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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks fell sharply Wednesday, with the S&P 500 Index ending lower for a fourth consecutive trading session, after aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. cut its global demand outlook and Chevron Corp. warned of lower earnings.
The S&P 500 SPX, -0.49% declined 8.92 points, or 0.6%, to close at 1,432.56, with energy the greatest laggard and financials the best performer of its major industry groups. See: Energy stocks drag down S&P 500.
"Sooner or later you give some back. Given how optimistic the markets had become, there is room for disappointment," said Bruce McCain, chief investment strategist at Key Private Bank in Cleveland.
Reiterating Wall Street is in need of consolidation after a climb that has the S&P 500 Index up nearly 14% on the year, McCain believes a pullback to between 1,365 and 1,400 would not be unreasonable, and would "take a little air out of the inflated sentiment bubble in the market."
: From bear market fears and historic volatility to edging toward historic highs, a look at how markets have changed from October 2011 to now.
Q4: Be afraid, very afraid
Think the election, now just a month away, as well as Washington gridlock, the "fiscal cliff' and Europe in crisis. Despite recent gains, many investors are still uncertain about the market's staying power.
• 5 charts every investor needs this quarter
• Hulbert: Second-guessing Halloween indicator
• Why stock investors shouldn't fight 'QE3'
• Cash is king over stocks, bonds and REITs
• Brace for bleak S&P 500 earnings
The major indexes retained the bulk of their losses after the release of the Federal Reserve's Beige Book of economic conditions, which found modest expansion since the prior report. See: Fed's take of modest U.S. growth.
The information "is nothing we don't already know nationally with just regional differentiation of note," Peter Boockvar, equity strategist at Miller Tabak, said in an emailed comment.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.59% fell 128.56 points, or 1%, to close at 13,344.97, dropping for a third trading session.
Of the 30 Dow components, 26 ended lower.
Alcoa AA, -1.09% was the biggest loser in the Dow, falling 4.6%. The aluminum company late Tuesday reported third-quarter profit that topped expectations on increased demand from airplane and automobile makers, but trimmed its forecast for the world's appetite for the metal it produces, citing China's economic slowdown. See: Brace for worst earnings since recession rebound.
Alcoa's results were "a little better than expected, but it's difficult to judge an entire earnings season because of Alcoa, a weak stock in what has been a weak sector the entire year," said Randy Frederick, managing director of active trading and derivatives at Charles Schwab.
Chevron CVX, +0.53% was another big decliner in the Dow, with the stock sinking 4.2%. The oil company late Tuesday warned falling crude prices and reduced production would result in "substantially lower" earnings. Chevron's stock was also hit the day after the Supreme Court declined to halt a $19 billion judgment against Chevron by an Ecuadorean court for polluting the Amazon. See: Chevron sees profit hit by Hurricane Isaac.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. WMT, -0.11% rose 1.7%, leading blue-chip gains after the discount retailer said it would add U.S. stores after a "very strong" back-to-school season. Read Market Extra: Wal-Mart confident about holiday sales.
The Nasdaq Composite COMP, -0.80% retreated 13.24 points, or 0.4%, to end at 3,051.78.
Around 590 million shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Composite volume topped 3.2 billion shares.
"The key for us is QE3 pushed the S&P 500 to a level we thought we could get to by Dec. 31, not Sept. 30, so now we have to wait for the solid data to catch up with the enthusiasm," Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank in Chicago, said of the Federal Reserve's third round of quantitative easing, launched late last month.
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In recent months, warnings from a broad swath of American corporations have directed expectations lower, prompting analysts to predict the first profit decline in three years, so the third-quarter expectations bar is already low.
"Companies have been guiding their outlooks down and I'm hopeful that now — [in] the first negative quarter in earnings since who knows when — we'll be able to jump over the limbo stick, because it's so low," said BMO's Ablin.
On Wednesday, Yum Brands Inc. YUM, -1.58% shares rallied 8% a day after the owner of the Taco Bell and KFC fast-food chains reported better-than-expected quarterly income on increased sales in the United States and China. See: Yum Brands profit rises 23%
Job openings fell for a second month in August, down by 32,000 to 3.561 million from a revised 3.593 million the month before, the Labor Department reported.
Business leaders are reluctant to hire ahead of the U.S. presidential election, said Ablin, who added the hesitation has more to do with uncertainty than worries about which candidate wins.
"It's a matter of having clarity rather than the outcome, to know what the rules are before writing the check," he said.

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October 2009—Michelle Yeoh is recognized internationally for her work as a film star, action heroine, and humanitarian. Acclaimed for her portrayals of strong female characters and for performing her own stunts in such films as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, she has long been involved with Asian and global charities, among them amfAR, for which she serves as an ambassador. Yeoh was born in Malaysia of ethnic Chinese parents and is now based in Hong Kong.
TREAT Asia Report: You've been involved in the fight against AIDS for many years as a patron of AIDS Concern Hong Kong and as an amfAR ambassador. What convinced you that this issue needed your support?
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TA Report: From your perspective, what are the most pressing issues facing Chinese communities, in China and across Asia, when it comes to confronting HIV/AIDS and supporting people living with HIV?
Yeoh: Stigma and discrimination are two of the biggest problems. Families and communities are the heart of Chinese life, but so many times I've seen the stigma of HIV/AIDS break those bonds—discrimination by relatives, neighbors rejecting long-time friends.
One of the most heartbreaking things I've seen in my work on HIV is the stigma HIV-positive children often face in their communities. When people refuse to let their children play with HIV-positive children, or prevent them from attending public school, then it's time for all of us to speak out.
Access to treatment is also critical. China is making a strong effort to provide greater access to treatment, but there are many migrant workers both from China and from other countries who have difficulty accessing free HIV care and medicines.
It is also important to provide social support for people living with HIV. HIV can take a serious toll on so many aspects of life. Children who have lost parents to HIV/AIDS or whose parents are ill may need help with education fees. Some people with HIV may be unable to work and must rely on others to help provide for their basic needs. Providing social services can make a significant difference in people's daily lives.
TA Report: As you mentioned, discrimination and stigma against those living with HIV are widespread, in China and around the world. In your experience, what are the most effective ways to address the lack of knowledge that underpins fear and stigma?
Yeoh: Perhaps because I have lived my life in the public eye, I believe that one of the most powerful ways to combat stigma is to speak out publicly about AIDS. A lot of people don't know the basic facts about prevention, testing, how the virus is transmitted, and why they shouldn't be afraid of someone with HIV. If we bring the subject out into the open, I hope that people will eventually realize that HIV should not be a mark of shame.
China's political and economic leaders have acknowledged the impact of HIV on Chinese society and have taken a meaningful leadership role. The government is committed to expanding treatment and some politicians have publicly embraced people with HIV/AIDS. China's leaders see the epidemic as a human and social development challenge, rather than a moral issue.
Without leadership, it is difficult for a country to make real progress against the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS. We need leadership to combat the discrimination that makes it hard for people to seek treatment if they become infected, hold a job, sustain relationships, and live active lives in their own communities.
TA Report: How important is it for a public figure like yourself to speak out about AIDS?
Yeoh: The media is the quickest and most powerful way to speak out. Those of us who have the attention of the media are privileged, and we have the responsibility to put that privilege to good use! I am fortunate because I can draw public attention to HIV/AIDS and help people understand that this is a disease that can be eradicated. This work cannot stop until we have defeated the epidemic on every front around the world.
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The Old School masters of suburban fiction, including John Cheever, John Updike, and John Irving, fixed many of their bleak tales along the Northeast corridor, imbuing the spacious homes and ratcheting sprinklers of the middle class with an undercurrent of menace and dread. There was a beguiling shrewdness to these narratives, as the protagonists steered into adultery, betrayal, and middle-aged angst, taking a perverse delight in the wreckage of their lives. In contrast, Gen X writers, recognizing this territory as their own — and knowing little else — have often replaced dread with a self-absorbed naivete, and elimi-nated shrewdness on behalf of irony and narcissism.
First-time novelist Ethan Hauser attempts to merge these versions of suburbia in "The Measures Between Us," which follows a disparate group of people awaiting a massive rainstorm in the towns west of Boston. Most of these individuals barely know each other, but Hauser details how the impending storm and a local tragedy connect his characters, for better or worse. "Confusion . . . breeds a kind of camaraderie. Everyone is in the uncomfortable position of not knowing anything, so people surrender information right as they get it."
Hauser's story unfolds over a few months in the late 1990s or early 2000s, when Rich "El Guapo" Garces was pitching for the Red Sox. At the story's center is Henry Wheeling, a young Boston University psychology professor, whose wife, Lucinda, is expecting their first child. When Wheeling's former high school woodworking teacher, Vincent Pareto, calls on Wheeling for advice regarding his troubled daughter, Cynthia, what ensues will leave several parties doubting things they'd long taken for granted. Hauser is particularly adept at creating tiny, interior moments, like Cynthia finding comfort in her father's "reliable scent of freshly sawed wood" and the expectant Lucinda Wheeling, marveling at the "holy mystery" and "dark, shadowy printouts of her sonograms."
But Hauser, an editor at The New York Times, has a difficult time handling the larger imperatives of the novel, especially the trajectory of his plot and the accumulation of detail necessary in realistic fiction. Early on, he introduces a reclusive former Massachusetts Institute of Technology scientist named Frank Kingman, who is apparently collecting environmental data through "mysterious metal boxes and black cables" buried in the forest, as well as the research Wheeling is conducting into peoples' recollection of previous flooding and their reaction to the idea of climate change. These intriguing plot points are mentioned prominently but end up leading nowhere. Hauser also has problems rendering the blue-collar world: shop teachers, janitors, cops, and carnival workers. By exalting these characters — and totally missing the workaday cadences of their natural speech — he ends up trivializing them. A segment describing a child's autism is particularly grating, where a doctor lectures the frightened parents "about what was chewing up their son's brain," sending them home to get drunk.
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Series 1 - County Attorney Lewelling - Saloon Screen Cases
Series 2 - North Dallas Imporvement League - Bawdy Houses Injunctions
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The Texas/Dallas History and Archives Division came upon these court records by accident. They were labeled Vice Court Records, a misnomer that stuck and was kept for convenience. Most misdemeanor court records have been destroyed over a certain amount of time. These court cases were found amongst the Dallas County Civil District Court records. Most of these papers fall within two series, one, a June 1909 case conducted by County Attorney Dwight L. Lewelling against saloons in Dallas who have installed a screen obstructing the entrance, something which could have one's liquor bond revoked at the time. The other major series deals with the attempt by the North Dallas Improvement League in 1910-1911 to battle attempts by the City of Dallas, and the Mayor and County Commissioners to establish a legal red light district where prostitution would be allowed. In October of 1910 they began filing injunctions against those who owned and ran property used for prostitution. These court records contain Writs of Injunction, and some include Plaintiffs' Original Petition, Citations, Sheriff's Certificates of Service, Defendant's Answer and Affidavits. No file is complete and the decision of the courts is not present. Also included is a group of miscellaneous court cases not relevant to either the saloon door screen cases or the North Dallas Improvement Leagues' battle against authorizing the red light district known as Frog Town. A miscellaneous series also exist which contains blue law and more liquor board injunctions.
The prostitution cases are especially of interest. By 1906 the Dallas City Commissioners had proposed that the area of northwest downtown Dallas, Frogtown, become a sanctioned red light district. A poor area with working class inhabitants, Frogtown was bordered by North Dallas, a rising neighborhood home to the business elite. A law passed by the Texas State Legislature in 1907, Article 4689, made it possible for citizens to file injunctions against anyone affiliated with a bawdy house, which the North Dallas Improvement League began to do beginning in October 1910. The case was finally resolved in March of 1911 when the Texas Supreme Court issued a writ of error ruling that the Dallas ordinance authorizing the prostitution reservation was void, because the city commissioners could not suspend state law, only the state legislature could do that. The city of Dallas would have to legally enforce state laws against prostitution. Researchers should view Not in my Backyard, by Gwinnetta Crowell for a detailed study of this confrontation.
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Automobile Production Sets New Record in 2012
New Worldwatch Institute study examines conventional and alternative vehicle trends
Washington, D.C.—World auto production set yet another record in 2012 and may rise even higher during 2013. According to London-based IHS Automotive, passenger-car production rose from 62.6 million in 2011 to 66.7 million in 2012, and it may reach 68.3 million in 2013. When cars are combined with light trucks, total light vehicle production rose from 76.9 million in 2011 to 81.5 million in 2012 and is projected to total 83.3 million in 2013, write Michael Renner and Maaz Gardeziin the Worldwatch Institute's latest Vital Signs Online trend (www.worldwatch.org).
Just four countries—China, the United States, Japan, and Germany—produced 53 percent of all light vehicles worldwide, and the top 10 accounted for 76 percent. At 18.2 million vehicles, China produced almost as many as the next two countries—the United States and Japan—combined. Germany's and South Korea's production is declining slightly, while that of India, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, and Thailand is rising.
"These trends may be good news for the automobile industry, which now sells a third more vehicles than just three years ago. But the same trends magnify environmental challenges," said Michael Renner, report co-author and Senior Researcher at Worldwatch. "Automobiles are major contributors to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions." Fuel efficiency standards are compelling manufacturers to produce cleaner cars that emit less carbon per kilometer driven. As of 2012, Japan, the European Union (EU), and India have the lowest limits, at between 128 and 138 grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer (g CO2/km), whereas allowable emissions are in the range of 198–205 grams in Australia, Mexico, and the United States (for light-duty vehicles).
The standards now on the drawing boards are intended to bring average per-vehicle emissions down to 95 grams in the EU and 105 grams in Japan (both by 2020), to 93 grams for U.S. cars and 109 grams for U.S. light-duty vehicles (by 2025), and to 153 grams in South Korea (by 2015). India and China are studying limits for 2020 of 113 and 117 grams, respectively, and Mexico is considering 173 grams for 2016.
Alternative vehicle propulsion technologies are slowly becoming more prominent, driven by a desire to reduce dependence on petroleum and the need to reduce air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. Alternatives include so-called hybrid vehicles that use both a conventional internal combustion engine and an electric motor, as well as a variety of electric vehicles (EVs), such as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs), battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and fuel cell electric vehicles.
The cumulative number of hybrid vehicles sold worldwide as of early 2013 was about 6.3 million. Between late 1997 and March 2013, Toyota—the leading hybrid manufacturer—sold nearly 5.13 million hybrids worldwide, or 81 percent of the global total. In 2012, hybrids accounted for 14 percent of the company's global sales and 40 percent of its sales in Japan. Honda, which introduced its first hybrid model in 1999, surpassed the 1 million cumulative sales mark in September 2012.
Although more than doubling from 45,000 in 2011 to 113,000 in 2012, worldwide electric vehicle production is still a minuscule 0.2 percent when compared with that of conventional automobiles. By the end of 2012, the global EV fleet was estimated at more than 180,000—just 0.02 percent of all passenger cars in the world. The largest EV fleets are currently found in the United States, Japan, France, and China. Relative to population, however, the Netherlands, Japan, France, and Denmark have the largest number of EVs. Norway currently has the fifth-largest EV fleet in the world, at 10,000 vehicles, and by far the greatest density: 200 EVs per 100,000 inhabitants.
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- At present, individual automobile manufacturers in Europe are producing vehicles that emit from 126 to 161 g CO2/km while light vehicles purchased in the United States averaged emissions of 232 g CO2/km in 2012.
- Japan is the world's largest market for hybrids, with Toyota alone selling 678,000 vehicles there in 2012, more than double the 316,000 in 2011.
- The overall market for lithium-ion batteries in light duty transportation is expected to grow from $1.6 billion in 2012 to $22 billion in 2020.
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When asked before the season how to repair the Big Ten's ragged reputation, the league's coaches, to their credit, didn't sidestep the topic.
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Win. Win.
You can almost hear Jim Delany, doing his best Mickey Goldmill voice, shouting, "What are we waiting for?!"
A Saturday like this one.
We talk about conference perception and compare different leagues year round, but we rarely get a comprehensive assessment on the field, especially not in the regular season. There's no ACC/Big Ten Challenge in football, and although schedule upgrades are on the way, both in the Big Ten and elsewhere, there still aren't enough exciting, meaningful, image-shaping games.
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"There's certain weekends of the year that you can change the perception," Northwestern coach Pat Fitzgerald said. "As you look at the schedule, this is one of those weekends."
Fitzgerald's team did its part by defeating two major-conference teams (Cal and Syracuse) in the first two weeks. With a late kickoff Saturday against Western Michigan, the Wildcats will watch from their hotel as teams like Nebraska carry the Big Ten banner.
Program relevance is a bit of a sensitive topic in Husker Country these days, as Nebraska has come up short in statement games the past few seasons. UCLA outlasted Nebraska in a shootout last September, and the Bruins could provide the only real test for Bo Pelini's crew until a November grind against the Legends division.
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Traveling West always presents a huge challenge for Big Ten teams, which had gone 5-20 in the previous 25 true road games against Pac-12 schools until Northwestern beat Cal. Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen noted Tuesday that no Big Ten team has beaten Arizona State at Sun Devil Stadium in eight tries. He'll take his team to the desert on Thursday to provide extra prep time.
The Badgers have yet to allow a point and ran all over Massachusetts and Tennessee Tech. But Arizona State can light up the scoreboard with quarterback Taylor Kelly, who has thrown 13 touchdowns and no interceptions in his last four games and faces a Wisconsin secondary using three new starters.
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"It's important for the Big Ten for a lot of reasons," Andersen said. "It's a huge opportunity for us and for the other schools and the conference to hop out of conference play before we get into it here in a week or so, and show what we can do against another quality conference like the Pac-12."
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1. tharag
Posts: 26; Member since: Oct 07, 2011
while the 5GB AF camera captures video at 1080p. i think it is 5mp instead of gb ...
posted on Mar 23, 2012, 12:36 AM 1
Posts: 3131; Member since: Jan 12, 2010
Its the LG Connect on Verizon.
posted on Mar 23, 2012, 12:41 AM 0
3. Wildmanfan
Posts: 238; Member since: Jul 15, 2010
So let me get this straight: Yesterday LG releases a statement that they have a goal to get back on the cell phone market and be a top contender in the cell phone industry once again by selling 35 million smartphones in 2012. The irony of this ridiculous statement is that you they are still pushing the flagship phone of Verizon for LG, being the Spectrum. This is a phone that was last years news that got a rating of 8. Um......this is a new YEAR! So what do they do to "keep up with the competition?" LG wants to release the Lucid: a mid-range phone that has a 4" display. While everyone else is making a screen 4.5" or higher, they release for VZW this year, A 4" SCREEN! No ICS because it's mid-range, I mean come on LG. The point I'm trying to make is that this is the best they can do? They want to keep up with Samsung, Motorola, and HTC, you got to do better than that. I have the LG Revolution and that came out over a year ago and it has a 4.3" screen. What the f**k LG? Hell, I can't even blame Verizon for this crap they are releasing. But then again, I can because they accepted this s**t into their line up of "Flagship" phones. Ugh. Another waste of campaigning money.
posted on Mar 23, 2012, 1:37 AM 1
5. maherk
Posts: 6877; Member since: Feb 10, 2012
Take a pill dude, you have some anger issues u need to fix, maybe dr. phill can help you! never been an lg fan, but since when the specs mentioned above are considered to be a mid range specs?
posted on Mar 23, 2012, 5:04 AM 0
11. Wildmanfan
Posts: 238; Member since: Jul 15, 2010
Yeah, I got anger issues when it comes to a top notch company that can't get top notch phones. Dude, are you dillusional when it comes to what your reading? They want to compete with the rest of the companies and they come out with this as an offering to the best company in the U.S? If you believe that hype, maybe you need Dr. Phil.
posted on Mar 23, 2012, 3:22 PM 1
8. ngo2dd
Posts: 896; Member since: Jul 08, 2011
no everyone want a 4.5 inch + phone.
posted on Mar 23, 2012, 11:24 AM 1
12. Wildmanfan
Posts: 238; Member since: Jul 15, 2010
Oh really? Tell that to your eyes when they strain looking at some 3.5" screen.
posted on Mar 23, 2012, 3:23 PM 0
9. bioappberry
Posts: 22; Member since: Nov 27, 2011
working in the cellular industry, this is not going to be their new "flagship" phone, Wildmanfan. Not everyone can afford to purchase a phone at a $199/$299 price point. Its just not feasable for everyone. If LG controls the middle grounds of the smart phone industry, they will do excellent. And whats more, a year ago, this phone would have been a fantastic phone. Stop taking things for granted. Studies show that 4"-4.6" is the screen size that will appeal to most people. Also, most of the women that purchase phones from me are not looking for a giant screen, they have smaller hands then most men. Maybe you should just be an apple fan
posted on Mar 23, 2012, 11:38 AM 0
13. Wildmanfan
Posts: 238; Member since: Jul 15, 2010
Let me ask you this. your telling me that everyone doesn't want a big screen but yet how come the Samsung Note is doing so well and statistically, women have bought the phone just as much as men have. And oh yeah, it's a 5.3" screen. f**k Apple and their 3.5" screen. If you can't afford this price but want a smartphone, maybe you should just be a 2g fan or a 3g fan with the way your talking.
posted on Mar 23, 2012, 3:26 PM 1
10. Markizzle21
Posts: 30; Member since: Dec 28, 2011
Did you know that the Nova Display will be one of the best displays on any smartphone. Do you not see a 1.2gh dual core processor? Especially if its a 3rd or 4th generation its doing good. 1080p recording is pretty nice also. Some of the specs may not be the baddest of the bad but it very well suits a android user easily. 4in. screen may appeal to people that dont have the bigger hands. Relax and wait for all of the specs seriously. This will probably be a cheaper model than the spectrum. I wouldn't be surprised if I see it for $100 after a rebate or something. You will be surprised at what quality product LG is putting into a phone now a days.
posted on Mar 23, 2012, 2:13 PM 0
15. Wildmanfan
Posts: 238; Member since: Jul 15, 2010
To those of you who booed my remark, f**k you. Your seperated from reality.
posted on Mar 23, 2012, 3:28 PM 1
6. Habib
Posts: 114; Member since: Feb 26, 2011
Actually got the mock up of the phone. it has a very unique design, its very sturdy its exactly 5.00oz if this phone is priced right, this will knock out a lot of phones from the shelves. phones like incredible 2 Droid charge, bionic, pantech breakout htc rhyme droid x2 Nd so on
posted on Mar 23, 2012, 7:28 AM 0
14. Wildmanfan
Posts: 238; Member since: Jul 15, 2010
But the difference is, it won't do any better than that. Your putting up a young contender again phones you just mentioned that are past their prime.
posted on Mar 23, 2012, 3:27 PM 1
7. KingKurogiii
Posts: 5713; Member since: Oct 23, 2011
it better not go higher than $99 or the Spectum will completely over-shadow it.
posted on Mar 23, 2012, 8:53 AM 1
16. atheisticemetic
Posts: 377; Member since: Dec 18, 2011
there's no reason this phone should cost 200 bucks....the spectrum (especially with the Bogo) would devour the Lucid. I expect this phone to be 100 - 150 bucks with contract or they're just being silly
posted on Mar 24, 2012, 11:45 AM 1
18. iami67
Posts: 334; Member since: Oct 18, 2011
So i have to ask this stupid question. whats the diference between this and the spectrum. very minor from what i see. Only positive is i hear this is supposed to have gorrila glass. but small proccesor and smaller screen yet same price. Seriously why bother selling it. The lg software is horrible every one i sell gets returned with bugs
posted on Mar 26, 2012, 12:21 PM 1
19. Wildmanfan
Posts: 238; Member since: Jul 15, 2010
Exactly! Great point!
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FREIBERG, GERMANY--(Marketwire - Mar 22, 2013) - 150 years ago the two scientists, Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymus Theodor Richter of the TU Bergakademie Freiberg in Saxony (Germany), discovered what is today a highly sought after metal during a spectral-analytical examination of the mineral zinc sulfite, the so-called black sphalerite of Freiberg. They recognized an indigo blue spectral line, which had been unknown until then. It was, as the researchers Richter and Reich later stated 'of such a bright glow, sharpness and consistency that we concluded it to be a so far unknown metal that we would call Indium'. Indium (In) is, next to lithium, gallium, tellurium, selenium, scandium and germanium, which also was discovered at the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, one of the most important 'high-tech-metals'.
Initiated by the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, today a giant 2m-diameter bronze disk was embedded into the ground of the Freiberg palace square. The monument placed just in front of the castle's entrance shall serve as a reminder of the discovery of the element. "Until today, our scientists are occupied with Indium and its applications," states Professor Bernd Meyer, principal of the German Resource University. "Freiberg is the home of solar and semiconductor industries for which Indium plays an integral role."
The main storage and current production sites of Indium are China (about 340t per year), South Korea (100t), Canada (64t) and Japan (70t). Prices have increased sharply in the past couple of years -- from US$60 per kilogram in 2002 to at times more than $800 in 2005, prices have settled today at around $500 per kilogram. Professor Thomas Seifert of the TU Bergakademie explains: "Recycling Indium from electronic waste will, next to mining of Indium-containing sulphide ores, play a key role in maintaining the worldwide supply. In addition, the Ore Mountains as a storage site and potential mining area for Indium are gaining new attention." For this reason, the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, in May, will open a Biohydrometallurgical Center for Strategic Elements, which will, along the entire value chain, research next to other metals the mining and recycling of Indium.
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A Bradford-based luxury car design company has added another string to its bow and unveiled its first motorcycle. In collaboration with renowned luxury motorcycle brand Lauge Jensen, A. Kahn Design has branched out from cars and timepieces.
The A.Kahn Design Lauge Jensen, limited edition motorbike was unveiled in London alongside the Prince of Denmark and former Miss Universe and I'm A Celebrity contestant Amy Willerton.
The 160mph machine, described as combining a post-war modern bike impression with the attitude of a cafe-racer, is based on a Lauge Jensen Great Dane.
"This was a joint venture," said A.Kahn Design owner Afzal Kahn. "Being a designer, this was something that was not complicated for me and I had to understand how bikes work.
"However, we realised that there was a lot of synergy between the two brands and after many thoughts and ideas, I decided to build and design the bike in collaboration with Lauge Jensen.
"I also recognised that the UK is a bit different in terms of design – customers are looking for something that is 'not in your face'."
The Canal Road-based firm, which is also known as Project Kahn, has already sold ten of the bikes, with buyers rumoured to include Middle Eastern royalty, Premier League footballers and Hollywood stars.
Jamie Kahn, operations director at Kahn, described the firm's pride at being based in Bradford and producing its first motorbike.
He said: "We are a Bradford-based company that has been going for 27 years now. It is a big step for us. It is a big thing bringing out a motorbike."
He added: "We could pick up now and have our headquarters in London or Paris, but we choose to have it in Bradford.
"It is where we have been brought up, it's part of our roots. We fly the flag for Bradford."
Afzal Kahn added: "Offering the facility to design and create bespoke vehicles to the client's needs, we pride ourselves on the quality of our products. The fit and finish of the designs has to be representative or better than the original bodywork and interior.
"If somebody is spending a hundred thousand pounds on a vehicle, it is our duty to ensure that our work is to a standard which but improves the vehicle both aesthetically and functionally."


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2012 Hyundai Accent Replacement "Verna"?
Here's some more info with links to some pics.
http://www.hyundai-blog.com/index.php/2010/04/23/2012-hyundai-accent-debuts-as-v- erna-compact-sedan/0
Really a sharp looking little car. I hope the US-spec model is pretty close to this one. It's sorely needed, given the tough competition coming soon from Ford (Fiesta) and Mazda (Mazda2).0
I agree, I`m trading in either my 06` Hyundia Sonata or my 06` Kio Rio5 Hatchback for a 2011 Ford Fiesta SE 5 door hatchback that I ordered early Mar. I would like to replace the remaining vehicle with another small B-Segment 5 door hatchback later this year or next. I love the quality, fit, finish, of the Korean cars. Both Hyundia and Kia have really got it together now. The 5 year 60K bumper to bumper warranty does`nt hurt either! Can`t believe its the same outfit that made one of the worst under powered cars ever, the new 1988 Hyundia Excel I once owned for 24 months. What a difference 2 decades made!0
craigmri Posts: 243Phil,
I too had a 1988 Excel 3 door hatchback GLS I bought new. It was my first brand new car. Mine was the 5 speed manual. You'll remember the 1.5L engine was made by Mitsubishi. So many people complained about the old Hyundais but mine was pretty durable and got great gas mileage(32-38 mpg). Granted it was only like 68 hp but still, I bought it brand new out the door for $8000.
I drove the car for around 60,000 miles then when my brother returned from the first Gulf War(desert storm) I gave it to him as a homecoming gift. He and his wife drove that car for years.....The odometer broke at 160,000 miles then he and his wife divorced and his wife got the Hyundai and I have no idea what came of it. We estimate it had 190,000 when his wife left him. No major failures in the car except air conditioning.
Since then I've owned a '92 Scoupe, '98 Sonata, '02 Santa Fe, '07 Santa Fe and now a '08 Veracruz. Our next will be the Turbo Sonata when it comes out later this year....Cant wait!!
Can't believe how this car has evolved since the '08 that my kid has. The wife is looking to downsize & this car is pretty dead on to what she's looking for...a mini Sonata...wow! Totally impressed here...might work for our son in a couple of years also. Hyundai has really improved into a major foreign car company, which is a win/win for everyone! Wonder when it will debut in the states?
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2015 Audi A3 (wife) / 2015 Golf TSI (me) / 2019 Chevrolet Cruze Premier RS (daughter #1) / 2008 Hyundai Accent GLS (daughter #2)0
I'd expect it to show up around March or April. It does look good, but I hope they don't increase the price and I hope there will be a 2 door hatchback available. Their current strategy to differentiate the Accent and Rio seems to work well and I hope they continue using it: Offer a 2 door hatch or 4 door sedan while allowing Kia to have a 5 door hatch. Based on the large number of 2 door Accents running around, I'd say there's a big enough market for it and it would be stupid for Hyundai to abandon that success.0
The KDM version goes on sale Novmeber 1 New Accent and US sales should follow by the end of the year if Hyundai holds to form. They also mention in that article that the new Elantra will make its US debut at the LA Auto show in November and sales start in the 1st quarter of 2011.0
If Hyundai holds to form, the new '12 Accent will come out in March. Legally, Hyundai cannot start selling a '12 model until after the new year and in the past, March is when they have introduced new models early (the all new 03 Tiburon came out in March of 2002). I'd be very surprised to see them introduce a new Accent and Elantra at the same time. I don't expect to see the Elantra until sometime between June and August.0
I thought the next Elantra sedan would be delayed to next year also, since the current one debuted just four years ago in the USA, but I've seen reports to the contrary. It will be introduced for North America in LA in a few weeks. Note that no 2011 Elantra sedan pricing has been announced, but pricing for the 2011 Elantra Touring has been out for some time. That is another hint that Hyundai will slip the new sedan into CY 2010 as a 2011 model. We'll know for sure in a few weeks. I do think it's a good bet the 2012 Accent won't arrive until next spring at the earliest, since there IS a 2011 Accent to fill the gap for the time being.0
I hadn't noticed that no 2011 Elantra pricing had been released. Interesting. Perhaps they are introducing the new Elantra before the new Accent. This is very odd since the Accent has been around since 06 and is most in need of being overhauled safety wise. If the Elantra hits showrooms in December as a 2011 model, I don't think we will see the 2012 Accent until the summer. Matter of fact Edmund's website says the target launch for the Accent is the summer of 2011.
Though I love my 2010 Accent, I am bummed about missing the 6 speed auto. The current 4 speed lacks refinement and the ratio gap between 2nd and 3rd gear is too large. I will say Hyundai is crazy if they plan on putting the same 1.6 in both the Accent and Elantra. There would be no differentiation between them except for the amount of space. If the 1.6 GDI is indeed going into the Elantra, they need to put a smaller 1.4 GDI into the Accent to make it stand out big time in gas mileage.0
According to this site, it should debut first half of 2011. It just went on sale in South Korea.
http://www.hyundai-blog.com/index.php/2010/11/02/hyundai-accent-2011-launched-in- -korea/0
Its going to sell like crazy at the right price point! I love my Ford Fiesta Hatchback and want to replace my aging 06` Kia Rio5 Hatchback with either another Rio or Accent, whatever hits the showrooms first. Would prefer another hatchback but won`t wait if only the sedan is available first. I wonder if the new Elantra and Accent will have the DRL`s like the new Sonata? Now that I got my DRL`s activated on my new Ford Fiesta, would hope that Hyundai and KIa will put them on their entire fleet of new vehicles.0
Phil, how has your Rio5 treated you? How many miles and what kind of problems have you encountered? It's hard to get any useful long term ownership info here as no one talks about these cars. I have a 2010 Accent 2 door and am loving it so far.0
After 2 years of ownership, this car is great. My kid loves it...the wife wants to look at the new Accent in 2012. I do all the maintenance and have only done oil changes & a rotation since new. Now with 10k on the odo, all is perfect. This is the "perfect" small car anyone. Not real fancy, but it's a great ride!
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Thanks Sandman for the update. Please be a more frequent visitor in the Accent owner forum. I'm jealous that your car only has 10k after two years! My '10 Accent has 3k in 1 month!! I'm curious...does the undertray have to be removed or loosened to get to the oil filter? I love how Hyundai puts the filter right up front but the undertray looks like it gets in the way some. I also wonder if you have experienced any shift flare when the automatic goes from 3rd to 4th? My rpm's sometimes increase by as much as 400 when shifting from 3rd to 4th. I think I have a malfunctioning pulse generator. I hope to get this fixed when I take it in for the first oil change.0
I`ve owned this 06` Kia Rio5 SX 5 door Hatchback since JUly 06`. I bought it used from a Kia dealership who sold it new in 12/05. It was traded in 7 months old with less then 3000k miles for a larger Kia. The only problems other then regular maintenance I`ve encountered with almost 60 months of service and 60,000k miles driven have been to lower front seat air bag replacements that failed and required the entire lower seat cushion being replaced. Its been a major problem with 06` KIa Rios and perhaps the Hyundai Accents too , but I`m not sure of the later. One of the pollution converters off the exhaust manifold needed replacement as well as the electronic ignition coil, all covered under the 5 year and 60,000k warranty. I`ll buy whatever hits the market first, the 2012 Accent or Kia Rio. For a $15,000 K priced vehicle, nothing beats their fit,finish, quality and WARRANTY!0
Here's over 80 images of the new Accent--Korean spec, but gives us a good idea what the NA version will look like, even if we don't get all the features the ROK version does. Note the FE numbers on the engines--sure hope we get the 1.6L unit!
I think I like the dash of the Accent better than the Elantra's. The Accent's is cleaner, and a huge improvement over the old Accent. Hope that dash makes it to NA.
Backy, thanks for posting those pictures even though they have been out for over a month. Rumor has it that the 2012 Hyundai Accent will be shown this Apr. at the NYC International Auto Show with sales beginning sometime between June and Aug. I hope they bring the 5 door Hatchback out at the same time but more likely they will hold that for another 6 months to a year. Notice the ugly N.A. change to the grill and nose of the car compared to the Sonata like Chinese "Verna" edition. Must have had to do with either price or meeting N.A. safety requirements for US and CA0
Yep, I knew they came out in November but didn't see them posted here (maybe I missed that?), so I thought I'd share the link.
The nose isn't real great, is it? But not bad enough to strike the car off my list. It takes a pretty ugly car, ala Aztek, to do that.0
Its a damn shame that Hyundai could`nt make the Chinese version of the Accent (Verna) front end nose and grill work for the North American edition. I own a 2011 Ford Fiesta Hatchback and I know that Ford "tweaked" the North American version a bit from the European vehicle but IMO the end result was still overall pleasing. Perhaps Hyundai felt that since the new Elantra basically copied the Sonata grill, enough was enough. Got to make sure that the cheaper nose job on their "B" segment entry does`nt compete too much with their "C" segment compact Elantra.0
It's also on our short list but I think the additional power of the Elantra will please the wife more. Do prefer the 1.8 in my Civic to my daughters Accent and with the wife currently driving a Mazda with the 2.3, think the new Accent won't be a good choice for. Hopefully when we get into serious looking mode, the Buick Verano will be out also...will be a bit more upscale than the Cruze, and she's from a Buick family to begin with.
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The new 1.6 liter 4 cyl engine Hyundia will be putting in the North American version of its new Volster as well as the 2012 Hyundai Accent is supposed to be a totally new improved fuel efficient 140 hp power plant that should get over 40 mpg highway. I don`t think you will find much difference between the performance of the heavier Elantra with the 1.8 liter vs the Accent with the 1.6 liter engine.0
Has the 1.6L 140 hp engine for the Accent been confirmed for NA? I was wondering if we would get the smaller engine instead, since 140 hp is a lot for a car in this class. But I wouldn't mind it. (wink)0
Hyundai didn't wait for the NY Auto Show to unveil the new Accent, it came out this week at Montreal.
http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2011/01/2012-hyundai-accent-gets-most-power-f- uel-economy-in-its-class-montreal-auto-show.html
Looks like a great update, especially the 1.6L GDI 138 hp engine, 6-speed trannies, and all the standard safety equipment. And a 5-door hatch! Yesssssss!
The FE numbers look a little low for a car of this weight (30.5/41 mpg for US gallons per the article), not much better than the bigger and more powerful Elantra, but those are unofficial numbers.0
Very impressed with how this car looks...not as nice as it's older siblings but nice all the same. To be honest, I think the Elantra looks the best of the three & I'm hoping the wife agrees & gets a 2012 titanium colored GLS with the package that has the 16"alloy wheels. That would fit our needs perfectly! I can definitely see my next car being a Hyundai also...never thought I'd ever stray from the Japanese brands...EVER!!
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backy;...nice scoop of the Montreal Auto Show unveiling of the new Accent! I hope that US also gets the 5 door hatchback option. A lot of times Hyundai Canada gets different models and trim then we do here in US. Now, when do they get to dealerships? Spring..Summer..or early Fall?0
Although I personally prefer the practicality of the 5 door hatchback as a small wagon to the 4 door sedan, I actually might opt for the new 2012 Hyundai Accent in sedan form. I already own a 2011 Ford Fiesta 5 door hatchback and IMO it looks (much) better then the Fiesta sedan. On the other hand, the new Accent sedan IMO looks better then the 5 door hatchback! Plus, the Accent hatchback looks way too similar in styling to the Fiesta hatchback and I`d hate to have two look a like vehicles parked next to each other in my driveway even if they are in different colors.0
I just hope that this unveiling in Montreal means that HMA will have the new Accent at upcoming auto shows including the Greater Twin Cities show in March, so I can check it out for myself (might be on a turntable and not sit-able, though).
It will be a couple of years before I need to buy another car, but so far the new Accent looks like one to have on my shopping list.0
I like the styling of the new Accent, but am severely disappointed that there is no 3 door. There is a large number of people who prefer the sportier looks of a 3 door and have absolutely no need of 4 doors. Hyundai is making a huge mistake here, especially when you look at how many 3 doors are on the road today compared to the 4 door. Take away rental sales and the 3 door far outsells the sedan. Hyundai, bring the 3 door!!!!! The Veloster is not an alternative because its way too expensive.0
I almost never see the 3-door Accent of the current generation on the road--almost all 4-doors.
If Hyundai is making a huge mistake here, then so are a lot of other automakers in this segment, except Toyota, which offers the Yaris in a 3-door hatch. Going up-price a bit, the Mini Cooper and Golf are available as 3-door hatches. But that's it. No 3-door Fiesta, no 3-door Fit, no 3-door Mazda2, no 3-door Versa, no 3-door Aveo, no 3-door Rio.
It would be interesting to see if the 5-door hatch outsells the 3-door. I expect it will, by a large margin, because it's a better fit for more people than a 3-door.
And I think the new 5-door Accent is plenty sporty looking... as are the Fiesta hatch and Mazda2. I think you can have sporty with 4 doors. Unless sporty in your book means "only contortionists are welcome in my rear seat".
As for the Veloster being pricey... what is its MSRP, anyway? The Accent 3-door was only inexpensive in the ridiculous GS trim--ridiculous as in no ABS even available on the car. Going to the SE with standard ABS and nice wheels costs over $16k, and that's with a stick and no options except mats! Not exactly cheap.0


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What profit do you really think ANY private investor, national or foreign, would EVER see in spending tens of millions of euros to run a one off grand prix in Portugal? No one private entity holds enough power to actually profit from a GP here.
That's like saying "the state should stop paying for research on rare illnesses, it's time the private sector does it". It's completely ass backwards.
So lets leave it to Arab/Asian/African rich countries to finance. Let them host the GP's. It's not like F1 is as public service like research on rare illnesses.


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I'm in favour of abolition. Here's some quotes from the corbyn thread (who is in favour of decriminalisation, as is mr tea)
Maybe so, but the issue effects everybody. You don't have to have direct experience of sex-work to have an opinion. You DO need to be informed though, and there is plenty of research to show that decriminalization/legalization actually does nothing to improve safety, 'monitoring' by the law remains woefully inadequate, the majority of violence still goes unreported, it does not result in safer sex practices, and prostitutes are still stigmatized and discriminated against by society. These are all myths, playing into the hands of organised crime.Mr Tea: Baboon's hit the nail on the head - the debate does tend to be dominated by people with no experience of sex work who think they can speak on behalf of sex workers
so what? Should we then just give up on trying to target the demand? Don't you see this is exactly what the johns and criminal organizations who drive the sex industry want so they can maintain the status quo? And of the course the men that 'visit' prostitutes who feel they have the right to buy another persons body.I've read that in Scandinavia, a lot of prostitutes are highly critical of the so-called Nordic model (selling sex is legal but buying it is illegal) because punters are naturally afraid of prosecution and therefore give false names, which just makes everything riskier for the prostitutes. I believe the Collective of English Prostitutes takes basically the same stance.
as for the prostitutes in favour of decriminalization/legalization: most of the arguments I' ve read have failed to convince me they're fully aware of the true extent of the damage caused by the sex industry, which is under the complete control of organized crime (and is surely to remain so even if it was decriminalized/legalised, as has happened in the Netherlands, Australia, NZ). Prostitutes are caught in this trap, and inevitably often become mouthpieces for those that profit financially from the sex industry - pimps, traffickers, the mafias. Sadly the vast majority of prostitutes do not speak out because they live in fear, or are silenced by the criminal gangs that exploit them.
Strange that you of all people take an anti-academic line. You rightly say that more prostitutes' voices should be heard but that's hardly feminists' fault. Lots of research is carried out, they're not just making this stuff up!Really I see it as symptomatic of an actually fairly reactionary school of academic feminism that simultaneously infantilizes women (by assuming they know what's best for sex workers and can speak for them)
The abolitionist arguments I've read (from feminists or not) are backed up with research and the horrific statistics of abuse and murder caused by the sex industry pretty much speak for themselves. And the suggestion that abolitionists are nothing more than Victorian prudes is incredibly dismissive, offensive even. This is about the normalisation of the commercialisation of women's bodies, not squeamishness over sex.
You use the word 'infantilise' - sadly, many prostitutes ARE practically infants, too young to understand what they are getting forced into. they need responsible people to speak for them and help them escape the trap. decriminalisation in New Zealand for example has done practically nothing to prevent 13 year old girls selling their bodies on the streets, and the men arrested for buying sex from minors still receive light sentences. THIS is what happens when people like corbyn decide what is 'best' for prostitutes.
No, it YOU who are confusing 'sexual desire' and 'intimacy' with the act of paying for sex. Women should not be made responsible and made to suffer for men's inability to build safe, sexual relationships based on respect, without having to buy another person's body. Quoting Rachel Moran (a survivor of prostitution who wrote the book 'Paid for'), 'there are three types of john: those who assume the women they buy have no human feelings; those who are conscious of a woman's humanity but choose to ignore it; and those who derive sexual pleasure from reducing the humanity of women they buy'....and demonizes men (by conflating sexual desire, which is very often more about intimacy than it is about sex, in the case of men who visit prostitutes) with violence. Or it's just good old Victorian prudery dressed up as feminism
I can find a certain amount of sympathy for some men who pay for sex (but certainly not for most of them), but this pales in comparison to the injustice against women. I DO agree that there needs to be much more research into johns, of which there is actually very little compared to the vast amount of research into the prostitutes themselves.
One thing is clear: women often do not have a choice, but men who pay for sex ALWAYS do.


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