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LAS VEGAS (November 5, 2013) – Long a fixture at race circuits around the world, Honda Performance Development, the racing arm of American Honda Motor Co., Inc., will now be offering a new range of HPD Street Performance products, starting with the Honda CR-Z sport hybrid coupe.
Two Honda passenger cars featuring HPD Street Performance products are on display at the 2013 Specialty Equipment Market Association Show in Las Vegas, along with an HPD Civic Si Coupe raced in the Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge by the Honda of America Racing Team (HART):
· The 2014 HPD Supercharged CR-Z (http://automobiles.honda.com/cr-z/hpd.aspx) features a variety of track-proven, street-reliable performance upgrades on sale today at U.S. Honda dealers nationwide. HPD-developed powertrain modifications – tested on-track at the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb – include a high-efficiency centrifugal supercharger (available Spring 2014); HPD air-to-air intercooler; high-flow fuel injectors; an ECU calibrated to meet CARB AT-PZEV regulations with 91 octane fuel; HPD air filter system; and HPD sport exhaust. Chassis improvements include HPD sport dampers, coil springs with reduced ride height, 300mm diameter disc brakes and HPD 18-inch wheels fitted with Michelin Pilot Sport tires. The CR-Z is completed by a graphics package including front lip and tail spoilers, rear diffuser and HPD badge.
· The new 2014 HPD Honda Civic Street Performance Concept is equipped with HPD racing performance parts and street wrap. Modifications include HPD's "Big Brake" kit, HPD performance springs, HPD 25.4mm rear anti-roll bar, 18-inch wheels, and a K24Z7 racing engine. While just a concept, this vehicle offers a glimpse at potential future street performance accessories developed from HPD racing experience.
· Rounding out the HPD display at SEMA is the HPD Honda Civic Si Race Car, as campaigned by HART the CTSCC Street Tuner category. The Civic is fitted with competition equipment developed at HPD, including a sealed K24Z7 racing engine; HPD cold air intake; Accusump oil pressure accumulator; HPD stainless steel exhaust header; and HPD suspension parts including camber plates, suspension bushings, brake rotors and adjustable rear anti-roll bar. The Honda Civic Si is eligible for a variety of series, including Sports Car Club of America, International Motor Sports Association, Canadian Automobile Sport Clubs and National Auto Sport Association racing.
"'Performance' is in our name, and is part of everything we do at HPD, from our kart programs through our grass roots motorsports amateur racing efforts, all the way through our participation in endurance sports car racing and Indy cars" said Art St. Cyr, HPD president.
"Now, with our line of HPD Street Performance products, we're excited to be bringing the same innovation that has driven two decades of success on track to the street, for everyone who desires to enhance an already excellent Honda vehicle with proven performance products, without sacrificing the reliability that comes with the Honda name."
Veteran Indy car driver Graham Rahal will serve as HPD's SEMA Social Media Correspondent. Long associated with both Honda and HPD through the family's race team and Honda dealership, Rahal has detailed knowledge of Honda's success in motorsports and commitment to the enthusiast market.
For more information about HPD and the company's Street Performance products, please visit http://hpd.honda.com/street-performance.
About Honda Performance Development
Celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, HPD was founded in 1993 as the performance arm of American Honda, to spearhead the company's entry into Indy car racing. No other manufacturer has matched Honda's success in Indy cars, including 204 race victories, 15 drivers' championships, six manufacturers' championships and nine consecutive Indianapolis 500 victories. In 2013, Honda powered veteran Scott Dixon to four race wins and the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series championship; and Tristan Vautier to series Rookie of the Year honors.
HPD's prototype racing efforts have recorded more than 60 victories and multiple American Le Mans Series championships. The company's first outing in 2007 at the 12 Hours of Sebring marked the first win for HPD's LM-V8 engine; and, the first for a Honda racing engine designed and developed outside of Japan. HPD won the LMP2 title in the inaugural 2012 World Endurance Championship and has twice won the LMP2 category at the 24 Hours of Le Mans since 2010. In 2013, HPD and Honda again swept the LMP1 and LMP2 manufacturers', engine, team and drivers' championships in the American Le Mans Series; while HPD-equipped Strakka Racing claimed the LMP1 class win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans for private team entries.
HPD participates in competition on both two wheels and four. The company offers a complete line of race engines for cars from grass roots to pinnacle; for professional, amateur and entry-level racers. And now, provides "fun-to-drive" products for your garage.


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Indian Land resident Cecil Sexton said in his Feb. 4 letter that Lancaster County did a "lousy job" on some road repair at the corner of U.S. 521 and River Road.
Lancaster County Administrator Steve Willis said the county is not responsible for either road.
Jeff Catoe, Lancaster County Public Works director, said the cut was a "utility cut" and that the S.C. Department of Transportation told the utility provider that the stone placed in the cut was unacceptable.
'Lousy job' on road repair
I would like to let it be known that Lancaster County made some kind of repair at the corner of U.S. 521 and River Road.
When the workers were done, they just filled the hole with gravel and did not fill the hole all the way.
There are holes big enough to knock a hubcap off, and there are edges where they cut the road that could bust a tire. They did a very lousy job and I think it should be redone.
This article is in response to the Brooks Walker's column, "Obama opens himself up for criticisms," in the Jan. 16 edition of The Lancaster News and John P. Lage Jr.'s column, "Noble twisted facts to defend Obama," in the Jan. 18 edition. Both articles were crticizing President Barack Obama.
Shame on both of you for misrepresenting facts.
Here are the facts:
One Wednesday morning I couldn't sleep and I knew my Lancaster News would be in that little orange box at the end of the driveway. So, I slipped on an old coat and took a plunge into the darkened morning.
The moon seemed to be hiding behind some clouds, then I noticed the flashing yellow caution lights of a school bus coming to a stop on the curbside southbound lane of old U.S. 521.
Why the only traffic stopping was directly behind the bus. All other lanes were in race mode. But kids will dart into traffic, they're so young and trusting.
The mission of the Lancaster Children's Home is to provide a safe, stable, structured, nurturing, home-like environment for abused, abandoned or neglected children within Lancaster County and the state of South Carolina.
The home survives because of donations from private individuals, companies and other organizations. I am proud to say that the Indian Land Masonic Lodge is one of many organizations that support the home through financial donations.
I raised a cat named Blackie and trained him from a kitten. I trained him to do tricks and speak in a human voice. A professor from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did a sonogram on Blackie, who could say "I want my mama," and "I love you."
Blackie knew what he was saying and and would kiss us every day and say he loved us. He earned money for us in the Augusta area until the city of Augusta made me get a business license. I, in turn, sued the city. You can Google the story and read the details, as well as see Blackie talk.
During the holiday season, I had gone to Walmart with my $40 gift card to get some goodies.
After walking around the store some 20 minuetes, I checked my pocket for my card, just to make sure it was there. But, I found out that I had lost it.
I retraced my tracks, but no card. I was heartbroken and left the store teary-eyed.
In early January, I noticed in The Lancaster News someone had put an ad in the paper, "Gift card found, call to reclaim."
I read with much dismay the recent article in the Jan. 2 issue of The Lancaster News concerning the Sun City road issues.
My first question is: Why weren't the roads inspected by Lancaster County during construction of the roads? That way, any standards could have been addressed at that time and corrected.
By Pulte not supplying the necessary engineering proof and certification immediately tells Lancaster County that the roads are not to specification.
Raise the gas tax?
Not until we know to the penny what it is funding now.
For many years, that gas tax money built roads. Then we didn't need so many roads, but the money kept coming in. All that lovely money attracted political causes like garbage attracts flies at the local, state and federal levels. Now we need to use that money to repair roads, which we should have been doing for years.
First, we should take it back from places it doesn't belong; only then do we add more tax money to the pile.
When a civilian loses his life during a violent confrontation with police, there is frequently a complaint that the officers overreacted or used excessive force.
The officers who arrested Curtis Ja'ven Sowell in the story, "Man pulls handgun during arrest," in the Jan. 9 edition of The Lancaster News, are to be congratulated for their quick thinking and self-restraint.
Mr. Sowell should count himself lucky and the rest of us can sleep a little easier knowing that such professionals are protecting our streets.
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When I started developing WaterOnMars, the fashionable toolkit for web GUI work was the version 2 of Twitter Bootstrap. Of course, by the time my project reached a truly usable state, the version 3 of bootstrap was released and the version 2 stopped being maintained. Another example of the perpetual obsolescence developers have had to face since the dawn of time (e.g the 70's).
Version 3's major feature being its first class support for mobile platform and my main usage of WaterOnMars being via a tablet, migrating was really tempting but I had no idea how much work I'd have to put into it.
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The best part of blogging is the friends you make, and I am so fortunate that I have met some of the most precious friends and they are such a blessing to my life. One of those precious friends is a lovely lady named Ceekay and she has a blog called Thinkin' of Home. We all call her just CK, so much fun and so full of life. We met 3 years ago through a bloggers lunch and since then have been great friends. I love her cheerful nature and her zest for life. She has been fighting a battle with Ovarian Cancer for over 7 years and never lets that define who she is or what she wants to do. However, right now she is in the hospital and very ill, she is fighting hard, Chemo has her in such a weakened condition that fighting an infection is a real battle. We are all hoping she will beat this thing and be home soon.
If you don't know her, here are a few pictures that show her zest for life and her loving and outgoing personality.
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If you would like to donate to CK's trip, just click on the PayPal button on my sidebar and all of the money will be added to her Elves for Ceekay fund.
Thanks you guys, you are all the best and I can't wait to see her well and off to Disneyland.
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When small business owners hear the name Citigroup, they're more likely to think of a bank that caters to big corporate and international clients, not one that will serve their needs.
Jerome Byers, head of Citi's small business banking operations — and a former small business owner himself — is trying to change that impression.
"We have to tell our story better," he said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.
Citi hasn't let small business owners know how much the bank can do for them, said Byers, who has been in his current role since June of last year. Under his leadership, the bank has increased its lending to small companies in the past year by 21 percent to $9.6 billion.
Byers came to Citi in 2009 from Wells Fargo & Co., a bank that does have a reputation as a small business lender. In the second quarter, Wells Fargo was the top provider of small business loans, with $456 million. Citi was No. 32, with $27 million. Wells also has more branches, 9,000 compared with Citi's 1,000, making it more visible and accessible to many small businesses.
Byers once owned a hair salon, so he has seen the small business-banker relationship from both sides. Here are some excerpts from his interview with the AP, edited for clarity and brevity:
Q. There is a perception that Citi isn't a small business banker. How do you correct that impression?
A. In the small business area, we need to show the value that Citi brings. We know how to lend money. We have talented bankers. We need to tell our story better.
I think it's fair to say that based on our branch network here in the U.S., we're not going to be in every city and town. We have to accept that. We need to be the best small business adviser in the cities that we're in — the major cities that we're in.
We have a 1,000-branch network in the United States that last year lent $7.9 billion to small business owners. That's a great story. There are 260,000-plus customers in that network. We need to talk a little bit more about that. We have some raving fans and owners. The best way to tell your story is to create more raving fans and let them be your promoter.
That (previous) reputation was earned, probably from customers who didn't get what they needed at some point.
Q. How do you get this done when Citi has been cutting staff? (Citigroup had 253,000 employees as of June 30, down from 261,000 a year earlier).
A. If you ask small business owners who is the person they most like to deal with, they'll say, the branch manager. I have 1,000 branch managers plus 2,000 or 3,000 salespeople who can talk to small business owners. There are some small businesses that are growing and need more sophisticated advice. I took probably the best 100 or so small business bankers I had, and continued to invest in their training to provide that advice.
Q. What can small business customers get from Citi that they won't get elsewhere?
A. We can connect small business owners in 150 of the largest cities in the world. We also have behind us the most talented and probably most revered investment banks in the world and we can leverage those resources. In the categories of trade and cash management, we are probably unique to small business owners. If I brought it down to a local market, you have a local branch person that has the knowledge, again from the most powerful and dynamic financial institutions in the world. Our next step is to bring our technology enhancements down to small businesses.
Q. What is Citi doing to increase the number of loans to small businesses?
A. You've got to look for ways to help get capital into the system. So while we have bankers out on street, we're also working through our foundation and other partners to go to areas and say, let's figure out unique ways to do micro lending, let's figure out unique ways to work with veterans, to jumpstart companies. You've got to look for niches in the segment where there's opportunity to lend. But they need a little bit extra from their banker or their partner.
In this economy, small business banking isn't just the lending, it's doing the things you can do to provide seed money, to give advice to jumpstart the smallest of small businesses, to help small businesses to become medium-sized businesses, to become big businesses.
Q. What do your bankers do to help a small business when it's turned down for a loan?
A. I don't use the words "turned down." What a banker should be saying to a business owner is, "here's what we need to do to be able to lend you the money and help you grow." Before we say, "we can't lend you the money now," we'll see if there are alternative ways to finance — alternatives like Small Business Administration loans — and see if there's a way we can partner with SBA to give that money. If that doesn't work, then it becomes an advice discussion — let us advise you on what your business needs to look like to expand the way you'd like to. I don't like to use "turn down" as much as I like to use "advice."
Q. What is your take on the state of small business today?
A. Slowly we've seen their confidence in the economy come back. I would say now that primarily they are confident that the economy is going to grow in the next few years. And they're starting to act in that entrepreneurial spirit.
At the same time, we're in a period of evolution, from a global standpoint and a technology standpoint. The world is shrinking and the competitive landscape, even for small businesses, is becoming more clouded by globalization and the technology advances. I think the way that small businesses have to think is changing.
Q. So, you've been a small business owner yourself. What was that like?
A. I owned a barber and beauty salon and it was a very interesting learning experience for me. When I was in college, I was a barber, so I bought something I knew. I didn't cut hair in the salon, I just owned it. As a banker, I understood the balance sheet and the income statement. As an owner, truthfully, I rarely looked at the balance sheet and the income statement, because I spent my time on customers and employees.


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The history of pediatric surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is essentially the history of pediatric surgery in Northern California, which began with a single surgeon: Dr. Alfred deLorimier.
Alfred deLorimier and the nascent field of pediatric surgery
Alfred deLorimier grew up in San Francisco, attended the University of California, Berkeley for undergraduate studies, and later UCSF for medical school. He decided to become a general surgeon and stayed on to train at UCSF at a time when there was no real subspecialty of pediatric surgery established in California. Toward the end of his training in general surgery, he became interested in the surgery of children, in particular the emerging specialty of pediatric surgery which was taking shape in a few centers in the East, where a few trepid young surgeons were devoting their careers to this new field. Alfred deLorimier was determined to became one of those pioneers and signed up to spend two years learning the intricacies of children's surgery at Ohio State University's Columbus Children's Hospital. Interestingly, he went through this very demanding program with Dr. Eric Fonkalsrud from the University of California, Los Angeles. When Fonkalsrud returned to Los Angeles and deLorimier returned to San Francisco as the first fellowship-trained pediatric surgeons, they established the specialty of pediatric surgery in California.
Over the next 40 years, Alfred deLorimier devoted himself to developing the specialty of pediatric surgery at UCSF and in Northern California. He built a thriving practice devoted entirely to children, working primarily at UCSF Moffit-Long and San Francisco General Hospitals, but also covering California Pacific Medical Center and eventually Mt. Zion and Kaiser San Francisco. He founded the Division of Pediatric Surgery at UCSF and single handedly managed his prosperous practice (ably assisted by his wife, Sandy, in the office). He established the Division and managed to obtain funding for basic research in the physiology of diaphragmatic hernia in fetal lambs at a time when most surgeons did not even attempt research.
Dr. Michael Harrison begins research into fetal diagnosis & therapy
In January 1978, deLorimier recruited Dr. Michael Harrison who was just finishing his pediatric surgery fellowship at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. For the next 10 years, these two shared a growing practice, heavy on complex surgical reconstruction in children, particularly for babies with birth defects. The Division continued to thrive under deLorimier's leadership. This was a very busy time when the exciting work in a brand new field attracted talented young surgeons from all over the world to work in the Division and field research laboratory. Harrison devoted himself (and later many bright young surgical research fellows) to developing the new field of fetal diagnosis and therapy. They developed fetal animal models of fetal diseases and applied what they learned in the first fetal surgeries in the world.
In the late '80s and early '90s, UCSF Pediatric Surgery began to take off with the addition of new faculty, first Dr. N. Scott Adzick who had been a research fellow in the laboratory and completed his training at Boston Children's Hospital, then Dr. Alan Flake who had also been a research fellow in the laboratory and finished his training at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. The clinical enterprise continued to grow, and there was a burgeoning new fetal treatment enterprise which proved to be very productive from a research and clinical perspective.
Fetal treatment comes into its own
|From left to right: Dr. Craig Albanese, Dr. Diana Farmer, and Dr. Michael Harrison
In the 1990s, the UCSF Fetal Treatment Center led the world in the development of fetal surgical interventions for a variety of defects detected before birth. The pediatric surgeons joined with talented UCSF perinatologists, sonographers, ethicists, and scientists to found and develop the complex enterprise of prenatal diagnosis and management of fetuses for complex anomalies. Many talented fellows contributed to this development. As Adzick and Flake were recruited to lead pediatric surgery programs and develop successful fetal surgery programs in the East, bright, new fellows coming through the laboratory continued to expand the Division. Harrison assumed the leadership of the Division and recruited Dr. Rusty Jennings and Dr. Craig Albanese.
Around 1995, Alfred deLorimier retired from active practice to devote his time to growing grapes and making superb wine at the deLorimier Vineyards in Sonoma County. Soon after, the Division recruited back Dr. Diana Farmer from Detroit. Farmer was another UCSF general surgery-trained resident who had worked in the Division of Pediatric Surgery and Fetal Treatment Center laboratory.
In 2000, the UCSF Division of Pediatric Surgery joined with the Division of Pediatric Surgery at Stanford under the leadership of Harrison as Surgeon-in-Chief of the combined Lucille Packard Children's Hospital. When the merger of UCSF and Stanford fell apart in 2002, the pediatric surgeons reluctantly separated but remained close personal and professional colleagues.
UCSF's Pediatric Surgery excellence spreads across the nation
After several years of very productive advances in fetal endoscopic surgery and minimally invasive surgery for newborns and children, Dr. Rusty Jennings returned to Boston Children's Hospital to start a fetal surgery program and Dr. Craig Albanese became the Chief of Pediatric Surgery at Lucille Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford, further expanding the influence of San Francisco pediatric surgery throughout the nation. More talented young faculty were recruited to UCSF: Dr. Hanmin Lee from Emory University in 2000 and Dr. Kerilyn Nobuhara from Children's Hospital Los Angeles in 2003.
Expansion of the UCSF Division of Pediatric Surgery
|From front to back, left to right: Dr. Hanmin Lee, Dr. Diana Farmer, Dr. Shinjiro Hirose, Dr. Kerilyn Nobuhara, Dr. Douglas Miniati, Dr. Tippi MacKenzie, and Dr. Michael Harrison
When Harrison retired as Division Chief in 2003, Diana Farmer ably stepped in and continued to expand the Division in scope and personnel. In 2006 she recruited Dr. Douglas Miniati who was finishing his training at Texas Children's Hospital, and subsequently in 2007 Dr. Shinjiro Hirose, another former UCSF research fellow who returned from his training at Columbia, and Dr. Tippi MacKenzie who had just finished her fellowship training with former UCSF pediatric surgeons Adzick and Flake at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Farmer also assumed the leadership of all pediatric surgical subspecialties as Surgeon-in-Chief of the new UCSF Children's Hospital.
Thus, the Division has grown remarkably from deLorimier, who founded it alone more than 40 years ago, to a thriving Division of seven active and very productive pediatric surgeons today. Along the way the Division has made amazing contributions to pediatric surgery, the management of tumors in children, the correction of congenital anomalies in newborns, and the founding of the field of fetal diagnosis and therapy. Perhaps even more amazing is the number of talented young surgeons the Division has trained clinically and in the research laboratories. More than 40 trainees and surgeons have gone on to make significant contributions in pediatric and fetal surgery throughout the world.


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A Chinese developer just caught an interesting record in its server log, saying that a mysterious running Windows Phone OS version 8.10.12166 has downloaded his app. Considering the latest version of Windows Phone that we consumers have direct access to is 8.0.10328.78, the higher version in question has to be Windows Phone 8.1 being tested somewhere inside Microsoft.
Back in June, WMpoweruser reported sighting of Windows Phone version 8.10.12076.0, it's only natural that version number goes up in the past two months. Over the course, the developer of Chinese app Love Wallpaper HD has also caught glimpses of version number 8.10.12073.0, 8.10.12086.0, 8.10.12100.0 and 8.10.12102.0.
It's good to find Redmond hard at work polishing the next major system update. However, there's no word on when the update will come yet. It's widely believed that Windows Phone 8.1 has be postponed to early 2014. And by the pace of things (we are just beginning to get the GDR2 update), that expectation looks very true.
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The Michigan Gaming Control Board said it has reached a compromise with a Republican lawmaker on rules changes for charity poker games.The board said it has relaxed proposed changes that would have tightened regulations for charity poker games. In exchange, Rep. Jeff Farrington, R-Utica, has agreed not to seek further legislative action on HB 4960, which he introduced in September to expand charitable gaming in Michigan, according to the Gaming Control Board. That bill is opposed by Gov. Rick Snyder's administration, the board and Farrington said in a joint news release. Under the terms of the compromise, the revised rules — which are subject to action by the legislature's Joint Committee on Administrative Rules — include: • Allowing up to four nights of poker each week per approved location, rather than the 30 or 120 nights of charity poker per location as proposed by the Gaming Control Board. • Requiring that three representatives from the charitable beneficiary be on hand for the poker games from which it is benefiting, rather than five. • Expanding the locations where millionaire parties can take place from fewer than 40 to any location approved by the Gaming Control Board, including bars, churches, schools, fraternal halls and community centers. As part of the compromise, the Gaming Control Board said it immediately lifted the moratorium issued by the Michigan Lottery Bureau in 2011 on licensing new gaming suppliers to provide dealers, tables and equipment to assist the charities in games. Charities will have the choice of running the games themselves or hiring a licensed supplier to help them.
Gaming board, lawmaker compromise on charity poker
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Late on that terrible April day in 2004, hours after she learned that her husband had died in the mountains of Afghanistan, Marie Tillman finally reached for the sealed envelope hidden beneath the clutter on their bedroom dresser.
Tears welled up as she read the handwritten words from Pat Tillman that begged her to do something seemingly beyond her strength.
Through the years I've asked a great deal of you, therefore it should surprise you little that I have another favor to ask. I ask that you live.
Marie would come to see Pat's "just in case" request as his final gift. It helped her navigate the stages of grief and come to terms with being the country's most talked about war widow.
Friday, Pat will be honored at San Jose's Leland High School -- where he and Marie began dating as seniors -- with the first Pat Tillman Legacy Classic.
And Marie, now the driving force in the Pat Tillman Foundation, has found personal happiness. Remarried and living in Chicago, she has a seven-month-old son, Mac, and three stepsons.
She also has penned a deeply personal book entitled "The Letter: My Journey Through Love, Loss & Life" in hopes that others dealing with tragedy can find something useful in her story.
"I'm in a really good place," said Marie, 35. "I didn't think this was something that was ever going to happen because I had no intention of ever getting remarried. It's been a real difficult journey getting to
this point, but I feel really good about where I am."
Shortly after their wedding in 2002, Pat famously traded an NFL uniform for one of a U.S. Army Ranger in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Following his death, from what investigations would determine was a tragic incident of friendly fire, he was elevated to icon status. There is a statue of Pat Tillman outside the Arizona Cardinals stadium, and players at his college alma mater Arizona State wear "PT 42" patches on their uniforms.
For years, though, Marie kept her pain private. In rare interviews she was guarded and revealed little about herself.
But last week she was open and vibrant as she talked about the foundation, being a new mom and Pat's enduring memory.
"Obviously he was a huge part of my life, but to see the impact he had on other people is amazing," she said by phone. "It still surprises me that when I go to a Cardinals game, his jersey is still the most common one that you see. It speaks to who he was, the way he lived his life and how people remain inspired by the decisions that he made."
He also inspired her to make the toughest decision of all: finding a new life without him.
She begins the recently published book
by saying that the 27-year-old Marie who read the letter that day would be stunned to know that she later would want to chronicle the experience. But she did it for people like that devastated young woman whose life was forever changed when a chaplain and three soldiers in full Army dress appeared at her workplace.
She describes the feelings of loss and depression as well as the kindness of friends and complete strangers. It was a long, uneven process of emotional recovery.
"I started writing very shortly after Pat was killed, but I never had the intention of publishing it," Marie said. "But when I started the book, I went back through all these old journals, and it was interesting to see how much work I had put into getting where I am today."
Friends and family created the foundation as a way to do something good in his name. In 2008, Marie felt she was ready to become more hands-on and focus their efforts on the Tillman Military Scholars program.
So far, $3.2 million has been awarded to 230 students -- veterans, active-duty military or spouses of services members -- studying at colleges around the country.
"The foundation wouldn't have worked as well as it has without her, and I truly believe it also has helped her move on," said Doug Tammaro, the Arizona State media relations director who was part of launching the annual Pat's Run fundraiser in Tempe, which drew 28,000 participants in April. "People see her at the race and it means so much, especially with the way she has kept the Tillman name. She has really embraced this."
Marie also came to realize that she shared a bond with others who had endured tragedy.
"People always told me that my experience was something that they related to," she said. "I got to a point where I thought that telling my story might be helpful to someone else. I also thought I could be honest about what it's like when your life falls apart and you're trying to put it all back together."
That rebuilding included marrying investment banker Joe Shenton, a divorced father of three.
"Now I have this house full of four kids and it's crazy, but I love it," she said. "The older boys are awesome and have been so accepting of me in their lives. And my husband is so supportive of the foundation and the book. He accepts all of it as part of who I am."
Alex Garwood, Marie's brother-in-law, said the change in her is hard to describe in words. But you can see it on her face and hear it in her voice.
"She is an incredibly strong person, and I know that's something that Pat always saw in her," Garwood said. "Those of us who have been around her know how this hasn't been an easy journey. But it's incredible to see her now."
Marie can't be at the game Friday, but she is pleased that Leland continues to honor Pat. Her parents, she added, live just down the street and you can see the football stadium from their house.
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Actor makes announcement after press queries, says he hopes family will be left in peace.
Using Twitter, Hugh Grant shared the happy news that he is a dad for the second time.
On Saturday, the 52-year-old movie actor tweeted, "In answer to some journos. Am thrilled my daughter now has a brother. Adore them both to an uncool degree. They have a fab mum."
And as if anticipating the next question, he quickly added in another message, "And to be crystal clear. I am the Daddy."
After Twitter followers sent congratulations to the second-time dad, he elaborated a bit more about what prompted the queries with an added plea to the media. "Thanks for v kind messages. Now I've confirmed (press somehow got birth certificate & were calling),hoping my family will be left in peace," Grant wrote.
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Infiniti's all-new 2008 G37 Coupe seemingly has it all, but would it stand up to a week's test?
I'd love to tell you, but the wife wrestled the keys from me the second I walked through the door, and I didn't see it again for five days. She loved ripping it along the straighter stretches of the PCH on her commute to Newport Beach. Her colleagues drooled over it. Her bosses, who own a Boxster and Bimmer M3 respectively, had to scrape their jaws from the floor.
It's that impacting, that good, that gloriously smooth through the six-speed manual box, that powerful through its 55hp increase to 330 hp from its 3.7 liter V6 engine displacement, and that stiff and sprung through its 36 per cent more rigid front midship platform and four-wheel independent suspension.
You may well also discover the joys of its advanced four-wheel steering system.
Having won the keys back from the wife, by predicting – hah! - the rejuvenated Lakers would skelp the Phoenix Suns (and they did it again, just for good measure), first things I noticed were the sculpted, more muscular but less complicated shell, and an upscale all-leather interior that lets you know you've put down near 40Gs all in for a model with all the sports and premium dibbings. It's so tight, you can almost hear it squeak.
Nice touches include the textured surfaces of the dash and gorgeous split-tone black and auburn leather seating, all heated and powered in a cabin space that is bigger than your average coupe. And its Bose soundsystem is fully iPod compatible, and comes with more than 9 Gig storage space for tunes you want to download to the car.
Next thing you'll notice is the almost-roadster hood that curves around the seemingly impossibly sunken 19-inch rims at the front – 2" bigger than those on the Hummer H2 I've got this week – that lend the feeling you're in a low-slung two-seater rather than a coupe. And yes, those lines extending from the pert back-end look gorgeously flared as they sweep round to the front.
Apart from a gruntish roar if you sink the power pedal, you'll barely know that you've hit the ignition. Pull away and you'll soon be in automotive heaven. There's a reason that BMW is seriously worried about its competition and the sales that may soon ebb away in the all-important US and in particular California market.
So different from its stablemate Altima coupe I tested a couple months back, the G37 torquey low-down power flows through all four wheels, optimizing whichever wheel needs it most, which results in handling that is right up there with Bimmer and Audi. One thing though: As in many of these electronically-governed sportsters, it won't let you undertake significantly ridiculous maneuvers. Not that you should anyway, but, well, sometimes in these supermachines, it's just too tempting to see what it can do (safely, of course).
If you want an in-depth explanation of exactly how the all new racing-enhanced variable valve timing and variable valve lift engine systems work you'd probably be better turning to the pages of Popular Mechanics, but rest assured I've put a good few BMW valvetronics through performance testing and this one is right up there, and boasts fewer moving parts. It also emits less pollution.
Gas is reasonable at 17 and 26 mpg town and highway respectively; safety is good for its class. The sports package gives you slip differential, 10-spoke 19-inch duds, tuned suspension and paddle shifters for $1850 extra. The upscale premium package will give you sliding moonroof, said Bose soundsystem and Bluetooth.
Which all comes it at pretty near $40,000 MSRP, and don't expect to knock a whole lot off that price at your friendly neighborhood dealer. There are a lot of wives out there who will want – no, demand - one.
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Pittsburgh, PA – Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher James McDonald will not make his scheduled start against the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday and the team has placed him on the 15-day disabled list.
McDonald has been dealing with discomfort in his right shoulder. The move to the DL is retroactive to May 1 and to fill the roster spot, the Pirates have recalled infielder Josh Harrison from Triple-A Indianapolis.
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Five College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University students and their faculty advisors presented results of their scholarly research at the "Private College Scholars at the Capitol" program Feb. 25 at the Minnesota Capitol rotunda, St. Paul.
The event celebrated the research and creative scholarship of students from Minnesota's private colleges. Many of the posters described faculty/student collaborative studies of issues of importance to state planners and policy makers.
The students and faculty advisors representing CSB and SJU at the event included:
- "A Personality Profile of Dick Cheney," by SJU senior Patrick Barlow, an English and psychology double-major from Natick, Mass., and CSB senior Jaclynn Beier, a psychology major from Big Lake, Minn. The study not only offers an empirically based framework for understanding Cheney's leadership style as vice president, but offers insight into Cheney's apparent inability to relinquish his leadership role and continued attempts to influence the political debate. Their advisor is Aubrey Immelman, associate professor of psychology at CSB and SJU;
- "Does the Augmented Solow Model Still Largely Explain Variations in Income Per Capita?" by SJU senior Michael Schwieters, an economics major from Melrose, Minn. This study analyzed differences in per capita income between countries and concluded that older economic models using data from 1990-2005 still largely explain international variation. His advisor is John Olson, professor of economics at CSB and SJU and chair of the department;
- "Scientific Methodologies Applied to the Creation of a Saint Benedict Handmade Paper," by CSB junior Ellory Eggermont, an art major from Fargo, N.D. The main purpose of the project was to research prairie plants from the Saint John's Arboretum and the Saint Benedict's prairie to create a handmade paper that signifies the Benedictine ethic of environmental sustainability. Her advisors are Rachel Melis and Scott Murphy, assistant professors of art at CSB and SJU;
- "The Politics Putins Make: Leadership in Russia from Mikhail Romanov to Dmitri Medvedev," by CSB senior Nicole Hochsprung, a history and political science double-major from Alexandria, Minn. The project sought to analyze Russian political leaders, from the Romanov family (which reigned from 1613 to 1917) to current President Medvedev. Although Russia's most recent leaders would like the world to see them as contrasts to its autocratic past, the project exposes them as prey to the same cultural and institutional handicaps as their predecessors. Her advisor is Claire Haeg, assistant professor of political science at CSB and SJU.
A total of 25 posters from 34 liberal arts undergraduate students from Minnesota's private colleges had the results of their research and creative scholarship on display at the event.
The Minnesota Private College Council was the primary sponsor of the event, which was organized by a statewide committee of faculty that included Marcus Webster, professor of biology and director of undergraduate research at CSB and SJU. Each college selected and sent its own students and posters to the event.
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In Ben Harper's song, "Diamonds on the Inside", there is a verse that goes
She made herself a bed of nails,
And shes plannin' on puttin' it to use.
I don't quite understand its meaning, especially in relation to the stanza/verse that precedes it:
When you have everything,
You have everything to lose.
I understand that there is an idiom/expression, be a bed of nails, that describes a situation that is difficult or unpleasant. There is also another idiom/expression, make your own bed, that describes causing one's own misery. Even Alice Cooper has written a song about a Bed of Nails, although this appears to be used in a slightly different context.
Could anybody please clarify the meaning of bed of nails in the above context, and why someone would plan on putting it to use?


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Posted 23 November 2011 - 08:54 PM
Bugeye here from Singapore ... just picked myself up a Canon S95 and keen to start making some home movies!
Posted 26 November 2011 - 01:09 PM
I am new to the forum and am relying to introduce myself.
I dive in Florida,
Posted 27 November 2011 - 10:02 PM
After a long and loving relationship with my Oly 5050 and Oly PT-015 housing, I've taken the plunge and decided it is time to introduce my Nikon D90 to a few of the local critters. I'm starting from scratch with DSLRs underwater, but have jumped in with both feet and have ordered an Ike housing, 2x Ike DS-51 strobes, the 8" dome and the right port to match the 16-85mm lens that will be behind the dome.
I really enjoy topside DSLR photography, so I'm hoping to combine a couple of my passions. Wish me luck.
I'm off to Roatan (CoCo View) for a week, so I'll have lots of opportunity to practice with the new gear in shallow clear water. Hopefully one or two pictures are worthy of posting here. Fortunately there's a lot of similarity between using the 5050 on manual and a DSLR on manual (in terms of concepts and desired outcomes), so the photography learning curve isn't too steep. The new gear curve however, that's another story.
Posted 11 December 2011 - 11:35 AM
Quick introduction: I'm Bert Stephani from Belgium: father of 3, occasional diver and professional photographer (on land). For the last couple of months I have been experimenting a bit with the combination of two of my passions: water and photography. I hope to learn a lot and get to know some nice people here.
Posted 11 December 2011 - 02:54 PM
Been diving in aprox five years. Just upgraded my underwater gear from Fuji F10 to a canon 50D, but the housing is'nt dry yet.
Posted 21 December 2011 - 01:25 PM
I am a 54 yr old ranch foreman living in SW Washington state, and dive mainly in the Hood Canal and the Puget Sound with annual trips to Roatan and Vancouver Island. Been diving since 1972. Just got into taking pics 2 yrs ago. What a gas!!
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I'm looking to start UW photography after diving for several years. Hopefully this is the start of a great new hobby!
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Just got my diving certification and am eager to start taking pics. I've got pics on borrowed cameras from the Maldives, Mauritius, and Seychelles, and hopefully, will be adding more destinations to that list in the near future. Especially interested in wrecks!
Posted 07 January 2012 - 04:00 PM
I've been diving for about 2 years and am interested in UW photography as a beginner. I started out late 2010 with a P&S (no strobes, nothing!) and despite my really basic equipment (FUJI F50FD) managed to take a couple of pics and vids that I liked in terms of subject and style. Clearly, I have much to learn though and since I am diving again in March have changed to a Canon G9 (so I can take snaps in RAW) and will take a strobe. I'll post to another thread soon as I could really do with some advise of how to get the most most from my limited equipment and how to find good quality, 2nd hand gear - especially Ikelite housing for the G9 - which is proving difficult.
Anyways, love this forum and looking forward to contributing as well as getting some help
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Looking forward to reading through these forums!
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I am new to the forum but I have been taken underwater pictures for a couple of years with a canon G7 + nikon SB105. I recently switched to a sony a55 and have tones of questions about how to use it properly!
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I'm Mike, an OWSI from Puget Sound, in Washington State. I've been shooting pics underwater for a couple years nows, purely on an amatuer level. I use a Canon G10 in a FIX housing, with Sea & Sea ys-90 strobes.
Posted 19 January 2012 - 07:34 AM
I am Zaide from Malaysia.
I love UW photography. I have been diving all over Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand.
Love this site ....
Posted 23 January 2012 - 12:43 AM
My name is Mark and I'm new to underwater photography. I currently have a Canon 7D with a Nauticam housing. Looking at cutting my teeth with some natural light photography first, before splashing out on strobes, arms, etc.
Hopefully I'll be able to contribute some useful posts as my experience grows.
Posted 24 January 2012 - 10:32 PM
Looking forward to gaining new tips and sharing whatever wisdom I pick up along the way, as well as my photos!
Here is one of my favorites, Moray Eel surrounded by purple hydrocoral on Farnsworth Banks, backside of Catalina.
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The opening night will be an extra special event as the cadre of elite acts we've gathered together is stuffed to the gills with talent. Leading the pack will be ever innovative Trevor Loveys, best known as a versatile DJ and for his ongoing work with scene leaders such as Herve and Dave Taylor (Switch), he's been at the forefront of the new house sound that now dominates clubland and will be sure to bring the latest underground bass as an extra special treat for the Raw Beats crowd.
Helping out Mr Loveys in the Main Room are fellow headliners the Young Fathers, Flore and Hexadecimal. Young Fathers are a a fun loving trio from Scotland who trade in a electro-pop influenced brand of rap. They'll be playing live and are guaranteed to put an awesome show.
Meanwhile Flore, who hails from the sunny Lyon in France, is in town to promote her upcoming album 'Raw' which is due for release later in the year. An album brimming with bass music in all it's forms you'd be a fool to miss it or her special show at Raw Beats. She'll be DJing with special on stage support from superstar MC Rodney P.
Hexadecimal is a mainstay of the Nottingham based Spectrum brand, a regular DJ at their parties and producer on their label. He's is also promoting his new album with Raw Beats a special chance to display his talent as a DJ and a producer. His album, 'Base 16', is out Distinctive Records soon.
Whilst helping out the big guns in Main Room and packing out Room 2 will be a gaggle of frankly awesome DJs - James Furness, Shakes, Squeaks, Olivier Garth and Bump. Each one a reason to head to Raw Beats on their own.
You can check out all the details on our myspace page along with links to all the act's pages - http://www.myspace.com/rawbeats_london
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These beautiful lipsticks hit counters a few weeks ago and the packaging adorned with Cyndi and Gaga's autographes are the perfect touch. As a cool-toned pink girl, I'm gravitating to Viva Glam Gaga, but I think the Viva Glam Cyndi is a flattering soft red with a warm tone. I see that one looking great on many women.
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At the close of the day, you would like your dog to be happy and affectionate. If your dog doesn't bark for a minimum of 30 seconds the receiver resets itself. It depends on the dog's sense of smell to do the job. Whenever your dog barks, the spray is going to be released and your dog is going to be distracted and quit barking. After the dog realizes that the spray follows barking, he'll quickly learn how to quit barking. Also, in the event the dog has thick fur, it can be tough to choose the appropriate spot to fit the collar. If you've got a seeing dog in the event of disabilities, the collar includes a light mode that could be utilized in places of poor lightning.
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To create the battery last even longer, it's find more advised that you take it out of collar when it isn't in use. Should you decide that a static collar is the proper solution for your circumstances, and then it's important to learn to utilize it. This specific stop dog barking collar is intended to be utilized on dogs that weigh 8 lbs or more and which have a neck size of between 5-22 inches. Some dog collars have merely a couple of correction levels, whereas others have several ones. A great deal of men and women find the electric dog collar to be inhumane as it operates by causing physical pain to the dog in an effort to make them quit barking. When it is decided to go for the electric dog collar, make sure you read all the materials that arrive in the packaging to be certain you begin with the most suitable settings for your individual dog.


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Editors' note: This review was updated March 18, 2012, with CNET Labs battery test results. Also, we made correction to the new iPad's screen brightness.
Update October 23, 2012: The third-generation iPad reviewed here has been replaced by a fourth-generation iPad that adds a faster A6X processor and a Lightning connector. Apple now also offers a smaller 7.9-inch iPad Mini with prices starting at $329.
Apple's new iPad is a mix of the familiar and the futuristic. Its design remains practically unchanged from last year's iPad 2. Its internal components and wireless capabilities have only received a predictable bump. You'd think Apple fell asleep at the wheel with this one--until that moment when you turn on the screen.
When I tell you that Apple has doubled the iPad's screen resolution to an unprecedented 2,048x1,536 pixels, your eyes should water a little. No other screen in your home can compete with this resolution--not your laptop, not your desktop computer, not even your 1080p TV. For a device that fits in your lap and costs as little as $499, a screen like this is an impressive feat.
Speaking of pricing, the going rate for an iPad hasn't changed since the tablet's introduction in 2010. The $499 entry-level price buys you 16GB of built-in storage; spending $599 buys you twice the room (32GB); and $699 will bring you up to 64GB. All three models can access the Internet over Wi-Fi and are available in either black or white. If you want the added ability to access the Internet over a 4G or 3G cellular network (Verizon or AT&T), tack on an extra $130.
For the iPad uninitiated looking to save a little money, Apple is keeping around the 2011 iPad 2 (16GB), priced at $399 or $529 for a model with 3G (AT&T or Verizon). It's a good price, especially considering that the iPad 2 is still leagues better than many of the tablets we've seen this year. But if you want the bragging rights and a renewed lease on the cutting edge of tablet technology, the new iPad is the way to go.
Looking at the new iPad, you'd think someone was playing a trick on you. It looks almost exactly like last year's model. The tablet's glass and aluminum construction is still 9.5 inches tall and 7.31 inches wide. Thickness is now up slightly at 0.37 inch, weighing in at a beefier 1.44 pounds. You get the same home button on the bottom of the screen, and a volume rocker on the right side along with the mute switch/rotation lock. Up top you have the sleep/wake button and headphone output, and the bottom edge retains the 30-pin port.
|iPad 2
|iPad (third generation)
|1,024x768 pixels
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|2,048x1,536 pixels
|1.5 pounds
|1.33 pounds
|1.44 pounds
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|A5 1GHz (dual-core)
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|Front camera
|Rear camera
|0.7 megapixel/720p
|5 megapixels/1080p
|Face detection
|Dictation only
|3G (Verizon, AT&T)
|4G (Verizon, AT&T)
|Video out
|HD mirroring
|HD mirroring
*Multifinger gesture support, such as four-finger swipe to toggle apps, or five-finger pinch to close apps.
Apple's retreat from being one of the thinnest, lightest tablets on the market may leave some room for competitors. Already, we're seeing tablets like the Toshiba Excite X10 LE, which are thinner than the iPad 2 and just as light. Apple is betting that a best-in-class screen will trump any concerns over the slight uptick in weight and thickness. And if they're wrong, well, the iPad 2 is still around for those who can't bear the extra 51 grams.
But the surefire way to tell a new iPad apart from an iPad 2 (aside from counting pixels or breaking out the scale) is to flip them over. No, this isn't a tablet gender test; what you're looking for here is the rear camera in the top-left corner. On the new model, the camera is slightly larger, accounting for the improved optics and camera sensor, similar to what's used in the iPhone 4S (though not identical).
New features
Beyond the vastly improved screen there are a number of other upgrades worth mentioning. The iPad's processor has been upgraded to what Apple is calling an A5X. Like the A5 processor used in the iPad 2, this CPU remains dual-core. The "X" is there to signify that the graphics processor has been beefed up to quad-core. This seems to be a necessary measure for juggling four times the pixels of the previous model, but regardless, games and graphics perform fluidly.
Against everyone's expectations, Apple did not include its Siri digital assistant on the new iPad--at least, not entirely. Siri's voice-to-text dictation capability has migrated to the iPad, but that's it. If you want to find nearby sushi restaurants, you're going to have to search for the answer online, like a neanderthal.
Still, the addition of voice dictation is a welcome feature, and it can be handy for composing quick e-mails and bypassing the touch-screen keyboard when searching for information online. Its accuracy leaves a little to be desired, though. Just like autocorrected typing, the iPad's dictation isn't infallible.
Last but not least, there's the iPad's updated rear camera, which the company calls its iSight camera. It is a huge improvement over the iPad 2's 0.7-megapixel shooter; this updated shooter is now 5 megapixels. If you've spent any time over on Apple's iPad page, you've probably seen the exploded view of Apple's five-element lens system, which was adopted from the iPhone. However you want to explain it, the photo quality is exceptional for a tablet, and we have the photos to prove it.
I still contend that it's a bit silly waving a tablet around to capture photos and video, but I understand the counterpoint and I'll admit that the iPad's screen makes a better display than any camera, smartphone, or photo frame.
Features we take for granted
Let's not forget all the features that made the first two iPads unbeatable. If you've ever used an iPhone or iPod Touch, the new iPad will feel immediately familiar. Out of the box, you get many of the iPhone's capabilities, including Apple-designed apps for Web browsing, e-mail, maps, photos, music, video, and YouTube. More apps can be installed using the built-in App Store software or by connecting the iPad to iTunes via your computer using the included cable. If you already own apps purchased for an iPhone or iPod Touch, you can transfer these apps to the iPad, as well.
The original iPad made its debut with iOS 3.2. That OS' limitations seem prehistoric today. You couldn't bounce between applications with multitasking. You couldn't organize applications into folders. And support for document printing and AirPlay streaming of music, videos, and photos didn't arrive until November 2010.
At launch, the new iPad comes with iOS 5.1 (see our full rundown). Recently added features such as iMessage, Newsstand, Notifications, and Twitter integration are all included, along with support for Apple's free iCloud online backup service.
One sticking point in the original iPad that Apple hasn't addressed in the new iPad is Adobe Flash support for Apple's Safari Web browser. Apple seems dead set against supporting Adobe's popular tool for presenting video and graphics on the Web, and without it, some corners of the Web are still inaccessible on the iPad.
To Apple's credit, even the maker of Flash (Adobe) has conceded that HTML5 is a better solution for presenting content on mobile devices going forward. As such, the Web is steadily bending toward greater compatibility with the iPad, and the issue of Flash compatibility seems less contentious than it once was.
In terms of browser features, the iPad's Safari browser matches what you'll find from the best competing tablets. With Google's recent improvements to Android's Chrome Web browser in Android 4.0, Apple now has some tough competition.
But in terms of the subjective Web-browsing experience, Apple's Retina Display gives the new iPad a decisive victory. Because text is rendered with such razor-sharp clarity, everything from Facebook to The New York Times take on a printlike quality that is easier on the eyes than what any laptop or tablet offers.
To 4G or not to 4G?
For those who just get a little itchy at the idea of not being connected to the Internet, Apple offers a version of the iPad with an integrated 4G cellular data connection, priced at a $130 premium over models that only offer Wi-Fi.
The jury seems split on whether the added cost of a cellular data capability is money well spent, or an unnecessary expense. Ultimately, if you can afford it, do it. Aside from the 10 grams it adds to the iPad's overall weight, there are no drawbacks to owning an iPad 4G model other than the data plan it requires. Yet, unlike so many 4G tablets on the market, Apple's requires no contracts; the data plans you purchase month to month can be ratcheted up and down as you please.
Another advantage of iPad with 4G is the added capability of assisted GPS (A-GPS), allowing users to accurately pinpoint their locations on a map and take advantage of navigation and location-aware apps. The Wi-Fi-only models of the iPad can use rudimentary Wi-Fi hot-spot triangulation techniques to guess locations, but are much less accurate and consistent.
The 4G version of the iPad also includes a 4G hot-spot capability, allowing other Wi-Fi devices (laptops, tablets, portable media players) to take advantage of the cellular data. At launch, only Verizon's iPad 4G supported this hot-spot feature, but AT&T may eventually offer the service, as well. Our tested download and upload speeds using the iPad as a 4G hot spot found a slight, but negligible drop in data performance.
If you have no plans to regularly use the iPad outside of your home, you'd do just as well to save some money and stick with a Wi-Fi model. But if you do take the plunge, the 4G download performance on either network should knock your socks off, provided that you live in an area that supports it. For more, see our separate CNET How To on choosing the right carrier for the iPad, as well as a side-by-side comparison of each carrier's 4G LTE service.
iPad as e-reader
As far as e-book content goes, the iPad has you covered. Every major e-book retailer (and quite a few specialized stores) offer an iPad app, including Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Kobo, Google Books, Stanza, and Apple's own iBooks.
Mainstream magazines, including The New Yorker, Wired, and Vanity Fair, all have iPad-specific editions. Even specialty publications, such as comic books, test prep, and sheet music, have found their way onto the iPad.
But when you compare the experience of reading on the iPad with its paper-based ancestor or dedicated e-ink readers, the iPad still falls short. It's beefy at 1.44 pounds (a Kindle Touch weighs under half a pound), and in spite of the Retina Display's exquisitely rendered text, glare is still an issue--especially outdoors. Also, a product like the Nook Simple Touch promises up to two months of reading without a recharge, whereas the iPad will only get you 10 hours.
In spite of all these criticisms, the iPad has already proven itself a success as an e-reader. There are certainly cheaper options out there, but none with the breadth of features and e-book shopping options offered by the iPad.
iPad for gaming
If you don't have a game installed on your iPad, I feel sorry for you. Whether it's a simple round of Scrabble or an intense romp through Grand Theft Auto 3, the iPad's combination of Retina Display and quad-core graphics processor add up to a dramatic improvement for gaming.


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Millions Lost: Rush Limbaugh Continues To Be Bad For Business
Cumulus CEO tells investors that Limbaugh ad troubles remain a "drag" on business
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Yesterday, Cumulus Media, a major affiliate of Rush Limbaugh's show reported millions of dollars in losses attributable Limbaugh's advertiser troubles.
During a call with investors Cumulus CEO Lew Dickey acknowledged Limbaugh's "drag" on business while being careful not to mention Limbaugh by name:
On Thursday, speaking to investors again, Dickey said that, though his profits were up in his latest quarter, his revenues were down thanks to ten out of the 570 stations he owns. These stations, he said, were mostly "news/talk" formats in major media markets.
Dickey chalked up the sluggish performance -- the top three stations cost him $5.5 million, he said -- in part to "some extraordinary issues," such as "the boycott that we saw from some remarks in a talk radio show." That, he said, had "impacted us." (emphasis added)
Dickey made news when Cumulus last reported earnings in May when he said that the Limbaugh advertiser efforts lost his company millions of dollars in the first and second quarters, but indicated that things would be back to normal in June. Limbaugh's defenders heralded Dickey's projection as proof that the efforts to hold Rush Limbaugh accountable had failed. Back then, I analyzed the report and explained why Dickey's prediction would likely prove inaccurate.
As it turns out, my analysis was correct. Things did not return to normal in June. On yesterday's call, Dickey informed investors that he anticipated the drag on business to continue for at least another six months to a year.
Dickey has good reason to anticipate a continued drag.
First, Limbaugh's advertiser troubles are far from over.
- Last week, Carbonite's CEO told shareholders that although dropping their major endorsement deal with Rush Limbaugh had a short term impact on revenue, he did not regret the decision. Notably, the CEO added that "things would have been worse" had Carbonite not dropped Limbaugh.
- Advertisers continue to exclude their ads from running during Rush Limbaugh's show. Over the past few weeks, big name advertisers, like Sam's Club and eBay, as well as lesser known advertisers issued issued public statements confirming that that their ads will not run during Limbaugh's show. And, this doesn't account for the scores of local advertisers that refuse to advertise on Limbaugh's show.
Second, Limbaugh continues to engage in the same kinds of vitriol and reckless attacks that put his intersecting business interests and affiliates in this position in the first place, like his renewed attacks on Sandra Fluke or a recent statement that "feminism was established" so "unattractive women" could have "easier access to the mainstream." This continued recklessness signals to advertisers that Limbaugh remains volatile. For many advertisers, this volatility is what keeps them away. They look at Limbaugh's long record of vitriol, they see the damange to businsess it can unpredictably create sometimes, they recognize that he continues to engage in similar conduct and they rightfully conclude that the risk just isn't worth it.
Bottom line: Rush Limbaugh continues to demonstrate that he's bad for business.
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Cave Story 3D is a side scrolling action adventure game inspired by the fan-favorite 2D original. Now in a full 3D world, Cave Story takes the proven 2D action, exploration into stereoscopic awesomeness. You wake up in a cave with no idea who you are or where you came from, but you know you must help a cute race of rabbit-like creatures beat the crap out of some crusty old doctor.
As you advance through the game, you'll learn the origin of the Mimiga world and even your own. Like the critically acclaimed Pixel masterpiece, Cave Story 3D is a combination of high-speed shooting action scenes with heavy emphasis on platforming, exploration, light puzzle solving as well as a deep storyline.
Cave Story 3D embodies the unmistakable Cave Story feel in a new 3 dimensional form. The legendary game mechanics is now combined with cutting edge handheld graphics and a remix soundtrack to give a new life.
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