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October 29, 2009 3:02 pm
The Game One showdown between star southpaws, and tonight's matchup features a recently phoaled Phillie.
In yesterday's chat, Bronx Banter's Alex Belth asked me, "Is there any particular pitching matchup that you are looking forward to in the series?" I responded that the matchup I was most looking forward to was between CC Sabathia and Ryan Howard, particularly given the prospect of the big man pitching three times for the Yankees in a seven-game series, and the slugger's less-than-sterling reputation against southpaws. "I think that matchup will tell us something about what's going to happen over the next four to seven games," I wrote.


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Moscow: Russia's recession this year may be 50% deeper than during the 1998 crisis, a senior finance ministry official said on Tuesday, a day after President Dmitry Medvedev called for a conservative approach to forecasts.
Russia's once buoyant economy has been undermined by lower oil prices, the fall in world demand for its commodities, and the worldwide credit crunch which has left companies struggling to refinance foreign loans secured in better days.
Under a pessimistic scenario, the economy could shrink 6.0-8.0% this year, deputy finance minister Oksana Sergiyenko told reporters - significantly weaker than previous official forecasts. Such a contraction would cut budget revenues by up to an extra 300 billion roubles ($9.66 billion) and raise the deficit to 9% of gross domestic product (GDP).
The current budget is based on a deficit of 7.4% and an economic contraction of just 2.2%. But Medvedev said on Monday the slowdown will likely be deeper than that and the Economy Ministry has already forecast it could reach 6%.
"It doesn't necessarily mean that the economy will develop in this way, but we must take risks into account," Sergiyenko said.
At 8.0%, the contraction would be about 50% sharper than the 5.3% during the last recession in 1998, but Russia's economy is much bigger now. The International Monetary Fund forecasts suggest it will end the year at least four times bigger in dollar terms than it was a decade ago.
A survey by Russian pollsters Levada showed this week that 42% of Russians are struggling to make ends meet or living beyond the poverty line, but this compares with nearly 70% in 1998-1999.
The slowdown accelerated to 10.5% year-on-year in April from 9.5% in March, deputy economy minister Andrei Klepach said on Tuesday.
The overall performance was probably dragged down by a record contraction in industrial output and a continued slowdown in retail sales as Russians face job cuts and salary reductions.
"Clearly, despite the bounce back in oil prices, the Russian economy is proving slow to respond," said RBS analyst Tim Ash.
The price of its export Urals oil blend has averaged $44.6 a barrel in the first four months of this year - less than half of its price tag in the same period of 2008 but better than the $41 level factored into the budget.
On Monday, Medvedev said official forecasts for the resource-focused economy should be based on conservative assumptions about the price of its commodity exports.
There was some encouragement for investors looking for the first green shoots showing that the slowdown has bottomed.
May likely saw net capital inflows of $2 billion, marking the first month of inflows since July 2008, Sergiyenko said.
The April trade surplus hit a 3-month high of $7.5 billion as exports picked up - perhaps thanks to a slight recovery in crude prices - while imports were reined in, Klepach said.
"We are working on the basis that the economy is near the bottom," Klepach said. "The depth of the slowdown, the scale of the fall is still increasing, but the pace is slowing down."
He added that inflation could be as low as 0.6% in May after 0.7% in April and 1.3% in March. Lower inflation gives Russia more room to cut interest rates in a bid to encourage commercial banks to offer more affordable loans.
"I don't think there is a silver lining (in the GDP data), but I really think that the economy has reached a stable level but at a low equilibrium," said Ivan Tchakarov, economist at Nomura in London.

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More than a thousand kilometers off the coast of
Indian mainland, the islands of Andaman and Nicobar provide an ideal
place for a romantic getaway. Andaman is very easily accessible
and you can reach it by sea and air. From the capital city of Andaman,
Port Blair, passenger liners sail to almost all major cities in India like
Kolkata, Chennai, and Vishakapatnam. There is also regular flights
connecting Calcutta and Chennai to Port Blair.
to Andaman almost always make it a point to visit the Andaman Cellular
Jail, one of the remnants of the instrument of oppression during
the colonial rule. The Prison is three storeies high and has a total
of about 700 cells.
Today the jail has become a primary tourist
spot. Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park is at Wandoor at a distance
of 29 km from Port Blair and the beauty of the park attracts thousands
of visitor every year.
This is one of the finest places for scuba diving and
snorkeling. You can also enjoy a breathtaking view of the rare corals
and marine life from a glass bottomed boat. At the Andaman Water
Sports Complex, just outside the cellular jail you can hire
a water scooter or a speed boat and roar across the waves. At the
fisheries museum in Port Blair, you will have the opportunity to
see more than 350 species of fish. Anthropological Museum at Haddo
in the northern part of Port Blair, displays artifacts that are
essentially used by the tribals. There is also a well stocked library
that provides invaluable information on tribal culture.
From Mount Harriet, you can watch the beautiful sunrise
and sunset. There is a forest guest house with lovely huts and you
can enjoy the beauty of nature with all its splendor. At the
mini zoo in Haddo, you can see some rare species of birds and animals
found in the island. For a romantic retreat in an island there is
no better place on earth than Andaman.


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House specialties include carnitas con chipotle, slow roasted pork tenders with a mild chipotle sauce ($11.95) and grilled Atlantic salmon served over chimiluigi sauce ($14.99). Among the restaurant's more-unique offerings is the marinated young goat, which chefs wrap in banana leaves and cook slowly ($15.95). At midday, an array of smaller lunch plates ($6.99–$10.95) satisfies appetites with the same robust flavor profiles. See the full menu.
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Although Tex-Mex cuisine is popular in Dallas, the chefs at Nuevo Leon Mex Mex Restaurant instead choose to prepare fine Mexican dishes with generations-old family techniques. Derived primarily from Mexico's south-central region, known for its fiery spices, and the northeast, famed for its steaks and tacos, the restaurant's fine plates earned the eatery a Best Meal Under $15 title from Dallas Observer readers in 2011. The kitchen grills up steaks rubbed with Argentinian spices, and other gourmet proteins range from sautéed shrimp and chicken fajitas to slow-cooked young goat. Spinach-and-mushroom enchiladas, meanwhile, offer a vegetarian option more enticing than a steak served in a locked safe.


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The day of thanks is upon us. The stockings are itching, the gravy is flowing, and the cold wind is blowing. As winter settles in on the greatest city in the world, Chicagoans prepare for their first cold blast in close to two years. Skipping winter last year was nice, but I doubt Al Gore can work his magic for the second straight year. While the air gets crisp, I still sit here dwelling on RISP ... and hoping the Cubs find an answer. The thermostat may be dropping, but the stove is rising. … [Read more...]
Cubs Comfortable Betting on Baker, Still Pursuing Pitching
The Cubs added a starting pitcher to the mix when they announced that Scott Baker signed a one-year, $5.5 million deal on Tuesday that includes a $1.5 million incentives package. Theo Epstein did a little rhyming when he discussed the signing with the mainstream media. Epstein said that "Scott Baker is a pitch maker" and the Cubs are betting on him being ready to pitch when Spring Training begins in early February. Baker said he is ahead of schedule despite not being able to throw off a mound … [Read more...]
Weekend Update … News, Notes and Cubs Rumors
Major League Baseball will be front and center with the announcements of the AL and NL Rookie of the Year (Monday), AL and NL Manager of the Year (Tuesday), AL and NL Cy Young (Wednesday) and AL and NL Most Valuable Player (Thursday) awards this week. And while baseball is focused on awards week, the Cubs will continue working on the roster. The deadline for clubs to file reserve lists both at the Major League and minor league level is looming (November 20) and the Cubs have decisions to make. … [Read more...]
Cubs Focused on Pitching … and Other News, Notes and Rumors
The GM Meetings have come and gone and while the Cubs did not make any moves or signings this week, they reportedly had multiple conversations with teams and agents and tried to lay the groundwork for the rest of the off-season. The Cubs are looking to add pitching, pitching and more pitching this winter. One of the Cubs' off-season targets appears to be off the table. The Cubs were among several teams to submit a bid for the negotiating rights to Hyun-jin Ryu prior to Thursday's deadline. The … [Read more...]
Time for the GMs to Meet … and Other Cubs Notes and Rumors
The annual General Manager Meetings officially begin Wednesday in Palm Springs. The meetings run through Friday and these meetings usually set the groundwork for future trades and free agent signings. Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer, Jason McLeod, Randy Bush and Shiraz Rehman made the trek out west and will continue conversations they've already had with other teams and agents. The Cubs have significant flexibility and are going to be aggressive in free agency according to a report from Comcast … [Read more...]
Cubs Rumors Heating Up as GM Meetings Begin
The Cubs' brass will continue laying the groundwork for the off-season this week at the GM Meetings in Palm Springs. Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer, Jason McLeod and assistant GMs Randy Bush and Shiraz Rehman will represent the Cubs at the general manager meetings that officially begin Wednesday and run through Friday. Jed Hoyer said last week they've had dialogue with other teams about possible trades and they have also checked in with agents of free agent players they are interested in signing. The … [Read more...]
Weekend Update … It's Just the Beginning of the Cubs Off-Season
With free agency underway and the General Managers meetings in California during the coming week (November 6-9, Palm Springs), there figures to be a lot of news and even more rumors throughout the game over the next seven days. While activity might be at a minimum, the GM Meetings have historically set the tone for future trades. The Cubs are looking to add at least two starting pitchers, an outfielder and possibly a third baseman and backup catcher. It also appears that the Cubs are trying to … [Read more...]
Cubs Off-Season Kicks into Gear
The Cubs off-season picked up a little steam when news surfaced that the team had a low-level, informal discussion with Ryan Dempster about a possible return to the North Side of Chicago. The Cubs down played the discussion. Dempster is a free agent and is expected to sign a multi-year contract. The Cubs announced Thursday the hiring of Anthony Iapoce as a special assistant to the GM for player development. Iopace spent the last three seasons as the minor league hitting coordinator for the … [Read more...]
Rambling on a Deadline
Well, after an extremely quiet week, I am not sure what to ramble about ... any ideas? The team looks different, I am not sure who is going to pitch, and well, the last two months of the season shall be interesting, as it is going to get ugly ... very ugly. So let's get to it. … [Read more...]
Talkin' Cubs Live – Cubs vs. Pirates – 07/31/12
Game One Hundred Two: Cubs (43-58) vs. Pirates (58-44) Game Time - 7:05pm CDT Coverage - TV: WGN TV - Radio: 720 WGN, XM Radio Channel 187/914 Location - Wrigley Field, Chicago Casey Coleman (0-1, 7.32/1.93) vs. A.J. Burnett (12-3, 3.52/1.25) The Cubs are playing their best ball of the season (19-10 since June 25) and it will be interesting to see how the team responds tonight will all of the changes. Casey Coleman will make his first start of the year tonight in the place of the recently … [Read more...]


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The news was good for job seekers in Levy County in March as the jobless rate dropped to 13.5 percent, down from February's rate of 14.2 percent.
That means out of 16,633 people in the civilian labor force, 14,390 were employed and 2,243 were unemployed.
It's the first good news on the county's job front since October 2009 when the rate was 12.4 percent. The county's unemployment rate has sat stubbornly above 12 percent since July 2009.
Suspended Levy County Commissioner Tony Parker was sentenced to six months house arrest, five years probation and 500 hours of community service on Wednesday afternoon by Federal Chief District Judge Stephan P. Mickle.
Parker, along with Commission Chair Sammy Yearty was convicted of soliciting and accepting a $10,000 bribe from an undercover FBI agent posing as a developer. Yearty was also convicted of lying to the FBI during an interview and will be sentenced on May 5.
Florida was denied funds from the Race to the Top program last week, a $4.35 billion fund designed to change how school districts pay and evaluate teachers.
Race to the Top is a main component of President Barack Obama's education agenda. Florida was considered a heavy favorite to receive a share of the fund. The state asked for more than $1 billion.
Instead, the first two recipients of Race to the Top money will be Delaware and Tennessee.
Citizens from south Levy County turned out in force to support County Commissioner Marsha Drew of Yankeetown in her quest to replace Planning Commissioner Thad Barber with her own appointee, but while they packed the meeting room, the move failed.
The action — which drew acrimonious comments from the delegation of about 20 people — came during the Board of County Commissioners Tuesday morning at the Levy County Courthouse. Also in attendance were Planning commissioners Toni Collins of Camp Azalea and Ron Grant of Williston.
The city commission just scratched the surface of Monday night's agenda, ending the meeting in about 20 minutes.
The first item was a first reading of revisions made to the city's new comprehensive plan, which recently came back from the Florida Department of Community Affairs with several objections. The plan was submitted to FDCA last year.
Certain areas of Levy County are still short of applicants to work as Census Workers next month.
This means that folks seeking work still have an opportunity to apply for the well-paid temporary positions. With no time clock to punch and choosing when you want to work, these jobs offer flexibility.
Since there is no office to report to, both mileage reimbursement at 50 cents per mile and the hourly wage of $11.25 is paid from your driveway back to your driveway.
The Town of Bronson gave the green light to Mittauer and Associates to prepare a Preliminary Engineering Report and environmental study on the wastewater treatment plant – necessary actions if the town wants to apply for federal stimulus dollars through the USDA's Rural Development Agency.
The sentencing of convicted Levy County Commissioner Tony Parker of Bronson has been delayed from April 5 to 10 a.m. April 14 to give his attorney more time to prepare for the sentencing hearing.
Parker was convicted on Dec. 5, 2009, along with Commission Chair Sammy Yearty of Gulf Hammock of soliciting and accepting a bribe from an undercover FBI agent posing as a developer.
Convicted Levy County commissioner Tony Parker's sentencing has been delayed from 1 p.m. today until April 14. Parker was convicted in December, along with Commissioner Sammy Yearty, of soliciting and accepting a bribe from an undercover agent. More details in Thursday's Chiefland Citizen.
Gilchrist County ruled Tuesday during the Market Steer Show at the Suwannee River Youth Livestock Show and Sale in Fanning Springs.
Alyssa Hodge, of Bell Senior FFA, won the grand champion award with 1,345-pound, Class 7 steer. Josh Matthews-Leverette, of Trenton Senior FFA, was selected as the grand reserve champion with a 1,290-pound Class 6 steer.
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Boeing Updates Timing of C-17 Production Line Closure
Boeing [NYSE: BA] today adjusted slightly the timing for ending C-17 Globemaster III production and closing its Long Beach, Calif., C-17 final assembly facility after a successful two-decade production run of the world's premier airlifter.
Based on current market trends and the timing of expected orders, Boeing anticipates completing C-17 production in mid-2015, an adjustment of approximately three months from an initial estimate of late 2015. The company announced plans to end C-17 production in September 2013.
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Boeing expects inventory–related charges of approximately $50 million, which will be recorded in the first quarter, as a result of this announcement.
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The chakras change energy from one level to another by distributing Ki (also called Chi, or Prana, depending on belief system) to the physical body. This is partly done through the endocrine system that regulates other systems in the body. Each chakra also corresponds to one of the major glands in the body.
- The root chakra is associated with the adrenal gland.
- The navel chakra relates to the ovaries or testicles.
- The solar plexus chakra is related to the pancreas.
- The heart chakra belongs with the thymus.
- The throat chakra corresponds to the thyroid gland.
- The third eye chakra has a connection to the pituitary gland.
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Centre for Information Science
Based in the Department of Library and Information Science, the Centre for Information Science (CIS) is our vehicle for research and scholarship in the core areas of our discipline.
The Centre continues the tradition of information science as an academic discipline, which has been present at City, University of London since the teaching of this subject was established in 1961. Our emphasis is on the central concerns of information science: the study of the information communication chain, in the context of different domains and as influenced by developing technologies. Specific interests are: human information behaviour and interaction; information organisation and retrieval; information history; foundations of the information sciences; publishing and dissemination, the idea of information science as a liberal art, and information management within galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAM sector).
Information science is a broad field of study, and researchers drawn from several related disciplines contribute to our extensive expertise here at City, University of London.
Our research considers the communication of recorded information. We focus on the conceptual and foundation issues which underlie all aspects of the information society, and specifically, practice in the GLAM professions.
Our work falls into three main areas:
- Foundations of the information sciences. This includes: the nature of information, links between physical, biological and social conceptions of information; library and information history, and philosophy of information.
- Information provision for specific domains and subjects. Here we focus on changes in the way information is organised and communicated in the move to a largely digital information environment, including: the changing nature of documents and information resources; changing publishing models, and their consequences for information specialists; and representation, organisation and retrieval of information and knowledge.
- Information behaviour - of individuals and groups, and within society. Here we consider: models and concepts of human information behaviour; information behaviour associated with emerging technologies such as mobile and pervasive computing; behaviour associated with non-traditional realms exemplified by virtual communities and coolhunters; digital literacy; and the effects of individual differences on information behaviour.
Research is carried out through personal research and scholarship, and through supervision of doctoral students registered for the Library and Information Science PhD/MPhil. Great emphasis is placed on the integration of research with our masters-level education programme, #citylis, and we have numerous publications based on masters dissertations. We have an internationally recognised leading role in curriculum development and in research/practice integration for the library/information sector.
Our current research students:
- Zaki Abbas: Information seeking behaviours of law students using smartphones to access library resources
- Ohoud Alabdali: Development of the information society in Saudi Arabia
- Juan David Millan Cifuentes: Curiosity search experience driven by user context
- Debbie Lee: Knowledge organisation in musicology
- Ana Cristina De Lion: The epistemology of cool: human information behaviour in coolhunting
- Ludi Price: Serious leisure: information behaviour in fan communities
- Christopher Serbutt: The changing place of information: an examination and evaluation of how context affects the information conveyed by objects
- Nicole Shelawala: Images for illustration, inspiration and persuasion
Successfully completed research students:
- Jutta Haider: Open access and notions of 'development'
- David Haynes: Risk management and personal data
- Ahmad Khudair: A model for the development of healthcare information services in Saudi Arabia
- Charlie Mayor: The classification of gene products in the molecular biology domain: realism, objectivity and the limitations of the gene ontology
- Liz Poirier: A theoretical framework for slow information behaviour
- Andrew Robson: Communication of pharmaceutical information
- Tony Weller: Social and cultural understandings and manifestations of information in nineteenth century England
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This article was published 26/10/2013 (1390 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
I found myself in an awkward situation this month as I stood in my front yard locking eyes with a hard-core gang banger I'd met during a murder investigation in May of 2000.
"I know you," he said. "Did you ever work homicide?"
I immediately felt a surge of apprehension and fear run through my body as I searched my memory banks trying to access the digital face-recognition technology I'd developed during a 26-year career in policing. This scenario is a police officer's worst nightmare. No cop ever wants to see a known gangster standing in his front yard. Our homes are our sanctuaries, our place to relax and escape all the madness a career in law enforcement entails. It's also a place where the people we love reside. As a result, police officers go the extra mile to keep their addresses out of the hands of the criminal element.
If they know where you live, they can get to you and worse yet, they can get to your family.
It was only a matter of seconds before it all came back to me.
"T.M." I said.
"You remember me," he said with a sheepish grin on his face.
I remembered him alright.
I caught the case on May 27, 2000. I was one of two constables who were fortunate enough to be selected to the WPS homicide unit that year, an assignment previously reserved only for those who held the rank of detective sergeant and higher. I'd come to the unit in January, bringing more than 13 years of police experience with me that included more than six years' experience in plain clothes investigations. All that experience aside, I was still cutting my teeth as a homicide investigator.
T.M.'s case was the kind of case police officers generally refer to as a "s fest" -- a highly complex set of circumstances complicated by gang involvement and a significant number of victims, witnesses and suspects.
In this case, two rival street gangs had crossed paths near the intersection of McPhillips Street and Selkirk Avenue when the proverbial s hit the fan. Witnesses reported observing up to 10 suspects attacking three victims, punching them and kicking them until they lay motionless on the cold pavement. When police arrived at the scene, they located brothers Adrian Scott Bruyere, 19 and Nicholas William Bruyere, 18, both battered and in critical condition.
'The truth is, kids join gangs because they have few options and little hope of having their basic human needs met elsewhere'
Both young men were rushed to hospital and received emergency treatment. Unfortunately, Adrian had been stabbed in the lower right side of his torso and died as a result of his injuries. Although stabbed in the back, bruised and covered in abrasions, Nicholas was treated and released from hospital.
T.M., 18, somehow managed to run from the scene and make his own way to hospital before police arrived at the scene. He had been stabbed in the lower abdomen and was also battered and bruised. He would spend more than two weeks in hospital. When I first met him, he was lying in a hospital bed writhing in pain.
T.M. was a typical North End aboriginal gangster -- young, tall, lean and soft-spoken.
It always amazed me how shy and reserved the majority of aboriginal gang members were when you met them outside of their world.
Take away the alcohol, drugs, bros and bravado and you were often left with relatively normal kids. T.M. was no different.
In fact, he surprised me with his honesty and candour as he recounted the tragic events.
During our interview, he explained he was one of the founding members of a street gang called Nine-O and he held the rank of vice-president.
His close friend Adrian Bruyere was a fellow Nine-O gang member while he described Nicholas Bruyere as an associate. The Nine-O and Indian Posse street gangs were bitter rivals and had frequent conflicts over turf.
The investigation revealed T.M. and the Bruyere brothers were caught "slippin" on Indian Posse turf and were attacked as a result. The rabid pack of Indian Posse gang members were led by a notoriously violent IP street gang member known as Sheldon Anthony McKay. At the time of Bruyere's killing, McKay already sported a record after being convicted as a young offender at age 16 for the 1992 throat slashing of his girlfriend's mother.
McKay was nothing less than pure evil. He was a tiny man who stood about 5-6 and weighed around 160 pounds. He had "F You" and the Tasmanian devil tattooed on his right arm. He was an extremely aggressive, hostile and dangerous sociopath.
McKay and a number of other Indian Posse gangsters were charged with Bruyere's killing. McKay was subsequently convicted of manslaughter and received a life sentence. He was murdered in prison by his Indian Posse brothers in 2006.
Nicholas Bruyere and T.M. were extremely lucky to have escaped the McPhillips Street gang attack alive -- a revelation not lost on T.M.
But what was he now doing in my yard?
Well, around mid-summer, I'd noticed a lush patch of dark, green grass growing on my otherwise hard, desiccated lawn. By the fall, our yard turns into a concrete-like surface after our oak trees soak up every last bit of moisture in the ground. Upon closer inspection, I noticed water beginning to pool in an area next to the driveway. This was not good news; my main water line had sprung a leak and it would be my responsibility to complete the expensive repairs.
Half a dozen quotes later, I settled on a company that came highly recommended for their solid work and affordability.
Enter T.M.
As I looked out my front window, I saw the backhoe arrive and a crew of five or six men starting to prepare the site for excavation. I barely noticed the young aboriginal man standing beside me as I exchanged greetings with the man running the crew. That's when the unlikely conversation occurred.
"I know you," the young aboriginal man said. "Did you ever work homicide?"
Thirteen and a half years later and T.M. was standing in my front yard with a shovel in hand preparing to start a hard day's work.
"Nice to see you're working," I said.
"I got out of all that s after that happened," he said. "I changed my life."
That he did.
When I spoke to his boss, I learned T.M. was a valued, dependable employee. So valued, his boss financed a car for him after the banks rejected his loan application as an untenable risk. Not only was T.M. a hard worker, he also played the role of taxi driver, jumping in his car every morning and picking up all of his co-workers so they could be on the job site at 7 a.m. sharp.
By the time the job was completed, I was literally amazed by T.M.'s work ethic, discipline and easygoing pleasant nature. I was even more surprised to hear he was pursuing a career in standup comedy and had performed several gigs at a local comedy club.
When the time came to pack up their tools, T.M. knocked at my door.
"It was nice seeing you again," he said. "The next time I have a standup gig, I'll come knock at your door."
"That would be great," I replied.
As he walked away, I recalled discussions that took place during my attendance at the Gang Action Interagency Network Forum held in April of this year. The group largely agreed kids join gangs because they have needs that aren't being fulfilled: social needs, the need for self-esteem, love, a sense of belonging, opportunity, identity, security and employment.
To immature, young and impressionable boys, the false promise of gang life "appears" to provide these things.
The truth is, kids join gangs because they have few options and little hope of having their basic human needs met elsewhere.
T.M. is an example of an entrenched gang member who recognized he had an option before he ended up dead or in jail doing a life sentence.
It's a simple equation:
Options + Opportunities + Young Urban Males Gang & Crime Reduction
The time has come for our political leaders to get the message.
In the meantime, I won't be losing any sleep because T.M. knows where I live.
This story first appeared in James Jewell's blog, The Police Insider. Follow it at thepoliceinsider.com.


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Pittsburgh's bikeways, walkways lure businesses and homeowners
Larry Murdock says too many hours on the Parkway East made him want to hit the trail.
He became part of a growing number of people who see the bike and pedestrian routes networking the city as a reason to move near them.
Taking the bus to work also gave him a good bit of time to read and figure out whether he could make the move to Washington's Landing, just up the Allegheny River from Downtown. "When I figured out we could, that was it," he says.
Liz Keller and her husband, Liam Cooney, passed up moving to Morningside or Polish Hill for a Lawrenceville house because of its close proximity to a trail and easy bike ride to the North Side.
Reed Agnew moved his intellectual-design firm to a spot along a trail in the South Side. The trail has become a part of his firm's "corporate culture."
Bicycling or walking to work, shop or to entertainment venues has become a way of life for those living near trails or bikeways. Before work or after, the trails are frequented with walkers carrying their briefcases to the office or bicyclists with packs bearing a change of clothes.
John Valentine, president of the Downtown Neighborhood Association and consultant for the Urban Redevelopment Authority, is a resident of Gateway Towers. He says he is on his bike three or four times a week, not only for recreation, but also to run errands.
He found himself making a salmon dinner recently, and found he needed lemons. It was easy to hop on the bike and ride to the Strip District. He sees more riders as the trails and bike lanes around the city become better known and better used.
Besides the trails, the city of Pittsburgh earned recognition as a bike-friendly city by establishing bike lanes and shared routes on more than 35 miles of city streets.
The bike consciousness is part of the pitch to potential renters, says Debbie Roberts, manager at the Cork Factory apartments in the Strip District.
"We tell every tenant about the trails," she says. "It is part of our town."
Frank Bercelli from Amore Management, the firm that handles the Heinz Lofts on the North Side, says the interest in bicycling has grown steadily. It led them to install bike lockers next to the trail -- and, then, to add enough to hold about 100 bikes.
"I don't know if it is part of the decision to move here," he says, "but once people are here, they take advantage of it."
Mark Lancellotti says he moved to Washington's Landing from Franklin Park simply because he liked the homes, but once there, saw the potential of riding to work Downtown right away. He says he didn't even own a bike before moving to the island.
Scott Bricker, executive director of the Bike-PGH advocacy group, says he receives inquiries from people moving into the area about bike routes to various areas.
The bike route was the major part of Murdock's decision. He was working for Union Railroad and living near his office in Monroeville. When the work site changed to the Strip District, he suddenly was part of rush hour -- and didn't like it.
He and his wife, Jeanne, were familiar with Washington's Landing and the trail that creates an easy trip to the Strip. They decided that was the place to move.
During the winter, Murdock walked to work rather than tempt slippery streets with skinny tires.
Murdock has been retired for 1 1/2 years, but still is on the trail, riding to the North Side to go grocery shopping, banking or to the library.
Liz Keller and Liam Cooney made up their minds about where to live in much the same way. A house in Lawrenceville gave them an easy route to the North Side, where he is the head of Kayak Pittsburgh under the Roberto Clemente Bridge, and she works at the Mattress Factory.
"It's easy. It takes 30 minutes," she says. "The Lawrenceville trail is also a place where we can go for a walk with our daughter, Olive, and our dog."
That trail ends rather abruptly around 35th Street along the river, but she says it is easy to go to Smallman Street or the bike lane along Penn Avenue to make the trip to work.
Reed Agnew is principal of Thought Form, a firm that designs presentations for the Web and other media. When he went looking for new office space eight years ago, a riverside space next to the Pittsburgh Steelers training facility on the South Side seemed attractive.
He has several employees who bicycle to work. Walks on trail have become part of work breaks and places to discuss ideas. Several bikes are kept at the office for staffers needing them or simply wanting to go for a ride.
Agnew says he "didn't know how good it could be."
Happy trails
Besides about 35 miles of bikes lanes and shared bike-motor routes throughout Pittsburgh, riverside trails also provide recreational and commuting routes.
• The Three Rivers Heritage Trail flanks both sides of the Allegheny River, running to 24th Street on the Downtown side and to Millvale on the north side.
• It runs along the Monongahela from Station Square to the Glenwood Bridge.
• A portion of the trail also runs from the North Shore along the Ohio River to the Alcosan works below Brighton Heights.
• The Eliza Furnace Trail runs along the north side of the Monongahela from Downtown to near Hazelwood, although there is a detour for road work near Bates Street.


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The Kiwanis Club of the Western Reserve will hold a spaghetti dinner from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21 at the Kennedy Center at Hiram College. The menu offers spaghetti, two sauces, garlic bread, salad, beverage and dessert. Tickets are $6. Children younger than 3 eat free.
The spaghetti dinner is the major fund-raiser for the Kiwanis of the Western Reserve. The group annually supports projects that assist children in the Garrettsville, Hiram, Windham and Mantua communities.


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Whether you have been injured through mistakes in running like running too soon or too long, you can plan on how to recover quickly even before it happens. Most running injuries are minor, temporary, and most of the time you can still get in some physical activity. That is the foundation for your return from running injuries.
Return from running injuries in a manner like this will help you to get back on your feet faster without losing too much ground in the meantime. But, remember too that you need to follow your doctors advice as well!
Return to Running Injuries
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Arrest Report
Two Franklin residents have been charged with a combined 49 counts of theft-related crimes.
According to the Macon County Sheriff's Office, 37-year-old Michael Eugene Green and 35-year-old Dana Pendergrass Pyatt were arrested on the charges July 8.
Green faces 26 felony and misdemeanor counts including breaking and or entering, larceny, possession of stolen property, and injury to property.
Pyatt faces 23 felony and misdemeanor counts also including larceny, possession of stolen property, and breaking and or entering.
Both suspects were booked into the Macon County Detention Center under $25,000 bonds respectively. A court date has been set for July 25.


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House of Cards "Femme" Collection
Designer Ashiya Omundsen explores the concept of femininity with a super-playful range
Exploring the concept of femininity, House of Cards designer Ashiya Omundsen has created possibly her most exciting collection to date. The New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based Omundsen released her "Femme" collection recently, and the diverse, bold range of pieces is a feast. The covetable collection includes fabrics covered in cellphone illustrations, cotton candy pink, tulle, metallics and even a boob pattern. We spoke with Omundsen about traditional perceptions of femininity and who she designs for.
"I wanted to mix traditional feminine with modern feminine," Omundsen tells us about the overarching theme, which at times seems to poke fun at the idea of femininity or girlishness by embracing it so much that it's over-the-top in a delightful way. "I wanted to juxtapose what is 'seen' as feminine with my interpretation of modern femininity. This was my starting point, but my design process is always in a state of flux so the end result is sometimes just a glimpse of my initial idea." It's clear that there were a lot of different directions in the collection, but it's not jarring or messy, rather it furthers the concept—perhaps showing there's no real, singular manifestation of femininity. "Some pieces in the collection are definitely bolder and more daring than others, with some being more for everyday. My collections are... not for everyone and I like that."
Our pick is certainly the pink boob fabric, which Omundsen utilizes on shorts, high-waisted cropped pants and a collared dress. From the over-sized, puffy tulle to the voluminous metallic pieces, and cellphone motifs ("I was listening to Erykah Badu's 'Cain't Use My Phone' nonstop," Omundsen says), "Femme" is daring and ultimately playful.
The entire "Femme" collection is available online now, with prices starting at $79 AUD.
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WHEN was the last time you saddled up and put your pedals into motion on a bike?
If it's possible you still had stabilisers attached, then it is high time you dusted off your trusty cycle, according to the organisers of Bike Week 2009.
Bike Week was started by Cyclists Touring Club) in 1923 and is now the biggest nationwide cycling event in the UK.
There's something for everyone during Bike Week, with events across the UK ranging from cycle training and Dr Bike sessions for novices, to commuter challenges and group rides around local cycling routes – all for free.
John Steer, of the south Essex branch of the CTC, says: "Bike Week is a national celebration of cycling and helps you get more out of life, by getting on your bike and exploring your local community."
Events such as bike-to-work days and free bike checks are all aimed at showing us the power of the pedal.
As Southend gears up to become a cycling town, after the announcement last year of £6million funding from the Government's Cycling England three-year initiative to improve facilities, transport chiefs are leading the call for more people to get on their bikes.
South Essex is part of the national cycle network managed by cycling charity Sustrans and is home to route 16, which eventually will link Basildon to Southend.
Part of the route is already open from Southend to Shoebury, with plans to link to Leigh via the cinder path already being discussed.
Anna Waite, the councillor in charge of transport, recently converted to the joys of pedalling.
"I hadn't really been on a bike since I was 12, but I thought I ought to practise what I preach," she laughs.
Mrs Waite has since completed her level two Bikeability training, which replaced the old cycling profiency test to help give cyclists, young and old, better road sense.
"Cycling is good in so many ways," she says, "for your health, for the environment and financially it makes sense, especially on short journeys. Events like Bike Week are just what we need to get people on their bikes, so they can experience what a liberating activity cycling can be."
"Over the next two to three years, the aim is cycling will become normal and people will do it just as naturally as they would get into their car."
With the majority still commuting to work or school by car, we spend almost ten days a year on the road.
The council aims to encourage everyone to boost their confidence on the road and attend one of the events for bike week or signing up for free cycle confidence lessons.
To find out what is taking place in your local area, visit www.bikeweek.org.uk and enter your postcode.
For more information on cycling in Southend and Bikeability courses, call 01702 215003, ext 5338.


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Two drivers hurt in early morning crash in Clifton
A two-vehicle accident at 7:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, sent both drivers to the hospital, including a street sweeper from the Pierce County Highway Department.
The street sweeper is Rodney Glampe, 58, from rural Plum City. The other driver is Thomas P. Ramquist, 17, rural River Falls.
The crash occurred on County Road FF, west of 1094th Street in the town of Clifton.
Ramquist , eastbound, struck Glampe who was also going east.
Glampe was part of a crew doing repairs to the road.
Both drivers were taken from the scene by the River Falls Ambulance Service. Their injuries were described as non-life threatening.
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BOWMANVILLE–Every Friday and Saturday evening for the past six years, Dorothy Gerrow has changed from her office attire into a fire suit and gone racing.
However, this year, the rising cost of gasoline has forced her to cut back to just once a week. And she's wondering if she'll be able to afford her hobby at all next year.
"The cost of fuel is obviously a factor," Gerrow said while preparing for a recent night's racing card at Mosport International Speedway's oval circuit. "I think a lot of (other racers) have said the same thing. Whereas they used to race twice a week, they're now racing only once.
"It really makes you wonder if we're going to do this next year because you have to decide if the fun's worth it. At some point you possibly have to say enough's enough."
For Gerrow, who has her own freelance secretarial service, racing began when her husband Dennis, who now serves as her mechanic, and son Jeremy, also a racer, had a third car that was sitting idle. It's now become a passionate hobby. But if the price of fuel climbs much higher, it could well cool that ardour.
Before races, Gerrow fills three five-gallon (1 gallon = 4.55 litres) cans with regular gasoline at a service station near her home. At recent prices of $1.35 a litre, she spends about $90 before even getting to the track. At Mosport she pours 2 1/2 cans into her No.77 Thunder Car for the evening's racing, which involves a heat and a 15- to 20-lap featured race depending on the number of cars in the field.
Unlike hobbyists like Gerrow, professional racers such as those in NASCAR and Formula One don't have to worry about the price at the pump. Their competition fuel is provided through a sponsorship deal between the series and fuel suppliers.
However, just like their amateur counterparts, pro racers feel the pinch getting to and from the track. Cars are brought to the track in haulers that use diesel fuel. Near Lindsay, Ont., diesel was running at $1.67 a litre last month. A year ago it was $1.08.
The Gerrows live in Lindsay so the cost of hauling their cars to nearby Mosport in trailers pulled by pickup trucks is about $40 a trailer. But fellow competitor Steve Mayhew spends considerably more to get to the track from Cobourg, Ont. It had cost him $60 the previous week and that was before the price at the pump leaped by six cents a litre.
To make up for the rising costs, Mayhew, like Gerrow, plans to cut his racing to one evening a week. And he'll probably switch tracks.
"What we've been doing is racing twice a week – one night at Mosport and once at Kawartha Downs," he said. "But Kawartha's a lot closer, so we're going to cut back to one track a week."
The racers say there's little they can do to cut costs, other than reduce the number of times they race.
For Modified car owner Bubba McNeil, that will result in a reduction from 13 races a season to perhaps five or six. And that means his driver, Adam Adams, won't have to spend the $80 in gas to make the trip from Ripley, Ont., near Kincardine, to Mosport quite so often.
Adams said he doesn't mind spending the money, which comes out of his pocket.
"I do it because I love racing," he said, explaining that any purse money he wins goes "right back into the car."
Top prize in the Modified class, where the cars use high-octane racing fuel at $3.10 a litre, is $600. Two weeks ago, Adams finished back in the field and earned $195.
"That bought one tire," he said.
Mosport president and general manager Myles Brandt wasn't surprised to learn that racers are contemplating reducing the number of times they compete.
"I would assume that's what guys will start to do, pick and choose a little bit more closely and choose the track that's a little bit closer to their homes as well," he said.
Brandt acknowledged that hobbyist racers are the backbone of places like Mosport. They are to race tracks what duffers are to golf courses.
Mosport puts up the prize money for the various events and recoups it through the "back gate" entry fees ($15 a head for drivers and their crews), "front gate" public admission fees and money paid by sponsors of the evening's races.
However, Brandt agreed that cutbacks will reduce the size of the field for a given race and the amount of money the track takes in. But the track still has to pay the posted prize money.
Still, he feels that, rising fuel prices aside, watching Mom or Dad race on a Saturday night at Mosport makes for a reasonably priced family outing.
A family of four, with kids under 12, can enter the track for $26.
"I don't think it's just the price of fuel that's going to stop people from racing," said Brandt. "It's how the economy of the country is going."
Gerrow agrees. She cites not only the high cost of fuel, but economic blows such as the announced shutdown of the General Motors truck plant in nearby Oshawa as contributing factors in the public not being able to enjoy their leisure activities.
In her case, it's pulling on that fire suit every Saturday night.


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A lack of patience and a failure to adapt cost the Canberra Darters a win in their final game of the Australian Netball League.
The Darters looked in total control in their first half against the Territory Storm, but they couldn't hold on and eventually went down 54-49 at AIS Arena today.
It looked like Canberra would run away with the game, getting out to a five-goal lead by quarter-time.
Darters shooter Jo Pivac played a big part in that.
Her mid-courters utilised her height advantage perfectly and she was able to repeatedly out-body Storm goal keeper Fiona Themman, who looked like she might end up having nightmares over the game.
But Storm coach Dianne Brown brought on defender Chrissy Grieve to great effect.
Grieve's vertical leap disrupted the Darters' passing game and Themman, who shifted to goal defence, dropped back and helped double-team Pivac.
With the clamps applied to the Darters shooter, the momentum shifted and the Storm turned a three-goal half-time deficit into a five-goal lead at the final change.
Megan Clowry's intercepts from wing defence were a highlight for the Darters.
Canberra coach Melinda Clarke said the other shooter needed to take some more shots to help take the pressure off Pivac.
''That was part of it and I think we just needed to be a little bit more patient with the ball and not try and deliver it to a player who had two on one,'' she said.
While it wasn't the result the Darters wanted, Pivac said the team had improved on last year when they finished last with just one win.
It was a similar number of wins this season, but Pivac felt the side was slowly heading in the right direction.
''We've improved, I know the win ratio is not what we wanted but we've played some awesome games,'' Pivac said.
''Against Victoria we only lost by four and the Waratahs [was also a good game].
''We start really strong but we can never keep [going] to our potential.''
Australian Netball League: Territory Storm 54 bt Canberra Darters 49; Southern Force 51 bt NSW Waratahs 34; AIS 58 bt Victorian Fury 33.


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Ruger Mini 14 Tactical/ Help Needed/ New Member
New to Forum. I just ordered my Ruger Mini 14 tactical, with folding stock, can anyone give me some recommendations to improve it once I receive? Any help would be greatly appreciated
I know very little about the Mini 14, but thought I'd welcome you here!
Spend some time and read the threads here in the Mini 14 forum. There are some extremely knowledgeable people here.
Welcome to the FTF. Please head over to the new member introduction forum and introduce yourself to the folks.
Oh, well; Welcome to the FTF!
Leave it alone. If you want a tactical weapon, build an AR15. For what you would spend tricking out the Mini14, you could build a nice AR.
Look at the threads on bedding the action and forend.
Be sure the gas block is streight and correctly torqued, it has a big effect on the accuracy.
When you go to pick it up, make sure the scope mount cuts are evenly cut on both sides and none are crooked. Ruger put out a large amount of rifles with badly cut mounts. If the mounts are off, do not take the rifle, have them get you another one.
As you get it and shoot it some, see how it groups.
Then if you have questions, ask.
I'm a retired gunsmith and have tried about evething that you can do to a mini short of re barreling .
I have a Mini Tactical that will shoot in the .09" range, 5 @ 100 yds with match bullets, but it took a lot of work to get it there.
There are more than a few things that can be done to improve the accuracy.
Really check the rifle carefully when you get it. Make sure the extractor pin that hits the back of the extractor is not messed up, many are.
Ruger's QC has got very bad on the Mini's. If you get a good one, they can be made to be good shooters, but if you see anything wrong with it, do not accept it, especially the sight mount problem. If you find the scallops are cut wrong, whatever you do, do not accept the rifle.
Go over the threads, if you still have questions, I'll be glad to help you get it fixed right. A good trigger job really helps a lot, but you have to be sure there are no problems with the rifle that would require that you return it to ruger first, because they will remove any modifications you have done if they take it in to fix it.
Were it me, I would have bought another brand of rifle knowing what I know about the Mini. Too late, I already have it, so I made the best of it. If I ever break a FP, which happens, ruger does not sell them and will charge me to put the rifle back to stock before they replace the FP.
You might want to make another choice if you can.
While they are neat rifles, there are many things that are not pluses when it comes to a Ruger.
Mine has the scope mounts cut wrong, I cannot mount a scope or put a scope rail on it. I sent it back to ruger, they said it was in spec. It cuts big cuts in a scope if you try to mount one. Ruger really left me hanging on this, I'll never buy another Ruger.
I had to have a custom mount made and they are available from Farrel Mounts if anybody else needs one, they do not use the scallops.
My Best, John K
Thank you John for the heads up
I appreciate your help, I will definatley check it out
Thanks for the help
My new mini showed up and the tactical version does have the flash suppressor. Looking forward to making it a shooter
There are quite a few add ons for the Mini-14 that make the rifle a nice looking and very dependable shooter. Here is a picture of my tactical with the scout handguard and halographic sight.... I also have a scout scope (2.75x) that mount there also.
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Since the communication did not fulfill the requirements of Articles 38 and 54 of the Rules of Procedure, the Commission, in a letter dated February 19, 1974, requested the complainants to supplement it.
The complainant, in a letter dated July 19, 1974, supplemented the denunciation with specific data concerning the above-mentioned facts.
In a note dated October 11, 1974, the Commission requested the Government of Bolivia to provide the pertinent information in accordance with Articles 42 and 44 of the Rules of Procedure. A copy of this note was sent to the Delegation of Bolivia to the Permanent Council of the OAS on October 17, 1974.
The Government of Bolivia, in a note dated November 13, 1974 (No. DGAJ-755/154), received by the Commission on December 26, stated that the student J. Ramiro Garvito Saavedra had been released on May 15, 1974.Case 1806. March 12, 1974, denouncing the arbitrary arrest of a Bolivian student in Cochabamba and the illegal search and seizure of his personal effects and documents. Subsequently, this student has allegedly been transferred to a prison in La Paz.
In a note dated April 8, 1974, the Commission requested the Government of Bolivia to provide the pertinent information, in accordance with Articles 42 and 44 of the Rules of Procedure.
In October 1974, the Commission, during its thirty-fourth session, noted that the Government of Bolivia had not replied to the above-mentioned request for information and decided to repeat it, by cable, on October 24, 1974, and informed the complainant of this decision.
Notwithstanding the seriousness of the facts reported, the Government of Bolivia did not reply to the urgent request for information from the Commission until November 11, 1974 (Letter No. DGAJ-245/148), in which it only stated that "a report had been requested from the Ministry of the Interiors with a view to clarifying the denunciation made to the offices under your authority".


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If you want more out of your walks there's this great free Audio Tours app with 15 tours (5 are handicapped accessible) to all parts of the Old City.
You can get it here:
It's all guided by voice and GPS with offline maps, pictures and texts.
It's free with no ads, just lots of great information.


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Samsung Exhilarate ReviewSamsung Exhilarate
Needless to say, we'd be in a lucid dream of some kind if we found the Exhilarate running the most up-to-date versions of Android and TouchWiz, but instead, it's running the older build of TouchWiz on top of Android 2.3.6 Gingerbread. For the average consumer, it isn't going to be much of an issue, seeing that it offers all of the lovable aspects of Google's mobile platform – like its deep personalization and productivity aspects. So yeah, we're not terribly bummed by its outdated experience, but more importantly, we're curious to know when and if it'll be updated.
After spending time with other handsets donning super large displays, we find ourselves cautious with our pace when it comes to typing up messages with its on-screen keyboards. Of course, its layout isn't as spacious, but at least it's responsive enough to keep us going at a good rate of input after some adjusting.
When it comes to the core organizer apps, the Exhilarate doesn't deviate from the typical experience, as the calendar, calculator, clock, email, and Gmail apps all follow in form to what we've seen constantly in the past.
Out of the box, the smartphone is preloaded with a host of AT&T, Samsung, and third party apps. Specifically, it consists of AllShare, Amazon Kindle, AT&T Code Scanner, AT&T FamilyMap, AT&T Navigator, AT&T Featured Apps, Kiers air, AT&T Live TV, Media Hub, AT&T Messages, myAT&T, Qik Lite, Quickoffice, and YPmobile.
Processor and Memory:
Of late, mid-range devices have been blessed with dual-core processors, but the Samsung Exhilarate is powered by a single-core 1.2GHz Qualcomm processor with 1GB of RAM – thus, it's more in line to being a low mid-range device. Now don't thinking that it's a bad thing, since the handset performs admirably with almost all tasks. Sure, there might be some instances of choppiness rearing its head somewhere every now and then, but it's never impacting the experience negatively. Its benchmark scores are nothing worth writing home about, but nonetheless, its real world actions are agreeable.
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If you plan to store a lot of content on the Exhilarate, you might want to invest in putting in a microSD card since it has 1.4GB of USB storage out of the box – with another 0.93GB reserved for apps.
Internet and Connectivity:
For a device of its stature, the Exhilarate is able to impress us because it's offering all of the modern conveniences of 4G LTE connectivity – so yes, data speeds are blazing! Even better, the handset performs handsomely in the web browsing department, as it's able to deliver smooth navigational controls in the wake of heavy Flash content. In fact, it rarely slows down or exhibits any choppy tendencies with its performance.
Being a GSM phone and all, the Exhilarate benefits from being compatible with a host of GSM networks around the world – while 4G LTE connectivity is achieved domestically via AT&T. As usual, the handset offers connectivity options such as aGPS, Bluetooth 3.0, mobile hotspot functionality, and Wi-Fi.
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1. ImHungry (Posts: 17; Member since: 25 Jun 2012)
Great review! I think i may pick this up, i really like the size an the specs of the phone! and LTE too.
2. Birds (Posts: 1171; Member since: 21 Nov 2011)
I don't get it....This phone is decent and all but AT&T should have made the contract free price like 299 instead of 399.
3. RamyRamz69 (Posts: 390; Member since: 12 Dec 2011)
"it's rather difficult to put this into consideration knowing that for $50 more, you can pick up the Sony Xperia ion for $100"
Xperia Ion is also 50$ at Sony and Best Buy stores which makes it a much, much better buy knowing it has better hardware specs and is getting both ICS and Jelly Bean.
Please stop being biased, thank you.
5. vbetts (Posts: 14; Member since: 23 Jun 2012)
Review sites don't take 3rd party retailers like Best Buy or Radioshack into consideration, I work at Radioshack, we carry the Exhilarate, but we won't be carrying the Ion. That's why they aren't taken into consideration.
6. dha_george (Posts: 54; Member since: 27 Jan 2010)
The exhilarte has a dual core processor not a single core processor.
7. techguy21 (Posts: 1; Member since: 26 Jun 2012)
It is dual-core:
I'm tempted by this phone mainly because it's got good specs and is not gargantuan - I don't want a tablet in my pocket! I bet it will get ICS too, since it has 1GB of RAM.
8. sarahzz30007 (banned) (Posts: 16; Member since: 26 Jun 2012)
I really don't get why they made the contract price so high ?..
9. jim200 (Posts: 1; Member since: 31 Aug 2012)
I bought Exhilarate 5 days ago after reading the specifications of the phone. The good: it looks nice.
Now the bad: The battery charge lasts 36 hours vs specified 250 hours.
Here is the info from the specs:
Talk: 7 hours max. (420 minutes)
Standby: 250 hours max. (10.4 days)
1750 mAh LiIon, Removable
I actually did not use this phone to make calls, play games, or anything other than checking the battery every few hours. The phone lasted on one battery charge 36 hours. Little math shows, it is 15% of the specified time. So I called Samsung. Let me say that before this experience I had Samsung in a high respect. I called Samsung and spoke with supervisor Josia. He told me that Samsung considers a phone delivering 15% of specified performance perfectly good. I asked him how do I get 250 hours. He did not know. Let me say again, the phone was not used for any calls and no aps were running. I used task manager to terminate all aps. This review is written by a computer professional.
10. Thullraven (Posts: 26; Member since: 14 Nov 2011)
The Experia Ion is slow and sluggish compared to The Exhilarate. The Exhilarate even beat the GS3 in some benchmarks. I like this phone a lot, especially with my ICS update. It can do almost everything big brother GS3 can do, and it does them well. Whatever it doesn't do, I wouldn't use anyway. The battery hasn't been great, but not horrible either. I have a spare battery anyway if I for whatever reason can't charge.
Samsung ExhilarateOS: Android 2.3.6
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|4.0 inches, 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) Super AMOLED
|5 megapixels
Dual-core, 1200 MHz
|4.80 x 2.48 x 0.46 inches
(122 x 63 x 12 mm)
4.60 oz (130 g)
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Congreso de Las Acequias
8:30 am-4 pm, Nov 23, 2013 | $20
Congressman Ben Ray Lujan joins Acequia delegates from around New Mexico to vote on NMAA policy work in the areas of land, water and agriculture. The event is open to the public and includes lunch.
Where: Bishop's Lodge Ranch Resort
Phone: 505-983-6377
1297 Bishop's Lodge Road
Santa Fe, NM
Website: http://www.bishopslodge.com/


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Fall is amazing! I am trying to become more creative so decided to attempt making my first wreath.
I saw this posted and thought, wow this looks great! This was my inspiration but I wanted to make apples too and try and see if they would work on a wreath.
Materials Needed:
- Glue gun & glue sticks
- Scissors
- Cardboard
- Puzzle pieces
- Red & orange paint
- Ribbon for stems & to hang
I cut circles out of a cardboard box with an x-acto knife, using cups as template and a large bowl for the wreath. Then painted half red and the other half orange.
Then I took some puzzle pieces and painted them red and orange. The first ones were already dry by the time I finished painting so I heated up the glue gun then started glueing puzzle pieces on. How many pieces you will need is a personal decision, I started painting some red ones but they were too small and I hit up the dollar store again to get some bigger pieces. I found 5-6 big pieces worked. I tried glueing the small pieces I had done previously on to embelish, but found I preferred without so didn't do it with the pumpkin ones.
I took a small puzzle piece and a brown marker and painted 6 stalks. Then I cut up some ribbons and glued a stem and 1-2 ribbons on each pumpkin/apple.
I glued them alternating on the wreath, then I glued some brown ribbon on the back to hang it.
I was really happy with the results. My first real attempt at something crafty/decorating related. What do you guys think? Do you prefer to just buy a premade wreath or make something more to your tastes
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Gold Is Where You Find It
1934 Tyrone Comfort Born: Port Huron, Michigan 1909 Died: Los Angeles, California 1939 oil on canvas 40 1/8 x 50 1/8 in. (101.9 x 127.3 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Transfer from the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service 1965.18.49 Not currently on view
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This painting thrusts the viewer deep into a California gold mine where a sweating miner braces one foot against his powerful pneumatic drill. He is wedged into a crevice, boring holes that will be stuffed with dynamite, which will blast open new sections of the gold vein. California painter Tyrone Comfort brings the viewer uncomfortably close to this miner, stripped to his shorts and work boots in the suffocating heat of the mine. The vibrating drill fills the narrow space with jarring noise and throws dust and bits of rock at the unprotected man. Rough logs are all that hold up the low ceiling of the shaft. Comfort's vigorously painted image leaves no doubt that a professional miner needs tremendous strength and toughness to endure these conditions.
Rising gold prices during the Great Depression caused many old mines to reopen and sent the hopeful across the American West in search of new strikes. When President and Mrs. Roosevelt chose this painting to hang in the White House, it represented a rapidly rising industry helping to fuel the reviving American economy.
1934: A New Deal for Artists exhibition label
Architecture - industry - mine
Figure male - full length
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About Tyrone Comfort
Born: Port Huron, Michigan 1909 Died: Los Angeles, California 1939
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On last night's Hardball, Newsweek's Evan Thomas stated that he believed the primary reason for the war in Iraq was to "teach Arabs a lesson" after 9/11. Again, what liberal media? Thomas was on with Christopher Hitchens but because it was the end of the segment, Hitchens didn't have time to respond to this ridiculous comment--although, at the end of the clip, you can hear Hitchens mentioning the 1998 Iraq Liberation Act (you know, the one that made regime change official U.S. policy).
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THOMAS: I have never thought the WMD was the reason we went to war. They went to war for other reasons. It was an excuse to go to war. It was a convenient excuse. They sort of believed it, but it really wasn't the reason that they did it.
MATTHEWS: Have you ever figured out what it was? Was it regime change?
THOMAS: After 9/11 they felt they had to teach the Arabs a lesson. It was a demonstration of American force. We wanted to show the world, particularly the Arabs, how tough we were. I think that's why we went to war.
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Sorry to say But that is correct you only get 8 keys, more then likely there where a few key problems in the past with the previous owner, or owners. Not only do you get the AAM( all activities module ) but you can get up to 8 new keys, They also put in new door tumblers and an ignition tumbler. Sorry to say there is no other way around this because the AAM can only be put in by the Dealer. It has to be programed to your car and only the Dealer has the computer to do this. A this point you can call different dealers, (they do have different pricing from dealer to dealer ) maybe you can save a few hundred from one to the next.
Sorry for the bad news. Good luck with your new purchase other wise.
Wow, I didn't think that was possible and still have a running vehicle.
But what about the key, is there somone who remakes keys ? Because he still can't get a spare through Mercedes if they see that the AAM was not replaced ?
I agree with both of you on how stupid the system really is.
But unfortunately thats the way Mercedes made it to be theft proof for that error of the vehicle.
You can call 1-800-for mercedes.
And see what they say.
New revelation, It might be possible for you to get a duplicate key through Mercedes. You have to go back to the dealer and ask to see if you can get a duplicate key of one of the first seven keys. first they have to check through your vehicle through the AAM to see if there was a perminate block on any of the first seven keys.
Down side, if there was a problem with the AAM's part the duplicate will not work, but if there was a problem with the key it self, A good chance you will have your spare.
Another Down side, they will not know if it will work until they have the key and try to program it, you will have to buy each key one at a time and hope the next one works, with any luck you will wind up with a spare. If not seven new Christmas tree ornimats.
You cannot get a duplicate for the key (#8) you already have, well not at this time, cause that will disable the key you have now. you cannot have two keys working on the same track.
This a slim chance but its all there is right now.
you are more than welcome, i am glad to help and i hope it works out for you.
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I know, noone cares about Anko, and Kabuto's brief time in the spotlight has come to a close, but I'd like to see this fight for fun.
Anko thankfully survived her latest predicament, being a bound captive of a deranged psycho killer, in large part due to the fact that Kabuto's attention was distracted by Itachi.
Kabuto has seemingly been nerfed by Orochimaru upon Oro's return, as Oro drew out his cells from Kabuto (saving Kabuto from being slowly consumed). This undoubtedly means that Kabuto has lost his Orochimaru-like powers, as well as possibly losing the powers he attained from other sound shinobi.
From what we saw, Anko didn't put up much fight when she was captured by Kabuto originally. The confrontation begins here: http://www.narutobase.net/manga/Naruto/516/8 After the one panel of ambush, the outcome is seen here: http://www.narutobase.net/manga/Naruto/517/6
At the time that he captured her, Kabuto was much stronger than Anko. Now that Kabuto has lost Orochmaru's chakra though, he doesn't seem like his advantage is so great. Presently, Kabuto is still in a genjutsu and Anko is still unconscious, but sooner or later they will both come to their senses.
Will Anko take the oppurtunity to pit her curse mark and striking shadow snake jutsu against Kabuto's medical taijutsu? Maybe Kabuto will end up in the cell adjacent to Karin's back in the hidden leaf village after Anko beats him down. Or maybe Kabuto will somehow steal her curse mark? -.- Or body transfer to Anko.. kinda creepy but it could make Kabuto a top shinobi again despite Orochimaru's return...:shrug:


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He had a 7cm knife deep in his brain, but this New Zealand man stayed conscious six hours waiting for surgeons to plan an operation to get it out.
The five-hour surgery had to be carefully planned, said Wellington Hospital neuro-surgeon Martin Hunn, acknowledging that the man would have been in pain during his long wait.
"It's not the kind of operation we wanted to do at the end of the night," he said.
The 37-year-old man was stabbed during a disagreement at about 4am on Sunday in Wellington. Police found him with the blade of the knife buried up to the handle in his head. The blade had entered through his left ear, punctured his skull and carried on in an upward direction into the centre of the man's brain. It narrowly missed major arteries.
Mr Hunn said the man was lucky the serrated knife was not yanked out at the scene.
"It would have been extremely dangerous. A lot of people try and pull the offending object out it's best if it's left in there." If a major blood vessel had been severed, heavy bleeding could lead to death.
Though still in danger of infection, the man was not expected to suffer any permanent brain damage or hearing problems. Most people that survived that sort of injury tended to recover well, Mr Hunn said.
The man would remain in hospital for observation. "He's feeling all right ... just a bit sore."
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Validity of LSE for trimmed and differenced panel data due to absorbing attrition
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