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River management has always been one of the significant topics men have examined down the ages. There has been a great effort for this and particular construction techniques have been developed. That unconscious beavers calculate like an architect and build perfect lodges is one of the most thought-provoking examples in the world of animals.
Building a dam is a very difficult job, indeed. For instance, the construction of Ataturk Dam on the River Euphrates took nine years and in the meantime, there were days when exactly 9 thousand workers worked together simultaneously. Have you known that kind of dam construction that requires such a challenging organization is seen in the world of animals?
Beavers build their lodges inside a still pond. Yet, the specialty of this pond is that it is formed by an artificial dam constructed by beavers. In order to block water and to make a still pond, beavers first push the thick branches into the stream bed. Later on, they pile up thinner branches onto the ones that are heavier. However, there is a problem; the running water may wash this mass away. That is to say, if the dam does not have a strong connection to the stream bed, the water will destroy it shortly. In order to prevent the dam being destroyed by the water, the wisest thing to do is to penetrate posts onto the stream bed and building the dam on top of them. Therefore, beavers use long posts as the main girder while building dams. But instead of penetrating these posts onto the stream bed, they prefer making the parts heavier by using stones and they anchor them in the water.
Finally, beavers glue their pile of braches with a particular grout made of dead leaves and clay. This grout is water-proof and it is very resistant against the abrasive force of water. After works of a couple of months, a pond of dam is formed behind the barricade. And as the pond grows bigger, they have to strengthen the dam and fix the leaks. To do this, they fill the gaps between the trees by using mud and support the barricade with bushes.
Beavers' Dams Are Concave
Engineers working in a dam construction do plans and run projects and construction workers physically work to bring the project run by engineers into action. Nevertheless, beavers are both the workers and the engineers of their dams. And to do so, they work within a very convenient working plan.
The shape of the dams built by beavers is concave. That is to say, it looks like a bow hollowed inward. All beavers built their dams in the concave shape. And the reason why they do so is that they try to block water with a 45o degree angle. In other words, they do not accidentally throw branches against the water while building dams. They construct their dams according to an exact plan. What is interesting here is that the hydroelectric centrals are built according to this angle in our day. Besides, beavers do not make a mistake such as completely blocking water. They build dams in a way to allow them to keep water at the correct height they requested for the dam; and they leave particular channels open allowing the extra water to flow. This outstanding intelligence does not of course belong to the beavers. These beings act by our Lord's will. It is remarkable that men learnt that dams should be built in this way after a time spent on long calculations and complex equations. Yet, beavers succeed in this hard work without any need for an education in engineering. This is because, the All-Knowing Allah created them with this particular information.
Their Anatomy Is Suitable
A beaver can cut down about 200 trees in a year. And it does all these, only by using its teeth. In time, its teeth are consumed away and sometimes they broke down. However, this does not become an obstacle for the beavers as their fore teeth grow again shortly. Only the fore teeth grow; therefore if they had used their back teeth, their jaw structure would be distorted and their teeth would be unable to be used.
Beavers also have to be good swimmers in order to build dams. Thus their anatomy is very suitable for swimming. Their webbed feet and flipper-like tails enable them to have a hydrophobic feature. Another feature enabling them to move easily in water is the special creation in their eyes. They have a secondary eye lid that is half-transparent. This protects them from the effects of water. Besides, their ears and nasals are protected by being closed down to prevent water going inside.
The Source of Intelligent Behavior in Beavers
Beavers know about building dams and lodges from the moment they are born. It is for sure that this feature of theirs was not formed on its own. This information was taught to them even before they were born. And that's why they are so good at doing it. (Harun Yahya, Engineering In Nature)
The One Who ordered all beavers and animals that have lived until now is our Lord, The Most Merciful, and The Owner of Supreme Intelligence. Allah is The Almighty and The Originator of all living beings.
"And Allah has created every animal from water: of them there are some that creep on their bellies; some that walk on two legs; and some that walk on four. Allah creates what He wills for verily Allah has power over all things." (Surah An-Nur, 45)


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Pupils at St Mary's in Calne have helped to raise £11,500 for The Armed Forces Fund by performing at an opera night in London last week.
The youngsters, from the school's opera ensemble and chamber choir, joined Welsh singer Aled Jones at the Merchant Taylors' Hall for the evening on March 5.
They were welcomed by six guardsmen in full uniform with bear skins and enjoyed an evening of classical music.
Bethan Dudley, director of vocal studies at St Mary's, also performed, as well as Kamila Radzvilaite, the school's musician in residence.
The event was organised by the Calne Foundation Trust, a trust that helps to support pupils at St Mary's and St Margaret's and raises money for charity.
The funds will go to The Armed Forces Fund, which provides for the education of children of forces personnel.

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Good late morning everybody! It's a great day. Why? Because today we have the men's Olympic semifinals, because today a lot of us don't have to work (unless you count shoveling snow as work), and so today we can sit on our abdelkaders and watch hockey!
I know that's my deal. I was supposed to go see four basketball games. Instead I'm doing some interviews on the phone, writing something, shoveling, and watching hockey.
You all know the deal: USA-Finland at 3 on NBC; Slovakia-Canada at 9:30 on CNBC. Losers play for the Bronze on Sunday. Winners play for the Gold on Sunday.
So how much snow did youse get? We got a good 6-8, and it's still coming down pretty hard.
We're also getting closer to resuming the NHL season. Check out the Rangers' site for some news, and some Olympic-related features. On there is video of Michael Del Zotto's meeting with the press yesterday. Del Zotto said he expects to get his stitches out this weekend, and that once he does he will go for a little spin on the ice to see how it feels before determining when he can really begin skating again. He sounds optimistic about playing in Ottawa Tuesday, but there's no way to say when he can or will play for certain.
Finally, if you experience any tech troubles today, please e-mail me at email@example.com. We're still trying to get this thing percolating at 100 percent, especially as we steamroll toward Glen Sather's Rent-A-Vet Festival.


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Just in time for game day, we're sharing recipes for a great-for-groups food: chili. While chili tastes delicious served straight from the pot with your favorite fixings, you can also use it to smother some of your other favorite foods including Fritos, hot dogs and tortilla chips. So think outside a bowl of chili and try these creative options.
1. Baggy Nachos (pictured above)
For a party-ready hand-held treat, open a bag of corn chips and stuff with a chorizo and bean chili. Garnish with cheddar, sour cream, jalapenos and scallions.
2. Beef and Chorizo Chili Cheese Nachos
Brown beef and chorizo as the base for your chili. Keep it warm while you smother tortilla chips in cheddar and Manchego cheese and bake until the cheese is melted. To assemble, spread your chili over the cheesy chips and top with your favorite fixings for a platter of nachos that will be devoured by your guests.
3. Green Chili Sloppy Joses with Refried Bean Dip and Chips
Rachael Ray turns her chili into a slightly more manageable sandwich. A Tex-Mex inspired chili sloppy joe mixture is scooped onto rolls and smothered in cheese. If you can handle even more food, serve with a side of her homemade bean dip and some tortilla chips.
Bobby Deen's chili-topped hot dogs may look decadent but they actually aren't as bad for you as you might think. With a little help from whole-wheat buns nonfat Greek-style yogurt and some intense spices, you can turn your classic game-day dog into a chili-topped experience. No sauerkraut required.
More Chili Recipes and Tips
More Chili Recipes From Family & Friends:
Jeanette's Healthy Living: Crock Pot Cincinnati Chicken Chili
The Heritage Cook: Gluten-Free Green Chile and Chicken Taco Bowls
The Cultural Dish: Crock-Pot Chili
Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Healthy Chicken Chili With Barley
What's Gaby Cooking: Smoky Chipotle Chicken Chili
Feed Me Phoebe: Chicken and White Bean Chili
Dishin & Dishes: Lean Mean Game-Day Chili
The Lemon Bowl: Beef Chili With Black Beans
Thursday Night Dinner: 3 Most Favorite Chili Recipes
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Animal sounds ringtones is an application that features Animal sounds that can be use as ringtones
Micromax Bolt A69 smartphone was launched in May 2014. The phone comes with a 4.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 pixels by 854 pixels.
The Micromax Bolt A69 is powered by 1GHz dual-core Broadcom BCM21663 processor and it comes with 512MB of RAM. The phone packs 4GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 32GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Micromax Bolt A69 packs a 5-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 0.3-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
The Micromax Bolt A69 runs Android 4.2 and is powered by a 1800mAh removable battery.
The Micromax Bolt A69 is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts Regular and Regular. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM and 3G. Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor and Accelerometer.
How to download Animal sounds ringtones II form Micromax Bolt A69?
- Check the Android version to verify compatibility of Animal sounds ringtones II with Micromax Bolt A69.
Find Android version: go to "Settings" - "About the phone" - "Android version". Make sure Animal sounds ringtones II is compatible with Micromax Bolt A69.
- Click the download button to download Animal sounds ringtones II in Micromax Bolt A69.
- Once the download and installation are complete, find Animal sounds ringtones II in your home screen and tap the icon to open it.
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Did you know?
Singita means 'place of miracles' in the local Shangaan language.
Named for the enormous rock that stood just where the wine cellar was planned, the Singita Boulders Lodge in the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve must rank as one of the most romantic bush destinations in Africa.
Space, peace and reflected pools bring a feeling of great tranquillity.
Each of the 12 utterly private suites has its own heated swimming pool, a double-sided fireplace, a sumptuous lounge with mini-bar, and an inside and an outside shower.
You also have your very own viewing deck where you can keep an eye on the comings and goings of wild animals as they wander down to the perennial Sand River.
In the unlikely event that you want to be connected with the outside world, there are computers with internet connections in the well-stocked library.
At the main lodge, you'll also find the spa and the gym.
Incidentally, the boulder that gave the lodge its name is still there. The designers simply created the wine cellar around it.
Singita Ebony Lodge, also with 12 suites, has precisely the same facilities, luxuries and indulgences, but the décor is strikingly different. It feels as if you are in someone's inviting, luxury home. There are African fabric throws, bright accents, and an eclectic collection of antiques.
Of course, the game viewing at both is superb. The Sabi Sand Reserve shares an unfenced border with Kruger National Park, and the Big 5 and others cross back and forth all the time, oblivious to the fact that there was once a boundary.
It is renowned for its leopard sightings. These elusive, nocturnal predators are remarkably relaxed around people – doubtless the result of generations that have had nothing but benign encounters with humans.
And between game drives, there is little to beat lying beside your own pool on your own deck, gazing at elephants, giraffes and zebras going to drink from the pretty Sand River.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Tel: +27 (0)21 683 3424
Fax: +27 (0)21 671 6776
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
How to get here
There are daily flights from OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on Federal Air, which land at Singita. You could also fly from Johannesburg to the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport near Nelspruit and either catch an air shuttle or drive to Singita, a journey that will take just under 2 hours.
If you're driving from Johannesburg, take the N12, which becomes the N4 to Nelspruit. From there, turn north on the R40 to Hazyview, where you'll take the R536 towards Kruger National Park's Paul Kruger gate. After 36km, you'll pass the Lisbon Store. Turn left onto the gravel road, which leads into the Sabi Sand Reserve. Follow Singita's signs to the lodge, which is about 28km on.
Tours to do
Ask about the community tours you can do. After waiter Zamani Mathebule expressed interest in showing the local villages of Lilydale and Justicia to guests, Singita helped him set up tours. You can peek inside some homes, visit a pre-school, watch gumboot dancing and listen to local music and choirs.
What will it cost
Singita offers superb luxury, service and game viewing, and is therefore not inexpensive. Rates are between approx. R9 250 and R12 250 per person per night. This includes accommodation, all meals, all drinks including wine, beer and spirits (but excluding champagne), 2 game drives a day, game walks, laundry and valet service, mountain biking and archery.
Length of stay
3 or 4 nights would be ideal, if your time and budget can stretch to it.
What to pack
In the winter months (May to August), take warm clothing for the chilly night and morning drives.
Where to stay
Apart from Ebony and Boulders lodges, there is Castleton Camp, a beautifully decorated old farmhouse that can be hired as an exclusive villa for up to 12 guests.
What to eat
While the cuisine at Singita is world class, so is the wine. There are well-travelled sommeliers on hand to introduce you to new vineyards, vintages and cultivars.
Best buys
There are some exquisite items in the boutique shop. But in addition, if any wines take your fancy, you can purchase wines (that are difficult to find anywhere else) from Singita's famed wine cellar. You can either take them home or have them delivered.


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Crystal Palace youngster Sullay Kaikai has signed a new long-term contract at the club.
The 18-year-old has been with the club's academy since the age of 14 and has had a good season for Palace's development side this season.
He has scored six goals in ten games this season and has also performed well in a number of friendly games.
Kaikai has been named in a number of the first-team's recent match day squads but has yet to make the bench yet.
He told the official club website cpfc.co.uk: "I feel like it's a great achievement and that all my hard work has paid off, so I'd like to thank the club for awarding me the contract.
"I feel like I've adapted quite well this season in the development league.
"Last season I played a few games at that level and that helped me find my feet and it's been a good step for me to be playing regularly for them, so now the aim is to push on into the first team.
"When you play with players in the younger age groups and you see them progress it gives you the mindset that you can progress as well.
"Hiram Boateng started on the weekend so it gives me hope that I can do the same thing.
"I just hope to train with the first team more often from now on and if I get given the chance I'll hopefully take it."


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Did you know?
The tiny knee-high Suni antelope is found at Phinda Private Game Reserve.
A day at Phinda Private Game Reserve in the lush northern KwaZulu-Natal is like a day in heaven. This architectural masterpiece lies within a dry sand forest where stilted wooden suites have huge windows that allow an intimate connection with the forest. It makes for easy viewing of the rare and tiny suni antelope and duiker that walk below.
Before breakfast an early game drive will reveal the world of some of the most spectacular wild animals in Africa, including lion and elephant. Around lunch you can take a plunge and swim with dolphins in the Indian Ocean, rounded off with a great fishing trip and delicious dinner back at the lodge.
Located between the azure ocean waters and the lush World Heritage Site iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Phinda's 23 000 hectares comprises seven distinct ecosystems, including the rare sand forest.
Phinda is a Zulu word meaning 'the return', which signifies that Phinda Private Game Reserve was the location of one of the biggest reintroductions of game in Africa. The area was restocked with lion, rhinoceros, buffalo, elephant, leopard, giraffe and other big game in Operation Phinda Izilwane, meaning 'return of the wild animals'.
Guests can join game drives in open safari vehicles driven by experienced rangers and Zulu trackers, as well as optional activities on the water, in the air and on the beach. The area around Phinda boasts 380 bird species, while the marine diversity off the nearby coast of diving mecca Sodwana rivals Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
The award-winning Phinda Private Game Reserve is rated as one of the most exclusive luxury destinations in the country. It offers six lodges, each designed to capture the beauty of its surroundings.
Each exquisitely designed suite is perched delicately on stilts, is completely surrounded by forest, ensuring privacy, and is walled with wood and glass, allowing the forest in.
The suites are furnished in a minimalist, almost Japanese, style – Zen meets Zulu, if you like.
From your little glass palace, you can watch wild animals – the tiny suni antelope and delicate duiker nibbling at shrubs, and bush babies leaping from tree to tree at dusk. And you are surrounded by birdsong and leaf-filtered lights in the mornings.
Millions of years ago, the sea would have lapped at a shore nearby, and there were sand dunes. But the sea has long since retreated, and a unique forest ecosystem has formed here, distinctly different from normal forests. For a start, you won't see the moisture-loving ferns you'd normally see in a forest. And the leaf litter here disappears quite quickly, consumed by termites.
It also has certain plants that are found nowhere else, and is one of the best places to see the rare Neergard's sunbird. Also look out for the pink twinspot and Woodward's batis, along with the crowned eagle, which hunts through these forests on the lookout for monkeys. You may also see the side-striped jackal and Tongaland squirrel.
Phinda also offers some unique adventures for animal lovers who want to see more than the traditional Big Five, including a night drive to find elusive creatures like the aardvark, bush pig and greater bush baby.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Phinda Private Game Reserve
Tel: +27 (0)21 794 9050
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
How to get here
Phinda is easily accessible by road and air. There are daily flights from OR Tambo International Airport direct to Phinda as well as flights from Johannesburg to Richards Bay Airport followed by a two-hour chauffeur-driven road transfer or 20-minute light-aircraft transfer. Private planes and charters can be accommodated.
Best time to visit
The reserve offers great game-viewing opportunities all year round. It has a subtropical climate with hot, humid, wet summers (September to April) and warm to cool, dry winters (May to August).
Tours to do
Phinda offers many eco-tourism activities ranging from game drives and riverboat cruises, to more adventurous activities such as scuba diving and Flight of the Fish Eagle air safaris.
Get around
Once you arrive at Phinda, you will be transported in the reserve's 4X4 vehicles.
What will it cost
Phinda is a luxury reserve and is priced accordingly. Depending on season and which lodge you choose, you could expect to pay between R4 000 and R7 500.
Length of stay
An absolute minimum would be two days to gain the most from your experience. A few days extra would be even better.
What to pack
Don't forget your costume.
Where to stay
Phinda has six lodges to choose from. All are intimate, exclusive and quite stunning.


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Although there are many weight-loss diets,
statistics show that most people who lose weight on a diet regain that weight,
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being physically active.
Excess calories from meals, snacks, and
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Oct 18th 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
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$10 Per Person
This year's Harvest of Horror begins with a military escort through the Field of Screams. If you make it through alive, you will be terrorized in the Timbers of Terror where "life forms" lurk in the forest. If you're lucky, you will reach the Maze of Madness where you will be thrust into darkness and the realm where creepy lifeforms exist. Come, if you have the guts!
The Harvest of Horror is a partnership between a private and several non-profit organizations in the central Minnesota area. Funds raised for the non-profit organizations benefit their individual missions and initiatives. Last year, over $9500.00 was raised. In addition, all actors earn educational scholarships in exchange for their volunteer hours. Last year over $6750.00 in scholarships were distributed! Thanks for helping make this a great event!
The Harvest of Horror is open from 7-11pm rain or shine. The last ride leaves at 10:45pm.
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SAINT LEO, Fla. – A late flurry of action in the fourth quarter helped secure the Saint Leo men's lacrosse team's fourth straight victory as they defeated Mount Olive College 11-6 on Friday afternoon at University Turf Stadium. The win advances the Lions' record to 4-2, while the Trojans drop to a mark of 2-3 on the season.
Led by sophomore Chris Caiazza with a hat trick, the Lions saw scoring efforts from 10 different players. George Proechel and Robert Hutchinson matched Caiazza in points with three, notching two goals and an assist apiece on the evening. Ryan Burke tallied two assists, while Matt Obermeyer, Dylan Yonts, Tom Horn and Dan Staker scored one goal apiece. Kevin Hutchinson and Chad Marino completed the scoring efforts on the day with an assist each.
In cage, freshman Dave Moore had another solid outing, making 11 saves while seeing 31 shots and 17 shots on frame. In goal for Mount Olive, Rocky Bowman earned 10 saves, seeing a total of 37 shots and 21 shots on target from the Lions
The Trojans were led by Daniel Shields, who notched three points on the night with a goal and two assists.
After a slow start for both teams, the Lions found themselves in a 1-0 deficit after Shields snuck a shot past Moore for the first goal of the game with 9:27 on the clock. The Lions answered back three minutes later with a goal from Obermeyer off of an assist from Kevin Hutchinson, and then pulled out to a 2-1 lead as Proechel fed a pass to Robert Hutchinson for a goal with 4:36 to go in the period.
It appeared as if the Lions would enter into the second stanza with a 2-1 lead, but a goal from Mount Olive knotted the score at 2-2 with 14 ticks on the clock.
The quarter belonged completely to Saint Leo, with Horn netting a goal at the 12:50 mark, and Marino teaming up with Caiazza with 11:47 on the clock to help the Lions enter into the half with a 4-2 advantage.
The third period saw nine minutes go by with neither team putting a point on the board, but a goal from Yonts with 6:17 to go gave Saint Leo a three goal lead. Mount Olive finally kicked things into gear, however, taking advantage of a man-up opportunity at the 4:48 mark to get things rolling. The Trojans saw another goal with 3:53 on the clock from Cameron Walsh to pull to within one with a score of 5-4 and close out the third quarter.
The final quarter kicked off with a goal from Robert Hutchinson two minutes in, giving the Lions a two goal advantage, 6-4. But the Trojans charged ahead and scored two straight to knot the score at 6-6 with 9:55 to go.
Caiazza netted the next tally, scoring off of an assist from Burke with 8:41 left in the game and igniting a scoring streak that saw the Lions score five unanswered goals to close out the game with a final score of 11-6.
Junior midfielder John Laronga won 15-of-21 faceoff attempts, pulling in a .714 win percentage on the afternoon. Laronga and Moore pulled in six ground balls apiece on the day to lead the game.
Saint Leo led the shot count 37-31, and crushed the game on faceoffs thanks to Laronga's big day. The Lions also took the lead on the ground ball count 32-24, and were successful on 16-of-20 clear attempts. A staunch Saint Leo man-down unit helped hold the Trojans to just one goal on four man-up situations.
The Saint Leo men's lacrosse team returns to action on Monday, March 11, when they host Adams State. Game time against the Grizzlies is slated for 7 p.m. at University Turf Stadium. Fans who cannot make it to the game will be able to catch the action live on the Saint Leo Sports Network at SaintLeoLions.com. For the latest news, updates, and information on the men's lacrosse program, fans can 'Like' the Lions on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.


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A YOUNG volunteer has won a Pride of Accrington Lions youth award for her caring ways.
Bethany Hodgkinson, 17, was nominated in the Caring for Others category after impressing her peers at the Young Peo-ple's Service.
The teen began helping at the service, formerly and still popularly known as SNAP when she was 14, and said it was a personal experience that led to her involvement with the special needs activity group.
She said: "My 13-year-old sister, Megan, has Down's syndrome. I did a young leaders' course and the man who ran it had helped at SNAP, so I got involved."
The A-level student, who hopes to become a chemical engineer, supports young people at the service who have learning difficulties, helping them to take part in sports, arts and crafts.
She was nominated by Gillian Anson, Lancashire County Council young people's worker.
She said: "This is a great achievement for Bethany. She has shown real commitment to the group. She attends on a regular basis and makes a huge difference to the lives of the young people she supports.
"I'd like to congratulate Bethany on her award and for the positive contribution she makes to our community."
Speaking after receiving the award, Bethany, who also lives with mum and dad Julie and Roy, and nine-year-old brother Tom, said: "I am very proud to have won this award.
"I love the group and I'm glad I can help young people with special needs.
"I knew I was nominated, but I did not expect to win. I'm really happy."
Bethany received the award from Caz Morton, president of Accrington Lions, at a presentation at the Platt Social Club on Blackburn Road. Other award winners were Ethan Naisbitt, 10, who was given the bravery award, and 13-year-old Abigail Singleton, who won in the Young Carers category.


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Do you have a talent?? Do you want to share it with the UNE community?? Do you want a fun night filled with laughter and entertainment?? Then mark your calenders on March 2 for the 37th Annual Doc Samuel's Variety Show!!
The 37th Annual Doc Samuel's Variety Show was started by Doc Samuels, who is still at professor at UNE. Doc usually comes to the show every year. This year's show is on March 2nd at 8pm at the Biddeford City Theater. It is a time-honored UNE tradition. The show was originally held in the gym, but it made the transition to Biddeford City Theater two years ago. This show allows students, faculty, and staff to share their talents with the rest of the UNE community as well as with the Biddeford community. The acts include singing, dancing, musical instruments, and acting. TABS, the UNE Dance Team, and Storm Surge usually perform every year. Joel Wentz is another regular performer known on campus. Last year, Mark Nahorney, Tim St. John, Shannon Martin, Hillary Rozenas, and Matt Capaldo ended the show with a bang with a medley of songs, including one from Lady Gaga. It is hosted by 4 senior students and 2 faculty/staff members. This year's hosts are Tara Connell, Sara Shea, Nate O'Neill, Ryan Kingston, Amanda Hare, and Craig Tennenhouse. This is the second year that it has been directed by a student. This year it will be directed by Briana Chu. It is a show that you won't want to miss.
Want to perform??
If you are interested in performing email Briana Chu at firstname.lastname@example.com for an application. They are due electronically to Briana by 5pm on February 10th.
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The draft structure for Spain's rescue of its banking system suggests a big chunk of the cost will be borne by private investors, through losses on equity and subordinated debt.
Unfortunately, this will hurt the ailing economy even more, and ultimately only save money for Spain's eurozone partners. The bad news for banks (and good news for taxpayers and efficient resource allocation) is that it also sets a new standard for future bailouts, over-riding the local political desire to save creditors. Worse news for banks could be to come, as the logical next step is for the eurozone bail-out fund to establish rules demanding losses for senior bondholders in future bank rescues.
Charts after the break showing Spain and what looks like the mispricing of bank CDS. Read more


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This article was published 1/11/2013 (1391 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Washington -- Somewhere near Buffalo, N.Y., as you read this, 30 million U.S. postage stamps wait anxiously on death row, pacing their cell and gnawing on their perforations, soon to learn if they are going to be pardoned or if they are going to be pulped.
The guilty parties are panes of 15 "Just Move!" stamps that depict children engaged in various athletic activities, created to encourage young Americans -- as a U.S. Postal Service publication enthused when the issue was previewed last January -- to "Run! Jump! Leap! Spin! Climb!" There is a boy dribbling a basketball on one stamp, a girl skipping rope on another, and so on. But then they abruptly were expunged from the USPS calendar before they could be offered for sale.
The first-glance surmise was that, just before the stamps were to be issued, someone in the federal Ministry of Love -- the president's wife? -- noticed one of the cartoon kids was skateboarding sans kneepads, one was standing on his head without a helmet and another tyke was doing a cannonball into a refreshing blue pool.
Convicted of fun in the first degree.
"USPS to destroy press run of 2013 Just Move stamps," reported Linn's Stamp News. Michelle Obama's 'Let's Move' Stamps Destroyed for Pic of Unsafe Headstand w/o Helmet, screamed a website called Frontpage Mag., blaming it all on the First Nanny.
"Have you ever even seen a helmet for doing headstands?" probed The New York Times.
A leading expert in the field echoed these complaints.
"I don't think there's any role for government in what kids have done for 2,000 years naturally," said the four-time World Cannonball and Belly-Flop Champion, when I reached him by phone near Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island. "There isn't a kid in the whole world who's ever been near water who hasn't done a cannonball."
This was vintage Butts Giraud -- ex-B.C. Lion, ex-Winnipeg Blue Bomber, ex-pro-wrestler and B.C.'s reigning T-shirt tycoon. At 68, Butts's best cannonballing days may be behind him -- he hasn't tried one since he plunged off a friend's yacht into Desolation Sound, three summers back. But he still had no stomach for decrees from prissy Democrats.
"The way these stamps are displayed is not offensive to anybody," Giraud said when I emailed him a picture of the forbidden American adhesives. "People standing on their heads? These things are all pretty tame. I've blown myself up in midair doing cannonballs and belly flops from 40 feet in the air and never got hurt. Cannonballing is kind of a way of life for young kids of all ages."
This was true -- Butts indeed did immolate (and nearly incinerate) himself during one of those hilarious drop-and-flop competitions in Vancouver, about 30 years ago. Now he was living a less flamboyant life as the president of the Dog's Ear T-Shirt and Embroidery Co. in Nanaimo, while playing blues harmonica in saloons across the continent as a larger, balder, paler replica of the late, great Muddy Waters.
But the more we talked about the American Just Move! stamps and the encroachment of governments into our children's childhoods, the more the old lineman began to ponder the risks he and his peers had taken -- and had been forced to take -- and the toll the risks had taken on them.
"When I played football in the States in college, we were taught to tackle with our heads," Butts recalled. "In our day, if you got a little bit of sting in your head, probably you got a concussion, you sat on the bench for five minutes and went back in for the next play. Now they're taking all these precautions, but the precautions are justified because there are so many serious injuries."
While we were on the phone, I received an email from a source within the U.S. government assuring me Michelle Obama had no personal input whatsoever during the planning and the annulation of the Just Move! series, and the postal service "is continuing to develop plans regarding a fitness-themed stamp series." So the death row wait in Buffalo continued.
From Qualicum Beach, Butts Giraud was telling me about another old Lion named Pat Claridge who died in 2012 at the Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria after sailing slowly, sadly away into the mists of Alzheimer's disease.
"It was all because of head injuries," Giraud said. "I'm sure of that. Football and hockey and all these violent sports, we have to change the method of how we do things."
Allen Abel is a Brooklyn-born Canadian journalist based in Washington, D.C.


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On Tuesday, June 12 at 5 p.m, Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer will host a discussion and debate at Boston's Shubert Theatre on the art and practice of judging, framed by a staged reading of Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure." The event, free to the public, is the seventh in a series, entitled "Shakespeare and the Law," produced by the Boston Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society, in conjunction with Commonwealth Shakespeare Company. The event is directed by CSC Artistic Director Steven Maler and produced by McCarter & English partner Daniel J. Kelly. The Massachusetts Bar Association serves as a co-sponsor of the event.
As in the past, the first hour will feature prominent judges, public officials and members of the bar performing an abridged version of one of Shakespeare's works.
Federal judges Mark Wolf and Nancy Gertner and former U.S. Attorney Wayne Budd will take on the lead roles of Angelo, Isabella and Vincentio. Rounding out the cast will be former Governor Paul Cellucci, federal judges Douglas Woodlock, Rya Zobel, Patti Saris, Dennis Saylor and Nathaniel Gorton, Supreme Judicial Court Justices Robert Cordy and Judith Cowin, U.S. Civil Rights Commissioner Jennifer Braceras, Wilmer Hale Managing Partner Bill Lee, Ropes & Gray Managing Partner John Montgomery and Attorney General Martha Coakley.
Breyer will host and preside over the discussion following the play. Jan Crawford Greenburg, ABC News legal correspondent and author (most recently, "Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court"), and Daniel J. Kornstein, attorney and author of "Kill All the Lawyers; Shakespeare's Legal Appeal," will moderate.
Extending this theme, a discussion following the play will address, among other topics, the judicial selection process, whether political or social predispositions can affect a judge's decision, whether it is fair to label a judge as "conservative" or "liberal," and how far a judge can go when he or she believes that strict enforcement of the law will produce an unfair result. Audience members are encouraged to ask questions and join the debate.


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Dell XPS 12 Review: A Jack of All Trades Flipscreen Ultrabookby Jarred Walton on 2/22/2013 2:13 AM EST
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Kristian Vättö - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkOut of interest, what's the SSD inside your review unit? Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, February 22, 2013 - link256GB Micron C400 mSATA -- table on the first page. :-p Reply
trekker99 - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkReally? I have a XPS 12 and it has a Samsung PM830 in it. Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkNot too surprising -- Dell and other large OEMs usually like to have more than one supplier. Reply
Sazar - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkMine also has a Samsung PM830, but as others have pointed out, they do have sort of a part's bin. I believe all of the drives have similar performance though. Reply
Death666Angel - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkHappens on many SSD equipped systems.
I have an Ativ PC Pro with a PM830 while others (review systems and retail) have Sandisk U100. :) Reply
uditrana - Friday, June 07, 2013 - linkMine also Has a Samsung PM830. I wonder if it region based or pre-production/final production makes a difference. Reply
Rick83 - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkI don't see the point of the 12 inch touch screen, if it doesn't also feature a decent digitizer for pen input.
With pen input, I could have recommended this device to anyone who needs a medium sized sketch pad on the go, but like this it's just a small laptop with a useless gimmick. Reply
nerd1 - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkWith proper digitizer this would make a good note taking tool. Reply
piroroadkill - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkCouldn't have said it better.
If I'm to get a machine with a large touchscreen, that's portable, it needs to have an active digitizer and a good pen, and a slot for that pen.
Otherwise, why would I buy it? It doesn't have a good graphics card (so bored of this trend of thin machines with onboard graphics, my goddamn Sony Vaio Z12 is 9.7mm thicker than this thing, yet has discrete graphics, and indeed a DVD writer, is actually smaller in X and Y dimensions yet has a larger screen, faster CPU, larger battery.. Come back when you can compete with that.) Reply
nagi603 - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkMy thoughts exactly. I'm looking to replace a rapidly aging tablet PC, and just can't find a good, modern convertible / tablet to replace it with... A shame companies eschew either the 8 gigs of ram, the pen input, the big enough battery or the not-insane price. Reply
damianrobertjones - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkLenovo Helix. HP 2760p (Ish) Reply
uditrana - Wednesday, June 05, 2013 - linkThinkPad Helix?
Fits everything but the insane price. Reply
BrokenCrayons - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkThough really, for $1200+ dollars, I could buy a lot of ink pens and Marble Composition notebooks which don't seem to suffer from the same battery life problems that a tablet has and are probably somewhat lighter. Dropping one, even from the top of a building, or running over one with a car won't cause a significant enough amount of damage to make the notebook cease to operate either. Of course, you don't get an Internet connection to anything. Still, I'll take $1.75 each from Wally World plus a few cents for a good PaperMate pen for the durability, endurance, and weight savings.
-BC Reply
Rick83 - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkWeight saving?
Have you ever tried to get 1200 dollars worth of pens and paper into your carry-on luggage?
On another note: I don't think the limitation matrix in the post three up is quite correct: Price should be replaced by "with a decent screen".
Currently not even 2500 dollars can buy something that's better in every way, compared to a Thinkpad X60 tablet from 5 years ago (which then cost around 2000 dollars, but was worth the money for those that were looking for pen support.) Reply
twin - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkI think you mixed up the weight on the table. It shows 2.87 instead of 3.35lbs.
Any plans to look at the Lenovo Helix in the future? thanks Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkOops... copy/paste of the Acer table and I missed updating the dimensions and weight. It's fixed now, thanks.
As for the Helix, Lenovo has not seeded us with a laptop for review for several years, so unless that changes the only way to review it will be if one of us purchases one. I know personally it's more than I can spend, considering I have other laptops to use that don't cost me anything. I did play with it at CES, though, and it was decent; not sure about the mechanism for attaching to the keyboard base, as it just felt a bit clunky, but dockable tablets and devices always seem to have some issues there. Reply
StormyParis - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkDarn the first picture is ungly, to the point of making the damn thing broken, I initially thought the screen was on the tablet, separated from the rest of the device. Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkThe glossy display shows reflections quite well, so unless you really try to stage the photos you get a lot of stuff like that. Thought it was a nice shot for those that worry about glossy LCDs. :-) Reply
nerd1 - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkI wonder how long it takes to see the review of Ativ Smart PC (atom) and hopefully Ativ smart pc pro (i5 version)
It literally took months... Reply
Visual - Friday, February 22, 2013 - link"(Note that the Surface Pro also comes with a pen, so that's probably a $50 add-on.)"
Are you joking, or are you really that clueless?
It is not just the pen that is added there, it is an active digitizer layer added to the screen that costs at least $150. And it is worth every penny. No sane person would want a tablet without an active digitizer after having experienced using one for a time. Reply
althaz - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkWhilst I would not buy a tablet without a digitizer and pen, it's a bit of a stretch to say that no sane person would want one without it. Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, February 22, 2013 - link$150 isn't what it would cost to add, but they might add that much to the price. Just like upgrading from a $90 quality TN panel to a $150 IPS panel often adds $300 to the price. Reply
redmist77 - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkThe flip screen is very sturdy (over-engineered if anything), works flawlessly and gives the best of both worlds. It's a bit strange to see the armchair experts in these comments passing extreme judgements despite clearly having zero experience with the product.
This a fantastic Ultrabook with one of the best capacitive 1080 touch screens on the market that happens to fold into a tablet. Exactly what I wanted. I also *much* prefer glossy screens that add real depth and polish to on-screen images.
I'm sure pen support would be nice but the pen screens I've used aren't anywhere near as responsive, sensitive or accurate as this one.
My only minor gripe with the XPS12 is the poor color gamut. Reply
Sazar - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkI agree with most of your sentiments. I think I also lucked out on the color gamut because with very little tweaking, color's look great on my screen. In the interest of full disclosure however, I am partially color-blind :)
My only concern has been a bug that is either tied to the panel, or Windows 8, where the touch-screen simply stops working. The only fix is to wake it after putting the system to sleep, or a reboot. Given how quickly it resumes or reboots, it doesn't take long to resolve, but it's annoying when it happens (about once or twice a month thus far).
There are new drivers for the touch pad as well that make it a lot better.
As an aside, for those interested, the frame is sturdy enough that you can flip the screen and then use the device in "tent" mode, like the Yoga. Works brilliantly. Reply
alexvoda - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkPlease get Lenovo to send you a Thinkpad Helix review unit.
I believe the Helix has the best combination of features and form factor with the only downside being the price.
It can be used in more ways than any other simmilar device.
IIRC the Helix is the only dockable tablet that an be docked in two ways giving it the use cases of both "flexible" laptops (Dell XPS12, Lenovo Yoga) and detachable tablets (Asus, Acer, Samsung). Reply
rwei - Friday, February 22, 2013 - link^ this.
After using an x120e more and more while traveling, I'm a solid convert to the TrackPoint. It seems like the obvious solution for putting a pointing interface into a space-constrained device, particularly when complemented with a touchscreen (which obviates the need for many gestures).
Also love the option of just having the tablet on its own, which I'd probably do for my day-to-day use commuting in a subway.
Then, on a plane, I can put it in stand/combined tablet mode for battery life.
Then, when work inevitably gives me a task to work on during a trip, I can pop on the dock as a keyboard and deal with that.
All within 3.3lbs total + charger, barely more than the x120e.
Optionality is valuable $$$ Reply
damianrobertjones - Friday, February 22, 2013 - link"RAM is soldered onto motherboard"
- Slapping in Vengeance performance ram REALLY does help improve the HD4000 so it's a DAMN shame. Reply
ssj3gohan - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkReally? I was under the impression that intel IGPs didn't care much for RAM bandwidth, it's the AMD chips that really suffer when using slower (higher latency) RAM.
But I'm not really into this stuff, could be wrong here. Reply
Alexvrb - Saturday, February 23, 2013 - linkYou're not entirely wrong. Intel's IGP doesn't scale as well or as far as AMD's integrated graphics (especially A8 and A10 APUs). This is especially evident in Intel's low-voltage variants (such as the one in this model), which employ lower base and sustained turbo clocks than their higher-power brethren (despite using the same name). With that being said, they could have benefited somewhat from using DDR3 1600 even without a full-factory-power HD4000.
However, I'd bet that using slower memory is actually quite intentional. I suspect that they're using 1.25V DDR3U 1333 instead of 1.35V DDR3L. During development, they must have determined the hit to performance was not enough to outweigh using less power hungry memory - at least for this particular combination. Reply
trekker99 - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkI have no problems with the wifi, so it could be dodgy hardware. There was a wireless driver update in mid Jan also.
Agree on the touchpad though, The driver update in late Jan helps somewhat. Reply
retrospooty - Friday, February 22, 2013 - link"'I'm no longer confident that our testing procedure works properly for Windows 8 laptops. "
Its not you its Dell. I just set up an XPS 13 with the new 1080p option yesterday (for one of our users, not mine). Absolutely brilliant laptop in every way, except the LCD. Great res, but the color is just... wrong. I never really noticed it before, but I then looked at some other Dell's. We use mostly enterprise class Latitudes at work. I checked 6 others of various models and ages. They all sucked. Even the more expensive ones with high res screens were awful in Win 7 as well. Reply
Termie - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkJarred - I agree with you that 8GB should now be standard, but you have a mistake on the first page: "$45 for 2x8GB at retail" - that should say 2x4GB. Also, memory prices are actually rising very quickly, so right now that's more like $50. Nonetheless, it's a great point, so I wanted to make sure your message doesn't get lost in that typo. Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkFixed, thanks! Reply
ssj3gohan - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkI don't understand why laptop/tablet manufacturers even bother with 2x2 2.4/5GHz-only wireless-N if you can get 3x3 with dual frontends (i.e. simultaneous 2.4 and 5GHz communication, not just different bands on one or the other) for just a couple dollars extra BOM?
I wasn't surprised to find a subpar wireless module (as a matter of fact, exactly the same as in the xps 12) in my budget laptop. There every dollar matters. Not in the XPS... Reply
guidryp - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkWhat's to understand?
Same reason they use a third rate trackpad, same reason for small size of RAM, with expensive upgrade costs:
They are in this to make money.
$50 saved on production, using cheaper components in several areas, is $ 50 000 000 of additional profit on a million units.
Last I checked registered charities weren't building consumer electronics.
Every make of Consumer electronics does this (as do most other consumer goods). Reply
CeriseCogburn - Monday, March 04, 2013 - linkThat's a great excuse for making another unsatisfactory piece of crap. They really do have everyone brainwashed like robotic retards.
The era of the brand new high end junk, it's top of the.... and every flappy lipped turd pub economist knows why they did it...
Crap is crap and they charge $50 more anyway. Reply
jhoff80 - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkHonestly? It could be much worse. At least this has a generally stable Intel Wireless card.
The Surface Pro, supposedly Microsoft's flagship device, uses Marvell wireless and Bluetooth, and there's nothing but issues there.
The same goes for the Surface RT's Marvell Wifi, which maybe, possibly, supposedly, is going to finally get a Wifi fix in the firmware in March. Reply
Egg - Friday, February 22, 2013 - link"while ARM and Atom can run a light OS like Atom fine"
While I'd love to have a truly light OS on a microkernel, I think Android was meant here. Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkYup, fixed. Thanks! Reply
azdesertguy - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkWith the dell, it's primarily a laptop that can stand in decently for a tablet. With the surface it's primarily a tablet that can stand in decently for a laptop.
Both have compromises; The surface keyboard cover and stand are tough to use on an actual lap while the dell trades a superior keyboard and usable actual lap experience for additional weight and bulk as a tablet
And both of them are expensive and less than stellar battery life (though good performance)
in other words, at this point, most should buy either a tablet or a laptop if that's what they need and it's only a select few that need the jack of all trades type Reply
chrnochime - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkWell, the price shows close to 800 right now instead of around 700, so. Reply
azdesertguy - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkAs commented in the article, calibrating the display on mine was a challenge and one I have not yet conquered.
I have noticed wide swings in color accuracy and contrast dependent on the brightness setting. There is a term for this problem which escapes me at the moment.
In addition the auto-brightness adjustment makes things 10x worse. So much so that I finally just turned it off Reply
JarredWalton - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkI've turned off auto-brightness on pretty much every device I've used that has it. Tablets in a room, being held in my hand, will often suddenly get very dark if you angle it away from the ceiling lights or accidentally cover the light sensor with your hand. I'd much rather have a constant 200 nits than swings from 100 to 300 to 200 ad nauseum. Reply
Cygni - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkSTARTING? For this piece? You seriously have to be joking me. Reply
gescom - Friday, February 22, 2013 - linkThis integrated graphics standard called Intel hd4000 is like a ugly nasty virus. Everyday there's more of it. At least it's display has more of a meat than another virus called 1366x768. Reply
euler007 - Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - linkI have maybe 15 laptops with HD4000 integrated graphics, haven't gotten a complaint yet.
Not everyone is a gamer, some people just do office work with their laptop with occasional 3D use. No problems in navisworks. Reply
pattycake0147 - Monday, February 25, 2013 - linkMaybe this just shows my ignorance on the subject, but is the battery really 47Wh? When you multiply 8.3V by 4160mAh the results is 34.5Wh. Like I said I'm not an expert, but that's my understanding. Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - linkSorry, wrong figures other than 47Wh... the numbers in the table were probably from the Acer S7 and I missed updating them. I've corrected them now. Reply
Silma - Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - linkJust genuinely curious,
What apps are you missing, how long did you spend trying to find a similar app in Windows Store and are there no webpages offering a similar service?
I really don't understant the fetishism for apps especially on devices with decent screen resolution. Very few of them are more than a glorified web pages, most of them are 100% buggy unsecure crap
Looking at the 3 pages of googlestore's top paying apps I see mostly games, system utils (homescreen replacements, backup) and apps that exist on Windows phone (soundhound, tunein) Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, February 26, 2013 - linkThere's a specific application I use on my Android tablet (that is also available on iOS) that has text versions of several thousand books and magazines, and it's all linked together (e.g. you'll see a reference to an article and you can click it to go there). All of the content is freely available on the Internet, but instead of staying within a unified full-screen app (with the ability to make notes and highlight material), you end up having a bunch of web pages open (which requires an active Internet connection) and you can't take notes directly or highlight passages, nor can you have any notes sync between devices.
The best you can find in the Windows Store right now is an app that only has about five books, none of the magazines or other manuals, etc. I'm pretty sure the group that makes the apps for Android and iOS will have a Windows Store app in the future, but it might be a year or two (or it might be a month or two -- who knows?).
When I use the XPS 12 as a laptop, none of the above bothers me much, but in tablet mode the fullscreen apps are far more important. I don't want to open web pages and type URLs if I don't have to; I don't always have Internet either. I don't have a GPS in the XPS 12, which makes getting turn-by-turn navigation directions impossible (sometime I can get on a $200 or less Android tablet). Reply
AncientWisdom - Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - link" Maybe it was all in my head, but those extra couple inches make a big difference. " (Page 3)
Sure made me laugh :-) Reply
IndyJaws - Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - linkI have a 15z, and while I've been happy with it overall, the Cypress touchpad is proof Satan exists. I'd have hoped they got their act together in the 2 years since I got my machine, but the issues Jarred describes are very similar here, but to an even worse degree. I've only recently found a driver for another Dell laptop that has made it semi-usable, but for the most part, I find myself using a wireless mouse instead. Reply
vectorm12 - Sunday, March 03, 2013 - linkI keep wondering where the sub 700 € ultrabooks powered by AMD hardware went?
There was loads of talk about how OEMs would design one Intel "Premium" ultrabook which would then filter down into more affordable and probably similarly performing ultrathins with AMD hardware inside?
Right now I'm looking to replace my wife's 13" Macbook Pro with something halfway decent, but considering the small difference in price and the unfortunately high amount of shortcomings I'm still inclined to think spending a couple of hundred more on an Air is the smarter choice given the standard she's used to from the MBP.
Dell, HP, Asus and the other OEMs should be able slam Apple on price/performance but in this case they are more like equals.
At least I'm happy to see highres displays starting to show up on these machines.
Honestly I feel a 13" MBP equipped with the retina display would be solid value. User-upgradeable battery, RAM(2 SO-DIMMs instead of the stupidly soldered primary SO-DIMM) and SSD/HDD. Would kill all competition even if it was priced similarly to the 13" "MBP with retina display". Reply
CeriseCogburn - Monday, March 04, 2013 - linkIt's the proletariat crap consumerism we have nowadays.
Then we get the insane bottom dollar acquisition talks about Apples production takeover strategies, and what's left is the crap sandwhich everyone pretends to hate until they buy one, then the love never ends.
If anyone does produce the correct device that isn't a crap sandwhich, the first and only thing anyone ever hears is it's a ripoff.
Instead, we get a crap sandwhich, and an on the spot economics lesson by the posting would be CEO, who notes that 50 cent a bom is 50 million bucks.
So expect many crap sandwhiches, forever. Reply
JasonJ65 - Thursday, March 14, 2013 - linkThis Dell XPS 12 is by far the worst device that I have ever purchased. Touch screen stops working all the time, constantly unable to connect the wifi, cannot find hot spots, crashes at least once per week. Dell's solution is to continue reinstalling the drivers. Not what I expected for $1700. I've gone back to my $300 HP2000 which has turned out to be a much better purchase. Reply
simonmarksmith - Sunday, April 21, 2013 - linkIf the touchpad or touch screen stop working on your XPS try touching the metal casing with your other hand... Here's a video of what I found happened with mine.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3fWIEtOFfk Reply
sheehanje - Monday, April 22, 2013 - linkI know I'm a bit late to the party with this review comment - but I would first like to point out that prices have started coming down on the XPS 12. I got an 8GB i7 model with 250GB SSD for $1300, and they are dropping even further.
As a Network Analyst/Engineer/Duct Tape Master, I am constantly in wiring closets, in meetings, and on the go. The XPS is what I would call a perfect blend of Laptop/Tablet. For MY purposes, it works better than any other hybrid out there. One reason the flip screen works so well is for documentation - I can use it in full tablet mode, or just flip the screen around easily go through large PDF's in either portrait or landscape using the base (keyboard) as a prop. It is sturdy, unlike most tablet stands, were I can navigate without worrying about the unit flopping over.
There are some glaring omissions on what could be a grand slam of the jack of all trades laptop. GPS is not included, which is disappointing to me. It's not a deal breaker by any means, but the cost of adding GPS is negligible these days in a modern device. Also, as mentioned, there is no digitizer pen capability with the XPS 12. I don't find that as crucial. It would be nice, but it does reduce the sensitivity of the touch screen - which the XPS is one of the best touchscreens I've ever used. I just ordered a Jot Pro for note taking - but even that will be used sparingly.
My last con is the touchpad - it is ill conceived to say the least. I've had all the mentioned issues - and it has horrible response. Button presses often go amiss. One thing I will say, it has gotten me used to the touchscreen, because I'm now constantly trying to use gestures on my non touch screen Mobile Precision laptop.
I highly recommend this hybrid to anyone that needs flexibility between a laptop and tablet. Especially IT pro's that need to between the office and the field. (The field being wiring closets or datacenters). To me, Dell hit a triple with this. It is so close to being a home run, but I'll take it given the current generation of Tablet/Laptops hybrids. Reply
rburnham - Wednesday, May 08, 2013 - linkI don't mind the price of this because the specs are really good. However, the bulk worries me. In order to get a tablet with 256 gigs of storage and a 1080p screen, it seems like just about everything I can find are these sort of thick hybrid/convertible units. Sony's Duo slider unit comes to mind.
What I would really like to see is something with a detachable keyboard, like Samsung's 700T tablet, which has the perfect style, but with 256 gigs of storage.
I have not found the perfect Windows 8 tablet yet, but the XPS 12 come really close. Reply


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I am heading away on holiday for a couple of weeks to the beautiful Greek Islands.In my absence, @ralph_m; will be standing in as Admin around here.
If you have anything urgent, let Ralph know, but otherwise please hold fire until I'm back.That means things like username changes won't be done until mid October.
Don't burn the place down while I'm gone.
Enjoy your holiday Sarah.
have a good time
Moderating will be done as usual though, so keep reporting them spam posts!
Yay, Ralph! You had better watch us.
And have a good time, HAWK.
Of course we won't - but we might turn the forums pink in your absence.
Have a great time, and try not to miss us too much.
Have a great time, and try not to miss us too much.
WHAT?!They don't have Internet on the Greek Islands?!
j/k Enjoy the vacation.
Congratulations, Ralph! :tup: And have a nice holiday, Sarah.
We could get a nice pink theme put together for when Sarah logs back in at the end of her holiday (just for her login only):shifty::D
It is an idea...hehe... I confess that I'm a bit scared of the consequences though
It will be October though when she'll return so you'd be safe [PfO] we could always say the 'temp' thought it would be a lovely coming back present for October.
Blame it on a hacker? Or create a fall guy account?
I like the way you think
Enjoy your vacation, Sarah
Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
I think so Brain, but when we tackle Ralph and go to tie him up, where will we get enough pink ribbons to bind him to the chair?
YES! And then WE TAKE OVER THE WORLD Sitepoint!
Run, run, as fast as you can—you can't catch me, I'm a ... meh, forget it.
We'll just jump into the Tardis and overtake you that way:lol:
That's cheating!
Can't remember is it tonights epp where Amy and Rory leave the series or next weeks
That would only be in the UK anyway, not here is Oz. We are light years ahead here. Currently we are screening Dr Who episodes that haven't even been made yet. :shifty: [/ot]
What better excuse than...
... Well that failed, Brain! So what do you want to do today?


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Oakland pitcher's spectacular outing makes history
From the beginning of the game, it was as if the Minnesota Twins never had a chance.
It was only the first inning and 22-year-old Oakland Athletics pitcher James Augustus Hunter, known by the nickname "Catfish," had already sent two scoreless Twins' trudging back into the dugout.
Up next was Harmon "Killer" Killebrew, one of the team's most feared hitters. He too never made it to first base.


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It's an ever changing kinetic mobile for your wrist. I designed this watch originally inspired by the artificial horizon instruments on aircraft. But it's constantly changing shapes make it a very graphic, kinetic piece of sculpture for your wrist that's fascinating an the watch's fine white lines provide a sense of perspective to an ever-shifting horizon. The hour and minute hands each feature a round red index which rotates across the black and white dial. The shift of time alters and aligns the dial's symmetry with each passing hour. The Equilibrium watch with black electroplated case features a second hand and is available with either a soft black leather band or a black stainless steel mesh band. Unisex sized case measures 33mm (1 1/3 ").


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One of the problems for many rhinoplasty surgeons is the ability to predict, how difficult the procedure is going to be. Now whether the rhinoplasty will be an easy task or surgery or whether it will be a long and hard process – and the success rate will depend on what surgeon is involved. Rhinoplasty Oklahoma City is where I decided to get my nose job done.
Now before and nose job surgery, the degree of technical difficulty of each rhinoplasty, also depends on how bad the actual nose of the patient it and what type of procedure needs to be done. This preoperative evaluation by the doctor is based on the analysis of the skin texture and how much of the bone or cartilage needs to be moved and how much skin needs to be extracted. Some of the factors that determine the degree of difficulty is also how old the patient is and if they;re allergic to any medication or have any side effects from pain.
Any rhinoplastic surgeon that is any good will surely know all of these things and take the necessary precautions to make sure that all these elements are discussed ahead of time with the patient. There is also the time it takes for the recovery for the patient that also determines the success that each doctor will have and also the amount of referrals that he will get.
All cosmetic nose surgeries also most factor in what the patient expects from the surgery and what they expect the final outcome to be after the surgery is done.


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Emphasizing the synergies between science and engineering, these video clips highlight the research of professional ocean scientists and engineers in various disciplines. The clips are accompanied by additional relevant content including images,... (View More) data visualizations, graphs, animations, and other information. Content has been organized into more than a dozen thematic areas such as Solving Old Problems with New Technology and Small Scale Observations and Large Scale Ideas. All content has been aligned with science and engineering practices from the Next Generation Science Standards, including "asking questions and solving problems" and "planning and carrying out investigations," providing applicable resources for teachers who want to provide role models of effective practice for their students. (View Less)
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This is an activity about color. Participants will use scientific practices to investigate answers to questions involving the color of the sky, sunsets, the Sun, and oceans. This activity requires use of a clear acrylic or glass container to hold... (View More) water, a strong flashlight, batteries for the flashlight, and powdered creamer or milk. (View Less)
This Science On a Sphere (SOS) module is designed to help the public better understand the story of water on Mars and how we're learning more about it. It portrays the mystery of what happened to the water on Mars in the context of a detective... (View More) story. NASA's MAVEN mission (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutoN) will help solve this mystery by studying the Martian atmosphere, how it has changed over time, and how it interacts with the Sun and the solar wind. The module also delves into Mars exploration, featuring past, present, and future Mars missions, and includes an activity comparing images of water-related features on Earth and Mars. It will help people understand that a planet's climate can change over time and how learning more about Mars helps us learn more about Earth and other planets as well. Resources included are: script, SOS playlist and datasets, background and tips for the docent or facilitator, and image comparisons of water-related features on Earth and Mars. (View Less)
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This is a collection of outreach resources about the Sun that are meant to be used in informal education settings. This toolkit was originally designed for NASA Night Sky Network member clubs and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific's Astronomy... (View More) from the Ground Up network of museum and science center educators. The toolkit includes background information about the Sun, magnetic fields of the Earth and Sun, and space weather, activity suggestions, and detailed activity scripts. The themes of this toolkit address both the constant nature of the Sun as a reliable source of energy and the dynamic nature of the Sun due to its changing magnetic fields. The activities and related materials in this collection include The Sun in a Different Light - Observing the Sun, Explore the Sun cards, Magnetic Connection, the Space Weather PowerPoint, Protection from Ultraviolet, and Where Does the Energy Come From cards. These activities can be done separately or as a group as part of an informal education event. Institutions that are not part of the Night Sky Network will need to acquire the various materials required for each activity. (View Less)
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Lenovo Vibe Z smartphone was launched in November 2013. The phone comes with a 5.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels at a PPI of 401 pixels per inch.
The Lenovo Vibe Z is powered by 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and it comes with 2GB of RAM. The phone packs 16GB of internal storage cannot be expanded. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Lenovo Vibe Z packs a 13-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 5-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
The Lenovo Vibe Z runs Android 4.3 and is powered by a 3000mAh non removable battery. It measures 149.10 x 77.00 x 7.90 (height x width x thickness) and weigh 145.20 grams.
The Lenovo Vibe Z is a single SIM (GSM) smartphone that accepts a Micro-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, FM, 3G and 4G. Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer and Ambient light sensor.
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CIVIC leaders, war veterans and other citizens gathered at Basingstoke's War Memorial to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
The victims of Nazi persecution, as well as more recent acts of genocide in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur, were all remembered at Monday morning's event.
A bugler signalled the start and end of a two-minute silence, before Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane Councillor Dan Putty joined council chief executive Tony Curtis in laying a wreath on behalf of the borough.
Holocaust Memorial Day has been commemorated worldwide since 2000, and marks the anniversary of the liberation of prisoners from the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, in 1945. This year's theme was journeys.
Ailsa Davies, who conducts humanist ceremonies, addressed the gathering and said: "We take this opportunity to collectively honour the innocent victims of the Nazi regime, those who were executed within the camp, and those who were persecuted."
She read an extract from Soheila Ghodstinat's poem, Silent Friend. Soheila was born in Tehran, Iran and changed schools nine times before achieving her high-school diploma. She lived in 30 different places and six different countries.
Her poem said: "My backpack is staring at me, with its wide dark eyes, and deep blameless look wondering where to? Where is the next destination? When is the final destination? When will this never-ending path end? When will this non-stop train stop?"
Ms Davies said: "We all take journeys throughout our lives; mostly without thinking about it much. We also talk about adapting to a major change in our lives as being a journey. We moan about being stuck on the motorway or when a train is delayed.
"But these journeys make no comparison to those thousands of people who are forced to make a journey. For those taken to concentration camps, there may have been a fear of knowing where they were going or a fear of not knowing where they were going and what would happen at the end of their journey."
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PLANS have been unveiled for a community canal festival to held in Blackburn for the first time this summer.
Following a successful a event in Burnley last year, organisers have been given the go-ahead to hold their own along the Leeds and Liverpool canal in July.
The free event, centred on Eanam Wharf, will include dozens of decorated barges, children's events, boat trips, kayaking, street theatre and crafts stalls.
Bill Charnley, chairman of the Blackburn Canal Festival committee, said: "I'm sure there's huge support from people who have used the canals for work and pleasure here.
"People who worked at the mills and in the wool industry have fond memories of travelling the waterways. I've lived here 27 years and I think it's a travesty that we haven't done something before to celebrate and commemorate it. I think Blackburn's a great place and I'm doing everything I can to get this off the ground."
In order to be able to hold Blackburn's event, which is planned from July 20 to 22, organisers need to raise £5,000 in corporate sponsorship by June.
The committee also have to received clearance from the Canal and Rivers Trust and the borough council that the event will be safe for people to attend.
Coun Damian Talbot, executive member for culture, leisure and young people, said: "Residents organising events and festivals for the benefit of the community is something that should be applauded.
"It is this kind of community-minded volunteering that helps bring people together especially when times are tough and we need something to lift our spirits."
Burnley's canal festival will take place between September 13 and 15.


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Working closely with federal, state and local law enforcement officers, the Drug Investigations Branch is tasked with helping combat illegal drug abuse in Kentucky communities. A primary focus of this branch is on:
The Drug Investigations Branch has also been instrumental in the state-wide effort to fight online and illegal out of state pharmacies.
Because of its efforts in fighting illegal drugs, the Office of the Attorney General received the 2008 "Most Valuable Agency" award from Operation Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment and Education (UNITE), an organization created in 2003 by Fifth District Congressman Hal Rogers (R-Somerset). Investigators from the Attorney General's Office are assigned to Operation UNITE and the Appalachian HIDTA.
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Walk through lush verdant rainforest ascending the hills to reveal stunning views of The Great Astrolabe Reef, then descend to beautiful white pristine beaches and coral lagoons. There are no roads around Matava, only a network of paths that link one village to the next. Plunge into one of the many cool, refreshing waterfalls and pools that slice down through the rugged highlands and watch as the local children leap from dizzying heights……
Take a guided nature walk to discover the local flora and fauna or learn of the traditional uses of plants with a local medicine man. All treks have been established in conjunction with local villages.
Nacamoto Trek
Matava has a day long return trek to Nacomoto village that takes in mangroves, rainforest and grasslands. The steep climb involved as part of this walk is well worth the effort for the spectacular views over the Great Astrolabe Reef. Sections of rain forest provide welcome shade along the way, while two inviting waterfalls will tempt hikers into taking a dip.
Upon reaching the village you will meet the village Chief, present him with a 'sevu sevu'(a bundle of dried roots from the kava plant) and be welcomed into the village for lunch. From there you can trek up into the hills to see an ancient battle ground or visit a waterfall.
You are then collected by resort boat or, should you wish, can stay overnight in the village with one of the village families enabling yo to experience an evening of kava drinking with the Chief and village elders.
Teitei Walk
You may join one of our local farmers and medicine man on a walk to his teitei (garden). You'll learn about the local crops of dalo, tavioka, uvi and yaqona and about the uses of local forest plants for crafts, medicine and building.
Afterwards, you'll have the chance to relax and talanoa (chat) with members of his family in their village home before returning to the resort. The trip takes approximately three hours and includes breathtaking views, shady forest paths and grasslands.
Bula to all at beautiful Matava Resort!
Thank you for making my week in particular the most relaxed time in the last 20 years, I am by nature usually unable to sit still for more than about half an hour. (Should be skinnier). My visit has made me rethink what is truly important. For me the week exceeded my expectations, which had been visualised from Sam's excited descriptions, and you have a SPECIAL place in the sun. Please pass on my best wishes to Ta, Magi and Joe, as they with the support of all your staff made it memorable and a destination that I shall definitely recommend to others.
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Waterfall Visit
Located one hour's walk from the resort is a stunning waterfall which plunges into a cavern of overhanging rocks dappled in ochre and russet colours. The pool below provides an excellent place for a refreshing swim following the walk.
It is also popular among guests to sit and relax while the local village children scramble up the rocks surrounding the pool and show off with amazing high dives. The resort deducts F$5 from each guest who visits the waterfall and donates it to the village through the Matava Foundation.
Treks from Matava Resort
Matava Resort is located on the South East side of Kadavu Island, Fiji's fourth largest and least developed of the big four islands. There are no roads on Kadavu and all transport is by village or resort transfer boats. Most of the island's villages are connected by bush trails that offer guests the opportunity to trek for miles through the jungle and visit distant villages or waterfalls. From the resort grounds, trails lead off into the jungle.
Many of the paths exist only as a result of villagers walking between villages. These paths can be challenging in wet weather conditions and are not maintained by anything other than the occasional swipe with a cane knife by a villager walking the trail. They do however enable guests to get deep into the rainforrest with its myriad of plant and bird life, not to mention spectaculour views.
Matava resort is happy to custom-make guided hikes/kayaking adventures to suit your individual wishes.
Click here for more info on our Trail Blazing Package
Walk through lush verdant rainforest ascending the hills to reveal stunning views of The Great Astrolabe Reef, then descend to beautiful white pristine beaches. There are no roads around Matava, only a network of paths that link one village to the next.


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AFTER years of campaigning to clean up the streets of Andover, Manuela Wahnon has been honoured by Number 10.
The 69-year-old Attitude of Gratitude campaigner has become the latest winner of a Point of Light volunteering award, Prime Minister David Cameron has announced.
The Prime Minister's award recognises outstanding individual volunteers - people who are making a change in their community and inspiring others. Each day someone across the country is selected to receive the award to celebrate their remarkable achievements.
Mr Cameron said: "Manuela has shown incredible commitment to her local area over the past five years, not just through her own actions, but by mobilising many others too.
"I am delighted to make Manuela a Point of Light today."
Manuela's clean-up campaign began in May 2009, following an encounter with a homeless man named Max. Spotting the man taking shelter one evening in an Andover shop doorway, Manuela returned the following morning expecting to clear up the rubbish he had left behind, only to find he had left it spotless. Max told Manuela it was important to him to keep his town tidy and, feeling she had her prejudices challenged, Manuela decided then and there to take responsibility for keeping Andover's streets clean.
Since that day, Manuela has racked up five years' worth of litter-picking and set-up the Attitude of Gratitude campaign in Andover to encourage others to work towards the same goals.
She also regularly speaks at schools across the county to help encourage young people to be more thoughtful with their litter. To date Manuela has visited 95 per cent of all the schools in her area.
She was also the recipient of the 2009 Pride of Andover award, nominated as an environmental champion.
Manuela said: "I'm humbled and surprised to receive this award from the Prime Minister of Great Britain.
"I know that all the heads of schools that have invited me in to speak will be thrilled, so naturally I will accept this award on their behalf too.
"I'm often asked where I get my energy and drive from. I do what I do, simply because I'm able and I can, I believe fervently that we should all be grateful for the gift of life, and I so am. "Every day that I have helped, even just one person, that day has not been wasted. "Litter picking is so simple, instantly effective, rewarding and is a great volunteering example for everyone."
MP Sir George Young added: "Manuela has improved the quality of life in and around Andover by campaigning on environmental issues as well as removing unsightly litter.
"We owe her a debt for her energy and commitment, and this is a fitting recognition of her work."
The new award has been developed in partnership with the hugely successful Points of Light programme in America, which was established by President George Bush, and has since recognised over 5,000 people.


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