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Hypercom Corporation (NYSE: HYC) announced today that Visa in Russia is now offering Hypercoms Optimum T2100 card payment terminal to banks and retailers throughout Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The decision reflects the rapid growth of electronic payments in Russia and the earlier selection of the T2100 for the Visa Smart Breakthrough Acceptance Device Program, established to promote the use of point-of-sale devices that comply with the global EMV standard for chip-based debit and credit cards.
So far 22 banks in Russia are issuing Visa smart cards. As part of Visas campaign to encourage more banks to follow suit, the deadline of the January 2006 liability shift plays a significant role, said Oleg Makhotin, Chip Payment Solutions Manager, Visa International CEMEA (Central Europe, Middle East and Africa). Hypercoms Optimum T2100 offering brings a cost-effective, EMV compliant POS terminal to member financial institutions months ahead of the deadline.
The T2100 is a high-performance, easy-to-use, hand-over countertop unit that can handle debit and credit transactions as well as gift and/or loyalty cards and other value-added capabilities. Key features that led Visa in Russia to select the T2100 include:
High-speed transactions based on a 32-bit RISC processor with 12 megabytes of memory.
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Stringent security achieving EMV 4.0 and Visa PED certification with Triple DES and RSA cryptographic support and secure casing to deliver the tightest security and durability.
The T2100 software development kit (SDK) is compatible with local Host systems like CTL, Compass+, BPC, Tieto Enator, Openway and ACI. The unit also provides both V.90 and Ethernet support, with the full networking infrastructure and interface to existing electronic cash register systems.
Visa CEMEAs selection and rollout of our Optimum terminal in the Russian market gives us an excellent opportunity to secure solid market share as the adoption of electronic payments throughout the country continues to rise, said Martin Croot, general manager, Hypercom EMEA. This is a strong endorsement of our product design and an important step in the continuing evolution to the EMV standard.
Since the introduction of the Visa Smart Breakthrough Acceptance Device Program, the migration of electronic point-of-sale terminals to the EMV standard has surged from 750,000 at the inception of the program in 2002 to more than two million in 2004.
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MIDDLETOWN — Jerry's Self-Storage in New Windsor is now Jerry Sabini's in name only.
MIDDLETOWN — Jerry's Self-Storage in New Windsor is now Jerry Sabini's in name only.
Rockland County developer John Magee bought Sabini's remaining 20 percent share Tuesday for $7,500. Magee was a principal of FKF 3, an alleged loan fund-turned-Ponzi scheme that made the original $5 million loan used to build the storage facility. FKF 3 is now in bankruptcy.
Sabini's stake in the business — which loses $60,000 each month — was up for bid as part of his personal Chapter 7 bankruptcy. He, Magee and an employee of the self-storage business were the only people who attended the auction, held at an attorney's office in Middletown.
Jerry's Self���-Storage owes FKF 3 about $1.5 million, though the business disputes the claim, said Fred Stevens, the lawyer for the fund's bankruptcy trustee. Stevens is also trying to claw back that money through lawsuits targeting local contracting businesses FKF 3 paid directly on behalf of Jerry's.
Magee and the other FKF 3 principals, accountant Mitchell Klein and attorney Burt Dorfman, originally received ownership positions in Jerry's without putting up their own money, only money in the fund, Stevens claims. The move was unfair to the fund's creditors — the people who loaned money to FKF 3 as an investment — Stevens suggested. But the transaction Tuesday "seems completely kosher," he said.
"He bid on an open market and bought it with his own money, not someone else's," Stevens said.
Magee declined to answer questions Tuesday.
Jerry's Self-Storage likely is insolvent, Stevens said.
The 3-acre property is valued at $2.62 million, but there is currently about $4.8 million owed on it to Oritani Bank in New Jersey, in addition to the disputed $1.5 million owed to FKF 3, according to a sale notice.
Stevens figures Magee bought the remaining 20 percent stake to have control over the business.
Sabini, who has a spacious fourth-floor office at the storage complex, which was built in 2008, declined to comment on whether or not he would continue in any capacity at Jerry's Self-Storage. In an earlier interview, Sabini, who was also a homebuilder, said he was still figuring out his next business move.

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Harris Reviews Fraser, The Philosophy of the Mozi
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Chris Fraser, The Philosophy of the Mozi: The First Consequentialists, Columbia University Press, 2016, 293pp., $40.00 (pbk), ISBN 9780231149273.
Reviewed by Eirik Lang Harris, City University of Hong Kong
When I was a graduate student casting around for ideas for a dissertation topic, one of my mentors suggested that I find some topic X, generally denigrated in the literature, and formulate an argument of the sort, "X is not as stupid as it sounds." In an important sense, this is what Chris Fraser has done in examining the early Chinese text the Mozi. He examines the philosophical ideas of the Mohists as they appear in this text and provides not only the most charitable account of their philosophical ideas to appear in any Western language but also the first book length treatment of this text by a philosopher in at least 50 years.
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Three different websites carry three different headlines: Eurekalert announces, "New paradigm identifies gene responsible for acetaminophen-induced liver injury." Futurity.org covers the discovery of a "potent target for stopping colon cancer." And Scientific American says, "To better study disease, mice that reflect human DNA diversity."
Aside from their focus on human health, what do these headlines have in common? These scientific advances were all the result of research conducted by N.C. State University's Dr. David Threadgill.
Head of the Department of Genetics, Threadgill uses mice to investigate how people's life histories and genetic makeups influence how susceptible they are to certain diseases and how differently they respond to medication.
Realizing that "real biology doesn't function as a single gene, but it functions as entire networks of genes," Threadgill focuses on complex interactions among genes and the environment.
And thanks to a seven-year breeding effort he helped lead, he now works with a pool of mice that is more genetically diverse — and thus more representative of human genetic differences — than the mice previously available to scientists.
His goal: personalized medicine that helps people understand more precisely how likely they are to develop given diseases and which drugs or lifestyle changes will work best for them.
"It sounds futuristic, but we are going to get there one day," Threadgill says. "It's just a matter of when."
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Blaine Wastell, Program Manager of Microsoft Patterns & Practices Client Program, is asking the community to give the feedbacks for Prism 4.0. You can go to this link and suggest what you wanna see in v4.0..
One interesting thing is that there are quite a few people who like to use both MEF and Prism in their projects. That's good thing.. I'm also looking for a MEF + Prism guideline.. Glenn, Hope you heard me. :) I'm still waiting for MEF port of Prism Quick Start as well. :)


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The kids at the wedding aren't likely to appreciate the candied almonds, but they should receive some sort of comparable wedding favor. How about a handful of jellybeans wrapped in clear cellophane and tied with a bow to match your wedding-day colors? Or if you want the kiddie favors to have the same look and feel as the adult favors, consider giving a cluster of colorful foil-wrapped chocolate eggs that resemble the shape and colors of the colored candied almonds. Today, many couples are foregoing children's favors in lieu of gift bags to keep the young ones occupied and entertained during the reception. Include coloring books and crayons, small toys, kid-friendly candies, and travel games.


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In the business of life, we can become so caught up in the trees that we miss the forest. The Sabbath lets us look at our lives from what the philosopher Spinoza called "the perspective of eternity." We see what is insignificant and remind ourselves of what matters most. Just like a married couple sometimes needs to step outside the grind of carpools and soccer games to remind themselves of their abiding love, so we need to step outside the messiness of the everyday and see the holiness up above.


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A Phase IIIB Open-Label, Comparative Study to Evaluate Saquinavir Soft Gel Capsule (SGC) Treatment in Combination With Other Antiretrovirals in HIV-1 Infected Antiretroviral-Naive Patients
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Below are some of the Frequently Asked Questions regarding 48th District Court Criminal Division. For a comprehensive list of frequently asked questions for the entire 48th District Court, visit our
FAQ page.
If I receive a misdemeanor ticket, what do I do?
If you receive a misdemeanor ticket, you must appear in court on the date and time indicated on the ticket.
Arraignments are conducted on a walk-in basis between the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Visit our Adjournment Page to find out more information.
If you fail to appear in court on a misdemeanor or felony charge, the judge may issue a bench warrant for your arrest and your bond may be forfeited. If a warrant is issued, you must immediately appear in court to be arraigned. If you fail to appear on a Civil Infraction charge, a default judgment will be entered. Please see the
Defaulted Tickets page from the Traffic Division.
The arresting police agency is responsible for transporting in-custody defendants to the court for arraignment. The court usually has no prior knowledge as to when a defendant will be transported to court by the police agency. In some situations, a defendant may not be transported and a video arraignment is scheduled between the arresting police agency or Oakland County Jail and the 48th District Court. If you have additional questions, please contact the arresting police agency.
Bonds may be returned when there is a final disposition in the case and all fines, fees and costs are satisfied.
If you have not yet been fingerprinted, follow the instructions on the order. As long as you have already been fingerprinted for the current incident, you may disregard this order. The exception to this would be if you are contacted by an officer to return to be reprinted.
Visit our Court Appointed Attorney page.
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A conviction for a non-traffic offense reportable to the Secretary of State may be set aside by the court, as stated in MCL 257.732 (20), but the court cannot order the removal of the driving record.You may not apply until:
5 years have passed since the date you were sentenced for the conviction if you were not imprisoned, or
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Alveda King isn't letting Warren's racially charged rhetorical go unchecked.
News Drop
- Alveda King is the niece of Martin Luther King Jr., famed civil rights icon.
- Alveda took umbrage with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren who Alveda believes plays the "race card" to sow division.
- Alveda King supported Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election.
Elizabeth Warren received critique from the niece of a famed civil rights hero for her continued race baiting. Sen. Warren has also received criticism for claiming to be Native American because she has high cheek bones. Many feel she uses race as a dividing tactic to ensure support from those who vote based on perceived racial injustice.
Prominent conservative activist Alveda King, the niece of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., said Wednesday that Sen. Elizabeth Warren played the "race card" and used the King name on the Senate floor to divide the American people.
Ms. King, a former Georgia state representative, made the comments following the Senate's vote Tuesday night to silence Ms. Warren after she broke chamber rules with her criticism of Sen. Jeff Sessions, President Trump's attorney general nominee. The 49-43 vote, which broke along party lines, came after Ms. Warren quoted a letter written by MLK's late wife, Coretta Scott King, when she objected to Mr. Sessions' nomination to a federal judgeship in the 1980s.
Ms. King rejected Ms. Warren's use of the King name, saying her aunt was a "very reasonable woman" who today would recognize Mr. Sessions' record in helping the black community.


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Cute, cuddly and horribly wrong. Thats how we are introduced to the "Happy Tree Friends" a group of cute and cuddly woodland animals that wouldn't look out of place on a pre-school television programme.
Were this regular viewing for your average toddler however, there would be even more playgroup riots ending in bloodbaths than we have already become used to in the United Kingdom.
As you may have gathered, these seemingly innocent and cutesy animations are not for kids, or even adults if they happen to be of a squeamish and/or easily offended disposition. The site itself probably puts it best when it warns "Not recommended for small children or big babies".
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Driver's door should lock and unlock without a key (ie without power locks - disconnect the battery and give it a try). You need a new lock or a rebuild, unless something is jamming outside of the lock. Easy check: pull the door lock and try it.
thanks everyone...but it's not the lock cylinder. My key works fine. My lock assembly is jammed or broken. I don't want to pull the lock yet because I want a replacement to do it in one shot. I already pulled a pass side just to see what the problem might be. the push pin doesn't work period. A car will lock and unlock manually as long as the door actuator is disconnected.
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Lake-Sumter State College administrators believe the new Wekiva Parkway will bring more students, not just more traffic, to Lake County. So they're hoping to build a fourth campus along the parkway's route.
The 25-mile toll road will run through parts of Lake, Orange and Seminole counties and is expected to create thousands of construction jobs and spur new building. College President Charles Mojock said a boost in the housing market could mean more students for the institution, which saw a 4-percent drop in enrollment this past fall due in part to an improving economy.


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As part of a growing trend among ingredients companies to control their own marketing and to interact more closely with consumers, the Irish cheese and nutritional ingredients group Glanbia bought Illinois-based Optimum Nutrition, a finished-goods manufacturer that specializes in sports supplements.
The $315 million acquisition, announced Monday, expands Glanbia's presence in North America. Last year, Glanbia bought Pizzey's Milling, a Canadian company that produces fatty acids from flaxseed. In 2006, Glanbia bought California-based Seltzer, which specializes in nutritional premixes.
The acquisition of Optimum gives Glanbia, a major player in the dairy ingredients market, an entry into the fast-growing sports supplements market. Optimum, which has manufacturing facilities in Illinois, South Carolina and Florida, makes well-known brands such as Optimum Nutrition, Gold Standard 100% Whey and ABB. In 2007, Optimum reported $185 million in sales.
Glanbia's purchase of Optimum is a "close strategic fit with our core areas of expertise in whey and sports nutrition, and brings us up the value chain into consumer markets," said John Moloney, Glanbia group managing director, in a statement. "Optimum also fits very well with the group's stated growth strategy and ambition to continue to internationalize our business. The transaction is expected to be earnings enhancing from this year."
Glanbia estimates the global nutrition market at $337 billion per year. The sports and fitness market has a significant chunk of those earnings, at an estimated $44 billion, with a yearly growth rate of 7 percent to 8 percent, according to Glanbia.
"The Optimum Nutrition acquisition is a bold move and compelling statement about Glanbia's strategic plans for growth," said Jesse Lopez, CEO and president of Chicago-based ingredients supplier Source One Global Partners. "Glanbia has a vision of becoming a dominant player by executing an acquisition strategy so they are positioned to successfully compete in a marketplace that is consolidating, in which larger food and pharmaceutical companies are establishing a significant footprint, and the focus is on a consumer-driven marketplace."
Lopez said successful ingredients companies need to be "thinking of ways to add value to their ingredients through innovative application technologies, proprietary formulation expertise and consumer-focused marketing." He noted that Glanbia's decision to buy a finished-goods manufacturer "signals a growing trend to move ingredient sales closer to the consumer. This allows for greater control of the marketing message while moving further up the value chain as you get closer to the end consumer."


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Minnesota adult smoking ranking drops from 7th best to 11th0
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report released Friday shows Minnesota as ranking 11th best among all states for adult smoking. The last time the CDC compared states in 2009, Minnesota was in the top ten with a rank of 7th lowest or best.
"This report shows that far too many Minnesotans are still using tobacco products, 11th isn't good enough for Minnesota," said Commissioner of Health Dr. Edward Ehlinger. "The cost of tobacco in terms of lives and about $2.87 billion in annual medical costs is too high. We must reduce this toll on our families and our state and one of the most effective ways to curb youth smoking is to raise the price."
In order to decrease cigarette use, Governor Mark Dayton has proposed a 94 cents-a-pack tax increase, which would bring Minnesota's cigarette tax on a par with Wisconsin. Currently, Minnesota's cigarette excise tax ranks 28th among the states.
Some of the projected health benefits of 94 cents tax increase include an 11 percent decrease in youth smoking. It is also estimated that 25,800 kids would be kept from smoking, 19,300 adult smokers would quit, and 13,700 would be saved from premature death.
"The fact that Minnesota has dropped out of the top 10 on this list and that we got a failing grade from the American Lung Association this month highlights that we need to do more to prevent smoking tobacco use among youths and to help adults quit," said Ehlinger, referring to the State of Tobacco Control 2013 Report released January 16, 2013.
Tobacco use continues to be the leading cause of preventable death and disease in Minnesota and the United States. Cigarette smoking was responsible for the premature death of an estimated 5,135 Minnesotans in 2007, about one in every seven deaths in the state. In addition, secondhand smoke is responsible for $215.7 million in excess medical costs in Minnesota, and more than 66,000 individuals suffering from diseases caused by secondhand smoke.
The CDC report further states that:
• 19 percent of Minnesota adults smoke.
• In 2008-2009, of all Minnesota youth ages 12-17 who had never smoked, 5.4 percent smoked a cigarette for the first time in the past year. This ranked 13th in the nation.
• In 2009-2010, 79.3 percent of adults in Minnesota thought that smoking should never be allowed in indoor workplaces.
• Smoking disproportionately is affecting American Indians and African-Americans, young adults 18-24, and those with less education.
The report, released today, shows how each of the 50 states and Washington D.C. is faring in implementing proven strategies that reduce tobacco use, such as comprehensive smoke-free policies, hard-hitting media campaigns, higher prices on tobacco products and access to cessation services. The purpose of the highlights report is to provide tobacco control programs with valid, reliable, state-specific data about the high-impact, cost-effective strategies they are currently using or could be implementing as well as measures to track their progress.
The CDC's report also confirms that while the nation has made enormous progress in reducing smoking, smoking rates are still too high. 20 percent of adults and 18.1 percent of high school students still smoking and smoking declines have slowed in recent years.
Nationally, each year approximately 443,000 people die from smoking or exposure to secondhand smoke, and another 8.6 million suffer from a serious smoking-related illness.
To get help quitting smoking, call 1-800-354-PLAN or visit http://www.smokefree.gov/. To access the State Highlights report, visit http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/, and for additional state-specific tobacco-related data, visit CDC's State Tobacco Activities Tracking and Evaluation System at http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/statesystem. Also, visitwww.BeTobaccoFree.gov for information on quitting and preventing children from using tobacco.


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LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's attorney general launched a new initiative on Wednesday aimed at reducing one of the nation's highest rates of recidivism among people convicted of crimes.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California's attorney general launched a new initiative on Wednesday aimed at reducing one of the nation's highest rates of recidivism among people convicted of crimes.
Flanked by top law enforcement officials from around the state, Kamala Harris said a new division of her department will seek funding for programs that will target those most likely to commit more crimes after being released from jails and prisons.
The division also will have a database to identify risk factors and trends to help law enforcement better address the issue.
Harris said as many as two-thirds of those who are freed in California commit another crime within three years.
The announcement came as the state copes with a law that sends some low-level offenders to county jails instead of prisons to reduce crowding.
"If we were talking about a business that had a failure rate of that number, we would reorganize, we would re-examine and we would guide our approach by a well-proven method which asks us to think about what is our return on our investments," Harris said. "That's how we our approaching our work going forward."
Law enforcement officials have been stymied for decades in trying to get criminals to stay out of trouble. Despite efforts in various counties, the recidivism rate has remained high, and authorities believe the initiative will provide a clearinghouse to combine resources for police departments and district attorney offices.
"We have a huge state with 58 counties with 58 different ways of doing things," said Dean Flippo, president of the California District Attorneys Association, who added there may be 58 definitions of recidivism.
"How do we measure if every one of us are measuring under something different?" he asked.
Harris said the new division is currently getting set up and will be up and running soon.


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Volunteers from Prince Charles School have been recognized for their assistance in developing a Kids' Guide to the New Brunswick Museum. A group of 16 students from the Grade 4 and Grade 5 classes visited the Museum last spring with their teachers. They explored the Museum galleries and created art and writing featuring the highlights of the Museum for inclusion in a Guide for other young visitors.
Graphic designers highlighted the students' "must sees" on a layout of each of the 3 floors of the Museum. Along with the students' art and writing, pages were added for those using the Guide to create their own notes, drawings and memories.
Teachers Susan Thompson and Amanda Hazelwood commented that "the students took their role very seriously, wanting to create a guide which would assist other young people and their families in exploring the New Brunswick Museum." Highlights for the students included a Japanese kimono featured in the Decorative Arts gallery, the magnificent Hall of the Great Whales, a hair-raising hair curler and the gull-winged Bricklin.
When families visit the Museum, staff observe that young people already have favourite spots they want to revisit, from previous school trips. The Kids' Guide provides the opportunity for them to be the tour guide for the rest of their family.
New Brunswick Museum CEO Jane Fullerton commented that "we are delighted to be a partner in the PALS program and recognize the work of this group of very special young volunteers. The students, with the help of their teachers, have taken their role as guides very seriously, and many other visitors will make their own special Museum discoveries as a result."
Funding for the project was provided by the Greater Saint John Community Foundation and the City of Saint John Community Arts Funding Program. Through PALS (Partners Assisting Local Schools), transportation was provided for the students to make a number of trips to explore the Museum at Market Square. Lori Doyle, Principal of Prince Charles School, commented that "Our PALS are always there to support us in so many ways and we are always so pleased when we can give back to them. This project presents us with that opportunity!"
The colourful Kids' Guide, featuring writing and drawing created by students from Prince Charles School, is available to visitors in French and English as part of their Museum regular admission. This appealing Guide is sure to be a hit with New Brunswick Museum visitors of all ages.
The video on The Kids' Guide to the NBM, produced for the Guide Launch by JD Irving for PALS (Partners Assisting Local Schools) is available in English only.


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Memorial Rides September 2014 Results
I would like to thank all 33 riders for entering our Memorial Rides for past members.
A very good day as far as the weather was concerned, dry and sunny but going by the riders when they finished maybe a little too warm for a fast cycle ride, but only positive comments afterwards.
I would also like to thank Marilyn and Sheila for their help with the refreshments.
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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Relatives of a teenager who walked out of his foster home on the eve of Tropical Storm Irene and hasn't been seen since hope the storm's fifth anniversary will prompt anyone who knows what might have happened to come forward and help solve the lingering mystery.
Marble Arvidson 's mother, Sigrid Arvidson, now of Estes Park, Colorado, plans to return to Brattleboro this weekend for the first time since she moved away after her son's disappearance.
Within the next few weeks, Marble's aunt is planning to distribute an age-progressed photograph that would show what the then-17-year boy, about to start his senior year of high school in fall 2011, might look like now.
Most of Vermont has moved on five years after the raging floods caused by Irene, with hundreds of millions of dollars in repairs completed to public infrastructure and private property. But there's still no word on what happened to Marble.
His mother doesn't know if he's dead or alive.
"The best I can do as a mom is to love him in whatever form he is in right now," Sigrid Arvidson said Friday from her sister's house in Belchertown, Massachusetts. "My desire is still to locate his physical body."
The police and Marble's relatives all hope the anniversary might jog someone's memory, or that five years of maturity or festering guilt might prompt someone to come forward with information.
"I think that there are people who know what happened and they are not speaking about it," said Marble's aunt, Patricia Kittredge, a former non-commissioned officer in the Massachusetts National Guard.
Kittredge has continued to work with the police. She said she'd heard of tips that were forwarded to police that after Marble left his home, he was beaten by two boys or young men.
"A kid shouldn't be able to disappear into thin air," Kittredge said. "It's hard when you run out of places to look."
Marble was in the custody of the Vermont Department for Children and Families and living in a foster home on the western edge of Brattleboro on the afternoon of Aug. 27, 2011, when he pinned a note to the door of his bedroom saying he'd be back in half an hour. He is thought to have left with a man in his mid-20s.
The teenager left a few hours before it started raining, and by the next day, Aug. 28, all of Vermont was being pummeled by Irene, which had already killed dozens of people as a hurricane in the Caribbean and along the East Coast.
Brattleboro Police Chief Michael Fitzgerald said the missing-person case remains open.
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Labour's Work and Wages policy will ensure all New Zealanders receive a decent living wage to stop them from falling further behind, Labour leader Phil Goff said today. Phil Goff launched the policy in Hamilton today. "New Zealanders need a … Phil GOFF Labour Leader Kiwis need a living wage Tuesday, 18 October 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT
Labour's Work and Wages policy will ensure all New Zealanders receive a decent living wage to stop them from falling further behind, Labour leader Phil Goff said today.
Phil Goff launched the policy in Hamilton today.
"New Zealanders need a decent wage, a fair go at work and confidence they can get jobs to secure their future," Phil Goff said.
"But growing numbers of Kiwis are struggling to make ends meet and see no end in sight as this government concentrates its effort on the already well-off at the expense of the rest.
"Those at the top have benefited from billions of dollars of tax cuts in the last two years, the super wealthy have increased their wealth by $7 billion and top chief executives received pay rises well above inflation.
"But the vast majority of Kiwis are worse off now than they were three years ago with Statistics NZ indicating last week that inflation rose by 9% and incomes increased by only 2.5% in that period. Meanwhile, record numbers of New Zealanders –100,000 – have left for higher wages in Australia since John Key became prime minister.
"Labour will reverse this government's punitive changes to employment laws and put in place a system to lift the bar on wages so that we can compete better with Australia. Labour's plan for a better functioning labour market will include:
• A system for extending minimum wage and conditions standards in suitable industries. • A Workplace Commissioner in the Employment Relations Authority to agree appropriate industry standards. • $15/hour minimum wage. • Repealing National's 90-day law. • Amending the Holidays Act to ensure 11 days of public holidays each year, regardless of them falling on a weekend day. • Restoring reinstatement as the primary remedy when an employee has been unjustifiably dismissed. "Labour's Work and Wages policy is a sensible way forward to improve the lives of Kiwis and is standard practice in many other countries we compare ourselves with, including Australia.
"The policy is an important part of our plan to get New Zealand back onto a solid foundation for growth by paying off our ballooning national debt, keeping our state assets, making everyone pay their fair share of tax, creating new jobs through investment in high tech companies, lifting productivity in the workplace and increasing our self-reliance through a larger savings pool.
"To close the gap with Australia we need a plan that builds businesses and delivers for workers. Labour's plan does this.
"The labour market clearly does not have all the answers. Equally, a return to compulsory unionism is not the answer.
"We must strike a balance. We need a plan that supports competitive businesses and treats workers fairly.
"National keeps talking about wanting a 'brighter future' for New Zealand, but only Labour has a plan for the future that includes everyone," Phil Goff said.
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The Masters is special because of Sundays. And Sundays are special because of the back nine at Augusta National Golf Club. It is where the heat rises and the winds swirl, where pulses race and the throats of even the most pressure-tested golfers are as dry as extra-fine sandpaper.
AUGUSTA, Ga. - The Masters is special because of Sundays. And Sundays are special because of the back nine at Augusta National Golf Club.
It is where the heat rises and the winds swirl, where pulses race and the throats of even the most pressure-tested golfers are as dry as extra-fine sandpaper.
Are the holes that tough? Yes and no. Tiger Woods says the legendary 12th hole in the heart of Amen Corner is one of the easiest par 3s around, unless the wind is blowing and unless it is Sunday.
There are two par 5s that are reachable with a second-shot iron. The Sunday pin position on No. 14 is nestled at the foot of a funnel that all but steers balls to the cup.
No, the back nine at Augusta isn't tough in the way that the back nine at a U.S. Open course turns into Chinese water torture or the way that British Open links with ample, almost hardpan, fairways suddenly shrink to become all gorse and pot bunkers and burns.
The back nine at Augusta is steeled by tradition and emotion and nerves.
Hogan walked here. Sarazen and Snead did too. The Bear and The King.
Last year, the funniest thing happened.
The golfers made the turn to the back nine on Sunday afternoon and just ate it up. The shot-making was breathtaking and the scoreboard had three gears - low, lower and lowest.
Phil Mickelson won by making birdies on five of the last seven holes, coming home in 31. The runner-up, Ernie Els, had the second of his two eagles at No. 13 and matched that score.
K.J. Choi holed his 5-iron shot
for an improbable eagle at the dangerous 11th hole. Padraig Harrington had a hole-in-one at No. 16 and, before the crowd had stopped buzzing, along came Kirk Triplett in the next twosome to do the same thing.
"It was the most special Sunday afternoon stroll that I've ever had," Els said. "It was just electric, really. It was a wonderful afternoon."
Added Mickelson: "You're not going to get any argument from me. I certainly enjoyed it."
Mickelson said much of the great golf was "a function, or result, of the course setup."
Els felt the front nine was a severe test, but he knew before the round began, after his caddie had told him about pin placements coming in, that "the back nine was there for the taking."
Augusta National chairman Hootie Johnson let it be known yesterday on the eve of the 69th Masters that there could be more of the same this year, providing golfers manage their nerves and execute the shots.
"We were very excited with that," Johnson said of last year's finish. "I mean, [tournament officials] set it up with hopes that will happen. I expect you'll see [the pins] pretty close to the same spots. If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Els knows that attitude, among major championships, is pretty much exclusive to the Masters.
"It's nice to know that the guys give you a little bit of a break on the back nine, and I think it's great for Sunday-afternoon charges like Phil made over the last seven holes," he said.
Mike Weir, the champion here in 2003, had to play over an eagle at No. 13 by Len Mattiace that helped force that year's playoff between the two.
"I think what's intriguing about this event is, providing you're on top of your game, you can be six behind going to the back nine and still win the tournament," he said. "You can shoot a 31 or 32."
Vijay Singh isn't sure that opportunity exists if the course is firm.
"It's easier when it's wet and, last year, you saw a lot of birdies because the pins were tucked where the ball would feed to the hole," said Singh, the winner here in 2000. "When it's firm you can't do that."
Wetness is one factor. Wind can be the other.
"Take No. 12," said Woods, a three-time Masters champion. "It's a simple 8-iron or 9-iron to the back pin if the wind is not blowing. But with just a 10 mile-per-hour wind that is switching all over the place, it's one of the most difficult holes around because there's no room to bail out. If you misjudge short, you're wet. If you misjudge long, you're above the green in high, sandy grass. It's an unbelievably difficult pitch. You try to play bump-and-run and [the ball] gets caught. You hit it too hard and you're back on the other side flirting with the water.
"It's the unpredictability that makes Amen Corner and the rest of the back nine so great. Of the four majors, overall, it's the toughest test of your iron play, your short game, your creativeness and your putting. You have birdie opportunities. Granted, they're still difficult golf shots, but if you're in the final group you're playing pretty well and you can handle that."
Just about everybody at or near the top of the leaderboard handled it a year ago and the finish was dramatic and delicious.
"It was an experience that we don't get in golf very often as players," Mickelson said. "It was something I'll never forget and something I'll re-live every time I come back here."
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Updates to LOS provide more advanced workflow, added compliance with data standards
DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- To ensure lenders have the latest tools to maximize productivity, Financial Industry Computer Systems, Inc. (FICS®), a provider of loan origination software (LOS) for the mortgage industry, has released an update to its next generation platform of Loan Producer®. The update provides users with an even more streamlined loan file workflow and intuitive user interface, further reducing time spent managing loan files.
Loan Producer continues to provide users with a simple navigation interface, and utilizes shareable services to enable interoperability with FICS' residential loan servicing and online mortgage loan application software. The new update also accommodates additional features to further ensure compliance with data standards and frequently changing industry regulations.
"FICS is constantly updating and improving their products, whether in response to regulatory changes or requests from customers. The newest version of Loan Producer once again raises the bar, and we are extremely pleased with the results," said Elizabeth Conrado, vice president, Residential Lending, for Long Beach, Calif.-based LBS Financial Credit Union. "As we migrated to the latest platform, the responsiveness of FICS' customer service department underscored one of many reasons we have remained a long-time customer -- and why I can't imagine ever changing LOS systems!"
Loan Producer, a fully automated LOS built on the .NET Framework, provides lenders of all sizes with comprehensive underwriting, compliance and closing functions within a rich Microsoft® Windows® Presentation Foundation (WPF) user interface. The software is also fully compliant with Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization (MISMO) standards, to support any third-party services that meet the association's requirements for certain transaction sets.
"The rate of change within the mortgage industry continues to drive FICS' innovation in our ongoing initiative to fully support the business needs of loan originators," said Susan Graham, president and COO of FICS. "Loan Producer is constantly updated and enhanced to ensure our customers are always current in regard to industry regulations and demands, as well as equipped with the automation necessary to make the most of their valuable time and improve the service experience for their borrowers."
About FICS
Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Financial Industry Computer Systems, Inc. (FICS), specializes in providing flexible, comprehensive residential and commercial technology solutions to the mortgage industry. FICS' systems are designed to operate on Microsoft® Windows® platforms with the most recent solutions written using .NET Framework that include a rich Windows® Presentation Foundation user interface and multi-tiered shareable services. The company also provides innovative document management and web-based capabilities into its full suite of products. Additional information about FICS is available via the company's website at www.FICS.com.
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After a courageous battle with cancer, Ed entered into rest peacefully with dignity at the Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay on Monday, June 17, 2002. Ed was the beloved husband of the late Gloria Bellamy SKELCHER. Lovingly remembered by his children Judy McALPINE (Peter), Rick SKELCHER (Cathy), Joy MARSHMAN, Sherri BICKLE (Doug) and Jonathan SKELCHER. Stepfather to Carol HEIMLER (Bob,) Patricia BUSCH (Don), Lynne ASSELIN (Tim) and Richard BELLAMY (Karen). Fondly remembered by his 16 grandchildren and by his only sister, Roberta RITCHIE (Alex.) Ed will be greatly missed by relatives, many Friends and Tinkerbell. Visitation will be held at the Mackey Funeral Home, 33 Peel Street, Lindsay on Wednesday from 7-9 p.m. and on Thursday, June 20, 2002 from 12 noon until time of funeral service in the chapel at 2: 00 p.m. Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Lindsay. The family would appreciate expressions of sympathy to the Ross Memorial Hospital, Lindsay.
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In the TAR, separate estimates for RF due to changes in tropospheric and stratospheric ozone were given. Stratospheric ozone RF was derived from observations of ozone change from roughly 1979 to 1998. Tropospheric ozone RF was based on chemical model results employing changes in precursor hydrocarbons, CO and nitrogen oxides (NOx). Over the satellite era (since approximately 1980), stratospheric ozone trends have been primarily caused by the Montreal Protocol gases, and in Ramaswamy et al. (2001) the stratospheric ozone RF was implicitly attributed to these gases. Studies since then have investigated a number of possible causes of ozone change in the stratosphere and troposphere and the attribution of ozone trends to a given precursor is less clear. Nevertheless, stratospheric ozone and tropospheric ozone RFs are still treated separately in this report. However, the RFs are more associated with the vertical location of the ozone change than they are with the agent(s) responsible for the change.
The TAR reported that ozone depletion in the stratosphere had caused a negative RF of –0.15 W m–2 as a best estimate over the period since 1750. A number of recent reports have assessed changes in stratospheric ozone and the research into its causes, including Chapters 3 and 4 of the 2002 Scientific Assessment of Ozone Depletion (WMO, 2003) and Chapter 1 of IPCC/TEAP (2005). This section summarises the material from these reports and updates the key results using more recent research.
Global ozone amounts decreased between the late 1970s and early 1990s, with the lowest values occurring during 1992 to 1993 (roughly 6% below the 1964 to 1980 average), and slightly increasing values thereafter. Global ozone for the period 2000 to 2003 was approximately 4% below the 1964 to 1980 average values. Whether or not recently observed changes in ozone trends (Newchurch et al., 2003; Weatherhead and Andersen, 2006) are already indicative of recovery of the global ozone layer is not yet clear and requires more detailed attribution of the drivers of the changes (Steinbrecht et al., 2004a (see also comment and reply: Cunnold et al., 2004 and Steinbrecht et al., 2004b); Hadjinicolaou et al., 2005; Krizan and Lastovicka, 2005; Weatherhead and Andersen, 2006). The largest ozone changes since 1980 have occurred during the late winter and spring over Antarctica where average total column ozone in September and October is about 40 to 50% below pre-1980 values (WMO, 2003). Ozone decreases over the Arctic have been less severe than have those over the Antarctic, due to higher temperature in the lower stratosphere and thus fewer polar stratospheric clouds to cause the chemical destruction. Arctic stratospheric ozone levels are more variable due to interannual variability in chemical loss and transport.
The temporally and seasonally non-uniform nature of stratospheric ozone trends has important implications for the resulting RF. Global ozone decreases result primarily from changes in the lower stratospheric extratropics. Total column ozone changes over the mid-latitudes of the SH are significantly larger than over the mid-latitudes of the NH. Averaged over the period 2000 to 2003, SH values are 6% below pre-1980 values, while NH values are 3% lower. There is also significant seasonality in the NH ozone changes, with 4% decreases in winter to spring and 2% decreases in summer, while long-term SH changes are roughly 6% year round (WMO, 2003). Southern Hemisphere mid-latitude ozone shows significant decreases during the mid-1980s and essentially no response to the effects of the Mt. Pinatubo volcanic eruption in June 1991; both of these features remain unexplained. Pyle et al. (2005) and Chipperfield et al. (2003) assessed several studies that show that a substantial fraction (roughly 30%) of NH mid-latitude ozone trends are not directly attributable to anthropogenic chemistry, but are related to dynamical effects, such as tropopause height changes. These dynamical effects are likely to have contributed a larger fraction of the ozone RF in the NH mid-latitudes. The only study to assess this found that 50% of the RF related to stratospheric ozone changes between 20°N to 60°N over the period 1970 to 1997 is attributable to dynamics (Forster and Tourpali, 2001). These dynamical changes may well have an anthropogenic origin and could even be partly caused by stratospheric ozone changes themselves through lower stratospheric temperature changes (Chipperfield et al., 2003; Santer et al., 2004), but are not directly related to chemical ozone loss.
At the time of writing, no study has utilised ozone trend observations after 1998 to update the RF values presented in Ramaswamy et al. (2001). However, Hansen et al. (2005) repeated the RF calculation based on the same trend data set employed by studies assessed in Ramaswamy et al. (2001) and found an RF of roughly –0.06 W m–2. A considerably stronger RF of –0.2 ± 0.1 W m–2 previously estimated by the same group affected the Ramaswamy et al. (2001) assessment. The two other studies assessed in Ramaswamy et al. (2001), using similar trend data sets, found RFs of –0.01 W m–2 and –0.10 W m–2. Using the three estimates gives a revision of the observationally based RF for 1979 to 1998 to about –0.05 ± 0.05 W m–2.
Gauss et al. (2006) compared results from six chemical transport models that included changes in ozone precursors to simulate both the increase in the ozone in the troposphere and the ozone reduction in the stratosphere over the industrial era. The 1850 to 2000 annually averaged global mean stratospheric ozone column reduction for these models ranged between 14 and 29 Dobson units (DU). The overall pattern of the ozone changes from the models were similar but the magnitude of the ozone changes differed. The models showed a reduction in the ozone at high latitudes, ranging from around 20 to 40% in the SH and smaller changes in the NH. All models have a maximum ozone reduction around 15 km at high latitudes in the SH. Differences between the models were also found in the tropics, with some models simulating about a 10% increase in the lower stratosphere and other models simulating decreases. These differences were especially related to the altitude where the ozone trend switched from an increase in the troposphere to a decrease in the stratosphere, which ranged from close to the tropopause to around 27 km. Several studies have shown that ozone changes in the tropical lower stratosphere are very important for the magnitude and sign of the ozone RF (Ramaswamy et al., 2001). The resulting stratospheric ozone RF ranged between –0.12 and +0.07 W m–2. Note that the models with either a small negative or a positive RF also had a small increase in tropical lower stratospheric ozone, resulting from increases in tropospheric ozone precursors; most of this increase would have occurred before the time of stratospheric ozone destruction by the Montreal Protocol gases. These RF calculations also did not include any negative RF that may have resulted from stratospheric water vapour increases. It has been suggested (Shindell and Faluvegi, 2002) that stratospheric ozone during 1957 to 1975 was lower by about 7 DU relative to the first half of the 20th century as a result of possible stratospheric water vapour increases; however, these long-term increases in stratospheric water vapour are uncertain (see Sections 2.3.7 and 3.4).
The stratospheric ozone RF is assessed to be –0.05 ± 0.10 W m–2 between pre-industrial times and 2005. The best estimate is from the observationally based 1979 to 1998 RF of –0.05 ± 0.05 W m–2, with the uncertainty range increased to take into account ozone change prior to 1979, using the model results of Gauss et al. (2006) as a guide. Note that this estimate takes into account causes of stratospheric ozone change in addition to those due to the Montreal Protocol gases. The level of scientific understanding is medium, unchanged from the TAR (see Section 2.9, Table 2.11).


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A slip of the skate by Tuukka Rask, a slip of the mind by Zdeno Chara and the mother of all penalties that come back to haunt the Bruins conspired to derail Boston's effort.
NEW YORK — A slip of the skate by Tuukka Rask, a slip of the mind by Zdeno Chara and the mother of all penalties that come back to haunt the Bruins — too many men on the ice — conspired to derail Boston's effort to snuff the life out of the New York Rangers.
Chris Kreider's overtime goal gave the Rangers a 4-3 victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden.
Given the gritty effort of both teams, on a night when the puck bounced every which way it was fitting that the winning goal was a good one. Rick Nash pulled up at the right point and fed a streaking Kreider for his one touch at 7:03 of sudden death, sending the series back to Boston.
Game 5 is 5:30 p.m. Saturday at TD Garden.
Kreider's goal was the first for the Boston-bred winger, and same for former Boston College star Brian Boyle, whose game-tying power-play goal answered Tyler Seguin's first of the playoffs. The outcome ruined what should have been a satisfying night for Seguin, whose third-period strike it looked as though it might stand up.
"I thought so, too. Obviously, it didn't," said Nathan Horton, who opened the scoring for Boston at 4:39 of the second period. "Next goal wins going into overtime, and at times we were good and at times we weren't, and I felt like we weren't at our best all the time."
Having scratched enigmatic center Brad Richards, the Rangers were grittier along the walls and in the open ice, too, where they were too aggressive. New York took two interference penalties that led to second-period, power-play goals by Horton and Torey Krug.
The way Boston dominated to the halfway point of the hockey game, it didn't look like the Rangers would get any life until Rask fell down trying to field a soft backhand push that Carl Hagelin sent his way. The goaltender couldn't recover, and his cumbersome leg pads got in the way of his paddle as he attempted to stop the rolling puck.
"I just took a step to the side and what I think is there was probably a skate mark or something. My skate dug in it, that's what it felt like, and then I lost my balance and the rest is history," said Rask, who wound up on his seat flailing back at his open net. "It happens to me twice a year in practice maybe. Focus, maybe more focus I think.
"It's just a tough mistake, I think. Looks pretty bad on TV I bet."
The worst of it for the Bruins was the life the goal gave the Madison Square Garden crowd and, in turn, the Rangers.
The home team didn't score again in the middle period, but after Rask left a puck behind his net in a routine manner to open the third, Rangers center Derek Stepan snuck up behind Chara and swept it right off the captain's stick, around the left post and in behind Rask at 1:15 and the game was tied.
"I thought (our play) was pretty good, not as good as last game," said Rask. "We gave them a couple gifts, obviously, and at the end of the day that's what cost us a lot of energy and a couple of leads, and the game."
Seguin struck at 8:06 of the third period, two seconds after Michael Del Zotto's interference penalty expired. Unofficially and even-strength goal, it was essentially Boston's third power-play goal.
"It was a sigh of relief and obviously a confidence booster. It was nice to get one in," said Seguin. "It was a tough game, it was a weird game. You've got to give credit to them, they played a hard game. We knew it would be a tough one to win, and I think a lot of the goals were kind of given to them, but they won in the end."
After the Bruins got caught with too many men on the ice, Boyle cruised through the slot and buried Stepan's pass to tie it at 3-3 at the 10-minute mark.
Chalk that one up as another goal borne out of a Boston mistake.
If the Bruins have any consolation, it's that they know they gave the Rangers everything they got except the last one.
Now they have to convince Hamilton of that after Kreider beat the rookie to Rask for a perfect tip-in in overtime.
"That last goal's obviously bugging me. That's a play I have to have. I just feel like I kind of let the team down. I'm pretty upset right now," said Hamilton. "I had him (covered) coming through and I knew exactly what he was going to do. Just kind of couldn't get his stick in time."
Mick Colageo covers hockey for The Standard-Times. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com and visit Rink Rap at blogs.southcoasttoday.com/bruins


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Of the 4 billion mobile phones in the world, more than 1 billion of them are smartphones. With that in mind, think about how often you use your mobile phone. According to Google, 85% of Americans are never more than three feet from their cellphones. Those people spend an average of 2.7 hours on their mobile devices every day—that's twice as much time as most people spend eating in a given day!
That's also a ton of time people are spending browsing the web. Mobile users are far more likely to stick with your website if it's optimized for their devices, which means it's crucial to learn mobile web design skills.
2. Mobile web design means faster, easier access.
When using smartphones, people make decisions rapidly. It's important to be accessible to your users anywhere and anytime. Websites that are optimized for mobile have a leg up on the competition in terms of speed and convenience because users won't have to spend time zooming in and struggling to find what they want on your website.
Mobile web design and responsive design streamline a user's interaction with your access, meaning they can navigate faster and find what they want with ease.
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Not everyone can afford the latest desktop computer, but smartphones tend to be more affordable and offer more immediate services. Because more affordable mobile devices bridge the digital divide, smartphones and tablets are quickly becoming the norm for a broader range of demographics.
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As any designer knows, it's crucial to make sure that your brand stands out in a unique way, especially on the web—and mobile web design is no exception. The presentation of a mobile website design can mean the difference between users lingering on sites and interacting—and leaving the site because it's too difficult to use on a smartphone.
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As expected, Apple began the European invasion for the iTunes Music Store (iTMS) today. Apple launched the service today for the UK, France, and Germany, offering pricing comparable to its US service at €0.99 (US$1.19 at todayis exchange rates) in France and Germany, and £0.79 in the UK (US$1.43). The service is launching with more than 700,000 songs -- more than competing services in Europe -- and more than 5,000 audio books.
Apple says that a "European Union" version of the service will be launched in October of this year to address the rest of the market.
The new European iTMS services will offer the same usage rights currently found in the US. Users will be able to "play songs on up to five personal computers, burn a single song onto CDs an unlimited number of times, and burn the same playlist up to seven times and listen to their music on an unlimited number of iPods."
In addition, the service offers some of the newest features found in the US version of the service, including gift certificates, iMix, Party Shuffle, CD insert printing, and the ability to convert unprotected WMA files to AAC. European AOL users will be "instantly" registered with iTunes, just as they are in the US. Not mentioned were radio charts, movie trailers, radio charts, and the iTMS wish list, all features recently introduced in the US.
The event was kicked off by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, on-hand for a press event in London. According to live coverage of the event from Macworld UK, Mr. Jobs sounded some the same themes used to launch the service in the US.
This includes the biggest issue, competition with the P2P networks. Mr. Jobs talked about reliability issues in the P2P networks, and said that buying oneis music legally is "not stealing, itis good Karma." These are points mentioned in all of the major iTMS-related Apple events, as it was widely believed when the iTMS was launched that it could not compete with free, pirated material.
Mr. Jobs also repeated the idea that most users do not want to rent their music, a talking point that he and other Apple execs have raised repeatedly when asked about offering a subscription service.
"You own the music," said Mr. Jobs. "No subscription fees. The experiment has been done -- people donit want to rent the music, they want to own it. If I have to pay ten dollars a month to listen to my favorite song, thatis $1,000 after ten years. I donit want to do that, I want to own my music."
A new point was brought into the mix, however, as Mr. Jobs told the press that "Web site music stores suck" in reference to services from BuyMusic.com, Wal-Mart, and others that operate through a standard browser. Yesterday, Microsoft announced a new music service in the UK that operates through Windows Media Player, instead of a browser.
Macworld UK reports that "[Mr.] Jobs explained how the buying interface and jukebox work as a standalone application that all integrates together. iSome people say iTunes is the best Windows software ever writteni, Jobs said proudly."
Tying his points together, Mr. Jobs said "this is how we have competed with piracy -- we are offering a far better service."
You can find more information on the three new services at Appleis dedicated Web page for each of them (UK, France, Germany).


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At this time of the year both Atlantic and Pacific salmon are available, and if you go along with tradition, you will doubtless serve one or the other at your Fourth of July dinner.
Salmon served with fresh peas has been a New England tradition since 1776, although Abigail Adams had served it earlier. But because she liked the American quality of it, she decided it was perfect for July 4, l776.
Whether your salmon for the fourth is hot or cold, you can make it more interesting by serving more than one kind of sauce.
Poached salmon is an excellent example of how a simple meal can be made very special with special sauces that may be creamy, piquant or herbal. Poached Salmon Steaks 4 cups boiling water 3 chicken bouillon cubes or envelopes 2 tablespoons white vinegar 1 medium onion, sliced 1 bay leaf 1 teaspoon dill weed 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 4 salmon steaks, cut about 1 inch thick (about 2 1/2 pounds)
In 12-inch skillet over high heat, combine boiling water and bouillon cubes, vinegar, onion slices, bay leaf, dill weed, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to low. Cover skillet and simmer 5 minutes.
Add salmon steaks. Cover and simmer 8 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
With pancake turner lift steaks onto warm platter. With slotted spoon, remove and drain onion slices, placing them over steaks for garnish, if desired. Discard bay leaf.
Serve with sauces of your choice from among the following. Serves 4. Sour Cream-Dill Sauce (blender method) 1/2 cup sour cream 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon white vinegar 1 green onion, chopped 5 tablespoons chopped fresh dill (or 2 teaspoons dried dill weed) Parsley and lemon, for garnish
Place all ingredients for sauce in blender. Cover and blend at high speed until well mixed, stopping blender occasionally and scraping down sides. Cover, and refrigerate until serving time.
In New England, Creamy Egg Sauce is not served only on salmon as a Fourth of July treat, it may appear anytime during the year with haddock or halibut. We must also share some of the credit for the origin of this sauce with none other than George Washington for whom it was created. Creamy Egg Sauce for Poached or Steamed Salmon 2 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 onion, minced 2 tablespoons flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon paprika 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 cup milk 1 cup evaporated milk or half-and-half 2 hard-cooked eggs, chopped
Melt butter or margarine in saucepan. Saute onion until golden. Rub in flour, salt, paprika, pepper, to make a paste. Cook slowly. Remove from heat. Very slowly stir in milk and evaporated milk or half-and-half. Return to heat and stir constantly until mixture bubbles. Add the hard-cooked eggs. Serve hot over poached or steamed salmon. Cucumber Sauce for Hot or Cold Salmon 1/2 cup finely diced cucumber, drained 1/4 cup mayonnaise or sour cream 1/4 teaspoon celery salt Dash white pepper
In small bowl, with spoon, stir all ingredients. Makes about 3/4 cup. Serve at room temperature over hot salmon, or serve chilled over cold salmon. Remoulade Sauce for Cold Salmon 2 egg yolks Pinch of salt 3/4 cup olive oil Juice of 1/2 lemon Dash of pepper 1/4 cup whipping cream 1 tablespoon minced parsley 1 tablespoon minced cucumber 1 tablespoon minced onion
Beat egg yolks until lemon-colored. Add salt and olive oil. Beat well. Add lemon juice, a few drops at a time, beating all the while. Add a dash of pepper.
Whip cream and fold into sauce. Add minced vegetables and pour over chilled salmon. Makes enough sauce to serve 4. Parsley-Caper Sauce 1 cup minced fresh parsley 2 hard-cooked eggs, minced 1/2 cup olive or salad oil 1/2 cup lemon juice 1/3 cup chopped bottled capers 1 garlic clove, minced
In small saucepan over medium heat, heat all ingredients until warm, stirring occasionally. Serve warm. Makes about 1 3/4 cups.


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Since we were first shown a demo of a developer slashing droid soldiers with a lightsaber and chuck them across the map with force powers at E3 a few years ago, Star Wars fans have been extremely anxious to check out what Kinect Star Wars will actually deliver on. The promise of being able to act out your wildest Jedi fantasies, using the force and slicing up enemies with a lightsaber is an appealing Kinect proposition for any Star Wars fan. However, expectations are a tricky thing, and many players might not be going into Kinect Star Wars with the right ones in mind. The game isn't necessarily geared towards the hardcore gamer sect of Star Wars fans, but rather to more casual gamers who just want to have an good time with some very accessible controls.
In our demo, we were given a look at the game's main campaign mode, Jedi Destiny. We took control of a Twi'lek Padawan on the Wookie planet Kashyyyk, fighting in a battle against the Trade Federation droid soldiers and Trandoshans. The controls are pretty simple, as is the point of Kinect Star Wars. You use your right hand to slash your lightsaber around and your left hand to pick up enemies and use the force to throw them around or simply charge up a force push and knock them over (if you're a southpaw, you can switch the hands around), as well as kick them to knock them off balance.
Moving through the map is an on-rails affair, but you're given more control once the combat kicks in. In order to get closer to your opponents, a jump is required, which will land you right next to them for lightsaber slashing. If you're close enough already, you can jump over them and slash your saber at the same time to do an attack from above. The Jedi Destiny mode was a pretty simple affair, but still felt fun and the Kinect controls were responsive for the most part, aside from a few unregistered actions.
Kinect Star Wars also features a full-career Podracing mode. Simply hold your hands out in front of you like you were holding onto the throttle and move your hands to control your pod. Pushing forward would activate your turbo boosters, pushing your hands to one side will make you ram into your opponents, and flicking one of your wrists will knock off any creatures that might get stuck on your engines. The Podracing sequence fared the best of what we were shown, since the speed was fast, the motion controls worked solidly and the 3D effect looked the best of the bunch.
The final mode showed off was the Rancor Rampage mode. Rancor Rampage mode puts you in control of the beloved beastie from Return of the Jedi, letting you tear through familiar towns from the Star Wars universe. Being able to lay waste to Mos Eisley as a giant rancor, wrecking buildings, taking out imperial troopers and vehicles, and earning points for your destruction was a lot of fun, and you had a variety of moves to use, like charges, ground stomps, and throws to rack up more points. You're also given specific goals, like throw an enemy for 70 meters or destroy a building, netting you bonuses at the end of your destruction session.
As cool as it was the get full control of these different elements of the Star Wars universe, the game's controls were not quite as accurate and the motions weren't nearly as in-depth as many would hope. The experience was a pretty simplistic affair that required some pretty broad motions to pull off moves, and didn't really feel like the precise game changer that many Star Wars fans might be hoping for.
Kinect Star Wars is designed to be a game that anyone can get into, so those expecting a full-on 1:1 Jedi simulator will be sorely disappointed. Still, if you just want to have a good time with your friends, wave your hands around to pull off some Jedi moves, or simply stomp around and wreak some havoc, then Kinect Star Wars should be a great way to pull you into a galaxy far, far away.
Steven Hopper is the Executive Editor for IGN's Xbox channels. Check him out on MyIGN and Twitter.


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NYU's Gigantic Cookbook and Food Artifact Collection
For the last four years, Marvin Taylor of NYU's Fales Library and his colleagues in the Food Studies Department at NYU have been collecting a comprehensive record of 20th-century American cooking and eating.
At the heart of the collection are 10,000 cookbooks from Cecily Brownstone, who was the food editor of The Associated Press for 39 years before retiring in 1986. (Ms. Brownstone died in August.) In addition to the cookbooks (with such fetching titles as "Cooking for Orgies and Other Large Groups", the collection also features chefs' letters, recorded interviews, and other artifacts of eating.
Others who contributed to the collection include Danny Meyer of Union Square Cafe, Mario Batali of everything Mario Batali, and Ruth Reichl of Gourmet Magazine.
The Fales Library is on the third floor of the Bobst Library, and it's open to the public, "as long as visitors are there to do serious food research. 'If they're just looking up a recipe for linguini, no,' Mr. Taylor said. 'They would have to go to the New York Public Library for that.'" Or just look it up on Apartment Therapy.
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President Reagan is going to debate Walter Mondale because he thinks he is good at it, and that he can wallop Mondale. And he wants to give Mondale a thumping that's heard round the United States. He also hopes to impress the Soviets, in order ultimately to get an arms pact that would permit slowing the costly US defense buildup.
With approximately a 15 percentage lead, the President is taking quite a risk in moving into such a confrontation - a risk he really doesn't have to take.
There is nothing personal in Mr. Reagan's hope of overwhelming Mr. Mondale in debate. Part of Reagan's charm is that he's not a hater; he doesn't hold anything against anyone. Just as his own mistakes don't stick to him, neither do criticisms or even attacks from others.
The other morning Bill Brock, who consults with the President on political matters as well as on trade, said Reagan feels the 15 percent lead isn't enough - that he'd like to ''get 25 percent'' if he can. He believes, said Brock, that by beating Mondale badly in a debate he would increase his own lead and, hence, help put together a landslide victory to aid Republicans running for Congress.
Reagan wants a reelection mandate, more than last time if possible. He's particularly desirous of picking up seats in the House even though gaining a majority is out of reach. And he would like at least to keep GOP control of the Senate.
Reagan has ambitious goals for the next four years. He would like to improve the current prosperity - increase economic growth, keep inflation down, and decrease interest rates. He sees himself as indispensable to achieving this goal. But he knows he needs congressional help. And he realizes presidential coattails don't reach down and help very much unless a president can win by an overwhelming vote.
Reagan feels he will have a much better chance of having a summit meeting next year with Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko and negotiating the arms pact Reagan seeks - an arms reduction if possible - if Soviet leaders see him as a strong leader who could gain Senate ratification of an agreement. Thus, as Reagan sees it, the bigger his victory the better these prospects.
More than anything else, in this campaign Reagan is looking beyond his own term. He very much wants to put together a Republican majority that will keep his counterrevolution going for years.
Reagan sees a debate with Mondale as a device by which he can build up the Republican Party - in Congress, in all public offices, and for far into the future.
Mr. Brock said the President also seeks to debate because he is thinking of cutting back somewhat on defense spending.
Some of Reagan's knife would be used, as it has been, to try to get rid of Pentagon waste. But Brock hinted broadly that Reagan would also consider the possibility of reducing the rate of the US defense buildup. Brock said this might well be one of the places Reagan would look to find spending cuts that would help reduce the budget deficit.
Reagan's desire for defense trims are linked to his basic hope that he can sit down with the Soviets and negotiate a pact to at least slow the arms race.
All of which brings us back to the debates, where Reagan, rightly or wrongly, thinks he can win so decisively that he will be able to put together a truly impressive victory in November - one that would impress even the Soviet leaders.


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In a recent blog post I wrote for Pacific Bridge Marketing, I discuss how to use demo videos to promote your brand or product if you don't have any free samples or swag to give away. We all know samples and swag get people's attention. Video is the next best thing.
I go over three demo video tactics: Videos on YouTube, videos on your website and videos in your trade show booth. I go on to discuss four ways to create a quality, engaging demo video.
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Going to Bangkok for new year countdown was not in my plan actually. I need to save up money for my Korea trip but i really want to spend time with my bestie. She wanted to visit Vietnam Hanoi in the first place but i've read quite a lot of unfavourable travel blog post regarding Vietnam travel. So, we were choosing in between Bangkok & Jakarta, because these two places have the cheapest packages at the time.
After talking with my Jakarta girl, i've decided to go to Bangkok. Reasons:- The hotel i like is too far from the city. Me and my partner never been to Jakarta before and the public transportation in Jakarta is not so convenient for tourist yet. No more airplane ticket or train seats to Bandung.
I bought the travel package with Air Asia Go, RM 1512.16 + ( RM 107.02 + 300 baht) for airplane tickets, accommodation and one way from hotel to DMK airport shared shuttle van. [For 2 person ]
I bought the package just a day before the flight, so i didn't did much research but just packed some clothes and go. I am staying in Lad Prao, i thought is somewhere near Alpaca View but apparently Lad Prao is very big, i need to take 30 mins taxi ride to Alpaca View even in Lad Prao.
I booked Grand Mandarin Residence for 3 nights. It's located at the center of all the places we want to visit: Chatukchak, Srinakarin, Alpaca View, Pratunam.Superior room – double bed Bathroom
There are two 7-11 just in the corner, food court, hawker stall, hair salon, foot reflexology center nearby. Very convenient. The room is clean and spacious, noting to complain. Only 470 baht per night.
We went to Alpaca View for dinner and new year countdown because i have where is the firework place. Luckily, we get a good view of fireworks from our hotel room, we were staying in 9th floor. The sky was covered with fireworks in Bangkok.
We were just walking around in Pratunam for the next day.Went to Srinakarin Night Train Market in the evening. This place is so hispter and retro, you can take instagram kind of picture in everywhere of Srinakarin. You can shop, eat and play in Srinakarin.
Visited Chatukchak on the next day morning to shopping and prepare to leave Bangkok at the night.
Bangkok, i will be back.


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RULLI , SETIAWAN (2010) ANALISIS FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG DIPERTIMBANGKAN KONSUMEN DALAM PEMBELIAN MOBIL TOYOTA KIJANG DI KOTA MALANG. Other thesis, University of Muhammadiyah Malang.
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This research is a descriptive study with survey methods. The title of this research is "Analysis of the Factors In Consumer Considerations In Buying Cars Toyota Kijang in Malang". Based on the background and formulation instead, the study aims; 1. To determine the factors considered in the purchase of Toyota Kijang car in the city of Malang. 2. To determine the factors that most consider the purchase of Toyota Kijang car in the city of Malang. Techniques of data analysis in this study using factor analysis. Based on our research and discussions it can be concluded that: 1 The factors that consumers consider the purchase of Toyota Kijang car in the city of Malang is a factor; after-sale warranty, maintenance, products, operations, suggestions. 2. After-sales warranty factor, is the most considered factor in consumer buying Toyota Kijang car in the city of Malang. This is because these factors had eigen values 3, 143 and has the largest proportion of the total diversity of 19.643.
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