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The title describes what my friend called my new LG phone from my Orange upgrade when I got it...I was quite heartbroken to be honest!
I had never had a smart phone before- I was happy with a good old Nokia brick- a phone I knew where I stood with and how to use easily, but then I thought I ought to get into the modern world and have a new phone that let me go on the internet on the move and have all these fancy apps.
I didn't want to have to pay for an upgrade- something I would have done if I wanted to have an Iphone- and I didn't want to pay lots and lots for a monthly contract to reduce the upfront cost of a handset. Thus the guy on the phone recommended me an LG for free with a 24 month contract for £15 a month including 300mins, unlimited texts and 1GB of data. As it was the first time I had got a phone that let me go on the web anywhere I wasn't sure if 1GB would be enough. I won't talk too much about the contract but I have found that 1GB is enough for daily use (not hours and hours!) and I have downloaded an app which counts the data that I use- a must!
I was impressed when I received the phone- it has the look of an Iphone but is smaller and a lot lighter and less brick like. I find Iphones quite bulky but as the LG is a bit smaller it is a bit more manageable- this is a plus for me.
The screen is probably smaller than an Iphone but usable. It has some buttons on the plastic part of the phone which when pressed turn the screen on and then from there everything is touchscreen. It is really easy to unlock and you can choose which apps to have on your front screen- this is a positve as I want the apps that I use there rather than having to find them through a menu.
It is really easy to use. I will focus mainly on the texting and messages. Really easy to call people- button menu comes up immediately or you can choose to scroll through your contact list or call logs. Texting is also straightforward- predictive text can be used or you can opt for using a keybpard (like a computer). Personally I prefer the predictive text as my fat fingers always seem to press the wrong buttons!! Text messages are kept in conversations which is so much better than "old style" phones which you had to scroll through all recently received messages from all to find several from one contact.
The internet is easy to use and I am a huge fan of putting favoured websites into my bookmarks rather than having to keep googling or typing in the web address which is far too time consuming for my liking! All the websites I have been on have been easy to use and its easy to zoom in and out and navigate around the website.
It comes with several apps already installed facebook, a few games etc and I have found other apps easy to install.
I haven't used the camera that much, but the photo quality that I have achieved have been of good quality and have been easy to upload (on Ebay only so far!)
Battery life is ok. It dies really quickly if you have data enabled all the time (i.e. access to the internet all the time) but if this is switched off it can last up to two days. To be honest even when the battery is on red it isn't nearly dead- have had a fair few hours after red battery has appeared. Wifi can also be used on the phone and have had no problems with it at all, also internet when data has been enabled has been reliable but that is probably more to do with the network that I am on.
My only downside of this phone is that sometimes it can be a bit slow to do things for example if I press messages it takes a fair few seconds to actually access the messages. This can be frustrating when in a rush. Sometimes it can be rectified by going to the app manager and shutting down some of the open apps but not always.
I got this phone free through signing up for a 24 month contract with 3 about 10 months ago so I was keen to pick a phone which would last that long. I have a 3G internet plan and I am a frequent user of my phone for calling and texting throughout the day. In general, the phone is easy to navigate, fast in processing and stylish.
The LG P500 is a touch screen without the option of a physical QWERTY keyboard so fortunately for me, I was used to typing on a small on screen keyboard. I also have slender fingers so pressing multiple buttons at once is not an issue but would be for anyone with any larger fingers and would take some real practice. However, when you have mastered this, the processing is fast which allows you to quickly see when you've made any spelling mistakes whereas with other on screen keyboards it often lags behind and you may have written half of a sentence before it catches up.
The memory is decent, I don't keep a lot of data on my phone but there is certainly enough room to store music and photographs since it comes with a 4GB memory card.
The camera takes clear and reasonably detailed photos despite only being 3 megapixels.
It is stylishly designed, and fits easily into the smallest of hands though typing with two hands is easier and quicker. The back cover is quite scratch-proof with a very slightly rubber-like texture. The screen itself has never malfunctioned and whilst I don't have a cover and I am rather clumsy it has remained rather scratch free in the 10 months I've had it.
The main menus are easy to navigate with all options clearly indicated, it only took me a few hours to memorise the icons in the menu. Especially since there is a set four icons on the main screen once the phone is unlocked, allowing for quick navigation to emails, messaging, phone calling and contacts.
The battery life, however, is not amazing. I do use my phone a lot so with users who don't need to use their phone so frequently or don't use the internet for example, the battery life is bound to be longer. I find it necessary to charge my phone every night to ensure it lasts the entirety of the the following day.
I am using my phone to write this review , and in the last few months I really have enjoyed using it. I picked the p500 up for £149.99 on pay and go on orange
For starters, the screen is 3.2 inches which obviously is not as much as many HTC phones, however the price is far, far smaller. The screen is bright and colourful with a higher resolution than all the competitors including the HTC Wildfire. Also with a full qwerty keyboard you could be effortlessly typing away all day.
Unfortunately because these budget are android phones, the processors are fairly .small and cannot support flash player. However, the web browser Skyfire will play flash videos so do not worry.
Overall, the android system is great compared to iphone and windows phone allowing you the most freedom to download whatever you want and install 3rd party applications. There are also almost 500, 000 applications on the official market place.
The phone has a very sturdy design and is comfortable to hold, making it a great little gadget to keep in your pocket. With GPS and a separate in car interface, it is a sat-nav in its own right. WIFI and 3G are as fast as you will ever need so this phone is perfect for use on the go. All in all, if you are new to smartphones grab this bargain for under £150 and you will be set up and able to go in minutes.
I haven't reviewed for a while but the service from Orange and a new shiny phone has made me want to share this wonderfully pleasant and hassle free experience with all you dooyooers out there...
-- The Predicament / Orange Experience --
So, I was on a £20/month contract with Orange using a Blackberry 8520 Curve (and had been for 18 months) that gave me 300 minutes a month, unlimited texts and 250MB of data per month. After looking around phone shops and online for a while I was thinking right, I'm up for either a Samsung Galaxy S II or an iPhone 4...BUT nowhere had these phones available for free without signing up for a £35/month deal...not what I wanted to pay at all.
So, I phoned the retention/loyalty department at Orange and explained the above plus the fact I'd been with them for almost 5 years. I got the same response in terms of the Samsung or iPhone 4 - it was only free on a minimum of a £35/month contract and that was for 2 years. So, I took a different tact and said OK, what is the cheapest tarrif you can offer me? They came back with £7.50/month for 100 minutes, unlimited text and 250MB of data, but, the phone they offered was a Samsung Tocco Lite - a 2G stinker of a handset by the looks of the web store. So, I said what could you do for £10/month? Then came the midas touch...an offer of 200 minutes per month, unlimited texts and 500MB of data plus the (previously unheard of to me) LG Optimus One / P500...I used to have the LG Shine many moons ago and remembered being suitably impressed, so took the gamble...
-- The Phone --
Being a first time user of an Android based Operating System I was expecting good apps. And yep, the Android Market is absolutely full of them - free and paid for. And Angry Birds is totally free for the full version - a very nice addition over Apple. I was playing with free Apps for probably the best part of two hours before getting slightly bored and hooking the handset up to the PC to add some media.
This was a bit harder than expected. Normally when attaching a new bit of kit to my Dell desktop the driver (bit of software needed to connect the device) is installed automatically. Not so with this one. After Googling around a bit I ended up at the LG site and downloaded a Mobile Support tool which updated the software on my mobile. After 20 minutes or so I was able to drag and drop films, tunes and pictures into the SD card which is a fairly sturdy 2GB that comes free with the phone. However, this is expandable to 32GB (which I've just ordered online for around £20 from a budget site) which makes the memory of this phone absolutely mega.
Navigation is touch screen and I'd say that in itself is a solid 7/10 - the screen lags a tiny bit on web browsing and sometimes in the menus you need to re-press an icon, but in general the 600Mhz processor does fine.
Further additions include a very intuitive way of getting around the Apps and Widgets that come fully loaded, including a large amount of Google orientated functions (Maps, Search, Voice Search, Gmail, YouTube etc). The MP3 Player is incredibly easy to use - just drag and drop your tunes into the main window that opens up once you've gone through the install process and it recognises MP3s as well as MP4s. And you can set these as ringtones by simply holding down your finger on the file itself and selecting 'Use As Phone Ringtone", MUCH EASIER than on iPhone. Had a small stumble around trying to play a .AVI movie file (which is pretty standard) on the inbuilt video player and am still trying to sort it. May be an issue with registering the device with DivX, which you can do with a code from the Settings Menu.
Other than that the phone looks and feels great with a nice weight to it and a pretty sleek design. The four buttons across the bottom of the phone do stand out a bit and take the edge of the design however they do serve a very decent purpose, allowing you to jump to search, home, extra menu and home pages at the touch of a button.
Email set up was an absolute breeze as I have a Gmail account - you simply punch in your username and password and after about 4 or 5 minutes of 'Syncing' I was into my up-to-date Inbox. Plus, having sent an email from my computer, the Sent Item was in my Sent Items within about 30 seconds. Very nice syncing from Google. Not sure about other accounts, but the POP3 Mail function looked to have all the major email providers set up and ready to go.
Just to cap the icing on the very sweet tasting cake, along with the phone (delivered within 48hrs free from Orange) came an LG Car Cradle with cigarette-lighter-USB charger...massive bonus! Instead of forking out close to £100 for a TomTom, this LG combo does the job incredibly nicely, especially with the voice/text add on available for free from the Android Market place, giving you a fully functioning hands-free phone combined with the preloaded SatNav App - an awesome combination.
Overall, well worth the messing about on the phone to Orange for about half an hour to get the best deal. OK, I'm hooked into a 24 month deal, but it's a tenner a month for all the capacity I need, and a damn fine starter of a smartphone...for free. Tonk.
The LG Optimus One is my first smartphone, and I've had it about three months now. I'd been wary of smartphones before because I'm not a great lover of touch screen and I know there's so much they do that I'm just not interested in (gaming, watching videos etc) - plus I can't (or don't want to) afford the £££ for an iphone! But I decided to give this one a go as it seemed to have pretty good reviews and I was able to get it free with all the internet time in the world for £15.32 a month with T mobile - not a bad deal!
So, the verdict so far:
In terms of basic phone functions like making calls and texting I still find the touchphone a bit annoying: it's much easier to slightly miskey or fail to register than you've pressed the screen at all, making texting a bit slower. I've also sometimes missed calls when the slide-to-answer just hasn't picked up. However, I suspected this would be the case - I can't say if it's anything to do with this particular set as I suspect all touch phones would be exactly the same!
On the plus side, all my contacts names, numbers, emails and facebook details synchronise from my Google account - knowing I only have to update contact details in one place is just excellent!
The predictive text function on my phone was really weird - it only seemed to predict names that were in my contact list rather than normal non-proper noun words. HOwever, this problem was easily fixed by downloading a free keyboard app - of which there are several to choose in the Android market place.
And this is where I find Android pretty cool - there are endless apps for pretty much anything you can download. Unlike with iphone (as I understand) there are many free apps as well.
The extra functionality I use most often compared to my old phone is instant access to Twitter, Facebook and my Google account. It can be very handy to be able to check emails away from a computer, and it's good to check out social networking sites when you're bored on a train! The GPS and Google maps functions are also handy.
I do link through to the internet fairly often, but find the small screen of the phone makes this less than a satisfying or particularly efficient way to go. I know there are smartphones out there with a bigger screen size, and I guess every mm counts, but I can't imagine wanting to do too much of this on my phone.
In terms of this handset, I understand it doesn't have the biggest processing power but I don't care as I don't use it for gaming or other things that require a lot of processing. I've used the camera a bit and it's fine for a camera phone but not particularly exciting. I find it quite bulky compared to my old phone, but that's because it needs the bigger screen for accessing internet etc.
I'm fully aware I probably haven't used 90% of this phone's capabilities, but then I suspect a lot of users like me won't. I don't think it's the best phone out there but I think it's probably a really good value deal for those who are new to the smartphone experience - it lets you get used to it, see what you like and don't like, without spending a fortune. Although I moan about the touchscreen for texting and phoning, I can see myself sticking with a touchscreen handset next time as I suspect I'd miss the other functionality too much now!


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Photographer's Note
The Church of Good Shepherd on the shores of Lake Tekapo is one of the most photographed buildings in NZ. It is a small stone church situated in a stunning landscape, it is one of a number of memorial churches built throughout South Canterbury to commemorate the original Pakeha settlers of the area. In the background is Mount Cook - New Zealand's highest mountain at 3754m.
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redvers (526) 2005-08-20 1:51
This is an original view point of this much photographed church. Well done to make something different.
Cpamoi (10391) 2005-08-20 1:57
Beautiful POV, good perspective.
well done.
dsidwell (9783) 2005-08-23 12:26
Very nice angle and a dramatic sky, Amanda. Your point of view adds excitement and leading lines to the photo that work very nicely.
lalbas (483) 2006-02-09 8:19 [Comment]
Congratulations, good composition, color and POV thanks for your sharing.
Photo Information
- Copyright: Amanda Phillips (amanda) (226)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 1995-10-00
- Categories: Architecture
- Camera: Nikon F100, Nikon 28-70/f3.5-4.5, @ ISO 400
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Date Submitted: 2005-08-19 20:34

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UCI Study Links Selfies To HappinessTaking selfies and sharing them with friends can help make you a happier person.
Which Is More Dangerous, Sharks or Selfies?Are selfies a real concern? This study says yes.
Woman Gets Injured Trying to Take Selfie With Wild Bison at Yellowstone National ParkDo we have to say much more after that headline?
7 Types Of Annoying People On Instagram
Californians Are The Most Self-Centered Social Media Users In The United States
Another Reason Selfies Are Evil: They're Spreading Lice Among TeensHeads smashed together + lice infested teens = LICE WATCH 2014


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Hanigan a threat to opposing basestealers
By Mark Sheldon / MLB.com
Travieso among prospects on hand in Arizona
PHOENIX -- Before Monday's series opener vs. the D-backs, the Reds had their entire rookie-level Arizona League affiliate on the field to watch batting practice. Among the group was the team's 2012 first-round pick, pitcher Nick Travieso."It's great to know [the big leaguers] were in the complex we were in," Travieso said. "Hopefully one day we'll get to be where they are. They were in our shoes." Travieso, 18, was the 14th overall pick out of Archbishop McCarthy High School near Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and signed for a $2 million bonus on June 12. He's been making the challenging transition from high school kid to professional baseball pitcher. In eight starts, Travieso is 0-2 with a 4.71 ERA, five walks and 14 strikeouts. Besides getting used to the heat and pitching with better location, he is adjusting to pitching every fifth day. "I'm starting to get used to it now," Travieso said. "It's already toward the end of the season, but I've gotten it down a lot more. In high school, it's every eight or seven days. It was probably the biggest adjustment for me to get my arm used to it and used to all the throwing and getting prepared every five days." Then there is the life off of the field and being away from home for the first time. "It's a huge eyeopener," Travieso said. "You don't have your family to wash your clothes for you or cook for you. You're pretty much on your own. You spend your own money on your own budget. I feel like it's been great for me. I've adjusted pretty well. I'm loving the life."
Reds taking a different approach to Sept. callups
PHOENIX -- The Reds will be making some September callups, likely around the end of Triple-A Louisville's season on Sept. 3. Teams can expand their rosters on Sept. 1.Who is coming up and how many players remain in question. "We haven't really nailed it down yet. We'll talk about it," Reds manager Dusty Baker said on Monday. "There have been some names mentioned." With the Reds contending for a division title this season, it could affect how many callups there are and how they are utilized. "It depends on what you need and who deserves it," Baker said. "Last year at this time, we were seeing what they could do, so to speak. Now we're in a different position. Now they're in a position to help, not necessarily to be seen."
Worth noting
A pre-rehab-assignment workout on Monday for first baseman Joey Votto at Class A Dayton was canceled because of rain. Votto, who is trying to return from a left knee injury, is still slated to begin his two-game rehab assignment on Tuesday.
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I have loved Tuesdays for so many years just knowing that's when new music and new movies are out. This week is no different and there is plenty to get excited about.
Here is a quick look at some of what you may want to check out or even pick up as a gift for Dad for Father's day. (Just a thought) 🙂
"13" Black Sabbath – first album with Ozzy Osbourne in 35 years
"Rockshow" DVD Paul McCartney (who just happens to be one of our stops on the Kool Concert Road Trip) – hit shelves today and features McCartney at the height of his success in the 70's
"Oz the Great and Powerful" DVD – in case you missed it in theaters or loved it so much you need to own it.


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In my career as a high school athletic director, I spent 30 years crossing tracks with individuals who were elected officials of different groups. Now it gives me great pleasure to talk about one of the better ones and why he was pointed out as President of the Southern California Tuna Club.
Don First spent 10 years as an active member before he was elected president of the club.
The SCTC caters to individuals who spend their recreational time hunting and fishing. When First was elected to this office, he certainly satisfied the hunting and fishing part. His records shows him fishing numerous times in Alaska and Hawaii and fishing 10 times around Baja waters. He hunted ducks and geese regularly in Canada. He shot dove twice in Argentina and 500 doves in one day. To keep a keen shooting eye, he shoots trap once a week and sporting clays Clays, trap and skeet whenever possible.
Andy Sorenson became First's best buddy when they both became members of the SCTC. It was after First retired from his job as a Long Beach police commander that he joined the SCTC and Sorenson became a key figure in First's movement up the club ladder. After attending club meetings together, First became president of the 175-member club.
As Don moved into the presidential chair, he brought with him some of that police attitude stature. But much to the surprise of many, he was very lenient. As a matter of fact, his prime philosophy is that the club is a place for the individual to have fun. And First does just that. He actually tries to go fishing daily, and if not, he heads for the range and busts some "clays."
That philosophy goes directly to his other major objective to reduce all meetings, committees and reports and to minimize individual responsibilities. It sure doesn't sound like a policeman's goal.
Don had two major incidents in his lifetime.
First, in 2002 he was diagnosed with throat cancer, but it was caught early and treatable. He was cured after several months of radiation treatment. His wife Wendy survived all that and fought her way alongside Don through his life of committee meetings,
IRVINE LAKE TROUT OPENER >> On Nov. 1, 20,000 lbs. of rainbows, browns and brookies will be planted. A word of advice is to use 4 lb. test line or leaders. Fishing from shore should be done no more than a cast of only 30 feet. Use very short floating leaders about 12 inches from the sinker.
DUCK HUNTING >> Now that the scouts have felt out the opening duck hunting and that first hunt has gone through the oven, it's time for my traditional Wild Duck recipe. After shooting, keep the ducks cool somewhere around the blind. Don't pluck them in the blind, but wait until after the hunt to clean them. Hang the ducks by the neck until they are dry, then do your plucking.
Wild ducks cannot be sold, meaning you have to eat them at your dinner table, so do it right. My wife cooks them at 425 degrees or more and serves them rare. In the Van Zant family, the best eating ducks are ranked basically in this order: mallards, sprig, all the lineup of bigger ducks, redheads, wigeon, etc. Most ducks will be fishy if they are taken close to the ocean influence. I had one of the opening day ducks. I think it was a mallard and it was excellant table fare. I'm looking forward to the next one.


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Dam removal and culvert replacement alternative studies have been completed. The studies identified that removal of just the Landham Pond Dam would have minimal impact on flooding in the surrounding area, but that replacement of two CSX culverts could result in lower floodwater elevations along Hop Brook immediately upstream. The scope of the project is dependent on the future disposition of the CSX property. Next steps are currently being considered.


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Hotel Scalinata di Spagna
Roma (Rome), Italy (CIA)
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Standard Triple Room
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Junior Suite
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Make yourself at home in one of the 16 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and LCD televisions. Rooms have private balconies where you can take in city views. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature handheld showerheads and makeup/shaving mirrors.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services. Additional features include babysitting/childcare, a television in the lobby, and tour/ticket assistance.
Take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours).
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include limo/town car service, a computer station, and express check-in. For a surcharge, guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle (available on request) and a train station pick-up service.
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- This property offers transfers from the airport and train station (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details before travel, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
- Children 3 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
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Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 2 per person, per night, up to 10 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 11 years of age.
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New town centre for Talbot Green 'to create 1,900 jobs'
Developers have unveiled plans for what they call a "new town centre" in the south Wales valleys which they say will create 1,900 jobs.
The £200m retail and housing proposal will serve Llantrisant, Talbot Green, Pontyclun and surrounding villages.
Derelict sites including the former Purolite and Staedtler factories alongside the A473 have been earmarked.
An outline planning application will be submitted to Rhondda Cynon Taf council this summer following consultation.
The Valad and Scarborough development groups said they would improve local roads and transport connections.
They also said the scheme was in line with the council's local development plan.
Andy Richardson, Valad's head of UK development, said: "This imaginative proposal will regenerate and transform a largely derelict site and bring many new jobs to the local area.
"Currently this area does not receive the economic benefit from local shoppers because they choose to shop further afield.
"The new town centre will address this issue by providing retail space for multiple stores as well as for smaller specialist shops.
Public exhibitions of the proposals will be held at Llantrisant Leisure Centre on Tuesday 28 June, and at Bethel Baptist Church, Pontyclun, on Wednesday 29 and Thursday 30 June.


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Inglewood Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks, in uniform, and mayor Roosevelt Dorn, far right, shares a photographic moment with Inglewood City staffers dressed to depict characters from the stage version of "The Wiz.â€
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Inglewood 2009 All-America City National Night Out
By Francis Taylor
Sentinel Staff Writer
The City of Inglewood, California, recently named a 2009 All-America City by the National Civic League, only one of ten in the nation and the only one in the state to receive this national distinction, recently celebrated by hosting a city-wide, 26th annual national Night Out block party in conjunction with the Inglewood Police and other city departments.
Inglewood Mayor Roosevelt Dorn was joined by City Councilmember Eloy Morales, in welcoming the hundreds of Inglewood residents who turned out to participate in the annual Night Out extravaganza in addition to celebrating Inglewood's recognition along with cities like Phoenix, Arizona, Fort Wayne Indiana, Albany, New York, and others.
Dorn expressed his gratitude and appreciation for the teamwork and consistent dedication of Inglewood residents, city workers, political, religious and business leaders, and others for their work in contributing to Inglewood's designation as an All-America City.
He displayed one of several commendations the city received in recognition of their designation, from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, prepared by 2nd District Board Member, Mark Ridley-Thomas.
In addition, Dorn, received similar commendations from representatives from the office of the governor of State of California, Congresswoman Maxine Waters, and Senator Rod Wright, to name a few. The city's national night out celebration was held in Downtown Inglewood on Market Street between Manchester and Florence Avenues. Closed to vehicular traffic, the street was lined with food vendors, local business owners, civic organizations, health providers, and others on-hand to provide information, services, and even face-painting and recreation activities for the young people.
During the welcoming presentations, which featured Inglewood City department heads, and others, the Mayor was eager to point-out that the City of Inglewood, was also chosen as one of the top ten cities in America in 1989.
In addition to the food, fellowship, and opportunity to mix and mingle with Mayor Dorn, Inglewood Police Department (IPD) Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks, City Councilmember Eloy Morales, as well as the City Administrator, Treasurer, IPD Swat Team Members, police officers, and others, guests and visitors were treated to a performance by Inglewood Staffers depicting a scene from the stage version of "The Wiz" and a special demonstration by the IPD Canine Corps and the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Team. One of the main purposes of the annual National Night Out event is to engage the community in recapturing their neighborhoods from gangs and violence.
Seabrooks said, "Tonight is a night out against crime. Help us take back our streets without firearms."


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Camilla Mortensen is the editor of Eugene Weekly. She has two horses, a cat, an assortment of dogs and lives in a 1975 Airstream trailer. Sometimes all these details collide in unforeseen ways.
Ted Taylor was editor-in-chief of Eugene Weekly from 1998 to his retirement in 2016, and he remains a contributing writer. He is a UO journalism grad with 30 years experience in daily and weekly newspaper writing, editing and managing.
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What I Learned from College Football in Week SixSeptember 28, 2008
As we all know, Week Five of the college football season was filled with upsets. I think there were a few things to be learned from this weekend, though.
USC is beatable.
I just had to throw that one out there first, because it is still hard for me to believe. I thought this team was a virtual lock for the BCS title game, but then again, they might not drop out of the Top Ten with the plethora of upsets elsewhere. I have never seen a Trojan team look that confused under Pete Carroll.
Alabama is for real.
If you weren't impressed with any of their victories to date, especially after Clemson's loss to Maryland, the Crimson Tide put on a show. The much-maligned John Parker Wilson was nearly perfect in the first half and looked pretty darn good in the latter frame as well.
This game was absolutely outstanding from an Alabama perspective: head coach Nick Saban couldn't have asked for more.
Don't give up on the 'Dawgs just yet.
I thought since the beginning of the season that UGA was overrated, but after watching their loss to 'Bama, I have actually gained respect for them. A.J. Green is an absolute beast, and Matthew Stafford can make just about any throw possible on a football field.
It was too bad that Knowshon Moreno got limited touches in the second half because the score was so out of hand at halftime.
Tim Tebow won't win the Heisman.
Sure, you can all tell me it's just Week Six, and I know there are a lot of games to play. That being said, he was arguably not in the Top Five before the weekend started, and after this weekend's performance, I just don't see him pulling an Archie Griffin.
Penn State is the most underrated team in the land.
Our B/R resident CFB expert Lisa Horne has been saying this for weeks, but I think the Nittany Lions have finally proven themselves. Not only did they beat an Oregon State team who just beat USC, but they looked impressive in a 38-24 win over Illinois.
Behind Derrick Williams and Darryl Clark, this team is a force to be reckoned with.
Northwestern is still undefeated.
I used to think there was a reason they started school so late: so the students wouldn't have to attend the misery that is Wildcat football. After a win against Iowa, though, Northwestern is 5-0 and have put themselves in a great position to make a bowl game.
They should have a chance to secure a couple victories against Indiana and Minnesota in the next couple of weeks.
Oklahoma played like a No. 1 team.
If you hadn't known TCU was ranked No. 24, the Oklahoma Sooners weren't making you think so. The Sam Bradford-led offense got up early against the Horned Frogs and looked dominant in the 35-10 win.
There's no question in my mind who is No. 1 with the Trojans' loss.
Javon Ringer is the new Heisman darkhorse.
He ate up 198 yards on 44 carries, coming just shy of his third consecutive 200-yard rushing effort. Head coach Mark Dantonio had the opportunity to let Ringer get the extra two yards with just under a minute to play, but kneeled the ball instead.
Ringer is a workhorse, though, as he is on pace to have the second-most carries of all-time in a single season (behind Kevin Smith's 450 of a year ago). Expect his name to keep filling up the stat sheets, because Ringer is an elusive and speedy back.


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Another look at the rate of increase in TFP in China
There has been some controversy concerning the rate of growth of total factor productivity after economic reform started in China in 1978. It is the purpose of this note to present evidence to show that an annual rate of increase of about 2.7% is reliable and that the capital elasticity of output is close to 0.6. I first present time series evidence and then supporting evidence from other sources.
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Two records set during Gasparilla race weekend
TAMPA - In response to the course record-setting performance of Michigan's Bobby Curtis in Sunday's 8k (23 minutes, 30 seconds) and Jon Mott in the half marathon (1:09.50), it seems appropriate to acknowledge the previous record holders in all the races of the 36-year-old Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic weekend. Flag pole forever To honor the city of Tampa's unwavering support of the area's largest and oldest road race, the Gasparilla Distance Association presented Tampa mayor Bob Buckhorn on Sunday with a commemorative flag and permanent 60-foot flag pole at Columbus Park on Bayshore, a stone's throw from the Gasparilla Distance Classic finish lines. Moments after the conclusion of Sunday's Distance Classic half marathon, former Tampa Recreation Department deputy director Wayne Papy — a driving force behind the city's creation of the race in 1978 — gave an American flag to Mayor Buckhorn, who handed the flag to a U.S. Marine Corps Color Guard Detail.Moments later, the flag was raised. "(The Publix Gasparilla Distance Classic) has taken on a significance that we never imagined," Buckhorn said. "People love it. It's as well run as any race in the country." Every race completed As in every year of the Gasparilla Distance Classic, a few folks went above and beyond the normal exertions of the weekend by running all four races — Saturday's 15k and 5k, and Sunday's half marathon and 8k. Officially, the endeavor is called the "Michelob Ultra Challenge," and if you add it up and it totals more than 30 miles. The overall winner was Tampa's Matthew Farrell, 32, who ran the 5k in 18:20, the 8k in 32:54, the 15k in 57:01, and the half marathon in 1:26:03. Farrell's total time of 3:18:14 was well ahead of the runner-up, Maryland's Ken Skidmore, 38, who finished in 3:22:03. On the women's side, Lithia's Kristine Claffie, 37, won with a total time of 3:30:42. Last year's 15k winner, Jessica Crate, 27, of Satellite Beach, ran each of the races as a pacer for other runners, but still managed to place second in the Michelob Ultra Challenge in 3:37:20. Odds and ends About 58 percent of the 28,000 participants in the Publix Super Markets Gasparilla Distance Classic races were women. … Almost 500 athletes competed in all four of the weekend's races. … With three victories in the half marathon, Tampa's Terri Rejimbal ranks second to Grete Waitz for all-time Gasparilla Distance Classic victories. Waitz won 15k titles in 1980, '81, '82, '84, '85 and '87. … Kentucky's McDaniel Hooper and California's Gyle Tague, who are both 88, are believed to be the oldest finishers of this year's race weekend. Hooper finished his 5k in 48:18 and Tague completed his in 57:12.
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by Dan Wiener | January 2, 2014 12:47 pm
Stock market investors may get a whole lot less, and a whole lot more than they bargained for in 2014.
Less in terms of returns. More in terms of volatility. Just to recap, the Dow index gained 26.5% in 2013, its best showing since 1995's 33.5% gain. The index hit 52 all-time highs this year.
And, for all the sturm-und-drang around the government shutdown, sequester, taper, etc., it was as if the stock market had taken a "chill pill" in 2013.
First, the 10,000-foot view. You can see that over the past decade the daily volatility in the Dow has gone from mellow to manic and back.
In fact, 2013 was most like 2006 on a number of different metrics. Again, let's look at the Dow Jones Industrial Average. For instance, there were just 3 days in 2013 when the Dow moved 2% or more, the lowest number of 2% days since 2006 when there were none. 2013 also saw the smallest number of days when the Dow moved 2% or more intraday — just five — matching the five days when the Dow moved 2% or more intraday in 2006.
Even moves of 1% or more were muted, with just 26 days in 2013 when the Dow moved 1% or more (or 23 days when it moved between 1% and 2%.) There were just 24 such days in 2006.
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[2]What does all this mean? Well, the pessimist would tell you that what followed 2006 was 2007, the peak of the market before its blow-off, year-end that preceded the disaster that was 2008.
I'll present the optimist's version, which is that low volatility has brought enough calm to the market to begin to heal some of the still-painful wounds many investors suffered during the last bear market. A mellow 2013 doesn't foretell a disastrous 2014.
However, I would caution that 2014 is not going to be a repeat of 2013 when it comes to volatility. I expect more days with greater sweeps of the market from high to low, and back. And I would not be at all surprised to see the markets correct a good 10% which will scare many neophyte investors back to the sidelines, will make bonds look good once again (for returning assets rather than producing a return on assets) and will prove once again the benefits of diversification.
Happy New Year. 2014's going to be fun!
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Divinity: Original Sin has sold 160,000 copies since its release on June 30th 2014. In the words of Swen Vincke, the leader of Larian Studio:
It's doing pretty well," Vincke said. "We're very happy about it. And to be honest we didn't expect it. We thought it was going to do well but not this well. "It's definitely the fastest-selling game we've ever published. The last figures I saw we were at 160,000. For us that's pretty good. We're definitely going to break even and hopefully we'll make sufficient profit for our next game."
Swen Vincke concludes:
It's word of mouth that is driving Original Sin right now," Vincke said. "We were late with our game, working on it until the last day, so we don't even have reviews out there.
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China and The Territorial Claims in The South China Sea
The unresolved maritime border disputes between China and some of its neighbouring countries is one of the hardest issues to resolve in current global affairs. This is not just an issue about the natural resources that these areas might have, nor solely about their strategic importance, but touches on deep emotions of national identity, and competing sovereignties in the region. The issue of the ownership of the Sankaku/Diaoyu islands, which has been particularly contentious in 2012, distils all of these thorny problems. These islands are in a region with strong geopolitical importance, because it involves the interface between the second and third largest economies not just in the region, but in the world. In addition, China and Japan's increasingly intense behaviour over the status of these islands has pulled in highly emotive issues from the joint histories between the two countries, and its impact has been seen in the steeply falling trade and investment figures between both as the problem has intensified.
Understanding the maritime border issues involves getting to grips with complex competing historical claims, some of them dating back many centuries, involving issues of predecessor states and the commitments they signed, and highly technical matters from international law, much of which is still evolving. Add to this the volatile political relations between some of the states involved, their competing senses of economic and strategic interests, and the very different ways in which they express their national identity and link it with strands of nationalism in their polities, and you have potentially a highly volatile situation.
Loh Su Hsing is well placed to help outsiders navigate this complex terrain. She is a government official, with rich experience in Singapore, one of the key observers of this issue. She is fluent in Mandarin and English, and can deal with source materials in both languages. And she has completed a Ph D in international relations in Fudan University. This gives her a hard won neutrality over the issue, supplemented by a keen eye for details. Her paper, part of the University of Sydney China Studies Centre new Policy Papers series is a timely and highly topical addition to a debate that is all too often riddled with confusing claims and baffling technicalities. For those who want to really get to grips with the reason why China's maritime border issues are so contentious and possibly dangerous, then reading this paper would be a good start.
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We need integrity in government
We lived in Edmonds for several years and loved it. We recently learned that Ron Wambolt, an acquaintance still living there, is running for Edmonds City Council position 3.
I have known Ron for many years. During those years we have worked together as peers, and then I worked for him at an Oregon Co. and later at a WA Co. As a result, I feel that I know him well.
Ron has a strong background in sales and several levels of management. He is a team builder and knows how to collaborate with those around him to solve and/or resolve issues.
I have seen him use those skills effectively in the work environment. I have also observed how well he relates to people in social situations.
Ron's character, integrity, and honesty could never be questioned. Government needs a lot of people like him.
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By: Sheila Moeschen, IATG Senior Editor
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There is nothing like hearing a piece of wisdom from a person you greatly respect and admire. Unless, of course, that role model is pop music icon, Cyndi Lauper delivering her wisdom from a stage five feet in front of you. My best friend and I found ourselves in this scenario several weeks ago when we attended one of Cyndi's She's So Unusual 30th Anniversary Tour shows (30 years! Oof! Ouch. Blerg. My arthritis). Colossal Cyndi freak fans, my best friend and I had gone the extra distance for this show and purchased a "Meet and Greet" package, which allowed us 90 precious seconds to faun over Ms. Lauper while getting our photos taken and trying to stave off the embolism rising to our brains.
One of the elements that made this tour unique was Cyndi's incorporation of stories about making the album, being a female musician in a male dominated industry at the height of some of the worst sexism in the record business, and passing along her quirky and provocative insights about life, success, and nearly everything in between. She relayed the story of performing with her first band, Blue Angel, as an opener for The Kinks. What started off as a dream come true quickly morphed into a nightmare; 7,000 unruly rock fans harangued Lauper and her band, physically pelting them with an assortment of junk until they finished their set. Later on, Cyndi ran into her friend, the wrestler Captain Lou Albano. "Captain Lou," she said. "Seven thousand people just booed me! They hated me!" He looked at her and said, "Cyn, whether it's seven thousand people booing you or seven thousand people cheering you, it's all the same." Knowledge.
We all get hung up on the high that comes from external validation or conversely become mired in the crash that comes from criticism. But as Captain Lou (that loveable, professional wrestling sage) pointed out, only madness can result from getting caught up in that whirlpool of fixation on how others view us. Instead, we are better served by owning our integrity; by measuring our self-worth on our values, our truths, and the way we treat one another not on accolades or derision arbitrarily assigned at any given moment. I like to think that many of those Kinks fans found themselves taking daughters or nieces to a Cyndi concert years later and thinking "Man, she is amazing! I can't believe I ever booed this rock star! I also can't believe I wore butterfly collars, but still…" And that's what separates a great performer from a legend, an icon from a role model: The ability to inspire and empower others by sharing insight that comes not from a place of superiority, but from vulnerability.
It was a night my bestie and I will never forget for many reasons, and the next time I find myself spending too much time stewing over a bad review, a careless remark, or allowing negativity to rob me of my joy, I'll remember that it's no big deal in the larger scheme of things because, hey, even rock stars get the boos.


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AudioBox 1.2.1 Public Beta Released
July 30, 2012
PreSonus has released its new AudioBox 1.2.1 driver as a public beta.
The current AudioBox 1.2 driver release is not compatible with new Macs that have USB 3.0 ports and with any Mac running OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion).
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Visa aims to accelerate mobile payments adoption with new Ready Partner Program
Visa has debuted its new mobile payments and near field communication program that is designed to hasten the introduction of payment services globally.
Through the Visa Ready Program, financial intuitions and merchants can take advantage of payment technologies such as NFC and point-of-sale systems. There is no doubt that mobile payments have made a big impact in the mcommerce space last year and will continue to do so in 2013.
"We recognize that the payments ecosystem has become more complex and increasingly difficult to navigate, especially for companies that are trying to make the payments experience easier, such as mobile operators, device manufacturers, digital wallet providers, and others," said Matt Dill, global head of business development and emerging products at Visa Inc.
"The Visa Ready Partner Program will help to accelerate the introduction of innovative payment solutions globally by providing the structure and clarity our partners and clients need to develop and quickly introduce Visa-compliant devices, software, and solutions that can be used to initiate or accept Visa payments," he said.
"It will streamline the process for the approval and licensing of new payment solutions and will enable our partners to more rapidly deploy products for use in the Visa payment system. It will also provide access to Visa documentation and resources to guide vendors through the approval process, as well as access to open APIs and SDKs, certification and licensing."
Key players
Visa is looking for its partner program to paves the way for mobile device manufacturers, technology partners and mobile network operators to navigate the complexities of the payments ecosystem, as well as gain access to Visa IP, licenses and best practices.
The Visa Ready Partner Program is designed to ensure that devices, software and solutions used to initiate or accept Visa payments are compatible with the company's requirements, which may vary by country.
According to Visa, mobile POS systems, NFC-enabled device manufacturers, and chip and platform providers are among the stakeholders that are already playing a critical role in enabling new ways to pay.
Visa hopes that its partner program will help merchants, financial institutions and merchants adopt new innovative payment methods to help drive their businesses.
As part of the Visa Ready Partner program, the company is streamlining its compliance testing process for both mobile NFC devices and secure chips that host the Visa payWave application.
"We will be presenting the program and its new set of tools, guidelines, and resources during the premier event of the trade, Mobile World Congress, which happens in Barcelona, Spain," Mr. Dill said.
"We will be also promoting it through our client/partner communications channels," he said. "And pretty soon, consumers will be able to see the Visa Ready symbol in Visa approved devices, including NFC-enabled phones and mobile acceptance devices."
Future of mobile
Visa has been investing a lot in the mobile payments space.
In 2011, Visa announced that it wanted merchants, software developers and device manufacturers who are using mobile devices for processing credit card payments to encrypt account data and tokenize card numbers for security reasons (see story).
Later that year, Google received a worldwide license to Visa payWave, which helped both companies boost mobile payment adoption (see story).
"At our core, Visa is a global technology company that has enabled the growth of electronic commerce for more than 50 years," Mr. Dill said. "Our vision continues to be the best way to pay and be paid – for everyone, everywhere.
"We continue to promote economic growth and remove friction in commerce around the world by enabling a shift from paper to electronic payments," he said. "We invest in new technologies, like mobile, and partner with leaders in the mobile industry to extend the benefits of electronic commerce to more people in more places.
"In developing countries, mobile technology is a significant driver of financial inclusion. It enables Visa and our partners in the mobile and financial services industry to give unbanked consumers access to formal financial services for the first time in their lives. In developed countries like the US, Canada, Australia, payments are evolving rapidly. New technologies, in particular mobile technology, are creating new possibilities, and new ways and places for consumer to pay."
Final Take
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MONTREAL - Now Alex Ovechkin is flushed with success.
A couple of weeks after his crack about being almost in the toilet -- "you just forgot to flush me" -- the Washington Capitals captain rolls in the Bell Centre to play the Canadiens Tuesday night as the hottest player on the hottest team.
After going three games without a goal March 9-12, Ovechkin has 16 goals in his last 14 games and has tied Steven Stamkos for the NHL lead with 25 (that translates into a 52-goal season over an 82-game schedule).
After a more restrictive period under coach Dale Hunter, new Caps coach Adam Oates, who had one of the sharpest offensive minds in the game as a player (sixth all-time in assists, with 1,079) has helped Ovechkin expand his offensive repertoire and made Ovechkin more the the focus of the Caps' power play.
Eight of those 16 goals have come with the man advantage.
"That power play has been tweaked a little bit and he's the trigger man again," said Canadiens penalty killer Jeff Halpern, who played with the Caps and Ovechkin last season. Halpern noted Ovechkin has been connecting from the left wing circle, a favoured spot among the league's elite scorers.
"They've shifted him into that Stamkos spot. He's been scoring on the power play and that can help him build confidence in other parts of his game," said Halpern.
Having Nik Backstrom as his centreman doesn't hurt, either.
After seasons of 32 and 38 goals -- not too shabby -- Ovechkin was seemingly written off by some commentators and people in the game, who questioned his commitment, his conditioning, just about everything.
"How do you write a guy like that off? What is he? I think he's my age, 28," said Canadiens defenceman Josh Gorges (Ovechkin is actually 27). "He's in the prime of his career. I don't know how may goals he's scored in his career (364). He wasn't just going to stop scoring, you know? Every player has a stretch where they struggle.
"He's got some pretty good players around him. Backstrom, I think, is one of the best playmakers in the game today."


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Election results appearing alphabetically by county.
Andrew County
Savannah Board of Education: Dyann Duncan, Kenneth Rosenauer, Jim Vegan
Savannah West Ward Alderman: Joy Thompson (defeating Vernon Townsend, Sr.)
Savannah East Ward Alderman: Donald Dillman (defeating Kenny Carter)
Atchison County
Rock Port School Propositions 2 and 3: Yes
Rock Port Board of Education: Jeremy Davis, Rochelle Henagan, Clay Vogler
Fairfax Board of Education: Deanna Beck, Matthew Heits, Douglas Miller
Buchanan County
St. Joseph Smoking Ban: Yes (with around 53%)
Mid-Buchanan School District Bond Issue: No (needed 4/7 majority, only gained 53% of the vote)
Dekalb County
Proposition, County: Yes (with 80%)
Proposition, Cameron Middle School: Yes (with around 77%)
Gentry County
Albany: All candidates unopposed and elected to office
King City Board of Education: David Law, Tim Saunders, Anthony Washburn
King City Mayor: Everett Rhoad (defeating Theodore Groce)
King City West Ward Alderman: David Waugh (defeating Everett Galbraith)
King City Proposition: Yes (with around 85%)
Stanberry Mayor: Richard Jennings (defeating Charles E. Lawson)
Harrison County
Bethany Mayor: Patrick Miller (defeating Rick Clark)
Bethany East Ward Alderman: Lance Johns (defeating Fred Flesher by a 1% margin)
Bethany West Ward Alderman: Randy Mann
Proposition, South Harrison R-2 District Tax Levy: No (with 59%)
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County Tax: Yes (with 70%)
South Hold R-1 School Board: Patrick Ezzell, John Mackey, Neal Prussman
Mound City R-2 School Board: Chad Derr, Jeff Holstine, Brian Tubbs
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Chillicothe Board of Education: Jason Bone, Michael R. Leamer, Pat Jones
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text: NINETY EIGHT REGENCY 148 Report post Posted April 11, 2007 Korean show uncovers Holden's latest export deal - and crucial cars for Oz By TERRY MARTIN 11 April 2007 GM HOLDEN has signed another multi-million-dollar export deal, resurrecting a program with GM Daewoo in South Korea with the 2008 L4X prestige sedan shown in near-production form at last week's Seoul Motor Show. Providing some respite for Holden amid the continuing domestic slump of Australian-built large-car sales – and at a time when exporters are hurting under the strongest Australian dollar in more than a decade – the lucrative deal involves several thousand left-hand drive vehicles per annum based on the long-wheelbase WM Caprice. Exact numbers are still to be confirmed, but Holden this week indicated that these would be in excess of the circa-2000 shipped to South Korea as a (WL-based) Daewoo Statesman in 2005. The L4X is also believed to be the first of a number of new export vehicles for Holden in the region, with China poised to announce a Holden-based vehicle to replace the Buick Royaum this year. As GM's global product development vice-chairman Bob Lutz refused to comment in New York last week on GoAuto's report that Holden was not developing a V12 engine for Cadillac – and would not elaborate on other potential Holden export deals to the US – Holden chairman Denny Mooney described the L4X program as "another example of General Motors' ability to leverage its global resources to satisfy a local market need". "GM Daewoo and its customers will benefit from GM Holden's acknowledged expertise in developing and manufacturing rear-wheel drive vehicles," Mr Mooney said. "With our new VE and WM ranges, we designed and engineered them to appeal to both local and overseas markets. "We are starting to see the returns from that with our Australian-built cars currently being exported to every continent except Antarctica." "Exports of cars and engines continue to be a core component of GM Holden's future strategy for growth, and today's confirmation of new exports to Korea further expands our growing presence in overseas markets." As well as being assembled in Australia, the L4X will use the Port Melbourne-constructed 195kW 3.6-litre "High Output" Alloytec V6. However, it will also be fitted with equipment currently unavailable on Australian models, including power-operated rear seats (with a back massage function), power rear-window curtains, roller blinds and a rear-view camera. While the world's motoring attention was trained on the New York International Auto Show late last week – particularly on Subaru's new Impreza and facelifted Tribeca, the Lexus LX570 and Jeep's new Cherokee and revised Grand Cherokee – across the North Pacific Ocean in Seoul there were a number of other important new vehicles. Among them was the Daewoo G2X roadster – an Opel GT-based rear-drive convertible that uses a 194kW/353Nm 2.0-litre direct-injection turbocharged engine – believed to be under consideration for Australia. Renault-Samsung also showed the Korean-built version (dubbed QMX, or Quest Motoring Xperience) of its forthcoming Koleos SUV. South Korea is almost certain to be the production source for Renault in Australia. Hyundai gave us another pointer to its next-generation Tiburon sports coupe in the form of the Veloster (codenamed HND-3), along with a station wagon version of its forthcoming Elantra small-medium car (known as the FD overseas), and a new-generation H-1 van – a vehicle of particular interest given that Hyundai is now preparing to introduce a range of light commercial vehicles in Australia. In production from August, the H-1 will be available overseas in various passenger and commercial van configurations and will use a Euro IV-compliant 2.5-litre CRDi turbo-diesel engine or a 2.4-litre "Theta" petrol engine. A Euro III-compliant version of the diesel will also be sold in certain export markets. Sister brand Kia unveiled the KND-4 SUV concept, which is a "bold hint" at how future Kia compact SUV models will look. The question is whether Hyundai will also use the same design, as is currently the case with the Kia Sportage/Hyundai Tucson clones. A 2.2-litre VGT diesel engine in the KND-4 drives all four wheels via the latest version of Hyundai-Kia's "Active Torque Transfer" system. And not to be outdone, SsangYong showed its Wz flagship sedan – another contender for Australian release and, thankfully, a marked departure from the "shark's mouth" styling which has dominated new-generation vehicles such as the Actyon SUV and ute. Interestingly, GM used the New York show as the theatre to point to its forthcoming new-generation Daewoo-designed and Korean-built micro cars. The Chevrolet Beat, Groove and Trax concepts are expected to condense into a new Matiz hatchback and derivatives, which are also prospects for sale in Australia as entrants below, or alongside, the Daewoo-built Barina. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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MANTI — Manti coach Cole Meacham knew the Richfield Wildcats would be a tough team to beat.
"They're good and loaded with confidence," he said before Friday's kickoff. "We'll need to control their running game and force them to throw the ball."
That strategy almost came back to haunt the Templars as Richfield quarterback Spencer Henderson completed 8 of 18 passes for 133 yards. In the end, though, the Templars capitalized on turnovers and made enough plays to post a big 36-27 victory over the previously unbeaten Wildcats.
The Manti defense came up big in front of the school's homecoming fans. Manti's special teams blocked a Richfield punt that gave the Templars the ball on the 12, resulting in a score. Richfield picked up a first-and-goal on the Manti 2, but the defense took control of the line of scrimmage to stop the Wildcats on the 1.
Manti took an early 14-0 lead on a pair of 8-yard touchdown runs by Kamren Fowles, but the Wildcats responded with a 9-yard TD run by Brody Ellis and a 27-yard scoring pass from Henderson to Brenan Thomas, who made a diving catch in the end zone.
The Wildcats had the ball with time running out in the first half when Manti's Jared Schiess stripped the ball and Wesley Wright scooped it up and ran to the Richfield 9 before being brought down from behind. Quarterback Connor Aste punched it in from the 5 to give Manti a 20-14 lead at the half.
The Templars opened the second half of play with another takeaway. Wright punched the ball loose and Trevor Alder pounced on it. Manti scored on a 1-yard run by Schiess and Aste hooked up with Alder for the two-point conversion.
Things looked bleak for the Wildcats, but Riley Cunningham fielded the kickoff and streaked down the left sideline for a 90-yard touchdown return. Manti responded with another 8-yard TD run by Fowles.Comment on this story
Richfield then went on a 77-yard scoring drive, capped off by a 1-yard run by Ryder Rippstein. It then executed a successful onside kick. With 3 1/2 minutes left in the game the Wildcats had the ball on the Manti 41. A pair of scrambles by Henderson and a Templar penalty had Richfield deep in Manti territory when the Manti defense stepped up again. Tyler Albee picked off a pass and the Templars were able to run out the clock.
Manti finished the game with 231 yards on 43 carries. Fowles second effort running earned him a game-high 94 yards; Aste carried for 61; and Brad Sego rushed for 28.
Ellis led the Wildcats with 76 of their 146 yards. Henderson carried for 44 yards. Thomas made some great catches, pulling in five passes for 112 yards and a TD. Ellis caught a pair for 21 yards.
The win by Manti sets up a showdown game next week with Juab. Both the Templars and the Wasps are undefeated in region play.
Bob is the Executive Director of Explore the Outdoors, a non-profit outdoor education corporation. Visit their website at http://outdoored.us.


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Recently I mentioned taking my 5th grade students on a field trip to the Des Moines Art Center and Papajohn Sculpture Park. Each year, all the 5th graders in our district get to visit the Des Moines Art Center, and it's such a special treat for me to show students some famous artwork firsthand. The kids usually do a great job with this trip and every year I am thankful for the experience.
A new exhibition had just opened the day before we came, lucky us. One of Jackson Pollack's most influential works Mural, 1943, which was a gift to the University of Iowa from Peggy Guggenheim. (photo image sources linked when you click on photos below as I couldn't take photos in the art center).
This video of Pollack painting would be a good one to show students, too. At the exhibit they had a TV set up with a video of him working. It was a nice addition to the piece to give students a true picture of his unique process.
Because I do a Jackson Pollack Lesson (and no, I don't let them splatter paint) in Kindergarten with Line, it was especially cool to see if the 5th graders remembered learning about it. By the way, feel free to download that lesson for free on our Lessons page!
Onto the next leg of our trip- the sculpture park. The outdoor sculpture park has some great pieces. It was the first time I'd taken students to an outdoor art tour and they really enjoyed it. Many of them had walked through the park, but didn't know anything about the art. My hope is the students will take their parents through and expose them to some new information about the art and help engage their families in art conversation. I think families are less intimated by public art outside and more apt to visit, then the intimidation of going into an art center or museum. Always advocating!
PS. Even if you can't take your students to an art museum, you can bring the museum to them through activities and resources you can create and share during one of our summer class "Exploring the Art Museum."
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Much has been written in these columns about the use of online video and how it is becoming essential for any serious brand online. It's used in promotion, video ads, "how to" and explainer videos, user-generated videos, contests, live event streaming and much more.
But if you know little or nothing about video production, where do you start and how difficult is it likely to be? Let's take a quick look at seven sites that can really help – and even have you making animated videos in hours.
1. ReelSEO
Let's start on some familiar ground – ReelSEO was founded by SEO Mark Robinson back in 2006 as a blog to teach himself about video and SEO and it's taken off from there. He quickly realized that just knowing about the SEO side of video wasn't enough and that he had to learn everything he could about video production.
There's much to admire and learn from on this site: not only is there a good grounding in SEO, but there are tons of examples, articles and regular features – creator tips, viral video marketing, video trends, production tips as well as fun news pieces like Father's Day Videos To Make You Laugh, Cry And Wince.
2. New York Video School
The New York Video School was founded by Michael Rosenblum, who has built media networks and TV stations all over the world and is also author of 'iPhone Millionaire' published by McGraw Hill.
Rosenblum has produced an excellent five-part series on video storytelling that is a highly accessible guide and a great starting point for anyone wanting to learn more about video. The list of instructors at NYVS is impressive and with a free trial and a monthly subscription of less that $10, it's a real steal.
3. VideoScribe from Sparkol
VideoScribe is a low cost video animation option. For just $25 per month, the software allows you to create stop motion or whiteboard videos that are inherently compelling. Watching cartoons being drawn as the story unfolds is hard to turn away from.
Here's an example:
The software comes loaded with a great library of cartoon images as well as professional audio tracks and a generous license that allows videos to be created for commercial purposes and even resold.
Playing with the software for just a few hours will have you easily producing your first videos. You'll get a great idea of what can be achieved, and if you eventually decide that the do-it-yourself approach is not for you, then they host a marketplace of companies who will do the whole job for you.
4. IzzyVideo
Israel Hyman (Izzy) is obsessed with video and publishes one of the most useful and comprehensive teaching sites on video.
According to Hyman, "while video seems complex at first, it isn't. I have devoted the last several years to showing others how easy video is. It's not the black art that people sometimes pretend it is. Developing skills with video is as easy as learning the principles and then practicing them."
Hyman is an absolute enthusiast and the depth of material – free and paid-for – on the site is astonishing. You'll learn about equipment, editing, audio, lighting – if you're a complete novice, this is the place to start. There's also a ton of advanced material as well, and for Apple users, there's a fantastic, free 26-part tutorial on Final Cut Pro X.
5. Skype Video Recorder
Skype video is great for conducting two-way interviews with people, irrespective of their location. And recording them can give you instant and interesting video material.
For Apple users, Copy Recorder from Ecamm gives excellent two-channel recordings – one for the interviewer, one for the interviewee. Vodburner does a similar job for PC users.
These recording can be used as they are, but you'll get a much more professional result if you import them into screencasting software such as Camtasia or Screenflow and spend some time editing. This dramatically improves the user experience. A one-hour video interview can drone on forever and lose the message, while the same interview edited down to 10 minutes can get straight to the point and be highly entertaining.
6. Vimeo Video School
Once you've got a taste for video and have got some successes in the can, you'll want to up your game. Vimeo is one of the most popular video hosting services and they have a thriving community that can teach you much more than the basics.
The "staff picks" section on their site lets you see some of the best work submitted, while the Vimeo Video School is a real education. This video on The Basics of Motion Design from the University of the Arts in Bremen is simply superb and gives great insight into how you should be thinking about titles and movement.
7. Coursera.org
And while not strictly about how to use video, Coursera shows how online video can be used for complex online education. It's a fantastic, free resource that brings University education to the masses.
The quality, depth of teaching and interaction of this course, A Beginners Guide to Irrational Behaviour by Dan Areily of Duke University was just superb – and relevant to anyone interested in the art of persuasion.
If you're interested in teaching online, you'll learn a lot from the example of Coursera.org.
Learning the basics of video is not difficult and these seven sites can get you well on the road – whether you decide to learn how to do it yourself, or learn enough to be able to manage an outsourced project.
The sites mentioned in this article are from the personal experience of the author. They are meant to be useful, not exhaustive. If you have other great resources that I've missed, please share them in the comments box below.
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Talking It Over -- A State Fair trip to remember
The State Fair is a nice place to visit but I wouldn't want to spend the entire two weeks living there. My husband and I had the opportunity to visit the State Fair during its opening week after several years of passing up the excursion.
There was a chain of events that led to our return to the fair. It all started last winter when I submitted a recipe for Creamy Asparagus Soup for the Homemakers Group Soup Cookbook. These recipes were later submitted to a state committee which was looking for recipes containing things grown in Minnesota as part of a Sesquicentennial cookbook.
We learned in June that three recipes from Stevens County were selected, including mine. Each of the recipe contributors to the book were invited to a special program at the State Fair on Aug. 22, where we were honored with a photo and autograph session. We were each given a special apron to wear indicating that we were "Minnesota Cooks."
During the session I visited with a lot of cooks from all over the state, autographed the page of my recipe and shared some cooking facts and secrets (not that I have many of those). One lady stopped me to get my autograph, asked me about my recipe and was kind enough to thank me for submitting it. As the program unfolded, I soon learned that this lady was Lt. Gov. Carol Molnau. Afterward, I was able to get her autograph and a picture with her.
I had a great time and it was a good excuse to get to the State Fair once again. We especially enjoyed tasting some new and some old favorites. We made several trips to the Swine and Beef barns, where our county 4-Hers were being judged on their projects. By doing this we also ran into a lot of people we knew, so it was almost like being back home at the county fair. The only thing different was that my feet and back did not hold up as well as at the Stevens County Fair.
It was a fun day, despite the wear and tear on our bodies. However, I have come to the conclusion that visiting the State Fair is one trip that, for me, is best done in intervals -- like every 10 years. That is just enough time to see the new things added, taste the latest food on a stick and rest up from the last trip.


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The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center at Parsons The New School for Design presents The Storyteller, an exhibition exploring how contemporary artists use narrative as a way to understand the social and political events of our time. A free, public opening reception will be held on Jan. 29 from 6:30-8 p.m. The exhibition runs through April 9, and is open daily from noon- 6 p.m., and Thursday evenings until 8 p.m.
Curated by independent curators Claire Gilman and Margaret Sundell and organized by iCI (Independent Curators International), The Storyteller features video, still photography, drawing, mixed media and installation works that engage the documentary capacity of art to bear witness to the rapid, sometimes violent, transformations of our time.
Featured artists include Cao Fei, Jeremy Deller with Mike Figgis, Omer Fast, Mounir Fatmi, Ryan Gander, Lamia Joreige, Joachim Koester, Emanuel Licha, Missing Books, Steve Mumford, Adrian Paci, Michael Rakowitz, Liisa Roberts,
and Hito Steyerl.
Colloquium participants include exhibition artist Steve Mumford and exhibition curators Claire Gilman and Margaret Sundell, and will be moderated by Kate Fowle, executive director of iCI (Independent Curators International). The Sheila C. Johnson Design Center will also present a number of public programs, including discussions with Pablo Helguera, Daniel Bozhkov, and Aleksandra Wagner on the role of storytelling in their practice, and a series of screenings of featured works.


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Picture: Donald Trump, Jr. and Vanessa Trump Operation Smile's 2010 Smile Gala held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel Beverly Hills, California - 24.09.10
Property mogul Donald Trump is furious after his plans to build a restaurant in New York came under attack from local critics.
The reality TV star wants to construct a massive beachfront facility, Trump on the Ocean, in Nassau County's Jones Beach State Park on the site of the former landmark restaurant Boardwalk Cafe, which was demolished in 2004.
Trump wants to extend the building over several floors, including a basement, but he has run into opposition from members of the community, who are concerned about sending workers to build a subterranean level in the area, which is an officially designated flood zone.
Critics have also complained about the size of the project and the potential traffic jams it could cause.
The Apprentice star won a court battle last month (Sep10) to build the lower level on the basis that the previous property also had a basement - but he admits he's outraged that New Yorkers aren't supporting his plans to improve what he has branded a "rat-infested dump".
He tells the Associated Press, "The word I'd use is incomprehensible... I was going to build a magnificent building on the boardwalk that would have made (urban planner) Robert Moses envious and proud. It would have been the best building in the entire state parks system... the finest dining and banquet facility in the world.
"This is the result of gross incompetence on the part of the state of New York. This would have been really successful, and they don't want that. It would have helped everybody."
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The very fact that the trailers and commercials for "Two Weeks Notice" feature Sandra Bullock...


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Super PACs wreak havoc
The Supreme Court's Citizens United decision, issued two years ago this week, is wreaking havoc on the 2012 elections.
When the Roberts Court decided to strike down the ban on corporate expenditures in campaigns, the five justices who issued the opinion surely had no idea their misguided decision would cause such enormous damage to our political system.
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Meanwhile, the rest of us are living with the destructive consequences of their ruling. These consequences include:
• Corporations are free to spend, or give to third-party outside groups to spend, as much as they want to influence federal elections.
• Hundreds of millions of dollars in secret contributions are being spent in federal elections by tax-exempt groups that are not disclosing the donors who are financing their campaign-related expenditures.
• Candidate-specific super PACs are serving as vehicles to circumvent and eviscerate the limits on contributions to candidates set to prevent corruption. They also offer some wealthy donors undue influence over elections.
• Other super PACs, supporting the election of multiple federal candidates, are spending unlimited contributions, given by influence-seeking, special interest donors.
As a result of these developments, secret money and huge contributions are being injected into federal elections in ways and amounts not seen since the Watergate scandals. History demonstrates that such money leads to corruption and scandal.
The candidate-specific super PACs now propelling the presidential elections are by far the most dangerous vehicles for potential corruption in U.S. politics today. These PACs allow donors to buy influence with candidates by funneling huge contributions through the PACs to directly support the candidates' campaigns.
The linchpin of the Citizens United ruling is the Supreme Court's assumption that expenditures made independently from a candidate cannot corrupt the candidate. The court simply made this assumption without any record to back it up.
Does anyone really believe that when a billionaire with major gambling interests gives $5 million to a candidate-specific super PAC, it does not have a corrupting influence if the candidate is elected?
Does anyone really believe that a candidate-specific super PAC established and run by close political associates of that candidate, raising money from the candidate's campaign supporters and spending money only to support that candidate, is actually "independent"?
The Supreme Court in various decisions, going back to Buckley v. Valeo (1976), has described the standard for "independent spending" as requiring it to be "totally independent," "wholly independent" and operating "without any candidate's approval (or wink or nod)."
The idea that these presidential candidate-specific super PACs meet that standard is nonsense and belies reality.
It is difficult to believe that these super PACs were established without some formal or informal involvement or sign-off by the candidates (or their campaigns) on whose behalf close associates established the PACs.
Despite the fact that Citizens United is the worst campaign finance decision in Supreme Court history, citizens are fighting back against the damage the court has created. Some are pursuing a constitutional amendment, a long-term effort that has proved extremely difficult to obtain in other policy areas.


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Historic sights in Croatia
While partying in hip hotels is always welcome, on this trip my Louboutins got less wear than my walking shoes: there's certainly plenty to see in Croatia's historic towns. In Dubrovnik, for example, a Dominican monastery heavy with holy artefacts, from gold-embroidered robes to the bones of saints partially enclosed in silver; a Franciscan monastery with one of the oldest pharmacies in the world (and a scarily large cupboard of poisons); and a cathedral treasury with, it is claimed, a piece of the cross on which Jesus was crucified.
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- 6. The crowd
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- 9. Hva, Korcula and Vis
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- 11. Sailing the Adriatic
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