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A thief in Bali has allegedly raped a young Australian woman at knifepoint in the bedroom of a villa she was renting with her family.
The attack took place about 4am on Saturday in Villa Damais in Kerobokan as the woman's relatives slept in neighbouring rooms.
The knife was allegedly held to the woman's throat. A security guard was supposed to be on duty but had left his post, police said.
It is understood the family has already returned to Australia after making a police report.
North Kuta police chief Reinhard Habonaran Nainggolan confirmed the woman was assaulted in the bedroom after being threatened with a knife during the break-in and robbery.
They believe that the thief was not alone, but police are not sure how many people were involved.
The men stole three iPhones, two other mobile phones and 1.5 million rupiah (about $155) in cash from the eight people staying in the four bedroom villa.
Police said the men had jumped a wall to access the property, then entered the villa through an unlocked door.
The woman, 28, from Perth, was assessed in Bali's Sanglah hospital after the attack, where a doctor said she was in shock. He confirmed a sexual assault had taken place.
She provided police with a sketch of her attacker, which will be released the the public soon, police said.
A spate of crimes has hit Bali in recent months, often blamed on poor Javanese construction workers brought to fuel the island's construction boom.
Long time residents say the crimes, including robberies and sometimes violent home invasions, have disproportionately hit tourists and expatriates staying in villas.
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs said the consulate in Bali had not been informed of the attack.


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Good day,
Let's I have a parent and a child tables.I load some data into the parent table, so a new record is generated with its primary key.As the private key is auto increment, I do not know the value of this index.
Now, I need to load some data into the child table, where there is a foreing key linked to the parent table primary key.
How can I get the value of the parent table primary key, in order to use it to load fata into the child table?
Parent table: "Customers"CustomerID <-PKNameAddressPhoneE-mail
Child table: "Orders"OrderID <-PKStatusTotalCustomerID <-FK
Summarizing, I need to load data into both tables, my problem is because there is a "CustomerID" field I need to know from the parent table to be able to load the child table, and I do not know how to get it.
If there is another easier way to do it, much better!!
Thanks a lot!!!
use LAST_INSERT_ID to get the value of the auto increment value from the insert into the previous table.
Thanks a lot.
I applied your indication.Could you please check what is wrong in these instructions:
$sql_id = "SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID() FROM Purchases";
$PurchaseID = mysql_query($sql_id);
echo $PurchaseID;
What I got was the string: "Resource id #6", instead of the number 11, the ID of the table last inserted row.
you should always test your query outside of php first
the "resource id" error message means your query didn't even run, and your query didn't run because it has a syntax error
You don't even need to select it separately to use it. You can just do your first insert:
INSERT INTO customers
and then the second like this:
INSERT INTO orders
... and probably fail to record it properly.
You should have means to get the CustomerID for new orders with new customers like you do for new orders with old customers.
retrieving old customers is done by customerid
by definition, a new customer doesn't have a customerid yet, and post#1 is talking about a new customer
By definition, a new customer always has an ID, otherwise it won't be called a customer in the first place, since it's not registered yet. New means recently registered, not unregistered, in database language. In PR language it may mean something else.
It's seems that I know what I'm talking about: first insert a new customer. By doing that, it becomes an old customer. Then employ the mechanisms normally used to insert orders for a customer.
The OP is trying to insert a new customer and its orders in one go. He can do that if he retrieves and saves the customer id in a variable.
But the idea of last inserted id has nothing to do with relational data and its integrity. It has everything to do with guessing.
that remains to be seen, in this particular instance
if you insert a new customer, how will you know what its customerid is?
the suggestion is to use LAST_INSERT_ID()
what specificially is wrong with that approach, please?
Here's a wild proposition: make a query and store the result in a variable? Like you probably do for older, already registered customers, at the moment of a new order.
Everything. It's guessing, not proper retrieving of relational data. It's sidestepping on what falsely seem like a particular case. The proper mechanisms are already in place, no need to build redundant ones.
that, sir, is an opinion -- perhaps a well-informed opinion, with some merit -- but it certainly does not give you the right to denigrate a proven technique and make it sound like people are wrong to use LAST_INSERT_ID()
perhaps you should register your opinion with mysql.com
meanwhile, we will continue to recommend a proven technique to mysql developers
Issues with:- concurrent inserts- multiple inserts in one hit
No need to inform MySQL.com sir, they already know: http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=34319.
guaranteed not possible, as stated in da manual
if you would kindly post a test case that proves it doesn't work, i'd be inclined to take you more seriously
irrelevant, we are not adding more than one customer at a time
Oh, "da' manual". Right. Sure. "da' manual" is never wrong. Anyway, what do I know, I'm a Oracle and PostgreSQL guy myself, but still, I can read about bugs with MySQL MyISAM or InnoDB server settings. It seems LAST_INSERT_ID() has failed on some fellows, but if da' manual states that it's not possible...
Really?! Or should I say:
The returning of a resource id means that the query run fine, if the query had failed then false would have been returned.
To get the last inserted ID if you're using the mysql_ extension in php you need to use the mysql_insert_id() function to get the ID of the last INSERT query (use it before you fire off another INSERT query).
You might want to consider migrating from using the mysql_ extenstion to either the mysqli_ extenstion or PDO which:
The problem with this is that mysql_query only returns a query resource, not the result of the query.
Instead you should do,
$sql_id = "SELECT LAST_INSERT_ID() FROM Purchases";
$res = mysql_query($sql_id);
$row = mysql_fetch_array($res);
$purchaseID = $row[0];
echo $PurchaseID;
or, as @SpacePhoenix; says, use mysql_insert_id
Also note that it says in the manual
The value of mysql_insert_id() is affected only by statements issued within the current client connection. It is not affected by statements issued by other clients.-- http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/es/mysql-insert-id.html
So concurrent inserts is not really an issue here; unless -maybe- you're using multiple threads that use the same connection, but then you'd have bigger fish to fry than the mysql_insert_id() function anyway
As for the multiple inserts, that's also a problem when you're not using last_insert_id(), so it's not an argument against using last_insert_id(). At most it's an argument not to use multiple inserts on a table with an AUTO_INCREMENT field if you need the generated ID values afterward because the behavior is undefined!
That's not even a bug. As it says further down:
Thank you for the bug report. Currently that is the expected behavior:
For a multiple-row insert, LAST_INSERT_ID() and mysql_insert_id() actually return the AUTO_INCREMENT key from the first of the inserted rows. This allows multiple-row inserts to be reproduced correctly on other servers in a replication setup."
The "bug" reporter then goes on about the name of the function which incorrect, as opposed to the behavior of the function. He has a point, but your argument that last_insert_id() is flawed in MySQL is invalid; at least when based on this "bug" report.
i believe FROM Purchases is incorrect here
earlier in this thread, i thought it was invalid, and that the syntax error was the cause of the resource id, but i don't do php, so i got that wrong
it actually does work -- it returns the same value once for every row in the table!!
not exactly what is desired here, is it
If I read this correctly, you don't have yet code to cover new orders from old customers? You're starting up with the "new customer - new order" scenario?
If so, I believe you should cover the "old customer - new order" scenario first. Then, in case of new customers, you only have to register the new customer data first, then call the mechanism in place for "old customer - new order" scenario.
What I'm trying to say, in case of a new customer,
don't do this: - call the procedure for new customer registration and then the procedure for "new customer - new order" registration (which is redundant to a "old customer - new order" procedure)
but this:- call the procedure for new customer registration and then the unique procedure for "old customer - new order" registration
One could argue that using two redundant old/new procedures and a LAST_INSERT_ID call, it may save something for you. It's not true. You'd have to always do and remember the old/new customer check. And you'd have... two redundant procedures.

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Military Career
13 October 1918 — Camp Taylor, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Oscar S. Hartig was born on March 13, 1897 near Newburg, Warrick County, Indiana. He was a farmer. He entered service on September 6, 1918, Boonville, as a machinist. Sent to Camp Taylor, Kentucky where he was assigned to the 60th Company, 15th Training Battalion, 159th Depot Brigade. He died of influenza on October 13, 1918 at Camp Taylor. He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Chandler, Warrick County, Indiana.


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October 2, 2012
In a guest post on the Center for Global Health Policy's "Science Speaks" blog, Margaret McGlynn, president and CEO of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), and William Snow, director of the Global HIV Vaccine Enterprise, discuss the recent AIDS Vaccine 2012 Conference that was held in Boston. "There has been so much progress in every aspect of HIV prevention research over the last three years that [researchers] had plenty to report," they write, adding, "[I]t is increasingly clear that defeating HIV will require the combined application of a number of interventions." They review the results of several studies and comments from several speakers and conclude, "[S]cientific partnership across borders and oceans has long been a hallmark of HIV vaccine development. That, after all, is what brought the field to where it is now: on the verge of a transformation" (Barton, 10/1).
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Following Linda's retirement, the Coach House Riding School is now closed.
News concerning Bambi and Nelson will be posted on Bambi's Facebook page - Bambi CoachHouse.
Following Linda's retirement, Becky will be carrying on at the premises with a riding school license. She will be giving riding lessons, but on a much smaller scale on certain days. She will have up to four equines on her license, including Tosh and Tori. The lower age limit remains at 5 years old, and upper weight limit is 13stones.
To discuss your requirements, please contact Becky on:
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Telephone: 01638 730760
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Well, good luck to everyone. Carry on enjoying your riding, wherever you may go. Bambi and Nelson will still be out and about, so I'm sure we will meet many of you on our travels.
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Kazon fighters are small attack ships originally used by the Trabe, but were later seized from them during the Kazon uprising.
Nearly identical in appearance to the Kazon raider, these vessels are approximately the size of a Federation shuttlecraft. They are able to be operated by a crew of one, and are armed with three forward phaser banks and an aft photon torpedo launcher.
This class of vessel was composed of polyduranide alloy, duranium, magnesite, electroceramics and a relatively large amount of carbon. (VOY: "Initiations")
In 2372, Commander Chakotay's Type 8 shuttlecraft was engaged by a Kazon-Ogla fighter, piloted by Kar, in an unprovoked attack. Despite the Kazon's advantage, with the element of surprise, Chakotay was able to destroy the fighter with the shuttles phasers. (VOY: "Initiations")
One of these vessels, operated by the Trabe, was utilized in an attempted massacre of several Kazon first majes attending a conference of Sobras. The starship USS Voyager fired three photon torpedoes at it, forcing it to disengage. (VOY: "Alliances")
Tom Paris later stole one of these shuttles from a Kazon raider he was held prisoner aboard. Barely able to escape, he managed to get into Voyager's transporter range, moments before the shuttle's mothership destroyed it. (VOY: "Investigations")
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The Kazon fighter was designed by Dan Curry. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 105, p. 59) For further information on the studio model, please refer to, Kazon fighter model


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In a much-publicized study, Duke University researchers recently reported that elderly disability rates have been declining, and concluded that if this trend continues over the next few decades it could erase much of Medicare's projected cost growth. Many, notably Senator Edward Kennedy, are citing the study as proof that major reforms are unnecessary. All we have to do to "solve Medicare's long-term financing problems," says the Senator, is to "modestly increase the existing trend toward better health for older Americans."
Unfortunately, this optimism is unwarranted. Although disability rates have been declining throughout the 1980s and 1990s, to date there is no evidence that this trend has slowed Medicare's cost growth. And even if we suppose it will do so in the future, the savings are already more than factored into the official Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) projections.
In fact, according to these projections the rate of growth in real per-beneficiary Medicare spending will eventually slow to just one-fifth of its historical pace. What this means is that the Duke study has it precisely backwards: Major reform may be necessary simply to ensure that future costs do not vastly exceed the official projections.
It's time to move beyond delay, denial, and diversion. To save Medicare we will have to reform it, and to do that we will first have to get the facts straight.
Mistaken Assumptions
The central empirical finding of the Duke study is that the incidence of chronic disability among the elderly has been declining for at least the past fifteen years. This finding seems solid enough. But the upbeat conclusions based on it are not. They rest on two mistaken assumptions: first, that a declining incidence of disability necessarily reduces Medicare spending, and second, that this reduction (if indeed it exists) will cut future Medicare outlays beneath current projections.
The first assumption, however plausible at first glance, violates the most basic rule of logical inference-- namely, that correlation is not causation. Think about it. Just because Americans who own jacuzzis tend to pay above-average taxes doesn't mean that if fewer people buy jacuzzis tax revenue will decline. By the same token, just because disabled elders tend to consume more health-care services doesn't mean that if fewer elderly become disabled Medicare spending will decline.
For one thing, the disabled are not homogeneous. Some consume much less health care than others, and the decline in disability may be concentrated among this less expensive group. For another, less disability may or may not mean less morbidity. The Duke study classifies as "disabled" those elders who are unable to perform at least one basic "activity of daily living" such as bathing or dressing. Even as the share of elderly with such limitations declines, the share with expensive medical conditions could be constant (or even rising). In other words, Grandma may be getting around a bit better but still be seeing the doctor just as often.
If falling disability really did portend slower future cost growth, we might expect it to have moderated past cost growth as well. After all, the trend has been underway for fifteen years, and perhaps much longer. But in fact, since Medicare was founded, real spending per age-adjusted beneficiary has risen at the blistering average annual rate of 5 percent. Far from slowing, this growth rate accelerated in the early 1990s-- just when the Duke study finds that disability fell most rapidly.
Clearly, any saving from falling disability is being overwhelmed by other factors that keep pushing costs up. Indeed, looking at the record, one can easily imagine a causal relationship between changes in rates of disability and health-care costs that is exactly the reverse of what the Duke study assumes. Perhaps the consumption of a high and rising volume of health-care services is the very reason people are becoming less disabled.
To be sure, it is possible that the ongoing decline in elderly disability really is saving money, and that without it Medicare costs would be growing still more rapidly than they are. But even supposing this to be true, does it follow that a continuation of these savings will cut future costs beneath current projections?
The Duke study says yes, it does follow. But this is its second mistaken assumption. In the near term, the HCFA projections are based on an extrapolation of historical trends in Medicare spending-- which means that they implicitly factor in a continuing decline in disability. Beyond the next decade, HCFA projects that the growth in real spending per age-adjusted beneficiary will slow from its historical rate of 5 percent per year to just 1 percent per year by the 2020s. Without this slowdown, total Medicare spending would climb to 54 percent of taxable payroll by 2040. With it, HCFA projects that total spending will rise to just 18 percent of payroll. The official projections thus not only take into account the "existing trend toward better health for older Americans," they assume vast additional savings.
Mistaken Conclusions
None of this is to deny that the Duke study raises some interesting questions. Experts have long debated whether health spans will rise along with life spans as the population ages. One school of thought (the "compression of morbidity" theorists) believes that they will. Another school (the "failure of success" theorists) argues that the principal effect of modern medical science is to increase the number of "marginal survivors" in the population, and that as life spans rise so too will rates of chronic morbidity. Although the empirical jury is still out, the Duke study may lend some support to the "compression of morbidity" optimists.
That said, there is simply no reason to believe this dynamic will have much if any impact on today's cost projections. Medicare spending keeps rising inexorably even as most objective measures of elderly health improve. Obviously, there are forces at work having nothing to do with beneficiaries' health-- from the continuous introduction of new medical technologies to demographic aging to cost-blind reimbursement. "Good health," moreover, is not a fixed goal. It is a subjective standard that rises over time as society becomes more affluent, becomes less tolerant of bad health or risk, and becomes more secular --that is, more apt to see happiness in the here and now as life's ultimate goal. As this expanding concept of health interacts with medical advances, it is sure to transform the practice of health care. While once health care meant an occasional visit to the doctor, it will soon become a lifelong process of diagnostics and fine tuning in which any extra dollar spent is likely to confer some perceived benefit.
Keeping these buoyant expectations in mind, recall again that the official projections anticipate a huge and unprecedented improvement in current cost trends. HCFA does not posit any specific change in policies that might explain this rosy outcome. It simply assumes that someday, somehow, costs must be controlled if Medicare is not to consume the entire economy. But merely to assert that something will happen begs the real question: How will we make it happen?
Politicians are naturally averse to unpleasant policy choices. As such, they are eager to hear that the Medicare problem is smaller than the official projections tell us. In fact, it is bigger, not smaller. Researchers should be careful not to jump to mistaken conclusions -- especially ones that will be misused in the political world.
FACING FACTS AUTHORS: Neil Howe and Richard Jackson CONCORD COALITION EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Martha Phillips


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Cryptopearls VIn Cryptography teasers, a phrase or expressions has been encoded in some way (frequently by replacing letters with other letters). You need to figure out the encoding method and then decode the message to find the answer.
Once upon a time, there was a land filled with wisdom and intelligence in the form of pearls.
Most of the quotes we use today come from this land, which was called Lifeland.
However, each pearl of wisdom was safely hidden under a Cryptoweb and called a Cryptopearl, because in those days, words were considered to be powerful weapons. You had to earn a Cryptopearl to learn some new piece of wisdom about life.
Once you successfully opened the Cryptopearl, you were then awarded with whatever life changing information was inside that Cryptopearl. If you opened 4 Cryptopearls successfully, you were knighted as the Lord of Life.
In this way, over generations, many such pearls have been passed down to us. Four such Cryptopearls are given below, in their original form.
Can you open the Cryptopearls like the ancients did and find out what famous life's teaching it holds? Here's your chance to become the Lord or Lady of Life!
1. 11 313411141514 5211223433 3211251543 3334 3334244315.
2. 11 321133 2443 2533345233 1254 442315 13343235113354 2315 2515153543.
3. 11 42343131243322 4344343315 22114423154243 3334 32344343.
4. 11134424343343 4335151125 313445141542 44231133 5234421443.
Hint: A 5x5 number grid might help...
AnswerDraw a 5x5 grid on a piece of paper and fill it with the alphabet. To fit 26 letters into 25 spaces, combine I and J into one position as is the norm. Once you have it written down, you can see that:
A will be 11
B will be 12
C will be 13 and so on...
Using this pattern on the above quotes you get:
1. A loaded wagon makes no noise.
2. A man is known by the company he keeps.
3. A rolling stone gathers no moss.
4. Actions speak louder than words.
This type of encryption is called "The Polybius Square Cipher".
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Apollo to land...as Windows Phone 8
0. phoneArena posted on 02 Feb 2012, 17:01
A leaked partner video on the Q4 Apollo update reveals a host of new details of what to expect in the biggest update to Windows Phone since the inception of the platform...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5713; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
I can dig it. :3
2. eaphx (Posts: 9; Member since: 24 Apr 2011)
WP7 is the best choice for a phone 1st, and a smartphone 2nd, never going back to the dark side
3. clevername (Posts: 1436; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
Now this is exciting. Considering windows 8 will run on ARM, there will be little to stop true cross platform ports except hardware limits like display size and resolution, CPU/GPU, and RAM. But these are issues that are handled much more easily than porting an app for a different kind of chip architecture. Ive been hoping for this. Tablet, phone, and PC truly United. And after a few more full version upgrades for windows, windows phone, and Xbox dashboard, I predict Microsoft will have one unified OS for all three platforms. Gimped in functionality only on Xbox to keep it fun and simple.
15. nnaatthhaannx2 (Posts: 820; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
yea, let's hope they don't screw up and get rid of this apple nonsence
17. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4888; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
I am going to keep a VERY close eye on these developments. To me WP8 looks very appealing. What will definitely get me there will be the Xbox 360/new console 720 integration.
To me that will be the differentiating factor that will make me leave Android & go WP8. Now if the integration is not mind blowing then I will stick with Android.
I just hope WP8 has something truly special in mind with the current Xbox 360 or the new Xbox 720 as it's being labeled.
18. clevername (Posts: 1436; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
Windows phone 7 already has really nice Xbox live integration. From being able To customize your avatar and profile to checking yours and your friends achievements. You can even send them messages. I'm sure with the next update beacons will be added. Kinect integration is coming strongly, you can check some videos for that. And with the Xbox live companion app you can control your Xbox dashboard. In fact a few of the games on the wp7 marketplace are companions to the xbl games and data saves across both platforms. I also love how xbl games on wp7 have achievements. My only gripe is that games on wp7 are casual. No really great games with great gameplay or graphics like on android and especially ios, with a few exceptions. This is a huge disappointment in a platform that does every other aspect of gaming better than the competition.
So even though integration is already good, it can only get better. Your hopes will be reality for sure.
19. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4888; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
+1 I agree with everything you said. My brother has a WP7.5 & we both talk about the Xbox 360 integration while nice it is still lacking.
We are talking about the hardcore crowd. We want some real substance, Imagine being able to play a level or 2 of Gears of War 3 on your phone & finish the rest of the game at home on the actual Xbox 360. You know other meatier integration, not the casual integration it has now.
Especially when WP8 comes out, quad-core tech will be readily available so what I stated above can actually be a reality. If it ever gets like that I am so there. The WP8 has HUGE potential & I just want to see what it is all about! lol
20. clevername (Posts: 1436; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
That would be awesome although id rather see that on a windows 8tablet even more.
Btw love the avi, mega man 3 was the best in series imo
21. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4888; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
Another +1 for you! clevername you are the man. The more I talk to you the more respect I have for you. Since Windows 8 is going to be cross platform then my idea should fly on all their stuff, Xbox 360, PC, Tablet, & WP8. I am with you, the tablet option would be better because of the larger screen, but the times when a tablet is not around the 4.7 inch screen on my mobile device would just have to do.
Mega Man 3 was the best. I love Magnet Man, he to me always looked cool. He is the robot version of Magneto! lol
4. snowgator (Posts: 3604; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
I am not excited yet, but I am letting myself grin a little. Yes, there are things I want that I just cannot get on my WP, things that are with Android only. But I truly enjoy my phone, and really am satisfied even lacking some of those items. So, how much better will I be when I shell out the 600$ or so for a WP8?
Okay, I lied. I am a little excited.
22. SemperFiV12 (Posts: 948; Member since: 09 Nov 2010)
Grinning? Crack a big smile... I know I am :D
5. Humboldt1 (Posts: 16; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
Q4? Any chance 3 at the latest?
Since Sprint won't announce a new WP until Apollo shows it seems.my patience with them only offering the arrive is gone. I like the OS dont use the keypad.
10. Scott_H (Posts: 167; Member since: 28 Oct 2011)
There had initially been reports that it could land in Q3, but based on the leaked timelines from a Microsoft sled that has been reported on it looks like Apollo will be announced in Q3 - actual devices will most likely be Q4.
Hopefully it will be early Q4!
6. Schmao (Posts: 365; Member since: 05 Jul 2009)
I can't wait for Apollo! As far as I can tell, this is their last chance to make a market impression. I really hope they give this their ALL!
13. snowgator (Posts: 3604; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
+1. Wish you were running MS's mobile division.
7. kadalil (Posts: 20; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
Forgot to add the micro sd or external memory card support.
16. clevername (Posts: 1436; Member since: 11 Jul 2008)
It has support for micro sd already. It just works differently., it acts like the sd is part of the phones internal storage. it means it can't be removed with out a system restore but it does have advantages over the way Android handles removable storage.
8. kadalil (Posts: 20; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
Pocketnow says there'll be
9. Scott_H (Posts: 167; Member since: 28 Oct 2011)
You're right - there are details at both sites that were not translated verbatim, that's why we put the links in. It'll be interesting to see if micro SD gets implemented much - consumers like them, but the trend seems to be moving away from them in top tier phones.
14. Stoli89 (Posts: 333; Member since: 28 Jun 2010)
Apparently Micro SD-XC will be supported in Apollo.
11. vivek_ananda (Posts: 25; Member since: 20 Jan 2012)
windows phone will never earn market share in countries like india, japan, china unless it supports basic features like bluetooth ftp, mass storage, memory card, etc. I'm from india and i managed to convince my friends to buy windows phone but as soon as they realised those short comings, none dared to buy it!! Its one of the major reasons for even iphone to loose some market ground to android
12. Glim12808 (Posts: 394; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
This is exciting news! I bought my first WP7 (as 2nd phone to my beloved Android) a month and a half ago and have really fallen in love with it! I hope that what I have read elswhere is true that every WP7 phone is getting 2 MAJOR updates. If correct, my phone is qualified to get updated to WP8, hopefully before year end! As I said, this is exciting news!
23. SemperFiV12 (Posts: 948; Member since: 09 Nov 2010)
2012 is... The year of Windows Phone!


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Cycling UK was delighted to be involved with Essex County Council, whose key officer in the county town of Chelmsford, now a city, aimed to transform some of the obstacles that cyclists complain about on their journeys.
ECC identified a number of sites where physical barriers had been in place for generations. Nobody could remember quite why they had been installed and nobody could see a really good reason to have them, but it was far harder to find a way of removing them than might appear.
The council was not put off. A programme was put together and this spring, existing routes have been opened up as never before.
So now, the 2 km route from Springfield Green, along by the railway line has been transformed."
Even better, barriers at various underpasses have been removed. Longstomps, the Odeon Roundabout, (there hasn't been an Odeon there for 40 years), and even the fabled Army and Navy have come in for treatment.
And then, onto the barriers that were installed on a new bridge into Central Park built only ten years ago. Somebody must have been having a particularly bad day when they put in those barriers on a lovely wide bridge with excellent sight lines. Here, the City Council chipped in by helping to repair some of the surface of the bridge to restore it to a high-standard facility worthy of a city. Great partnership working.
Cycling UK applauds Essex County Council and Chelmsford City Council for these actions."
Probably very small in comparison with the road engineering that goes on, but a real benefit to cyclists and to people with push chairs, prams and trolleys alike - and probably far better value for money!


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These prayer ropes (in Greek - komboskinia; in Russian - chotki) are hand tied by monks and nuns. They are used by Orthodox Christians as an aid to prayer, especially for the Jesus Prayer: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me, a sinner."
They are made with black wool with red beads and come in three traditional sizes: 33, 50 and 100 knots.
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Intel 925X: Exploring the Overclock Lockby Wesley Fink on 6/23/2004 12:05 PM EST
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artifex - Saturday, June 26, 2004 - linkDid you read about Intel's new recall of 915 and p25 chips? Please look into whether boards shipping afterwards might be modified in such a way as to affect the performace you're reporting... Reply
Xentropy - Friday, June 25, 2004 - linkI find it kind of amusing how people react to something they had predetermined to love vs. predetermined to hate. It's not like AMD hasn't enacted limitations on overclocking as well. They continued to use more and more difficult to defeat multiplier locks on the Athlons (the whole tape and superglue thing, for instance). But the reactions of many heavily biased members of Anandtech have been approximately as follows:
(AMD implements overclocking limitations.)
Anandtech Readers: Oooh, cool!! A new puzzle to solve and get around the limits!
(Intel implements overclocking limitations. Asus and most other enthusiest board mankers unlock the puzzle in under a week.)
Anandtech Readers: NO FAIR! INTEL SUCKS!
I mean, come on people. Are people really so blind to double standards these days? Or are you just mad that the mobo makers are doing the unlocking for you instead of whole threads forming on forums all over the net to figure out which capacitors to bridge or lines to cut? Reply
AtaStrumf - Friday, June 25, 2004 - linkEarly silicon = problems
I egree that 248 MHz could very well be chipset's limit right now.
I'm glad that AMD isn't making their own chipsets or else this is exactly what we would be seing in their next chipset.
BTW, according to overclockers.com's pool the major reason many enhusiasts buy Intel is their chipset, so this OC lock/limit is a definately a big thing. On the other hand Intel probably doesn't care much for overclockers anyway, so loosing some or even most of them to AMD isn't that big a deal for them. I'm sure they have bigger problems to worry about. Reply
Pumpkinierre - Thursday, June 24, 2004 - linkWesley #27, you did'nt mention the ABIT 9xx boards in your article. Are they getting the same 248MHz limit? It just seems strange that if they have overcome the Intel 10% o'clock limit why they would hit another one at 24%. Given Trog's #26 comparison to earlier A64 boards could it be due to failure of the AGP/PCI/PCI-E lock/dividor?
TrogdorJW - Thursday, June 24, 2004 - link#27 - Wesley:
Yeah, I understand that the 10% overclock limit is real. It sucks, but it's not a deal-killer to me since I generally only boot my system once a day. (Not that I'm really looking to buy any P4 system right now anyway....) Hopefully it doesn't get worse, or on the other hand this might give alternative P4 chipsets (i.e. Via, SiS, etc.) a better chance. I'm just wondering if the 248 MHz overclock with the "fixed" boards is still limited, or if that's due to the early nature of the chipset, boards, etc.
So, forget all that: how about getting an Abit AS8 and getting us some results from that? I can live without PCIe for the time being. Sure, Athlon 64 is going to be cheaper and faster, but I am very curious to see what sort of overclocking results can be achieved with 875P + Socket T. :) Reply
araczynski - Thursday, June 24, 2004 - linki'll reiterate, WE as enthusiasts are on the bottom of Intel's 'care about' chain, they don't start any design with US in mind, everything is about the Dell's/Gateways/Systemax/Sony/etc., they don't even give a rat's ass about the small potatoes of Alienware/Voodoos/etc.
and quite frankly, whether i choose to buy an intel or amd for my own personal computer at home, guess what i'll be (continuing) to buy for everyone at work....Dells with intels. who do you think wins in the end? What do you think intel's gonna care about in the end?
rjm55 - Thursday, June 24, 2004 - linkThe ONLY advantage Intel had left was that their Pentium 4 and Prescott chips overclocked very well. Since they have removed overclocking as an option with the 925X & 915 they have also removed my last reason to buy Intel. Reply
Fr0zeN2 - Thursday, June 24, 2004 - link#25 - Yeah. I'll admit P4's OC very well, and certainly better than Clawhammer C0 steppings, but the point of this article is to highlight Intel strongarm tactics. I, for one, hate having my options artificially limited on some wanker's whim. Who knows if AMD would have done the same if they had majority market share, but for now it's Intel in the lead and as such they deserve fanboi bashing for doing things like this!! =) Reply
Anemone - Thursday, June 24, 2004 - linkSo basically Intel doesn't give a hoot.
I'll repeat - it's just time to buy AMD then. MS backs the AMD as a "great chip", and in effect forced Intel to be compatible with that instruction set.
Now it's just time for the consumers to tell Intel what they really think "support us, because we're the ones paying for your products or 'goodbye'"
It's really not all that hard to just you, and everyone you can possibly talk to, just buy AMD instead and watch what happens on the market. See what Intel fails to realize that the the ones who overclock talk to a LOT of folks about hardware recommendations. For me it is only in the thousands but I know its more for others.
A shift of marketshare is the only real way to make Intel do anything. Now just go talk to people... :)
Wesley Fink - Thursday, June 24, 2004 - link#25 & #26 -
There is definitely a 10% Overclock Lock on the new Intel 925X and 915 chipsets. It is not a matter of early chipsets, as the Overclocking has been intentionally limited to 10% by the Intel design. The point of the article is that a few of the majors have found ways partially around the Intel 10% lock, but the smaller players have not and are stuck with the 10% limit.
It appears the majors, like Asus and Abit, have gotten around the lock by delaying the FSB set until after the boot sequence passses the settings as OK. We did notice the boot times on the Asus and Abit were very long when they were overclocked. The computer seems to sit at idle a very long time before a boot screen finally appears.
All of these are bandaids for the 10% lock. The 10% limit is real and a part of 925X/915. That may or may not be important to you. Reply
TrogdorJW - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkGoing along with my last post, look at overclocking with the newer Athlon 64 chipsets. On socket 754 with second generation chipsets, what was the maximum overclock achieved? Anandtech managed to get 248 MHz, oddly enough.
[H] had this to say when using the Abit KV8 Pro: "To put it frankly, this is the first time I have ever been excited about overclocking the AMD K8 core. This is the first time we have really seen tangible results that I think are going to be within the reach of the mainstream enthusiast that wants to experiement a bit with performance gains without having to reinvent the wheel in order to get there." Note that they had to run the HyperTransport bus at 3*245 for stability.
What I'm trying to get at is that with the numerous changes to the platform, I wouldn't be at all surprised to see that initial overclocking is not able to match the mature 865PE/875P overclocking results. Perhaps we'll see some BIOS revisions that allow adjustment of the NB-to-SB bus speed, or maybe PCIe in general is causing problems with overclocking right now? As usual, this is revision 1.0 hardware we're looking at, and there are plenty of bugs left to work out. Reply
TrogdorJW - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkI think the article gives a pretty good representation of the current status, but it might be a bit too anti-Intel right now. Remember, we're dealing with a BRAND NEW chipset that has all sorts of changes. New Northbridge and Southbridge, PCIe support, DDR2 support, and a new interconnect between the NB and SB, to name a few points. So, all you AMD fanboys, answer me this: how well did the first generation Athlon 64 chipsets overclock? And they didn't even add new RAM or PCIe support; all they did was moved the system bus to HyperTransport!
I'm not saying Intel is perfect and AMD blows; just giving perspective. On the Asus board, AnandTech was able to reach a 248 MHz bus speed on 16x, 15x, and 14x multipliers. As the article pointed out, either the multiplier lock still exists but has been raised to 248 instead of 220, or else the bus simply doesn't run properly right now at speeds higher than 248. Until we get more information, it's a little premature to make a final judgement. We're looking at ONE Asus motherboard right now - they didn't even have several boards to try the CPU on! There's still a very good possibility that further tweaks to the BIOS will allow more than a 248 MHz bus, but Asus is working with version 1.0 hardware right now. Reply
Pumpkinierre - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkI was wondering why those 865/S775 board like the ABIT AS8 were appearing. It could be because of Prescott's power consumption that could blow mobos but it just may be that the new mobos are real screamers (already tuned to higher bus speeds for DDR667). I mean, it seems strange that ASUS can only unlock the FSB to 248MHz. You either circumvent the lock or not. So ASUS might be playing politics as well, not raising the ire of Intel too much while being still ahead of the other mobo manufacturers as far as enthusiast appeal goes.
Creig - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkIntel - "Additionally, from time to time, Intel may choose to implement functionality that helps to ensure that the Intel product experience is not degraded by those who may try to run our products out of spec."
"from time to time"? When HAVEN'T they attempted to suppress enthusiast overclocking?
Their so-called "Intel product experience" is simply them telling you what system you want and how you want to run it. Irregardless of what you ACTUALLY want.
What a bunch of weenies. Reply
vedin - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkWow..Anandtech got a responce from Intel in under 24 hours..you guys are fast. ::thumbs up:: Reply
Fr0zeN2 - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - link#17 - I've seen thermal comparisons elsewhere on a [H] link, and yes, 64's unclocked gives off about 50 and prescotts give about 80-90. My Northwood gives off 130w though, and that's not even with a wild oc. Reply
sprockkets - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkOverclocking a 2.4ghz prescott to 3.6 is no accomplishment when that was a low frequency on the Northwood. Prescotts slower than 3.2ghz are in my opinion underclocked, since why would a new generation of processors have to be clocked lower than its predecessors, WAY LOWER? Reply
rjm55 - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - link#18 -
What a load of horse manure!! You would think Intel could just say "Yes, we added a 10% OC lock" instead of that convoluted explanation that leads to the same answer. Reply
Wesley Fink - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkThe article has been updated on Page 1 with Intel's Official Reply to our question of whether they have implemented a 10% overclock lock on the 915 and 925X chipsets.
Intel declined to directly answer the question, but provided a statement which is quoted on Page 1. Reply
dvinnen - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkNormally I don't, but they are the only ones I see with such a comparison. Plus, they are usally a Intel favoring site, so anything that shows AMD so far ahead, I figure most be alright. Hard to skew a temperature test unless you attach the dio in some obscure place. So, AMD could be more ahead. Reply
Margalus - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkI can't believe how many clueless amd fanboy's there are here Reply
Falco. - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkdvinnen
u TRUST toms to put out info that holds some truth to it ?? everyone i talk to wouldm't trust toms with a 2 car parade, they'd prob mess that up some how :-) Reply
dvinnen - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - link#4: I'm not suggesting the they drop Intel all together, I'm just saying drap their chipsets. SIS, VIA, ATi, ALi, and nVidea (rumor) all make alternatives to Intel's chipsets. If a teir one maker like Asus or Foxconn drops intel's chipsets, all the teir 2 and teir 3 mobo makers will probaly follow suit (espically if foxconn does it considering they make most of the lower teirs motherboards for them). I know it would be finacll sucide to drop intel all together, but rember, Intel needs the mobo makers (chipset wise) a hell of a lot more than they need intel. As long as intel keeps licening other people to build intel chipsets they don't need to intel at all.
#8: Athlon64 does not come anywere close to giving off 89 watts of heat. That's the max that it will give off ever. When intel gives off thermal guides, it is generally the average, not the max. See this artical by toms:
While they might be lowballying the numbers a bit (hard to tell because they don't tell you how they test it) it's showing prescott giving off ~90 watts of heat. Intell says they will give off 93 watts, so it is about right.
Now AMD says 89 will be the most the Athlon64 will ever give off at 130nm, as you see in the chart the newer CG steping gives off just over 50 watts in real world testing. Should be odvious that they have no real heat issues. Hell, they just release a line of 35w processors for blade servers and labtops. Reply
ZobarStyl - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkIntel is shoving crap after crap down our throats this year, and we have no choice but to stomach it until the computer-buying populace as a whole gets a little smarter and does their homework. Your average computer user has no idea that there is a company besides Intel who makes processors, and they aren't interested in "upstart" companies like AMD =/. But although the enthusiast market is a tiny sliver of Intel's sales, we do talk quite a lot =). And when people keep hearing from all around that Intel is screwing them over then we might see that gradual market shift happen. Combine that with the fact that Opteron is making it clear to businesses that AMD is a worthwhile investment, and you push the trend even faster. Intel isn't going to see immediately big losses but they are slowly but surely eroding away at their market share by telling the consumer what is best for them.
More expensive RAM for no perf gain? No thanks.
More expensive graphics card interface for no gains? No thanks.
Processors that don't overclock? No thanks.
An entirely new form factor that requires me to get a whole new case and power supply so that you can safely market your flamethrower? No thanks.
Yeah but before you think that Intel is going to come crashing down, remember that there are many many people out there who think their Celerons are faster than A64's. Reply
thatsright - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkYet another of the endless reasons this useless new Intel technology, sucks, Sucks SUCKS!!!
(and this is coming from the proud owner of a 875 chipset P4 rig) Reply
araczynski - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkMy feeling is this article is making too big of assumption without further studies about the overclockability of these. Somehow I don't see a 50% overclock on ALL cpu's coming out of the pipe for the rest of your life as something intel cares about leaving in there, and i much less think they're going to waste any resources to make sure it can or can't happen. they're focusing on maximizing yields and stability, not whether you can or can't get a 50% OC with a line.
i guess what i'm trying to say is i doubt they're doing this to spite anybody, specifically the enthusiast crowd who they would knowingly push to the amd side, not that the enthusiast crowd makes or breaks their quaterly profit results.....
stop dreaming everything is/will be a C300 or P4/2.4. Reply
mostlyprudent - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkI suspect that this means Intel has something up their sleaves. I would not be suprised if a few months from now we see Intel with an FSB bump up of over 25%. This will mean a new chipset which will probably have no other new features. "Make'm buy a new board every quarter" should be the Intel theme. Reply
Filibuster - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - link>#2 - An all-out clock lock? It'll be funny to see how many people actually buy Intel after that. Actually, it'll be funny to see how many people still buy Intel after THIS.
Not as funny as you think. All but a tiny sliver of Intel sales don't care about overclocking. Business is their bread and butter, not enthusiasts. Even most home users don't even know what it is. I'm not saying that it doesn't matter to us, but it really won't hurt Intel.
They aren't like Alienware/FalconNW, who depend on gamers/etc. Reply
Anemone - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkAnd regarding the Intel issue, part of the problem that still exists with AMD, now given that they have a rather superb chip on their hands, is that their advances in mfg technology, and issuing of new chips is always getting delayed. They are just so far behind in that area. It's looking like the FX-55 which was supposed to be 90nm will be 130 instead. And that a 90nm FX chip at all won't happen for a year longer than they (last Fall) promised, which you can expect to also delay the dual core chips. They have no plan yet for cache sharing on dual core chips, and the 939 socket has 89w dissipation that dual core has to fit into if its to go in that socket, which might well mean it can't go there.
Lots of issues - still the FX of today is a stellar chip. People still going AMD because the issues are far more palatable than the Big Brother attitude of Intel regarding how we use their products.
Mfg's of motherboards for Intel chipsets are just giving what the market needs, and have to cater to it. When AMD is at 50% market share or higher, which at Intel's current rate of innovation shouldn't take long, then things will change and it will get very ugly for Intel. Intel will have earned every bit of that ugliness imo...
Anemone - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkI care VERY much! And this kind of information transparency to the end user (enthusiast version) is extremely precious. A ton of folks are just getting pushed over to the AMD side of the fence - as if Intel needed to lose yet more customers, heh...
But breaking the lock, they still don't tell you where they stopped, which I hope the bigger folks will be honest in saying. They've all hit a limit, just need to let us know what it is.
Thank you Anand - and /bird Intel for not giving a hoot
Fr0zeN2 - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - link#2 - An all-out clock lock? It'll be funny to see how many people actually buy Intel after that. Actually, it'll be funny to see how many people still buy Intel after THIS. Reply
MAME - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkIntel sucks like that but mobo manufacturers have no choice; Intel is #1 by a long shot Reply
overclockingoodness - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkdvinnen,
The motherboard companies have to support Intel. The motherboard makers know that they are useless without Intel. Intel is the top chip maker in the world so they can't just leave Intel even though they hate their starategies so much. It's called business. As much as you hate one of the key players in the industry, you still have to work with them. These motherboard makers might lose close to 50 percent (just guessing) of their profit, which is not good for them.
When AMD did not introduce new processors for 1.5 years (except for new models of Athlon XP), motherboard makers still supported them with new motherboards. Of course, after a while mobo makers don't have much to add as they already have all the new features out so they develop something unique.
That's how the industry lives on. :-)
To answer the above two posts, Intel is definitely a loser this year in the desktop market. Their mobile market is secure, BTW. The prescott core is a failure, the new chipsets and technologies are a failure. And I am already scared about the BTX technology. It would be funny if BTX technology doesn't show high performance margins.
To conclude...Intel has failed in the year 2004. Reply
dvinnen - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkWhat I don't understand is why the mobo makers take so much crap from Intel. First intel keeps charging more, then R&D for BTX, R&D for this new socket, they are going to have more returns because of this new socket, now the new crap that got to spend R&D to figure out how to get around. I keep thinking one of the big boys over there will grow a pair and stand up to intel and stop making their boards. I would inmagin their margins on intel boards are more than a 5th of what their margins are on a SIS or VIA board. Reply
ViRGE - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkA thought: Last time we got "clever" and bypassed an Intel clock-lock mechanism, it was the B21 trick, which resulted in Intel removing the 66/100 multiplier lock, in favor of the constant multiplier lock we deal with today. If we get "clever" again, who's to say Intel won't repeat history, and implement an all-out clock-lock? Reply
Zebo - Wednesday, June 23, 2004 - linkSlower, generates more heat, uses more power, enthusiast unfreindly, no memory controller, no 64 bit future....why are people catering to this company again? Reply


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COURT of Appeal judges have ruled that the four-year sentence given to Lewis Gill, 21, for the one-punch manslaughter of Asperger's sufferer Andrew Young in an unprovoked attack in Bournemouth, was not "unduly lenient".
But the Attorney General has told the Daily Echo that he will speak to the Secretary of State for Justice about sentencing guidelines for such crimes.
Gill, who was jailed for four years for the manslaughter of Andrew Young, could have received a longer jail term following national outcry over the incident.
The Attorney General received around 300 complaints about the sentence, and Gill appeared before three Court of Appeal judges today. Their ruling was that the sentence was "not unduly lenient."
The Attorney General Dominic Grieve, who presented the case himself, told the Daily Echo today: "I would not have made the referral unless I thought there was an argument that could be made before the court, but I'm respectful of the court's decision.
"They're bound by sentencing guidelines and previous decisions and they felt that the sentence passed by the judge fell squarely within the interpretation of the previous decisions."
Mr Grieve said that the guidelines could be looked at by the Sentencing Council, which is something he would discuss with the Secretary of State for Justice.
"I'm perfectly mindful of the fact that there is a lot of public disquiet over instances of death as a consequence of an action.
"It's a matter that will ultimately have to be looked at and debated in Parliament."
In a further statement released later, he added: "This was a case of gratuitous, unprovoked violence.
"It was broad daylight when Lewis Gill delivered a very deliberate, forceful and vicious punch.
"I asked the Court of Appeal too look again at this sentence as I believed it was unduly lenient.
"They have taken the view that the four-year sentence imposed on Lewis Gill should not be increased and I accept their decision entirely."
Andrew Young's mother slammed Britain's 'soft touch' judicial system that allowed one-punch killer Lewis Gill to be given a four year prison sentence.
Pamela Young, 71, said: "I don't feel sad for myself but sad for the police.
"In this country people can get away with anything, not through the police but through the courts.
"My sympathies are with the police who do a brilliant job. The police have done their duty but the judicial system hasn't. The judicial system is a soft touch."
She added: "I didn't think it was justice for Andrew at the time but it's now gone to the highest court in the land.
"If the highest court says that's OK then I respect that.
"It's best not to have any revenge. If you have revenge in your mind the only person you will hurt is yourself."
When asked if she felt if justice had been served had Gill been given a longer sentence she said: "I suppose it would. It won't bring Andrew back."
Bournemouth East MP Tobias Ellwood contacted the Attorney General after hearing of the case and called for the sentencing guidelines to be reviewed so that such crimes were considered a category of murder, rather than manslaughter, in the future.
Warning: contains graphic scenes of violence
Mr Ellwood said: "There are two or three aspects to this case that particularly concern me - the sheer violence of the single strike itself and then the fact that the assailant walked away unperturbed by what he had done, leaving a victim lying in the road.
"He showed no remorse whatsoever. It behaviour that needs to be punished and I don't believe a four year sentence, possibly out in two, is a fair reflection of the crime that has been committed."
"My view is that this category of a deliberate, single and violent punch, premediated and to the head, should constitute a new category of murder," he said.
"There's no weapon involved but the weapon is the sheer power these individuals are using."
Mr Young, 40, died after being hit by Gill in a row over cycling on the pavement.
The victim, an Asperger's sufferer, had made a racist remark to Gill's acquaintance Victor Ibitoye while he rode a pedal cycle on the pathway in Charminster Road.
Overhearing, Gill swung a punch at Mr Young, who collapsed onto the road behind him.
He died the following day, November 7, at Southampton General Hospital following an operation.
The Daily Echo's 'Killer punch' front page sparked widespread national and international media coverage, leading to calls for Gill's sentence to be reviewed.
Mr Young is the fourth person to die in Bournemouth in just 13 years from a single blow.


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The hectic schedule means Randy Cunneyworth doesn't have much time to tweak the system or install a new one. The only full-out practice the team has scheduled is Friday morning in Brossard.
Maybe it's a good thing the Canadiens are getting out of Dodge.
They have slipped to 12th in the Eastern Conference and have lost a mind-boggling 13 of the 18 games they've played at the Bell Centre, where it's beginning to dawn on fans that a 25th Stanley Cup is not viewable on the near horizon.
• Stu Hackel on the sacking of Jacques Martin
• Pierre Ladouceur's report card on the loss to New Jersey
• Bertrand Raymond makes the case for Patrick Roy
And on the day Jacques Martin was fired, world music suffered a greater loss.


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North Shore Transit Improvements
All PDFs can be viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader version 4.0 or higher.
- Project Description
- Project Status
- Draft Environmental Impact Statement
- Alternatives
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Scoping Report
Draft Major Investment Study
- Executive Summary
- Cover
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 4
- Figure 3.1 Project Locations
- Figure 3.2 Ipswich Siding
- Figure 3.3 Rowley Siding
- Figure 3.4 Rockport Station
- Figure 3.5 Lynn Ferry Terminal
- Figure 3.6 Revere Station
- Figure 3.7 Salem Station North Option
- Figure 3.8 Salem Station South Option
- Figure 3.9 Peabody 11x17 #1
- Figure 3.9 Peabody 11x17 #2
- Figure 3.9 Peabody 11x17 #3
- Figure 3.10 Beverly Farms Station
- Figure 3.11 Montserrat Station
- Figure 3.12 North Beverly Station
- Figure 3.13 East Ave. Grade Crossing
- Figure 3.14 Salem Tunnel
- Figure 3.15 Salem Ferry Terminal
- Appendix A
Project Description
The purpose of the North Shore Transit Improvements project is to identify the inadequacies of the transit system in the study area and provide a strategy for making improvements to address these needs. After studying various alternatives, the study will ultimately recommend projects that address these issues, and are eligible for at least partial funding by the federal government. The project will look at improvements to rapid transit, commuter rail, buses and parking.
Project Status
In February 2001, the MBTA initiated the North Shore Major Investment Study (MIS), in accordance with federal planning regulations.
Two kinds of needs for transit improvements have emerged from the extensive public process related to this study. Areas from Salem north are better served by improved access to Boston through upgrades to the existing commuter rail system. Lack of highway access for areas from Salem south suggests an investment in a high-density type of transit service. Because of these differing needs and associated solutions, the MIS was expanded to include a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that will focus on the corridor between the City of Revere and the City of Salem. The MIS will continue to address issues of a regional nature that encompass the entire 32 community study area and all modes of transit. Through the dual MIS/DEIS processes, the MBTA expects to determine a locally-preferred alternative for the Revere to Salem Corridor within the DEIS and to prioritize investments into short, medium, and long range timeframes within the MIS. The Authority is currently finishing up work on the draft documents for the MIS and DEIS.
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
The purpose of the EIS, formally called "North Shore Transit Improvements between Revere and Salem, Massachusetts", is to identify, analyze, and evaluate alternatives for improving mass transit within the project corridor. The scoping process helps to establish the alternatives and impacts, including environmental concerns that will be addressed in the DEIS. The process is designed to obtain input from agencies and from the public. This input has been summarized in the Scoping Report. Following this intensive public scoping process the MBTA recommended the following alternatives be carried forward for evaluation in the DEIS and at the July 17, 2002 meeting of the North Shore Transit Improvements Steering Committee, the Steering Committee voted unanimously to include these alternatives in the DEIS. The alternatives include:
- Alternative 1 - No action
- Alternative 2 - Transportation System Management (TSM)
- Improved Commuter Rail Headways and Reverse Commute Opportunities
- Reduced Bus Headways for Express and Local Service
- Extended Bus Service Hours
- Potential Addition of Diesel Multiple Units (self propelled railcars)
- Alternative 3 - Blue Line Extension to Salem via Eastern Route Main Line
- Alternative 4 - Blue Line Extension to Salem via Narrow Gauge and Eastern Route Main Line
- Alternative 5 - Blue Line and Commuter Rail Intermodal Connection in Revere
- Provide physical link
- Develop site consistent with local planning
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the benefits of this project?
The need for better rapid transit service in the North Shore region was first identified in the 1970's. In 1976, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) purchased most of the active rail lines and rights-of-way in the region, then owned by the Boston & Maine Railroad, with the intent of upgrading the existing Commuter Rail service. Subsequently, the MBTA has made major investments in the upgrading of existing Blue Line services as well as Commuter Rail facilities, equipment, and services.
There are also potential economic benefits from improved rapid transit service to the North Shore, particularly in the City of Lynn. Unemployment levels in Lynn are among the highest in the study area (and higher than the State average) and the extension of rapid transit service is seen as vital to the economic prosperity of the City. Further, the improvement of rapid transit service to the North Shore will increase access to and from the Boston area employment centers and would improve reverse commuting opportunities to study area communities.
How were the DEIS alternatives identified?
Over the course of the development of the Major Investment Study (MIS), the MBTA worked with the North Shore Transit Improvements Steering Committee to develop a list of transportation improvements within the 32 community MIS study area. When it was decided to move forward with a DEIS, the alternatives within the ten-community DEIS study area were carried forward for consideration in the DEIS Scoping process. This initial list was developed from previous studies and new input collected at many of the public meetings held during the MIS process.
During the scoping process new alternatives were introduced that were evaluated by the MBTA and the Steering Committee. Additional comments were collected well after the official April 19, 2002 close of the DEIS scoping period, and a final decision was made at the July 17, 2002 Steering Committee meeting when the list of alternatives were unanimously approved by the Committee. For more information about the process, decision-making, and the results, please see the DEIS Scoping Report.
Scoping Report
- Scoping Report
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C
- Appendix D
- Appendix E
- Appendix F
- Appendix G
- Appendix H
- Appendix I
- Appendix J
- Appendix K
- Appendix L
- Appendix M
- Appendix N
- Appendix O


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O you who believe, respond to Allah and to the Messenger when He calls you to what will bring you to life. Know that Allah intervenes between a person and his heart and that you will be gathered to Him. (Surat al-Anfal, 24)
Looking at human history reveals that life began with the prophets. This is a true statement, for no religion can be comprehended and implemented in the absence of a prophet. For that reason, a messenger has been sent as a guide to every community.
As with the other prophets, Allah sent Prophet Muhammad (saas) with the perfect religion and the straight path. He has also made him a prophet for everyone until the Day of Judgment. Obeying, respecting, and loving him, in addition to imitating his lifestyle and abiding by his Sunnah, are responsibilities that all Muslims must try to fulfill.
Indeed, in the Qur'an obedience to the Prophet (saas) is considered as the same as obedience to Allah. Believers are told to take the Qur'an and the Sunnah as their guides in matters on which they disagree. The following command is given in the Noble Qur'an:
No, by your Lord, they are not believers until they make you their judge in the disputes that break out between them and then do not resist what you decide and submit themselves [to you] completely. (Surat an-Nisa', 65)
As this verse makes crystal clear, the Prophet's (saas) Sunnah is an absolute and immaculate source of commands, because it is the way of "interpreting, explaining, and applying the Qur'an." Therefore, no believer has the right to make interpretations (ta'wil) or be disobedient with regard to the Sunnah, the application of the Qur'an.
When Allah and His Messenger have decided something, no believing man or woman has a choice about [following or not following] it. Anyone who disobeys Allah and His Messenger is clearly misguided. (Surat al-Ahzab, 36)
In another verse, our Lord reveals:
The believers' reply, when they are summoned to Allah and His Messenger so that he can judge between them, is to say, "We hear and we obey." They are ones who are successful. (Surat an-Nur, 51)
Each verse in the Qur'an that deals with obeying the Prophet (saas) states that doing so is obligatory for believers. That is why the Prophet's (saas) practices are impeccable and are under the protection of Allah. To put it another way, everything in the Sunnah is, in essence, based upon revelation.
Nor does he speak from whim. It is nothing but Revelation revealed. (Surat al-Najm, 3-4)
Therefore, when disagreement arises, believers are obliged to turn to the Qur'an and the Sunnah, Islam's two fundamental reference points:
If you disagree about something, refer it back to Allah and the Messenger, if you believe in Allah and the Last Day. That is the best thing to do and gives the best result. (Surat an-Nisa', 59)
Not only did the Prophet (saas) transmit the verses he received from Allah (swt) to humanity, but he also explained them. Therefore, the Sunnah can be regarded as the interpretation of the Qur'an. Viewing it in this way will protect it from corruption, misunderstanding, and distortion and also facilitate its being understood.
Another verse reveals:
Say: "If you love Allah, then follow me and Allah will love you and forgive your sins." (Surah Al 'Imran, 31)
An indication of one's love for Allah (swt), therefore, is following His Prophet (saas), for doing so reveals that he/she is a follower of Allah (swt). No believer can regard obedience to Allah (swt) as sufficient and abandon obedience to the Prophet (saas). The Prophet (saas) gives the following glad tidings to those who comply with the Sunnah: "Whoever gives life to my Sunnah certainly loves me, and whoever loves me is with me in Paradise." (al-Tirmidhi)
While the Prophet (saas) imparts the above glad tidings to those who adhere by the Sunnah, in the Qur'an, our Lord warns the terrible consequences that result from rebelling against the Prophet (saas):
As for those who disobey Allah and His Messenger and overstep His limits, We will admit them into a Fire, remaining in it timelessly, forever. They will have a humiliating punishment. (Surat an-Nisa', 14)
Those who are unable to understand the Sunnah's importance and who criticize it, despite what has been related above, are acting directly against the Prophet (saas).
The Prophet's (saas) words and behavior, described as "conforming to sublime morality" by Allah (swt) in the Qur'an, and by Aisha (ra) in her words that "the Prophet's (saas) nature was the Qur'an," constitute a role model for all human beings. Just as one cannot attain true virtue without taking him as a role model, neither can one attain happiness in this world and the Hereafter without doing so.
Those who abandon the Sunnah will lose a highly auspicious reward and be deprived of his intercession on the Day of Judgment. Moreover, turning one's back on the Sunnah of the Prophet (saas), who was most affectionate toward his ummah and most sensitive to any harm that might befall them, is showing ingratitude to such a great blessing:
A Messenger has come to you from among yourselves. Your suffering is distressing to him. He is deeply concerned about you, and is gentle and merciful to the believers. (Surat at-Tawba, 128)
Those who hold mistaken opinions about the practices of the Prophet Muhammad (saas) fail to comprehend the importance of his role. The duty entrusted to him requires a sense of responsibility so great that even the slightest detail could not be ignored. That is why our Prophet (saas) has so much to tell us on so many subjects, from trade to health, and from solidarity to education.
The Sunnah's fundamental principle is its applicability. "Treat the people with ease and don't be hard on them. Give them glad tidings and don't fill them with aversion" (Sahih al-Bukhari, Volume 4, Book 52, Hadith No. 275) is the clearest indication of this. His wife Aisha (ra) stated that he told his people to do that which they could easily accomplish. Therefore, everyone can adopt the Sunnah. His life is an example of applying the Qur'an to one's daily life for every believer.
Another issue is the damaging results that arise when people abandon the Sunnah. Some Muslims, out of ignorance or idleness, have imposed heresy on the Islamic world by coming up with stipulations based on the speculations of people who essentially have no knowledge of Islam, or by following their own interpretations instead of the Sunnah's guidance.
The Islamic world's political and economic problems occurred because the Muslims abandoned the Qur'an and the Prophet's (saas) Sunnah. The ensuing instability will continue until believers understand that they are members of the community of the same prophet and strive to develop a community worthy of him. The only road for Muslims, therefore, is to adhere tightly to the Qur'an and the Prophet's (saas) Sunnah.
Any examination of the Prophet's (saas) life shows that his attitude toward life was not one-dimensional. For example, many reliable hadiths discuss his various roles: a prophet, a head of state, an army commander, a soldier, and a trader. He prays, fasts, prays during the night, lives in a state of constant devout prayer and contemplation, and remembers Allah (swt). A modest leader, he also marries, buys things, treats and visits the sick, jokes with children, wrestles with his friends, and races his wife on the road.
Muslims can properly discharge their duties as Allah's (swt) servants only by studying and observing the Prophet's (saas) practices. The first source of information for this is the great hadith compilations of Muslim, al-Bukhari, and other classical-era hadith scholars. The vast collections of his words, deeds, and personal attributes, particularly those displayed during his prophethood, were collected with great care by narrators or reporters whom all Sunni scholars consider reliable.


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The little town of Waterbury, Vermont (perhaps best known as the hometown of Ben & Jerry's) has been representing in the James Beard Foundation awards for a number of years. Waterbury is where you'll find the original Hen of the Wood restaurant. Its chef, Eric Warnstedt, has been nominated as Best Chef: Northeast for five years running.
Something tells me the sixth year might be the charm, especially since Hen of the Wood just opened a second spot in the bigger burg of Burlington. The restaurant is gorgeous, with a natural, contemporary feel that complements the simple and yet sophisticated food that comes from the open kitchen and features a bounty of local ingredients.
Locality extended to my dessert of choice: the Opera Cake ($9). Standing regally on the plate are six layers of almond sponge cake, but instead of the traditional coffee syrup, the sponge has been soaked in maple-rum syrup. Alternating between layers are maple buttercream and chocolate ganache, with the cake's glaze containing cocoa powder and cocoa nibs. There's a smear of the glaze on the plate, upon which is a perfect scoop of bean-flecked vanilla ice cream.
This opera cake is at once rich and light, the richness coming from the intense flavor of each layer. I say "bravo" in appreciation of the delicate play between the ice cream and the cake, and would order this again for an encore performance, though other desserts (with components like pine needle meringue, honey roasted crabapples, and maple walnut fudge) also entice me—as does an incredible selection of local Vermont cheeses.
About the author: Jay Friedman is a Seattle-based freelance food writer who happens to travel extensively as a sex educator. An avid fan of noodles (some call him "The Mein Man"), he sees sensuality in all foods, and blogs about it at his Gastrolust website. You can follow him on Twitter @jayfriedman.