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Amazon River Dolphin (Inia geoffrensis)
The Amazon River Dolphin is found swimming in the waters of the Amazon and Orinoco basins of South America. Right now this species is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN and CITES. It is important to determine which activities are the most hazardous to their survival in order to effectively make progress towards conserving the remaining population. It is of high priority to identify and reduce these harmful activities in order to remove the dolphins from the endangered list and solidify their role in preserving the wide variety of biodiversity found in the Amazon.
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About the Amazon River Dolphin
There are three subspecies of this freshwater river dolphin: 1)geoffrensis geoffrensis: Found in the Amazon and Araguaia/Tocantins River basins. 2)geoffrensis boliviensis: Found in the upper Madeira River of Bolivia. 3)geoffrensis humboldtiana: Located in the Orinoco basin. Because they are unfused, the neck vertebrae of the dolphin is able to rotate 180 degrees. The Amazon river dolphin has about 100 peg-like front teeth which are essential for catching prey. Its diet mostly consists of crustaceans, crabs, small turtles, catfish, piranhas, and various otherfish. Female dolphins are 8.25 to 9.75 feet long (2.5 to 3 meters), and can weigh as much as a full grown human man, about 200 pounds. Males are normally larger than females. The IUCN lists alternate names for this species including: Boto Vermelho, Boto Cor-de-Rosa, Bouto, Inia, Pink Dolphin, Wee Quacker, Pink Freshwater Dolphin, Pink Porpoise, Tonina and Encantado. There are many traditional folklore legends told in the Amazon about encounters with the exquisite animal and it is highly respected by the local community.
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Biodiversity...Why does it matter?
Maintaining variety in biodiversity is important for several reasons. Ecosystem stability may the be most important because if the functionality of an ecosystem deteriorates, then all surrounding habitats will begin to feel the effects like a wave going outwards in all directions until some type of balance can be achieved again. However, once control has been lost it will be extremely difficult to manipulate nature into reversing the damage we could have prevented. Ecosystem stability is the backbone of ecosystem functionality. Essential ecosystem services are grouped into four categories: 1)Provisioning: Production of food and water; 2)Regulating: Control of climate and disease; 3)Supporting: Such as nutrient cycles and crop pollination; 4)Cultural: Spiritual and recreational benefits. Each species that contribute to the make-up of an ecosystem habitat fill a specific niche in the system. Having a greater variety of biodiversity allows for a better collective use of resources. These are all important reasons explaining why attention must be brought to endangered species such as the Amazon River Dolphin. Also, on top of elements that come with ecosystem functionality, the simple aesthetic value of the existence of this species should be respected and continued.
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Activities detrimental to the survival of this species
Activities that place the ARD at highest risk include:
-Increasing environmental deterioration
-Deliberate dolphin hunting
-Accidental drowning in gill nets
-Decrease in water level
-Poor water management
-Municipal sewage
-Indirect threats to food supply, including over-fishing, deforesting of river edge, agriculture polluting, paper milling and mining
-Hydroelectric dam building which reduces the number of fish species in the surrounding area and isolates populations of dolphins
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What can we do??
Deforestation, agricultural pollution, and other detrimental activities are caused by direct human interaction with the forest habitats. The best way to get support for conservation projects is to bring awareness to the negative impacts that humans are inducing. Many projects are being organized and implemented to diminish theses harmful affects. An example can be taken from the conservation project funded by the WWF to help the Indus River Dolphin. The project was created to conserve the species by protecting the innate biodiversity of the lower Indus river basin Eco-system, and reducing the losses of Indus river dolphins by canal stranding through rescue operations. Other significant project activities include the improvement of agricultural practices through the development of Better Management Practices (BMPs) and awareness through a conservation centre and ecotourism. The project also incorporates a strong component of supporting livelihoods of stakeholder communities. (http://www.wwfpak.org/irdcp.php)
Ecotourism is an alternative form of tourism that brings in revenue for local communities while simultaneously protecting the environment and bringing awareness to the efforts made for conservation of wildlife. It is important to support projects trying to improve the conditions of the environment so that the ecosystem remains stabilized.
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Dam construction is one of the ways that humans have contributed to affecting the habitat of the River Dolphin. Dams and other obstructions created by humans reduce the complexity of the physiographic and hydrological make-up of the river, which is suggested to be critical to the survival of animals dependant on the underwater habitats.
Reeves, Randall R.; Leatherwood, Stephen, Ambio Vol.23, No. 3 (May, 1994), pp. 172-175, Published by: Allen Press on behalf of Royal Swedish Academy of sciences
This article lists the primary causes placing the dolphin at risk as 1) artisanal fisheries and resulting incidental catches; 2) pollution from agriculture, industry, and mining; 3) deforestation, which poses a threat to the entire river system; and 4) hydroelectric dam development as the most damaging element.
Vidal, Omar, Conservation Biology, Vol. 7, No. 4 (Dec., 1993), pp. 788-795, Published by: Blackwell Publishing for Society for Conservation Biology
This article questions the effectiveness of "established" tropical reserve regions. Understaffing, ineffective implementation of boundaries, and financial and constitutional constraints are all aspects that are more likely to encourage unlawful human activity instead of deterring it. This is an interesting element to consider because even though a region may be "conserved" on paper, does not mean that it is realistically safe from
Terborgh, John W.; Peres, Carlos A., Source: Conservation Biology, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Feb., 1995), pp. 34-46, Published by: Blackwell Publishing for Society for Conservation Biology
National Geographic states several causes of dolphin habitat damage to be selective logging of the kapok tree, conversion of open floodplains to cattle ranching sites, over fishing, mercury pollution from gold mining, and untreated sewage.
World Wildlife Fund-2004
States reasons why the dolphin is reaching an extremely vulnerable state, as well as suggesting ideas to reduce the accumulating damage.
mongabay.com (April 30, 2008). New species of river dolphin discovered in the Amazon.
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1) International Society for the Preservation of the Tropical Rainforest (Pink and Gray River Dolphins)
This site is very informative on the biology of the river dolphins, their physical appearance, social habits, and their relationship with people.
2) The Mighty Amazon and River Dolphin-Wild South America
This is a BBC video filmed in the Amazon of South America and it shows the dolphin in action.
3)Project Boto
A website by a non-profit research project that is increasing knowledge, understanding, and the conservation prospects of the Amazon River Dolphin.
4)Ecotourism in the Amazon
This is an article on how ecotourism is integrated as a form of income and wildlife preservation in the Amazon and how to support it.
5) Amazon River: history and ecological concerns
History of the Amazon River and the ecological concerns it has faced because of the development of agriculture, forestry, mining, and energy facilities in order to improve the economy.
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"Well, we drafted a corner," joked Mayhew during the post-pick presser. "It seems like everybody looks a little happier now."
Coming from Louisiana-Lafayette, Bentley flew under the radar of many. In addition to coming from a small school, the 5-foot-10, 182 pound cornerback also had to overcome his less-than-opposing stature on route to being drafted.
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Bentley's small school background and lacking physical size allowed him to last until the third round but his quick feet, fluid movement and physicality offer the required characteristics of a solid pro in the Lions scheme.
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Bethesda Softworks, a ZeniMax Media company, today announced that its acclaimed first-person shooter, Brink, will be available one week EARLIER than originally scheduled.A nice change of events. Our Brink game page has more information about this shooter. There's a lot of people waiting to see if they can bring back classic PC first person shooter action with this title - I've just asked Bethesda if there's plans for a demo or multiplayer beta, so will let you know if I hear anything interesting back.
"Production wrapped on Brink earlier than we planned and we didn't see any reason to keep gamers from getting their hands on this highly anticipated game as soon as it was ready," said Pete Hines, VP of PR and Marketing for Bethesda Softworks. "It's apparent from the tremendous reaction so far that people are eager to jump online and play, and if we can make that happen earlier - we're going to."
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Republican attorney general candiate Daniel Donovan today called for tougher oversight of the state's member-items, the roughly $170 million pot that lawmakers typically get each year to dole out their hometown projects.
The legislative earmarks — often called pork-barrel spending — have been criticized for not being distributed equally among members and for lacking transparency. The troubles have often been linked to lawmakers securing state money for non-profits that they have a hand in.
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Donovan wants to bolster the "Project Sunlight" effort started under current Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, now the Democratic candidate for governor, that would require lawmakers to sign affidavits that they have no conflicts between the non-profit and the money they are getting for the group.
Cuomo's office now requires the organizations that receive member items to submit documentation that they are aware of no existing conflict, Donovan said.
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Donovan said that current law allows the AG's office to require the affidavits.
His Democratic opponent, Manhattan Sen. Eric Schneiderman, responded: Not bad, but not good enough. His campaign said Schneiderman has a more comprehensive public integrity plan.
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Israeli troops shot and killed a Palestinian man who they claim approached the fence of the Alei Sinai settlement in the Gaza Strip late Thursday, acording to Israel Radio.
Meanwhile, three Israelis were lightly injured in a Palestinian shooting attack in the Gaza Strip after nightfall Thursday, according to settlers. A Palestinian fighter was killed, they said.
According to reports, shots were fired at a car on a road near the Kissufim crossing point between Gaza and Israel, a route used by settlers to reach their homes in a bloc of settlements in southern Gaza.
Two of the victims were women and the third was a boy. According to settlers, the fighter was shot and killed.
Israel Radio reported that two fighters opened fire on the vehicle.
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Philip McCulloch-Downs, Merchandise Officer
What I do
I started as a volunteer for Viva! in 2003 and was then employed in 2005 as a Merchandising Assistant, from which I have risen to the dizzy heights of Merchandising Officer, and all round King Of Merch (sadly this role does not come with a crown, but I can live with that). I am responsible for sending out all orders of our products, as well as packing for Roadshows and events, recycling as much as possible to keep our Green credentials up, general D.I.Y., and decorating the office with my artwork.
Working at Viva!
Viva! is a friendly, vibrant place to work, with a palpable feeling of fighting for a positive cause - it's really much more of a calling than a job, and the kind, ethical world that has opened up to me has influenced my poetry, artwork and writing - and it's all the better for it!
I went vegan because…
I changed from vegetarian to vegan when I started at Viva! as the information I saw all around me, and the humour, compassion and good health of my new colleagues left me no option! It was a logical decision and one of the best changes I've ever made in my life.
My favourite vegetable…
In all honesty, every single meal I've had since becoming a vegan has been superb, my health has been excellent, I miss out on nothing (cakes, ice cream, chocolate, sweets - all the major food groups) and my very favourite vegetable of all is coffee cake. Or the humble donut (I'm not fussy).


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Connor Wood
Last Thursday, I attended a fascinating panel discussion on "Writing about Religion in an Age of Polarization" at Boston College. During the talk, one panelist, New York Times religion columnist Mark Oppenheimer, offhandedly claimed that theology isn't important. His reasoning? America is an experiment in theology not mattering – in getting along despite our private differences in faith. But what Oppenheimer didn't reckon with is that everyone has a theology – a root idea of what they think the world is and why we're here. These ideas profoundly influence the way we live our lives and the choices we make. This is why I'm pretty sure theology actually matters. And if we had intelligent, public theological discourse, it could make us more aware of our unspoken motivations and values – and less susceptible to the lousy theological reasoning ("God loves America, so we can wage holy war against our enemies!") that permeates American public culture. [Read more…]


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Archeology for Interpreters > 4. What Do Archeologists Do?
How do we preserve archeological resources?
Museums and exhibits
Archeologists and park staff created an exhibit explaining Confederate picket line excavations at Petersburg National Battlefield. (Gail Brown, University of Maryland)
There are over 62,450,000 objects in NPS collections and over 30 million of these are archeological in nature. Archeologists recover, document, analyze, stabilize, and prepare archeological collections for storage as integral elements of archeological research. They also analyze and reanalyze existing collections. Archeologists, curators, archivists, and conservators consult on treatments for and consumptive uses of specific archeological objects, specimens, and records. Archeologists, curators, and ethnographers consult about the cultural affiliations of contemporary American Indian tribes, Native Alaskan groups, and Native Hawaiian organizations to materials in NPS museum collections. They also consult on culturally appropriate treatments for collections, the display of collections, and the repatriation of items under NAGPRA. Archeologists, curators, and exhibit planners and designers consult on the display of archeological objects in museum exhibits.
Exhibits are multimedia experiences. Because people learn in many ways, exhibits use diverse techniques to interpret park resources, teach concepts, and stimulate interest. They combine text, graphics, audio, video, models, mechanical devices, and lighting with natural, historical, and cultural objects to produce visitor experiences that involve all of the senses. Some parks and programs offer electronic exhibits on the WorldWide Web.
Exhibits have high visual appeal. They are a vital means of presenting parks' interpretive themes. Exhibits exploring archeological themes may address archeological methods in addition to highlighting how archeological investigations have broadened knowledge of the park's history and resources. Exhibits are an effective venue for emphasizing public stewardship of archeological resources and encouraging public interest in archeological interpretation.
Fun fact
Mesa Verde was the first and, still is the only, national park established "to protect the works of man." The fight to protect Mesa Verde led to the passage of the Antiquities Act on June 6, 1906. Less than a month later, on June 29, 1906, Congress set apart Mesa Verde National Park as a "public reservation." But What Makes a National Park a Museum?
For your information
Museums and Collections
This web site features thematic virtual exhibits, among many other things, that showcase NPS collections at parks throughout the nation. Each thematic exhibit also includes an expanded image gallery that includes archeological specimens.
Protecting the Past from a Museum
This article by David S. Brose discusses how the public learns about archeology in museums and emphasizes archeologists' role in fostering public stewardship.
Try it yourself
Search for the term "archaeology exhibit" on your favorite Internet search engine to get an idea of the number of archeology exhibits on display around the world.


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- Oh, so Selena Gomez is banging Justin Bieber to promote her new album. Now I get it. [Lainey Gossip]
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- Oh, good, the new mail order brides are in. Photo Boy, fetch me my ledger. [theCHIVE]
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- Julianne Hough is all kinds of leggy. [Popoholic]
- Miley Cyrus tried to start a Twitter war with Jay-Z. [IDLYITW]
- Nina Agdal was born to wear lingerie. [Hollywood Tuna]
- Celebslam Presents: The Sexiest Social Media Pics of June [Celebslam]
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First Retrospective in Thirty Years Celebrates Abbott Handerson Thayer
Tipper Gore, Wife of the Vice President, Is Honorary Patron
Contact: Smithsonian American Art Museum's Public Affairs Office AmericanArtinfo[at]si.edu
American Art's Web site: AmericanArt.si.edu
.Recorded information: (202) 633-8998
"Abbott Thayer: The Nature of Art," a major exhibition celebrating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849–1921), opens April 23 at the Smithsonian's Smithsonian American Art Museum. The exhibition—the first in thirty years to examine the work of this prominent and highly influential figure in American art, famous for his images of angels and his eccentric personality— runs through September 6.
Tipper Gore, wife of Vice President Al Gore, is Honorary Patron for this exhibition. The official Washington residence of the vice president was built in 1893 and since the Gores moved in has been decorated with art and photography from America's Gilded Age. "The Gilded Age is one of my favorite periods," said Mrs. Gore. "Living in a Victorian home built in that period has given me deeper appreciation for Thayer and his contemporaries."
"Angel" (1887), one of the most popular paintings in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, is a highlight of the exhibition. It appeared on the cover of Time magazine's December 27, 1993, issue. "Caritas" (1894–95), an important early image rarely seen outside the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, is also featured among the sixty-one works in the show.
"Thayer's art combines Renaissance idealism with a modern concern for science," said Elizabeth Broun, director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. "He shows us how America in the Gilded Age was poised between a reverence for past traditions and a new empirical approach."
"The Nature of Art" presents paintings, watercolors, drawings, and studies. The exhibition is arranged in four sections: "Portraits and Self-Portraits" traces Thayer's style from elegant early portraits to later psychological studies; "Ideal Figures" highlights Thayer's best known paintings of allegorical women; "Landscapes and Mount Monadnock" shows Thayer's vision of landscape as a powerful presence; "Still-Life and Protective Coloration Studies" reveals his observations of detail and design in nature.
Thayer's introduction to the traditions of the Italian Renaissance and its classical ideals began with academic training in Paris under Jean-Léon Gérôme at the École des Beaux-Arts. Returning to New York in 1879, he established a successful career painting society portraits. His later portraits develop beyond likeness into the psychological examinations that would increasingly occupy him. "The Sisters" (1884), a double portrait of Clara and Bessie Stillman, hints at a complex familial relationship in the unusually close placement of their bodies and their pensive expressions.
The illness and death of Thayer's beloved wife, Kate Bloede, inspired a new direction in his art. In the late 1880s, as her tuberculosis and depression worsened, he began painting their three children in classically inspired compositions that depict them as embodiments of perfection. Thayer's idealism was influenced by Ralph Waldo Emerson's transcendentalist writings and the concept of an ideal world existing beside the material world.
Thayer painted the first of his protective winged figures, "Angel," a luminous portrait of his eldest daughter Mary, when his wife was first hospitalized in 1887. In "Virgin Enthroned," painted in 1891 after his wife's death, Thayer's daughter appears as a Madonna watching over her siblings. Thayer often created large-scale paintings that served symbolically as "guardian angels." His homage to the writer Robert Louis Stevenson, titled "Stevenson Memorial" (1903), features a pale brooding figure enveloped by darkness, seated on a rock marking Stevenson's grave. "Angel of the Dawn" (1919) celebrates the vitality of the New England coast, where Thayer helped establish a bird sanctuary; "Monadnock Angel" (1920–21) commemorates his active role in Mount Monadnock's preservation as a state park.
"Thayer is a curious double figure, a man of extremes and contradictions," said Richard Murray, senior curator at the Smithsonian American Art Museum and organizer of the exhibition. "He embodied elegance and rusticity, enthusiasm and depression. The "Stevenson Memorial" brings together much of his thinking about the polar extremes of darkness and light, symbolizing the coexistence of madness and sanity and good and evil that were found in some of Stevenson's writings."
In 1901, after relocating his family to an artists' colony in Dublin, New Hampshire, Thayer cultivated a rough persona and became disdainful of social conventions. He and his family slept outdoors and kept wild animals as household pets. However, he remained connected to the world of art and ideas, maintaining a lively correspondence with contemporaries such as Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), patron Charles Lang Freer, and Theodore Roosevelt.
While living in New Hampshire, Thayer's interest in the natural world expanded to include observations of animal camouflage, or "protective coloration." "Peacock in the Woods" (1907) illustrates Thayer's ideas of nature as an artist using color and shadow to disguise animals in the environment. With his son, Gerald, Thayer published his theories in Concealing–Coloration in the Animal Kingdom (1909). He also promoted the idea of camouflage for soldiers and ships during World War I.
In the 1880s Thayer began exploring less traditional working methods, leaving areas of the canvas exposed. Increasingly, he created heavily brushed, almost abstract areas of paint, sometimes using a palette knife. He used unconventional means to manipulate paint; he sometimes applied paint directly from the tube, or brushed the paint surface with a broom. He might work on a single canvas for years, adding paint and scraping it away until he had captured the essence of his subject.
Thayer's deliberately unfinished canvases allow the viewer to experience the painting's creation. "Thayer is working with the modern notion that the key to understanding his paintings is in the process of their creation, an idea that is found in the thinking of the abstract expressionist ideas in the 1950s," said Richard Murray.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum is undertaking the first detailed technical examination of Thayer's work. Initial x-rays and infrared photographs of the museum's collection reveal different compositions and multiple signatures beneath the visible layer of paint. This new information will be used by scholars to establish relationships among paintings and will lead to new interpretations of Abbott Thayer's work.
Online exhibit:
For art lovers who cannot travel to Washington, D.C., this summer, a virtual exhibition is available through the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Web site here.
The exhibition is supported by the Pearson Art FoundationGerald L. and Beverly Pearson; the Homeland Foundation; the artist's great-grandchildren Margaret Hyland, John Plunket, Kathy Versluys and Elizabeth Riviera; David Hudgens; the Rosse Family Charitable Foundation; Mr. and Mrs. Willard G. Clark; the Dublin Historical Society; numerous individual contributors; and the Smithsonian's Special Exhibition Program.
The summer issue of the museum's journal, American Artwill include an article titled "Abbott Thayer's 'Stevenson Memorial,' " by senior curator Richard Murray. The summer 1997 issue, featuring the article "Vanishing Americans: Abbott Thayer, Theodore Roosevelt, and the Attraction of Camouflage" by Stanford University Professor Alexander Nemerov, has been reprinted for the exhibition. Copies are available for $15 (members $12) through the museum shop; call (202) 357-1545. To subscribe to the journal, call (202) 357-4647.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum, the first federal art collection, is located in the Old Patent Office Building at Eighth and G Streets, N.W. in Washington, D.C. above the Gallery Place Metrorail station. Museum hours are from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. daily (closed December 25). Admission is free. For more information, call (202) 357-2700; (202) 786-2393 (TTY); (202) 633-9126 (Spanish recording).


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What is in this article?:
- Managing Ethics and Compliance Risks Inside and Out
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It is critical to have adequate policies and procedures in place to manage third-party ethics and compliance risks, and to monitor and update them on a regular basis.
Ethics and compliance have been with us at least since Moses and the Ten Commandments. Yet here we are in the 21st century, continuing to make headlines with ethics and compliance breaches leading to unprecedented fines and ever-longer criminal sentences. Investigations of corruption, bribery, fraud and money laundering are increasing while laws and regulations are being enacted or strengthened around the world—even in countries once presumed to be lax—with greater frequency, broader territorial reach and stiffer penalties for violators. Moreover, corporations are now being held accountable, not simply for their own conduct, but for the conduct of third parties with whom they contract.
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As a strong corporate leader, you must take full and active responsibility for assessing risks based on your particular industry and the regions where your company is active. You also must identify risk areas, such as potential encounters with government officials, and have an effective program in place to manage business partners. This latter point is critical; you must recognize that the perimeter of risk does not stop at your company's door.
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Just one million Surface tablets were sold in the fourth quarter of last year analyst estimates show, despite Microsoft's end of year effort to expand the tablet's availability from it's online and retailer stores, to major retailers in the US and Australia.
Brent Thill, a Microsoft watcher at UBS, estimated in a research note, reported by Business Insider, that just one million Surface RT tablets, the $559 consumer grade version of Microsoft's first hardware product, were sold in the fourth quarter.
Mr Thill had earlier forecast that Microsoft would sell at least 2 million devices in the quarter. He reportedly blamed hot competition from Apple's iPad, and Microsoft's narrow distribution policy since it's October 26 launch.
Mr Thill was the latest technology analyst to lower the sales forecasts for the Microsoft Surface RT, joining US brokerage firm, Detwiler Fenton, which adjusted its quarter sales forecast to just under one million from an initial two to three million. It too blamed a distribution disarray".
Competition from Apple is indeed hot with the iPad maker selling three million of its newest devices, the iPad 4 and iPad mini in the first three days after it was launched last November.
The revision comes despite Microsoft's abrupt u-turn in the sales strategy in late December where it scrapped plans to sell the Surface tablet only online in Australia and turning to retailers in a bid to get sales moving.
Allowing consumers to, for the first time, compare the devices with existing challengers. But, compared to the hot Android and Apple tablets, the Surface remains limited to trusted retailers in Australia and the US only.
And, unlike the other popular devices, the Windows tablet Wi-Fi tablet remains at large in major Australian telecommunication shops where its competitors have the option of bundling their tablets with internet and smart phone packages.
Mr Thill was reportedly more optimistic about the $US899 business grade version, the Microsoft Surface Pro tablet, due for release at the end of this month.
Microsoft will announce its quarterly earnings on Thursday January 24 in the US.
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CBA upgrades Android apps, but no tap-and-go
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WALCOT boxer Joe Cuss completed a personal win double last Friday with a sensational success at the Fairbairn Boxing Club event in East Ham, London.
After a confident points victory on debut just six days earlier, the 15-year-old followed up with an impressive win by technical knockout in the third round of his light welterweight contest with Kyle Potter of Patrick's Boxing Club in Ipswich.
In the shadows of West Ham's Upton Park, the Kingsdown pupil used his height and reach advantage during the opening round to hammer his opponent with left jabs and straight rights.
Potter had no answer throughout the round but bravely kept trying to land with shots of his own.
The middle session saw Cuss inflict a standing count on the Suffolk boxer after a sustained two-fisted attack.
During the final two minutes, the Walcot boxer kept up the pressure and after another standing count for Potter the referee called a halt to proceedings with 30 seconds of the contest remaining.
Clubmate James Anderson deserved to join Cuss on the podium, but was the unfortunate recipient of a dubious decision when he encountered Michael Maughan from the host gym.
The 11-year-old was making his ring debut but soon dispelled any nerves as he got behind an effective left jab to seemingly dominate the contest.
After an impressive three rounds, the Walcot camp confidently expected to see his arm raised in victory by the referee.
But, to their dismay, Maughan was awarded a unanimous points verdict.
The third Walcot bout saw Sammy Price lose a close contest with the taller Gulshan Nota, also from the host club, by a split points decision.
Supported by father Billy in his corner, 14-year-old Sammy was always in the hunt, but the height and reach of Nota gave the Londoner a slight edge throughout.
The final member of the Walcot team in action was 16-year-old light welterweight Charlie Hatfield who took on Fairbairn's Laiq Khan.
In an often tangled affair, the muscular Khan had the better of the early exchanges, with Hatfield coming strong at the end.
After a close bout the ringside judges again smiled on the home boxer, with Khan receiving a unanimous points verdict.
Walcot coach Dave Veysey was full of praise for his boxers.
"It was a three-hour and 20-minute journey to get here for myself and my boxers, which is not ideal, but they all performed with credit," he said.
"Joe Cuss goes from strength to strength and he improved tonight on last week. Sammy and Charlie both lost close contests, that on another night could have gone our way.
"I feel really sorry young James Anderson tonight. I thought James won all three rounds on debut but didn't get the decision.
"That's how it goes sometimes in boxing, you don't always get what you deserve.
"James is one of the hardest workers in the Walcot gym, and I feel sure that if he sticks at it he is a future champion in the making."


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MEXICO CITY (AP) The front-running candidate for governor in the violence-wracked border state of Tamaulipas was assassinated Monday, the first killing of a Mexican gubernatorial candidate in recent memory.
Mexican President Felipe Calderon and Interior Secretary Fernando Gomez Mont suggested the killing of candidate Rodolfo Torre of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, was the work of warring drug cartels, whose battles have caused hundreds of deaths in recent months in the Gulf coast state.
Warning that the drug cartels were attempting to infiltrate the election process, Calderon said the assasination shows "organized crime is a permanent threat" and called on Mexicans to "close ranks to confront it."
He said organized crime "is trying to interfere in the decisions of citizens and in election processes."
Gunmen ambushed Torre's vehicle as he headed to a campaign event near the state capital, Ciudad Victoria. At least four other people traveling with him were killed.
"We firmly demand a rapid investigation of these events ... and punishment for those responsible," PRI party leader Beatriz Paredes said in a statement. "Nothing is going to intimidate us."
Attacks and threats against candidates in the run-up to Sunday's elections have raised fears that drug cartels may be trying to buy off politicians, and kill or intimidate those they oppose.
Gomez-Mont said the killings "fill all of society with indignation," and pledged to "find those responsible for these detestable acts, and bring them to justice."
The other main party in Tamaulipas — President Felipe Calderon's National Action Party, or PAN — said it would suspend the remaining three days of campaigning by its own gubernatorial candidate. But PAN party leader Cesar Nava said he hoped the elections could go forward Sunday. Twelve states are holding elections for governors, mayors and local posts.
Tamaulipas is one of the main trafficking corridors for drugs heading to the U.S. market, and in recent months has been the scene of bloody shootouts between the Gulf cartel and its rival, the Zetas drug gang. The two former allies split several months ago, and have since been battling for turf.
Television footage from the scene of Monday's attack showed several vehicles and sheet-covered bodies along the side of the highway.
Torre is the highest-ranking election candidate killed in Mexico since presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio, also from the PRI, was assassinated in 1994.
Seldom have candidates been hit as hard as they have in Tamaulipas this year.
In May, gunmen killed PAN candidate Jose Guajardo Varela, who had received warnings to drop his bid for the mayorship of Valle Hermoso, a town about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Brownsville, Texas.
Torre, 46, held a significant lead in polls as candidate for a coalition comprising the PRI and two smaller parties.
Campaigning on the slogan "So that you'll be better off," Torre was heading from Ciudad Victoria to the border city of Matamoros to accompany the PRI's mayoral candidates in the closing of their campaigns Monday.
Torre, a physician, had served as the state's health secretary from 2005 to 2009.
Supporters left dozens of messages offering their condolences on his Facebook page.
He was married and had three teenage children.
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THE man who plays Britain's biggest telly addict has backed the Lancashire Telegraph's campaign urging people to turn off electrical stand-by buttons.
Actor Ricky Tomlinson, Jim Royle in BBC1's The Royle Family, said people need to "do themselves a favour" and make sure appliances are turned off at the wall over night.
Backing our Turn It Off Campaign, he said: "It's not often that I'm serious but on this occasion I've got to be serious.
"Over Christmas everybody likes to have a good time and have a few drinks but sometimes we get a bit forgetful. Don't leave things switched on, that means the television or the Christmas tree, it could be life threatening. You might think it's okay but it isn't.
"Do yourself a favour and switch off at the mains before going to bed."
Firefighters have warned home-owners that essential electrical appliances which are on 24-hours a day could kill them if they are not regularly serviced.
The Lancashire Telegraph launched its Turn It Off campaign to encourage people to save lives, save energy and save money by not leaving appliances switched on and unattended or on standby.
The campaign was backed by MPs and fire crews and highlighted the fire risks, with 2,414 fires across the county started by electrical appliances since 2003.
Fire crews have said things like fridges and freezers - which are in constant use - must be serviced and used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions to stop them malfunctioning.
Our campaign was launched after a fire started by a TV which was left on stand-by ripped through a family's Blackburn home while they slept last month.
Watch manager Andy Barnes from Blackburn fire station said: "The message from the fire service is to switch everything off at the plug. But for things like fridges and freezers we would recommend that they are regularly serviced as they cannot be switched off."
Figures for 2004 showed that 34 per cent of non-fatal house fire injuries in Lancashire were the result of electrical appliance fires.


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Here is a sobering quote by Abe Lincoln:
"I see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. . . . corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed."
-- U.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Nov. 21, 1864
(letter to Col. William F. Elkins)
Ref: The Lincoln Encyclopedia, Archer H. Shaw (Macmillan, 1950, NY)
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We LOVED Alaska but maybe not this ship: Norwegian Pearl Cruise Review by dfam4
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We LOVED Alaska but maybe not this ship
Destination: Alaska
Embarkation: Seattle
1. The Ship: We chose NCL because of the laid back dress code, not wanting to pack sport coats, etc. since we had to fly across country, and also for all the specialty dining with no set times for anything. We have cruised 4 times before this on another line. The ship was very clean and we always felt safe. And those are the 2 most important things for sure. But I was not prepared for how tacky, dated and worn some of the areas on the ship were. Shabby furniture in Spinnaker, varnish peeling off railings are a few things that come to mind. But the absolute worst was the "crystal" atrium. Wow what a mess! Acrylic everything and a huge pixelated video wall screen mixed with gaudy carpets and upholstery to create an unpleasant atmosphere when combined with More the flea market jewelry booths and the bar with the obnoxiously large Budweiser banners hanging everywhere.
2. Our cabin was nice. We were in a suite and had an incredible bathroom with great views. But if you are sensitive to noise or are a light sleeper please do not stay in 11530. I chose this room because it was not in the gym or under the pool deck. It is in the area right between the two and, unbeknownst to me, directly under a couple of ping pong tables. We heard noise from that starting early in the morning until 9ish at night. Lots of noise. I never would have believed ping pong could make such a racket. Now my husband and me are accustomed to noise like that having teenage sons and an upstairs game room at home. So we just made the best of it. But stay away if you want it quiet!!
3. Staff were all friendly.
4. Food was so mediocre. And thats really OK. Just wish I would have gone in with that expectation. We never went to the main dining room. We tried several specialty restaurants: Moderno, Lotus Garden, Cagney's, La Cucina. The salad bar at Moderno was my favorite meal onboard. The buffet was clean and so-so on the food.
5. Ports we loved and that was what this cruise was really about. Our excursions made this a fabulous family vacation.
6. Entertainment: I could take it or leave it. We kind of all made our own fun!
7. Embarkation: a breeze. Super easy. Same with Debarkation. We did the easy walk off and were out and through customs in 10 minutes.
I guess my main beef with the whole thing was that it just felt so cheap to me. Our last 4 cruises were with Disney. Their ships are beautiful and classic. But our kids are older and now we are looking for new itineraries and more reasonable fares. We haven't found our favorite cruise line yet, so we will keep on looking! Less
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Cabin review: 11530
The cabin is comfortable and the master bath is incredible. The 2nd bedroom is adequate for 2 teenagers as is the 2nd bath. BUT this cabin is noisy. Unfortunately it is located underneath 2 ping pong tables so beware if you need a quiet room.
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Head Coach John Harbaugh spoke with the media on Monday and provided some injury updates for the Baltimore Ravens following their snow filled victory on Sunday.
Ever since the season has started, wide receiver Brandon Stokley has struggled to stay on the field as he has dealt with a groin injury for most of the season, but on Sunday he found himself again on the sidelines after suffering a concussion.
"Stokley has a concussion, so he'll go through the concussion protocol," Harbaugh said during his Monday press conference. "We'll have to see how that shakes out. Unfortunately, he's had a number of those in his career, so that could be problematic for us. We'll have to see in the next 24 hours or so."
It is just the latest hiccup in the road for Stokley, who was looking to make a difference for this team in his second stint in Baltimore.
Linebacker Elvis Dumervil was a scratch for Sunday's game as he dealt with an ankle injury that he suffered on Thanksgiving Night against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
"I think Elvis has a chance for next week," Harbaugh said. "He looks pretty good today. It's kind of a bruise in his ankle, so we'll just have to see where he's at. I was hopeful for him this week, so I'll be more hopeful for him next week."
Dumervil leads the team in sacks and will be a welcome addition back to the offense on Monday Night as they take on the potent Detroit Lions offense.
Dennis Pitta made his much anticipated season debut on Sunday and the best news of all is that he came out of the game healthy and got the first one out of the way.
"I felt good throughout the game and didn't think about my hip, which is encouraging going forward, and [I] was able to just go out and play," Pitta said after the game Sunday.
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A new study has found another negative related to sodas. Researchers at the University of Minnesota's School of Public Health decided to cull through data from the Singapore Chinese Health Study, assessing whether sugar-sweetened soft drinks and juices had a noticeable effect in a different population. They concluded: yes on soft drinks, no on juices. In fact, consumption of two or more soft drinks a week was linked to an 87% increase in the risk of pancreatic cancer.
Even though the average person's risk of pancreatic cancer is low that a doubled risk would not seem like a cause of concern, pancreatic cancer has a high mortality rate so this seemingly small detail is still significant.
This is just one of the many health risks associated with the fizzy liquids we have come to love so much – there is also obesity, type 2 diabetes, dental cavities, low nutrient levels, muscular problems and lower sperm count.
The consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is directly proportional to changes in weight. This may be because people who consume calories in sugar-sweetened beverages may fail to adequately reduce their intake of calories from other sources as liquid calories do not have the benefit of making one feel full.
And while the USDA recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of added sugars is less than 10 teaspoons for a 2,000-calorie diet, many soft drinks contain more than this amount, so it's not surprising that they can cause a spike in diabetes and cavities, though for the latter, the drinks' acidity also aggravates the situation.
A research review carried out by Dr Elisaf and his colleagues has shown that excessive cola consumption can also lead to hypokalaemia, in which the blood potassium levels fall, causing an adverse effect on vital muscle functions. Symptoms can range from mild weakness to profound paralysis. All the patients studied made a rapid and full recovery after they stopped drinking cola and took oral or intravenous potassium.
Meanwhile, a Danish study looked into more than 2,500 young men and found that those who didn't drink cola had better sperm quality — averaging 50 million sperm per milliliter semen — and tended to have a healthier lifestyle. In contrast, the 93 men who drank more than one liter (about 34 ounces) a day had only 35 million sperm per milliliter.
And then there are the ingredients in most sodas that are themselves sources of concern, like caffeine which may cause anxiety and sleep disruption, high fructose corn syrup which is more evil than sugar, suppressing the sensation of fullness and leading to obesity and Sodium benzoate which has been investigated as a possible cause of DNA damage and hyperactivity.


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By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES Photobucket is by far the No. 1 online photo-sharing site. But if you're not a MySpace user, you've probably never heard of it.
Denver-based Photobucket provides a one-stop shop for uploading pictures and videos all over the Web at sites such as Craigslist, eBay and, most prominently, red-hot social network MySpace. So many teens and young adults use it that the site has more than 40% of all online photo-sharing traffic, considerably more than longtime photo leaders Kodak Gallery, Shutterfly and Yahoo Photos, according to measurement service Hitwise.
Photobucket serves up 3 billion online images and videos daily for its 41 million members; 85,000 new members sign up every day.
Before Photobucket's 2003 debut, most photo sites existed to sell prints and accessories, with limited sharing. Alex Welch, CEO and co-founder of Photobucket, thought there could be a better way. He wanted Photobucket to serve as a photo depot for simple uploads across a wide swath of the Web.
The site is supported by advertising. It hosts pictures and videos for free. The company makes money by displaying ads while customers wait for photos and videos to upload.
"This works, because you have users at a captive time," says Welch, 30. "They are waiting for the upload to finish."
Advertising clients include Microsoft, eBay and AT&T.
Many people use photo-sharing sites such as Yahoo's Flickr and Kodak Gallery to exhibit their pictures and show them to friends, but Photobucket's share is overwhelming: 41% for Photobucket, vs. 10.2% for Yahoo Photos and Flickr, according to Hitwise.
By appealing to the same young adult audience as social-networking sites MySpace and YouTube, Welch hit on a winning formula that has fueled massive traffic and membership.
"They are riding the coattails of MySpace," says Hitwise general manager Bill Tancer.
And like MySpace (snapped up by 20th Century Fox owner News Corp. in 2005 for $580 million) and YouTube (bought by Google for $1.7 billion last year), Photobucket could be on the auction block.
The company, which Welch says will be profitable in 2008, has hired investment bank Lehman Bros. to explore a sale. Photobucket confirms that but wouldn't comment further.
Michael Arrington, editor of financial deal site TechCrunch, says Photobucket is being shopped for $300 million to $400 million, but "if it gets into a bidding war, it could go higher."
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Welch got the idea for Photobucket while working at Level 3 Communications, a Denver-based telecommunications firm that provides behind-the-scenes network services for Internet and telephone companies. Co-worker Darren Crystal, an engineer, joined him as co-founder. They quietly put up the site, with no advertising, hoping word would spread. Along the way, they raised $17 million from a variety of venture-capital firms.
Users of teen/young adult social-networking sites LiveJournal and Xanga quickly discovered Photobucket as a way to add images to their text blogs for free. With that, "We were now on the map," Welch says.
Crystal, 36, says his main responsibility is making sure the site can handle its massive traffic. "It's a constant challenge," he says. Photobucket has 1,000 servers spread across the country and is constantly adding more, he says.
The 3 billion images on Photobucket are shown on more than 300,000 websites, Photobucket says — the bulk of them at MySpace. In March, 56% of Photobucket's traffic came from MySpace, according to Hitwise. Next up: 4% from Google searches and 2.6% from Yahoo searches.
The dependence on MySpace could prove to be a vulnerability, Hitwise's Tancer says. "They have so much success tied to one distribution channel," he says. "If MySpace augments and improves its own photo-sharing functionality, then what happens?"
Photobucket and News Corp. recently patched up an advertising dispute that had temporarily blocked Photobucket users from posting video on MySpace.
News Corp. said the videos contained advertising; Welch says they did not. Welch says he's opened lines of communication and established a set of procedures with MySpace to ensure that Photobucket content won't be blocked again.
Sundays are the biggest days for Photobucket, with each successive Sunday setting a new company record for the amount of images uploaded. More than 8 million were uploaded last weekend.
Some 30% of the uploaded images aren't photographs, but homemade animations, icons and avatars supplied by the Photobucket community.
For instance, a search for "Happy Birthday" results in greeting card-style digital art of cakes, cupcakes and candles, and "Glitter" produces shiny names and glittery princess crowns.
"What I never expected when we started the company was so much homemade art," Welch says. "People love to see things that move and glow. It's so much more than just a bunch of stock happy-birthday pictures."
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