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Swooping down the ski slopes just a half-hour from Vancouver, B.C.
On the outskirts of Vancouver, B.C., three ski areas — Cypress, Grouse and Seymour — are just a half-hour from downtown.
Seattle Times NWTraveler editor
Know before you go
Some things to know about Vancouver-area skiing.
• Although some runs are above 4,000 feet in elevation, Cypress, Grouse and Seymour are close to the sea and subject to relatively mild, wet weather. The snow can be heavy. It can rain. Double-check the weather before you go. But Cypress, in particular, has extensive snow-making.
•Kids swarm to ski schools on weekends. Go on a weekday or later on weekend days to avoid the crowds. Holiday periods and Vancouver school-break weeks also are busy (winter break is Dec. 24 through Jan. 4, 2013, and spring break is March 18-22, 2013).
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I learned to ski as a little kid at Mount Seymour on the edge of Vancouver, B.C. Rope tows reigned in those long-ago days, relentlessly shredding my mittens and tugging my skinny little arms almost out of their sockets. The drafty, cold day lodge smelled of wet wool clothing and baloney sandwiches. Long lines of shivering, desperate-to-pee children waited for the outhouses.
No wonder it was a long time before I returned.
But on a spring trip to Vancouver, I packed my skis and spent three happy days swooping down the slopes at three ski areas — Cypress Mountain, Grouse Mountain and, yes, Mount Seymour. All three are just a half-hour north of downtown, perched atop the North Shore mountains that rise steeply more than 4,000 feet above the city and its suburbs.
These days the ski areas have big, comfortable day lodges, with pubs and even fine-dining restaurants, high-speed chairlifts and extensive night skiing.
What they don't have are gung-ho, super-long runs for expert skiers or boarders; for that, keep going north to B.C.'s massive Whistler-Blackcomb.
What the Vancouver ski areas do offer are convenient and family-friendly slopes and lots of other snow play, from cross-country skiing and terrain parks for boarders to snowtubing and snowshoeing. All three have spectacular views, too, of the city and harbor glimmering far below, and south to Washington's San Juan Islands and the snowy mass of Mount Baker.
So the next time you go to Vancouver in winter, head for the hills for a few hours, day or night. Here's a rundown on the three areas, from west to east:
The place: Remember the 2010 Winter Olympics, when daredevil boarders and freestyle skiers catapulted into the air? That was at Cypress Mountain, the biggest of the three Vancouver ski areas, which was expanded and spruced up when it hosted some Olympic events. It (and Grouse) have already opened this winter.
Dozens of runs are spread over two facing mountains that make up Cypress, with a high-quality day lodge, all wood and glass, nestled in the narrow valley between them.
Choose between Strachan Mountain and Black Mountain, each served by an express quad chair with lots of runs (and four older, slower chairs) spread out across the mountains.
I liked Strachan best because it gets more sun; has longer, more challenging runs; and lots of tree glades. And I loved the view from the 4,720-foot top of Strachan. Crane your neck to enjoy a panorama of snowy peaks, the city and waterways, including a dizzying look down to Howe Sound, a fjord around the corner from Vancouver.
The numbers: Cypress has 53 runs, a vertical drop of 2,010 feet and 600 acres of skiable terrain. (Washington's Summit at Snoqualmie, by comparison, has 1,981 acres spread over its four ski areas and a vertical drop ranging from 2,280 feet at Alpental to 765 feet at Summit West.)
Cross-county skiing: Cypress offers nordic skiing on 19 kilometers of groomed trails winding through the woods. Ski to the wonderfully creaky Hollyburn Lodge for a snack or hot chocolate; the little lodge was built in 1926 when the area already was popular for winter play and summer hiking. Some vintage log cabins, reached by skis or foot only, still dot the woods.
More snowplay: Cypress has terrain parks (helmets mandatory) for freestyle play; 10 kilometers of groomed snowshoe trails; a big snowtubing area with six chutes and a tow lift; plus a sliding area for young children.
Lodge: The big, comfortable Cypress Creek Lodge is by the 3,000-foot-elevation parking lots. It includes the Crazy Raven pub, with excellent burgers, salads and local brews (19 and older to enter); other eateries; and a shop.
Hot tip: If you have an upper-tier season pass to Washington's Crystal Mountain or Summit at Snoqualmie, you get 10 free days of skiing at Cypress because the same company, Boyne Resorts, owns all three ski areas.
More info, tickets: An adult lift pass is $60 Canadian (the U.S. and Canadian dollars are almost par). Cypress, like all three resorts, has discounts for teens and children and offers lighted night skiing.cypressmountain.com or 604-926-5612.
The place: This is the middle mountain, between Cypress and Seymour, with the bright night-skiing lights visible from all over Vancouver.
There's no public road up Grouse. Instead, the Skyride aerial tram, which holds about 100 people, zips up the steep mountain in 4.5 minutes from the base area in North Vancouver. It's like an airborne bus, packed with happy skiers and boarders chattering and sipping lattes.
The tram disgorges everyone at 3,700 feet where Grouse, less than half the size of Cypress, has lots of winter fun and amenities, making this mountain a good choice for easygoing skiers and nonskiers who want to come along for the fun. (I watched one South Asian sightseer tiptoe through the snow in her sandals and sari.)
Grouse is good for beginners or intermediate skiers and boarders who can enjoy the cruiser runs fanning out from the Screaming Eagle high-speed quad — and the sweeping views of the city shimmering far below. Skiers coming off the Peak chairlift (which tops out at 4,100 feet) will pass by The Eye of the Wind, a 215-foot-tall, electricity-generating wind turbine that, on clear days, can be spotted from downtown Vancouver.
Grouse has a long history. It has lured hikers — these days the intrepid race up the fearsomely steep "Grouse Grind" trail — and skiers since the early 1900s, and got its first rope tow in the 1930s.
The numbers: Grouse has four chair lifts, including two long high-speed quads, and a vertical drop of 1,210 feet. Twenty-six runs are spread out over 212 skiable acres.
More snowplay: Five short snowshoe trails loop peacefully through the woods, for a total 13.4 kilometers. Grouse offers zip-line rides, winter and summer. Ice-skate on an outdoor pond. And nonskiers can glide down the slopes in a "snow limo," a special sled guided by an expert skier.
The lodge: Warm up by the fireplace in the comfortable Peak Chalet day lodge. Eat at its casual and elegant restaurants. (After an excellent seafood lunch at the Altitudes Bistro, and a table with a jaw-dropping view of the city 3,700 feet below, I had to cajole myself into more skiing.) Or watch nature documentaries in a theater.
Hot tip: Want snowy Christmas fun? Grouse offers "The Peak of Christmas" celebration with sleigh rides, family Christmas movies, Santa visits and real reindeer from Nov. 24-Dec. 24.
More info, tickets: An adult daily lift ticket is $58 Canadian; grousemountain.com or 604-984-0661.
The place: Smallest of the Vancouver ski areas, it tries hard with a big ski school, terrain parks and special events for snowboarders who flock to Seymour.
Most runs are short. But they're sweet — wide open with lovely views. Even the black-diamond runs from the 4,150-foot summit are relatively easy, making children and teens feel daring and accomplished as they zoom down. (More-accomplished skiers, however, may find themselves yearning for more challenge.)
This season Seymour is opening its first, and much-needed, high-speed quad that replaces the Mystery chair, its main lift. The new chair will slice the lengthy lineups and cut the ride from 10 minutes to four.
The numbers: Three chairlifts, including the new high-speed quad, serve 39 runs (some very short) on 200 acres of skiable terrain, with a vertical drop of 1,082 feet.
Lodge: The Three Peaks Lodge is less fancy than the day lodges at Cypress and Grouse, but includes a pub and cafeteria.
Cross-country skiing: BC Parks lays out two cross-country skiing trails in Mount Seymour Provincial Park, the main one about 7 kilometers round trip (snowshoers also can use it and a shorter trail); see env.gov.bc.ca/bcparks/. There's no fee. Backcountry skiers can go deeper into the Seymour wilderness, including snow camping.
More snowplay: Seymour is very snowshoe-friendly. As well as the BC Parks trails, the ski area has 10 kilometers of groomed snowshoe trails ($9 trail pass) plus snowshoe rentals and guided snowshoeing tours. For sledding fun, there are four snowtubing lanes (with a tow lift) and a toboggan area for young children.
Hot tip: Go skiing late in the day, then join Seymour's Chocolate Fondue snowshoe tour. Offered on Saturday evenings, it's 2½ hours of snowshoeing under the night sky with a treat of chocolate-dipped fruit in an outdoors "snow lounge."
More info, tickets: Adult lift ticket is $51 Canadian. mountseymour.com or 604-986-2261.
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The first thing you should know is that everything in Shadow the Hedgehog is played straight. Shadow's car-driving, gun-toting, good-or-evil antics are all for real and are all serious business. The general gist of the game is that Shadow's past is coming back to haunt him and he's also at a turning point for his future. He can either go good, evil, or stay neutral and do his own thing.
Each stage of the game that you play has three possible outcomes: Shadow dashes to the end and just grabs the Chaos Emerald, Shadow fulfills the evil objective and moves on, or Shadow fulfills the good objective. Each choice you make results in the stage progression branching off into a new direction. The choices are all up to you. if you want to go the dark route, pause the game and flick your objective option over to evil and listen to your on-screen helper seduce you over to the dark side. Want good? Do the same and enjoy your new sidekick. The helpers and sidekicks either help you fight or tell you what you need to do to win for their side. They'll switch randomly during the stage, which helps in the tug of war feeling that permeates the game. Will he or won't he? Is he evil or is he good? Is he something else? You have direct control over this.
This in and of itself is a great idea. It'd be nice to see more games reflect your choices during gameplay in this manner. There's a variety of endings, each of which is dependent on which path you ended up taking. It's great to see that we aren't just left with Good, Evil, and Neutral endings. Instead, we get shades of all of them. In this portion, Shadow the Hedgehog excels.
Where it doesn't excel, however, is basically in everything else. Shadow has some fairly serious control problems that wreck the whole experience. When he runs, Shadow looks kind of like he's ice-skating. It's a cool visual effect, but it's also eerily accurate. Shadow, nine times out of ten, does not do what you want him to do. He slips and he slides, which usually ends up with all your rings scattered around a stage or perhaps at the bottom of a very, very deep hole. The gunplay would be fun if you could actually properly aim the weapons, rather than pointing yourself in the general direction of an enemy and hoping that you're on track enough that you'll hit something. It's even better when you're trying to go strictly light and you tap the joystick wrong and kill some good guys by accident, thereby helping to fulfill the evil objective. How hard would it have been to work in the tried-and-true third person shooting gameplay from every other game ever into Shadow?
The weaponless action isn't any better. Shadow has a useless punch, and his homing attack isn't so much "homing" as it is "more likely to send you off the edge of a stage if you're even remotely off-center when you do it." The car driving bits are fairly inane and feel tacked-on. There are a few segments (particularly the theme park and digital world) that have little gimmick actions in them that are 1) no fun and 2) frustrating. I honestly don't understand why someone thought that shooting balloons out of the sky from a turret was a good idea, or that grinding along the edge of a digital world while the camera spazzes around you was a good idea.
The graphics for Shadow the Hedgehog are just serviceable. They aren't flashy or extremely detailed, but they are bright (sometimes incongruously so, as in the amusement park) and sufficient. The difference between the CG-animated cinemas and the actual gameplay is striking and, at the same time, disappointing. The cinemas are good enough that I wouldn't mind watching a Shadow cartoon using their visuals, but also so good that they take me out of the actual game. In comparison, the actual game looks under-detailed and drab. The animations in both the cinemas and in the game itself are good, but the real game could do with better textures. It just looks off and average.
You could make a very real case for Shadow the Hedgehog not being a Sonic game, gameplay-wise, and I'd wholly agree with you. It's something other, though there are a few nods to its Sonic origins. It's much more focused on objective-based action adventure shenanigans, for example, with less of an emphasis on the insane speed that's part and parcel of the Sonic series. However, that does not explain how we ended up with such a lackluster game. Shadow the Hedgehog has a couple good ideas that are ruined by sorry gameplay. What happened?
Rating: 70%
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Shadow the Hedgehog has always sounded interesting to me. It showed that Sega didn't necessarily take itself too seriously and was willing to have a bit of fun with their flagship license. I mean, c'mon. Giving a superfast hedgehog a gun seems kind of goofy, right? I figured that we'd get a fairly enjoyable game in the Sonic-style with a kicking sense of humor. It turns out that I was wrong of nearly every count.
You could make a very real case for Shadow the Hedgehog not being a Sonic game, gameplay-wise, and I'd wholly agree with you. It's something other, though there are a few nods to its Sonic origins. It's much more focused on objective-based action adventure shenanigans, for example, with less of an emphasis on the insane speed that's part and parcel of the Sonic series. However, that does not explain how we ended up with such a lackluster game. Shadow the Hedgehog has a couple good ideas that are ruined by sorry gameplay. What happened?
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The Arena Fonte Nova in Salvador, Brazil, seemed set to host the Confederations Cup in June. However, a small part of the roof has collapsed - just weeks before the tournament kicks off.
The stadium roof was unable to sustain the large amounts of water that settled on it after a heavy downpour. Many workers were seen trying to remove water from other areas in order to prevent other parts of the stadium collapsing. Part of the canvas which covered the stands were seen hanging.
There were no reports of injuries, but engineers were still sent to the venue to investigate what had happened.
Ironically, the roof's collapse took place on the same day Brazil's president Dilma Rousseff admitted her admiration for the stadiums and the country's preparations for the Confederations Cup.
"I am certain Brazil will shine on and off the field," Rousseff said on her radio show. "I travelled across the country to inaugurate six Confederations Cup stadiums...and was impressed with the beauty and modernity of these new football stages."
The Fonte Nova is set to host many three Confederation Cup matches including the Brazil v Italy match-up on June 22. It will also be home of the third-place match on June 30 and will be used during the 2014 World Cup finals, during which it will host six matches, including a quarter-final.
The Fonte Nova isn't the only stadium in Brazil to face a setback. Heavy rains are becoming the cause of setback for many stadium projects in the Latin American country.
The rains delayed an inspection of the Maracana stadium in March and organisers had to delay a pitch installation at the stadium in Brasilia.
FIFA, however, is unwilling to listen to such excuses.
The organisation stressed: "Delays like the ones observed will not be tolerated for the stadiums that will host only FIFA World Cup matches, which involves a significantly higher number of host cities, teams, fans, matches, journalists, and TV audience."
Sadly, out of six Confederations Cup venues, only two were ready by FIFA's December deadline. There has only been one test match at each stadium, where FIFA usually requires three before major sporting events.
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I thought this tread was gonna be a slick trick with the turkey drippings
My wife was recently in Italy.
She brough home some pasta sause (red) and some dry pasta.
It was so much better than red sauce and pasta here, I can't quite believe it.
Like, they weren't even the same food as what we eat here.
Stunningly good.
I thought this tread was gonna be a slick trick with the turkey drippings
I never eat sauce from a jar. Always make it myself. As for the pasta, fresh is always better. Recently rediscovered polenta, which is awesome if done right.
My wife fried up all the meat for our Thanksgiving gravy yesterday and will start the sauce element tomorrow. It's like food pr0n, pics will follow.
Right now, Colavita is my favorite dried pasta. Their spinach tagliatelle are nearly as good as homemade.
BTW: IMO, JT is incorrect when he says fresh is always better than dried. Some dishes work better with dried.
If it isn't fresh, and homemade it's garbage.
I like this kind
The local Wal-Mart carries fresh pasta that is great. Tomato and spinach noodle in both Tortellini and raviolis. When you start fresh you really need to make your own sauce.
Gravy is NEVER as good as sauce.


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APNZ's Michael Brown lists five reasons why the All Blacks have to win all four games on their northern tour.
1. Keeping up appearances
The All Blacks have played some sublime rugby this year under new coach Steve Hansen and have the chance to go through a calendar year unbeaten (John Hart's team of 1997 was the last to achieve it). But a lot of that will be undone if they trip up against Scotland, Italy, Wales or England. Defeat will leave a stain against the side and leave many looking back on 2012 with only qualified satisfaction.
2. The streak
They might have missed out on one world record - the 18-18 draw with Australia scuppered any chance of establishing a new winning streak - but they are still on course to set a new unbeaten record. Their unbeaten run sits on 17 games and they need another seven to overtake what the All Blacks achieved from 1987 to 1990. The current side want to be known as one of the world's best ever and to reinforce they are deserved world champions. To enter the pantheon, however, they need to hold at least one record.
3. Northern chill
It's okay to lose to South Africa occasionally, even Australia, but defeat to a northern hemisphere side is unacceptable. The All Blacks have not been beaten by Italy (11 wins from 11) or Scotland (26 wins, two draws) and were last beaten by Wales in 1953. The last time England triumphed was in consecutive games in 2002 (31-28 at Twickenham) and 2003 (15-13 at Westpac Stadium) and it's not something that can change now, if only to keep the northern scribes and fans quiet(er). They haven't lost a game on a northern tour since 2002 and won't want to start now.
4. Hansen could truly flush the dunny and move on
Coach Steve Hansen has probably already moved out of the considerable shadow cast by Sir Graham Henry but a defeat will only see some of the doubts about him return. There were many who questioned Hansen's original appointment, even going as far to suggest the All Blacks would be in something of a holding pattern until the likes of Todd Blackadder, Jamie Joseph or even Pat Lam were ready to take over. Hansen has deliberately implemented a different game plan to the one employed by Henry and it has produced an attractive and successful style - so far.
5. Some players' All Blacks careers depend on it
Hansen has introduced a number of new players in 2012 and it's reasonable to believe the future looks bright but there are a handful who have been picked on reputation rather than merit. This tour could well be the last opportunity Ali Williams and Piri Weepu, in particular, have to convince selectors and fans they are still genuine All Blacks. Both have had difficult years - Williams with injury and Weepu with form - and there are plenty of players emerging in their position ready to step up.


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How salespeople WANT to be managed vs. how they SHOULD be managed
When I interview salespeople, I often ask about their desired management styles.
The response I hear most frequently?
"I want to be treated as if I were running my own business."
On the surface, this might be music to an executive team's ears. The truth of the matter is that it is cause for alarm.
When salespeople say they want to be treated as business operators, their perceptions of running a business are not aligned with reality. They are saying they want complete autonomy to do whatever they want to do, whenever they want to do it. Of course, that's not how successful businesses operate.
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Anyone who has ever operated a business knows that running a company does not include the right to follow the path of the wind. If you operate a publicly-traded company, you have responsibility to the chairman, the board of directors, and the shareholders. If you run a privately-held company, you have accountability to the bank or partners. In both instances, you also have a responsibility to the employees. Thus, laissez-faire management and running a successful business don't go hand-in-hand.
The first step toward treating your salespeople as real business operators is to ask them to prepare a sales business plan that shows how they will make their business successful. The plan should not be the second-coming of "War and Peace" but should be thorough-enough to give the executive team comfort in their success strategies and tactics.
The best approach is to create a sales business plan template based on questions the investors have about each salesperson's approach. The overall plan should "map back" to the revenue target set for the salespeople. For example, if you are asking your salespeople to generate a million dollars in revenue, their plans should clearly show how they are going to achieve that target.
The plan template should include five core components:
1. Accounts
The accounts section is the place in the plan to list clients and prospects and their expected revenue contribution toward the million dollar target. If the salesperson's target includes both existing accounts and new ones, this section of the plan forecasts the expected performance of the portfolio and identifies the new accounts that will help achieve the target revenue number.
2. Prospecting
The prospecting section shows how the salesperson will build a sales pipeline. Understanding a salesperson's strategy to engage prospects is essential for investors to sleep well at night. This area should highlight both pipeline development strategy and tactics.
3. Sales Metrics
The sales metrics section shows how the salesperson's activities correspond to results. This is a statistical presentation of the sales activities that will help meet the million dollar goal. This should show a success formula that works backwards from the goal and corresponds to sales activities. For example, the formula could outline how many proposals will lead to a sale, or how many meetings will lead to a proposal.
4. Skill Development
This area is often ignored by salespeople, but should be important to the investor group. If there isn't a commitment to continuous self-improvement, how will the salesperson's business continue to flourish? The plan should show how the salesperson will aim to gain new knowledge and skills every month.
5. Business Needs
The final section of the sales business plan template asks what the salespeople need from the company to succeed. This area of the plan provides each business operator with an opportunity to share any needs of the manager and the company. It also tells what would prevent the salesperson from achieving the million dollar goal. As an investor, you want to know about potential roadblocks so they can be addressed.
Once the plan is created, a conference call or meeting is scheduled with each salesperson and the "investor group," in this case the executive team, during which the plan is presented. The investor group challenges the plan to make sure it is sound. Once the investor group (executive team) and the business operator (salesperson) are philosophically aligned on the plan, management of the salesperson becomes very straightforward. All discussions and interactions are focused on the execution of the agreed-upon plan.
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Lee Salz is a sales management strategist and best-selling author of "Hire Right, Higher Profits." He specializes in helping companies build world-class salesforces through effective hiring, onboarding, managing and compensating salespeople. He's developed the free webinar "7 Sales Differentiation Secrets Every Salesperson Needs to Know," and he can be reached at email@example.com and 763-416-4321.


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I do large displays for six holidays — Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, and Christmas. HALLOWEEN AND CHRISTMAS ARE THE BIGGEST. I started doing this 28 years ago. The first December, I decorated our landlord's house in Winthrop. That was in the days of big, heavy light bulbs, a nightmare to maintain. The majority of lights now are LED and a lot stronger.
We have MORE THAN 100,000 LIGHTS. Uncountable. The biggest challenge is getting the Halloween lights down and Christmas lights up in a two- to three-week turnaround. We bring in about five to six people every year to help.
The Christmas lights are on from early December to after January 1. THE NEIGHBORS ARE PRETTY GOOD ABOUT IT. We decorate all over — the roof, backyard, garage, front of the house, front yard. I store things in my shed, plus a separate storage area. My electric bill varies year to year.
It was never planned to be this big. I keep buying more, plus have the old stuff. Then YOU GET NEW IDEAS, and it expands. My wife, Patricia, has gotten used to it. She helps decorate inside the house. We used to have eight differently themed Christmas trees inside, but now just two to three.
Over the years, we've had several thousand visitors. At 9 p.m. on Christmas Eve, we attract hundreds with a half-hour ceremony. We bring Baby Jesus out to our creche. There's four to five Victorian holiday carolers singing. We have a seating area for family and close friends and four big speakers so the public can hear. SANTA CLAUS GIVES OUT CANDY CANES on the Friday before Christmas. We take donations for Boston Children's Hospital. — As told to Kathy Shiels Tully
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Seen the squads were announced this morning (not seen this mentioned anywhere else)
Out of 12 players who qualify for 2 teams, 10 of them have chosen to represent their away side (team who don't play in their home country). I find that ridiculous really, money talks - you are contracted permanently to your county/state and you can choose to play for the IPL side. They are probably trying to ensure they get even more money from the IPL next season.
No surprise that the only player who took the decision to play for his home team was Kumar Sangakarra - great bloke IMO. The other player was Perera who had a Big Bash and an IPL side.
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On the initial outlook, the Industrial Design Toolkit acts as a tripartite relationship, with the consumers, Microsoft and the device manufacturers such as Dell or HP, just to name a few, forming a strong relationship amongst each other. By accepting and reviewing various input and information from both its consumers and their major partners, Microsoft's Industrial Design Toolkit molds itself to fit the requirements and requests from the consumer level, giving manufacturers a specific set of guidelines that brings with it an appealing factor for the consumers. More importantly, the tripartite relationship amongst these three entities gives Microsoft an edge in the consumer-demand market, and a stronger working relationship between the Redmond company and its current partners.
Speaking from the Hotel LKF over at Hong Kong on 29th April, we had Mr. John Curran, Head of the Windows Client Business, Microsoft, giving us a brief overview of the steps taken by Microsoft in promoting a stronger working relationship with its partners under the assistance of the Industrial Design Toolkit and gives us a greater insight to the Vista experience, and how it'll enhance the consumer's experience, on the internal (operating system) and external (device) levels.
Speaking on primarily the aesthetic, and where applicable, the functionality boost one gets with the Industrial Design Toolkit, Mr. Curran explains on this further with the visual elements one gets with the Vista OS. More importantly, the highlight is on the intuitiveness and ease of usage one gets with Vista's sleek and smooth interface and navigation mantra, borne specifically out of a design point of view which melds functionality further in.
On the mobility front, we also checked with Mr. Curran on the possibilities of seeing the Industrial Design Toolkit initiative on Microsoft's current mobile OS such as Windows Mobile 6 or even the Microsoft Origami Experience for ultra-mobile PCs (UMPCs). In response, Mr. Curran said, "At this point, we haven't made any announcements as to where we would take it going forward, and whether we'll expand out onto other Windows platforms. What we are looking at right now is making sure that folks have a great experience across the Windows Platform, whether that's Windows Vista, Windows Live for online services, or on the mobile front such as Windows Mobile or even for the UMPCs."
Broaching deeper, we dropped a few quick enquiries on what the future holds for the Industrial Design Toolkit when it comes to Microsoft's other OS platforms, including Windows Mobile 6.1, and even its recently introduced Surface and further along the line, Windows 7 (the next generation OS). "In terms of the development, Windows 7 is currently well under development, and we are still targeting the 3-year timeline after we introduced Windows Vista, and in terms of Surface, we have not announced any dates or timing of a release, or even Surface is going to be released into the market. What you can expect from Microsoft in terms of the future is the same line of where we are today, where the Windows experience continues to provide the real richness that has been built on," said Mr. Curran on the possibilities of the Industrial Design Toolkit extended towards the future.
With the Industrial Design Toolkit initiative on hand, Microsoft garnered strong support from its partners, and of many, Dell has shown itself as a strong partner on many occasions, which includes the community (RED) program. Going a step further, Dell has joined the Industrial Design Toolkit bandwagon, committing the company to a greater bond with Microsoft when it comes to product design and placement.
Speaking further on the Microsoft-Dell collaboration, Ms. Suzuki shared a few insightful initiatives between Microsoft and Dell, starting from its (RED) program to the current Industrial Design Toolkit. With a few selected devices showcased over at the Azure Bar, Ms. Suzuki gave us a peek at two of Dell's latest lineups, the XPS One RED and the XPS M1330. Taking on a smaller footprint coupled with a sleek design, Dell definitely shows its support with the XPS One RED's single-piece device, complementing the snazzy Vista interface as suggested by the Industrial Design Toolkit.
Enquiring on the level of collaboration with Microsoft based on the Industrial Design Toolkit, Ms. Suzuki said, "We (Dell) work closely together with Microsoft on the design aspect of our products. We look at the whole experience, from the product viewpoint, to the consumer standpoint, having a design team who works closely with Microsoft on not only the software, but also the hardware and connectivity aspects, thus giving consumers the feeling of a product made for me, and made by me, and that is our future call."


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-can anyone make me a poster for an event i am organising in Lincolnshire?
Its at the spilsby theatre (http://www.spilsby.info/theatre/) and is to promote positive holistic education.....the event is called "children,our future" and i'm gonna get the posters published with these people....http://www.footprinters.co.uk/
i wanted a picyure of a kid holding the world in his hands (or her hands)
-anyone interested?
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GREENVILLE, Ill. – Greenville netted three goals in second half action on Saturday to help distance themselves 3-1 from the visiting Golden Eagles of Spalding University.
Junior Jackie Sievert led Greenville offensively. Sievert posted one goal on six shots to help the Panthers to the 3-1 home win.
Defensively senior Emily Rose earned the win, notching three saves while surrendering only one goal. Greenville allowed only five shots by the visiting Golden Eagles to help Rose in the winning effort.
After a scoreless first half, Greenville freshman midfielder Heather Wein opened second period play with an unassisted strike at 48:31 to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead. After nearly a 35-minute drought, GC junior Jackie Sievert reopened the visiting net in the 84th minute as she buried a ball placed by fellow senior Rachel Irwin. Greenville would strike again minutes later at 86:01 when sisters Kayla and Kelsey Panzau hooked up for a game-punctuating goal. Spalding added a score in the 86th minute to avoid the shutout, but GC claimed the 3-1 conference win.
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Hi, everybody!
I'm looking for the rock n' roll playing "Somebody help me" and I don't know who sing that.
I didn't find it. I appreciate if you help me to find this wonderful playing.
So, you search for a song with that title? Or for a song this words belong to?
The first rock song that came to my mind is "Paranoid", by Black Sabbath. There is the line "can you help me". It's not the same but perhaps you meant that one? It's a very popular song.
But I guess there are many songs with the line "somebody help me" in it.
By using google I also found a song by Sunrise Avenue that's called "Somebody help me". Do you mean that one?
It would help if you could remember a few more words of it.


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UPDATE: A few more reactions rolled in over the weekend. Check the second page of this story to read them.
ORIGINAL STORY: Yesterday GI broke the news from multiple trusted sources that Nintendo will reveal a new HD-capable console by or at E3 of this year. While new rumors about the system have continued popping up around the web, we decided to gather some early thoughts about the timing and necessity of this announcement from various industry experts.
Shane Bettenhausen, Director of Business Development, Ignition Entertainment:
"I'm eager for this thing to be revealed! In my estimation, Nintendo actually needs to announce some details on its next home console at this year's E3 in order to remain competitive in the home console race. As exciting as the Wii was a few years back, it's truly showing its age and has become increasingly difficult for third parties to find success on the platform of late. The challenge that Nintendo faces is to make a console that has more to offer than just the valuable 'Nintendo DNA' and the incredible first-party support that we've come to expect. And gimmickry won't be enough to make this a clear leader…I'm hoping that its specs and capabilities will really surprise everyone."
Denis Dyack, President, Silicon Knights:
"If this is true, I am very excited! With the Wii Nintendo showed innovation that resulted in growth for the industry, so I cannot wait to see what they have planned next. Of course, a new Nintendo console will also result in the next round of Nintendo games, which I look forward to playing on day one."
Michael Pachter, Managing Director, Wedbush Securities:
"I have no [previous] knowledge at all, as I get all of my news from Game Informer. With that said, I think that the right time for a launch was in front of the launches of Kinect and Move, and think that Nintendo missed the 'perfect' time to launch in 2009. They could have launched at $300, and would have been competitive with Kinect and Move bundles and may have kept Wii households from upgrading to one of the other consoles. In my view, every Kinect and Move bundle sold cost Nintendo the opportunity to convert or retain a customer, so 2009 was the right time to launch. Once they passed on a 2009 launch, they should have pushed to get the Wii 2 out at the same time as Kinect and Move (late 2010), to at least compete for the market share captured by Microsoft and Sony. Once again, they chose to wait, and recent hardware figures show that they missed an opportunity. I think that there is still significant interest in a Wii 2, particularly from the very large Wii installed base, so it is not 'too late,' but it's also not the 'right time.'"
Lee Jacobson, Senior Vice President of Licensing and Digital Publishing, Atari:
"Nintendo has always marched to the beat of their own drum and never engaged in the same graphical arms race that defined the Xbox 360 and PS3. I for one am excited to see what their next move is at E3, as Atari has always done very well on Nintendo systems and we know that whatever they announce will be high-quality and speak to an audience that is uniquely suited for their system."
John Davison, Vice President of Programming, CBS Interactive/GameSpot:
"It's been clear that something has been brewing at Nintendo for a while, and the timing is absolutely right for them to be making some bold steps with a successor to the Wii. Although very successful for the past few years, they've been incredibly late to a number of parties, and there's a huge opportunity for them to embrace the changes that the audience now expects from a modern game experience. Beyond motion controls or HD graphics, which are a given, there's a lot they could do in terms of digital distribution, cross-device connectivity, and social integration to prove they really 'get it.' Do I think they'll actually do this? Maybe. Judging from the 3DS it's clear they're not completely ready to embrace all of the current trends, but they seem to be taking baby steps in the right direction."
Looking forward to it
Nintendo has always came out with interesting consoles and such and I'm excited to hear what else they have coming out.
If nmh3 is a launch title, than I can say for sure that nintendo has sold a system.
Pachter's right, unless Nintendo, once again, changes the game. They might. 3DS is pretty cool.
i hope they bring it this year at E3
I can't wait to see waht Nintendo has in store for us.
Oh jeez
i totally agree with pachter.


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THE Christmas spirit sizzled in QEII Square last night.
As tiny beads of sweat sparkled on the faces of the seasoned performers, a big crowd was captivated by songs of snow and winter wonderlands.
Albury's Carols by Candlelight was attended by thousands of families and, for the first time, broadcast on a big screen to about 8000 onlookers.
There were electronic candles, as well as new faces on the stage.
Wodonga's Lisa Cullen got her Christmas carol training being pulled in a hay-laden trailer through her home town of Whangarei, New Zealand.
This year things were looking significantly more glamorous for the sales representative, who stepped out to wish onlookers A Merry Little Christmas wearing a white ball gown which could have been plucked straight from Cinderella's closest.
While Ms Cullen had plenty of admirers in wide-eyed little girls and boys, the first-time performer at the Albury carols was also impressed by what she saw.
"It seems to get bigger and bigger," she said.
"It looks fun out there with people sitting there with all the balloons and decorations."
Next to step into the spotlight was Albury High School's Mica Roi Torre.
Fresh from Singapore after a stint playing Nola in The Lion King musical, she danced up a storm with Frosty The Snowman.
Although the vivacious 15-year-old conceded her dance partner was probably the only thing "frosty" about her four-song performance, the temperature refused to drop
below thirty.
Meanwhile, Chiltern's Cathryn McDonald was certainly dressed for a white Christmas in sparkling red dress and small fur-look jacket .
"All of the songs I sang are American Christmas carols and they all mention snow and then that's when I thought the fluffy jacket thing was appropriate," Ms McDonald said.
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Apple Adds Renowned Windows Researcher To Security Team
Apple hired a respected Windows security researcher to help protect its products from future threats. Kristin Paget, formerly known as Chris Paget, is now a member of Apple's security team, according to a report from Wired Enterprise. Paget was one of the handful of hackers Microsoft hired to kick the tires on Windows Vista prior to its launch. Though Vista is still regarded as a giant leap forward in security compared to Windows XP, Paget still found plenty of vulnerabilities that would have otherwise slipped through to the final release, according to the Wired Enterprise report.


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Some of us don't want or need cellphones.
They still make standalone mp3 players and pdas and cameras.
They still even make standalone cell phones.
For Android to kill GPS, they would have to offer it cheaper than a standalone and provide a working GPS function that did not require a cell phone service contract for it to work.
Many computers play DVDs and have TV tuners, but the DVD and television markets are still pretty strong too.
Of course, things are converging slowly.
But IMO devices like GPSes need larger screens than you typically want for your phone, so until we get roll-up or HUD type displays then it's still better to have separate devices for everyday use.
This is why even with "Standalone" map software (e.g. software where all maps are stored on the device, thus not requiring any cellular coverage to work) for my AT&T Tilt 2 (which has a relatively large screen as PDA-phones go), I still use my standalone GPS - while the screen is lower resolution, it's larger. Actually TomTom's PDA software gets hard to use on high-res screens.
I would never use anything that required cellular coverage for basic navigation functions, even though the new Google solution supposedly caches your entire route, that doesn't help you if you miss a turn and go offroute and need a re-calc.
Sprint did this before Google did. If you purchased any smartphone recently from Sprint, (i.e. Touch Pro 2 or Palm Pre), then you already have Sprint Navigation on your phone. It has no additional fees, provides turn-by-turn navigation with text-to-speech (reads the street names to you), and requires an internet connection. I'm sure this didn't have much of an impact on standalone GPS and neither will Google Maps Nav.
They both have the fundamental limitation that they require an active internet connectio
Here's a question: are standalone GPS significantly better than a cell phone GPS?
Most standalone and cell phone GPS receivers are the same. Everyone is using a cheap commodity GPS receiver like the SiRFstar III. Dedicated GPS units often have a better antenna, but the data coming from the receiver is generally the same no matter what the device. Beyond that, it's all what you do with the data in software.
I utterly and completely agree with you - particularly in rural areas, GPS needing 3G or Edge connection isn't going to cut it.
But, this will impact sales. I don't know about TomTom, but my experience with Garmin is that it's routing is shit. I have several units and there are a ton of spots where it will consistently take you via a route that takes much longer, it wants to exit from the fast highway usually one exit too early in order to go the roads beridden with stop signs and lights, and in some cases
I'm on my 4th mobile phone, since the 1980's. Mostly because of gaps here and there, because plans were expensive and I didn't really need a mobile too much.
Now I'm on Pre-Paid and love it. Per month cost is 5 to 10 bucks, which leaves a _lot_ of money for things like buying a GPSr which will work more reliably in most places my mobile phone can't even score 1 bar (like much of Uvas Road, near Morgan Hill, California, where I witnessed an accident, but couldn't make a mobile phone call - nobody could! Th
I thought garmin was about to make an android device [slashgear.com], thus ensuring that they have nothing to worry (essentially a cellphone/gps hybrid or something, same as is released).
Garmin's market cap is ~6B and TomTom's is less than 2B. Apple could buy either with cash on hand. Considering that GPS is a major feature and a major Apple competitor now controls that feature, I think Apple should seriously consider doing so.
uh huh.. like Apple has any interest in nautical or aviation GPS hardware, or any of the other dozens of things Garmin does besides tell you how to get to the nearest McDonalds.
...when there is good, reliable, 3g coverage or better everywhere, and when data charges (especially when roaming abroad) are negligible. But frankly, the places I most need GPS are where coverage is poor and roaming charges are high.
The military uses GPS for targeting. It's not going away until a higher-resolution replacement is found.
The GPS consumer market is a great way for the manufacturers to ditch the receivers that don't pass military QC.
Also, like you say, the most important places to have GPS are places where there isn't cell coverage. They still sell satellite phones for a reason. Not everyone used GPS to get to the store.
I still see a market for standalone units embedded in cars, much like car radios come i
I don't think so. Frankly, I enjoy having a phone that is small-ish and clam shell design.
But even if I liked having an iPhone size screen on my phone, I still want something easily readable. As it stands, the iPhone has what, a 3.5" screen? I prefer my 4.3" Garmin when it's sitting a few feet away and I still need it to be easily readable.
Yes, phones can be bigger, but do you really want huge phones just so they have the ability for dual use dash GPS use?
Standalone GPS will survive for those that want s
TV's with builtin DVD players have nothing to do with it.
The military uses GPS for targeting. It's not going away until a higher-resolution replacement is found.
The GPS consumer market is a great way for the manufacturers to ditch the receivers that don't pass military QC.
Also, like you say, the most important places to have GPS are places where there isn't cell coverage. They still sell satellite phones for a reason. Not everyone used GPS to get to the store.
I'm not exactly sure what you mean by manufacturers ditching receivers that don't pass military QC. Many GPS manufacturers don't make military-specific GPS receivers at all. The primary difference between a consumer and military receiver is the military receiver can decode the code on the encrypted frequency. However, with the corrections provided by WAAS and with selective availability turned off (as it has been for years now) this isn't that big of a deal if you are in North America.
Regardless, you are ta
It sounds like the maps will still only be hosted by Google, rather than stored on the device as with standalone GPSs. As long as that's the case, there will probably still be standalone units.
I agree. When we go on vacation in central NY (Cooperstown area), the cell reception is pretty spotty, let alone use AGPS. If my maps go away, I'm lost.
> If my maps go away, I'm lost.
That reminds me of this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PW1SXDgZieE [youtube.com]
Perhaps in the future Google will launch "Google Life Navigation Beta"
Google isn't dumb.
What if you could "preload" maps of areas you are likely to be in ahead of time into your device? My phone (Blackberry 8330) has a microSD card that could hold all the maps of any place I might head to on vacation. In fact, because it is a microSD card, I could preload many cards with maps and have them available.
While I'm sure the early versions of gMaps and gNavigate will not have this available, I would suspect that Google will no doubt figure out that this gaping whole (no goatse here
That will work if you're going from A to B, and have the route planned already. If you're already lost at X, where they don't have 3G, when you decide you need to use the GPS app, you're out of luck.
I personally still wouldn't get a standalone GPS though. For the times when I'm really lost, I still have an atlas in my car. Hopefully Google will update the iPhone map app to allow turn-by-turn as well. Currently it almost requires a copilot to use, but it's still better than having to print directions beforeh
Google has in theory had the ability to do this on the PC platform for years, but they haven't.
I don't expect to ever see the ability to install a full Google Maps database to an SD card. Until that happens (which I don't think will happen), TomTom and Garmin will always have a place.
Accoding to engadget the route is cached when calculated, so as long as you don't go too far of course....
http://www.engadget.com/2009/10/28/google-navigation-video-hands-on-you-want-this/ [engadget.com]
It'll be an interesting battle of philosophies there. Nobody wants to miss a turn because the Google map didn't download in time, but on the other hand nobody wants to pay $70 to Garmin every time they need to update their maps.
I don't want to talk to a computer unless it has Majel Roddenberry's voice.
(picking up mouse and talking into it) "Computer?"
Oh, a keyboard. How quaint.
As opposed to using the standalone GPS while you are on your phone.
Yep, the silence is deafening.
1) It doesn't work EVERYWHERE. I'm not talking about everywhere with a wireless signal. I'm talking about EVERYWHERE.
2) I'm not going to pay a monthly fee to use something. I paid Microsoft $X for Streets & Trips. It's one of the rare programs that I will spend the time to virtualize. It's gotten me east coast to west coast with only 1 problem, and that was user error (Grand Canyon Park is NOT the same as "Grand Canyon", the geographic center. Though it was an interesting drive into nothing).
3) AT&T is choking hard with a ton of people browsing the web. Imagine if everyone on the road suddenly was streaming a few K/s. It would bring the network to its knees. I somehow doubt that AT&T is going to pull through and upgrade.
Good thing Droid, the first phone to introduce this turn-by-turn Google Maps, is coming out on Verizon.
1) It doesn't work EVERYWHERE. I'm not talking about everywhere with a wireless signal. I'm talking about EVERYWHERE.
I don't think that'll be a limitation for long. Some smart phones already have real GPS chips rather that just AGPS and there is no reason they couldn't store maps locally. I think the Droid already pre-caches maps along any route you select so it shouldn't be hard to extend that functionality a bit.
I don't know about Android, but for Windows Mobile (and I'm fairly certain iPhone), phones do.
Take a guess who is providing the maps and software for that approach?
Yup, TomTom and Garmin.
Google "Garmin Mobile XT".
In theory Google could offer a solution with a client side full map database, but it would be inconsistent with how they have done business in the past. Android's new mapping solution won't kill TomTom or Garmin for the same reason Google Earth and Google Maps haven't killed products like:
>>I'm not going to pay a monthly fee to use something.
It's free.
>>AT&T is choking hard with a ton of people browsing the web
It's Verizon.
(Which makes statement #1 so amazing to actually be true. They are firmly within the anal-violation school of retail pricing.)
Will Google and Android Kill Standalone GPS?
Will Google and Android and Verizon Kill Standalone GPS?
I'll personally replace my outdoors-oriented Garmin when I can get a bicycle-mountable, rucksack-clippable, fully waterproof (i.e. submerge for a significant length of time, not just splashproof), robust and accurate GPS device. That doesn't cost more than I paid for the Garmin in the first place. And can run on AA batteries for long periods of time, so I can swap batteries when they run down.
In fact, I probably still won't replace my Garmin even if they match those features. If I'm trekking around outdoors with the thing, it's nice to know that losing or smashing it won't result in the loss of my phone, address book, PDA, MP3 and video player, camera
For stuff like car satnav devices I can see GPS-enabled phones making more of a dent, since the top of a car dashboard is a much friendlier environment for a phone. Moreover it's somewhere you'd probably want a phone anyhow, so you can use it handsfree, listen to music, etc. The really slick car satnav designs are integrated into the dash, though. Given we've already seen ipod docks built into cars, maybe in the future we're looking at a much more full-featured dock that'll connect the phone to audio, dash display, GPS antenna, etc. On the other hand, given computers are cheap and get cheaper, maybe that'll be unnecessary as the car will have bucketloads of integrated computers already.
I've owned a Garmin for well over a decade, and I've not seen one app on any phone that could match it for functionality. All the apps-on-phones will show you a map (usually network scraped from Google Maps or the like), but very few will have a single-key "Mark This Spot" (aka Man Overboard), or an easy Waypoint database, or easy Routing between waypoints, or measure useful things like Velocity Made Good (velocity towards target, not velocity in your current heading). There's a way to edit some of
Not really about when are we going to throw away our Garmins. It's about garming charging for maps, road construction, safety camera info, updates. I was debating about paying the $150 for lifetime maps for my Nuvi. But it's locked to a single device, not editable in anyway and pricey (on top of the $180 single use device.) All thoughts of purchasing that are now gone for this phone. I will keep my garmin Vista (or replace with similar) for riding the quads/motorcycles/mountain bikes where there are no
Phones are relatively fragile, and their batteries are relatively feeble; by comparison my hiking GPS takes two easy-swapped AA's and gives 12-16 hours of use from them, and it takes all the abuse I can think to give it.
I wouldn't want to risk my phone-GPS running down my phone-phone: that's a safety fail just waiting to happen.
These arguments don't apply to driving GPS, where there's power available, or mooching-round-town GPS, where trips are short and safety non-critical. So smartphone GPS won't kill th
the London black cab drivers
Hey! It's African American dude!
Why does it work for the US only? Google Maps are most certainly available in other countries, and just because you have no need for a GPS doesn't discount it. TomTom is based out of Europe, for one.
If like me, you live in a small European country, where within the country there is practically no need for the GPS because you know most of the country by heart.
How small? Monaco?
There are two situations where I feel GPS is useful for driving:
1. For the last few miles of your journey to an unfamiliar town. I can easily find my way from London to Manchester without GPS. Sat Nav is a big help finding my way to a specific street address once I'm there.
2. For finding back-roads, when the route you know is blocked. There's really only one 'A' road leading from my parent's home in West Wales, to the Midlands. When a motorbike accident caused the police to
All well and good it's free, and even if I could pre-plan a route and store that info on the deivce, it still creates big headaches when i can't access a cellular network data service and I want to search for something.
Also, my understanding is this is at best a basic GPS, turn by turn with limited lane identification, but no real-time route updates, automatic traffic reporting, etc.
For the casual user on their once or twice a year road trip to a popular destination, it's fine. For people who spend their l
Maybe Garmin/TomTom will replace their current OS with Android. However, I don't see any outdoorsman/athlete tossing their Garmin device for a GPS enabled cell phone. Why? Garmin devices are purpose built, they can be strapped to my wrist, my arm, they are waterproof, I can easily mount it to the handlebars of my mountain/road bike, they have heart rate monitors built in, I can attach a secondary transponder to my dogs when they are out herding so I know where they are.
I also love the fact that they can download maps from the National Geographic Topographic Map Series [natgeomaps.com]. Now there's nothing that would stop someone from writing a android app to interface with these maps. But currently google maps doesn't help me out on the trail.
Garmin is a brand and people buy their products for the features, nobody buys Garmin b/c of the underlying OS.
There are plenty of reasons that a route-based GPS is not all-encompassing (pun intended); a lot of places are not available by road, or the road ended long ago and now the GPS is saying you're essentially in a brown or green void.
I can see that this is not necessarily
Right, now imagine having both on one device.
Google's Satnav app for getting you to the nearest parking lot, then switching over to a Geocaching app like BlackStar for the Blackberry or Geocaching's iPhone app for the "final sprint" to the cache.
Personally, I have a Blackberry and since I started using BlackStar I pretty much abandoned my dedicated GPS. The ability to just say "show me the 20 caches nearest to me right now" and go find one on the spur of the moment, then log it immediately - that's too com
I go hiking/camping nearly every-other weekend during the summer and even some in winter. Cell signals are poor to non-existent (when they do exist, it's never 3g) and I might have not have access to a power source for a couple days up to a week.
Good luck with finding a cell-phone that can fit that bill.
Those problems aren't unsolvable. You've just laid out part of a design spec for a device which isn't impossible with today's technology. First, cell signals might not be good, so you need the option to download maps ahead of time and save them to the phone. Second, battery life is limited, and when you're far away from any power source, the cell phone eats too much power. Well you just solved part of the problem with your definition of the problem. Locations where you're far from power sources tends t
In the same way that Walmart comes into a town and destroys local businesses, Google can enter into an industry/sector and destroy most of the competition overnight by giving an application away for free. Who is going to pay $100 for a Maps Application now (or more for a hardware device) when they can just download one for free.
Isn't this the same type of stuff we accused Microsoft of doing years ago? Yup, Walmart, I mean Google strikes again. Pray whatever industry you're in Google doesn't decide to suddenly release a free product.
Others have commented on issues like lack of ruggedization and local caching of maps (at least for some device/software combinations), and display size and mountability to stuff like mountain bikes. Another reason why dedicated GPS devices probably aren't going away any time soon: quality of the GPS receiver itself. The GPS receiver built into the iPhone, at least, is sort of weak sauce. While it works well enough in a car, if you get any kind of overhead obstruction at all (even a few tree branches, for example), the signal quickly drops to essentially nothing. This is why TomTom felt the need to offer an external GPS receiver as part of their iPhone car kit.
Don't get me wrong, I really like the GPS built into my iPhone, and frequently find it useful... but it's far from a complete replacement for a standalone device.
Garmin makes all sorts of products besides standalone GPS. They make specialized GPS units for use in various sports. They make aviation GPS and marine GPS. And they make modules to be incorporated into other products. Most of those they've been making longer than they've been in the handheld business. They're not going to die if the handheld and auto GPS markets are severely cut into by cellphones.
One issue with phone based GPS units is that they go stupid when there's no cell coverage. Thats easily fixed: Just load the map database onto the unit ahead of time. My standalone Garmin has a map update that comes on DVD that fits on a 2GB memory card with space to spare. With a smartphone with 8GB+ you could easily put the whole US/Canada database on it, or just the part of the country you need.
Garmin had this available for PDAs a while back, before flash memory was cheap. They could release a loada
Remember when they added DVD drives to computers, and everyone stopped buying DVD players? Good times.
I mean, why would anyone need both?
I doubt it will do any good while I'm out on my boat. I have a Garmin chartplotter GPS that shows marine chart information. Of course I guess there's no reason they couldn't add it, for coastal and inland waters anyways.
Maybe this will apply some pressure on Garmin and/or TomTom to not gouge quite so heavily for updated maps. (It's in the neighborhood of $70 to upgrade your maps the last time I looked, which makes one question whether to update the maps or just buy a newer, perhaps more feature-laden, device. Which is likely the reason for the gouge.)
I've heard various descriptions of what the location technology in these phones is -- Recently, a fairly knowledgeable person said that "assisted GPS" meant it used cell p
I don't think standalone GPS is going to go away but it is probably going to drop significantly in marketshare. Between cars with built in GPS and phones with GPS options, the handheld units are going to go the way of the standalone PDA to some degree. They're useful and right now because they outperform the phone based GPS systems but much like MP3 players they are going to get increasingly integrated. There might me a small remaining market for standalone units but only so long as they can offer featur
My wife can take our Garmin in her car if she needs it or I could let a friend borrow it; I'm not going to lend my phone to someone to use as a GPS. Sure, I'll find it useful to have a working GPS on my phone, for like most things (camera, gps) I'm gonna go with the dedicated device for when I really need quality.
Imagine what will happen when the iphone will actually support bluetooth internet. garmins and other not-monthly-subscription devices can be left in the car an still have access to updates when you walk in the car.
Probably not.
However, Google might concievably kill the market for GPS software for smartphones - which is something TomTom and others have invested in recently.
I'm not a heavy GPS user - if I was (and/or if I planned to use GPS overseas), I'd go for a standalone unit, for all the reasons discussed here by other posters. However, I got a HTC Hero phone, and it seemed a bit of a waste to have a GPS-capable phone with no turn-by-turn software so I bought Copilot - not perfect, but (IMHO) great value for mon
I have, if I can remember correctly, seven separate GPS units including two in each car (Magellan), two handheld units that are waterproof for sea kayaking (both Garmin but one has all the US marine charts and both do tracking), one stand-alone Garmin for our 1974 Carver 25-foot cabin cruiser that can take inputs from depth sounder and radar plus contains maps and charts for the entire west coast of North America (Garmin), one aviation-oriented Garmin that contains aviation charts and interfaces with my glider's computer, and one Magellan hand-held that my business used when we did a wireless ISP.
Even though my iPhone has a very inexpensive GPS application for marine charts (with downloadable maps), and even though I often take it (in a water-tight enclosure) with me sea kayaking, it's not likely to replace the hand held waterproof Garmins because they have specialized features (trip counters, currents, etc) that are easier to access and screens made for use in bright sunlight.
Similarly, the GPS units made specifically for aviation and marine use are not likely to be replaced by a combination cell phone/GPS. You need more than turn-by-turn instructions when flying from thermal to thermal in a glider, for instance.
And although many late model cars come with built-in GPS systems these are expensive to upgrade and do not allow any changes while the car is moving (even by the passenger). Their screens can be fabulous but the annoyance of having to pull over and stop if something changes has made several of my friends go buy a Nuvi just so they can get the functionality they want. So all their built-in units do is track and display speed, direction, etc. The turn-by-turn is left up to the stand-alone unit mounted on the windshield.
The biggest hurdle to mass use of cell phone GPS devices is likely to be the simple fact that 3G coverage is going to be spotty for a long time to come. Rural Oregon, Idaho, Nevada or Montana is not likely to have either wifi or 3G except along the main Interstate highways or in larger cities. And the same will hold true for many other states. Combine this with the handicap of the cell phone screen which is often too small to be seen when mounted 2 or 3 feet away on the dashboard or windshield and you will have people buying stand-alone GPS systems for a long time to come.
But the market for the stand-alone units is likely to shrink. Pedestrians or byclists who stay in town would take their cell phone anyway and having it track their rides or walks would make them unlikely to buy one of the Garmin wrist-mounted units. And if I traveled to a large city on business I'd take my iPhone but probably not a GPS unit; the iPhone could do whatever I needed it to do with the likelihood of 3G coverage.
I seriously doubt that stand alone gps can truly ever be replaced... not for gps apps/solutions that rely on connectivity.
Perfect example: I recently finished a 6,000 mile road trip across Canada and back. Both my traveling companion and I had iPhones. We both turned off all data for the entire time we were in Canada... if we hadn't we'd have gotten multi-thousand dollar bills from Rogers Internet for data roaming. Think I'm kidding? last Canada road trip, my traveling companion didn't turn hers off. Got a call from AT&T halfway into the trip asking if she meant to be racking up $2000 in data roaming. Took us a couple days to get the pucker marks out of the passenger seat.
(okay, I kid about the pucker marks, but not about the bill or the call from AT&T).
Google Maps is great, but it relies on an active data connection... something you don't always have available whether due to low signal or STUPID high prices.
Stand-alone units don't have this problem.
The most Annoying flaw in my cellphone GPS, (with which I've driven across the country) Is when I'm late to an appointment, I need to phone ahead, but can't because I'd lose navigation.
That said, real time traffic, and weather related road outages, along with reactive routing are necessary features for a congested metropolis.
The unconnected GPS is dead.
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Sarasota Junior League project at Kobernik-Anchin includes comforts of some long-ago mid-century home.
Aqua kitchen cabinets with chrome handles. A black-and-white tile floor. Cafe curtains with little cherries on them. You would almost expect June Cleaver to be mixing up an after-school snack for Wally and the Beaver in her apron and high heels.
Instead, residents of the Memory Support Unit at the Kobernik-Anchin retirement community are shaping and decorating dough, as volunteers guide them through a monthly baking activity. The new 1950s-style space — brought to life through a Sarasota Junior League project — is designed to evoke positive buried emotions about the comforts of some long-ago mid-century home.
Anna Kulbersh, who grew up in the Dorchester-Roxbury area of Boston, joyfully describes the kitchen where she cooked as a bride.
"I remember the electric stove, because they had just come out," she says. "I was baking in an electric oven and it was beautiful; the cakes came out super. You turned the pan over and out came the cake! Then came the frosting — beautiful chocolate frosting."
Her mention of chocolate launches some spirited table talk about a kosher candy store that another resident owned in Brooklyn.
As dementia progresses, short-term memories erode, making it hard to complete something so simple as a household task or even a coherent conversation. But these residents' long-term memories endure, somewhere inside, and their faces light up as they reminisce.
"When you bring them into a space like this, it triggers something," says April Moschini, activity director at the Anchin Pavilion. "It awakens their memories; it brings them back to maybe their first home as a married woman or married man. I've even had a couple of gentlemen who've said, 'You know, you didn't do this part right.' "
The kitchen is a work in progress. Residents helped sew the cafe curtains. Moschini's husband placed peel-and-stick chrome around the countertop and tables, and Junior Leaguers spray-painted the tables' pedestal bases to look like chrome. A wish list for donations includes an authentic 1950s kitchen table that residents can gather around — as well as old cooking utensils that their hands instantly remember how to hold.
More than 5 million Americans are believed to suffer from Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia, with the number expected to triple by 2050. Cures and prevention remain elusive goals, but as more is learned about what parts of the brain are most afflicted, behavioral therapies are developing.
Music is a proven stimulus, and "multisensory environmental therapy" — reproducing the sights, sounds, smells and feels of safe and familiar surroundings — has been successful in improving mood and lowering aggression.
There are reports of 1950s kitchens at several British dementia facilities. But the one at Kobernik-Anchin may be the first in this area.
The Junior League picks a number of "Done in a Day" projects every year, says League president Kelly Martinson. Each comes with a budget of $500, a time limit of 24 hours and instant gratification — kind of like one of those reality home-decor makeover TV shows. Martinson says the kitchen idea was chosen because it fit with the diversity of recipients the League sought. Also, she said, "It sounded like fun."
Moschini and Martinson searched online for 1950s kitchen references "to get a feel for the color scheme, the black-and-white tiles and red accents and cabinet colors," Martinson says.
"We had eight members come in on a Saturday and do the painting and floor, and put everything in place," she says. "The patio still has some work to do, but we painted it and put out flowers."
Moschini says it was Martinson's idea to include a screened porch in the project. The kitchen "was a culmination of a lot of ideas put together. This was just really a very plain space before, and it wasn't utilized very much by the residents unless we dragged them down here to do something." The vintage design "kind of came from our previous administrator, who said a 1950s room would be nice to have."
The formerly unused space, at the end of a long hallway, now attracts visiting families as well as residents, Moschini says.
"Last night we had so many people sitting out here," she adds, smiling. "We had old records on the stereo from the '50s, and they were just hanging out for the sunset and enjoying the outdoor porch. Maybe about four or five years ago was the last time I saw anyone doing that here."


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The Kimberton Lions Club will be hold its Basket & Handbag Bingo on Saturday, Feb. 9. Many prizes will be awarded such as Longberger baskets and authentic designer handbags.The event will start at noon and be held at the Zion Luthern Church on Route 724 in Phoenixville.Admission is $25 and no children are permitted.
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Chester County/Main Line CHADD presents a half-day conference, "ADHD and the Brain – Unlocking Potential," on Saturday, Feb. 9 (snow date: March 30), from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The conference will be held at West Chester University's Sykes Student Union, 110 W. Rosedale Ave., West Chester.
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Russell L. Newburn retired teacher for the Marlington Local School District, and current choir director, organist, and director of handbells for the Science Hill United Church of Christ, will present a Lenten Midweek Organ Recital on Wednesday, March 31 at noon in Mount Union College's Dewald Chapel.
Newburn received his bachelor's degree in elementary education in 1960 from Mount Union College and his master's in education from Ashland College in 1981.
His teachers included Fern Miller, Broadus Staley and Eva Lee Sackett.
He is a member of the Alliance Alumni Chapter, Canton Chapter of American Guild of Organists, and the Musicians National Network of the United Church of Christ.
As a lifetime resident of the Alliance area, he is also a member of the Alliance Kiwanis Club, Alliance Music Study Club, Alliance Area Concert Association, and Science Hill United Church of Christ.


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- CBS Highlights - LaQuinton Ross scored 22 points and Aaron Craft added 12, including a late free throw, to lead Ohio State past No. 22 Michigan State 69-67 on Sunday.
- CBS Highlights - LaQuinton Ross scored 22 points and Aaron Craft added 12 as Ohio State defeated Michigan State 69-67 on Sunday. Ian Eagle and Greg Anthony recap all the action from Value City Arena.
- CBS Highlights - Ohio State held Michigan State without a basket over the last 4:30 as the Buckeyes beat the Spartans 69-67 on Sunday. Tracy Wolfson spoke with seniors Aaron Craft and Lenzelle Smith Jr. as well as head coach Thad Matta after the game.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - This was a fitting way for Aaron Craft to close out his final home game.
The hard-nosed point guard led Ohio State's voracious defense down the stretch - even diving for a big rebound in the final 25 seconds - helping the Buckeyes rally past No. 22 Michigan State 69-67 on Sunday.
"Probably the poetic justice way to end the game was the way he did it," Michigan State coach Tom Izzo said. "I give him a lot of credit for that."
A lot of Buckeyes made big plays down the stretch as the Spartans went scoreless for the final 4:30. Ohio State (23-8, 10-8 Big Ten) scored the final four points.
The Spartans (23-8, 12-6) had the ball with the game tied at 67, but Adreian Payne lost it to Craft with just over a minute left for Michigan State's 16th turnover. Payne finished with 23 points.
Shannon Scott's 14-foot jumper went in and out, but Ohio State's Amir Williams - a Michigan native - was fouled on the rebound. The junior, a target for fans who are critical of what they believe is lethargic play, hit the second of two free throws with 37.2 seconds remaining.
Izzo called a timeout to draw up a play, but it was the Buckeyes who drew up a better one.
"We drew the play that they ran against Wisconsin; we actually went through it at shootaround today," Ohio State coach Thad Matta said. "It was like, `Chances are, fellas, they might try to run this again."'
With Williams stuck inside on a screen, athletic Sam Thompson took two quick steps to close quickly, applying pressure to the 6-foot-10 Payne on a 3-pointer with 27 seconds left.
"I had to adjust my shot in the air and it came up short," said Payne, an Ohio native who played AAU ball on the same team with Craft and former Buckeye Jared Sullinger.
With the ball bounding loose, Craft went to the floor to control it like a defensive back pouncing on a fumble. The senior was tied up on the play, but the possession arrow favored the Buckeyes with 24.8 seconds remaining.
Craft, who has suffered through a poor shooting year, then was fouled with 20.9 seconds left. He clanked the first but made the second for his 12th point.
The Buckeyes were 19 of 31 at the line for the game. They made two of six foul shots over the final 90 seconds, with Craft's free throw pushing the lead to two.
Gary Harris, who scored 12 points for Michigan State, grabbed the rebound and dribbled to the other end but his off-balance attempt with 2 seconds left was off. Payne crashed the boards but Lenzelle Smith Jr., Ohio State's only other senior, tipped the ball away just before the buzzer sounded.
"I just wanted to keep (Harris) from getting to the basket and try to contest his shot as much as possible," Craft said. "He got a move, got a shot off, and luckily it was short and Lenzelle did a phenomenal job of tipping the ball so Adreian couldn't tip-dunk it to make it go into overtime."
LaQuinton Ross had 22 points for the Buckeyes, who had lost their last two games.
Both Ohio State and Michigan State are headed for the Big Ten tournament this week, and then will move on to the NCAA tourney.
Denzel Valentine added 11 points for the Spartans (23-8, 12-6), who have lost seven of 11.
Izzo was upset that Michigan State was called for 22 personal fouls to 12 against the Buckeyes. The Spartans were hamstrung by foul trouble all game and Harris, Branden Dawson and point guard Keith Appling each finished with four fouls.
But for most of the game, it was Ohio State which took the ball inside or drove to the hoop.
"I didn't like the way all my guys were on the bench," Izzo said. "I didn't like the way we were playing, afraid to foul and afraid to move. We scored enough points to win, we shot well enough to win. They drove the ball and we couldn't keep them in front of us. But I've got two of my best defenders on the bench. There were some bright spots, but a disappointing loss."
Craft had four steals to give him 328, breaking a tie with Illinois' Bruce Douglas to become the Big Ten's career leader.
"I'm not worried about how I'm going to be remembered," he said. "It's all (about) moving forward. This is how we need to continue to play down the stretch. This needs to be our calling card."
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Harvey to make starting case in front of Giants' Bochy
Right-hander leads Mets in opener against San Francisco's Lincecum
By Chris Iseman / 7/7/2013 6:07 PM ET
Matt Harvey's one of the best pitchers in the National League, there's no denying that. He earned a spot on the NL All-Star team, and Mets fans are calling for him to get the starting nod for the Midsummer Classic at Citi Field.
How Harvey pitches on Monday night could help make that a reality.
Harvey will have the chance to pitch in front of NL manager Bruce Bochy, who will ultimately make the decision as to whether Harvey starts the All-Star Game. Bochy said Sunday he has a good idea of who he's going to pick, but the candidates' next couple of outings could "slightly" influence the decision.
Harvey said since the call is out of his control, he's just focused on helping the Mets win.
"It's one thing I can't decide," Harvey said. "I've got two more starts left, and I have to go out there obviously and put up zeros, and do everything I can to help the Mets."
He's already been doing that all season.
But Monday night will also be his first chance to rebound from his toughest outing of the year. Against Arizona last week, Harvey gave up five runs on nine hits with three walks and nine strikeouts over six innings. It broke a streak of 24 straight starts of four runs or fewer.
It was his lone blip on an otherwise stellar resume.
Harvey leads the NL with 141 strikeouts. He spent much of the season leading the league in ERA also, but fell to fourth after his last start.
Harvey has only faced the Giants once in his young career, and that came on July 31 of last season. He went six innings, allowing three runs on four hits with three walks and seven strikeouts, taking the loss in the Mets' 4-1 defeat.
And Harvey will be the second superb pitcher San Francisco faces in as many days. The Giants had the tough task of going up against Dodgers stud Clayton Kershaw on Sunday. And on Wednesday, San Francisco will face the Mets' other hard-throwing young pitcher, former Giants prospect Zack Wheeler.
"We'll see some really good arms the next few days," Bochy said. "It's important to pitch well and score runs for our staff."
San Francisco will have Tim Lincecum on the mound to oppose Harvey on Monday night.
Mets manager Terry Collins said Harvey will be ready to make his case to be the All-Star Game starter when he pitches in front of Bochy.
"He's all fired up about the All-Star thing, the situation," Collins said after Harvey's last start. "Next week, he's going to pitch against the Giants, and it's going to be a nice, cool evening. It's going to be in front of Bruce, so I'm sure he's going to be all fired up."
Mets: Satin giving Mets difficult situation
Josh Satin's bat has been too hot for the Mets to keep out of the lineup completely. So when they promoted Ike Davis from Triple-A Las Vegas back to the Majors on Friday, the Mets had to figure out how to make sure Satin gets his at-bats.
With his 3-for-4 performance in New York's series finale against Milwaukee on Sunday, Satin has an 11-game hitting streak, and has reached base safely in 16 consecutive games. He's hitting .409 during the streak, which goes back to June 25.
It's also the longest hitting streak by a Met this season.
Collins has maintained that Satin and Davis will not platoon at first base. Satin could see some time in the outfield.
For now, he's making it tough for the Mets to sit him down.
Marlon Byrd needs one more RBI to set his career high for most before the All-Star break. He enters Monday night's game with 43 RBIs.
: David Wright carries an eight-game hitting streak into the Mets' series against San Francisco. He's hitting .333 during the run.
Giants: Pence looks to earn trip to All-Star Game
While Harvey will try to prove he deserves to start the All-Star Game, Giants outfielder Hunter Pence will try to show he belongs on the same team.
Pence is one of five candidates for the Final Vote balloting, which goes until Thursday. If he makes the team, he would join teammates Buster Posey, Marco Scutaro and Madison Bumgarner.
Worth noting
Lincecum had two solid starts against the Mets last season. He went 2-0 with a 1.50 ERA. It continued a run of strong starts against New York. In his career, Lincecum is 5-1 with a 2.59 ERA against the Mets.


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Skip to comments.Putin aide: 'Miliband's hatred for Russia runs in family'
Posted on 08/04/2007 5:09:54 PM PDT by Tailgunner Joe
A key adviser to President Vladimir Putin accused Foreign Secretary David Miliband of 'anti-Russian racism' over his handling of the Alexander Litvinenko affair.
It was claimed Mr Miliband let his personal views cloud his judgment in the recent tit-for-tat diplomat expulsion row over the murder of ex-KGB operative Litvinenko.
Last month the Foreign Secretary expelled Russian diplomats from Britain after the Kremlin refused to sanction the extradition of the prime suspect in the murder case.
President Putin responded by throwing out several British Embassy officials and banning visas for other UK diplomats.
Now Russian political analyst Gleb Pavlovsky, who is close to the Russian President, has claimed Mr Miliband inherited anti-Russian sentiments from his family.
The comments were last night being viewed as a sign of Moscow's bitterness towards Britain over the Litvinenko affair and the UK Government's refusal to extradite tycoon Boris Berezovsky to Moscow.
The attack came in Russian nationalist newspaper Tvoi Den. Mr Pavlovsky said: "David Miliband's hatred for Russia was inherited from his grandfather."
The newspaper said that in the Twenties the Foreign Secretary's grandfather, Samuel, then Shimon, Miliband, a native of the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, had fought under the command of Trotsky 'eliminating' white Russians opposed to Communism.
He later came to England with his son Ralph, who became a Marxist academic, and whose sons David and Ed now serve in the Cabinet.
"David absorbed anti-Sovietism, as the saying goes, with his mother's milk," said Mr Pavlovsky.
On May 22, 2007, British officials charged Andrei Lugovoi, a former KGB official, with Litvinenko's murder, announcing they would seek his extradition from Russia.
But a Russian official stated it was against the Russian constitution to perform extraditions of its citizens. Lugovoi denies any involvement.
Putin's loyalty to the EVIL EMPIRE that exterminated his own people never swerved. He never betrayed the communist cause and he considers those who did to be traitors even to this day! Traitors to what? The Soviet Communism he still believes in?!
Why does Putin refuse to remove the hideous corpse of Vladimir "Lenin" Ulyanov from Red Square? Why did he personally intervene to prevent the removal of the Hammer and Sickle from the ceremonial Russian flag? Why does he glorify Lenin's "Cheka," the forerunner of the KGB?
Vladimir Putin's father was a Soviet NKVD agent. If anyone was suckled on hatred for the Russian people, it is the Chekist Putin himself, the true traitor to his own.
Someone's already drunk his entire vodka ration for the nest week.
Vlad, you might want to send this guy to the clinic to dry out.
The newspaper said that in the Twenties the Foreign Secretary's grandfather, Samuel, then Shimon, Miliband, a native of the Jewish ghetto in Warsaw, had fought under the command of Trotsky 'eliminating' white Russians opposed to Communism. ==
It is the usual story. During Civil war 1917-22 may international commies had anti-Russian hatred just because teh Russians fought against them.
Based on ancestry, Miliband if anything would be pro-Soviet, not anti-Soviet.==
He is to be pro-Soviet and anti-Russian.
Vladimir Putin's father was a Soviet NKVD agent.==
Yeah? Got the prove?
"the Soviets did the most to win WWII"
yeah, like starting it hand in hand with Nazis...
You're going to get the pro Commies around here riled up!
It's no secret that post-Versailles, Germany had a tough time finding ways and means to get their economy up and running again. It's widely accepted that Versailles was a dumb treaty
which led to WWII.
Did you think Russia is communist? If so, your posting credibility is at stake here.
"Did you think Russia is communist?"
The Russian government was communist. The problem is that there are still plenty of communists left over from the Soviet days.
I guess so if you say so.
'I am of Scots heritage'
De ye belong tae Glasgow ?
You must visit Scotland . I had som fantastic holidays there in my youth.
Regarding the present British - Russian barney, there is another factor that the media over here seldom mentions.
Since the late 1990s the Labour Govt granted asylum to several Chechian 'separatists', one is Ahmed Dasuev, can't remember the others. These induviduals are nasty baskets who are believed to have tortured and beheaded civilians suspected of siding with Russia. They are championed by Amnesty International and the way many actors and writers speak about them, you would think that a messiah has arrived here ! The BBC consistently describes the 'Russian occupation 'of Chechnia and one correspondent compared the Chechian terrorists with the French Resistance in WW2.
Understandably the Russians are hacked off about this, the UK is supposed to be fighting a war against international terrorism yet we are sheltering these creatures.
As I understand it, this may be at the root of Moscow's present attitude.
Where is Chechnia anyway ? Is it true that they are of the Moslem loony faith ?
Still, this does not explain the fact of war being started by TWO totalitarian regimes.
I guess I'm one of these Eastern European offspring with an axe to grind which does not believe in a ways of war.
I also do not believe in pure intentions of communist helping topple Nazis. Freeing people from concentration camps?
Not really, just placing them elsewhere with changed names.
It's none of your damn business who I am, Putinista. All you need to know is that I'm an American, unlike yourself.
They're trying to say that the Bolsheviks were all jews who hated Russians. They excuse Putin's own Bolshevism, though, as well as his continued adulation of the EVIL EMPIRE. Putin has not even shown the slightest regret for his unswerving loyalty to bolshevism. He considers those who betrayed the Bolshevik evil as traitors to Russia itself. Clearly the two things are one and the same in Putin's diseased mind.
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