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Last week, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann (MN-06) sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, asking that North Korea be relisted as a state sponsor of terrorism. This request comes in light of North Korea's well documented list of provocative actions against other countries, the recent failed rocket launch as well as rumors that a nuclear test is imminent. Text of the letter is provided below:
Dear Secretary Clinton:
The recent attempt by the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea to launch an Unha-3 rocket into orbit presents an opportunity and obligation for the United States to make a statement that it will not tolerate such provocative actions. The failure of the North Korea rocket launch will put pressure on their leadership to take even more aggressive action, such as testing a nuclear weapon or another military attack. For this reason, I urge the administration to send a message to the international community by relisting North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism as soon as possible.
Currently, the State Department has designated four countries as state sponsors of terrorism: Syria, Cuba, Sudan, and Iran, with North Korea being delisted in October 2008. Since that time, it seems that North Korea has done little to earn the distinction of a country that intends to peacefully reintegrate itself into the international community.
North Korea has clearly provided support for acts of international terrorism and pursuant to section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act, section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, and section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act, should be relisted as a state sponsor of terrorism. U.S. code defines international terrorism as activities that: 1) involve violent acts or acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States or of any State; 2) intimidate or coerce a civilian population; 3) influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion.
Since being delisted as a state sponsor of terrorism, North Korea sunk the South Korean Patrol ship Cheonan killing 46 sailors, attempted to assassinate high-level defector Hwang Jang-Yop who was residing in South Korea, attempted to provide Hamas and Hezbollah with rockets and rocket propelled grenades, fired artillery rounds at the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong killing two Marines and two civilians, and collaborated with Iran on weapons programs. In addition, just prior to being delisted, North Korea assisted Syria in building a nuclear reactor according to the United States intelligence community.
Furthermore, it seems that Kim Jong Un, the newly bestowed leader of North Korea, has no intention of working with the United States. For example, in February 2012, it was announced that North Korea would suspend operations at its Yongbyon uranium enrichment plant and potentially place moratoriums on nuclear testing in exchange for 240,000 metric tons of food from the United States. However, less than a month later, North Korea announced the launch of a new rocket thereby negating any agreement between our two countries.
On Friday April 13, 2012, the Obama administration compared its policies towards North Korea with that of the Bush administrations. White House spokesman Ben Rhodes said "Under the previous administration, for instance, there was a substantial amount of assistance provided to North Korea. North Korea was removed from the terrorism list, even as they continued to engage in provocative actions." I agree with the Obama administration's assessment that it was a mistake to remove North Korea despite their provocative actions. However, it is now in your hands to condemn this action, fix a previous administration's mistake, and declare North Korea in no uncertain terms as a state sponsor of terrorism.
I appreciate your attention to this matter and look forward to working with you.
Michele Bachmann
Member of Congress
Source: http://bachmann.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=292451


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A stunning tropical resort, dead bodies, and an odd mumbling man....
Stormi's honeymoon has finally arrived, and the gang is all there to celebrate with the newlyweds. However, it isn't long before a new murder mystery occurs, upsetting the normal tranquility of the resort.
Find out what happens when Tara, Stormi, and Paige take matters into their own hands and discover they may be in way over their heads.
Join Tara and the crew as they take a small break from their delicious ice cream concoctions to indulge in fruity and tropical drinks.
This is the ninth book in the Caesars Creek Mystery series; however, it can be heard as a standalone.
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Candid Conversations a 1 day workshop for frontline managers and emerging leaders looking to expand their communications skills in giving and receiving feedback and having difficult conversations with others.
One of the most debilitating and dysfunctional symptoms of poor teams is silence! Mature people have the ability to get information out into the open from themselves and others, they have the skills and ability to bridge difference and handle emotions while meeting the needs of others. They can have frank and direct conversations while generating a safe environment to be candid about how they feel.
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The UKGC is continuing to make large regulation changes across the gambling industry. Back in June, the UKGC announced regulation changes regarding cooling off periods and spending limit options that mobile casinos have to offer to their customers.
As of November, these new changes will be coming into effect. So lets take a short look at what's being changed and how it'll effect you.
UKGC Changes
These are the list of changes coming to your mobile casino:
- Increase in options for spending limits
- Cooling off periods are now mandatory
- Introduction of "reality checks"
Spending Limits Options
An increase in spending limit options is one of the major changes coming to this recent update. As of the 31st October, you will now have the ability to select spending limits across multiple time frames.
These time frames include: 1 day, 1 week and 1 month. All mobile casinos already allow you to control your spending limits on a daily basis. This has been regulation for a quite a number of years now.
However, now your spending limits will take place across 3 time periods, so you'll be able to control your spending over a greater period of time. One important point is that regardless of what you select as your limit per period, the lowest spending options will always be your maximum spend.
- You select your weekly spend to be £100
- You select your daily spend to be £10
- Your weekly spend will therefore be £70 instead
Cooling Off Period
In order to change any options relating to your spending limits, you'll have to wait for a 24 hour cooling period to elapse. Cooling periods have always been around at mobile casinos, but have never actually been enforced by the UKGC until now.
As of November, a 24 hour cooling period will be mandatory for all casinos, before you are able to adjust your spending limits.
Reality Checks
Reality checks are the most significant additions to this month's regulation changes. Reality checks are updates that will appear automatically to inform the player of how much they've been playing. The times of these updates will be selected by the play in much the same way as their spending limits.
The time periods that are up for selection will be set by the casinos themselves, with the UKGC only asking for a range of options that are "reasonable, realistic and appropriate for the player". Although it looks like some amendments to this system are coming in April next year, so it's plausible the UKGC will attempt to regulate these periods eventually.
Reality checks will offer you several options as to what you want to do. Whether you want to select different spending limits or stop yourself from playing altogether.
For those of you worrying if it'll ruin your games, say if you're in the middle of a tense game of Blackjack, then have no fear. The reality check will always arrive at the time it has been asked to, regardless of your play. However, if you are half way through a game, the reality check will appear, but allow to finish your current game. After you have completed your game, you will not be allowed to play another round, until you have agreed to the terms of the reality check.
Conclusion & Future UKGC Regulation
For now, it's looking that not much will change to the way you play. Some may find the appearance of mandatory reality checks an annoyance. But in the service of safer gambling, it's never a bad thing for people to be reminded sometimes of how long they've been playing.
The new rules appear to offer more optional safety nets to players, with no changes to the way we all play. It seems that as promised, the UKGC are continuing to regulate the industry to enforce responsible gambling.
April 2016 is when the next series of big regulation changes are coming, which will be focused on autoplay functions and loss limits. We'll have to wait until nearer the time for more news on these. So please join us then.


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CES 2015: Lenovo Unveils New Intel-Powered P90 Smartphone
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | January 5, 2015 - 03:00 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: CES, smartphone, p90, LTE, Lenovo, Intel, ces 2015, atom z3560
Unveiled today at CES, the Lenovo P90 is the first smartphone to use Intel's latest Atom Z3560 processor and 5-mode XMM 7262 modem. The smartphone pairs the high end hardware with a colorful body that weighs 156g and is a mere 8.5mm thick.
The Lenovo P90 brings Intel back to the Lenovo smartphone family following a year dominated by smartphones powered by MediaTek and Qualcomm SoCs. Unfortunately, like the K900 that came before it, the P90 will not be available in the United States. Now that I've crushed the dreams of some US readers...
On the outside, the P90 looks to be your average roughly rectangular smartphone with curved edges. Lenovo does manage to spice things up a bit by offering it in Lava Red in addition to Pearl White and Onyx Black. A large 5.5" 1920x1080 display dominates the front of the device. A 5 megapixel front facing camera sits above the display and a 13MP camera with flash and optical image stabilization (OIS) sits on the back.
The Lenovo P90 is powered by a 64-bit quad core Intel Atom Z3560 clocked at 1.83 GHz paired with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal flash storage. Lenovo is using the Intel XMM 7262 modem for cellular connectivity which is LTE capable and supports data speeds of up to 150 Mbps download and 50 Mbps upload (obviously, dependent on carrier support, congestion, and signal strength, et al). A large 4,000mAh battery powers the P90.
Unlike the Vibe X2 Pro, the Intel-Powered P90 will ship with Android 4.4 KitKat. Obviously, the Atom-powered phone will have to use binary translation for many apps that are not available natively in x86-64, but the Z3560 should be plenty of hardware to handle that overhead even with the alleged 20%-40% performance hit.
The Lenovo P90 will be available in February for $369. It will hit China and Europe but not this side of the pond.
Are you interested in an Intel-powered smartphone? Do you care what the SoC is, or do you just want something with enough oomph to run your applications? I do wish Intel would be more aggressive in getting its SoCs into phones that will be available here, if only for more competition.
PC Perspective's CES 2015 coverage is sponsored by Logitech.
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CES 2015 Podcast Day 1 - Lenovo, NVIDIA Tegra X1, MSI, USB 3.1 and more!
Subject: General Tech | January 5, 2015 - 03:26 AM | Ken Addison
Tagged: video, usb type-c, usb 3.1, Tegra X1, tegra, podcast, nvidia, msi, Lenovo, ces 2015, CES
CES 2015 Podcast Day 1 - 01/04/15
It's time for podcast fun at CES! Join us as we talk about the first day of the show including a lot of announcements from Lenovo, MSI, the NVIDIA Tegra X1, USB 3.1 and more!
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Program length: 47:58
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CES 2015: Lenovo Shows Off New 24" ThinkVision Display
Subject: Displays | January 4, 2015 - 10:00 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: thinkvision, thin bezel, PCM, neo-blade ips, Lenovo, ips, ces 2015
Today at the Consumer Electronics Show, Lenovo announced updates and new additions to its Think-branded products aimed at business customers. New ThinkPad PCs, ThinkVision displays, and stackable ThinkPad accessories are launching early this year.
ThinkVision X24
Lenovo is also expanding its line of professional displays with the ThinkVision X24. This monitor is a slim full HD display with a thin bezel aimed at business users desiring single or dual monitor setups. The ThinkVision X24 is a 23.6" Neo-Blade IPS panel with a resolution of 1920x1080. Lenovo used pre-coated metal (PCM) for the rear panel to get the monitor to as thin as 7.5mm. The chrome stand supports tilt adjustments but not swivel or height.
The ThinkVision X24 supports HDMI and DisplayPort inputs, 7ms response time, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 250cd/m^2 brightness, and 178-degree viewing angles. The left and right bezels are extremely thin to allow for favorable dual monitor setups. The ThinkVision X24 provides a new budget option ($249) for the ThinkVision family.
The ThinkVision X24 will be available in April starting at $249.
PC Perspective's CES 2015 coverage is sponsored by Logitech.
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CES 2015: Lenovo Launches Improved ThinkPad Lineup
Subject: General Tech, Mobile | January 4, 2015 - 10:00 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: Thinkpad, notebook, Lenovo, ces 2015, carbon, business
Today at the Consumer Electronics Show, Lenovo announced updates and new additions to its Think-branded products aimed at business customers. New ThinkPad PCs, ThinkVision displays, and stackable ThinkPad accessories are launching early this year.
ThinkPad Notebooks and Ultrabooks
Lenovo, a leading manufacturer of PCs, recently reached a milestone with the production of its 100 millionth ThinkPad, code-named Eve, which will be on display at CES. The company has a plethora of business machines and updates are coming to the entire family of ThinkPads including the X, T, L, and E series. According to Lenovo, the company has opted for 5th gen Core i processors for most of the machines to provide the best performance and vPro capabilities.
The ThinkPad X1 Carbon is a third generation ultrabook that is lighter and faster than before. The 14" ultrabook builds upon its predecessor with an updated (optionally backlit) keyboard, three button clickpad, and up to a WQHD touchscreen display. The X1 Carbon with its carbon fiber cover weighs 2.9 pounds and is 17.72mm thick (18.46mm if you opt for a touchscreen).
It is powered by up to a 5th Generation Intel Core i7 (Broadwell-U) processor, four to eight GB of DDR3 memory, and up to a 512GB PCI-E SSD. 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, two USB 3.0 ports, one USB 2.0 OneLink, Ethernet, analog audio, and a 720p webcam round out the system's connectivity options.
For the road warrior that finds the 14" X1 Carbon too unwieldy, the new ThinkPad X250 is a slightly lighter (starting at 2.88 lbs) PC with a much smaller footprint. The X250 features full HD (1080p) displays with optional touchscreens, backlit keys, the latest clickpad, and updated internal hardware. Lenovo is using Intel's 5th Generation Core i processor, HDD, SSHD, and SSD options, up to 8GB DDR3 memory, and its Power Bridge dual battery technology for a speedy portable with respectable battery life.
Beyond the X-series, Lenovo has added new models to the ThinkPad T, ThinkPad L, and ThinkPad E series. Lenovo has managed to refine the hardware while keeping the same design principles that have made the predecessors successful.
Lenovo ThinkPad T550
The new machines are thinner, lighter, have better battery life, more ports, high resolution display options, and use Intel's 5th Generation Core processors.
Lenovo's business focused products are slated for availability early this year with the majority of hardware coming in the next two months. For laptops, pricing and availability work out as follows:
|Lenovo Notebooks
|Starting Price
|ThinkPad X1 Carbon
|ThinkPad X250
|ThinkPad T450s
|ThinkPad T450
|ThinkPad T550
|ThinkPad E550
|ThinkPad E450
|ThinkPad L450
The new machines are welcome evolutionary updates to the established ThinkPad pedigree. What are your thoughts on the new notebooks?
PC Perspective's CES 2015 coverage is sponsored by Logitech.
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CES 2015: Lenovo Thinks That You'll Love Stackable Accessories
Subject: General Tech, Storage, Mobile | January 4, 2015 - 10:00 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: CES, usb 3.0, think stack, stack, power bank, peripherals, Lenovo, hotspot, ces 2015
Today at the Consumer Electronics Show, Lenovo announced updates and new additions to its Think-branded products aimed at business customers. New ThinkPad PCs, ThinkVision displays, and stackable ThinkPad accessories are launching early this year.
ThinkPad Stack
The ThinkPad Stack represents a set of independent stackable accessories for business users to pair with their notebook or tablet. The Stack pieces can be placed atop each other interchangeably using a magnetic interlock system and can pass both power and data through the stack in order to connect to power and/or a PC with fewer cables. At launch, there are four accessories: a Bluetooth speaker, portable power bank, wireless hotspot, and a 1TB USB 3.0 hard drive. You will be able to stack any combination of the four accessories together or remove a piece to take with you to a meeting.
The portable hard drive connects over a micro USB 3.0 connection to support fast transfer speeds. The wireless access point is able to take either a RJ45 wired Ethernet or 3G/4G cellular connection (using a wireless dongle) and broadcast out a Wi-Fi connection to allow you to share the Internet connection with multiple devices. The Bluetooth speaker accessory is aimed at business users wanting a simple device that can be used for conference calls (it has two 2W speakers and a noise cancelling microphone along with 3.5mm auxiliary and micro-USB line inputs). Finally, the power bank has a 10,000 mAh battery capacity and can charge two devices at 5V 2.1A on one port and 1A on the other port. Note that the speaker and hotspot have their own batteries as well.
The ThinkPad Stack accessories will be available in April with pricing as follows:
|Stack Accessory
|ThinkPad Stack Bluetooth Speaker
|ThinkPad Stack 10000mAh Power Bank
|ThinkPad Wireless Access Point / 1TB Hard Drive Kit
As such, the entire stack of stacks will run you just under $340 USD. The full stack weighs 861 grams or about 1.9 pounds and measures 136mm x 76mm (5.35" x 2.99"). It is a neat concept that should complement Lenovo's PCs well.
PC Perspective's CES 2015 coverage is sponsored by Logitech.
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Only 1920x1080 or better need apply
Subject: Mobile | November 27, 2014 - 05:35 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: 1080p, Chillblast, Prestige i5-4200SH, dell, Inspiron 17 7000, hp, Beats Special Edition, Lenovo, Yoga 2 13, toshiba, Satellite S70-B-10U
Sick of the standard laptop screen resolution of 1366x768, especially on a laptop with a 17" screen? The Register has collected five laptops which have a 1080p resolution, several of which feature touchscreen capabilities for use with Win 8.1 and range in screen size up to 17.3". There is a variety of quality, the lower cost HP notebook does not feature an IPS display and so is not as sharp as some other models but then again it is not as expensive as the other models either. There is not much in the way of benchmarks but it is not too hard to estimate performance based on the components which are inside these laptops as they are common among the current generation of laptops. This review focuses on the screen, much like your eyes do.
"For the more discerning eye, that's just not enough, and while we'll be looking at the more expensive HiDPI laptops soon, full HD laptops are certainly more affordable these days, especially if you're prepared to trade having a high-performance CPU or a speedy solid-state drive for a crisper, higher resolution image instead."
Here are some more Mobile articles from around the web:
- Silverstone Noble Breeze NB05 Notebook Cooler @ eTeknix
- Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Tablet Review @ Hardware Secrets
- Nvidia Shield Tablet Android 5.0 Lollipop @ eTeknix
- What's MISSING on Amazon Fire Phone... and why it WON'T set the world alight @ The Register
- Hudl 2 @ The Inquirer
- Moto 360 smartwatch @ The Inquirer
- SuperTooth HD VOICE In-Car Speakerphone Review @ NikKTech
Podcast #326 - Intel's Core M 5Y70, Assassin's Creed Unity, Intel P3500 and more!
Subject: General Tech | November 13, 2014 - 03:19 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: podcast, video, Intel, core m, core m 5y70, Broadwell, broadwell-y, Lenovo, yoga 2 pro, yoga 3 pro, assasins creed unity, ubisoft, farcry 4, p3500, gskill blade
PC Perspective Podcast #326 - 11/13/2014
Join us this week as we discuss Intel's Core M 5Y70, Assassin's Creed Unity, Intel P3500 and more!
You can subscribe to us through iTunes and you can still access it directly through the RSS page HERE.
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Core M 5Y70 Specifications
Back in August of this year, Intel invited me out to Portland, Oregon to talk about the future of processors and process technology. Broadwell is the first microarchitecture to ship on Intel's newest 14nm process technology and the performance and power implications of it are as impressive as they are complex. We finally have the first retail product based on Broadwell-Y in our hands and I am eager to see how this combination of technology is going to be implemented.
If you have not read through my article that dives into the intricacies of the 14nm process and the architectural changes coming with Broadwell, then I would highly recommend that you do so before diving any further into this review. Our Intel Core M Processor: Broadwell Architecture and 14nm Process Reveal story clearly explains the "how" and "why" for many of the decisions that determined the direction the Core M 5Y70 heads in.
As I stated at the time:
"The information provided by Intel about Broadwell-Y today shows me the company is clearly innovating and iterating on its plans set in place years ago with the focus on power efficiency. Broadwell and the 14nm process technology will likely be another substantial leap between Intel and AMD in the x86 tablet space and should make an impact on other tablet markets (like Android) as long as pricing can remain competitive. That 14nm process gives Intel an advantage that no one else in the industry can claim and unless Intel begins fabricating processors for the competition (not completely out of the question), that will remain a house advantage."
With a background on Intel's goals with Broadwell-Y, let's look at the first true implementation.
Continue reading our review of the Intel Core M 5Y70 Broadwell-Y Processor!!
Lenovo Officially Acquires Motorola Mobility For $2.91 Billion
Subject: Mobile | October 30, 2014 - 11:40 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: motorola, Lenovo, finance, Android
Lenovo officially acquired Motorola Mobility from Google in a deal worth $2.91 billion (both cash and stock) today. Following the acquisition, Motorola will exist as a wholly owned subsidiary of Lenovo. Motorola will retain its headquarters in Chicago's Merchandise Mart along with satellite offices (including Silicon Valley) and approximately 3,500 employees. Note that Google will retain the majority of Motorola's patent portfolio along with the Advanced Technology and Projects research division.
Lenovo now owns the Motorola brand as well as the Moto and DROID trademarks. Lenovo expects to sell 100 million smartphones within the first year following the acquisition. These smartphones will allegedly continue to feature a stock Android experience with a focus of quick OS updates. Specifically, this Motorola blog post states:
"We will continue to focus on pure Android and fast upgrades, and remain committed to developing technology to solve real consumer problems. And we will continue to develop mobile devices that bring people unprecedented choice, value and quality." -
Lenovo has indicated that it plans to aggressively pursue selling Motorola devices in China, emerging markets, and even stateside. That last bit is perhaps the most interesting aspect of the buyout. Lenovo has been producing smartphones for a couple of years now, and while the mobile devices have held promise, they have yet to be made available in the US market. Now that Lenovo owns Motorola, the company has the branding power, experience, and carrier relationships to bring their devices stateside in a big way.
Google was not necessarily bad for Motorola but the potential conflicts of interest with other Android phone manufactures, I think, resulted in Google being much more reserved with Motorola when it came to producing new Android hardware. Now that Lenovo holds the future of Motorola, I think the company will be free to compete with new hardware running any manner of OS but especially Android. I'm interested to see where Motorola will go from here and the kinds of devices we'll see from the now Lenovo-owned company.
New 13-Inch Windows 8.1 Tablet Rounds Out Lenovo's Yoga Tablet 2 Lineup
Subject: Mobile | October 29, 2014 - 09:08 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: yoga tablet 2, Windows 8.1, Lenovo, Bay Trail, atom z3745, atom
Lenovo made a new 13-inch Windows 8.1 tablet official today rounding out the company's Yoga Tablet 2 family. The aptly named Yoga Tablet 2 With Windows (13") combines the design and hardware features of the Yoga Tablet 2 Pro with the smaller 10-inch Yoga Tablet 2 (Android or Windows) siblings. This tablet lacks the Pico projector of the Pro model, but keeps the JBL audio hardware, QHD IPS display, and kickstand. It further adds a larger version of the Bluetooth AccuType keyboard seen on the 10-inch Yoga Tablet 2 Windows model. Aimed at productivity tasks, the Bay Trail-powered PC is equipped with additional memory and storage along with an ample 12,800 mAh battery rated at up to 15 hours of general usage (including video/audio playback and web browsing). It will be available for purchase next month for $699.
The Yoga Tablet 2 with Windows 13-Inch is a 2.27 pound (tablet only) PC featuring a 2560x1440 IPS display, JBL audio with a Wolfson Master Hi-Fi codec (two front facing 1.5W stereo speakers with a rear firing 5W subwoofer), 1.6MP webcam for video conferencing, and a bundled AccuType keyboard cover. External IO includes one micro HDMI video output, one micro USB port, and micro SD card slot, and an analog audio jack. The tablet and keyboard are all ebony black which sets it apart from the other mostly silver-clad Yoga Tablet 2s.
Internally, Lenovo has chosen the quad core Intel Atom (Bay Trail) Z3745 clocked at 1.86GHz, 4GB of LPDDR3 memory, and 64GB of internal storage that can be expanded upon by adding a micro SD card up to 64GB. There is no cellular data support, but the tablet does include dual band 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0 radios. A large 12,800 mAh Lithium Polymer battery powers the tablet for up to 15 hours, according to Lenovo.
The tablet runs the full version of Windows 8.1 and comes with a one month trail of Office 365 (which recently started offering 'unlimited' cloud storage).
It will be available for purchase in November on Lenovo.com for $699.
I like the black design and the inclusion of a keyboard along with the usage of Windows 8.1 makes this a better choice for business users than the Android-running Yoga Tablet 2 Pro model. The specifications look pretty good for what it is, though I question how many Lenovo will sell at that price point. You can find older generation convertible tablets, even from Lenovo, running the faster Intel Core (Ivy Bridge and similar) chips in that price range not to mention regular laptops should you not need the hybrid/tablet nature. It is kind of in an odd middle ground between the budget Bay Trail devices and starter ultrabooks though the high resolution IPS display and audio do not hurt.
Do you think it has a place in the market and will you be picking one up?
*For reference, the 13" Yoga Tablet 2 Pro has an MSRP of $499 while the 10-inch Yoga Tablet 2 (Windows, with keyboard) has an MSRP of $399. The $200 or $300 premium (depending on the comparison) gets you (at least) a device with more memory and storage and potentially an added keyboard or a larger device.
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Brisbane will trot out a full-strength line-up when they head north to take on arch rivals North Queensland in Friday's NRL grand final rematch.
Andrew McCullough (knee), Adam Blair (suspension) and Alex Glenn (calf) have been re-inserted into the starting line-up for the ladder leaders against a similarly healthy Cowboys unit in Townsville.
Broncos prop Josh McGuire said the team had missed their under-rated hooker McCullough.
"Macca brings that stability in defence and he's a great communicator," McGuire said.
"We did miss him the last couple of weeks. I know I feel a lot safer when he is next to me in the line."
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Struggling Newcastle also get a handful of stars back for their clash with the Wests Tigers, with Trent Hodkinson (knee), Nathan Ross (hamstring), Sam Mataora (hamstring) and Pauli Pauli named.
Tigers recruit Matt Ballin will make his club debut off the bench in place of the injured Robbie Farah (concussion), completing his comeback from a knee reconstruction.
"He came back to play last week, came to the club with the knee injury and he's been really professional and diligent in what he's done to get back on the field," Tigers co-captain Dene Halatau said on Tuesday.
South Sydney playmaker Cody Walker gets a start on the wing for the injured Michael Oldfield against a St George Illawarra side missing Benji Marshall (hamstring) and Joel Thompson (suspension).
Dragons coach Paul McGregor said they would again test Marshall's problematic hamstring to figure out the latest issue.
"We're going to get a revisit to the physio this afternoon and we'll find out a lot more then. But it's highly unlikely (he will play)," McGregor said.
Jacob Host and Josh McCrone will deputise.
Warriors veteran Simon Mannering returns from a mouth issue and Issac Luke has been re-installed in the No.9 to take on Canberra, minus Shaun Fensom (shoulder). Jeff Lima (hand) is back on the bench.
Manly have lost Martin Taupau for three weeks due to his lifting tackle, but the Sea Eagles will be buoyed by having Steve Matai, Josh Starling and Jamie Buhrer on deck to face Cronulla.
An unchanged Parramatta haven't included skipper Kieran Foran, who remains in a Brisbane rehabilitation clinic as he battles a personal issue.
Penrith utility Tyrone Peachey, fresh from last week's hat-trick, has also been officially named in the centres for the first time after filling in there for the past two matches.


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St. Louis fast-food workers have come together to form the Mid-South Organizing Committee to fight for fair wages and the right to form a union without retaliation. We are workers from more than 15 fast food chains across the Mid-South, who are making tremendous profits, but do not pay employees like us enough to survive – enough to support our families and to cover basic needs like food, health care, rent and transportation.
Fast-food is a billion dollar per year industry, and we believe that no one who works for a living in such a profitable business should be forced to rely on public assistance to provide for their family. Over 64 million Americans earn less than $15/hour, which is the minimum needed to afford the cost of living. One-quarter of St. Louis' workforce works in the service economy, and in fast food the average annual salary is less than $19,000. When workers are paid a living wage, not only will it strengthen the economy but it will also improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods.
The median hourly wage for Combined Food Service and Preparation Workers, including fast-food, is $8.71 an hour in the St. Louis metro area. That is the lowest of any occupation in the city – lower than home health aides ($9.45 an hour), maids and housekeepers ($9.21 an hour) and child care workers ($9.21 an hour). Nationally, the median wage for this jobs $8.76 an hour, also lower than all other reported occupations.
Nationally fast food workers work only 24 hours a week on average, further reducing their low wages. A 24-hour-a-week worker making the St. Louis median fast food wage would earn only $10,870 in a year.
While the fast food industry promotes the stereotype that fast food workers are teenagers earning pocket money, nationally, the median age of fast food workers is over 28 years old, and women in those jobs have a median age of over 32 years. Women make up two-thirds of fast food workers. 62% of single mothers in the workforce are employed in retail or service industries.


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Department of Applied Therapeutics, Faculty of Pharmacy, Health Sciences Centre, Kuwait University, Kuwait
Received date: October 17, 2011; Accepted date:: December 15, 2011; Published date:: December 19, 2011
Citation: Sharma JN, Narayanan P (2011) Hypertension and Diabetes: Contribution of the Kallikrein - Kinin System. J Diabetes Metab S4:004. doi:10.4172/2155-6156.S4-004
Copyright: © 2011 Sharma JN, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Bradykinin system; Diabetes; Hypertension; Overview
Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of mortality worldwide. Hypertension and diabetes are the two major risk factors in the development of cardiac hypertrophy, ischemic heart disease and cardiac failure. Previous studies have indicated altered activities of the BK-generating components in hypertension and diabetes [1]. BK is a pharmacologically active polypeptide that can promote both cardiovascular and renal function, for example, vasodilation, natriuresis, diuresis and release of nitric oxide (NO) [2,3]. In addition, B2 kinin receptors are present in the cardiac endothelial cells which may enhance the biosynthesis and release of NO. Sharma and Uma [4] demonstrated that reduced tissue kallikrein levels may be associated with the development of high BP in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and diabetic rats. BK may produce pharmacological effects via NO and cyclic GMP (cyclic guanosine mono phosphate) release [5].
Furthermore, it has been established that kinin has cardioprotective actions in myocardial ischemia and can prevent left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) [3]. Also, transgenic mice carrying tissue kallikrein gene and over expressing tissue kallikrein had reduced BP [6]. NO synthase and renal tissue kallikrein are both involved in BP regulation [7,8].
This update is intended to provide the readers, recent developments on the role of BK in hypertension and diabetes.
Kallikrein Kinin System (KKS)
BK is a pharmacologically active polypeptide, which is released in the tissues and body fluids as a result of enzymatic action of kallikreins on kininogens. The kinins include BK Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Ser-Pro- Phe-Arg), Kallidin (Lys-Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Ser-Pro-Phe-Arg) and methionyl-lysyl-BK (Met-Lys-Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Arg). Kallidin and methionyl-lysyl-BK are converted into BK by amino peptidases present in plasma and urine. BK is rapidly (< 15 sec) inactivated by circulating kininases. Once BK is released in the blood and body fluids, it may act on two different BK receptors known as B1 and B2. The biological activities of BK per se are mediated through B2 receptor, as this receptor has a higher affinity towards these kinins. Likewise, Lys- BK preferably binds to B2 receptor. The des-Arg metabolites of these kinins (i.e. des-Arg9-BK and des-Arg10-lys_BK) have a higher affinity for the B1 receptor.
Kininogens are multifunctional proteins derived mainly from alpha- 2 globulin. In humans the two forms of kininogens are high molecular weight kininogen (HMWK) and low molecular weight kininogen (LMWK). These kininogens vary from each other in molecular weight, susceptibility to plasma and tissue kallikreins and in their physiological properties [1]. They are synthesized in the liver and circulate in the plasma and other body fluids.
There are two forms of kallikreins known as tissue kallikrein and plasma kallikrein. Tissue kallikrein is found in various organs such as the kidney, heart and synovial tissue. The tissue kallikrein is synthesized in the cell as a precursor and converted into the active form by the cleavage of an amino terminal peptide [9]. Active tissue kallikrein acts on LMWK to release kallidin. Tissue and plasma kallikreins differ from one another in molecular weight, biological functions, physicochemical and immunological properties. The plasma kallikrein is present in circulation in an inactive form, which is known as plasma prekallikrein or Fletcher factor. This plasma prekallikrein is converted to active plasma kallikrein by activated Hageman factor (XIIa). Also factor XIIa can liberate BK from HMWK in the absence of plasma kallikrein. In addition, plasma kallikrein is able to convert inactive factor XII to XIIa by positive feedback reaction [9]. The majority of plasma prekallikrein circulates as a non-covalent complex with HMWK. Factor XIIa and factor XI circulate with HMWK in bound form. In this way, factor XI can be converted into XIa for the participation in the intrinsic coagulation cascade. Treatment of cells or cellular matrices with HMWK and plasma prekallikrein in the absence of factor XIIa generates plasma kallikrein activity [10]. Plasma kallikrein activity is generated following treatment of cells with factor XIIa-deficient plasma, but not plasma prekallikrein-deficient plasma [11]. Activity of a partially purified plasma prekallikrein activator is not inhibited by factor XII-neutralizing antibodies and demonstrated negligible activity against factor XIIa substrates [12].
Furthermore, it is of interest to state that the tissue kallikreinkinin- system is the least complex of the two KKS as it only involves LMWK. However the plasma KKS is more complex, involving several molecules bound to the cell surface. The conversion of plasma prekallikrein into plasma kallikrein by factor XIIa only occurs ex vivo on non-physiological, negatively charged surfaces, such as glass and silica. It is now accepted that factor XII activation is not the initiating step in kallikrein-kinin activation, but instead is a secondary event which serves to increase the rate and extent of the reaction initiated by plasma kallikrein [10,11].
In immunological reactions, the tissue proteoglycan and mast cell heparin might act as an initiating surface for initial activation of the Hageman factor [13]. It seems that the kinins may be generated in parallel with the formation of thrombin at inflammatory sites, since plasma prekallikrein can be activated by coagulant Hageman factor. The tissue kallikrein multigene family comprises closely related cluster of genes that vary in number between the different mammalian species: 24 genes have been identified in the mouse, 20 in the rat, 3 in humans and 3 in the hamster [1,14].
Several restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLP) have been mapped in tissue kallikrein gene and their regulatory regions in SHR [15]. These findings may reflect a possible difference in the tissue kallikrein gene locus between SHR and normotensive Wistar-Kyoto (WK) rats. A tissue kallikrein RFLP has been indicated to co-segregate with high BP in the F2 offspring of SHR and normotensive Brown Norway rat crosses [14]. This finding strongly suggests a possibility of a close linkage between the kallikrein gene locus and the hypertensive phenotype of SHR.
Kininases, kinin inactivating enzymes, are present in the plasma, endothelial cells and in the tissues to regulate the physiological functions of the kinins in the body. These are known as kininase I, and kininase II [angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)] and encephalinase. In plasma, kininase I cleaves the C-terminal argentine of BK to form des-Arg9-BK. Kininase II causes inactivation of BK by releasing pentapeptide (Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe) and tripeptide (Ser-Pro-Phe) fragments (Figure 1).
Interaction between kinins and their specific receptors can lead to activation of several second messenger systems. The BK receptor stimulation initiate the second messenger pathways, such as the arachidonic acid products and the activation of calcium sensitive systems [16]. The elevation of cellular inositol phosphates by BK involves G-protein coupled activation of phospholipase A2 and C that are used in the synthesis of eicosanoids [17]. It is of interest that indomethacin, a cyclooxygenase inhibitor, was able to cause potentiation of BK-induced contractions in guinea pig tracheal smooth muscle preparations [18]. These findings may suggest that there could be non-eicosanoid pathways for the cellular and molecular actions of BK.
Furthermore, it is known that BK significantly stimulates phosphoinositide hydrolysis in guinea pig ileum longitudinal muscle that may result in elevation of cytosolic calcium ion levels to induce contractile responses. Schini et al. [19] demonstrated that the B2 receptor stimulation causes production of cyclic GMP in cultured porcine aortic endothelial cells. The formation of cyclic GMP may be an important step for the biological actions as well as release of NO evoked by BK in the endothelial cells and in the vascular smooth muscles.
Hypertension and the Kinin System
Hypertension is a major risk factor in the development of cardiovascular diseases, such as coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure and peripheral vascular & renal diseases. There is ample evidence documenting the role of BK in the pathogenesis of hypertension [2,20]. The pharmacological actions of BK in regulation of systemic BP are vasodilation in most areas of circulation, reduction in total peripheral vascular resistance and regulation of sodium excretion from the kidney [21]. The role of KKS in hypertension was established by Margolius and co-investigators [22-23] with the observations that urinary kallikrein excretion is significantly reduced in hypertensive patients and hypertensive rats. This led to the suggestion that reduced urinary kallikrein excretion might result from a reduction in kinin generation in hypertensive situations. Research on the systemic changes in the kallikrein has provided further insight regarding the mechanisms of various hypertensive conditions. In this connection, it is known that kininogen levels and kinin-forming factors are reduced in essential and malignant hypertension [24]. It may be that a deficiency of plasma HMWK due to a decrease in liver synthesis (which decreases kinin production) occurs in an individual who develops hypertension after mild exercise [25]. It is proposed here that a deficiency in BK might be a significant factor in the pathophysiology of hypertension. In this regard, it is suggested that the role of renal BK is to excrete the excess sodium. Therefore, a reduction in the generation of renal BK may be the cause in the development of hypertension as a result of the accumulation of sodium in the body [2]. Thus, the development of a compound having renal kallikrein-like activity may serve the purpose of excreting excessive sodium from the kidney in the treatment of hypertension. Also it has been demonstrated that transgenic mice over-expressing renal tissue kallikrein were hypotensive and that administration of aprotinin, restored the BP of the transgenic mice [6]. We have shown the suppression of hypotensive responses of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) by aprotinin in SHR [26]. These findings highlight a role of tissue kallikrein in the regulation of BP. Recently, it has been proposed that tissue kallikrein gene delivery into various hypertensive models exhibits protection, such as reduction in high BP, attenuation of cardiac hypertrophy, inhibition of renal damage and stenosis [27-30]. Furthermore, gene delivery of kallikrein binding protein re-establishes a normotensive state in tissue kallikrein overexpressing mice [31]. This may indicate the future therapeutics aspect of kallikrein gene therapy for cardiovascular and renal pathology.
ACEIs are currently used in the treatment of both clinical and experimental hypertension [32,33]. ACEIs could lower BP by inhibiting the biodegradation of kinin as well as blocking the formation of angiotensinII (AgII). A calcium-channel blocker, nifedipine, used in treatment of patients with essential hypertension can normalize the reduced urinary kallikrein excretion [34]. Smith et al. [35] have suggested that women with reduced activity of the renal BK may be at increased risk of developing pregnancy-induced hypertension. Previous study has demonstrated that urinary kallikrein excretion was found to be diminished in family members at risk for hereditary hypertension and that urinary kallikrein may be one of the major genetic markers associated with family history of hypertension [36].
LVH is regarded as an independent risk factor in hypertensive patients in inducing cardiac abnormalities. BK can counter the development of LVH in rats with hypertension produced by aortic banding [37,38]. This anti-hypertrophic effect of BK was abolished by use of a B2 receptor antagonist or inhibitor of NO formation. Thus, BK has a role in protecting the heart against developing (LVH) by releasing NO in this model of hypertension induced by aortic banding. In this regard, we have for the first time demonstrated that the lack of the cardiac KKS could be responsible for the induction of LVH in SHR and SHR with diabetes [39,40]. It is suggested that the reduced cardiac tissue kallikrein and cardiac kininogen may be responsible for reduced BK generation in the heart.
Therefore, deficient components of the BK system in the heart may be responsible for inducing excessive hypertrophy and myocardial dysfunction in cases of hypertension. It is highly desirable to develop stable compounds of BK to evaluate their efficacy and potency in cases of cardiac failure, cardiac ischemia and hypertension.
It is the generally accepted view that the BK-induced BP lowering effect is mediated by the B2 receptor, but B1 receptor might also be involved under special situations [41]. It has been demonstrated that a B2 receptor antagonist (B5630) can generally abolish the hypotensive effects of BK as well as captopril, an ACEI [42]. This led to the proposal that the hypotensive action of ACEIs might be due to the activation of B2 receptor. The accumulation of BK after treatment with ACEIs with subsequent release of NO, prostaglandins (PGs) and prostacyclin (PGI2) could account for additional mediators released in the process of anti-hypertensive action of these drugs in hypertensive patients.
Diabetes and the Kinin System
Several investigators [43-47] have reported alterations of the renal KKS in the diabetic state. Insulin- treated moderately hyperglycemic diabetic rats and patients with diabetes mellitus have been reported to show increased urinary kallikrein and BK excretion [44]. These findings suggest that alterations in the kinin-forming components may be the indicator of vascular disease in type 2 diabetics. The renal hyperfiltration in diabetic rats was reduced after pretreatment with aprotinin, suggesting a role of KKS in diabetic state of increased glomerular hemodynamics [48]. In addition, Vieira et al. [49] demonstrated the renal conversion of T-kinin (present in rats) to BK. The conversion of T-kinin, which is the main kinin in inflammation in rats, could be an important alternative pathway for the generation of renal BK in diabetic rats. On the other hand, the metabolism of BK might be impaired and it has to be shown whether changes in the activity of kininases could lead to an increased urinary BK excretion under diabetic conditions. In our earlier studies, we observed the reduction in cardiac and plasma kallikrein and kininogen concentrations in hypertensive and diabetic rats [39]. These studies suggested that the development of LVH and high BP in these diabetic rats could be the reflection of hypo- activity of the KKS. These research findings were indeed supported by the fact that the reduced synthesis of the myocardial tissue kallikrein implies a reduced capacity to generate BK in diabetic rats [45,50,51]. It can be postulated, therefore, that alterations of the KKS may contribute to the cardiac dysfunction in diabetes mellitus in human patients. Furthermore, it is suggested that treatment with KKS components in diabetic conditions may reverse the myocardial abnormalities observed in diabetic patients. Recently, it has been reported that high plasma prekallikrein activity may serve as a marker for diabetic hypertensive nephropathy [45], which may be the marker of vascular disease in diabetic patients. It has been recently pointed out that cardioprotective effects of the KKS in the diabetic heart suggest that stimulation of the KKS might open new avenues for the treatment of diabetic cardiopathy due to down regulation of kinin inactivating enzymes [10,52,53]. Also, BK2 receptor activation may contribute to the development of diabetic nephropathy [54]. On the other hand, kallikrein gene delivery improves serum glucose and lipid profile and cardiac function in experimental diabetes [55]. Recently, it has been suggested that BK system may be a therapeutic target in preventing and treating diabetic nephropathy [56].
We recently demonstrated that a decrease in tissue kallikrein and plasma kininogen activity in diabetic WK rats may be associated with the development of LVH [57]. Furthermore, treatment with captopril resulted in rise in tissue kallikrein activity as well as kininogen levels in reducing LVH in these diabetic rats (Figures 2-5).
Figure 2: The effect of captopril (cap) treatment (40 mg/kg and 80 mg/kg) on mean arterial blood pressure (BP) of diabetic and non-diabetic Wistar Kayoto (WKY) rats. The BP was increased (P<0.01) in diabetic rats compared to non-diabetic rats. The cap-treated (40 and 80 mg/kg) diabetic and nondiabetic rats showed a significant ( p<0.001) reduction in BP compared to their respective non treated control (cont) rats. Each column (n=7) represents mean± SEM. [57].
Figure 3: The influence of captopril (cap) treatment (40 and 80 mg/kg) on the left ventricular wall thickness (LVWT) of diabetic and non-diabetic Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats. Diabetic WKY rats showed a significant (P<0.01) increase in LVWT. The cap- treated (40 and 80 mg/kg) diabetic WKY rats produced significant (p<0.01) reduction in the LVWT compared to the control (cont) diabetic WKY rats. Each column (n=7) represents mean± SEM. [57].
Figure 4: The influence of captopril (cap) treatment (0 and 80 mg/kg) on the total urinary kallikrein levels of diabetic and non-diabetic Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats. The cap- treatment (40 and 80 mg/kg) produced a significant (p<0.001) increase in total urinary kallikrein compared to the respective diabetic and non-diabetic control (cont) WKY rats. Each column (n=7) represents mean± SEM [57].
Figure 5: The influence of captopril (cap) treatment (40 and 80 mg/kg) on the total plasma kininogen levels of diabetic and non-diabetic Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rats. The cap- treatment (40 and 80 mg/kg) produced a significant (p<0.001) increase in total plasma kininogen levels compared to the respective diabetic and non-diabetic control (cont) WKY rats. Each column (n=7) represents mean± SEM [57].
Abnormal BK components might be responsible for the development of hypertension and diabetes as presented in the review. Drug development to improve the BK functions may help in the treatment of hypertension and diabetes in future. Several investigations are in the progress to establish these facts.


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An Orange County car dealer agreed Wednesday to plead guilty to charges that he bilked a financing company that gave him millions of dollars to purchase Lamborghinis and other luxury vehicles.
Viken Keuylian, 45, of Laguna Hills agreed to plead guilty to one count of wire fraud that carries a maximum 30-year prison sentence, the U.S. attorney's office said in a statement.
Keuylian, who was scheduled to make a court appearance on Monday, could not be reached for comment. There was no telephone listing for him in Laguna Hills.
Federal prosecutors said Keuylian owned two recently closed dealerships. Most of the vehicles were purchased using money borrowed from Volkswagen Credit Inc.
In October, Keuylian sold at least 54 luxury cars, mostly Lamborghinis, for $8.1 million. The financing company had loaned him $12.5 million to buy the vehicles.
Keuylian deceived the financing company to believe certain cars hadn't been sold, when in fact they had, and some of the money was used to pay his other business debts, authorities said.
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Pete A. Burbach, son of John and Elizabeth Burbach, was born in Sutton, Nebr., March 31, 1893, and Passed away Dec 29, 1955, at the Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, after a short illness.
Pete moved with his parents to Tampa, Kansas, in 1898, then in 1905 the family moved to Collyer, Kansas.
He was united in marriage to Minnie Alzora Tilton, November 20, 1918. They moved to their farm south of Collyer, Kansas, where they have lived for 37 years. To this union a daughter and a son were born. His father, mother two sisters Christina Glantz and Mary Bardel preceded him in death.
He leaves to mourn his death, his wife Minnie; a daughter, Nadine Claycamp of WaKeeney, and a son Warren Burbach of Collyer. He also leaves six grandchildren; three brothers, John of Gooding, Idaho; George of Collyer and Ben of Hoyt, Kansas, Also three sisters Mollie Huenergardt; and Lissie Glantz of Bison, Kansas; and Emma Brown of WaKeeney. Many other relatives and a large circle of friends and neighbors.
Pete was always a kind and loving husband and father, a very helpful neighbor and friend. His memory will long live on in the hears of his family and friends.Submitted by Doyle G. Ekey
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Giants outfielder Nate Schierholtz was scheduled for X-rays on his right foot, which was struck by a foul ball on Monday night. Schierholtz snapped a 2-2 tie with his homer to right in the sixth against Atlanta. It was his ninth home run of the season.
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A SOLDIER accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend told a court she stabbed herself in the neck, as she lunged at him with a carving knife at the same moment he tried to disarm her.
Lance Corporal Trimaan "Harry" Dhillon described a lengthy struggle through Alice Ruggles' Gateshead flat in October, that ended with her bleeding to death and him "panicking" rather than ringing 999.
The 26-year-old, a signaller with the 2 Scots, is on trial at Newcastle Crown Court and denies murdering his ex after he turned up at her home despite her getting an official police warning telling him to stay away.
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Dhillon said he climbed into her ground-floor flat through a bedroom window before he saw Miss Ruggles in the living room and that she had grabbed a carving knife.
The Edinburgh-based soldier, who had recently gone through a course in Hereford to join the special forces, said he managed to get her in a headlock and pushed her through the kitchen and into the bathroom.
His intention was to lock her in and run away, he told the court.
Miss Ruggles, who was 24, from Leicestershire and worked for Sky in Newcastle, dropped the knife and fell unconscious on the floor, Dhillon said.
She later regain consciousness, he said, and she asked: "Is this really happening?"
He told the jury: "My reply was 'I don't know, please don't speak'."
Later, as they sat in the bathroom, Dhillon claims Miss Ruggles became "infuriated" when he told her he was going to see another woman.
The jury has heard he tried to set up a date as he waited outside Miss Ruggles' flat before she came home that evening.
Dhillon claimed she picked up the knife again but he managed to stop her stabbing him.
He said the knife scratched her neck as he elbowed her to the head.
Miss Ruggles ended up beneath the basin as he sat on the toilet, he said, before she came at him again. "She was moving forwards and I was moving towards her," he said.
"I moved forward to deflect her arm."
Dhillon said the knife entered her neck from right to left. He said: "I remember saying 'Alice' and she fell on her right side."
The India-born soldier said the knife was stuck in her neck, so he tried to pull it out.
"I definitely felt the bone connect on the knife," he said. "I tried to move it a bit.
"It wouldn't just come out straight away, and then I pulled it out."
Dhillon said he then considered stabbing himself in the chest.
Jamie Hill QC, defending, asked why he did not call 999 on her mobile.
Dhillon said: "I don't know, I panicked at the time.
"I didn't know how to react to the situation."
He remembered saying her name and her not replying but he saw her leg twitch.
Asked again why he did not summon the emergency services, Dhillon said: "If I am honest, I initially wanted to get out of the situation. I panicked and I ran away."
He said he got in his car and took the Coldstream route to Edinburgh as he considered "driving off one of these back roads, off the hill".
The jury has heard he was arrested after he got back to barracks.
The trial continues on Friday morning.


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Jan 13, 2011 Russ Tarby Professional
When the Syracuse Crunch returns to its home ice this Saturday night against the Rochester Amerks, it'll be a much different team than the one which last played the War Memorial on Dec. 28.
While the Salt City's American Hockey League team played a season-high seven road games from Dec. 29 through Jan. 14, a series of trades and player transactions has transformed the roster.
On Dec. 30, the Crunch demoted enforcer Jon Mirasty, a fan favorite, to the Elmira Jackals.
On Jan. 1, Syracuse's parent club, the Anaheim Ducks, traded defenseman Brett Festerling to the Montreal Canadiens organization.
On Jan. 3, the Ducks sent playmaking center Nick Bonino back to Syracuse, which is a good thing because on Jan. 4 Anaheim traded Crunch top-scorer Trevor Smith to the Columbus Bluejackets for defenseman Nate Guerin.
The next day, Jan. 5, the Ducks promoted right winger Dan Sexton – arguably the Crunch's fastest skater – to the NHL.
To take the edge off those significant losses in the offensive zone, Anaheim reassigned rookie phenom Kyle Palmieri to the Crunch after his stint with the bronze medal-winning U.S. National Juniors Team.
While Crunch Coach Mark Holick continues juggling lines to increase the team's scoring punch, he'll also have three recent call-ups from Elmira to fill in. The day after New Year's left wingers Eric Lampe and Josh Brittain returned to the Crunch, and journeyman blueliner Guerin, 28, will be expected to fill in with his fists in Mirasty's absence.
The Crunch lost two games on the road last weekend.
Despite the third two-goal performance of the season from Nathan Paetsch, Syracuse could not solve the Binghamton Senators and fell to their I-81 rivals by a 6-4 final Jan. 7, at the Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena, snapping the Crunch's three-game winning streak. The loss was the team's fourth straight to Binghamton after winning the first game of the season series back on Oct. 16.
On Jan. 8, the Crunch were edged by the Albany Devils by a 2-1 score at the Times Union Center. Goalie J.P. Levasseur, making his first start in five games, denied 26 of 28 Albany shots, while Eric Lampe scored his second goal in as many nights for the Crunch in the losing effort.
Syracuse concludes its seven-game road trip Jan. 14 against the Hamilton Bulldogs in Ontario before returning to the War Memorial at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, and at 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 16, against Rochester and Adirondack, respectively. The home team will be wearing new orange-and-white jerseys for each of this weekend's games. Ticket prices range between $13 and $22; 473-4444; syracusecrunch.com.
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"TUNE INTO WINDSOR". Welcome! Student Session Unregistered 2007. Agenda for this Virtual Orientation. To Discuss: Specific information you need to throughout the summer leading up to university. General information that will help you during your first year.
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(Windsor Welcome Week will provide you with more detailed information about first year)
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-Arts and Social Sciences
-Odette School of Business
-Human Kinetics
-Inter-faculty: Environmental Studies, Forensic Science, Forensics & Criminology
-Master/Doctoral Programs
-Intersession/Summer Session: 6 or 10 weeks
-Larger class sizes
-Greater variety of classes
-Plagiarism rules (see policy guide in student agenda)
-Cannot use the same essay for two classes
-Amount of free time changes
-Have to buy your booksACADEMIC YEAR
-Marking Scale (13=A+, 12=A, 11=A- etc.)
-10 day exam period after each semester
-Max load/semester is 5 classes
*depends on program
-Full time Status: 4-5 classes
-Part time Status: 1-3 classes
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Prerequisite – A course that MUST be completed with a passing grade BEFORE you can register for the next
Co-requisite – A course which MUST be taken WITH another course
Anti-requisite – A course, if ALREADY completed will not allow you to receive a credit in the desired class
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Sessional Average – Average of the marks of one semester
Cumulative Average – Average of the marks from all completed courses
Major Average – Average of the marks in your required courses
General Degree
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Will it fit in my Jeep?
Inspired by another thread and WillysEdition04's comment here, I think it would be fun to start a thread where you post pictures of crazy stuff you've managed to haul in your Jeep.
I've fit 5 31" tires & wheels in the back of my LJ w/ back seat removed, and I don't think i'd have a problem fitting 5 33's back there.
Heres pics I found with Google images:
That first pic is pretty hilarious.
No pic but I had a pretty decently sized Christmas tree stuffed in mine.
I had the entire back filled with straw bales.... what a mess when I got home and unloaded! Looked like the inside of a barn in the whole jeep. :)
I have a 06 Buell Lightening and i have comtiplated taking the back seat out and pushing the passenger seat allt he way forward and trying the fit the bike in there kitty corner...never done it tho.
LOL @ the JetSki :rofl:
Here's one of me picking up my new washer & dryer:
No picture but I fit 12 peope inside my SWB TJ with a hardtop and doors on?
I fit a 9 foot tall christmas tree in my back seat .. ha.. with a passenger
About 2 weeks ago I fit 4 people that I picked up from the airport as well as 6 huge overweight pieces of luggage with the top down. I had luggage bag jammed in between my spare tire carrier and one of the guests head who was sitting in the back seat. We got soo many weird looks driving to my house, luckily im like 15 min away from the airport though.
I put my KLX style pit bike in my jeeps. It actually fits better in the hard top than soft, But the stocker with soft is way lower and easier on the back for loading and unloading. All i have to do is fold the passenger seat up, Put the rear tire down there, Strap the handle bars in on the cage. I could squeeze a person in the back, But usually the bike, Gear, Fuel can, Tools, Spares takes up the extra. Ill try and get a pic, People thinks its cool i can fit my whole pit area and bike in there.
come on guys! post pics!
I thought this was classic:
from here:
Fit a 3 cushion couch on top with the top down, stayed on pretty good for the short drive.
Plus a decently sized aquarium with the back seat removed
I did haul a mattress and headboard on top of the JK. With the windows rolled down, it's pretty easy to find places to hook up the cargo straps.
I have hualed a fridge, the guys loading it said it would never fit.....it did.
California King mattress strapped on top of YJ with no top.
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