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Gasan-chiku, Hotei-chiku (bamboo fairyland) - Japan
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Abstract: In many OECD countries, a seller has a right to reimbursement of VAT (RVAT) she has paid on goods sold, but for which she has not yet received payment. Such reimbursement of VAT on receivables is economically inefficient. It leads to: * Distortion of credit markets, by subsidizing direct credit at the cost of financial intermediaries. * Price discrimination, by subsidizing buyers with low creditworthiness. * A less efficient collection of bad debts, as trade with bad debts is made extremely expensive. The finance literature presents several "good" arguments in favor of trade credits, e.g. transaction costs and asymmetric information. In contrast RVAT is an economically "bad" argument for trade credit. It is a subsidy that leads to inefficiently high use of trade credit. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7193
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eastbeamjp necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 29 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
"Wazapon!" will be the first groupon-like site in Japan which will be focusing mainly on game related offers. A special deal will be offered every day, which is only valid if certain number of buyers gather together. Deals will cover console, online and mobile games at the first stage, later Wazapon intends to include also special offerings within the entertainment category which suits to the target audience.
Start the contest by submission of Top Page only to determine the right direction and style before proceeding with the other pages
We have a groupon like website shell with a similar layout and structure as most groupon-clones have. We will provide you logos (different color variations) and wireframes of the pages, which shows in detail the adjustments and new elements which need to be added to the basic groupon top page. The other two pages "recent deals" and "coming soon" are quite simple and will use key elements of the main page, so the additional work should be held to minimum
Ideally the target audience will be equal mix of male and female of JAPANESE users, from 18-35 years, interested in games and entertainment products in general.
We expect from you
1. PSDs (so text can be localized) with the necessary graphics you've created.
2. Icons and buttons generated by you for this design.
3. All generated graphics should be individual layers and the layers must be well organized into layer folders.
- a professional design which must be minimalistic, clean, polished but also
not too stiff and business like. It is a e-commerce site focusing on entertainment products.
- please focus to set accents with well designed boxes, icons an buttons but please keep elements which are typical for groupon-like sites. Users should recognize immediately, that it is a groupon like site by using similar key elements.
- the design should both attract male and female users. So we do not want too game alike website design, which tends to focus more male users than female. we want a neutral design and the main goal of the website is e-commerce so it should be clean and not too chaotic.
- colors: we prefer brighter colors which match to our logo, the website should not use too many dark colors
- we would like to have design elements which distinguish the sub categories: e.g if someone selects on the drop down menu "Xbox", this deal detail page should use Xbox elements such as colors (eg. background theme) or letters which indicates that the users is looking at an offer for the Xbox console.
See the attached files to this brief to view the wireframe of the" top page" further wireframes are "recent deals" and "coming soon"
Top Page
1. There is a drop down which let's users select the platform, such as Xbox, PSP, PS3.
2. Introduction box, should explain visually how groupon works. Please have a look at the attached capture image (introductionbox.png)
3. Size of main image of the deal of the day will be 438px × 243px, images rotate or can be switched manually by clicking the small icons below
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
http://jp.wazap.com/ is our main website (Japan's largest game information site) However we want to have a new look and feel for Wazapon. The logo for Wazapon derived from the Wazap logo, but there is no need to to use other elements from the main page.
The below listed websites solely target Japanese users. We have picked some better looking Japanese groupon clones to give you a rough direction but you should not get influenced too much by these examples:
- http://kaupon.jp/tokyo/
+ simple clean layout, bright colours
- http://www.minawari.jp/
+ background, could be an option for Wazapon as well to set small accents with the background theme (see requirements for more details), rather than having a white or simple colored background, we do not like the color selection of minawari though.
- http://www.piku.jp/
+ bright colors and overall impression
- too female oriented for Wazapon


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Let's Get Drunk Watching: The Taste
Television's much more fun if you make every show into a drinking game.
First of all, congratulations to all of you who played the Super Bowl drinking game and lived to tell the tale. You owe your lives and livers to Maggie for editing out my rule about drinking for the duration of any power outages.
Second of all, congratulations to me. This will be my third article for a major food website, and no one has discovered how grossly unqualified I am to talk about food. I'm barely allowed to make Hot Pockets in the microwave.
It is this level of culinary skill that makes watching the amazing and awful foods that are created on The Taste diametrically torturous and uplifting.
The Necessary Details
The Taste bills itself as "unlike any other cooking competition," which is their way of saying that it is exactly like every other cooking competition/reality competition you've ever watched. The show's design is a convoluted crock pot of bits and pieces of other successful competitions. Basically, the four judges chose their teams (The Voice), the teams compete in group then individual skills competitions (Survivor), and are then judged by the four judges (American Idol). The individual who performs best in the group competition for the winning team receives immunity (Survivor, again) and finally the judges eliminate the worst individual performer.
The most unique aspect of the show is that all tastings are performed blind, so the judges/coaches can end up choosing a member of their own team to eliminate. That's the long and short of the format of this Tuesday night party (8/7 Central), so let's look at the cast o' characters.
The Judges
Ludo Lefebvre: Ze judge Français. Maybe it's because I failed French in high school (twice), or maybe it's because he's censored more often than not, but I can't understand a word Ludo says. I like Ludo though, mostly because he seems to hate...
Brian Malarkey: This guy. Brian, who obnoxiously goes by 'Malarkey' on the show is, according to my vast Internet research (Wikipedia), just some guy that got eliminated from Season 3 of Top Chef. But what Malarkey lacks in credentials, he overcompensates for by dressing like Ric Flair and having absolutely nothing of value to add. So he's got that going for him, which is nice.
Nigella Lawson: She's beautiful, busty, British and she loves to cook. ABC, you can send me a check for just increasing your viewership in the 18-34 demographic. However, Nigella isn't my favorite judge. That honor goes to...
Anthony Bourdain: Bourdain plays the Simon Cowell role, in that he's the only judge who adds anything of value when it comes to coaching and critiquing. Yet he does this while being both American and not a total ass-hat.
The Contestants
Warning: If you're not caught up with the show through Tuesday 2/12, you'll find spoilers below (or helpful catching-up info.)
Sarah Schiear: Team Ludo. Completely uninteresting.
Paul Caravelli: Team Ludo. Totally uninteresting
Shawn Davis: Team Ludo. Has been in the "Bottom 4" twice without being eliminated. Giant crybaby.
Gregg Drusinsky: Team Ludo. Also not interesting.
Jeff Mahin: Team Malarkey. Hard to get a read on this guy. He dresses like a hipster, thinks he's the best chef there, but still tries to help out his teammates. Other than that, he's pretty forgettable in the typical "that guy is still hanging around?" game-show way.
Adam Pechal: Team Malarkey. The guy that actually looks like a chef, with his bad goatee and ponytail. Bad hair aside: uninteresting.
Micah Kasman: Team Malarkey. The feel good story about a guy who quit his job and then went on to win a major national TV competit... oh, wait. He was eliminated. Sigh.
Khristianne Uy: Team Malarkey. An Asian lesbian who is the personal chef for Charlie Sheen...and STILL manages to be completely and utterly uninteresting.
Renatta Lindsey: Team Nigella. Renatta was actually the first person eliminated, which is unfortunate being she was a big, sassy Southern lady who pretty much only made desserts. The Taste is on a crusade to eliminate interesting people from television.
Lauren Scott: Team Nigella. I love Lauren. She's a sweetheart, self-taught home cook, who is always cry-smiling for some reason or another, and is the runaway Cinderella story of this competition. So she'll probably be eliminated soon.
Huda Mu'min: Team Nigella. The only other remaining member of Nigella's team. Which I guess makes her interesting... maybe?
Mia Morgenstern: Team Anthony. Yoga instructor from Harvard with a whole mess of curly hair. The kind of girl I was attracted to when I went to college in Vermont. Amazing not annoying for being both a yoga instructor and from Harvard.
Ninamarie Bojekian: Team Anthony. Bourdain's only lame duck pick. Uninteresting.
Diane Dimeo: Team Anthony. 45 year old from Astoria who acts like a 23 year old from Midtown.
Uno Immanivong: Team Anthony. Only interesting because there is a 34% chance that she will slap Diane at some point. Fingers crossed.
The Food/Drink
The upcoming February 19th episode of The Taste is titled "The Art of the Sandwich," so it's safe to assume they'll be attempting to create hoagies out of art supplies. For a tastier and less lead-based alternative to fill your stomach during the episode, look to our sandwich recipe column for inspiration. Maybe make a few Vegan Banh Mi to share?
I usually have a soda with my sammiches, so if you're like me you can mix a little Armaretto in your Coke and have a 'Dr. Pepper,' which is a drink I discovered by accident at a college party with terrible booze/mixers combinations. Alternatively, stock up on fine wine.
The Taste Drinking Game
Put on your most pretentious blazer, prepare to get judgmental and enjoy watching people's dreams get shattered on national TV. It's time for The Taste Drinking Game! This might be the only enjoyable way to watch The Taste, but remember: like Nigella's décolletage, this game is for entertainment purposes only. Let's get started!
Take a Sip
1 Sip: Take 1 sip for every time someone starts crying. No, this isn't another Ray Lewis joke. This show has more crying in the kitchen than cooking.
2 Sips: For every time a judge says "Mmmm" for more than 2 seconds.
2 Sips: For every unnecessary curse word. Which is all of them, because this is a ****ing cooking show and there's no need to get salty.
3 Sips: For every instance of ridiculous stage effects. I'm pretty sure the set was made from leftover pieces of Star Trek: The Next Generation with all the elevators and automatic doors and such.
4 Sips: For product placement.
4 Sips: Malarkey says something to annoy Ludo. Malarkey is such a squid.
Take a Swig
1 Swig: For awkward small talk, because filling 44 minutes of TV is hard, you guys.
1 Swig: For every time Diane refers to herself as a "bitch." This rule was almost "drink for every time Diane ACTS like a bitch" but then there'd be no one left alive to play my next drinking game.
2 Swigs: For every time a judge/coach gives a meaningless piece of advice. E.g. "Just cook good ****ing food!" (Good tip, Ludo.)
3 Swigs: If Ludo and Nigella start arguing with each other and it's... strangely arousing. I don't know. Accents do it for me. I'm weird.
4 Swigs: If anyone storms off in a huff.
Slam It
Slam Your Drink: If someone from Anthony Bourdain's team is eliminated. Don't worry. Bourdain appears to be the only judge/coach with the ability to judge talent.
Slam Your Drink: If someone interesting (see above) is eliminated. This is a tough rule. While the uninteresting greatly out-number the interesting, this show appears to be at war with good ratings. Either that or their producers don't know how to fix a "reality" show.
Slam Your Drink: If someone gets into a fight. There's a lot of tension simmering under the surface of this show, and I'm hoping to see it boil over and have someone get burned. Related: puns are fun.
Drink for the Duration of:
- Any montage.
- Any Khristianne sentence. It'll probably be over before you've even made it to a sip.
Stop Drinking If:
You think Malarkey just said something smart and his wardrobe looks understated but classy.
I'm partially convinced I'm the only person on Earth that is actually watching this show. Anyone else out there? Bueller?
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Firstly pls note that our MX 220 will have no "EET FUK" from Jan 15, 2013. But we will present a "EET FUK" sticker as a gift to our MX 220 customers. And you can choose to use it or not according to your preference.
About The Original Guitar - MX 220 EET-FUK
The very first MX220 EET FUK was owned by James Hetfield in 1987. James used it a lot, in studio and on stage, so as a result the headstock was broken and repaired many times. James still has the MX220 EET FUK, it was in Making Magnetic. It has been seen in use on the recording of the new album during the making of "Suicide and Redemption".
The sticker "EET FUK" which is written by James describes his favorite activities. There was a rumor that the full sticker was EET FUK SLEEP, but James had to chop off "SLEEP" to make it fit on the axe. James still uses it for recording purposes but has retired it for stage use since 1990.In 1989, the replicas of this first MX220 EET FUK guitar started to be produced. This guitar have special raised middle finger inlays and come only in Olympic white color. In the catalog is called "MX-220 Artist Series". I belive only 45 pieces before James told them to stop was made.About Our ReplicaAbout the original MX220 EET FUK, we think we needn't say more. If you are a fan of James Hetfiled, you will know this is a very typical guitar of james', which has accompanied james to show lots of concerts and it is james' favorite guitar. The guitar features mahogany body and mahogany neck, special raised middle finger inlays, and the shape of this guitar is between the Explorers 1958 and 1976, but with headstock like a "banana".One original guitar costs more than $7000 today. To many guitarists in the street, it is indeed a sky-high price, but anyway it worths. Guys like it but can't afford at all. But if you are looking at our website now, your dream of owning a MX220 EET FUK guitar with much less money will come true!!!
More info about our replicated James Hetfield Metallica MX-220 EET FUK
Like the original James Hetfield Metallica MX-220 EET FUK, our guitar is also built with solid Mahogany neck. or mostly referred to as banana headstock with Mahogany veneer. This is a very strong headstock design. Custom designed neck heel that is cross-bred between the KL and the famous MX250II
Perfectly matched two-piece solid Mahogany body . Not weight relieved! Not chambered!! No swiss cheese here!! SOLID !!
Our replicated James Hetfield Metallica MX-220 EET FUK has Set neck construction, which accords with the original one. You will feel the difference in your rib cage when you sit down and play this unplugged. No exaggerations here!!
This original James Hetfield Metallica MX-220 EET FUK has special raised middle finger inlays and come in Olympic white color. Our replicated guitars have the same extended middle finger inlays and also with Olympic white finish.
Classic design bell-shape truss rod cover with both screws. No bullet or one-screw design plastic.The original James Hetfield Metallica MX-220 EET FUK costs fucking more than $7000, we said guys who like it can not afford at all. Now our replicated guitar is sold at a very low price. We just want to realize fans' guitar dream, and share it with all our friends.About pickupsIt is worth mentioning that the pickups we select are Wilkinson pickups, Which is more attractive in quality and price. Wilkinson pickups are what we strongly advise. They will save you much money!!! With top quality, Wilkinson pickups are stable and reliable enough!!!
Of course, we also have original pickups- EMG 81/60, which are James Hetfield's favorite pickups, and they can give you original James sound. But you need pay extra money.
Custom Options of Customers
Recently, a lot of guests request to custom 220 guitar with Dot Inlays. There are also guests who require to custom pure white 220 guitars. They are all OK. More requested, pls contact us freely.Besides, many guitars of james have the design of two volumes. But what we usually acquiesce is one volume, one tone. If you need two volumes, pls contact us.About James HetfiledJames Hetfiled is the rhythm guitarist, co-founder, main composer and lead singer in the heavy metal band Metallica. Metallica was set up in Oct 1981, since that time, Metallica has won 9 Grammy Awards, and released 9 studio albums, three live albums, four extensive plays and twenty-four singles. In 2009, Hetfield was recorded No. 8 in Joel McIver's book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists, and rated No. twenty four in the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists after beating Parader.
Other Jame Hetfiled Guitars Offered in Our Custom Shop Now
According to our customers' requirements, we have built other kinds of custom versions. Please see details as below. They are all available now.
MX250 Olympic White
MX-250 man to wolf MX250 Elk Skull
There are some differences in Shape, Fretboard Inlays and other details between 220 and 250. So please pay attention when purchasing.
How Interesting!!!
James Hetfield has been a major endorser of Flying V Guitars since the 1980s, and is best known for playing custom-made Explorer-style guitars with an EMG 81/EMG 60 set for pickups. Hetfield's main guitar from the early days was a Flying V copy made in Japan by Electra.But when the headstock broke on his white Flying V, James turned to his backup guitar: a white Explorer. Although he later got the Flying V repaired and dabbled with other Vs, it was the Explorer that would become his main guitar for nearly the next 15 years. James began using several versions of the 1984 Explorer. These were unlike the 1976 version, with rounded edges and no pickguard. Also making a difference was the control layout which was not in-line like other Explorers.The following are explorers James Hetfield once used, pls check!!!
1984 Explorer
Other James Hetfield Guitars
James Hetfield Snakebyte Guitar
This guitar is the newest model from Guitars, the James Hetfield Snakebyte. Finished in a clean looking snow white or black, the guitar is built of a mahogany body and neck, ebony fretboard, set-neck construction, a thin U neck contour, and 22 Xj frets. The Snakebyte is loaded with EMG 81 and 60 humbuckers, which pump out a tone that is clear and tight, excellent for riffs and palm muting. To top it all off, the guitar has a real cool looking snake inlay on the 12th fret.
24.75" Scale
Mahogany Body
Mahogany Neck
Ebony Fingerboard
42mm Bone Nut
Thin U Neck Contour
22 XJ Frets
Black Hardware
Sperzel Locking Tuners
Schaller Straplocks
Tonepros Locking TOM Bridge & Tailpiece
EMG 81 (B) / 60 (N) Active p.u.
Finish: BLK, SW
This guitar is available in our custom shop!!!
James Hetfield Truckster Guitar
The James Hetfield Truckster Guitar is the fifth Hetfield Signature Series guitar to carry his name since James in 1991. This latest guitar is manufactured to the exact specifications of James' Truckster, a modified Eclipse-style stage guitar used on the St. Anger tour. This signature Truckster features a multilayered finish strategically sanded through and fully distressed to simulate the original guitar.
24.75" Scale
Mahogany Body
Mahogany Neck
Rosewood Fingerboard
42mm Standard Nut
Thin U Neck Contour
22 XJ Frets
Satin Chrome Hardware
Sperzel Locking Tuners
Tonepros Locking TOM & Tail
EMG 81 (B) / 60 (N) Active p.u.
Finish: Aged Primer Grey
This guitar is available in our custom shop!!!
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Here you can see other guitars of james hetfield. If you are a james' fans, you can customize any of his guitars here in our custom shop. It is our pleasure to realize your guitar dream.
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If you don't like the guitar above and you want a guitar dreamed for so long,what to do? It's so easy,please send the picture and the parameters of the guitar you want.We only need Pics and specs, and we can make the guitar same with your original guitar. You wonder learn Why? Pls click here to find the answer. Send your dream guitar pics and specs to us, let us make it come true together.All the guitars we built are based on our customers' requests. There are so many different options for you to choose if you don't want a standard one, you can check our custom shop for the details. The best way to go about obtaining this information for you is to contact us and let us know what you're looking for. We can discuss these options and figure out what is the best for you. Your business is important to us and we want to provide you with the best customer service we are capable of. We want this to be the best guitar-buying experience you've ever had.And please, don't be hesitate to contact us if you have any question.
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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Tuesday pledged to reject "bigotry and hatred and oppression in all its forms" — months after his slow response to the support of a former Ku Klux Klan leader and racially tinged comments about a judge's ethnicity generated controversy.
"I will fight to ensure that every American is treated equally, protected equally, and honored equally," Trump said in a statement posted on Facebook. "We will reject bigotry and hatred and oppression in all its forms, and seek a new future built on our common culture and values as one American people."
Trump's statement came the same day when he was campaigning in the Milwaukee area. The Wisconsin city has been the scene of violent street protests that erupted after police fatally shot an armed suspect, NBC News reported.
Trump has been accused of stoking racial and xenophobic fears since he kicked off his campaign by accusing Mexico of sending "rapists" and other criminals to the U.S. and vowing to build a wall on the nation's southern border.


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Yep, that's the core of the problem. And the only solution is to start caring and making sure everyone does have something to lose. Ending poverty and discrimination would go a long way towards that, though there will always be mental health issues that are trickier to help people with.It's not very difficult for anyone to lose hope completely and conclude quite firmly that the world cares nothing for them (which is probably true). It's makes sense to me that you'd ask yourself "what do I have to lose"?
Religion isn't really all that relevant; people are people everywhere. There are plenty of nominally Christian white guys who go on killing sprees in the US, for example, and Buddhist terrorists in Myanmar. Terrorists of any background are often not at all devout. And they often either don't care about their families, or want revenge for what's already been done to their friends or families.
Absolutely agreed on inequality and consumerism. Spirituality is more problematic, since it tends to require believing in propositions of dubious veracity, and often comes with arbitrary and sometimes dangerous rules; I'd be reluctant to encourage more of it.Our society has aspects that drive people to disillusion; inequality (which I feel is on the increase) and an increasing void of any spirituality (which is entirely peoples' right) which consumerism is happy to fill.


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Baltimore actor Charles S. Dutton said the murder of John Wood, a retired city sanitation worker who was the inspiration behind the character Dutton played on the 1990s show "Roc," was difficult to digest.
"I wasn't expecting ever in a lifetime that John would go out that way," Dutton told the Sun on Thursday.
Wood, 80, was killed Monday after police said he was in argument that resulted with him taking a punch that caused Wood to fall back and hit his head on a concrete step, which killed him. Police on Wednesday charged Lorenzo Thornton, 25, with second-degree murder. Wood's wife said Thornton was a relative but she didn't know him.
Wood's life as a city garbage man with strong ethics who spent his spare time helping neighbors, brokering peace on the streets and advocating for the less fortunate, formed the basis of Dutton's "Roc" character, who appeared on Fox for three seasons beginning in 1991.
"Without a doubt, he was definitely the inspiration for the show," Dutton said. "The show took on its on its own life in the three seasons it stayed on and the 75 episodes that we did. But it was actually an easier task for me to play the character because I knew the inspiration was from a real person. I didn't have to invent anything or imagine. The history was all there."
Dutton, 62, grew up in the same Northeast Baltimore neighborhood as Wood and recalls him as a man everyone respected.
"I don't know anyone from way back in the 1960s who didn't like the man," he said. "Even the gangster guys, his generation of gangster guys, the tough guys, had respect for him."
Dutton, who spends his time producing and directing television shows, said he hopes to attend Wood's funeral.
"I feel I owed him a huge favor because my meeting him generated that character for a short-lived time, a character on an iconic show in a black community," he said.
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A public viewing will take place from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. on April 11 at Wilson Park Christian Community Church, 4629 York Road, Baltimore. A private viewing for family members will follow. A memorial service, which is open to the public, will begin at the church at 11 a.m.


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For the second year in a row, the Tire Rack SCCA® Match and Championship Tours stopped in Bristol, Tennessee for four days of autocross. This year, the Match Tour kicked off the weekend. Thursday was full of class competition and Friday was scheduled to be Challenge qualifying and competition. As the qualifying sessions wrapped up, the skies opened and a lightning delay forced the Challenges to be cancelled.
Thursday morning, Street Touring Hatch included six drivers representing three different manufacturers. In the morning, Alex Piehl set the pace in his Subaru WRX to lead Brian Flanagan in the Volkswagen GTI by a mere .108 second. In the afternoon, both drivers improved, but it was Piehl taking the win by just 0.432 second.
In A Street, the Chevrolet party made up of Corvettes and Camaros was broken up by the lone Lotus Elise of Bryan Carbon. The interloper led by 0.748 seconds on the merits of a strong third run after the morning with Cody Hunt in second and Bill Bostic in third. The afternoon shook things up as John Wolf found over a second and jumped into second place, just over a second behind Carbon. Bostic hung onto third as Jason Ruggles climbed to fourth for the final trophy position. Hunt finished in fifth, just out of the prizes.
Sam Strano debuted his new C7 Corvette Grand Sport in Super Street R this weekend. In the morning, Josh Luster set the pace, with about a half-second lead over Strano heading into the afternoon. The afternoon brought speed for Strano, but his improvement wasn't quite enough as Luster claimed victory by a margin of 0.198 second. Grant Reeve and Laurence Casey claimed the remaining trophies in the 12-driver class.
This is the second National Solo® event of the season we've seen Jennifer (Vance) McBride at, following a short hiatus since 2016. She's quickly regained her fast pace, slotting into second place after morning runs in C Street Ladies, behind co-driver Maria Mayorga. In the afternoon, it was McBride and Tara Johns finding the time as they jumped to first and second respectively to take the trophies, separated by just 0.072 second.
CAM Sport was filled with the usual Chevrolet Corvettes, but also a pair of Saturn Sky Redlines. Jeff Dobbins led out of the gate in his Corvette, taking a 0.339-second lead into the afternoon over Eric Brown. In the afternoon, Jarrod Hix set the fastest time of the session in his Sky to jump into second place, 0.323 second behind Dobbins. Brown held onto the final trophy in third.
Full results from the 2018 Tire Rack Bristol Match Tour can be found here.
Top 10 Overall PAX:
- Clint Griest, ESP
- Kyle Herbst, STX
- Josh Luster, SSR
- Sam Strano, SSR
- Grant Reeve, SSR
- Bryan Carbon, AS
- Brian Karwan, STX
- Andrew Pallotta, CS
- David Marcus, STR
- Cory Barr, ES
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A short while back, LG launched it's new flagship, the Optimus G Pro, in India. Coming mere months after the Optimus G, which in itself was an excellent smartphone, the Pro attempts to take things to the next level. But, does it succeed? Read on for our full review.
Appearance and Display
Although LG hasn't been using the word phablet for the Optimus G Pro, in reality, it is more of a competitor to the Samsung Note II than the Galaxy SIV. The Optimus G Pro features slimmer bezel than the Note, and as a result is slightly more compact. However, it's still too large for one handed operation, and for a lot of users the size will definitely be a cause for concern. Thankfully, LG has attempted to make things slightly easier by placing the power and volume buttons on the side instead of on the top. There are two capacitive buttons along with a physical home button that also doubles up as the notification LED. Unlike it's predecessor, the G Pro features a shiny all plastic body. It definitely doesn't feel as good in the hand as the Optimus G. However, the plastic back offers quite a few advantages. The most obvious benefit is increased durability. I couldn't muster up the courage to drop test the review unit, but the plastic back definitely increases the odds of the handset surviving a fall. The plastic back has also enabled LG to make the battery user replaceable. To LG's credit, it has tried to infuse some character into the back cover by imprinting a Optimus G like pattern on the back which shines under light. The effect is not as spectacular as it's in the Nexus 4; however, it still looks pretty cool.
The Optimus G Pro features a full HD (1080p) 5.5 inch IPS Plus LCD display, which boasts of a pixel density of 400 ppi. The display is quite simply spectacular. It's crisp, vibrant, yet well balanced. LG's display is definitely among the best, if not the best, that you'd find in the current breed of smartphones. It has extremely wide viewing angles, and is bright enough to be legible even under direct sunlight. HD videos are a joy to watch on the giant display, and made me willing to accept the inconveniences caused by the size.
Hardware and Software
The LG Optimus G Pro features a Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 chipset that houses a Quad-core 1.7 GHz Krait 300 processor and an Adreno 320 GPU. The top notch SoC is well complemented by 2 gigabytes of RAM. Although I didn't get around to running any benchmarks, the phone was consistently fast. Whether I was zooming into a full-HD video, or switching between a dozen tabs in Chrome, or playing Asphalt 7, the G Pro never missed a beat. You're unlikely to be complaining about the performance of this device for quite some time to come. The review unit I received had 16 gigs of internal storage (slightly more than 10 GB is available to the user); however, I believe that a 32 GB edition might also be released in the market. The storage can be augmented by up to 64 GB of external memory (microSD).
On the connectivity front, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot, Miracast, Bluetooth 4.0, MHL, and NFC are supported. It also sports an IR blaster that can be used for controlling your television. The Optimus G is an LTE enabled handset; however, this is of little benefit in India. The G Pro features a powerful 3140 mAh battery, which ensures that even with a gigantic display and a bleeding edge chipset, the handset can keep on chugging along for a full day (or more) on moderate usage on 3G. The Note II features a similar battery; however, thanks to its last-gen chipset and a lower resolution display, it will probably last a bit longer than LG.
LG doesn't have the best track record when it comes to Android updates. It's launching the G Pro with Android 4.2.1, even as Samsung managed to ship the Galaxy SIV with Android 4.2.2 just months after the update was released by Google. There are rumors that LG is testing Android 4.2.2 on the Optimus G Pro; however, so far there hasn't been any official confirmation. The G Pro runs LG's Optimus UX, and comes with the usual suit of LG specific apps. Some of the most notable software enhancements include:
QuickMemo: QuickMemo can be triggered anywhere anytime through the dedicated hardware button. It captures the current content on the screen, and allows you to annotate and draw on top of it. Notes saved through QuickMemo are sharable through email, Facebook and other networks.
QSlide: QSlide enhances multitasking by running supported apps in a windowed mode. So you can continue surfing the web while watching a movie. Qslide supported apps include the web browser, video player, Memo, Calendar, and Calculator. You can also adjust the opacity of these apps so that they don't get in the way of your workflow.
MediaPlex: Most the fancy new features in the video player that were introduced with the Optimus 4X have been retained in the Optimus G Pro. So, you can pinch to zoom into a video, get a neat preview while seeking, and increase or decrease playback speed. All of these work flawlessly even on full HD videos, and are perhaps the best demonstration of the power of the Snapdragon 600.
Smart Screen and Smart Video: These two features are exactly the same as the Galaxy SIV's Smart Stay. The Optimus G Pro can detect when you are looking at the phone and accordingly prevent the screen from timing out. Similarly, it can also detect when you aren't looking at the phone and automatically pause videos. Both of these features are disabled by default, which suggests that LG isn't too confident about their accuracy.
Quiet Time: You can pre-define a time range during which your phone will automatically go into silent mode, and disable all sounds expect that of multimedia and alarms.
There are a bunch of other neat stuff including Vu Talk, configurable notification toggle buttons, video editor, and music video creator. The SMS notification implementation is particularly cool and deserves a shout out. When you get a new message, you get a neat popup near the top-left, which lets you to immediately reply to the SMS without having to open up the Messages app.The Optimus UX doesn't exactly go overboard with features like TouchWiz; however, it offers supports extensive customization options which will please the power users. My favourite setting is the ability to map the QuickMemo button to any custom app, including the camera app. The Optimus UX is not without issues though. LG still uses the unified volume control option, which can be frustrating. The notification menu appears a bit cluttered with the inclusion of power control widgets, QSlide apps, and a brightness control slider.
The LG Optimus G Pro sports a 13 megapixel rear-camera and a 2.1 megapixel font camera. While many of the early reviews criticized the camera quality, I found the G Pro to be an excellent snapper giving great performance both indoors and outdoors. LG has been continuously refining the Camera app over the past few generations, and as a result its a joy to use. All the usual stuff including preset scenes, exposure adjustment, white balance settings, ISO settings, panorama and HDR mode are there. Additionally, LG has thrown in manual focus, color modes, time catch shot, dual shot, and VR Panorama. Time catch shot is a nifty feature whereby the camera automatically preserves shots from moments before and after you pressed the shutter, and allows you to keep the best shot. VR Panorama is essentially Google Photo Sphere, which allows you to stitch together multiple pics to create a 360 degree view of any point. Dual shot, as the name suggests, uses the front and rear cam simultaneously to take a pic of the photographer as well as the subject. This works for both stills and videos.
The G Pro is capable of recording full HD (1080p) videos with continuous auto-focus at 30fps. HDR mode is supported; however, it yielded disappointing results for me. Due to some reason, HDR videos seem to be desaturated and devoid of details. The video player supports Live Effects that can track faces to add silly effects as you shoot the video. It can also replace the background provided the camera frame remains still.
The Optimus G Pro is a fabulous device and a worthy successor to the Optimus G, which was LG's first truly great smartphone. It's most obvious feature is the huge display, which is absolutely fantastic. You'll find yourself wanting to use the phone simply because of the display. However, at the same time, the large size will also make you want to pick up an HTC One or even an Samsung Galaxy SIV. They are so much easier to hold and use that many will be willing to forgo the advantages of a large screen. Do you want a phone that can be used with one hand, or do you want a phone that can shoulder some of the responsibilities of a tablet? That's the single biggest question you'd have to answer. If you want a phablet, and don't plan on doing any drawing or sketching, the G Pro will serve you well. It's a generation ahead of the Note II and is a better performer in every way. The Optimus G Pro delivers in terms of performance, display clarity, camera quality, and battery life. It's a true winner.


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Pac-12 M5: 01.29.14 EditionPosted by Andrew Murawa on January 29th, 2014
- Pac-12 play gets back underway tonight with the Arizona schools visiting the Bay Area. And that means Arizona freshman forward and prized recruit Aaron Gordon is making his return to his old high school stomping grounds, where he played at Archbishop Mitty. As he was in high school, Gordon remains a coach's dream in college, a hard-working, versatile player that is a great teammate who is always improving. Cal head coach Mike Montgomery, who was among the coaches hot in pursuit of Gordon's commitment, joined Arizona head coach Sean Miller in praising Gordon's ability. But, more importantly for the Wildcat's season than one player's return home is the chance to again prove their mettle in tough conference road games.
- As for California, tonight they host Arizona State in an attempt to get back on track. But the Sun Devils provide significant and diverse challenges for the Golden Bears. First, along the frontline, Richard Solomon will need to continue his strong play as he matches up mostly against the Sun Devils' senior center Jordan Bachynski who has four inches on him. And then in the backcourt, senior point guard Justin Cobbs may have the experience edge on Arizona State's sparkplug Jahii Carson, but Carson's got the clear quickness advantage. And, as always when the nation's #1 team is up next, the Golden Bears need to make sure they're not looking ahead to Saturday against Arizona.
- Good news everyone! Washington State junior guard DaVonte Lacy may return as early as this weekend when they host Washington on Saturday. Lacy has had a rough 2014 so far, missing time following surgery to remove his appendix, returning for 11 minutes and then injring his ribs. And, without their best scorer and leader, the Cougars have been, well, just awful. While it remains to be seen if he'll actually play on Saturday or possibly wait until next week, it will likely take some time for him to get back to full strength. And until he is back at full strength, the Cougs really don't have much of a chance to compete on a regular basis. But, assuming he's back to full strength by March, and assuming Que Johnson's time in the spotlight has been put to good use, there's a chance these guys are talented enough to spring an upset on day one of the Pac-12 Tournament. Maybe not a good chance, but a chance.
- Tomorrow night, Oregon gets a chance to build upon its win over Washington State last weekend by protecting its homecourt against the invaders from UCLA. While the Ducks shut down the Cougars defensively on Sunday, holding them to 44 points (0.73 points per possession), the Bruins offer a whole different challenge, with talented offensive players up and down their rotation. After the up-tempo Ducks allowed 80 points or more in five consecutive games prior to the Washington State matchup, they welcome in the Bruins, who have scored at least 69 points in every game this year and 80 or more in 12 out of their 20. With both teams in the top 20 in the nation in shortest offensive possession length and with KenPom.com projecting a final score in the upper-80s, this may well be one of the most enticing conference games of the season.
- Lastly, yuck. I didn't want to do this. I didn't want to do this at all. It has been an emerging policy at least among RTC Pac-12 writers to ignore Bruins Nation, a UCLA "fan" site that has repeatedly shown an ignorance about basic basketball strategy and is a shining beacon in the world of applying actual events to pre-determined narratives, no matter how silly those applications turn out to be. Given that there are so many better sources for news and opinion about UCLA basketball, there is no reason to usher people in the direction of the TMZ of UCLA basketball coverage. But, in the spirit of comedy, they outdid themselves on Tuesday, suggesting that one of the reasons that freshman guard Zach LaVine (regularly projected as a lottery or border-line lottery selection in the 2014 NBA Draft) may be considering entering the draft following this season is because head coach Steve Alford is playing favorites and will hand the point guard position next year (assuming, safely, that Kyle Anderson is NBA-bound) to his son Bryce Alford, regardless of the competition. Now, we're not actually going to link to this Onion-esque bit of prose (which, among other things, suggests that LaVine, third on the team in minutes this year, might still be relegated to the bench next season if Anderson leaves), but suffice it to say that this is odd, at best. Right now, without any bit of doubt whatsoever, Alford is the team's second-best point guard. LaVine is terrific off the ball (seriously, coming off a solid screen and squaring up to get a good look at the hoop from deep, there are very few more fearsome shooters in the nation), but has shown an inability to create for himself or others with anything more than one or two dribbles, and is loose with his handle. He's a terrific pro prospect because of his athleticism, ridiculous upside and potential to improve those glaring weaknesses. And if he winds up forgoing his final three years of eligibility, it is entirely because he is likely to get paid handsomely for such an opportunity. Either way, while he may well develop into a point guard in time, right now, he would struggle running the point – he's an attacking wing in transition and a deadly catch-and-shoot guy. But the idea that the criminally-underrated Alford is only receiving playing time because his dad has a soft spot in his heart for him indicates a writer who has decided not to spend any time actually watching UCLA basketball.


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The series will begin 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 6 at the Sulphur River Cowboy Church, Hwy. 37N between Mount Vernon and Hagansport. See the March 21 edition of the Mount Vernon Optic-Herald.


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Investigators inspected 172 businesses in Volusia County and found 15 selling the illegal drugs.
Sheriff's Office deputies and police officers from five police departments fanned out across Volusia County for a week to warn convenience store owners and workers that it is now illegal to sell synthetic drugs designed to imitate illegal substances.
Authorities inspected 172 businesses and found the drugs for sale at 15 stores, sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson said.
The effort came after Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi issued an emergency order Dec. 11, 2012, making it illegal to sell merchandise with names like Cloud Nine, Mind Trip, Mr. Happy, Mardi Gras, Scooby Snax, Maui Wowie and more,
Business owners were told that this would be their one and only warning, Davidson said Monday.
"The next time banned products are found in their stores, enforcement action will be taken," Davidson said. "It's all a part of an ongoing effort to rid the community of synthetic drugs known as K2, Spice, bath salts and herbal potpourri."
Bondi's December emergency order outlawed 22 new synthetic drugs. The emergency law designates the new synthetic drugs as Schedule 1, meaning they are now controlled substances, making it a third-degree felony for an individual to "sell, manufacture, or deliver, or possess with intent to sell, manufacture or deliver" them, a news release states.
The synthetic drugs can cause psychotic episodes, hallucinations, seizures, paranoia, tremors, and more, the release from Bondi's office states.
This is not the first time Bondi has issued an emergency order regarding synthetic drugs. In 2011 she signed an emergency rule that temporarily outlawed MDPV, commonly known as "bath salts."
Bondi plans to work with legislators this year to permanently ban the 22 additional drugs identified in December's order, the news release states.
In Volusia County, deputies and police officers took a week to inspect and warn business owners and employees the synthetic drugs are no longer allowed to be sold. The inspections took sheriff's deputies to 109 businesses around the county. Police departments from Port Orange, Daytona Beach Shores, Ponce Inlet, New Smyrna Beach and Edgewater inspected another 63 stores, Davidson said.
"We inspected two stores in our city but they were in compliance," Daytona Beach Shores police Sgt. Mike Fowler said. "Towards the end of December, we had done our own inspections and told the retailers that it is illegal to sell these drugs and they stopped."
Owners and workers at convenience stores, smoke shops, liquor stores and other retailers were informed of the new law. Seven businesses voluntarily handed over the products they had while eight did not. Deputies will return to the businesses that did not turn over the synthetic drugs, Davidson said.
A conviction for violating the emergency order carries a maximum five-year sentence and a fine of up to $5,000, Davidson said.
The warning is helpful to those who might not be aware of the new law, said Fidel Salazar, an employee at a convenience store on North Woodland Boulevard near DeLand.
"It is a good thing," Salazar said. "A lot of people work all the time and they don't see the news so they don't know what's going on."
Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson, who organized the recent inspections, said the synthetic drugs are just as dangerous as drugs that are already illegal, and in some cases even more so.
"These are extremely unsafe substances that are causing a great deal of harm," Johnson said. "We're going to use all our available resources and continue working with local police departments to make sure that the law is vigorously enforced."
Staff writer Lyda Longa contributed to this report


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You buy a brand new car and on the drive home the engine explodes because of a manufacturing defect. The manufacturer will probably fix it by replacing it with a rebuilt engine. And that's perfectly legal.
In 23 years of handling lemon law claims, I have seen virtually every possible automotive breakdown occur to new cars purchased by my clients. Engines explode on the way home from the dealership. Transmissions come apart within days of purchase. Countless other problems have caused breakdowns shortly after delivery. The car goes back to the dealer and the dealer assures the consumer repairs will be performed under warranty.
Based on the number of phone calls I get, I am certain many people are unaware their warranties do not guarantee them a "New" engine or a "New" transmission in the above scenarios. Most new car warranties today promise that the defect which resulted in the failure will be remedied with a repair or replacement of the defective part – at the discretion of the manufacturer. And the replacement part might be a rebuilt or "remanufactured" one. See excerpts of the Honda, Volvo and Mercedes Benz warranties below. I have more but they all say pretty much the same thing.
This concept does not sit well with many consumers. It feels as if their new car is getting a used engine. To many people, this conjures the image of junkyard parts being put into a new car. However, this is not the case.
Factories take major components which have failed - engines, transmissions etc - tear them down and rebuild them. With engines, if the blocks are undamaged, they rebuild them and replace all of the internal moving parts. Parts like alternators and pulleys are reused if they pass inspection. The net result is a factory-assembled engine which will still be covered by the new car warranty. And there is an upside to this: Some auto parts like engine blocks and differential housings actually get "seasoned" with use.
Metal expands and contracts as it goes through the heating and cooling process, and this can be quite pronounced with larger parts like engine blocks and differential housings, especially when they are brand new. After a period of time, the metal will "settle down" and the clearances will become more stable. This is one of the reasons that manufacturers ask you to be mellow with your driving for the first thousand miles or so – the so called, "break in" period.
A seasoned block, in some respects, is preferable to a brand new, unseasoned one. And the same is true for a differential housing. If you had the choice of someone rebuilding the rear-end in your car with a new housing versus them putting in a remanufactured one with a seasoned housing, take the remanufactured one.
There is also a small chance, if the failure occurs early in the product cycle, a new engine or transmission might actually be used. To "seed" the pipeline of remanufactured parts, manufacturers often set aside a few brand new parts. They have to: how else would they fulfill the need for replacement engines before any have had the chance to fail and be rebuilt?
I have spoken to people who demanded a new engine and threatened to sue if they did not get one. Regardless of how you feel about not getting a "New" engine or transmission, there is no legal basis to demand one. The warranty does not obligate them to give you one. Go read your Owner's Manual now. You will find the words "remanufactured" or "rebuilt" used in conjunction with the parts you are entitled to in the case of a major breakdown.
Some people have suggested they wanted their failed engine or transmission repaired rather than replaced. If a major component in your new car has failed in such a way that the manufacturer suggests it needs replacement we can assume the failure was catastrophic. Manufacturers use varying metrics to determine the point at which an engine or transmission is shot but trust me: You're better off with the remanufactured engine or transmission than one which was rebuilt by a dealer. No offense to the dealer technicians in the audience but think about the comparison. Somewhere, the manufacturer has a facility where they are remanufacturing these components on an assembly line day in and day out. The dealership mechanics do not see catastrophic failures like yours on a daily basis. I'd liken this to asking you if you want your heart surgery performed by your family physician who you have been seeing for 20 years or by the heart surgeon you have never met who does a dozen surgeries a week of the type you need?
I know that the above is not ideal but it is the bargain you agree to when you buy a new car. Just keep in mind that it's probably not as bad as it sounds at first. Chalk it up to bad luck and move on. Odds are it won't happen again.
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Steve Lehto is a writer and attorney and has been practicing consumer protection and Michigan lemon law for 23 years. He taught Consumer Protection at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law for ten years and wrote The Lemon Law Bible. He also wrote Chrysler's Turbine Car: The Rise and Fall of Detroit's Coolest Creation and The Great American Jet Pack: The Quest of the Ultimate Individual Lift Device.


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Google Android Antitrust Problem as It Replaces Windows
Two things happened very recently that might halt the adoption of Google Inc.'s (NASDAQ: GOOG) Android operating system, which is used in the majority of smartphones around the world. The first is that the China Academy of Telecommunication Research voiced concerns about the ubiquity of the Android OS among phones sold in the People's Republic. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal
, the organization stated that, "Chinese enterprises have generally used Android as a foundation to optimize and develop [products]."
The other involves Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) and its long-standing fight with the European Union over the dissemination of its browser. The EU has continued to insist the Microsoft has failed to make other browsers readily available on its Windows OS. The Financial Times reports that the fine will be $732.2 million.
As most of the features of computers used by consumers have moved off the PC and onto the smartphone, the power of Windows has been undercut by the adoption of Android. If this is the evolution of software adoption, Android faces the same fate Windows did a generation ago. Governments will begin to view — or already have — Android's place in the universe of consumer software as too powerful. That means antitrust officials will press Google to neuter the product. A legal battle between the search company and a number of government authorities is bound to erupt.
Only a very few years ago, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) was the likely target of antitrust activity. The use of its iOS rose relentlessly with the sale of its phones, Macs and tablets. The iTunes store dominated the dissemination of music. Apple also ruled the app universe as it distributed hundreds of millions of apps from a "store" that offered hundreds of thousands of products. The size and distribution strength of the Google app store now almost equals that of Apple. And Android has eclipsed iOS, Windows Mobile and Symbian as the software preferred by smartphone makers.
The tension between governments and software companies is a natural one. Software can become dominant more quickly than most products. Operating systems spread into markets quickly in a way physical products cannot. With equal swiftness, the systems can seize positions that allow them to distribute money-making products or products that add muscle to their market share with products attached to the OS. In Microsoft's case, the offending product is its browser. With Google, the offense could be its search technology, maps or app store.
Google's Android system has a troubled future, brought on by its own success.


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Carino v. Muenzen, 2010 WL 3448071 (N.J.Super.A.D. August 30, 2010)
The courthouse in Morris County, New Jersey provides wi-fi access. As jury selection began in a medical malpractice case, the plaintiff's lawyer used his laptop to do some real time research on the members of the jury pool. The judge noticed the research taking place and called the lawyer out. Here is the exchange between the lawyer and the judge:
THE COURT: Are you Googling these [potential jurors]?
[PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL]: Your Honor, there's no code law that says I'm not allowed to do that. I-any courtroom-
THE COURT: Is that what you're doing?
[PLAINTIFF'S COUNSEL]: I'm getting information on jurors-we've done it all the time, everyone does it. It's not unusual. It's not. There's no rule, no case or any suggestion in any case that says-
THE COURT: No, no, here is the rule. The rule is it's my courtroom and I control it.
The judge made the plaintiff's lawyer close his laptop.
The trial proceeded and the jury found in favor of the defendant. Plaintiff sought review with the appellate court. On appeal, he argued that the court erred when it prohibited his attorney from accessing the internet during jury selection.
The appellate court found that although a trial judge is given wide discretion to control a trial in his or her courtroom, that authority is circumscribed by the responsibility to act reasonably. In this case, the appellate court found that prohibiting the web searches during voir dire was unreasonable:
There was no suggestion that counsel's use of the computer was in any way disruptive. That he had the foresight to bring his laptop computer to court, and defense counsel did not, simply cannot serve as a basis for judicial intervention in the name of "fairness" or maintaining "a level playing field." The "playing field" was, in fact, already "level" because internet access was open to both counsel, even if only one of them chose to utilize it.
Nevertheless, the court concluded that plaintiff did not demonstrate any prejudice resulting from the trial court's ruling. He did not identify any juror who was unqualified or as to whom he claimed he would have exercised a peremptory challenge, even though he subsequently had the opportunity to perform an internet search concerning each juror.
The court went on to note that inasmuch as jury selection took two days, plaintiff's counsel could have researched the prospective juror lists overnight or during breaks, and could have done so before the testimonial portion of the trial started on the third day.
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Weather experts say rain washed away average rainfall totals.
People joked about building arks. Others wondered what happened to summer.
Rain was a constant in Shelby this summer. As the season draws to a close next weekend, how did all that wet weather compare to last year and the average for Shelby?
The Star talked to the National Weather Service to find out.
Shelby picked up 8 inches of rain more from June through August this year than the same period in 2012.
�July was a very abnormally rainy month,� said Doug Outlaw of the National Weather Service at Greenville-Spartanburg. �July stands out with 12.51 inches. The normal rainfall for July is 4.91 inches."
The total amount of rain Shelby has received this year is also higher than the same months last year.
�Looking at Shelby, the total for the year so far through the end of August is 46.70 inches of precipitation,� Outlaw said. �The total for the whole year (in 2012) was 39.64 inches, so we�ve already exceeded that by a few inches and that�s just through the end of August.�
'It got wet so many times'
That much rain doesn�t come without consequence.
Joe Lail, a Cleveland County farmer with crops in the Fallston area, said the large amounts of rain damaged his wheat crops and pushed back his soybean crops.
�We started off wheat harvest back in early June and the wheat was good then, the quality was good. And then, as the rains kept coming every other day it seemed, the wheat harvest was delayed more and more. We finished up in late July with wheat harvest, which is at least three weeks later than we normally do,� Lail said. �With all that excessive rain, it really hurts the quality of the wheat. We were discounted in price when it came to sell it.�
Lail said he doesn�t think he broke even on the later-harvested wheat.
�It caused less of a yield, because so much of it was becoming fragile and the weather was beating it down closer to the ground. So some of it wasn�t even harvested. It got wet so many times that it was sprouting,� he said.
'You can weather the storm'
Last year, Lail said local farmers had a pretty good year, but overall, they�ll be able to move on and keep going.
�It�s just�you work most of the year to produce a crop and then you get set back like that. It�s so frustrating,� he said.
Their second crop of soybeans was also pushed back because of the late wheat harvest.
�There are a lot of fields that don�t have a good soybean crop on them now because of being planted extremely late,� he said. �But the corn that we planted early, it�s going to do fine.�
Lail said most farmers are prepared for years like this one.
�You have to try to think ahead and prepare for bad years. In other words try to save some back in case you do have a bad year, you can weather the storm,� he said.
He quoted a common catchphrase for farmers, who he said are optimistic.
�Next year will always be better,� he said.
How rainy was it in Shelby?
-The average rainfall rate for July in Shelby is 4.91 inches.
-This year, the rainfall for July was 12.51 inches, almost two and a half times the average.
-The average rate is measured throughout a 30-year period from 1981 to 2010.
-Total rainfall for Shelby in 2012: 39.64 inches.
-Total rainfall for Shelby as of August 2013: 46.70 inches.
Comparing past two summers
Summer rainfall in 2013:
-June: 4.61 inches
-July: 12.51 inches
-August: 4.26 inches
Total: 21.38 inches
Summer rainfall in 2012:
-June: 1.89 inches
-July: 7.84 inches
-August: 3.83 inches
Total: 13.56 inches
Difference: 7.82 inches
Click here to see video from inside the combine of Joe Lail harvesting his corn crops north of Shelby.


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Galaxy S4: EA to supply 16 games at launch
EA is getting behind the newly-revealed Samsung Galaxy S4, which looks set to be one of the most successful Android handsets of the next few years. A-list reports the publisher is prepping 16 games for the handset, and will have compatible versions available on the Google Play Store at launch. Supported titles include Tetris Blitz, […]
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Bejeweled, Bejeweled Blitz getting the board game treatment
PopCap and Hasbro have teamed up to turn Bejeweled and Bejeweled Blitz into face-to-face games. Polygon reports Bejeweled will task players with matching tiles and come with a download code for Bejeweled 3, while Bejeweled Blitz requires the rapid creation of card stacks and comes with free in-app items for the Facebook game. It's not […]
PopCap and Wooga pull titles off Google +
PopCap and Wooga have pulled titles off Google+, less than a year after games launched on the social service. Wooga plans to pull all three titles Bubble Island, Diamond Dash and Monster World, by July 1. PopCap's only title on the service, Bejeweled Blitz, will be pulled as early as next week. Both firms are […]
Xbox Live Arcade House Party details and dates
In a new post from Major Nelson, the XBL ambassador has revealed when the latest Xbox Live Arcade House Party will kick off.
Bejeweled Blitz hitting XBLA this quarter
PopCap said today that an XBLA version of Bejeweled Blitz will release in the first quarter of 2011. The game is the same as e same the 60-second Facebook variant, but with "all new modes" and "16-player simultaneous Party mode and head-to-head Battle mode over Live."There's a press release here.
Beyond Good & Evil HD, Torchlight join Xbox Live Arcade House Party
Following its CES 2011 press event, Microsoft decided to crank the excitement up by announcing the Xbox Live Arcade House Party. The event brings with it five new downloadable releases, the cream of which is indubitably the classic Beyond Good & Evil HD and addictive Torchlight.
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Dulcet tones: Ezra's voice steals the show
Ezra Hamilton
at Michael's Bistro
Wednesday, September 3
"It's sweet music to make love to"– or so said one particular art student in my vicinity as Ezra Hamilton and his group laid down song after song of slightly funky, soul affected rock tunes at Michael's Bistro last Wednesday night.
I keep running into singer/songwriter Hamilton a while back in the rock group the Belding Principle, a little while later in a mostly solo acoustic show or two at Rapunzel's Coffee & Books, lately up in front in the soul/rock/hip-hop group X-Porn Stars, and just two Fridays ago, at Orbit Billiards, where the two lovely young ladies I was with brought Hamilton over to our booth for a drink.
We quickly learned that his group was playing at Michael's Bistro the next week, I had put the show in my day planner (a piece of paper in my pocket), and 10pm the following Wednesday night found me watching the band set up.
After a brief instrumental build-up, Hamilton and his group began their first moderate rock tune of the night. Probably the most striking thing about any of Hamilton's groups (save perhaps X-Porn Stars, which has a pantheon of striking things) is the young man's voice- it most reminds me of the late-great Jeff Buckley's, whose bombastic vocal style is most evident on his group's live recordings.
But Hamilton's voice also has healthy doses of Lenny Kravitz soul and Ben Harper cool. That's not to slight Hamilton's songwriting style, which can be brilliant at times, but it's difficult not to make a voice like his the center of attention.
The drumming of James McLaughlin was right on, and the bass playing of Ben Jacobs– who made a habit of walking around the fret– was more than passable as the group ran through a selection of tunes ranging from rocking to more of a rock slow-jam.
Hamilton's Strat spent much of the evening in clean mode, with his distortion pedal coming out to play only on choice tunes– there were a number of high points in the first set of the evening, including one song I've heard before and taken note of because of its 6/7 time– but I have to admit I thought some of them seemed to blend into each other.
Perhaps the fact that the first set of the evening was the "Rock" set– followed by the "Funk" set for the show's second half– put too many similar tunes next to each other. And though this is a fabulous idea in theory for breaking up a show, in actuality it doesn't quite work.
Hints of Marvin Gaye, Motown Soul, and a half-time funky cover of SOS by the Police dominated the group's second set, on which a gentleman by the name of Ryan T. joined on lead guitar. Instrumental freak-outs resulted and were appreciated by the masses.
In my humble opinion, the funk set dominated its rock brother like scissors make a massacre of paper.


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disbanded brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 108 Designs von 36 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
I have started my own business in structural and architectural design and drafting using AutoCad, specializing in roof design - and I need a cool logo for td designs.
td designs
cad drafting and design services
Desired Style:
Simple, but I am open
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I am looking for a logo for my new company - td designs. I do structural and architectural design and drafting work using AutoCad, and specializing in roof design.Â
This logo will be used on each drawing that I do and will be placed in the Title Block, and I would like to have a business card designed that will also show this logo.
On the business card somewhere I would like it to say - CAD Drafting and Design Services, along with my name, number, and email.
One thing I like is opposing colors on biz cards, like where TD would be in a shade of green and the background would be in white, then the other half of the card would be in green and Designs would be in white, or something like that. But I don't want all of your designs to show that - I want to see your own creations too please. I am pretty open at this point, but I would like it to be pretty simple. I also like the idea of all lower case letters, but again I want to see a variety of designs. This logo will also be used on a letterhead at some point.  Please show me what you got. Thanks!
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So as you know, last weekend, I was chillin in the ATL. My girls and I went out to Piedmont Park...
..and came across this lovely young lady...
...who looked summer ready in a form fitting white shirt dress, gold platform Mary Janes and a colorful bag.
Simply chic!
Last week the weather was beautiful, so I decided to pull out one of my fave silk shirtdresses to bless the day. I steamed it up, threw it on, but was dismayed when this happened:
...that's right! SERIOUS static cling. The men were loving the look...but the cling was so bad it was almost comical (well I thought so)! No amount of tugging could stop the dress from sticking to my legs.
I asked around and one of my coworkers recommended rubbing a dryer sheet on the inside of my dress and on my legs. Voila le resultat:
...problem solved!
My colleague also told me that hairspray sprayed on the legs can work as well.
You might've already known this trick, but I was clueless!
A dryer sheet totally saved my day:)
* Pharrell talks to the International Herald Tribune about his Blason collection for Louis Vuitton. [IHT]
*In other Louis Vuitton news, the house is suing an artist for creating this image:
"Artist Nadia Plesner created this image to satirize the lack of media attention a genocide like Darfur gathers compared with the relative overexposure of skinny women with little dogs and designer bags." Read more here. [Make Fetch Happen]
*It's confirmed! The Independent reports that Vogue Italia's July issue will contain almost exclusively black models!
Regarding a possible backlash in Italy, Franca Sozzani, Italian Vogue's Editor in Chief says, "Maybe in our country it is not the best idea. But I don't care. I think it is not my problem if they don't like it – it's their problem." Amen! When oh when will American Vogue follow suit? [The Independent]
*If anyone lives in an area without access to foreign magazine editions, I'd be happy to pick up a few copies of Vogue Italia's July issue! I'll make them available in the Fashion Bomb Shop...just pay shipping and handling. If interested, e-mail me at email@example.com.
*Eva's Jenny Dayco earrings mentioned in Friday's Mail Bombs retail for $101. Purchase by calling 310-621-0680.
*Glamour Mag on Plus Sized Style. [Glamour]
*Blogger Yuli channels Mary Kate for Nylon Mag in a hot Fashion Bomb Tee:
Check her out at My It Things. And get your T here. [My It Things]


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Here's something you won't hear about from Visit Jacksonville: Of the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S., Jacksonville is ranked 37th in health and fitness, according to the American College of Sports Medicine's American Fitness Index.
Despite a higher percentage of city parks, public playgrounds and recreation centers than "healthier" cities, Jacksonville has a significant number of "improvement priority areas" including the incidence of obesity, asthma and coronary heart disease, number of smokers and death rate for diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
The I'm a Star Foundation is one local organization that is not taking this news sitting down-literally or figuratively. In support of its mission to empower young people to become solution-oriented leaders, I'm a Star Foundation hosts Let's Move Jacksonville December 8 at A. Phillip Randolph Heritage Park. In addition to free healthy snacks, exercise tips, workshops and live entertainment, the event features an attempt at the World's Largest Flash Dance record with the "I'm a Star Slide." Participants of all ages can help "slide obsesity out of Duval" by learning the steps and coming to the event. Or just coming to the event.
Check out this video of the "I'm a Star Shuffle," then learn the steps below.


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With superfluous "over talk" of cloud services obscuring our view of the command line and the application-centric issues affecting developers, it is refreshing to find some discussion of programmers' challenges amongst the quagmire. Cloud content services company Brightcove says that a hybrid application development approach embracing both native and HTML5 technologies is key to developer success in the current climate.
Brightcove's VP of technology Ashley Streb says that for cross-platform, content-centric apps, this approach saves both time and money as native apps are most easily distributed through big brand app stores, while browser-based apps have no formal distribution channels.
In terms of ease of development, Streb says that HTML5 wins for content-related tasks, as it's easier to format content using HTML and CSS instead of using native iOS or Android libraries. He asserts that there is no comparison between the complexity of creating a table view in iOS and the simplicity of creating a list of things in HTML.
Attempting to position his company's Brightcove App Cloud platform and accompanying SDK as something of a panacea here, Streb writes on his blog, "Since App Cloud apps are native apps, they can be distributed through app stores. Development in App Cloud requires no compilation step and no complex tooling like XCode or the Android Developer Tools. App Cloud compiles apps in the cloud."
Drawing further points of juxtaposition here, Streb suggests that browser-based apps are forbidden from accessing certain device capabilities like the camera and address book (for obvious security reasons). These restrictions make it hard or even impossible to develop features like photo sharing and offline storage. Once again, native wins the day. Similarly, native application development may win when it comes to monetization, as developers don't have to build their own billing systems and users don't have to reenter their payment information with each purchase.
HTML5 may have the edge when it comes to speed of iteration and overall development; the "walled gardens" of native platforms could make it costly to reach the widest possible audience, but web technologies have no boundaries.
"HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are eminently reusable across platforms, so web developers don't need to throw away their bag of tricks when coming to hybrid apps. In fact, developers can use popular libraries and frameworks like jQuery. And code created in App Cloud can be repurposed for mobile-optimized websites and touch web apps," said Streb.
Clearly Brightcove's Streb is on hand at every positive and negative here to suggest that his company's wares can competently straddle the plus points of both native and HTML5-based development. Marketing messages aside, his words do perhaps suggest some interesting pointers for developers trying to analyze how they should best balance the power of native platforms with the economies of the Web: open standards, wide adoption, and lower barriers to entry.


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bellaluna necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 139 diseños de 29 diseñadores freelance.
Bella Luna Marketing
I'm a marketing manager in the Austin, TX area. I've been in the business for 15 years now (hailing my way from NY to CA and now in TX) and am venturing out on my own as a consultant. I've always been entrepreneurial and because of some recent changes in the corporate world have been graciously forced into trying my hand at a solo business. Scared, but very excited! I know I can do this and need a fantastic logo that's going to get me noticed, standing out from all the rest. My business and my style is all about reliability, professionalism, building relationships and having fun. That's what I'll strive to convey in my work and the relationships and friendships I'll build through my consulting business.
Austin is a very small community and so if you're considered one of the best in your business, word gets around quick. I want my company to be one of the best, to get to the point where new business is generated by word-of-mouth, by people who know and trust my opinion and work.
I'm the mom of three amazing little girls and want them to see Mommy be hugely successful in her new business!! I want to hear them brag about me to their friends and their friends' moms!! :)
VP of Marketing, Directors of Marketing at large companies, marketers at start-ups, small business owners -- folks who need the marketing help but because of downsizing or workforce reductions have had to let go of many of the worker bees in their marketing departments who would have otherwise managed their marketing projects internally. They have the money, just not enough to hire permanent bodies and so have had to outsource and turn to consultants (enter ME!).
Think bold, clean, web 2.0. It's a great name, Bella Luna Marketing, and I'd like to play up the "moon" theme without it being overdone or terribly obvious. Maybe as an icon/graphic. (Please note that you don't have to do the moon theme, that's just an option. I'd like to see an equal number of designs, straight text and text/graphic.)
I will be using the logo in obvious places -- business card, stationery, web site, online, Twitter, Facebook, print -- so it needs to hold up at different sizes.
I like bright colors (earthy greens, orange, blues), something that will pop on a web site that will be either a light color or white. I am not tied to these colors so if you think something else will work, feel free to submit your ideas.
Don't want cursive writing/text, anything that's uber-feminine. If you're going to try feminine, it'd have to be something pretty unique. See http://logopond.com/gallery/detail/67678 for an example of something that caught my eye.
Thank you soooo much! I'm looking forward to seeing the various options.
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