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The bus stops at Estrecho de Tiquina, where we have to take a short ferry ride across the southern part of lake Titicaca to (a) avoid going in Peru and (b) shorten the driving distance. In San Pablo de Tiquina I see a memorial for the lost war of the Pacific, where the victor, Chile, annexed the last remaining Bolivian coastal strip on the Pacific over 100 years ago. The memorial states in clear terms that Bolivia wants its access to the sea back again. For now the Bolivian Navy contents itself tooling around in Lake Titicaca, the highest navigable lake in the world at 3700m, whilst formulating the master plan to take back its lost coastline
We buy our ferry tickets for 1.50 Bolivianos (about GBP0.10) and jump on to a small motor launch, whilst the bus driver carefully manoeuvers on to a rickety wooden barge to make the crossing. Our boat has the smallest imaginable outboard motor for the size of the craft and so we have plenty of time to take in the surroundings. The barge containing the bus lists precariously, and we can see why they seperate us for the crossing. Apparently a bus sank recently.
We rejoin the bus in the squalid town square of San Pedro de Tiquina, and drive on to Copacabana. There are expansive views of the blue sparkling lake and the surrounding terraced countryside. Copacabana looks colourful and welcoming little town from high up in the hills. The bus stops in Plaza Sucre and I can see from the garbage and dust that its not quite so nice close-up.
We head off in the direction of our hostel, La Cupula, which is just a short breathless walk up a small hillside at the edge of town. Rachel has reserved a room in advance (USD$14) at the hotel because it was so warmly praised in Lonely Planet Click here to jump to more info on La Cupula. The German owner, Martin, a modern-day tourism missionary, has created a little paradise with a cluster of domed whitewashed buildings set in tidy gardens
Feeling fatigued from our time in La Paz, we head immediately upstairs to the artistically designed restaurant, which has vividly colourful stained-glass arched windows, and a few tables outside on the balcony. We have a peaceful view over the lake and the town (which as we said looks good from a distance), whilst eating delicious grilled local fish.
In the afternoon we wander along the beach and sip a coca cola whilst watching life pass by. We meet with Bev (from South Africa) and agree to climb the steep hill with crosses overlooking the town. We walk past her hostel so she can collect her jacket, and I nip in to use the toilet. The owner of the hostel is angry because as a non-resident, I used the toilet. I offer to pay but he continues his rant. It seems that many Bolivians involved in the tourist industry are not very service oriented.
At sunset we walk up to the top of Cerro Calvario, the steep hill overlooking the town. The �stations of the cross� line the route to the top of the hill and on Good Friday thousands of pilgrims flock to the town to walk the route. Now, after Easter its quiet again with just a few tourists at the top admiring the views of Lake Titicaca and Isla del Sol. Despite the warm rays of the setting sun, in the distance I can see that its raining in Peru, as lightning forks down on to the far off coastline
In the evening we take a short walk into town to buy some water and supplies for the next day, when we will visit Isla del Sol. Copacabana seems a very touristy town, but all of the numerous restaurants are empty. The one we eat in suffers from unsmiling staff and lack of heating.
We take the ferry the next morning to the northern end of Isla del Sol for 15 Bolivianos (about GBP1.10) each. There are probably too many people on the ferry for its size, especially since there are only a few life jackets. Downstairs in the glass enclosed area its too hot, and there�s no room left upstairs on the roof where everyone else is freezing. The ferry takes over 2 hours to get to its destination as it only has a single underpowered outboard motor.
Its clear though that our destination is going to be well worth the discomfort of our transportation. The car-free island looks peaceful, beautiful and welcoming.
We jump off the boat at Cha�llampampa and wander over to a small museum where there is a messy collection of Inca artifacts that were dug up on the island. We spend just a few minutes and then head out to walk to the Palacio del Inca an hours walk away on the north west tip of the island. As we walk along we pass locals getting on with island life. A family group dig up potatoes on a small terraced field using crude wooden hoes. A man leads his donkey and its cute big-eared foal along the path. A old woman dressed in a black top hat climbs the path slowly carrying an enormous burden on her back
At Palacio del Inca, our museam tickets (10 Bolivianos or GBP0.70) allow us to enter the ruins, which are a complex of stone buildings overlooking Bahia Kona del Norte. To my mind the ruins appear poorly reconstructed, but they do provide lots of shady spots to enjoy lunch. While Rachel relaxes I climb Cerro Tikani which looms invitingly behind the palace. From the top the blue view over Lake Titicaca encompasses white Andean peaks in the distance, and the brown terraced massif of Isla del Sol with its complex hills and bays. I can make out the tiny curve of Isla de la Luna in the South East. Behind me the arc of a midday moon shines mysteriously in the cobalt blue sky.
I walk back to the ruins, and then we set off together on the 3 hour hike to the south of the island, passing alond the central ridge. There is a well-made stone path which climbs and decends steeply making us take frequent rests along the way. As we promised ourselves in La Paz, the weather is perfect with a few puffy white clouds in an otherwise blue sky, allowing us to enjoy the grand vista of Lake Titicaca.
After a couple of hours we get to a check-point where two smiling local men try to tell us we need to pay 10 Bolivianos each (about GBP0.70) to pass
We eventually get to Yumani where a little boy sitting by the path outside town asks us if we have accomodation. We follow him to his family�s place (Puerta del Sol) where mum and dad are hauling water from the well, using a bucket and rope, to fill the roof water tank. We take a room with three windows on the second floor for 20 Bolivianos each (about GBP1.50) which looks out in all directions over Bahia Kona.
We ask what time dinner is, and the friendly dark-skinned landlady tells us the its not until 7.30pm. Rachel rubs her stomach hungrily and her husband suggests a serving of 'Papas Fritas' on the terrace to keep us going. We sit watching the run slowly set over the distant Peruvian mainland, as the bay turns red-orange, eating the most delicious home-made chips ever
At dinner that evening we compare notes with a French couple, David and Helene, who are in the middle of a round-the-world trip that bears a striking resemblance to our own. For dinner we have soup followed by grilled trout, rice, vegetables, and more delicious papas fritas (20 Bolivianos or GBP1.40 each). We sleep well after an energetic day in the big outdoors.
In the morning, we eat a simple breakfast in our guesthouse for 7 Bolivianos (about GBP0.50). As we leave the guesthouse the village is coming to life, and we see plump old ladies moving their skinny sheep to new pastures, men heading out to the terraced fields with their donkeys, and children walking sleepily to school. The low sunlight and the fragrance from flowers and trees in this simple rural environment make me feel very alive and glad to welcome the new day.
We walk down some steep inca stairs where there is a gushing stream alongside that waters some carefully tended terraced gardens. At the bottom of the steps there is a little harbour and a few men playing cards at an old wooden table. I approach and ask them if we can take a rowing boat over to the mainland village of Yampupata
We chug out into the bay and shortly pull up at a wooden pier beside Piko Kaina Inca ruins. These seem to be in much better condition than the ones we visited in the north of the island. There are trapezoidal doorways with single stone lintels, and domed ceilings constructed of stone.
We bump into an Australian couple, Josh and Nicky, who were staying at the same guesthouse as us. They ask us if they can jump on our boat back to the mainland.
It only takes a few minutes to get to the village of Yampupata, and we give the boat owner 90 Bolivianos for all four of us (GBP6.00). He leaves with a big smile on his face happy to have had some business that day.
The village has a school fete on and there is loud music from the field next to the school buildings. A boy involved in the festivities, dressed in a colourful hat, passes by a gaggle of school girls who giggle at his outrageous headgear.
A lady opens up her front room cum shop for us and we buy some water and snacks to help us survive the 17km hike back to Copacabana. After walking a few minutes I taste the water and it has a digusting note of chlorine
The walk along the main road to Copacabana is a pleasant one, passing through little villages where everyone that sees us shouts 'Ola' or 'Buenos Dias'. There are lots of people out in the fields harvesting their crops who gaze at the strange foreigners passing by. The five hour walk passes quickly in the pleasant sunshine and banter of the day.
Rachel and I say bye to the Australians and head back to our hostel, La Cupula. We enjoy an afternoon of relaxation after the walk. In the evening we slob around watching 'The name of the Rose' on DVD. The waiter brings our food from the restaurant down to the living room. Its a long time since we ate dinner on our lap watching TV.
The next day we take a look around the church in Copacabana which has an unusual Moorish architecture. Inside there is a startling golden alter, covered with statues and flowers. In a dark candlelit side chapel we see the wooden virgin of Copacabana above hundreds of brass plaques, from a variety of institutions and individuals, that thank her for her help
We take advantage of the video collection at our hostel and enjoy �The Motorcycle Diaries� which we last saw just before starting our around the world trip. It now seems strange to be reminded of the places and people that we have visited which were only just a dream before leaving home.
In the evening we bump into our Belgian friend, Gaelle, who we last saw on the Easter Islands. For the past few weeks Gaelle has been travelling through Bolivia on a guided tour with her parents. Gaelle meets us in our hostel kitchen. We feel relaxed after our stay in Copacabana but comparing ourselves with Gaelle notice how travelling independently is tiring.
This brings us to the end of our time in Bolivia. We have already seen lightening-struck Peru in the distance and I feel mentally prepared to move on. I just hope it doesn�t rain on us.


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Apple, Inc. (
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I. Samsung and Apple's Settlement Talks Collapse
According to
a report
The Korea Times
, the phone industry's two largest players, and two of the world's largest intellectual property owners, walked away from the
settlement table
despite the efforts of
Magistrate Judge Joseph Spero
to encourage their chief executives to work out a compromise. With settlement talks failed the "nuclear war" will begin with Apple's trial, which is scheduled for July 30.
For Apple and Samsung the cost of battle may be enormous. Both companies could see their products banned, at least temporarily in certain regions. Samsung may be forced to abandon billions in chipmaking revenue it takes in from Apple on a yearly basis.
And Apple may be forced to find a new
supplier for its smartphone CPUs
. With past trials
reportedly not going well
, that could mean
inferior product
and fewer upgrades for the iPhone.
Apple CEO Tim Cook
sounded dejected
in his company's
last financial report
, commenting, "I've always hated litigation and I continue to hate it we just want people to invent their own stuff."
Whoever wins in Samsung and Apple's full-blown court war could have a monopoly on the mobile market. [Image Source: The Telegraph]
But despite the seemingly promising signs early this month of a bilateral agreement to
cut the number of patents asserted
in the companies' lawsuits against each other, the pair could not reach a cross-licensing agreement, as both handset makers believed the other should be paying it licensing fees.
With Apple scooping up large LCD screens for its iPhone 5 (Samsung is the
world's largest display manufacturer
), the two companies' mutual business has reportedly ballooned to $12B USD for 2012 (up from $8B USD in 2011), even as the pair's public relationship has appeared to deteriorate drastically.
II. Steve Jobs Gets His Wish -- Full Blown "Nuclear" War With Samsung
But ultimately the two companies' leadership seem to believe they stand more to gain by destroying each other, versus working together.
Samsung current has
a larger slice
of the smartphone market -- 29.1 percent compared to Apple's 24.2 percent in Q1 2012. But Samsung trails Apple in profit,
making just $4.45B USD in profit
, compared to Apple's $11.6B USD haul.
Samsung's attractive models beat out Apple in unit sales. [Image Source: Shootspeak]
Both companies control close to two-thirds of sales and
99 percent of mobile profits
, and their cases are built on questionable legal foundations from a technical perspective. Samsung is suing Apple mostly based on wireless standards patents. But Samsung should be obligated to license those patents to Apple under the "
fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory
" (FRAND) rules that govern standards patents.
Samsung is
currently under investigation
for its questionable discrimination of Apple licensing-wise.
Apple on the other hand, may have a bit of a case against the original Galaxy S, which narrowly mimicked the iPhone 3GS in case appearance and GUI (much more than any other Android).
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Samsung's TouchWiz version on the Galaxy S (left) presented a near identical interface, visually, to the iPhone 3GS (right). [Image Sources: Slashgear (left); Ubergizmo (right)]
But Apple's case becomes much more tenuous when you consider that Samsung's newer handsets bear far less similarity in case appearance or GUI to Apple's new handsets.
Still patent disputes are often less about technical merits and more about the persuasive power of a company's pricey legal team. In that case, "Apple v. Samsung" will be fought by lawyers when it goes to trial this summer in U.S. federal court.
But one thing is certain; the collapse of settlement talks would have greatly pleased the late Apple founder Steve P. Jobs, even if his company ends up losing this war. He vowed near his time of death to
send Apple into full war mode
and destroy Android at any cost -- or perish trying.
Steven P. Jobs' dying wish of "thermonuclear war" with Android has been fulfilled.
He commented, "I will spend my last dying breath if I need to, and I will spend every penny of Apple's $40 billion in the bank, to right this wrong. I'm going to destroy Android, because it's a stolen product. I'm willing to go thermonuclear war on this."
Well, that "nuclear" war is now almost upon us.
The Korea Times
"A lot of people pay zero for the cellphone ... That's what it's worth." -- Apple Chief Operating Officer Timothy Cook
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What are you talking about? All the criticism of the university studies have been that the experiments weren't done correctly, for long enough, or some other factor such as foundation positioning wasn't correct. All I'm saying is then...someone...do it correctly.
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Uncharted 3: Ancient Multiplayer DLC
It's nearly the summer solstice and we're going to bring the cycle to a close on a happy, historical note. Our final themed DLC drop includes items for our Ancient theme. These will be available via the in-game store or the PlayStation Store over
the coming week globally! Purchase the Ancient theme bundle to get the exclusive Egyptian Mask for Chloe.
We will be cycling tournament prizes as the year rolls along but now the Ancient theme Tournament rewards can be earned. On the Bronze and Silver tiers, you can earn the Circuit Gun and Circuit Shirt as Tournament rewards. If you reach the gold tier you can unlock the cool looking Sully Tengu mask. The Raptor Mask for Drake and Dive Helmet for Talbot are achieved by reaching Platinum status. Buy tickets to enter into the weekly Tournament and earn access to those items to show off your multiplayer skills.
Check out UNCHARTED 3 Multiplayer Free-to-Play FAQ for answers to your questions about UNCHARTED 3 Multiplayer Free-to-Play.
We look forward to playing with you more online in the coming months. No promises but we're going to regroup and see what else might be possible to add to the multiplayer as well.
See you online!
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There was something in the patch notes for 1.17 a while back, I think they said something about "unearthing a gem".
Link: http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/UNCHARTED-3-Drake-s-Deception/New-quot-Gem-quot-Coming-SoonTM...
Random question, yes, but any details on that yet?
This months old sig image will remain till the end of days.
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Great. More bread & circuses.
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I might consider getting Chloe Skull mask but I'm already rocking in my German Shirt for both sides.
Would be nice if the last DLC are Classic Skin #4 and The Last of Us skins. Too good to be true and I know they won't bother even though a lot of community are still playing this. Anyhow I'll just sure my thoughts and by all means this should not be taken seriously, so I figured why not make up our own not-going-happen final DLC characters for Uncharted 3 Multi.
Classic Skins #4 includes: Rika, Wetsuit Elena, Heist Chloe, Heist Drake for example. Was going to continue to bother Glowzor again, however Flamezor (aka Djinn) is super awesome.
Spoilers for The Last of Us, so don't read if you don't want to be spoiled:
As for The Last of Us, 4 for heroes (Joel, Ellie, Tess, and Henry or Tommy) and 4 villains (Marlene, The Infected, David, and James).
Why Marlene? Her character in question for one. Anyhow, there's lots to say why I felt she should be in the villain side than hero, although I could say the same for Joel. I mean, in my own personal opinion, he did the right thing to stopping the FireFlies, however his mind wasn't right when he wanted to take Ellie in as a replacement for his daughter. I'm not worried about some folks opinions on Joel's actions. I don't believe there's right or wrong answer here. Just how we see as gamers in The Last of Us. Plus importantly, there needs to be another female villain side. Marlowe is lonely and her young self doesn't like her.
The Infected to side with the Undead multi skins from Uncharted 1, 2 and 3. David and James are cannibals. Nuff said.
Was going to say Sam for the hero, however I've seen his big bro, Henry, in action more than him. Indeed both Henry and Tess dies, but so does Jeff The Cameraman and Karl. Ellie can actually defend herself (as seen in the game especially in the Winter chapter) and she should have an exclusive knife attack melee. Or replace the knife with a small version of the Gunstaff with electric shocks instead. Why not? Big Boss uses the shocker in Peace Walker. Her size sort of remind me of Oddjob from Goldeneye. No, not that small, however she could be the only the small character in the game.
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Anyhow, like I said this shouldn't be taken seriously. Thought it be fun to make up an idea for the final DLC that isn't hats and masks. Although maybe a Jak Mask for Spyder and Daxter Mask for Ellie. As for The Last of Us game, I personally loved it and I felt that ND has done a great job once again. So, that's why I felt it would be nice to add few characters from The Last of Us to combat the characters in U3 multi.
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Looks like the whole team will be back on Uncharted 3's multiplayer for once.
But I wonder, when will the Last of us DLC be finished?
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Great. More bread & circuses.
Why worry that there are still chests lit up you can't get treasure from? You can buy ancient assless chaps.
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A Coachella Valley Unified School District board member who worked for Farmers Insurance pleaded not guilty today to charges she kept more than $12,000 in cash that should have gone to her employer.
Juanita Delara Duarte, 61, who is charged with one felony count of grand theft, was ordered to return to court April 9 for a felony settlement hearing, and the judge reduced her bail from $60,000 to $12,700. She held up a piece of paper to hide her face at her arraignment this afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in Indio.
Duarte was arrested Wednesday at her home in Coachella.
John Hall of the Riverside County District Attorney's Office said the theft allegation was unrelated to her school board position.
Coachella Valley Unified School District Superintendent Darryl Adams released a statement saying he was "shocked and saddened" to hear about Duarte's arrest.
"I know that this news is disturbing to the Coachella Valley Unified School District community, so I want to confirm that this situation does not involve her work with our school district," Adams said. "I have known Ms. Duarte for the past three years, and during this time, I have seen her to be dedicated to our public schools and the children we serve. At this time, law enforcement is investigating the matter, and I believe that we all should reserve judgment and comments until the facts are gathered. When law enforcement has completed its work, the district will make decisions based on facts and the law."
In January 2011, a customer told Farmers Insurance that he made two cash payments to Duarte in February 2010 and September 2010, but never got full credit for his auto insurance payment, Hall said.
Farmers audited Duarte and found that, from December 2008 to February 2011, she "received cash payments from customers of more than $12,700, but those cash payments were never applied to customer policies or deposited into Farmers Insurance accounts," Hall said.
Farmers identified 32 of Duarte's clients who paid insurance premiums in cash, which was "never properly deposited into the company's accounts, nor did the customers receive credit for the payments," Hall said.
As of Wednesday, Duarte still hadn't deposited the payments into any Farmers accounts, Hall said.
"The investigation revealed that Duarte primarily targeted low-income, Spanish-speaking victims in the Mecca area of the Coachella Valley," Hall said.
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The empirical formula is C15H22O3 and the molecular weight is 250.35; the solubility in water and acid is 0.0019% and in dilute base it is greater than 1%. The melting point is 58° -61°C. Gemfibrozil is a white solid which is stable under ordinary conditions.
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Boy's armour. (II.126)
Boy's armour. (II.126)
Detail of dragon on boy's armour. (II.126)
Figure of King Charles I in the Horse Armoury, The Penny Magazine, 1840
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|Probably English, about 1610
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|95.25 cm (37.5 in)
|5.3 kg (11 lb 10 oz)
Helmet of burgonet form; the skull is embossed with a scale pattern and has a crest in the form of a dragon riveted to it. There is a peak embossed as the upper part of a monster's head attached by rivets and partly covering the front of the skull, cheekpieces also riveted on and a chinpiece riveted inside the latter while a neckguard is riveted over the base of the skull. The helmet has been subjected to considerable alteration and its original form is difficult to determine.
Breastplate of typical early seventeenth form; wide tassets of seven lames, a culet of five lames is attached to the backplate. Full arm-pieces, the main plates of the pauldrons being embossed as dragons masks. The gauntlets have a moveable plate on the underside of the cuff in the Greenwich manner. Complete leg-pieces, the cuisses with two articulations in the upper part; the sabatons of eleven lames.
No marks
Although this armour has been in the Armouries at least since the 18th century and possibly earlier, references to it in the inventories and guidebooks and vague and uninformative. It may be the small armour which in the 18th century was labelled Richard, Duke of York and by 1830 Charles, Prince of Wales, but the descriptions are too vague for this to be certain.
The armour is quite well proportioned and is correctly constructed and would be wearable by someone small enough. Hewitt in his catalogue of 1859 suggests that it was made for a dwarf and in this connection Jeffrey Hudson, the dwarf of Queen Henrietta Maria may be suggested as a possible owner. Hudson who entered the Queen's service about 1630, is described as being about eighteen inches tall at this date though he later grew to a height of over three feet. The helmet is identical to that worn by Charles I in Le Sueur's bust at Stourhead, Wiltshire. This has also lost its wings. The armour might therefore have been that of Charles I as a child aged about ten.
J.J Keevil, 'The illness of Charles, Duke of Albany (Charles I), from 1600 to 1612: an Historical Case of Rickets', Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, 1954, IX.4, 407-19, suggests that, at an early age, he suffered from rickets, which would have stunted his growth, and resulted in feeble limbs and a swollen head, the exact form exhibited by the little armour.
Tower arsenal since at least the 18th century
A.R. Dufty and W. Reid, European Armour in the Tower of London, 1968, plate LXVIII.
N. Hall, 'The giant and the dwarf', A. Borg, Strange stories from the Tower of London, London, 1976.
B Clifford and K Watts, Princely armours and weapons of childhood, Leeds, 2003.
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|95.25 cm (37.5 in)
|5.3 kg (11 lb 10 oz)


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Is it really curtains for star-crossed lovers Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart?
Just months after the couple got back together following Stewart's well-documented "momentary indiscretion" with married Snow White and the Huntsman director Rupert Sanders, a certain British tabloid claims they've called it quits "after a difficult festive period together".
According to The Sun, Pattinson, 26, called time on their relationship over the weekend.
"She flew to LA and was supposed to be Rob's date for the Golden Globes, but he told her he wants to cool it off," a so-called 'source' dished to the website.
"He loves her but would rather go back to being good friends so they can rebuild their trust and focus on work after Twilight.
"Kristen's upset but understands. She shouldn't have pushed him to reconcile after her infidelity. She's hoping he'll come around and time will be a great healer."
The newspaper claims that Pattinson's friends played a part in the split after they gave him a hard time for taking her back.
Adds the source, "He was getting so much pressure to ditch her. His friends told him to focus on his career and said she was wrecking his chances."
The report goes on to claim that while Pattinson will stay in his LA home, Stewart, 22, will hightail it to New York for "a fresh start".
An insider said: "She feels people leave her alone there and she has a bit more peace."
But here's the rub, folks. According to Gossipcop.com, there was no breakup, and the website brands the split story "100 per cent false".
Sources also tell Yahoo! omg! that the report is "definitely not true."
Which sounds right on the money. Given the fact that the couple, who resurrected their three-year romance back in September, was spotted together at a bash following Sunday's Golden Globes.
Pattinson may have been solo at the awards ceremony itself, but Stewart joined the Twilight star at Soho House in West Hollywood for co-hosts Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's late-night bash, People reports.
"They hung around each other, but [they weren't] on top of each other," a source tells the website. They "hung out and stayed close for over an hour," notes Us Weekly, before heading to another star-studded shindig with friends.
Life & Style magazine also stirred the mix last week. It claimed that there was trouble in paradise, and speculated that the pair will soon split.
"Things with them aren't good. They've been fighting a lot. Rob isn't happy. It's just a matter of time before he ends this," chimed a source.
"Rob is at a point where he sometimes ignores her.
"He'll go out and won't respond to her calls or texts right away. Things will be strained for a while.
"She knows she has to go along with it. She is working hard at the relationship."
Yep, file it under "tabloid hokum".
Meanwhile, Pattinson was spotted departing Melbourne airport for Adelaide after jetting in from Los Angeles yesterday. He's spending the next several weeks shooting Animal Kingdom helmer David Michod's futuristic western The Rover Down Under.
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Nutley officials address crime prevention
While crime is relatively lower than surrounding communities, Nutley residents still need to be vigilant, Police Chief Thomas Strumolo said Tuesday.
The Nutley public safety and police departments sponsored a Neighborhood Watch/Crime Prevention meeting at Town Hall.
Nutley Mayor and Public Safety Commissioner Alphonse Petracco attributed a lower crime rate to the police department as well as citizens.
"Nutley residents are not afraid to open their mouths and get involved, and that's very important," Petracco said.
"Right now, we have around 60 police officers, but we can't do it all," the mayor said. "There are approximately 30,000 people in Nutley. When you have 60,000 eyes on the street, it makes a big difference."
"Be our eyes and ears, and help us report suspicious activity," Strumolo added.
Crime report
According to the state Uniform Crime Report, Nutley reported 307 crimes in 2013, compared to 323 the previous year.
According to Strumolo, the township had a problem with car burglaries, about 80 reported in 2013. In most cases, the car doors were unlocked, he said.
"On any street, probably eight out of 10 cars are [left] open," Strumolo said. "Help us and help yourself: Lock you car."
Domestic violence grew from 202 to 224 cases, according to Strumolo.
"It's something we don't have control over," the chief said. "We try to do the best we can to limit [these] cases."
The number of burglaries dropped from 83 to 58.
Nutley Det. Thomas Perrota told residents to safeguard their homes with proper locks, lighting and landscape.
"The biggest sign you can leave, if your not home, are three newspaper bags," Perrota said. He advised residents to have the newspaper carrier and post office hold deliveries.
In other statistics, Nutley had 19 motor vehicle thefts in 2013, which Strumolo described as amazingly low for the area. Service calls increased from 41,581 to 43,369.
Recent scams have included suspects impersonating utility workers, driveway sealers and chimney cleaners, Perrota said. "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is," he said.
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The all-new Fit unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show rides on a fresh subcompact platform motivated by a redesigned Earth Dreams powertrain. Naturally the rejiggered unibody comprises enough high-strength steel to bolster overall stiffness while trimming 57 pounds of weight, despite a wheelbase stretch of 1.2 inches. And as if it's showing off on the packaging front, Honda admirably shrank the exterior by 1.6 inches in overall length (it is a scant 0.3 inch wider) while increasing rear legroom by 4.8 inches and overall passenger space by 4.9 cubic feet. That's 10.8 percent more room for people in a half-percent smaller body. Seats-folded max cargo drops slightly from 57.3 to 52.7 cubic feet, but that's still on par with crossovers like the Jeep Patriot, which is 22.7 percent larger outside.More at the link.Motortrend
2015 Fit:1.2 inch longer wheelbaseShortened by 1.6 inches.3 inches wider4.8 inches more of rear legroomCargo capacity is down to 52.7 cubic feet from 57.3 (still really good)New 1.5 Earth Dreams engine. 128 hp and 114 lb-ft of torque.CVT replaces the 5-speed.EPA ratings are 33/41, up from 28/35 (MT has a typo on hwy mileage).Standard Bluetooth and rear-view cameraNewly available options like leather heated seats and a blind-spot monitoring system.
Nice! Great that power is up, and I can handle a CVT, since those are pretty epic mpg numbers. Also appreciate the standard rear camera.but.. price?
I am curious at what the cargo capacity will be with the seats up. I am hoping it is closer to the 20 cu ft of storage the current Fit has. I will go out on a limb and call this a home run for Honda if the power numbers and real world fuel economy are decent and the price is right. The interior is nicer, it gained power, and the rear should have the magical 38 inches of rear legroom. I definitely could see sustained sales going up 25%. Why buy a Yaris, Accent, Rio, or a Sonic if Honda gets the numbers right? Heck, why buy a Civic (unless you don't like hatches)...The downside: It is still uglyish, although not anywhere near as bad as before.
Good point about the seats-up cargo capacity. With all that added legroom, there's a reason they didn't mention it.I'm with you on the looks though.
I like it.
Good, I hope it sells, so I can pick up a new 2014 on a huge discount. :P
MistyGreen:Good point about the seats-up cargo capacity. With all that added legroom, there's a reason they didn't mention it.I'm with you on the looks though.Yeah, that is my fear since they also cut the length. If the cargo capacity goes down 5 cubic feet, the Fit could be stuck with an impractical cargohold with the seats up. If you can still fit a battle stroller and a load of groceries, then it is all good. I am guessing that might not be the case.
That's a huge efficiency improvement
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As a current generation Fit Sport owner, I will gladly say, I love it. It has everything that I wanted in my Fit but wasn't available. I wanted a sunroof, now it's available. I wanted heated leather seats, now they're available. Even though I only have a 2012, I technically don't own it, but if I did, I would definitely trade it in on a 2015 Fit. It is hands down a better car, with the sunroof, heated leather, Apple compatibility, still fantastic cargo room, a 6 speed manual(finally replacing the 5 speed), and 36 MPG combined compared to the 29 MPG I currently get.
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Just need to deal with a pet peeve:High strength steel never increases stiffess. All steel has the same stiffness. You can use high strength steel and get the same body strength with less weight, but you actually LOSE stiffness.If the steel car body is stiffer, it is only because they did something more intelligent with the shape of the steel. If it becomes lighter, the torsional frequency may increase slightly, but this is not technically stiffer and the stuff bolted to the body probably drives frequency more than the body itself.OK, I am done geeking out on all of you.


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1869: Neurosurgery pioneer Harvey Cushing is born. His achievements in medicine and the telling of its history will become legendary. After undergraduate work at Yale, Cushing entered Harvard Medical School, following his great-grandfather, grandfather, father and elder brother into the profession. His stern father warned him on this occasion not to indulge in "smoking, drinking, […]
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A statement by Julia Gillard's ex-boyfriend that she knew "absolutely nothing" about fraud within the Australian Workers' Union (AWU) in the mid-1990s means the story should now be over, a senior Labor MP says.
Environment Minister Tony Burke argues it's time for the opposition to stop "beating up" the story concerning the prime minister's involvement in setting up a slush fund for union officials, including former boyfriend Bruce Wilson, 17 years ago.
"From what I've looked at in today's papers, it's story over," Mr Burke told ABC TV on Sunday.
"The big allegation of connection that the opposition hasn't been quite willing to make ... it appears the door has slammed pretty firmly shut on that."
Mr Wilson has told media that Ms Gillard knew "knew absolutely, categorically nothing" about any wrongdoing.
"They can go on a witch-hunt for as long as they like and they will find nothing that will do her any harm," the former AWU boss said.
"It's just a waste of time. They will find nothing."
Mr Burke said Opposition Leader Tony Abbott should now stop "beating up a story" and instead talk about policy.
He said there was no actual allegation for Ms Gillard to take on.
"When all of that's the case I don't think it's a bad thing for a government to be getting on with policy work."
But Deputy Opposition Leader Julie Bishop wants the prime minister to give "a full explanation" to parliament this week.
She says Mr Wilson should confess to police.
Ms Bishop on Sunday said Mr Wilson's defence of Ms Gillard didn't coincide with the recollections of many others.
"And it's certainly not supported by the documents that we have seen," she told Sky News.
"So I would urge Mr Wilson to go to the police and give a full and frank assessment, description, confession of what went on about this fraud 17 years ago."
Ms Gillard has consistently denied any wrongdoing or personal benefit from her involvement in setting up the AWU fund when she was a lawyer for Slater & Gordon in the 1990s.
'Conspiracy theory'
Foreign Minister Bob Carr said he didn't know Mr Wilson so couldn't comment on the credibility of his defence of Ms Gillard.
''But as we in the Labor party see it this is a conspiracy theory fastened on by the opposition,'' he told Sky News.
Senator Carr said Ms Gillard was a ''tough lady'' who would give as good as she got.
But he said whether she gave a statement to parliament was a question of ''whether you dignify this conspiracy theory with any such attention''.
''I'd think twice about that,'' he said.
''(But) I trust her judgment. In the time I've worked with her in cabinet I've been very impressed by her finely-tuned sense of judgment and timing.''
'Miss Marple'
Attorney-General Nicola Roxon said the whole saga was nothing more than Liberal Party muckraking.
''Now it's getting to the point that I think Julie Bishop is applying to be Miss Marple,'' Ms Roxon told Network Ten.
''She's running around the country trying to solve something but at the end of the day she can't actually tell us what it is she's trying to solve.
''There's still no allegation of any impropriety or illegal conduct by the prime minister.''
Ms Roxon said the coalition does not really want to get to the bottom of the scandal, but simply want it to keep running so it damages the government.
The worst you could say about Ms Gillard's conduct was that she perhaps had not chosen the best boyfriend, the attorney-general said.
''All of us, I reckon, have chosen boyfriends or girlfriends in the past we may not always think, on reflection, were wise choices,'' she said.
Ms Roxon said Ms Gillard had answered all the questions about the issue she needed to but said it was a matter for her whether she decided to make a statement to parliament.
She said the suggestion that Ms Gillard later became involved with the AWU files as a lawyer at Maurice Blackburn was an ''absolute fabrication''.
Nationals Leader Warren Truss said Mr Wilson's defence of the prime minister was ''hardly the character reference that one would be looking for''.
He called on Mr Wilson to go to the police and tell them everything he knows about the fraud.


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(March 1, 2005)--Sissie Spann, UTSA senior administrative associate in the Office of the President, was honored Tuesday on her retirement after 30 years of service to the university.
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A reception, hosted in the Business Building University Room by President Ricardo Romo and Dr. Harriett Romo, offered UTSA community members the opportunity to thank Spann for her graciousness and helpfulness over the years.
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As Japanese haiku master Matsuo Basho once wrote, Ah, summer grass / All that remains / Of the warriors dream. Student archaeologists at Wilfrid Laurier University have a different take. For them, its what can be found beneath the summer grass that matters: precious clues about how such dreams played out two centuries ago.
From May 14 to June 22, a team of 20 Laurier students will be carrying out the first-ever archaeological dig at Fort Erie, located on the Canadian side of the Niagara River across from Buffalo, NY, in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812.
Fort Erie is a high-profile site and it figured very prominently in the War of 1812 period, says John Triggs, associate professor of Archaeology, who is leading the dig. This is an opportunity to learn more about Fort Erie than the historical documents alone can teach us, and to get people excited about the War of 1812 and how important it is to Canadas history.
The dig will focus primarily on the American defensive positions during the bloodiest battle ever fought on Canadian soil, a six-week siege in August and September 1814, during which the British tried to recapture the fort from the Americans. Upwards of 1,500 combatants, including soldiers, native allies and militia, died in the fighting.
The team will first divide the site into a grid made up of two-by-one-meter rectangles.
Approximately six to seven students will work on each area, carefully scraping away the soil to find items such as bones from food, dishes, clay smoking pipes, uniform buttons bearing regimental numbers, musket balls and artillery shell fragments, dominos and dice for gambling, and a wide array of other items that help paint a picture of camp life during the war. Triggs does not anticipate that any human remains will be found, since all bodies were likely removed from the battlefield and buried elsewhere. A Laurier professor who specializes in the archaeology of human remains, Bonnie Glencross, will be on hand to examine any possible cases.
We could easily find 10,000 artifacts on a dig like this, of all shapes and sizes, from smaller than a thumbnail to as large as a cannonball, says Triggs. People think of history as something written in books or gleaned from documents, but archaeology is another way to look at history, and it can tell us things that we couldnt find out in any other way.
The Laurier dig could turn up new discoveries about the Native allies who fought alongside the
British and about whom records are scarce. It could also uncover field hospitals or blockhouse not recorded in official documents. Gaps and omissions in documentation were a common consequence of the fog of war, and archaeology can correct or fill out the written record.
The British commanding officer described the conditions in the siege camp as like living in a lake, Triggs says. Its hard for us to imagine how chaotic it was.
The dig at Fort Erie is being carried out as part of the Department of Archaeologys field schools program, which gives students the opportunity to apply what they have learned in class to a hands on, real world archaeological dig, which in turn helps them to better understand their in-class courses. (The approach exemplifies the universitys integrated and engaged approach to education, which seeks to provide students with a mix of in-class and applied learning opportunities.)
It is expected that hundreds of visitors to Fort Erie will have the opportunity to view the excavation as it progresses. The student archaeologists will be briefed on how to interact with the public, explaining and interpreting their findings in real time. For visitors to the fort, it will be a unique chance to learn more about Canadas origins.
The War of 1812 was such a turning point in our history, says Triggs. The capture of Fort Erie was the last invasion of the war, and the last in Canadian history. It helped unite us as a country.


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They should give you the option of putting some people standing in front of you so you can see what it's really like.
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Solution for players leaving mid-game?
Often when I play team modes in the beta, somebody will leave during the game. Since teams can only be up to 4 players each, one missing player is a serious disadvantage. Is it possible for players to join a match mid-game? If not, is it possible to replace a lost player with a bot? Something needs to be done to keep teams balanced.
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@iamsochill I Agree, Those **bleep** Need To Be Made An Example Of !
Maybe If A Teammate Leaves Either In The Beggining, Middle, Or Near The End Then Just Grant That Team With The Fewer Players 50% Magic ?
And Yes 3 vs. 4 Is A Big Difference, Unless Player 4 On The Other Team Is A Noob ! .Lol
And Joining Mid-Match Is Fine As Well As Long As They Aren't Noobs .Lol
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Re: Solution for players leaving mid-game?
I'm sure final version will have some kind of answer to this problem...as of now, I tend to try harder to win when my team is low on players lol So makes it interesting sometimes, although frustrating too.
Re: Solution for players leaving mid-game?
This would make perfect sense for team games, too. Joining a team game mid-game gives you no disadvantage. The only disadvantage woud come to you joining Favor of the Gods because you start with a lower score. However, Favor of the Gods is just fine when a player leaves.
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Something also needs to be done about the players who are part of the match but do nothing. For example, they just stand there at the zip line and never join the battle. This is just as bad if not worse than those leaving the match.
Are you reffering to inactivity? I think players should be booted after 3 minutes of inactivity. 5 minutes seems like too much, especially in Team Favor, and 1-2 seems much too short.
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Re: Solution for players leaving mid-game?
Tell me about it. But I agree, it needs to be dealt with for the final version of the game. I've gotten kicked for inactivity before, I forgot to leave the lobby, hahaha. I think I was booted after a full game though, which is clearly not acceptable. I felt bad for my teammates, if they even noticed, that is.


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Editor's note: William D. Palmer Jr., a well-known figure in commercial construction and former PUBLIC WORKS chief editor, returns to Hanley Wood Business Media as editorial director of the company's Commercial Construction Group and editor in chief of our sister magazine CONCRETE CONSTRUCITON. We asked Bill to discuss his plans to guide us in serving you.
PW: You oversaw PUBLIC WORKS as editor in chief from 2003 to 2006. A lot has happened in the five years since then. How has the public works manager's role changed? For example, have PUBLIC WORKS readers been invited to take their rightful place at the leadership table, or do communities continue to undervalue their contributions?
WP: Unfortunately, I don't see a big improvement in community perception. One recent exception is Denver, where Public Works Director Guillermo "Bill" Vidal was appointed interim mayor following the election of then-mayor John Hickenlooper to the governor's office and has been doing outstanding work. (For more information about Vidal, see our January 2008 issue, "Revolutionary writer," page 96.)
That sort of thing needs to happen more often to change attitudes about what a public works director is. And some of the onus for making this happen lies with directors themselves, to get out there and take on a share of the political responsibility and not rely on purely technical logic.
As we all know, the decisions a city council or other governing body makes aren't always based on logic.
PW: Other than the never-ending struggle for funding, what are the greatest challenges public works managers will face over the next five years?
WP: A huge challenge is society's increasing reliance on technology and the attitude that its adoption is easy. Residents have incredible technology in their pockets with iPhones and the like, and expect their community to be as simple to manage as SimCity. They will expect instant communication with public works departments and nearly instantaneous response.
Another big challenge is the perception that government employees have cushy jobs with lavish pensions. We need to make the public aware that this isn't typically the case, and that residents should want their government to recruit and retain the best people.
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WP: On the technical side, PUBLIC WORKS will continue to educate readers on the newest innovations both in the printed pages of the magazine and by providing online educational opportunities. We realize that our readers usually have limited travel budgets, so we'll be developing educational Webinars in conjunction with the American Public Works Association.
To straighten out the perception regarding compensation, we're promoting our recent salary and benefits survey with the hope that the general media will find the results interesting enough to cover in-depth. (For more information on this year's salary survey, see page 48 of the March issue.)
PW: After experiencing the recession through the eyes of the concrete industry, what insights do you have for managers involved in many of the same types of construction projects?
WP: Get efficient, get smart, get lean, and hold on. I've been working in the construction industry for almost 30 years, and both the good and bad times always come back. It hurts to contract, but it makes everything better when the good times return. Don't let a recession go to waste — it's a great excuse to get rid of programs, practices, and people that are less than essential.


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Dude this is awesome the NFLPA game which has replaced the Texas Nation game will now allow All draft eligible players to play. Meaning we finally get a post season game that will allow Juniors to play. This has pissed me off to no end that we never get a look at these guys in these games and we finally do. Before the Texas Nation game was filled with late rounders but now this will turn into a much better game with top tier guys as well. The only thing that sux is that the game is within the same week as the Senior Bowl so the Senior Bowl players wont play in the game but thats okay. We will get underclassman and late round guys.

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One of HTML5'''s most exciting features, Canvas provides a powerful 2D graphics API that lets you implement everything from word processors to video games. In Core HTML5 Canvas, best-selling author David Geary presents a code-fueled, no-nonsense deep dive into that API, covering everything you need to know to implement rich and consistent web applications that run on a wide variety of operating systems and devices.
Succinctly and clearly written, this book examines dozens of real-world uses of the Canvas API, such as interactively drawing and manipulating shapes, saving and restoring the drawing surface to temporarily draw shapes and text, and implementing text controls. You'''ll see how to keep your applications responsive with web workers when you filter images, how to implement smooth animations, and how to create layered, 3D scrolling backgrounds with parallax. In addition, you'''ll see how to implement video games with extensive coverage of sprites, physics, collision detection, and the implementation of a game engine and an industrial-strength pinball game. The book concludes by showing you how to implement Canvas-based controls that you can use in any HTML5 application and how to use Canvas on mobile devices, including iOS5. This authoritative Canvas reference covers
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If you are in any way excited about the present or future of game development in HTML5, you will need to acquaint yourself with the HTML5 Canvas. Canvas is an object that places an empty area of defined size on the screen, and it includes a host of functions to draw on it. If you are used to more traditional development where you have a big empty "something" upon which you must draw everything, you get the idea.
Core HTML5 Canvas: Graphics, Animation, and Game Development is a very complete tutorial and handbook about how to build a game using the Canvas object. It is a beautifully-presented guide to drawing using the Canvas object, with a focus on game development. While the book would work fine if you, for example, wanted to draw bar-graphs with Canvas, it does include information on input and sound and the "Ungame" (more on that later), which are necessary for a non-trivial game.
Probably the best thing about Core HTML5 Canvas is something you do not even have to buy. It's the book's companion website at corehtml5canvas.com. On the site you can check out sample chapters of the book as well as source code to all the examples and browser-viewable versions of all of the samples. If you are on the fence as to whether or not the book will give you the information you need, the website should answer your questions.
One thing Core HTML5 Canvas has that I wish more books would have is the "Ungame". That is a game pruned down to its most trivial elements. Because a game is more than just a level with jumping Marios. It is generally a main menu, gameplay, scorekeeping, actions taken on victory/defeat conditions, recording high scores, and returning back to that main menu again. And believe me, it is easy to get so bogged down in the presentation and play of your game that you find yourself neglecting the actual state-machine that must exist outside the level. The author builds a trivial game that he calls "The Ungame", which is everything that a game is minus the actual gameplay itself. If you start building from the Ungame into a playable level rather than the other way around, you can avoid a lot of refactoring later.
Core HTML5 Canvas: Graphics, Animation, and Game Development is a terrific guide to building HTML5 games using the Canvas object. And while the worth of HTML5 for games is still very much evolving at the time of this review, there is no doubt that it will remain a technological heavy-hitter. So you'll need to know it.
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