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Modern mobile operating systems are all the hype, and we're feeling it here at GORGES – clients are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of mobile technology.
The major contenders when it comes to mobile operating systems are Android, iOS (more commonly known as iPhone, iPad and iPod), and Windows Phone 7 – all fantastic mobile operating systems, it is hard to even begin to compare them to their predecessors.
But why were we suddenly (these past few years) imbued with these brilliant new OS'es?
The answer of course is advances in hardware – lower cost, more computation power, high resolution displays and multi-touch, more storage, faster wireless networks, longer battery life… and on top of all that, advances in nanotechnology has made everything smaller and lighter, too.
My point with this little article, is to share with you an observation that has surfaced in a few of my conversations lately: that these new mobile operating systems are part of a transition towards "real" operating systems running on mobile devices. In fact, I've taken to referring to them as "transition operating systems" myself.
The evolution of mobile hardware does not cease. What made these new OS'es possible, is the fact that mobile devices are now almost as fast as "real" computers – and that same progress will put an end to them, too.
Soon, mobile devices will be fast enough to run "real" operating systems – and when that time comes, why would you want a dedicated mobile OS, or even a mobile device dedicated to wireless communications, such as your phone? If you could run a real Windows, OSX or Linux OS on your device, why wouldn't you? At least two of the major players in mobile hardware, NVidia and QualComm, are currently racing to bring quad-core processors to market this year, so it may be more imminent than you think.
I suspect certain companies, such as Apple, are already having the same realization – it was recently rumored that certain features are being migrated from iOS to OSX. My guess is, they're getting ready to add support for iOS apps to OSX, with the intent of running OSX on a mobile device in the no-too-distant future.
This is all speculation, of course – and either way, it doesn't diminish the value of the mobile "transition" operating systems, which paved the way for new advances in user interface / user experience development, and have set new standards for human-machine interfaces overall.
And it certainly doesn't mean that you should hold out on your business ideas – waiting for real operating systems to hit your cell phones – the new mobile platforms are already embedded in our lives, and they are inevitably here to stay, in some form or another.


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Not only do the authors have HelloGiggles ties, they're really nice people. With really dark and adorable senses of humor. So, buy this book for your cat-loving friend, or even better- buy it for their cat-hating husband! No matter who it's for, you'll all feel like winners.
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Feb 18th 2010 12:24PM (Joystiq)So does nobody here actually watch football? Those players are all big names. Desean Jackson is a 1000 yard receiever from this season and had some of the most explosive plays. Faulk is a future hall of famer. Pat Willis was ROY. AND what about the gorgeous Stacy Kiebler.
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Dec 23rd 2009 3:16AM (Joystiq Xbox)Eh considering you can buy a 3 pack with these two games and dead rising for 40 this isn't really worth it.
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Mar 23rd 2009 11:50AM (Joystiq)And people bitch about 800 points for gears maps...
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Feb 17th 2009 1:27PM (Joystiq Playstation)umm I'm pretty sure Rebro is a chick when I look at that picture.
"Rebro is a big fan of pancakes -- when asked if waffles were a suitable substitute, HE described them as "the devil's cranny treat."
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Jan 22nd 2009 5:12PM (Joystiq Xbox)What other entertainment could do it?
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Jan 7th 2009 6:47PM (Joystiq Xbox)Nobody says anything about FF cuz it's always a different game, not the same place, characters or anything. Except X-2
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Jan 7th 2009 5:23PM (Joystiq Xbox)Bioshock is def a game that was good enough that I would want to play and sequel that they come out with. I feel like the first story was so amazing that they'll be able to bring so much more to the table in the next iteration. Six may be a bit much but to not bring out another would be crazy.
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Jan 1st 2009 7:53PM (Joystiq Xbox)so you're telling me that Gears of War 2, which won GOTY on this very site, was a completely flawed game? I never said that you can't criticize the game. I'm just saying that if you think about it the same glitches were present in Gears 1 and nobody was saying that that game was completely flawed. I'm saying that they will fix it you just have to be patient and constructive. Not bitchy.
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Someone to Catch my Drift by PaganNews.com Staff Writer
Someone to Catch my Drift
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When I first had children, I discovered something that all other first time mothers inevitably discover. My social life changed dramatically. I used to be the funky kid in Hot Topic attire out until 2 with whatever crew of misfits I could find. Well, no more of that with a baby! Even though my husband would have granted me an evening off here and there to run about like a wild child, let's be realistic - whenever I wasn't on Baby Duty, all I really wanted to do was sleep. So most of my old friends drifted, eventually lost to the tide of changing lives, and I was faced with finding new friends, preferably with children, so their hours would mimic my abominably early schedule. People who wouldn't mind me changing a diaper in front of them. People who could handle spit-up, tantrums, endless interruptions and my brainless rambling about the kids, whose activities as babies hypnotized me into sounding like a moron. In short, I needed mommy-friends.
It wasn't easy. I tried hooking up with a group of church-goers my mother knew, all of whom had young children. I even went to church a few times, stalking this group of friends. They seemed cool; one of them sported spiky, fluorescent dyed hair, and was into vampires. Surely they'd be alright with me and my eccentricities. They lived close by, were down to earth, and seemed very friendly. Wrong! I eventually told them that I wasn't Christian. I didn't even get into the intricacies of my paganism; just let that tip of the iceberg show. Immediately, I got dropped - phone calls and emails went unanswered for a couple of weeks, until I finally stopped trying.
This early experience, sadly, colored a lot of my attempts at friendships with other moms. It was like I had a checklist I had to get out front before committing to any real time with people. Kids the same age? Check. In a healthy relationship, or at least drama-free? Check. Geeky? Check. Ok with alternate religions, sexualities, and the like? Can I wear my frumpy clothes and my punk stuff around them? Hrm ... The longer I looked the more I despaired. Part of the problem was that people like me tended to have kids later, or not at all. They also (like me) tended to do something I call Hide the Crazy, that is to say, dress down to blend in with the other moms, because we wanted our kids to have friends. I didn't want Little Tommy's mother to surreptitiously say, "Let's not invite the Cox kids over, ok? They're nice kids, but their mom's a little odd. Did you SEE her tattoo?" It wasn't fair for my kids to face the consequences of my antiestablishmentarianism.
So the search began in earnest. I haunted www.PunkyMoms.com, Craigslist's platonic personals, www.meetup.com and such. I tried to arrange playdates with mothers whose children were in my kids' Mothers Day Out programs. For three years I tried to find other people who were both like me and were mothers, and came up with nothing. This was a dark time. It seemed a cruel twist of fate that at the time of my life in which I suffered the most crippling self-doubt, loneliness and despair, I was also subjected to the most intense scrutiny and judgment I had seen since junior high. I was alone from 7:00 AM until my husband got home at 6:00 PM. All my old friends were at work. My mother was at work. My sister-in-law stayed home, but she was busy homeschooling her own children. Eleven hours a day, five days a week, is a long time to be alone with an infant.
I had almost given up, had almost decided that I was, in fact, the only geeky weirdo with kids. Then I met Hatgirl. I name her Hatgirl here because she wears cool hats. We met at the Ft. Worth Zoo at an event we found on www.meetup.com. I had just finished having a most disheartening conversation with one of the other women. I remember this one particularly well because it summed up so much.
"So what do you do?" she asked as we pushed our strollers side by side towards the reptiles.
"I stay home," I said, "but I'm also a writer."
"Oh," she said, immediately losing interest. "Well I'm an accountant." And she walked back to talk with someone else she knew. Maybe she didn't mean it that way, maybe I was overly sensitive by now (or slightly insane) but I was crushed. The two halves of my occupation, mothering and writing, instantly dismissed as not valuable or interesting. By another mother even! I had seen it so often in less severe forms in other moments, but this one crystallized it. Luckily, it was that same day I found myself opposite Hatgirl for lunch.
"So what do you do," she said, "when not mothering?" And she didn't say it like "when you're not on the pot."
"I'm a writer," I said with an inward wince.
"Oh!" she said. "Um ... I was about to ask if you were any good. But I guess you must think you're pretty good if you're a writer. And if you're not, you're not gonna say so, are you! Ha!"
We stuck by each other the rest of the day. Our kids were the same age, as by this time I had a three year old and an infant. We traded Eddie Izzard quotes. I told her about my stories. I told her I was pagan; she told me she was an atheist. Throughout the next week (I found out later), we Googled each other, confided in our husbands our excitement at the prospect of a cool new friend, and internet-stalked each other. From then on we hung out at least once a week. We traded babysitting, horror stories, clothes, books and bitchiness. Not once has one of us been a complete ass to the other. At this point it's been about a year, and I'm so glad I've got her. Even if she does laugh at the word 'steampunk.'
There was an aspect to our friendship that I valued beyond just having things in common and getting along with another human being. It's a dynamic I also have with my husband, and one of the main reasons I married him (besides the fact that he's hot). Hatgirl and I always had something to say to one another, not only because we were intelligent people who made each other think, but because we each found the other person's mind interesting. For the first time in a long time, Hatgirl made me feel shiny and special. I hope everyone, especially new mothers, has or finds their Hatgirl. There are aspects of the mothering experience, especially in the beginning, that desperately cry out for friends outside of immediate family who Get It; people who've been there, done that, and know what the hell you're talking about. No one ought to be alone, not when they've been up since 3, haven't showered since Thursday and have forgotten the diaper bag. Especially then.
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If you attended the Homecoming 2012 game, then chances are you saw Mack Parnell (or at least heard him). He was the tall guy with the booming voice, waiving around a large white megaphone while leading a cheer about Shorter's "little blue wagon." It's quite possible that he has more school spirit in his pinky finger than five Shorter University students combined. He's a perfect fit as Shorter's student government president, and it just so happens that Shorter University is a perfect fit for Mack.
But Mack is more than just a college student; he's a Hawk, just like you, and he has an interesting story to tell. Reflecting on his involvement as a peer tutor to a heart-breaking medical set back during his sophomore year, Mack took time to sit down and share a little bit about himself, how he found Shorter, and his outlook on the future.
Q & A with MACK PARNELL
Q: How did you find out about Shorter?
A: I found out about Shorter at Super Wow the summer after my eighth grade year. They had just gotten a football team, and they gave me a t-shirt. I thought I was cool-- a high school kid with a college t-shirt. I kept up with Shorter for a couple years and then a Shorter representative visited my school. I talked with them and contacted coaches. I found out I could play football and got an academic scholarship.
Q: What has Shorter meant to you?
A: Shorter is a place of encouragement and positive growth. I have been blessed to be so involved and see Shorter grow. I've been proud to say I go to Shorter because people will know I have been held to Shorter's high standards and will succeed. I know the faculty and staff are there for me. They know my name. They're always inviting and I have great relationships with them and their families.
Q: How are you involved on campus?
A: Student Government Association President, Shorter Orientation Staff, Resident Assistant, Epsilon Sigma Sweetheart, Peer Tutor. I serve on the Homecoming committee, Student Athlete Committee. I am the former chairman of the College Republicans. I am a proud member of the Blue Crew, I support the Hawks in as many sporting events as possible, and help to plan the themes for each game.
Q: How specifically do you serve Shorter as SGA president?
A: I listen to the students' ideas about Shorter and try to make them a reality. I serve on various committees and help plan events like Homecoming and the Miss Shorter Pageant.
Q: In your opinion, what makes Shorter stand out among other colleges? You have faced some adversity as a student, how did the Shorter community aid in your recovery?
A: When I got to Shorter, as a freshman, I played football. Going into my sophomore year, over the summer I developed back issues that weren't related to football. The issues progressed to the point where I had to lay down on the ground during class because it was too painful to sit at a desk. It got to the point where I had to have surgery and medically withdraw from school. Throughout the entire time I was away from school I was in contact with my professors. The faculty and staff were great. They would always ask if they could help me do anything, and they would tell me they were praying for me. They were there for me. When I came back in the spring, everyone asked how I had been. They were willing to help me if I had any further issues. I now have certain physical limitations. I'm not able to lift heavy things, and everyone is always willing to help me in everything I do. The love and compassion I was shown by the faculty and staff is what sets Shorter apart.
Mack Parnell leads the crowd in the "little blue wagon" cheer at the 2012 Homecoming football game.
Q: What is your hope/vision for the future of Shorter?
A: I hope to see Shorter continue to grow in in its efforts to improve spiritually, academically, and athletically.
Q: What role do you think Shorter will play in your life after you graduate?
A: I will be able to take my experience at Shorter and apply it all my future endeavors. I will always be a fan of Shorter whether I'm on the Hill or over the hill.
Q: How has your faith helped you through your college experience?
A: I've had personal plans that have changed because of what I have gone through physically but take comfort in in the verse in Jeremiah that says 'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the LORD, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.' I know that God is watching out for me. No matter what happens, He will be there.
Q: How have the professors helped you in your spiritual growth?
A: If I ever need anyone to talk to or encouragement, I go talk to my professors. They are always there for me. Tests have also greatly increased my prayer life.
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Maimonides Upper School students are defined by a commitment to excellence. Each morning begins with tefillah b'tzibbur (group prayer), before students embark on the day's rigorous program of Judaic and General Studies. They also are busy with plans that go beyond classroom walls—perhaps for a chesed project, a class trip, or a new extracurricular club.
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Students study the classical Jewish texts that are the source of religious, spiritual and ethical values. More than an academic exercise, their experience with Chumash (Bible), Navi (Prophets) and Talmud contributes profoundly to their identity as Jews. Additionally, the curriculum includes classes in Jewish history, philosophy and beur tefillah.
The Hebrew language program develops fluency in modern conversational Hebrew and an ability to read classical texts and modern poetry and prose. Writing and speaking Hebrew every school day create a sense of ease with the language's patterns and structure. The resulting fluency gives students confidence in their ability to independently study sacred and modern texts.
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The General Studies curriculum embraces English, social studies, science, mathematics and history as well as electives such as Spanish, Arabic, psychology, studio art and legal studies. Wherever possible, teachers integrate lessons across disciplines to reinforce skills and foster a broad-based outlook. Many courses are taught at Advanced Placement level, preparing students to take AP tests for college credit. For more information about the Upper School curriculum, click here.
As students' skills grow through the years, thoughts expand, fired by enthusiasm and passion. Questions are asked, answers are discovered—and then are turned inside out by new questions. Maimonides students learn to go beyond the basic facts about themselves, their studies, and the world to reveal deeper levels of connection.
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WoW on consoles? "I think you'll see a console MMO that's popular one of these days. It's quite likely, not going to be WoW. WoW was really never designed for the console experience and for us to try and put it on a console would be a Herculean effort..."
Graphical engine upgrade for Lich King? "We're not planning on any graphical engine overhaul so there's not going to be a system requirement change... if you look at some of the new zones, in a lot of ways they look better than previous zones. A lot of that is actually our artists learning how to tune and tweak things more then they had before."
StarCraft 2's single player campaign. "We develop the multiplayer first because if you really do want to have the balance and that depth and that strategic complexity... Without the single player, you just have these goofy different units and races and no one really understands any of them. There's no context to it. There's no understanding or storyline."
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MARRAWAH, Tasmania/Australia (Tuesday, March 23, 2010) – Fresh out of the Australian summer season, many of the world's top surfer were delivered a coming-of-winter reality check as day 1 of the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 6-Star Rated O'Neill Cold Water Classic began on Tasmania's frontier north west coastline.
Full wetsuits along with hoods were pulled out as a strong and cold westerly wind delivered uneven 1m increasing surf in the slightly protected Nessle Bay.
Local surfer Ben Richardson (Tasmania/Scamander) obviously is fully acclimatised to these conditions and he surfed and won through three quick heats in succession.
Richardson opened the day by winning his heat and final of the trials, which saw eight Tasmanian surfers compete for two wild card positions into the main event.
Shortly after winning the trials final, Richardson was back in the water surfing his main event opening heat and maintained his excellent form to comfortably defeat highly rated Brazilian Jeronimo Vargas.
"I guess a lot of these surfers will still be getting used the water temperatures and the wind but I'm fine with it" said Richardson after his win.
"It's a great opportunity for me to surf against these guys, I'm not sure how far I can go in the event but I'll give it my best and really I'd be happy to make it through another round or two."
Richardson's score-line today proved that he'll be no easy-beat when he does surf his next round. He scored the mornings top scoring ride of a 7.5 out of a possible 10 along with the top scoring heat tally of 14.17 out of a possible 20.
Fellow Tasmanian Dustin Hollick (Hobart) also made it through the trials and into the main event but was bundled out in his opening heat defeated by talented Hawaiian pair Jon Jon Florence and Kai Barger.
With the strong cross-shore to on-shore winds aerial moves were suited and surfers like Jon Jon Florence (Hawaii) and Ricky Basnett (South Africa) took flight to spectacularly win through their opening rounds.
"It's been quite a while since I made it through a heat" said the flamboyant Basnett.
"I'll always go for the high risk moves and with today's winds those aerials worked well for me."
Australian surfers were prominent today with Jared Sullivan (Byron Bay), Stephen Walsh (NSW/Lennox Head) and Mitch Colborne (Maroochydore QLD) all joining Richardson in round two by winning their opening round heats.
Surf conditions improved as the day progressed with a building swell and higher scores became frequent.
The day's best heat was fought out closely between Junior Faria (Brazil) and Australia's Rhys Bombaci with both surfers scoring high seven point rides. Faria won the heat posting a high scoring tally of 14.37 while Bombaci progressed in 2nd place on 13.76.
Other surfers to stand-out today included Richard Christie (NZ), Nat Young (USA) and Jayke Sharpe (AUS).
While today's conditions were windswept the building swells certainly provided good and challenging surf.
The outlook ahead is for improving surf tomorrow and a good possibility of outstanding surf as the event heads into the finals through Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
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1st tourney for me. I'll be in the Recreation division.
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The term 'cohabitant' is defined in the social welfare code in accordance with Section 172 (1) of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act, 2010
Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010
172 .— (1)
For the purposes of this Part, a cohabitant is one of 2 adults (whether of the same or the opposite sex) who live together as a couple in an intimate and committed relationship and who are not related to each other within the prohibited degrees of relationship or married to each other or civil partners of each other.
The question of whether a couple are cohabiting as husband and wife or civil partners affects entitlement under the Social Welfare Acts in a number of ways:
The following general points should be borne in mind when examining the various aspects of a particular case.
In establishing entitlement to an increase in respect of a partner, the onus is on the claimant to produce satisfactory evidence to show that cohabitation exists. In the other contexts listed above, where an entitlement may be limited or withdrawn, the onus is on the Department to satisfy the Deciding Officer that cohabitation exists.
Where such a signed statement is not received, both parties should be interviewed if possible. The second party should also be interviewed where his or her claim to benefit or assistance may be affected, and/or where his or her means are being taken into consideration.
Marriage/Civil Partnership is entered into as a stable relationship and therefore in deciding whether a couple are living together as husband and wife/civil partners, regard should be had to the stability of their relationship.
This may be reflected either in the duration of the relationship or in the level of commitment to one another.
A couple who have decided to share together for a temporary period only (e.g. a couple who are unmarried or not in a civil partnership where one party lives elsewhere and is only on holiday in Ireland) are not therefore cohabiting as husband and wife / civil partners and one could not claim an increase for the other as a qualified adult.
It must be remembered that it is not only the motive which caused the parties to live together which is important but the facts and circumstances which apply after they have done so.
The fact that the couple reside in a common residence is insufficient by itself to determine that they are living together as husband and wife or civil partners. There also needs to be consideration as to whether they constitute a single household.
Where household duties such as those listed below are done by one partner for the other, or by both for each other, in the same way in which husbands and wives/civil partners ordinarily perform such tasks then that is further evidence that the couple are living together as husband and wife/civil partners.
Do the couple share any of the following:-
Note 1 - Even if one or both of the couple own or rent alternative accommodation they may still be regarded as living together as husband and wife or civil partners, particularly where the alternative accommodation is seldom used. Evidence should therefore be obtained in such cases on the ownership/tenancy of the shared accommodation, the ownership of furniture etc.
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Evidence of a common household fund is an indication of living together as husband and wife or civil partners. Joint bank accounts used for household expenses would be strong evidence of such a relationship.
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Where one of the parties claims to be a subtenant or lodger but the amount paid is not realistic, comment should be made as to the average local rate for a lodger to pay for what s/he is receiving by way of accommodation, meals etc.
The absence of a common fund, however, is in itself not conclusive evidence that the couple are not living together as husband and wife/civil partners, as financial arrangements vary frequently in marriages/civil partnerships. An evaluation will be made by the deciding officer as to whether the financial arrangement mirrors a householder - tenant or lodger, a householder - housekeeper, or a husband – wife/civil partnership relationship.
If a couple are acting socially or representing themselves to others as husband and wife /civil partners such evidence should be included where it is known.
It is not necessary that all the above elements be present before cohabitation is established but some of the elements must be established. It would be necessary to establish co-residence - that the couple actually or normally reside at the same address - and that some of the other elements are also present.
The questions above are illustrative of the type of questions which may be useful in different situations in trying to determine whether cohabitation exists.
Where a heterosexual couple has a child or children of their union there is a strong presumption that they are living together as husband and wife.
Proof of sexual relations is not an essential element of cohabitation between a couple. However, if such relations are admitted this is strong evidence of cohabitation.


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The term qui tam comes from the Latin expression qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur, which means "he who pursues this action on our Lord the King's behalf as well as his own." Qui tam cases allege that a vendor has made a claim against the government that is false. If found guilty, the vendor can be held liable in court for any money which the government was defrauded.
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text: RODERICK N. REIFENSTAHL, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee.Download as PDF Loading PDF... IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF IOWA No. 9-627 / 08-1362 Filed September 17, 2009 RODERICK N. REIFENSTAHL, Applicant-Appellant, vs. STATE OF IOWA, Respondent-Appellee. ________________________________________________________________ Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Polk County, Eliza J. Ovrom, Judge. Applicant appeals the district court's dismissal of his postconviction action on the ground the issues had been previously adjudicated. AFFIRMED. Charles Kenville, Des Moines, for appellant. Thomas J. Miller, Attorney General, Sharon Hall, Assistant Attorney General, John P. Sarcone, County Attorney, and Jacki L. Livingston, Assistant County Attorney, for appellee. Considered by Vaitheswaran, P.J., and Mansfield, J., and S chechtman, S.J.* *Senior judge assigned by order pursuant to Iowa Code section 602.9206 (2009). 2 SCHECHTMAN, S.J. I. Background Facts & Proceedings On January 26, 2006, Roderick Reifenstahl was charged by trial information with two counts of second-degree kidnapping, first-degree burglary, assault while participating in a felony, and going armed with intent. There were two alleged female victims to his crimes, one being W anda W iegand. On March 20, 2006, Reifenstahl signed a limited waiver of speedy trial to May 1, 2006.1 Trial was scheduled for that date. On April 24, 2006, the State moved for a continuance to May 22, 2006. It asserted that Wiegand's sister had suddenly died the previous day; that Wiegand was responsible for the funeral arrangements, disposing of the estate, and arranging for the care of the decedent's child. A hearing on the continuance was held on April 26, 2006. Reifenstahl resisted, contending lack of good cause. At this time, a second-degree theft charge against Reifenstahl was also pending in Polk County. His attorney offered that he was "out on bond" on the theft charge, though in custody on the subject prosecution. The district court stated, sua sponte, "Well, I believe his bond was revoked." The court attendant, after being asked to do a computer search, confirmed that the bond in the theft charge had been revoked. The court concluded, "the State has presented good cause for continuance of trial. Trial in this matter is continued to May 10, 2006." The case went to trial on May 10. 1 Riefenstahl executed this extension of five days (speedy trial expired on April 26, 2006, pursuant to our ninety-day rule under Iowa Rule of Criminal Procedure 2.33(2)(b)) as his attorney had a conflict with a military reserve duty commitment. 3 Reifenstahl was convicted of two counts of false imprisonment, second -degree burglary, and assault while participating in a felony. consecutive terms totaling seventeen years. In his direct appeal Reifenstahl raised as an issue that the district court abused its discretion in granting the State's motion for a continuance, as it violated his right to a speedy trial. He also claimed ineffective assistance of counsel for failure to file a motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds. The He was sentenced to appellate opinion, directly after commenting on the circumstances confronting Wiegand, stated: [W ]e can understand and respect the difficulty one faces in the mourning period immediately following the death of a close relative. We agree with the district court this is an exceptional circumstance that justified the trial being continued beyond the speedy trial deadline. State v. Reifenstahl, No. 06-0962 (Iowa Ct. App. Aug. 8, 2007). The opinion further related: The delay of only ten days was reasonable. Defendant had asserted his right to a speedy trial but had agreed to a partial waiver to assure availability of his attorney. There is no showing that defendant was prejudiced. He was incarcerated on another charge, so he would not have been released even if this case had been dismissed on May 2. We affirm on this issue. Id. W e preserved for possible postconviction proceedings the other claims of ineffective assistance of counsel unrelated to speedy trial. Supreme Court denied Reifenstahl's application for further review. Reifenstahl filed an application seeking postconviction relief, contending (1) material facts, not previously presented, requires a vacation of his sentences; and, (2) he received ineffective assistance because (a) defense counsel did not Id. The Iowa 4 file a motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds; and (b) failed to object to certain testimony/exhibits and to move for mistrial due to jury misconduct.2 After hearing, the district court denied Reifenstahl's petition for postconviction relief, prompting this appeal. The grounds of appeal were narrowed to (1) the court's error in ruling that the doctrine of claim preclusion barred consideration of the violation of his right to speedy trial, and (2) the court's error in denying his claim of ineffective assistance of counsel. II. Standard of Review Postconviction proceedings are law actions ordinarily reviewed for the correction of errors at law. Bugley v. State, 596 N.W.2d 893, 895 (Iowa 1999). Claims of ineffective assistance of counsel, however, are reviewed de novo. State v. Bergmann, 600 N.W.2d 311, 313 (Iowa 1999). To establish a claim of ineffective assistance of counsel, a defendant must show (1) the attorney failed to perform an essential duty, and (2) prejudice resulted to the extent it denied defendant a fair trial. State v. Carroll, 767 N.W.2d 638, 641 (Iowa 2008). III. Speedy Trial Reifenstahl contends the district court erred in ruling that the doctrine of claim preclusion barred him from claiming, in this postconviction action, that there had been a speedy trial violation. He recognizes that this same i ssue was previously considered by the court of appeals in the direct appe al of his criminal conviction. But Reifenstahl contends "[t]here was never a final adjudication on the merits in the direct appeal because the true facts regarding the applicant 2 These allegations were dropped on appeal after the district court's dismissal of each of them. 5 appellant's custody status were never considered." He suggests it was the trial court's duty to re-analyze the speedy trial issue under similar standards as the appellate court, but with the correct facts that he was not in custody on the theft charge. Iowa Code section 822.8 (2007) (in our chapter entitled "Postconviction Procedure"), with the preface, "Grounds must be all-inclusive," provides: Any ground finally adjudicated or not raised, or knowingly, voluntarily, and intelligently waived in the proceeding that resulted in the conviction or sentence, or in any other proceeding the applicant has taken to secure relief, may not be the basis for a subsequent application, unless the court finds a ground for relief asserted which for sufficient reason was not asserted or was inadequately raised in the original, supplemental, or amended application. Under section 822.8, "[r]elitigation of previously adjudicated issues is barred." State v. Wetzel, 192 N.W.2d 762, 764 (Iowa 1971). Reifenstahl's claim that the nine day continuance violated his right to a speedy trial was finally adjudicated by the court of appeals. State v. Reifenstahl, No. 06-0962 (Iowa Ct. App. Aug. 8, 2007). His claim would be barred by section 822.8, unless he has "sufficient reason" for failing to have previously raised the misunderstanding relating to his custody on the theft charge. His appeal focused on the lack of good cause and he has urged no sufficient reason for having ignored its alleged potential prior to this proceeding. But there are other factors that bear directly upon this issue. One of the situations for applicants to seek postconviction relief is if "there exists evidence of material facts, not previously presented and heard, that requires vacation of the conviction or sentence in the interest of justice." Iowa Code § 822.2(d). This 6 statute is the basis of Reifenstahl's application to address issue preclusion. The applicant needs to establish four elements to succeed on this ground of new material facts: (1) the evidence was discovered after judgment; (2) the evidence could not have been discovered earlier in the exercise of due diligence; (3) it is material to the issue, not merely cumulative or impeaching; and (4) it would probably change the result if a new trial were granted. Summage v. State, 579 N.W.2d 821,822 (Iowa 1998). Not only was the evidence discovered before judgment, but the continuance would have been granted notwithstanding. The continuance court focused on whether "good cause" existed for the del ay. See State v. Winters, 690 N.W.2d 903, 908 (Iowa 2005). The reason for the delay was not that Reifenstahl was in jail, but because of the travails of the victim witness, who was in a mourning period for her sister. The applicant has failed to convince the postconviction court, or this court, that if the court had known the applicant was not in custody, that would have resulted in a denial of the the ten-day continuance. We conclude the district court did not err in concluding Reifenstahl's speedy trial claims had been previously adjudicated, and therefore further relitigation of that issue was barred. See Wetzel, 192 N.W.2d at 764. IV. Ineffective Assistance Reifenstahl asserts he received ineffective assistance because his trial counsel failed to file a motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds. The opinion in his direct appeal states: 7 He further contends that if error on this issue is not preserved because his defense counsel failed to file a motion to dismiss because he was not brought to trial within the speedy trial deadline, then we should find his defense counsel ineffective. The speedy trial issue was addressed by the parties in arguing the motion to continue and the district court's ruling indicates the court considered the speedy trial issue. Consequently, we find the issue adequately preserved. State v. Reifenstahl, No. 06-0962 (Iowa Ct. App. Aug. 8, 2007). The opinion proceeds to aver that the district court had not abused its discretion by granting the motion for continuance. Id. On this basis, a motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds would have been unsuccessful. Because there has already been a finding that a motion to dismiss on speedy trial grounds, whenever made, would have been unsuccessful, Reifenstahl cannot show he received ineffective assistance due to his counsel's failure to file a motion to dismiss. We will not find counsel engaged in ineffective assistance due to a failure to raise a meritless claim. State v. Hildebrand, 405 N.W.2d 839, 841 (Iowa 1987). We conclude the district court properly denied Reifenstahl's application for postconviction relief. AFFIRMED.


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The first phase of the work, including resurfacing the Ramsey Hairpin, requires the Mountain Road to be closed to traffic from today (Monday) to Thursday, with a possible closure on the Friday in the event of any delay due to poor weather.
During this period the Mountain Road will be re-opened between Creg-ny-Baa and the Bungalow from 5pm each evening until 9.30am the next morning, however the section from Bungalow to Ramsey will remain closed.
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The remaining phases of the work will follow from Monday, September 16, over a further three weeks with the Mountain Road closed off peak between 9.30am and 4.30pm, Monday to Saturdays inclusive. There is provision for an evening closure from 6.30pm if required.
Continuous access will be maintained to the Creg-ny-Baa public house and the Peveril Rifle Club.
The Department of Infrastructure says that motorists and race fans may have observed that the surface at Ramsey Hairpin and the Creg-ny-Baa are deteriorating and require attention.
A spokeman said: 'The full closure is required due to the tight movement of vehicles around the hairpin. Normally it is possible to lay tarmac and fairly quickly re-open the new surface to traffic.
'However in this instance the skewing forces generated by vehicles cornering so tightly would quickly churn up the new surface which needs to be allowed to fully cool before being opened to traffic.
'The significant swept path and movement of vehicles around the bend also makes it impossible to keep one lane open to traffic.'
He added: 'Similar space restraints apply at the Creg-ny-Baa and people may be aware that the Creg-ny-Baa bend had a special high friction surface applied some years ago.
'This was added to improve grip in view of the poor and varied super elevation (cross fall) around the bend. The high friction surface was successful in giving the necessary grip to assist cornering but has now started to fail.
'It has delaminated from the road surface due to changes in temperature and weather but also due to the lateral forces applied by vehicles during cornering. High friction surfacing is an expensive technique and in order to replace it like for like we would first need to re-surface the road and then re-apply the high friction surface.
'If we did this then we could anticipate that the surface would fail again.
'Therefore the corner will be re-surfaced, but at the same time the super elevation (cross fall) will be increased slightly to provide for a smoother and safer cornering experience.
'This will restore the road surface to a good condition and will negate the need for the high friction surface which in turn will help reduce the need for future maintenance work and costs.
'The new surface will benefit all users.'


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On the day RJD chief Lalu Prasad was awarded five years in prison, a Ranchi school was holding history classes on the Rs 950-crore fodder scam and then West Singhbhum deputy commissioner Amit Khare who unearthed it.
Incidentally, 52-year-old Khare, now joint secretary, Union ministry of human resource development, New Delhi, is the alumnus of the school. Proud alma mater Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hinoo, taught plus two students about him on Thursday.
Khare, an IAS officer of 1985, had topped the school in 1977, securing 79.3 per cent marks. In the 1970s, a nearly 80 per cent aggregate was thought to be superlative.
His elder brother Atul, an Indian Foreign Service officer, had done even better in 1975, scoring 85.8 per cent marks and topping Kendriya Vidyalayas across India.
Khare went on to complete his physics honours from St Stephens, New Delhi, and snap up a masters degree in management from IIM-Ahmedabad.
On Thursday, when The Telegraph visited the school at 9am, students of Class XII Arts were studying: What we must know about the fodder scam.
Rahul Kumar, the history teacher, was telling students about the scam.
Today is a day of justice. Seventeen years ago, a courageous IAS reported the fodder scam. He is an alumnus of this school. How the scam was orchestrated is one part of the story, but it is more important to understand that truth always wins, he said.
After class, student Md Saif Ali said: We learnt a lesson in values. Misdeeds cant be hidden forever and standing upright pays in the long run.
I can take pride in saying that I study in the school where Amit Khareji studied, said classmate Shiv Pujan.
School principal R.C. Gond said they taught children honesty is the best policy not as a phrase but the truth of life.
Even former students said they felt proud that Khare had studied in the same school.
Sumit Prakash, Kendriya Vidyalaya alumnus and now a student of IIM-Ranchi, said: When people talk about convicts of the fodder scam, they also talk about the man who unearthed it. I feel proud of Amitji and my school.
When Khare was asked if he had a message for the current crop of students, he said over phone: I learnt about honesty and fearlessness from my school principal R.R. Prasad. Honesty begets good results. Its my own learning from life. My best wishes to teachers and students.
Khares life can be a good subject for a biopic.
As the DC of West Singhbhum between April 1995 and January 1997, he was in his early thirties when he smelt a rat while investigating inputs from Bihar finance department about cash irregularities at the district animal husbandry department.
On January 27, 1996, he found that in November and December 1995, withdrawals amounting to Rs 10 crore and Rs 9 crore had made from the animal husbandry department without details.
The sums were abnormally large, but given the prevailing political scenario of Bihar at that time, another DC would have perhaps kept quiet.
Khare was different. He made raids in Chaibasa, Ranchi and Dumka treasuries. The rest, as they say, was history.
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