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ASUS Transformer Book is Ultrabook and detachable tablet
Subject: Mobile | June 4, 2012 - 11:35 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: windows 8, transformer book, Transformer, tablet, computex, asus
Another in a line of announcements from ASUS today is the Transformer Book, an Ultrabook with a detachable tablet. I find it interesting that ASUS chose to go with the "Transformer" brand for this machine that is x86 and Windows based rather than ARM and Android based. Engadget has a lot of photos and details, including information about the hardware included within: an Intel Ivy Bridge-based Core i5/i7 processor, 4GB of memory, an SSD for storage and 11, 13 and 14-in screen sizes.
Image source: Engadget.com
Since these are taking the Ultrabook name we have a general idea of the physical traits including the thickness and performance found within. In the standard notebook mode we can see the Transformer Book with its high resolution screen, backlit keyboard and single surface touchpad.
Image source: Engadget.com
The design of the Transformer Book is very familiar to users that have seen other Transformer tablet models. One interesting aspect noted by Anandtech is that the base of the Book (the keyboard and touchpad) will actually include a discrete graphics chip leaving the tablet alone to operate on the Ivy Bridge graphics alone.
Image source: Engadget.com
Here is the Transformer Book in its tablet-only form and it should operate like just about any Windows 8-based device.
I am very interested to hear about the battery life of these Ivy Bridge-based tablet devices and how much of an extension you'll get when utilizing the keyboard base.
Check out the video from Engadget below!
ASUS shows TAICHI convertible notebook and tablet with dual displays
Subject: Mobile | June 4, 2012 - 11:13 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: windows 8, ultrabook, taichi, tablet, computex, asus
ASUS always does a good job of showcasing unique devices at its Computex press conference and apparently this year is really no different. One of the biggest announcements was for the TAICHI device, a dual-display Ultrabook that is actually a convertible notebook and tablet device running Windows 8.
Image source: Engadget.com
Available in both an 11-in and 13.3-in version, the ASUS TAICHI products will both include a 1920x1080 screen resolution (on both back and front displays actually). When open, the TAICHI works like any other notebook with an Ivy Bridge Core i7 processor, 4GB of memory, an SSD, 802.11n and dual cameras. However, when you close the screen and activate the BACK display, you then operating with the Windows 8 operating system in a classic tablet form.
Image source: Engadget.com
Engadget is reporting that both displays can even be used at the same time if you wanted to share the device with a friend across the table. Connectivity is there in abundance with mini-VGA, USB 3.0 and more.
Computex: Acer Unveils Two New ICONIA Windows 8 Tablets
Subject: Mobile | June 4, 2012 - 01:25 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: video, windows 8, tablet, iconia w700, iconia w510, computex, acer
Acer–a computer OEM mostly known in the US for its tablets and notebooks–today announced two new ICONIA W series tablets running Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 OS. Sporting IPS displays and a white chassis finish, they provide plenty of connectiivity options in a sleek package. Unfortunately, the company is not yet talking about specifications, pricing, or availability. Acer is currently showing off the tablets at Computex 2012 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Acer has started off Computex 2012 news week with a bevy of product announcements. The latest products being unveiled at the exhibition are two new ICONIA tablets running Windows 8–the ICONIA W510 and W700. Both tablets feature a white colored chassis with dark bezel around the screen on the front face. The front of the tablets include a Windows (key) button and a front facing camera (at least on the W700). From there, the two tablets differ in physical size and available expansion ports. It is unclear if what exactly the internals are in the two tablets as those specifications have not been announced.
The W510 is the smallest of the two with a 10.1" IPS display. It also comes with a dock that features a chiclet keyboard, trackpad, and extra battery that the company claims can extend the tablet's battery life to up to 18 hours. The dock has one full size USB 2.0 port and a charging port (dock connector). The tablet itself packs a docking port, SIM card and microSD card slots, micro USB connection, headphone audio output jack, and HDMI video output. Further, the ICONIA W510 has two speakers, volume control buttons, an integrated microphone, and power button.
Engadget takes a tour of the Acer ICONIA W700 Windows 8 tablet.
On the other hand, the Acer ICONIA W700 features a 11.6" IPS display with 1920x1080 resolution, two bottom edge mounted speakers, front facing camera, microphone, and windows key. Acer has packed the tablet with the latest external IO options including three USB 3.0 ports, a Thunderbolt port, micro HDMI port, and a headphone output jack. The tablet also has a DC power jack (it must draw more power than USB can give it) and two vents along the top of the tablet. Interestingly, this does suggest that the W700 tablet has much beefier hardware than the 510, which does not have those vents. It will be interesting to see exactly what Acer has managed to pack into the small metal chassis hardware wise!
Another notable difference between the W510 and W700 is the dock. The W700's dock does not have an integrated keyboard or tackpad. It only acts as a stand (with two small speakers and a windows key) that can be used to prop up the tablet in either portrait or landscape mode.
Engadget managed to get some hands-on time with the two Acer tablets and accompanying docks. You can see a video of the W700 above and photos and a video walk-through of the W510 can be found here. Despite the keyboard-less dock, I'm interested in the W700, though I'll be waiting for more detailed information on the specifications before getting too excited. Despite my "meh" feeling towards Windows 8 on a desktop, I did like it when paired with a touchscreen convertible tablet, and the slate looked pretty smooth in the video (so I'm hopeful that this will be a solid device). Stay tuned for more detailed specifications as either Acer releases it or someone manages to snag one to take apart.
Microsoft Releasing Windows 8 Release Preview May 31st
Subject: General Tech | May 30, 2012 - 11:37 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: windows 8, windows, software, release preview, operating systems, microsoft
Update: The Windows 8 Release Preview is now official. You can download the ISO images here. If you are following our installation guide, you will need to use the following CD Key to complete the installation: TK8TP-9JN6P-7X7WW-RFFTV-B7QPF.
According to The Verge, Microsoft fans will be getting a nice surprise tomorrow when the company releases the Release Preview of its upcoming Windows 8 operating system. What was first set to debut in early June, sources are indicating that Microsoft will officially release it tomorrow–a week early.
The Release Preview is Microsoft's third official build for public consumption, following the Developer and Consumer previews respectively. This build is said to include hints at what the aero-less desktop will look like (though users won't see the full UI changes until the final retail build) as well as built-in Adobe Flash in the Metro UI version of Internet Explorer. Although I can't say I'm thrilled about the many changes in Windows 8, I'll still be downloading the new Release Preview to give Microsoft another chance to make me like Windows 8 (hopefully they can). If you do download it, don't forget about our Windows 8 Virtual Machine installation guide.
Will you be checking out the Release Preview?
In other Windows 8 news:
- Microsoft Taking out DVD Playback (codecs) in Windows 8
- Windows Media Center a Pro-only paid add-on
- Dell tablet running Windows 8 news
- Install Windows 8 In a Virtual Machine
Dell leaks specs for Latitude 10, Windows 8 and Intel Clover Trail powered tablet
Subject: Processors, Mobile | May 29, 2012 - 11:33 AM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: z2670, windows 8, dell, clover trail, atom
In a leaked slide posted by Neowin.net, details of Dell's upcoming Latitude 10 tablet are coming to light, including hardware specifications like the Intel Atom Z2670 "Clover Trail" SoC.
This 10.1-in Windows 8 based tablet will include a 1366x768 display with a capacitive multi-touch screen and an optional stylus accessory. Weighing in at just over 1.5 pounds, the Latitude 10 is just slightly heavier than the latest generation of iPad (1.46 pounds).
Intel's upcoming Atom processor, the Z2670, will be at the core of the design and will be based on the "Clover Trail" design, a slightly faster and updated version of "Medfield" we have seen implemented on mobile phones early in 2012. With dual-cores capable of HyperThreading, and the ability to enter into "Burst Mode" which offers "quick bursts of extra performance when called upon", the Atom Z2670 should be capable of presenting a reasonable Windows 8 experience.
Other specifications include 2 GB of DDR2-800 lower power memory, up to a 128 GB SSD, 2 and 4 cell swappable batteries and front plus rear facing cameras.
With Computex 2012 right around the corner in Taipei, Taiwan, we expect to see quite a few more tablets and hybrid machines based on Windows 8 including Intel Atom-powered devices as well as ARM-based devices running Windows 8 RT.
Windows 8 gives a little more attention to multiple monitors. Oh look -- a feature for traditional PCs.
Subject: General Tech, Displays | May 24, 2012 - 08:22 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: windows 8, multi monitor
PC Mag highlights enhanced support for multiple monitor systems in the upcoming Windows 8 Release Preview. It is like Microsoft has finally thrown a bone to the desktop and to a lesser extent, the laptop. Some features that were mentioned in the article have been around for a while, however.
If you have given the gift of a multiple monitor setup -- do not expect a take-backsies without a fight.
Chloe Albanesius of PC Mag wrote an article which outlines what enhanced support multiple monitor users will experience if they move to Windows 8. A refreshing suspend of the ctrl-alt-deleterious news. Or maybe Microsoft was just afraid of being attacked with vestigial display cables?
Just think of the possibilities of per-monitor backgrounds… a shrine just for Josh...
The article opens with a description of the author's triple monitor setup. Oddly enough my layout is very often an exact mirror image of her layout, horizontally. I would not be surprised if that choice was due to my left-handedness -- very amused, but not surprised.
Windows 8 will make it easy to load different backgrounds for each monitor but earlier versions were capable of that for as long as I could remember. The trick is to create a single very large background image in a program like Photoshop or The GIMP. This very large image must have the same dimensions as the sum of your monitor resolutions horizontally by the sum of your monitor resolutions vertically. The top left of that image is the top left of your "primary" monitor. Fill in the backgrounds wherever the desired monitor falls on that grid -- making sure to put whatever is above and to the left of the top left corner of the primary monitor at the extreme right and bottom. Set that background to "tiled" and you are set.
Notice how I never said that making it easier would be unwelcomed rather just that it was already possible.
The more important features include the ability to enable the taskbar on each monitor and customize how icons will appear for each display. That, combined with enabling corner context support for each monitor should help alleviate some of the juggling over real estate on the primary monitor.
You should be able to see all the changes for multiple monitor users in the upcoming Windows 8 Release Preview.
That is, of course, unless Microsoft ends up starting from scratch before they launch -- again.
Windows 8 Metro browser will have some Flash support
Subject: General Tech, Systems, Mobile | May 23, 2012 - 10:46 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: WOA, windows 8, flash
Microsoft has backed down, to some extent, from their "plug-in free; web standards only" position for the Metro-half of IE10. Some, but not all, Flash content will be able to play in the Metro browser. This change should be included in the Windows 8 Release Preview expected to be released in early June.
You may turn your back on Adobe but you'll be back in a Flash.
Rafael Rivera has published a post on his Within Windows blog which he co-authored with Paul Thurrott about Flash integration with the Metro web browser. Until recently Microsoft was passionately against anything other than web standards in their Metro browser. Plugins are still not allowed in the application but that does not exclude Microsoft from embedding Flash into the browser directly.
I guess Silverlight is not popular enough…
(screenshot credit: Within Windows)
Adobe actively supports Microsoft's efforts and has provided the source code to facilitate the integration into Metro Internet Explorer 10.
Security will rest somewhat on Microsoft's ability to patch their software in time but will also be supported by a whitelist system. Flash for Internet Explorer 10 will only be supported on certain websites in certain ways. Unless your website is listed as requiring Flash for compatibility reasons then your website will not have access to the platform.
I am not really sure whether there is a cut or dry answer to whether this is a good thing or a bad thing. The only thing I can say for certain is that Microsoft gives the impression that they had a strong and clear vision for Windows 8 and since completely abandoned their plan.
It follows the rumors of what happened to Vista: a bunch of years working on a secure memory management architecture that was scrapped at the last minute requiring over half of the OS to be rewritten in C++.
We all know how great that turned out.
Windows 8 -- Aero? Plain.
Subject: Editorial, General Tech | May 20, 2012 - 04:03 PM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: windows 8, Aero
Paul Thurrott reports that Microsoft will dump Aero Glass in lieu of a more flat user interface for Windows 8. How far is Microsoft willing to distance itself from the desktop market to entice a foothold in the mobile space?
Remember that image I did with a turd on a desktop workstation a few days ago?
Microsoft has killed their glass-based design which they established almost a decade ago with the Longhorn technical preview.
Windows 8 Release Preview is set to release within the next two weeks and will contain Aero Glass as its desktop chrome. The shift to the flat layout will occur before release of the full version. It is still unclear whether users will be able to see it hands-on before they are expected to own it.
The ironic part is that is probably a glass aquarium.
You may be wondering why I claim this as an offense against the desktop. Later in his article Paul gives his prediction into why Aero Glass shattered -- since Microsoft did not directly say so themselves. Aero is not the most difficult interface for a computer to render but it does require a steady amount more computation than a flat layout. Transparency, blur, and other effects take up computation power -- hence why Windows harasses you to turn off Aero if your framerate dips in a game -- and that computation power translates to battery life.
Remember when Aero was touted as a driving reason to in-place upgrade to Vista Home Premium?
I guess Microsoft believes that they do not want their tablet customers to feel like second-rate citizens. At least we know that they will be willing to throw it all away and do it over yet again. At this point that should be the most clear above anything else.
Buy a Windows 7 PC and upgrade to 8 Pro for... something.
Subject: General Tech, Systems | May 14, 2012 - 03:34 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: windows 8, Windows 7
Microsoft is expected to announce their upgrade promotion for users to purchase a Windows 7 PC after early June and move up to Windows 8 when it is released. Unlike past promotions, such as Office 2010 and Windows 7, it is expected that you will have the option to be bumped to the Pro level SKU -- but not for free. While this does not rule out the potential for a free upgrade to Windows 8 Home, Mary-Jo Foley of CNET seems to have not heard that from her sources.
People constantly mock computers for having a very quick apparent turnaround time.
There tends to be a desire in consumers to put off purchasing new equipment. Users know that patience will very often yield more for the same cost. Software is no different which is why Microsoft and others offer initiatives to allow users to upgrade to impending releases with the purchase of the current version.
But wait, if you order now -- you can order later!
On or around June 2nd, Microsoft is expected to unveil their upgrade program for users who will purchase a Windows 7 machine. According to Mary-Jo Foley of CNET and her sources, this time you will be able to upgrade your Windows 7 machine to Windows 8 Pro. This upgrade will not be free but is expected to be under a hundred dollars according to leaked promotional content. Targeting June is designed to prevent sales of Windows 7 PCs dropping off for back to school.
The upgrade to Windows 8 Pro makes sense as it allows the addition of Windows Media Center and other features that were available in the lower end versions of Windows 7. I think you could imagine what a user would feel like if they updated their operating system and lost features that they could not even add back in to their "upgraded" version.
Of course the better option would likely have been to rethink removing features if they feel as though vanilla Windows 8 is not an apples-to-apples comparison to Windows 7 Home Premium.
Windows Media Center To Be A Pro Only Feature In Windows 8
Subject: General Tech | May 7, 2012 - 06:01 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: windows media center, Windows 8 Pro, windows 8, upgrade, htpc
News is circulating around the Internet that Microsoft is taking Windows Media Center out of Windows 8 and offering it as a separate paid add-on for Windows 8 Pro users. Many are not happy about the decision.
Windows Media Center is an application developed by Microsoft that provides a TV friendly interface for all the media on your computers including photos, videos, music, and television. That last function is quite possibly the biggest feature of WMC as it allows users to ditch their cable set top box (STB) and turn their computer into a TV tuner and DVR with the proper hardware.
Windows 8 Metro With Media Center Icon
The program debuted as a special edition of Windows called Windows XP Media Center Edition. It was then rolled into the general release of Windows Vista and then into many editions of Windows 7. Windows Media Center has a relatively small user base relative to the number of general Windows users, but they are a vocal and enthusiastic minority. About a month ago, I got a CableCard from Comcast (after a week of... well, let's just say it's not a pleasant experience) and after pairing it with the HDHomeRun Prime and my Windows 7 machines, i was able to watch and record TV on any of the computers in my house as well as on the living room TV via an Xbox 360 acting as a Windows Media Center extender. I have to say that the setup is really solid, I have all the expandable DVR space I could want, and the WMC interface is so much snappier than any cable or satellite set top box I've ever used. Windows 7 became that much more valuable once I was able to utilize Windows Media Center.
With that said, it is still a niche feature and I understand that not everyone needs or wants to use it. It is even a feature that I would pay for should Microsoft unbundle it. Yet, when I read a bit of news concerning Windows 8 and WMC over the weekend, I was not happy at all. According to an article at Tested.com, Microsoft is going to unbundle Windows Media Center for Windows 8 into a separate downloadable Media Center pack with a currently unknown price (so far, I'm disappointed but still willing to accept it). The Media Center pack will be made available for purchase and download using the "Add Features To Windows 8" control panel option–what was known as Windows Anytime Upgrade in previous versions of Windows.
Windows Media Center in Windows 7 - TV Guide
What is confusing (and what I find infuriating) is that users will only be able to purchase the Media Center pack if they are using the Pro version of Windows 8, leaving home users out of luck. Due to Windows 8 Pro essentially being the Ultimate Edition of previous Windows versions, it is definitely going to cost more than the base version, and that is rather disconcerting. I have no problem paying for the Media Center pack, but I do have a problem with Microsoft artificially limiting who has the right to purchase it to begin with. It just seems downright greedy of them and is a big disservice to Media Center's faithful users. Microsoft should go with one method or the other, not both. For example, they should unbundle Media Center, and allow users of any desktop (not RT, in other words) Windows 8 version to purchase it. Alternatively, if they are going to limit Media Center to be a Pro version only feature, it should be a free download. Users should not have to pay for the privilege to pay for the software, especially when Microsoft has said that Windows 8 Media Center will not be very different from the one in Windows 7 and will only contain minor improvements.
Rick Broida of PC World has been a bit more straightforward in stating his opinion of Microsoft's decision in saying "I'm hopping mad." And I tend to agree with his sentiments, except for WMC needing to be free. I'd be happy to pay for it if it means Microsoft continues to support it. I just have an issue with the pricing situation that the news of the decision is suggesting. To be fair, Microsoft has not yet released final pricing information, so it may not be as bad as I'm thinking. Even so, the news that they are making WMC a paid add on and are limiting it to Windows 8 Pro only leaves a rather bad aftertaste. Mr. Broida encourages HTPC users to not upgrade, and to stick with Windows 7. I don't think I'm at that point yet (though I get where he's coming from), but I will say that Windows 8 was a tough sell before I heard this news, and the WMC news isn't helping. I can only hope that Microsoft will reconsider and, dare I say it, do the right thing for their users here.
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Police charged a west Athens man with murder for gunning down another man Tuesday night outside the suspect's apartment off West Broad Street.
Athens-Clarke police said 38-year-old Curtis McCune shot and killed Carlos Zaldivar at about 10:25 p.m. after the two men argued at McCune's residence at Beechwood Pines Apartments, which sits in a valley off West Broad Street behind Colonial Beechwood Promenade shopping center.
A sawed-off shotgun was found next to the victim's body, and two other guns were found inside McCune's apartment, police said.
Zaldivar, 39, of 131 Pinehurst Court, was dead at the scene from a gunshot wound to his neck, police said.
The motive for the shooting was unknown as of late Wednesday morning, according to Lt. Mike McKeel of the robbery/homicide squad.
"There was an argument between the two prior to (the shooting), and what led up to that is still under investigation," McKeel said.
McCune's father, Jerry McCune, speculated the shooting was drug-related.
He said his son, who ran the Athens business Jerry McCune started many years ago, McCune's Roofing, became heavily involved with drugs last summer, after separating from his wife.
And on Friday, according to police reports, Zaldivar was arrested at about 12:25 a.m. by an Athens-Clarke police officer who stopped Zaldivar's weaving car on Whitehead Road and found several kinds of prescription drugs in car.
"I don't know for sure, but it's got to be drug-related because every-day people don't act this way," said the elder McCune, who described his son as a good person who turned to drugs during a tough period in his life.
A sawed-off shotgun was found next to Zaldivar's body, and a revolver was found under a coffee table inside McCune's apartment, along with a rifle recovered from a closet, police said.
Police would not comment on whether drugs or other evidence was seized from the suspect's apartment.
Officers found McCune and two witnesses at the shooting scene when they arrived, police said.
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I left New Zealand mid-2003, bound for Istanbul and a new lif. After two years, a Belgian guy lured me into his world, deep in the heart of Europe. For a long time I was an in-process immigrant. One day we married. These days it's about photography, a little red wine and wandering ... and so the journey goes.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
About yesterday ...
A day because one wants everything nice when ones in-laws are visiting, so we shopped and we cleaned and I cooked.
I'm not sure how that happened. In the past, in stunning sleights of hand, I have managed to so stroke my Belgian man's ego that he takes over the cooking, imagining it was his idea ... or maybe he's just kind enough to allow himself to be so maneuvered.
Anyway, last night was all about Persian Chicken and rice, with Pavlova and cream to follow but only just. We were making our way through the second supermarket, the final one and queue-standing when I asked if we had chicken at home.
Gert said no.
I said Hmmmm, what about parsley, spring onions and mushrooms? He gave me that look, the raised eyebrow one reserved for times when I've said something just a little bit simple or wicked.
So ... there we were, just about to pay and go home when I realised that I had forgotten to put anything more than the red wine and cream ingredients onto the shopping list for the Persian Chicken.
It's never dull in Di World ... and I always try to say that to Gert in a good way.
I sprinted through Makro ...
10 comments:
- Manictastic said...
He just does not understand that you need to fill your blog with interesting stories, like forgetting everything you need to make your main dish of the evening. Sometimes he's just a little bit out of this world, I think.
- Sunday, 18 November, 2007
We are yin and yang. I am the woman who bought the orange juice, but forgot to serve it with breakfast; bought the sour cream, then forgot to serve it with the chili; bought the baguette, but didn't serve it with the spaghetti....
- Sunday, 18 November, 2007
- Peter said...
Sounds like my "two gay man and one frozen pizza" post I decided to delete.
It's a relief to read that some couples do manage to go through the shopping, cooking and cleaning routine, together ;-)
- Sunday, 18 November, 2007
- Di Mackey said...
So wise Manictastic ;)
There's just so much housework ... v-grrrl, how can we over-achieve in all areas?
Why delete it Peter?
Sigh, you didn't want to look as foolish as I do in this one :)
- Sunday, 18 November, 2007
- Peter said...
In a way, it was part of the reason to delete it Di. Although my "two gay man and one frozen pizza" post was really kind of funny, it also unintentionally linked the concept of "failure" to the word 'gay'.
As the 'managing to go through the shopping, cooking and cleaning routine, together' concept has basically no correlation to a couple's sexual orientation, I decided it was a bad idea to start off with and deleted the post.
I added a new sticky note on my fridge: "must post more positive gay stories".
A Dutch site (one I don't like:
viewtelex.asp?id=3441) mentioned yesterday that 50% of the Dutch population resented gay couples who were audacious enough to (God forbid) 'kiss in public', so some wholesome 'look, we're basically the same" write ups might be useful .
But than again, if we are basically the same, failure is part of the story ;-)
- Monday, 19 November, 2007
- Di Mackey said...
I see your point Peter but it frustrates me that people are so judgemental that you have to be careful with how you tell a story.
And I had to roll my eyes over the whole percentage of the population that resent the gay kiss thing ... don't they know the theory that we're all on a continuum and the suggestion is that should we find the right person, same sex love isn't impossible.
Pshaw! Be you, it's good enough, truly xo
- Monday, 19 November, 2007
Well, truth be told, red wine IS a priority.
- Monday, 19 November, 2007
- Di Mackey said...
It is ... 2 lovely Australian reds.
- Monday, 19 November, 2007
- Mlle said...
I miss you guys... and your Persian chicken.. :P
- Tuesday, 20 November, 2007
- Di Mackey said...
We miss you too, Shanti. When you come back, come stay and we'll have Persian Chicken and red wine lots!
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Federal investigators believe Nidal Hasan acted alone in last week's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, despite reported contacts with a Muslim radical.
And authorities say Hasan will be tried in a military court, where he could get the death penalty if he's charged and convicted of premeditated murder.
Hasan has arranged a team of civilian and military lawyers, while he remains hospitalized in guarded condition.
The Army has not named a lead prosecutor yet.
Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, was part of a Madison-based unit training to go to Afghanistan when he allegedly killed 13 people and wounded 29 others.
Two of the dead and four of the wounded were from Wisconsin.
House Intelligence Committee member Pete Hoekstra of Michigan said he understood that counter-terrorism officials picked up e-mails between Hasan and Muslim radical prayer leader Anwar al-Awlaki.
Al-Awlaki was freed from a jail in Yemen last year, and has reportedly used a Web site to encourage Muslims to kill U.S. troops in Iraq.
Officials in Washington said Hasan communicated up to 20 times with al-Awlaki, but the FBI never did a formal investigation.
Monday, FBI Director Robert Mueller ordered a review into his bureau's handling of the case, including its response to Hasan's reported contacts.
President Obama will be at a memorial service at Fort Hood today for the fallen soldiers.
And Army Pvt. Amber Bahr of Random Lake will meet with him. She helped treat another soldier during the attack without realizing she was shot herself.
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Her pregnancy curves have been hard to miss, but now, Kim Kardashian is addressing her weight gain— and she's asking formerly-pregnant fans for body advice.
"For me, I've found that I've gained inches and I've gotten wider but my belly hasn't popped yet, so I struggle finding things that don't make me look heavy," she wrote in a new blog post on March 1. "Some days my baby bump really shows and some days it doesn't...so I never really know what I'm going to look like."
As In Touch noted this week, Kim has had trouble embracing her new body. On a recent trip to Brazil, the reality star gave fans an accidental sneak-peek of full-fledged, body-contouring shape wear that she was trying to conceal under a loose-fitting dress.
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But that's not all. With four months left to go — she's due to give birth to her and Kanye West's first child in July — Kim's still wearing sky-high heels. The 5-foot-2 star is risking the pain, even though a pregnant woman's changing center of gravity can make high heels very uncomfortable.
In an earlier post, she mentions how finding the right clothing at this specific time has been tough.
"When I really get my bump I will love showing it off, but some days its bigger than others and it hasn't really popped yet," she says. "So this in between phase is so awkward to dress."
"Her butt is already big, and her boobs are getting bigger," says a pal of of the expecting A-lister. To alleviate some of her self-consciousness, Kim's been constantly tweeting photos of herself from when she was thinner, including tons of bikini shots and modeling photos with captions like "Wow I look skinny!"
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And Kim admits she's having a difficult time getting used to her even-more voluptuous body. "At this stage I guess I'm more focused on concealing the weight gain than I am about dressing the bump," she writes, adding her new J Brand maternity jeans are a "blessing because they make me feel slim and comfortable."
Kim ended her post asking her fans for advice on how to stay maternity chic.
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ITALY'S Diego Ulissi has pipped Australian veteran Cadel Evans to the line to win the fifth stage of the Giro d'Italia, while Canberra's Michael Matthews retained the overall leader's pink jersey.
Ulissi came from behind with 150 metres to go to cross the line solo, with his arms raised high in celebration at the end of the 203km leg from Taranto to Viggiano.
Evans was second, with Julian David Arredondo Moreno third, in a group which crossed a second behind Ulissi in the first uphill finish of this year's Giro.
Matthews's Orica team had performed impressively in running down an 11-man breakaway which at one point had a lead of six minutes over the peloton.
A further attack by Italian Gianluca Brambilla was also brought to an end 1500 metres from the finish as the Katusha team of experienced Spaniard Joaquim Rodriguez reeled him in.
Evans launched the sprint for the line but Ulissi went past him and eased home, for his third stage win of the season, while Matthews was sixth.
Ulissi's win gave Italy their first stage win of the Giro d'Italia and his second career victory in the race when he won the 203km stage from Taranto to Viggiano.
Weather again played a part, with wet and windy conditions, although there was sunshine on the 5km climb to the finish.
Tomorrow's sixth stage is one of the longest of the race at 247km from Sassano to Montecassino, with the closing stages a 8.7km climb.
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MANHATTAN — It's back-to-school time, but nearly 1,800 of the city's salaried teachers will not heed the call, WNYC and the Wall Street Journal reported.
These 1,779 educators, earning an average of $82,000 per year, comprise the Absent Teacher Reserve (ATR), a pool of teachers who lost their jobs due, in many cases, to budget cuts and school shutdowns, according to the Journal and WNYC. Under an agreement between the teachers' union and the Department of Education, these teachers will remain on the city's payroll, serving as substitutes and, ostensibly, searching for full-time work.
A majority of reserve pool teachers, however, appear to have made no such effort, the DOE told the news sources. Only 41 percent of those swimming in the ATR pool have bothered to apply for the 1,200 available jobs in the DOE's recruitment system or attend one of their job fairs, the department told the Journal.
New York is the only city that continues to pay teachers after they've been laid-off, regardless of performance, for an unlimited period of time, and it does so at a cost of $100 million per year, the paper noted.
Still, United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew insists that the teachers are not to blame for the situation, pointing out that schools Chancellor Joel Klein could place the ATR teachers into the vacant full-time positions, the Journal reported.
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Steamboat Springs — Steamboat Springs Middle School students are being introduced to a sustainable food-growing project that utilizes aeroponics — a growing technique that trades dirt and soil for an air-and-mist environment.
A tower garden will be utilized in the middle school greenhouses and will be the basis of a food-growing project that will be open to all students and teachers in an effort to promote interest in different growing methods and to teach the importance of incorporating whole foods into a daily diet.
The project is the brainchild of various community members and teachers who are intent on teaching students about the importance of a healthy lifestyle.
Lauri Aigner, one of the primary leaders of the project, said she is excited to be able to team up with the middle school's Green Team in order to get the project up and running. After seeing the school's previously unused greenhouses, various community members, including Aigner, saw potential.
"The tower garden is something so simple for anyone to do," Aigner said. "We want to involve all students in the project because of its simplicity. It can be fun and anyone can do it; you don't need a green thumb."
The tower garden's use of aeroponics creates an alternative way to grow food.
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The garden, which is a vertical tower, has a 20-gallon reservoir at its base that stores water and a liquid, earth-mineral, nutrient solution. Once the seeds are placed around the tower, a pump pushes the water to the top where it then drips over the exposed plant roots, providing nutrients, fresh water and clean oxygen.
This continuous process yields a harvest in 30 days and uses less than 10 percent of the water and land needed for a soil-based garden. This new growing method can provide two to three harvests from the same plant when done right, according to Aigner.
Along with an easy setup and minimal upkeep, the garden requires a small amount of space. For the future, as gardening space and soil quality decreases, this new type of gardening will be the next step.
Although the project is based at the middle school, Aigner hopes to involve other schools and community members in the project as well.
Elementary school field trips will allow younger students to take part in the process through planting and harvesting their own seeds. Over the summer, she hopes to continue the garden, possibly making it a communal responsibility.
"The overall goal of the project is to educate kids about different sustainable ways to grow food," Aigner said.
Aigner also aspires to loftier goals for the introduction of the tower garden. Across the country, tower garden farms are beginning to spring up, and Aigner hopes to launch one in the community as well.
"There's no reason why we can't do this in Steamboat," Aigner said.
With 22 plants per unit, a farm of gardens would be able to produce a staggering harvest to be used in any way the community sees fit.
"The sustainability of this project is huge," Aigner added. "This is just the starting point."
Emma Wilson, a senior at Steamboat Springs High School, is working as a spring intern for the Steamboat Pilot & Today.


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Re: The editorial, "Mothers Do Matter" (A-J, 3-21).
No need for mothers? Does that surprise you? From about 1966 to 1996, that's what they said about fathers.
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The original incident occurred shortly before 1:00 a.m. along State Route 103 near 12th Street, as Johnson was inventorying the contents of a vehicle about to be towed. A subject walked up, and there was a short verbal exchange between the subject, Johnson and the tow truck driver. The assailant then pulled a small caliber handgun and fired twice.
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Addressing the current growing clamor for premium, high quality natural health and beauty products, Apteka Naturel debuted its information-packed web store on Monday, December 10th. The company's products are unlike any others available on the market and are manufactured in the United States, using exotic raw materials that are carefully cultivated and selected from around the globe.
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School choice advocates from across Pennsylvania will gather in Erie on
Thursday, Jan. 31 to welcome the arrival of the National School Choice
Week 'Special,' America's first cross-country, whistle-stop tour in
support of education reform.
Students, parents, teachers and activists will gather at the Erie Art
Museum on Jan. 31 at 4:30 p.m. at a special reception to celebrate
National School Choice Week 2013 and raise awareness about the
importance of enhancing educational options for all children in the
Keystone State.
"We look forward to our stop in Erie, where bold reformers continue to
fight for greater access to quality schools for all children," said
Andrew Campanella, president of National School Choice Week. "This tour
will celebrate the choices that parents have, while providing a platform
for students, parents, teachers and community leaders to demand the
choices that they don't have."
Campanella will speak at the event along with Pennsylvania Rep. Jim
Christiana, R-Monaca, the Co-Chairs of Kitchen Table Patriots, Ana Puig
and Anastasia Przybylski, Commonwealth Education Association Director
Cheryl Boise, and Virginia Walden Ford, a school choice pioneer who as
among the second wave of students to integrate Little Rock Central High
School in Arkansas and helped create the Washington, D.C. Opportunity
Scholarship Program.
National School Choice Week is planning the event in cooperation with
FreedomWorks, Free To Choose Network and K-12 Schools.
This is the third annual National School Choice Week. Planned by a
diverse, bipartisan coalition of citizens and organizations, National
School Choice Week 2013, runs from Jan. 27 through Feb. 2 and will
feature more than 3,500 events spanning all 50 states.
The National School Choice Week 'Special' is scheduled to travel through
the following cities, each of which will host whistle-stop-themed events
with parents, students and dynamic speakers:
Track the tour's progress, and check out exclusive photos and videos,
online at www.schoolchoiceweek.com/train.
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* Consumer spending dips; inflation below Fed's target, but rising
* Chicago PMI handily beats forecast
* Big Lots shares jump after results
* Dow off 0.2 pct, S&P flat, Nasdaq down 0.1 pct (Updates to morning trading, adds comment)
By Rodrigo Campos
NEW YORK, May 30 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks were little changed on the last trading session of the month on Friday after traders shrugged off mixed economic data.
The S&P 500 opened at an intraday record high and market participants see little in the way of further gains until next week, when payrolls data and a meeting at the European Central Bank will be the major catalysts.
U.S. consumer spending fell for the first time in a year in April after two months of solid gains, but the decline probably will not change expectations for a rebound in growth this quarter. An inflation gauge rose at its quickest pace since November 2012 while business activity in the U.S. Midwest rose in May at its strongest pace since October 2013.
Equity markets continue to keep an eye on Treasury yields. The 10-year note yield rose after the strong Chicago PMI data, but remained below 2.5 percent, near an 11-month low hit during Thursday's session.
"With rates this low, valuations are generally at the high end of their range, but we're now just above the historical average," said Jack De Gan, chief investment officer at Harbor Advisory Corp in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, referring to the price-to-earnings ratio on the S&P 500.
"Markets usually don't stop at fair valuation, they go from too highly valued to too inexpensive and back," he said. "We're going to move to higher valuations."
The S&P's forward P/E ratio of 15.6 compares to a historical average around 15, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S data.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 27.3 points or 0.16 percent, to 16,671.44, the S&P 500 lost 0.15 points or 0.01 percent, to 1,919.88 and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 3.98 points or 0.09 percent, to 4,243.97.
The S&P 500 and Dow industrials were poised to close their fourth month of gains in a row. The Nasdaq could close its first positive month in three.
Big Lots shares jumped 12.5 percent to $42.20 after better than expected results and higher sales.
Chinese mobile security software maker NQ Mobile jumped 16.9 percent to $7.94 after it estimated that first-quarter revenue would exceed its previous forecast.
Apparel retailers Express and Guess forecast disappointing profits for the current quarter amid a sluggish revival in consumer spending. Express shares fell 11.4 2 percent to $12.08 and Guess lost 2.8 percent to $26.12.
Shares of Infoblox tumbled 38 percent to $12.72. The network equipment maker forecast a lower-than-expected profit for the current quarter and said its chief executive would step down. (Editing by Bernadette Baum and Nick Zieminski)


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Nathan Rode of Baseball America joins The Scott Garceau Show with Jeremy Conn to discuss this years MLB Player Daft. Nathan tells us who the "big three" are to watch in this draft and will go in some order of one, two, three. With so many players entering the draft for baseball, Nathan says it's incredibly difficult to predict who goes where, so as far as the Orioles go, nobody is really sure who they might pick. But he does go on to say that there are a lot of positions they could pick whether it's catcher, outfielder, or even some pitchers. Rode talks about how in the MLB it's much easier to draft off best player available as opposed to drafting off need like you;d see in the NFL Draft. With the Orioles now having a lot of their drafting prospects coming to the big leagues recently, Nathan tells the guys that the outlook for the Orioles in the future looks very bright with players like Dylan Bundy, Kevin Gausman, and Manny Machado, coming up and playing with the big league club.
Nathan Rode Talks MLB Player Draft
BALTIMORE, MD - JULY 13: Kevin Gausman, the Baltimore Orioles first round draft pick of the 2012 draft, holds up his jersey during a news conference where it was announced the right hand pitcher from Louisiana State University had reached an agreement and signed with the club before the start of the Orioles game against the Detroit Tigers at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on July 13, 2012 in Baltimore, Maryland.(Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)


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I suppose I say this often because I go missing often. I wait for the day when all things will become slow again, but it never comes. Man, I miss photography...
Long time no see!
Are those canvas piantings hanging? ( fishing boats )
Yep, Sthe. They are indeed.
Ah, Rudzani!
Good to see some of work here again — do not worry, life tends to do that.
Kind of perfect exposure there.... love it
love the texture
Photography misses you.


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Ohio Census
United States > Ohio > Ohio Census
Federal Census
- 1800 Census--Lists of territorial residents in 1800 also exist for Washington County.
- 1810 Census--Returns for the 1810 were almost entirely destroyed. All that remains of the 1810 census are the returns for Washington County. See Burned Counties Research for tips.
- 1820-1930 Census--The Family History Library has the U.S. Federal censuses of Ohio for 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930.
- 1870 United States Census---A free internet index and images can be viewed on FamilySearch Record Pilot site. This index includes the full name, age, sex, race, birthplace, occupation, month if born in census year, month if married in census year, birth place of father and mother, if born in a foreign country.
- 1890 Census--Returns for the 1890 were almost entirely destroyed. All that remains of the 1890 census are military schedules listing widows and pensioners from the Civil War. See Burned Counties Research for tips.
Census Substitute--Some early tax records have been compiled and indexed to substitute for the early censuses. [1]
Historical Background
Ancestry--All federal census years available for Ohio are indexed on Ancestry.
State Wide Indexes
Statewide indexes for the 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1880 censuses are available in book format. Soundex (phonetic) indexes are on microfilm for the 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920 censuses. Be aware that the 1880 soundex index is incomplete and includes only those families with children born between 1870 and 1880. Either check the 1880 index in book format or search the actual census for the place where your ancestors lived.
When indexes are not available or a name is omitted from an index you can still look for the name in the census. To find a person who lived in a large city, it helps to first find his or her address in the city directory for the same year as the census (see Ohio Directories). Then look for that address on the original census schedules.
The following reference tools help determine which census schedule microfilm and enumeration district to search for specific addresses:
- A Handy Guide to Record- Searching in the Larger Cities of the United States [2]Includes ward maps and street indexes for Cincinnati, 1850 to 1855.
Census Descriptions of Geographic Subdivisions and Enumerations Districts.
- 1830 Family History Library [3]
- 1840 Family History Library [4]
- 1850 Family History Library [5]
- 1860 Family History Library [6]
- 1870 Family History Library [7]
- 1880 Family History Library [8]
- 1900 Family History Library [9]
- 1910 Family History Library [10]
- 1920 Family History Library [11]
- 1930 Family History Library [12]
- United States. Bureau of the Census. Cross Index to Selected City Streets and Enumeration Districts, 1910 Census [13] Often referred to as the 39 Cities Index, it lists street addresses with corresponding census enumeration districts for Canton, Cleveland, Dayton, and Youngstown.
Special Censuses
Mortality Schedules
Mortality schedules (lists of deaths in the year preceding the census) exist for the years 1850, 1860, 1870, and 1880. The 1850 schedule includes only counties beginning alphabetically with Hamilton through Wyandot. The 1860 schedule includes all counties, the 1870 includes only Seneca County, and the 1880 includes the counties Adams through Geauga. These records are available at the State Library of Ohio and at the Family History Library. Some have been indexed. For online mortality schedules see: Mortality Schedules 1850-1880
1850 United States Census Mortality Schedules—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census Mortality Schedules can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search - Pilot Site. Mortality schedules provided nationwide death statistics for the twelve months prior to the 1850 census. Key genealogical facts found on the 1850 mortality schedule are: Name, age, sex, color, married or widowed, birthplace, month of death, occupation, cause of death.
Territorial Censuses
Web Sites
- Access Genealogy
- Ancestry.com
- Census Online
- Genealogy Today
- Heritage Quest Online
- Mortality Schedules
- ↑ Jackson, Ronald Vern, ed. Early Ohio Census Records. Second Edition. Bountiful, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1974. (Family History Library book 977.1 X2p.)
- ↑ Kirkham, E. Kay. A Handy Guide to Record- Searching in the Larger Cities of the United States. Logan, Utah: Everton, 1974. (Family History Library book 973 D27kc; fiche 6010059-60.)
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McCain Suspends Campaign, to Delay Debate Over Crisis
John McCain suspended his campaign today, asking his staff to work with Barack Obama to help solve the economic crisis. He also asked the debate commission to postpone Friday's first presidential debate.
A stop at Bill Clinton's Global Initiative on Thursday will be McCain's only campaign event. McCain is also asking President Bush to hold a leadership meeting, which would be attended by McCain and Obama.
Are you happy to see McCain suspend campaigning and debating while the financial crisis is sorted out, or do campaign stops help Americans understand how the candidates want to address the problems now and in the future?


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Doctor's orders: Breakfast like a king, not a 'nob'
Skipping the first meal of the day may seem like a good idea if you are trying to shed the pounds but, if you're not careful, it could actually lead to you gaining weight rather than losing it
I've never been a morning person. Even as a child I instinctively recoiled from early starts, alarm clocks and getting a good run at the day. I had a Snoopy duvet cover with the slogan "I think I'm allergic to mornings" emblazoned across it, whilst a wrecked-looking Snoopy lay in a heap on top of his kennel. If they made them in double bed size, I'd probably still have one now.
My anti-morning bias also extended to breakfast. I didn't feel hungry on waking, in fact, I often felt slightly sick at being forced from the comfort of my beloved bed before I was ready. I had little appetite for cornflakes, toast or eggs and mushy cereals like porridge or Weetabix were anathema to me. But that's not all that unusual.
Approximately 10 per cent of the population skip breakfast regularly, preferring instead to head out into their daily grind unfed. With some people that's because they don't make time for it. For some, because they dislike breakfast or are indifferent to it. And for some – often overweight –people, they skip breakfast in an attempt to start the day by being 'good'.
Many people view their daily food intake as 'good' or 'bad'. 'Good' mostly means skipping meals and going hungry for periods. And 'bad' means eating – especially overeating – particularly foods that inspire guilt. So non breakfast-ers often think they are being good – because at least they started well and didn't over eat in the morning.
But. They are wrong! On average, non-breakfasters ("nobs", we will call them) eat an extra 80 kcals per day. That's because as the day goes on they find it increasingly difficult to resist overeating due to their hunger pangs.
Many eat far more than 80 extra kcals, due to the fact that they starved themselves in the early part of the day and then "caved" later on, causing them to feel like they've blown it for that day – so they might as well eat what they like now and, instead, try to be "good" again tomorrow.
But even at 80kcals a day, that's an extra 29,000 kcals a year! We know that 3500 kcals = 1 lb of fat, so if you do the math, that's an extra 8lbs of fat that 'nobs' put on, per year – more than breakfast eaters ("smart", we will call them).
And that's with all other things being equal – except they're not. Eating breakfast first thing in the morning also causes a complex interaction between gastric secretions and your brain, which creates a perfect storm of hormones in your body that actually speeds up your metabolism – so that you burn calories faster all day after eating breakfast. It is what kick-starts your day.
So the old adage breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dine like a pauper, turns out to be true. And let's face it, there's not many things you can do in the current climate "like a king" and get away with it. So tuck in and enjoy your daily breakfast. And not only should you not feel guilty, you should feel really good about it.
Avoid sugary cereals and high-fat foods and instead go for high-fibre brekkies like brown toast or whole grain cereal, and healthy protein like poached or boiled eggs to start your day.
As for me? I'm still striving for self-improvement and now eat a healthy breakfast every day.
My snooze button still has a groove worn in it but I've embraced my inner royal and have taken to the porridge.
- Dr Ciara Kelly is a GP in Greystones and is the doctor on Operation Transformation, 8.30pm, RTE1, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Shephard invited to play in 2004 Aztec Bowl
November 18, 2004
GREENCASTLE, Ind. - DePauw University wide receiver Jamarcus Shephard has been selected to play for the American Football Coaches Association's Division III all-star team that will represent the United States against the Mexican National Team in the 2004 Aztec Bowl on December 11 in Cancun, Mexico.
Shephard, a senior from Fort Wayne, Ind., caught 47 passes for 815 yards and an average of 17.3 yards per reception. Ended his career as DePauw's all-time leader in kickoff return yards and kickoff return average. His 28.0 return average ranks No. 6 all-time on the Division III career list.
Shephard is one of 42 NCAA Division III seniors from around the country who will make up this year's team. Former Central (Iowa) College Head Coach Ron Schipper will coach the team for the eighth consecutive year.
He is the second DePauw player to earn a spot in the Aztec Bowl, joining tight end Tyler Kelley who played in the 1999 game.
Event Information: This year's game is scheduled to kick off at 4 p.m. CST on December 11 at Estadio Cancun 86 in Cancun. The Aztec Bowl is the traditional season-ending game for Mexico's college football season. The game has been played 33 times since 1947 with the last seven contests featuring the United States-Mexico match-up. The United States is 6-1 in the series. Mexico's lone victory came in last year's game, which was also played in Cancun.
Chitwood Sports Media of Jefferson, Texas will again provide a live webcast of the Aztec Bowl in 2004. Along with the game webcast on December 11, announcers Charlie Chitwood and Ned Fratangelo will provide 90-minute preview shows on December 8, 9 and 10. The preview shows will originate from the Team USA hotel and will begin each night at 6:30 p.m. CST.
The preview shows and game webcast can all be accessed via the AFCA's website and via the Aztec Bowl website. Postgame results will also be available at www.afca.com.
Aztec Bowl Alumni : Two former Team USA members, London Fletcher and Clint Kriewaldt, are currently playing in the National Football League. Fletcher, who played collegiately at John Carroll and was a member of the 1997 U.S. team, is a linebacker with the Buffalo Bills. Kriewaldt was the Detroit Lions'1999 fifth-round draft pick out of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and played in the 1998 Aztec Bowl. He is currently a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The AFCA was founded in 1922 and currently has more than 10,000 members around the world ranging from the high school level to the professional ranks. According to its constitution, the AFCA was formed, in part, to "maintain the highest possible standards in football and in the coaching profession" and to "provide a forum for the discussion and study of all matters pertaining to football.Back


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The former assistant principal of a Fauquier County elementary school has received a 5-year prison sentence for receiving child pornography, the minimum sentence allowed under federal law and significantly less than what was sought by prosecutors.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in Alexandria, Va., recommended a sentence of 13 to 16 years for 29-year-old Joshua Myers, who had been assistant principal at Greenville Elementary School in Nokesville.
But U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton on Friday sided with Myers's public defender, who argued that the mandatory minimum of 5 years was sufficient punishment.
The FBI found Myers after an undercover investigation in which Myers was caught trading child pornography over the Internet.
He is one of several educators convicted in the past year in northern Virginia of sex crimes involving children.


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OxyFile #348
September 2, 1995, New Scientist: Last Word Column On your marks Q: Does a bleaching agent really get rid of stains or does it just make them invisible? A: Practically all bleaching products today contain oxidising agents capable of rapidly disrupting the delicate chromophoric balance of stain, making them invisible. Then, given sufficient time and temperature, they fragment the whole stain structure into water-soluble pieces. Then, given sufficient time and temperature, they fragment the whole stain structure into water- soluble pieces, so guarding against any potentially embarrassing return of the offending colour. Sodium hypochlorite (chlorine bleach) is the most powerful oxidising bleach familiar in the home and is capable of stain removal at ambient temperature, but it is not used in British laundries, being judged too damaging to fabrics, dyes, enzymes, perfumes and so on. Laundry bleaches in Britain are based on hydrogen peroxide which is much less reactive and hence more discriminating. It performs superbly in a long boil wash but, unaided, is insufficiently reactive to cope with today's short 40oC washes. Detergent companies have created ways of activating peroxide to improve performance while reducing its damaging effects. The latest move is to convert the peroxide into peroxyacids during the laundry operation but the favoured approach in the future might be catalytic activation of the peroxide by transition metal ions. However this infant technology is suffering some teething problems. Fred Hardy Newcastle upon Tyne


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Although index levels remain above their year-earlier mark, the drop signaled that the housing market remained weak even though mortgage rates were nearing historic lows and home buyers were able to take advantage of a federal tax credit this spring.
"The housing market may be in better shape than this time last year, but when you look at recent trends, there are signs of some renewed weakening in home prices," said David M. Blitzer, chairman of the Index Committee at Standard & Poor's, in a statement. "In the past several months we have seen some relatively weak reports across many of the markets we cover."
As of the first quarter of 2010, average home prices nationally are at similar levels to where they were in spring 2003. First-quarter values fell compared to the fourth quarter of 2009.
U.S. stocks stayed lower after the S&P/Case-Shiller index report came out, although traders were staying focused on the European debt crisis and tensions between North Korea and South Korea.
"It is especially disappointing that the improvement we saw in sales and starts in March did not find its way to home prices," Blitzer said. "Now that the tax incentive ended on April 30, we don't expect to see a boost in relative demand."
On the positive side, Case-Shiller home prices on average were unchanged, seasonally adjusted, in March, better than the -0.3% consensus, said Ian Shepherdson, chief U.S. economist for High Frequency Economics Ltd., in Valhalla, New York, in an analyst note.
"This is a pleasant, though modest, surprise," Shepherdson said. "The steep drop in sales during the winter pointed to a decline in prices, but February dipped only 0.1% and March was steady. The year-over-year rate jumped in March, to 2.4% from 0.6%, but this is simply a reflection of very favorable basis effects because prices dropped sharply in March last year."
Looking ahead, Shepherdson said, prices could dip in April but should be firmer in May and June as a result of the increase in sales generated by the tax credit.
Read a story about February's S&P/Case-Shiller index from the archives of InvestmentAdvisor.com.