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Four Seasons Sunrooms - Change of mind
The rooms look so beautiful in their brochure and online. After reading the reviews....I don't think I will be doing this..hooray!!!! for reviews I have learned my lesson by reading reviews of the company I may do business with.
Four Seasons Sunrooms - Terrible customer service and no parts offered even though I asked to pay for them
Sunroom leaks like a sieve and four seasons wants nothing to do with it even though I offered to pay Never return calls No parts They suck
Four Seasons Sunrooms - I bought a four seasons curved glass sun room and cannot get replacement parts for the doors, screens, and screen doors.
The warranty and service does not exist.
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Sunroom in cold climate- glass sits on exterior metal framing - ices up badly - multiple repairs of window fascia and knee walls, roof leakes with heavy snows- ice damns at edge, UV protection non existent All in all a horrible product - one of worst remodel decisions I ever made!
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Their dealer stole our money and didn't complete the job. Four Seasons Sunrooms allows their dealers to use their name to sell jobs and when they go broke Four Seasons says "Not their Problem".
38000 deposit 1.5 year ago and now in court. BEFORE U SIGN THAT CONTRACT read it read it well and have an attorney read it —you have no rights as the arbitration clause put the burden on you to pay for fees and stop u from suing them, and if you read carefully they...Read more
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Four Seasons set an in home consulting appointment with a local contractor. After waiting for 20 minutes and no one showed I contacted the contractor listed in the email and they stated they never received any information regarding the appointment . They couldn't even schedule the appointment right, I could only imagine what would happen if they were awarded a contract to build a sunroom in the home.
The quality of the materials and the design of my screen room are excellent. But most everything else is pretty dismal. To start this product should never be sold w/o a couple of days of consulting/installation help at the beginning. Turns out the manual says this is,...Read more
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NFL 2011 Season – Week Four Preview
The 2011 NFL season has been unpredictable thus far. After three weeks, a team that missed the playoffs in 2010 is at the top, or tied for the lead, in every division in both the AFC and NFC. Week Four brings new tests for the three undefeated teams in Detroit, Buffalo and Green Bay and new opportunities for those squads looking for their first wins.
Here's a preview of each game:
NFL schedule for Sunday, Oct. 2
Detroit Lions at Dallas Cowboys – 1:00 PM
The Lions' tandem of quarterback Matthew Stafford and receiver Calvin Johnson leads unbeaten Detroit (3-0) into Dallas (2-1) to face a Cowboys defense that forced Redskins quarterback Rex Grossman into two key turnovers Monday night. Stafford has thrown only two interceptions to his nine passing touchdowns in 2011. Detroit hopes to register hits on Dallas quarterback Tony Romo, who is still nursing cracked ribs. Romo has steered the Cowboys to two comeback wins in a row, but the Lions defense has allowed both the fewest points and passing yards in the NFC.
Carolina Panthers at Chicago Bears – 1:00 PM
After getting his first NFL win despite his worst individual statistics of the season, Carolina rookie quarterback Cam Newton hopes to make it two-in-a-row for the Panthers (1-2) against Chicago (1-2). The Bears defense, which was led by current Panthers head coach Ron Rivera as defensive coordinator from 2004-06, wants to force Newton into mistakes and take pressure off the Chicago offense, which has sputtered since the first week of the season. Chicago offensive coordinator Mike Martz must get better offensive balance; the Bears rank 31st in the NFL in rushing with 53.7 yards per game. Running back Matt Forte can help. He had a career-high 166 yards against Carolina in the Bears 23-6 win last season.
Buffalo Bills at Cincinnati Bengals – 1:00 PM
Averaging 37.7 points per game, Buffalo (3-0) rolls into Cincinnati with the NFL's highest scoring offense. The Bengals (1-2) must find a way to stop both Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, with nine passing touchdowns, and running back Fred Jackson, who ranks fourth in the NFL with 303 yards rushing. The Cincinnati run defense matches up well, allowing just 2.9 yards per rush. Bengals rookie quarterback Andy Dalton needs to play better than he did last week. His 40.8 passer rating helped keep Cincinnati from reaching the end zone against the 49ers. Dalton will have opportunities against a Bills defense that has yielded plenty of points, but has yet to lose.
Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns – 1:00 PM
After missing last week's game with strep throat, power back Peyton Hillis may return for Cleveland (2-1). Hillis and Montario Hardesty will help Browns quarterback Colt McCoy try to score against Tennessee (2-1), whose defense has allowed the second fewest points per game in the NFL (14.3). The Titans hope to see their own, once-powerful running game return. Titans running back Chris Johnson has only 98 yards rushing this year. With wide receiver Kenny Britt lost for the season after tearing two ligaments in his knee last week, Tennessee needs offense from someone other than quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who has thrown for 932 yards – good for eighth in the NFL.
Minnesota Vikings at Kansas City Chiefs – 1:00 PM
Minnesota (0-3) has given up three second-half leads in three weeks in 2011. Despite the league's third best rushing attack, led by Adrian Peterson's 98.7 yards per game, the Vikings haven't been able to finish off teams. Kansas City (0-3) hasn't been able to mount much offense against anyone. The Chiefs had only 34 total yards in the first half against San Diego last week and did not pick up a first down until the second half. Chiefs coach Todd Haley must get running backs Dexter McCluster and Thomas Jones going against a Minnesota run defense that is fourth best in the league.
Washington Redskins at St. Louis Rams – 1:00 PM
St. Louis (0-3) has been outscored by 60 points in its three losses. The Rams need running back Steven Jackson to run well and alleviate pressure that Washington (2-1) is sure to bring against second-year quarterback Sam Bradford, who has been sacked 11 times this year. The Redskins defense has forced six fumbles, tied for second most in the league. Washington should be able to move the ball against the St. Louis defense, which has given up the second-most yards per game in the league (426.3). Redskins' receivers Santana Moss and Jabar Gaffney may help extend the Rams defense.
New Orleans Saints at Jacksonville Jaguars – 1:00 PM
New Orleans (2-1) welcomes receiver Marques Colston back from injury to an offense that has averaged 34.7 points per game without him. Jacksonville (1-2) hopes its defense is up to the challenge that Saints quarterback Drew Brees presents. Getting the Jaguars offense to control the ball and keep Brees off the field would help. Jacksonville running back Maurice Jones-Drew has run for 307 yards, third-best in the NFL, but the Jaguars have scored just 29 points in three weeks. Even if the Jaguars do limit Brees and company to less than five scores, they'll need rookie quarterback Blaine Gabbert to play very well to win. He had only 139 passing yards in his first NFL start last week.
Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans – 1:00 PM
Houston (2-1) gets 2010 NFL rushing champ Arian Foster back from a hamstring injury just in time to run him into the fierce defense of Pittsburgh (2-1). The Steelers have the best run defense in the NFL over the span of the last ten years. They will make it tough on Foster and Texans quarterback Matt Schaub, who has 823 yards passing this season. Speedy Pittsburgh wide receiver Mike Wallace will look to extend his consecutive 100-yard receiving games to seven, which would tie an NFL record. He'll be pitted against a Houston secondary that New Orleans victimized for 23 fourth quarter points last week.
San Francisco 49ers at Philadelphia Eagles – 1:00 PM
Quarterback Michael Vick said he will play for Philadelphia (1-2) this week against San Francisco (2-1), but will he finish the game? Vick hasn't done so in two weeks, suffering a bruised right hand against the N.Y. Giants and a concussion against Atlanta. Philadelphia would do well to use running back LeSean McCoy, who is second in the NFL with 345 rushing yards. He leads all running backs with five touchdowns. San Francisco has allowed just 62.7 rushing yards per game, third-best in the NFL, so they may force the Eagles to pass. The 49ers offense may lean heavily on tight end Vernon Davis and running back Frank Gore, who has a sprained ankle. Both players create match-up problems for the Philadelphia defense, which has given up 64 points over the last two games.
New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals – 4:05 PM
Arizona (1-2) was unable to generate enough offense in last week's 13-10 loss against Seattle. With the New York Giants (2-1) getting back Pro Bowl defensive end Osi Umenyiora to add to already effective linemen Jason Pierre-Paul and Justin Tuck, Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb could be in for another difficult day. Kolb threw two interceptions last week. The Giants are the best in the league in red-zone touchdown efficiency, but quarterback Eli Manning will have to continue that production against a Cardinals defense that is fourth in the NFC in points allowed.
Atlanta Falcons at Seattle Seahawks – 4:05 PM
For Atlanta (1-2) to get back above.500, it must start allowing quarterback Matt Ryan a chance to throw the ball without being pressured. Ryan has been sacked 13 times in 2011, while the Falcons offense has been awful in the team's two losses. If running back Michael Turner can carve into the Seattle defense, the Falcons should be able to control the game. Seattle (1-2) wants to build on its first win of the season last week by establishing a more consistent offense behind quarterback Tarvaris Jackson and Sidney Rice at wide receiver. Atlanta's 22nd-ranked pass defense is vulnerable.
Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers – 4:15 PM
Miami coach Tony Sparano may need this win more than the Dolphins (0-3). Miami is 30th in total defense and its offense has slowed after a big first week. Miami needs quarterback Chad Henne to complete more than 56.5 percent of his passes. San Diego (2-1) must hope that this isn't the week that Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers' interceptions catch up with him. The league-worst six picks thrown by Rivers have been offset by his 979 passing yards and a rushing attack led by Chargers' Ryan Mathews, who has 207 yards gained.
New England Patriots at Oakland Raiders – 4:15 PM
Oakland (2-1) is most successful when it runs the ball behind Darren McFadden, the NFL's leading rusher with 131 yards per game. The Raiders hope to pile up yards on the shaky New England (2-1) defense, which is giving up 468 yards per game. Oakland needs McFadden and quarterback Jason Campbell to control the ball and keep it away from Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. The league's leading passer, Brady already has 1327 yards and 11 touchdowns. He will test the Raiders defense, who will look to hit him often.
Denver Broncos at Green Bay Packers – 4:15 PM
Green Bay (3-0) will turn quarterback Aaron Rodgers and tight end Jermichael Finley loose on Denver (1-2), whose defense is better against the run than the pass. The Packers want to create a pressure offense to wear down Denver, while using its NFL-best rushing defense to force Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton into making plays. Orton's play has been inconsistent and he'll need help from running back Knowshon Moreno, who should return from a hamstring injury, to give Denver a chance to pull the upset.
New York Jets at Baltimore Ravens – 8:20 PM
In what may be the most physical game of the day, the Jets (2-1) will look to get back to winning behind coach Rex Ryan, who was a defensive coach for 10 years in Baltimore. The defenses he helped build for the Ravens may be better than his current squad, which is allowing 136.7 rushing yards per game. Baltimore (2-1) may use running back Ray Rice to set up its passing game, led by quarterback Joe Flacco. Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez is expected to start despite suffering a broken nose against the Raiders last week. Center Nick Mangold may be out once again for the Jets, creating a dangerous weakness in the offensive line for the Ravens aggressive defense.
NFL schedule for Monday, October 3
Indianapolis at Tampa Bay – 8:30 PM
With quarterback Kerry Collins still groggy from hits suffered last Sunday night against Pittsburgh, Indianapolis (0-3) may start backup Curtis Painter against Tampa Bay (2-1) on Monday night. Neither player figures to approximate the void created by the continued absence of Colts star quarterback Peyton Manning, who is out indefinitely with a neck injury. The Colts best hope is that running back Joseph Addai leads time-consuming drives, and whoever is at quarterback doesn't turn the ball over to the opportunistic Buccaneer defense of coach Raheem Morris. Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman is a winner, but he does have six turnovers this year. The Colts need to force more of them.


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The Westerville high school club rowing program has advanced numerous boats to USRowing Youth Nationals over the past decade, including this spring when its boys lightweight 4 reached the B Final of the event June 7-9 on Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
The Westerville high school club rowing program has advanced numerous boats to USRowing Youth Nationals over the past decade, including this spring when its boys lightweight 4 reached the B Final of the event June 7-9 on Melton Lake in Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Members of the latest national-qualifying boat had visitors who helped make their experience in the event even more memorable, according to Westerville Central senior Ryan Kesselring.
The boat that the boys light 4 competed in is named after Josh Thomas, who died in an all-terrain vehicle accident March 23, 2008, at age 17.
Thomas' parents, Dr. Joe Thomas and Joyce Thomas, traveled June 8 from McClellanville, S.C., to meet Westerville coaches Matt and Trish Chase and the members of the boys light 4 for the first time.
"It was a really great experience being able to meet them and just see how much it meant to them to have a boat named after their son," Kesselring said. "It was a heart-warming experience. We met them Saturday morning and went out to dinner with them Saturday night, and I guess his son played basketball and was pretty tall and very athletic and loved to go deep-sea fishing."
According to Matt Chase, Joe Thomas is a customer of medical software that Chase sells who had donated to Westerville crew in the past.
"Dr. Joe is a physician who knows me and had sent us a donation," Chase said. "I found out his son had died in a tragic accident and (Trish and I) decided to (paint) his name on the boat. It just seemed like every time our kids rowed in that boat, they just loved that boat."
The Thomas's drove more than five hours to Oak Ridge to see the boat in person.
"We put Josh's name on the boat and took a photo of it and sent it to (the Thomas's)," Matt Chase said. "He and his wife were very touched. To have them come was a really touching moment for our kids. He and his wife are wonderful people and it was kind of an instant bond for the kids.
"After we sent him that picture of the boat, we started getting checks from all over the place from people with donations of $10, $30, $25, just saying thank you for remembering him."
Joining Kesselring in the light 4 boat were St. Charles senior Patrick LeCorgne, who sat in the stroke seat, DeSales senior Cody Sarisky, Columbus Academy junior Brad Luckett and Westerville Central sophomore coxswain Kate Malone.
The boat finished fifth in the B Final in 7 minutes, 7.03 seconds June 9 to place 11th overall.
"We wanted to be in the top six in the nation," Matt Chase said. "It's hard. We needed more horsepower. They were all wonderful kids and I just loved coaching them."New Albany's Taylorcompetes at Nationals
New Albany senior Evan Taylor was a member of the Dublin boys lightweight 8 that placed 18th in 6:28.94 at Youth Nationals.
Taylor teamed with seniors Luke Neuroth (Dublin Scioto) and Thomas McCabe (Olentangy Liberty), juniors Keegan Graham (Dublin Jerome), Sam Gugliemotto (Dublin Coffman), Johan McGwire (Jerome) and Ian Stamm (Coffman) and sophomores Jon Coyle (Coffman) and Brennan Kelly (Liberty).
Taylor, who plans to row for the University of Cincinnati, was the only member of the boat who had experience competing at Youth Nationals. In the event last year, he teamed with Taran Savoie on a Westerville youth 2 boat and placed 20th.
Taylor said he offered insight to the other members of the Dublin program who had traveled to the event.
"Especially with our coxswain (Graham), I was able to sit down and show him the course, and it also was helpful for the coach," he said. "Just me being there last year helped."


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In these, the darkest days of winter, a big burst of joyous color illuminates the walls and windows of the High Point Café at the Allens Lane train station where Germantown artist Urijah James, 57, has his first solo show.
"My work focuses on spiritual themes that reflect my feelings about, and hopes for, the condition of humanity," says Mr. James, who has been making stained glass and ceramic art for over 20 years and who also creates works in painting, wood and other media.
In keeping with his themes, the work displayed in Mr. James' show ranges from a portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. alongside John F. Kennedy to an almost mystical image of Bill Cosby and his son's spirit. Other works depict musical groups, glasses, bottles and joyously dancing figures.
Mr. James creates custom-made stained-glass portraits, available upon request. He is also a general construction contractor, specializing in tile work.
The show is currently on display at the High Point Café, Allens Lane Train Station, 7210 Cresheim Rd., Mt. Airy, through the end of February.
For more information, contact Mr. James at 267-918-6839.


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That result was entirely expected, and still somehow very upsetting.
Like I said yesterday, you had to know that this was going to be a difficult game to win.
Three rookie defensemen, one of whom had never played a professional game in his life, on the road, against a good defensive team with an excellent goalie, in the second night of a back-to-back. It was almost sure to be bad news.
And somehow, it was worse. Granted, the Flames played last night's game with 16 skaters (one of which played about four minutes for obvious reasons), but that's no reason for Miikka Kiprusoff to give up four goals on 28 shots. Yeah the first one was redirected but there was no excuse at all for the goals by Cal Clutterbuck, Owen Nolan and ESPECIALLY Marian Gaborik. I know that goal by Gabby was the one that made it 4-0 late in the game and in the grand scheme of things it doesn't matter, but that was an awful goal to give up. Just terrible.
The whole game was a disaster, in fact. Nicklas Backstrom got challeneged MAYBE once to make a Grade-A save. Maybe. And you'd have to stretch the definition of "Grade-A" a bit to call it that much.
I know there are a lot of injuries (the entire second line, half the defense, etc.), but this team has zero intensity right now. Absolutely none.
The Good
The Bad
John Negrin — I know it was his first game as a professional and all, but he took a penalty despite only getting four minutes of ice time or so.
Getting down two nice and early — It's only not "Ugly" because it didn't end up mattering so much what with the shutout and all, but you cannot give up two goals in 29 seconds and expect to win.
The Ugly
Shut out again — That makes three times in the last six games. Great!
Miikka Kiprusoff — Obviously the Flames couldn't have won the game anyway, but this was a dismal performance.
Everybody on the offense — Simply awful. Never even a threat to score.


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Three honored for assisting in manhunt in Beaumont
During a ceremony at the Jack Brooks Regional Airport Jefferson County Sheriff's Office aviation hangar Friday, April 19, JCSO honored three individuals for assisting law enforcement in apprehending two shooting suspects in a manhunt April 4. Loretta Mokry, Charles Shajari and Donnie Stanton helped police capture the two suspects who were fleeing after what JCSO Deputy Rod Carroll called a "drug deal gone wrong." For a related story click here: http://theexaminer.com/stories/news/bridge-city-man-succumbs-injuries-suffered-two-weeks-earlier.
"I just want to start off by thanking all of you for your help," said JCSO Sheriff Mitch Woods, who presented the three honorees with "Commitment to Community" awards during the ceremony. "On this particular day, thanks to y'all being willing to stay on board with us rather than let them bring you back to the hangar and drop you off made a world of difference for us. Y'all were able to spot the suspect."
Beaumont Police Department Chief Jimmie Singletary was at the event and echoed Woods' sentiment, thanking the three for their efforts in the search.
"Thank you," Singletary said, and asked, "Who saw the four-wheeler first?" Mokry responded that she was the one who spotted the ATV. Singletary said, "My guys said, 'I don't know how she saw that four-wheeler.' Thank you."
Mokry said she and her crew were monitoring vegetation near the marsh at Terrell Park on day of the manhunt. They were riding in the JCSO helicopter, and all three had their cameras.
"We were in the process of doing aerial photography," Mokry said. "We all had our cameras...We were able to assist in getting photographs and (video)."
Stanton said he took video footage of the incident.
"I was raised in the belief you help your civil servants," Stanton replied when asked why he was so quick to assist police in the manhunt."
According to a news release, on April 4, 2013, the JCSO helicopter was assisting the City of Beaumont Water Utilities Department with an environmental study when they were contacted by Beaumont Police Department requesting assistance in a manhunt in the north end of Beaumont. BPD was investigating a shooting and attempting to locate the suspects in the area of Tram Rd. and Broussard Rd. At the time of the incident the helicopter was staffed by a pilot/deputy of JCSO, two employees from the City of Beaumont and a consultant that were assisting in the environmental study. BPD requested immediate assistance, which did not allow the helicopter to return to the airport to pick up a second deputy as visual observer. The pilot asked the passengers if they would assist in the manhunt acting as the eyes in the sky. All passengers volunteered to assist in the mission. (Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code of Procedure allows peace officers to call citizens to aid in their duties, the release said.) The helicopter, upon arriving in the area, began searching for the suspects. The volunteer observers spotted the suspect vehicle attempting to exit the area. The helicopter directed the Beaumont Police units to the location of the moving vehicle. Beaumont Police was able to execute a felony stop on the vehicle and was able to take the first suspect into custody without incident. A second suspect was identified at this time. The helicopter volunteer observers were able to spot the second vehicle that was secreted behind a residence in the area. The helicopter with observers continued to give Beaumont Police Officers air cover as they approached the residence. A second subject was taken into custody without incident at this location.
Without the immediate response of the helicopter and assistance of these volunteers the suspects may have evaded arrest on this date and been a continued threat to our community, Sheriff Woods said.


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VANCOUVER, WA — Nautilus Group Inc. Chairman Brian Cook retired March 1 from his position as chairman and member of the board of directors, the company announced. Gregg Hammann, president and CEO, has been elected to assume the additional position of chairman. The move comes a week after a recall of more than $400,000 Bowflex units and as the company turns its attention away from its direct sales model.
"I am pleased with what we have accomplished since the company was founded in 1986," Cook said in a press release. "With a very strong platform of health and fitness products and a strong management team in place, it seems appropriate that I retire as chairman and as a member of the board."
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Gardena police are warning residents about people going door to door offering security checks to prevent break-ins.
Gardena police Lt. Steve Prendergast said two men and a woman reported Tuesday night could have been checking to see if anyone was home, a tactic used by "knock-knock" burglars.
The suspects wore hats and shirts emblazoned with "Community Enforcement," he said. One person reported the suspects trying to get into his or her home to do a security check.
When someone told the suspects they were being videotaped, they left the area, Prendergast said. Anyone conducting door-to-door business in Gardena needs a city business license, he said.
The men were described as black and in their 20s, one heavy-set and the other thin. The woman, believed to be about 40, was white, thin and about 5 feet 1 inch tall, police said.
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WORCESTER � A bankruptcy judge cleared the way Tuesday for a U.S. trustee to seek records about TelexFree LLC from lawyers and advisers who worked with the shuttered company.
Judge Melvin S. Hoffman ruled that U.S. Trustee Stephen P. Darr may issue subpoenas for emails and documents related to TelexFree of Marlboro, a company that federal investigators allege was a massive pyramid scheme.
Mr. Darr, who was appointed June 6 to administer the TelexFree bankruptcy reorganization case, argued he needed records from lawyers and advisers because federal authorities seized and continue to hold TelexFree's records and computers.
"There are no employees left. There's no insurance. There never was insurance," said Mr. Darr. "I have no money to start up the business. I just don't know if there ever was a business. I'm hampered by a lack of records."
As many as 1.1 million "victims" may make claims in the case, Mr. Darr said. Federal authorities have secured more than $101.5 million in TelexFree accounts, he said.
Judge Hoffman's decision allows Mr. Darr to seek records from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC, an accounting and consulting firm hired by TelexFree before the bankruptcy; and Alvarez & Marsal North America LLC and its managing director William H. Runge III, who were retained by TelexFree after the bankruptcy filing for financial and restructuring advice.
Mr. Darr also obtained approval to seek documents from Kurtzman Carson Consultants LLC, which was hired by TelexFree for bankruptcy services; and law firms Gordon Silver and Greenberg Traurig LLP. TelexFree hired Gordon Silver after its bankruptcy filing. Greenberg Traurig worked with TelexFree before the filing, Mr. Darr said in a court filing.
Since taking over as trustee in the bankruptcy case, Mr. Darr said, he has met with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. attorney's office. He notified TelexFree's landlord that he would end the company's $6,000-a-month lease of five offices, three conference rooms and cubicle space in Marlboro. Office furniture will be auctioned off, he said.
TelexFree billed itself as a service that allowed users to make telephone calls over the Internet. Federal authorities allege it was actually a pyramid scheme that promised substantial payments to "promoters" who bought telephone service packages, even if they failed to sell anything.
Many promoters were immigrants and people living outside the United States.
TelexFree filed for bankruptcy in April. The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed civil charges against the business, and several executives and promoters are facing criminal charges.
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Remedy IT Service Management 9.0: Administering
This course provides BMC Remedy IT Service Management 9.0 application administrators with the concepts and hands-on experience to incorporate best practices when administering the BMC Remedy IT Service Management 9.0 applications, specifically BMC Remedy Service Desk (Incident Management and Problem Management), BMC Remedy Change Management (including the Release Management module), BMC Remedy Asset Management, BMC Remedy ITSM – Process Designer, and related subsystems and modules. Using a workshop environment, group discussions, and scenario-based guided lab exercises, participants analyze, determine, and perform the necessary steps to administer BMC Remedy IT Service Management 9.0 applications to support the corresponding business processes.
Note: This course does NOT include instruction on configuring or using Smart IT.
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Application Users and Application Administrators
- Application User's Perspective
- Application Administrator's Perspective
Foundation Data
- Companies, Organizations, and Locations
- Support Groups and People
- Categorizations
- Assignments
Data Management
- Data Management Concepts
- Data Management Job Console
- Onboarding Wizard
- LDAP and Data Load
- Data Wizard
Requester Console Configuration
- Requestor Console Configuration
- Notification Engine
- Configuring Notifications
Service Desk Configuration
- Incident Management Configuration
- Problem Management Configuration
Change and Release Management Configuration
- Change Management Configuration
- Release Management Configuration
- Change Management Approval
- Approval Administration
- Release Management Approval
Common Application Functionality
- Overview of Incident Templates
- Defining Incident Templates
- Defining Change and Release Templates
- Configuring Priorities
- Task Management System
- Configuring Task Management System
- Configuring Task Management System
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- BMC Atrium Service Context
- Email Rule Engine Configuration
Asset Management Configuration
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- Configuring Financials
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Coding in a Post-PC World, Part 1
Lately, I have been busy writing my first technical book, Programming Your Home, published by Pragmatic Bookshelf. But now that the book project is wrapping up, I once again have bandwidth to devote to writing about the latest emerging technology trends in software development.
The latest trend that has captured my attention is the impact of a Post-PC world on software development. I'm not talking about how we are using our PCs to run mobile device emulators and simulators to write software for those platforms. I'm talking about actually using those new hardware devices to write code.
This four-part series of blogs will discuss the hardware, software, and cloud-based services I use to write code. This series was partly inspired by what has become a popular post by Munich-based programmer Mark O'Connor and partly by my personal hit and miss experiences in my own Post-PC efforts. I'm going to tell it like it is, no sugar coating. When it works, it works well. When it doesn't, it crashes and burns. I'll share with you my hardware and software configurations, workflow practices, and hard-earned lessons from the successes and failures I have had with coding in a Post-PC world. This first post will begin with my tablet coding-oriented hardware configuration.
The Power is in the Pad
I try to be platform agnostic when it comes to computing. Each OS has its advantages and disadvantages. I like Android for its Linux roots, its open source hack-ability, and its rapid iterative ascent in the mobile space. But compared to the iPad, Android tablets are still far behind. For those readers as old as I am, we are experiencing the PC vs. Mac era all over again. Ultimately, Android will win the battle for the same reason Windows won the PC wars its cheaper and has far more marketing partners than Apple's approach. But as it stands today, the iPad is the far better unification of hardware and software choice. Even with Ice Cream Sandwich's (Android OS 4.0 release) improved support for Bluetooth and USB controllers, Android's tablet experience still feels disjointed. It will likely take the Android team two more iterations (roughly two years) to catch up to what the iPad running iOS5 has to offer today.
That said, my preferred platform for writing code when not in front of my Mac, Linux, or Windows PCs is the iPad.
While the iPad certainly has a lot of hardware facets to like, there are a few areas that I miss. First, due to the closed nature of the Apple ecosystem, no removable media slots mean that I require a TCP/IP connection to perform file transfers. Second, the standalone, encapsulated nature of the application's file system means there is no central storage I can use to share the file across applications. This can make for some incredibly inefficient file duplication. For example, I can't have an onboard version control utility access the same file store as a standalone text editor. Either I have to duplicate the files between each application's file store or I have to rely on an external application to manage these processes.
The most annoying attribute of the iPad for coders is the onscreen keyboard. I consider myself a pretty fast touch typist, but when it comes to the onscreen keyboard, I feel like I'm back in grade school pecking away on a brick. Not only does it feel unnatural, the lack of any tactile key depression or hard outline throws me off. Combined with the auto-correct feature that tries to figure out what my jumble of letters really meant to spell, I feel as though I am always fighting with the onscreen keyboard to codify my thoughts, and I am losing the battle. And even if I could eventually master the onscreen keyboard, its lack of tab and arrow keys and the fact that I have to enter multiple key presses just to produce popular programming symbols like #, *, {}, or [] is cumbersome and painful. Some of the more sophisticated text editors for the iPad compensate by laying an additional keyboard overlay, but this hack takes up valuable screen real estate, leaving even less room for me to make sense of my code compositions.
Enter the Keyboard
Fortunately, the iPad supports Bluetooth keyboards, and there are a lot of choices here. While I do like the integrated keyboard+case designs from the various manufacturers, my default iPad physical keyboard of choice when in a stationary mode is Apple's own wireless keyboard. This keyboard is small, lightweight, with a width not much longer than an iPad. This is due to the fact that the keyboard doesn't have a numeric keypad. It's more or less the same keyboard format and functional design found in Apple's laptops. It is high quality and just "feels" right. The big pitfall with this keyboard-only approach is that the iPad still needs a stand or folding case to prop up it up, so that's a lot of extra gear to carry around. Plus, it makes things cumbersome in a mobile scenario. And don't even think about using such a configuration during a public transportation commute.
The setup works better on a plane, where the serving tray is just the right size for the Apple wireless keyboard, and an encased iPad can hang against the back of the seat in front of you. Even so, I have yet to find an optimal mobile hardware keyboard configuration, but a physical keyboard still beats the onscreen keyboard for writing code by a long shot.
So what about those times when a separate keyboard just doesn't fly, such as in the aforementioned packed commuter train scenario? That's where the various case+keyboard combos come into use. I'm currently on the lookout for the best case+keyboard combination for either the iPad or Android tablet, so if you use one that you absolutely can't live without, email me or post a comment. I'm keenly interested to learn what made that keyboard such a winner for you.
Tune in Next Week
The iPad is optimized for content consumption, not content creation. Yet as the market becomes further saturated with consumption apps, opportunities for creation apps will blossom. Of course, that segment will remain a sliver in the larger app category pie for the simple reason that people use the iPad mainly as an entertainment and inbound communication device.
In the next installment, I will discuss the software I use to reproduce and enhance the desktop coding experience on both the Android and iPad tablets. Until then, feel free to leave comments and share your own Post-PC coding configurations.


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Louisiana's Constitution provides in Art. XII, Section 3 that "no person shall be denied the right to observe the deliberations of public bodies and examine public documents, except in cases established by law." A body of law known as the "open meetings law" was enacted by the Legislature and provided that," It is essential to the maintenance of a democratic society that public business be performed in an open and public manner and that the citizens be advised of and aware of the performance of public officials and the deliberations and decisions that go into the making of public policy…." That body of law, LSA-R.S. 42:11 through LSA-R.S. 42:28, by its own terms, must be construed liberally.
Section 14 provides that every "meeting" of a "public body" shall be open to the public, except when closed according to law. Proxy voting and secret balloting are prohibited, as well as any other means that might circumvent the Open Meetings Law. Some public officers are, however, permitted by law to designate a representative to attend meetings. Prior to 1997, there was no citizen's right provided in the law to participate in a public meeting other than a meeting of a local school board.
The Legislature, that year, enacted Section 15 to require school boards to provide for public comment prior to the board taking any action, and in 2001, La RS 42:14 (D) was enacted to require all public bodies to permit comment at a meeting of the public body. Now all municipal councils, police juries, in fact, all state and local bodies that meet the definition of "public body", must allow comments at their meetings. The public body may, however, adopt "reasonable rules" to restrict public comment. Many public bodies have adopted rules that place a time limit on comments and require that comments must relate to items on the agenda for that specific meeting.
There are only three definitions in the public meeting law, that of public body, meeting and quorum.
LSA-R.S. 42:13 (A)(2) defines a "public body" to mean all state or local governing bodies, boards, commissions or authorities, and their committees and sub-committees that have policymaking, advisory, or administrative functions. If a public body authorizes or appoints a citizens' advisory committee, that committee is also subject to the Open Meetings Law even if the committee has no member of the main public body on that committee.
La RS 42:13(A)(1) defines a "meeting" as a convening of a "quorum" of a "public body" to deliberate, or to act, on a matter over which the body has supervision, control, jurisdiction or advisory power. Convening of a quorum of the public body solely to receive information regarding any matter over which the body has supervision, control, jurisdiction or advisory power is also a "meeting".
Chance meetings or planned social gatherings of the members of a public body, at which no action, vote, or polling is taken, do not constitute public meetings. A "quorum" is defined as a simple majority of the membership of the public body. A simple majority is a number of members in excess of one half (½) of the public body's total membership.
In order to facilitate the exercise of a person's right to observe, the Legislature has established certain notice requirements so that the date, time, place and agenda of a meeting must be published. La RS 42:19 requires that where a regular meeting schedule is established by law, resolution or ordinance, the public body give written public notice of the dates, times and places of these scheduled meetings by publication in the public body's official journal at the beginning of the calendar year. Notices of each meeting must also be given by posting a copy of the notice (date, time and place) and agenda at the principle office of the public body, or if no such office exists, at the place where the meeting is to be conducted, not less than 24 hours before the meeting, or by publication in the official journal. If media representatives have requested notice, they must be given personal notice of a meeting. If there is an extreme emergency, the public body may give notice that it deems appropriate and the circumstances permit, but in any event, it must give written notice to media representatives when requested to do so and in the same manner that public body members are notified of the meeting.
In 2008, La. R.S. 42:7 was amended regarding amending the agenda. To amend an agenda, you must have unanimous approval of the members present. Anything added to the agenda must be identified with "reasonable specificity" and the description entered into the minutes. Prior to a vote on anything that is added to the agenda, you must allow an opportunity for public comment.
Citizen's Advisory committees which do not receive per diem do not have to give notices of meetings or prepare minutes; however their meetings are otherwise subject to the Open Meetings Law, and the parent public body of such committees must give the appropriate notice of such committee meetings by posting the notice or by publication in the public body's official journal.
If a public body plans to discuss a matter in executive session (excluding the public) that pertains to prospective litigation, or actual pending litigation, the notice of the meeting shall so indicate. If litigation is to be discussed, the court, case number and parties must be listed in the notice. If prospective litigation is to be discussed, the potential parties and subject matter of the claim must be indicated in the notice. Also, if a public body plans to discuss the character, competence, or health of a person, that person must be given notice, that the public body plans to discuss him and the person may require a public discussion.
No law specifies what rules of order must be followed in the conduct of meetings of public bodies; however, many public bodies adopt some form of parliamentary procedure such as "Roberts Rules of Order". All votes must be "viva voce" which means "live voice" and the number of votes "for", "against", or not voting, must be recorded in the minutes of the public body which shall be public record. The use of electronic machines with each member's vote being indicated, by red or green lights, or voting by a show of hands, technically complies with the viva voce vote requirement.
Before an executive or closed session may be held, there must be a formal motion made which is approved by 2/3 of the members present. Executive sessions are permitted for discussion only. The public body cannot take any poll, straw vote or final or binding action in Executive Session. The topics which may be discussed in Executive Session are:
Discussion of the character, competence, physical health, or mental health of a person.
Strategy on collective bargaining, prospective litigation and pending litigation.
Security personnel, plans, or devices.
Investigation of misconduct.
Natural disasters, epidemic or civil disturbances.
State Mineral Board meetings where records or matters entitled to confidential status are to be considered or discussed.
Discussion between the school board and a student or the student's parent; however, the student or parent may demand an open meeting.
Civil service board meetings where there is discussion of test questions, answers, and papers produced and exhibited by the office of the state examiner, municipal fire and police civil service.
Second Injury Board meetings where records or matters regarding the settlement of a workers' compensation claim are required to be considered/discussed.
Any other matters now provided for or that may be provided for by the legislature.
If a public body is engaging in discussions which relate to a person who is being considered for appointment to a public body, as for example filling a vacancy on a municipal council, school board or parish governing authority, the discussions may not be held in an executive session but have to be in an open meeting
Even though there are not any clear guidelines regarding matters protected as "privacy rights" a public body has a duty to discuss certain matters, protected by the right to privacy, in an executive session. For example there is a right of privacy regarding the personnel performance evaluation of public employees, and the courts have specifically protected this information from mandatory dissemination. If the performance evaluations of public employees are being discussed at a meeting of a public body it has the right to discuss in executive session and has the duty to discuss in executive session unless the right of privacy is waived by the person who was evaluated and by the supervisor who evaluated the public employee, because both have a privacy right expectation.
Open Public Meetings may be video or audio recorded, filmed or broadcast live, although the body may establish regulations relative to lighting or equipment placement to insure proper decorum.
All public bodies must keep written minutes consisting of:
Date, time and place of meeting
Members present or absent.
Substance of all matters decided; and record or roll-call of the individual votes of members' vote if a member requests such. This request would have to be made before the vote is taken to have an individual roll-call vote recorded in the minutes. A public body could also adopt a standing rule to provide for an entry in the minutes how each member votes.
The individual roll-call vote on a motion to go into executive session always must be reported in the minutes, even without a member's request.
The minutes and audio or video tapes are public records and must be made available within a reasonable time after a meeting.
Citizens' Advisory Committees do not have to keep minutes.
Enforcement procedures are provided so that the Attorney General, a District Attorney or a citizen may file a civil suit to challenge an illegal meeting or to prevent future illegal meetings. Remedies may include one or more of the following:
Mandamus to perform certain duties.
Injunction against future violations.
To declare action taken at an illegal meeting void.
Impose civil penalties, up to $100/person/violation which would be the violator's personal liability, which cannot be reimbursed.
Punishment for contempt of court for violation of a prior court order or injunction.
Obtain court costs and attorney fees.
The proper place to file an action relative to an open meetings violation is in the district court in the parish where the meeting took place, or is scheduled to take place. Enforcement proceedings are tried by preference and in a summary manner. Also appeals must be expedited by the appellate court.
If a plaintiff prevails in a suit, the court must award him court costs and attorney fees so that the public body or its members would be liable. If he prevails only in part, the court has discretion as to whether to award the fees in proportion to his success.
If the attempted enforcement litigation is frivolous, the court may impose attorney fees on the party who filed suit. Any action by a public body that resulted from an illegal meeting is not void, but may be declared void if a suit is filed not later than 60 days after the meeting. If no suit is filed before 60 days the action is valid and not subject to being nullified by the court. A 1999 amendment to the Open Meetings Law now requires all public bodies to post a copy of the entire Open Meetings Law at the place of the meeting.
Coming soon, the attorney's general office seeks to provide a mechanism by which to take online payments for collections.


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Christmas Parade in Hannibal Saturday
The Hannibal Jaycees will hold their annual Christmas Parade on Saturday, December 1st. The theme this year is "O, Christmas Tree." This year's toy collection will benefit the Douglass Community Center's Adopt-A-Family Program, with help from Toys for Tots & Dollar General.
The parade will start at 10th & Broadway in downtown Hannibal at 6:00 pm. Check-in is at the top of Broadway in the Save-A-Lot parking lot. The entry fee for the parade is one new, unwrapped toy donation. The Hannibal Jaycees ask that there be NO SANTAS, PLEASE as only the "original Santa will be allowed in the parade.
For more info go to hannibaljaycees.org and click on "Christmas Parade" or on the Santa for an entry form, or call 573-231-2630.


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WSJ article: North Dakota Universities attracting students from all over the nation
A student from Connecticut says it's because of the beautiful tree lined campus at NDSU and Fargo's downtown offerings. From the article:
{She chose it over nine other schools because of the beauty of its tree-lined campus and the personal attention she received from the zoology faculty during her visit. Also, she says, "Downtown Fargo has the restaurants, the coffee bars, the cultural stuff I want."
The aspiring marine veterinarian was delighted that the school helped her obtain summer internships at aquariums in Rhode Island and Florida. Ms. Malinowski is the first Miss Porter's graduate on record to attend North Dakota State.
"I won't be the last," she says.}
Here's the article from the Wall Street Journal in full:
By KEVIN HELLIKER
Frigid North Dakota Is a Hot Draw For Out-of-State College Students
FARGO, N.D.—As a high school senior from Connecticut, Diva Malinowski took a coast-to-coast tour of 10 public universities, bearing acceptance letters from each.
She fell in love in Fargo.
Ben GreenNorth Dakota State senior Diva Malinowski came from a Connecticut boarding school.
"The minute I stepped onto campus, I knew that North Dakota State was for me," says Ms. Malinowski, a 21-year-old senior who matriculated from Miss Porter's School, a private academy for girls in Farmington, Conn.
Ms. Malinowski is evidence of an unlikely trend: the growing allure of higher education in North Dakota. The state ranks 48th in the U.S. at attracting tourists. Its young people routinely flee for warmer or more exciting places. The private sector here, struggling to lure sufficient numbers of workers from elsewhere, is wrestling with labor shortages even amid national unemployment around 9%.
A State-by-State Report Card
Compare numbers and percent of in- and out-of-state students.
But college students are flocking here in ever greater numbers. Out-of-state students account for about 55% of the 14,500 enrolled at North Dakota State University, as well as at similarly sized University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. Nonresident students at North Dakota's 11 public colleges constitute a higher ratio than in almost every other state.
High school juniors and seniors scouring online college guides find North Dakota universities are inexpensive and well-regarded, with modest-sized classes typically taught by faculty members rather than adjuncts or graduate students.
"I found it online, showed it to my Dad and he was impressed," says California resident Samantha Carlson, who graduated in May from North Dakota's Valley City State University, where her younger brother is now enrolled. For California residents, North Dakota colleges cost about $10,000 a year in tuition and fees compared to about $12,000 in the University of California system.
Many students hail from states far beyond the region. Floridians numbered 182 in 2010, up from 37 in 2000. During the same period, international enrollment rose to 1,600 from 1,125.
"My roommates are from Mongolia and South Korea," says Delaney McCormack, a Kansas resident studying technical theatre and design at North Dakota State.
This isn't happening by accident. A dozen years ago, a years-long decline in the number of state high school graduates was accelerating. Faced with the prospect of closing academic departments or entire schools, university leaders instead moved to attract more students, particularly from beyond state borders.
The state poured money into improving academics. In the National Science Foundation's rankings by federal research expenditures—a key measure of prestige for research universities—North Dakota State and University of North Dakota each jumped ahead of more than 30 other institutions over the past 11 years, to the 147th and 143rd spots, respectively.
While improving its schools, North Dakota kept tuition low. In recent years, state revenues gushing from an oil boom in western North Dakota have given the state more resources to lure nonresidents.
The result: Even as the number of North Dakota high school graduates fell below 7,400 in 2010 from 9,058 in 2000, enrollment at public colleges surged, climbing 38% in the decade ended in 2010, to 48,120. Leading that growth was a 56% jump in nonresident students.
Out-of-state students who have stayed after graduation have helped reverse a decades-long population decline, with North Dakota now on the verge of breaking its 1930 record of 681,000 people.
"For anyone who wants to be at a place on the rise, this is it," says NDSU President Dean Bresciani, the former vice chancellor of student affairs at Texas A&M University. He sees other cash-strapped states as ripe for raids on students, faculty and administrators. "Not to be a vulture about it," he says, "but this is a fantastic opportunity."
Out-of-state students fill both classrooms and budget holes. Traditionally, states charge nonresidents tuition and fees as much as triple that charged to residents. The premium is especially tempting now as state legislatures nationwide slash outlays for higher education.
Facing a funding cut of $650 million or more, the University of California system sent a record 18% of its undergraduate admission letters for the upcoming semester to non-residents, up from 12% in 2009. One goal: to collect a $23,000 premium imposed on out-of-staters, bringing their annual tuition-and-fees to about $35,000.
Luring nonresidents is growing more crucial as the demographic dilemma North Dakota confronted years ago spreads to other states. Due to population shifts, 27 states will see declines in home-grown high-school graduates in the next five to 10 years, says a recent report from the U.S. Department of Education.
As public colleges and universities battle across state lines, "there will be winners and there will be losers," says R. Michael Tanner, an executive of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
Among probable winners will be academically elite public colleges such as some in California, Texas, Michigan, Virginia and North Carolina, along with colleges in tourist destinations such as Arizona and Colorado.
Touting both advantages is Vermont, the nation's top nonresident magnet. A once-private public college that offers academic cachet near wooded hills laced with ski slopes, the University of Vermont draws 75% of its freshman class from other states, even though it charges nonresidents tuition of $32,500, about $20,000 more than residents pay.
The battle could be fiercest for a type of enrollee who until now has gone largely unnoticed: the out-of-state bargain hunter. Although many public colleges have long offered out-of-state tuition below $20,000, few have advertised it, largely to avoid antagonizing state lawmakers who believe state schools should serve state residents.
But political opposition is generally waning amid the depleted budgets and declining high school grads. Caps on nonresident enrollment are loosening in many states. "Out of state tuition might be cheaper than you think," said a recent press release from San Diego State University, touting its nonresident rate of under $16,000.
No place has proved more popular with bargain-hunting nonresidents than flat, cold, landlocked North Dakota.
The state has a long tradition of spending generously on higher education. Some in the heavily Republican state have complained that it is academically "socialist." To make sure no North Dakotans had to travel far to attend college, the state has 11 public colleges, including half as many four-year institutions as Minnesota—a state with eight times as many people.
In 1999, the state legislature assembled a committee of 63 leaders of government and business to debate whether to cut classes and departments. After all, North Dakota in 1999 produced fewer than 9,000 high school graduates, down from 10,740 in 1980.
In the end, however, the so-called "Roundtable" committee vowed to bolster their university system in a bid to exploit its potential as an economic development asset. All along, North Dakota's 11 public colleges had provided economic stability to up-and-down agricultural towns like Mayville and Dickinson.
In a May 2000 report, the committee laid out a plan to attract ever-greater numbers of nonresident students to North Dakota universities, and help those universities spawn private enterprise that would hire those students upon graduation. Higher education would become a "primary engine in reversing" the state's economic and demographic woes, the report said.
A key to attracting out-of-staters was undercutting other states on price.
The highest-priced public colleges in North Dakota—UND and NDSU—officially charge nonresident students about $17,000 in tuition and fees. That's half what nonresident students pay at many public colleges elsewhere. And it's less than some in-state rates at public colleges in places like Illinois and Pennsylvania.
But as it happens, few nonresidents at UND or NDSU pay anywhere near that rate. That's because North Dakota belongs to consortiums in which it and about 20 other states agreed to charge each other's students no more than 1.5 times in-state rates.
As others raised tuition, North Dakota held its price down. In many cases, North Dakota waived the premium, enabling out-of-staters to enroll full-year for about $7,000, lower than resident tuition in most other states.
Traffic charts of higher-education consortiums in this region show heavy student migration toward North Dakota. In a Midwest student-exchange program in 2009, North Dakota enrolled 557 students from Wisconsin, Missouri, Nebraska and three other neighboring states, while losing only 39 North Dakotans to the bunch of them.
A Western consortium of 15 states including California, Oregon and Arizona delivered 1,604 students to North Dakota in 2010, while attracting only 367 North Dakotans.
Especially productive is North Dakota's reciprocity agreement with Minnesota next door. In the school year ended in 2010, 8,381 Minnesotans studied in North Dakota, compared with 4,781 North Dakotans going the other way. Minnesotans can enroll at North Dakota State or University of North Dakota for tuition of about $7,200, compared with in-state tuition at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis of about $10,000.
For other states, competing with North Dakota on the cost of education is difficult. As other states battle budget shortfalls, oil revenues this past year enabled North Dakota to run a billion-dollar surplus, and to fund a 13.4% increase over two years in appropriations to the North Dakota university system. That followed higher-education budget boosts of 20.6% in 2009 and 13.5% in 2007.
The increases help keep tuition low while paying for improvements. As its enrollment grew by nearly 50% in the past 11 years, North Dakota State more than doubled its doctorate programs, to 44 from 18.
Its annual research expenditures have climbed to $120 million from $45 million a decade ago. In February, the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education reclassified the school as a "very high research activity" institution, placing it among the nation's top 108 private and public universities.
The influx of out-of-state students to the school has benefited Fargo's economy. North Dakota research indicates that about 39% of nonresidents remain in the state at least one year after graduation. The city's population has risen to 105,000, 16% higher than in 2000, and an array of defense, medical, computer science and other firms have sprouted along the Red River corridor stretching north to Grand Forks and UND. City leaders say that its image finally is recovering from the Oscar-winning 1996 film "Fargo," which described it as "the middle of nowhere."
After graduating from North Dakota State in 2010, Sri Lanka native Maduka Bandara started working as an engineer at Pedigree Technologies, an information-technology firm, founded by a 1997 graduate. "The quality you get for the affordability at NDSU is very good," says Mr. Bandara.
To recruit in other states, both UND and North Dakota State spend on advertisements in magazines and on cable channels such as Comedy Central. Each also has stationed a full-time recruiter in their largest out-of-state market, Minnesota's Twin Cities.
Increasingly their reach is extending beyond the Great Plains and Mountain West.
As a senior at Miss Porter's, the 168-year-old Connecticut boarding school, Ms. Malinowski learned about North Dakota State during a computer search for undergraduate programs in zoology.
She chose it over nine other schools because of the beauty of its tree-lined campus and the personal attention she received from the zoology faculty during her visit. Also, she says, "Downtown Fargo has the restaurants, the coffee bars, the cultural stuff I want."
The aspiring marine veterinarian was delighted that the school helped her obtain summer internships at aquariums in Rhode Island and Florida. Ms. Malinowski is the first Miss Porter's graduate on record to attend North Dakota State.
"I won't be the last," she says.


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Honda unveils new ASIMO robot, and moreView gallery - 26 images
Ask anyone what their favorite real-life robot is, and chances are the majority will say "That one made by Honda, that looks like an astronaut." They will be referring, of course, to ASIMO. The self-balancing, walking bipedal robot is actually the latest in a long line of similar Honda robots, that began in 1986 with one named EO. The company has also created several versions of ASIMO itself, along with multiple copies of each, to the point that there are currently over 100 individual ASIMO robots in existence. Well, as of today, none of those can any longer be considered state-of-the-art. The newly-named Honda Robotics group has unveiled the latest and greatest ASIMO, that sports several new features over its predecessors - including the ability to act autonomously.
Multiple sensory systemsOne of the key technologies that allows the new robot to act on its own is a system that simultaneously evaluates input from multiple sensors, which approximate a human's senses of sight, hearing and touch. Using this input, ASIMO is able to become "aware" of its surroundings, including the actions of people nearby, and alter its behavior accordingly - it can even predict the path that a person will take when walking, and change its own path to avoid a collision. By combining input from its visual and auditory sensors, it can also match people's faces to their voices, and can identify individual voices when several people are speaking at once.
Better balanceWhen performing non-programmed, make-it-up-as-you-go-along tasks, it's entirely possible that the new ASIMO may unexpectedly lose its balance. To that end, the robot now has a wider range of leg movement, along with the ability to suddenly extend a leg to one side, to keep from falling over. This allows it to walk on uneven ground, along with being able to run forward and backward, and hop on one leg or two legs continuously.
Manual dexterityAnother new feature is the robot's hands, which now feature a tactile sensor in the palm, and force sensors in each of the fingers. Working with object recognition software integrated into its visual and tactile sensors, these hands can perform tasks such as grabbing a glass bottle and removing its twist-cap, or holding a paper cup and pouring liquid into it. Because the fingers operate independently, it can also communicate using sign language.
Beside its new features aimed specifically at autonomous behavior, the latest-generation ASIMO sports a few other improvements. These include a 48-kilogram/106-pound body weight (which is 6 kg/13 lbs less than the previous model), 57 degrees of freedom (as opposed to the previous 34), and a running speed of 9 km/h/5.6 mph (as compared to 6 km/h/3.7 mph).
Another developmentWhile ASIMO is designed to coexist and work with people, there may be situations where a whole robot isn't needed - perhaps an arm is all that's necessary. With that in mind, the engineers at
It is presently configured for opening and closing valves on pipelines, although it could reportedly perform a number of other functions, using different end attachments.
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Ha! Did that get your attention? Couldn't resist. Headed over to the historic Mt. Pleasant neighborhood in Washington, D.C. yesterday to photograph one of my latest exterior projects.
Yes, this historic row house was ready for a major facelift. After testing numerous gray/greens we settled on Benjamin Moore's Nantucket Gray for the brick body. Take a look at the slate tiles on the upper portion- yes, they had been painted a dreary BROWN. We chose a medium gray (like the real thing) for that surface – Rock Gray 1615 and a darker version, Cheating Heart 1617 for the shutters. A warm off-white — Grand Teton White AC-42 brought the trim back to life, especially on the dentil detail above the porch.
The porch ceiling on this house is a prominent surface because the house is elevated with the ceiling very visible from the street. A soft silvery gray with just a hint of blue was chosen- Pelican Gray 1612. Steps and porch floor were repainted with a darker khaki River Gorge Gray 1537. There is heavy stonework near the front entrance (not shown) which inspired some of the neutral palette.
We debated about removing all shutters but the owners wanted to keep them. The addition of shutters on the lower level might make the house a bit more balanced… perhaps a future project.
Which brings me to…….. Paula Broadwell
So yesterday, while photographing this project, I encountered the media stakeout of the above.
Apparently, Paula has been holed up in her brother's Georgian Revival mansion in Mt. Pleasant–all week. Of course, I took note of the cheery yellow color and wasn't wild about the porch ceiling treatment- a stained natural wood (blue would have been better). Just saying.
A few other snaps of neighboring beauties:
So… I hope Paula gets out of the house (and town) today and lets the neighborhood return to normal. Just another interesting day in our nation's capital. Take a stroll through Mt. Pleasant this weekend … great history, eclectic architecture, color, and, for now, lots of cameras.
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The Founder Institute: 1000 Companies, 10,000 Jobs, $5bn Estimated Portfolio Value. and Growing...
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Posted by donAdeo on 2013-11-07
As you may or may not know, the Founder Institute, an entrepreneur training and startup launch program that I founded 4.5 years ago, was born through TheFunded.com. In fact, the inspiration to start the Institute came from observing the struggles of early-stage entrepreneurs on this site, and the original curriculum for the program was actually crowdsourced from TheFunded.com's members.
Today I have some exciting news to share on the state of the Founder Institute. With the recent graduations of the Summer 2013 Semesters, we have just eclipsed 1000 companies launched.
Anthony Ha covered the story on TechCrunch here.
In total, through chapters across 55 cities, 30 countries, and 6 continents, we have now launched 1,003 Graduate Companies with;
- 1,114 Graduate Founders and Co-Founders
- An estimated portfolio value in excess of $5 billion
- Six exits or liquidity events (public exits include Shopalize and Gridblaze)
- Over 10,000 jobs created
- 89.5% Graduate companies still operating (versus 115 companies dissolved)
- 73.5% Graduate companies operating at or ahead of schedule (versus 146 companies with Founders still employed or companies struggling)
But we are not stopping there. In just the last two weeks we launched chapters in Munich and Portland, we are currently accepting applications in over 20 cities, our pipeline is filled with potential new city launches (specifically Dublin, Tokyo, Nairobi, Bangkok, Baltimore, Seoul, Manila, and Tomsk), and we have several semesters currently in session as well.
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AN East Lancashire dressmaker is looking forward to seeing one of her wedding dress creations on the nation's favourite soap.
Coronation Street approached corset-maker Emma Green to dress bride-to-be Kirsty Soames – played by Colne actress Natalie Gumede – after seeing some of her other creations.
The purple dress will feature in the dramatic episode of Kirsty's wedding to Tyrone Dobbs.
Emma, who owns Elysium Corsets in Darwen Street, Blackburn, was asked to make two dresses: One for Natalie as Kirsty, and another without corset bones for her stunt double, who will come into play as the wedding day goes spectacularly wrong.
The dress, a striking purple corset and fishtail skirt, were designed to reflect the 'vampy and gothic' side of the complex character Natalie portrays.
Emma said the dress was one of their existing patterns which Coronation Street had spotted through a mutual contact. ITV's costume department then asked Emma's team to make some changes to the dress.
It is not the first time the dressmaker's creations have appeared on screen. Emma's work has been featured on My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding and Hollyoaks.
Emma said: "It was very exciting to get a call from Coronation Street and it was amazing working with them. They knew exactly what they wanted and one of our custom made pieces was very similar to what they had in mind.
"Corsetry is a very specialised skill and so when they when they decided that's what they wanted for the wedding, they will have gone looking for specialist dressmakers like ourselves.
"I think what we ended up with is just right for Kirsty's character. It's really dramatic and vampy and should add to the scene.
"We had to make two, because the stunt double wouldn't be able to do her thing if she was in a boned corset, it would be too constricting.
"It's been absolutely fascinating working with Coronation Street and seeing how they do things."
The two wedding episodes will be broadcast tonight on ITV1 at 7.30pm and 8.30pm.
ABOVE: Colne actress Natalie Gumede talks about her role in the dramatic storyline.


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Re: Delta Sqaud vs Master Chief
Dlta squad armor is very durable too, if not more, and I believe they have shields as well, but im not certain.
Grunts are stupid, and not as physically capable as a Delta. (even with out the armor) Delta squad is highly trained group of COMMANDOS. Grunts cant measure up, so dont compare them.
Also, a member of Delta squad can still be EXTREAMLY deadly when working alone, however there almost unstoppable together.
MC what find that it would be rather hard to charge some with a Anti-armor weapon, and five different type of grenades. (not to mention a sniper rifle)
Katarn armor mark II (what Delta uses) is capable of withstanding simple frag grenades.


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Pidgin for Windows Build Instructions
Note: The instructions for versions prior to 2.7.0 are found here.
Set up your build environment
- Install the Cygwin Bash shell.
Also make sure you install bash, bzip2, ca-certificates, coreutils, gawk, gnupg, grep, gzip, libiconv, make, patch, sed, tar, unzip, wget, and zip (several of these are selected by default, those in bold are not).
You may prefer to use MSYS instead of Cygwin, but if you do so, you may need to tweak the instructions.
- The following instructions were written under the assumption that the Pidgin source will be extracted or checked out into $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin-<version> and that you install all of Pidgin's build dependencies under $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev (the point being that the pidgin source root and win32-dev directories should be on the same level). Some users may find the instructions for customizing their build environment useful.
You don't have to actually define an environment variable called PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT, it is simply used here as a placeholder.
Note: You should avoid using a $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT path that contains spaces as that can cause unnecessary complications.
People are sometimes confused about the directory structure, so here is an example structure after all the dependencies have been installed ($PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT is c:\devel\pidgin-devel in this example):c:\devel\pidgin-devel (The following is the source tree root, containing config.h.mingw and libpurple.) c:\devel\pidgin-devel\pidgin-<version> c:\devel\pidgin-devel\win32-dev (If the following file is present, your structure is probably correct.) c:\devel\pidgin-devel\win32-dev\gtk_2_0-2.14\include\libintl.h
- Install the MinGW "GCC Version 4.7.2" packages from the MinGW site by following their instructions.
- You will need to set MinGW's bin directory before Cygwin's in your PATH.
For Example (You should add the following to your ~/.bashrc file, which is found in C:\cygwin\home\YourUsername\ by default):
export PATH=/cygdrive/c/devel/pidgin-devel/win32-dev/mingw/bin:$PATH
Install Pidgin's build dependencies
Pidgin depends on GTK+ 2.14.7 (newer runtime versions can be used). The GTK+ All-in-one bundle contains all of GTK+'s dependencies in one zip file. Download gtk+-bundle_2.14.7-20090119_win32.zip and extract to $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev/gtk_2_0-2.14 (you'll need to create this directory).
Visit the GTK+ website for official binary and source releases.
You'll need gettext to compile translations. Download gettext-tools-0.17.zip and gettext-runtime-0.17-1.zip. Extract both to $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev/gettext-0.17 (you'll need to create this directory).
Download libxml2-dev_2.9.0-1_win32.zip and libxml2_2.9.0-1_win32.zip. Extract both to $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev/libxml2-2.9.0 (you'll need to create this directory).
(Pidgin 2.10.6 and older use: 2.7.4, 2.7.4-dev)
Perl 5.10
Install Perl 5.10 (I use ActivePerl), and make sure it is in your PATH. If 'perl' isn't in your PATH then you will need to override the PERL variable in pidgin/local.mak. You will also need to download perl_5-10-0.tar.gz and extract to $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev (it creates its own directory). This contains headers and an import lib for mingw gcc.
- Note: If using MSYS and you installed the mingw-developer-toolkit, keep in mind that it installs msys-perl-bin (Perl 5.6) which takes precedence over the (5.10 or newer) perl in your path, and that will cause problems! You will need to do one of the following:
- Remove the mingw-developer-toolkit supplied (older) perl (but MAKE SURE you have mingw-get-0.2-mingw32-alpha-3 or later as previous version had issue with unlink'ing/deleting files):
mingw-get remove msys-perl-bin
- or Set your ActivePerl 5.10 installation location at the beginning of the Cygwin-specific PATH. Assuming it is installed in c:\Perl, put something like this in your ~/.bashrc:
export PATH=/cygdrive/c/Perl/bin:$PATH
- Remove the mingw-developer-toolkit supplied (older) perl (but MAKE SURE you have mingw-get-0.2-mingw32-alpha-3 or later as previous version had issue with unlink'ing/deleting files):
Tcl 8.4.5
Download and extract tcl-8.4.5.tar.gz to $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev
- Download and extract gtkspell-2.0.16.tar.bz2 to $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev
- Download and extract enchant_1.6.0_win32.zip to $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev/ (older versions: 1.5.0)
Mozilla NSS
- Download and extract nss-3.13.6-nspr-4.9.2.tar.gz under $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev
(Pidgin 2.10.6 and older use 3.12.5).
- Note: NSS/NSPR are built from the upstream sources using these instructions.
SILC Toolkit
Download and extract silc-toolkit-1.1.10.tar.gz to $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev
(Pidgin 2.10.6 and older use 1.1.8).
Download and extract meanwhile-1.0.2_daa3-win32.zip to $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev
(Pidgin 2.10.6 and older use 1.0.2_daa2).
Bonjour SDK
Download the Bonjour SDK for Windows from the Apple developer website and install it to $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev/Bonjour_SDK.
Note: Bonjour SDK version 2.0.0 or newer is needed as of Pidgin 2.7.4
Note2: The Bonjour SDK may install to its default location (Program Files\Bonjour SDK) regardless what you have specified during installation. In that case, simply copy everything from Program Files\Bonjour SDK to $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev/Bonjour_SDK.
Cyrus SASL
Download and extract cyrus-sasl-2.1.25.tar.gz to $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev (Pidgin 2.10.6 and older use 2.1.22).
(this also contains the MIT GSSAPI module)
Download and extract intltool_0.40.4-1_win32.zip to $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev/intltool_0.40.4-1_win32
Crash Reporting Library
Download and extract pidgin-inst-deps-20130214.tar.gz to $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev. (Pidgin 2.10.6 and older use 20100315).
GCC Stack-Smashing Protection Library
Download and extract gcc-core-4.4.0-mingw32-dll.tar.gz to $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev/gcc-core-4.4.0-mingw32-dll.
Get the Pidgin source code
The source for Pidgin 2.10.6 is available here (use the latest release if this isn't updated yet).
The development source is available via mercurial. See UsingPidginMercurial for more information.
Build Pidgin
Run the following:cd $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin-<version> make -f Makefile.mingw install
Now just wait and let your compiler do its thing. When finished, Pidgin will be in $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin-<version>/win32-install-dir.
Build the Pidgin Installer
- If you want to build the Pidgin installer, do the following (skip to the make command below if you chose to use the Build Environment Fetcher):
- Download and install NSIS. Include NSIS to Cygwin's PATH.
- For information on the NSIS installer, visit the NSIS website.
- For information on the NSIS installer, visit the NSIS website.
- Download the nsisunz plugin, and extract nsisunz.dll into the Plugins directory of your NSIS installation.
- Copy $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/win32-dev/pidgin-inst-deps-20130214/SHA1Plugin.dll into the Plugins directory of your NSIS installation.
- Now you'll need to decide if you want to sign the executables (not necessary for personal use)
- If you do, you'll need to get an appropriate code signing certificate, generate a GPG key if you don't already have one, then download and install Mono. In your local.mak file (see below), define the MONO_SIGNCODE variable to the fully qualified path to the signcode batch file in the Mono bin directory, and the SIGNCODE_SPC and SIGNCODE_PVK variables to the appropriate files from your certificate.
- Otherwise, in your local.mak file (see below), define the MONO_SIGNCODE variable to "echo ***Bypassing signcode" and the GPG_SIGN variable to "echo ***Bypassing gpg" to bypass the signing process
- Download and install NSIS. Include NSIS to Cygwin's PATH.
- Now you can actually build the installer.
There are 2 different installers, an "Offline" installer that includes all dependencies (except spellchecking dictionaries) and the debug symbols and an "Online" installer that includes only Pidgin itself and will download the various dependencies if necessary. The Makefile.mingw targets for these are installer_offline, and installer respectively. To build both, use the installers target.When it finishes, your installer(s) should be in $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin-<version>/.
cd $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin-<version> make -f Makefile.mingw installers
Customizing the Build Environment
Most people will find that the standard build environment directory is completely adequate. It is, however, possible to override the locations of the various dependencies and target directories. This is often useful to test against a development version of a library dependency or to override compiler flags.
This done is by overriding the various Makefile variables in a local.mak file in the $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin-<version> directory. This file does not exist by default.
Most of the variables that can be overridden with this method are defined in the libpurple/win32/global.mak file. For example, to install Pidgin over c:\Program Files\Pidgin instead of $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin/win32-install-dir, create a $PIDGIN_DEV_ROOT/pidgin/local.mak containing:#Override the install location PIDGIN_INSTALL_DIR = /cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/Pidgin PURPLE_INSTALL_DIR = /cygdrive/c/Program\ Files/Pidgin
One nice use of the local.mak file is for cross compiling, there is an additional example in the section below.
There is a quite good Just In Time debugger for MinGW: drmingw. You can download it here.
There is also a version of gdb available from MinGW, if you prefer.
Cross Compiling
It is quite easy to cross compile Pidgin for Windows on a Linux machine.
To begin, you'll need to install MinGW. On Debian/Ubuntu, this involves installing packages mingw32, mingw32-binutils, and mingw32-runtime. On other distributions, the packages may be named differently.
Set up a build environment as described above, skipping steps 1 and 3.
Create a local.mak file in the source directory root to override the Makefile variables - mine looks like this:SHELL := /bin/bash CC := /usr/bin/i586-mingw32msvc-cc GMSGFMT := msgfmt MAKENSIS := /usr/bin/makensis WINDRES := /usr/bin/i586-mingw32msvc-windres STRIP := /usr/bin/i586-mingw32msvc-strip INTLTOOL_MERGE := /usr/bin/intltool-merge INCLUDE_PATHS := -I$(PIDGIN_TREE_TOP)/../win32-dev/w32api/include LIB_PATHS := -L$(PIDGIN_TREE_TOP)/../win32-dev/w32api/lib
If your distribution doesn't include a recent enough win32api, you can download it from the MinGW site, extract it into your win32-dev directory, and override the INCLUDE_PATHS and LIB_PATHS variables in your local.mak as I have done.
NSIS version 2.46 or greater is required to cross-compile. If compiling NSIS from source, the scons package is a dependency. This can usually be installed through your linux distribution's package archive. An example of how to install the NSIS package is given below (Assuming use of the NSIS 2.46 version):
.tar.bz2 file contains latest source
.zip file contains librariesmkdir nsis; cd nsis wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/nsis/nsis-2.46-src.tar.bz2?download wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/nsis/nsis-2.46.zip?download tar -jxvf nsis-2.46-src.tar.bz2 cd nsis-2.46 scons SKIPSTUBS=all SKIPPLUGINS=all SKIPUTILS=all SKIPMISC=all NSIS_CONFIG_CONST_DATA_PATH=no sudo scons install-compiler cd .. sudo unzip nsis-2.46 -d /usr/local/share sudo mv /usr/local/share/nsis-2.46/ /usr/local/share/nsis
If following the above instructions, the local.mak file (listed above) should be modified
MAKENSIS := /usr/local/bin/makensis
Once this is all set up, you should be able to follow the building instructions above.


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NEW MILFORD -- A 56-year-old New Milford resident was arrested Thursday for alleged unemployment fraud.
Lynne M. Hogan, of Adams Lane, reported to the New Milford Police Department on Thursday, responding to an arrest warrant on the charges of unemployment fraud over $500 and second degree larceny, police said.
The charged stemmed from Jan. 1, 2010.
Hogan was held and arraigned that day in Superior Court in Bantam. Hogan was released on a written promise to appear with a next court date of Oct. 15, according to the Judicial website.


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Author(s): Fiona Watt; Rachel Wells
Titles in the USBORNE TOUCHY FEELY BOOKS series encourage interactive play for babies and toddlers. On each page there is a different texture waiting to be discovered. The bright illustrations and the simple text develop sensory and language awareness.
"Helps very young children develop language and sensory skills" - Sheffield City Council; "The brilliantly simple concept is a winner with very young children, trusted by parents and still one of the best baby series on the market" - The Bookseller; "A valuable and enjoyable learning tool." - Junior Parenting Magazine; "This range of books is perfect to share with wriggly toddlers. They're bright, bold, interactive and not too long. The latest addition features lots of foxes for little fingers to touch and sure to be another best-seller." - The Sun; "A fantastic range of indestructible chunky board books designed to appeal to inquisitive little fingers" - Mel Harris of Waterstone's


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We're nearly six years into the first true generation of high definition video games, and still, few titles can manage to run at the "maximum" 1080p (1920x1080) resolution. Spare a thought for the games of the future, then, as this 85" Sharp TV has a 7680 x 4320 display. Madness. [Dvice]
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