10
Harbor Master
While most will tell you to go for Flight Control HD, Harbor Master is virtually the same deal but with boats, and more importantly free, so you can see whether you like the concept before parting with your cash.
The idea is that you control more and more boats as they travel across the screen unloading their cargo and making sure no one crashes. If it sounds simple, or even dull, that's because it is. But it's also strangely addictive as your screen slowly gets more and more crowded and you've got to manage where your boats are, make sure they don't crash and get them out of the dock before the next ship arrives.
With little else to do it's a fairly linear game that can become tiresome quickly. Those looking for more of a challenge would be better getting Flight Control HD, but at least this gives you a taster of what you will be getting.
Rating 6/10
Google Mobile
If you use any of the Google services and we are betting that you probably do, you can now get Google's Mobile App for the iPad.
The app is identical to the iPhone version, however it's been formatted to fill the whole screen rather than just an iPhone-sized one.
Google's offerings are listed in a rather bland list, not taking advantage of the new screen (we would have liked to see big icons in a grid format) and pressing on one fires you off to the relevant website which of course is now iPad friendly. You can also add support for your Google Apps domain.
The key feature here is the ability to quickly search via Google's voice technology to save you having to type on the keyboard.
Shouting Pocket-lint at your iPad for example will load up a search for us and then we are just one click away. The app saves that search and then you can find it quickly later. It's simple stuff, but if you are in a rush then this is a great way of getting things done quickly.
Rating 8/10
Amazon Kindle
You didn't think that Amazon would let Apple have all the fun with book purchases on the iPad did you?
Here you get Amazon's very good Kindle application that has been designed and formatted to benefit the bigger screen.
The free app lets you access some 450,000 titles both free and paid for from the company's electronic book store.
Signing up for the free service is incredibly easy and you can sync your books with other devices like the iPhone, BlackBerry or your computer; so you can pick up where you left off regardless of what device you've got with you.
As with iBooks (only available in the US at the moment) you'll be able to buy books on the fly, which is handy if you're in the airport and about to get on a long flight.
Within the iPad version you can bookmark pages to return to later as well as change the font size and select whether or not the page is shown on a white, black or sepia background (something the iBook offering can't do).
Realising that a screen shining in your face when you're reading in bed might not be the greatest of ideas, you can also adjust the brightness of that screen to virtual darkness within the app.
Portrait and landscape modes are offered, although frustratingly landscape offers only a single column of text rather than two pages, making the line length rather long and at times difficult to read.
Fonts can't be changed, and unlike iBooks you're only able to note or highlight a word rather than access the dictionary or search for it on Google.
With more books on offer than the Apple iBook store as well as UK availability, this is one to check out if you are planning on reading on your iPad.
Rating 9/10
So you like comics? Well the good news is that the iPad makes for an amazing digital comic book just like that one Tom Hanks demoed in Big. The free Marvel comic book store app lets you buy and download comics, to read under your duvet or more likely on the train.
There are, of course, a handful of free comics to give you an idea of what's in store, but the idea is that you're supposed to buy more when you're done reading what you've got.
The app will notify you when the next edition is out, view a preview of the comic you are about to buy as well as giving you the option to read it either portrait or landscape.
In the comic you can zip straight to a certain page as well as view the comic full screen or tile by tile, with the app even giving you animations for that comic-book movie feel.
If you like comic books and the idea of reading them on that lovely 9.7-inch screen, this is the one for you.
Rating 8/10
Adobe Ideas for iPad
And who said Adobe wasn't available on the Apple iPad? Adobe Ideas is basically a blank sheet of paper (digital of course) that you can sketch ideas on to and then email out.
This isn't an art package, or a note taking package, but one that allows you to get what you are thinking down on "paper" so you can think about it some more later when you get back to your desk.
You can import photos into the app to work with, change pen thickness and colour as well as manage the size of images you've imported.
It's quick, it's simple, but if you've ditched the pen and paper (which let's face it is the point) this is a great app to get.
Rating 8/10
We've all been there. That moment where you are watching a movie and you see an actor that you recognise but just can't place. Here IMdb turns your iPad into a massive movie database so you can quickly search a movie and solve the riddle at the press of a button.
While the app will give you wealth of features like latest on what's coming to the cinema and the top 250 movies of all time. It's most helpful when it's giving you the biography of actors that you are trying to place.
Find the movie, find the actor and then you get their page detailing their life story, with pictures, trailers, and links to buy their movies from Amazon if you're that way inclined.
Never again will you have the pain of knowing you've seen them, but for the life of you not remembering where.
Rating 9/10
Trust it or not, Wikipedia is a great site for finding out stuff and the answers to most of your questions around a dinner party. In steps Wikipanion, an iPad app that lets you harvest Wikipedia for information, stats and the like.
No longer will you lose an argument because your friend is more confident and assertive than you are as you can now search the entire Wikipedia database from the iPad in your hand.
The app lets you search for anything you want, whiz around the links in copy, look at related information, bookmark favourite entries for later and look at your search history so you can find stuff you once looked at. The home page lets you look up stories in the news as well.
Using your Wi-Fi or 3G connection, you can also learn about stuff that's in your immediate vicinity.
Settings allows you to change the font and size, email the page out to a friend - just to rub it in that you are right even further - and open up the link in Safari if that's your thing.
A great way to find out the answer to those queries you have without spending hours trying to find the information you want on wide open plains of the Internet.
Those looking to blow the budget ($4.99) can also get Wikipanion plus a paid for version with an offline option and a few extra features.
Rating 9/10
Guardian Eyewitness
Everyday the Guardian uses the centrespread of its newspaper edition to show one big picture from photographers around the world.
The pictures vary from people, to animals, to nature and more, but above all they are always stunning shots.
This app lets you scan through those images with a new one available every day giving you inspiration for you own shots perhaps.
Each image comes with a caption box as well as, and this is the good bit, a pro tip telling you either how the shot was taken, like composition or camera settings. In fact it's these bits that really make it interesting and helpful to photographers rather than just the images themselves.
Photos can be shared via facebook or email and you can "star" your favourite ones for viewing at a later date.
This being an app about showing off photos, you can also turn it into a slideshow, although the app fails to let you remove the toolbar, caption or sponsorship logo from Canon.
Rating 8/10
Frame Channel
While Apple's iPad does come with its own slideshow features to turn your iPad into a digital picture frame, it's limited by only serving you images from those you've got stored on the actual device.
With a Wi-Fi connection and an amazingly glossy and crisp screen, Frame Channel lets you turn your iPad into a photo frame and stream much more than just images on your iPad.
You'll have to create an account online (you can do it via the app but we had trouble) and then once that's done, load in a number of plug-ins to turn your iPad into much more when it comes to photos.
For the more boring, you can opt for a calendar mode (did you really just pay all that money to do just this) as well setting it to serve you images from a Facebook account, Flickr account and much more - there are stacks.
Photos, news, weather, sports results are all here, meaning when your iPad's not in your hands it can be bringing you information or images to spruce up your living room or kitchen.
Now all you need is a stand or wall hanging case so it doesn't slide off the mantle piece.
Rating 9/10
Some 75 million users already swear by it and now you can find out what the devil that song on the radio or TV is too.
Shazam for iPad is virtually identical to the iPhone offering, but has more room to play thanks to the bigger 9.7-inch screen the iPad sports.
That means more space to read about the bands you've requested information on, and basically a better experience all around.
Once you've tagged a song, you can see if it's available in iTunes, look at similar tracks by other artists that you might also like and check out artist release data too.
If you're feeling social you can share the song you've tagged with Twitter, Facebook, or email it to someone, handy.
If you're just bored, you can see the Shazam chart that tells you what other people are searching for and therefore find the tune that you like, but have no idea what it sounds like
Rating 9/10
Virtuoso Piano Free 2 HD
While many will say that Pianist Pro is the better app, it's also considerably more expensive than this free offering, and besides neither, while letting you create some music, won't replace your grand piano.
As a free offering, therefore, it's good for a bit of fun, giving you two keyboards to help you bang out some of your favourite tunes.
Basic isn't really the word for this, but it will quell your urge before you part with your cash for something better.
Rating 7/10
Soundrop free
Raindrops keep falling on my head... that's what you'll be singing after playing with this simple but mesmerising iPad app.
The concept is simple. A constant stream of balls flows out of an outlet down the page. You draw a line under the flow and when the ball hits, it sounds a note. The greater the fall the higher the note and so the cycle begins repeating the sounds you make until you either go mad or enter a trance.
With such simplicity this is great fun, albeit only for a couple of minutes, but is good for keeping the children quiet as you teach them the properties of cause and effect.
Lovely, but of course pointless.
Rating 9/10
Big Calculator
You can get them for pennies in the local stationers, you've got one on your phone, but hey, I bet they aren't as big or colourful.
It's free, it's got a paper tape so you can see the sums you've done already and you can even email them to people.
Call us childish, but it also, more importantly, means you can tell the 55378008 joke to your mates over and over again until they probably punch you.
Rating 9/10
Truphone for iPad
What actually is the iPad? One thing that it isn't supposed to be is a phone. Well that is unless you download the Truphone for iPad app.
The Instant Messaging come phone app lets you talk to your buddies on MSN, AOL, and Google Talk, but sadly not Skype, as well as making calls to regular land lines and mobile phones.
The catch is that it only works on Wi-Fi rather than 3G, but on the calls we've made (you get 50p worth of calls to get you started) everyone thought the quality was a good as a regular phone.
Truphone also offers an unlimited calling plan and free voicemail, but you'll have to pay extra for that obviously.
It's not amazing, but worth having in your armoury if you can find Wi-Fi and your phone battery has already died.
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Tori will serve as the VP of Competitive Events helping secure chairpersons for STAR events in our region next year. Jacqueline Coquat is her advisor. Vanessa will be guiding students in our Region as VP of Service Learning. Natalie Carroll will serve as her advisor.
Both girls will be attending the state meeting in April, FCCLA Leadership workshop in Navasota in June and the National meeting in Nashville in July. They will conduct fall leadership workshops next year to recruit FCCLA members and serve in their positions throughout 2013-2014. Congratulations, ladies.


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Once more into the screening breach: The New York Times did not kill your patient
One of the more depressing things about getting much more interested in the debate over how we should screen for common cancers, particularly breast and prostate cancer, is my increasing realization of just how little physicians themselves understand about the complexities involved in weighing the value of such tests. It's become increasingly apparent to me that most physicians believe that early detection is always good and that it always saves lives, having little or no conception of lead time or length bias. Sadly, just last week, I saw another example of just this phenomenon in the form of an article written by Dr. George Lombardi entitled My Patient, Killed By The New York Times. The depth of Dr. Lombardi's misunderstanding of screening tests permeates the entire article, which begins with his recounting a story about a patient of his, whose death he blames on The New York Times. After describing the funeral of this 73-year-old man who died of prostate cancer, Dr. Lombardi then makes an accusation:
This one filled me with a special discomfort as I knew a secret: He didn't have to die. I knew it and he had known it. Had he told?
About 5 years ago he had just retired and had a lot more time on his hands. He was a careful man, lived alone, considered himself well informed. He got into the habit of clipping articles on medical issues and either mailing them to me or bringing them in. They came from a variety of sources and were on a variety of topics. He wasn't trying to show me up. He was genuinely curious. I kidded him that maybe he'd like to go to medical school in his retirement. 'No' he laughed, 'I just like to be in the know.'
When he came in for his physical in 2008 he told me he'd agree to the DRE but not the PSA (his medical sophistication extended to the use of acronyms: DRE stands for digital rectal exam where I feel the prostate with my gloved finger for any abnormality and PSA for prostatic [sic] specific antigen which is a blood protein unique to the prostate and often elevated in prostate cancer). He had read that the use of PSA as a screening test was controversial. This was the year that the United States Preventive Services Task Force, a government panel that issues screening guidelines, recommended against routine PSA screens for older men. It was often a false positive (the PSA was elevated but there was no cancer), led to unnecessary biopsies, and besides most prostate cancers at his age were indolent and didn't need to be treated. I countered that prostate cancer was the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men and that it was better to know than not to know. This way it would be our decision. The patient with his doctor deciding what was best. But no, he wanted to stick to his guns and since the DRE was normal no PSA blood test was sent.
After describing a conversation with the man's daughter, who said, "My father was killed by The New York Times," Dr. Lombardi then goes on to anecdotal evidence and a cherry-picked publication to support his view, quoting an oncologist who says he's "seeing more men presenting with advanced prostate cancer" and then referring to a single paper in the current Annals of Internal Medicine about PSA screening. Before I look at the article and a recently published paper on screening mammography that made the news, I can't help but point out that I (mostly) agree with Dr. Lombardi when he says:
Public health doctors, policy experts and journalists tend to look at the population as a whole. It is a better story if it is one story. It makes a better headline. Their statistics are people I sit across from everyday trying to figure out what the future holds. We each have our job to do.
The problem is, of course, that Dr. Lombardi takes that observation and draws the wrong conclusion, namely that his patient died because of lack of screening. He attacks a straw man, sidestepping the true argument, namely that evidence shows that PSA screening probably causes more harm than good for men at average risk of prostate cancer. Unfortunately, Dr. Lombardi obviously does not understand some very basic concepts behind cancer screening, nor does he apparently recognize that doctors who deal with the population-level data that we have regarding screening tests and try to apply them to individual patients are actually looking in a very systematic way about what the benefits of screening are to the individual patient. More on that later. In the meantime, although I wouldn't go quite as far as Dr. John Schumann did in criticizing Dr. Lombardi, I do view his lament as a jumping off point to look at some recent data on screening for the two most common cancers, breast and prostate.


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Marilyn Workman worked all over the world as a school teacher with the armed services before returning to her native Wisconsin to teach in the public school system. Now retired from her profession, she remains busy as a delivery driver for Meals on Wheels and a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity and an adult day care where she drives the elderly to appointments and shopping. She has served on the College's Alumni Board and established the Marilyn Kubly Freitag Scholarship Fund. Workman holds a master's degree in elementary education from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, is president of the Green County Retired Educators and a recipient of the Congressman Scott Klug Award for Outstanding Service in Education. She is a member of Alpha Delta Kappa, an international honorary sorority for women educators. Workman is retired from the Wisconsin Education Association and the National Education Association.


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Some of us have lives outside of this board and may not notice. It happens. Who gives a fuck?!
Some of us have lives outside of this board and may not notice. It happens. Who gives a fuck?!
So it was Patton?
lots of people.
just use the search button. it takes less time than starting a new thread, and your questions might already be answered.
anyone who posts regularly cares. it's annoying to try and discuss something in two threads at once.
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personally I don't care but that is only because I tried to use the search thread once and had no luck. Although I do not start many threads so I just don't care either way.
If somebody gets offended by a repeat thread on a fucking forum, they might need to get a life.
nobody gets "offended". it's just detrimental to the function of the board. it's a forum, not a chat room- people come here for answers, and the more (near) duplicate threads there are, the harder it becomes for lurkers (not regulars) to find what they're looking for.
So it was Patton?
the trick is searching in thread TITLES, not in the body of posts. advanced search.
i guess where i am wishy washy on this ..... if you post a thread on the same page only titled different, that is lame ... if you want to talk about , i dont know pink floyd, and you went thru a few pages, then a new thread is ok ....i know of times when there were like three threads on the first page of this board and someone posts another one ... i avoid creating new threads, but i might have made 20 or so in the last couple of years .. x****
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search seems to require exact word matches. when I searched for 'dream' I couldn't find the thread titled 'dreams'. fucking retarded. but once you realize that you can make it work.
Just use the search button. Or at least make sure that the thread you want to make isn't already on the first page.


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The new policy was drafted in response to growing complaints from the public who say they have been blocked out of the decision-making process. Several candidates running for county commissioner in the primary and general elections of 2006 campaigned on the need for more open government.
A top complaint was the lack of a formal public input process for major county decisions, such as the $3 million purchase of 47 acres for school expansion and the selection of a site for a new jail and sheriffŌĆÖs office.
Another complaint was over agendas for county commissioner meetings. Agendas did not entirely describe what topics would be discussed and there was no mechanism for the public to get a copy.
The new policy addresses these concerns.
ŌĆ£This gives the voters and public of Swain County an opportunity to be more apprised of whatŌĆÖs going on and have more of voice,ŌĆØ said Mike Clampitt, a resident who advocated for the policy.
The policy was passed at a special meeting Dec. 21. Two of the five commissioners are new to the board following NovemberŌĆÖs election.
While there was not an official mechanism for public comment before, commissioners generally asked anyone who was attending the meeting if they had anything to say. Other times, members of the audience would pipe up during the meeting from their seats.
But without an official mechanism for public comment, it occurred at the boardŌĆÖs discretion. Sometimes that would be at the end of a meeting after they had already voted.
ŌĆ£Speaking after the fact doesnŌĆÖt help,ŌĆØ Clampitt said.
The new policy will end people piping up from their seats, however, and formalize the public comment period by placing it at the beginning of the meeting and requiring a sign up sheet and time limits for speaking. Since the county will now publish detailed agendas, the public will be able to anticipate whether to sign up to speak, which wasnŌĆÖt possible before.
ŌĆ£This will hopefully put everybody on a level playing field and put everyone on notice what they are going to be discussing,ŌĆØ Clampitt said.
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Complaints over open government came to a head last month when nearly 40 people attended a commissioners meeting but were not permitted to speak.
Commissioners voted 3-1 at that meeting to quit paying the sheriff to feed jail inmates and instead buy prepared meals. The jail meals were a money-maker for the sheriff, bolstering his otherwise low salary, but was done off the books. The move to end the arrangement was seen as political, however, since it effectively lowered the sheriffŌĆÖs take-home pay ŌĆö and was done by a Democratic board of commissioners mere days before a new Republican sheriff took office.
Despite a packed meeting with crowds spilling into the hallway, Chairman Glenn Jones did not permit anyone in the audience to speak. Clampitt was at that meeting and was disappointed that commissioners would not accept public comment. At the next regular commissioners meeting, Clampitt asked the board to adopt a formal open meetings and public comment policy.
ŌĆ£They made the rules up as they went before. Now their feet can be held to the fire,ŌĆØ said Clampitt, who ran for commissioner but lost.
Ronnie Barker, who ran for county commissioner chairman in the May primary also on the platform of a more open and responsive government, said the new policy is a long-time coming.
ŌĆ£I think it is a step in the right direction. It is a shame it had to come to a huge boiling point to get something done,ŌĆØ Barker said. ŌĆ£They were forced into doing this by the people. It should have been done voluntarily.ŌĆØ
Despite winning the majority of votes on Election Day, Barker was narrowly beat by Jones due to a huge number of early and absentee votes in JonesŌĆÖ favor. Barker said the issues brought out by challengers in the election have clearly gained traction.
ŌĆ£The commissioners are servants to the people of Swain County,ŌĆØ Barker said. ŌĆ£It is time people step forth and start bringing this stuff out.ŌĆØ
Commissioner David Monteith, the top vote-getter in the November election, was an advocate of the new policy and suggested some of the measures.
ŌĆ£The more we can keep the public informed, the better off we are. It is their government and we are supposed to be servants of the people,ŌĆØ Monteith said. ŌĆ£Informed people donŌĆÖt create a problem, itŌĆÖs the uniformed.ŌĆØ


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No one was injured during the robbery.
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Jamkhandi Reappointed to NSEP
Dr. Sudhakar Jamkhandi, Director of the Center for International Understanding at Bluefield State College, has been reappointed to the Northeast Regional Panel of the Department of Defense's National Security Education Scholarship Program (NSEP) for Undergraduate Study Abroad.
The program is designed "to lead in developing the national capacity to educate U.S. citizens about cultures and languages and, in the process, strengthen U.S. economic competitiveness and enhance international cooperation and security," according to a NSEP guidelines.
Created in 1991, the NSEP awards undergraduate study abroad, graduate fellowships, and institutional grants to promote the program's goal of "improving U.S. capacity for international leadership through increased knowledge of less commonly studied languages and world regions." It focuses on countries identified as critical to U.S. national security, and reflects a commitment to supporting the development of long term political and economic stability.
"Beginning in 1997," Jamkhandi said, "The NSEP has identified specific countries critical to U.S. national security. These include selected countries in Latin America, the NIS, Eastern Europe, Egypt, South Africa, the PRC, and selected Asian countries."
"The qualifications of the applicants and their diverse backgrounds reflect the attractiveness of NSEP scholarships," he continued. "To ensure a return on the dollars invested in these future international relations personnel, the NSEP requires candidates selected to receive a scholarship to work at a federal or higher educational institution in the field of international relations within eight years, upon completion of the study abroad project."
NSEP's northeastern regional review panel will evaluate more than 200 applications from undergraduates at institutions of higher education in 17 states, including West Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
Additional information on the NSEP may be obtained by calling the Center for International Understanding at Bluefield State College, (304) 327-4036.


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Blumenherst keeps top spot after second round
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.â After another gusty day in Albuquerque, Tom Glissmeyer, of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mark Jones, of Odessa, Texas, inched ahead to tie for the lead with two-day totals of 7-under-par 137s. Girls Division leader Amanda Blumenherst, of Scottsdale, Ariz., was able to hold on to a six-stroke lead after carding a 3-over-par 75 in the second round.
Conducted by the American Junior Golf Association, the AJGA Southwestern Junior features 99 players from 17 states, including 18 New Mexico natives. The tournament, being played for the 20th time, is being held for the fifth year at Isleta Eagle Golf Course, in Albuquerque, N.M.
Seventeen-year-old Glissmeyer, who played in the 2003 U.S. Open, was able to use the wind to his advantage early in the round and par No. 2 with birdies on Nos. 3 and 4 en route to a bogey-free 6-under-par 66 in the second round.
âI used the wind to attack a few pins,â Glissmeyer said. âThen I hit soft fades to the right hole placements and let the wind carry it.â
He said he was very efficient during the round, and as a result, he didnât make any bogeys.
âI still had some wayward drives,â he said. âAnd I can always putt better. Thereâs always room for improvement.â
Jones, 16, shot a 4-under-par 68 and also finished with no bogeys in the round. He hit 13 greens, took 28 putts and had some good pars with the wind.
âI played very similar to yesterday, but I hit the driver better and played some shorter irons,â he said.
Jones says he feels like heâs playing pretty solid and isnât fazed by Fridayâs final round or the competition.
âI canât worry about anyone elseâs score,â he said. âI have to play my own game.â
Sitting three strokes behind Glissmeyer and Jones in the Boys Division are Cornelius Carroll, 17, of Windermere, Fla., and Zach Fullerton, 17, of Albuquerque, N.M., with 4-under-par 140s. Jeffrey Edelman, 16, of Southlake, Texas rounds out the top five after shooting a 2-under-par 70 for a tournament total of 141.
Seventeen-year-old Blumenherst maintained her lead in the Girls Division with a two-day total of 142, despite struggling with the breezy weather conditions.
âTrying to judge the hole locations was hard, and I didnât play the wind very well,â she said. âIâm disappointed with the round today because I know I couldâve putted better.â
Blumenherst said she had a âbirdie droughtâ in Thursdayâs round and hopes to relive the eagle and five birdies from her first round.
Behind Blumenherst are Jane Rah, 13, of Torrance, Calif., Lucy Nunn, 17, of Lawton, Okla., and Kristin Ingram, 17, of Pasadena, Calif., 4-over-par 148s.
The final round tee times will run from 7-11:48 a.m., Friday, at Isleta Eagle Golf Course.
The American Junior Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the overall growth and development of young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf. The largest association of its kind, the AJGA has a junior membership (boys and girls ages 12-18) of approximately 5,000 junior golfers from 50 states and 30 foreign countries.
Titleist, the AJGAâs National Sponsor, has been the catalyst and driving force behind the Associationâs success since 1989. Rolex Watch U.S.A., a supporter of the AJGA since 1983, became an AJGA Premier Partner in 2004.
AJGA alumni have risen to the top of amateur, collegiate and professional golf. More than 160 former AJGA juniors currently play on the PGA and LPGA Tours and have compiled more than 300 wins. AJGA alumni include Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Davis Love III, Mike Weir, Charles Howell III, Jim Furyk, Vicki Goetz-Ackerman, Grace Park, Cristie Kerr and Beth Bauer.
For more information on the AJGA Southwestern Junior, contact Tournament Headquarters at (505) 869-0950.
The Foundation
The Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant program provides financial assistance to junior golfers who wish to play in AJGA events. Its goal is to give top-flight golf opportunities to young golfers regardless of financial resources. This program helps to fulfill the AJGA's mission of developing young men and women who aspire to earn college golf scholarships through competitive junior golf.
What is Leadership Links?
Leadership Links is a new program whereby the AJGA is able to further its mission to help develop young men and women by teaching charitable giving skills and service-oriented practices at an early age. This program gives juniors all the tools necessary to donate their time, talent and resources to local charities and the AJGA youth development programs. Please click here to learn more about the program and the different opportunities available.


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DYBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA — This once-in-a-lifetime shot of a passing jetliner, silhouetted against a waxing gibbous moon, was captured by Dave Soete on April 4 when he just happened to be out taking photographs of the moon. The April full moon, which occurred two days later, is known as the Full Pink Moon, because it heralds the appearance of the moss pink, or wild ground phlox. It is also known as the Sprouting Grass Moon, the Egg Moon and the Fish Moon.


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