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Resilient Cities
Abhilash Panda and Dilanthi Amaratunga
In 1990, 43% (2.3 billion) of the world's population lived in urban areas, and by 2014 this percentage was at 54%. The urban population exceeded the rural population for the first time in 2008, and by 2050 it is predicted that urbanization will rise to 70% (see Albrito, "Making cities resilient: Increasing resilience to disasters at the local level," Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 2012). However, this increase in urban population has not been evenly spread throughout the world. As the urban population increases, the land area occupied by cities has increased at an even higher rate. It has been projected that by 2030, the urban population of developing countries will double, while the area covered by cities will triple (see United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, "World Urbanization Prospects: The 2014 Revision"). This emphasizes the need for resilience in the urban environment to anticipate and respond to disasters. Realizing this need, many local and international organizations have developed tools and frameworks to assist governments to plan and implement disaster risk reduction strategies efficiently. Sendai Framework's Priorities for Action, Making Cities Resilient: My City is Getting Ready, and UNISDR's Disaster Resilience Scorecard for Cities are major documents that provide essential guidelines for urban resilience. Given that, the disaster governance also needs to be efficient with ground-level participation for the implementation of these frameworks. This can be reinforced by adequate financing and resources depending on the exposure and risk of disasters. In essence, the resilience of a city is the resistance, coping capacity, recovery, adaptive capacity, and responsibility of everyone.
Physical Resilience in Cities
Anna Bozza, Domenico Asprone, and Gaetano Manfredi
In the early 21st century, achieving the sustainability of urban environments while coping with increasingly occurring natural disasters is a very ambitious challenge for contemporary communities. In this context, urban resilience is a comprehensive objective that communities can follow to ensure future sustainable cities able to cope with the risks to which they are exposed.
Researchers have developed different definitions of resilience as this concept has been applied to diverse topics and issues in recent decades. Essentially, resilience is defined as the capability of a system to withstand major unexpected events and recover in a functional and efficient manner. When dealing with urban environments, the efficiency of the recovery can be related to multiple aspects, many of which are often hard to control. Mainly it is quantified in terms of the restoration of urban economy, population, and built form (Davoudi et al., 2012). In this article, engineering resilience is defined in relation to cities' capability to be sustainable in the phase of an extreme event occurrence while reconfiguring their physical configuration. In this view, a city is resilient if it is sustainable in the occurrence of a hazardous event.
Accordingly, in an urban context, a wide range of nonhomogeneous factors and intrinsic dynamics have to be accounted for, which requires a multi-scale approach, from the single building level to the urban and, ultimately, the global environmental scale. As a consequence, cities can be understood as physical systems assessed through engineering metrics. Hence, the physical dimension represents a starting point from which to approach resilience. When shifting the focus from the single structure to the city scale, human behavior is revealed to be a critical factor because social actors behave and make choices every day in an unpredictable and unorganized manner, which affects city functioning. According to the ecosystem theory, urban complexity can be addressed through the ecosystem theory approach, which accounts for interrelations between physical and human components.
Hydrodynamic Modeling of Urban Flood Flows and Disaster Risk Reduction
Brett F. Sanders
Communities facing urban flood risk have access to powerful flood simulation software for use in disaster-risk-reduction (DRR) initiatives. However, recent research has shown that flood risk continues to escalate globally, despite an increase in the primary outcome of flood simulation: increased knowledge. Thus, a key issue with the utilization of urban flood models is not necessarily development of new knowledge about flooding, but rather the achievement of more socially robust and context-sensitive knowledge production capable of converting knowledge into action. There are early indications that this can be accomplished when an urban flood model is used as a tool to bring together local lay and scientific expertise around local priorities and perceptions, and to advance improved, target-oriented methods of flood risk communication.
The success of urban flood models as a facilitating agent for knowledge coproduction will depend on whether they are trusted by both the scientific and local expert, and to this end, whether the model constitutes an accurate approximation of flood dynamics is a key issue. This is not a sufficient condition for knowledge coproduction, but it is a necessary one. For example, trust can easily be eroded at the local level by disagreements among scientists about what constitutes an accurate approximation.
Motivated by the need for confidence in urban flood models, and the wide variety of models available to users, this article reviews progress in urban flood model development over three eras: (1) the era of theory, when the foundation of urban flood models was established using fluid mechanics principles and considerable attention focused on development of computational methods for solving the one- and two-dimensional equations governing flood flows; (2) the era of data, which took form in the 2000s, and has motivated a reexamination of urban flood model design in response to the transformation from a data-poor to a data-rich modeling environment; and (3) the era of disaster risk reduction, whereby modeling tools are put in the hands of communities facing flood risk and are used to codevelop flood risk knowledge and transform knowledge to action. The article aims to inform decision makers and policy makers regarding the match between model selection and decision points, to orient the engineering community to the varied decision-making and policy needs that arise in the context of DRR activities, to highlight the opportunities and pitfalls associated with alternative urban flood modeling techniques, and to frame areas for future research.
Urban and Spatial Planning in Natural Hazard Risk Management
Jörn Birkmann
This is an advance summary of a forthcoming article in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Natural Hazard Science. Please check back later for the full article.
Spatial and urban planning are acknowledged as important tools and processes that influence exposure to natural and technical hazards and risk accumulation, as well as risk and vulnerability reduction. Even though natural hazards (such as floods) and technical hazards have been discussed in spatial and urban planning for quite some time in various countries and regions, only in a very few cities and regions has there been a sufficient and systematic approach to establish risk management as part of the planning task within the field of spatial planning and urban land-use planning. Risk management strategies in spatial and urban planning have often been strengthened after major crises, such as severe fires in the middle ages in cities in Europe, or after major floods or hurricanes in North America, Asia, and Latin America, as well as Europe and Africa. In this context, risk management is understood as a cluster of concrete and practical strategies and actions on how to handle risks, and in terms of spatial and urban planning, including those risks that are of spatial importance or significant with regard to planning processes.


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No really though, lets measure some stuff.
Facts: (1) New York City is the most populous city in the US and (2) Manhattan streets are arranged on a rectangular grid. We have already seen how cities, airports, and even streets can be identified using geotagged tweets – here we use more than a half million messages from 2011 to investigate the happiness of NYC streets and avenues (clearly visible in the image below, as is Central Park).
Binning tweets by avenue and street, we use the labMT word list to measure happiness in tweets as a function of avenue and street number:
The results suggest that the west side is slightly happier than the east side, and that happiness actually declines as one moves further uptown. Next we bin by intersection and plot a heat map showing the distribution of happiness over all of the street corners in Manhattan:
The happiest "corner" is actually just inside the western edge of Central Park, where the intersection of 7th and 77th would be (this is just north of the lake and east of the Hayden Planetarium)*. This corner elicits tweets with a relatively high abundance of the positive words "loves" and "sky", and proportionally less negative words like "not", "fear" and "no". Many of the happiest locations actually fall within Central Park!
* Please note that the results reported in this post have not been vetted through panels of experts, statistical tests of significance, or scientific peer review. They are intended to be a fun and lighthearted exploration of our more formal research interests.

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And to be honest, I was a bit shocked!
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One of my pet-peeves is when people try to greedily "hoard knowledge" rather than sharing it (as if somehow knowledge by itself had value). That they come across a great piece of information, and jealously keep it from everyone – just in case (God forbid!) someone finds out "their secrets". That creates no value for anyone.
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It's what we've done for the past 9 months, and it's what we're going to continue to do.
I realize that by doing this we'll help a lot of people, but a few people will get offended along the way…
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In the January 2010 copy of IEEE Computer, David Parnas published an article, "Really Rethinking 'Formal Methods'" (sorry, you'll need an IEEE subscription or purchase the article to access it), with the following abstract:
We must question the assumptions underlying the well-known current formal software development methods to see why they have not been widely adopted and what should be changed.
I found some of the opinions therein to be antiquated, so I wrote a letter to the editor (free content!), which appears in the March 2010 edition. IEEE also published a response from David Parnas, which you can also access at the letter link above.
I'll refrain from visiting this debate here, but please have a look at the letters, enjoy the controversy, and do not hesitate to leave a comment!


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Probably earned one though.Good to keep him happy, endorse his importance to club. I wouldn't be surprised if a few clubs were in his agents ear.
I suspect @kramer0's point is a little more along the lines of we should actually be selling him to one of the clubs in his agent's ear...Given that we're constrained by FFP, selling for a profit, rather than tying a 28 year old player until he's well in to his 30s, is definitely the more analayticsy thing to do. One might suggest that we're seeing the problems with new contracts with Jagielka and Baines now too. 👀
Transfer fees reflect the value of a contract and so, agreeing a new one, pushes the price up and it might deter suitors, but I don't think we'd have any difficulty selling Gueye if we wanted to.
He showed too much faith in certain players today.Sigurdsson has shown over the last three seasons he's a top player whereas Rooney? No so much.DCL isn't enough of a goal threat as much as I like him. Niasse would have been a better option, especially away from home.Davies in a midfield 2 just doesn't work. Play Schneiderlin if he's fit enough to make the bench.Not much choice in the back 4 so can't criticise him much. Perhaps Holgate for Kenny but even he gave away a stupid penalty against Lyon.Might have even been better countering their back 3 with one of our own but that's hindsight.
Hes a gobshite, but not sure what to make of this comment?If it's true I hope it doesn't cause a rift, had enough of them.https://twitter.com/Joey7Barton/status/924714884817965062
Agree with all except niasse shout. DCL is a target at least so I think the team is better off with him opposed to oumar
Don't even read his shite,has a fucking idiot yard dog twat, who's inability to be civil at best stopped him having any real chance at a decent career ...now he's a prick pundit type who thinks he's Cantona Esq in his musings ...Fucking yoghurt of a man.
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As a rookie, Will Bruin used a hat trick performance against D.C. United to announce himself to the league. Two years later, he used a performance against D.C. to show just how far he's come since then.
Bruin was at the center of a 4-0 Houston Dynamo rout of D.C. at RFK Stadium and it was the most complete performance of the young forward's career. With two goals and two assists, Bruin was the leader in the attack, both on and off the ball – more than just a goalscorer, but a hub through which the Houston offense flowed.
"I think he's just hungry. He wants to improve," Bobby Boswell told MLSsoccer.com. "We call him angry sometimes because he really does get angry out there and wants to impose his games on other guys. He's a guy that I don't think you want to play against."
OPTA Chalkboard: United can't stop anything Houston tries
D.C. likely agrees with their former defender's assessment, as they have repeatedly seen the best of Bruin. He now has nine goals in nine games against the Capital club.
In the process of scoring this latest pair, Bruin showed he can get it done with technique and physicality. First he used a world-class touch to get in on goal to score his first, then 60 minutes later he showed his power by shrugging off Dejan Jackovic to get to a Brian Ching flick and put away his second.
But it was o't just his goals that stood out. It was the work he does in the other moments that show his maturation from his rookie hat trick. Most notable was his ability to create for his teammates.
"I think I've matured so much since that hat trick game my first year," Bruin told MLSsoccer.com. "As a forward you want to be greedy, but you have to know when to be greedy and when to lay it off. Other times I would've tried to be greedy and score those myself. If there's an open net I'll lay it off every time."
While Bruin seems to pick on D.C., it's ironic that if not for the Vancouver Whitecaps taking Omar Salgado he could have ended up on the other side of the ball tonight. It's safe to say, Bruin and the Dynamo are happy with the way things turned out, especially after 4-0 win on the road.
"It's worked out great for Will and I think for us," head coach Dominic Kinnear told MLSsoccer.com. "I thought Will was great tonight, I really do. I thought he looked good and his work off the ball defensively to be the first line of defense, I thought he was very, very good tonight."
Darrell Lovell covers the Houston Dynamo for MLSsoccer.com.


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SUNY Canton's Funeral Services Administration Program Receives Initial AccreditationFriday, November 30th, 2012
The funeral services administration program at SUNY Canton recently received its initial accreditation from the American Board of Funeral Service Education (ABFSE).
"By meeting stringent demands of the accrediting agency, we further highlight the strengths of one of our most intensely career-driven programs," said SUNY Canton Interim President Carli C. Schiffner. "This accreditation is the result of months of work and the cumulative efforts of Program Director David R. Penepent and Interim Dean Kenneth Erickson, with help from many departments and individuals."
The College's funeral services administration program is one of the very few four-year mortuary science majors in the United States. It is also one of the only programs of its kind within the SUNY System.
"The funeral services administration program has been designed to place a greater emphasis on the skills and knowledge needed to equip graduates with practical information that can be used in the rapidly changing funeral profession," Penepent said. "Students in the program have an opportunity to apply the knowledge learned in the classroom in their practicum and internship experience in a funeral home of their choosing."
Currently, the funeral services administration program has approximately 40 students. The program is designed for first-time first-year students and working professionals.
One of the program's many advantages is that funeral directors who are currently licensed and working in the profession have an opportunity to complete their degree online and complete their bachelor degree at their own pace, Penepent said. The program grants licensed funeral directors life experience credits for their skills and knowledge in the profession.
"I wish a program like this existed when I was going to mortuary school because I would have had an opportunity to see how mortuary theory was applied in a real-life setting before graduation," the program director said.
Future plans for the program include new classrooms, a restorative art lab, and a new multi-purpose chapel to be used for mock funeral services.
The ABFSE serves as the national academic accreditation agency for college and university programs in Funeral Service and Mortuary Science Education. The U.S. Department of Education and the Council on Higher Education Accreditation recognize it as the sole accrediting agency for academic programs that prepare funeral service professionals. Receiving programmatic accreditation ensures that the program has been evaluated and meets, or exceeds, set standards of quality determined by the ABFSE.
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"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" won yet again for best Comedy Series, a record eight times in a row. But don't blame the show's staff for the seemingly gaudy figures.
Daily Show correspondent and resident Brit John Oliver told us that the staff (and the show's famous host) has little to do with the Emmy stranglehold.
"It's not our fault," he told PopcornBiz at the Comedy Central afterparty. "We don't vote. It's not up to us. It's the voters. It's this mysterious Academy and no one knows who they are."
"Let's try to get this in perspective," he added. "It's just a silly award. Who really cares?"
If there was ever a year for the "Daily Show" Emmy streak to end, this was it. Stephen Colbert traveled to Iraq and got his head shaved for the "Colbert Report." Conan O'Brien became a Emmy blog-favorite to win the award and show up his former employers at NBC who had taken away his "Tonight Show" gig.
But when the envelope was opened it was the "Daily Show" staff on stage.
Despite the obvious celebration going on around him, Oliver explained that the show's staff is "disconnected" from the award process.
"We don't feel involved in this whole Hollywood TV," he said. "We work in a disgusting place in New York. It's all you people standing around in the beautiful sunshine in the TV industry (who care)."
"We come here, have a little party and then go back home."
And what if the "mysterious" Academy was actually just Jon Stewart voting for his own show?
"If it was just Jon voting for the Emmys the only things that would win would be ESPN and 'Project Runaway,' " said Oliver.
Finally, we asked Oliver if the streak would end at eight. He wouldn't answer that but did say: "I don't think people would mind."
"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" won yet again for best Comedy Series, a record eight times in a row. But don't blame the show's staff for the seemingly gaudy figures.


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NFL -- Giants Cruz eyes Pro Bowl, division title
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -- For Victor Cruz, the sky-- literally -- is the limit.
Chasing a Pro Bowl dream, a new contract at season's end, and another NFC East title, the Giants receiver has helped his cause in all areas with big catches in big games this year. But his longest grab -- way longer than the 77-yard touchdown snare he made vs. Washington in Week 7 -- came straight out of the clouds.
Cruz, New York's leading receiver with 63 catches, 779 yards and eight touchdowns, recently corralled a football dropped from a high-flying airplane as part of a promotional campaign to snare that desired Pro Bowl spot. His girlfriend, Elaina Watley, proposed the idea, and Cruz agreed that it couldn't hurt, since he is among the Top 10 receivers in fan balloting.
Stunts like that are often seen in collegiate races for awards such as the Heisman and Outland trophies. But for someone trying to turn the $540,000 he earned in the third and final year of his undrafted free-agent contract into millions of dollars, every little bit helps.
"I've seen some different videos where guys promoted themselves for the Pro Bowl," Cruz said. "Just little things, like how some guys train and things like that. I just wanted to do something cool. It keeps people interested, and maybe gets some traffic toward the Pro Bowl.
"It was a good idea."
Catching touchdowns is an even better idea. Cruz ended a three-game drought with one on Sunday in the 38-10 trouncing of Green Bay. The nine-yard grab over the middle put the Giants up 24-7.
One disturbing aspect of his game, though, is drops. He had 11 last year, in his breakout season, and already has nine this year, tied for the most with New Orleans tight end Jimmy Graham. Cruz had three in the opener vs. Dallas.
"He catches most passes," quarterback Eli Manning said. "(Drops) are just part of playing wide receiver. He knows it and understands it, and he comes back to the huddle knowing he's going to catch the next one.
"He always comes back to the huddle and forgets the last play and is always ready to go out there and do his job the next play."
Cruz caught a team-high 82 passes for a team-record 1,536 yards and nine touchdowns last season.
"I don't really think about the drops," Cruz said. "I just keep pushing forward, go to the next play, the next opportunity to make something happen.
"I don't know what other receivers think about when they drop a pass or do something that's regarded as wrong. That's what sets me apart. I don't think about the negative. And even when things go wrong, Eli still trusts me. He still comes to me and looks to me. It's definitely a positive to have a guy like that believes in your talent."
Cruz struggled some while fellow receiver, Hakeem Nicks, nursed a foot injury. It was only against the Packers that Nicks appeared to have his old speed and elusiveness back, just in time for the Giants' division clash with Washington (5-6) Monday.
If Nicks is indeed back to full strength, the Cruz-Nicks combination could be that much more effective against a Redskins secondary anchored by DeAngelo Hall. The cornerback recently proclaimed it didn't take "a rocket scientist" to see the Redskins had blown their coverage on Cruz's game-winning catch Oct. 21.
Cruz posted a seven-catch, 131-yard effort in that first meeting, and is a prime reason why the Giants (7-4) are two games ahead of the rest of the division.
"I'm just ready, he said, "to make another playoff push."
NOTES: After just one meeting, DE Justin Tuck deemed Redskins QB Robert Griffin III the fastest quarterback he's ever seen, replacing Philadephia's Michael Vick. "I'd like to see a race between a young Michael Vick and RGIII," Tuck said. "The one thing about RG is his poise. He'll keep his eyes on the tight end down the field while (Giants DE Jason Pierre-Paul) and me are chasing him.". S Kenny Phillips, who came out of last week's game with an aggravation of his right knee injury, spent the media portion of practice on the stationary bike but could get back to work Friday. ... T David Diehl (shoulder), RB Ahmad Bradshaw (foot), and C David Baas (shoulder) did not practice Thursday, but LB Jacquian Williams (knee) returned for individual drills following a five-game absence. ... WR Domenik Hixon (ankle) returned to full practice after missing the Green Bay game.


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Static code analysis, or static analysis, is a software verification activity that analyzes source code for quality, reliability, and security. You can identify defects and security vulnerabilities that can compromise the safety and security of your application. Formal methods–based deep semantic static code analysis also enables you to diagnose run-time errors such as overflows, divide by zero, and illegally dereferenced pointers. Static analysis can be a cost-effective approach to measure and track software quality metrics without the overhead of writing test cases or instrumenting your code. In contrast to other verification techniques, static code analysis is automated, which means you can do this analysis without executing the program or developing test cases.
Basic static code analysis techniques include:
- Generating code quality metrics, such as counting the number of lines of code, determining comment density, and assessing code complexity
- Verifying compliance with coding standards such as MISRA C®/C++ or JSF++ (Joint Strike Fighter Air Vehicle C++)
Sophisticated techniques couple static code analysis with formal methods. Formal methods apply theoretical computer science fundamentals to solve difficult problems in software, such as proving that the software will not fail with a run-time error.
The combination of static code analysis and formal methods enables you to:
- Detect software defects and security vulnerabilities
- Comply with MISRA, CWE, CERT C, ISO/IEC 17961, and other standards and cybersecurity guidelines
- Prove the absence of certain run-time errors
This approach is comprehensive and complete, because every failure point in the code is identified as proven to fail, proven not to fail, may never execute (dead code), or unproven. This is particularly important for safety because one escaped defect can compromise your system, leading to tragic consequences. Growing concerns about cybersecurity bring similar challenges because it takes just one software vulnerability to exploit your application.
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BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – No competition, no ballots, no elections. More cha-ching in city pocketbooks.
That's the situation for five south Brevard County and beachside municipalities that had scheduled elections this fall, but, because candidates were not challenged, do not need to hold those races, according to Local 6 News partner Florida Today.
What it means: saving more than $46,000 in those areas. Also: Little change in city leadership.
Most city leaders in West Melbourne, Melbourne Village, Palm Shores, Malabar and Indian Harbour Beach will retain their current positions. Only one race was "won" by a council newcomer: in Malabar, Dick Korn will replace Jeff McKnight.
A majority of the savings comes from the West Melbourne election, where Mayor Hal Rose was elected to his third term in the office.
Todd Parrish, a spokesman for the Brevard Supervisor of Elections, said his office estimated about $23,800 would have been spent on all aspects of that election, from printing ballots to staff hours.
Rose said he was humbled by the support of residents and the city council.
"It's nice, and I don't have to line the road with my signs," Rose said. "Now we can focus on what we need to.
"Truly, this year has been a great year for the city; obviously, there's always more to do."
Palm Shores councilmen Paul Bonville and Frank Falcone will retain their seats, as will Melbourne Village town commissioners Valerie Calenda, Rand Carroll and Barbara Howell. Malabar councilwoman Marisa Acquaviva stays on board, and Indian Harbour Beach councilmen Frank Guertin and Scott Nickle also hold on to their seats.
The only Brevard County jurisdictions with contested elections that will go to votes in November are Indialantic, Melbourne Beach and Barefoot Bay.
The following Brevard County cities and towns were scheduled for elections this fall, but will not hold races because candidates are running unopposed and will record cost savings instead:
» Rockledge: $32,873
» West Melbourne: $23,823
» Indian Harbour Beach: $13,548
» Cape Canaveral: $11,985
» Malabar: $4,106
» Melbourne Village: $2,356
» Palm Shores: $2,351
Source: Brevard County Supervisor of Elections


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Thursday, July 27, 2006
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My Frank McCarthy Flickr set will be growing substantially in the near future. A recently arrived pile of mid-fifties Collier's magazines contains a wealth of top-notch illustrations by the artist. Expect to see more of them here soon!
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Anchor Communities
Active community-based engagement provides the University of San Diego community an opportunity to intentionally engage in partnerships that link the learning in the classroom to the wisdom of the community. The goal is to help students become "active learners, bringing skills and information from community work and integrating them with the theory and curriculum of the classroom to produce new knowledge." (Mitchell, 2008).
Center programs include course-based service-learning, student led co-curricular service, Youth to College educational access, faculty development, community development, and a campus-wide Social Issues Committee. The Mulvaney Center is also part of the USD Changemaker Hub committed to creating an ecosystem of positive social change.
While USD works in various communities around the globe a significant amount of public service occurs in the immediate community of Linda Vista. USD is part of the Linda Vista community where over 24 languages are spoken in a four-mile area. Over 80 undergraduate and graduate students are involved in Linda Vista through programs that see students lead community-organizing efforts, serve as mentors and tutors, and provide community-based health care.
Throughout San Diego the Mulvaney Center has over 135 community partnerships with USD students participating in a range of programs that include; mentoring detainees in Juvenile Hall, sharing stories with migrant workers, participating in the census and counting homeless individuals, gardening in numerous organic community gardens, documenting the oral histories of local leaders, and consulting with local microfinance projects.
The Mulvaney Center also offers local and global immersion experience which have students dive deep into a community by providing a framework to nourish personal development, foster community engagement, strengthen organizations, and promote global dialogue.
Immersions programs occur in Linda Vista, Tijuana, Nogales, Chiapas, Guatemala, Jamaica, Africa, China, and New Orleans.
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text: Wins in the last two races for rival Sebastian Vettel, right, have enabled the Red Bull driver to set up a head-to-head battle with Alonso [GALLO/GETTY]Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso sees no reason to change his attacking tactics at this weekend's Korean Grand Prix even though his lead in the Formula One drivers' championship has been reduced to just four points over defending champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull. Alonso has won three races this year but has not taken chequered flag since the German GP in July. His lead was slashed further when he crashed out at the first turn of last weekend's Japanese GP, where Vettel earned a second consecutive victory. "We've been attacking all races, the approach to all races is to get maximum points,'' Alonso said on Thursday. "Sometimes we've been on the podium, sometimes fourth or fifth. We can't overdrive or over-do what is needed for us. This will not change now.'' Costly collisions Alonso had a 34-point lead after winning in Germany but was the innocent victim of first-lap collisions in Belgium and Japan. "We all need some good points this weekend, but it's the same for everyone,'' Alonso said. "We've been pushing all season and nothing will change in the last five races.'' Alonso nearly had his head clipped when Romain Grosjean's Lotus flew over him in a wild, multi-car accident at the start of the Belgian GP. On Thursday, Grosjean, who was also involved in a first-lap collision with Red Bull driver Mark Webber in Japan, said he would do everything possible to avoid similar incidents in Sunday's race. "With the team, I have spoken a lot. They are not happy, and I am not happy with the way I have been doing the first laps,'' Grosjean said. "There are 550 people working hard at Enstone and, if you ruin everything on the first lap, it is not good.'' Webber said he considered the matter closed after receiving an apology from Grosjean. "I went to see Romain and we had a discussion about it, so that was that,'' Webber said. Lotus driver Kimi Raikkonen is third in the standings, 37 points behind Alonso despite not having won a race this season. Mercedes-bound Lewis Hamilton is fourth, 42 points back. Vettel said it was too soon to count Hamilton out of the title race. "They are still fighting for the championship, I think that is their target,'' Vettel said. "If you look at the races since the summer break, the McLaren has been the most competitive car. They are competitive no matter where they go, so they still have a good chance.'' SOURCE: AP Sport Formula One Belgium Germany Japan


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After nibbling on nibbles at an event, the few of us who needed real dinner headed for ramen. Like a bowl of bak chor mee, ramen is a perfect late-night comfort especially after a few drinks.
This cow opted for the Tsukemen ($14.90) with black soup- a dry style of ramen served separately with a bowl of black soup. The ramen was a little curly and had a nice bite. It sort of brought to mind happy memoories of Myjo noodles but was certainly better. Pick some noodles with your chopsticks, dip into the black soup and slurp away. The black soup was thick, fragrant and nutty.
The accompaniments of bamboo shoots and sliced leeks were great to enhance yet balance the intensity of the soup. The chashu leaned towards the lean side.
What is beautiful about this dish is that one can order up to 5x the noodle portion. Moohehe. A single serving size is 120g so a 5x portion is a massive 600g! Certainly no joke....and no sharing between patrons please. I had the 3x serving size above and found it just right for me.
I can't quite comment on the Gyoza as I ate it cold after slurping through 360g of ramen. LOL. But the Tongari Rice was pretty good with a tasty topping of pork (Japanese style pulled pork?) on rice.
I went home happy and satiated but was very thirsty. I guess the amount of sodium consumed added up at the end of the night. #needabeer
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Covenant Marriage
The many biblical laws regarding marriage and divorce as well as God's comparison of the relationship with His people to a marriage (see Jer. 31:31–32) demonstrate the covenantal nature of marriage. How do you view marriage? Do you understand it ...Read More
Understanding Husbands
In several other places in the Bible, husbands are told to love their wives (Eph. 5:25). Today's passage tells us that this is truly accomplished when husbands respect and honor their wives. John Calvin notes, "for nothing destroys the friendship ...Read More
Lasting Beauty
This passage has a message for men and women. Unlike the surrounding culture, we are not to be vainly concerned with our physical attractiveness, but we are to develop the permanent inward beauty of a godly character. Take some time ...Read More
Respectful Wives
Though Peter has the wives of non-believers in mind here, the teaching of Scripture makes it clear that the command for wives to respect the authority of their husbands is incumbent upon all married women. If you are married, do ...Read More
Inferior to Melchizedek
There is a tendency among Christians to think that our salvation depends on our own faithfulness to the Law. But when we act as if this is so, we deny that Christ's priesthood is superior to the priesthood of Levi. ...Read More
By His Wounds
All human beings at all times and in all places are required to obey the Lord fully and completely. However, we cannot do this. We all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). But thanks ...Read More
Christ Our Example
Jesus is our example as we suffer when doing good. Like Him, we must not retaliate in kind, but we must entrust ourselves to the care of our Father knowing that He will justly repay all those who have treated ...Read More
Righteous Suffering
Though the broad teaching of Scripture sets the trajectory for the abolition of slavery, Peter's concern is not to comment on the morality of this practice but rather to show us how we may live honorably as servants of Christ ...Read More
True Freedom
The passage we have been studying over the past two days can be applied not only to the civil authority but also to any institution that exercises authority over us. Because we are to be subject to "every human institution" ...Read More
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I record my sorrow at his passing. The world has lost a great entertainer. Music industry shall look for another and I do not think it will be easy.
When Elvis died as a courtesy to the dead I stopped shaking my pelvis; with Michael Jackson I shall go extra mile. He deserves all that I've got. No more I shall moonwalk. Instead I shall walk straight.
Rest in Peace, O great One.


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Re: Robot Chicken: Star Wars
lol, ( slaps head ) So obvious!
Message Boards - Boba Fett Fan Club → Film and Television → Robot Chicken: Star Wars
lol, ( slaps head ) So obvious!
i was watching robot chicken last night not sure if it was a new one, but they had a new sketch w/ boba in cloud city, He and Solo are antagonizing eachother at the table...has anyone seen that? it was far better than the Solo rope a dope IMO.
anyway i couldnt find it online. if anyone has it link it.
yes that was a new one, my friend told me about it. i missed it
I seen one yesterday where Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Boba Fett and to other people sit a at dinner table and Vader grabs a corn cupcake and acts like it blows up. Its cool!!!!!
I want to see the new one bad. Still no link?
WHAT? That sounds amazing! JeDIE28, i must see it, when my brother comes down. He will know where to go on........
Ah that sounds like a good sketch. Wish I cought it. Alas.
I saw the new one. It's great.
Ok, Sunday I was watching Adult Swim. Then on a commercial (i was watching Family Guy, where they had a star wars moment), it goes to a screen saying that June 17, Lucasfilms and the creators of Robot Chicken are going to do something. Robot Chicken is one of my favorite shows, and their star wars parodies are great. this looks fun.
DAAAH!Robot Chicken!I REALLY HATE IT!HATE IT!Really.Don't ask why.
I havnt seen it and I've been trying to get my hands on it FOREVER!!!!! Could somebody give me a link, or something to download the movie??? PLEEASE???
TW, it's coming out on dvd in July.
I'll have to keep an eye out for it then.
AH! Thank you Miba. I look forward to busting my gut like a Taun-Taun....
It says the videos are not permitted in my country!?? WTF?
It says the videos are not permitted in my country!?? WTF?
There is a way around that. Instead of having .../watch?v=... etc. delete the watch? Next put a / where the equals is. You should get a full screen video.
TW, what country do you live in?
Said that for me, too. And I live in America. And Sev, it still doesn't work. Says its not available.
hmm, it worked for me.
EDIT: here's a link to the full show. http://www.adultswim.com/shows/robotchi … rcsw/ivcp/
this will also go on page 1.
In November, They are are coming out with Robot Chicken Star Wars 2.
interesting, how did you find out?
yes i realize this is a double post, but it's a completely different topic then the one in my last post. for you RCSW lovers, 7/22/08, it comes out on DVD.
LOL! Hear's one I haven't seen. WIth out favourite Boba Fett.
Warning some content people may view as offensive. But that's why it's Robot Chicken.
LOL, that's the new one people were talking about before! nice find.
Oh yeah, that new one is pretty good. The darth and fett gags were the best. I'm also planning on reserving the new DVD. Gonna be killer. Anybody know the price?
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Now is the best time to visit gorgeous upstate's Westwind Orchard, a farm which has greatly expanded its offerings beyond apple picking to include honey, produce, chocolate and more, all organic, ridiculously delicious, and beautifully set forth.
Two hours north of New York City in the tiny hamlet of Accord, NY, fashion stylist Laura Ferrara and fashion photographer Fabio Chizzola, who are husband and wife, run a thriving, beautiful organic apple orchard and farm, an intriguing complement to their busy, urbane city life.
What started as a quiet weekend retreat blossomed into a fully-working 33-acre apple orchard and farmstand business with Westwind now selling its own honey, vegetables, and delicious home-made gelato in addition to the best-tasting apples. When you bite into a Westwind apple you are jolted by how flavorful a real, fresh-picked apple tastes. Pick your own happens every fall weekend until the end of October from 10AM-6PM, and the bounty includes berries and pumpkins in addition to apples.
A gorgeous 18th century stone farmhouse and restored barn where Ferrara and Chizzola entertain family and friends sit on the property, and for anyone who comes to Westwind, the Ferrara-Chizzola warmth and generosity is immediately palpable. The genuine passion for creating and sustaining the orchard and farm comes through in all the Westwind details, and a Westwind visit infuses its visitors and guests with a feeling of rejuvenation and delight.
For a look at la dolce vita, Westwind-style, with gorgeous photos, check out BonAppetit.com.
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As promised, I am back with the craft I had in mind when deciding to create the faux birch bark paper earlier in the week. For our fall tabletop décor and Thanksgiving dinner display I made simple wrapped vases for some seasonal flowers. I started with a base of, you guessed it, cardboard containers! Yep, one oatmeal and two grits cylinders from my stash.
I just measured around the middle and the height of each container, adding a bit at the top and bottom to help hide what lies beneath. I also added about 1.5 inches to the end for a nice overlap. Marked those measurements on the faux birch bark and cut out the pieces. A bit of glue and a jute ribbon and it's Fineet-O!
As per usual, my helper was in full force. He is always on hand and willing to lend some heavy equipment when our projects start to get tough.
One thing to keep in mind when creating your faux birch bark AND when cutting it out for use, is that the scraggly ends of the paper look a lot like the scraggly ends of real birch bark. Try to use these portions strategically in your project for an even more realistic effect.
I was able to use the wrinkled, scraggly ends on two of my containers as a focal point placing the jute bow right on top.
In the shot above you can see how I left about 1/8th of an inch of paper above the edge of the containers. I just thought the faux bark made a better edge than the lip of the food cylinders.
These were quite easy to make and I think they create the rustic effect I am looking for in our tabletop display. Oh yeah, you are probably wondering how I planned to add flowers. I know you know, that I know I have told you before that I prefer the real deal to fake flowers, so some waterproofing was in order.
I just popped a couple of Solo cups and an old vase into the faux birch bark containers.
Of course, if you are into faux flower arrangements a floral block glued down in the bottom would allow you to do whatever you like with your blooms. I would recommend weighting the bottom with some marbles or gravel though, since they are pretty light weight and could get top heavy once the arrangement was complete.
These last two shots are just a sneak peek at where I am headed with the décor for the feast. I will be posting on Friday with more on our homemade fall decorations, so stay tuned and HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!
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Control how you get and keep track of your health information with MyMedicare.gov. It's available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, so you never have to wait to get service. Use MyMedicare.gov to:
- Search for and read your claims
- Order Medicare Summary Notices (MSNs) if you need more copies
- Make a calendar showing when you're next due for preventive services
- Keep track of the prescription drugs you take
- Store your doctors' information
- Print your "On the Go Report" of health and doctor information
- Use the "Blue Button" to download your personal health information to a file you can share with your doctor, caregiver, or other providers
Check Your Claims for Fraud
Do you balance your checkbook and review the charges on your credit cards, looking for charges you didn't make? Reviewing your Medicare claims is another way you can protect yourself from fraud. Use MyMedicare.gov to check your claims online – they're usually available within a day of processing.
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The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle crash that resulted in a single fatality. The crash occurred on Colorado Highway 50, approximately six miles west of Holly Colorado in Prowers County.
A 2006 Harley Davidson was traveling westbound on Colorado Highway 50 when the driver failed to negotiate a curve. The Harley Davidson traveled off the right side of the road colliding with a guardrail and a concrete bridge embankment prior to ejecting the driver.
The driver of the Harley Davidson, a 51 year-old male out of El Mirage, Arizona was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Prowers County Coroner. The driver's name is being withheld until next of kin have been notified.
Alcohol and drugs are not considered a factor in the crash. However, the crash remains under investigation.


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Katherine Russell, right, wife of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev, with her lawyer Amato DeLuca, left, on April 29.
Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told authorities that his sister-in-law, Katherine Russell, played no role in the April 15 blasts, a federal law enforcement official said.
Russell has been under scrutiny since her husband Tamerlan Tsarnaev and his younger brother were accused of planning and carrying out the bombing that killed three people and wounded more than 200.
Authorities are still investigating whether Russell had any involvement.
Russell's lawyers said in a statement that she "plans to continue to meet with investigators, part of a series of meetings over many hours where she has answered questions."
Since the bombings, she has been represented by two malpractice and personal injury lawyers from Rhode Island, where her family lives. They announced a third lawyer from New York, Joshua Dratel, who has experience in national security and terrorism cases, has been added to the team.
The goal, they said, is to ensure "that Katie can assist in the ongoing investigation in the most constructive way possible."
The lawyers have said in the past that the allegations against her husband and brother-in-law came as an "absolute shock" to her.
She gave up a DNA sample so authorities could compare it to female DNA on a bomb remnant. It was not a match.
Investigators believe the bombs were assembled at the home where she lived with Tamerlan and their child.
Russell converted to Islam after she met her future husband in 2009. She dropped out of college, got married and had a baby and had been working as a home health aide to support the family.
Her husband was killed during a firefight with police, and she instructed the medical examiner's office to release his body to his relatives. The family has not been able to find a cemetery willing to bury him.
'We are not barbarians': Police chief pleads for Tsarnaev burial plot
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Just as the Megazord took the best of each "zord" to assemble in order to fight Rita Repulsa's monster creations, some smartphones make us wish that we could mash them up together to create an über-phone phone, more than the sum of its parts. The HTC Droid DNA and Motorola Razr Maxx HD are two such phones. On their own, they're just two new handsets offered by Verizon Wireless, but if there were a way to make one phone out of them, together they would be the device that Android users have been waiting for.
On one hand, the Droid DNA's 1080p display currently holds the top spot for highest pixels-per-inch of any smartphone. Unfortunately, it also features a less-than-stellar battery life, which doesn't bode too well for users looking to maximize the usage out of its high resolution display and powerful processor. On the other hand, the Razr Maxx HD comes equipped with a 3,200 mAh sized battery, which can get it through almost an entire week on standby without needing a charge. But, when it comes to looks, the Razr Maxx HD is in desperate need of a makeover, not to mention that it's still sporting a dual-core Snapdragon processor, putting it at a disadvantage compared to the increasing number of quad-core Snapdragon competitors.
We'll review each phone individually to look at the features they offer, how well they perform, and where each handset has some room for improvement.
Meet the phones
When Motorola revived the "Razr" branding for its Android handsets, we expected that it would stick with svelte handsets. Instead, the pudgy 9.5 mm thick Razr Maxx HD feels like a relic; its antiquated aesthetics make it look like less like a Razr and more like a 1996 StarTac.
Kevlar coating covers the backside of the Razr Maxx HD, which makes the phone tough but—when paired with the thickness—also makes it feel quite a bit dated. The right side of the phone features a volume rocker and a power button, while the miniHDMI, microUSB, microSIM, and microSD card slot all reside on the left. The awkward placement of the charging port makes the Razr Maxx HD difficult to use, and there is no way to unseat the battery without unscrewing the two Torx screws at the bottom of the device. There are no hardware buttons for Android's action keys on the Razr Maxx HD.
HTC's Droid DNA, on the other hand, can teach the Razr Maxx HD a few things about style. Lined with red accents, the top of the phone features a slightly recessed power button and a pop-out slot for the MicroSIM, while the volume button resides on the right-side of the handset and the microUSB port hides behind a tiny pull-out tab on the bottom. The Droid DNA also features three physical hardware buttons for actions, and it comes equipped with Beats Audio, which only engages with headphones plugged in. Both phones come with an 8MP rear-facing camera, as well as headphone jacks on top and notifications buttons on the front. As an added bonus, the Droid DNA also features a flashing light on the back, so you will never miss a precious text message, as well as a 2.1MP front-facing camera.
The Droid DNA comes equipped with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, but it also features HTC's proprietary Sense UI. Sense UI can have a bit of a learning curve if you're going over to the handset from a different Android phone, but it's got several perks like a categorized app menu that sequesters Verizon's bloatware applications in their own menu screen and a nice looking user interface. However, it doesn't come with all of the typical Android fare, like the Jelly Bean keyboard, and the phone is set by default to launch its own browser rather than Google Chrome.
The Droid Razr Maxx HD, on the other hand, came preloaded with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, but it received its official over-the-air Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update while we were reviewing the unit. If you stick with a Motorola handset, you get a user interface that's as close to stock as possible, but do yourself a favor and take some time to spruce it up a bit—those preloaded Droid wallpapers can be a bit much when paired with the Razr Maxx HD's widgets. Still, rest assured that Motorola will continue to hold hands with Google and frolic through the forest, so while updates may not be as consistent as they are for devices in the Nexus program, at least the UI is.
The Razr Maxx HD features a 4.7-inch Super AMOLED display with a 1280 x 720 resolution at 312 PPI, which places it at the halfway point between the iPhone 5 and the Samsung Galaxy SIII. While it does a fine job of displaying video, it was difficult to distinguish the content in direct sunlight. In normal indoor settings the colors appeared to be more saturated than other displays, but that is often the case with Super AMOLED.
When it comes to displays, the Droid DNA is the real talking point. At 440 PPI, its 5-inch, 1080p Super LCD 3 display far exceeds the pixel density of any current smartphone. Video was clear and its colors were well distinguished. We were also particularly impressed with its rendering of 3D graphics—even the GL Benchmark was impressive to watch on the Droid DNA's high-resolution display.
The Droid DNA's individual pixels are almost impossible to distinguish with just the naked eye, but as previously noted by Associate Writer Andrew Cunningham, it can be difficult to point out the difference between 720p on every other phone and the Droid DNA's 1080p. However, it is definitely obvious when it's scrutinized under a microscope (or, a very capable camera lens, as exhibited in the picture below).
It's also important to consider that not all content is prepared for the Droid DNA's honkin' 1080p resolution. As noted by DisplayMate CEO, Raymond Soneira, it's not entirely worth adopting a 1080p screen if there isn't enough content to take advantage of it.
The 1080p display certainly takes its toll on the Droid DNA's smaller battery pack. In previous battery tests, the handset's 2020 mAh had performed horridly. At 100 percent brightness, the phone had a fully drained battery in about an hour and 45 minutes, and it was clear then that the Droid DNA has some trouble not only making it through the workday, but maintaining enough power to entertain you on the train ride home. In further testing, we discovered that its battery pack can't even get through 20 minutes of Triple Town without dipping down 8 percent—the same amount that the Razr Maxx HD used up to stream Twin Peaks over Wi-Fi with the brightness and volume turned all the way up.
In the end, the Droid DNA ended up making it through two days of minor usage before it needed to be plugged in. However, it remained mostly in standby mode, with sporadic Instagram check-ins and a few phone calls here and there. In most real world situations, we're constantly checking our phones, perusing email, or picking up a quick puzzle game. It's important to note how long a battery can last if the situation calls for a day or two without a charger. The Droid DNA is the kind of phone that needs back up.
The Razr Maxx HD's 3200 mAh, on the other hand, truly shows the worth of a bigger battery pack in powerful smartphone. After an hour of streaming Netflix at full volume and full brightness the phone had used up only about 8 percent of power. It stayed more or less consistent through two and a half hours of Netflix streaming—battery life had only fallen 24 percent. Better yet, when left in standby mode through the night, the Razr Maxx HD only used up 5 percent of its battery life. In the end, it managed seven days of minor usage before the battery indicator started screaming for a charge. While the Razr Maxx HD does use up a chunk of battery life when streaming content over Wi-Fi, it is much more capable of getting through a whole day without charge.
The Droid Razr Maxx HD is powered by a dual-core, 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and 1GB of RAM. This particular SoC is especially power efficient, so it's paired well in this handset. The Droid DNA, on the other hand, contains the same quad-core Qualcomm 1.5GGhz Snapdragon S4 Pro processor and Adreno 320 GPU as some of the more recent competing handsets to enter the market, including the Nexus 4 and LG's Optimus G. It is very powerful and proved to be one of the speediest mobile processors available right now—and the graphics power is especially needed considering that bright and vibrant 1080p display.
Overall, the Droid DNA is quite the contender among the latest smartphones to hit the scene. Its overall Geekbench score yielded almost similar results to the Nexus 4's and the Optimus G's, which isn't too surprising because the two handsets share an SoC. However, the Droid DNA performed lower in memory bandwidth tests because of how many pixels it has to push through to the display.
The Razr Maxx HD—the only other dual-core handset on the chart besides the A6-equipped iPhone 5—didn't perform too exceptionally among the crowd. It's a solid phone in its own right, but not one you'd pick out if you're interested in utilizing the latest components.
Droid DNA's onscreen Egypt Classic benchmarks performed just as well as its hardware counterparts, but it's unclear why it lagged behind in Egypt HD tests.
Stitching together an imaginary Frankenphone
If we could fuse the two handsets together, we'd have the perfect phone: a speedy SoC and a 1080p display with enough battery life to get it through an entire day's work. Essentially, the Droid DNA and Razr Maxx HD's major selling points are the other's biggest detriment. The Razr Maxx HD is a slowly aging phone with a massive battery pack that a device like the Droid DNA could really use to power up its high resolution display. A 3,200 mAh would give the Droid DNA the energy it needs to stay fueled throughout the day and give it an edge on other phones with the same components. All of the processing powering and display output in HTC's Droid DNA is very difficult to execute with a measly 2020 mAh.
The Razr Maxx HD could also greatly benefit from the Droid DNA's style. While a Kevlar backside and durability might seem appealing to a certain demographic, it seems lackluster for users who want a 3,200 mAh battery pack in a slimmer package.
Motorola's Razr Maxx HD can get through several days on standby and doesn't use up too much energy streaming a flick. It's well suited for the user who needs that kind of performance from a phone, but doesn't necessarily care for speed or the most current components. Its durable chassis will also certainly suit someone who drops their phone a lot, or works in a rugged environment.
HTC's Droid DNA is quite a looker, not to mention that it's really nice to look at. There might not be a ton of content that takes advantage of its high-resolution 1080p screen, but the performance benchmarks could sell a certain type of user on the investment. Unfortunately, it will require that there's a backup battery pack or USB cord tethered to it from time to time, so if you're constantly glued to your device, the Droid DNA may not be the handset you're looking for.


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text: Hi!! This is going to be a report of a ride on a XT600 from Poland to Mongolia and hopefully back But before you start reading there are several things I need to tell you. 1. I am a terrible photographer. I can't take any good photos. I actually hardly can take any 2. I ride XT 600 but I am probably the worst offroad rider ever. To be honest with you I hate off road riding so DO NOT expect any pictures of a wild nature and so on. Also see point number 1. 3. Not only that I can't take a pictures or can't ride off road but I am also a terrbile mechanic. At least due to that point reading my story might be interesting for you in case something goes wrong with the bike 4. I decided to take the most boring way to do this - only via Russia. No "-stans". And I decided NOT to use transsibirian railway. I wanted to feel the size of Russia. So there will be many days on the road and very little time in Mongolia. Of course if I can get there 5. I am a low budget traveller. I will try to describe every single day separately. Maybe this way you will find out how stupid it is to take so boring road I was supposed to start on 3rd of July but somehow I realised I do not have my visas. Ok, after one week (another D-day) I had my visas but felt bad vibration. This is not a joke, I always follow my intuition. So after all I started on 11th of July 2010 AD. If you accept at least some of the things I warned you about - you are welcome to read!


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Film Screening, Discussion with Director of The Final Gift
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The UNCW Sociology and Criminology Club presents a free screening of "The Final Gift" at 6 p.m. on Feb. 8 in the Azalea Coast Room (Fisher University Union), followed by a discussion with the documentary's director Thérèse Bartholomew.
After the 2003 murder of her brother, Stephen Leone, Bartholomew enrolled in a master's degree program in criminal justice at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. In 2009, she published "Coffee Shop God," a memoir about her struggle to cope with her brother's death.
"The Final Gift," produced by her husband Doug Bartholomew, details her eventual meeting with Karl Staton, the man who killed Leone. The film has been screened throughout the state and New York City.


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Dr. Jennifer Arnold and Bill Klein Want to Adopt a Child with Special Needs
After heartbreak, Dr. Jennifer Arnold and Bill Klein are considering a baby who has dwarfism
After the heartbreak of their surrogate's miscarriage in November, Dr. Jennifer Arnold and husband Bill Klein, the stars of The Little Couple on TLC, are still determined to start a family.
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"It's always been on our radar and I think it's time we start getting serious about it," Arnold says in a clip from their show, which returns to TLC Tuesday (10 p.m. ET).
Going through a list of available babies on an adoption web site, Arnold notes that she and Klein would "consider a child with special needs," adding, "that's exactly what we're looking for."
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Graeme Banyard labelled Banstead Athletic's 11-0 defeat at Windsor on Saturday as one of the most embarrassing days of his football career.
The As have not enjoyed a good start to the season since Banyard returned to the management hotseat in the summer and the latest defeat left them third bottom.
They bounced back with a 2-0 win over Hartley Wintney in the League Cup on Tuesday but it was Saturday's humbling, in which they had a man sent off after 20 minutes, that left Banyard scratching his head.
"It was one of the most embarrassing days of my life in football - and I have had a few of them," he said.
"Confidence is a bit low at the moment and after we had a man sent off it was like the charge of the Alamo.
"You should never lose by that amount even if you are down to 10 men.
"It's been difficult so far as we have had a lot of new players and sometimes they come together quickly and sometimes they don't.
"I never thought it would be this difficult to get the players I want at this club - they would rather sit on the bench in the Ryman Leagues playing one game in three rather than week in, week out in the Combined Counties League."
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Sarah Jones' Case Receives National Attention
The case against a Bengals cheerleader and her mother is getting national attention. But Sarah Jones, who is usually not camera-shy, appears to have gone into hiding.
A grand jury indictment alleges Jones of sexual contact with a minor between Oct. 1 and the end of December. Her mother, Cheryl Jones, is accused of tampering with evidence.
An investigation was launched last November into whether the conduct involved a student at the school where Jones taught, Dixie Heights High School. The student named in the indictment is a senior at the school.
The Jones' are scheduled to be arraigned in court Monday morning. WLWT will cover the court proceedings. The case has gained so much national attention that even NBC's "Today" show plans to be in the courtroom.
An attorney for the Jones' said that they will both plead not guilty.
The last time the Jones' were seen was Thursday evening as they left the Kenton County Jail. Sarah Jones posted $50,000 bond and Cheryl Jones posted $30,000 bond in cash.
A knock at the door of their Independence home went unanswered Friday.
Sarah Jones is still listed on the Bengals website as a team captain of the Ben-Gals. The Bengals have had no comment about the charges against Jones.


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