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Donna Lowry is the state of Georgia's only full time Education Reporter. She created both the CLASS NOTES and award-winning CLASS ACT segments that are regular features on 11Alive News (WXIA is the NBC affiliate in Atlanta).
Donna joined 11Alive News in Atlanta in 1986. During her tenure she has covered the entire spectrum of news stories, and has won praise and honors, including Emmy Awards, for her coverage of everything from child abuse and domestic violence to daycare and educational issues.
Donna's career in broadcast journalism began while attending Chatham College in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania where she received a B.A. in Communications/Administration and Management. After a short stint in radio, she went on to obtain a Masters of Science in Journalism (M.S.J.) from Northwestern University near Chicago. Before joining WXIA-TV, Donna spent three years at WESH-TV in Orlando/Daytona Beach, Florida, and before that, two years at WEEK-TV in Peoria, Illinois.
Donna is a longtime Girl Scout and has served as a leader to troops from Daisies to Seniors at Randolph Elementary School.
She currently serves on the boards of The Sheltering Arms Early Education and Family Centers and the Black Women Film Network. Her past commitments include board memberships with Old National Christian Academy, Georgia School-Age Care Association, the West End Boys and Girls Clubs, and as an adviser to the Georgia Association of Family Daycare Providers. She is a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church.
Her professional/personal affiliations include memberships in the Education Writers Association (EWA), the Atlanta Press Club, the Magnolia Chapter of Links, Inc., the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists (AABJ) and the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS), which recently inducted her into the prestigious Silver Circle.
Donna and her husband, (Ret.) Maj. Bennet Reid, Jr. have three daughters, Lakisha (married to Gibson Sims), Nicole and Analla.
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A porn site has offered to pay USD 150,000 for the explicit photos of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Madonna and other celebs which were discovered in a storage locker formerly belonging to Penthouse founder Bob Guccione.
A financial entrepreneur named Jeremy Frommer purchased storage lockers once owned by the deceased Penthouse founder -- and found a treasure trove of celebrity photos, including unpublished nude ones of Madonna, Lauren Hutton and Schwarzenegger.
Now, YouPorn.com wants to acquire the pics in order to publish them online and has already sent Frommer a letter, offering USD 150,000 for the whole lot, reported TMZ online.
YouPorn is specifically interested in the Schwarzenegger pic, which shows the former California governor nude in the act.
"Let's face it. The real value here is in Schwarzenegger's 'Schwantz'," YouPorn wrote in the letter.
It's unclear if Frommer plans to accept the offer.

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In short how do I best check if two collections of Reg Ex Patterns are equal(ignoring order)?
A bit more info on what i am actually trying to do with it, I have an object i use to filter log messages with, this filter object contains collections for each thing it can be used to filter on, one of those things are a Reg Ex Patterns. I have created a equals method for my filtering object so i can see if two filters are basically the same, for the other collections i can use the collections .equals method, but i have problem with the Pattern objects.
I could keep a list of the string input for the patterns in a different list and compare the string lists with .equals or I could run all the objects through and check them one by one if there .toString matched something in the other list for each list like this:
boolean equals = true;
for (Pattern p1: patternList1) {
boolean found = false;
for (Pattern p2: patternList2) {
if(p1.toString().equals(p2.toString())) {
found = true;
if(!found) {
equals = false;
if(equals) {
for (Pattern p1: patternList2) {
boolean found = false;
for (Pattern p2: patternList1) {
if(p1.toString().equals(p2.toString())) {
found = true;
if(!found) {
equals = false;
return equals;
This dos not look very effective but would work, but it would not catch if two of the regexp patterns matches the same but written different. How can the code above be optimized/done differently? and is there any "simple" way of catching reg ex that are written different but matches the same?


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A Return to Eden; Can Science Save Iraq's Ancient Marshlands?
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Australian expertise is part of an international effort to assess and remediate the once magnificent Mesopotamian marshlands that were systematically devastated under Saddam Hussein's regime. Clare Peddie reports on the exciting findings of Dr Rob Fitzpatrick's soil science expedition to Iraq, and on the glimmers of hope emerging from one of the world's worst environmental tragedies.
When Dr Rob Fitzpatrick was called to go to Iraq last year, he was overjoyed. And yet for many Australians the very idea of going anywhere near the Middle East at present--let alone war-torn Iraq - would have been near abhorrent. Even Fitzpatrick's friends and colleagues were surprised by his unshakable enthusiasm for the expedition.
Fitzpatrick, however, was confident he would be safe--and anyway, he didn't want to miss this opportunity for the world. Very few scientists had set foot in Iraq's southern marshlands--believed to be the location of the biblical Garden of Eden--in the years since the Iran-Iraq War. According to Fitzpatrick, 'You could say we know more about Mars than we know about the soils of the Iraq marshlands since they were drained and burned'.
In the war-affected years the landscape was intentionally transformed from paradise to desolate wasteland. The huge marshlands area now more closely resembles the surface of Mars than the beautiful 'riverine wilderness' described by Gavin Young in National Geographic, back in 1976.
It is almost impossible to comprehend how such a vast area, originally covering 20 000 square kilometres, could have been so efficiently destroyed. And yet the evidence is clear on the ground: it was the combined result of huge dams upstream and engineering works put in place by Saddam Hussein's regime. Expansive drainage canals and 'rivers' with overblown patriotic names like 'Mother of Battles River', 'Saddam River' (or the Main Outfall Drain) and 'Prosperity River' still drain water away from the marshes, straight out into the Persian Gulf.
'There are several reasons for draining soils', says Fitzpatrick, 'one of those reasons is to get rid of people?
An environmental disaster
The drainage network was first proposed in the 1950s to support irrigation in the north and to reclaim salt-affected agricultural lands. Progress, however, was slow.
Further plans to drain the marshlands were drafted in the 1970s and 1980s, but remained on the drawing board until after the first Gulf War. In the meantime, the marshlands were in the middle of a combat zone, and large areas dried out simply as a result of military activities.
While the Western world largely accepted the Iraq government's line about drainage to support agriculture, some suspected Saddam had more sinister motives. Details gleaned from interviews with refugees, and technical plans leaked to dissident groups, indicated that Saddam's engineers started work on a much larger scale around 1991. This was eventually confirmed by startling satellite images.
The United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Division of Early Warning and Assessment published a selection of NASA's images in 2001. They showed that 90 per cent of the marshlands had already been lost and that the rest were in serious danger. Confirming suspicions, the authors stated that most of the damage was done between 1991 and 1995. They pronounced ecosystem collapse at the year 2000.
'The destruction of the vast Mesopotamian marshlands, a region of global importance for biodiversity and home of the Marsh Arabs, will go down in history along with other human-engineered changes such as the desiccation of the Aral Sea and the deforestation of Amazonia, as one of the Earth's major and most thoughtless environmental disasters.' (UNEP 2001. Partow, H. The Mesopotamian Marshlands: Demise of an Ecosystem).
The UNEP report included staggering facts and figures about the full extent of marshland drainage and its impacts. …


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The mobile app, available at the iTunes Store, provides:
• Emergency procedures and guidance for 21 different emergencies;
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BOULDER -- The University of Colorado licensing department, in conjunction with Nike, Inc., unveiled a new logo Tuesday morning that will become consistent throughout the athletic department and the university.
Not only is CU's traditional 'Ralphie' logo changed, but all CU images will become uniform, including Web site design, digital imagery, signage, the basketball court and the football field, posters, media credentials and letterheads.
"This project is trying to unify buffaloes together," CU Athletic Director Mike Bohn said. "There is no question that now is the time for us to do that. There is no shortage of issues that we want to address and if we do it together it's going to happen a lot faster."
Throughout marketing research, which was started about 18 months ago, CU and Nike found many inconsistencies throughout the different sports at the university. Sports such as men's and women's basketball often used different fonts than other sports on uniforms and other representations.
"The research part of the process is the biggest piece of the puzzle," said Nike Design Director Chris McClure. "We want to bring the athletic department and the University of Colorado together as one family and not have different things going on with the different sports. We're developing a unified system that truly represents the University of Colorado in every aspect.
"If teams are traveling across the country and are on national television, (uniform representation) will instantaneously identifiable as (CU). There are only a handful of collegiate schools across the country which have a mark that has stood the test of time. (CU's) mark has a timeless nature that everyone identifies with (the university)."
CU's Ralphie mascot remains the most significant change to unify the representation of CU. The new buffalo logo is similar to the old one, with a couple of exceptions. The buffalo is represented as a more sleek design and the 'CU' symbol is embedded in a consistent typeset.
"Currently, there are several different buffaloes (symbols) being used, so we wanted to clean that up and present a consistent image for CU athletics," said CU Director of Licensing Bruce Fletcher. "We lead with Ralphie. Ralphie is our signature brand. Obviously Ralphie is one of the best mascots in college athletics. Our mission is to respect the tradition of the athletic department and the University of Colorado which have storied pasts, while looking for an innovative and timeless representation for our school."
CU fans won't see a sweeping change of the face of the university because of the new logo change. Although the athletic department will implement its new image immediately, the rest of campus will take some time.
"The inconsistencies of the different sports at CU have watered down the identity system," McClure said. "The university has already established its mark around campus, and it is unrealistic to change everything at once because it would be very timely and it would be very expensive. This type of thing has to evolve, and over time we can make CU's representation more clear."
Bohn also used the occasion to announce a new program the athletic department is kicking off with the help of donors called 'Ralphie's Kids Roundup.' Donors of the athletic department have purchased 1,000 season football tickets so children can attend CU games and the pageantry that goes along with them. The concept will also be utilized in men's and women's basketball, volleyball and other sports as opportunity allows.
"I wanted to create a program which embodies what I think this department is all about from our coaches to our athletes to our fans—and that's kids in the community," Bohn said.
A group of students from University Hill Elementary School were on hand as Bohn initiated them as the first group who will attend a football game through the new program. Bohn said the university wanted to reach out to every part of the state possible. There are preliminary plans to assist with bussing so kids can get to games in conjunction with the schools.
"This is a big day for us," Bohn said. "I think to announce 'Ralphie's Kids Roundup' so that 1,000 kids will be able to attend games is a great way for us to reach out to the community and give something back through the generous support of our donors."


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Russia stars want NHL shutdown for Sochi in 2014
VANCOUVER, British Columbia As players began streaming into Vancouver on Sunday for perhaps the most anticipated tournament of the four Olympics featuring the NHL's big names, one of hockey's most influential groups already is looking toward the 2014 Games in Sochi, Russia.
The message being delivered by the league's top Russians: NHL players must be there, or else.
So far, the NHL has ventured to Asia (Nagano, 1998), North America (Salt Lake City, 2002 and Vancouver) and Europe (Turin, 2006) to show off its signature players, to build interest in a sport that has a wildly devoted fan base but one that is minuscule compared to soccer, basketball, NFL football and baseball.
Where the NHL has yet to tread is Russia, where hockey is booming like nowhere else in the world. The new Kontinental Hockey League is vast and growing, featuring former NHL figureheads such as Jaromir Jagr and enough money to prevent some skilled players from defecting to North America to play.
Russia's influence keeps building in the NHL, too, far beyond that now long-ago first wave of players such as Sergei Fedorov, Igor Larionov and Slava Fetisov. Four of the NHL's top seven scorers last season were Russian: scoring champion Evgeni Malkin, NHL MVP Alex Ovechkin, Pavel Datsyuk and Ilya Kovalchuk. Their skills and flair for offense are pushing the sport away from a decade's worth of neutral-zone trapping, low-scoring games and bored fans.
With the NHL more reliant than ever on its Russian imports, those very players believe the league owes them one. The NHL has yet to commit to shuttering in 2014 for Sochi, partly because the league fears games played at odd hours in North America will attract few viewers during what normally is one of peak periods of interest in hockey.
The Russians' reply: What are you waiting for?
Ovechkin, hockey's most dynamic scorer, said he will play in Sochi regardless of the NHL's stance. What's interesting is two of his most vocal supporters are American (Capitals owner Ted Leonsis) and Canadian (Sidney Crosby).
"I'll go play the Olympic Games for my country," Ovechkin said. "If somebody says to me you can't play, see ya."
Leonsis backs his star's stubborn stance and so does Crosby, who said it's only fair that the NHL accommodate the very players who help fill its arenas on a nightly basis. With the possible exception of Crosby, Ovechkin is the NHL's biggest draw.
"Russian or not Russian, I can understand," Crosby said. "I think we definitely feel strongly, me personally and I think all the players do, that it could be the opportunity of a lifetime, especially the guys from Russia. It only happens once."
Just as Vancouver may well be the only time Crosby plays in an Olympics on home ice, Sochi almost certainly will be the only such chance for Ovechkin and Malkin and Kovalchuk. However, the next NHL collective bargaining agreement must accommodate a 2014 shutdown for it to occur.
However, the NHL doesn't believe the sport got much of a push from Nagano and Turin, where games were played in the middle of the night in North America and only the sport's most devoted - and sleep-deprived - rooters watched live. And NHL owners are growing restless with giving up attractive home dates at a time when the NBA is the only other major pro sport playing games.
The shutdown also occurs immediately before the early March trading deadline - Canada's equivalent to the NFL draft, with multiple TV outlets providing hours' worth of coverage. Injuries also are a worry. And the hundreds of NHL players who don't take part in the Olympics said the two-week Olympic break is too long, thus hurting conditioning and competitiveness.


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"Rome (Pantheon, Noon, June 14, 2011)"
Materials: Scrim, aluminum, color effect filter
Exhibits: The Art Institute of Chicago; Galerie Yvon Lambert (Paris); Corcoran Gallery (Washington); Postmasters Gallery (New York)
About: With light as his preferred medium, Finch created this subtle, site-specific work for the museum's groundbreaking show "Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface," part of the Getty's regionwide initiative "Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980." In conceiving his often-subtle art works, Finch uses a colorimeter to read the average temperature and color of light at a specific location and a specific time. Stand under "Rome" and let your imagination go. It may take you there.
Frank Benson (born 1976 in Norfolk, Va.; lives and works in Brooklyn)
"Human Statue (Jessie)"
Material: Bronze
Exhibits: Taxter & Spengemann Gallery (Chelsea); Overduin and Kite Gallery (Los Angeles); Fundação Bienal (São Paulo, Brazil)
About: At first it looks like a high-style mannequin, but don't be fooled. It's a real person, reproduced in bronze with remarkable precision (actually, in its detail, it's more real than real) using digital photography and 3-D reproduction (it's one of an edition of four). Among other things, it references both the sculptures of the ancient Greeks and our contemporary fascination with high fashion.
Catherine Opie (born 1961 in Sandusky, Ohio; lives and works in Los Angeles)
"Burnt House From Burlington and Ninth Street"
Materials: Chromogenic print and mixed media
Exhibits: Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Guggenheim Museum, Stephen Friedman Gallery (London) and Mitchell-Innes & Nash (New York)
About: "Burnt House" is atypical of Opie's work, which tends to be political, even overtly confrontational, in its dealing with issues of gender and sexuality. But her penetrating "Burnt House," photographed during the gentrification of MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, quietly raises some equally provocative questions.
Sam Durant (born 1961 in Boston; lives and works in Los Angeles)
"Southern Hospitality"
Materials: Gray military surplus blanket, ax handle, Southern Comfort
Exhibits: Sydney, Venice, Moscow and Whitney Biennales; Paula Cooper Gallery (New York); Gagosian Gallery (London); Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston
About: Durant's often three-dimensional works characteristically have political and social ramifications, most famously his audacious "Proposal for White and Indian Dead Monuments Transposition, Washington D.C.," which suggested assembling 25 monuments on the Washington Mall remembering lives lost during the Indian Wars. For "Southern Hospitality," you don't have to look very far to get his drift.


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I've noticed a recent trend with the mapping challenges that has inspired an idea...
The challenges have involved taking a pre-existing layout and building a map based on that layout... so what if the lite mapping challenges were to create those layouts?
For example, lets say the January lite mapping challenge would be to design a floorplan for a castle. The February (regular) mapping challenge could be to take that floorplan and flesh it out with a style, apply a plot/mood/theme, etc.
[Updated 28 Oct 2008] Another idea (thanks Ascension!) would be to have the lite challenge create an object (say, a top-down view of a statue) or even a map background like a crumpled sheet of paper, and the regular challenge would have to incorporate the winner's object/background/etc into their map.


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"Great Teaching" is still "Great Teaching"
So a colleague directed me to this blog, http://www.eduratireview.com/2009/04/its-not-about-technology.html, and I must say I concur…. And, furthermore, believe that we at eDCSD strive to remain true to our vision of curriculum that is relevant, connected, collaborative, change directed, conversational and continuous.
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I've had this in my recipe box for a while now and I had a rotisserie chicken so I thought I would give it a go but I was very disappointed. I thought the flavors were too strong but my husband liked it though. I don't think I would make this again.
i love citrus flavored anything during the summer, it adds a light refreshing feel to the meal. I didnt use rotisserie chicken. I cooked my chicken breast with some lemon pepper and about 1/4 cp of OJ and then added a little extra soy and lemon pepper to the rice. DELICIOUS


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I need to make a program that generates a password that is saved in a text file format in a specific destination I set and the user needs to open the .txt to get the password to 'unlock' another program.
I have already got the code to generate the password in the string sPass and now I need to use the SaveToFile function to save it into the text file I created called Password.txt but I cannot find the general form to use the SaveTo File Function in Delphi and I do not know where to put the sPass and Password.txt in the function.
It should be something like : SaveToFile(...) but I do not know how to save sPass in Password.txt
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Just one more question, how do you delete what is previously stored in Password.txt before you add the string to it so that Password.txt is blank before the string is added ? Thanks


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Equity Leadership Team
The Equity Leadership Team (ELT) is responsible for diversity-related policy issues, such as review of strategic goals, professional development needs, and curriculum changes. It is a clearinghouse for district-wide diversity initiatives; and the team promotes diversity events.The ELT produces an annual report to the public as an update on progress and targets to focus on in the future. The latest progress report is listed in the files below.
ELT members are:
Laurence Jones, Community Member & Co-Chairman
Denise Hayes, Principal, North Elementary & Co-Chairman
Paul Otten, Superintendent
Gina Gentry-Fletcher, School & Community Relations Director
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Cute story. Basic sets. The cast was surprisingly good vocally and a lot of fun to watch esp the 3 girl dancers/singers. We enjoyed the evening.
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The talent was amazing!!!! The girl who played Audrey was outstanding, and Seymour had an amazing voice. What was great was that even their acting was delightful. I really enjoyed the show. Crystal (played by Rikki Conner) had a very impressive...continued
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It was great and worked out according to our plans. Had dinner at the OG Ninfa's then headed out to the show
Bayou City Theatrics' cast includes the company's Artistic Director, Colton Berry, donning the horn-rimmed glasses as Seymour Krelbourn, Erin Wasmund (last seen as Cinderella in Bayou City Theatrics' critical success Into the Woods) as Audrey, his delightfully ditzy love interest, Curtis Barber as Mr. Mushnik, the cranky owner of the flower shop, Andrew Roblyer as Audrey's sadistic dentist boyfriend and a myriad of other characters. Wendy Taylor, Ronna Mansfield and Miatta Lebile step into the roles of Crystal, Ronnette and Chiffon, the doo-wop, girl-group Greek chorus while Matt Johnson brings a frighteningly soulful presence to the voice of Audrey Two.
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Am using Win XP. Tried to upgrade Zimbra to the latest 1513 build last night from a previous version, and now Zimbra won't start. Tried restarting and re-installing again, but still same issues.
I can see zdesktop.exe is running, but alas the client does not want to connect to it for some reason. Is there something I should do to get this working?
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Kaspersky Lab reveals cyber espionage campaign that has been targeting government and military institutions, nuclear research centers worldwide since 2007; hackers stole EU and Nato-encrypted files
Published: 01.15.13, 08:26 / Israel News
Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab said unknown hackers have been stealing EU and NATO-encrypted files, the EUobserver website reported on Monday.
The operation - dubbed "Red October" - claimed victims in embassies, government and military institutions in Israel,
Australia, Iran,
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According to the BBC, Kaspersky Lab said digital clues suggested the perpetrators were Russian-speaking, but that the spy campaign did not appear to be the work of a nation state. The malware also targeted nuclear
research centers and oil and gas institutes.
"The main objective of the attackers was to gather sensitive documents from the compromised organizations, which included geopolitical intelligence, credentials to access classified computer systems, and data from personal mobile devices and network equipment."
'Very patient multi-year effort.' Kaspersky Lab (Photo: MCT)
In an interview with the New York Times, Kurt Baumgartner, a senior security researcher at Kaspersky Lab, said that among the "several hundreds" of victim organizations were "embassies, consulates and trade centers." The vast majority of infected machines were based in Russia - where Kaspersky identified 38 infected machines - followed by Kazakhstan, where 16 infected machines were identified. Six infected machines were found in the United States.
Baumgartner described the campaign as a "sophisticated and very patient multi-year effort" to extract geopolitical and confidential intelligence from computers, network devices like routers and switches, and smartphones, the New York Times said.
Professor Alan Woodward, from the University of Surrey told the BBC the attack "appears to be trying to suck up all the usual things - word documents, PDFs, all the things you'd expect."
Kaspersky explained to the New York Times that what set the campaign apart was the fact that the attackers engineered their malware to steal files that have been encrypted with a classified software, called Acid Cryptofiler, that is used by several countries in the European Union
and NATO to encrypt classified information.
Kaspersky Lab said an investigation launched in October following a tip-off from an anonymous "partner" revealed that the cyber espionage campaign began in 2007. During the campaign the hackers pulled material, such as files, as well as keystroke history and Internet browsing history, from desktop and laptop computers, servers and USB sticks.
They also stole contact lists, call history and SMS-es from iPhone, Nokia and Windows Mobile smartphones.
Belgium, the home of the EU and Nato headquarters, saw 15 separate breaches - the fourth highest number of any country on the list, EUobserver reported.
Kaspersky Lab's analysis of the malicious code indicated that the hackers speak Chinese and Russian.
"Currently, there is no evidence linking this with a nation-state-sponsored attack. The information stolen by the attackers is obviously of the highest level and includes geopolitical data which can be used by nation states. Such information could be traded in the underground and sold to the highest bidder, which can be of course, anywhere," it noted," the company said.
In October Kaspersky Lab discovered a new computer virus – "Miniflame" - which infiltrated computers in the Middle East,
mainly in Iran and Lebanon. Kaspersky also discovered the "Flame" virus, which mostly targeted computers in Iran and Sudan,
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LEBANON, Ohio (AP) — A southwest Ohio prosecutor says a school superintendent is under investigation for possible misuse of public resources for political campaigning.
Franklin City Schools Superintendent Arnol Elam (EE'-luhm) wrote a letter to parents urging them to join a campaign to make sure Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) and legislators supporting him aren't re-elected. Elam is among school officials in some of the state's poorer districts upset about the Republican governor's new school funding plan.
Elam says his district's state funding remains flat, while wealthier neighboring districts get more money.
Warren County prosecutor David Fornshell says Elam might have crossed a legal line by using school resources for campaign purposes. Elam tells the Dayton Daily News (http://bit.ly/Vjbuxe ) his purpose was informative, not political.
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A dispute between a restaurant employee and a customer escalates into violence when one of them brandishes a gun, police say.
16:56, UK, Friday 13 June 2014
A Waffle House employee in Atlanta has shot dead one of the restaurant's customers following an apparent argument, police say.
Adrian Mosley, 33, was pronounced dead at the scene, WAGA-TV reported.
The unidentified employee was taken into custody at the eatery located on the city's west side.
The shooting occurred at around 4am local time, police said.
Investigators said a dispute between the two men escalated into violence when one of the men pulled a gun on the other.
No other details on the incident have been released.
The shooting marks the second time in a week that the popular restaurant chain - located primarily in the US South - was in the news.
The eatery was forced to backtrack earlier this week on a decision not to allow one of its waitresses to keep a $1,000 tip.
The restaurant later said its intention all along was to allow the server to keep the hefty tip, but that it preferred that the customer pay it in cash or cheque, rather than by credit card.
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J. Baird Callicott , environmental philosopher and author of many books and articles, including "Environmental Philosophy is Environmental Activism," will propose an earth ethic to update Leopold's classic Land Ethic for the age of climate change. Following the keynote address, a panel of student activists, from USF and other campuses, will discuss their experiences in the movement. The panel will be moderated by Sharon Smith, author of The Young Activist's Guide to Building a Green Movement and Changing the World.
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Below are a few pictures of the new Fulcrum Racing Zero's I've put on the Pinarello Prince. I had to swap some tires around and buy a new Campy lockring cassette socket-but would have needed that at some point anyway. It just delayed making the change a few days.
The red spokes caught my eye initially. I did a 40 mile ride last night and they seem extremely well balanced. As I suspected the aluminum spokes give a little stiffer/harsher ride feel but I had my tire pressure cranked up pretty high. I'll drop it down 5-10 pounds and I bet the ride feel will improve a bit.
I had a choice of either red or black rims and felt the red rims might be a little too much especially with red tires.......
I don't know that they are any quicker than the Easton wheels I was already riding but there was just something about those red spokes!!


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Mochica, Chimú, Lambayeque, Chancay, Chavin …
Those words don't spark the instant recognition of "Inca." Yet they're also the names of civilizations that occupied areas of Peru for many centuries before the Inca held sway over the whole western tier of South America from 1450 to 1532.
In the new show at the Seattle Art Museum, "Peru: Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon," these older indigenous societies dominate half the space in an exhibit that covers 3,000 years of art and cultural history in 300-plus artifacts. And that makes the exhibition something never seen in Seattle before.
As curator Victor Pimentel notes, "It's not just about the gold from the Inca. … It's really about the construction of identity."
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That Peruvian identity has evolved swiftly in the past century, as millennia-long perspectives opened up with new finds at archaeological sites across the country. Result: Peru is now seen as one of the six global regions where civilizations developed (the others are Mesopotamia, Egypt, China, India and Mexico).
The pyramids and plazas of Caral, 125 miles north of present-day Lima, date back as far as 3,000 B.C. and may mark the site of the oldest urban settlement in the Americas. One of the earliest pieces in SAM's show is an impressive, carved-stone animal head from the Chavin civilization (900-200 B.C.).
With the ceramics of the Mochica, who thrived in northern Peru 100-800 A.D., you enter the presence of master artists with a keen, antic sense of design. Highlights include a bottle depicting a deity known as "Wrinkled Face," another that takes the shape of "an anthropomorphized potato," and a third that, more elaborately, bears the image of a sea eagle catching a fish — more elaborate because the action is rendered in both the shape of the bottle and the illustration on its side.
Gold and silver artifacts abound, too, putting a spotlight on the splendor of royal households that predated the Spanish conquest of the early 16th century.
The reason the exhibit focuses so vividly on the societies that preceded the Inca and Spanish is to establish the roots of a work still in progress: the gradual synthesis and acknowledgment of a complex Peruvian identity as the country discovered its own past.
In the second half of the show, indigenous styles are largely obscured by rococo Spanish excesses. Yet the European influence imposed seems merely to mask Amerindian vitality rather than permeate it.
An essay from the exhibit catalog notes the presence, from the late 17th century on, of "a powerful indigenous aristocracy" that pushed for a place in colonial Peru. After the rebellion and defeat of Túpac Amaru II in 1781, they were seriously marginalized. By the mid-19th century, however, an indigenous strain in Peruvian sensibility cropped up again at the 1855 World's Fair in Paris, in the form of Francisco Laso's "Inhabitant of the Peruvian Highlands."
This painting, which greets you at the entrance of the exhibit, seems to sum up the show's whole narrative arc with a single image. It shows a man holding a Mochica ceramic sculpture of a prisoner with a cord around his neck. The link between Peruvians of the 1850s and their pre-conquest society is firmly, hauntingly stated.
The advent of photography brought yet another kind of eye to the way Amerindian presence survived into a post-colonial present (Peru declared its independence from Spain in 1821, though Spain didn't fully grant it until 1879). Peruvian Martín Chambi, German ethnographer Hans H. Brüning and American Irving Penn have virtual one-man shows folded into the exhibit, as does Peruvian artist José Sabogal (1888-1956) whose handsome wood engravings and oil paintings eloquently testify to an enduring native presence in his country.
The "poster child" for the exhibit — literally, as it's on much of the SAM literature promoting the show — is an eight-armed gold Mochica forehead ornament that was stolen during an illegal excavation in 1988 and repatriated to Peru in 2006. The story of a lost heritage returned to its rightful home is central to the show.
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Simon Pegg and Nick Frost star in pub-crawling comedy 'The World's End'
NEW YORK — As they burst into the room together — boisterously — Simon Pegg and Nick Frost looked like they could be a pair of blokes fresh from a rugby match out for a few pints at the local pub.
Pegg, the wiry, feral, fast-talking wise guy in black T-shirt, and Frost, the lumbering, good-natured lug in the red Adidas jacket, have been pals for 20 years and have honed a riotous Britcom style of patter that seems to come tripping off their tongues as they make the rounds talking up their latest movie.
Appropriately enough, it's a pub-crawl comedy called "The World's End," and it's the third in a nominal trilogy that started with 2004's zombie-whacking "Shaun of the Dead," followed by 2007's city-copper/country-copper caper "Hot Fuzz."
At first blush, "The World's End" sets up as a "Big Chill"-style reunion picture in which Pegg's rabble-rousing man-child Gary King pulls together a band of reluctant mates from his high-school glory days to complete "The Golden Mile," an epic 12-stop pub crawl that they fell short of finishing in their youth. The final stop is the fabled pub The World's End, and it gives ample hint of the over-the-top, apocalyptic adventures awaiting these middle-aged imbibers.
As with the first two films, this script was co-written by Pegg and Edgar Wright and directed by Wright, and while each movie tells a different story with unique characters, the three are loosely linked in style, theme and connecting gags.
"After 'Shaun of the Dead,' we never would have been so arrogant to think we'd be given the opportunity to do a trilogy," Pegg said during press interviews hosted by Focus Features at a suite in the Waldorf Astoria. "When we came to do 'Hot Fuzz,' we realized that what we'd done is create two films that were sort of tonally sequential — not direct sequels — but were thematically linked.
"So we began thinking if we could make a third one we could have three films that you could conceivably regard as a trilogy and see that we were developing and refining certain ideas over time, in the same way that a filmmaker like Woody Allen went off and returned to similar preoccupations that he has," Pegg said.
"We thought if we did it succinctly over three films it would be something that perhaps hadn't been seen before," Pegg said. "Even to the point of having a joke that takes place over three films. So the fence gag (in each film a character takes a comic shortcut by jumping over — or through — a fence) is like a three-part gag. And comedy often is constructed by the Hegelian 'thesis, antithesis, synthesis' thing. So we kind of figured that would be good. It sounds lofty, but really it was an accident."
Authentic action
But enough with this brainy analysis, Frost interrupted. He wanted to talk about the film's rousing martial arts — what he calls its "punchin' and kickin'."
As the five pub pilgrims — Pegg's Gary, Frost's Andy and pals Steven (Paddy Considine), Oliver (Martin Freeman) and Peter (Eddie Marsan) — zigzag through the quaint village streets of little Newton Haven, the pints pile up and the fights (with some surprising adversaries) break out. And this required that the actors undergo rigorous martial arts training, for which the portly Frost said he was well suited.
"I played rugby from the age of 7 until I was 21 to quite a good level," he said. "And then I kick-boxed when I was 30 for four or five years. And before this I did a dance film ('Cuban Fury') with Rashida Jones, so I trained for seven hours a day for seven months to become — people are laughing as if they're kinda not sure, but no, it's true — seven hours a day for seven months to become a dancer and do that film. So in terms of learning vast choreographies, I was good. And the kickin' and the punchin', it was like a dream role for me in terms of the action."
And Simon?
"He's good," Frost said with a dubious inflection in his voice. "He has some nice punchin'. His skinny muscles needed a bit of work to get some more uplift. But it was beautiful to watch."
"We trained with a guy called Brad Allan, who is one of Jackie Chan's stunt team, because we wanted to take on board Jackie Chan's cinematic style of fighting," Pegg said. "Because (Chan) does all the stunts, it enables the character to be maintained throughout all the action sequences. Often in cinema when you cut to an action sequence, it will all be handed over to the stunt performers, and you'll get a lot of close-ups, cutaways, quick-cutting so they can hide the fact that it's not the actors, and by that they lose the characters that the actors have created.
"We wanted, like when you see Jackie fight, that it be us and we do everything," he said. "So we trained with Brad and Damien Walters, who's an incredible athlete, gymnast, stunt performer. It enabled us to shoot the fight scenes in wide (shots) and longer takes so you see more of the action and it feels more fluid. And Edgar, Brad and Damien designed these incredible sequences whereby the camera just seemed to drift around the fight rather than cut in."
No place for improv
Although their films have a very loosey-goosey feeling about them, the precise planning also extends to the script. No improvisation allowed.
"We write a very tight script, which we bring to set, and we film that script," Pegg said. "We don't do any improvisation on set, because improv can often be about the individual and not the big picture. Improvisation can often happen at the end of scenes that are written and you lose the segue into the next moment.
"And often it will become an argument," he continued. "It becomes about gainsaying, who can be the funniest in the moment, and improvisation draws everyone into a certain level of selfishness — sometimes, not always. So we do a little bit in rehearsals to get everyone comfortable with their lines, and if anyone has something new to bring to it, we'll feed that into the script. But on the day of shooting, there's no improvisation."
"With improv, too," Frost said, "you can literally hear the money trickling out the bottom of the camera while people are improvising for two minutes. ZZZZZ. And you'll never use it. Because the way we do cuts and edits, everything has a hard out, and if we start improvising, that scene becomes too (bleeping) long."


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Waterbeach is in the county of Cambridgeshire, and is located six miles North of Cambridge. For maps see the Wikipedia page on Waterbeach.
In pre-Norman times Landbeach and Waterbeach were known together as Beche, cf. the Viking word Beck.
John Master's Short Account of the Parish of Waterbeach (1795) has been published by Google Books.
To the East of the village (TL 508657) is the River Cam in the Fens. At the end of Bannold Road is a weir constructed in 1699 with the confusing name of "Bottisham Sluice". There is also a lock, 29.6 m long, here to allow large boats to pass through. Before the railway came, goods were transported by water and the river provided a link to the sea, which is downstream just North of King's Lynn.
The towpath along the river to Cambridge is called "The Haling Way". This is part of the National Cycle Network Route 11, organised by Sustrans. The author of this webpage was a Sustrans Volunteer Ranger for the section between Milton (Fen Road) and Waterbeach railway station. However the path and river is maintained by the Conservators of the River Cam who should be contacted if there are obstructions, like trees down.
Waterbeach railway station is on the London to King's Lynn line.
There are regular bus services from Waterbeach to Cambridge, or Ely and Littleport.
The A10 or Ely Road, passes to the West of the village and is the road from Cambridge to King's Lynn. In the past the A.10 ran all the way from London (Bank) to King's Lynn - however only part of the London to Cambridge section of this trunk road still exists today, between the M25 and the M11 south of Cambridge.
The largest employer in Waterbeach was the British Army, specifically the Royal Engineers, however the Barracks, on the Northern edge of the village, will close by 31 March 2013.
The Army call their barracks Waterbeach Station. This name probably derives from its former use as
RAF Waterbeach Station, an airfield built during WWII for Bomber Command. See Wikipedia page on RAF Waterbeach
Local residents used the outdoor heated swimming pool, fishing lake and 9-hole golf course there. There was also a small Barracks Museum, which has now closed. The contents are now in storage and are owned by the Waterbeach Military Heritage Museum (a trust) - contact via email below.
A book was published in 2011 called "At the 'Beach: the story of Royal Air Force Waterbeach and Waterbeach Barracks" by John F Hamlin and Oliver J Merrington, ISBN 1904514634. You can buy a copy for £9.95 plus postage via the email address below.
The parish church of St. John the Evangelist is in the archdeaconry and diocese of Ely - Genuki provides a useful history of this church. There is also a Baptist church in the village.
Just north of the village is the Benedictine Denny (Daneia) Abbey, originally built in 1159, used by the Knights Templar from 1170-1308 and then refounded in 1327 by the Countess of Pembroke for the Franciscan St. Clare nuns. It is run as the Farmland Museum and Denny Abbey for English Heritage and the trustees of the Museum.
Some properties and developments on the A10 also have a Waterbeach postal address,
e.g. in Cambridge Research Park.
This webpage is compiled by Oliver Merrington.
Oliver has lived in Waterbeach since 2004, and is the author of the book "At the 'Beach (2011) and the award-winning www.lidos.org.uk website.
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1Malaysia International Tourism Night Floral Parade
Floating gracefully along Putrajaya Lake, the decorated boats take on a life of their own…
This year, at the 1Malaysia International Tourism Night Floral Parade, visitors will be greeted by a splash of colours, bright lights and mesmerising decorative boats, set to take place from 30 June till 8 July.
1Malaysia Mega Sale Carnival
It's that time of the year again!
Sale, Sale, Sale….!
From 15 June to 2 September ( a total of 11 weeks!) the whole country will have bargains galore for visitors with a string of promotions and tempting discounts.


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As a storyteller + media artist, my work investigates personal identities and relationships. I am particularly drawn to socio-cultural issues of gender + sexuality, loss, and historic parallelism through a hybrid approach to media making. This practice includes: linear films, installation, web based, interactive and transmedia experiences. I am particularly interested in how our past(s) are inextricably linked to the present, and I create projects that challenge the interaction and participation of subject: viewer: and maker.
I find that each project presents a set of unique challenges that allow me to break with conventional devices and constantly push to tell stories in new, innovative ways. In the past I've used video as poetic and performative tools for exploring the human condition, incorporating subjects as close as my small town and as far away as Iceland. Ultimately, my work reflects how we come to realize, define, and eventually share who we are with others. By examining the ways that people construct, inhabit, and enjoy spaces, objects, and relationships, I am exploring a larger theme of how we each carefully define our existence in the world.
My work has been featured in solo exhibits and juried shows, film festivals, and on the web including: the Boston LGBT Film Festival; the Reykjavik International Film Festival; Makeshift Boston; and online with POV Digital. As a researcher, my focus has centered on transmedia activism in LGBT + Queer grassroots initiatives. These findings are published as part of a Ford Foundation funded initiative called OUT FOR CHANGE with the MIT Media Lab.
At Davidson I teach digital foundations, documentary filmmaking, and interactive new media. In my classes, students are encouraged to mix media, taking clues from a rich tradition of avant-garde experiments and current trends in digital art. It is my goal as an educator to establish a collaborative learning environment, wherein all participants take turns sharing their expertise and discoveries in a laboratory of emerging technologies. Through readings, practice, and critiques students demonstrate conceptual sophistication with regard to the creation of digital artworks that reflect on the world around them.


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A K-loader is ushered up to a C-17 Globemaster III at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 22, 2013. A C-17 Globemaster III can carry up to 180,000 pounds in cargo. (U.S. Airman 1st Class photo/Meagan Schutter)
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Staff Sgt. Eliezer Santiago, 730th Ramp Services Supervisor, works to undo straps around cargo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 22, 2013. One of the duties of ramp services is to unload cargo and bring it to cargo processing. (U.S. Airman 1st Class photo/Meagan Schutter)
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Hearing protection is hung up at the 730th Maintenance Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 22, 2013. Hearing protection is mandatory and needed when going out to the flightline. (U.S. Airman 1st Class photo/Meagan Schutter)
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Tech. Sgt. Francisco Venega, 730th Ramp Service NCO in charge, ties down cargo on a K-loader on Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 22, 2013. K-loaders help when uploading and downloading cargo at Yokota Air Base. (U.S. Airman 1st Class photo/Meagan Schutter)
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An Airman turns on the engine on a C-17 Globemaster III at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 22, 2013. This is done during pre-flight inspections to ensure the aircraft works properly. (U.S. Airman 1st Class photo/Meagan Schutter)
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Staff Sgt. Eliezer Santiago, 730th Ramp Service Supervisor, flips over a set of rollers in a C-17 Globemaster III at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 22, 2013. These rollers help when loading cargo onto the aircraft, without these the cargo cannot be loaded. (U.S. Airman 1st Class photo/Meagan Schutter)
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Tech. Sgt. Francisco Venega, 730th Ramp Service NCO in charge, inspects a C-17 Globemaster III at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 22, 2013. A group from Ramp Service does pre-flight inspections which save a lot of time and money while crew is on crew rest. (U.S. Airman 1st Class photo/Meagan Schutter)
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Mobility squadron keeps Yokota people, cargo moving
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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan
-- In the civilian world, whenever the U.S. Postal Service needs to ship internationally, they use cargo planes.
In the military, the process is pretty much the same except instead of mail, shipments include ammunition, food, supplies and even people. On Yokota Air Base, that mission is accomplished by the 730th Air Mobility Squadron.
Just like how a single football player can't win a game by himself, no one section of the 730th AMS can accomplish the whole objective, it is a combined effort between multiple areas. Everyone has a hand in the mission and almost anything can be shipped.
"We can move anything from explosives, cargo, human remains, classified and hazardous material," said Master Sgt. Froilan Halili, 730 AMS special planning section chief. "We decide what cargo goes on the plane. When it comes to hazardous material, we inspect it to make sure it's okay to ship."
Before the pallets of cargo can be loaded onto the aircraft, Halili and the other Airmen in his section balance the cargo weight. This ensures the weight is equally distributed between the aircraft's front, back and sides. If cargo isn't properly balanced, flying hazards are more likely.
The 730th utilizes a wide range of aircraft platforms. It's not just military planes either; civilian aircraft are used as well.
"We are in charge of all cargo inbound and outbound in the Pacific in regard to moving it to where it needs to go," said Tech. Sgt. Joseph Stanchak, 730 AMS cargo processing operations NCO. "On the commercial side, we use B-747s and DC-8s and mostly move household goods with them. For military, we use planes like the C-5, C-17, KC-10, KC-135, C-130 and C-40 and can move anything from beans to bullets."
With an aircraft on the flightline and cargo ready-to-go, the next task falls upon ramp services.
"We are the ones that load the aircraft with the specific cargo it needs," said Staff Sgt. Shameika Bailey, 730 AMS ramp service supervisor. "We get the load ready, and when the aircraft is ready to leave, we go out with a load team of three to four Airmen and get the cargo on the plane."
In addition to delivering cargo to military members and their dependents, the 730th can deliver much-needed supplies to Yokota's Pacific neighbors in the wake of a disaster.
In 2011, Japan was ravaged by a tremendous earthquake and tsunami. Immediately following the disaster, Operation Tomodachi kicked off. Its objective was to provide search and rescue efforts and humanitarian relief. At the heart of the operation was the 730 AMS.
Since the squadron's mission is delivering cargo, it's imperative the aircraft stay in tip-top shape. Maintainers and crew chiefs begin repairs at the drop of a hat should the need arise.
"We're basically the bloodline of the Air Force," said Staff Sgt. William Colavolpe, 730 AMS crew chief. "We keep the flow of aircraft traffic coming in and out of the base going. When aircraft come in, we debrief them, fuel them up, inspect the aircraft and take care of any maintenance they may need, so they can continue their mission."
Moving people is another area of expertise for the squadron as they are in charge of Yokota's Passenger Terminal and Space-Available travel. Space-A can be used by military members and their families when there are vacant seats on government-owned aircraft. Space-A is free and can be used to fly people all over the world.
And just like how a football team operates as a whole, a variety of individual units work together allowing the 730 AMS to run smoothly. In addition to the sections that specifically deal with cargo or personnel, other areas such as a tool shop and even an internal command post are needed for the squadron to function properly. Every area has a role and all are needed to get the mission done.
In addition to the quality service the squadron provides, the squadron produces quality Airmen. Staff Sgt. Clayton Jackson, 730 AMS Passenger Service supervisor, has won a number of awards for 2012 which include Airman of the First Quarter for the Squadron, NCO of the Third Quarter for the Group, Wing Pheonix Stripe Representative, the Air Tanker Association Young Leadership Award for the Wing, and the Air Force Logistics Readiness NCO of the Year AMC winner.
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In one of my parsing program i have to do the following(in C,C++,VC++):-
I have to connect 100 machines(dialysis machines) through socket programming. Send request to each machine and receive the response from the machine and the data that i will get from the machine i will have to parse that data and write the values in the a file.I have to send the request to each machine after every 5seconds.
So to accomplish the above task i am thinking to do it as:-
I will read the ip and port of each machine from the data base,make a thread to connect to each machine and in each thread a sub thread(child thread) will be made which will send and receive and parse the data from the machine after every 5 second(and write the values in a txt file). My parsing function will be common.
Is it the feasible solution. Please help me.Thnaks in advance.


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LAS VEGAS Small and inexpensive "netbooks" were some of the most popular computers in the recession, wooing consumers with their portability and prices that were often below $400. Now with the economy improving, consumers will be asked to open their wallets to new styles of computers, including some costing a bit more.
Among the new offerings being unveiled this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas: lightweight, medium-sized laptops meant as a step above netbooks in price and performance. There also will be at least one "smartbook" - a tiny computer that combines elements of netbooks and so-called smart phones.
That is not to say the netbook has reached the end of its line. PC makers including Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo and Toshiba are expected to show off new netbook offerings with such features as touch screens and the latest Intel Atom processors, which offer improved performance over the earlier Atoms that fueled the initial run of netbooks.
But the netbook's popularity has come at a price for the industry: slim profit margins for chipmaker Intel Corp. and the PC manufacturers.
For many PC makers, the rise of netbooks has meant falling revenue and profit from PC divisions. Hewlett-Packard Co., the world's largest computer maker, gets a third of its revenue from its PC business but just 15 percent of the company's operating profit, numbers that are shrinking thanks to netbook sales and price cuts on other machines.
And while netbooks proved that there is an appetite for highly mobile computers, consumers will likely come to want more power, more portability - or both.
Ever since Taiwan-based AsusTek Computer Inc. got the netbook craze going with its 7-inch Eee PC in late 2007, consumers have been gravitating to the devices. According to data from research company Gartner Inc., netbooks made up an estimated 10 percent of all PC shipments in 2009, up from 4 percent a year earlier.
These devices had small screens - generally 7 to 11 inches, compared with about 14 to 17 inches on a full-sized laptop - and often smaller-than-normal keyboards. PC makers kept prices down by avoiding extras such as DVD drives and Bluetooth wireless connectivity.
Netbooks were meant to be companion devices that could slip into a purse or backpack for on-the-go Web surfing, though for many consumers it was the only computer they bought in 2009.
But only so many people can buy netbooks as secondary computers, and people who buy them as their only computers will eventually trade up to more powerful machines, said John Jacobs, an analyst at market research company DisplaySearch.
Thus, the growth in netbook sales is likely to slow in the next few years. Although netbook shipments to retailers more than doubled in 2009 to 33.3 million, compared with the previous year, shipments should rise just 19 percent to 39.7 million this year, according to DisplaySearch.
In addition to netbooks, consumers can expect to see in stores a number of devices that fit above and below the small laptops in price, size and performance as PC companies try to widen the market. Many of these are being unveiled at CES even as Google Inc. announced its own widely anticipated smart phone, the Nexus One.
Lenovo Group Ltd. is banking on so-called "smartbooks," which are meant to combine the constant Internet connectivity and long battery life of a smart phone with a laptop's classic shape.
The company announced its first smartbook, the Skylight, on Tuesday.
The skinny Skylight has a 10-inch screen, full-size keyboard and 10 hours of battery life and weighs less than 2 pounds. It includes Wi-Fi, and consumers can use it over AT&T Inc.'s high-speed data network if they sign up for a data plan. If they do, the Skylight will be able to switch automatically between the two network types.


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Good System
This review is from: Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro with HDMI 60 GB Hard drive White
Pros: Games run smooth, DD sound quality, controller is nice (once you get used to it)
Cons: leaf blower when running games from disk drive, install games to hard drive an it's a quiet machine
Other Thoughts: Former PC gamer that got tired of all the hassle with Steam, patches, Vista/7 not working right with older games, ect. 360 just works and works well
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This needs to be straightened out
This review is from: Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro with HDMI 60 GB Hard drive White
Pros: Everything. To everyone that believes that the PS3 has better graphic needs to read specs on games first. The cell processor that runs the PS3 cannot handle complex games in full 1080p only 720 p still high def but not as high as the 360. Read the back of the box on the games, every single game that came out for the 360 is full 1080p. And I hate my PS3, it isn't a gaming console, it is a blue ray player that has the ability to play PS3 games and was once able to play PS1 and PS2 games.
Cons: these are not cons********
Other Thoughts: opposite when it first came out, the first time it was mass produced was the Red Resident Evil 5 360 Elite, out of our 48 units leaving 35 came back with a two or three red ring error (oh I have two retail jobs at electronic specialty stores) simple problem, the software that ran the processor did not run the jasper properly (ie system crash) and overheated and you know the rest, since then this has been fixed in the all three models. The best 360 so far are the second release of the Falcon with the GPU cooling unit and CPU cooling unit, that also has the new lite on drives, they are a lot quieter and I have only had one read error but I modded my 360 not Microsoft's fault but 360 still runs like a champ. Just so everyone is clear it doesn't matter when you bought the 360 it matters when it was manufactured.
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RROD? Far less of a problem than the disk drives
This review is from: Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro with HDMI 60 GB Hard drive White
Pros: The new chipsets run much cooler, and are less prone to RROD.
Cons: The disk drives are still the component most prone to failure. Be it the e74, or the fragile nature of their disk drives... the xbox's dvd drive is what will most likely fail you. Out of the 40 or so friends I have on live... the vast majority of them have replaced their units because of a failing disk drive.
Other Thoughts: The disk drive errors can be blamed just as much on user error as they can hardware error. As stated before you cannot move this system while its reading disks. You should not push the tray in itself... use the button!
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Fun but expensive
This review is from: Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro with HDMI 60 GB Hard drive White
Pros: Its a great system to connect with friends and join quick online games.
Cons: Expensive. Plain and simple. At the moment, I am contemplating sending my Xbox 360 back to MS for $100 plus shipping for the infamous E 74 message, or buying a new one. Seriously, has anyone questioned why a 120 gb hard drive for an xbox 360 costs an arm and a leg while TB hard drives are coming out that are less than what I paid for a 1/4 GB hard drive last year? Is MS using like the oldest most expensive technology there is or something?? I may just stick to the system I built for my self that will last far longer, and blows this system's abilities and reliability away.
Other Thoughts: If you got the money to throw away, by all means. But you should probably buy extended warranties. Ask people you know who have played Xbox 360 for a long while what system they are on. If you get anyone who has played for over a couple of years answering their first system, they are lying.
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This review is from: Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro with HDMI 60 GB Hard drive White
Pros: Great graphics, no noise other than the system functioning. I would have to say this one is going to work. Since the last one had to be RMAed back to Newegg after a day.
Cons: The system was created to be horizontal or vertical. Not sure if that is true at this point. I've read post stating not to go vertical not to sure. Microsoft needs to post something about this issue.
Other Thoughts: Hopefully last awhile. Big Call of Duty fan, and don't know if I could go a day without it.
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What Can I Say.....
This review is from: Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro with HDMI 60 GB Hard drive White
Pros: Thank You Newegg for the RMA.....
Cons: I purchased this item in 5/2009. Thinking Microsoft had the issues worked out. I was wrong after 1 day of playing the hard drive starts chirping and the dvd drive starts clicking. I'm sending it back to Newegg for a new one......
Other Thoughts: Why can't Microsoft build a system that works for more than a day or a month. It can't be that hard....
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This review is from: Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro with HDMI 60 GB Hard drive White
Pros: I am so glad I have one now it is awsome XBOX live is amazing the option so you can watch netflix on the system is awsome. I got Holiday bundle that came with the stupid 2 game disc.
Cons: Doesnt have built in wifi, Now microsoft is coming out with one that has Halo 3 and Fable II in the elite I beleive, wish I waited for that but oh well.
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Not worth it.
This review is from: Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro with HDMI 60 GB Hard drive White
Pros: More online action than other systems
Cons: Reliability. Three systems, two failures. You never know how long this system will last. Our first one lasted nine months. Third one lasted three weeks. Yeah, Microsoft extended the warranty, but do you buy these systems to play or keep sending in for repair?
Other Thoughts: Teenagers prefer this game because there are more online players that give them a better playing environment because of the higher number of players using this system. When the game first came out it had more action/shooter games than the others, but that gap has been closed dramatically of late. Go online and research the reliability of these systems. XBox 360 has a failure rate ranging between 33-42%. That makes it the least reliable electronic product that I know. Do yourself a favor and buy the other brands. This one is a ripoff.
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Excellent System
This review is from: Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro with HDMI 60 GB Hard drive White
Pros: The Xbox 360 is the superior console of the 3 next-gen consoles currently in store. It has a far superior list of games to any other system, by far the most comfortable and good looking controllers, the sleekest looking system, an amazingly well laid out and planned out dashboard, and Xbox Live is by far the most well laid out online featurette of any of the consoles.
Cons: Older models often got the RROD, but these new models don't have that problem. Xbox Live isn't free (but I'd rather pay than have to deal with the PS3's crumby design), and there isn't HD DVD Support. But that's only now a $20 add-on. These are the only cons.
Other Thoughts: People who are getting these joke problems such as their disks getting grinded really have little tech knowledge. It's got absolutely nothing to do with the system. While the 360 was designed to work standing up or lying down, IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE TIPPED WHILE PLAYING. This is why this happens, as it does with ALL DVD devices. When you tip it, the disk moves around and gets scratched by the reader. It's entirely user error, nothing related to system faults. Making this mistake is a clumbsy user error.
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Good Console, Terrible Production / Sauders
This review is from: Microsoft Xbox 360 Pro with HDMI 60 GB Hard drive White
Pros: Ok so I had a first gen 360. Sold it after about 6 months due to lack of games. Now there is a bunch of new games out. So I gave it another shot, bought a bunch of new games (Fable 2, Last Remnant, GOW2, Too Human.
Cons: So I got a OCT 2008 Model. I notice a brand new disc gets disc read errors every time. (No I do not turn console while playing) So i figure its the DVD-Rom. Fable 2 and every new game wont load, Disc read error every time. The console turns on, DVDs dont. Some do, Ninja Gaiden 2 did.
Other Thoughts: I just cant deal with it anymore Everytime I think I can start playing a game. It dies, and I dont think that if I finally get a working console. That I can play a game without the feeling of breaking my console. Its just not the way people should play games, worrying of breaking there product.
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Henry Fonda had a career spanning six decades, starting out on the Broadway stage in 1938. He became a legend of the big screen with memorable roles in The Grapes of Wrath, 12 Angry Men, and How the West Was Won, but it took his final role in 1981's On Golden Pond, released Dec. 4, for Fonda to win his one and only Oscar. Winning at the age of 76, Fonda is the oldest actor to win the Best Actor Oscar.
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