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It is with a heavy heart that I am posting this article. On August 31st long time marijuana activist Jenny Kush was killed in a car accident involving a drunk driver. Below is information found on a recently created 'Jenny Kush Memorial Fund' page. I encourage all TWB readers to donate to support Jenny Kush's legacy and family:
The beautiful and courageous, Jenny Kush, was killed by a drunk driver. Her life was spent promoting awareness and spreading the truth about Marijuana, a safer alternative to the "legal" drug that has stolen her life.
The woman who was driving made a decision to consume a dangerous drug and then get behind the wheel of an dangerous machine. Jenny lost her life because of that dangerous decision.
Jenny was a founding member of our group, Moms for Marijuana International, back when we were on MySpace several years ago. She helped start the first Colorado chapter before she moved on to pursue activism through other local opportunities. She was a dedicated Cannabis Warrior, and her light will be missed in this life.
Jenny leaves behind a grieving family who are stricken with sudden the loss of her in their life. To help aid her soul mate, Jeremy, and her children through this difficult time, we are raising funds to send to them directly.
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Target Adds Smith & Hawken
Target announced last week that it has signed a deal that will bring upscale gardening and outdoor living brand Smith & Hawken to its stores. Smith & Hawken will design an exclusive line of items that will be available in Target garden centers in late 2005 and in Target stores nationwide in March 2006.
"The addition of Smith & Hawken allows us to continue surprising our guests with well-respected brands at accessible prices," says Gregg Steinhafel, president, Target. "Premium outdoor furniture and decor from Smith & Hawken are the perfect complement to our existing garden and patio offerings, reinforcing our position as a destination for outdoor living."
Barry Sanders, president of Smith & Hawken, said the Target partnership is a perfect fit. "Since 1979, gardeners have known Smith & Hawken stands for uncompromising quality," Sanders said. "We are excited that Target guests will be able to experience the quality and integrity of the Smith & Hawken brand when they visit Target stores next year."
Smith & Hawken is an American marketer of garden-inspired outdoor living products, including Premium Teak furniture, Heirloom Tools collection, Eden Park garden structures and Hamilton Landing containers. Based in Novato, Calif., Smith & Hawken is a division of Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.

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Discussion in 'Basses [BG]' started by Rockin Mike, Feb 13, 2014.
Looks phony to me, what do experts think?
I'm no expert but, that's a Fender MIK Jazz 24. Nice basses..buy it.
Looks way to legit to be a fake.
The headstock logo looks a bit misplaced to me. Seems fishy somehow. I'm not familiar with this model.
6 screw neck plate? I dunno..
I was thinking the logo looked funny.
Legit. Jazz 24. They were only made for a couple years.
There's one at my local GC for about half that price. It's kind of beat up though.
Looks like the real deal jazz 24 to me.
Google Fender Jazz 24. Pretty obvious it's real.
Looks real to me. Faking a relatively cheap korean made bass is like counterfeiting $1 bills.
I've got one of those. It looks like a legit 24-fretter except for the Noiseless pups. The original ones had SD Quarter Pounders as well as a six-bolt neck. Don't know if what the seller meant by "cleaned-up the electronics" was just a pup swap. The pre-amp in that thing is a watered down version of the SD 3-band preamp they sell on their site. I'm not sure though if the 24-fretter had real flame top or photo-flame (this never was a consideration when I bought mine). That looks like a cherry burst model (what I have is the tobacco burst one). I'm quite satisfied with what I got. Might be worth your while.
It's the real-deal. I've seen them come in cherry-burst, tobacco-burst and flat-black. If you want to see some pics of the individual parts, do an eBay search for "fender jazz 24 bass". You'll see more than a few parted-out pieces in these three colors.
As far as price goes, it's a decent price. They normally went for well over the $500-$600 mark new. The one exception I saw was late last year when Alto Music's Amazon store had over a dozen of the flat-black models on sale for $500 brand new. Fortunately word got out 'round these parts and they were sold out before I succumbed to the GAS pains.


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The basics of green living – reduce, reuse, recycle – can help you spend less on groceries while still eating healthfully and well. Here's how to apply these principles to real life.
1. Buy less, waste less. The simplest way to stretch your grocery dollar is by buying less. This means limiting your purchases to items you will actually use. (That bargain 10-pound box of peaches is not such a deal if half of them end up going bad.) Track your waste: What products do you and your family gobble eagerly and what ends up in semi-permanent residency on the back shelf of your fridge?
2. Use more. Often Americans are too quick to dispose of usable food. We're not advocating the use of questionable meat or fish – here, the rule "when in doubt, throw it out" is the safest course of action. However, produce that's slightly past its prime can often be revived with a quick soak in ice water. If it's seriously wilted, it can be used in a long-simmered dish like a soup or stew. On another note, food parts you normally discard – chicken necks or celery leaves, perhaps – can become the basis for homemade stock.
3. Take inventory to record what you have bought, frozen, dried or canned. This will allow you to regularly rotate your stock to avoid stale or freezer-burned items.
4. Reduce the number of shopping trips necessary. Before planning meals, shop your pantry and use the ingredient search feature on popular recipe sites for inspiration. Keep a file of recipes specifically designed for fridge cleaning days (frittata, anyone?).
5. Use Mom's tried and true advice about making up menus in advance and not going to the grocery store when you are hungry.
6. Write a list of what you need – just be flexible enough to accommodate some particularly tempting fresh halibut, for instance. Better yet, store shopping lists on your computer or iPad, for both every day and special occasions like holidays and birthdays. This will help remind you of what you need and how much.
7. Try shopping at just one supermarket. Often you'll save money in the long run, regardless of small differences in prices offered by the competition. Not only will you use less of your precious time – and gasoline – on shopping trips, you can breeze through the familiar layout, picking up only what you need (and avoiding the temptation of the candy aisle).
8. Store leftovers safely to keep them appetizing and safe to eat. Use quick cooling methods to bring down the temperature of cooked foods before refrigeration.
9. Use the trick of purposeful repurposing (aka: planned leftovers) to prepare for several meals at once. For example, you might serve rotisserie chicken "as is" one night and cut up for a hearty chicken salad the next. In general, when you have the basics for simple, quick-to-prepare meals already on hand, you are likely to spend less on take-out.
10. Experiment when you have a small amount of leftovers which won't suffice for another meal. You might want to try mixing a tiny portion of leftover fried rice into tomorrow night's meatloaf. Or you can even add a few spoonfuls of leftover yogurt to your homemade cheesecake.
11. Freeze leftover single ingredients. Egg whites are the classic example: they keep well frozen for up to 12 months. You can collect odds and ends of good quality bread in the freezer to eventually thaw and buzz in your blender or food processor for the tastiest breadcrumbs imaginable.
12. Repurpose tasty foods for their flavor. For instance, Parmesan rinds are known to impart a special richness to soups. Citrus skins will give extra zest to iced tea or other beverages.
13. Turn vegetable matter, eggshells and more into compost. Then use the result to enrich your garden soil and grow a crop of delicious organic fruits and veggies – almost free!
Laura Firszt wrote this story for Networx.com. It has been republished with permission here.
Related stories on MNN:
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Clegg condemns social mobility myth
Inequality in modern Britain is a form of social engineering, and claims that promoting social mobility artificially skews society are nonsense, Nick Clegg is to insist.
Critics who suggest tackling the problem will lead to dumbing down and lower standards have a vested interest in keeping the status quo, the Deputy Prime Minister will tell the Sutton Trust conference on social mobility.
"The myth is that the promotion of social mobility means lowering standards, or somehow dumbing down, to socially engineer a particular outcome," Mr Clegg will say. "This is nonsense. Nonsense, I should add, which is usually peddled by those who benefit from the status quo - and therefore want to keep things the way they are."
He will continue: "Social engineering is what's happening now - the unfairness in our society, and the system that perpetuates it. Social mobility is all about creating a truly level playing field, and a fair race."
Mr Clegg, who attended the prestigious Westminster School, will dismiss critics who suggest his privileged background undermines his ability to tackle the subject.
"I know some people will say I should keep quiet about social mobility, that my birth, my education and my opportunities mean I have no right to speak up," he will say. "I couldn't disagree more. If people like me who have benefited from the system don't speak up, we will never get anywhere."
The London conference will hear that of the one-fifth of children that are on free school meals only one in 100 are Oxbridge entrants, while 70% of high court judges are from a public school background.
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It comes after Labour leader Ed Miliband told the Trust the Government was taking "backward steps" on social mobility by allowing inequality to grow and denying bright youngsters from poor backgrounds the chance to succeed.
He also attacked the "snobbery" that suggests only an academic education is worthwhile, insisting that the UK must give more respect and value to vocational learning and apprenticeships.


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"but jamal crawford has never made the playoffs, why isnt he gettin knocked?" man stop bitchin, jamal crawford wasnt brought here to save the franchise
Paul, you don't study sh*t. Manny Ramirez won a WS with the Red Sox, did he get a long with everyone? No. But good and successful performance doesn't make lockeroom behavior a factor. Same with Jordan...he talked mad **** about his teammates, but it didn't matter as long as they did their job, preformed to the expected requirement and succeeded.
You have homework on performance cohesion, 3 pages type...double spaced.
Marbury started what? Everything Marbury does is a "problem" stop reaching for things, you look pathetic.
The only thing you brought up was this "blackmailing"(so dramatic like a little girl), which turned out to be a positive for our positive.
You wouldn't blackmail Isiah because you have a brain with Isiah's penis as your spinal cord. You're an Isiahsexual to the fullest...how could you live such a disgusting lifestyle? This is the man who tortured the Knicks,and the least you can't do is blackmail him? *Strips Paul of his orange and blue*.
You're now just a lot of brown to me, from Isiah's ****.
Knicks were an embarassment before Marbury did that...what the hell are you crying about? You sound like a broken record of some deadbeat writer with a kindergarten vocabulary crossbreed with an autistic man's writing style.
MSG, this kid is hopeless. He's had his head between his culo since day 1.
Insults were funny but the fact of the matter is that Marbury did cause chemistry problems that affected the ENTIRE team. Manny Ramirez eventually affecting his team's chemistry and that's why they shipped him out and they still went to the ALCS, good example lol.
Take MSG's gold mac 10 out of your ass cuz the shyt has been in there way to long, why do you two always join up in an arguement? You married? Always gotta ask your boyfriend for advice? He loves you so much that you don't even have to ask him, he just comes running whenever someone argues against you. LMAO.
Back on topic.
Metro I am not blaming Marbury for what happened, your like an angry child that won't listen to anyone. I blame Isiah but Marbury DID MAKE IT WORSE and you or your boyfriend MSG won't convince me otherwise because like every other Knick fan, I saw our team go down to the ****ter when Marbury did his "girl" move with the black mailing shyt and not playing anymore etc.
And your a child. Making a quote taken out of context and basically stating that im blaming Marbury for the 23 win season.
Grow up.
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This is about Marbury, once again. I don;t understand why you and Metro blast everyone that speaks up one thing about Marbury....kind of makes me wonder what else you like about the guy.
Back on topic, you said where is my proof that Marbury blackmailed his coach that caused our team to be an embarrassment to the eye of every NBA fan, player and coach? I'll show you....
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Isiah Thomas has his own huge lists. I am not blaming Steph for the horrible job that was done in NY for years. But he didn't help at all and did make things worse because of this incident.
I rest my case.
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"Isiah has to start me," Marbury reportedly said, according to the Daily News. "I've got so much [stuff] on Isiah and he knows it. He thinks he can [get] me. But I'll [get] him first. You have no idea what I know."
I doubt this stands as proof. This is a juicy report, just like it says. We'll never know if this actually happened.
It was a bad move by Marbury because his feud did affect the team mentally. Put a negative spotlight on them for the rest of the year.
Isiah was a bigger part though, if I may sound like Im blaming Marbs for everything, I AM NOT.
Just want to get that straight.
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None of it can truly be said to be proof though. Even though they could be exactly right. Still a juicy report, or at the very least, speculation.
But you are right about one thing, it hurt the team. Whether it's true or not.
[quote=Knicks4lyfe;67455]More than one reporter recited what the ACTUAL one close source supposedly heard. Kinda how Berman wrote that story about Jamaal pointing to Stephs locker even though he did not hear or see it himself. He took the word of another reporter said, yet wrote it in his column as if it surely happened.
None of it can truly be said to be proof though. Even though they could be exactly right. Still a juicy report, or at the very least, speculation.
But you are right about one thing, it hurt the team. Whether it's true or not.[/quote]
thank you. That was the point im trying to get across to Metro and MSG.
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i went to the knicks nets game on monday and they looked good. they were sharing the ball and had a lot of energy. im not saying we're gonna be great this year but it's definatly going to be a better year and a lot more exciting. randolph did great as well and q rich. anyone else going to the home opener? get back at me.
You don't know what "chemistry" is, stop throwing out overused words trying so hard to make a point when your statements have absolute zero meaning.
Red Sox never won the World Series without Manny...so whats your argument? Are you telling me Red Sox chances against the Rays in the ALCS this were would of been better without Manny compared to with? You're fool many topics, thank you for providing evidence for this.
Again with the black mailing, is the only incident you could think of now? You've gone 4 post without saying nothing new. Whats wrong with you?
Is this blackmail thing going to help you when I consistently proven that Marbury's blackmail has turned out to be a positive for the Knicks franchise (anything negative towards Isiah is a positive for the Knicks franchise incase you didn't know).
and you're a grown ass man with no job or education. You're wildly ignorant with a limited vocabulary. If I'm a child, then your making yourself look like a sperm cell. As for MSG siding with me looking gay, then I guess this forum must be a gay orgy, because theres a lot of Knickerbockers who co-sign with me on the topic of Isiah doesn't equal the Knicks, so you need to get off his dick if you want to convince people you're a Knick fan. Isiah = no good, understand? Anything bad for Isiah = good for Knicks and Knick fans. Marbury black mailing Isiah = good. Comprende?
Learn how to type something educated instead of give me the most ignorant quote of the year.
I shouldn't have to repeat myself every time I argue with you. I hated Isiah and he ruined this team. End of story with Isiah. Marbury tried to work it out with him but went his own way and rebelled. You think it was the MAIN reason that Isiah left, it isn't Metro. Isiah had a history of sucking and the feud, plus the sex scandal, got him ultimately fired. And it also hrut the team chemistry. Basic word...chemistry....and it was negatively affected LAST YEAR by this event.
So the bolded statement i said was the grand finale for Isiah to be fired. Enough was enough a long time ago but it took all of this to finally get him fired. Isiah did things on his own that got himself fired. Marbury didn't like him in the first place so he started this stupid scandal thing to push his buttons. It did push his buttons, but it also pushed the buttons of everyone else on the team and they were playing absolutely horrible because of the negative spotlight they had. THESE EVENTS DID AFFECT THE TEAM NEGATIVELY LAST YEAR. ACCEPT THAT FACT. MARBURY WAS NOT AN ANGEL DURING THE ISAISH ERA. AND I HATED ISIAH, IF ANYTHING YOU SOUND LIKE A MARBURYSEXUAL RIGHT NOW. I admit that I hated Isiah and you still back up Marbury for EVERYTHING saying he was the reason for everything good....give me a fukin break, what the hell have you been seeing on the news the past couple years. No hearts and kisses between these two guys and everyone around them was affected by it.
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People call for an end when they realize defeat, you should be a man and know when to co-sign or not. Don't be so stubborn and emotional with your intro.
You shouldn't repeat yourself, but you're forced to because you have nothing valid to add.
My signature is your quote, word for word.
You're mad at your ignorance?
Like I said, you do not know what chemistry is.
Now all you're talking about is buttons in your first paragraph...I didn't know Marbury was a mad X-Box online player.
Yeah...Knicks negative spotlight is the reason why the Knicks played bad.
Very good logic, genius.
You're way too simple man.
You really have nothing else to bring except repeating yourself.
Wasn't this thread about Randolph? Also has MSG and Metro ever not shared the same opinion on something? Everyone of there posts start with some sort of love comment. "I have to agree with Metro on this" I co-sign with MSG".
Whose a better player Benard King or H20 you two discuss... i'm tired of the lovefest


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While the rest of the world is engaged in strengthening relations even with distant countries and establishing new economic partnerships, we remain mired in historic rivalries that are often nourished by historic memories and unrealistic estimations of our own strength.
This is evident from the unprecedented isolation in which we find ourselves, thanks to our long association with extremists and militants. Consequently, Pakistan arouses unfavourable responses even in traditionally friendly countries, such as China and Saudi Arabia. This has had its inevitable fall-out leaving us bereft of truly committed friends, while reducing meaningful foreign investment that is so essential to shore up a faltering economy. If diplomacy is the art of maximising options, then we have certainly achieved the very opposite!
On the other hand, countries with conflicting interests have set aside tactical differences for strategic gains. Among the lesser known but increasingly relevant is BRICS, a group of five developing countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) that have little in common other than powerful ambitions, propelled by rapid economic growth. Ever since its first summit in Yekaterinburg, Russia in 2009, at a time when most of Europe and the US were convulsed in deep recession, BRICS provided member states an influential platform to enhance their global profiles.
Not everyone, however, is convinced about its importance. Some point to historic Sino-Indian and Sino-Russian suspicions as factors impeding initial ambitious projections. Others point to the contradiction inherent in two of the five countries having to go a long way before being considered democratic.
Last week's summit meeting in Delhi came amidst fresh questions about its role and relevance. The leaders pledged to expand trade, urged faster reforms in the Western dominated global financial system and also endorsed the Group of 20 major economies as being the "premier forum" for addressing global financial issues. They, however, failed to agree on the modalities of creating a new development bank to rival the World Bank, though they did sign agreements that will enable greater use of local currencies in trade within the group, rather than the dollar. On both Iran and Syria, they called for dialogue, not military intervention.
Of course, there are detractors of BRICS in the West who do not favour the emergence of another pole of global influence. Within India as well, some point to its failure to come up with agreed objectives and a common vision, which encourages them to advocate that India not get distracted by initiatives about a "new global architecture" and instead continue to "play" within existing Western-led institutions. In fact, some observers claim that it is the vigour with which the US is nudging India towards strengthening its political and military cooperation with Australia, Japan and South Korea –– ostensibly as partners of the US in the latter's China containment policy –– that has stymied the group's progress. These same lobbies suspect that given the strength and vibrancy of the Chinese economy, BRICS could end up becoming an instrument of Chinese foreign policy.
India also has differing views from those of China and Russia on Iran and Afghanistan. It does not necessarily see eye to eye with other countries on Pakistan. The countries also have differences on Security Council reforms. Nevertheless, they all favour closer cooperation and coordination, particularly on economic issues.
Moreover, a grouping that brings together almost half of the world's population and a fifth of its GDP –– with combined economies worth almost $13 trillion and expected to double in the coming decade –– cannot but be seen as an important factor in global economic matters.
This is where Pakistan has failed to leverage its geostrategic location, by not taking advantage of its membership in either of the two regional organisations — the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation and the Economic Cooperation Organisation. We have to move beyond pious hopes and instead focus on concrete actions.
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The owners of Wroxton House Hotel have achieved a prestigious international award following a rigorous two-day inspection.
Gill and John Smith have run the Best Western Plus hotel for about five years and have just been awarded a Best Western International Quality Award following an inspection in November.
Areas assessed included guest room and bathroom cleanliness and standards of public areas, including restaurant and leisure facilities.
The couple were presented with the award at the National Best Western Conference in Glasgow last month.
Mrs Smith said: "As private owners of the property it is very personal to us, so if someone does not like the colour of the bedroom we take it personally!
"We have a fabulous team of 35 members of staff who have been with us for quite some time, it is a lovely award to receive and this is a personal achievement for all of us."
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SAN FRANCISCOA U.S. federal court granted Broadcom Corp.'s request for a permanent injunction against certain Emulex Corp. products previously found to infringe two Broadcom patents.
According to Broadcom (Irvine, Calif.), the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted the request for injunction against Emulex products found to infringe U.S. patent Nos. 7,058,150 and 7,471,691, both held by Broadcom. The first describes and claims the use of a phase interpolator to optimize clock and data recovery in a high speed chip, while the second describes and claims techniques used in fibre channel arbitrated loop networking, Broadcom said.
Broadcom said the injunction will prohibit Emulex importing, manufacturing, using and selling products found to infringe the patents after 18-month "sunset" periods which run through April 12, 2013 for the '150 patent and June 16, 2013 for the '691 patent. During these periods, Emulex can continue with certain sales of enjoined products, but only for use in customer devices for which the customer had placed a firm order for production quantities of affected Emulex products prior to the start of the sunset period, Broadcom said.
Emulex (Costa Mesa, Calif.) said it would take a charge of about $600,000 to cover liability damages owed to Broadcom. This amount is in addition to another $387,922 that the company previously reported, Emulex said.
Of Emulex's reported sales of $128.7 million for the quarter ended Jan. 1, about $7 million was for products that are impacted by the injunction, Emulex said.
"Emulex is dedicated to protecting the interest of its customers," said Jim McCluney, Emulex CEO, in a statement. "We have been working with our suppliers to implement design changes to the SerDes modules included in the impacted products."
Emulex noted that Broadcom originally asserted 12 U.S. patents against Emulex, but that the court ruled that the company had infringed only two.
"The court's decision recognizes the important principle that Broadcom should not have to compete against its own patents," said Art Chong, Broadcom's general counsel and corporate secretary, in a statement.


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text: I admittedly didn't know very much about the Minecraft toy and game selection until Halloween, when my uncle sent a photo of the costume that he had made for his son; who am I kidding—I knew nothing until then! My cousin Carson is a 5 year-old obsessed with the stuff! At the time, all I knew was that Carson could make anything look adorable, and that he had clearly moved on from trains and into this world where players can build constructions out of textured cubes in a 3-D generated world. I can't even begin to understand all of the insider ins-and-outs of Minecraft, and it seems as though the name represents an entity of games and licensed products. I do, though, like to get as involved as I can with Carson, as I am much more aware of the favorites of his sister, Kennedy, since they were the same as mine: all things pink. Man, girls are simple! In time for the holidays, I took the game home to see what this Minecraft business is all about, so I can get those ever-elusive little kid "brownie points" while I'm home for Christmas. [Read more…]


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A veterinarian is brought an unusual little horse as his patient one night.
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Iranian police clash with students
Iranian police violently dispersed a crowd outside Tehran University and arrested some 70 people after demonstrating on-campus students called for the nation's judicial chief to resign.
About 2,000 people gathered on Enqelab (Revolution) Avenue outside the campus where police had formed a barrier of buses to block views of students protesting inside.
On campus, roughly 3,000 students authorized to hold a rally on university grounds to mark National Student Day also protested the hardline judiciary's death sentence against dissident academic Hashem Aghajari.
After calling for the resignation of judiciary chief Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, whom they blame for the harsh sentence, students urged those in the street to "come and join us". Some in the street shouted "free political prisoners" in solidarity with the students, while others showed up out of curiosity.
In mid-afternoon, the situation degenerated when students hurled rocks at Islamic hardliners gathered outside the gates and took aim at the buses, breaking some windows.
According to AFP, about 2,000 police and anti-riot forces deployed around the campus then violently dispersed the off-campus crowd with truncheons and tear gas.
Some 60 to 70 people were detained during the intervention, but very few were students, interior ministry official Ali Taala was quoted by the student news agency ISNA as saying.
ISNA added that one of its photographers was arrested in the melee.
State television later aired images of the students and clashes outside the university in the first such broadcast since pro-Aghajari protests began on November 9, followed by past speeches of supreme leader Ali Khamenei saying Iran's enemies have tried to mobilize students against the Islamic revolution, but have always failed. (Albawaba.com)
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Samsung to Launch LED-based Projector With 1,000lm Brightness
Jun 14, 2010
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd exhibited its LED-based projectors at InfoComm 2010, which took place from June 5 to 11, 2010, in Las Vegas, the US.
They include the "SP-H03," a fist-sized external pico projector, and the "SP-F10M," a stationary projector with a brightness as high as 1,000lm (ANSI lumen). The company plans to release the two projectors within June 2010 in the US.
The brightness and weight of the SP-H03 are 30lm and 210g, respectively. It continuously operates for two hours with a built-in battery. The price is US$299.
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Thanks to you guys, pedalnorth is continuing to grow. Lifecycle is a big part of our plans going forward, exploring what cycling means to people the world over. We've even moved into Turkey for 2017!
We've now got a great stable of writers from all over the world, growing all the time; Bikepackers from Barcelona; Stephanie from California; Mary from Germany, Susan from Chile, and Marion from France to help with our new Global Cycling section, and Lindsey and Gosia from London, and Dean from York who will likewise be helping to spread the word on a life involving cycling and all that is good in gear. Emma and Grant step up to manage our global team,providing some much needed assistance to the editorial team.
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Recent Tasting Notes
Happy New Year! Here's to good things happening in 2011.
I'm starting off 2011 with my favorite breakfast blend. I've managed to get a fair amount of this in my stash (thanks to LiberTEAS and Meghann!), but I know that all too soon it will be gone. It's easily a tea I could drink every day and never get tired of. Smooth, gentle, slightly astringent and just the right amount of vanilla. Perfect for gently waking me up and welcoming in the new year.
Second steep with the leaves from yesterday. I think I might prefer this steep (I'll have to do a first a second in the same day to be certain, though). It's smooth, with more of the honeybush taste coming out. I can also taste just the faintest bit of vanilla, and that helps round out this morning cup. It's just delicious.
I like that you save your leaves to use again in some teas. I've tried to, but for some reason, they always disappear on me. My hubby thinks it is gross if I have leaves sitting in a cup or infuser in the fridge or in a container on the counter. He thinks he is helping me by "cleaning" them up. Oh, well.
I'll have to open this tea tin soon, sounds like it is a great start to the morning.
LiberTEAS sent me this in a swap!! Thank you!
It's delicious, strong with just the right boldness. I love the vanilla and honeybush additions. They transform this cup into one that gently wakes you up as you sip it. I like that a lot!! I could easily see this replacing my cinnamon apple breakfast tea as my go-to morning tea. It's also good that I don't live with another tea drinker…cause this is one I'd fight someone over.
Backlogging. Last Monday morning.
Oops, I did it again. I drank this lovely vanilla and honeybush Breakfast Blend black tea (on purpose actually) for the second day in a row and enjoyed it just as much as I did the first.
2nd steep: 5 min.
Backlogging. Last Sunday morning.
I received this tasty black tea from a tea swap with LiberTeas. Upon opening the bag, I smelled a baked goods vanilla and strong but not overpowering black tea. This tea tasted strong but smooth with a good vanilla taste, which I couldn't help wishing was a little stronger. It did come through more in the second steep though. (Ugh, I'm so tired that I keep zoning out glazing at my stretched out sleepy cats and have to keep reminding myself 'Chrine, you're writing a tealog'. I should prolly be drinking a mug of tea instead.)
I'm rating this tea a 68, which is on the upper end of my nice range (60-70). It's a thoroughly good breakfast blend, easy drinking and wakeful with the bonus of a taste of vanilla.
2nd steep: 5 min. Moar vanilla!
Another sample sent to me by Anne (aka LiberTEAS) – Thank-you :D
I'm just finishing my second cup of this, a re-steep, and found it to be a nice gentle blend along the lines of an English Breakfast ..
The dry leaves look really pretty with a sprinkling of cornflower & rose petals, which I don't think actually add anything to the flavour but I appreciate visually interesting teas and it's always fun to bring them out when I have friends over – it gets the non-tea drinkers interested in sampling, so it gets points for that .. Gosh, am I the queen of run-on sentences or what ?!
Anyhoo, I personally wouldn't describe this as bold or full flavoured .. It's smooth, has very little astringency and no bitterness at all .. If it were a fashion design I'd call it a good take on a Classic, though maybe a little too safe ..
It's not at all strong enough to kick-start my day so I'm off to make something with Oomf – talking CTC Assam Irish Breakfast .. This one I feel is better suited to drink with a light lunch or a quick snack ..
NomNomNom this is Gooooood!
Everything I want from a Chai and more – I even accidentally over-steeped without it getting bitter or tanniny, and I've re-steeped it up to 3x, all leaving me with a seriously delicious cup of Spicy Chai ..
I'm so glad I was able to order this before Anne shut up shop, but now I have to make my tin last forever or find something else to compete *eek
I must have been having a bit of a dud night because I am already hoarding this tea and drinking it only occasionally as it is a bit of a different change from the usually 'sleepytime' blends. It was, as usual, very drinkable and I consumed two cups like snap.
2nd steep: 9 min 30 sec.
Backlogging. Last Monday night.
A surprise inclusion in a tea swap with LiberTeas. I"m not a chamomile fan, unless it's a less noticeable flavor in a blend, so I'll admit that I wasn't sure if I'd like this one. But the colorful dry tisane and barely there chamomile smell got my hopes up about its drinkability.
Nocturne, as I like to call it, has a happy multi-colored dry tisane, containing small lavender colored seeds, larger purple hued pieces ranging from royal purple to magenta, chamomile flowers, very large sheer flower petals, and golden green honeybush chippies. It smells of the distinct floral scent of lavender foremost, with a bit of chamomile and the sweetness of the honeybush beneath it.
I steeped up a mugful using the steeping parameters in Liberteas tealog for it. Fragrant and inviting, darker than I expected. I taste lavender, only a bit of chamomile, sweetness from the honeybush, and just a hint of tart from the hibiscus. This tea is unique. I was expecting something similar to a sleepytime blend.
I gave it a second steep cause I usually try one for each new tea. Surprisingly for a tisane, it was moderate in strength, compared to the first steep, and flavorful. I enjoyed consuming it.
I'm rating this tisane a 70, right on the border between nice and good (nice = 60-70, good = 70-80).
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With no money in my bank account except the last paycheck which I need to pay rent, and other bills I had no reserve I had to use my credit card to the full max which was 300 and unfortunately after this I was not able to pay my insurance , credit card payment or personal loan for a couple months (still living off final paycheck) I finally got two jobs that still didn't compare to my one and I failed to pay off the debts and I couldn't move home with my parents because that was impossible so it was eat and pay rent or pay my insurance, loan and credit card.
Sure enough these went into collections and a couple years later I have a great job again in sales and I can pay these off it is approximately 2500 in debt.
I get it that was all my fault, I was young dumb and living beyond my means but how can I move ahead.
I have money in the bank as a cushion as well as a nice 12k to put down towards lease and I had the idea of leasing a car after these are paid off but will it effect me enough to allow me to get a lease so I can rebuild or just build my credit or am I screwed?
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1) 4b, 10m. As for Rose Bowl.
4b?!! Maybe it depends on the line taken, but by the logical direct approach it has to be reachy 5a/b, though very safe.
2 pitches: 1st pitch, 4b; 2nd pitch, 5a...surely.
Seems harder than 4b on the second pitch (4c/5a) - but I also got confused and trended right not left :-) Are you supposed to go directly through the top overlap?
I was told the top pitch was 5a - that's what i expected and that's what I got. A very worthwhile climb in a great location.
1st pitch a path, not worth 4a let alone 4b.
The 1st pitch is 4b, however the second is 5a through the headwall
Mid section definately 5a. Overall good route but not in my top fifty. Whole area needs some gardening.
A good route, though most of the craters have flowers growing in them. Mostly 4a/b but with a single very reachy much harder 5a move (harder for the short, a doddle for the tall) - makes for a very unbalanced route which detracted a little I thought. Hence 2 stars not 3.
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Loudoun County prosecutors are asking a judge to revoke the bond of Ashburn CEO Braulio Castillo, who is charged with first degree murder in the death of his estranged wife.
News4 has learned there is new DNA evidence that prosecutors say directly ties Castillo to the crime scene, and they wrote in a court filing reads the "changes the nature and circumstances of the offense charged."
Castillo has been behind bars since April 1, when he was arrested and charged with Michelle Castillo's murder.
The couple was in the midst of a bitter divorce when Michelle's body was found in the lower level of her Ashburn home after her four youngest kids woke up and reported her missing. Prosecutors say Castillo killed her and staged the death to look like a suicide.
Although he's wealthy, the CEO has never been able to post his $2 million bond because many of his assets are off limits to him, frozen at the request of the couple's adult son.
Now prosecutors are asking the judge to revoke bond altogether.
In a motion filed July 16, Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Ryan Perry pointed to preliminary results from the Virginia Department of Forensic Science lab that appear to tie Braulio Castillo to the crime scene.
"The defendant cannot be excluded as a contributor to DNA samples found on the victim's clothing as well as at the crime scene," Perry wrote.
He further argued the new DNA finding provides additional, compelling evidence the defendant was present at the time of the crime.
The prosecution said the stronger, direct evidence means there is now a greater chance the defendant will try to flee and consequently, bond should be revoked.
Castillo's defense attorney firmly disputed there is any reason for the judge to reconsider bond.
"It certainly doesn't change the circumstances under which the judge decided the bond," said Alex Levay.
Levay said the fact that Castillo's DNA can't be excluded from what was found on the victim's clothes doesn't prove anything.
"He had the children that day and one of the children he had all afternoon, who then slept in [Michelle's] bed... so there is this concept of transfer of DNA," Levay said.
The defense attorney has also filed a new motion, asking for a delay in the start of trial, which is set for September 15.
Castillo's attorney writes that because the forensic science report is coming in only now, he'll need more time to analyze it.
Attorneys on both sides will be in court Monday to set a hearing date on both motions.


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Brangelina's brood want eight elephants at their parent's upcoming wedding
BRAD Pitt and Angelina Jolie's children have requested that there be eight elephants on show at the couple's highly-anticipated nuptials.
The Hollywood stars are thought to be planning a May wedding, and will not only have elephants but "leaping Shetland ponies" as well.
Speaking to Grazia magazine, Pitt and Jolie's florist opened up about the couple's plans for their big day.
"Guests will travel past water fountains and Shetland ponies leaping as they go up the two-mile long drive to the house," Lucille Michel claimed.
"When the guests park, they'll see the family of elephants. Brad hopes it will make them smile. Apparently, the elephants were the children's idea."
The African animals are thought to represent each member of the famous family.
When the guests park, they'll see the family of elephants. Brad hopes it will make them smile. Apparently, the elephants were the children's idea.
Jolie and Pitt's daughters Zahara, Shiloh and Vivienne will no doubt be taking on the role of flower girls, while their sons Maddox, Pax and Knox Léon will also have an important part to play.
It is thought the pair will say "I do" at a small chapel on their Chateau Miraval estate in the South of France.
"They want the wedding to take place just before sunset, so that as they say their vows the church will fill with fabulous red, orange and yellow light.," Michel added. "The lawns have all got new sprinkler systems in, so they'll be green and lush for the big day. Brad wants the guests to say, 'Wow' the moment they sweep through the gates."
'Fight Club' star Pitt has apparently visited the site in the last few weeks to ensure that the venue is in perfect condition.
According to reports, he will wed Jolie one week after the Cannes Film Festival in May.


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In June 2017, Learfield acquired Spectra's Ticketing & Fan Engagement division—formerly known as Paciolan—from Comcast Spectacor. Learfield restored its former name, Paciolan, which is a recognized leader in ticketing, fundraising, marketing, and analytics solutions with over 37 years of experience serving more than 500 live entertainment organizations. Paciolan enables the sale of more than 120 million tickets per year by powering over 120 college athletic programs, more than 100 professional sports and arenas organizations, 75 performing arts venues, and several regional ticketing partners who serve hundreds of venues.
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In an effort to best assist universities with precise understanding of their fans through data analytics, Learfield and the Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR) formed a joint venture, KLEARintel, which was formally introduced in September 2016. This strategic venture is allowing universities like Mississippi State to take advantage of KAGR's proprietary software, data warehouse, predictive analytics and targeted marketing services. KAGR is working closely with Mississippi State Athletics to elevate their knowledge of the Bulldog faithful – ultimately putting the school in a position to be more focused in their fan communication and engagement.
KAGR is a technology company focused on data management, advanced analytics and strategic marketing in the sports and entertainment industry. Developed during a 15-year evolution that began with the Kraft Sports Group — comprised of the New England Patriots, New England Revolution and Gillette Stadium — KAGR focuses on providing organizations with the infrastructure needed to create data-driven strategies and increase revenue through the use of analytics.


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Scotty & Cara took on Chad & Andy of Whiskey Wild Saloon for a good ole fashioned game of hoops recently! Each team represented a listener. Whoever won, their listener got a 6-pack of Kenny Chesney Tickets!
We narrowed the entries down to two finalists: Kim and Sarah. Scotty & Cara played for Kim while Chad & Andy played for Sarah. The game is over and we have a winner!


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By David Cohn
The HP EliteBook 8530w is an elegant successor to the HP Compaq 8510w and benefits from a HP DuraCase, a brushed anodized aluminum exterior bonded to a magnesium alloy chassis
HP has long been a leader. The company's workstations—both desktop and portable—have always been absolutely superb. We know this first hand, since DE has reviewed nearly every system in both HP's desktop and portable workstation lines.
The HP EliteBook 8530w is an elegant successor to the HP Compaq 8510w, which itself is the smaller sibling of the 8710w we reviewed just a few months ago (see DE October 2008). For those looking for a 17-in. notebook, HP also now offers the EliteBook 8730w, which we plan to review in the near future.
For the new EliteBook line, HP has eschewed the all-gray scheme of its Compaq branded mobile workstations for the new HP DuraCase, a brushed anodized aluminum exterior bonded to a magnesium alloy chassis. This gives the new notebook a more sculptural shape, but the brushed aluminum seems a bit more difficult to keep clean—fingerprints are quite noticeable—and the system lacks the icons along the top of the palm rest that formerly identified the ports on the edge below. I've always lauded HP for this simple but effective labeling, but according to an HP representative we spoke with, the icons were eliminated on the new model because the contrasting brushed aluminum and matte black finish would have required two separate silk-screening processes. Instead, identifying icons are printed adjacent to each port, but are so tiny that most users will simply identify each port by its shape.
The new case style gives the 8530w cleaner lines that make the system look smaller in spite of the fact that it has virtually the same dimensions as its predecessor: 14.0 in. x 10.4 in. x 1.1 in. and 6.3 pounds plus the AC adapter. Our evaluation unit came powered by a 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T9400 CPU with 6MB of L2 cache, backed by a Mobile Intel PM45 Express Chipset. Other CPU options range from a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo P8400 to the 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Extreme X9100 or the 2.53GHz Intel Quad Extreme QX9300.
Raising the brushed aluminum lid reveals a full-size 86-key keyboard set in a recessed matte-black deck above a brushed aluminum palm rest. Touch-sensitive controls similar to those on the 8510w and 8710w occupy a strip in the brushed aluminum panel above the keyboard while a touchpad with a dedicated scroll area and three mouse buttons is centered in the palm rest. There's also a black pointing stick above the B key in the keyboard, with its own complement of three buttons just below the spacebar as well as a fingerprint sensor in the lower right corner of the palm rest.
Indicator lights for wireless, power, battery, and hard drive activity are located on the front-left edge of the case, where you'll also find the system's speakers, powered by a high-definition 24-bit audio chipset. Touch-sensitive controls in the strip above the keyboard let you adjust the volume or mute the speakers as well as toggle the wireless functions, display the HP Info Center dialog (which provides quick access to online documentation), and let you configure video and power settings and then activate a predefined presentation.
The EliteBook 8530w is available with two different 15.4-in. anti-glare displays, a 1680×1050 resolution XSXGA+ and the beautiful 1920×1200 WUXGA display included in the system we received. An ambient light sensor can automatically adjust the LCD backlight for optimal viewing in different lighting conditions. HP also offers a choice between an ATI Mobility FireGL V5700 graphics accelerator with 256MB of RAM or the NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M with 512MB of dedicated graphics memory included in our evaluation unit. Both support external monitors with resolutions up to 2048×1536 when connected to the system's VGA port, HD displays up to 1920×1080 connected to the system's HDMI port, and either 1920×1200 for single-link DVI monitors or 2560×1600 for dual-link DVI monitors connected to the DVI port in HP's optional docking station. In spite of changes to the case, the EliteBook uses the same docking station as the earlier HP Compaq mobile workstation series.
HP also offers numerous hard drive options including 5400rpm drives ranging from 120GB to 250GB and 7200rpm drives from 160GB to 320GB capacity. Our evaluation unit came with a 160GB 7200rpm Toshiba SMART SATA II hard drive with a 16MB buffer. Optical drive options range from a standard DVD-ROM drive to the Blu-RayR/RE DVD+/-RW SuperMulti dual-layer drive included in our system.
|After completing our tests under Vista, we swapped hard drives (easily done in less than a minute) and repeated our tests using XP, making this our most extensive benchmark testing ever.
New Additions
New to the EliteBook line is a small LED centered in the bezel above the display. The LED pops out at the press of a button to illuminate the keyboard in low-light conditions; pushing the LED back into the case turns it off. Our system also came with an optional 2Mp webcam with preinstalled software to take a photo or record video. The webcam can also be used with instant messaging software.
In addition, HP included HP Presto Biz-Card, software to transform business cards into a usable database of contact information. Although this software is also available directly from NewSoft for use with its own or third-party business card and flatbed scanners, the special HP version is designed to work with the EliteBook. A small slot along the front edge of the computer holds the business card. You then close the lid until it's open only about 30 degrees, with beeping tones guiding you into position. Once at the correct angle (which can be frustrating), the software automatically grabs an image of the business card, processes it using optical character recognition (OCR), and figures out which data goes into the appropriate data fields. It did a decent job with most horizontal business cards we tried, but was often frustrated by vertically oriented cards. Of course, you can edit data the OCR doesn't get right and then export it to a wide variety of contact management applications. While a neat concept, I found it less practical than just typing info into my PIM software.
The expansion ports on the 8530w are arranged much the same way as on previous models. Along the right side of the case are headphone and microphone jacks, a pair of USB ports, the optical drive bay, the modem jack, and a security cable slot. The optical drive can be swapped out for a second hard drive. Along the left side are an ExpressCard slot and a media card reader that handles Smart Card (SC), MultiMedia Card (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick Duo (MS Duo), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick Pro (MSpro), and xD-Picture Card formats. There's also a port for connecting to IEEE 1394 or 1394a devices such as camcorders, an eSATA port for external drives, an HDMI port for external video/audio devices such as HD televisions, the RJ-45 network port, and two additional USB ports. The back of the case has just a power connector and external VGA port, with the remainder taken up by the battery, shaped slightly different than in earlier models. The bottom of the case provides access to the battery release latches, docking port connector, optional battery connector, business card holder, and internal components such as the hard drive and memory modules.
The EliteBook also accepts an optional mobile broadband wireless card ($125) with service provided by either AT&T or Verizon. Our system came with a standard 8-cell (73 Whr) lithium-ion battery that powered the system for 3 hours and 21 minutes in our battery run-down test. Interestingly, the battery lasted only 3 hours under Vista. HP also offers a high-capacity battery that replaces the standard battery and a wedge-shaped 12-cell ultra-capacity battery that attaches to the bottom of the system and can increase total battery life to as much as 9 hours.
|HP EliteBook 8530w
>Price:$2,822 as tested ($2,229 base price)
>Size: 14.0 in. x 10.4 in. x 1.1 in. (WxDxH)
>Weight: 6.3 pounds plus power supply
(depending on configuration)
>CPU: 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (T9400)
w/6MB L2 cache
>Memory: 4GB 800MHz DDR2 SDRAM
(8GB max)
>Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro FX 770M
w/512MB memory
>LCD: 15.4 in. WUXGA+ 1920×1200
>Hard Disk: 160GB, 7200rpm Toshiba
2.5-inch SMART SATA II w/ 16MB buffer
>Floppy: none
>Optical: Blu-Ray R/RE DVD+/-RW SuperMulti DL
>Audio: microphone and headphone jacks,
built-in microphone and speakers
>Network: integrated Intel Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 NIC); Intel
802.11a/b/g draft-n wireless LAN; optional integrated Bluetooth 2.0; optional Mobile Broadband (AT&T or Verizon)
>Modem: 56K V.92 Modem
>Other: four USB 2.0, one mini IEEE 1394a
Firewire, HDMI video/audio out, eSATA,
Media Card reader (SC, SD, MMC, MS/Pro,
XD), one Express Card/54 slot, 15-pin
VGA, optional 2MP webcam
>Keyboard: integrated 86-key keyboard
>Pointing device: integrated 3-button
touchpad and pointing stick, fingerprint
Most Extensive Benchma rk Testing Ever
HP pre-installed Windows Vista Business Edition, making this the first HP mobile workstation we've tested using this operating system. Under Vista, we tested first with the full Aero interface. But since Vista's Desktop Window Manager (DWM), the underlying architecture behind Aero, is essentially an additional application that all graphics must pass through, it can reduce graphic performance by up to 10 percent. For this reason, we switched to the Windows Classic theme (effectively disabling Vista's DWM) and then ran our tests again.
To get an even better comparison, HP shipped us a replacement hard drive with Windows XP pre-installed. After completing our tests under Vista, we swapped hard drives (easily done in less than a minute) and repeated our tests using XP, making this our most extensive benchmark testing ever.
The results were quite surprising. Whereas previous testing showed a significant difference in performance between Vista and XP, those differences have largely vanished. This parity is largely due to video card manufacturers having been able to optimize their Vista drivers over time. On the SPECviewperf test, which looks solely at graphics performance, the HP EliteBook 8530w proved itself nearly equal to the otherportable workstations we've tested recently, in spite of the fact that its graphics card was more modest than those found in the other machines.
On our SolidWorks test under Windows XP, which is more of a real-world test (and breaks out graphics, CPU, and I/O performance separately from the overall score), the EliteBook proved to be the fastest mobile workstation we've seen to date. But it's also now clear that our SolidWorks results under Vista are flawed. We will be updating this test for future reviews.
The AutoCAD rendering test results were exactly as expected. The system showed the advantage of having two CPU cores, finishing the rendering in half the time compared to a system with a single-core processor and taking twice as long as one equipped with a quad-core CPU. The rendering took slightly longer to complete when running Auto-CAD under Vista than Windows XP, but the difference was minimal.
Our test results confirmed that Aero did indeed reduce benchmark performance, but not nearly as much as we expected. Although users can mitigate this by disabling Aero, doing so eliminates many of the visual aspects of the operating system that make Vista so attractive. Our table shows the EliteBook's viewperf results under all three test conditions—Windows XP, Vista with Aero, and Vista with the DMW disabled. The full benchmark results in the accompanying table show both the XP and Vista result scores, but since most users will likely keep Aero enabled, it is those numbers we've included. Note too that we've now separated the test results for mobile and desktop workstations and indicated the operating system used. The best and worst scores are shown separately for these two classes of workstations.
Perhaps even more impressive than the benchmark results is the price. A base system with a 2.26GHz CPU, WSXGA+ display, the ATI graphics board and a plain DVD-ROM drive would cost just $1,479. Our evaluation unit priced out online at $2,822, making the HP EliteBook 8530w the most affordable mobile workstation we've tested and the new price/performance leader.
HP backs the EliteBook 8530w with a limited three-year warranty on parts and labor and offers more extensive coverage, including wide range accidental damage, theft/loss, and data protection services for an additional charge. Buyers can choose from 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista Business or Vista Ultimate, downgrade to Windows XP Professional, or even purchase a system with FreeDOS pre-installed. In terms of price, performance, and portability, the HP EliteBook 8530w is a winner.
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Dancing with Butterflies
Grande's lyrical and sensual follow-up to her stunning Across a Hundred Mountains (2006) is well worth the wait. This time out, there is still the poignant intimacy of the Mexican immigrant experience, but it's richly layered into the lives of four women who discover that their passion for the vibrant tradition of Folklórico dancing binds them to their pasts, futures and one another as each faces her own test of love and loyalty. There's Yesenia, the founder of Grupo Folklórico Alegria, who, at 42, is struggling through a midlife crisis that threatens to wreck everything she's loved; Elena, a young dancer and teacher whose stillborn daughter pushes her into a forbidden love; Soledad, a gifted seamstress for the Folklórico group whose dreams of her own dress shop get derailed by a return to Mexico to visit her dying grandmother; and Adriana, Elena's impetuous younger sister, who's involved in an abusive relationship. Nothing is simple for these complex women, but the art and culture of a Mexican dance tradition is what finally saves their lives, and we're lucky to be in the audience. (Oct.)
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Israel based "communitainment" social app, Rounds, has received additional funding and with it a plethora of new activities and games for users to participate in and play with friends.
The thing that makes Rounds slightly different from other social networking hubs that offer games and activities is that it supports video and voice chat while you play, so you and a group of friends can hang out and play games while you video chat.
Rounds CEO and co-founder Dany Fishel commented in the press release about the new features, saying...
"We are continuing to build out our platform and add more and more unique experiences for our users," ... "Rounds users can expect to get hooked to these new activities like they have with our activities and games already on the site – and probably more so. As Rounds continues to grow, the offerings are only going to get better and more addicting than they already are. We're very excited about these nine new additions and can't wait to get going on our next projects."
Some of the new games include Super Drift 3D, enabling gamers to race around in a 3D environment vying for the top scores, as well as Wonder Putt, which is described as "mini-golf on steroids". I mean, you can't really go wrong with a game that's on steroids, right?
Anyway, you can check out a complete list of the new games and features for the Rounds service below or head on over to the Official Facebook Page to learn more about the service.
New Game Features Include:
• Bubblins: A solo or multi-player game in which you match Bubblins to decrease your opponent's life while increasing your own.
• Charades: The online version of the classic game lets you act out a word or phrase as your opponent tries to guess who or what you are depicting.
• Faces iMake: Create your own crazy face using everyday objects in new and innovative ways.
• Gluey: Combine blobs of the same color and use special items to rack up points and best your opponent's score.
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It shouldn't come as a shock that Lord Justice Leveson thinks the relationship between politicians and the press is 'too close'. And he doesn't think it's a good thing, stating simply: 'I do not believe this has been in the public interest.' (Though he does say: 'I am, of course, conscious of the limited extent to which the Liberal Democrat party (and its predecessors) have, in practice, fitted within that description.') Leveson puts three specific allegations at the door of politicians:
- They 'have spent a surprisingly large amount of time, attention and resource on this relationship in comparison to, and at the expense of, other legitimate claims in relation to their conduct of public affairs.'
- 'in conducting their relationship with the press, politicians have not always maintained, with adequate rigour, appropriate boundaries between the conduct of public affairs and their private or personal interests.'
- 'politicians have failed to conduct their relationship with the press with sufficient transparency and accountability from the point of view of the public.'
To clean this up, Leveson recommends that best of disinfectants: sunshine. He wants senior politicians to regularly publish details of their meetings with senior journalists, and to give an approximation of how often they phone, text or email them:
'I recommend that Leaders, Ministers and Front Bench Opposition spokesmen consider publishing:
(a) the simple fact of long term relationships with media proprietors, newspaper editors or senior executives which might be thought to be relevant to their responsibilities; and
(b) on a quarterly basis:
(i) details of all meetings with media proprietors, newspaper editors or senior executives, whether in person or through agents on either side, and the fact and general nature of any discussion of media policy issues at those meetings; and
(ii) a fair and reasonably complete picture by way of general estimate only, of the frequency or density of other interaction (including correspondence, phone, text and email) but not necessarily including content.'
But, as George Eaton has already set out, Leveson does not recommend a ban on 'off-the-record' briefings. What he does say — with regards to police briefings to journalists — is simply:
'The term "off-the-record briefing" should be discontinued. The term "non-reportable briefing" should be used to cover a background briefing which is not to be reported, and the term "embargoed briefing" should be used to cover a situation where the content of the briefing may be reported but not until a specified event or time. These terms more neutrally describe what are legitimate police and media interactions.'
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