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HAZARD — As part of his Keep Kentucky Kids Safe program, Attorney General Jack Conway talked to students in Perry and Pike counties on Wednesday and Thursday about the dangers of abusing prescription drugs.
Joined by Dan Smoot, vice president of Operation UNITE, a non-profit corporation that educates the community about and helps fight the drug epidemic in Kentucky, Conway shared stories with the students from parents who had lost their children because of prescription drug abuse. Mike Donta, of Ashland, was there at the schools to share his story. Donta lost his son in 2010 after a three-year battle with prescription drug addiction.
"Every day you make a choice. You made the choice to come here today, made the choice of whether you ate breakfast or not, what you chose to wear. But every choice you make has consequences. Most of those are good and positive, but some of them can be bad. Some of those can even be life changing," Donta said while speaking to freshmen and sophomores at Perry County Central High School on Thursday. "My son made bad decisions."
Prescription drugs are now the leading cause of accidental death in the U.S., and are responsible for more than 1,000 overdose deaths in the state each year, according to a press release from Conway's office.
"The misuse of powerful drugs like OxyContin, Xanax, and hyrocodone has fueled the epidemic of prescription drug abuse here in Eastern Kentucky," Conway said. "We now lose more people to overdoses than traffic accidents."
According to the Office of the State Medical Examiner's 2011 Kentucky Toxicology Report, the top four substances found in overdose death victims in the state were controlled substances, including alprazolam (42 percent), oxycodone (31 percent), hydrocodone (27 percent), and oxymorphone (23 percent). Alcohol ranked fifth on the list at 20 percent.
Since launching the Keep Kentucky Kids Safe program in 2010 with the Kentucky Office of Drug Control Policy, the Kentucky Pharmacists Association, the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators (NADDI), Operation UNITE, and concerned parents, Conway and his partners have alerted more than 20,000 middle and high school students to the dangers of abusing prescription drugs, according to Conway's office.

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Disclosed are four arrangements for providing tactility on a touch surface keyboard. One approach is to provide tactile feedback mechanisms, such as dots, bars, or other shapes on all or many keys. In another embodiment, an articulating frame may be provided that extends when the surface is being used in a typing mode and retracts when the surface is used in some other mode, e.g., a pointing mode. The articulating frame may provide key edge ridges that define the boundaries of the key regions or may provide tactile feedback mechanisms within the key regions. The articulating frame may also be configured to cause concave depressions similar to mechanical key caps in the surface. In another embodiment, a rigid, non-articulating frame may be provided beneath the surface. A user will then feel higher resistance when pressing away from the key centers, but will feel a softer resistance at the key center.
1. A touch sensitive surface configurable to operate as a keyboard, the touch sensitive surface comprising:
a surface cover;
a touch sensitive electrode circuit board disposed beneath the surface cover having a plurality of holes disposed therein;
an articulating frame disposed beneath the touch sensitive electrode circuit board having integral therewith a plurality of key edge ridges aligned with the holes in the touch sensitive electrode circuit board; and
at least one actuator disposed between the articulating frame and an enclosure of the touch sensitive surface and configured to displace the articulating frame so as to extend the key edge ridges through the holes in the touch sensitive electrode circuit board.
2. The touch sensitive surface of
3. The touch sensitive surface of
4. A touch sensitive surface according to
5. A touch sensitive surface according to
6. A touch sensitive surface according to
7. The touch sensitive surface of
8. The touch sensitive surface of
9. The touch sensitive surface of
10. The touch sensitive surface of
the typing mode is activated when asynchronous touches are detected;
the typing mode is deactivated when asynchronous touches are no longer detected;
the typing mode is activated when homing chords are detected;
the typing mode is deactivated when homing chords are no longer detected;
the pointing mode is activated when lateral sliding gestures are detected;
the pointing mode is deactivated when lateral sliding gestures are detected;
the pointing mode is activated when mouse clicking activity chords are detected; and
the pointing mode is deactivated when mouse clicking activity chords are detected.
11. The touch sensitive surface of
12. The touch sensitive surface of
13. The touch sensitive surface of
14. The touch sensitive surface of
15. The touch sensitive surface of
a first tactile feedback mechanism for each home row key; and
an additional tactile feedback mechanism distinct from the first tactile feedback mechanism for at least one key adjacent a home row key or at least one peripheral key.
16. The touch sensitive surface of
a second tactile feedback mechanism for at least one key adjacent the home row keys; and
a third tactile feedback mechanism for at least one peripheral key;
wherein the second and third tactile feedback mechanisms are distinct from each other.
17. The keyboard of
the second feedback mechanism is provided for each key adjacent a home row key; and
the third feedback mechanism is provided for each peripheral key.
This application is a division of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/380,109, filed Apr. 25, 2006, which is related to the following patents and patent applications, which are all herein incorporated by reference: (1) U.S. Pat. No. 6,323,846, titled "Method and Apparatus for Integrating Manual Input," issued on Jul. 1, 2002; (2) U.S. Pat. No. 6,677,932, titled "System and Method for Recognizing Touch Typing Under Limited Tactile Feedback Conditions," issued on Jan. 13, 2004; and (3) U.S. Pat. No. 6,570,557, titled "Multi-Touch System and Method for Emulating Modifier Keys Via Fingertip Chords," issued on May 27, 2003.
Integration of typing, pointing, and gesture capabilities into touch surfaces offers many advantages, such as eliminating need for mouse as a separate pointing device, eliminating wasteful reaches between keyboard and pointing device, and general workflow streamlining. However, pointing and typing have opposite tactile feedback needs. Specifically, pointing and gesturing inputs are best accomplished using a smooth, nearly frictionless touch surface. Conversely, typists are accustomed to relying on sharp key edges for tactile feedback.
User acceptance of the TouchStream™ integrated typing, pointing and gesture input devices manufactured by FingerWorks demonstrated that learning to type on a smooth, un-textured surface is possible, but takes substantial practice. In many ways, typing on such a surface is almost like learning to type all over again. It is believed that mainstream acceptance of typing on touch surfaces will require shortening of the typing re-acclimation period, which, in turn, requires improved keystroke tactility.
Traditionally, keystroke tactility on a surface or "membrane" keyboard has been provided by indicating key edges using hydroformed or stamped raised ridges into the surface plastic. However, this technique has several disadvantages for touch surfaces also intended for pointing and gesture. For example, the key-edge ridges impede lateral pointing motions, giving the surface a rough washboard feel. The ridges also disrupt position interpolation from capacitive sensor arrays as the fingertip flesh lifts over the ridge.
In a more successful attempt to provide surface keyboard users with suitable tactile feedback, keyboards incorporating home row dimples as disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,323,846, referenced above, were produced. These dimples helped users find the home row keys when hands were resting on the surface, while minimizing disruption of a user's motion in pointing or gesturing on the surface. However, these dimples were ineffective feedback for helping users feel for keys away from home row, or detect when they were not striking the centers of these peripheral keys.
Another somewhat successful prior method for aligning hands on both surface and traditional mechanical keyboards has been to place a single raised Braille-like dot on an "alignment" key or on the "home row" of keys. For example, many mechanical keyboards features such raised dots on the "F" and "J" keys, which are the index finger home positions for a touch typist using QWERTY keyboard. As with the dimples disclosed in the '846 patent, this arrangement is useful to help align a user's hands to home row, but does not help to correct alignment errors while reaching for peripheral keys. Thus, a significant problem arises in attempting to provide feedback of key positions away from the home row.
Placing alignment dots, such as the single Braille-like dot, at the center of every key would provide feedback for key positions away from the home row. However, such an arrangement would eliminate the distinctiveness of the home row keys, and create more ambiguous feedback for the user. Therefore, what is needed in the art is a way to provide tactility to all or at least a substantial number of keys without creating such a bumpy surface that pointing and gestures are uncomfortable or unsteady.
This could be accomplished by adapting known prior art Braille displays. In this approach, tiny, individually actuated pins spread across the keyboard could provide dynamic tactility, but at great mechanical cost and complexity. Thus, what is needed to reduce cost and complexity is a way to provide tactility for each key without placing individual electromagnetic actuators under each key.
An additional issue arises in that multi-touch capacitive sensor arrays, which are often used to form the multi-touch surfaces, are typically built with row and column electrodes spanning the surface, or with row and column drive/sense line accessing electronic buffers at each electrode cell. Thus whatever tactility mechanism is provided, the arrangement must be routable around the row/column electrodes or drive lines of multi-touch sensors without requiring additional circuit board vias or layers.
Disclosed herein are a variety of techniques for providing tactile feedback in a surface or other keyboard that address one or more of these deficiencies of the prior art.
Disclosed herein are four arrangements for providing tactility on a touch surface keyboard. One approach is to provide tactile feedback mechanisms, such as dots, bars, or other shapes on all or at least many keys. Different keys or groups of keys may have different feedback mechanisms, e.g., a first feedback mechanism may be assigned to "home row" keys, with a second feedback mechanism assigned to keys adjacent the home row, with a third assigned to peripheral keys, which are neither home row keys nor adjacent the home row. Alternatively, an articulating frame may be provided that extends when the surface is being used in a typing mode and retracts when the surface is used in some other mode, e.g., a pointing mode. The articulating frame may provide key edge ridges that define the boundaries of the key regions or may be used to provide tactile feedback mechanisms within the key regions. The articulating frame may also be configured to cause concave depressions similar to mechanical key caps in the surface. In another embodiment, a rigid, non-articulating frame may be provided beneath the surface. A user will then feel higher resistance when pressing away from the key centers, but will feel a softer resistance, which may be enhanced by filling the gaps with a foam or gel material or air.
Using these arrangements, as well as individual elements of each or combinations thereof, it is possible to provide strong tactile feedback of each key location without impeding pointing, gestures, or related lateral sliding motions on the same touch surface.
The invention may best be understood by reference to the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which:
Braille-Like Dot Pairs or Bars at Key Centers
With reference now to
Key regions 101 are arranged in a plurality of rows. As known to touch typists, the row of keys containing the letters "ASDF" on the left-hand side and "JKL;" on the right-hand side are known as the home row 102. The home row is so called because a touch typist will keep the four fingers of each hand over these characters when a finger is not reaching for a key in another row. Adjacent rows 103 are the rows immediately adjacent, for example, the rows containing "QWER" and "ZXCV." The remaining rows are known as peripheral rows 104, for example, the row of number keys.
One mechanism to provide more robust tactile feedback for a user of a surface keyboard is to stamp two horizontally aligned dots 105 at the center of each home row key 106. Similarly, two vertically aligned dots 107 may be stamped on each adjacent key 108. Finally, a single dot 109 may be stamped on peripheral keys 110. Because the home row keys feel different than all other keys, home row 102 may be easily found without looking when sliding hands over the surface. The two vertical dots 107 on adjacent keys 108 in turn help distinguish their feel from peripheral number and punctuation keys having only one raised dot 110.
It will be appreciated that the particular arrangement of dots could vary from that described. For example, a single dot could be used to mark home row keys 102, with two horizontal dots used for adjacent keys 103 and two vertical dots used for peripheral keys 104. All that is required is that one unique tactile feedback mechanism, such as raised dots, be used for home row keys, while another is used for adjacent and/or peripheral keys. It is not required that the adjacent keys and peripheral keys employ different tactile feedback mechanisms, although it may be preferable to do so.
Moreover, the tactile feedback mechanism need not be limited to raised dots. In a variation of this technique, shown in plan-view in
It should also be noted that, although the tactile feedback arrangement described above has particular applicability to surface keyboards, it could also be used in conjunction with traditional mechanical/electromechanical keyboards. Additionally, although described in terms of the traditional QWERTY keyboard, the techniques may also be applied to other keyboard layouts, such as Dvorak keyboard, foreign language keyboards, court reporting machine keyboards, and other keyboard-like input devices.
Articulating Frame Protrudes at Key Edges During Typing
An alternative technique for providing tactile feedback in a surface keyboard will now be described with respect to
Additionally, the keyboard 200 includes an articulating frame 204, which is disposed beneath the circuit board 202. The articulating frame 204 may be raised and lowered by actuators 205, which preferably take the form of electromagnetic actuators. Raising and lowering the articulating frame extends and withdraws key edge ridges 206, which are dots or bars that poke through the keyboard surface when extended. Electromagnetic actuators 205 would raise the frame when operating in a typing mode such that the tops of the key edge ridges 206 are about 1 mm above the surface cover 203. The electromagnetic actuators 205 would lower the frame when operating in a pointing/gesture mode such that the tops of the key edge ridges 206 are flush with surface cover 203, thereby providing a substantially smooth surface for pointing and gesturing. Although electromagnetic actuators 205 are depicted as being disposed beneath the frame and above the enclosure bottom, they may be disposed in any arrangement that allows them to suitably displace the frame 204 and key edge ridges 206.
Preferably, each key edge comprises one to four distinct bars or Braille-like dots. When constructed in conjunction with a capacitive multi-touch surface, the key edge ridges should separated to accommodate the routing of the drive electrodes, which may take the form of rows, columns, or other configurations. As an alternative to key edge ridges 206, the frame could cause Braille-like dots or similar markers, as discussed above with respect to
The electromagnetic actuators may be located at the corners and/or center of the frame or distributed variously throughout the frame. Selection of a particular position will necessitate the determination of a variety of design parameters, such as frame material strength, power routing, cost, etc., all of which would be within the abilities of one skilled in the art having the benefit of this disclosure. The actuators 205 may be activated manually, for example, by touching the surface in a particular region, pressing a dedicated button, activating a switch, etc. Alternatively, the actuators raise and lower the frame according to mode commands from gesture and typing recognition software, such as that described in the '846 patent incorporated by reference above.
Specifically, the recognition software commands lowering of the frame when lateral sliding gestures or mouse clicking activity chords are detected on the surface. Alternatively, when homing chords (i.e., placing the fingers on the home row) or asynchronous touches (typing activity) is detected on the surface, the recognition software commands raising of the frame. Various combinations or subsets of these recognition techniques could also be used. For example, the device may activate a typing mode when homing chords or asynchronous touches are detected and deactivate the typing mode if neither is detected for a some time interval. In this configuration the device effectively defaults to a pointing mode and switches to a typing mode when necessary. Conversely, the device could activate a pointing mode when lateral sliding gestures or mouse clicking activity is detected and switch to a typing mode when these activities are not detected for some time interval. In any case, the frame will change modes automatically from lowered and flush (pointing mode) to poking through the surface (typing mode) as often as the operator switches between pointing and typing. Of course, operators who did not like the automated behavior could manually toggle the frame state with a pre-assigned gesture.
When extended, the key edge bars 206 provide similar tactile feel to a conventional mechanical key edge when the finger straddles two keys. However, this arrangement does not effectively simulate the concave depression common in mechanical keycaps, which helps a typists fingers sink towards the key center. Obviously, the key edge bars 206 will only be felt if fingers touch way off key center. Additionally, the holes in surface cover 203 through which the key edge bars 206 extend may collect dirt and grime. However, an extension of this arrangement may be used to address these concerns.
Articulating Frame Deforms Surface Cover at Key Edges During Typing
Illustrated in
Rigid Frame Under Key Edges with Compressible Key Centers
Yet another embodiment may extends the covered key edge bars and key center depressions while dispensing with the mechanical complexity of frame articulation. Such an embodiment is illustrated in
This arrangement allows the surface cover 303 to drape substantially perfectly flat, and remain flat when under light pressure, e.g., that from a pointing or dragging operation. However, when a user presses a key center, the cover would give under their finger somewhat as the foam/gel/air material 405 is compressed, while a user pressing over a key edge would feel the hard ridge underneath. While this arrangement is electrically and mechanically simple (with no active mechanical parts), the surface cover and key filler materials must be chosen carefully to provide noticeable compression at key center yet be durable to wear. Additionally, the sandwich of surface cover and foam could become too thick for the capacitive sensors to properly detect through. To overcome these deficiencies, the surface cover 303 itself could contain flex circuitry (well known to those skilled in the art) imprinted with a suitable electrode pattern, which would dispense with the necessity of the electrode layer 402.
Many variations and/or combinations of the embodiments discussed herein will be apparent to those skilled in the art. For example, as noted above, the articulating frame may be combined with the Braille-like dots to form articulating Braille-like dots. Alternatively, the fixed Braille-like dots may be combined with the articulating ridges described with reference to
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Mitochondria and strength
Ok, research is failing me. I have no idea why I can't find a definitive answer online so I figured I would ask the pros!
Here's what I've got so far. Both aerobic and anaerobic exercise rely on mitochindria to form ATP. Aerobic metabolizes in the presence of oxygen where anaerobic metabolizes without. This second process is known as glycolysis and while faster isn't sustainable for long periods of time since it doesn't produce as much ATP per unit of glucose.
the thing I can't find anywhere online is wouldn't a higher mitochondria density give a greater base for glycosis, translating into greater burst strength? More mitochondria = more glycosis = more ATP = more cellular reaction = stronger lift
This confuses me because mitochondria is primarily increased through endurance training. Why then aren't endurance trainers crazy strong? Is it simply that they don't have the muscle mass?
If the mitochondria DO translate to strength would it then be highly beneficial to mix endurance training into Strength training? Increase muscle mass AND reap greater mitochondria density for a double whammy?
Interesting topic, did you ever make any headway??
I'm not sure if there have been any definitive studies in the area, but to me, it would make sense that increased mitochondria might increase the amount of time you can sustain burst strength as opposed to the amount of burst strength.
According to endurance work done by Lydiard and Dr. Cucuzella; long distance, low HR runs increase your mitochondria. Dr C uses the analogy of a hybrid car- gasoline engine (anaerobic, 2 ATP per cycle) vs electric (aerobic, 36 ATP per cycle). Theoretically: Endurance training makes your body more efficient and lowers your HR, which lowers your aerobic threshold, which allows you to use glucose more efficiently for longer.
I do know that sprinting athletes that Lydiard coached benefited from distance training.
I'm not sure how much this would apply to weightlifting given the amount of instantaneous force required. I definitely see it helping in any event requiring continued or repeated application of force.
EDIT: link to Dr. Cucuzella's explanation: http://www.freedomsrun.org/Training/...ngAerobic.aspx
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When we speak of strength training, we are actually talking more about the phosphagen energy system, rather than glycolysis. The phosphagen energy system is dominant in the first 10 seconds of high intensity exercise. If you think of typical strength exercises and rep schemes, that fits the fill perfectly. A 3 to 5 rep set is not going to be taxing the glycolytic system very much at all since it will be over in roughly that 10 second period. Therefore, building up mitochondria won't assist you in top end/maximal strength. However, building up mitochondria may assist in strength endurance as Calvin alluded to.
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To call Dark Star Orchestra (DSO) a cover band would not only be an understatement, but also not entirely true.
Since its inception in Chicago in 1997, DSO has gone beyond just recycling tunes of the Grateful Dead. Instead, DSO re-creates performances of past Grateful Dead shows and plays the set list within the musical style of the time period it came from.
"Contrary to what some people believe, it's definitely not a note-for-note reinterpretation," said DSO drummer/percussionist Dino English. "It's more of [an] arrangement-for-arrangement kind of thing, so there's still tons of room for improv and our own musical expression."
DSO's attention to detail and talented musicians have garnered the group praise from multiple media outlets, the Grateful Dead's loyal fan base known as the "Deadheads" and even Grateful Dead members.
From Aug. 31 through Sept. 2, DSO will continue to raise the dead with the inaugural "Dark Star Jubilee" at Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio. The three-day music festival will feature three different performances from DSO, more than 20 bands and nearly 40 hours of music with no overlapping sets, including three original Grateful Dead members.
"We kind of liked the idea of bringing folks together," English said. "There's a lot of different people taking a lot of different approaches out there with the Grateful Dead music, and so we figured it would be a great thing to have a several-day event where we could bring it all together and focus on that kind of music."
Focusing on the Grateful Dead's music is just what DSO does. During the past 15 years, DSO has performed more than 2,100 shows. The group still does approximately 135 shows a year and used to play as many as 170 gigs annually at one point.
"Grateful Dead played 30 years and did I think it was about 2,400 shows," English said of the Grateful Dead. "So we've almost passed them up in 15 [years]. We have a database where we keep track of all the shows that we've played and what we played in a certain place last time.
"What we try to do is mix it up from each time we play in a certain area. We try not to go in there with the same style of show."
The current lineup of DSO features Rob Barraco (keys, vocals), Rob Eaton (rhythm guitar, vocals), Rob Koritz (drums, percussion), Lisa Mackey (vocals), Jeff Mattson (lead guitar, vocals), Kevin Rosen (bass, vocals) and English, who joined the group in 1999.
"We had never played [together] before, except for sound check earlier that day," English said of his first audition with DSO at a gig in Chicago. "Never played together, but I think they were confident enough to give me a whirl through the music that I had sent and knew that I could play it."
As part of Dark Star Orchestra, English has played with several Grateful Dead members, including Bob Weir, Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Bill Kreutzmann, Tom Constanten and Vince Welnick.
"I had been a fan of his and watched him play so many times," English said of Weir. "And then to be up there on the stage, and then see him going through the same motions that I had seen him do many times before where he's tuning up his guitar [was exciting].
"And then as soon as he's done tuning, he looked right up at me and [was] like, 'Are you ready to go?' He gave me that kind of look. Then I'm like, 'Yeah! Let's do this.'"
While those experiences have been memorable for English, the acceptance of DSO from the "Deadheads" is something he also greatly appreciates.
"That they've come and embraced it and come out and have a good time, that's very thrilling," English said. "At the same time, it's still thrilling to play for the young kids. In the long run, that's why we're here — to give the kids a taste of what it was like back in the day."
From Aug. 31 through Sept. 2, Dark Star Orchestra will headline the Dark Star Jubilee at Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio. Advance three-day festival ticket passes are available for $109, while an advance two-day pass is $89.
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I think it was called Yo Grabba Dildo, Yo Gabba Gabba or something equally lame. I really can't remember. All I know is Nick Jr has some major issues.
Then again, I do have to ask myself this question. If my kids were young enough to be mesmerized by such crap, would I let them in the name of peace and quiet, my sanity, and all that is zen and harmonious???
You bet your sweet ass I would!
Oh, and now that I think about it, I do have one more question. Can these Yo Gabba Gabba things be purchased in stores? Preferably with AA batteries included? I mean, for the kids of course...
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CHARLESTON — U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn said on Tuesday he is healthy and fit at 73 and plans to seek a 12th term in Washington, D.C. next year.
"I just had my physical, my numbers are better than they have been and I can still play 36 holes of golf a day," Clyburn said following a presentation at the Medical University of South Carolina on the impact of drug development and testing in South Carolina.
"I try to keep my blood pressure down. I try to keep my cholesterol count down," he said, adding he takes cholesterol medication but "other than that I'm fine and I have every plan to run next year."
Clyburn, first elected in the state's black-majority 6th Congressional District back in 1992, will be 74 when the 2014 elections roll around. He is the first black to serve in Congress from South Carolina since Reconstruction. He's also the No. 3 Democrat in the House of Representatives and the only Democrat in the South Carolina congressional delegation.
Clyburn spoke with reporters after the presentation at an MUSC research building that bears his name. He was then returning to Washington, D.C., to attend events surrounding the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a Dream" speech.
"King's speech was all about the fierce urgency of now; whether or not the wealth of opportunities in this country in fact are bankrupt and whether or not people of color were in fact issued a bad check," the lawmaker said.
Clyburn said that, a half century later, things seem to be slipping back.
"I'm conflicted. I've told everybody tomorrow is a commemoration, not a celebration," said Clyburn, who organized civil rights marches and demonstrations and was arrested several times as a student leader at South Carolina State College. He met his wife Emily in jail after one arrest.
"If you just think about what has happened in the North Carolina Legislature, what has happened in South Carolina's legislature, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Florida, Georgia – we see retrogression all around us."
In North Carolina, there have been weekly protests of the conservative Republican legislature's refusal to expand Medicaid, its cutting unemployment benefits and passing a more restrictive voter ID law.
Two years ago, South Carolina's legislature passed a voter ID law requiring voters to show government-issued photo identification at the polls. The Rev. Al Sharpton later called it a modern-day barrier to keep black people from voting
"Some of the rhetoric coming out of the South Carolina Legislature reminds me of what King did said in concluding his speech of Southern governors with words of interposition and nullification dripping from their lips. We're hearing that again today."
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Tuesday, August 6, 2013
There will be minor changes to Bishop England's and Wando's regions next season when the South Carolina High School League's latest realignment for 2014-16 goes into effect.
The realignment proposal was shown to athletic directors in May, according to a report on SCNow.com, but the final version was sent out Friday. Bishop England athletic director Paul Runey said schools can still appeal, but he doesn't expect any shuffling "because Woodland and Ridgeland, to my understanding, are not going to appeal," he said.
Both Woodland and Ridgeland will depart 2A Region 6 and head to 2A Region 5. Burke drops from 2A altogether to head to 1A Region 6. Class 2A Region 6 is currently an 8-team conference, which is tied for the most programs in one region. Now, its member schools are Academic Magnet, Battery Creek, Bishop England, Burke, Garrett, North Charleston, Ridgeland and Woodland.
Under the new realignment, schools decrease to six. Whale Branch, currently in 1A Region 5, bumps up to 2A Region 6. Runey said the decrease allows an opportunity to replace that former extra region game with a non-region match. The Battling Bishops, who are in the second year of a football home-and-home with 4A Region 7 West Ashley, could schedule another local 4A game, for example, to generate large ticket revenue that a game against Ridgeland couldn't generate.
"We have been in a 7-team (opponents) region, so going back to six allows us some more outside games," Runey said. "This could allow us to get some bigger gates and rivalries. Whale Branch moved up to 2A and are located within a few miles of Battery Creek, so that was a natural fit. It should be a pretty solid region."
In Mount Pleasant, Wando athletic director Bob Hayes is also pleased with the new realignment. The Warriors share 4A Region 7 with Cane Bay, Goose Creek, Stratford and West Ashley under current rules. The only change next season will be the addition of James Island, which is currently in 3A Region 8.
"Having James Island back in 4A is a good thing," Hayes said. "They are a CCSD school and when they were in 4A in the past, it was a good rivalry. We also like the fact we will be back to six-team region. This is better for scheduling and it opens a fourth playoff spot in most sports."
Class 1A
Region 1: Calhoun Falls, Dixie, Fox Creek, McCormick, Ridge Spring-Monetta (football only), Ware Shoals (except football), Whitmire (except football)
Region 2: Brashier Middle College, Christ Church, Greenville Charter, Greer Middle College, S.C.S.D.B., Southside Christian, St. Joseph's, Tamassee-Salem, Ware Shoals (football only), Whitmire (football only)
Region 3: C A Johnson, Governors School Math & Science, Great Falls, Lamar, Lewisville, McBee
Region 4: Blackville-Hilda, Calhoun County, Hunter-Kinard-Tyler, Ridge Spring-Monetta (football only), North, Wagener-Salley, Williston-Elko
Region 5: Allendale-Fairfax, Bamberg-Ehrhardt , Bethune-Bowman , Branchville, Denmark-Olar, Estill
Region 6: Baptist Hill, Burke, Charleston Charter School for Math and Science, Cross, Lincoln, Military Magnet, St. John's
Region 7: C E Murray, East Clarendon, Hannah-Pamplico, Scott's Branch, Timmonsville
Region 8: Carvers Bay, Creek Bridge, Green Sea-Floyds, Hemingway, Lake View, Latta
Class 2A
Region 1: Blacksburg, Carolina, Chesnee, Landrum, Liberty, Pendleton, Powdersville, Woodruff
Region 2: Abbeville, Batesburg-Leesville, Crescent, Ninety Six, Saluda, Strom Thurmond
Region 3: Columbia, Eau Claire, Fairfield Central, Keenan, Mid-Carolina, Newberry, Pelion Region 4: Andrew Jackson, Buford, Central, Cheraw, Chesterfield, Indian Land, North Central
Region 5: Barnwell, Edisto, Ridgeland, Silver Bluff, Wade Hampton, Woodland
Region 6: Academic Magnet, Battery Creek, Bishop England, Garrett, North Charleston, Whale Branch
Region 7: Andrews, Johnsonville, Kingstree, Lake Marion, Lee Central, Timberland
Region 8: Aynor, Dillon, Loris, Marion, Mullins, Waccamaw
Class 3A
Region 1: Belton-Honea Path, Daniel, Palmetto, Pickens, Seneca, Walhalla, West-Oak, Wren
Region 2: Berea, Blue Ridge, Chapman, Eastside, Emerald, Greer, Southside, Travelers Rest
Region 3: Broome, Chester, Clinton, Lancaster, South Pointe, Union County
Region 4: AC Flora, Camden, Chapin, Dreher, Lower Richland, Richland Northeast
Region 5: Aiken, Airport, Brookland-Cayce, Gilbert, Midland Valley, Swansea
Region 6: Crestwood, Darlington, Hartsville, Lakewood, Manning, Marlboro County
Region 7: Georgetown, Lake City, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach, St. James, Wilson
Region 8: Beaufort, Berkeley, Hanahan, Hilton Head Island, Orangeburg-Wilkinson, Stall
Class 4A
Region 1: Easley, Greenville, Greenwood, Hillcrest, Laurens, TL Hanna, Westside, Woodmont
Region 2: Boiling Springs, Byrnes, Dorman, JL Mann, Mauldin, Riverside, Spartanburg, Wade Hampton
Region 3: Clover, Fort Mill, Gaffney, Nation Ford, Northwestern, Rock Hill, York
Region 4: Blythewood, Dutch Fork, Lugoff-Elgin, Ridge View, Spring Valley, Westwood
Region 5: Irmo, Lexington, North Augusta, River Bluff, South Aiken, White Knoll
Region 6: Carolina Forest, Conway, Socastee, South Florence, Sumter, West Florence
Region 7: Cane Bay, Goose Creek, James Island, Stratford, Wando, West Ashley
Region 8: Ashley Ridge, Bluffton, Colleton County, Fort Dorchester, Summerville
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Follow the money on state websiteBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | January 05,2013MONTPELIER Stung by a D-minus rating for government transparency last year by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group, the Shumlin administration has launched an online information center where it says citizens will be able to find out what Montpelier is doing with their tax dollars.
Gov. Peter Shumlin said the new website www.spotlight.vermont.gov offers a portal into the inner financial workings of state government.
Any citizen can go in there and see how revenues come into the state, how their money is spent and what were doing with their tax dollars, Shumlin said.
His office has also launched an online dashboard www.governor.vermont.gov that aggregates key quality-of-life metrics in a single website. Shumlin said the public can use the dashboard to judge his progress on things like job creation, rates of recidivism, unemployment and highway fatalities.
This is all about accountability, Shumlin said.
The administration said the new tools are a work in progress. For instance, under the Economy section of the governors dashboard Friday morning, the website said Vermont had the fourth-lowest unemployment rate in the nation. In fact, its 5.2 percent seasonally adjusted jobless rate in November ties it for seventh lowest in the country, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Itll be corrected before the end of the day, said Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding.
And it was. The site by early afternoon reflected the accurate figure.
The fiscal transparency site for the most part aggregates graphs, charts and spreadsheets already being compiled by various state departments and the Legislatures Joint Fiscal Office. By providing residents with a one-stop shop for information they might otherwise have to spend hours combing the web to find, Shumlin said, the site will let them hold government to account.
Deputy Finance Commissioner Sue Zeller has spearheaded the transparency effort and said the site has been designed around the criteria used by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group to rate states.
Shumlin also unveiled a State of Vermont 2012-2015 Strategic Plan that he said charts the core mission of state government over the next four years. It is available online at http://aoa.vermont.gov.
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For 2 series owners and owner-to-be, or even just the curious, here's the 2 Series Coupe U.S. Owner's Manual.
Here some fresh impressions from the M235i Racing Event today at the Nurburgring where the first 15 customer teams received their cars for the 2014 season.
Here some fresh impressions from the M235i Racing Event today at the Nurburgring where the first 15 customer teams received their cars for the 2014 season.
When BMW Motorsport announced last year it would be including a new entry-level model in its range of Customer Racing cars, the news was welcomed with open arms by privateer teams and drivers. Within … CONTINUED
Here's an M235i owner wasting no time in modifying his new car – with wheels and downpipes. Check out the photos, dyno results and impresions.
Motor Trend has just published a comparison of a trio of hot turbocharged cars – the BMW M235i, Mercedes CLA45 AMG and Subaru WRX STI Launch Edition.
You can catch the full review at Motor Trend, but here are some M235i highlights and results.
The Bavarian Ballerina
Comprehending the M's character took little effort when hustling among the canyons: a few degrees tilt of the thick helm, a stab of the attentive throttle, one snappy downshift from the eight-speed automatic. Everything's tuned for dynamism. You feel it. … CONTINUED
A new M235i owner shares with us his review of the car against his 135i, which he still currently owns.
Well fellas, I finally took delivery of my M235, late yesterday here in Indiana, and I wanted to provide some initial thoughts to others on the forum.
By way of background, this is my 5th BMW. I had 2 E92s, both 328, and 2 E82 135s. All of those were MT but for the last 135, which has the DCT.
My M235 is BSM with a MT, … CONTINUED
Car Throttle reviews the BMW M235i in Spain and calls it the most intoxicating coupe you can buy currently.
Autoexpress asks whether the M235i coupe is the new E36 M3.
In a recent BMW M235i commercial [see all], the M235i is seen performing a spin maneuver while backing away from and then leading a BMW 2002 (symbolizing a passing of the proverbial torch).
To show that the maneuver seen in the commercial was real (not CGI generated) and also possible with the 8 speed auto transmission, BMW invited two stunt drivers to recreate the action.
Our full video review of the BMW M235i coupe from its recent launch at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
BMW M235i review by XCAR:
The BMW M235i is a rare thing. It's the kind of car that just feels… right. It makes you feel special, and it makes me wonder whether BMW needs release an M2 at all.
The reviewer loved it.
"Initially" is the key word, because the more I drove the M235i, the more it reminded me of that orange 1M, and the more the jealousy started to disappear. Consider the performance data. The 1M was a party-sized M3, putting down the same numbers as its V-8 big brother. But despite the M235is perceived shortcomings, its right on the pace of … CONTINUED
Here are photos of the Alpine White M235i 2 Series on display at the 2014 Geneva auto show.
No M Performance Parts 2 Series here, but there is a 4 Series with M Performance Parts.
First 2 series crash / accident that we've seen
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Have a read at our first BMW M235i owner's review.
The BMW M235i Racing is currently the talk of the town among privateer teams and drivers. Be it at the Nürburgring 24 Hours, the VLN Endurance Championship or the Rundstrecken-Challenge Nürburgring (RCN): The new car will be a strong ally in their quest to master the challenging Nordschleife.
Some track footage of the M235i Coupe.
The U.S. pricing for european delivery of the BMW M235i and 228i coupes have been announced at $40,135 and $29,905, respectively.


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Year in Review: Videogame sequels continued to push boundariesWritten by Jeff McGinnis | | firstname.lastname@example.com
Sequels, by and large, suck. Except in video games.
I've discussed this strange contrast in this column before — in any other form of media, a sequel is typically looked on as a blatant and shallow cash grab, trying to capitalize on the success of a previous title by hoping fans will shell out money to experience the same thing all over again. There are well-made and worthwhile follow-ups, of course, but they typically are the exception, not the rule.
Not so in gaming. For fans of interactive media, gaming sequels are something to be savored and embraced. Game sequels are expected to surpass their originals. As technology and programming skills evolve, designers cannot rest on their laurels if they expect players to continue to embrace their work. The end result is an ever-changing, growing, improving landscape.
2011 saw that landscape hit by a perfect storm. One classic sequel after another found its way to shelves during the year, giving gamers a chance to play some of the greatest games ever. So then, there was little doubt in my mind that Game Sequels were 2011′s Best Thing, Period in pop culture. Here are just a few of the experiences lucky players got to have in the space of just twelve months.
-Little Big Planet 2. The year began with one of the greatest platform experiences ever, coupled with one of the most impressive sets of player-creation tools ever. Players not only got to experience old-school side-scrolling action with a modern twist, they then got the chance to contribute to an ever-growing collection of user-generated content in an amazing variety of genres.
-Dead Space 2. One of the greatest horror games of all time, the follow-up to Visceral's epic space thrill ride saw players get deeper insight into main protagonist Isaac Clarke as he battled both horrific monsters and his own growing madness. Containing some of the most intense battle sequences ever devised, truly disturbing imagery and first-rate production, the game set a high bar for both action and fear.
-Portal 2. The pressure for Valve Software to follow their classic-yet-short 2007 game with a new and fuller experience was tremendous. To say they rose to the challenge is like saying Michelangelo did "okay" with the Sistine Chapel. The end result was a title that felt like a full evolution of all the gaming concepts the first title introduced, with a more expansive world and narrative, wildly entertaining characters, devilishly clever puzzles and a cooperative mode that gave the franchise a whole new dimension.
-Infamous 2. One of gaming's most criminally underrated franchises finally began to grab the attention it deserved in 2011 — first, Sony offered the original Infamous as a freebie to make amends to fans burned by the PlayStation Network debacle, then it released Sucker Punch's tremendous sequel, which not only followed up on the original's genre-bending storyline, it enhanced it with improved combat mechanics and great integration of user-generated levels.
-Batman: Arkham City. The first Arkham game gave players a sense of being Batman. The second completely put them in the Dark Knight's shoes. Rocksteady's superhero sequel set aside confining players to a single institution and instead opened up the world of Gotham City while still preserving the feel of a confined, desperate situation. Players experienced a richly realized universe filled with memorable moments, and even got to step into the leather-clad stilettos of Catwoman in the bargain.
-Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception. The Game of the Year, VGAs be damned. Naughty Dog's developers have consistently improved upon and pushed themselves in the creation of the greatest action series of all time, and this third installment only solidified their reputation further. More than any other series, the Uncharted games give gamers a sense of time, place and personality — who doesn't want to be a globe-trotting, wise-ass hero like Nathan Drake? The game's intense multiplayer is just gravy.
-The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. One of the most richly observed and rewarding worlds ever crafted, Bathesda's fantasy follow-up has garnered widespread acclaim and adoration from critics and fans alike. Pity that the designer's less-than-stellar handle of quality control lead to many PS3 owners being left out in the cold with a variety of game-breaking bugs.
-The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. It can be hard to argue that any of the Zelda games are truly "sequels," per se, as I defy anyone to explain how each of these games actually fit into a continuity with any of the others. But as an ever-growing evolution of gameplay mechanics and epic fantasy, the Zelda series has given Nintendo owners a reason to rejoice for over 20 years. The latest iteration may have been its greatest yet, and the best (maybe only) reason to own a Wii this year.
Gamers were treated to an amazing array of stellar experiences. And, thanks to creators' grasp on ever-evolving consumer expectations, the best are yet to come. For that reason above all others, it's clear that Game Sequels were, far and away, 2011′s Best Thing, Period.
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Belkin demos Damage Control screen protection for iPhone and iPad
Belkin is here at CES 2012 with tons of cool accessories for iPhone and iPad. One of their newest products is a new screen protection technology called Damage Control. Belkin thinks it solves a lot of the current problems with existing screen protectors that are on the market.
The protector goes on clear and adheres quickly and easily preventing issues with bubbles. After applied the screen protector is barely visible. The biggest feature is the self healing scratch protection. Just like you wouldn't want to see scratches on your actual screen, it can sometimes be just as annoying to see them on the screen protector you're looking at constantly. Damage Control aims to deal with the scratch issue altogether by self healing the scratches on the screen protector itself.
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The T-Bar M Dairy Ranch, outside of Durant, Okla., normally uses 250-W metal halide lights in its barns. CRN exchanged those bulbs in 10 fixtures with 120-W LEDs. After six months, the dairy had cut energy use by 55 percent and boosted brightness by 30 percent. Source: Cooperative Research Network


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It is estimated that about three-quarters of the population drink alcohol. Of this number, about 10% will find that their alcohol consumption leads to serious problems involving their health, work, finances, and relationships with family and friends. When a person uses alcohol despite apparent harm to their health and well-being, it is called alcohol abuse (or dependence), or alcoholism.
Men are five times more likely than women to develop alcoholism. However, the incidence of alcoholism among women has increased in the past 30 years.
Alcoholism is a medical condition. While the exact cause of alcoholism is unknown, research has shown increasing evidence that susceptibility to it may be inherited and the risk of developing this medical condition rises significantly in families with relatives (in particular, parents and siblings) who are dependent on alcohol.
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HAMBURG, NY – The Hilbert College women's basketball team battled against La Roche, falling to the RedHawks 68-37 in an AMCC game January 21. Despite shooting better than their opponents from the floor for the game, the Hawks (2-14, 2-8) struggled to get into a rhythm. An early 3-point lead seemed promising for Hilbert, but after a 14-0 run by La Roche (14-4, 11-0), they continued to play catch-up for the remainder of the game.
Rebounding almost identically, it was a battle of the boards for both teams, with Hilbert's Julie Bossard grabbing eight boards, two assists and scoring four points for the night. Natalie Whitman {in photo to right} shot an impressive six for nine from the floor, tallying 14 points and grabbing six rebounds. Amber Grosch added six points, two blocks and six rebounds for the Hawks.
La Roche had three players reach double-digits in the scoring column, with Jessica Pitts leading all scorers with 20 points, four steals and eight rebounds. Amanda Garland added 12 points and six boards for the RedHawks, while teammate Casie Cygan chipped in with 11 points.
Hilbert will return to action tomorrow, Sunday, January 22, in a non-league matchup where they will host the College of New Rochelle at 1pm. AMCC play will continue on Wednesday, January 25 at 8pm in the Hafner Center against Penn State Behrend.
Hilbert College, located in suburban Hamburg, N.Y., south of Buffalo, is a private four-year college founded in 1957 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition. With nearly 1,100 students, Hilbert is a dynamic Western New York college that offers career-focused majors, including one of the top criminal justice programs in the region, and more than 50 minors and concentrations. The college's engaging, student-centered campus community offers numerous leadership, internship, and service learning opportunities from which students launch successful careers while making positive changes in their communities. The Hilbert Blueprint promotes a well-rounded student experience over four years – starting with the Foundations Seminar in the freshman year, followed by Sophomore Service, Junior Symposium, and culminating with the Senior Capstone. Hilbert has expanded its academic offerings with the college's first graduate programs and new Accelerated Degree Programs geared to adult learners.
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I'm in Australia so I will be among the first in the world to own a new iPad. About 2 hours 10 min until opening and there is about 50 people in queue outside the official Apple Store in Doncaster, Victoria. This will be my first iPad so very exciting. Only my second time queuing for an Apple product, the last was out front of Optus (Aussie mobile provider) for the iPhone 4!
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iMore Nation ASSEMBLE! This is it, folks. The Super Bowl and Oscars all rolled into one. The big spring gadget release of the year. The new iPad launch. At 8am local time (which is round about now if you're in Australia) Apple Retail Stores will be opening their doors, and UPS and Fedex trucks will start pulling into driveways, and the new iPad will finally be in the hands of our readers in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, UK and the US Virgin Islands.
While those of you who pre-ordered can wait at home, snug in your beds, those of us who simply have to have the full Apple experience will be braving the darkness, rain, snow, (and likely roving bands of Samsung-ed-ers) to line up and buy them in person.
Crowds are already forming around the world, especially at the big Apple flagship stores in New York, London, and elsewhere. Yeah, slumber party meets pizza party. Fun times!
If you're waiting by the window watching for the delivery truck, let us know where you are and when it arrives. If you're lining up at an Apple Store or reseller, let us know where you are and what's happening in line!
And the minute you get your new iPad, jump into our iPad 3 forums and share your unboxing pictures, your 3G/4G/LTE speed tests, your (http://forums.imore.com/ipad-3-forum/231580-new-ipad-camera-tests-post-your-pics.html) and your review of the new iPad
If you catch us in line in Montreal, Miami, or Monterey, CA, we'll be giving away special edition iMore iPad launch t-shirts. If you can't make it to one of those locations, fret not! We'll also be giving a bunch of those very same t-shirts away in the new iPad forum. Just share your thoughts and your pictures and you'll automagically be entered for your chance to win!
This is it. The go orders have been given. Bring the iPads!
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Ugh. I can't stand hipster douchebags. Anyway, who in the hell camps out for an iPad? I can see the iPhone, but you can easily find an iPad if you look hard enough.
Doesn't like Hipsters or douching. Got it. Thanks for your input.
I like both hipsters and douching.
Just saying'.
I think it depends where you are. I didn't even want one but I for ipad 2, here in my part of LA county they were hard to find. I ran into some tourists at a Best Buy looking to grab one, two weeks after launch, They had been all over the place and nobody had them.
Interestingly i had little problem getting my iphone. i just walked into a sprint store and they had them. Granted i wanted a 64gb one and they sell slower then 32gb versions. But i'd tried to reserve online at the apple store several times, usually i couldn't get through. sadly the times i did get through i was just testing to see how it worked as i wasn't read to buy those times. But eventually i stopped being able to get through. but amazingly Sprint had them in their stores. i walked in on a whim. i wasn't even planning to buy. I balked. Came back the next day. still had them.
but i'm with you. i'm not sleeping outside for nothing. I don't camp. Oh and as a former San Francisco resident, i feel you on the douchey hipsters. They ain't all bad but sometimes i don't want to hear about granola, your bike with no brakes, Pub night with buy one get one free PBRs, or your trip to the food co-op buddy. And i'm fricken a massive liberal.
im sticking up whoever walks alone with an apple bag tomorrow....-warning
Be careful. You just might find its a Marine. Then you'll be looking down the barrel of a .45.
Atleast us "loosers" know how to spell.
Sure you can spell. But do you actually use that for anything productive. Except for sitting on some coffee shop talking about apple products. It's unbelievable, you are part of apples marketing campaign. Go line up for days. Do you think such a big corporation cannot handle the demand of maybe 20mill iPads. Really they are low on stock lol You will always stay on rent or at your mammas basement. If you had a job you would not be lining up for more than an hour. Get a life. I understand the staff at this blog will line up there, but regular people should be working and whenever they feel like buying something it should be available to them when needed.
Losers. Lining. Ridiculous.
Three strikes and you're out.
I pre ordered so Im at the mercy of my fedex man's route tomorrow. Im super pissed to find out that walmart is selling them at midnight tonight! GRRRRR!!!!!
Haha me to. It's says before 3 hope it's more like at 9 am or something. Ill be camping outside my house tomorrow lol
The walmarts in Hampton roads va only had 16 gig and the company even placed info about it in the news
Mine was in two different states (KY & TN) yesterday. It stayed in Kentucky for 3 days first. It will be in Georgia today. It is a well traveled iPad. It will also be my first iPad. Infinity Blade II in 10" retina I hear you calling my name! I took the day off of work too. There is no way I'm pre-signing for this. I live in a pretty nice neighborhood too. It is a well expected shipping date, and UPS trucks will probably be watched.
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a massive liberal 9thwonder? yikes! But you are from San Fran and wouldnt expect anything else lol. Anyway I reserved one through apple but missed the cutoff to receive it today, so it will be coming the 19th. I did check the AAFES website which is a military website, and guess what, they had them in! I ordered my girl one and she might be getting her's before me! I hope everybody enjoys their new iPads once they get them in!!
I have the best husband in the world was the first person in line and came home with a Brand new 64 gig. I love it but love him more
What are the best apps for the new iPad?
Were these pictures taken with the iPhone 3g or the iPad 2 front camera? Surely not the iPhone 4s.
Just got my iPad at my local target. Just walked in at 8 am and walked out there were only two people waiting to get the iPad. Got lucky, don't think many people in my town thought target was a good option. Typing this from my New iPad.
Waited all night, set up a tent in the rain, first person into the store, raced over to the back, then realized -- crap, Eddie Bauer doesn't even carry the iPad! Thought it was weird I was the only person in line.
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Its a dock connector. Apple sells a universal dock and all iPods come with it, its so your iPod fits the dock perfectly.
I shall keep them secretly in a far deep part of my brain never to be spoken of
The same thing is happening with me! I've tried rebooting, updating them individually, deleting and reinstalling them individually... It seems like the last thing to do is connect to the computer and manually update them, but that's pain in the butt. If anybody has an easier way to fix this, please let me know!


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Rain Jacket (Trench style is cute!)
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Rain Jacket
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August 1, 2015
A Spring man is in jail after arranging online to meet with a 13-year-old Montgomery County boy.
Investigators with the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office arrested 29-year-old Harold Newton Smith III, of Spring, on October 1st, for online solicitation of a minor and aggravated sexual assault of a child stemming from a multi-week investigation.
Investigators learned that a 13-year-old male, who lives in South Montgomery County, met Smith on a social networking site and the two arranged to meet. The victim's mother found suggestive text messages on the boy's phone and notified the Sheriff's Office.
Last week, detectives posing as the juvenile arranged a meeting with the suspect via text messaging. When Smith arrived at the meeting place he was arrested.
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Gates Corporation will be shutting down its Jefferson plant this fall, Gates Vice President Tom Reeve confirmed today.
"It's always a difficult decision to close a plant," Reeve said.
"Our industry is always competitive, and we've taken this decision to be competitive, and provide our customers with the best product and services," he said.
"The workers in Ashe County did a good job," he said, adding that the workforce quality was not a factor in considering the closure.
Gates is closing the plant as part of an effort to consolidate their manufacturing capacity, he said.
Layoffs for the 247 employees at the Jefferson plant will be staggered, with severance packages based on length of service, Reeve said. The company is also offering help with worker relocation.
Unconfirmed reports of the shut-down began circulating early this morning.
Local officials reached today for comment on the closing responded with dismay.
"This is going to be devastating to the county," said Jefferson Town Manager Cathy Howell
Ashe County Commission Chairman Larry Rhodes said, "My response is pure shock. It will be a tremendous loss to the county."
"A community never wants to receive this kind of news for their citizens," said Ashe County Manager Dr. Pat Mitchell.
"Gates has been an important part of our industrial economy for many years. As the company has indicated, this has no reflection on our workforce and their skills," Mitchell said.
"This does have a direct reflection on the very competitive nature of a manufacturing environment, and where a company needs to locate for their corporate model. And apparently the company (headquartered in Denver) has made this choice," she said.
"If there is anything that we are able to do to affect this decision we, as a community working together, will certainly attempt to do so," Mitchell said.