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Buffett Argues Super Rich Should Pay More Taxes
In an op-ed in The New York Times this week, billionaire Warren Buffett argued that his federal tax bill last year — about $7 million — was too low. That he, and the rest of his super-rich friends, should pay more in taxes. Melissa Block explores that idea with Joseph Thorndike, director of the Tax History Project at the nonprofit group Tax Analysts.
MELISSA BLOCK, host: Stop coddling the super rich. That was the headline over a recent op-ed in the New York Times that has ignited a fervent debate. The writer? Investor Warren Buffett, a billionaire perhaps 50 times over.
Buffett argued that his federal tax bill last year, about $7 million, was too low, that he and the rest of his super rich friends should pay more in taxes.
We're going to explore that idea now with Joseph Thorndike. He directs the Tax History Project at the nonprofit group Tax Analysts.
Thanks for coming in.
JOSEPH THORNDIKE: Oh, my pleasure.
BLOCK: Warren Buffett, in his op-ed, is explaining that he's part of a class making money with money and that accounts for his federal tax bill for 2010 ending up at about 17 percent of his taxable income. Explain how that works.
THORNDIKE: Well, by and large, someone like Warren Buffett makes his money from capital gains income and capital gains income has always been treated preferentially under the tax system. Almost always.
I mean, if you go back decade after decade, you find only a few windows where it was treated like ordinary income. By and large, we give it a break and the theory being that, if you give a break to that sort of income, you'll encourage the kind of growth-producing investment that everybody wants.
BLOCK: And the argument for keeping capital gains taxes lower is that capital gains are effectively a double tax, that this is already taxed as corporate income?
THORNDIKE: Well, there is some truth to that, that corporate income is taxed at the corporate level and then taxed again at the individual shareholder level, but it's also true that a lot of capital gains income is never taxed.
Also, if people choose not to realize their capital gains, then for year after year after year, they're making money in the stock market. Warren Buffett is getting richer by billions and billions and billions all the time, but if he doesn't ever sell any of that stuff, then he doesn't actually pay any taxes on that.
BLOCK: Well, let's say that capital gains for Warren Buffett and everyone else were taxed at the same rate as regular income. Are there estimates of how much revenue that would bring in?
THORNDIKE: There are estimates. They vary somewhat. But I think it's fair to say that it would raise 30, 40 billion dollars a year.
BLOCK: Warren Buffett is also calling for a new, higher marginal tax rate for the top .3 percent of taxpayers, the very wealthy. And why don't we start with those making more than $1 million a year. First of all, there are about 237,000 of them. If their tax rates were to go up, why don't you pick a point and tell us how much it might bring in?
THORNDIKE: Well, for instance, if you raise the top rate to 50 percent from 35 percent now, then you might make about $34 billion annually. At least, that's what the Tax Policy Center has estimated.
BLOCK: Now, that would be a huge jump from 35 to 50 percent.
THORNDIKE: Yeah. Huge and probably politically impossible, but - yeah.
BLOCK: Well, there are currently six tax brackets. What do you make of the argument that we need actually more tax brackets, not fewer, that there's not a single wealthy class now?
THORNDIKE: Well, historically, there's plenty of precedent for having lots of tax brackets. I mean, there used to be dozens of them, so the notion that we only need one or two or three or five is really sort of a modern idea and, to my mind, not really defensible because I think that there's a big difference.
You know, the top bracket now starts in the sort of $350,000 range. There's a big difference between somebody like that and somebody like Warren Buffett. I mean, someone who makes $350,000 or somebody who makes $350 million in a year. I don't see any reason why those people would be treated the same under the tax system.
BLOCK: It's interesting, though. I've seen numbers from the group Citizens for Tax Justice, a liberal leaning group, which says that the richest one percent - their share of total income is 20.3 percent. They end up paying about 21.5 percent of total taxes. Would you say that is their fair share? That they're paying a percentage commensurate with what they make as income?
THORNDIKE: I mean, that's really a very hard question to answer because it's sort of a gut level question. Does it seem fair to you? There's no equation that you can plug in that will tell you whether that's fair or not. It's just an issue of whether it seems like they're carrying their part of the burden.
I think, if you look at effective tax rates over time, which is, to me, a very illuminating number, you see them declining substantially for those who are very rich.
They decline for people in the middle class and for poor people, as well, but the rich have done particularly well. I think that's an argument for increasing taxes on the rich, especially in a bigger context where we're really going to be raising taxes on everybody.
BLOCK: Joseph Thorndike, thanks so much.
THORNDIKE: My pleasure.
BLOCK: Joseph Thorndike directs the Tax History Project and is the author of the forthcoming book "Their Fair Share: Why Americans Tax the Rich."
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Vatican City — Pope Francis was scheduled to help the Pontifical Mission Societies of the United States broaden its reach around the world by unlocking a smartphone app.
During an audience with national directors of pontifical mission societies from around the world, the pope was set to launch the organization's new Missio app from the Vatican on Friday, sending news and content in eight languages.
News and information will be available in English, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Portuguese, Chinese and Arabic from Fides, the Vatican's missionary news agency, and news.va. The app also includes videos from news.va and Catholic News Service.
"The app is a way for the church and our Holy Father to reach the growing number of the world's people who have access to handheld mobile devices, a way to connect as the body of Christ," Oblate Fr. Andrew Small, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States, said in a statement.
The app was available for download before the official launch, but remained locked. When the pope activates the app by pushing a button marked "evangelizantur," Latin for "they have been evangelized," users were to be notified.
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The introduction of the app comes as the Vatican has increasingly taken advantage of new communication technologies, including a papal Twitter account, @Pontifex. Small said social media helps the church call more people to be followers of Christ, "and if used properly the new media allow for a more intimate relationship between peoples and nations, fostering peace and mutual understanding."
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A Newer Phone From TracFone with 3G and WiFiThis review from TracfoneReviewer covers the LG 840G.
The LG 840G is a touchscreen phone from Tracfone that offers a smartphone feel and look but with a no-contract prepaid cell phone.
It is basically a much improved LG 800G with only a slightly higher price tag.
Many people agree that the LG840G is Tracfone's best offering yet (excluding the recent smartphones), with a handful of great features that give this phone a similar feel to other smartphones on the market. But be aware this phone does not compare with top of the line phones from other major contract companies.
Tracfone has recently released four actual Android powered Smartphones. Follow the links to read our review of each one:
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LG 840G Features and SpecsThis phone has most of the standard Tracfone features, but also includes several useful features worth spending a little extra for.
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Finally, it is important to mention again that this phone is a good phone, with some great features and a good price, but it doesn't run on a standard OS, like Android for example.
If you are interested in a great phone with a QWERTY keypad, consider the LG 530G.
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You should really check out Tracfone's Android Smartphones if you are looking for features and the ability to use apps.
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Happy 46th Birthday 'Iron' Mike Tyson!
Happy Birthday to one of the greatest ever to step in the ring. Mike Tyson turns 46 today and is more of an entertainer than he's ever been in his life. From crazy to confused to calculated to classic, "Iron" Mike Tyson is a man of the people. Watch him tell great stories, box like a beast and wild the hell out in interviews.
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Sonic, Tails, Zangief, Kano, Pac-man, Inky, Blinky, Pinky, Clyde… the roster of video game character cameos in Wreck-It Ralph is not to be sniffed at. But with a bumper box office over in the US late last year – $183 million, and a whopping $377m so far worldwide – the sequel is practically guaranteed, forcing director Rich Moore to consider who he's going to 'cast' in the next film to top Chun-Li and co. To help him with his quest, here are just 10 of suggestions of characters to include next time around. Let us know who'd you like to see in the comment box below, and for some inspiration, why not check out our 50 Greatest Video Game Characters feature?
Despite his humongous coin collection, natty red duds and beautiful (if easily kidnapped) girlfriend, Mario is boring. There, we said it. Wario, however, is the life and soul of the cartridge, screaming and shouting and hell-bent on global domination. Sure, he may resemble a colourblind tramp who's recently headbutted a passing train, but as anyone who's played any of the beautifully bonkers WarioWare games will know, he's a perfectly fit for the manic world of Wreck-It Ralph's Game Central Station. Plus, as perhaps the most unhinged bad guy in the history of kiddy-friendly gaming, can you imagine his confessions at bad guy therapy group Bad-Anon? He'll be the one on the constantly revving yellow motorbike, bellowing gibberish.
Not the modern incarnation of the character – or even Jake Gyllenhaal's quite-unsuccessful-but-just-about-passable film version – but the original 1989 edition, complete with ethnically suspect blonde hair, leap-friendly pajamas and penchant for collapsing into a bloody pile of spikes and death. A quick cameo could see the Middle-eastern royal family member dart behind Ralph, enjoy a sword fight with a palace guard before falling to his doom (or another level) as the wobbly floor tile beneath him gives up on the whole gravity thing. He deserves a brief appearance if only to keep Mac gamers happy. Those definitely still exist, right?
Real-life lemmings are guinea pig-like rodents who live on the Arctic tundra. Computer game lemmings are green-haired, blue-robed maniacs, blessed with the ability to turn into one of eight super lemmings – blockers, builders, climbers, bombers, bashers, miners, diggers and floaters – as they wander around incredibly dangerous environments with a complete disregard for their own safety. As such, they are an underappreciated '90s 8-bit gaming comedy goldmine, perfect for some non-consequential background slapstick in Wreck-It Ralph 2. Perhaps a blocker – the Walk Like An Egyptian fellas – could stop Ralph from entering a game while a Floater could use its umbrella to Mary Poppins its way across the screen. The possibilities are endless… and only mildly suicidal.
If there's one thing that's lacking from Wreck-It Ralph, it's a passive-aggressive computer AI that's obsessed with testing people and making you feel small. Witty, weird and darker than one of Mario's longest pipes, GLaDOS – short for Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System – is part HAL 9000, part SHODAN from System Shock, part Richard O'Brien from The Crystal Maze, part mother-in-law from hell. Her voice is perhaps her most recognisable attribute – make sure you listen out for her in Guillermo del Toro's robot-o-thon Pacific Rim – but as she's so dark, keeping her as a background cameo with her shining red eye visible might be the best bet. That said, she does sing, so perhaps she could do the credits song next time around.
P.S. If the idea of GLaDOS saying lines like "Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test." does appeal, grab your companion cube plushie and prepare to get excited about the prospect of J.J. Abrams' Portal project...
The mightiest pirate ever to sail the seven-bit* seas, the quippy, quirky, impressively-bloused Guybrush is a bit of a hero in the point-and-click puzzle adventure world – though with all his blundering, perhaps the emphasis should be on 'a bit of' rather than 'hero'. That said, as he's blessed with a nice line in witty repartee, you could easily see him enjoying a bit of piratical banter with one of Sid Meier's Pirates! in a corner of Tapper's bar before attempting to rub whatever's in his inventory – a rubber chicken, say – on nearby objects in a pathetic attempt to get out of whatever jam he's ended up in.
*Of course, the concept of a seven-bit sea makes zero sense, but there you go.
"Come get some!", "It's time to abort your whole freaking species!", "Let's rock!"… Though many of them are cribbed from They Live, Die Hard, Rambo, Jaws, Predator, Aliens, The Evil Dead trilogy and other movies, Duke's one-liners deserve their own cinematic airing and Wreck-It Ralph 2 could be just that opportunity. Sure, as a stone-jawed, potty-mouthed, alien-slaughtering Jean-Claude Van Damme look-a-like Mr. Nukem may not gel all that well with Ralph's kiddy-friendly aesthetic, but if the sequel takes the opportunity to poke fun at more adult-aimed gaming – and you've got to hope they do – a cameo from this particular hyper-masculine macho man would be just the ticket.
One of the precious few gaming icons that could seriously rival the portly plumber, the artist formally known as "Mighty Kid", "Knuckle Kid", "Rainbow Man" and "Rock Man" has been shooting robots with his Mega Buster arm cannon since 1987 – and considering Capcom coughed up the Street Fighter crew for Wreck-It Ralph it's a wonder why Mr. Man didn't get his chance to shine too. Even more mysteriously, Mega Man's nemesis Dr. Wily was originally given a cameo in the Bad-Anon scene before being cut out at the 11th hour, with fans of the franchise left with only a solitary audio gag* instead. It'd be an educated guess, then, after the success of the original that Capcom would allow their mascot into Litwak's arcade – if only to challenge Nintendo's pesky Mario.
Like Guybrush Threepwood, Glottis is a character from a point-and-click adventure puzzle game, but unlike Guybrush Threepwood, Glottis is an enormous orange demon from the land of the dead. Acting as the comic relief in the critically-acclaimed commercial failure that was LucasArts' Aztec-afterlife-meets-film-noir masterpiece Grim Fandango, Glottis' job was to fix up cars, shout loudly and generally prat about. In this way, he's similar to Ralph: too big for his own world and just a little bit childish, making him a potentially perfect silly sidekick to the massive mountain man. And if he's allowed to bring his suped-up old school automobile with him – known as the 'Bone Wagon' – the Sugar Rush racing game would never be the same again…
The trouble with Link isn't his awkwardly short tunic or his infuriating habit of walking into danger every other step, but his lack of vocal cords. No matter how humble, brave or good with a magical sword he is, the fact that he doesn't really speak hampers his chances of appearing in Wreck-It Ralph 2. Where less iconic characters can get away with a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo – is that you, Paperboy? – Link is such a very big deal that if you were to cast him in the sequel, he'd have to at least squeak a bit. That said, if director Rich Moore can overcome that tricksy conundrum, getting the Phrygian-capped cutie in the bottomless bag would be a huge boon for the sequel – though they'd have be careful not to make him too cartoony, of course.
Standing awkwardly above a sea of cutesy platforming heroes, Abe is perhaps the ugliest leading man ever to achieve minor celebrity status in gaming. As well as his somewhat unconventional appearance, what makes him so charming is his generous, happy, peace-loving nature, starting off as an enslaved Mudokon alien under the thumb of the evil Glukkons before jumping, leaping and puzzling his way out of the evil RuptureFarms complex to save the day. Morally complicated and ethically fascinating, the Oddworld games are real gems in their genre, and to have their gangly star crop up in Wreck-It Ralph 2 would be a real pat on the back for an underappreciated icon, though Abe may have to do something about his notoriously dodgy digestive system…


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Amanda Seyfried Gossip
Amanda Seyfried gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
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Hi Hayley, I'm a recent college grad who's moved back to my home city, and I'm starting my first full-time gig this week (gulp). I'm sure you've covered this before, but I'm looking for exercises that I can fit into my new 9-5 work schedule. I don't have a long lunch, so it really would need to be before or after work. Full Article
Carpets & Candids: Amanda Seyfried's gorgeous Rodarte
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I don't normally like tricked out dresses. But this one is special. The skirt makes it special and those sheer panels falling like stripes. Reminded me of how much I loved this dress that Natalie Portman wore in Cannes. Same designer. Full Article
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Spring is my favourite time of year as it is symbolic of a new beginning, and with the snow melting and new buds blooming I am always inspired to start fresh. I review old data from last season's training to help set new and improved goals; for this season's work, however I do not worry about how fast I used to be but rather how fast I want to be. Full Article
Carpets & Candids: Amanda's braid and red dress
Obsessed with this entire look and that's not normally my jam, a red dress. But it's just so perfect with the high collar and the makeup works with the tightness of the braids and I can't remember, was she ever one to watch, on fashion? Because I might be interested, more interested than I've ever been. Full Article
Carpets & Candids: Amanda's day and night
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Both work for me. I love the flirty skirt under the covered up top (Balmain) and pale pink pumps she wore at Letterman. And surprisingly I also love the denim Givenchy dress she wore last night. It's so well done with the leather trim adding just the right amount of high end detail. They'd have to be careful who to put in this look though. Full Article
Carpets & Candids: Amanda Seyfried's two weekend dresses
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For the SAGs she wore Zac Posen in dark blue. A lot of people really loved it. Me I wasn't as excited. Zac Posen hasn't excited me in a long time. Or maybe it was because I was still trying to forget the night before – Amanda in orange, a dress that looked so cheap and so insubstantial, I wonder if Roland Mouret is a little embarrassed. Full Article
Carpets & Candids: Amanda's dress is too big
Isn't it too big? Or is it the cut? The way it's hanging above the waist there as the lines draw your eyes down, down, down...it's not particularly flattering around the chest. And besides, the length, the colour, the style, it's a really boring look altogether. Full Article
Carpets & Candids: Amanda's braid bun
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This is a pretty elaborate dress. There's a lot going on up top. And yet, for some reason, on Amanda Seyfried, it's almost ...unremarkable. Why is that? God I really, really need to find a reason to wear my hair in a maiden's braid bun. Hers, for sure, is a hairpiece. Most people, no matter how much hair they have, would need a hairpiece for it, just to make the loop that much cleaner. Full Article
Carpets & Candids: Amanda's terrible red belt
As Duana noted last night during our Tonys liveblog, it's just so plastic-y and cheap looking. It's also not flattering. A belt, even if it's ugly, normally cinches and accents the waist. This one has the opposite effect. Full Article
Carpets & Candids: Amanda Seyfriend IN TIME UK premiere
I know some of you might hate the Elton John/Liberace-ness of this little shorts suit but if I'm her age, with her body, I'm all over it too. Sure, I'd love it even more in white, but electric blue works for me, especially in London where, you know, people don't jerk themselves off over a whatever strapless Oscar de la Renta the way it is in other parts. Full Article


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Addicted baby (marijuana)
Do unborn babys get addicted to marijuana.
They will get, through the mother's blood, anything that she takes into her body. That being said, if the mother is addicted to any substance, the baby will be exposed to that drug too. Once the baby is no longer inside the mother, it no longer has access to mom's blood and no longer has access to mom's drugs so the baby tends to go into withdrawal which is one sign of addiction.
It goes without saying, the baby should not be exposed to drugs, either before or after birth and everything that can be done to help the mother stop her addiction should be made available.
Michael Spigarelli, MD, PhD
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College of Medicine
University of Cincinnati


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Mark Cuban's magnificent yacht, Fountainhead, has been docking behind the Epic Hotel in downtown Miami since it was built for him in 2011.
At 288 feet, it is currently ranked as the 48th largest superyacht in the world, according to Boat International.
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Repeal The 17th
Since Sep 13, 2006
We didn't come here to fight for them.
Young Soldier:
To home! The English are too many!
Fight? Against that? No, we will run. And we will live.
William Wallace:
Aye. Fight and you may die.
Run, and you'll live...at least a while.
And dying in your beds, many years from now,
would you be willing to trade all the days, from this day to that,
for one chance, just one chance, to come back here and tell our enemies
that they may take our lives, but they'll never take...OUR FREEDOM!
Alba gu bràth! ("Scotland until judgment" or "Scotland forever")
Mornay, Lochlan, Craig, here are the king's terms...
Lead this army off field and he will give you each estates in Yorkshire,
including hereditary title, from which you will pay him an annual duty.
William Wallace:
I have an offer for you.
Cheltham, this is William Wallace.
...from which you will pay the king an annual duty...
William Wallace:
I said I have an offer for you.
You disrespect a banner of truce?
William Wallace:
From his king? Absolutely. Here are Scotland's terms.
Lower your flags, and march straight back to England,
stopping at every home you pass by to beg forgiveness
for a hundred years of theft, rape, and murder.
Do that and your men shall live.
Do it not, and every one of you will die today.
Cheltham: [laughs]
You are outmatched. You have no heavy cavalry.
In two centuries no army has won without...
William Wallace:
I'm not finished!
Before we let you leave, your commander must cross that field,
present himself before this army, put his head between his legs,
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The Need
The Goal
Let's work together to construct five new seedling nurseries in Nepal!
Last year many of you rallied around the people of Nepal following the devastating earthquake and helped us provide temporary shelters for those who lost their homes. Thank you! Now we can rally around a long term solution to some of Nepal's greatest problems. Working together, we can construct five new seedling nurseries for only $4,000 per nursery ($20,000 for the five). Here's what makes this so easy and achievable:
- We already have the funding in place to provide for the ongoing planting expenses of 440,000 more seedlings per year
- We already have a donor willing to match up to $10,000 of what YOU donate!
- We have a great webpage designed to make it easy for you to choose what aspect of the nursery you want to fund. Simply visit the fundraising page and make your decision to help with the water system, the fencing or some other essential aspect of nursery development!
Finally, please recognize that your donation will have a positive impact for decades to come as millions of seedlings will start their journey from seed to seedling to tree to forest at these five new nurseries.
Thank you for caring and acting. Let's go for it!
Click here to visit our fundraising page and contribute to our goal!
The Need: Seedling Nurseries for Nepal
Rural villagers in Nepal directly depend on their natural environment for food, shelter, and income. When the local environment is damaged or destroyed, the poor are the first to feel the negative effects. Forced to live on marginal lands, they are at greatest risk. Without financial resources or the knowledge to manage vulnerable resources in a sustainable way, they often further degrade their lands in order to survive. In this way, the problem perpetuates their poverty.
Eden began its work in Nepal in 2015 with two nursery/reforestation sites in the southeast corner of the nation. The first year's efforts produced over 400,000 seedlings and began lifting twenty families out of extreme poverty.
The Goal
We are now poised to expand our work in Nepal by adding 5 new nurseries and planting sites, hiring 30 more village employees who desperately need jobs, and planting upwards of 500,000 additional trees per year. We need you to help us raise the funds to make this happen.
Why Nepal?
Nepal is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. About one-quarter of its population survives on less than two dollars per day. However, the majority of the two-dollar per day income is NOT in the form of a cash wage. Instead, their earnings equate to the approximate value earned from agricultural production. To compound matters, the World Factbook reports that 46% of the adult population is unemployed.
Deforestation is a huge issue in Nepal, with radical deforestation being the direct result of people trying to survive for one more day. In their desperation, they cut down trees for fuel wood, construction lumber, and to form subsistence farms. However, the destruction of their natural environment only multiplies the poverty issue as water tables decline, soil degrades, and erosion and flooding occur at alarming rates. We have a solution and can help to put an end to this destructive cycle.


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Gingerbread update for Verizon's LG Revolution is being pushed out as we speak
0. phoneArena posted on 01 Nov 2011, 10:25
Sure it might have been the least favorable of the initial three 4G LTE smartphone offerings from Verizon Wireless, but in any event, the LG Revolution is finally packing its Froyo bags and moving right up to Android 2.3 Gingerbread...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. idaman12000 (Posts: 39; Member since: 03 May 2011)
Got the gingerbread update a few days ago and dont see really much a difference but i noticed phone works faster
2. Synack (Posts: 682; Member since: 05 Jul 2011)
This is sickening. Carriers/manufacturers delay important updates for almost a year now. Jesus, the phone has been around since early 2011 and Gingerbread since late last year. These phones should've SHIPPED with Gingerbread.
4. c.hack (Posts: 614; Member since: 09 Dec 2009)
Even now its funny watching people buying GB phones with promises of ICS "in the future". Good luck with that. I've given up on the Android ghetto because of BS like this
3. jdrevolution (Posts: 87; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
I got mine a few days ago too. But while I don't notice many differences in use or look, i do notice that everytime i use the back key on the internet it just kicks me out. And it lags more, where before it worked fine :\
I guess I'll be needing a reset and then download the update...
But beyond that the only visible differences I noticed are mostly cosmetic, as in, things that didn't really need to made different but have been changed anyways
5. DROIDX0430 (Posts: 469; Member since: 24 Nov 2010)
c. hack...then I guess that's why RIM, IOS and WP7 are still around. take your pick...why even read an article if it doesn't even pertain to your needs/wants...Clearly at the top GB update on Revolution...did not say ios with siri, RIM's Blackberry world- wide outage or WP7 and Nokia's futuristic phones.


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Article needs an image of President Joe Lawton
There is a mention in the Trivia that there is a Weazel News article that has a picture depicting a man believed to be President Joe Lawton. If so, there should be a picture in the Gallery showing this. For this reason I am adding the "NeedsImage" template.
TAlim 1994 - Konan T-A Lim (talk) 08:24, May 27, 2015 (UTC)
Why was the "NeedsImage" template that I added in May 2015 removed? I see no images added. I will re-add the template: please do not remove it again until either images are added, or a valid reason is given, either in this Talk page or in the edit summary. Thank you.
EDIT: The template has been added.
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Another day, another set of photos, supposedly exposing iPad 3 parts, surface on the web. This time, we have what is said to be an iPad 3 rear cover, which has been put alongside an iPad 2.
While the new part hints that the iPad 3 could be slightly thicker than the current model, the design of the tablet will remain virtually identical, claims the source of the images. In fact, some third-party cases may still fit, if the source of this rumor is not mistaken. It is also claimed that the tablet's screen will indeed qualify as a Retina Display with its resolution of 2048 by 1536 pixels, just like recent iPad 3 rumors have stated. However, the boost in display resolution would not leave enough space for a storage capacity upgrade, which is why according to the rumor, the iPad 3 will come in 16, 32, and 64 gigabyte models, just like the iPad 2.
But wait, there is more! The source of the rumor claims that the logic board with A5X processor that we just recently saw could be just a prototype, while the A6 is indeed what will run on the iPad 3. Last but not least, the wider camera opening on the rear cover's back suggests that a camera upgrade is imminent, although an 8 megapixel sensor is not very likely as the tablet's production costs were already pretty high.
Of course, as the case is with all iPad and iPhone rumors, you should take the above with a great dose of disbelief. Still, whether the rumor holds water or not, might become clear after the Apple event scheduled for March 7.
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Published on Oct 7, 2013
The Journal of Asia Pacific Studies is calling for papers for its November issue. JAPS is published both electronically and in print in Palm Beach, Florida, USA. JAPS is indexed and catalogued by EBSCOhost as well as other prestigiousi ndexes. For more information please visit our website: http://www.japss.org/Journal-Asia-Pacific-Studies.html. Email: email@example.com.
20th Annual Japan Studies Association Conference
2-4 January 2014, Honolulu, Hawaii
At its annual conference in Honolulu, Hawaii in 2014, the Japan Studies Association will mark its twentieth anniversary. Please join us at Hawaii Tokai International College in Honolulu in January 2014 to celebrate twenty years of JSAs achievements, reconnect with Freeman workshop alumni and share your continuous and new pedagogical and research interests in Japans literary and cultural traditions, historical and economic developments, socio-political and religious practices past and present. We invite proposals for individual presentations, discipline-specific or interdisciplinary panels, roundtables on pedagogy and teaching innovation, and staged readings from both faculty and graduate students. The following ideas can serve as useful points of departure: Historical, social, economic or political perspectives on Japans relationships with its national or regional self, minorities and neighbors in East Asia; post-3.11 Japan healing and continuous challenges; anti-nuclear activism; sustainability development trends and issues; Imaging disaster responding to adversity and war through political and religious narrative and discourse, the fine and performing arts, popular culture, literature and film; Youth and popular culture in Japan; manga and anime at home and abroad; Pre-modern, modern or contemporary Japanese literature and culture, music, theatre, film; Tradition and innovation in Japanese philosophy, aesthetics and material culture; Japan's religious traditions, sacred texts, art and architecture; Pedagogy, field trips and study tours: teaching Japanese language and culture reflections and strategies, hurdles and achievements; Infusing Japanese Studies into the undergraduate curriculum successful course and program development, faculty collaboration and ways to engage with institutional core goals; New voices in Japanese Studies: graduate student research; Plenary discussion of a Japanese literary, historical or theoretical text: suggestions solicited. We encourage both east-west and inter-Asian comparative approaches and would particularly welcome contributions by graduate students and by alumni of JSAs Freeman Foundation intensive workshops on Japan held between 2002 and 2013. Please contact colleagues with whom you share pedagogical and research interests and form a panel or a roundtable; this ensures engaging presentations and follow-up discussions. Annually, JSA offers up to three graduate student scholarships, $500 each. To be eligible, students must be enrolled full time in a graduate program in any content area related to Japan and must have a paper accepted for the 2014 conference. Please submit a complete copy of your paper, making sure that graduate student appears clearly on its first page. The successful applicants will be notified in October when acceptance letters are sent out to all conference participants. To send an abstract for an individual presentation of approximately 250 words or a 500-word proposal for a themed panel, roundtable or staged reading, go to:http://www.japanstudies.org/proposals.html Make sure you include the names, institutional affiliation and contact information of all presenters. The deadline for proposals is 10 October 2013. Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by 17 October 2013. For more information, see http://www.japanstudies.org/ or contact the conference co-chairs: Maggie Ivanova (email@example.com ) and Thomas Campbell
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Non-Han Chinese diasporic communities beyond China
The College of Asia and the Pacific, Australian National University, Canberra, and Center for International Migration Studies, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China
invite applications to present papers which explore a rarely examined aspect of the Chinese diaspora, the non-Han Chinese living and working outside China. The conference will address the identity, migration history and contemporary status of these people and communities, as well as implications of their situations both for China (the state and their original communities) and for the countries in which they have settled. Non-Han Chinese in the Chinese diaspora number in the millions but these migrants have received virtually no scholarly attention. This conference will thus enrich our understanding of Chinese diasporas and will fundamentally challenge the common view that ?Chinese diaspora? is to be understood solely in terms of interaction between (Han) Chinese and non-Chinese cultures. Two major groups will be focused on during the conference: First, the northern and western ethnic minorities -- including the Mongols, Manchu, Tibetans, Koreans and Uighur who have generally migrated beyond China in recent decades. Second, the diasporas from the mountainous southwestern regions of China, with groups like the Hmong, Zhuang, Yao, Tai and Akha, who interact with brethren in Southeast Asia and have long migration histories. These two categories problematize the image of a single, discrete and patriotic diasporic Chineseness and also pose challenges to the countries in which these people have settled. Paper proposals including a 300-word abstract and a one-page CV of the proposer should be submitted to firstname.lastname@example.com by 30 November, 2013. Those selected to participate will be advised within three weeks of this date and will be required to submit completed papers by March 2014. Queries may be directed to: Li Tana Li (email@example.com), Centre for the Study of the Chinese Southern Diaspora, School of Culture, History and Language, ANU College of the Asia and Pacific Studies; Nicholas Farrelly (firstname.lastname@example.com), School of International
Political & Strategic Studies, ANU College of Asia & the Pacific; Zhang Zhenjiang (firstname.lastname@example.com), Center for Transnational Migration Studies, Academy of Overseas Chinese Studies, Jinan University; Geoff Wade (email@example.com), Conference Secretary.
AAS-in-ASIA, 2014, Singapore
Introducing the Inaugural AAS-in-ASIA conference hosted and presented by the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), the Asia Research Institute (ARI), and the Faculty of the National University of Singapore (NUS). The Program Committee for the AAS-in-ASIA conference is seeking proposals dealing with all regions of Asia on subjects covering a wide range of scholarly disciplines and professional fields under the theme, Asia in Motion: Heritage and Transformation. Proposals addressing this theme are encouraged on topics as diverse as political and economic changes, literary and cultural expression, environmental sustainability, media and pop cultural production, food and energy policy, new models for Asian enterprise and business, as well as issues of globalization and urban growth. The AAS-in-ASIA conference will take place in Singapore July 17-19, 2014. For full CALL FOR PROPOSALS instructions, please visit www.AAS-in-ASIA.org/2014-Call-for-Proposals-Main.htm. Those interested in participating as a formal panelist at the conference should submit an organized panel or roundtable proposal to the AAS by the posted deadline of October 31, 2013 at 5:00 pm E.S.T. The AAS
offers partial travel stipends to accepted panel participants.
67th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference
The Kentucky Foreign Language Conference is proud to open sessions devoted to the presentations of scholarly research in the area of East Asian (Chinese, Japanese, and Korean) Studies. Abstracts are invited in all areas and aspects of this field, including, but not limited to: Class, gender, ethnicity/race; Colonialism and Diaspora; Memory, violence, and nation; Popular culture in global markets; Performance, agency, and identity; Ethics of literary-cultural studies; Classical literature; new readings; Media studies, music studies, film studies; Social movements - justice, citizenship, and resistance; The avant-garde - arts in contexts; Body, space, and the public sphere; The politics of writing - writing within/against culture. Each presentation is 20 minutes followed by a 10-minute question & answer session. In addition to individual paper proposals, proposals for organized panels of 4-5 papers will be considered. An individual paper proposal should be electronically submitted. It should be no more than 250 words and should include the author's name, affiliation, and contact information. An organized panel proposal of 4-5 papers should be submitted as follows:
The panel organizer should electronically submit a panel proposal. The panel proposal cannot exceed 500 words in length and should include 1) the title of the panel, 2) the organizer's name and contact information, and 3) the names, contact information, and affiliations of all panel participants. In addition to the panel proposal submitted by the panel organizer, *each participant―including the panel organizer―MUST electronically submit an individual paper proposal (see above).* Please indicate that your presentation is part of a pre-organized panel and list the title and organizer of the panel in the proposal. Papers should be read in English to facilitate cross-cultural dialogue and conversation. Acceptance of a paper or an organized panel implies a commitment on the part of all participants to register and attend the conference. To submit abstracts and panel proposals by November 11, 2013, please use the KFLC link: https://kflc.as.uky.edu/.
Final Reminder: Special Issue of the Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema
Title: Japanese and Korean Film Franchising and Adaptation
Many popular Japanese and Korean films are inspired by other forms of media. Sometimes these films offer high profile cross-cultural adaptations, for example when Japanese manga is used to produce live action South Korean films, as in the case of Oldboy (Oldeuboi, Park Chan Wook, 2003). At other times, films are just one link in loosely connected chains of transnational, transmedia networks, as with the now pan-Asian Hana Yori Dango (Boys Over Flowers, manga created by Yoko Kamio, 1992). Such films point towards the emerging importance of adaptation and franchising within Asian cinema. This special issue of the Journal of Japanese and Korean Cinema examines the breadth of film adaptation and franchising cultures in Korea and Japan, investigating their histories, their production contexts and the ways they are understood by audiences. Consequently, we are particularly interested in examples of film adaptations that produce transnational exchanges--from new types of transmedia franchising, to the transcultural palimpsest created by transational adaptation. For example, high profile media texts like manga (and manhwa), anime and television dramas are increasingly becoming sources for franchises that may begin in one country's media, but then swiftly transfer between nations to become vast multimedia franchise networks. Moreover, such national, transnational and transcultural adaptation practices require us to think about the status of key personnel (for example: stars, directors, screenwriters, authors) who help to translate and re-imagine texts across the life of a franchise. Adaptation is therefore important for how it enables a sharing of concepts, ideas and cultures to take place between Asian nations. Japan and South Korea represent two hubs for these emerging kinds of transnational, transmedia, transcultural adaptation practices. We therefore seek articles on topics directly addressing adaptation in South Korea and Japan, and are particularly interested in topics that might address the following issues: Multimedia South Korean or Japanese franchises containing films; Film adaptation practices in South Korea and Japan; Transnational film remakes; Industrial analyses of film franchising practices in Japan and South Korea; The roles of films within multi-media franchises; The spread of Japanese and South Korean culture across Asia via film remakes and franchising practices; Audience responses to South Korean and/or Japanese film adaptations and/or remakes; The reception of film adaptations in Japan and/or South Korea; Film remakes of Japanese and/or South Korean films by other nations; The appearance of Japanese and/or South Korean stars in films made outside their country of origin. Please send complete manuscripts of between 6000 and 8000 words to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Voices of Asian Modernities: Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Asian Popular Music of the 20th Century
Proposal Deadline: December 15, 2013
On April 4-6, 2014, the University of Pittsburgh will host the second of two conferences that constitute the project "Voices of Asian Modernities: Women, Gender, and Sexuality in Asian Popular Music of the 20th Century." We now welcome papers that properly historicize the artistic sounds, lyrical texts, visual images, and social lives of female performers in Asian popular music of the 20th century. Please submit your abstract of 750 words and a short CV of 350 words by December 15, 2013 to Andrew Weintraub (firstname.lastname@example.com). Notifications of acceptance will be sent out by January 10, 2014. Full papers selected for participation are due no later than February 21, 2014. Invited and selected papers will be entitled to full travel and accommodation refunding.
Association for Asian Studies and Asian Educational Media Services for AAS Annual Conference
The Association for Asian Studies, in partnership with Asian Educational Media Services (AEMS) welcomes the submissions of films related to Asia produced by scholars and independent filmmakers. Selected films will be viewed at the 2014 AAS Films Expo held during the AAS Annual Conference, March 27-30, 2014 in Philadelphia, PA. Expected conference attendance: 3,000+. For more information and instructions on submitting a film for consideration, please visit the AEMS website: www.asian-studies.org. Film submission deadline: November 30, 2013.
CFP NYU Graduate Conference: *After the Reveal: Open Questions on Closed Systems*
The study of media and communication has long been preoccupied with revelation— the bringing to light of some overlooked, hidden or suppressed knowledge and the promise of an authoritative or transforming truth. Recently, we have seen this interest in the examinations of transparency across government and industry, explications of complex technologies and infrastructures, and appraisals of media representation and visibility. In these investigations, the process of unveiling often emerges as both the impetus of critique as well as a preferred critical maneuver. But acts of revealing take many forms, from unauthorized leaks to strategic unveilings. Likewise, its outcomes may be as readily associated with transparency, openness, and recognition as with exposure, surveillance, and control. This conference will seek to critique and explore the many conceptual permutations of "the reveal" and their potentials, demands, implications and limitations. In doing so, we hope to move beyond the recovery and uncovering of knowledge and the adjudication of truths that may be unveiled, and attend to further questions of what knowledge does, how it moves, and what it means to know and make known, particularly within cultures characterized by the expanding scale and velocity of information. What happens after the black box is opened? After the ideology is explicated? The NSA leaks reported, the infrastructure acknowledged, or the minor history finally told? In short, what work and questions remain—after the reveal? We invite papers from across a range of disciplines that address "reveals" in their many forms and functions. Possible topics areas might include (but are certainly not limited to): Transparency and accountability in government and industry; Intellectual property and corporate secrecy; Visualization of infrastructure; Withholding/disclosing information as narrative strategy; Theories of mind and the unconscious; Critiques of transparency and related concepts; Surveillance and privacy; Data mining and modeling; Reflections on critical methods in academic research. Paul Edwards, Professor in the School of Information and Department of History at University of Michigan, will deliver the keynote. The NYU Department of Media, Culture, and Communication invites graduate students, academics, activists, workers, and artists to submit conference paper proposals. The conference will be held on February 28, 2014 at NYU. Paper pproposal submissions (no more than 300 words) should be sent by November 18, 2013 to firstname.lastname@example.com (with "Call for Papers" in the subject).


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The Year in Review: Google
- The Year in Review: Google
- The Rise of Android
The Rise of Android
Google also competes with Microsoft in mobile, but Google is again miles ahead with its Android operating system. December stats from comScore found that 46.3 percent of U.S. smartphone owners had Android-based devices. Worldwide, the OS doubled its share to 52.5 percent, according to Gartner.
But "Android fragmentation" continued to make headlines this year. The year started off with Honeycomb, a tablet-specific version of Android, and ended with Ice Cream Sandwich, which combined the best of Honeycomb and its predecessor, Gingerbread. Stats released earlier this month found that most phones are now running Gingerbread, but attention has now turned to ICS. It's difficult to nail down exactly when specific phones will get the update, prompting PCMag's Jamie Lendino to suggest that the Android Update Alliance is already dead.
Android app stores were also hit by a variety of malware-laden apps this year. The Android Market is more "open" than the App Store in that it doesn't have any sort of app approval process, but not surprisingly, that makes the app-downloading process risky insecure at times.
In an effort to secure the future of Android, meanwhile, Google aggressively sought to boost its patent holdings. After a failed bid to acquire wireless technology patents held by Nortel, Google spent $12.5 billion on Motorola Mobilityand its approximately 17,000 patents. The move was necessary, Google said at the time, because rivals like Apple and Microsoft were trying to "strangle" Android by banding together for group patent purchases.
Music, Chrome, and Doodles
Not to be outdone, Google's Chrome browser also made gains this year, topping Firefox as the number two browser, according to data from StatCounter. Google also went up against Amazon MP3 and iTunes with Google Music and tackled near-field communication via Google Wallet. Google.com also saw nearly 50 homepage doodles this year, honoring everyone from musician Les Paul to Intel co-founder Robert Noyce; see the slideshow above for more.
What were some of your favorite Google moments from 2011? Let us know in the comments. Also check out PCMag's Year in Review of Apple.
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N.M.F. Canada is strategically located in the heart of the Canadian aerospace community in Mirabel, Quebec, near some of the world's largest aerospace companies, including Bombardier Aerospace, Pratt & Whitney, Bell Helicopter and many others. N.M.F. Canada fabricates the aluminum skin that covers the structural skeleton of airplane wings. "Our determination to 'get the job done' is simple; once price is established, 'quality and on-time delivery' is non-negotiable," says David F. Cook, President of N.M.F. Canada.
Building of the modern, 100,000 plus sq. foot wing skin manufacturing facility began in 1992 at the request of Bombardier. Phase III included the addition of 45,000 sq. feet and the installation of a 10,000 rpm, three spindle, five-axis Cincinnati Gantry milling machine. The five-axis gantry is capable of machining components up to 60 feet long and within very precise tolerances.
"We needed a system that we knew could 'get the job done' and that had a proven history of successful five-axis installations," says Michael Deshaies. "Our goal was to have programs ready to go when the machine hit the floor."
The team selected NCL multi-axis machining software from NCCS (Newport Beach, California). NCL is a computer-aided manufacturing software package that generates simultaneous two- through five-axis NC tool paths and provides parametric 3D modeling. All geometric modeling and tool path functions are fully associative. A change to the model results in an immediate change to corresponding tool paths. NCL also supports full parametric programming where a family of parts can be machined by simply modifying user-defined variables. NCL is suited for environments where design changes are frequent and machine time is critical.
NCL supports many five-axis machining options, which gives N.M.F. the flexibility needed to machine the components in the most effective way possible, says Mr. Deshaies. "In addition, NCL is able to utilize CATIA models, which is how many of our customers supply us with engineering data."
The process involves reading the customer-supplied model into N.M.F.'s CATIA system where additional manufacturing data may be added and tooling can be designed. The models are then brought into NCL where three-, four- and five-axis tool paths are produced. Finally the NC programs are simulated and verified before sending them to the machine.
The process enabled N.M.F. to meet its goal of being fully production ready when the five-axis gantry went online, complete with a backlog of five-axis NC programs.
The three seats of the NCL software continue to help N.M.F meet its production requirements. "In addition to being able to create virtually any toolpath strategy we want, NCL enables us to fully optimize our programs for maximum machine efficiency," says Mr. Deshaies. "The software is open and flexible, allowing our programmers to easily make changes to previously programmed tool paths, optimize feedrates at critical locations, and change cutter parameters, all without having to re-select geometry or re-enter redundant information. We have been able to optimize our programs, reducing machine time by up to 40 percent from the initial prove-out."
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Today's nanometer system-on-chip (SoC) designs typically embed a very large number of memories that are extremely sensitive to many different hardware-production defects. These defects affect three key production and profitability targets: quality, yield and reliability. There are solutions available today, however, that will help manufacturers produce reliable, high-yield, high-quality SoC devices.
For many years, built-in self-test has been implemented in most embedded memories. Several good BIST-generation tools are currently on the market. BIST solutions help manufacturers reach the quality target, and are implemented to tackle quality at two levels.
At the production level, most SoC manufacturers try to achieve 100 percent fault coverage in order to deliver a high-quality SoC. Rising chip complexity, however, has led to an increase in the complexity of production defects. To reach the goal of increased fault coverage at this level, chip designers need to implement complex BIST algorithms.
A given BIST algorithm will detect a certain amount of defects. The most common types available are the March algorithms, which typically will detect major defect types such as address-decoder faults or stuck-at faults.
On the other hand, increasing chip and technology complexity has led to new defect types like stuck-open faults. Designers who implement March algorithms on most BIST generators may not necessarily detect these new defect types, since they only provide a fixed set of BIST algorithms. Designers need to use BIST synthesis tools to develop the user-defined algorithms that are able to cover the highest number of defect types.
At the technology level, new BIST algorithms are also needed to increase the fault coverage for a given process technology, since technology improvement leads to new defect types. In order to develop these new algorithms on high-end embedded memories, the test engineer needs to have the ability to change the algorithm on the production tester.
Since designers need to be able to modify the algorithm, the engineer will use programmable BIST to determine the most suitable test algorithm for the given process technology. As soon as the test algorithm is recognized as the most efficient algorithm, the designer will synthesize it for the next memory generation based on the process technology. This algorithm will be hard-coded into the memory. The programmability feature is available on very few BIST commercial tools and mostly at very high silicon cost. In spite of that cost, the programmable BIST is necessary to develop high-coverage BIST algorithms.
Mixed programmable synthesis BIST is a new BIST architecture that incorporates BIST algorithm synthesis as well as BIST programmability. This new architecture has the ability to implement custom high-wired BIST algorithms. It gives designers the choice of using the programmability feature on the programmability feature on the production tester to improve the algorithm. At low silicon cost, this architecture meets the quality demands.
Yield is another concern. Increasing size, density and complexity in memory technologies lead to higher defect density and a decrease in yield. Following memory defect detection during memory test, a hardware laser repair step is added into the production flow to enhance the memory yield. Laser repair induces an extremely long test time and extra hardware costs, both at the silicon level and at the production level, where extra laser equipment is needed.
A cost- and time-effective solution is built-in self-repair (BISR). It consists of replacing, on-silicon, the defective memory columns by spare columns available next to the functional memory. BISR is implemented at the column, row, block or bit level. Using nonvolatile blocks to store the memory reconfiguration improves the memory production yield.
Reliability aspect is also considered by all the chip manufacturers. High memory size and high-end memory technologies often lead to an increasing number of defects that happen during the product life. Such defects are incredibly expensive to tackle since they imply in-the-field debug. BISR solutions allow the memory to be tested in the field and the defective memory blocks to be replaced by redundant blocks that are not defective. If the memory contains critical contents, transparent BISR allows defective blocks to be tested and replaced without losing the original memory content. Such solutions, which ensure higher product reliability in the field, are available at low silicon cost.


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