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"We had a party at home to celebrate Isabella's birthday.
"Isabella has started becoming a little fussy with her food.
"She loves her breakfast of cereal and toast and especially enjoys eating fresh fruits.
"Isabella chatters away in her own language, but clearly says mama, dada and nana - her name for her grandmother.
"She likes watching me do 'grown-up things', like taking the washing up out of the machine.
"And she loves music, and dances whenever she hears it.
"Her first year has been exciting for all of us. It has been wonderful to watch her grow from a tiny baby into a toddler.
"She is very much her own character and is quite strong-willed, even at just one-year-old.
"We would love to have a little brother or sister for Isabella."
In the UK, the WHO says just five in every 1,000 children die before they are one.
Nine months old
Claire said: "Both Isabella and I are feeling fine."
"I'm really enjoying being a mum - it gets better and better every day! Isabella is also thriving. She now weighs 9.1kg.
"Isabella can stand up by herself and has started saying a few words, including 'dada', 'mama' and 'nana'."
Claire added: "Clean water is not a problem in London.
"We could drink the water from the tap, but prefer bottled water which we buy from the supermarket.
"We use the clean tap water for cooking, cleaning and washing. Isabella has a bath once a day which she loves!"
At six months
Claire said her daughter weighed 9kg and is 66.5cm tall.
Claire said Isabella is eating quite a varied diet now.
"Isabella drinks milk two times per day, but she also loves eating solid food and there is very little that she won't try!
"She has cereal for breakfast and mixed vegetables for lunch. Then she will have vegetables with meat - usually chicken - for dinner."
Claire added: "Isabella is crawling everywhere these days and can sit up on her own.
"My mother takes Isabella to the baby clinic every other Thursday, because I'm back at work four days a week now.
"Isabella has a child health record book, which will help us keep track of her health and development until she is five years old. She has received all her immunisations.
The WHO says that in the UK, a negligible proportion of infants aged six to 11 months old are underweight.
Six weeks old
"Things are slowly getting back to normal now.
"Every Thursday, we go to the local clinic for check-ups. The nurses monitor Isabella's growth and development closely.
"My mother and husband Kevin are a great help. Kevin helps out as much as he can when he's not at work - he changes Isabella and always helps out with bathing her."
In the UK, one in 167 children die before the age of five.
Seven days old
A week after her daughter was born, Claire said: "Isabella lost a lot of weight during her first few days but has gained it back now. She has lots of very dark hair and looks just like her father.
"I'm recovering well from the Caesarean operation. Isabella is thriving, although she's not sleeping well at night. My husband and I are completely exhausted.
"We've been trying to establish a routine and I'm trying to sleep when Isabella sleeps, as the midwife advised, but it's exhausting.
"My Mum stayed over one night during the week so we could get at least one good night's sleep. My family are a great support."
She added: "The past seven days have been totally consumed by Isabella. I've done nothing but look after her, even though I'm not breastfeeding."
The WHO says that in the UK, only three in every 1,000 babies die during their first week of life from preventable diseases.
Claire's daughter was born on Christmas Day. She had been told she would have to be induced, as her baby was two weeks overdue.
But her contractions started normally when she reached the hospital.
"During my labour, I was examined at regular intervals and everything was done to encourage a natural labour.
"However, after almost five hours of labour the doctors determined that Isabella's head was not fully engaged, so they decided to deliver her by Caesarean section."
Claire added: "I am happy with that decision and understand it was for the best.
"Throughout my pregnancy and especially at the time of delivery, I have been very happy with the level of care I have received."
The WHO said Claire was fortunate to be able to have a Caesarean when she needed one.
It said women in many developing countries were not as fortunate, and could have long labours which ended in still-birth and severe damage to the birth canal.
Seven months pregnant
When she was seven months pregnant, Claire, who works as a recruitment training officer for a firm of solicitors, said: "My husband and I haven't found out the sex of our new baby.
"We want it to be a surprise. We don't mind whether it's a boy or a girl, as long as he or she is healthy."
Claire will stop working four weeks before her due date, making final preparations before the birth.
She says she has read many articles on giving birth and is receiving lots of advice and support from her mother.
"My husband has also been great. He helps me with the weekly shopping and collects me from work in the car so I don't have to use public transport."
"We live just 10 minutes drive from Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital and two minutes walk from the local health centre.
"In the first five months of my pregnancy, I've had six ultrasound scans."
In industrialised countries antenatal coverage is extremely high, with 98% of women having at least one antenatal visit.
The UK also has a very high rate of attended births, with skilled attendants present at 99% of deliveries. The WHO says every woman is entitled to that level of care.
The UK has a very low risk of maternal death, with a woman's risk of maternal death is just one in 3,800 women. However, other industrialised countries have even lower rates.
In Sweden, just over one in 29,800 women die in pregnancy and childbirth.
Where the women live
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Allozyne, Inc.
Conducts Round of Employee "Furloughs"
Seattle-based Allozyne, one of the promising biotech drug developers to graduate from the venture-backed Accelerator, recently conducted a small round of employee furloughs. Allozyne made the latest round of reductions to its payroll a little more than a year after another round of job cuts that I reported here in January 2012. CEO Meenu Chhabra Karson said by e-mail, "We did not lay off anyone recently," but declined to answer further questions. Three other sources close to the situation said staff reductions were made recently at Allozyne and described internally not as "layoffs" but as "furloughs," which suggests the people affected may be called back. On the company Web page, Chhabra Karson and Ken Grabstein, the chief scientific officer, are the only members still listed as part of its management team. Allozyne got off to an auspicious start in 2005, with backing from Accelerator and technology licensed from Caltech to engineer desirable properties into targeted protein-based drugs. The company had more than 20 employees at one point, and spent about $50 million of investment capital in its first five years in business, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission in October 2011. But Allozyne ran into difficulty when a reverse merger deal fell apart in December of that year with Poniard Pharmaceuticals, which would have turned Allozyne into a public company. Regulatory filings from 2011 showed Allozyne got down to as little as $1.1 million of cash left in the bank while it was working on the Poniard merger. The company raised another $4 million of debt and warrant offerings between February and June of last year, according to more recent regulatory filings.

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Road Test: Nissan Patrol 3.0 DTi pick-up
Johannesburg - In a modern world dominated by WiFi zones, celebrity diets, and cars that are getting ever closer to driving themselves, Nissan's Patrol bakkie – despite its latest upgrade – is a throwback to an earlier and simpler era.
When handed the key to our test vehicle, it was an actual key. Not an electronic fob that you press to open your centrally-locked vehicle with a "blip", but an honest-to-goodness, old-fashioned key that you jab into the door lock and twist. Just like you did with the old Nissan 1400 bakkie.
It was an apt introduction to a single-cab workhorse that's about as old-school as they get.
This is a bakkie built for hauling haystacks around farms, and the first time I drove it I resisted an urge to don khaki shorts, rugby socks, and hang a stick of biltong from the rear-view mirror.
Compared to today's increasingly refined and car-like bakkies which often play more of a leisure than workhorse role, the Patrol is pretty crude. It's noisy, the clutch is heavy, and it has a choppy ride when there's no load in the back (a herd of sheep, for instance) to put some weight on the rear leaf-spring suspension. In the corners it feels about as nimble as a cargo ship.
But there's plenty of old-school toughness here, a perfect match for the tough-as-nails farmer who wears shorts in winter. It feels basically unbreakable, and gives the impression that if it were hit by a wrecking ball, it would hit back.
A tough ladder-frame chassis, along with an elevated ground clearance and highly articulated suspension, gives this 4x4 packhorse the ability to go roaming just about anywhere it pleases. A part-time 4x4 system, along with low range and a rear differential lock, delivers traction to go romping through the most geographically exotic turf.
Being the old-school vehicle it is, you still have to get out and lock the front hubs manually.
Approach and departure angles of 34 and 30 degrees respectively, and a 700mm wading depth, are further examples of this Nissan's rugged trail-busting abilities.
Nissan's venerable all-terrain bakkie has been updated with wider tyres for improved grip, and the widened rear track is now in line with the front track to offer superior sand-road driving. The biggest change is under the bonnet, with a new 3-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel engine replacing the old 4.2 straight-six. Despite the new engine's reduced capacity, power and torque have increased from 90kW/282Nm to 110kW/371Nm thanks to the 16 valves, common-rail injection and intercooling. That makes it more powerful than its most obvious rival, the Toyota Land Cruiser 79 4.2 diesel bakkie which makes 96kW/285Nm and is identically priced at R476 900.
Power feels just about adequate in normal commuting but this big workhorse doesn't get going in a hurry. Although it is capable of (eventually) cruising at the national speed limit and a little more, this is more of a low-revving, load-hauling kind of performance. The towing capacity's a hard-working 2 500kg.
There's a full-sized spare wheel mounted behind the passenger rear window. It doesn't take up much loading space but sits squarely in your blind spot when changing lanes, which becomes bothersome.
Two fuel tanks totalling 175 litres give this Patrol extra-long legs between fillups – up to 1600km if you can believe Nissan's 10.9l/100km fuel consumption claim.
Available in a single model, the new Patrol Pickup 3.0 DTi 4x4 5-speed manual, this bakkie isn't quite as "Fred Flintstone" in its interior execution as the Toyota Land Cruiser. There's soft velour covering the Nissan's seats, and the curvy dash has modern twist-style ventilation controls versus the Toyota's 1980s-era sliding levers.
Basic creature comforts like air conditioning, tilt-adjustable power steering, and electric windows are part of the Patrol's standard spec sheet, while safety equipment comprises two airbags and ABS brakes. But the outside mirrors have to be adjusted manually, and if you want a radio you'll have to buy one extra.
If the budget's willing you can accessorise it with a host of optional extras like spot lights, cattle rails, replacement bumper, winch, and snorkel, among others.
Like Africa, the Nissan Patrol bakkie isn't for sissies. It's rough around the edges compared to a Nissan Navara, but basically unbeatable as a heavy-duty 4x4 workhorse for hauling loads through inhospitable turf. And it's more powerful than the competition.
It costs R476 900, which includes a three-year/100 000km warranty and 15 000km service intervals.
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This article titled "Easter-egg makers not doing enough to cut packaging, says MP" was written by Rebecca Smithers, consumer affairs correspondent, for The Guardian on Wednesday 28th March 2012 23.02 UTC
A Lib Dem MP has accused confectionery giants and supermarkets of complacency when it comes to Easter egg packaging, in an analysis that claims they have made little progress in the past year in reducing card and plastic and improving recyclability.
Commercially produced Easter eggs generate an estimated 3,000 tonnes of UK waste each year, according to the government's waste advisory body, Wrap. But despite some improvements, many Easter chocolate products remain over-packaged and unrecyclable, according to a report by the Liberal Democrat MP Jo Swinson, a long-standing campaigner against excessive and wasteful packaging.
Her 2012 Easter Egg Packaging report found that, on average, only 38% of what is in an Easter egg box is an egg – the same figure as last year. It also criticises some manufacturers for failing to ensure their packages are made from widely recyclable materials, which means that much of the packaging still ends up in landfill sites.
This year's study – the sixth such annual exercise – analysed 11 eggs and drew comparisons between the eight brands also surveyed between 2007 and 2011. It includes products from Mars, Nestlé, Cadbury and Thorntons, as well as own-brand products from supermarkets such as Sainsbury's and Marks & Spencer.
Products were weighed and measured and given two ratings, for the highest ratio of chocolate egg to packaging and for overall recyclability.
The study found the "big three" confectionery companies – Nestlé, Mars and Cadbury – have cut overall packaging and eliminated plastic from medium-range Easter eggs. This year Nestlé, which produces 20m eggs for the UK – one in four sold – has gone further by becoming the first major confectioner to make its full range of Easter egg packaging 100% recyclable.
Elsewhere, however, the report says that luxury eggs from Thorntons, Baileys and Marks & Spencer continue to rely on plastic packaging that is not recyclable in most local authorities, leaving consumers confused as to what is destined for landfill and what's meant for the recycling bin.
In the case of Sainsbury's Taste the Difference chocolate egg, incorrect information means thousands of plastic boxes may wrongly end up in recycling bins. The egg, packaged on a cardboard plinth in a plastic box, bears the widely recycled symbol. However, according to the On-Pack Recycling Label scheme, the only plastics widely recycled are bottles or jars.
While not readily available on the high street, Montezuma's Easter egg is singled out as "a shining example" of best practice, based on an innovative design made of just two parts – a biodegradable outer shell and recyclable foil wrapping.
It came top of the list of 11 eggs for the least amount of packaging and recyclability, while at the bottom were a large Baileys egg with truffles and Sainsbury's own-brand eggs.
Swinson said: "Since launching this report in 2007 the main chocolate companies have acted to reduce their packaging and improve recyclability. However, there are still a number of companies who rely too much on plastic and are sitting on their laurels.
"A few manufacturers are hiding behind green credentials with packaging that isn't easily recyclable by the majority of consumers. Manufacturers know that their plastic boxes aren't widely recycled and yet they continue to use them, despite other companies showing how Easter eggs can be packaged with a mind to efficiency and recyclability."
David Rennie, managing director of Nestlé Confectionery UK and Ireland, said of its move to make its entire Easter egg packaging 100% recyclable by replacing rigid plastic with cardboard in its mug eggs: "Nestlé carefully considers the environmental impact of packaging as an integral part of its product design."
Bob Gordon, head of environment at the British Retail Consortium, said retailers were not complacent: "First and foremost, Easter eggs are a gift and their packaging is an essential part of that. Nonetheless, retailers have made massive progress over recent years reducing the quantity of packaging involved, so much so that it's now hard to take further dramatic strides.
"We've got our sights set on far bigger goals, such as reducing the carbon impact of all packaging by 10% in the next three years."
Meanwhile, the Co-operative said it was stocking its so-called Real Easter Egg for the second year running due to demand. Made by the Meaningful Chocolate Company, it is claimed to be the only Easter egg to explain the Christian understanding of Easter on the box. It is also Fairtrade-certified, and supports charity and development projects.
David Marshall, director of the Meaningful Chocolate Company, said: "Prior to the launch of the Real Easter Egg, not one of the 80m Easter eggs sold every year mentioned the story of Easter."
Best egg-to-packaging ratio
Montezuma Eco Egg
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The theatrical dive of North Melbourne's Lindsay Thomas didn't escape the attention of the AFL's match-review panel.
The panel released its weekly findings on Monday and deemed no further action would be taken against the small forward.
Thomas received a free kick during the third quarter of Saturday night's game at Etihad Stadium after he was pushed in the back by Geelong's defender James Kelly.
"A free kick was paid at the time for a hands-in-the-back infringement, which has been judged by the umpiring department to be a correct decision," the AFL said in a statement.
"It was the view of the panel that while Thomas propelled himself forward after the initial contact by Kelly, there had been contact to his back. No further action was taken."
Hawthorn great Jason Dunstall likened Thomas' performance to something from the Commonwealth Games.
Dunstall told FoxFooty's On The Couch program on Monday night: "He nearly got a medal in the long jump. He certainly made the sand pit."
Staging is a reportable offence but Thomas is in the clear.
Coach Brad Scott isn't happy, however.
Scott said after Saturday's game that he would speak to Thomas about the need to stop staging for free kicks.
"We don't condone it and he's got to stop doing it," Scott said.
"I wasn't happy with that. Whether it was a free kick or not, just play the ball, mark the ball.
"If you get infringed the umpire will pay it. We've worked on that and he's improved over the last three, four, five years in that stuff.
"I've said to Lindsay, 'If you keep doing that the umpires will assume you're doing it all of the time even when it is a free kick'.
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Jill Morse (left) and Carrie Livingston (right) are congratulated by Meridian Arts Festival founder and co-ordinator Patsy Andrews-Vert on winning the instrumental duet award at the
festival's highlights concert on April 22.
Andrews-Vert and committee members Joanne Schrof, Margaret Porter and Shirley Livingston were recognized at the concert for their many years of dedication to the festival.


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TORONTO -- Women are still vastly underrepresented in Canada's corporate boardrooms, and the only way for that to change is to give the country's top companies a "gentle push" in the right direction, says a new report.
The TD Economics report, titled Get on Board Corporate Canada, says Canada is lagging behind other industrialized countries such as Norway, Finland and Sweden when it comes to the number of women acting as directors for large, publicly listed companies.
The study found women only make up 11 per cent of board members for firms on the S&P/TSX Composite Index, which represents more than 240 of Canada's largest companies by market capitalization.
Meanwhile, nearly half (43 per cent) of the companies on the index reported no female board member, and 28 per cent only have one.
Beata Caranci, deputy chief economist for TD Bank and author of the report, says the numbers don't add up.
"You're trying to get companies to consider the best possible candidate and statistically it does not make sense that we have such a low representation of women on boards considering their skill levels, their engagement in the workforce, their level of education," she said.
Nevertheless, the report warned against slapping hard quotas on companies to get more women into these high-profile positions.
"There is some sort of market failure so you need some bit of policy push, but the quotas may not achieve what you're trying to do," said Caranci.
"It may in numbers alone, but not in terms of spirit of the law."
She added putting in place affirmative-action policies runs the risk of undermining the work and experience of women who are already working in the corporate world.
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NEW DELHI: David Headley, who played a key role in the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attack, escaped the electric chair because he plea-bargained, agreeing to testify against the plotters to avoid the death penalty.
Reacting to Headley being sentenced to 35 years in a US jail, Foreign Minister Salman Khurshid said that if the terrorist would have been tried in India, he would have been awarded a longer jail term for the 26/11 Mumbai attack.
The attacks resulted in the death of more than 160 people, including six Americans. Headley, a 52-year-old US citizen of Pakistani descent, admitted videotaping sites that were targeted by the Mumbai attackers.
Khurshid expressed disappointment over India not been allowed to conduct Headley's trial despite him being the co-conspirator in the 2008 Mumbai carnage.
He said: "Our request and demand were that we try him in our own country and I think that, possibly, it would have been more serious and severe sentencing."
Khurshid added that the verdict indicates that militancy would not be tolerated.
"We understand there are legal procedures in the United States of America, but nevertheless the position that we have and the request that we made remain intact. At the same time it is a beginning that has been made and going by what the judge has said this should go a long way in conveying a very clear message that the kind of things that have been happening in the past will not be tolerated henceforth."
Headley was arrested in 2009 and pleaded guilty to 12 charges, including conspiracy to bomb places of public use and commit murder and plotting an attack on a Danish newspaper.
After entering his plea in 2010, Headley cooperated with US investigators and foreign intelligence agencies to avoid the death penalty and extradition to India, Pakistan or Denmark, agreeing to testify in foreign judicial proceedings, the government said.
Headley deserved the death penalty: US judge
Even as a US judge sentenced David Headley to 35 years in prison for his role in the Lashkar-e-Taeba led 2008 Mumbai terror attack, he said the admitted Pakistani-American terrorist deserved the death penalty.
"Mr Headley is a terrorist," US District Judge Harry Leinenweber said as he Thursday imposed a relatively lighter sentence on the Washington born son of a Pakistani diplomat and an American mother.
It would have been much easier to impose the death penalty, he said. "That's what you deserve," the judge told Headley, 52, who had changed his given name of Daood Gilani to scout targets in Mumbai without arousing suspicion.
However, under a plea deal, US prosecutors "had agreed not to seek the death penalty against him and to not extradite him to Pakistan, India or Denmark for the offences to which he pleaded guilty."
"He commits crime, cooperates and then gets rewarded for the cooperation. No matter what I do, it is not going to deter terrorists. Unfortunately, terrorists do not care for it," Leinenweber said.
"I do not have any faith in Mr Headley when he says that he is a changed person now. I do believe that it is my duty to protect the public from Mr Headley and ensure that he does not get into any further terrorist activities," the judge said.
"Recommending 35 years is not the right sentence," Leinenweber said. But "the sentence I impose, I'm hopeful will keep Mr Headley under lock and key for the rest of his natural life." (Agencies)
NEW DELHI: David Headley, who played a key role in the deadly 2008 Mumbai terror attack, escaped the electric chair because he plea-bargained, agreeing to testify against the plotters to avoid the death penalty.


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American pop artist Andy Warhol's iconic quote, "In the future everybody will be world famous for 15 minutes," has inspired a Canadian author to look at the stories of those who briefly entered the spotlight only to fall back into obscurity.
"The stories behind the stories are of interest to me," said Dale Patterson, whose new book Fifteen Minutes of Fame: History's One Hit Wonders is just out from Red Deer Press.
Remember Max Yasgur? He's the New York farmer who rented out his field for a small musical gathering and ended up hosting Woodstock in 1969. He died of a heart condition four years later at age 53.
"Rolling Stone gave him an obituary, which is very rare for a non-music person. He was beloved by the Woodstock generation because he gave them a break," Patterson, 60, said in a recent interview.
There are more than 200 entries in the book, and at the end of each, Patterson supplies an additional nugget of information. "If you're into trivia, this is the book for you," he said. "And I've really dug deep to find the trivia."
In the case of the "Rock 'n' Roll Farmer," for instance, Patterson includes the musicians who passed on Woodstock, including Led Zeppelin, the Byrds, the Moody Blues, Jethro Tull, the Doors and Procol Harum.
"I've always been interested in history and the people in history, the actual people and the stories behind the people. ... My favourite thing is what happened after the fame," said Patterson, who hails from Ajax, Ont.
Remember Robert Opel? The photographer and art gallery owner streaked the 1974 Oscars while British actor David Niven was introducing film diva Elizabeth Taylor, who was to hand out the award for best picture.
"During my research I want to find out not just about that but what happened afterwards," said Patterson. "He was murdered five years later in his art gallery in San Francisco. It was a robbery. It was just wrong place, wrong time."
Patterson's previous book was What Time of Day Was That?: History by the Minute (2001), which organizes history according to the time of day it happened. The idea for Fifteen Minutes was already percolating after he wrote an entry about Abraham Zapruder, an American manufacturer of women's clothing who became famous for his film using a home-movie camera of the assassination of U.S. president John F. Kennedy in Texas on Nov. 22, 1963.
"That was to me a natural because he was famous accidentally. Because the idea of 15 minutes of fame is to be famous accidentally without anyone trying to be famous," said Patterson, who worked for The Canadian Press news service for 35 years as a reporter-editor.
After his retirement in 2010, Patterson spent about three years doing intense research and writing Fifteen Minutes.
"Writing to me is like a hobby. It's not work for me. I love writing so much. And I would do it in my spare time. Same way like an artist would be working on a painting, I like writing," said Patterson.
Fifteen Minutes is the type of book you can have fun dipping into here and there, reading snippets. You'll learn about Tank Man, the unknown protester who, in 1989, stared down a column of tanks in Tiananmen Square; Dolly, the first cloned sheep; and Denise Ann Darvall, whose heart was used in the first human-to-human transplant performed by South African cardiac surgeon Christiaan Barnard after she was badly injured in a car accident.
Then there's the story of Rosie Ruiz, who basked in the winner's spotlight for her 15 minutes at the 1980 Boston Marathon. But it turned out she took the subway en route. When her cheating was revealed, Quebec-born Jacqueline Gareau was recognized as the winner in a special ceremony, "but her win was overshadowed by this woman who cheated. Ruiz wasn't even sweating at the end," Patterson noted.
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August 10, 2001
William Rivers Pitt
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"Why is it that right-wing bastards always stand shoulder
to shoulder in solidarity, while liberals fall out among themselves?"
- Yevgeny Yevtushenko
The clarion wail of Chandra-related media coverage has burst
into a frenzy as I write this. Some Internet tipster has apparently
pointed to a parking lot in Virginia and claimed, "There she
lies." The result is akin to a falcon's attack upon a nest
of partridge - a desperate explosion of feathers and squawking
as everyone crashes into everyone else in an attempt to be
first in line at the Levy driveway.
One would think matters of grave import were afoot, but this
is not the case. A woman has gone missing who was once an
intern for the Bureau of Prisons. She was intimate with a
Congressman, or so it would appear. The media, hearkening
to Mencken's observation that no one has ever gone broke pandering
to the lowest common denominator, has flooded like a tidal
surge over the breakwaters of restraint in their coverage
of this whole sordid mess.
I do not mean to suggest that the disappearance of Chandra
Levy is a story to be scorned. On the contrary, I hope she
is found alive and well. If the media focused intently upon
every person that has gone missing in America, there would
be many anguished families that would raise a cheer of relief
and gratitude.
Unfortunately for those families, unless their lost loved
ones had at one time been sexually involved with a politician
from the Democratic party, there is scant chance the media
will pay them any mind. The moral is clear: try to sleep with
your Congressperson as soon as you can.
Such a safeguard is better than a pistol or pepper spray,
and will make your absence marketable far beyond the boundaries
of a flyer strapped in desperation to a telephone poll. Sleeping
with a Senator is apparently better than Lojack.
The single greatest casualty of the Chandra coverage has
been real news. So much has happened recently, and yet our
national discourse has been consistently, almost cravenly,
redirected towards the slow and merciless death of a California
Congressman's political career, and towards the suffering
of a family that was savvy enough to hire a publicist in the
search for their missing child.
One would think that the three branches of government had
emigrated to the front patio of the Levy household. This is
obviously not the case. Government remains where it has always
been, ensconced in marble hallways atop the landfilled swamps
of Washington, D.C. The men and women who walk those halls
for a living have been spared the gaze of the camera's eye,
for the most part. Some of us, however, still man the watchtowers.
Over the last several weeks, I have pointedly ignored the
storm of coverage regarding Levy and Condit. This has, at
times, required Rainman-esqe singlemindedness: "Don't care
about Condit. Don't care about Condit. Uh oh, Condit. Don't
care. Don't care."
The effort has paid off. I am proud to call myself politically
well-informed this evening. There are many subjects I could
focus on tonight, and none of them have anything whatsoever
to do with Gary Condit or Chandra Levy. Frankly, I probably
couldn't pick either of them out of a police lineup.
Tonight, however, I wish to discuss something I raised in
an earlier essay entitled 'Fire on the Mountain.' In that
essay, I urged the disparate factions left in disorder after
the catastrophe of November 7th to put aside their animosity
and come together in solidarity to fight our common foe.
In that essay, I attempted to forge some sort of peace treaty
between those who voted for Gore and those who voted for Nader.
There has been an intense battle waged between these camps.
Gore voters believe the Naderites to be benighted fools who
did the GOP a great service in Florida. Nader voters believe
themselves to have voted in good conscience for a better candidate,
and scorn the idea that they alone gave the White House to
George W. Bush.
It seemed to me that both sides were correct, to a degree.
There is no doubt that, without Nader, many of those 90,000
who voted Green in Florida would have gone for Gore and denied
Bush's minions the ability to thwart the democratic process.
It is equally beyond doubt that there were far more factors
than Nader in play last November that collected to hurl Gore
down to defeat.
Whether or not Nader was a better liberal candidate than
Gore has also been subject to savage debate. Gore supporters
point to all the money the GOP poured into Nader's campaign
in the final weeks before November as a sure sign of tainted
morality. They further point to the specious argument foisted
by Nader which claimed that there was no essential difference
between Gore and Bush. The events of the last six months have
proven Nader's claim to be brazenly false, to say the least.
On the other side of the argument sit the Nader voters, who
saw Gore as just another politician corrupted by corporate
money. They looked with disdain upon the Gore fortune tied
up in Occidental Petroleum Corporation stock, and believed
him to be yet another captive of corporate influence. They
shuddered at his deliberate pandering during the Elian Gonzalez
fiasco. In essence, their support of Nader was a refutation
of the centrist DLC ideology which borrowed often during the
Clinton years from the GOP's playbook.
The response I received from the publication of 'Fire on
the Mountain' was astounding. Gore supporters called me a
fool and an ass for even considering the candidacy of Nader.
Many expressed little desire to reach out to Nader's voters
in an effort to rebuild a Leftist coalition within the Democratic
party. Some even accused me personally of treason for even
speaking the name of Nader.
Nader voters, by comparison, thanked me for the flag of truce
I attempted to wave. Several expressed the desire to vote
for any Democratic candidate who has even the remotest chance
of defeating Bush in 2004, but several had become hardened
by the blistering vitriol from Gore supporters, and refused
to even consider the Democratic party as a viable option.
Thus, my attempt at détente collapsed into ignominious failure.
Thus, we on the Left slice off our nose to spite our face.
Thus, old Yevgeny's question, posted at the beginning of this
essay, becomes all the more pressing.
The reason for the Right's continued success at the polls,
despite their status as political minorities in America, is
simplicity itself. The typical conservative voter places the
success of the GOP candidate above the consideration of their
own ideology. They pull the lever and hoped for the best,
choosing to avoid becoming one-issue voters. Their faith has
been well rewarded since November.
For example, Bush was described as being soft on the abortion
question during the 2000 campaign, a fact that stirred great
consternation within the ranks of the anti-abortion wing of
the GOP. There is no faction in any party more ardent in their
beliefs than the anti-abortion wing of the GOP. Despite their
concerns, they swarmed to the polls in support of Bush.
Within hours of his inauguration, Bush ended a Federal program
that offered abortions and birth control advice to women living
in Third World poverty, thus proving that Bush's campaign
silence regarding abortion had more to do with tactics than
ideology. Those anti-abortion voters had taken a leap of faith
for the sake of solidarity, and had been rewarded.
Many liberal voters who had concerns about Gore's view on
certain subjects did not do the same. They saw a candidate
who offended certain aspects of their liberal sensibilities,
and refused to support him in November. Instead, they chose
to support Nader, and wrapped themselves in a cloak of righteousness.
They had voted their principles, and had spurned the taint
that had invaded the Democratic party.
They believed they could do so safely; how could a few votes
for Nader change the course of American history? I urge them
to seek out a conservative who voted for Ross Rerot in 1992
to find an answer to that question.
William Jefferson Clinton would have been soundly defeated
in 1992 without the presence of Perot in the race, and without
those conservative voters who placed their own ideology above
the success of the GOP. Liberals who voted for Nader must
observe this closely, and take the lesson to heart.
Those conservatives who went for Perot in 1992 singlehandedly
sent Bush Sr. down to defeat. They have since decided that
solidarity counts more than anything else. They have placed
the success of the main conservative party, the GOP, above
all considerations. In 2000, with assistance from the Supreme
Court, their ideological selflessness finally gained them
the prize they sought.
The time has come for the Left to learn this lesson.
The essence of liberal ideology is founded upon concepts
of personal freedom. A liberal believes that he/she should
be allowed to love and marry whomever they wish, be that person
of the same sex or not. A liberal believes that women deserves
the right to exert control over the reproductive functions
of their bodies.
A liberal believes that government can be used as a tool
to help every American reach for their best selves, regardless
of racism or disability. A liberal believes that God has many
faces and many names, each deserving profound respect. A liberal
believes that those who believe in no God are as excellent
and moral a citizen as the most devout believer.
Many liberals also believe that the influence of corporations
upon our politics is insidious and evil. Many liberals have
chosen to avoid supporting a candidate from the most popular
liberal party, the Democrats, because of the influence corporate
America has had upon them. They are not wrongheaded in their
concerns, to be sure.
Unfortunately for the republic, too many liberals believe
that their consideration of these concepts are the most profound
and important ever to be contemplated. Many liberals, ensconced
in the strength of their ideology, are islands unto themselves.
They are today beyond cries of solidarity. They have not learned
the lesson learned most painfully by the GOP after the candidacy
of Perot.
I am forced to challenge this ideological isolationism. I
ask any liberal who reads this to describe for me how their
ideological purity is more important than defeating Bush and
his ilk in 2004. I request a detailed analysis that describes
how a second Bush term will further the cause of liberalism
in America.
If the Left does not come together in time for 2004 in a
strong showing of support for the Democratic party, the only
liberal party with any hope of putting forth a candidate to
defeat Bush, I promise you we will have another Bush administration.
Unless history repeats itself, we will not be given the luxury
of claiming that his victory was illegitimate. If we are divided,
Bush will win, and he will do so legitimately.
We are past the point where rifts in our political alliances
can be tolerated. The removal of George W. Bush is far more
important than whatever aspect of the Democratic party offends
you. If you come back to the party, your voice will be heard.
I will be your voice, because I agree with you. The party
cannot afford to ignore you after Nader, and I vow to make
your viewpoint heard loud and clear in the coming months and
When a Democratic candidate steps forward to challenge Bush
in 2004, you must support that candidate. You must place the
same faith in that candidate that the anti-abortion conservatives
placed in Bush. We must have solidarity, and we must have
I give you my word that your faith will be rewarded, because
solidarity on the left will render Bush a footnote in our
history. At this point, with all that is at stake, no better
conclusion can be hoped for. Together, we will work out the
ideological differences between us at the victory party. I'll
be tending bar. Let me buy you a drink.
Chandra Levy is still among the missing. So is unity on the
Left. These absences are a distraction from what is needed
to heal our country. I pray this changes sooner rather than
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Longitudinal Effects of Impact Fees and Special Assessments on the Level of Capital Spending, Taxes, and Long-Term Debt in American Cities
This article examines whether the use of impact fees and special assessments affect the level of capital spending and two major own source revenues of local capital spending (taxes and long-term debt) by analyzing a panel of 695 American cities with populations over 20,000 during the time period of 1980—2000. Since impact fees and special assessments are heavily used in a growing community and because it covers less than half the costs of new development, the findings demonstrate that the private financing of public infrastructure (impact fees and special assessments) increases the level of local capital spending. It also leads to an increase in the level of long-term debt use. Although it provides partial tax relief, it is not a strong substitute for taxes. Thus, impact fees and special assessments are not a substitute for local capital spending. It is rather a supplemental revenue source to fund local capital infrastructure.
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HARRIS COUNTY - A deputy with the Harris County Sheriff's Office is under investigation after he allegedly left his K9 partner, a German Shepherd, inside a hot car.
A spokesperson for the sheriff's office said the cause of death is still under investigation but it appears to be heat exhaustion.
Sources inside the department told Local 2 Deputy Tim Lauder was coming home from work and had the dog with him, when he pulled into the driveway Lauder got distracted by his kids and forgot about the dog.
"Deputies and their K9 partners form an incredible bond," said Sheriff Adrian Garcia. "This is a tragedy."
The department called the incident an accident and said the deputy was devastated.
Right now there is an internal investigation being done to determine exactly what happened.
"We're looking into it, we're investigating it," Sheriff Garcia said. "More importantly we're trying to learn from it. We want to find ways that will prevent this from ever happening again."
One of those ways, Garcia said, is by installing sensors or alarms inside the patrol cars so if someone is left inside a hot car the deputy would be alerted.
Deputy Lauder has been with the HCSO for 21 years and had worked with the K9 for the last six.
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Valance reveals little substance
Holly Valance took a big gamble when she decided to pack her knapsack and leave the quiet, cosy world of Australian soap Neighbours, landing on British shores to make a bid for musical stardom.
Her first shot at musical success went like a dream - the singer shot straight to the top of the charts with the funky, fun Kiss Kiss, which brought a slither of Eastern promise to the world of pop.
Valance's debut album Footprints is upon us remarkably quickly - and the initial signs hold out little hope that her pop career is going to last any longer than a soap bubble.
For her pop persona, this has all been stripped away to be replaced with tousled blonde hair, raunchy outfits and direct appeal to the young, male, record-buying public.
A clutch of song titles on the album add to the heady concoction - current single Down Boy, Tuck Your Shirt In, The Harder They Come to name but a few.
Valance has been the first to defend her corner on this thorny issue, but the fact is that much of this album is disappointingly unremarkable.
Her penchant for the exotic makes a welcome reprise on Tuck Your Shirt In, while lyrically we know exactly where she is coming from - and it is not the wholesome, straight-laced streets of Erinsborough.
All In The Mind echoes Down Boy - it is another sensual, slow-burning track offering a mature sound.
This trio of stand-out tracks are the work of renowned producer Nellee Hooper, who in the past has twiddled knobs for Madonna and Bjork.
But a whole portion of Footprints slides into anonymous oblivion, and Valance's case to be taken seriously can be easily picked apart.
Her voice on Help Me Help You is pleasant enough, but the song drowns in its own sea of insipidity.
An R'n'B tip on Connect goes some way to save the day, but as the album concludes, it is hard not to feel a million miles away from Kiss Kiss.
The comparisons made between Valance and Kylie Minogue begin and end with the Neighbours connection and their initial success in the world of music.
Valance's first two singles were impressive, but the very essence that made them stand out has not been bottled and sprinkled all over this debut collection.
It appears to have been assembled in a rush, and as a consequence there are just too many throwaway songs on Footprints, which have minimal musical impact.
As for Valance, she has been packaged up to the hilt as a sexy siren, and is making the best of her obvious assets.
But on the strength of this album alone, her long-term presence in the charts hangs very much in the balance.
Footprints by Holly Valance is out now on London Records.
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Some of the top Ukrainian dancers on the prairies, including some talent from Osborne Village, will soon be heading to Elmwood.
The first Manitoba Ukrainian Dance Festival will be taking place at Jubilee Place, located at 173 Talbot Ave., from March 8-10.
Included in the festivities will be Osborne Village-based Sopilka Ukrainian Dance School.
Kristina Washchyshyn, who instructs three of Sopilka's 10 groups, is excited for the opportunity for one more chance to grace the stage in what tends to be a fairly light dance season.
"It's really nice that all the hard work that they put in through the year, they get to showcase more than just once," she said, noting the club hosts its recital May 11. "I like this time of the year because you're getting over your February blues, and it gives everybody something to look forward to that's not as far away as the year-end recital."
Washchyshyn added since the club knew it was going to be participating in this event before the year started, it pushed up its dates to learn dances.
"We work with a different sense of urgency," she said. "It doesn't allow anyone to get lazy."
Festival chair Carina Romagnoli explained while there are other Ukrainian dance festivals in the province, this is a first for Winnipeg.
"We felt the need to fill that void," she said. "It has been exciting and a lot of work —stressful at times, but we know it has been worth it."
Romagnoli said she sent out invitations at the beginning of the dance season in the fall, and the response has been encouraging.
Selkirk-based Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble has taken on hosting duties for the festival, which will feature 12 amateur organizations and 161 entries from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Participants range in age from four to adult. Serhij Koroliuk, who serves as the artistic director for Saskatoon's Pavlychenko Folklorique Ensemble, will adjudicate events over the course of the weekend and host a teaching workshop on March 10.
Competition will take place all three days, with numerous awards slated to be handed out.
"There are different trophies based on the region of the dance that is being performed, and most of our awards are based on the adjudicator's choice," she said, noting awards include most improved troupe, most promising troupe, and a best choreography award for a choreographer.
The highlight of the weekend will be the gala performance, which takes place March 9 at 6 p.m. Tickets cost $5.
"It'll be the scholarship winners from the weekend, as well as the Troyanda Ukrainian Dance Ensemble," said Romagnoli.
Troyanda dancer Becky Lesuik will not participate on the competitive side, but will be performing in the gala. She feels all participants will be able to take something from the weekend.
"This is a fantastic opportunity for the students in all the schools that are coming to watch each other and to learn from each other," she said. "As a more mature dancer, I feel the instructors will benefit phenomenally from the adjudicator."
"I hope they gain more appreciation for their culture and heritage and everything it has to offer," added Romagnoli.
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YOUNG volleyball stars from the LeAF Studio in Bournemouth have been crowned champions of the inaugural national grand prix event.
The LeAF girls stormed to victory in the finals of the Volleyball England National U18s Grand Prix.
To take their crown they fought valiantly in five sets against current national U18s' champions Tameside.
The match was a gripping battle between arguably the strongest junior women's teams in the country.
Deputy director of the LeAF Studio and former Team GB volleyball captain, Ben Pipes, said: "Not only was this the first National Grand Prix title to be held it also marked the squad's first victory as a team.
"This follows the individual successes of the majority of the girls who shared gold as part of the South's team in the UK School Games.
"This grand prix triumph is a result of the hard work and commitment the girls have shown over the season while combining full-time academic studies with full-time training.
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The LeAF team – Grace Lazard, Yasmin Kaashoek, Emma Hebbes, Jessica Lane, Maria Georgopou-lou, Jessica Dibden, Charlie Chester, Rachel McNeil, Amelia Smith, Paige Fullerton, Hannah Symonds, Megan Davies, Beth Gunter – gained an early a 2-0 lead in the final but had a fight on their hands when Tameside pulled the lead back and took the game to a fifth set.
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LeAF Studio provides profes-sional sports coaching alongside academic studies for some of the south's best young elite athletes.
It is also home to the UK's only indoor beach volleyball centre and a training base for Team GB and England.


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Hanoi Hilton warden: I'd vote for McCain
Presidential Candidate John McCain's captor, who ran the notorious Hanoi Hilton prison in North Vietnam, has broken his silence in a new story published by the BBC.
Tran Trong Duyet, whom BBC attributes as a retiree and ballroom dancing enthusiast, says the aging Republican is 'lying' about his time in the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" during the Vietnam War.
"I don't know how he'd react if he met me again," said Duyet. "But I can confirm to you that we never tortured him. We never tortured any prisoners."
The BBC article goes on to state that Mr. Duyet's version of the events is 'propaganda-perfect,' and should be treated with suspicion as the country's Communist leadership still exercises strict control over media.
"He did not tell the truth," says Duyet. "But I can somehow sympathize with him. He lies to American voters in order to get their support for his presidential election."
In spite of an apparent disbelief in McCain's war stories, Duyet still claims he would vote for the Republican if he were a US citizen.
"We used to argue about the war - about whether it was right or wrong," he claims. "He is a very frank man - very conservative, and very loyal to his country and the American ideal. ... I wish him success in the presidential election."


text: Kevin Durant scored 30 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder win their season opener with a 97-89 victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday night. Durant led the league in scoring the past two seasons, including averaging 27.7 last season. On Sunday, he was 11-of-19 from the field and added five rebounds and six assists.


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Bin Laden: Why Releasing The Death Photo Won't Matter
The White House has announced it will release at least one photo of the corpse of Osama Bin Laden. For many, it won't change anything. Those who believe this is some elaborate conspiracy to boost Obama's re-election chances won't change their minds on anything. Those who believe Bin Laden is NOT dead will continue to believe that, by and large. The terrorist thugs who so hate us will not hate us any more than they already do. The photo will not be too shocking or graphic for many. Think about it. You cannot watch an episode of 'NCIS' or 'CSI' or most any other crime drama without being treated to a rotting, oozing, decaying corpse in some stage of autopsy. We've become so desensitized that it just doesn't shock like it used to. I'm not saying it's o-k that we're so desensitized. It's not healthy in my opinion. But this is not some crime drama. This is real life. This is a tragic chapter in our nations history. We need to see this murderous thugs lifeless body. I don't look forward to this with excitement. I don't look forward to it at all. But I still see those bodies falling from the World Trade Center towers. Those images will be with all of us for the rest of our lives. And so will this image. But hopefully we can look at it and say, 'no, those who have given their life in this fight did not die in vain'. And we need to send a message to our country's enemies. The murder of our citizens will not go unanswered.


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Alicia and PYRAMIDS? Wow… I have no more questions!
@WickedChipmunck Totally true! I STILL think it's about the Hunger Games. Maybe it's because I'm just obsessed.
Like if you got really excited at first when you thought that Alicia Key's new song "Girl on Fire" is about Katniss Everdeen! Even though I am pretty sure it is not!!!
Girl On Fire? Inspired by The Hunger Games, accidentally?!
Please stop saying this version is trash because it will sell faster than some will make in their entire lives. It's simple, if you don't like the inferno version just listen to the blue light version. Instead of wasting your time with talking about nicki and music of today, just stfu aready! We all get the point…
I think she was promoting 50 with it. I like Alicia's version much much better.
new day wasnt alicia keys song
it was 50 cent's song she was a feature
well people are buying it
noone is telling you to buy the version with nicki minaj or to listen to it
I've done a piano cover of this song if anyone's interested. Thumbs up if you like it
Was that a flash of Isis in Egyt before Lady Liberty in NY?
Obviously, putting Trashy Minaj definitely sells… looking at the state of music these days. Can't wait for your album Alicia!
there are 3 version of this song which means you can easily hear the one without featuring nicki minaj so stop being a hater
p.s the version that features nicki minaj is the one that is selling the most
Is the song about Hunger Games or was it just likely inspiration from the book?
Oooooh…okay, I get it now! hahaha, they don't call me quick for nothing 😉 haha
Girl on fire? …No? :(
Amazing comback with this new single, so beautiful!
Nice song, I heard it on the radio
Most likely a buzz promo
Katniss Everdeen
Love this song
Who's idea was that then?
well, did you know that it wasn't Alicia's idea to do a feat. with Miss Minaj?
Exactly. Just some fresh for the summer The #GOFmovement starts now!


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Now that most of the exterior work on the train station has been completed, it's time for Pulaski Town Council to turn its attention to the interior furnishings.
Council members gathered at the train station at the end of Tuesday's work session to see the status of the project and discuss flooring options and electronics requirements. Town Engineer Bill Pedigo said a decision on audio visual equipment placement will have to be made soon because workers are getting ready to install the walls and will need to get the wiring in place first.
No action was taken Tuesday, but Mayor Jeff Worrell asked council to be prepared to make decisions at the Aug. 10 meeting.
Areas of disagreement between council members included whether to purchase a widescreen LCD television or projector equipment for presentations; whether to have a projection screen that is pulled down manually or electronically, if projection equipment is purchased; and whether to install carpet or some other kind of flooring.
The biggest area of contention was the projection screen.
Councilman Morgan Welker indicated he would prefer a couple-hundred-dollar manually controlled screen because an electronically-controlled screen would be "one more thing to break" and is more expensive (estimated at about $2,000).
Most other council members seemed inclined to go with an electronically controlled screen that would be fully retractable into the attic area. They noted that the depot is a historical landmark and should be top notch since the town is hoping to draw in state and regional boards to hold meetings there, as well as rent the facility for other functions such as wedding receptions. Besides, a staff member added, it would not look good to have a cord hanging into the room from the screen.
Welker said he would rather see the money put into nice furniture than buying an electronic screen and modular furniture. As for the cord, he noted that most screens come with a pole that can be used to pull the screen down, so no cord would be needed.
Based on estimates provided to council, the audio-visual equipment package, including a projector and electronic screen, indoor and outdoor audio system and installation, would cost around $11,000.
Council members also had mixed emotions on whether to install carpet in the train station due to the unlevel cement floor. There was also discussion of using new decorative concrete.
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Samsung's flagship model for first half of 2011 is revealed
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If you think that the recent crop of new Android phones are loaded, check out the unnamed Gingerbread flavored handset with a 4.3 or 4.5 inch Super AMOLED 2 display; the rest of the specs are just as awesome for the phone expected next February...
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1. ajac09 (Posts: 1482; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
doesnt mean it will not launch on the others like the galaxy S did..
2. androlover (unregistered)
looks like an iphone lol
3. skymitch89 (Posts: 1366; Member since: 05 Nov 2010)
Maybe this could be the actual Nexus 2/Nexus S? What in the world is S-AMOLED 2?
13. Corpsemaker (Posts: 63; Member since: 10 Jul 2010)
Super AMOLED idiot. It also says its the Nexus S in the story retard.
5. Mart (unregistered)
Yes! I want it NOW.
6. Wonil (unregistered)
It's called the Samsung Elite. It is THINNER than the iPhone 4, features a mix-metallic frame, and is probably coming to multiple carriers!
7. iuy (unregistered)
the ppi of the phone isnt so great the it could have been 4.4" 720x1280
8. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
samsung Iphone?
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ill believe it when i see it
10. Tycoon (Posts: 28; Member since: 10 Nov 2010)
It's been called a fake by Android Police. See this link. http://www.androidpolice.com/2
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11. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
noticed the antenna error at first and the fact that there are no widgets on the scree... everyone knows how these companies like to brag about their custom widgets and UI extras
12. oddmanout (Posts: 443; Member since: 22 May 2009)
Wow... this looks sooooo fake. PA, I can't believe you would post such bull. My 6 year old niece can photo shop better than that.
14. pauldmps (unregistered)
Really looks like an iPhone. Surely apple will sue Samsung if this phone ever comes out.
17. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
Apple will sue samsung even if the phone never comes out ;p
15. Infinity10 (unregistered)
This thing looks great but also looks fake. Hope Samsung or any other manufacturer take note though. *Hint- HTC or Apple*
16. Drummer (unregistered)
Even has the same "death grip" seam on the left side as iphone does, lmao!! Fake
18. xtremesv (unregistered)
It really looks like an iphone 4 the same way the galaxy s looks like the iphone 3gs. Samsung's design department is not very creative
19. ggjg (unregistered)
the screen should have been 4.4inch hd
20. deepu jose (unregistered)
you are all retards for posting comments on a product you know nothing about.