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LG and Google Announce the Nexus 4, Starts at $299by Jason Inofuentes on 10/29/2012 12:39 PM EST
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Omid.M - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkWhat's wrong with Google? How is this phone of any use at 16 GB?
Should've launched in two sizes: 32 & 64 or just 32
And I heard from someone that VZW will never get another Nexus phone. What a shame; Verizon is run by a bunch of greedy people.
If this came out before iPhone 5, battery life was good and this was 32GB and on Verizon, it'd make me reconsider the iPhone 5.
@moids Reply
A5 - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkGoogle wants you to put everything in the cloud, so it's not that surprising. 16GB is enough for what I do, but I can definitely see use cases where that would be limiting. Reply
ImSpartacus - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkI don't think Google wants to replace the high end. They are taking a page from Apple's book and offering more expensive versions with larger capacity. The profound difference is that Google is letting its partners cover that part of the market while they supply the cheaper lower capacity devices.
Google deals with the razor thin margins while the HTCs of the world get chubby Apple-esque margins. Everyone wins. Reply
bplewis24 - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkWell said. Reply
Heisenburger - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkShould've launched in two sizes: 32 & 64 or just 32
I suppose that's why the title of the article states:
"Starts at $299"
Is the build quality of LG as good as ASUS? Not that LG will do the actual fabrication. Reply
ImSpartacus - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkI think the common stereotype is that Asian-centric smartphones are typically tougher than the stuff we get. And since LG has a decent presence in Asian markets (and basically no market share in the west), we might expect their stuff to be at least as sturdy as the competition if not a little tougher. And if Google vouches for it, I wouldn't worry. Reply
c4v3man - Monday, October 29, 2012 - link"Is the build quality of LG as good as ASUS? Not that LG will do the actual fabrication."
It is manufactured by LG and it's partners. Their quality seems good, however their software support is terrible. Since Google taking care of the software support side of things, this is a decent phone if you're fine with no LTE.
That being said, I wouldn't buy any other LG Android phone... far too risky. The LG Spectrum got ICS a week or so ago... and it launched AFTER ICS. Reply
ZeDestructor - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkIts a Nexus. Google takes care of ALL FW updates, so that is not an issue at all.
I'm thinking of selling my One X and getting a Nexus 4... Reply
UpSpin - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkThe sizes are fine. If you want a smartphone for daily use and usual stuff, you'll buy the 8GB version. It's enough for apps, documents, pictures and normal sized music collection.
For more music most people use a streaming client. For more data most people use GDrive, Dropbox, etc. For movies you use streaming.
If you have a large offline music collection and want to watch some movies on the go, then you can buy the 16GB version.
I have an Android Smartphone with 16GB and it's plenty for music, apps, pictures, backup. 8GB is a bit harsh, but most people won't even use 8GB.
32GB on a smartphone would be cool, but right now and especially with great cloud solutions not really a necessity.
And btw.: If you don't like what Google gives you, you're free to buy the 'original' LG version with LTE and SD-Card, but well, you won't get it for $350, but the iPhone 5 you bought was also twice as expensive as the Nexus 4, so your complaining is BS. Reply
Mumrik - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkIt's plenty for any person in the world who doesn't insist on having a large portion of their music/media library on the phone.
"How is this phone of any use at 16 GB?"
It's of great use as a (smart) phone. Reply
tommo123 - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkagreed. one of the reasons i stick with samsung phones. a fair few of the others aren't giving you the option of more storage.
the cloud isn't an option - i mean who the hell wants to watch a streaming movie via 3/4G and use up their monthly allowance of data in one go? let alone losing connection through a tunnel or something.
to me the cloud is somewhere to backup photos/videos you've taken with your phone - TB backups too. it is not a streaming service replacement for a 64GB mSD card in your phone Reply
MadMan007 - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkI agree, sort of, although I would have liked to see it launch with 16GB as the low-end option rather than 8GB - 8GB seems a little small if you want any kind of media on your phone in addition to apps and data. I suppose the $350 pricing for 16GB is the same as the Galaxy Nexus though so it's kind of a wash, except flash has certainly gotten cheaper over the last year. 16/32GB as options would have been much nicer, and if there was a 64GB it would have been my next phone without question.
As it is, just have to use USB OTG as a kludge for media storage. Reply
worldbfree4me - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkGoogle play stores your Music and Video in the cloud. It is always accessible! If you could store your 100 gig multimedia collection on your cell phone would you really want to? With Google and others including Apple, if you have Internet access you have access to your contacts, music, and video. The difference being, Apple has a annual fee for ITunes Match! Reply
MadMan007 - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - link'Always accessible'? Cool, I didn't know cellular radio technology had been perfected and that coverage was literally omnipresent. I also didn't know that wireless providers had lifted data caps. Thanks! Reply
Rick83 - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - linkI was going to say, those HD-mkvs of television series run at around 1-2GB each - getting those delivered via the air-interface sounds liek a recipe for disaster - and a monthly cap blown in 60 minutes. Reply
pmartin - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkWhy didn't you get a S3? It has all the features missing from the Nexus 4 and it was out before the iphone 5. Reply
twtech - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - linkWhat do you put on your phone that requires more than 16gb of storage? I'm assuming you're talking about a lot of audio and video.
Some people don't have that many songs, or would prefer to stream off the internet anyway. So 16gb is easily viable for some. I haven't come close to using up all of my media storage capacity on any phone or tablet that I've owned. Reply
twotwotwo - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkhttp://googleblog.blogspot.com/2012/10/nexus-best-...
- A $300 version of the N7 has HSPA+ as well as 32GB.
- Nexus 10 starts at $400.
Already rumored, now confirmed: wireless charging, multi-user support and Swype-style keyboard. Reply
blanarahul - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkI have got "good news" for everyone.
Nexus 4 "doesn't have" 4G LTE!!!! Reply
blanarahul - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkAccording to: http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/29/3569688/why-nex...
1. No 4G LTE.
2. HSPA+ is still available.
3. No contract. You have to buy the phone unlocked through t-mobile. This is a step taken by Google to promote super fast updates. Reply
fr33h33l - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkAll Nexus devices - Nexus 4, 7 and 10 are amazing value at $299, $199 and $399, respectively. As Jason writes, and especially for Nexus 4 and 10 in their respective categories, we now have top of the line hardware at bargain price points. Nothing short of amazing I would say.
At these price points it is also ridiculous to complain about limited storage. If you are not prepared to do some regular house cleaning, then consider waiting for an expandable, non-Nexus variant branded by the manufacturer instead (and pay hundreds of dollar more). I would say it is a great strategy by Google to offer this level of hardware at these prices, yet limit them enough (no storage expansion most notably) to not kill the high end market for their partners.
If Nexus 4 and 10 were currently available in my country (Sweden), I'd place the order right away, despite already having both a smartphone and a table with recent hardware. Reply
ImSpartacus - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkYes, I find it difficult that anyone can argue with the storage situation when we're talking about prices like these.
Like you said, Google managed to preserve the high end by allowing its partners to overprice the 64GB and eventual 128GB devices. Reply
MadMan007 - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkNo one would argue about storage if there was an SD slot. I know Google is against SD slot for both technical and business reasons and that's why they had LG take it out of this version of the phone, it's just not the most user-friendly way to go. I can understand why LTE is out due to cost, but SD slots can't be THAT much. Reply
frenchy_2001 - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkLTE is not out because of cost, it is out because of control.
Google wants to control the software and release cycle and offers the phone as unlocked and free of contract. There is no such thing as an unlocked LTE phone and no US carrier is interested in relaxing their control on the phones getting on their LTE network.
So, until you can use an unlocked phone on LTE, there will be no Nexus with LTE as it conflicts with the stated goal of the nexus: google control of software releases.
That being said, HSPA+ is already quite fast and ATT already re-branded it as 4G on the iPhone4S for example. The nexus 4 will support that. Reply
MadMan007 - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - linkThe Verizon CDMA Galaxy Nexus had LTE. Was it not unlocked? Reply
Muyoso - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - linkThe Verizon Galaxy Nexus was initially delayed for MONTHS because Verizon wanted to launch a Droid phone. Then Verizon wouldn't allow Google Wallet on the device. Then Verizon loaded some of their crapware on the device. Then Verizon took months and months to push updates to the device.
The Verizon phone was never a Nexus phone. It might have had the name Nexus, but it flew in the face of everything the Nexus stands for. Reply
makken - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkAny word on which frequencies it supports? Being that its going to t-mobile I'm assuming it has the AWS band. I'm hoping that its pentaband and will work on AT&T as well. Reply
A5 - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkThe store page says this:
GSM/EDGE/GPRS (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
3G (850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100 MHz)
So it should work on AT&T. Reply
EnzoFX - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkGreat. Great news for TMobile users on value plans! Reply
pmartin - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkIt's pentaband just like the Galaxy Nexus Reply
ImSpartacus - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkDoes anyone else think that the "Nexus 4" name is horrific in light of the Nexus 7 and Nexus 10?
I understand that Google was in a pickle that they probably wanted to call it the Nexus 5, but then that would get heat from chronologists. They can't win.
What is the right name? Optimus Nexus? Reply
lmcd - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkYeah, I was wondering about that too. Calling it the Nexus 4.7 would work best, I think. Reply
Krysto - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkDisagree. Nexus 4.7 is a worse name. Reply
phoenix_rizzen - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkThey're all named after the digit in front of the decimal in the screen size.
Nexus 4 has a 4.whatever screen.
Nexus 7 has a 7.whatever screen.
Nexus 10 has a 10.whatever screen.
Naming makes perfectly logical sense to me. Reply
mgl888 - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkIt's also the 4th "Nexus" device! Reply
Visual - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - linkwell, phone, not device Reply
madmilk - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkTech companies just seem to suck at naming their devices. We have Apple naming their 6th iPhone the iPhone 5. Both nVidia and AMD use the 2nd digit to compare performance, so we have very intuitive logic like 6450 < 5870. Let's not even get started on renaming (there's 4 versions of the GT 640?!). There's also the mystery of why Intel calls Ivy Bridge "3rd generation" for consumers, and "v2" for servers... Reply
pmartin - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkWhat does the name have to do with anything? Reply
ciaphuas - Monday, October 29, 2012 - link$299 unlocked for a top of the line smartphone! Nice Job Google! Reply
Death666Angel - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkThose are some sweet devices at great prices. I'll try and hold off on buying anything for as long as possible, still satisfied with my tablet and GN. :D Reply
trynberg - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkNo LTE != top of the line
Also, for people defending the lack of storage because of the low price...give me a break. How much would it cost to add an SD slot? Very little. The lack of storage is a deliberate means of control (forces you to use Google cloud services), not cost savings. Reply
bplewis24 - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkYou could always, you know, buy a third party Android phone.
Google isn't trying to force you to do anything. You can have a top-of-the-line Android phone with the specs you want from Samsung, HTC, LG, Motorola, Huawei, etc. It's not like 1 version of an Android phone is released each year and the end-user is stuck with whatever Google decides for that model. That's the way the "other" guy operates. Reply
trynberg - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkUnfortunately, this is an otherwise top-spec phone with an unlocked bootloader. I can't get that on Verizon. Google should play hardball with Verizon and offer an unlocked model with LTE/CDMA radios as well. I don't care if it costs $600-$650. Reply
pmartin - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkOr they can make a phone that works anywhere in the world for $300 Reply
noblemo - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - linkUnlocked Developer Editions of the Verizon Droid RAZR M and RAZR HD are available for $550 and $600, respectively.
http://www.motorola.com/us/consumers/Developer-Edi... Reply
icrf - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkThe lack of LTE is what really bothers me. It definitely seems like a much larger step backwards. New Nexus has slower wireless connectivity than old Nexus? It boggles the mind. I mean, what does an MDM9615 cost?
The lack of SD card doesn't bother me. I haven't once pulled the SD card from my phone in the 18 months I've had it. It did, however, have a 32 GB SD card. To that end, 16/32 seems like good capacity points, considering the difference in flash costs is something like $10. I see no reason to have a phone with no expandable storage and only 8 GB on-board.
Adding an SD card is always a little complicated, so I'm not surprised to see it missing. If you take a picture, where is it stored? How do you explain to the user that they've run out of space, but there is still free space? Reply
A5 - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkThey claim it's because they didn't want to deal with Verizon's BS again and AT&T's LTE doesn't cover enough people to be worth the difference in cost without financial help from AT&T.
Considering that the HSPA+ GNex was far more popular than the Sprint/Verizon versions, this isn't that surprising.
I'm guessing that if you want LTE, there will be plenty of XDA projects to port the Nexus ROMs to the Optimus G. Reply
lmcd - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkDid the Google Play-shipped version have LTE?
No. Reply
trynberg - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkThis is 2012, not 2011. Reply
JasonInofuentes - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkCarriers have an agenda, and for the last decade, all of the agency in the US. When Google announced that they would be selling the original Nexus through their own channel (unlocked and unfettered) it was a shot across the bow of the US carrier market. This is the next shot. If the Nexus 4 sells with the alacrity of the Nexus 7, then that will demonstrate to the carriers that buyers are interested in performance and software updates, and unwilling to put up with bloated, antiquated software just for the latest air interface.
By pricing these so cheaply, by dragging the unlocked price down as low as it'd go, they are applying pressures that could hopefully push the carriers to give Android the same regard as iOS devices. Reply
UpSpin - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkNo LTE: To keep costs low. Using LTE requires several patents, and thus increases the price. The APQ8064 also doesn't contain LTE, so additional chips are required. You can add this, but not for $300.
SD-card: It's a Nexus phone and Google doesn't add SD-Cards, it's their philosophy. Get it. Google wants you to use the cloud and offers you many options to do so, and if you can't live with this, don't think about buying a Nexus device.
I also don't see how 16GB is not enough. If 16GB isn't enough, how can 32GB or 64GB?
If 16GB isn't enough, then you don't just store music or pictures on it, but movies. For HD movies, 32GB is ridicoulus with min. 4GB/Movie, just as 64GB. Reply
MadMan007 - Monday, October 29, 2012 - link"If 16GB isn't enough, then you don't just store music or pictures on it, but movies"
Just because you have a small music collection doesn't mean everyone else does. Reply
oliwek - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - linknot to mention there are emulators (playstation 1) requiring CD ISOs to play, and other space hungry software (GPS,...). I have a 16GB Nexus device, and it's always almost full up. 32GB is not so large for some users. Reply
JasonInofuentes - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkCost is probably only a part of the answer. Individual components, radios inclusive, are relatively cheap. LTE involves something more than just cost, though. Unlike GSM/HSPA standards, and unlike the intentions of the bodies that govern radio interface standards, there's no way in the US to simply slip in an SD card and have an unlocked LTE device running. And what do the carriers want in exchange for their cooperation? A lot. They want to pick out the software package, they want to drape their logos all over the devices and they want to be the customers, not us. By deciding what our selection is they can exert greater control both in pricing and the character of the devices available.
Today's announcement is a statement to the carriers that we are the customers, and they are the providers. Reply
ciaphuas - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkThe great thing about Android is different phones for different needs. It's not like Google is forcing you to buy only one type of phone. Reply
probedb - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkFor the price, do I care? Not one jot. My S2 has HSPA+ which is plenty fast enough for me.
Just because you don't like it doesn't make it rubbish.
Where are all these other devices for the same price with the same spec list with the things you're complaining that this is missing? Reply
trynberg - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkIt's hard to believe that Anandtech isn't biased towards Apple with statements like this:
"On the front of the device you find a 2560x1600 10" display, making it the highest resolution Android tablet to date."
Why say highest resolution Android tablet? This is highest resolution tablet, period, correct? If this was an Apple blurb, I'm sure comparisons would have been made to the "inferior" competition. Also, no comment on how this pricing blows the iPad out of the water? Reply
EnzoFX - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkStop measuring everything by Apple standards =P. Reply
lmcd - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkExactly.
This is the highest-end ARM tablet out. T604 might not beat whatever is in the A6X but two A15s beat whatever Apple's CPU architecture is on the A6. Meanwhile, the screen is second-to-none for tablets, or really for any system under $1000. Reply
JasonInofuentes - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkIf there's one thing we try to do above any other, it's not saying anything that we haven't tested for ourselves. Are the A15's faster than Swift? Maybe, we'll find out soon enough. Is this the best 10" screen ever? Maybe, we'll find out. That's what we offer you all, and I hope you'll understand. Reply
trynberg - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkFurther to my original comment:
Anandtech, where are the articles regarding the Droid HD Razrs? The new Nexus 4? The new Nexus 7 and 10? Your site contains preview and rumor articles for Apple and even Microsoft all of the time, yet I don't recall seeing even a single article talking about these products. Reply
JasonInofuentes - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkI'm actually working on the RAZR reviews while we speak. As far as the rumors of the Nexus 4, etc, we report what we know and what isn't embargoed. Our articles ahead of the recent iPhone announcement were a bit of a departure for us. Generally, if we make conjectures about future products we do so within reviews or articles discussing current products. Further, unlike other sites, we don't make these conjectures to spread rumors, we do it to establish the context of a device. If a new devices is about to be superseded by another much more competitive product then it's worth discussing.
I've invited everyone to feel free to contact me directly about any of your concerns regarding bias in any of my posts, you can find me e-mail address on the byline. Cheers.
Jason Reply
pmartin - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkSo vote with your clicks and stop reading Anandtech. I'm sure there are tons of unbiased site you can read Reply
JasonInofuentes - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkWhile we appreciate the comments, there's never any need to tell readers to go elsewhere! :)
Jason Reply
JasonInofuentes - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkIf I can defend myself, I couldn't recall what the resolution of the new iPad was while I was writing this post. And I didn't have time to look it up, as I was drawn to wrap up the piece before heading to the basement and fixing my sump pump so my house wouldn't flood. If you're concerned about my bias you're welcome to send me an e-mail on the matter whenever you detect it. I invite you to do so. Reply
Krysto - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkThat's insane pricing - basically half the price of the competition's flagships, with the same powerful hardware (or more powerful, like compared to WP8 phones).
For example, I've seen Exynos 5 Dual get 668 ms in Sunspider on the Chromebook, and "only" 1300 ms in a production unit of Nexus 10, and if that remains true in the final unit, then something is definitely wrong in the Chrome software. I think Chrome for Android is still a few versions behind the desktop Chrome, which means the V8 engine is, too. It also got twice the score for V8 and Octane compared to the Apple A6 chip in iPhone 5.
At least try to pinpoint why the same chip gets so much better scores in ChromeOS, but only mediocre ones in Chrome for Android (that is if it will still be case when you review it). Reply
Torrijos - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkI feel on the contrary they should use whatever software comes pre-installed on the phone, since their aim is to present the picture of what customers are buying not how great it is once you've tinkered with it for hours to optimised the device.
I think its OK to test with the latest OS, as long as it's a standard update some computer illiterate grandma would be able to do, everything else is a wrong representation (unless you add to the cost the rates of the time spent optimising).
The benchmarking discrepancies are probably due to Apple and Google optimising their respective browser to the test sets. Reply
lmcd - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkI disagree; Android is optimized in the sense that it allows other rendering engines.
Some computer-illiterate grandma won't buy any of these without guidance; thirty seconds of guidance with the out-of-the-box configuration is reasonable in that scenario. If the purchaser is looking at benchmarks, they can download an app. Reply
pmartin - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkWhat "computer-illiterate grandma" is going to reading Anandtech? What "computer-illiterate grandma" is buying a phone based on its javascript performance, Lol? Bench the phone it right out of the box, apples to apples. Reply
dishayu - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - linkOr the best option, have both... The best browser and the stock browser. The readers can decide which one is more relevant to them. Reply
lmcd - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkIt's currently three versions behind. Ideally mobile Firefox or Opera gets used (as far as I know the fastest on Android). Reply
JasonInofuentes - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkThis is a great comment, and those that follow are similarly great.
There's a few things that we try to take into consideration when we look at benchmarks. Consistency is paramount. If we can't repeat the test and get the same (roughly) results then there's no point using it. There's also the matter of equity, if today a tablet was released that ran Honeycomb 3.0, we might not bother reviewing it, and if we did we'd smother the review with coaching statements like "we could easily expect better performance with updated software."
Today, there's Chrome and Browser. One has received it's end-of-life status. The other is the future and will be the only browser available on Android devices in the future. Are their cases where the original Android browser is the better performer? Maybe. Surely. But what would the point be of testing hardware with Browser when Chrome is the future.
This is something to look further into, though. Perhaps we'll consider a feature on the two. Reply
glynor - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkDoes anyone know how that GPU compares to the (assumed) quad-version of the A6 in the A6X?
Based on the typically underpowered GPUs in previous Android devices, I'm wondering how well that is going to be able to power that high-res display. Reply
lmcd - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkIt probably isn't quad-core in the A6X since the A5X was already quad-core. It's probably hexa-core, or could possibly be a really clocked-up quad-core.
And it should be fine, as it has to be an upgrade from the GSIII GPU which edged out the SGX 543MP2 in the A5 (ignoring the gaping failure in GL ES Benchmark 2.5). Reply
ssiu - Monday, October 29, 2012 - link"Dual-core A6X with quad-core graphics", http://www.apple.com/ca/ipad/specs/
so A6X GPU is either running at twice the Mhz of A5X, or different/improved GPU design (less likely)
A5X GPU is ~twice the performance of A5 GPU, and A6X is about twice of A5X. The Nexus 10 GPU is likely a bit faster than A5X, but slower than A6X. Reply
Krysto - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkShould be 72 Gflops for Mali T604 to 64 Glops for A6X GPU. But we'll see the GLbenchmarks soon enough.
Mali T604 will also support OpenGL ES 3.0 standard (compared to the 4 year old OpenGL ES 2.0 that A6X still supports). Not sure why it doesn't support it right out of the gate though, but it should with a driver update. Or maybe ARM just couldn't get the Khronos certification in time for launch and they can't officially say they support all the features yet. Reply
ahar - Monday, October 29, 2012 - link...piques your interest in a big way. Reply
GokieKS - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkWhen the 8GB storage rumors became obvious, my reaction was "the only way that would really make sense is if they were going for a low price - maybe $300". And looks like I was right. It's still too low for me to personally consider it, but for people like my parents, the 8GB model would be a great choice. The 16GB model though will be one that I consider against the iPhone 5, One X+, and Lumia 920 once the Nokia is available. I'd prefer a 32GB model (for $399?), but oh well.
Oh, and a minor bit of editing nitpick: "peaks our interest" is wrong - the proper word is "piques". :-) Reply
ssiu - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkI wonder if Google increase the storage ~3 months later ($299 for 16GB, $349 for 32GB) like it did with Nexus 7? Reply
RollingCamel - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkAny word about the Nexus 4 bootloader? the Optimus G was locked. Reply
Krysto - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkShould be as easy to unlock as any other Nexus device, with one command:
fastboot oem unlock Reply
RollingCamel - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkHope so... Reply
Randomblame - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkwant the new sdk api level so I can play with 4.2 :P Reply
uhuznaa - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkThe prices are just insane. As soon as the Nexus 4 goes on sale it will just kill sales for all other high-end Android Smartphones (and probably others too) which cost almost twice as much. There's no way others can meet this while still making profits. The market is dead, Google killed it.
As a strategy this is interesting, but Google right now is going around and nuking the competition (and even its partners) left and right. It's almost like some business partners having a meeting and one pulling out a gun and just killing everyone else to make a point. Violence certainly works, but has a habit to disrupt things in a big way. Reply
pmartin - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkI doubt it will kill the competition. Us nerds will buy it but the masses will still go to Walmart, Target, Best Buy or their carriers store (where this phone will not be on display) and buy whatever's the hot phone of the moment. Unless Google does a major ad campaign for this phone Samsung, HTC and LG have nothing to fear from Nexus 4. Reply
Muyoso - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - linkIt won't be a smash hit in the US, but I think the rest of the world will go nuts for it. The rest of the world for the most part doesn't have LTE and is used to buying unsubsidized phones. Reply
uhuznaa - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - linkExactly. People are used to paying an arm and a leg for a decent smartphone and then pay just a handful of bucks for services every month. Cutting the upfront price in half leaves all other phones out in the cold. $560 for a SGS3 or $299 for a Nexus 4 won't leave many sales for Samsung, believe me. Reply
worldbfree4me - Monday, October 29, 2012 - linkFor Google, Nexus is a flagship brand that represents the best of Android, with Google leading by example to show other hardware manufacturers what Android can be. And though partners build the hardware, Google wants direct control of the software on Nexus devices with no carrier intervention. That alone means Google can't sell an LTE device, as there's simply no access to LTE networks without working with carriers in one way or another: Verizon and Sprint's LTE networks still require compatibility with their 3G CDMA systems, and there's essentially no such thing as an unlocked CDMA device. AT&T's fledgling LTE network runs on different frequencies than other LTE networks around the world, so Google would have to build a custom phone for just 77 markets in the US. Doing that without AT&T's financial assistance makes little sense.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/29/3569688/why-nex... Reply
NeonFlak - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - linkAhh, WTF? Reply
Naruto_Luffy - Tuesday, October 30, 2012 - linkIs there any downside to getting nexus4/10 from US/UK and using as it is in India. I mean, will there be any network compatibility issues or product warranty/support problem? Reply
Amit kumar - Friday, March 22, 2013 - linkWow.. It is great devise. Google and LG have worked together to bring to market a fantastic offering. I believe you it is awesome device and I saw its full specification this site as well. http://www.gadtecho.com/google-nexus4-specs/ Reply


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Well, a couple of weeks ago we got a gem of a letter addressed to my wife. I knew instantly that I'd get a column out of it. Thank God I was testing the Shredder 4000™ on my neighbor's mailbox at the time, instead of my own!
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"Dear Barbara," it began. "We are writing to you today since you have been referred to us as having a daughter ages 7-19 within your family who may enjoy modeling in front of an audience and learning modeling routines that enable her to accomplish her goals onstage."
That sentence does seem to be very crudely translated from the original Latvian, but am I missing something else?
Yes. This alleged daughter is news to me. My wife and I don't keep secrets, and if we did have a daughter 7-19 years ago, I'm pretty sure she would have shared the blessed event with me.
Sometimes dads are the last to know. What did they want with your daughter?
They want her to participate in the 2014 Miss Teen Albuquerque Pageant.
Wow, those things are so competitive! Your daughter must be a budding tap dancer or accordionist or ventriloquist…
Stop right there. The letter assured us that there's NO talent competition in this pageant. I'm serious. I guess they think our daughter is pathetically inept, and they wanted us to know that's okay.
She doesn't even exist!
But if she did, she'd have talent. She's my daughter!
Calm down. What else did it say?
It said she should bring "a small photograph of herself"
Was it really necessary to add the phrase "of herself?" Like if they didn't make that clear, the girls would show up clutching small photos of Justin Bieber?
If this is a talent-free pageant, what will the judges consider?
According to the pageant website, "personality, confidence, poise and atmosphere."
Atmosphere? WTF does that even mean?
I guess the girls are supposed to conjure up the ambiance of a smoky cabaret in Weimar Germany or something like that.
Anything else?
The site said this year's winners "will exude beauty and brains." It's going to get pretty slippery on that stage, what with all those brains being exuded. I hope they have sponge mops handy.
Very impressive! What a shame your daughter won't be there!
I went ahead and registered her. If the pageant's homework was as shoddy with other parents as it was with us, our little precious still has a shot…
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MONMOUTH Avenue witnessed a double hat-trick as Weymouth pulled off an emphatic victory over Corsham in the last four of the Dorset & Wilts Intermediate Cup.
Not only did Will Quick lead the way with a trio of tries but the result also ensured the hosts a place in their third cup final in as many years to the delight of head coach Paul Harding.
The Weymouth chief told Echosport: "I was absolutely delighted.
"I think they had some injury problems to be fair but sometimes that is the advantage of having a home draw.
"I know it's difficult as we have been in that same situation but on the day we played what was in front of us and dominated for all but 10 to 15 minutes.
"We started strong from the first whistle, our scrummage caused them problems all afternoon and our backs were dangerous throughout.
"In fact had we been more clinical in the first 15 minutes we could have really stamped our authority down early.
"We had a strong side out and it was a good performance – they all played really well."
Nick Sheppard was once again outstanding with the boot and he opened the scoring after just 10 minutes with a penalty.
Will Quick then ran in the first try before flanker Harry Charles added the second moments later by out-running the Corsham backs and eventually powering over.
The visitors just had no answer to the home side by this point and when Joel Wilson wriggled through on the half-hour to touch down once more the writing was already on the wall.
Weymouth just looked too strong and just before half-time they crossed for a fourth time when Will Quick showed his opponents a clean pair of heels to help extend the lead to 29-0.
The hosts could have easily taken their foot off the gas in the second period but instead they went for the jugular with Wilson throwing a trademark sidestep to complete his brace, and Will Quick chalking up his hat-trick following a jinking run.
With the result in the bag Harding then decided to deploy all his replacements and although the reshuffle allowed Corsham to reply with two converted scores, Weymouth still went on to finish strong.
Gareth Iles touched down for the seventh time for the hosts before Sheppard completed the scoring with a try of his own, which saw him end the game with an individual tally of 22 points, including seven conversions.
Harding added: "It was a bit of a trouncing in the end but it was a semi-final and I was just delighted for the players.
"They have worked so hard and to reach our third final in a row is a tremendous achievement and this time it is the Intermediate Cup rather than the Senior Vase.
"We will meet Wimborne in the final after they beat Devizes 42-20. They are going really well at the moment and it is going to be a very tough game.
"They lost their first two games of the season but they have not lost since so we will go into it as massive underdogs but it is an occasion we will look forward to."
Although heralding the victory as a fantastic team performance, Harding did give out some individual praise too. He concluded: "There were a lot of great individual performances out there.
"Nick was once again extremely consistent with the boot and I thought Will had his best game of the season so far.
"Mike Robinson also had his first game at full-back and did very well, despite having to come off after half an hour, and I was also impressed again with Harry and Joel.
"Finally, I would like to give a special word to the skipper Julian Quick, who continues to set a great example in the way he leads the team both on and off the pitch."
The final is scheduled to take place on December 1 but a venue is still to be decided.
Weymouth: Comben, Borrington, Vallance, J Quick, Westwood, Hamlin, Morris, Charles, Barter, Sheppard, W Quick, Iles, Wilson, Llewendon, Robinson. Replacements: Oakley, Berry, Kimble-Kinsella, Allen, Eckersley, Mason.


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ANTIQUE, vintage and interiors enthusiasts will have a grand day out on Easter Monday.
The Malvern Flea and Collectors Fair takes place at the Three Counties Showground on Monday, April 21, with hundreds of dealers filling two of the venue's buildings and a further 300 pitching up outdoors weather permitting.
Everything from furniture of all shapes and sizes, to ceramics, glass, jewellery, silver, metalware, pictures and ephemera will be on offer from 7.30am.
Director of organisers B2B Events, Helen Martin, said: "We're hoping the sun will be shining this Easter Bank Holiday. Providing it's dry we can expect up to 300 outside dealers, in addition to the two full buildings.
"The fair really does offer vintage aficionados – or anyone looking for items for their home – with a vast choice of goods."
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Canada has won its first ICUP match in over 6 years with a 8 wicket win over the Netherlands. Canada began Day 3 with two quick wickets but Netherlands tail wagged enough to hang on until after lunch before Jeremy Gordon and Harvir Baidwan cleaned up the last few wickets. Canada needed 65 runs to get and Ruvindu Gunasekera quickly knocked off the runs.
Coach Gus Logie was pleased with the result.
Improvement in our performance in the ICUP has been steady and consistent, but we have not gone onto victory until this game against the Netherlands where there has been a shift in momentum. It has strengthened the belief in the squad,particularly those, whose performances have already won rave reviews.
As we strive for excellence both on and off the field, our focus now shifts to the ODI format. There is all indication that it will beexciting cricket from both teams."
An enthralling day of mulit-day cricket where 14 wickets fell for 280 runs has left Canada with their nose slightly ahead after the first day of the Intercontinental Cup match at Maple Leaf Cricket Club at King City.
Ashish Bagai backed his bowlers when we won the toss and put the visitors into bat. Netherlands got off to a solid start with Eric Szwarczynski hitting a solid half century. Netherlands were crusing at 132-3 before Canada struck. Jeremy Gordon and Raza Rehman each picked 4 wickets adding to the 2 scalps nabbed by Cecil Pervez. The final 10 Netherlands overs saw them lose 6 wickets for 27 runs after tea.
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The Nation's Capital is the best place to Celebrate America's birthday! There will be a plethora of events taking place to choose from. Though you may choose to stay centrally located by the tidal basin, where you may enjoy the sounds of concerts and a great view of the fire works along the National Mall. Please use the suggestions below as your guide to events that weekend.
The Gaylord National Hotel will be holding their annual National July 3rd festival on the National Harbor. There will be live music, food concession stands, activities for adults and children and the grand finale will be the fireworks on the National Harbor. Tickets are required for this event. The Harbor is serviced by metro bus and metro rail's green line.
Washington, DC's Independence Day Parade will take place on Constitution Avenue Between 7th and 17th Streets, NW. The parade will begin at 11:45am. Be sure to arrive early to ensure a good view. Metro open's it's doors at 7am. The parade is accessible by the Gallery Place/Chinatown metro station as well as the Archives metro station serviced by the yellow and green lines.
Should you attend the parade, the National Archives is located in proximity to the parade's starting point. The Archives will be showing special family programming about the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The Capitol Fourth Concert will be taking place on the Capitol's West Lawn. The National Symphony Orchestra will be performing along with some pop artists. The Capitol is accessible by the Capitol South metro station, serviced by the blue and orange lines. This concert is free and open to the public. No tickets necessary, however early arrival is suggested. Admittance will begin at 3pm.
The Fourth of July Fireworks on the National Mall is the highlight of the weekend's festivities. The fireworks usually begin at dark, about 9:15. Tourists and Washingtonians alike camp on the mall all day to witness this event. If you plan on visiting the mall this day, you may as well visit the Concert on the Washington Monument grounds starting at 6pm. The National Mall is accessible by the Federal Triangle and Smithsonian metro stations serviced by the blue and orange lines. The L'enfant Plaza metro station is just a short walk to the National Mall, and is serviced by the yellow and green lines.
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Coelacanths – ancient fish once thought to be extinct – occur off the iSimangaliso marine protected area.
South Africa has a spectacular 3000km coastline. This is where the cold, nutrient-rich Atlantic meets the sub-tropical Indian Ocean, and nearby is the Southern Ocean, home to many whale species.
As a result, South Africa scores very high in the marine biodiversity stakes. It's only appropriate then, that marine conservation protects large swathes of the coastline and adjoining oceans.
Even though this country only takes up 2% of the world's land mass, an astonishing 16% of the world's fish species swim off its shores.
Thanks to a concerted effort since 2003, South Africa has declared nearly 20% of its coastline protected by official marine reserves – close to the figure recommended by the World Conservation Union.
This is made up of 21 marine protected areas (along with some estuarine reserves). Some are no-take zones (where no fishing is allowed) while others allow limited harvests. The oldest one is the the Tsitsikamma Marine Protected Area, which was created back in 1964. Divers say it is the undersea equivalent of the Kruger National Park.
Marine conservation in South Africa protects some of the largest 'no-take' zones in the world. They are particularly effective for safeguarding slow-growing, long-lived species. As the population builds beyond a certain point within the marine park, the fish migrate to adjoining areas of the sea.
The most visited marine reserve is that at the Cape of Good Hope, which protects the seas around that distinctive finger-like peninsula pointing to the southern oceans.
The largest marine protected area in South Africa adjoins the iSimangaliso Wetland Park in South Africa's sub-tropical north-eastern corner. It stretches for 145 km in length, protecting pristine beaches and subtropical reefs. This is where hundreds of loggerhead and gigantic leatherback turtles come to lay their eggs on hot summer nights.
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Cleveland police say they were called to a residence around 1 a.m. Sunday and found the teen with a gunshot wound to the head.
Police Sgt. Sammie Morris says the teen was involved in an argument at the party and several people went outside. Morris says the argument appeared to be subsiding until another person walked up to the teen and shot him in the head.
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This book is a collection of war paintings I have created through the eyes of LEGO mini figures. The following is my artist statement that can be found in the book itself:
The idea of war has always intrigued me on a sentimental, emotional, and intellectual level. Throughout my life, I have had the privilege of hearing many stories from my grandfather and great uncle of their firsthand experiences through World War II and Vietnam. The things that they talked about were the day to day events. When I would ask about a specific battle or firefights they encountered, their faces would change to show a stoic, emotionless expression. The whole mood of the conversation would change, and you could feel the remorse and reluctance in some of the things they did. As they both said, "It was what we had to do. It was either us or them".
This series incorporates the use of Legos to portray all of those involved in each scene because there is a universality in the Lego mini figures. The heads, torsos, and headwear are all interchangeable. I see these little plastic figures as a representation of humans in every country, of every social, economic, or political stance, and of any religious background. By using these mini figures, the difference between a German soldier and a Jewish civilian is the ability to swap out a torso with a Nazi uniform decal and a black suit with a yellow Star of David on it. In a broader sense, the use of Legos in this series deals with an understanding of the Human Condition; what it is exactly that sets one individual apart from others.
The direction of this series is different than my previous works which incorporate a methodical manipulation of paint with various brushes upon a canvas. I wanted this series to be grungy and represent graffiti and poster covered alleyways; while also appearing to be old photographs battered by time and age. The graffiti theme led me to the stencil and spray paint application atop the antique advertisements and wallpaper subsurface. The repetitious patterns in the Lego plates coupled with the patterns evident in the wallpaper creates a complementary symbiosis.
The incorporation of these childhood toys into the process of my paintings allows me the ability to build mature and grim scenes, whether they be the war torn streets of Europe during World War II, the bloodied jungles of Vietnam, to the car bomb blasts of many of the streets in the Middle East right now.
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Cuadrado pequeño, 18×18 cm
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- Fecha de publicación mar. 27, 2012
- Etiquetas Tragedies of War, Spray Paint, Josh Bernstein, World War, Air Force, Omaha Beach, Lego, Paint, Painting, Spray, Spraypaint, War, Death, Holocaust, Aviation, Plane, Tank, Nazi, Soldier, Afghanistan, Iraq, Army, Navy, Marine, IED, EOD, Wounded, Dead, Injured, Vietnam, Normandy, Warsaw, Treblinka, Conflict, Military
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Wayne Irving's daughter was 15 when she asked to get her driver's permit.
"I was already frustrated at how addicted to texting my daughter was," said the San Clemente father of four, who at the time had just learned a grim statistic: More than 7,000 Americans had died from texting and driving the previous year.
Instead of just signing the requisite slip of paper, Irving took a more proactive tack. He began work on a smartphone app to help solve the problem of texting behind the wheel. That app has since grown into a nonprofit dedicated to combating a relentless scourge. Since 2009, when Irving was first inspired to develop Text Kills (textkills.com), texting and driving has surpassed drinking and driving as the No. 1 killer of U.S. teens.
Now, Text Kills is on track to visit more than 30 high schools before the end of the year, hoping to affect the 25 percent of teens who admit to sending or receiving at least one text while driving. In the process, the organization plans to gather several thousand signatures from drivers who pledge to avoid texting while operating their vehicles for the next 12 months. NASCAR drivers Kyle Busch and Joey Logano and 100,000-plus others already have signed their names to the side of the yellow Text Kills bus that has been criss-crossing the U.S. since 2010.
"At the time, we were just a bunch of engineers and entrepreneurs living day to day," said Irving, who had been invited to Washington, D.C., to showcase the Text Kills app at a U.S. Department of Transportation event. Lacking the money to fly, Irving and his four co-developers at Monster Arts in San Clemente took turns driving Irving's RV, visiting college campuses along the way and proselytizing the ills of texting behind the wheel with a one-page fact sheet.
"We educated ourselves and hit the road," said Irving, whose first stop was the University of Denver in Colorado; 1,200 students showed up.
"Many of them had their own stories about texting and driving," Irving, 42, said. "One freshman's parents bought her a brand-new Ford Mustang two weeks before college, and she totaled it a week later. Another gal told us her cousin died three weeks earlier when he was texting, ran off the road and hit a tree. We couldn't believe that folks were opening themselves up to us."
In the three years since, he said, "We've heard thousands of stories from kids and parents who have lost loved ones."
Twenty-one percent of drivers between the ages of 15 and 19 who are involved in fatal crashes were distracted by the use of cellphones, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Eleven percent of all drivers under age 20 who are involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted (whether by texting, phone calls, radio or other sources) at the time of the crash – the largest percentage of any age group – according to the U.S. Department of Transportation website distraction.gov.
Earlier this month, Text Kills became even more serious about its mission. It filed papers to become a 501(c)3 nonprofit and began a crowd-sourced fundraising campaign on the website Indiegogo.com (igg.me/at/textkills), to raise cash for a documentary it intends to make available to schools across the country.
"Our goal is to produce this thing and distribute it to all the educators in the country whose departments have anything to do with the social, technological, psychological or Legal aspects of texting or talking on the phone while behind the wheel," Irving said of the film, which has the working title "Smartphones of Mass Destruction."
It's all part of the Text Kills plan to encourage more engagement with its message. The bus has already visited 3,000 schools where students interacted with various distracted-driving simulators, one of which employs a 50-inch plasma TV mounted on the side of the Text Kills bus.
"We make them drive in a race car situation around the track and pick up a card that looks like a phone and read it out loud. They read it, and their eyes aren't on the road. Everybody else is watching them veer off the track and hit a wall and their car is spinning around. It's a nice eye-opener," Ryan Foland, executive producer of Text Kills, said.
Another simulator has drivers attempt to keep a remotely controlled car on a track while blindfolded for five seconds – about the same amount of time it typically takes to send a text. (At 55 mph, taking a driver's eyes off the road for 4.6 seconds is equivalent to driving the length of an entire football field, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.) Invariably, the car goes off the road and hits somebody's ankle, Foland said.
"If we could get people to crash because of distracted driving in a controlled environment, it would have the effect of, 'Oh, I won't do that again,' " he said.
Text Kills isn't just for teens. Recognizing that 10 percent of teens' parents admit to having extended, multi-message text conversations while driving, according to a study published in November by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute, Text Kills also visits car shows and safety fairs, and participates in corporate events for companies such as Cola-Cola and at Volkswagen dealerships, as it did on a recent weekend at Capistrano Volkswagen in San Juan Capistrano.
Text Kills is also co-producing a concert series through its new outreach program, OC Bandstand. The next concert will be at the Kaleidoscope mall in Mission Viejo on Sept. 6.
"We have every demographic of people who come to the shopping center," said Lauran Roberson, director of Marketing for Kaleidoscope in Mission Viejo, which is co-hosting the K-Jam teen concert series with Text Kills. "For the kids in here, it's important to drive the message home now about the dangers of texting and driving. Telling kids 'don't do it' a million times is one thing, but to put it in their faces, it touches them more than anything."
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OCALA, Fla. - A brush fire sparked by an illegal campfire in the Ocala National Forest continues to threaten hundreds of homes, prompting evacuations, officials said.
The fire broke out Sunday night near the Half Moon Prairie just south of State Road 40 but has continued to spread, fire officials said on Tuesday.
Firefighters continue to protect homes in the Lake in the Forest subdivision. It's not known when residents will be allowed to return.
Marion County fire officials estimated that the blaze has scorched 165 acres.
Smoke from the fire caused major visibility issues along S.R. 40 Tuesday morning, forcing deputies to place barricades on the road to alert drivers.
Barricades were placed on Levy Hammock Road and conditions were also monitored on East Highway 40 from Forest Corners (314A) to east of Levy Hammock Road
Also Tuesday morning, a school bus filled with students stopped in the middle of Levy Hammock Road because of poor visibility, and deputies had to escort the bus from the area.
A burn ban remains in effect.
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Chevron Attempts to Undermine $19 billion judgement made against it by Ecuadorian Court
Chevron is attempting to overturn a $19 billion judgement made against it in 2011 regarding an oil spill in Ecuador. An international arbitration panel has issued a ruling suggesting that the judgement was based on clams that were settled before the case against Chevron was even filed. The case began in 1993, when indigenous Ecuadorean farmers sued Texaco for massive oil spills that destroyed the rainforest in which they lived and had detrimental effects on public health. When Chevron acquired Texaco in 2001 it also inherited the lawsuit and the Ecuadorian court ruled in favor of the indigenous farmers in 2011. Texaco had attempted to enter into a $40 million settlement with the Ecuadorian government in 1995, but the plaintiffs believed the settlement was separate from their own claims and refused to drop the lawsuit. Chevron argues that Texaco's 1995 settlement absolved the company of any liability and requested that the Permanent Court of Arbitration at The Hague look into the matter. The three arbitrators ruled that although the 1995 settlement released Chevron from financial responsibility from "collective damage" claims, the oil company may still be liable for damages incurred by individuals. The next arbitration hearing will take place in January.
UK Releases National Action Plan on Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
UK Releases National Action Plan on Implementing the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
On 4 Sept 2013, the UK government released its National Action Plan to Implement the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. The plan aims to "send a clear message of [the UK's] expectation about business behavior, both in the UK and overseas." Although John Ruggie, former UN Special Representative for Business and Human Rights, describes the Plan as "comprehensive" and believes it "sets the bar for the many others to come", the Plan has come under criticism by various human rights organizations and advocates. Peter Frankental of Amnesty International UK believes the Plan needs to contain "a much more more detailed set of proposals and evidence of implementation" before it can be considered anything beyond "a set of aspirational statements". Similar criticisms were echoed by Gary Boyle of Care International, who described the plan as "very sketchy", and Robert McCorquodale of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, who believes that the Plan "is more about soft 'leverage' by the government to persuade companies than about any effective action."
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The Price of Steel: Human Rights and Forced Evictions in the POSCO-India Project — has been released by the International Human Rights Clinic (IHRC) at NYU School of Law and the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) based on a year-long investigation. The Price of Steel finds that India's attempts to forcibly evict thousands of families from their homes to make way for a massive steel plant to be built and operated by the South Korean corporation, POSCO, violate both international and domestic law. ESCR-Net and IHRC call on all relevant actors to take immediate action to fulfill their respective obligations and responsibilities, and ensure that human rights are not violated in connection with the POSCO-India project.


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Just got my results from my last scan and everything looks good! It seems like a lifetime ago (instead of 6 months) that I was being shuffled around 3 different hospitals for all those investigative surgeries and external drains and the threat of reoccurance. It is now a year and a half since my surgery and I am loving life. Hopefully, I will be around long enough to drive my husband crazy and have those matching walkers we promised each other.
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Dog-friendly Compton, 3 People & 1 Beds
Converted from former farm buildings, these four holiday properties (two of which have been adapted for the disabled), are in the Southdowns National Park. Situated in the grounds of the family working farm, they are only 100 yards from the village of Compton with village shop and tea room with free wi-fi access.
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Howes refused bigger jury in stepfather's libel caseStephanie Gardiner
Published: February 21 2013 - 3:00AM
A JUDGE has dismissed a bid by the Australian Workers Union boss Paul Howes to have a defamation case against him heard by a large jury, despite concerns he could be perceived as a ''whinger or a sook'' by those who do not like his politics.
Gary Howes is suing ACP Magazines, the Australian Women's Weekly editor-in-chief Helen McCabe and Paul Howes over a profile of the unionist titled ''The most gut-wrenching day of my life'', published in last July's edition of the magazine.
The article gave Paul Howes's account of meeting his birth mother for the first time, at the age of 30, and his upbringing with his stepfather and his adoptive mother.
Gary Howes claims the article had several defamatory imputations including that he humiliated his stepson since he was a young boy, that he mentally tortured him, that he treated his wife terribly and that he is ''an awful human being because of the way he mistreated his family'', the NSW Supreme Court has heard.
He claims that the three defendants were ''recklessly indifferent to the truth'' and the story was published in a ''grandstanding way'' to further Paul Howes's career, the court has been told.
The defendants, who denied the imputations were conveyed, applied to have the matter heard before a jury of 12, rather than a jury of four, which is procedure in civil trials in NSW.
They said that the prominence of Paul Howes as a union boss, a senior member of the ALP and with some association with the Prime Minister in an election year could ''arouse prejudice or antagonism against him in the minds of at least some jurors''.
At an earlier hearing, Tom Blackburn, SC, for the defendants, said the charges were so emotional he feared some jurors would not be able to look at the evidence dispassionately and could form the view that Paul Howes is ''just a whinger or a sook''.
''It's going to be very hard for the person who doesn't like Mr Howes, or is vehemently opposed or has contempt for him because of his politics, to sift that out and then approach in a rational and calm manner the assessment of what, no doubt, will be the competing evidence about how he's been treated,'' Mr Blackburn said.
Justice William Nicholas said the case would not touch upon public conduct of the union boss, his life as a public figure or political matters, and did not warrant a jury of 12.
This story was found at: http://www.smh.com.au/national/howes-refused-bigger-jury-in-stepfathers-libel-case-20130220-2erne.html


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If investors were looking for a great deal of clarity regarding future actions by the Federal Reserve in release of the June meeting minutes, they may have been disappointed. The stock and bond markets have been somewhat volatile since the conclusion of last month's meeting, in part because of confusion over whether the central bank might begin throttling back on its $85 billion monthly asset purchases.
Release of the meeting minutes indicates that timing of such tapering remains an open question. The minutes also indicate that there was a great deal of discussion on how the Fed's intentions should be communicated to the public.
It appears that there was relatively wide agreement on this point: "Many members indicated that further improvement in the outlook for the labor market would be required before it would be appropriate to slow the pace of asset purchases."
Missing from the statement
One surprising development following the meeting was that there was more information provided during Chairman Ben Bernanke's news conference on the possibility of slowing of asset purchases later this year, compared to the written official statement from the Federal Open Market Committee.
Why the disconnect? It appears the group couldn't exactly agree on how best to communicate.
They "generally agreed that the committee should provide additional clarity about its asset purchase program relatively soon." The minutes say that "a number" thought the post-meeting statement would be the way to accomplish that. The trouble was that "some saw potential difficulties in being able to convey succinctly the desired information in the post-meeting statement."
So, they left it to Bernanke. The minutes go on to say, "At the conclusion of the discussion, most participants thought that the chairman, during his post-meeting press conference, should describe a likely path for asset purchases in coming quarters that was conditional on economic outcomes broadly in line with the committee's expectations."
Tapering later than thought?
So do we know more now about what the Fed will be doing? John Canally, chief economist with LPL Financial, believes that the minutes affirm that the initial negative reaction in the markets to the possibility of tapering was overdone. "I think they spent a long time on communication in this, about forward guidance and carefully looking at what they are going to try to communicate," says Canally. "I think that kind of shows you how conflicted they are," he adds.
'What we've got here is failure to communicate.'
The classic line from the Paul Newman film "Cool Hand Luke" might also apply to the current situation involving the Fed and the financial markets. Canally says that, after five years of improved transparency and communication on the part of the Fed, this latest episode has been more challenging.
He say, "the Fed's saying it's going to be a while, they might not even taper this year and if they do it's going to be because of a stronger labor market and we're in no hurry to raise rates."
He says the financial markets have had some difficulty distilling the Fed's intentions since Bernanke's testimony to the Joint Economic Committee of Congress in May. That was when Bernanke hinted that the Fed could possibly scale back the asset purchases as early as later this year.
Maybe it isn't so complicated
What economists seem to agree on is that the Fed is being straightforward when it states that its decisions are dependent on data and further improvement in the economy. Indeed, the Fed is looking for the economy to improve over time.
Scott Brown, chief economist for Raymond James & Associates, says the bond market is now pricing in an increase in short-term interest rates by mid-2014. But he notes that's well ahead of what members of the FOMC have indicated.
The latest economic projections from the FOMC say most see that happening in 2015. Brown says "investors have really confused the notion of a tapering and a tightening in monetary policy in general." He says that in the latest minutes, "some of the officials noted that there could be some confusion about this that the tapering could be misinterpreted." Brown says, "That really seems to be the case in my eyes."
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Tucker boots 5 FGs, Ravens grind out win vs. Steelers
A game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens usually features hard hits, flying helmets and a pivotal play in the final minutes.
The clash between these AFC North rivals on Thursday night had all that — and so much more.
A coach on the field during a kick return, two touchdowns erased by replay and an inexplicable botched field goal were among the highlights and lowlights in Baltimore's 22-20 Thanksgiving victory.
Justin Tucker kicked five field goals, and Baltimore snuffed a conversion pass with 1:03 left to avenge last month's loss to their division rivals.
After Pittsburgh scored on a 1-yard touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger to Jerricho Cotchery to make it 22-20, Roethlisberger's 2-point conversion pass slipped through the hands of Emmanuel Sanders, who was screened by Chykie Brown.
"Ben gave me a good ball," Sanders said. "It hit my hands, and I've got to make the play. It's not on him. It's on me."
The ensuing onside kick didn't travel the required 10 yards, and that left Baltimore to merely run out the clock to end Pittsburgh's three-game winning streak.
"It's never over when you play the Steelers, it's never over when you play the Ravens. That's why these games are so great," Baltimore coach John Harbaugh said.
The victory provided the Ravens (6-6) with their first winning streak since September and pushed the defending Super Bowl champions ahead of the Steelers (5-7) and four other teams in the race for the final wild-card slot in the AFC.
"We're in control of our destiny," Harbaugh said. "I feel like we're a really good football team; we need to go out and prove it."
It was the fifth straight game between the teams decided by three points or fewer.
Pittsburgh appeared to score twice in the closing minutes, but on each occasion the touchdown was overturned by a replay. On the first one, tight end Heath Miller was ruled down inside the 1. On the second, running back Le'Veon Bell lost his helmet on a crushing tackle by Jimmy Smith and the ball was ruled dead just short of the goal line.
The game was delayed while Bell and Smith lay on the ground. Two plays later, Roethlisberger hit a wide-open Cotchery on fourth down.
Tucker connected on kicks of 43, 34, 38, 45 and 48 yards after Joe Flacco threw a first-quarter touchdown pass to Torrey Smith.
Flacco went 24 for 35 for 251 yards.
"There were so many opportunities for us to go out there and get points and win, just big, and put the game away and we didn't do it," Flacco said. "In the back of your mind you're thinking, `Man, this is going to catch up to us.'"
Roethlisberger was 28 for 44 for 257 yards and two TDs.
Baltimore didn't get a sack and didn't force a turnover, but played well enough to bottle up Roethlisberger and the Steelers for the majority of the game.
Down 19-7, the Steelers mounted a 60-yard drive aided by two penalties and got a 1-yard touchdown run by Bell to close to 19-14 with 9:32 to go. It was only the second rushing TD allowed by the Ravens this season.
Tucker answered with a field goal, but Roethlisberger mounted a 79-yard drive to set the stage for the hectic finish.
The Ravens opened the second half with a 52-yard drive that ended in a field goal for a 13-0 lead. Smith caught two passes on third down to keep the drive alive.
Pittsburgh answered with an 80-yard march that began with a 21-yard completion from Roethlisberger to Miller, and included a 43-yard run by Bell to the Baltimore 8. On third down, Sanders got free in the end zone for an 8-yard score — only the fourth touchdown allowed by the Ravens in six home games.
Jacoby Jones took the ensuing kickoff 73 yards to the Pittsburgh 27, setting up a 38-yard field goal that made it 16-7. Jones sprinted down the left side and nearly ran into Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, who stepped out of the way at the last second.
"I always watch the returns on the Jumbotron. It provides a better perspective for me," Tomlin said. "I lost my placement as he broke free and saw at the last second how close I was to the field of play."
Jones said: "I don't blame other people's actions. I still should have scored."
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If your kids are like mine, they love Spongebob Square Pants. I must admit that as ridiculous as the cartoon is, the voice characterizations are very creative and funny. I found this video and it absolutely cracked me up. Imagine if the dialogue in some of the most classic movie scenes of all time was re-done using the voice actors from Spongebob.


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It's just really tragic that after all the horrors of the last 1,000 years, we can't leave behind something as primitive as government sponsored execution.
-Russ Feingold
The main objection to killing people as a punishment...is that killing people is wrong.
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From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death.
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Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind.
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Government... can't be trusted to control its own bureaucrats or collect taxes equitably or fill a pothole, much less decide which of it's citizens to kill.
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MANCHESTER, N.H. - In Decision 2012, the political attack ads haven't made their way to Texas yet, but already millions of dollars have been spent to try to influence voters.
The attack ads have caused a lot of bloodshed on the campaign trail. They're vicious, unrelenting and thanks to a new Supreme Court decision, largely unregulated.
The last attack is a mini-documentary on Mitt Romney's role as chief executive officer of investment firm Bain Capital.
It states, "For tens of thousands of Americans, the suffering began when Mitt Romney came to town."
It wasn't an unprovoked assault.
An anti-Newt Gingrich ad stated, "Newt has a ton of baggage."
Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that, despite strict limits on campaign contributions, wealthy corporations and individuals can pour unlimited cash into "Super PACs" which funds billions of dollars in ads.
They just can't communicate with the candidates themselves.
How much influence do the stinging attacks really have?
Gingrich supporter John Grooms told Local 2, "I'm a critical thinker, but, unfortunately, I think the negative attacks take candidates down when people don't understand the full crux of the issues."
Romney supporter Monique Harrison said, "No, they really, really don't because it happens the same way every election. There are attack ads, unfortunately, but it does not change my mind."
Gingrich supporter Karen Post added, "If they speak the truth, they speak the truth. In the political season, you have your record, and you live by your record or you die by your record."
Firmly at the top of the leader board, Romney has definitely taken the most pot shots. The question is: Will it be enough to put a ding in his armor?
David Paleologos, director of Suffolk University's Political Research Center told Local 2, "I think it would have more impact if it were in a general election audience. I think they're kind of wasting bullets."
It appears there's no end in sight.
Paleologos predicts more than $5 billion in attack ads will be spent over the next 10 months.
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has today announced the appointment of Troy Davig as its new director of research.
"Troy Davig has been named senior vice president and director of research. Davig had served at the Bank from 2005 to 2010 in the Economic Research Department. He is rejoining the Bank after serving as senior U.S. economist for Barclays Capital since 2010. As director of research, Davig will act as the Bank's chief economic policy advisor, provide executive oversight for the Bank's Economic Research Division and serve as a member of the Bank's Management Committee, which has responsibility for the Bank's strategic planning and policy."
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Several people were out in total darkness, except for the light of the full moon. Also, they were bathed in sunlight. How is this possible?
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The postponed Colindale election will take place today as voters head to the polls to choose the area's new councillors.
Although the rest of the borough cast their vote on May 23, the Colindale vote was delayed following the death of Green Party Candidate Jessica Yorke.
Conservatives won the previous election by two seats, and assuming Labour retains its three Colindale seats, the party will have a total of 30 councillors.
However, Labour leader Alison Moore previously told the Times Series the group was not "taking the seats for granted".
Polls open at 7am and shut at 10pm.
Follow reporters @TimesNOneill and @AnnaTimesSeries for live updates on the count from Hendon Town Hall as they happen from 9.30pm. Tweet us using the hash tag #BarnetCount.
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Bright Swaddlers and Nappers For Spring Sleep Time
Swaddlers and sleep sacks do double duty: not only do they make babe look oh-so-adorable, but they also help regulate his temperature for a comfortable and cozy sleep. With Spring peeking at us from behind clouds, celebrate the season by wrapping up your sleeping beauty in these swaddlers and nap sacks!
Clockwise from top left: Nook NapSack ($36); Baby Boy Summer Cocoon and Hat ($80); Juicy Jungle Baby Swaddler ($20); 3 Sprouts Quilted Sleep Sack ($44); Ladybug NapSak ($32); DwellStudio Owls Sky Sleep Sack ($48).