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Peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi expressed dismay Tuesday at the lack of progress in ending the civil war in Syria and called on the U.N. Security Council to act.
"Syria is being destroyed bit by bit and, in destroying Syria, the region is being pushed into a situation that is extremely bad and extremely important for the entire world," the U.N. and Arab League joint special envoy told reporters after meeting in private with the Security Council.
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Brahimi blamed the government of President Bashar al-Assad and opposition activists for the impasse. "Objectively, they are cooperating in destroying Syria," he said.
The Security Council has proven ineffectual in brokering a peace, with China and Russia casting vetoes to block resolutions on sanctions.
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Russia and China joined France, Britain, the United States and Turkey in agreeing on the plan. Arab League nations also signed on to it. But neither the opposition nor al-Assad's government has signaled a willingness to sign on to it.
Still, the declaration contains "a lot of elements that would provide for a reasonable solution to the conflict," Brahimi said.
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COMMUNITY · Help the Family Crisis Center "cut out" domestic violence. Schedule a haircut for Thursday, Oct. 25, at participating salons. Proceeds go to the center. Salons include Creative Image, Salon Etc., Wanda's Cut & Curl, J & A Barber and New Image. To participate, call 706-375-7630. Salons can also take up donations for the month of October - Domestic Violence Awarness Month - with a jar. All funds go directly to the Family Crisis Center.
COMMUNITY · The Walker County Tea Party and Concerned Citizens for an Informed Electorate will sponsor a candidates forum Oct. 25 at the Rossville Civic Center from 7-8 p.m. Candidates John Deffenbaugh (R) and Thomas McMahan (D) will be in attendance. The format will include a 45-minute Q&A session from a two-person panel, followed by a 10-minute session where questions will be asked from the audience.
COMMUNITY · A Girl Scout sign-up night will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at Chickamauga Elementary School in the media center (library), 210 Crescent Avenue, in Chickamauga. Girl Scouts have fun, make new friends and learn life-long skills. For more information, contact the Girl Scout Council of the Southern Appalachians at 1-800-474- 1912 or 423-877-5587 or go to girlscoutscsa.org.
COMMUNITY · Naomi Elementary School will hold a "Not So Scary Trick-or-Treat Night" from 5-7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 25. As part of the fun, information sessions about technology and the school's new phonics program will be offered. Bring your ipad, iphone, nook or other tablets and learn to master its use.
COMMUNITY · The Walker Talkers Toastmasters Speaking Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second and fourth (Oct. 25) Thursday of the month in the community hall behind Woodstation Baptist Church, at 42 Round Pond Road, LaFayette. For more information, e-mail Glenn Roberts at email@example.com or call 706-264-6525.
COMMUNITY · The LaFayette Elks Lodge will hold its third annual Haunted House from 8-11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 25-Saturday, Oct. 27, and from Monday, Oct. 29-Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 3158 Highway 27, just north of Wal-Mart in LaFayette. Admission is $7 for adults, $5 for children age 12 and younger. Proceeds will go to Christmas for Kids. A concession stand will be available. Lodge phone is (706) 638-3591.
COMMUNITY · The Chickamauga Public Library will hold a "Ready to R.E.A.D." storytime program at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25.
COMMUNITY · The Civic Arts League, Inc. of Chattanooga will hold an art exhibit titled "Heritage" to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the "Battle of Ringgold" from Thursday, Oct. 18, through Friday, Nov. 9, at Ringgold Art & Frame Gallery, 7825 Nashville Street, in Ringgold. For more information call 706-935-2844.
COMMUNITY · Walker County Farm Bureau is collecting monetary donations until Friday, Nov. 16, for the Georgia Food Bank Association and its seven food bank affiliates to help Georgians in need. Donations may be dropped off Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at the WCFB office, 101 South Cherokee Street in LaFayette. For more information, call 706-638-3237.
COMMUNITY · Registration for the Salvation Army's Angel Tree program ends Wednesday, Nov. 7. For more information regarding qualifications, dates and times, visit csarmy.org.
COMMUNITY · The Salvation Army needs volunteers to ring bells, sort toys, and deliver meals this holiday season. For more information, visit csarmy.org.
COMMUNITY · The Walker County Health Department offers flu vaccinations to children and adults on a walk-in basis. The department is at 603 Villanow Street in LaFayette. The cost is $20. Cash, check, credit and debit cards, Medicare, Medicaid, PeachCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance and state employee United Healthcare and CIGNA insurance are accepted. Walk-in hours are 7:30 a.m.-11 a.m. and 12:30-4 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 8 a.m.-11 a.m. and 12:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday, and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday.
COMMUNITY · The Georgia Winery is inviting its customers to help support the fight against Breast Cancer. During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), Georgia Winery will donate $1 per bottle for each "Pretty in Pink" sparkling wine sold to the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at Memorial Hospital.
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COMMUNITY · Entrepreneurs and small business owners from across northwest Georgia are invited to a free interactive workshop at Dalton State College on Oct. 26 for an entrepreneur resource rally. The Center for Economic Research and Entrepreneurship (CERE) at Dalton State's School of Business and the Southeast Industrial Development Association are sponsoring the event. The workshop will include an interactive discussion with a panel of experienced entrepreneurs. For more information about the free program, contact SEIDA at 423-424-4245. To register, contact the CERE at email@example.com or 706-272-4580.
COMMUNITY · Register online by 11:59 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, for the 2012 Mud Run with the Zombies. This is a 5k mud run to begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. a.m. to benefit the United Way. The event will take place at 588 Piney Road in Trenton. Race registration is: $65 for solo men, $65 for solo women, and $200 for teams five. First and second place awards will be given in each of these categories. The kids' race is free to children ages 13 and under – kids register day of race. To register, go to moonshinemudrun.com/. For more information on United Way, call 423-752-0321
CHURCH · The Pell Brothers will sing at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Community Baptist Church, on Lee Mason Road off Highway 136, east of LaFayette. W.C. Pence is pastor.
CHURCH · Covenant Life Worship Center, 7001 LaFayette Road, in Chickamauga, presents "Hayride through Hell" from 7-10 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, through Monday, Oct. 29. Must be age 13 or older to be admitted. Groups of 15 or more people must make reservations. For more information, call 706-375-5286.
COMMUNITY · A "Song for the Children" to benefit the Children's Advocacy Center of Hamilton County, will be held at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at The Tivoli in Chattanooga. Tickets are now on sale. General admission is $35 or $50. Call 423-642-TIXS. VIP tickets cost $175. VIP guests will enjoy premium concert seating, a cocktail and dinner party at Loose Cannon, shuttle transportation to the Tivoli, and dessert reception following the concert. For VIP tickets call 423-266-6918.
ENTERTAINMENT · "The Odd Couple" will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 19 and 20, and at 1 p.m. Oct. 20, at The Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Circle, in Ringgold. Tickets cost $11 for adults, $9 for seniors (age 55 and older), $9 for students, and $8 for groups of 15 or more. Call 706-935-9000, for more information or visit colonnadecenter.org.
ENTERTAINMENT · Blowing Screams Farm will present the haunts Forest of Fear and GhostRide starting at dark every Friday and Saturday night in October. Admission is $25 for both haunts. Due to the intense nature of these attractions, parental discretion is advised. Address is Blowing Springs Farm (by day) at 271 Chattanooga Valley Road, Flintstone. Visit blowingscreamsfarm.com for more information.
ENTERTAINMENT · Dreadhaven is the town haunted at this season's Ruby Falls Haunted Cavern. This nationally-ranked haunt is open every Friday through Sunday until Oct. 28, and Wednesday, Oct. 31. Special ticket discounts are offered right now by purchasing them online at hauntedcavern.com.
ENTERTAINMENT · Lake WinnepeSPOOKah opens it ghostly gates on Friday and Saturday evenings, Oct. 13, 19, 20, 26, and 27, from 6-11 p.m. Gate admission, unlimited rides and all special Halloween attractions are included in a $24 admittance fee. A youth/senior ride pass for ages 1 and 2 and 65 and older is $10. For more information, visit us at www.lakewinnie.com or call 1-877-LAKEWIN.
COMMUNITY · A Mystery Dog Ranch - Haunted Ranch and Hayride will be held to benefit Hozho Therapeutic Equestrian Services at 975 Wooten Road, in Ringgold. Gates open at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19 and Saturday, Oct 20, and Friday, Oct 26 and Saturday, Oct. 27. Cost is $10 per person for the Haunted House and Haunted Hayride.
COMMUNITY · An indoor yard sale will be held from 2-5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 19, and from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20, at the LaFayette Senior Center, 636 South Main Street in LaFayette.
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COMMUNITY · The 2012 Mud Run with the Zombies 5k mud run begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at 588 Piney Road in Trenton. Along with the 5K Run with the Zombies, there will be a kids' race, a sled pull and prizes for the best costume of the day. Enjoy live music, food and beverages. Farm gates open at 7:30 a.m. Registration begins at 8 a.m. The kids' race starts at 9 a.m. and the first wave of official 5K participants run at 9:30 a.m. The sled pull is held later in the morning at 11 a.m., and entertainment takes the stage at 2 p.m. Race registration is $65 for solo men, $65 for solo women, and $200 for teams five. Online registration closes at 11:59 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26. To register, go to moonshinemudrun.com/. The run benefits the United Way 2012 Community Campaign. For more information, call 423-752-0321
CHURCH · Lyerly United Methodist Church will show the movie "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein," at 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. At 6:30 p.m., free hotdogs will be served, and kids can enjoy a costume contest, games, prizes and a hayride. On Halloween (Oct. 31) the church will have "Trunk or Treat" in the parking lot from 5-7 p.m. For more information, call Michelle Floyd at 706-676-5645.
CHURCH · Rossville Baptist Tabernacle will hold a reunion for all former church members from 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27. The church is at 101 Hooker Road, two blocks west of Rossville Boulevard on the corner of Gordon Avenue and Hooker Road in Rossville.
CHURCH · Ridgeway Baptist Church will hold Trunk or Treat at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27.
CHURCH · Trunk or Treat will be held from 4-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at Second Baptist Church, 500 W. Main Street in LaFayette. Register to win Wal-mart gift cards. Enjoy free food, games, candy, and inflatables.
CHURCH · Center Grove Baptist Church in Rock Spring will hold its fall festival on Oct. 27 from 3-7 p.m., with food, prizes, games, music and a hayride. Everything is free.
COMMUNITY · Families can enjoy a Halloween double-feature "Movie under the Stars" at Joe Stock Memorial Park in downtown LaFayette with "The Ghost and Mr. Chicken", a Don Knotts comic classic, and "War of the Worlds," the 1955 version, starting at dusk on Saturday, Oct. 27. Bring a chair or blanket and dress for the weather. The event is sponsored by the LaFayette Downtown Development Authority.
COMMUNITY · A bake sale and yard sale benefit for local teenager Brandon Lowe will begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 27, at the Bank of LaFayette community room. Brandon is battling cancer. Hot dogs, chips and drinks will be available. An auction will be held at 3 p.m. to sell any leftover items. Alice Broome and Kathy Dover are organizing the fundraiser.
COMMUNITY · Chattanooga Arboretum and Nature Center will hold its 13th annual Festival of the Jack O'Lanterns Saturday, Oct. 27, from 2-9 p.m., and Sunday, Oct. 28, from 1-7 p.m. Enjoy animal presentations, guided hikes and canoe trips down historic Lookout Creek. Other activities include pumpkin carving, storytelling, a bonfire for cooking s'mores, live music, a petting zoo, hayrides through Reflection Riding and outdoor movies such as, "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown." Pumpkins can be bought at the center or visitors may bring their own. Bring a blanket or chairs for the movie. Admission for CA&NC members is $10 for adults and $8 for children ages 4-11. Admission for non-members is $12 for adults and $10 for children. Children age 3 and younger are admitted free. Additional fees apply for buggy and pony rides and guided canoe trips. Reservations for canoeing are encouraged as space is limited. Call 423-821-1160, ext. 0, to reserve a boat.
COMMUNITY · Choral Arts of Chattanooga will host a Cabaret and Silent Auction gala event on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. at the Bessie Smith Performance Hall. To make a reservation, call (423) 255-2195 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
COMMUNITY · In a world where the Earth is constantly threatened by environmental destruction several nocturnal superheros band together with lightning speed to do their part to protect the planet. Join National Park Rangers at Russell Cave Natinal Monument (Bridgeport, Ala.) at 6 p.m. Central Standard Time Saturday, Oct. 27, for a one-mile intense hike on a rough trail up and down in the forest lit by the full moon. Find out about the incredible nocturnal superheros that live at Russell Cave. Spaces are limited. Call 256-495-2672 for reservations.COMMUNITY · Harvest Christian Academy for the Deaf, at 1314 Old Three Notch Rd. in Ringgold, will be hosting a yard sale Saturday, October 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds will benefit the Academy, and the event will be held rain or shine. Featured items include a utility trailer, assorted furniture, appliances, hardware, plumbling items, sports and recreation equipments, toys, games, books, clothing and more. For more information, call (423) 902-8700.
COMMUNITY · Cloudland Canyon offers hay rides every Saturday now through Nov. 24. On Halloween, Wednesday, Oct. 31, there will be three night rides at 6, 7 and 8 p.m., for those who want to travel a long dark, dirt road into the forest to meet goblins and scary things of every description. Hot dogs, S'mores, snacks and drinks will be sold. Leashed and licensed pets may also ride. Meet at the Interpretive Center. Rides start on the hour from 2-6 p.m., except for Halloween. Park entrance is $5. Hay rides cost $5 for adults, $3 for children ages 4 to 12. Haunted hay rides cost $8. The park is off Highway 136 near Trenton.
COMMUNITY · Rock City's 7th annual German festival Rocktoberfest, continues every Saturday and Sunday in October from noon-5 p.m. at Rock City Gardens in Lookout Mountain. Experience German culture with authentic food, drinks, activities and music.


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Well, of course the iPad does not let you size your windows and read multiple ...
I am not sure that this readership is representative of the PC / tablet / ...
Can Windows 8 rescue the PC?
Dylan McGrath
Worldwide PC shipments are now projected to decline in 2012 for the first time in 11 years, according to market research firm IHS iSuppli. In its latest forecast, released Wednesday (Oct. 10), IHS said it expects PC shipments to decline 1.2 percent this year to 348.7 million units.
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To put this in perspective, the last time PC shipments contracted year-over-year was 2001, the year the dot com bubble burst.
PC shipments are widely expected to get a boost from the release of Windows 8, set for Oct. 26. But it appears unlikely that the release of the new Microsoft operating system will provide enough bounce for the market to avoid contraction this year.
IHS points to a number of culprits responsible for the projected decline, not the least of which is ongoing economic malaise throughout much of the world. But PC shipments appear to be suffering at least in part due to the tremendous growth in smartphones and tablets. In the past two weeks, IHS and others have blamed changing customer preferences brought on by the success of a new kind of mobile computing.
Simply put, tablets and high-end smartphones offer consumers and businesses much of the computing power they need for many tasks. And they are more convenient, lighter, less expensive and, well, more fun than a stodgy old PC.
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There are two questions here: (1) whether Win8 would help boost PC sales, and (b) whether tablets and smartphones are taking away from PC sales.
For a laptop or desktop PC, everything I've read about Win8 says that it offers no improvement over Win7. On the contrary, if anything. One problem a lot of people seem to have is the lack of the "start" button. Then again, there are third party apps that restore that start button, in Win8. Win8 appears to be tuned for touch screen type devices, and everything I read says that when used with keyboard/mouse and more distant screen, it is or feels compromised.
As to tablets and smartphones, my take is, only the Surface or similar, which can work like PCs, would potentially take away the need for PCs. Or the smartphone/PC hybrid concept:
Aside from these hybrid devices, which IMO could take away from bona fide PC roles, if PC sales are slacking off it is because people are spending their holiday money on portable toys instead, and/or because the PC market may be reaching saturation?
I'm curious, actually. Is the rate of toaster sales increasing rapidly? I doubt it but don't really know. And yet, few people would conclude that toasters are no longer in demand! (My wife likes "toaster ovens." So maybe that's a wrinkle, similar to comparison between desktop and notebook PCs? Overall, I doubt the sales of these devices is increasing.)
Agree fully with the previous poster. The death of the PC has been mis-characterized ever since the iPad came out.
That IHS graphic presents a distorted picture, in that it shows bars starting from something other than zero. People visually integrate the change on a bar chart, and the graphic violates some basic principles of presenting data. Very non-Tufte, and a pretty poor graphic to boot. To paraphrase Dona Wong, a bar chart starting at something other than zero is like a misspelled word in a headline. Paint the picture correctly and the situation doesn't look so dire, it looks like noise in a flat market.
Steve Schulz
The IHS graphic is indeed visually misleading - it sure looks foreboding, but in fact the "decline" is merely 1.2%.
The real story is more that the PC industry has hit it's peak in shipments... which is a totally different message than an industry "collapsing".
Steve, I agree with you on both counts. The graphic does look pretty foreboding. Still, the first decline in 11 years is significant. Not a collapse, but as you say, this may well mean PC shipments have peaked.
Tablets cannot do everything a PC can do. However, they can do some things a PC can do and some of those things they can do better. It just so happens that those things are the things that most people do most of the time with computers.
Daniel Payne
I've been playing with the Beta version of Windows 8 on my MacBook Pro using the Parallels virtualization software for a few months now. Yes, Windows 8 has some new eye candy with the tiles and Microsoft has managed to cobble together a single OS for both touch and mouse devices. Once you click the Desktop tile it looks and works like Windows 7. Apple has a two OS approach where desktop/laptop users have Mac OS X while iPhone/iPad users get iOS6. With iOS6 I do miss having multiple user accounts on the iPad because everyone in my family wants to use this device when I get home from work.
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If Win8 is as big a disaster as Vista, ME, etc., I'll wait for Win9. My experience w/ Microsoft is that their new releases follow a pattern of junk ... decent ... junk ... decent, almost as though they rush something to market, then take the time to fix it in the next revision. XP and Win7 (both 32 and 64-bit) have served me well, but I had a LOT of grief w/ Vista, which did not play well w/ many of my apps.
Yes, I have been toying with Win 8 since Aug 2011 (stand alone and in Parallels on Mtn Loin.)
There is a point that I am not seeing discussed.
Redmond continued to re-tool the sub-systems across the board. It now runs the O/S IE and MS Speech in less than 1GB of RAM on the 32-bit version.
The 64-bit version has a number of security improvements over the 32-bit version.
Both are more responsive and have a greatly reduced attack surface.
I'll grant you the end user doesn't care about security (until they do), and having a more responsive machine for $40 seems like a fair trade.
I don't see Windows-8 as a savior for PCs. (I also don't think PCs are not in need of being saved either.) In fact, quite the opposite might be true for PC sales.
All my machines in my household are dual-boot machines for Linux and Windows. I just bought a new one less than a month ago, because I found out that dual booting will become a real pain with Windows-8. (Linux vendors are scrambling hard to overcome the ridiculous hurdles Microsoft built into the OS.) If you use dual-boot machines, don't wait for Windows-8. I think all of these will be smoothed out again by the time Windows-9 comes out, but Windows-8 is no boon for PCs(only for tablets perhaps.)
A friend tells me of the day in the past when microwave oven sales fell off. Seems most households had purchased one, and there was no need for 2 of them.
A pc is overkill for most homes - read emails and surf the web. We now have TVs that can do that and more (netflix, hulu, ..) as well as blueray players.
How many people really need a PC because they are writing software, which you can probably do on an ipad, but let's assume it has million's of lines of code, requires TB's of data, and huge screens with mutli-gpu's.
Seems like a kindle or $99 tablet can browse the web, read & write emails, write small documents (~100 pages), play music, purchase online, ... Why do so many people need a PC? A 10kb spreadsheet is fine on a phone. A 100MB spreadsheet might only work on a pc. ...
You are quite ambitious, spreadsheets on a phone and writing documents on a tablet...most people I think prefer the PC interface for activities like that. It's not just the processer power, screen size and interface matters for many applications.
I personally know a little old lady (she is retired, 60+) and she uses her ipad for all those activities, her computer is sitting idle.
I also have 2 teenagers and see what a teen can do with a phone and their thumbs.
I used a package called Documents to Go on my old Palm OS PDA to view Word documents and Excel spreadsheets. It was fine for *viewing* and simple edits, but the assumption was the documents would be *created* elsewhere.
Screen size is an issue. The PDA I still have was gotten in part to get a larger screen than the unit it replaces, and do a better job of viewing things like spreadsheets.
Form factor is critical depending upon applications. My cell phone, for example, is the smallest, cheapest feature phone Nokia makes. It has a mono screen and all it does is calls and SMS, which is all I *want* it to do. Web surfing, email, and productivity applications are something else's job.
A tablet might be a decent substitute for a PC, simply because there screen is larger, but I'd want an external keyboard for most of what I do.
I don't know if we are a unique household, but I doubt it. We have two PCs, A Kindle e-reader, and a Kindle Fire. The PCs are constantly in use, the Kindle might go unused for days at a time.
My wife does all manner of things on her PC, including paying bills, bank stuff, scrapbooking, playing "words with friends," all things that she finds much easier with the large, wide screen and keyboard/mouse. She also uses the Kindles, but that's exclusively for reading books or the news, weather reports, and that sort of info consuming.
I do the same, and also watch most of my TV now with the PC acting as the settop box, feeding the 42" HDTV, with remote keyboard/mouse.
And there's more. Whenever I receive e-mails with the little discalimer, you know, like "sent from experia," or other such, it always sounds like an apology. The way I read those disclaimers is, "please forgive the overly cryptic message and the typos, because honestly, I can't do this right on this little device."
Am I the only person who thinks this way?
whether Windows 8 can save MS is still a question mark. the trend is the tablet if you still call it PC ...
Jonathan Allen
Every couple of years Microsoft comes out with a new operating system whose "improvements" are usually trivial, but which is ever more bloated and obsoletes otherwise perfectly adequate software and hardware. There are jobs which PCs do better, and jobs which tablets do better. Let's not freak out because of a market fluctuation.
@jonathan allen- great point. the tablet has changed the game, but let's see how it plays out.
I don't see the PC market in need of saving.
The underlying issue is simply that the market in the US is largely saturated. Everyone that might want a PC probably has one.
This is an issue for Microsoft and Intel, since virtual all PCs are shipped with Windows and most have Intel chips. Their problem becomes "Where will growth come from?"
MS with Windows 8 is seeking growth in things that aren't PCs, and sees tablets and smartphones as areas where things can run Windows. Win8 runs on ARM, though that's not exactly new: Dave Cutler, the principal architect of NT (and of DEC's VMS OS before that) was insistent that it be portable, and there were flavors of NT for DEC Alpha workstations and MIPS R300/4000 processors. NT underlies Win8, and I expect the port to ARM was relatively straight-forward.
The big change is something everyone seems headed towards: the *same* OS running on any device the user might have. With Win8, MS covers PCs, tablets, and phones. Apple is converging OS/X and iOS. Android is providing a unifying point for Linux, with an X86 port in alpha.
In the US, the PC market is replacements, and the average life of an installed unit is probably about 3 years before a faster more power model replaces it. (I'd also bet that most Windows upgrades happen *because* a user buys a new machine with a newer version of Windows installed.)
It's far from surprising that smart-phones and tablets have taken some of the PC market. Anyone who needs lightweight and compact mobile computing for email, web and a little 'office'-type computing is likely to choose the phone/tablet. Anyone who needs more with buy a laptop or PC, many will buy both.
It was always pretty much inevitable that there would be an overall increase in units sold and that a percentage of PC sales would migrate to mobile devices.
How was it ever likely to be otherwise?
I personally think Win8 is a red herring in the equation.
My thanks go to 'fundamentals' for mentioning the dual-boot issues. Most of my machines are Linux, but I always have a couple that dual-boot. It sounds like I'll not be getting Win8 any time soon on those!
I think that the timing is important. People start spending money on stuff in November. All of my families cell phones are up for renewal. Most of the "household" computers are a bit long in the tooth. If no Windows 8 is available, I will be pretty unmotivated to upgrade the computers and the 5 phones that will be upgraded will probably stick with Android and/or Apple. I am tempted to get the least technical person of the group (my wife) a Windows phone because the reviews have been good, even though the adoption has been poor. Hurry up Microsoft or you're going to miss another opportunity.
The 'app' model for deploying, installing and removing software is greatly needed in the PC world. It's so much cleaner and easier to use. Don't understand why we haven't had this already, it's not rocket science. Add to that the QA and security from getting an application from an App store that scrutinizes the sw before users get it.
Touch would be useful for the PC, but not on the main viewing area (fingerprints are annoying when reading), but a sidebar would be useful.
These features would provide a migration path from tablets to PCs for those who need more power or bigger viewing area.
BTW, tablets are for consuming content. PCs are for creating content. There will always be more consumers than producers. Until tablets, consumers were forced to use PCs to consume. But the shift is inevitable. More content means more consumers means more content, rinse and repeat...
I am not sure that this readership is representative of the PC / tablet / smartphone debate. I believe that many users can do all they want to do with their smartphone / tablet more convienently than they can irrespective of the operating system. I use windows (xp and xp pro) to create content and find every windows upgrade a pain in the hind end. My wife has stopped using her PC altogether and uses her ipad for all she does. When I use her ipad for reading, I am amazed how much of the screen is available for the task at hand. When I am using xp on my 10" netbook, the screen area for the task at hand is no bigger than a 4x6 card. No wonder we need huge screens with windows.
Well, of course the iPad does not let you size your windows and read multiple windows at once.
It offers only one window at full display size.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — An animal rights group will pay Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus $9.3 million to settle a lawsuit the circus filed after courts found that activists paid a former circus worker for his help in claiming the circus abused elephants.
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said Friday it was not admitting any wrongdoing in settling the lawsuit. The New York-based animal rights group was one of several involved in a lawsuit filed in 2000 against the circus' owner, Feld Entertainment Inc., claiming elephants were abused. Courts later found that the animal rights activists had paid a former Ringling barn helper involved in the lawsuit at least $190,000, making him "essentially a paid plaintiff" who lacked credibility.
Two courts agreed the former barn helper, Tom Rider, wasn't credible and didn't have a right to sue. As a result, they didn't address claims the circus violated the federal Endangered Species Act by allegedly chaining the elephants for long periods and allowing trainers to use sharp tools called bullhooks.
The Vienna, Va.-based Feld Entertainment Inc. sued the animal rights groups and Rider in 2007, accusing them of conspiring to harm the company's business and other illegal acts. The lawsuit claims the groups were working together with the goal of permanently banning Asian elephants from circuses.
Friday's settlement covers only the ASPCA. Twelve other defendants including The Humane Society of the United States, the Animal Welfare Institute and The Fund for Animals are still involved in the lawsuit.
The ASPCA said in a statement that "this litigation has stopped being about the elephants a long time ago" and that officials decided it was in the group's best interest to resolve the lawsuit after more than a decade.
The chairman of Feld Entertainment, Kenneth Feld, said in a statement that the settlement was a vindication for the company and its employees.
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by Guest Blogger Aubre Tompkins, CNMAubre Tompkins, CNM, is beginning her second year as a midwife. She has been guest blogging about the lessons she's learned during her first year in a series for ACNM. Check out her first four posts here:Pearls #1 and #2: Remember to Breathe, and ListenPearl #3: Emotions are HealthyPearl #4: Be HumblePearl #5: Be Water
I have been struggling with how to title this Pearl. Wanting to phrase it just right and not have it sound too corny. Finally, after much debate, I just decided on a very well-known phrase: It takes a village. I know that this title may sound like a cliché. However, it is a definite truth, and some clichés are made because they are so true. One of my mentors has a saying, "This is not the midwife show." Meaning that what we do is about so much more than ourselves. It is easy to get caught up in the feeling that the midwife is the star of the show. As I have written in other posts, midwives can easily be placed upon a pedestal. As a new midwife, I would have been lost without our entire crew. This includes midwives, nurses, administrative staff, lactation consultants, doulas, and consulting physicians.
Clinic days are busy. We, of course, have prenatal exams, but also well woman exams, postpartum visits, IUD placements, and preconception visits. This variety is one of the many things I love about my job: It is never boring. Working in the clinic is like being a part of a highly productive team, we all must keep up our duties and help each other out. In our clinic, we always have at least one midwife, many times two, a registered nurse (RN) and our administrative assistant. I hesitate to use the term "administrative assistant" as it comes nowhere close to describing her duties. Really, she is more like the quarterback, keeping us all in line, on schedule, and on task. She is responsible for the overall atmosphere in the clinic and creating a welcoming and warm environment. The RN is also equally important, directing us midwives where to go next, helping with education, answering questions, and assisting with procedures. Basically, we could not function without each staff member. To me, working out of hospital is wonderful. It leads to an intensely intimate experience. It also means that the team is even more crucial. At a birth, the clinical responsibility lies entirely upon the midwife and the nurse. We work together, equally as a unit. As a midwife, I need all the support of this village that surrounds me.
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Child safety, supervision, guns in the household are all topics in the death of a Minneapolis 2-year-old boy shot by his 4-year-old sibling.
News that a 4-year-old boy shot his 2-year-old brother in Minneapolis can place a whirring amount of questions spinning through any parent's head.
What happened? How did the child get a loaded gun? What is the appropriate amount of supervision for young children when there are weapons in the home? What are the best ways to keep your family safe with any kind of weapons in the home?
The following information has been released by the Minneapolis PD:
Just after 12:45 this afternoon (Dec. 5) Minneapolis Police officers in the First Precinct responded to a shooting involving a child victim in the 1900 block of 7th Street South.
Officers found a two-year-old boy who had apparently been accidentally shot by his four-year-old brother. The four-year-old had apparently been playing with a handgun he had found in a bedroom in the home when the shooting occurred. The two year-old died in the ambulance at the scene.
The mother, father and three children, ages one, two and four were home at the time of the incident. The one year-old, the four year-old and a five year-old sibling, who was not home at the time of the incident, are in protective custody for the time being.
Minneapolis Police Department Homicide investigators have been assigned this case and no one has been arrested though the parents are being interviewed by investigators. The results of the Homicide Unit investigation will be presented to the Hennepin County Attorney's Office for review of criminal charges against the parents. In Minnesota a four year-old cannot be charged with a crime.
The Minneapolis Police Department wants to remind everyone who has a firearm in their home that it is their responsibility to lock up firearms to prevent tragic accidents from occurring. Firearms should be stored unloaded, preferably in a gun safe, with the ammunition stored separately. It is a crime in Minnesota to store a loaded firearm in a manner where a child can gain access to it. (Negligent Storage of a Firearm 609.666, 2012 Minnesota Statutes)
As this investigation continues, questions remain for many.
This tragic incident is something that leave family and friends distraught, with implications that will linger for the rest of their lives.
For any parent, it stirs up a range of many different emotions.
What are your thoughts on what happened? What do you think? Let us know in the comment section below.
David F
8:37 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Somebody should do a survey of how many people use gun locks and in particular households with children. When people tell me they own guns I always ask them if they have gun locks and few do. I talked to a former MN police chief who told me how many police officers get shot at gun ranges because they think their weapons are not loaded. He invented a simple gun lock that goes in the barrel of a gun so you can easily see if the gun is locked.
Chris Black
9:06 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
The main concern should be prosecuting the gun owner for violating the law, which resulted in a death.
Liberals are constantly squealing that we need more gun laws, yet they will be the first ones to say "leave the father alone, he has suffered enough!"
David F
9:32 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
@Chris, you are rushing to judgement as to where the gun came from and who owned the gun. Wait until the police investigation finds out the details of why and how this happened. I have been on juries dealing with child protective custody issues and it is not pretty.
Terry Elliott
10:33 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
David: it's been mandatory that all new guns come with gun locks for over 10 years now. So people have them (I have a pile of them). Remember though gun locks only work if the gun is unloaded. So if guns are loaded, they're not locked using a gun lock (although they can be locked in their original case). Gun locks are not a panacea.
James Sanna
10:46 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
@Terry - What about trigger locks? I've seen some that appear as though they'd work regardless of whether the gun was loaded.
David F
10:49 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Evidently email notifications go faster than updating the comments section. There is/was another comment about gun locks that guns next to be empty to use a gun lock. In the case of the gun lock I mentioned the gun does not have to be empty and the lock is used by the US Secret Service and FBI. It is not a true gun lock more like a child proof mechanism for a gun since there is no locking mechanism. It is effective to make sure the gun cannot be fired.
Keira McMillen
2:04 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
@Chris What law did the gun owner break? I'm a liberal and I own guns. I'm a mother and I own guns. I shoot for recreation. I grew up with guns, my father was a ballistic engineer. Education for the owner of the guns could save far more lives then playing the blame game on liberals. Keep your guns in a place small children cant get too and educate them when they are old enough. Personally that 4 year old should know what that gun was capable of doing if you are going to keep it accessible. Oh and don't keep your ammunition with the gun either. It may not have been loaded. My 4 year old could figure out how to load a revolver. There are a lot of scenarios . My kids have no clue where we keep the guns and soon when they are old enough they will take a gun safety class. Oh and all my guns were purchased well over 15 years ago so no mandatory locks. My heart breaks for that family.
David F
2:14 pm on Thursday, December 6, 2012
for better or worst over 50% of the US households have guns and just like seat belts I am sure plenty don't take gun safety classes or use gun locks. The US is also the largest exporter of weapons in the world many of the weapons are now in the streets of Libya and Syria. The US DOD has promoted a strong weapons manufacturing capability and has promoted exports to help the manufacturers stay viable. Not sure the end result has made the world a safer place.


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Wed, Oct 07, 2009 | 21:56 BST
Assassin's Creed 2 video introduces Leonardo da Vinci
A new video released by Ubisoft for Assassin's Creed 2 introduces us to Ezio's arms dealer, Leonardo da Vinci.
It's a rather short video, basically detailing his weapons like his dual blades and his secret gun.
No, that is not a euphemism. It's a real gun, perverts.
Watch on through the break.
Wed, Sep 30, 2009 | 14:46 BST
Assassin's Creed II – your questions answered by director Benoit Lambert
We asked you what you wanted to know about Assassin's Creed II. You gave us questions. We went to London and asked them to game director Benoit Lambert. He answered them.
The results are below. For the record, what we saw of the game – a mission in Venice – looked incredible.
Did you get your question asked? Hit the link to find out.
Assassin's Creed II ships for 360 and PS3 on November 20. The PC version's just been pushed into the first quarter of next year.
Fri, Sep 25, 2009 | 18:31 BST
Ubisoft releases another Assassin's Creed II video
Ubisoft has released another video for Assassin's Creed II, this one straight from TGS.
CVG has it here.
Revenge never looked so damn good.
Go watch.
Thu, Sep 24, 2009 | 09:37 BST
Assassin's Creed 2 shots shine for TGS
Ubi's released stunning TGS assets for Assassin's Creed 2 – IGN, unsurprisingly, has them all.
They show off the Florence section we were lucky enough to play earlier this week. We'll be bringing you the answers to tons of your questions on the game in general tomorrow.
It releases on November 20 for PC, PS3 and 360.
Wed, Sep 16, 2009 | 20:31 BST
Ubisoft to release preorder maps from Assassin's Creed 2 eventually
Gamers who did not preorder Assassin's Creed II from Gamestop need not worry about missing out on the two "exclusive" maps, because Ubisoft plans to release those to the public at a later date.
"Eventually everyone will have the entire game," the game's creative director Patrice Desilets told Kotaku. "I made sure of that.
"Because I'm Canadian, I don't have the same shops as you do. So I wanted to make sure I could at least someday play everything in the game. Eventually there's going to be, 'okay, let's unlock everything'."
Palazzo Medici and Santa Maria Dei Frari are currently only available through preordering and Desilets did not when the content would be made available nor how much, if anything, it will cost.
More through the link.
Wed, Sep 16, 2009 | 18:53 BST
Ubisoft releases third developer diary for Assassin's Creed 2
Ubisoft has released the third Assassin's Creed II developer diary.
It's over on CVG.
Game's out November 17 and 20 for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 in the US and UK respectively.
Fri, Sep 11, 2009 | 22:57 BST
Rumor: Another UK retailer confirms 250Gb PS3 Slim Bundle
Another retailer in the UK has confirmed to Eurogamer that consumers can soon expect a 250Gb PS3 Slim Bundle, going to far as to call it a "definite for October".
The source, who asked to remain nameless, said its suppliers didn't know "which game or games will be combined with the console", but that Sony plans to unveil all at TGS later in the month.
This new bit of confirmation lends possible credence to earlier reports during the week of Assassin's Creed II, Gran Turismo 5 and Uncharted 2 bundles.
Still, keep it as rumor until an official announcement is made by Sony.
More through the link.
Thanks, Jadeskye.
Thu, Sep 10, 2009 | 15:19 BST
Rumor: PS3 Slim 250Gb bundles include AssCreed2, Uncharted 2, GT5
A source close to Eurogamer has confirmed reports earlier in the week that PS3 Slim bundles will be made available this year in the UK, and maybe as soon as October.
The Slim in question will be 250GB and will include either Assassin's Creed II, Gran Truismo 5, or Uncharted 2 for £299.99.
According to the anonymous retail source, the October bundle will be Uncharted 2, and the one with Assassin's Creed 2 is to be released in November. With Sony officially stating GT5′s to be released sometime during Q4 2009 – that bundle is due between October and December.
Sony has yet to comment at this time, but the source says that an announcement will be made soon.
More through the link.
Wed, Sep 09, 2009 | 18:14 BST
Assassin's Creed 2 walkthrough shows loads of gameplay
A walkthrough video from GamesCom for Assassin's Creed 2, discussing the in-game mechanics has surfaced.
It talks about the new economic system and reveals two new weapons, one of which is a gun.
An optional Secret Location Mission is also revealed, which was created to reward players with items and test their acrobatics, puzzle skills and stealth.
Game's out for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on November 17, and we have the video posted after the break courtesy of D'toid.
Mon, Sep 07, 2009 | 09:18 BST
Ubisoft confirm line-up for TGS
Ubisoft's announced it's line-up for the Tokyo Game Show, which takes place from September 24-27. Full list, headlined by Assassin's Creed II, is below:
- Assassin's Creed II
- Splinter Cell: Conviction
- Avatar: The Game
- Red Steel 2
- Rabbids Go Home
And for each game you play, you get also get a free t-shirt, which depends on what games you play during the public days of the show.
More at Andriasang.
Sat, Sep 05, 2009 | 21:06 BST
Religion remains a force in Assassin's Creed 2
Creative director Patrice Desilets had a chat with IGN regarding Assassin's Creed 2, and revealed that the series will continue to delve into the use and misuse of religion inherent in the struggle between Templars and the assassins.
If you have not played the original game, you may wish to skip the next part. Fair warning.
Apparently, in the sequel, players will learn more about the apple and how this artifact binds the two stories together. Desmond, will also be playing a larger role in the second game, and the sequel will reveal that there is more to the conspiracy unveiled in the first game than just the mere memories of one person.
Cool. Sounding better all the time.
Hit up the link for the rest.
Tue, Aug 18, 2009 | 21:21 BST
Comedian Danny Wallace to appear in Assassin's Creed II
Comedian Danny Wallace has lent his voice to Assassin's Creed II.
His likeness and voice will appear as Shaun Hastings a guide and source of information for the player.
"When the UK suggested Danny to us, we were completely open to the idea," said script writer Corey May. "Danny has been fantastic to work with, and his manner and particular style of humor has worked out perfect for the role of Shaun."
"Going right back to my days of working on Sega Power, I've always been a keen gamer, and being involved – and actually being in a game like Assassin's Creed II is amazing! I have to say, I'm rather excited," said Wallace. This should make more than a few rather happy at the news.
More over on CVG.
Thu, Jul 30, 2009 | 17:49 BST
Assassin's Creed 2 Comic-Con panel video is a cool show and tell
Assassin's Creed 2 was on hand at Comic-Con, and there is a video posted after the break showing off the developers panel.
Courtesy of GamerTrailers, it has gameplay footage, a new form of assassination, and a double assassination.
Getting exciting.
Game's out on PC, PS3, and 360 November 17.
Mon, Jul 20, 2009 | 20:37 BST
Assassin's Creed 2 short films coming to a holiday season near you
Kotaku reports that Ubisoft's lifting the curtain on a series of Assassin's Creed 2 short films this holiday season. Can you say, "back story"?
The three bite-sized pieces of cinema will center around Ezio's father, Giovanni Auditore da Firenze. Obviously, they'll take place before Assassin's Creed 2.
According to Ubisoft, we'll be hearing more about the films during a panel at this week's Comic Con.
We'll bring you the nerd-sweat-scented scoop as soon as it drops.
Tue, Jul 07, 2009 | 18:10 BST
First dev diary for Assassin's Creed 2 arrives
The first Assassin's Creed II developer diary has surfaced and it's through the link.
Game's been confirmed for a November 17 and 20 release in the US and UK respectively.
CVG also has some screen grabs should you like to have a look.
Tue, Jun 23, 2009 | 21:38 BST
Pre-order Assassin's Creed II through GameStop, get a free palace
Those who pre-order Assassin's Creed II through GameStop will net a download code for an in-game version of the 15th century Florentine palace, The Palazzo Medici.
Here's the info:
Reserve Assassin's Creed 2 and receive a GameStop exclusive code to unlock one of the Renaissance's most prestigious monuments, the Palazzo Medici. You will receive exclusive access to this majestic building, and the freedom to discover the treasure hidden within it's ancient walls.
This is only for the PS3 and Xbox 360 versions. Sorry PC people.
Via Kotaku.
Thu, Jun 11, 2009 | 22:53 BST
Assassin's Creed 2 "Black Edition" is packed with goodies
Assassin's Creed 2: Black Edition has been announced and other than the obvious black packaging, it comes with some goodies inside.
Each disc will have a "unique authentic holographic signature", three in-game bonus missions, a 64-page leather style hardcover book with parchment-finish full of concept art and interviews, some behind-the-scenes interviews, the soundtrack, and an Ezio figure.
It will set UK gamers back £69.99, and while it hasn't been announced in North America yet, you can expect to pay around $80-90.
Via Kotaku.
Thu, Jun 11, 2009 | 19:13 BST
Assassin's Creed 2 not coming to DS, says Ubisoft rep
A pre-order listing for Assassin's Creed 2 showed up on Play.com which got some people a bit excited.
However, cool your jets because Ubisoft says the game is not heading to DS, and the listing is an error.
"We have no information on that", a Ubisoft rep told Electronic Theatre. "That's an error on Play.com. That will be coming down."
The original Assassin's Creed was eventually released on DS a few months after launch, but there is no word on whether this will happen with the sequel or not.
More through the link.
Wed, Jun 10, 2009 | 19:59 BST
Assassin's Creed 2 will be more unpredictable and varied
Ubisoft's Sebastien Puel has promised that Assassin's Creed 2 will have more variety and less predictability than the first iteration.
"We are now telling a story in a way that is intended to be very unpredictable," Puel told Now Gamer. "There are no more 'x assassinations' to perform but a story that develops through a great amount of mission givers.
"Some will give you an assassination mission, others an intimidation or information-gathering mission. There is no limit now to the types of challenges we can give to players. We are very careful to create a lot of variation in the types of gameplay and pace we are proposing.
"The combat system is based on the first game, but with much more possibilities and strategy behind every encounter. Players won't be able to simply button mash, killing guard after guard. There will be more thinking involved due to the new different guard archetypes and weapons; you will have to strategically plan your every move."
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Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid) – Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII
It was arguably the biggest boot switch of the off season, but it seems that Mesut Ozil's time wearing the adidas Predator LZ may have just been a flash in the pan and not a permanent switch from the Mercurial Vapor VIII, as the German wore the lightweight boots in Real Madrid's first game of the season against Valencia. We will keep an eye on developments, perhaps adidas will try and sign their man later this season again.
Danny Welbeck (Machester United) – adidas Predator LZ
So could this mean that adidas attempts to lure a star wearing the T90 Laser IV to switch to the Predator LZ? adidas may see Mesut Ozil as a lost cause, so perhaps they have now concentrated efforts on a potential switch by Danny Welbeck to the Predator range. Spotted in the Predator LZ in training late last week, we will be keeping our eyes peeled tomorrow night to see what he wears against Everton.
Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham) – Nike CTR360 Maestri III
With every boot release comes the almost certainty of several professionals ditching their old boots in favour for the new release, and Gylfi Sigurdsson has seemingly been attracted by what the CTR360 Maestri III can offer. While the ex-Swansea player wore adidas miCoach F50 adiZeros during his time at the Welsh club, he has traded them in for the Nike's updated 'Control' boot. It is also interesting Sigurdsson has gone against the grain in picking the alternative colour way of the boot.
Mahamadou Diarra (Fulham) – adidas Predator LZ (Custom)
Not everybody wants to go for the boot that everyone else is wearing, so why not make a boot of your own? Mahamadou Diarra looks like a picky person when it comes to his football boots, and the Fulham midfielder has picked out his own pair of customised White/Black pair of Predator LZs. We do heavily suspect that Diarra chose the colours to match with his Fulham kit, but we think they look brilliant!
Luis Fernando Saritama (Ecuador) – adidas Predator LZ
How did Luis Fernando Saritama get his hands on these boots? As a part of the unveiling of the Predator LZ, adidas ran a special advertising campaign that highlighted each of the 'Lethal Zones' on the new Predator, with Predator-endorsees wearing a special boot that highlighted certain sections of the boot. We are not sure whether Saritama was one of the footballers chosen to promote the 'Sweetspot' section of the boot, but the Ecuadorian is playing with a very limited edition boot!
Claudio Yacob (West Brom) – Nike T90 Laser IV KL
After the release of the new Nike GS and CTR360 Maestri III, it might be fair to say that everyone has overlooked the new boot colour ways that have been released by Nike and adidas for the start of the new season! Despite it being a part of the new 'Black Pack' for Nike, the new Black/Orange/Blue has had very little in the way of player uptake, with most footballers keeping with the 'Clash' White/Green T90 Laser IV. Claudio Yacob is actually the first footballer we have seen in the new colour way, and we will be checking to see if Rooney will be wearing the boots on Monday night.
Charles N'Zogbia (Aston Villa) – adidas DB Predator adiPower
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Could customised boots be the new trend at Fulham? Not only has Mahamadou Diarra stepped out onto Craven Cottage on the first day of the season in a pair of customised boots, but new signing Hugo Rodallega has kicked off the new season in an all-blue pair of Mercurial Vapor VIIIs. We do suspect that the former Wigan man's Vapors come with the new leather-like finish, but Rodallega was known through his Wigan days to wear customised boots.
Fricson Erazo (Ecuador) – Nike Mercurial Vapor VIII (Custom)
Custom boots may just be the order of this week's boot spotting. Not only did the Ecuador team give us the Predator LZ spotting above, but their friendly in New York last week also saw Fricson Erazo bring out these customised Red/Yellow pair of Nike Mercurial Vapor VIIIs. The boots match quite nicely with his kit, so we can sort of see where Erazo is taking his NikeID creation!
That is it for this week's boot spotting. What was your favourite spot this week? Leave your thoughts in the comments section below.