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Asdrubal headlines Indians on All-Star ballot
Asdrubal headlines Indians on All-Star ballot
Cabrera highlighted the list of Cleveland's All-Star hopefuls, which were revealed on Friday with the release of the Major League All-Star ballot. Last year, Cabrera earned a spot on the AL squad thanks to voting by his peers. The same could happen this year, but Tribe fans will have their say before the final rosters are assembled.
Fans can cast their votes for starters up to 25 times at MLB.com and all 30 club sites -- online or via your mobile device -- using the 2012 All-Star Game MLB.com Ballot until Thursday, June 28, at 11:59 p.m. ET. In-stadium voting at Progressive Field in Cleveland will begin on May 4 and end on June 17.
Indians manager Manny Acta has enjoyed seeing the voting process evolve to the point where the fans, players and All-Star managers have a say over which players make the American League and National League teams.
"I think it balances out pretty good," Acta said. "I think the ultimate prize, or goal, for every one of these guys is to be recognized by their peers. So when you're selected by the players it means a lot. It's great that we get the fans involved -- that's a big part of the game -- but we all know that a lot of times it just turns out to be a popularity contest. It's good that we have a balance."
Joining Cabrera on the All-Star ballot for the Indians are first baseman Casey Kotchman, second baseman Jason Kipnis, third baseman Jack Hannahan, catcher Carlos Santana, designated hitter Travis Hafner, left fielder Shelley Duncan, center fielder Michael Brantley and right fielder Shin-Soo Choo.
Fans can also once again participate in the State Farm Home Run Derby Fan Poll. Fans will have the opportunity to select three players in each league who they would most like to see participate in the State Farm Home Run Derby. The 2012 State Farm Home Run Derby -- part of Gatorade All-Star Workout Day -- will be broadcast live on ESPN, ESPN HD, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Radio in the United States beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Monday, July 9.
The 2012 American League and National League All-Star teams will be unveiled on Sunday, July 1, on the 2012 MLB All-Star Game Selection Show, televised nationally on TBS. Baseball fans around the world will then be able to select the final player on each team via the 2012 All-Star Game Final Vote on MLB.com
And the voting doesn't end there. The final phase of All-Star Game voting will again have fans participating in the official voting for the Ted Williams All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award presented by Chevrolet. During the Midsummer Classic, fans will vote exclusively online at MLB.com via the 2012 All-Star Game MLB.com MVP Vote, and their voice will represent 20 percent of the official vote determining the recipient of the Arch Ward Trophy.
The 2012 All-Star Game will be played at Kauffman Stadium on Tuesday, July 10. Come to MLB.com for extensive online coverage of the All-Star Week festivities.
The 83rd All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and RDS, and worldwide by partners in more than 200 countries via MLB International's independent feed. ESPN Radio and ESPN Radio Deportes will provide national radio coverage of the All-Star Game. MLB Network and Sirius XM also will also provide comprehensive All-Star Week coverage.
For more information, please visit allstargame.com or royals.com/asg.
Cabrera, 26, is coming off a career year, in which he hit .273 with 25 home runs, 32 doubles, 87 runs scored and 92 RBIs in 151 games for the Indians. When Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter -- the highest vote-getter in fan balloting last July -- was unable to participate in the festivities last year, Cabrera was named the AL's starter at short.
At the end of the season, Cabrera earned a Silver Slugger Award for his strong offensive showing.
Cabrera has started off strong again this year, and the Indians made an early statement as to how they view him in terms of the team's future. On the eve of Opening Day, Cleveland inked Cabrera to a two-year, $16.5 million extension that will keep him in the fold as one of the Tribe's cornerstone players at least through the 2014 campaign.
Jordan Bastian is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Major League Bastian, and follow him on Twitter @MLBastian. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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anyway to disable to on-screen keys.. they are redundant.
Does photosphere not come within 4.2 gapps packages or did I install the wrong one?...
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I did not see photosphere either in the camera.
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Did you even read three posts above yours.
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" Coast Road / Whitburn / Sunderland / SR6 7NH / Tel-0191 529 3161. "
Please ignore...duplicated. I have already written a review on Souter lighthouse and this has been posted in error. Good place to visit but previous review was written weeks ago. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore...duplicated. I have already written a review on Souter lighthouse and this has been posted in error. Good place to visit but previous review was written weeks ago. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Please ignore and don't rate. Thanks
Whitburn Village is located on the North East coast two miles south of South Shields and three miles north of Sunderland; it is a lovely village, winner of the Britain in Bloom award and one of the outlying villages in South Tyneside. Just off the coast from Whitburn there is an underwater reef called Whitburn Steel and in the past the reef has sunk many ships. At one time the locals used to site false lights to lure ships on to the rocks so that they could recover the cargo. As the towns around the area grew and prospered shipping increased in the area and something had to be done to combat both human and natural hazards for shipping, it was decided to build a lighthouse at Souter Point on the north boundary of Whitburn. Souter Lighthouse was designed by James Douglas and when it opened in January 1871 it was the first in the world to be powered by electricity and flashed a white light for five seconds every thirty seconds. Originally the foghorns were shaped like clay pipes but they were later changed to a more efficient design and were powered by compressed air at sixty pounds per square inch. The foghorns were switched on when visibility dropped to below two miles or when the lights on South Shields and Sunderland piers could not be seen. The sound of the foghorns must have been deafening for people living close by, as a child I lived about four miles (as the crow flies) from Souter Point and I can still remember clearly hearing the foghorns, especially during the night when it was so quiet outside. Souter Lighthouse closed in 1988 however it still serves a useful purpose as a Radio navigation beacon. Since its closure the Lighthouse has been taken over by the National Trust and has been renovated. It has been repainted red and white hoops but it has been discovered that the original colours were orange and white hoops so this will eventually be rectified. Souter Lighthouse is open to the public and tours include a visit to the Engin
e Room where you will find the machinery that powered both the light and foghorn, detailed manuals describing the workings of the Lighthouse, children's activities and puzzles to help youngsters understand the importance of lighthouses and hold their interest plus short easy to understand descriptions of the machinery. In the Compass Room you get a feel of what life was like for Keepers of the Lighthouse, there are also displays of shipwrecks, smuggling and piracy, a variety of navigational equipment, a model boat where children are encouraged to do a spot of role play and dress up and the workings of the Lighthouse are also explained with the aid of videos. If you have a head for heights you can climb the seventy-six steps to the top of the tower to enjoy the spectacular panoramic views of the coastline from the mouth of the River Tyne right down the coast to the mouth of the River Tees, the sight is magnificent taking in The Leas, the rugged cliffs and sandy beaches, as well as the changing moods of the North Sea down below. Those who don't fancy the climb to the top of the tower can enjoy the same view without leaving the Compass Room on the ground floor, there a is remote controlled CCTV camera in the tower operated from the Compass Room where the monitor is located, this is particularly useful to people with disabilities. You can also look around the Lighthouse Keeper's cottage where authentic displays of rooms have been reconstructed behind glass screens and enjoy the home made refreshments on sale in Souter's own tearoom. After looking around the Lighthouse take a walk along The Leas, this is a wide grassy sweep, which follows the cliff top and stretches for nearly two miles north along the coast past Marsden Bay and Trow Rocks down to Gypsy Green Stadium, after the Stadium you come to South Shields promenade with a elevated walkway giving excellent views along the beach, the Amphitheatre
hosting a variety of summer entertainments, the Fun Fare, a Tourist Information Centre and the South Pier. Visit Souter Lighthouse and enjoy a day of fun and education for young and old alike, taking in wonderful scenic walks, quiet coves, golden sands and mile upon mile of outstanding natural beauty. Facilities at Souter Lighthouse National Trust Shop Education Officer and Education Base Tearoom with indoor and outdoor facilities Wheelchair access to ground floor Disabled toilets Braille guide CCTV enables those unable to climb the tower to see the views from the top. Special Event Days include children's activity days, educational visits, local history society days, group talks, guided tours including the Leas, Christmas lunches and summer specials. Opening Times 31ST March through to 31st October daily except Fridays, 11.00am to 5.00pm – last entry 4.30pm Admission Charges Adult £3, Child (under seventeen) £1.50, Family Ticket £7.50, National Trust Members Free. Telephone Souter Lighthouse on 0191 529 3161 Information Line 01670 773966 Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Getting there The Lighthouse is situated two miles south of South Shields on the A183 Coast Road to Sunderland. The road runs parallel to the Two Rivers Cycle Path. Stagecoach buses running from South Shields Metro Station to Sunderland Railway Station stop at the main gate of Souter Lighthouse (sorry not sure of the number of the bus).
OK, so the joke would have worked better if I was called Alice. Or indeed if anyone on my trip had been called Alice. But how else was I going to convince anyone they wanted to read about a lighthouse in Sunderland??? Yes, I know what you're all thinking - I wasn't especially excited about the prospect of visiting Souter Lighthouse at first either, but trust me, this is a surprisingly good day out. I visited Souter last November with a small group of people from my museums course - it was out of season, so we had the place to ourselves and the undivided attention of the (very very nice) property manager (thanks Nick, much appreciated!). Souter Lighthouse is owned by the National Trust and is one of only two lighthouses that they currently run (the other being South Foreland in Kent). I couldn't help but think what a good job that man had - imagine getting to work in a lighthouse! The lighthouse is situated on part of the Leas, a stretch of beautiful coastline (also owned by the NT) at Whitburn, just north of Sunderland - I have to admit, that after seeing much of the unlovely urban surroundings of Tyne and Wear, I was pleasantly surprised about how gorgeous this setting was (even on a windswept November day). I would highly recommend making a day trip of your visit so you can include a walk along the beaches around here. The lighthouse itself is painted with red and white stripes and to be honest looks like something out of Captain Pugwash! It has been open since 1871, when it was the most advanced lighthouse in the world, being the first to use electric light. I have heard many visitors remark on how friendly this NT property is and how enthusiastic the volunteers are - I will have to take their word for this, seeing as none were there when I visited. I was still able to get a good impression that this is a family friendly place though, with every effort made to appeal to children as well as adults. For your entrance
fee, you get to visit the engine room, compass room, a reconstruction of a Victorian lighthouse keeper's cottage and get a view from the top of the tower (as well as the obligatory tea room and shop of course!) The engine room, as the name suggests, is where the machinery that powered the foghorn and light is preserved. All major bits of kit are labelled with short, non-techie labels to help the mechanically challenged among us appreciate what went on here. There are further detailed manuals for those who want to know more, as well as puzzles and activities to get kids thinking about the lighthouse and what it did. Moving on, you come to the compass room, which is the largest part of the lighthouse. The room has been converted into a display area that shows you how lighthouses function, about smuggling, piracy, shipwrecks and what life would have been like for the keepers. There are hands-on activities about semaphore and signalling, games for children about nautical life and a great model boat where kids can get dress up and play (as we did too!). For anyone who cannot climb the 76 steps to the top of the lighthouse, there is a CCTV camera on top whose monitor and control are also in the compass room, so you don't miss out on anything. I personally have no head for heights, so I was quite happy to play with this! This is one feature of the lighthouse has been much applauded by disabled rights activists as it is accessible to everyone - people in wheelchairs, with veritgo, who are not strong enough ot climb the stairs or who are just plain lazy do not miss out on the wonderful views along the coast. :-) In the lighthouse keeper's cottage, you feel more like you are in an NT property, as here you have period room reconstructions. They are all behind glass and while they look well done, I suspect that you would really need the interpretation of the volunteer stewards to fully appreciate and understand them. We were tol
d that one of the keepers had a huge number of children (reaching into double figures) - how on earth they all squeezed into this small cottage is beyond me! There was of course one major disadvantage of visiting out of season - no tearooms. Every NT tearoom I have ever visited has been wonderful, and I cannot tell you how welcome a hot chocolate would have been after that bracing walk along the coast. Still, we were all very appreciative for the doubtless busy manager to take the time and trouble to show us round and answer our questions, and even put up with the muddy footprints we left on his nice clean floor. Top marks for excellent staff and a friendly welcome. If you are interested in visiting Souter Lighthouse yourself, it is 3 miles north of Sunderland on the A183 - it can be reached by bus (shocking, I know) from Sunderland and South Shields. It opened for Feb half term, but will be open properly from March 23rd to November 3rd daily except Fridays (11am to 5pm, last entry 4.30pm). Special events (talks, guided tours around the Leas, Christmas lunches, children's activity days) are held throughout the year - the information line is on 01670 773966, and the lighthouse can be contacted on 0191 529 3161. Alternatively, visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk or email email@example.com. Entry to Souter is £3 for adults, £1.50 for child (5 - 17), free for NT members. Wheelchair access for the ground floor and Braille guides available.
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Indo-European language spoken primarily in Greece. It has a long and well-documented history—the longest of any Indo-European language —spanning 34 centuries. There is an Ancient phase, subdivided into a Mycenaean period (texts in syllabic script attested from the 14th to the 13th century bce) and Archaic and Classical periods (beginning with the adoption of the alphabet, from the 8th to the 4th century bce); a Hellenistic and Roman phase (4th century bce to 4th century ce); a Byzantine phase (5th to 15th century ce); and a Modern phase. Separate transliteration tables for Classical and Modern Greek accompany this article. Some differences in transliteration result from changes in pronunciation of the Greek language; others reflect convention, as for example the χ (chi or khi), which was transliterated by the Romans as ch (because they lacked the letter k in their usual alphabet). In Modern Greek, however, the standard transliteration for χ is kh. Another difference is the...


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I don't like to buy when prices are high. I like to buy when prices are low.
I don't like to buy when it's hard to find what I want. I like to buy when it's easy to find what I want.
So I don't buy ammo in the middle of ammo panics. I buy my ammo when I find really good deals and I tend to buy a lot of it at a time to save money and to minimize hassle.
I always keep a stock on hand so that when prices temporarily spike and shortages make it hard to find ammo, I don't have to worry about searching for ammo or paying more than it's really worth.
It all makes perfect sense to me, but apparently others think differently.
Not necessarily....
I believe there were a number of things they would have liked to do (or try to do) but refrained, fearing it would cost them reelection. They don't have to worry about that now...
I'd say look for them to trot out every one of their pet schemes, and try to get it implemented, by hook or by crook.
I think that's true.
Congress has to worry about the next election...
...and that's going to be a very important factor.
Bottom line is that while things are not ideal, they're really not hugely different than they were last week.
I'd say the chances of a problem have increased, but only a little. For practical purposes, Congress is the same formidable obstacle it was last week as far as anti-gun legislation is concerned.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The only thing frozen solid at the NFL's first outdoor Super Bowl staged in the north was the Denver Broncos offence.
And defence.
And special teams.
And coaching staff.
Ice sculptures in orange, melted by the hot-as-hell Seattle Seahawks, who won Super Bowl XLVIII, 43-8.
From the first scrimmage play of the game on an unseasonably mild Sunday night in the New Jersey swampland, iconic quarterback Peyton Manning and the Broncos proved no match for Seattle's fantastic collection of play-making, in-your-grill pounders on defence.
After three possessions and seven plays, Denver had fumbled, punted, been intercepted and seen one of their toughest, biggest playmakers — Demaryius Thomas — get lit up over the middle on a crushing hit by safety Kam Chancellor.
Could Seattle's great defence have gotten off to a better start?
"No way," star cornerback Richard Sherman told me at his post-game news conference. "That was a dream start, to tell you the truth. You couldn't have scripted it any better.
"We really got into our rhythm. (Safety) Earl (Thomas) really made a great statement before the game. He told us: 'Let's get lost in the game. Let's show them what we're really about. Let's get in our zone and never come out of it. Let's play our best football.'"
They did.
Seattle cruised into halftime up 22-0 — the largest lead at the break in the Super Bowl in 32 years.


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I bade my Lady think what she might mean.
Know I my meaning, I? Can I love one,
And yet be jealous of another? None
Commits such folly. Terrible Love, I ween,
Has might, even dead, half sighing to upheave
The lightless seas of selfishness amain:
Seas that in a man's heart have no rain
To fall and still them. Peace can I achieve,
By turning to this fountain-source of woe,
This woman, who's to Love as fire to wood?
She breathed the violet breath of maidenhood
Against my kisses once! but I say, No!
The thing is mocked at! Helplessly afloat,
I know not what I do, whereto I strive,
The dread that my old love may be alive,
Has seized my nursling new love by the throat.
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"To have a house that was built by my fourth-great-grandfather is overwhelming. I've been looking forward to this visit."
"That's for the voters to decide. The voters like to elect judges who don't get overturned on appeal. As a judge, you try to follow the law."


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Analysts forecast that the Global Broadcasting and Cable TV market, to grow at a CAGR of 5.28% over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing amount of TV advertising. The Global Broadcasting and Cable TV market has also been witnessing the increasing use of interactive TV. According to MarketLine, the worldwide broadcasting and cable TV industry is expected to reach around $475 billion in 2015, showing growth of 27% annually. Out of this total market, TV advertisement contributes around 44%.
The broadcasting and TV companies are now focusing on its growth through pay programs and enhancing their portfolio of growing businesses.
Sirius XM Radio(NASDAQ:SIRI) is the world's largest radio broadcaster measured by revenue with a subscriber base of 25.8 million.
The company recently announced its first quarter 2014 financial and operating results. It reported revenue of $998 million, up 11% from the first quarter 2013 revenue of $897 million. It reported net income of $121 million, up 46% over $83 million in last year's first quarter. The total paid subscriber base reached a record 25.8 million, up 6% from the prior-year period. The company anticipates a total subscriber base of 30 million within the next few years.
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- SIRI 30-Year Financial Data
- The intrinsic value of SIRI
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Automobile market to leverage growth
Sirius has partnered with 12,000 dealerships across the U.S. through the "Pre-owned Vehicle Program" to fuel future revenue growth in future. The basic subscription for Sirius is around $15 a month with 3-months free trail with pre owned vehicles. Historically the conversion from trial to paid user for Sirius is around 45%, providing growth opportunity.
Sirius anticipates auto sales of around $16.2 million, and it projects around 11 million trials in the new car market in the current fiscal year. Total enabled vehicles on the road with a factory installed satellite radio were approximately $62 million at the end of the first quarter and it expects this to double in the next five years to approximately $120 million, providing an opportunity to growth in new car base and drive second owner business as well.
The second owner market is also providing significant growth for Sirius. The company as mentioned has around 12,000 dealers who report sales information. Over 3000 of these dealers are also enrolled in the service line initiative, which gives the company an opportunity to offer trials to dealers' customers who are getting their vehicle serviced at various locations. From this growing dealer account and larger turnover of Sirius enabled program vehicles, the company expects to run more than 4 million trials in the second owner car market in current fiscal year. With a constant growth and turnover of vehicles with radios, Sirius anticipates substantial increase in used car additions in the coming years.
Sirius seems to be on track to grow self-pay additions in the auto segment from approximately 1.5 million last year to close to 2 million this year.
Enhancing Portfolio for growth
The company recently announced with NBC news to launch their Today Show, radio channel, delivering the iconic and respected daily programming, with feeds from both coasts and hit summer concert series. It has also added business radio, powered by the Wharton School, a new full time channel dedicated to giving business owners, executives or anyone with an interest in starting a business insight and advice from the stars of the business and finance world.
The company is also focused on its connected vehicle business which is still in inception stage, but is confident to achieve growth. It aims on improving what is offer to its OEM customers and ultimately to their self-pay customers. The company competes with its competitor by providing a rich content as compared to their competitors. Creating and broadcasting unrivalled content is the core of its business and vital for attracting new subscribers while keeping the existing ones.
Guidance for Fiscal 2014
- Additions new subscriber base of approximately 1.25 million,
- Revenue of over $4.0 billion,
- Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $1.38 billion
- Free cash flow approaching $1.1 billion.
Sirius is all focused to increase its customer base to leverage a healthy top and bottom line with increased future cash flows. I recommend a buy on these stocks.


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The 'Book Review
Better Battery Life, 2 GB iMac RAM Upgrade, New Wireless Card, and More
This Week's PowerBook and iBook News
Compiled by Charles Moore and edited by Dan Knight - 2003.09.12
Except as noted, prices are in US dollars.
- Optimizing Your PowerBook or iBook Battery Charge Life
- Trans Intl. Introduces 2 GB Memory Upgrade for 17" 1 GHz iMac
- Willow Kemano 17" PowerBook Carry Case
- New ZeroShock Notebook Sleeves and Mobile Accessory Cases Offer Improved Impact Protection
- Sonnet Announces New Aria Extreme for Wireless Notebook Networking
- Apple Products Get "Cool" Thumbs-up from Teens
- The Dawn of the Laptop Era?
- Monitor Sales Suffering From Laptop Popularity
- Bargain 'Books
Optimizing Your PowerBook or iBook Battery Charge Life
A new Apple Knowledge Base article outlines some easy steps to prolong the charge of your Apple iBook or PowerBook battery.
Optimize your battery settings in Energy Saver preferences.
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences.
- Choose View > Energy Saver.
- Click Show Details.
- Choose Battery Power from the "Settings for" popup menu.
- Choose Longest Battery Life from the Optimize Energy Settings popup menu.
These settings will put the hard disk to sleep whenever possible and reduce the computer's microprocessor performance in order to maximize its battery life. If you are using processor-intensive applications, you may wish to change these settings so the microprocessor performance is no longer reduced.
Set your screen brightness to the lowest comfortable level.
- Press the F1 (dimmer) and F2 (brighter) keys to dim the screen until the brightness is as low as possible and the screen is still comfortable to look at.
Turn off unused features and technologies. Just as you would turn off the lights in an unoccupied room, turning off unused features and technologies can help maximize your battery life. Here are a few suggestions:
- Eject CDs and DVDs you're no longer using. Every so often, the optical drive spins up to read CDs or DVDs. This consumes a small amount of power.
- Disconnect peripherals when you're not using them. Connected peripherals, such as printers and digital cameras, can draw power from your battery even when you're not using them.
- If you're not in a location where need to use AirPort or
Bluetooth, you can turn them off to save power.
To turn off AirPort:
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences.
- Choose View > Network.
- Choose Network Port Configurations from the Show popup menu.
- Deselect the AirPort option.
- Click Apply Now.
To turn off Bluetooth in Mac OS X 10.2:
- Choose Apple menu > System Preferences.
- Choose View > Bluetooth.
- Click the Settings tab.
- Click Turn Bluetooth Off.
Trans Intl. Introduces 2 GB Memory Upgrades for 17" 1 GHz iMac
Trans Intl. has announced worldwide availability of a 2 GB DDR266 (Double Data Rate) memory upgrade for the iMac G4 17" flat panel model, which expands the system's main memory up to 2 GB.
Trans Intl's 2 GB memory upgrade consists of a 1 GB DDR memory module for the user slot and a 1 GB DDR memory module for the factory slot.
The 17" 1 GHz iMac has two memory expansion slots for main memory expansion. Trans Intl's memory upgrade doubles the memory density of the expansion slots [user and factory] to 1 GB. Before the Trans Intl. upgrade, each expansion slot of the 17" iMac was limited to only 512 MB each.
Trans Intl. memory modules conform to Apple's stringent electrical and mechanical design guide lines. The 1 GB DDR266 memory module operates at a clock rate of 133 MHz and transmits data at 266 Mbps.
TransIntl also recently introduced 1 GB Memory Modules for 17" and 12" PowerBooks.
Willow Kemano 17" PowerBook Carry Case
Willow's new Kemano 17" PowerBook Carry Case has been specifically designed to maximize the protection of the 17" PowerBook and to compactly carry the accessories that are a part of your working system - all in a stylish, clean looking parcel.
Kemano 17" PowerBook Case Features:
- Clean, flexible, and extremely protective design at a reasonable weight.
- Excellent protection for 17" PowerBook afforded by 1.2 cm (0.5") foam reinforced by corrugated plastic on the back, high density polyethylene reinforcement on the handle side, and 4 mm (1/8") hardboard on the bottom.
- Extra protection for the upper 17" screen provided by an outer foam padded pocket plus inner soft foam corner spacers to isolate the PowerBook from outer shocks.
- Exterior 600 denier polyester and interior 200 denier nylon, both of which are urethane coated for waterproofedness. The fabrics give an excellent balance between superb protection and durability and light weight.
- Excellent shoulder carrying comfort insured by a wide, contoured, thickly padded shoulder strap.
- Heavy duty mountain bike style briefcase handle double rivet reinforced (on each side) through the wrap handle to insure the safety of your laptop.
- Convenient DVD, CD-ROM, and cable pockets located in the laptop section for easy access, plus extra room for manuals or other letter sized paperwork on lower accessory level.
- Simple outer front organizer panel with pockets business cards, pens, pencils, etc.
- Outside flat, outer pocket for airline tickets, thin paperwork, etc.
- Flat external rear pocket especially handy for maps, magazines, or newspapers.
- Easily removable horizontal divider for the 17" PowerBook that doubles as a comfortable and convenient laptop work surface with special foam spacer to maximize airflow cooling.
- Extra protection for the display screen afforded by corrugated plastic layer and extra 1.2 cm (1/2") protective space between the PowerBook and laptop lid level.
- Three separate velcroed elastic straps to lockdown 17" PowerBook, adapter, accessories, and extra items.
- Handy mesh pocket in lid for safe and convenient storage of cables or other thin items.
- Luggage feet riveted through the hardboard bottom of the case which actually keep it up and off the ground when you want to set the case down.
- Lifetime guarantee against defects in materials or craftsmanship.
Available colors: black, charcoal, navy, taupe, burgundy
Pricing: $200 Cdn, $145 US
New ZeroShock Notebook Sleeves and Mobile Accessory Cases Offer Improved Impact Protection
Shinza.com has announced the immediate availability of the ZeroShock line of notebook sleeves and mobile accessory cases.
The ZeroShock line of notebook sleeves and mobile accessory cases are composed of a high-resistance polyurethane foam that provides superior absorption of external impact force. By compressing slowly and expanding slowly, high-resistance polyurethane is particularly adept at absorbing impact energy. Due to these properties, this material is most often used in medical devices, car seats, acoustic devices, and aerospace development applications. Applying this technology to notebook cases results in an unparalleled shock-absorption/weight ratio. Translation? Better protection for digital devices with less weight to lug around.
Available in blue, red, black, and grey, the new ZeroShock 12" Notebook Sleeves are perfect for small laptops. Innovative designs have a way of complementing each other, and thus this sleeve is a particularly good match with the 12" versions of Apple's PowerBook G4 and iBook notebook computers.
The ZeroShock 15" Notebook Sleeves are designed for larger notebooks with 14" and 15" displays and are available in blue, black, and grey.
Designed to protect digital cameras, portable music players, PDAs, and other mobile digital devices, the ZeroShock Mobile Accessory Case is available in three different sizes and two colors (black and grey).
The ZeroShock 12" Notebook Sleeve, 15" Notebook Sleeve, and Mobile Accessory Case are available now at Shinza.com for $24.95, $26.95, and $14.95, respectively (US).
Sonnet Announces New Aria Extreme for Wireless Notebook Networking
Sonnet Technologies has announced the new Aria Extreme, a CardBus wireless network adapter that provides 802.11g wireless networking for certain PowerBooks and Windows notebooks. The Aria Extreme installs into any CardBus slot and instantly adds wireless connectivity with data transfer speeds up to 54 Mbps, nearly five times faster than the previous 802.11b standard.
The Aria Extreme is compatible with Apple's Airport Extreme Base Station as well as other 802.11g base stations. It is also backwards-compatible with previous 802.11b WiFi network devices, and supports both 64-bit and 128-bit Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption.
- Wireless data transfer rates up to 54 Mbps
- Compatible with Apple AirPort Extreme and other 802.11g wireless hubs
- Backward-compatible with 802.11b devices
- Requires Macintosh OS X 10.2.6 or later and AirPort Extreme driver 3.1 or later
- Supports Windows 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP
- Hardware 64/128-bit WEP engine; WEP weak-key avoidance, TKIP, hardware AES engine supporting CCM and OCB, 802.1x, SSN Output Power
- Maximum 15.5 dBm
Data Rates
- 802.11b: Maximum 11 Mbps. Auto-ranging: 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps
- 802.11g: Maximum 54 Mbps. Auto-ranging: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps Coverage Area (typical)
- 802.11b: Indoor up to 50 M at 11 Mbps, outdoor up to 130 M at 11 Mbps
- 802.11g: Indoor up to 20 M at 54 Mbps, outdoor up to 50 M at 54 Mbps Receiver Sensitivity
- -80dBm at 6 Mbps
The Aria extreme is compatible with the following Macintosh and Windows configurations:
- Macintosh G3 PowerBooks with CardBus slot*
- Macintosh G4 PowerBooks with 15" screen*
* Requires Mac OS 10.2.6 or later and Airport Drivers v. 3.1 or later
- Windows notebooks running 98, 98 SE, Me, 2000, XP with available CardBus slot (Requires drivers to be downloaded from Sonnet web site)
The Aria extreme for CardBus has an MSRP of $79.95 and will be available mid-September 2003.
Apple Products Get "Cool" Thumbs-up from Teens
Wired's Leander Kahney reports that:
"During the summer, Apple became one of the coolest companies in America. At least that's what youth marketing experts who follow the tastes of teenagers say.
"Thanks to the iPod, the iTunes Music Store and the PowerMac G5, Apple is one of the hottest companies in youth culture, say so-called 'cool hunters,' researchers who track buying trends among young people....
"Asked recently what company they would most like to endorse (if they were a celebrity), [Look-Look poll] correspondents nominated Apple the most popular choice, followed by Coca-Cola, Levi's and Nike."
However, there's a downside to being the "cool" computer company. One analyst quoted by Kahney notes that: "There will always be a correlation between a product's coolness and niche market share. By definition, being cool is the opposite of being mainstream, and as long as a brand has a cool cachet, it will remain small."
The Dawn of the Laptop Era?
Steve Jobs has declared 2003 "the year of the laptop." PC World's Carla Thornton notes:
"Once considered poor choices for serious computing, notebooks are earning new respect from hard-core fans of desktop PCs.
"Why the change of heart? Today's notebooks offer powerful processors, dazzling large LCD screens, improved upgradability, and features as potent as those you'd get on many desktops - all at attractive prices. Couple that with the siren song of ubiquitous wireless connectivity, and more buyers are seriously considering a notebook for their next business or home PC.
"This spring, according to NPD Group, retailers for the first time made more money selling laptops than desktops: Portables accounted for 54 percent of May's nearly $500 million in PC sales . . . in 1999 one in ten home computer buys worldwide was a laptop, these days it's one in five...."
Monitor Sales Suffering From Laptop Popularity
Macworld UK's Jonny Evans reports:
"Strong notebook sales have hit monitor manufacturers, who have seen less-than-expected market growth in the second quarter 2003.
"Demand for 15-inch screens &endash; as used in many notebooks &endash; has also exceeded supply, as manufacturers move production to more profitable larger-sized screens ."
Hmmm, wonder if that's part of what's holding up the release of Apple's new 15" replacement for the TiBook?
Bargain 'Books
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- MacZone has one open-box return 12" iBook 900 Combo available for $999.97. Look for item number 00184125.
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- refurb 17" PowerBook G4/1 GHz, 512/60/SuperDrive, $2,888
- refurb 14" iBook 700, 256/30/Combo, $1,249
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- PowerBook Lombard G3/400, 192/6/DVD, $525
- PowerBook Lombard G3/400, 192/6/CD-ROM $510
- PowerBook Lombard G3/333, 160/4/CD-ROM, $425
- refurb PowerBook G4/500, 256/10/DVD, $1,199.99
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- refurb 17" PowerBook G4/1 GHz, 512/60/SuperDrive, leather case, screen protector, AirPort Extreme Base Station, $3,399
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I used my debit card to pay £84 for some colonic irrigation at Health Avenues clinic in Harborne, Birmingham. I always know exactly how much I have in my bank account and I never exceed my agreed overdraft. A few weeks later, I realised there was a serious problem with my Halifax account – 14 bank charges of £35 each had been imposed, almost £500. The problem stems from Health Avenues taking my £84 twice. The consequences have been left for me to sort out. PH, Edgbaston
If ever there was a case to demonstrate the vicious consequences of going slightly over an agreed overdraft, then this is it. Halifax was very happy to rake in the bank charges after your account went into the red. I have seen your statements and you have always managed your finances meticulously. It is not clear if the double payment was a result of a faulty machine or something else, but one thing is for sure – it wasn't your fault. I have tried speaking to Liz O'Sullivan, the proprietor of the clinic, but she will not discuss the matter, telling me: "I don't trust you" and then hung up. This is a case for the Financial Ombudsman Service. Reimbursement of the £84 overpayment and just one of the £35 bank charges by O'Sullivan simply isn't good enough.
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5 Ways Kim Jong-il Would've Died in a Video Game
I don't usually try to turn death into a joke—but it's Kim Jong-il. People are not quite going 'Bin Laden' over this Elvis impersonator's death, but many are taking to the internet and Facebook to rejoice. I won't rejoice. It's Kim Jong-il; I expected him to die from something other than a heart attack. I at least thought Team America would have something to do with it.
Alas, it was a heart attack. I want to imagine his passing on in gamer scenarios, though. How boring would it be if Makarov died from a heart attack in Modern Warfare 3? Lame—I know. So here are some cooler, more gamer-centric ways that ol' Kimmy boy could've passed.
Rescuing Paula
So while Kim Jong-il doesn't have quite the same amount of passion and latino spice that Garcia Hotspur has, this would've been a much more fitting death. I mean, the guy is going to spend the afterlife in hell anyways (if you believe in heaven or hell), why not spend it trying to rescue Paula? I don't think his Johnson would be quite as big—or funny—but watching him run over demon breasts would be quite entertaining.
Modern Warfare 4
So...no Makarov anymore. Russians have been milked for all they're worth. A Kim Jong-il-esque leader could have been the villain for the next Modern Warfare game. I mean, he still could, but now it would be tasteless—kinda like this article.
PETA creates a game where Mario wears Kim Jong-il as a Tanooki Suit
Just picture it. Did you picture it? Okay, did you laugh? If you did, you're going to hell. If you didn't, then what the hell is wrong with you?
Batman kills him in Arkham City sequel
Then I remembered...Batman doesn't kill people.
Becomes a test subject of GlaDOS
It's only a matter of time before a Portal 3 comes out. Wouldn't it be awesome to play as Test Subject-il? This might be paying too much tribute to him, but the people of North Korea would probably love it. Of course, anyone else in the world wouldn't want to beat the game; I think they'd purposely be failing the first level.
So there you go. Tasteless, I know. But all of these would've been a lot cooler than a heart attack that brought down Kim Jong-il.
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Leftover and over-the-counter hunting licenses go on sale Tuesday, and there will be plenty of both available, Colorado Parks and Wildlife said in a recent news release.
Parks and Wildlife has about 6,000 deer, 30,000 elk, 5,000 pronghorn and 1,800 bear leftover licenses available for the fall hunting seasons. Leftovers are surplus licenses that went unsold during the limited drawing.
In addition to purchasing at a retail agent or Parks and Wildlife office, hunters may purchase licenses online without having to wait an additional day as in years past. The leftover list will update every 15 minutes once the sales process begins Tuesday.
Those buying licenses must have a current and valid photo ID, proof of residency and social security number. Anyone born after Jan. 1, 1949, also must have a Hunter Education card; the card must be shown for in-person sales.


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You loosen up. Improv training begins with the idea of playfulness. It's often said that the best improvisers are children. As kids, we could play Cops and Robbers for hours, stay in character, believe in the world, have fun, and play. It's that sense of wonder and possibility that we must return to for successful improvisation.
Improv instills fearlessness. In improvisation, one learns to get up onstage and perform for an audience with no planned setting, character, or dialogue. Successful improvisation instills absolute fearlessness in the actor.
There is a term in improvisation called "Yes, and." It means that when your partner says something, you accept it as reality and build on it. Two players start a scene:
Player A: That gray kitten you are holding is so cute, Mom.
Player B: I'm going to adopt it, sweetheart -- it's a present for your 16th birthday!
Player B accepted the reality, agreed with it, and kept the scene moving. The principle of "Yes, and" is, in my opinion, the primary reason that improvisers are highly successful at executing group work in so many different art forms. They know how to brainstorm with others, how to embrace an idea, and how to build on it. Allow me to dispel some common myths about improvisation.
It's all about being funny. Not true at all. Most new improv students are surprised at how little focus there is on comedy. Trying to be funny is death in improv. It's about playfulness and truth.
Improv is hacky. There is a lot of bad improv out there. But before you decide it's not for you, please make sure you see a great improv show done by masters of the art form. It would be unfair to judge stand-up comedy based on an open-mic night of first-timers rather than on the work of Jerry Seinfeld or George Carlin.
The improv world is a cult. This one may be true. But it's a fun cult, and cheaper than Scientology.
Marc Warzecha is the associate artistic director at The Second City -- Hollywood. He is the author of "Oprah's Last Show: A Musical," now playing at Chicago's Annoyance Theater. He is also a producer of "Improv Legends," a series of documentary shorts exploring the world of improvisation, which will launch in the spring at www.youtube.com/improvlegends.


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Soccer crazy Johnson County to vote on soccer complex
It won't be in De Soto, but Johnson County could still be home to a major league soccer team and youth soccer complex.
The issue will be decided at the polls Tuesday when Johnson County voters choose whether or not to support a property-tax increase in order to fund a 24-field soccer park with a recreation center in southern Overland Park.
Proponents say the fields are "for the kids," but opponents say the fields are designated for overly expensive land in order to help obtain state sales tax and revenue bonds for the Kansas City Wizards stadium.
The city of De Soto and local economic development interests submitted a proposal to build the stadium and complex southwest of the city. The proposal was among three still under consideration before a new potential Kansas City Wizard ownership group opted to go with the Overland Park site.
The bond issue would pay for the Johnson County Park and Recreation District to build up to 24 soccer fields and a recreation center on the 140-acre site at U.S. 69 and 159th Street, raising the district's current 2.238 mill levy by .693 mills.
Directly to the north of the complex is a proposed stadium for the Wizards, to be built if developers can obtain the necessary S.T.A.R. bonds. (The bonds are actually sales tax accelerated revenue bonds. Thanks to special legislation passed several years ago, the bonds are retired with money collected from sales taxes on the property.) A mixed-use office, residential, retail, hotel and entertainment district will be next to the stadium.
Proponents say the fields are needed in the county, which ranks as one of the top-10 soccer communities per capita in the United States. They say 19,000 games were played in the county last year on overused and undersized fields.
The park and recreation district's Web site reports that the site for the soccer fields maximizes the taxpayers' investment through reduced infrastructure costs for roads and utilities. It is easily accessible, and its possible proximity to the professional soccer stadium and retail development would enhance its ability to attract regional and national soccer tournaments.
But even if the Wizards stadium and retail development doesn't move forward, the soccer complex will be built, and none of the money generated by the property tax increase can be used for the Wizards stadium or retail.
But several groups have come out in opposition to the project, questioning if this is the best use of taxpayer money. Joyce Millard heads up one group called Blue Valley Home Owners Against Tax Waste, consisting largely of those who live in neighborhoods surrounding the proposed site.
Millard said that before she heard about a park and recreation district advisory board meeting in late August, at which the board voted to put the bond issue on the ballot, she had never heard about the proposed soccer park, stadium and retail development, and she found none of her neighbors had, either.
Those neighbors grew to a core group of 25 representing 10 subdivisions. Millard said they are concerned about the increased traffic and noise in their area, but they aren't only saying "not in my backyard."
"I get insulted when people suggest that that's our only agenda," Millard said. "Our concerns are much broader than that. The whole idea that the youth soccer fields have been introduced as a way to exploit the children for commercial gain on the part of the Wizards and the retail, that's really what it's all about. I'd like to see someone step up to this issue and admit for the first time that they're all interconnected."
Millard and neighbor Michelle Larsen, a co-owner of the Baby and Tot Boutique in Shawnee, say that if the fields were just for the children and had no ties to the Wizards development, the county wouldn't be spending more than $150,000 per acre for land at the proposed site, including infrastructure costs.
They point to six other premiere soccer complexes in the country that are currently under construction or were built in the last few years for much less. They say none are across the street from schools like at the Blue Valley site, and all of the other complexes were also built in an area that had sufficient infrastructure.
Larsen adds that the fields are only for select soccer teams; church or school-related leagues will not be able to use the fields.
The Blue Valley homeowners group is joined by Wayne Flaherty, an Overland Park resident who calls his group Homeowners Against Soccer Welfare. He says if there is no tie between the county's soccer fields and the Wizards, how are the proponents funding their ad campaign, which he estimates has cost at least $400,000 for commercials on Kansas City's four major television stations.
The "Yes on Soccer" group revealed Tuesday Brothers Real Estate had donated $500,000 to the campaign. The company owns property at the development site.
The opponents say the developers of the Wizards stadium need the soccer complex in order to obtain S.T.A.R. bonds, which are used for projects that boost state tourism, because the stadium alone isn't the type of destination draw needed to meet requirements for the bonds.
"The Wizards picked the spot, and then they had to decide how to make it happen," Millard said. "And the first step was to get it on the ballot as youth soccer fields, and the rest will follow. Now, when are people going to wake up and see that? I don't know -- but we're running out of time."
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — The number of arrests made during the 49ers' NFC Championship game at Candlestick Park Sunday was higher than the previous week's game, and the number of ejections nearly doubled, San Francisco police said.
Around 110 people were ejected from the stadium during the 49ers' 20-17 loss against the New York Giants, up from 57 during last week's game against the New Orleans Saints.
Police attribute the increase to alcohol consumption, a zero tolerance approach by police and 49ers security, the educational campaign directed at fans to report unruly behavior and the late start of the game—3:30 p.m. this week as opposed to 1 p.m. last week.
>>Video Shows 49ers Fans Attacking NY Giants Fans In San Jose
Police said 29 people were arrested during the game, which was up from 24 the previous week.
Most of the arrests were alcohol-related, police said, and 13 of the arrests occurred inside the stadium.
One man was arrested inside the stadium on suspicion of threatening an officer, police said. The suspect had his two-year-old son with him and was also cited for child endangerment.
Another person was arrested for allegedly assaulting two police officers. One of the officers used pepper spray on the suspect, who was then taken into custody, police said.
The pepper spray also affected another police officer and an uninvolved female fan. Paramedics treated both and the fan returned to watch the game, police said.
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Congratulations to @whoosh on the new car and here are his impressions in his own words:
Delivery was on 5/17/14 immediately after our dealer's launch event. We purchased our Macan S out of state and had a two day, 1500 miles road trip with the car to come back home. I'll capture here some impressions from the trip and after a brief blast last night over some familiar back roads here at home.
At idle, the engine revs very quickly, especially given the typical nature of turbo engines. It makes a huge amount of torque between 2k-5.5k, and then it feels as though it's running out of breath. I've experienced this before in new cars, and the upper rev range has sometimes become more willing as the engine continues to run in. I hope that's the case here with this one as well. As the engine starts to feel less willing, calling for an upshift will return right to the meat of the torque band, and the car moves forward with more urgency again.
The car likes to settle in around 90mph on the highway. It's quite difficult to keep it anywhere below that; cruise control will save your bacon if your area is highly monitored for speeders by the authorities. The car feels perfectly fine above that speed as well.
Anywhere above 80mph and the car drinks fuel. We managed about 20 mpg over our trip with cruising at the above mentioned 90mph with some variations during the early run in period.
As is widely reported, the exhaust note is very subdued. It actually sounds nice from outside the vehicle, so I believe this is more a function of the sound isolation in the car than a real shortcoming in the exhaust itself. I appreciate that Porsche didn't introduce any artificial noise for the cabin, but I will look to the aftermarket to improve the soundtrack.
Absolutely wonderful. With the car in D, press the accelerator pedal about 1/2 way, call for a downshift, and the PDK will drop multiple gears to initiate a passing maneuver. After a few seconds the car returns to automatic mode and it's back to comfortable cruising.
The car is pretty docile in standard mode, and livens up a bit in Sport mode. Leaving from a light takes a little getting used to. If you are timid with the gas, the car feels a little reluctant to get moving. It's a very close feeling to driving a normal manual transmission car, and feathering the clutch pedal based on accelerator input. Definitely different than the sensation from a normal torque converter automatic trans.
I haven't driven a car with the steel suspension, so it's difficult to tell where PASM ends and where any benefit of Air Suspension comes in to play. However, with the car in Sport Plus (see below), which automatically lowers the car down and enables the most firm PASM settings, the car feels on rails. It is going to take some time to adapt to the higher vehicle position in this car when compared to a Cayman. However, on familiar back road driving last night, I was taking turns in the Macan at the same speeds I would take them in my 987 Cayman S. No it is not a sports car, but within the bounds of borderline safe driving on public roads, this car is certainly as capable as a sports car.
Out on the highway, standard mode gives a compliant ride that sometimes gets a little floaty going over moderate surface changes. We traveled within the Baton Rouge / New Orleans area on a lot of the elevated highways. The car was very comfortable over the endless expansion joints on I-10 in that area. Putting PASM into it's stiffest setting would give a much more controlled ride, but got tiring after a bit. It's definitely nice to have the option to change the car's characteristics based on road conditions.
We live at the end of two miles of dirt / gravel / washboard roads. In my Cayman S, I would never take the car greater than 20mph over these roads. The Macan flies over these same roads at nearly 40mph with nary a shake thanks to the air suspension. I only slow down out of fear of rock chips along the sides of the car.
Sport Chrono
We do have Sport Chrono on our car, and the difference in shifts is noticeable in Sport Plus. Passing is even more rapid in SP mode due to the quicker and more aggressive throttle response and faster gear changes.
I haven't been to the track yet, so can't comment on the lap timer feature. The center clock is very elegant, and lights up at night with backlighting for the numerals as well as a soft ring light from around the bezel.
Launch Control... I have launched AWD turbo cars in the past, and am familiar with the sensation of your stomach getting sucked in to the seat as the car builds torque and pulls away from the line. Using LC in the Macan gives the most ridiculous version of that sensation of any car that I've driven. As good as it is, I'm sure it's nothing compared to a GT-R or a 911 turbo S, but this is an SUV and it's very impressive given that market segment. No, it's not something that I will use every day, but it is one way to avoid the pensive shift characteristics I noted above in the PDK section when taking off from a stop.
Overall I'm happy with the base audio package with a few exceptions:
- Audio quality is good until the lower bass ranges. Bass is a bit bloated and not well controlled.
- CDR+ will read a USB thumb drive and allow you to play songs in the supported formats. Browsing the catalog on the drive is painful, and the interface is slow compared to some aftermarket units I've used.
- I haven't figured out yet how to adjust the playback order of MP3 files loaded from the USB device. Right now it plays in alphabetical order, instead of using the MP3 metadata to determine the order. This can be remedied by pre-pending the tracks with track numbers, but I hate doing that. I will report back here if I find a solution to this.
Bluetooth audio from my Nexus 5 works flawlessly, including transfer of track metadata to the car display. Pandora streaming is rock solid, and also has track metadata shown on the display. While streaming audio from the phone, Google Maps voice prompts interrupt Pandora and are clearly heard over the car speakers. Call quality using the in-car mic and speakers is excellent, even for passengers talking from the back seat.
Interior Misc
- Base interior (i.e. no leather package) has nice soft-touch materials in the places where that counts. I'm not disappointed at all in this aspect.
- Aluminum trim option definitely helps to break up the otherwise black interior
- 18-way seats: My wife said that the only way the seats could be better is if they came with a massage. I had no problems doing 4+ hours of driving stints and feeling completely comfortable in the seats. Very happy with this selection.
- Rear seat space is a little tight, but still better than our E91 3 Series sportwagon. I had no issues at all sitting behind my wife while she was driving. I'm 6'2" and long in the legs, and she's 5'3". She also had no issues sitting behind me with the seat set perfectly for my driving position.
- Plenty of rear headroom without the panoramic roof.
- Rear cargo area isn't huge, but was ample for luggage for three people without any stacking of items, along with some bags picked up along the course of our trip.
Steering and PDLS
It's electric steering, but I can't really find a fault with it. You definitely don't feel every pebble in the road like you might with a hydraulic, but in a car in this segment I'm not sure that's really a top requirement. The steering is very light in low speed settings like parking, which is nice for maneuvering the car around. Out on the highway and in spirited driving, the steering firms up and feels perfectly natural.
PDLS is money well spent if you drive over dark windy roads. We had BMW's active lighting, but that system seemed to lag a little in spirited driving settings. The Porsche system is leagues ahead. Looking into turns, the light is right where you expect it to be, no matter how quickly you move the steering wheel.
I haven't done any full-on panic stop tests yet, but on the highway and in rural road settings, the car gets stopped plenty fast. Pedal feel is good. Hard stops do give some nose dive, even with the dampers set to full stiff. Even Porsche can't completely defeat the laws of physics.
The car definitely isn't perfect, but no car ever is. The criteria we had for the car when we ordered it -- a fast, comfortable and stylish vehicle that can also tear up a country back road and handle winter conditions and rough dirt roads -- are certainly surpassed. Well, we can't yet confirm the winter conditions part, but we'll start to be able to answer this one in 5 months' time. We had a first gen LCI X3 and traded in for the E91 in order to get some improvements in handling and styling. We then sold the E91 to make room for the Macan S. If you need a small people / stuff hauler but not a full-blown SUV, and you want the car to have a sporting characteristic, the Macan may be the ideal choice for you. As a long time fan of wagons and hot hatchbacks, I'm very happy with the product that Porsche has created here.


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Gift cards are the perfect gift, right? Consumer advocates caution we need to be slightly more careful when it comes to such gifts. In its December issue, Consumer Reports Money Adviser examines gift cards issued by both stores and banks and found that many come with fees, for purchase and for replacements as well as expiration dates.
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Indeed, three New England states and the nation's largest mall operator, Simon Property Group Inc., are battling in court over fees on the Visa-branded gift cards the company sells in three dozen states.
So before you grab such a card for a friend or relative, keep a few caveats in mind:
* Check expiration dates and all fees. This can usually be found in a pamphlet with the card or on the issuer's Web site.
* Use such cards quickly.
* Stick with store cards rather than bank-issued cards. The newsletter found that most retailers don't assess upfront fees.
* Consider a cash gift. No expiration, and people really like it.
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Smith, who has been both a diplomat and an intelligence agent, convincingly conveys what life is like on the streets and sands of Iraq in her compelling new thriller (after 2004's Liar's Market ). Hannah Nicks thought she'd learned all about danger and sexism as a Los Angeles cop, but that was nothing compared to what she faces every day in Iraq as a hired gun for a private security outfit. Nicks, who's desperate to prove to a court that she can afford to have custody of her eight-year-old son, does the work because the salary is much better than a cop's. When terrorists kidnap a wealthy Boston businessman's daughter, a doctor working as a volunteer at a Red Crescent clinic in Baghdad, the businessman offers a huge reward for her safe release. Nicks and a tough young former Marine take the job, but they soon discover that not everybody in Washington wants the story to have a happy ending. Smith is at her best when she describes Nicks's ordeal and explains why so many private security firms are making big bucks in Iraq. (Sept.)
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The chief of the college police department told NBC Bay Area the agency knows who the alleged suspect is - a student - and plan to arrest him shortly.
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Financial Services Committee Chairman Spencer Bachus issued the following statement regarding Wednesday's report from the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (SIGTARP) on AIG's bailout:
"Four years after regulators forced taxpayers to rescue AIG from the brink of failure, we have not seen any progress made on a plan to bring an end to this bailout. Today, AIG owes taxpayers $36 billion and taxpayers own 61 percent of the company. It is imperative for Treasury to map out an exit strategy from AIG's bailout in order to protect taxpayers.
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"The painful irony of this bailout is that SIGTARP has found that government ownership is actually preventing AIG's overall operations from being effectively overseen by a primary federal regulator since its hybrid ownership does not fall under a specific legal framework. This is a disservice to taxpayers who were forced to throw more than $150 billion at AIG and underscores why government bailouts are not the answer.
"Regulators have done a poor job of overseeing AIG. The government's mismanagement of AIG has enabled both the backdoor bailout of AIG's counterparties and massive bonuses to employees. The SIGTARP report today shows the management of AIG has not improved, the company remains "too big to fail,' no one is meaningfully watching AIG, and the government is not qualified nor should it assume the task of running one of the nation's largest insurance companies. Clearly, Treasury must make ending the government bailout and management of AIG a top priority."
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