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Harvard law professor Elizabeth Warren filed paperwork Thursday to form an exploratory committee for a Senate run, setting up a potentially competitive race with Republican Sen. Scott Brown of Massachusetts.
The Massachusetts race is one of the few in 2012 where a Democrat has a shot at capturing a Republican-held seat. Though Senator Brown is reasonably popular, he represents a deeply blue state, and handicappers call a Brown-Warren race a tossup.
Brown won the seat in a special-election upset in January 2010, following the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy (D). Tea party money came in from all over the country, adding momentum to the low-tax, small-government movement when Brown won.
Ms. Warren is best known for advocating creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a body mandated by the financial reform legislation of 2010. The outspoken liberal became a lightning rod on the issue, making her a favorite of progressives and a boogeyman for conservatives.
President Obama did not nominate her to be the first head of the agency, knowing Senate confirmation would have been nearly impossible. Instead, he made her a special adviser to the Treasury secretary for the CFPB. She left the administration on Aug. 1 and returned to Harvard.
Warren is probably the best recruit Democrats could get for the Massachusetts Senate race after being turned down by Gov. Deval Patrick (D), says Jennifer Duffy, Senate-watcher for the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
"She definitely brings a different résumé to the race," Ms. Duffy says. "It's going to have its pluses and minuses. The big thing is that she'll be a magnet for national money. Of course, that's going to help Brown raise money."
Brown is one of the more moderate Republicans running for reelection in this cycle, but so far he faces no serious tea party challenge for the GOP nomination. Warren, a native of Oklahoma, could square off against a half-dozen Democratic candidates, though the only one with any money is Alan Khazei, former CEO of the City Year youth service program.
Warren has never run for office before, and it's unknown how she will perform on the stump.
"Beyond her identification as a Democrat, I think her biggest asset is that she's aggressive, which will play well after [Martha] Coakley," says Jeffrey Berry, a political scientist at Tufts University outside Boston.
State Attorney General Coakley was the Democratic nominee in 2010 against Brown, and she ran a lackluster campaign in an election that was widely seen as hers to lose.
"Warren's weak spot is that she's an academic, and it's not clear that she can relate to the average voter," Mr. Berry says. "Brown has great facility in exuding a common touch and a regular home-boy persona."
Still, he calls a Warren-Brown race a tossup, given registered Democrats' strong numerical advantage in Massachusetts over Republicans.
Control of the Senate hangs in the balance in 2012, with the Democrats currently holding 53 of the 100 seats. Of the 33 seats up for election, 23 are held by Democrats and 10 by Republicans. Of those, seven Democratic-held seats and two Republican-held seats are listed as tossups on the Cook Political Report scorecard.
Warren is starting her exploratory phase with a "listening tour." First out of the block with cheers was EMILY's List, which supports Democratic women candidates who favor abortion rights.
"I'm thrilled that Elizabeth is pursuing this next endeavor with the thoughtfulness and respect that's been such a hallmark of her career," said Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILY's List, in a statement. "Starting a listening tour is not only a great way to find out what folks need, it's a perfect contrast to Republican Scott Brown, who has yet to hold a single public town hall."
The National Republican Senatorial Committee also zeroed in on the "listening tour," but with a different twist.
"As a native of Oklahoma, the anointed candidate of the Washington establishment, and someone who has spent many years ensconced in the hallways of Harvard, it's a good idea for Professor Warren to learn more about her adopted state of Massachusetts as she prepares to compete in a crowded Democrat primary," said Brian Walsh, communications director of the NRSC, in a statement. "If she's really listening, she'll hear that her plans for higher taxes and more Washington spending will kill jobs."


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7.0 Instruction
7.3 Textbooks
- Every course shall have an adopted text. Course packs and electronic media can be considered textbooks.
- Textbooks shall be adopted for no less than two consecutive years.
- Textbooks shall be adopted through the process established by the respective department/discipline and ordered by the Department Head/Program Director or their designee.
- Textbooks, which are adopted by the department/discipline, shall be used by all faculty teaching that course.
- Textbook selection will include the following three primary considerations: 1) quality of content to meet course learning outcomes, 2) cost to students, and 3) equal access as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendment (ADAA, Section 504 of the Civil Rights Act of 1973).
- Variation from this policy and unusual text selection circumstances shall be resolved with the Department Head/Program Director and with the appropriate Dean or Associate Dean.
- Departments that order textbooks that are electronic or are bundled with electronic media containing courseware or software applications must acquire a sufficient
7.10 Grading
The college must have a student grading system to effectively record and rate students' classroom, lab and other learning. This policy outlines the grades faculty will issue for student work and the process for students to grieve their grade if needed.
7.12 Faculty Ethics Policy
Established codes of ethics serve several different functions that contribute significantly to their professional and institutional value. Examining these functions individually clarifies the importance of developing and maintaining a vital code of professional ethics within an institution: The first function served is aspirational — these codes outline the core values we aspire to and strive to manifest in our professional conduct. Secondly, professional ethics codes are educational — with these codes we educate others in our profession and institution about the values, beliefs and behaviors that we have decided are central to ethical conduct. Finally, professional ethics codes function in a manner that is self-regulatory — these codes serve as proof that the faculty at GRCC agree to a set of minimally acceptable standards, and to give fair notice that departures from these standards undermine the mission of the college. Peer differences that may benefit from the assistance of a third party may be brought for review to the AGC Faculty Ethics Committee, a committee composed only of other faculty members, who may implement a review process.
7.13 Course Credit Hour Definition
A credit hour gives value to an amount of work represented in intended learning outcomes and verified by evidence of student achievement of those outcomes. A credit hour requires a minimum of one hour of direct faculty instruction and two hours of out-of-class student work each week for the equivalent of fourteen weeks.
Many academic experiences are integral to courses or programs because they allow students to practice and apply their learning in the laboratory, studio or workplace. Each of these requires additional contact hours to earn a credit hour.
- Clinicals require a minimum of 1.75 hours of student participation each week for the equivalent of fourteen weeks for each credit hour.
- Laboratories, Music Ensembles, Studios, Practica, Internships, and Fieldwork require a minimum of 2 hours of student participation each week for the equivalent of fourteen weeks for each credit hour.
- Co-ops require a minimum of 5 hours of student participation each week for the equivalent of fourteen weeks for each credit hour.
- Lecture/Labs are a way to implement an instructional strategy particular to a discipline. The department/program defines the credit hour/contact hour ratio according to the type of work required of students to meet the outcomes of those courses.
Course Credit Hour Definition Policy
7.14 Seminar Course Definition
A seminar course focuses on a topic that is not included and/or studied in depth in the discipline's regular course offerings. In a seminar course, a group of students work with a faculty member to study this special topic. A seminar course topic is not intended to become a regular course in a curriculum. The purpose is to provide a unique opportunity for a group of students and a faculty member to explore a special or new topic. The topics of seminar courses in a discipline will typically not be routinely repeated.
Policy on Numbering of Seminar Courses: Seminar courses are designated by the following numbers: 291 (one credit hour seminar), 292 (two credit hour seminar), 293 (three credit hour seminar), 294 (four credit hour seminar). The particular topic of the Seminar must be included in the Seminar title.
Policy on Limits for Students: Students may not use more than twelve (12) credits of a combination of Seminar and Independent Study courses toward the fulfillment of the requirements for any associate's degree. Further, no more than two (2) credits of the twelve may be in Independent Study courses. Students also should be aware that Seminar and Independent Study courses may not be accepted by a transfer college.
Seminar Course Definition Policy
7.15 Prior Learning Assessment
Prior Learning Assessment is an alternative approach for analyzing prior learning in a non-academic setting and to grant credit for that learning in a non-academic setting.
- Increase access to college programs and decrease graduation time
- Eliminate unnecessary repeated learning
- Recognize respect for skills and knowledge acquired outside traditional classroom settings
- Award academic credit for college level learning which leads to degrees
- Comply with Higher Learning Commission Criteria: Academic Programs-Quality, Resources and Support (3-1.g)
Prior Learning Assessment Policy
7.16 Common Syllabus Components
All full-time and adjunct faculty are required to have common components included as a part of their course syllabus. Faculty may include additional information in their course syllabus, but the common components constitute the minimum expectations. This policy creates consistent components in the syllabus for each course at Grand Rapids Community College. It establishes clear expectations for students regarding General Information, Section Policies, and College Policies.
Common Syllabus Components Policy
7.17 Library Collection Development
The purpose of the GRCC Library collection is to support and enhance the curriculum and instruction programs at GRCC in order to promote learning and achievement. The Library serves a diverse community of learners and the collection will reflect an extensive range of subjects, with emphasis placed on general research sources. Library faculty must adequately develop and maintain the collection using the guidelines set forth in this policy to satisfy the purpose of the collection, the mission of the Library, and the mission of the College.
Library Collection Development Policy
7.18 Curriculum Model Policy
A. The Curriculum Model establishes guidelines and standards for GRCC curricula, including degrees,programs and courses. The model is based on the following principles:
- Academic programs and courses are purposefully defined in the context of the goals and expectations of students and their learning needs.
- The curriculum is outcomes-based and learning is defined by measurable student learning outcomes at the institutional, program and course levels for all offerings.
- Degrees are defined and granted by the institution.
- All GRCC programs will result in a meaningful credential and prepare students to immediately enter the workforce, enhance their skills or knowledge in a particular area to support their continued employment or transfer to another institution to continue their education.
- Programs are created and delivered within schools and departments.
- Programs and courses provide the same opportunities regardless of delivery method.
- General education will be included in all programs that lead to a degree
B. Curricula are built by aligning content and competencies seamlessly through degrees, programs and courses.
The model integrates these curricular components systematically to facilitate curriculum development, delivery and evaluation. The model provides definitions of Degrees & Certificates, Academic Programs, General Education, Institutional Learning Outcomes and Courses.
C. The policies that guide GRCC curricula are contained in the GRCC Curriculum Model document.
8.0 Students
8.1 Dual Enrollment
The Dual Enrollment program at Grand Rapids Community College is open to qualified high school juniors and seniors. Dual Enrollment applicants must:
- Be at least 16 years of age and/or high school juniors or seniors.
- Have cumulative GPAs of 2.5 or higher.
- Be approved by their high school counselor and/or principal.
- Currently be pursuing their high school diploma.
8.2 Mandatory Placement
GRCC students whose placement testing scores indicate that they need developmental coursework (in English, reading or math) will be required to enroll in and pass that coursework before taking college-level English and math courses, and other specified college-level courses.
8.3 College Sponsored Travel
The College may offer learning opportunities, service learning programs or other activities that require students or other participants to travel away from the main campus. College faculty and staff members who travel as an instructor, group coordinator, coach or chaperons must exercise standards of care and enforce College policies and regulations.
College Sponsored Travel Policy
8.5 Catalog Policy
GRCC students are required to fulfill the graduation and program requirements of the Catalog in effect at the time they officially declare their program as a degree-seeking student. If students change their program, they must fulfill the graduation and program requirements of the Catalog in effect for the academic year in which the student made the change. Students may petition to fulfill the graduation and program requirements of the Catalog in effect at the time of graduation instead of being governed by the above two guidelines.
For students declaring multiple academic programs, the date of declaration determines the Catalog requirements for each academic program.
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law protecting the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools receiving funds under any applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.
Federal Law (The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974)
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) afford students the following certain rights with respect to their educational records.
They are:
- The right to inspect and review the student's education records within 45 days of the day the College receives a request for access.
- The right to request the amendment of the student's education record that the student believes is inaccurate or misleading.
- The right to consent to disclosures of personally identifiable information contained in the student's education records except to the extent that FERPA authorizes disclosure without consent. One exception which permits disclosure without consent, is disclosure to school officials with legitimate educational interests.
- The right to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures by Grand Rapids Community College to comply with the requirements of FERPA.
8.8. Attendance
Each faculty member is required to create and make available a course syllabus which clearly and explicitly describes the course attendance policy. Faculty members are encouraged to create an attendance policy that takes into consideration anticipated (such as College-related activities, personal issues, etc.) and unanticipated (such as trauma, military duty, court appearances, etc.) absences.
Students are responsible for contacting their instructors regarding absences. Students must understand that they are responsible for class work missed during an absence, doing any extra work that may be required to replace in-class activities, and that missing class will impact student learning and may negatively impact grades. Each faculty member's attendance policy, as stated in the course syllabus, is the final authority on any academic consequences associated with missing a class.
Attendance policies must take into consideration the need to comply with requirements of state and federal laws including the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title IX.
Each faculty member shall maintain an accurate daily record of the attendance of each student enrolled in each of the faculty member's classes. This record should include date of last attendance in the case of a student receiving an E or a W in the course.
8.17 Academic Standing
GRCC requires all students to make satisfactory academic progress. Satisfactory academic progress is reviewed at the end of each semester/session of enrollment after a student has attempted at least 12 (cumulative) credit hours at GRCC. This policy applies to all credit students at GRCC regardless of degree status (personal interest, non-degree and degree), program of study, and financial aid status (recipients and non-recipients). Students in specific programs (both academic and support programs) at GRCC and students receiving financial aid and/or veteran's benefits must also meet the specific academic requirements that determine continuation for these programs. Students who fail to meet the standards for Academic Progress will be placed on probation or suspension.
8.18 Children in the Classroom and on Campus
Children accompanying visitors, employees, or students of Grand Rapids Community College must be under the constant supervision of a responsible adult while on GRCC property or on the site of any approved off-campus class or other GRCC event. Members of the College community, such as, administrators, faculty, staff, or students are not authorized to assume responsibility for the caring of the children, unless the person is leaving the child in a College program sanctioned for children. Children on campus without the proper supervision may disrupt the educational process or work setting. Leaving the children unsupervised may also create a safety hazard for the children themselves or for others at the College.
- Classroom Policy
GRCC prohibits bringing children to class and/or leaving them unattended on campus, such as halls, the library, the student center, or computer labs.
- Campus Policy
Children accompanying visitors, employees, or students of Grand Rapids Community College must be under the constant supervision of a responsible adult while on GRCC property or on the site of any approved off-campus class or other GRCC event.
Children in the Classroom and on Campus Policy
8.19 No Show Notation Policy
The NS (No Show) notation is used to identify students who never attended class. Students who register for a class, but do not attend any class sessions and do not officially drop or withdraw from the class, will receive a notation of NS.
The NS notation should be made for students enrolled in online and hybrid classes if the student does not "actively participate" as defined by the faculty member. The Department of Education has clarified that simply logging into an online class without active participation does not qualify as academic attendance.
NS notation will not be used in calculating the grade point average but may affect student military benefits. NS notation will be used in determining if the student is meeting the terms of the Financial Aid Satisfactory Academic Progress Policy.
NS notations are final and students are not allowed to enter Class after NS has been issued.
8.20 Admission Application Cut-Off Date
GRCC will not accept new student applications five business days prior to the start of a semester. The reasons for this policy:
- It promotes student success
- It allows more opportunity for academic advising
- It allows more time to deliver other needed services to students
- It pushes students toward more responsible behavior and planning
- It gives students more time to schedule their lives around their classes
- It removes service bottlenecks
Admission Application Cut-Off Date Policy
8.21 Blocking Late Enrollment
GRCC will not allow students to enroll in a class after midnight of the day before the class meets for the second time. This policy does the following:
- It allows for limited swaps if the second class has not met
- It promotes student attendance in the first class
- It promotes student responsibility and planning
- It facilitates building a learning community from the start of a class
Blocking Late Enrollment Policy
8.22 Maximum Student Credit Hour Load Per Semester
Students who want to enroll in more than 18 credit hours in a semester must get permission from the appropriate Associate Dean (e.g. the AD for Faculty Evaluation and Hiring in the School which houses the student's program or the course which takes the student over 18 credits).
Maximum Student Credit Hour Load Per Semester Policy
8.23 Student Medical Withdrawal Policy
GRCC is committed to supporting students in achieving success in their intellectual and extracurricular endeavors. When documented illness or injury prevents a student from successfully meeting the requirements of his or her course of study, it is the College's policy to consider requests for withdrawal from the College to enable the student to regain his/her health.
Student Medical Withdrawal Policy
8.24 Generated Graduation
Students will automatically be awarded the degrees and certificates that they earn at GRCC. Students will have the opportunity to decline these credentials.
8.25 Mandatory First Year Experience
Beginning Winter 2014, students new to GRCC who are enrolled in a degree seeking program and have a high school GPA of less than 3.0 are required to complete a college learning success course, CLS 100 (Introduction to College: New Student Experience). [Students placing into two or more developmental courses are required to enroll in PY097 instead of CLS 100]
Students have the option of attempting a CLS 100 Challenge Exam. Passing this exam will exempt a student from the course.
Students must complete the course requirement [CLS 100 or PY 097] their first semester of classes taken at GRCC.
A degree-seeking student who has already successfully completed 12 or more credits of college-level courses at GRCC, another college or university or has received GRCC transfer credit for these courses will not be required to complete CLS 100.
Mandatory First Year Experience Policy
8.26 Multiple Associate Degrees
The College recognizes that there are instances where students may require additional degrees for employment or for personal growth and satisfaction. This policy applies to any Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) student who has received a degree from GRCC or any other accredited institution of higher education in a similar program.
- Students may be awarded a second associate degree subject to the following stipulations:
- Students may earn only one transfer degree (Associate of Arts and only one Associate of Science).
- The Associate of General Studies degree may not be earned as an additional degree.
- Subsequent associate degree(s) must each include a minimum of an additional 15 unique semester credit hours earned at GRCC.
- Degree and program requirements for the additional degree will be based on the catalog that is in effect when the student officially elects the new degree and/or program.
- No additional degree will be granted in the same program or curriculum in which the first degree was earned.
Multiple Associate Degrees Policy
8.27 ACT Cut Score Policy
Admission to Grand Rapids Community College is open to all high school graduates, or those who have satisfactorily completed the General Education Development (GED) test or individuals 18 years or older. Grand Rapids Community College requires degree-seeking students to submit high school transcripts with a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher and an American College Test (ACT) score of 18 or higher in the subject areas of math, reading and English.
8.28 Mandatory Student Orientation Policy
All students new to GRCC who are seeking degree or certificate are required to attend a mandatory New Student Academic and Financial Advising session prior to enrollment in courses. Excluded from this policy are students who transfer in 12 credits taken at another college. New students who enter with a high school GPA of 3.0 or higher will have the option to participate in an online version of the New Student Academic and Financial Advising program. An appeal may be made to participate in the online version if the student has extenuating circumstances and cannot attend the in person event (e.g. currently deployed in the military, only taking classes at a distance, etc.). These appeals need to be submitted in writing to the Director of Admissions and Enrollment.
Mandatory Student Orientation Policy
8.29 Transfer Policy
Grand Rapids Community College (GRCC) abides by transfer policies created by the governing bodies of the institution, in accordance with all federal compliance guidelines. GRCC Transfer Polices incorporate policies regarding credit awarded from accredited institutions, foreign institutions, experiential learning and non-traditional adult learning programs. GRCC offers full disclosure of all transfer policies. All GRCC Transfer Policies contain a statement of criteria established by the institution regarding transfer of credit earned at another institution.
8.30 Student Code of Conduct Policy
Students attending GRCC are responsible for adhering to GRCC's Student Code of Conduct, rules and regulations, college policies and for compliance with all local, state and federal laws.


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posted by John V. / Jul 30, 2011, 1:29 PM
From what we're told, the iPhone 3GS is going to be selling for $19.99, with the AT&T and Verizon 16GB iPhone 4 for $149.99. Meanwhile, the 32GB iPhone 4 model will be selling at $249.99 for Verizon's model, but for some strange reason, AT&T's version isn't budging at all and will remain at $299.99. Naturally, the pricing is valid for those that are willing to sign a 2-year contract and sleep knowing that they'll need to hold onto it for some time. Although they're nothing dramatic, it does point to the notion that we're nearing a launch with the new model.
As we continue to push towards the end of summer, there is no arguing that other retailers and sellers are going to be offering price reductions to existing iPhone models as well to get rid of stock – and more importantly, make room for the new one. So if it's good enough for you, then strolling into your local Target store might be something you add to your to-do list tomorrow. We'll soon find out if it's going to happen or not.
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30 Comments
1. BobbyTaba
Posts: 316; Member since: Aug 11, 2010
How did the iphone 4 get a rating of 9.5? It should get like an 8.5 and the iPhone 2g should be a 10 instead of 8
posted on Jul 30, 2011, 1:55 PM 3
Posts: 2610; Member since: Jan 25, 2009
Who the hell cares. It's been rated 9.5 for over a year now so why is it relevant now? The iPhone 4 was the best smartphone of 2010.
posted on Jul 30, 2011, 2:36 PM 2
12. twenti7
Posts: 152; Member since: Jul 09, 2011
Im an Android fan, but there is no denying that the iPhone 4 was by far the best phone of 2010 as far as performance and overall usability is concerned. However, it seems that many people forget that it took Apple a few years (4 phone models) to get iOS to that point. People just come out with the "iOS is the best, Android is laggy and glitchy so it sucks" frame of mind. They tend to forget that iOS was laggy and glitchy all the way up to iOS 4, and it still isn't perfect. Also, iOS lacks many of the innovations and features that Android has, and this year it is becoming even more apparent with a few Gingerbread phones already surpassing the speed, smoothness, and functionality of the iPhone 4. Unless the iPhone 5 brings in some major changes, both with hardware and iOS 5, the Ice Cream Sandwich (assuming that it does, in fact improve greatly over Gingerbread) phones will be far ahead of the iPhone 5.
posted on Jul 30, 2011, 5:49 PM 7
4. Anonymous Target Mobile unregistered
This can be confirmed, we just received the updated tags. iPhone 4 is going on sale for $149 starting on the 31st! So tell your friends & come get one tomorrow!
posted on Jul 30, 2011, 2:42 PM 0
6. hellopeople
Posts: 16; Member since: May 10, 2011
the best phone ever to be reduced to a lower price!!! wow!!!
posted on Jul 30, 2011, 2:58 PM 2
7. BestWhatHuh unregistered
How is it the best phone ever when Consumer Reports won't tell people to buy it since it cant make a phone call properly and CNN rated the Antenna problem as the biggest Tech FAILURE of 2010? Thanks for proving that iSheep are amongst the worst shoppers in the world. Over priced and shiny always trumps WORKING.
posted on Jul 30, 2011, 3:44 PM 0
9. stealthd unregistered
Or the phone works fine and antennagate just got way more attention than it needs like EVERY pro or con of anything Apple.
posted on Jul 30, 2011, 4:49 PM 2
10. Ummmwrong unregistered
I work for AT&T and i get a minimum of 6 customers a day complaing about their iPhones either breaking, not working, not making calls, screens going bad, volume controls going bad. The phone is horrible, just because its better than a flip phone or a BB isnt saying much...At least those things can make phone calls properly.
posted on Jul 30, 2011, 4:58 PM 1
19. kcombs
Posts: 275; Member since: Dec 15, 2010
that's funny mine works fine. and it has for over a year, funny how I don't get the same type of calls.
posted on Jul 30, 2011, 10:32 PM 1
30. wumberpeb
Posts: 453; Member since: Mar 14, 2011
Working for Sprint, I see more customers complaining about Evo 4Gs than any other phone...Does this make it a bad phone? Hell no, the phone is incredible and was way ahead of its time. The iPhone is also a great phone that is so incredibly (and annoyingly) popular within ATT and VZW that of course you're going to hear about them more. More phones sold, more complaints Ummmmwrong, you're an idiot
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Would not buy an iphone 4. The previous ones were better built.
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13. taco50
Posts: 5506; Member since: Oct 08, 2009
6 of 12 posts are fandroid sheep bashing the iPhone. If it sucks why do you morons bother to comment.
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AND THE OTHER 6 IS YOUR ISHEEP COMMENTS! Realize there are both sides to the story and your ignorance of that fact is getting extreamly old. Yes im a droid fan boy or what ever but i give constructive criticism on both sides of the table. You blind "ihump iphone" attitude is makeing your name less and less credible.
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Did the 3GS get to update to protect your bank info? If not i can definitly see the reason behind the price drop. I know the 3G is boned... So if you have that one. Good luck buddie
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I carry an iPhone 4. It serves my needs, but not until after I jailbroke it. Without being able to turn off apps, it's pretty much useless after a few hours. It's a battery hog. I have much better luck out of android phones. I'm neither an iSheep or a fandroid, but I'm someone who makes a living selling these phones. It also doesn't help that apple prices their stuff so high that it's impossible to make any money on them. I see the price drops as an "Oh great, another way to get screwed by a fruit company."
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24. taco50
Posts: 5506; Member since: Oct 08, 2009
You're saying you get battery life on an android? That's not a truthful statement. Also what do you mean "turn off apps"? Apps on iPhone don't run in the background and you don't need to jailbreak to purge them from ram memory.
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17. rupst2
Posts: 7; Member since: Jul 19, 2011
Let me know when it's cheap enough to buy on contract, sell. Sell my 3gs, and then buy a unlocked SGS2. :) This will get me within $150. Hmm...tempting. I'll hold out for another month and hopefully get the ATT SGS2 for closer to nothing after selling my 3GS.
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I am curious if Apple lowered the price or if target is eating/subsidizing the savings. Though i am willing to bet target is just dumping inventory before iphone5
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Welp kiddies, it's 24 hours later & neither Verizon's or AT&T's prices have changed, & Target to this very day STILL doesn't sell an iPhone on their wireless/mobile site. (See for yourself:http://www.targetmobilestore.c
It's quite telling when sites like Phone Arena & Engadget not only rip/copy eachother's articles just to make their quotas, but they're far more off-base than the "alien baby" write-ups of the old school trash rags like National Enquirer.
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Confirmed!! 1st iphone 4 just went out the door for $49 with a 3g 8gb traded-in!! Best deal yet!!
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Electronics Trade-In Program for Phones, if you have 3GS 16gb and you can trade in and get Iphone 4 16gb up to $49.99++....
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I am an agent for VZW and will confirm what ATT dealers have said as well. Apple has it rigged that we make virtually nothing on their phones. We have to spend a lot of time showing people how to use them and setting them up for customers. Apple rewards us by taking all our commission. It's a competitive world but fair is fair. Androids keeps us in business so we can sell Apple.
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fyi walmart has had the iphone 4 for $147 for over a month
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Walmart has the Motorola Atrix for $24.99
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Christianity receives a lot of attention in the media, but the most frequently discussed version represents a type of Christianity that sometimes turns people away from the Church.
Kissing Fish
presents a postmodern systematic theology of Progressive Christianity, a growing movement that reclaims the radical message of the Gospel. This informative, contemplative, and entertaining book will guide you through the beliefs that inspire us to love one another in the transformative way that Jesus proclaimed, including practices that will take your faith to a new level.
Kissing Fish
is a scholarly yet thoroughly accessible introduction to Progressive Christianity. While the intended target audience for this work would seem to be those who have either left the Christian faith or never adopted it at all; the work is filled with pearls of wisdom for all of us, whether associated with Christianity or not.
Kissing Fish
is a truly remarkable work, serving both as a reminder of the beauty and grace that form the central tenets of the faith, while offering a graceful yet prophetic rebuttal to its more exclusionary tendencies. -- Roger McClellan, Progressive Christian Alliance.
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Halloween Wines for Grown-Up Trick-or-Treating
On Fridays, Deb Harkness of Good Wine Under $20 drops by with Serious Grape. This week, she explores Halloween wines.
Two weeks from tonight, all the young ghosties and ghoulies will be out in full force, donning costumes and collecting candy.
If you're over the age of twenty-one, you might have a different plan for the evening--one that maybe involves costumes, but certainly involves wine.
When it comes to Halloween wine, of course it's as important as ever that the wine is good value and tastes great. That's the treats part of trick-or-treat. But how about the wine's costume? For me, the trick to Halloween wine is to find one that is not only affordable and tasty--it has to have a label that's perfect for the Witching Hour, too.
Here are my recommendations for six terrific, eye-catching Halloween wines that are perfect for any party you may be attending or hosting.
2004 Domaine Les Roches Bleues Côte de Brouilly Cuvée des Lys (pictured far left): This wine is brought to the U.S. from Vins Gagliardi-Allard. It hails from the Beaujolais and is made from Gamay grapes. You can look forward to tasting something very traditional in a style that will slightly remind you of raspberries sipped through a gravel straw. This is a restrained, elegant wine with lots of minerality, and is one of the best Beaujolais wines I've had in recent years. The spooky American McGee series label with its creepy Red Riding Hood sets just the right mood for Halloween. ($25.00, Vins Gagliardi)
2005 Domaine de L'Engarran Vin de Pays (pictured center): Another bottle from the Vins Gagliardi-Allard's American McGee series, this label features a ghostly Rapunzel on the label. The wine is from the Southern Rhone and is made from a juicy blend of Cabernet Franc, Syrah, and Merlot. Aromas of roasted herb, leather, and cherry blend seamlessly into flavors of cherry, earth, tobacco, leather, and spice. This is beautifully made, and another great value. ($21.00, Vins Gagliardi)
2006 Twisted Oak River of Skull Mourvèdre (pictured far right): What says Halloween better than a blood-red skull? Made from fruit picked in the Dalton Vineyards in Calaveras County, this is the finest domestic Mourvèdre I've ever had. This is a big, fruity red that's surprisingly light on its feet, and has a decadent, silky texture in the mouth. You will detect aromas of cherry jam, cinnamon, and baking space, and taste flavors of cherry pie, allspice, and cloves. The wine has a dark, smoky aftertaste that is very mysterious. An allocated wine, it has limited availability. Sign up for next year's release if they are sold out, which is traditionally released in time for Halloween. (sample; available through the mailing list for $29.00, Twisted Oak)
NV Big Red Monster (pictured here): This is a big red wine made from Syrah, Zinfandel, and Petite Syrah. The label is reminiscent of a B-movie, and tells you explicitly to let the wine breathe for an hour before you try drinking. Expect big, brawny red fruit flavors, and a touch of alcoholic heat. (sample; expect to pay $10-$12)
2007 Owen Roe Sinister Hand (pictured here): A blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre goes into this Rhone-style red that is reliable from year to year. Its label shows the severed, bloody hand of Irish hero Owen Roe O'Neil with Halloween spirit to spare. Expect a peppery red with lots of raspberry and blackberry fruit. This is also a wine that keeps well, so if you see a 2005 or 2006 vintage in your store, don't hesitate to snap it up. It will be drinking beautifully right now. (expect to pay $21-$31 depending on the vintage)
2006 Michael-David Vineyards Incognito (pictured here): A delicious Viognier bottled behind a simple, masked label, this wine plays on the fact that the vineyard owners weren't sure what this grape was when they started making the wine. Tests later revealed it was the aromatic French grape Viognier, known for its honeysuckle aromas and fruity flavors. Expect luscious honey and peach notes in this wine. This will go quickly if you take it to a party. (expect to pay $12-$20)
With one of these bottles in your possession, you'll be ready for a grown-up Halloween celebration. Enjoy, and watch out for things that go bump in the night.
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Ybarra attributes his success for weight loss to eating healthier meals and exercising six days a week for up to an hour and a half. Ybarra also participates in outdoor sports such as cycling.
Randall Goode has been eating more now than in past years.
But he is eating healthier.
Competing in H-E-B's Slim Down Showdown, Goode, 53, lost 36 pounds from his beginning weight of 250 pounds. The 12-week competition started Jan. 14 and ended Saturday.
And even though he did not win, he said the competition gave him valuable lessons.
"My main motivation was that I was taking six different pills every day and wanted to get off that as much as possible," said the Bay City resident.
Since losing weight, Goode only takes a pill for thyroid issues and no longer takes pills for diabetes and blood pressure.
"Prior to the program, I couldn't run half a mile. During the program, I ran a 5K," he said. "It's such a blessing because I miss running."
Goode was selected to participate in the competition along with 24 other contestants. They attended a fit camp in San Antonio.
After that, Goode was on his own while he tracked what he ate and how he exercised in his blog- all this while working his regular job as an operator at a chemical plant.
"I watched a TV show where they go to a campus and somebody is buying the food for them," said Goode. "You have to eat the correct mix of foods."
Reuben Ybarra, 47, of Victoria, competed in the H-E-B competition in 2012, and is friends with Goode. When Ybarra competed, he weighed 350 pounds. He now weighs 250 pounds and hopes to slim down to 200.
"This is a lifetime journey," said Ybarra. "I just showed (Randall) it worked for me. It's not a diet; it's a different way of eating."
Gary Branfman, a plastic surgeon in Victoria, said patients who come to his office for weight-loss surgery don't understand the responsibility that accompanies surgery.
"It means changing their lifestyle. Patients who come to the office obese and want a quick fix are just bad candidates because they are not willing to do their share," Branfman said. "When you have a massive weight loss, (a person) has demonstrated their commitment to a healthier lifestyle."
Goode didn't get an award for losing weight, but that's fine for him.
"After fit camp, I had to come to the real world and face all the temptations and roadblocks that were out there," said Goode. "I know my life is way more valuable than a bag of Easter candy. (Knowing that) is the reward that I got."


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There it sat, leering at me through its narrow, earthen eyelids. It drew me forward with the primal call of the ancients. It resembled a grotesque shrunken head, staring ever onward, but unable to see through its blind, filthy eyes. It had a single, distorted ear and bore a mystic inscription: NUNN. I ignored the adjacent knickknacks and crockery and went straight for the prize. Lifting the clay head from its pedestal, I felt like Indiana Jones. I thoroughly inspected the idol, taking careful note of the adhesive label, which in cryptic symbols read $2.00. Clasping my treasure tightly, I inched across the yard whilst keeping an eye out for booby traps and hundred-ton boulders. Gradually, I neared the decrepit, wizened old woman running the yard sale, deposited my payment, and dashed for the exit. I sprinted through the neighborhood, just inches ahead of imaginary cannibals, dodging blow-darts all the way.
The idol now sits on a shelf in my room beside a coconut head, a Chinese incense burner, a bronze Indian, and several other priceless antiquities Ive collected in my hair-raising adventures. My trusty fedora rests on a hat stand nearby.
These yard sale flights of fancy may seem strange to the uninitiated. Initiated into what, one might ask? Geekdom, of course. What is Geekdom? Geekdom is a way of life, a plane of existence. It encompasses those souls unafraid to break the mold of the everyday, the mundane, the humdrum. Geekdom is freedom. People who make plants grow saran wrap, or make motorcycles from matchsticks, or speak fluent Elvish, or analyze the anatomies of Vulcans versus Klingons Three-dimensional chess, Dungeons and Dragons, the Sci-Fi channel, memorizing all the documented phobias, knowing the words to each and every Monty Python skit by heart...that is geekdom. That is the world in which I live.
We geeks lust for eBay. It provides all the geeky paraphernalia we could ever need to keep us on a geek fix interminably. My eBay experiences are various and sundry. Foremost in my mind is the time I went for the gold in a world both shadow and substance...The Twilight Zone.
Picture if you will, the first science fiction show intended for adults. It is suspenseful, chilling, and every episode ends with a bizarre twist, casting harsh light on the shoddy reality of the morals of man. It aired between 1959 and 1964, at the height of the Cold War, so the morals are still valid, but the episodes are full of those anachronisms typical of pre-space age science fiction. With aliens, time machines, and nuclear doomsdays, it is all very geeky. Never before have all the episodes been offered in the same set until now.
They were arrayed on the page like stacks of gold bouillon, only infinitely more precious. All five seasons! 156 episodes on 49 discs, echoed their sirens call, eerily reminiscent of what had pulled me towards the yard knickknacks. But these were not mere knickknacks. Opposite the tantalizing photos of the big black box brimming with Twilight goodness, dwelled a figure that chilled my blood. Buy it now price: $359.00. My jaw dropped to the floor, and I bent to retrieve it. Securing it back into place, I vowed that someday the Twilight Zone Gold edition would be mine. After months of odd-jobs and begging my parents, my vow was fulfilled. The box arrived three days prior my birthday. For weeks afterwards, an obsession with all things Serling possessed me. I was in the Zone and only wanted to delve deeper. I had obtained geek Nirvana. Finally, I finished the 156th episode, The Bewitching Pool, feeling a great emotional catharsis. Here was paradise. Sitting among my knickknacks and my umbrella hat and my Back to the Future posters and my stacks of Weird Al CDs, a revelation hit me. I was a geek. A super geek. Its super geeky.
Geeks suck knowledge from their surroundings. Like sponges, they siphon in random bits of the stuff, and over the years collect prodigious amounts of trivial detritus. This absorbent ability is what makes geeks so good at game shows. This trivia collecting is my single favorite aspect of geekdom. In eighth grade, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays were made interesting by my Phobia-of-the-Day announcements. My classmates will thank me one day when asked the definition of alektorophobia (the life-consuming fear of chickens.) As one may expect, this pent up knowledge seeks release in any way possible. My favorite way to relieve this buildup of trivial detritus is by watching Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.
Oh, what I would give to be a phone-a-friend. Too often I find myself screaming the answer at my T.V. screen as the contestant makes the wrong choice and fades into mediocrity. Ripley and Guinness are my best friends, but they sit here, dejected and unwanted, waiting for the phone to ring. My stores of knowledge are going stale, and stale knowledge is no good to anyone. Call me Regis, I know the answer! If only they offered a phone-a-geek lifeline.
Its chic being geek. Geeks built the space shuttle and the PC. They made the toaster and the light bulb, the Internet and the atomic bomb. Without geeks, Western Civilization as we know it could not exist.
I am in tune with my geeky side, and only hope to become more so. I sincerely believe that one day more people will live this way, seizing the ordinary and expounding upon it until its something new and brilliant and beautiful. Carpe Philologus. Seize the geek!''
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WILLMAR, Minn.
With her boss back in St. Paul recuperating from hip surgery, Tina Smith is being thrust front and center in Gov. Mark Dayton's re-election effort.
Dayton's DFL running mate is the lone surrogate on the campaign trail as she retraces a route through coffee shops, cafes and businesses similar to one the governor traveled over the past 35 years building his political name.
In her latest campaign swing, Smith is plunging deep into the state's rural areas, where she is largely unknown and where skepticism lingers about a gubernatorial ticket with both candidates from the Twin Cities.
As Dayton's former chief of staff, Smith is attempting a tricky transition from behind-the-scenes strategist to stump-speech dynamo, able to ask complete strangers for their vote and forcefully make the case for a Dayton second term.
At Deidra's Espresso Cafe in Willmar, Smith came in before 9 a.m. and started chatting with two dozen strangers. Smiling, she went from table to table, often sitting eye-level with customers. A couple of them waited in line to talk with her, some to complain about education funding and another about issues that dogged the DFL Party. A man in a wheelchair knew Dayton from years ago and told her, if she had Dayton's approval, that was good enough for him.
After brief introductions from local legislators, Smith had to win a crowd still shaking off the chilly morning over coffee and muffins.
"We fought hard for marriage equality, and we won," Smith said. "We fought hard for a higher minimum wage, and we won. We fought hard to put more money in education, and we won." When she mentioned raising the state's minimum wage to $9.50 an hour, the crowd erupted and she had to pause to let the applause and cheers die down.
Out of the office, on the road
In little more than two months, Smith has gone from her comfortable Capitol office to the streets of Willmar and Mankato, popping unannounced into rural coffee shops, restaurants and Mexican grocery stores. She has spent decades working for candidates on all levels, watching and studying as they reached for higher office.
Now Smith is the candidate. It is, she acknowledges, "completely different to be doing it as a candidate."
Dayton is in for a tough re-election fight, and Smith has little time to master a brand of retail politics that requires a deft mix of energy and charm. Even with Dayton leading in fundraising and polls, political experts expect Republicans to make a strong showing this year and present a bare-knuckled challenge to the 67-year-old governor. Any number of misfires — like lingering doubts about his running mate — could be enough to end his political career.
"He's beatable," said GOP rival Kurt Zellers, 44, a former House speaker from Maple Grove who was campaigning in northern Minnesota last week. "Minnesotans are looking for the next generation of leader."
As Dayton has dealt with a string of back and hip problems, Smith has taken an increasingly high-profile role.
Late in 2012, the governor went to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester for spinal surgery to relieve a constriction in the lower back and to fuse a vertebra that was shifting out of alignment. Earlier this year, he returned for hip surgery to reattach a tendon that separated after a spill at the governor's residence. Dayton spent several weeks in a body cast, holding meetings with staff and commissioners and conducting conference calls with journalists from his home.
That led to speculation that Dayton might not seek a second term and so avoid the rigors of campaigning and four more years of public service.
'I am running'
Dayton typically cuts such speculation short with a ready-made answer: "If I am breathing, I am running."
He jokes that "the last time I checked, there are no brain cells in my hip." Dayton shed his body cast a week early and is on crutches for another week or so.
So far, Republicans have not made a campaign issue of Dayton's ailments or time away from his office. DFL strategists are quick to point out that former GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty spent as much time or more away from the Capitol during his unsuccessful presidential run.
Still, Dayton finds the back and hip problems frustrating.
"I chafe at that, both in terms of the job as well as the campaign," he said in an interview. "Maybe it hasn't been ideal, but I have been able to be engaged in the session and I think have a strong influence." He notes that even if he were in top physical form, he would be focused on the session, not campaigning.
"This session is so crucial as to how I will be perceived by the public in November," Dayton said. "It's very consuming."
Besides, Dayton said, now Minnesotans will get to know Smith, who replaces retiring Lt. Gov. Yvonne Prettner Solon of Duluth. Smith, he said, has "the opportunity to go around and have people focus on her, get to know her, to get to like her."
That is how Smith found herself in Willmar last week, chatting with residents and business owners.
She met with leaders in the growing Latino community to hear their business-development concerns. Later, it was local Somali community elders, who told her of their need for more housing, immigration services and community support.
"I like her," said Diane Fortney, 55, a high school teacher. "I really feel like she listened to me, that she was engaged."
GOP sees an opening
Smith is spending extra time in rural areas, where Republicans are counting on strong support if they are to have a shot at beating Dayton.
Former House Minority Leader Marty Seifert of Marshall is preparing to take advantage of what he sees as the weakness of a ticket that geographically spans Lake Harriet to Summit Avenue.
"I think having an all-metro ticket is a huge mistake," said Seifert, who must run a primary gantlet before challenging Dayton. "When the major-party candidates play footsie with not having balance, they get burned."
The Dayton team is already taking on the trappings of a full-fledged campaign operation. Smith tours the state in a white Ford Edge SUV with a full-time staffer at her side. Two more young, khaki-clad staffers collected volunteer names and passed out Dayton campaign signs.
Smith continues to refine her stump speech as she travels.
She is not talking as much about a new $443 million tax-relief package that will put additional money in the pockets of more than 1 million Minnesotans. She found the tax cuts got a lukewarm reaction, with people saying they're fine, but don't go overboard and send the state into another cycle of budget cuts and borrowing.
Instead, she is finding some fire talking about the issue Republicans pound DFLers on the most: the state's work in expanding health insurance. Even with the fumbled rollout of MNsure, the state's insurance exchange, Smith said she is hearing powerful stories everywhere she goes.
In Worthington, a business owner told her that after struggling with the cumbersome website, he learned he would save $200 on his premium and get coverage for his wife, a cancer survivor.
"That is the thing I am hearing a lot more," Smith said. "I haven't had a single person say to me, 'What the heck is wrong with you guys on MNsure?' "
GOP candidate Dave Thompson, a state senator from Lakeville, remains convinced that the health care overhaul is going to be a crushing issue for Democrats. DFLers, he said, are making "their last gasp effort" to defend MNsure and Obamacare.
"If it doesn't work by summer, you will start seeing them flaking off when they realize this will hurt them in November," Thompson said.
Smith regularly finds herself face to face with people who disagree with DFLers or the direction of the state. That can become a high-stakes test of nerves, with so many eyes watching and wondering.
Ron Adkins, a 61-year-old retiree, prefaced his remarks by saying, "I am going to be the fly in the ointment here."
Adkins is frustrated that his local DFL representatives voted against legalizing same-sex marriage and that his senator opposed the higher minimum wage.
Smith told Adkins she tries to focus on the bigger picture, noting that Dayton and DFL majorities fought hard for the initiatives and that both became law.
"I am like you," she told him. "I'm like, 'Let's get the big things done and not tinker around the edges.' But when you look at it, we have made a lot of progress."


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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 15 (UPI) -- R&B singer Bobby Brown won't be banned from the invitation-only New Jersey funeral of his ex-wife Whitney Houston, a source close to Brown told ABC News.
The couple divorced in 2007 after a stormy 14-year marriage during which both Brown and Houston abused drugs.
Their 18-year-old daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown has been hospitalized for stress and anxiety twice this week.
"My daughter Bobbi Kristina is doing much better," her father said Tuesday night in a statement issued to ABC. "We continue to provide love and support to Bobbi Kristina. She is dealing with the tragedy of her mother's death and would prefer to do it outside of the public eye. I ask again that our privacy be respected."
Houston, 48, was found dead in her Beverly Hills hotel room last Saturday, on the eve of the Grammy Awards ceremony, which she was scheduled to attend. Officials said they are awaiting the results of toxicology tests before determining the cause of her death, but sources close to her family have said a combination of alcohol and prescription drugs are believed to be to blame.
Born in Newark and raised in East Orange, Houston was known for her beauty and extraordinary voice. However, her career was overshadowed for years as she battled addictions to drugs and alcohol. Her funeral is set to take place Saturday at the Newark church where she began singing in the choir.
Although TMZ reported Houston's family is trying to keep Brown away from the recording star's funeral because they feel he is at least partly responsible for her downfall, a source told ABC News Brown has been invited.
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Chain Reaction: Blake's Lotaburger
Reviews of burgers at chain restaurants.
Of course we love our mom & pops, and our favorite burger joints around the country are pretty much all independently owned, but there are certain times in life—overnight layovers, hungover Sunday mornings, all-day shopping trips at the outlets—that the only options around are the chains. Chain Reaction is here to help you decide when to go for the burger, and when you're better off sticking with the chicken fingers.
Blake's Lotaburger
914 N Riverside Dr, Espanola NM 87532 (map); 770-977-9324; 75 other locations in New Mexico; visit lotaburger.com for list
The Schtick: Fast food-style burgers with the New Mexican twist of green chile
The Burger: The namesake Lotaburger has a larger diameter than most fast food burgers
Setting: Chains that you'll find only in New Mexico, many with a very '50s feel
Price: Lotaburger w/green chile, $4
You can't go to New Mexico without eating green chiles—so it's no surprise that the Green Chile Burger is the calling card at Blake's Lotaburger, a chain exclusive to New Mexico. When I surveyed some locals about chains in the are, Blake's was the first suggestion out of anyone's mouth. Consequently, a Green Chile Burger was the first thing in my mouth when I arrived.
Blake's burgers reminded me of In-N-Out, in scale and structure—the patties are thin and cooked to order. My patty was a little crisp on the outside, which I loved, and the meat is pretty loosely ground. One patty feels a little weak on the patty-to-bun ratio, so I recommend a double.
But the green chiles are the real draw, of course. Each chile chunk was warm and juicily popped open, hot and sturdy, under the teeth. And whereas many fast-food chains tone down their "spicy" creations for a mass market, these were the spiciest thing I've ever tasted on a fast food burger. Without the green chile, the burger is still better than McDonald's and Burger King, but the green chili really makes it a star. The Green Chile Lotaburger comes with lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and mustard. None of the other toppings are spectacular, not that it matters much since you can barely anything beyond the green chile.
On top of that, at Blake's I found awesome service: The guys behind the counter could tell i'd just gotten off an airplane, and they gave me a water right away, as well as a few free pumps of cherry syrup to go with my Dr. Pepper. "It's really good, man," the cashier told me; "I do it all the time on my break." Really nice people, spartan yet clean restaurant, and a solid, spicy burger—not much more you can ask for from a fast food chain.
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1. College Plan for Baby Cinderella: One reader told a touching but insightful tale about her dad, who died when she was four. One day, he read the classic tale Cinderella --you know the deal: the girl, the slipper, the fairy godmother and the prince. Here's what happened when the pre-schooler's dad completed the fairy tale ending about financial salvation through marriage:
The Little Girl:"But what if the glass slipper didn't fit her?"
The Dad: "That's why you're going to Wellseley, so you can always buy your own glass slipper."
2. Keep yourself warm: Scenario: A 20-something woman told an older female friend that she wanted a man to buy her a fur coat. The mentor's advice: "Be able to buy your own fur coat."
The outcome: After receiving that savvy advice, the younger woman ultimately earned enough money to buy three fur coats for herself.
3. The Stocking Hedge: One reader reported that her mom told her to hold onto different shares of stock as a "financial hedge."
The outcome: Those shares, the reader reported, "have consistently paid."
4. Establish a stock-loss point: "I was once told that when your stock is down, you have not lost unless you sell." --T&C Reader
The outcome: She learned to establish stock-loss points and exit strategies for investments. Here's what the reader says: "I watch my stock and set a parameter to be met before I am willing to part with it."
5. The Intersting Beauty: Scenario: One reader told a story about how -- when she was in third-grade -- her stepfather established a bank account for her with $100. Every month, he showed her the bank statement and pointed out how much money her money was making in interest.
The outcome: "This taught me early on the value of compound interest and being aware of my own money." -- T&C Reader
Sharon Harvey Rosenberg is the author of The Frugal Duchess of South Beach: How to Live Well and Save Money... Anywhere!, which will be published in the Spring of 2008 by DPL Press.


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Bachmann and HPV: the danger of speculation over evidence
This week brought back fears from a decade ago. Michele Bachmann, a US Republican presidential candidate, claimed that the HPV vaccine was a "very dangerous drug" that could lead to "mental retardation".
HPV or human papillomavirus is a virus that is associated with the development of genital warts and cervical cancer. Just this week, the Lancet reported that the global cervical cancer rates have increased over the past 30 years to 454,000 cases in 2010.
Clearly cervical cancer is an issue that cannot be ignored. Vaccines against HPV are life-saving.
Bachmann's claims drew a sharp response from the American Academy of Pediatrics who stated that her comments have "absolutely no scientific validity." To date over 35 million doses have been administered in the US with an excellent safety record.
Why did she bother to meddle with science? The answer is deadly simple: politics. Republican rival Rick Perry issued an executive order requiring girls in Texas to get the HPV vaccine in 2007. In a heated debate, Bachmann suggested that the decision was made in return for political donations from Merck, the manufacturers of Gardasil (the HPV vaccine used in the US).
Conflicts of interest are a separate issue; the focus here is on science.
The concern amongst health care professionals is the damaging impact false claims have on vaccination rates. The perceptions of vaccines changed forever after a now retracted article was published in the Lancet in 1998. In this small study of 12 children the now-disgraced British doctor Wakefield linked the Measles Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism. The media coverage and speculation that followed led to UK vaccination rates dropping to 80% in 2003-4.
Vaccine fears have fueled the recent outbreaks of measles. Before the MMR vaccine, measles was thought to be "as inevitable as death and taxes", mumps infection could lead to sterility in post-pubescent boys and pregnant women that contracted rubella had children with serious congenital defects. The MMR vaccine was a public health success before Wakefield.
Politicians can throw mud at each other all they like but when they enter the ring of public health, they jeopardise putting all our health at risk. Society cannot let another vaccine crisis strike.
A US bioethicist has stepped forward and offered $10,000 to Bachmann's charity of choice if she can prove a claim that the HPV vaccine caused mental retardation. Will she take on the challenge? For the sake of public health, hopefully not.
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Emulsions play a key role both in natural and industrial processes, as they allow the combination of two liquids that do not normally mix and make the blend stable. Yet, when materials solidify or freeze, the complex interactions that take place and affect the final microstructure of the solidified components, are still poorly understood. ERC grantee Sylvain Deville and his team at CNRS have showed that it is possible to use an optical imaging technique to study the freezing of emulsions while the process takes place, a novel method presented in the prestigious journal Science.
Everyone who has ever been stuck in traffic knows how frustrating and time-wasting it can be. ERC grantee Carlos Canudas de Wit is working on a global approach to improve traffic management systems using the new technologies and innovations that have not yet been fully exploited.
Severe traffic jams not only have an impact on mobility, they also raise environmental and health issues linked to fuel consumption and air and noise pollution. Prof. Ludovic Leclercq is developing new traffic control models that could tackle road congestion while integrating a green dimension.
The increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere as a result of human activity is impacting the natural carbon cycle, modifying how the element travels between land and atmosphere. How will our future climate impact this exchange? How will ever-growing concentrations of greenhouse gases influence future biosphere CO2 fluxes? The answer may lie at our feet; in the soil beneath us.
Over 500 dominant species identified in the first global atlas of world soil bacteria In cooperation with Universidad Rey Juan Carlos – URJC
An international team of researchers, including ERC grantee Fernando T. Maestre from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos (URJC), pieced together a global atlas of soil bacteria. The study, published today in Science, identifies some five hundred species of dominant bacteria living in soils worldwide. The findings, based on EU-funded research, could open new paths to improve soil fertility and increase agricultural production.
If you raise your eyes to the sky, you won't see it but you might sense it passing by. On 12 January just before sunrise in Europe, PicSat, a cube satellite as big as a shoebox and barely as heavy as a brick, will be launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India. Supported with a grant from the European Research Council, it is the first nanosatellite to embark on one of the greatest space adventures: exploring, from afar, an exoplanet.
Jojo is an epidermal cell - as was his father and his grand-father before him. While the dream of his life is to become a neuron, he faces the hard and fundamental dogma of biology: once a skin cell, always a skin cell…
For the first time ever, a team of scientists and clinicians led by the EU-funded researcher Mickael Tanter has managed to record the brain activity of a premature new-born baby during resting and during an epileptic seizure. Using a non-invasive ultrasound technology, this world premiere is a real game changer for researchers and the medical profession, offering a massive range of applications in neuroimaging and beyond. It is published today in Science Translational Medicine.
Pour la toute première fois, une équipe de scientifiques et des cliniciens dirigée par le chercheur Mickael Tanter, financé par l'UE, a réussi à enregistrer l'activité cérébrale d'un nouveau-né prématuré en phase de repos et lors d'une crise d'épilepsie. À l'aide d'une technologie d'échographie non invasive, cette première mondiale marque un véritable tournant dans le domaine de la recherche et la pratique médicale. Elle offre par ailleurs une vaste gamme d'applications en neuroimagerie et au-delà. L'étude est publiée aujourd'hui dans Science Translational Medicine.
First published on 09-10-2017Updated on 18/12/2018
Beyond the orbit of Neptune, there is a belt of objects composed of ice and rocks, among which four dwarf planets stand out: Pluto, Eris, Makemake and Haumea. Because of their small size, low reflectance, and far distance, these trans-neptunian objects are difficult to study and remain partly mysterious. A group of astronomers supported by the EU report on their unexpected finding on Haumea.


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hi james, I am in Wells Branch, close to i-35 and Wells Branch pkwy. have Local courts here, and also Connally High School Courts are close by here.
I am free to play any day. I also like time after 8pm. My level is 2 to 2.5. I can rally good, and can play games.
Let me know, if you want to play. ---thx, leela.
I've only played on a couple courts in the N Austin area. I have an access code to the ones near me just off 35 at the Pfl'ville/Wells Branch exit, however, with only 2 courts, there seems to usually be a wait to play. There's also a couple courts tucked away in the Riata area just off N 183. Wait times there all depend. Last time I had to wait about twenty minutes to play.
So, if you know of better courts with a smaller chance of having to wait more than, say, ten minutes, I'd be willing to follow your lead with that.
Just let me know,
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Stanczyk is a bit uncertain. It seems like every day there are some new vital records indexes or even actual register scans themselves made available from congregations all over the Central European — Jewish, Catholic (Roman & Greek), Orthodox, Lutheran/Evangelical lands that make up Poland or a land that was once within the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (the 1st Republic) or any of the variations between those times. So I thought I would step back and take stock of what was available. Yes, I know this will be out of date by tomorrow. But here is a quick & dirty, handy reference list of where to go looking. Clip & Save.
Poland – Archives & Genealogical Societies
AGAD Księgi metrykalne – Eastern Borderlands (Ukraine, Russia Jewish Pale, etc.) —
(scans by Sygn.: http://www.agad.gov.pl/inwentarze/KMLw301.html#idp1765776 )
Prussian Poland Parishes
BASIA – http://www.basia.famula.pl/en/ – State Archives in Poznan, the Wielkopolska Genealogical Society (WTG "Gniazdo") project.
Poznan Marriage Project – http://poznan-project.psnc.pl/
Pomorskie Towarzstwo Genealogiczne – http://www.ptg.gda.pl/
All Poland & Eastern Borders (PTG)
GeneSzukacz / Geneteka (indexes, some scans) – http://www.geneszukacz.genealodzy.pl/ & http://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/
METRYKI (parish register scans)– http://metryki.genealodzy.pl/
Szukajwarchiwach (Poland's National Archives online) – http://szukajwarchiwach.pl/
This is the latest project and is shooting to have 5.8 Million records by the end June (this month) scanned and on-line by Polish Archive or National Museum.
Jewish Record Indexing (JRI) – http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/jriplweb.htm
The venerable project with new life provides indexes to registered users (free) and then you can purchase the actual church record. Great for Jewish Pale & Russian Poland, plus so much more.
Metryk.GenBaza.pl – http://metryki.genbaza.pl/genbaza,list,4,1 (AP GRODZISK). Archive in Grodzisk Mazowiecki (Russian Poland parishes near Warsaw).
Family Search.Org
Besides the 5 parishes below, you might want to have a look at holdings for:
Austria, Germany, Russia & Ukraine
|Poland, Częstochowa Roman Catholic Church Books, 1873-1948
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|14 Feb 2013
|Poland, Gliwice Roman Catholic Church Books, 1599-1976
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|Poland, Lublin Roman Catholic Church Books, 1784-1964
|14 Feb 2013
|Poland, Radom Roman Catholic Church Books, 1587-1966
|21 Apr 2013
|Poland, Tarnow Roman Catholic Diocese Church Books, 1612-1900
|6 Jan 2012
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http://regestry.lubgens.eu/news.php – from Valerie Warunek (PGSM). Database of Indexed church records (birth/urodzenia, marriage/malzenstwa, death/zgony) from Lubelskie wojewodztwo. No scans (skans), but it does have record (akt) #'s.


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Which Switch Is Right for Your Small Business?
Learn the difference between managed and unmanaged switches to choose the best device for your business
I talked briefly about the advantages of managed switches for your small business network, but in this post I'll give you more information about both managed and unmanaged switches, so you can decide which is best for your company.
The nuts and bolts of a managed switch
A managed switch, such as the Cisco 300 Series lets you prioritize the traffic traveling across your network so that the most important information gets through first. In addition, you can control who has access to your network.
With a managed switch, you can configure, manage, and monitor your network. Managed switches use SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) to show you how well your network is running and if any of the devices on your network are broken or failing. SNMP also provides remote management capabilities, enabling you to make changes to the devices on your network and repair any problems through the Web-based interface, without having to directly connect to the switch itself.
Managed switches also provide redundancy and VLAN (virtual LAN) capabilities to help improve your network's performance. Redundancy allows the switch to keep network traffic flowing even if a network connection fails. In other words, your network won't go down.
VLANs let you create groups within your company to isolate different kinds of traffic on the network. For example, you can segment traffic between your finance and marketing groups so that mission-critical financial information has priority over marketing data. VLANs also provide an additional layer of security by letting you hide sensitive company information from guests you've allowed to access your network.
Finally, a managed switch can support you as your business and technology needs grow. For example, if you decide to adopt an IP-based phone system, having a managed switch with QoS (Quality of Service) support allows you to assign a higher priority to voice traffic so that call quality isn't affected by other traffic on your network. Additionally, a managed switch that includes secure wireless connectivity lets you add users—employees and guests—to your network at any time and allow them to access your network and the Internet from any office or conference room in the building.
The simplicity of an unmanaged switch
An unmanaged switch has fewer features than its managed counterpart, so it requires little technical know-how to add to your network. There's no software to install and nothing to configure, making an unmanaged switch ideal for small businesses that are just getting their network started or that have no in-house IT support.
Unmanaged switches, like the Cisco 100 Series, have a fixed configuration and are ready to communicate with your PCs, network printers, and other devices right out of the box. All you have to do is plug in the switch, connect your computers and other devices to it, and connect the switch to the Internet. That's all there is to it.
The choice is yours
Which you choose depends on your needs. In a nutshell, an unmanaged switch provides basic connectivity for linking the various devices in your office to each other, including computers, services, printers, etc. A managed switch, on the other hand, gives you more control over your network as well as support for advanced communications technologies like IP telephony; in short, a managed switch will grow with your business
Regardless of which type of switch you choose, make sure it has all the basic must-have features. These include energy efficiency, interoperability with other vendors' products, and Fast Ethernet and Gigabit Ethernet connectivity.
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The web has revolutionized many aspects of the modern shopping experience, but it has never been able to recreate the pleasure of wandering a book store's shelves in search of literary adventure. Sure we can search, nay paddle, through a sea of books at Amazon and save 20 percent on toilet paper if we buy a package with two or more books, but the sheer pleasure of leisure browsing the local bookseller have been lost in translation when viewed through a browser. This is why Ars Technica went hands on with Zoomii, a new service that hopes to bring some of the visual thrill back to browsing books online.
Zoomii, in a nutshell, is a visual bookshelf browser for over 19,000 books from Amazon's catalog, though it can search for over 162,000 titles. Instead of browsing through flat lists of book titles and their cold statistics, Zoomii stacks books in shelves alphabetically by author, organized by genre. You can click and drag across Zoomii's landscape of shelves, zoom in and out with your scrollwheel, and click a book's cover for basic statistics from Amazon, including the ability to add the book to your cart or wishlist. We aren't quite sure how Zoomii picks the books that stock its shelves, but some kind of system that picks through a combination of top sellers and new releases is a safe bet.
A few aisles of Zoomii's bookstore, complete with an almost-empty bookshelf and even a bargain section
When was the last time you could get a view like this of Barnes & Noble's isles?
Zoomii is developed by a single developer, Chris Thiessen. On Zoomii Inc.'s site, Thiessen explains his inspiration for what appears to be not much more than his longing experiment: "Online bookstores are wonderful. They've got amazing prices, huge selections, and they're open all the time. If you know exactly what you want, they're perfect. But somehow I kept coming back to the bookstore just to browse," Thiessen continues. "Zoomii is my attempt to bring online as much of the real bookstore experience as possible." There's no word on whether the comforting smell of fresh hardcover pages is next on Zoomii's to-do list.
The detail view for a book with all the basic necessities
Of course, Zoomii's very narrow scope of Amazon's endless catalog limits the site's utility and appeal. Zoomii can only display 19,000 books and search a total of 162,000, and Amazon could always cut Thiessen off if his clever experiment begins demanding too much in the way of hardware and bandwidth resources. Still, being able to actually browse bookshelves, to the extent that the digital realm allows in this form, is a novel experience, one that is pleasant enough for us to have a little hope that Amazon takes a liking to Zoomii and scoops it up.


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Harden is the leader of the Houston Rockets.
"If James tells you, 'Chuck, you've got to play better D,' you listening to him? You've got to be kidding me," McHale said. "I lived through it, believe me. Everybody in the locker room (put their head in their hands). ... I just think Chris Paul will be good for James Harden. It will allow him to just be what he is, which is a phenomenal basketball player, (but) not trying to lead a team. That's just not his personality."


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Malaria's Effect on HIV Infection Rates
Why is it that 70 percent of the world's HIV-infected people live in sub-Saharan Africa? Could malaria be the culprit? According to recent article in AIDS, a scholarly journal, new research would suggest so. From a synopsis of the research that
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