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Thatta, Pakistan (AFP) Sept 2, 2010
Relief efforts in flood-ravaged Pakistan are being stretched by the "unprecedented scale" of the disaster, with the flow of international aid almost at a standstill, the UN said Thursday.
Thousands remained trapped by floodwaters in the hardest-hit southern province of Sindh, while others complained of going without food or water for days and some were being forced to live in the rubble of their ruined homes.
Although the initially slow pace of aid had improved since a visit by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in mid-August, the UN said it had "almost stalled" since the beginning of last week, rising from 274 million dollars to 291 million dollars -- about two thirds of aid needs.
The deluge has engulfed an area the size of England, affecting more than 18 million people, including eight million who are dependent on aid handouts to survive.
"Given the number of those in need, this is a humanitarian operation of unprecedented scale," Manuel Bessler, head of the UN's coordination agency OCHA, said in a statement.
"We need to reach at least eight million people, from the Karakoram Mountain Range in the north to the Arabian Sea in the south."
The floods have ruined 3.6 million hectares (8.9 million acres) of rich farmland, and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said farmers urgently needed seeds to plant for next year's crops.
The World Food Programme has warned that Pakistan faces a triple threat to food supplies -- with seeds, crops and incomes hit.
Pakistan's ambassador to the UN Abdullah Hussain Haroon on Thursday called for an investigation into claims that wealthy landowners diverted flood waters towards villages to protect their crops.
"It is suggested in some areas, those to be protected were allowed, had allowed, levees to be burst on opposite sides to take the water away. If that is happening the government should be enquiring," Haroon told the BBC's HardTalk programme.
In southern Pakistan, hundreds of hungry and desperate families from a relief camp in the city of Thatta blocked the highway to Karachi for three hours Wednesday, demanding the government provide more food and shelter.
"No food or water has been provided to us for the past two days," Mohammad Qasim, a 60-year-old resident of the flooded town of Sujawal, told AFP.
Meanwhile the international Red Cross (ICRC) said growing resentment among flood victims about the pace of aid delivery was hampering the relief effort.
Jacques de Maio, the head of operations for South Asia for ICRC, said it had to halt two distributions recently due to unrest.
"What we are detecting is a very worrying trend of areas where ... people are so in need, so resentful of not getting enough aid, that they turn understandably aggressive and this is bad because it doesn't help in our efforts to reach more of them," he said.
Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, whose government has come under fire for its handling of the country's worst ever humanitarian crisis, said Wednesday the flooding had caused economic losses of 43 billion dollars.
The World Bank on Thursday raised flood aid to Pakistan to one billion dollars, while the IMF approved 450 million dollars in emergency financing to help the nation cope.
After World Bank chief Robert Zoellick met Pakistan's Finance Minister Hafeez Shaikh Shaikh in Washington, the bank pledged to help Pakistan set up systems for tracking aid flows and monitoring them to tackle waste and corruption.
The Organisation of the Islamic Conference on Thursday appealed to Muslims everywhere to direct their zakat tithes -- donations required under Islam -- to relief for Pakistan, rather than leave Pakistanis "alone to their fate".
Flood waters moving south through Sindh province are now 28 kilometres (17 miles) from the Arabian Sea, officials said, and will likely take another week to flow away.
But the waters have already reached the town of Jati and are threatening nearby Choohar Jamoli town -- the last two sizeable human populations under threat on the east bank of the swollen Indus.
Sindh is the worst-hit province, with 19 of its 23 districts ravaged as floodwaters have swollen the Indus to 40 times its usual volume.
One million people have been displaced over the past few days alone, while the government's official death toll from the floods has reached 1,760.
Initial relief efforts are still underway in the country's militant-troubled northwest, nearly two weeks after torrential rains stopped in the region.
Khalid bin Waleed, a resident of Charsadda, said most of the 350 homes in the village had been destroyed and no government help was forthcoming.
"Now people are living on the rubble of their houses and those better off are camping on their roofs," Waleed said, adding that his village had so far had no help from the government.
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I like my lowbacks. Just looks right to me an an early (or intermediate) Jeep. Here's mine, with custom canvas covers (special thanks to my mom and her embroidery machine for the Jeep logos).
I like my lowbacks. Just looks right to me an an early (or intermediate) Jeep. Here's mine, with custom canvas covers (special thanks to my mom and her embroidery machine for the Jeep logos).
By God I'm keeping everything for the moment! lol.
Guys, I like the looks of the bench seats, but if I never sit on them again, that's fine with me. Rolled 4 days straight this year putting hunters on hogs and without the tilt and ability to adjust it, it hurt me. If I put the bench back in, I'd have to have some springs replaced and I'd have to chop it anyway to create a way to adjust it, and get the seat angled up and back. Seriously, they hurt me. I had trouble ****ing for a few days.
In the meantime, I bought some 1" square tubing yesterday evening to create some seat frames. ( this ought to get interesting), and I put the high backs in and got them into a comfortable position. Being 6'4" the back of the seats come up just about to my nose. I can see over those things.
I'm going to go ahead and put the high backs in, drive it around, put the low backs in and drive it around. I'm seat rich at the moment with high-backs, low-backs and a bench at my disposal.
Pathkiller, could you tell me where you got those covers at? I was thinking about making some covers out of the canvas tarps from tractor supply and using some of that filson's wax on them. Should be a durable combination for a hog hunter when the mud, the blood and beer gets to flying.
i want some covers too!
My mom did the sewing on a regular sewing machine. The material is plain old canvas tarp material from a bulk role that the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission "loaned" me about 10 yards of when I was doing research for them in grad school. Must have been army surplus I'm guessing and it was about a 500 foot roll of the stuff, about 4' wide. I used some brown paper to make patterns, using the old seat covers as a template. Pin the pattern to the material and cut out the pieces and sew it all together. Easy peesy lemon squeezy. My mom got fancy with the piping, but it's not necessary. It does add a lot of strength to the seams though. She's been sewing for 50 years, so she knows her stuff.
I meant to get fancy with the installation and use sewn velcro strips to hold it together but that was too much work and I ended up using grommets and rope. I could probably get some of the wrinkles out and a tighter fit if I messed around with it some more. Note that these are installed OVER the original vinyl material, not replacing it. At some point I intend to coat them with canvas tent waterproofing stuff, and I expect them to stretch a bit with use, but I'm pretty pleased with them.
Oh, and the center console is a surplus ammo can. The padded lid is a piece of 1/2" plywood with canvas stretched over and stapled and stuffed full of pillow ticking. It's screwed to the ammo can lid from the bottom.
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ask your mom if she wants to make some extra money!
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How 'bout NO BACKS?
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For safety, I'd get highback seats. Just like I'd put in rollbar in a CJ that didn't come with one.
iv got the same lowback seats in both my jeeps. theyre from a dodge cargo van. Pretty much all dodge cargo vans from the 80's and 90's have the same seats in low back and high back. It can take some time to find two in good shape from the junk yard though
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West Virginia football appears to be in disarray.
Former Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen is right in the middle of it, too.
West Virginia football appears to be in disarray.
Former Oklahoma State offensive coordinator Dana Holgorsen is right in the middle of it, too.
The West Virginia offensive coordinator and head coach-in-waiting is used to receiving glowing words for his offense's exploits — not multiple reports of his off-field behavior.
Holgorsen has been under scrutiny since a May 18 incident at a West Virginia casino and several other alleged alcohol-related incidents. Some incidents have been refuted by the Big East school but could still have people questioning athletic director Oliver Luck's decision last December to hire Holgorsen away from OSU.
An Oklahoma State representative said the school had no comment on Holgorsen or the West Virginia situation.
On May 18, Holgorsen was asked to leave a Nitro, W.Va., casino after he and his party reportedly was "too loud and rowdy for the casino's comfort," according to a Charleston Daily Mail report. Holgorsen later apologized.
"I have learned a valuable lesson from this incident," he said in a release. "As a football coach, I am always in the public eye, and I have to hold myself to a higher standard, which is what I ask my players to do."
No charges were filed.
Nonetheless, the scrutiny of Holgorsen has escalated. The Huntington Herald-Dispatch cited multiple sources in connecting Holgorsen to at least three and as many as six alcohol-related incidents in the last six months. The Herald-Dispatch even stated that Luck had been called back to the university to meet with school president James Clements, who reportedly told Luck "if he read one more article about the coach-in-waiting, it would cost Luck his job."
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With LULU and UA leading the charge higher in the apparel space of the retail sector, I think you will find that there are quite a few other plays setting up behind them. Here are six ideas with price triggers noted on their respective charts below. Also note that many of these retail names have heavy short positions and are prone to juicy squeezes. Finally, respect the earnings calendar and check regularly throughout the season for individual holdings.
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Probably the center one, however the last one is a bit concealed and could surprise to the upside….
…I am not talking about charts, here.
I third that – center one
centers smile shows too much gum.
right looks a little skanky.
so I vote left.
I'll take the one on the far right … could be into teabagging.
Cleveland steaming, too.
Captain Experience
Far right has demerits for the following:
It's obviously her shopping bag as her friends are peering into it = you'll be funding all kinds of expensive trips to the chic shops & salons for her to maintain her sense of worth & confidence.
Plus she has her hair dyed a reddish, chestnut color that is simply unrealistic, which shows she potentially has unrealistic expectations for any guy she meets. This shows she's potentially very needy. Also, she's a bit too flat chested to justify the aforementioned. (Pass)
Middle has potential, but the streaks of blond hair raise the red flag a little bit, as it shows a degree of ditziness that is potentially untenable. She's probably going to be the most down to earth of this triumvirate.
She looks like the type who could be fun at a baseball game or at a family gathering. She looks like she's got some Latino blood in her so she's probably a firecracker in the sheets. (A definite maybe for a mid term, stepping stone type of relationship)
Far left:
Now this gal is interesting. She's either Greek or Italian, which likely denotes large and close family ties = this is the marrying type if you're at that stage of your life & you're ready for that kind of commitment.
This gal will likely be somewhat spunky, rather spirited and relay her feelings & expectations rather straightforward = "do what I tell you and want or I'll either dump your ass, lop your nuts off, or make your life so miserable that you'll wish you never met me"
Final Summary: Gal on far left is the best choice if you're serious about settling down. She'll have friends and large family to lend support, and she'll be faithful. Far right will spend all your money, for sure – nothing more need be said. Middle gal is a decent mid term, transitional relationship situation.
They are all Hispanic, and I'm going to bet this was taken from some sort of Hispanic publication that caters to young affluent women.
Girl in the middle is the only one who would get a second look from a modeling agent, sorry fellahs. Right is just ugly, and the left's features are too small. "Cute" and "perky" probably smart too.
I agree that right is too ugly. But if center is going to be modeling she better not smile as she has no upper lip and her smile shows more gum than tooth. Left on the other hand is indeed far from supermodel status but has a nice girl next door cuteness and is the hands down winner among the 3 IMHO.
Chess, no stock comments yet, so I guess you don't have any female followers (or they are all lesbians).
I'm not picky, so I would be content with any of the 3 girls, or all of them (in my dreams, I know).
On GIII, didn't you mean 39?
Yogi & Boo Boo
FWIW – left, without a doubt.
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Martin County felony arrests Jan. 28, 2013
Kanard Graham, 24, Riviera Beach, battery on a police officer.
Robert Schmetzer, 40, 1100 block of Southwest Rio Vista Way, Palm City, possession of a controlled substance.
Christopher Akos, 34, Tequesta, resisting arrest with violence.
Bernadette Seymour, 33, Stuart, fraudulent use of a credit card.
Joseph Wojcieszak, 5400 block of Smith Avenue, Stuart, grand theft.
Arthur Anderjack, 28, 2500 block of Northeast Indian River Drive, uttering a forged instrument; theft.Edmund Thomas, 42, 1800 block of Northeast Mango Street, Jensen Beach, possession of a controlled substance.
Cephas Leonard, 34, 800 block of East 15th Street, Stuart, battery on a police officer; resisting arrest with violence.
Kevin Bell, 52, 3000 block of Southeast Ellendale Street, Stuart, dealing in stolen property; retail theft.
Calvin Newton, 21, 200 block of Southeast Pettles Drive, Fort Pierce, fleeing and attempting to elude police; driving without a license.
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Susan Bernofsky (German/Literature) has translated two German novels, The Assistant by Robert Walser and The Book of Words by Jenny Erpenbeck, both published by New Directions. In October, she and Erpenbeck were writer and translator in residence at Chatham University in Pittsburgh. In November, Bernofsky gave a presentation on contemporary German literature at the American Literary Translators Association conference in Dallas. In addition, she has received grants from the NEH and NEA to support her work.
Roy Brand (Philosophy) acted as a consultant curator and catalog editor for "Bare Life," a contemporary art exhibit at the Museum on the Seam in Jerusalem that features the work of many international artists. The exhibit will be displayed until September.
In August, Bella Brodzki (Literature) attended the International Comparative Literature Association conference in Rio de Janeiro, where she presented "Gendering Theory: Is Transdiscursive Translation Possible?" In November, she attended a bilingual conference entitled Postcolonial Ghosts at the University of Montpellier in France, where she delivered a paper entitled "The Ghosts of Translation in Postcolonial Literature and Theory." She also chaired a session on French and Francophone Literary, Philosophical, and Political Engagements in December at the Modern Language Association in Chicago.
Scott Calvin (Physics) co-authored an article on "Exploration of heterogeneous chemistry in model atmospheric particles using extended X-ray absorption fine structure analysis," published in the journal Atmospheric Environment in November. Ryan Hinrichs (Chemistry) and former students Joe Bramante '07 and Ethan Brown '05 contributed to his research.
Kevin Confoy (Theatre) directed Christine Farrell in "A Lady Alone," a one-woman show about Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman in the U.S. to attend medical school.
Charlotte Doyle (Psychology) spoke at the Create08 conference in Costa Rica in January. Her presentation, "A Qualitative Vision of the Creative Process: What Rudolf Arnheim Taught Me," was an expanded version of her article, "Pioneer of Process," published in the fall issue of Sarah Lawrence.
Christine Farrell (Theatre) performed the lead in the world premiere of "The Coffee Trees" with the Resonance Theatre Ensemble in New York City. She also performed in "A Lady Alone" in Washington, D.C., and at Hobart and Smith Colleges.
Chris Garces (Anthropology) published his article, "The Ethical Turn... to Saintliness? An Ethnographic Challenge," in the Winter 2007 edition of Anthropology and Humanism.
Joy Ladin (Poetry) published a collection of poems, Transmigration (Sheep Meadow Press, 2007). Her essay, "This Consciousness that Is Aware: Emily Dickinson's Phenomenology as Consolation," was published in the anthology Wider than the Sky: the Healing Power of Emily Dickinson (Kent State University, 2007). She also published four poems in New Writing Review (Fall 2007) and one in Literary Imagination (issue 9). She also gave readings at Northwest Missouri State University and the 92nd Street Y in the fall.
Three stage productions of work by Joseph Lauinger (Literature) were produced last summer. "Bury Him" was commissioned by the Gallery Players of Brooklyn and was performed in June. "Rich on Skins" won Best Play at the Shortened Attention Span Festival of one-act plays in New York City, and "Dawn and Sean" won Best Play at FutureFest in Ohio.
In June, Yvette Louis (Literature) presented "Birds of a Feather Flying North: Immigrant Women from the Spanish-Speaking Caribbean" at the annual conference of the National Women's Studies Association in St. Charles, Ill. In September she spoke on "Oral History and Constructions of Racial Memory" at the Latin American Studies Association conference in Montreal.
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"Morphogenesis Digital Animation," a piece by Prema Murthy (Visual Arts), premiered at the Borderline Video Festival in Beijing over the summer and was shown at the AFX Festival in Amsterdam in November. She had a solo show, "Fuzzy Logic," at P.S.1/MOMA in New York City over the summer, and "deStructures Digital Animation" was featured in the Scottish exhibit Bon Voyage: Reconsidering Landscape beginning last fall.
Maria Negroni (Spanish/Literature) published two books in Argentina, Ciudad Gotica: Essays on Art and Poetry in New York and La Pasion del Exilio: Translations of 10 American Women Poets of the 20th Century (Bajo la Luna, 2007). Several of her poems appeared in the anthology A Joyful Gravity (Editorial Difácil, Spain, 2007), and she published critical articles in the anthologies Argentine Writers Inside and Outside the Country (Editorial Norma, Buenos Aires, 2007) and Nobody Knows about Me (Fondo Editorial del Congreso del Perú, Lima, 2007). Negroni participated in panels at Columbia and Yeshiva University Museum, gave a poetry reading at the Americas' Society, and was the guest creative editor for the Argentinean issue of Latin American Review.
In March, Chikwenye Okonjo Ogunyemi (Literature faculty emerita) published Juju Fission: Women's Alternative Fictions from the Sahara, the Kalahari, and the Oases In-between (Peter Lang, 2008).
In June, the Russian Chamber Orchestra performed the European premiere of Suite for String Orchestra, a composition by Robert Paterson (Music), at Kursk State University in Russia. In December, Forecast Music performed his piece "Thursday" at the Brooklyn Conservatory. Paterson was recently commissioned to compose a piece for the Volti Choir in San Francisco.
Francis Randall (History faculty emeritus) presented "Alfons Mucha's Giant Series of Giant Paintings, 'Slavic Epic'" at a seminar on Slavic culture at Columbia in December.
Judith Rodenbeck (Art History) wrote several articles for the journal Modern Painters: "Tacita Dean" (July/August); "Hands Off: Deskilling Adapted for the 21st Century" (October); "Sadie Benning" (November); and "Beginning with a Bang! From Confrontation to Intimacy: An Exhibition of Argentine Contemporary Artists, 1960-2007" (December). She also gave lectures and participated in panels at The New School, Performance Studies International, Bryn Mawr College, Gallery 400 in Chicago, and Dia:Beacon.
Sara Rudner (Dance) took her four-hour dance marathon (featured in the fall 2007 issue of Sarah Lawrence) to Ireland this summer for two performances in Dublin.
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My Story: Finding Strength in Yoga & Meditation After Abuse. {Trigger Warning} ~ Mary Webb
I am a domestic abuse survivor.
Many years ago, I found myself in an abusive relationship. I didn't and still don't understand how I ever got into this kind of relationship. There was no abuse within my family.
The abuse didn't just happen, it was a gradual process. I had been with him for three years before he ever became violent.
When he drank or was hung over, that's when the abuse started. I was hit, punched, kicked, choked and had things thrown at me. I had broken bones and he once hit my hand while I was putting on mascara, cutting my eyeball, resulting in me having to wear a patch over my eye for weeks. I even had a hammer held to my head while being threatened to get my head bashed in.
When I was eight months pregnant, I was kicked in the stomach—that resulted in complications. The placenta began to deteriorate and I almost lost my baby.
I didn't know who to talk to or where to turn. I didn't know anyone else who had gone through this. The area shelter would only let women stay for two weeks maximum, after that you had to figure it out.
I never knew what was going to set him off.
I turned to yoga and meditation, through this I found the strength to leave him. Not long after, I found myself in a totally different kind of an abusive relationship. This abuse I did not recognize as quickly. He was verbally, emotionally, spiritually and mentally abusive. He made me feel alone, he instilled fear in me, he was dominating, threatening and possessive. He was abusive with his words. He alienated me from my family and friends.
I didn't know there were other types of abuse. I was mentally, emotionally and spiritually beaten down. I felt alone, confused and scared. I didn't know what to do. When I tried to get help, I was told if he hadn't hit me there was nothing they could do. The police and courts did not consider it abuse at that time.
When I left him, I had to deal with threats from not only him, but also from his family.
Getting physically abused is just as painful as being mentally, emotionally, verbally and spiritually abused.
I knew I could sit and feel sorry for myself or I could stand up, brush myself off and move forward. When I looked in the mirror, I didn't recognize myself. I knew yoga could heal physical problems, so I thought I'd try it to help heal my broken, bruised and beaten down body, mind, spirit and soul. I'd found strength through yoga before.
I turned to yoga and meditation completely. I began practicing yoga and meditation when I was 12 or 13. I wanted to heal myself and then help others. There were so few resources available. I decided I needed to help change things, I had to become a voice for the victims.
I practiced every day. I knew I had to make myself whole again for my kids and for myself. I had to give them back their mother.
Through yoga and meditation I found a strength I didn't know I possessed.
I found courage to go on. I found peace. I meditated for direction.
I sold my house, bought an RV and traveled across the United States several times with my kids. When I needed money, I taught yoga or art classes. I also traded work for the RV space at some campgrounds.
I home-schooled all of my children. During this time, I started writing a book about domestic abuse. While in California, I found out my book was going to be published. I began to give motivational speeches at domestic abuse shelters. I wanted them to be able to see that I had been in the same place they were and I could see the light at the end of the tunnel. I wanted to give them encouragement and hope.
I sat down and designed a program based on what had worked for me. I began to teach it to domestic abuse victims. I have since written two more books about domestic violence. I wanted to bring awareness. I also wanted to help other victims of abuse. I wanted to share my story, listen to others and help all that I could.
After months of teaching to abuse victims, I found that my program worked for other victims. I started to offer free yoga and meditation classes to abuse victims. I wanted to give back and reach out to as many women as I could. I saw positive effects and changes among the women. The withdrawn women began to smile, ask questions and talk about themselves.
After each class, we casually sit and talk. The women started to open up and talk about ideas and dreams they had.
I want others to know that there is help out there. You are not and never were alone. So many others have been in the same situation. I felt alone and didn't see any way out, but there is. Don't be afraid to ask for help. Reaching out doesn't make you weaker, it makes you stronger.
We need to help each other and reach out to each other, isn't that what yoga is all about?
I am a domestic abuse survivor. I have written three books about domestic abuse. I am an ERYT 500. I designed a program that worked for me, and I had seen work for others; I then thought, if I could teach others to teach this to abuse victims, they could help and understand how to teach, reach and deal with the victims of abuse. My hope is to not only bring further awareness to domestic violence, but to help people become more accepting and empathetic. If we can understand abuse, maybe we can put an end to abuse. My dream is to teach my workshop to as many people as possible. By doing that, I am in effect helping more and more abuse victims. I have also designed other workshops which I teach in person and online. I have done lectures in many places. I was teaching these workshops locally, but I would very much like to teach these workshops on a much larger scale. I can be reached via email at firstname.lastname@example.com and through my website.
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3 Responses to "My Story: Finding Strength in Yoga & Meditation After Abuse. {Trigger Warning} ~ Mary Webb"
wow, this is really powerful Thank you for sharing your story. Many times women feel that they have no other options and that they are alone and in turn stay in their situation. You showed true courage in leaving. No one deserves to be hurt. Your words brought tears to my eyes.
I too am hurting deeply. Last summer my husbands cousin was shot in the face by her husband in front of their children's elementary school. I am still traumatized and trying, somehow, to work through this tragedy.
Furthermore, I am currently a university student studying Social Work. I am interested in the names of the titles of your books, I am sure they would be beneficial to me in my field.
thanks again
I'm sorry for your loss.
Domestic violence happens all too often.
I want to try to bring awareness and maybe make a difference.
I don't want others to go through what I did.
My books are on my website.
Domestic Abuse All Sides
Domestic Abuse Our Stories
Domestic Abuse Between Partners
Please feel free to email me any time.


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He is so right about the race baites like Sharpton and Jesse jackson. No words from them because they cannot make money of of this.
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How about Warren?
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I am a conservative, which I guess would make me a unprogressive. Like Mr. Cohen wants Cruz to run. I want Warren to run for president especially after Obama's eight years in office. All I had to read more »
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Love it. Come on Globe. It is Gronk. You have enough with hammering conservatives. Leave the Gronkmeister alone. He is Phenomenal. more »
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Scott Brown did not win a second term because it was people coming out for Obama to get there free benefits and pulling the lever for Warren because she had a D next to her name. How about the state s more »
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Do not think he is a Republican. His humor about asians landed him in hot water with people who thought he went over the line. It is not mentioned in the story by the Globe. What a surprise! LOL
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And I thought we had a chance at this special election. The fight continues to get more competition against the democratic party. I will put more time into this fight next year. It makes me feel good, more »
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County Fire Department spokeswoman Tracey Martinez said Saturday the medic squad was returning to its station in Fontana when the high-speed crash occurred.
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Major League Baseball has been working to curtail costs associated with acquiring amateur players under the guise of competitive balance for years, hence the spending restrictions implemented by the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Now the league is looking to adjust the market again by implementing a worldwide draft. Eric Fisher of the Sports Business Journal has the news:
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The second round provides a lot of opportunities to take a player with some long-range potential, and the Hawks think they have their guy in Sergiy Gladyr from MBC Mykolaiv (Ukraine). Gladyr averaged 15.4 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.4 apg, & 1.5 spg in 29 minutes a game last year – pretty nice for a... »
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If you don't know who Danny Brown is, chances are you might have became acquainted with him recently as the rapper who, ahem, received an unsolicited sex act (of the oral variety) from a female fan while performing. To longtime fans of the Detroit MC and/or followers of his oft salacious Twitter activity, the incident was possibly shrugged off as "Danny being Danny." However, as the story has spread and different accounts of the Minneapolis show surfaced, it's sparked a strongly worded controversy with some believing Brown was assaulted while others have decried him as "a pig." In an ensuing blog post, rapper and Brown tourmate, Kitty, pointedly and appropriately brought things into a reasonable perspective. But the episode clearly took its toll with the typically jovial Brown tweeting this past weekend, "I don't even feel like doing a show tonight after going thru all this bullshit .. I swear to god."
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Christian Bale earned his second nomination for packing on extra pounds, sporting this wig and, oh yeah, great acting in "American Hustle." He won Best Supporting Actor for "The Fighter" in 2011.
Christian Bale in 2013.
Christian Bale at the "Empire of the Sun" premiere in 1987.
Leonardo DiCaprio is nominated for "The Wolf of Wall Street." He's batting 0-4 for so far in the Oscars. Fun fact: He's a producer on "Wall Street," so he could win one if the film takes Best Picture.
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Bruce Dern is up for Best Actor for his role in "Nebraska." He previously was nominated for Best Supporting Actor in 1978 for "Coming Home."
Here is Bruce Dern at AARP's Movies For Grownups Awards Gala in 2014.
Here's Bruce Dern smiling in a scene from the film "The Great Gatsby" in 1974.
Chiwetel Ejiofor is a first-time nominee for his role in "12 Years a Slave."
Chiwetel Ejiofor in 2013.
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Matthew McConaughey scored a nomination for his role as Ron Woodroof in "Dallas Buyers Club." It's his first Oscar nomination.
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And now, the best actresses. Amy Adams as Sydney Prosser in "American Hustle." She's been nominated five times in the past nine years and has yet to win. It's her first Best Actress nomination.
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Cate Blanchett received a nomination for "Blue Jasmine." This is her sixth nomination; she won Best Supporting Actress in 2004 for "The Aviator."
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Judi Dench scored an Oscar nomination for "Philomena." She's been nominated seven times and won Best Supporting Actress for "Shakespeare in Love" in 1998.
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Barkhad Abdi at the nominees luncheon in 2014. He's so new to Hollywood, we have no "then" photos!
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Bradley Cooper in 2014.
Bradley Cooper, 2001.
Michael Fassbender gets his first Oscar nomination for his role as a slave owner in "12 Years a Slave."
Fassbender at the Golden Globes in 2014.
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Jonah Hill now has two Academy Award nominations under his belt, this one for "Wolf of Wall Street."
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Jared Leto is another first-time nominee for his role as an HIV positive transgender woman in "Dallas Buyers Club."
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Julia Roberts at the 2014 Golden Globes.
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A free Hollywood multiplayer tactical shooter is on Desura.
Posted by feillyne on Sep 7th, 2011
Urban Terror on ioquake3 (ioUrbanTerror) engine can be described as a Hollywood multiplayer tactical shooter; somewhat realism based, but the motto is "fun over realism". This results in a very unique, enjoyable and addictive game.
Awesome! =)
i have speak of this game with intense, and another mod (true combat elite) i have speak with that mod also
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Now all we need is True Combat :)
I agree we definitely need True Combat Elite. Favorite FPS!
One of the original programmers has been working on a mod of TCE with new guns, maps and such. It has a release out too. Still a community going!
As for Urban Terror, I highly recommend trying it if you haven't! Excellent classic!
One of my favorite games, i have been playing for over 4 years :)
Looks like a peculiar cross between HL:DM and CSS.
Could be fun.
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Last summer, when the social protest tents started popping up on Tel Aviv's Rothschild Boulevard, I knew I was going to have to absent myself from the festivities — other than to become an observer for the purpose of anthropological, psychological, sociological, cultural and political analysis.
And it really bummed me out not to be able to participate.
I, too, have had a rough time of making a living. I, too, move from rental to rental like a wandering Jewess, as a result of not being able to afford a down payment and a mortgage on a place of my own. I, too, have had to manage living with an overdraft, due to the high cost of everything from cottage cheese to "free" education for my four kids. I, too, have found myself requiring parental subsidies well into adulthood.
I, too, have been a member of the "working poor" — particularly since my former long-time place of employment had a peculiar policy of lowering my salary every few years.
In addition to all of the above, I, too, could really have enjoyed hanging out on the streets of Tel Aviv, painting signs while listening to guitar music. (I'm not big on camping in the wild, but occupying a blanket at the foot of chi-chi cafes and sushi bars would be much to my liking indeed.)
But it was not to be, which is just as well; the current round of demonstrations have a much more menacing — and less hippy-dippy — flavor than last year's. And fighting the police is simply not my thing. In fact, if there's one population in this country that cannot make ends meet financially it's the people in the police force. Furthermore, unlike the leaders of the "occupy Tel Aviv" movement — who have white-collar backgrounds — most of the men and women in blue do not even have affluent moms and dads on whom to fall back when the bills pile up.
None of this is at the root of my lack of solidarity with the protests, however. Nor is the fact that their real purpose is to topple the government. It is perfectly legitimate in a democracy to oust unsatisfactory incumbents.
No, the reason I cannot put my mouth where my lack of money is in this case is because I disagree with everybody on whom — and what — is at fault for our joint predicament.
Ever since immigrating to Israel from the United States 35 years ago, I have had to endure the same cockamamie attacks on free-market capitalism from all corners of the Jewish state (a nation filled with people who are supposed to be so smart when it comes to finance that we have aroused anti-Semitism wherever we settle and prosper), whenever socialist policies fail.
Frankly, I've had enough.
You don't have to be an economist to know by now that the key hindrance to consumers and workers is a lack of competition. That native Israelis — including rich ones who have made fortunes in high-tech and other ventures — should continue to perpetuate the myth that greater government intervention is the only cure for socio-economic ills is beyond stupid.
To add insult to injury, they yammer endlessly about the widening "gap" between the rich and the poor, as though it's the imbalance that has to be remedied. The last time I looked, stealing from the rich to give to the poor was Robin Hood's modus vivendi. In the real world, all that gets you is stagnancy and high unemployment. It is the economics of envy, and it doesn't work.
Which brings us to the "tycoons," those billionaires we all love to hate for their being in bed with our politicians, and for paying lower taxes than the rest of us.
Here, too, the public doesn't get what is really wrong with the picture — and it has nothing to do with the amount of taxes the "oligarchs" do or do not pay. On the contrary, the more capital they have, the more jobs they create for everybody else. So we shouldn't be so perturbed about their yachts and private planes. Instead, we should be delighted that they need to hire lots of help.
The trouble with those guys is that they, too, live according to socialist — not capitalist — norms, by controlling the price of goods and services. This goes against the free market; it is not a product of it.
As for taxes, why are ours so high? Precisely because we expect the government to pay for, monitor, and regulate every facet of our lives. That costs a lot of money. Personally, I'd prefer to keep the utterly inefficient and wasteful "big brother" out of my business, both literally and figuratively. I'd rather make my own decisions about what my money is spent on, and have every school, shoe store, dentist and palm reader prove to me that his or her wares are worth my while and my hard-earned shekels — cash that would be considerably more forthcoming if the government weren't redistributing my wealth at will. It would do better to enact and enforce anti-cartel laws to compel the billionaires to let the market "govern" our fiscal behavior.
Such freedom would not guarantee the ability of each and every one of us to purchase an apartment in the neighborhood of our choice. But, hey, who came up with the idea that owning a home is a civil right — the Realtors' Union?
The point is that every area that is opened up to competition benefits the consumers. That is what I would be shouting from a tent if I were to pitch one. But I'd probably be lynched.
Ruthie Blum, a former senior editor at The Jerusalem Post, is the author of "To Hell in a Handbasket: Carter, Obama, and the 'Arab Spring,'" soon to be released by RVP Press.
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When you hear "teardown" on Cape Cod, it usually means someone's about to demolish a charming old house and replace it with a bloated trophy home. They do things differently out Truro way, however. The Provincetown Banner reported last month that the landscape-usurping Kline house – just up the hill from Edward Hopper's old studio and described by the paper as "airplane-hangar-sized" – could be torn down following a court ruling.
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Did a descendant of sachem Iyannough serve in the Civil War? Could be, according to Patrick Smith. The young researcher told The Mashpee Enterprise that the ancestry of Nathaniel D.S. Bearse, a Hyannis native, is "very debated."
A prayer granted: John Newton, who owns Short 'n' Sweet Ice Cream on Route 28 in South Chatham, talked to The Cape Cod Chronicle about his service in Vietnam. He recalled a moment under fire when he scribbled on a piece of paper, "If I think it, perhaps it will be. My wife, my son, and I will drive Route 28 on a glorious Indian summer day. We'll stroll on the beach, over the dunes, and by the lighthouse."
The fellow calling the Bourne Police was irate. If someone didn't come to remove the boat that had been dumped in his yard, he said, he would "blow up a car and go out with a bang." An officer found no one home on two visits, but as the Enterprise log stated, he "noted the demolished boat was in pieces at the curb."
He learned her lessons. Rev. Jim Cox has returned as pastor of the United Methodist Church in Provincetown, and among those welcoming him is Lucy Perry. The Banner reported that Perry, 95, was the minister's Sunday school teacher when he was a 3-year-old in Wellfleet.
Sometimes a picture says it all: photographer Bob Griswold of The Mashpee Enterprise captured the "ice cream boat" setting off into Popponesset Bay for another season of delivering treats to sailors.
D.O.A. Headline of the Month: "Selectmen unveil goals and objectives for coming year."
Cast of characters: The Enterprise reports that Falmouth has quite a few "acting" leaders, including the fire chief, town treasurer, town engineer, and director of the senior center. "We call ourselves the Actors Guild," said Acting Town Manager Heather Harper. "I'm in fine, fine company."
Every newspaper pays attention to leaks, and The Cape Codder is on the case. The leaks this time are from inadequate pipes in Provincetown that are losing a third of the 300 million gallons of precious water that's pumped into town annually from Truro. A leak detective has been on the job; he's found more than three-fourths of the nearly 3,000 connections are non-compliant.
The Local Angle Award goes to Christopher Kazarian of The Falmouth Enterprise, who discovered a resident, Rachael Greenfield, who drove one of the Boston Duck Tour vehicles that carried the Boston Bruins into Fenway Park to celebrate their Stanley Cup championship. Greenfield is a part-time "conDUCKtor" for the amphibious tours.
"Aging and moth-eaten" is how too many of the Chatham Band's uniforms can be described. The Cape Cod Chronicle says townspeople are trying to raise $16,000 for a new set of outfits to celebrate the band's 80th anniversary in 2012. They'll need them that year, which will feature 300 days of events to mark the town's tricentennial (details are at www.Chatham300.org).
"Program Altered Out of Concern for Unsuspecting Viewers" read the headline in the Enterprise. Exotic dancing on the Falmouth Public Library lawn? Nothing of the sort. As part of a discussion of end-of-life issues, sponsored by the library and the Falmouth Hospital Cancer Committee, a theater company was to present Sophocles' The Women of Trachis outdoors. Said the chair of the hospital's ethics committee, "You may not want Grandma to hear it."
That's one way to put it: A Cape magazine promised "An Idealic Day in a Quaint Seaside Village."
It's always fun to cruise along with Cape Codder columnist Dana Eldridge when he goes boating. He follows the "current," but never fails to mix in some recollections: "Then it was down by Todd Rattle's old home where now a spiffy new walkway and dock grace the waterfront. This dock and walkway are a far cry from Todd's old, picturesque apparition that served the same function but with a delightfully individual look, much like Todd himself."
Alan McClennen, Jr., told Alan Pollock of The Cape Cod Chronicle about the time things changed forever on Pleasant Bay off East Harwich. "It was 1945 or 1946," Pollock wrote, "when a fellow named Cahoon brought the first outboard motor to the bay, and he would take his noisy, sputtering boat for a spin every day. 'My grandmother would stand up on the bluff with her arms folded, just sort of cursing,' McClennen quipped."
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People who clean motel rooms can be forgiven their low opinion of humanity. Consider this report culled by the Enterprise from the Bourne Police log: an officer asked to examine "a room left in disarray" reported that "the guests appeared to have cleaned a fish on the bed and rug, as there were fish scales, parts and stains in the middle of the mattress."
An Orleans man who saw "quite a commotion of whales" on June 29 thinks he may have stumbled on the inspiration for 19th century tales of sea serpent sightings off Massachusetts. Kin Carmody told The Cape Codder that the minke whales swimming nose to tail looked like the rise and fall of a single giant creature.
You'd think a Cape town would want to ensure that its beaches were safe, but "stub-Bourne" voters at a special town meeting rejected spending less than $25,000 to pay for lifeguards. The Enterprise reported that, to no avail, finance committee member William F. Grant argued that approval "would send a message to summer residents saying, 'You're valued,' and to the Cape community at large that, 'We are part of you."
Mining newspapers for nuggets isn't hard labor, but we did have to wait until page 25 of the July 28 Cape Cod Chronicle to come upon John Whelan's "Chatham on Foot" column. It began with a funny story about a woman he observed talking on her cell phone throughout a walk of three-plus miles and ended with a man telling him about a very different walk. In 1941, the man, then a pre-teen, went hunting with a BB gun and stumbled upon a radio set and antenna concealed in the brush near a site where an observer could call in boat movements around Monomoy. What happened next is worth the dollar cover price.
"Police Cracking Down on Singing Bridge Jumpers" gave us visions of harmonizing leapers in swimsuits. Maybe "…Jumpers from Singing Bridge" next time?
Many probably thought of the fabled lost continent of Atlantis when the last space shuttle to fly returned to earth last month, but the ship was not named for that Atlantis. According to The Falmouth Enterprise, that honor went to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's ketch Atlantis, built in 1930 and believed to be the first research vessel built expressly for that purpose.
A jewelry store in Harwich says it's missing one of its leprechaun statues. Harwich Oracle reporter Jamie Balliett met the challenges of the story, which touched not only on the traditional five W's but also a "what-if," as in, "What if the 'theft' was actually a publicity stunt?" The writer is the son of Whitney Balliett, the late jazz columnist for The New Yorker.
Here's a recipe for feeling old: Read an article about singer-guitarist-dancer Charo in the Provincetown Banner and find no mention of her first husband, bandleader Xavier Cugat. It was a scandal in the '60s when 66-year-old Cugie tied the knot in Vegas with the teenage mistress of "cuchi-cuchi." Charo, who performs Aug. 17 at Provincetown Town Hall, is grand master of this year's Carnival parade.
We've heard of Cape Cod volunteers who've traveled to Haiti to aid the people of that tortured nation, but the Enterprise found a fresh take. Two Falmouth doctors invited a Haitian colleague to come north for two months to live with their families while learning ultrasound techniques. Dr. Stevenson Julius has been a quick study on the equipment, but some American customs were harder to absorb. Said one of the doctors: "The Fourth of July stuff required a fair amount of explaining."
How would you define an old-time Cape Codder? Here's how Selectman John Santos described himself to the Provincetown Banner: "I'm not easy to get along with and I don't want to give the impression that I am, because I enjoy it that way, but there's nothing I wouldn't do for anybody."
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Oct 22 | Berkeley Water Group Meeting
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Oct 22 | Berkeley Water Group Meeting
Monday, October 22, 5:30 - 7pm
Blum Center for Developing Economies
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Since its creation in 1995, Asian American Pacific Medical Students Association (APAMSA) has aimed to address the often-overlooked Asian American health issues in the medical community. APAMSA also focuses on providing support and understanding for Asian Pacific Americans (APA) interested in entering the medical profession. Over the past 15 years, APAMSA has grown to almost 90 chapters strong at medical schools all across the nation. The objective of this pre-med division of APAMSA is not only to provide resources and information for the medical school application process but also to spread awareness and understanding for the unique challenges APAs face in medicine. Through the efforts of its expansive network of pre-medical students, medical students and physicians, APAMSA ultimately strives to contribute to the improvement of the health and well-being of the APA community.
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Possible iPhone 5 launch on 4th October…
NEWS Apple has announced it will be holding an iPhone-related event at its Cupertino headquarters in Califorinia next week. The iPhone-maker emailed the invite, pictured below, to reporters in the US. The event is due to start at 10am PST on 4 October. While the invite does not specifically refer to the iPhone 5 – saying only "Let's talk iPhone" – gadget punters everywhere will be hoping the event finally puts the many iPhone 5 rumours to bed. Apple's invite to an iPhone-related event on 4 October Image: Apple Apple's invites typically include a clue to what will be unveiled. This invite appears gives little away – denoting only the date, time and place of its forthcoming iPhone event. At a stretch the missed call alert on the illustration – and the word "talk" in its text – could indicate voice calling is a focus. Or they could just mean Apple's going to talk about its new iPhone. On the voice calling front the iPhone does have room for improvement. The current generation of Apple's iPhone – the iPhone 4 – suffered a setback shortly after launch when it emerged that holding the edges of the device could interfere with the signal reception and lead to calls being dropped. The problem – which became known as the 'iPhone deathgrip' and 'Antennagate' was down to the design of the antenna – running around the edges of the handset. Apple responded by updating the iPhone's software and issuing iPhone 4 owners with free bumpers, saying that using the cases mitigated the reception issue.
Cheaper Apple Smartphone To Launch Alongside iPhone 5?
Recent reports are indicating that Apple might launch two new iPhones this year, the iPhone 5 and a cheaper version of the iPhone 4.
Citing two people with the knowledge of the situation, Reuters is reporting that Apple's Asian manufacturing partners are creating a low priced version of the iPhone 4 which will come with an 8GB flash drive.
According to the sources, the iPad maker is sourcing the flash drives for the cheaper iPhone 4 from a Korean manufacturer.
Toshiba and Samsung make flash drives for Apple but one can guess which company it might be, taking into consideration the on-going legal battle between Apple and Samsung.
Apple introduced the iPhone 4 back in June 2010, which came in 16GB and 32GB variants. A cheaper iPhone 4 will allow Apple to penetrate emerging markets. China Mobile is rumoured to have signed (or be very close to signing) a deal with Apple to offer the iPhone on the world's largest mobile network provider.
Sources have revealed that the company could be launching the handset within a few months. Some industry insiders have been speculating about the launch of a smartphone known as the iPhone 4S fitted with the iPad 2's A5 processor – though this would not likely be a cheaper version.
The purported cheaper device is expected to launch alongside the highly awaited iPhone 5, which will come loaded with iOS 5, have a curved back and an 8MP camera.
iPhone 5 to Launch at End of June?
According to Korean site ETNews.co.kr, Apple is planning on releasing the iPhone 5 during the 4th week of June. Multiple reports have already revealed that Apple will not be introducing the iPhone 5 during the Worldwide Developer's Conference scheduled for June 6th. Instead, WWDC is said to be focusing on software only.
ETNews, however, claims that the news of a late June iPhone 5 release comes with confirmation that Korean providers SK Telecom and KT will be amongst the first carriers to offer the new iPhone
iPhone 5, the next model of iPhone 4, will be released on the coming 4th week of June. In the midst of the iPhone 5 postponement rumors, Apple has confirmed that iPhone 5 will be released as planned and it will be released simultaneously in Korea through SK Telecom and KT.
Instead of a WWDC launch, Apple is expected to hold a special media event featuring Steve Jobs himself.
The sourcing of the article is a little suspect, as it appears to be attributing the information to Apple, itself. It also contradicts the "fall" timeframe that has been previously proposed for the next iPhone release. Mobile carriers, however, have been a source of some early release information, as new phones launches must be coordinated. In 2008, Telecom Italia's executive VP of technology revealed the timeframe of the 3G iPhone. Finally worth noting is that the story was also posted to etnews.co.uk on April 1st, though there is no indication that it was meant as an April Fools joke. We've contacted the author but have not yet received a reply.
SOURCE: MacRumours
iPhone 5 may have an 8-megapixel camera
As the summer gets closer, iPhone rumors get louder and louder.
There might be something to the latest one though: Sony CEO Howard Stringer may have let it slip that the iPhone 5 could have an 8-megapixel camera. Business Insider reports that Stringer recently explained that the aftermath of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami would affect Sony's ability to supply a camera sensor to Apple.Here's why that little tidbit may be quite revealing, as explained by Gizmodo's Jack Loftus:Thing is, Sony does not currently ship sensor parts for the iPhone, leading rumor sleuths to deduce the CEO was talking about a future device. If true, this would mean Apple is dumping the OmniVision 5- and 3.2-megapixel cameras currently seated in their iPhone 4 and iPhone 3GS devices, and onto Sony's 8MP sensors. Sony is also rumored to be in the running for an OmniVision takeover, so there's that as well. So many moving parts!Of course, it's worth noting that even if this rumor is true, it doesn't mean that we'd see Sony branded iPhones or some such silliness:Sony currently manufacturers a number image sensors for other companies, including Nikon. There's no reason to think the iPhone 5 would be Sony branded or branded in any way that's different from previous Apple hardware.
11 iPhone tips for total novices
My very own mom just joined the ranks of iPhone owners. (Welcome to the party, Mom!) Much as I was excited to show her all the cool stuff (FaceTime! Apps! Visual voice mail!), I quickly realized she needed to walk before she could run.
In other words, she needed a course in Basic iPhone Operation. After all, she was accustomed to a simple flip phone with a physical keypad. Going from that to an iPhone is like trading a car for a 747: confusing, intimidating, and no doubt a little scary.
With that in mind, I put together this list of 11 tips for iPhone newcomers. If they seem overly obvious to you, well, you're not the target audience. But I'll bet you know someone who is, so feel free to share this with the iPhone newbies in your life. Trust me: they'll thank you!
(Credit: Screenshot by Rick Broida)
1. When in doubt, go Home.
Want to go back to the main screen, the one with all the icons? That's called the Home screen. It doesn't matter which app you're using or task you're performing–a single press of the Home button (the only physical button on the front of the iPhone) will return you to the Home screen.
2. Always turn your iPhone off before you slip it into your pocket.
Although your iPhone will switch itself into idle mode (where the screen turns off but the phone stays on) after a designated period of inactivity, you should get in the habit of manually turning off the screen. Otherwise you might accidentally place a call or run a battery-draining app while slipping the phone into your pocket. So remember: when you're done using your iPhone, press the top button (aka, the Sleep/Wake button).
3. Send calls straight to voice mail.
Don't want to answer the incoming call, but don't want your iPhone to keep ringing and/or vibrating until it finally goes to voice mail? Just quickly double-press the Sleep/Wake button to immediately route the call the voice mail.
4. Double-tap the space bar at the end of a sentence.
Speaking of double-presses, if you quickly tap the space bar twice at the end of a sentence, the iPhone will insert a period and a space, then enable the Shift key for the start of your next sentence.
(Credit: Screenshot by Rick Broida)
5. Access the keypad while you're on a call.
Need to "press 1 to leave a message" or enter a security code while on a call? The iPhone has no keypad, so how are you supposed to do that? Simple: just take the phone away from your ear, then tap the Keypad icon that appears in between the Mute and Speaker icons (which can also come in handy when you're on a call). Now use the onscreen keys to enter the necessary numbers. When you're done, just hold the phone back up to your head.
6. Don't forget to sync.
Your iPhone is not an island; it needs to connect with your computer, even if it's just once in a while. That means installing iTunes if you don't already have it and plugging that little white sync cable into a USB port (and then into your iPhone, natch). Although you can download apps, music, and the like directly to your device (i.e., no computer required), syncing makes a backup of everything on your handset (contacts, appointments, apps, etc.)–something you might need in the event you have to replace a lost, stolen, or broken phone. It also allows you to install operating-system updates.
7. Master autocorrect.
Even savvy users sometimes get thrown by the little word-bubbles that sometimes appear as you type. This is the iPhone's autocorrect feature: it's trying to guess which word you're trying to spell. If you want to accept the suggestion (even before you finish typing), just tap the space bar. Don't want the suggested word? Tap the little X in the bubble before you hit the space bar.
8. Fix "jittery" icons.
Did all your icons start shaking all of sudden? Don't panic! You've inadvertently put the iPhone into "rearrange icons" mode, which allows you to organize the icons to your liking by tapping and dragging them. This happens when you hold your finger down on an icon (any icon) instead of just tapping it. How do you stop the shaking? Easy: just press the Home button.
9. Learn to use Airplane Mode.
Federal law says your phone needs to be off when you're in the air. But that doesn't mean off, off; you simply have to disable its wireless capabilities. To do so, put it in Airplane Mode: tap the Settings icon, then tap the Airplane Mode on/off switch (which is conveniently located at the very top of the Settings screen). When it's set to On, your iPhone won't be able to make calls or send text messages–but it'll still work as an iPod. In other words, you can still read books, listen to music, watch movies, play games, and so on. After you land, just return to the Settings screen and set Airplane Mode back to off.
(Credit: Screenshot by Rick Broida)
10. Access the built-in User Guide.
Apple sure didn't provide much in the way of an instruction manual. Fortunately, for anyone who needs help on the go, there's a user guide built into the iPhone–sort of. To access it, tap the Safari icon (which opens the Web browser). Next, tap the Bookmark icon (it looks like a little open book) at the bottom of the screen. You should see an entry for iPhone User Guide. Tap it to gain access to a full roster of subjects, everything from Getting Started to Using the App Store.
11. Turn off "Ask to Join Networks"
Everywhere you go, your iPhone keeps asking you if you want to join this network or that network. These are Wi-Fi hot spots, and if you're tired of the iPhone bugging you about them, you can turn off these notifications. To do so, tap the Settings icon, then tap Wi-Fi. On the following screen, find Ask to Join Networks and tap the On button (which will switch to Off). The only caveat here is that if you want to view and join an available network, you'll have to return to this screen and select it manually. Find out more in the aforementioned User Guide.
OK, those are my tips–now let's hear yours! After all, everyone was an iPhone novice once, so what advice would you offer to the newbie user?
iPhone 5 to feature Metal Surround and Near Field Communication
New reports from manufacturing partner Foxconn back up previous speculation about a metallic rear and larger screen for the new iphone 5 device, while NFC mobile-payment technology may be back on the menu too.
9 to 5 Mac quotes a "reliable" Foxconn source say that the iPhone 5 will soon go into mass production, and that it looks similar to the iPhone 4, but with a flat metal back casing, rather than the glass used for the last model. The source also claims that the iPhone 5's screen is larger than the iPhone 4's, although no actual figure is given to back this up. It's not the first time a metal back and bigger screen have been predicted for the next iPhone. Earlier this month, Chinese sources were gossiping about the device having an aluminium rear, before allegedly leaked engineering drawings showed a screen that was nearly edge-to-edge, thanks to a noticeably smaller bezel.
One feature we thought would be missing from the iPhone 5 was near-field communication (NFC) technology. Rumoured in January, the theory of iPhone-powered mobile payments seemed to have been scotched last week when UK operators claimed to have been told by Apple that NFC wasn't on the cards for another year at least.
Now NFC may be back on the agenda, with Forbes journalist Elizabeth Woyke expressing surprise at the operators' views.
"From what I hear, it is possible the iPhone 5 will include NFC. An entrepreneur who is working on a top-secret NFC product told me today that he believes the iPhone 5 will have NFC and cited a friend who works at Apple as a reliable source for the information," she writes.
"To further reinforce his statement, the entrepreneur said that manufacturers of NFC readers — whom he has been talking to for his own product — also expect the iPhone 5 to have NFC. These manufacturers are gearing up for the additional NFC traffic the iPhone 5 will bring, likely this summer."
Separately, the Cult of Mac website claims to have details of how NFC-equipped iPhone 5s will let users log in to other Macs, and access their desktop apps. Which if we're honest, sounds like more of a niche usage than, say, paying for your coffee in Costa.
Source: Crave.cnet.co.uk
iPhone 5 may Also Use A5 Dual Core Processor
Reference to A5 processor in upcoming iPhone 5
It should come as no surprise, but the latest iOS 4.3 SDK has uncovered evidence that the upcoming iPhone 5 will use Apple's new A5 Dual Core processor. The A5 processor was introduced as part of the iPad 2 which will launch this Friday. Apple presently uses a single-core A4 processor for the iPhone 4. Everyone has assumed that Apple will adopt the A5 processor for future iPhone and iPod Touch devices, it's still nice to have some proof.
The proof comes by way of a few tweets from @chronic (one, two) identifying the new A5 processor as being referenced by 'S5L8940'. Then, @naynee75 reveals that the N94 kernel files also contains a reference to the same A5 processor. (via iClarified). The N94 is believed to be the codename for the unreleased iPhone 5.
Historically, Apple has refreshed the iPhone in the summer (June/July) at WWDC
Apple Releases iPhone Configuration Utility 3.3
iPhone Configuration Utility lets you easily create, maintain, encrypt, and install configuration profiles, track and install provisioning profiles and authorized applications, and capture device information including console logs.
Configuration profiles are XML files that contain device security policies, VPN configuration information, Wi-Fi settings, APN settings, Exchange account settings, mail settings, and certificates that permit iPhone and iPod touch to work with your enterprise systems.
You can download the iPhone Configuration Utility from the links below…
Possible Images of 4th Generation iPhone?
An iPhone repair company by the name of iResQ has released some photographs of a faceplate, which they claim is for the fourth generation iPhone! Noticeable differences are an increase in the length of the faceplate by 1\4 inch and a reflective surface just above the speaker.