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Submitted by RJ | September 20 2011 | Permalink
Hi Dr, McConnell (or Patricia, whichever you'd prefer),
Submitted by Patricia McConnell | September 26 2011 | Permalink
RJ: That's an excellent question and it deserves a thoughtful answer.It is indeed true that humans have priority access to some things in some contexts, but the point here is that most training (coming when called, sitting when asked, etc.) has nothing to do with competition for limited resources. That's exactly why it should not be used in most "daily interactions" because it isn't relevant to what most owners want or expect their dogs to do.
Submitted by Pam Shaw | December 29 2011 | Permalink
Dear Patricia , I totally agree with your comment regarding daily interactions of sitting when asked etc being irrelevant. I have not 'taught' my dog to sit....she already knows how to do it and I do not see the point in getting her to comply with commands all the time. When out on a walk if I want my dog to come to me I will call her and invite her to make the choice of coming to me, when she comes she is rewarded with a small treat or a hug. Dominance to me seems to be all about being a bully and not about respect. I would never get my dog to move out of the way, especially if she was sleeping, that is not about respect that is about being arrogant, almost like 'get out of my way'! I do not want to bully my dog like that I want a relationship where we have a mutual respect for each other.
Submitted by Little Buddhas ... | December 30 2011 | Permalink
Dr. McConnell,
There are so many subtleties that can easily be ignored by focusing on dominating a dog instead of building a rewarding relationship based on patience, consistency, positive reinforcement, and just spending time with a dog getting to know them as one would a person. With a lot of quality time together and a but of willingness to allow the dog to lead you a little bit, you can teach your dog a lot! Just communicating simply with eye contact is very effective and rewarding.
I have a lot of responsibility keeping my dogs safe, and I love that we spend a lot of quiet alone time together without my needing to constantly annoy the dogs by barking commands and demanding obedience. I do expect it though, and when we're in an area with distractions, they feel safer just doing what I always expect when we're alone. I love them for that.
Of course, there are days, but I have to say, a dog will teach one far more poignant lessons than one will teach a dog. For those commands that keep a dog polite and safe, practice makes perfect. Spend quality unhurried time with dogs, carry great treats...enjoy. I look forward to finding your book and devouring it! Thank you!
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Submitted by Barb McNinch | December 30 2011 | Permalink
Great article as usual, Patricia. I think too that the reason people accept the "dominance" theory is that humans have HUGE egos and we like to be in charge of things. Oft-times we are not even able to be in charge of ourselves or our lives, so if we can lord it over a dog then hey why not? I also feel that the connotation of the word has been lost and when people hear the word dominance they also hear or think, "punishment".
Submitted by George Schlosser | January 28 2012 | Permalink
It boils my blood when I realize there are people out there making lots of money writing writing article like this. My bet is that somehow Dr McConnell (and Cesar Milan) got ahold of the class notes I hand out to my obedience class students and tweaked the wording slightly. And to think I make peanuts compared their riches.
Our prior Dalamatian was taught who was boss, as part of her obedience training for Search and Rescue. (Don't laugh, as a team with my wife, she surprised an awful lot of people.) After she retired from SAR, we eased up some the things listed in this article, and it was funny how her hearing became more and more selective. The come command would have to be followed up with an emphatic NOW. But she could still hear the cheese being unwrapped from the far end of the house.
Submitted by Dog obidience t... | February 1 2012 | Permalink
I agree with George on this one, whole heartedly.
Submitted by Dog Obedience T... | February 7 2012 | Permalink
You might want to look at David Mech's video on "Alpha" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNtFgdwTsbU
It is true that as a species, dogs - even as puppies - show particular behaviors on the spectrum of submissive to bold and confident within a short period of time during their interactions. There are behaviors that are termed "dominance gestures" such as T-ing over another dog's shoulders with its head or paws, "muscling up" (becoming stiff and tall with the body leaning forward) and mounting...and all of these behaviors can be seen during PLAY and during agonistic (socially conflicted) interactions or threats up to and including aggression. You can see dogs pass through all these behaviors in a matter of seconds. So, when you learn canine signaling, you realize you are observing behaviors with more than the two motivations of dominance and submission.
This is the old-school, ham-handed stuff that makes me crazy. But if you love thinking you're all that, just rock on.
Within groups of dogs in a multiple dog household, there are certainly hierarchies, but they are not linear and static. They are fluid. For example, one dog is queen of all the tennis balls. Either no one bothers that dog when she has one or certain dogs - but not other dogs - can approach or take away the tennis ball from her. And the Queen of Tennis Balls may not give a rip if another dog takes away her rawhide, but NO ONE can bother her if she's on "her" chair. See what I mean? Each dog has resources it prefers and will show other dogs how valuable those resources are to it in any number of ways. But it isn't as though we're constantly fending off nuclear war in our own homes daily and neither are packs of wolves.
It is discouraging when encountering DOG TRAINERS who still believe that dogs don't know we're not dogs, too, and that rather than wolves living in cooperation to pass on their genes and survive as a species, they are constantly fighting each other to the death.
Too much National Geographic all around.
Submitted by Anonymous | February 9 2012 | Permalink
Well that video doesn't prove to help your argument number two. As does the bashing for television watching. It's hard to see a valid argument here when you can't even properly read what the other voice had said. Number one never mentioned strict structure or anything you bashed back about. But hey, next time I see a more 'un-dominant' dog attack and maim an obviously 'non-dog' owner for taking it's chew or toy away or telling it it can't sleep on the human bed, I'll remember posts like this. But seems like there will be two sides to this spectrum and all the graying will be forgotten. Being closed minded never helps a logical argument. Sad stuff really.
Submitted by V. Mayer | August 6 2012 | Permalink
Even a dog that's at the bottom of the hierarchy, such as it is, will exhibit resource-guarding behaviour if pushed far enough. You certainly can coerce a dog into submission, but there is no guarantee it won't snap at some point.
No dog will be seen constantly reasserting its status in the pack. At any rate, resorting for a minute to the somewhat outdated terminology, "alpha" dogs would be less likely to do so than dogs ranking lower who seek to improve their standing and push the boundaries. As a result, constantly reminding your dog "who's boss" is likely not what an "alpha" dog would do, making it a tool of questionable efficiency in your hands.
Furthermore, while a great deal has been passed down from wolves to dogs, dogs are not wolves. Neither are they humans, nor do they view themselves as such (with the possible exception of those who have not been sufficiently exposed to other dogs - but in that case they would know very little of canine society and the way it works, so attempting to enforce the rules of canine society would be of very little use). We cannot pretend to fully understand the nuances of canine communication, and much as we would like we cannot replicate canine behaviour because we are not the same species. We do not rely on scent in our communication - who knows what messages our pheromones relay to our dogs, and will we ever be able to control these messages? -, we do not have tails to wag or ears to flatten or prick up, and so forth. I do believe to some extent it is possible to cross these boundaries and communicate by posture and signals like yawning, growling, snarling - and the dogs will often pick up on them -, but still we cannot behave like dogs.
Instead of attempting to force on them our concept of what life in a pack should be (especially since the science on that is constantly getting updated), we might as well accept we are members of two different species living together. Our goal should be to teach our dogs what is acceptable and what is not, in a clear way and without antagonising the dog. This can be achieved by reinforcing desired behaviour and letting undesired behaviour "fade away", or redirecting it, or - in a few cases - showing the dog that it is not desirable. If you are the source of all that's fun and grand, your dog will want to please you even if you don't make a great show of being the "dominant one" in the household.
Yes, the dominance theory worked - and works - better than letting the dog get away with everything, and in certain cases you might want to resort to techniques that sound somewhat similar to it in order to solve specific behavioural issues, but that doesn't mean there is no other - dare I say, better - way of training your dog.
Submitted by V. Mayer | August 6 2012 | Permalink
Incidentally, this only shows that she didn't find coming to you as soon as called very rewarding - entirely understandable, since recalls often interrupt activities that dogs find great fun, or at any rate highly interesting/exciting.
Your being "top dog" and enforcing this would not have necessarily made it more rewarding for her to come to you, either. Of course, I do not know your dog and have not seen her working, but it sounds like SAR work was something she was good at and enjoyed doing, so performing actions linked to it was enjoyable as well; once SAR no longer was part of her life, she might have wanted something new to focus on and enjoy, linked with her obedience work (and recall).
Submitted by Anonymous | January 30 2012 | Permalink
I love the dialog that comes with charged issues like "dominance" - it keeps us asking questions about all of our longest held perceptions. Personally I enjoy reading all sorts of authors, even the dominance theory proponents. I read the much maligned to form my own ideas instead of just listening to the opinions of others and I have learned a lot from unexpected places. But yes, there are so many great new ideas available to us now. It is a great time to be a dog lover. From Positive Reinforcement to Natural Dog Training - who knows who will have the next great thing to say? But ultimately it will be the dogs who teach us the most - which makes us very lucky indeed if we are quiet enough to listen and learn from our four-legged teachers.
Submitted by Tomi | February 9 2012 | Permalink
I don't disbelieve that dogs require some kind of Alpha or dominant figure in their lives, but I think we make this a bigger deal than it is.
Just like Patricia, I have opposable thumbs (yay me!) and a large brain. I provide the food, the cuddly dog bed that I got on sale at Costco, the water, the shelter and the love.
Without me, my Maverick would be out in the cold, hungry, thirsty and not nearly as comfortable when he goes to sleep at night. Am I not the dominant figure just by being a human?
I understand that a dog needs structure and boundaries in order to respect it's owner. That doesn't mean I need to walk around with my chest puffed out, constantly letting him know who's boss.
People, these are domesticated dogs, here. Yeah, they carry on traits they've inherited from their wolf ancestors, but we've spent years and years conditioning them to be our best friend and companion. If we have to spend all of our time reminding them who's dominant, what was the point of domesticating them?
I see Maverick as my best friend and companion. He respects me, I respect him. He knows better than to get into the trash, I know better than to be hurtful and mean to him, because it destroys his little puppy heart. He knows when I'm upset, I don't have to do cartwheels around the room. A simple "NO" suffices.
This all boils down to the fact that today everyone wants a quick fix. No one wants to put the work in to make their dog a satisfactory companion.
Today, most people won't do what my grandfather did and spend hours and hours outside teaching a dog obedience. If he was going to bring a new dog home, he was going to invest himself in it for as long as he needed to, and in turn the dog always invested itself in him. It's a lesson he taught his children, and in turn my mother taught it to me. We never had a family dog that wasn't exemplary.
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Submitted by Canis bonus | July 1 2012 | Permalink
Why or why does this keep being such a divisive issue? I do not get why people cling to this concept of dominance with such passion. Who else knows better than a person who wrote her PhD thesis on dog behaviour?
How can people continue to argue in spite of the most authoritative sources.
It baffles me.
We just all need to keep writing articles about this and hopefully, one day, the last retrograde, dominance-obsessed, trainer, will retire and make room for fact-based and humane training.
Thanks for sticking your neck out writing this.
Submitted by Bree | September 3 2012 | Permalink
Because unsuspecting, uninformed new dog owners like me keep stumbling upon the aforementioned dominance trainers. Y'all, please don't give up. It's taken me a few years but I finally see the light on my dominance supporting dog trainer and why his advice did not sit well with me. On to the positive!
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When we make the effort to understand our canine companions and become better 'leaders', we also get a chance to evolve as a human being!
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Heres some stuff i did on vacation in japan the last weeks
I like how the wyrm's head is a lot smaller after a closer look. Quite a lot like how many insects and reptiles have bright colors to convey a much larger size than they are, its shape does the same. Not sure if you planned for that or not but it's a really nice result.
I'll pass on some advice I was given, even for quick sketches. Push your values! Deeper, brighter, richer, smoother!
Very good start here, keep it up and welcome!
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wow those hours at wayne's café in Skellefteå really payed off -- great stuff FrozZT ! The wyrm is awesome!
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CgMonkey: Hi there . I guess so, though havent been there for a while. Oh and ive decided to quit the education, im going for 2d for real now. And it feels great!
Gonna try to post some new stuff soon, ive jumped on a freeware/shareware game project a couple of days ago. A sidescroll, action game with some really cool ideas and a promising team, + i get alot of creative freedom so all is good.
Here is a WIP of a symbiot, an aquatic humanoid in symbiosis with coral-like organisms.
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Here is another concept of a character, inspired by snapper turtles. All thoughts welcome!
I like this stuff, you seem to sketch with quite intuitive lines.Some cool creatures you got there.
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Here is another creature. All thoughts welcome!
Woah! You are crazy good with details, my friend, and the designs are very fun to look at. I think the Snapper Turtle character is a great idea! Maybe make some more based off of random animals/reptiles. Lol
Keep on drawing. Oh, and good luck finding a job!
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FroZzt - what a GREAT choice! Too bad we didn't get any time exchanging ideas, you have a fascinating world inside your head.
Your last stuff is AMAZING. Your sense of organic shape is to envy! The transluscent skin on that slug is off the chart!
What I feel is lacking right now is proper use of lighting and shadows -- especially cast shadows and how effective they are at displaying form. Also your colors tend to get a bit "muddy" and I think it's because you don't actively think of seperation in terms of color temperature. Try experimenting with warm lights and cool shadows (or vice versa). Another attribute is the falloff of light, values can become less prominent if it's in a different angle to the light source, right now you have an overall value - more so on the turtle.
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CgMonkey: Thanks m8, its not what i usually do but i thought id give something like that a try. I guess im just trying stuff out and mostly focusing on the designs, ill try to take some of that other stuff back aswell. Appreciate the crits, ill think about it..
Radio24: Thanks man! Although i dont always keep it clean... You'll see :p
Dranyer: Thanks dude, glad you like it!
I guess some of the stuff im doing in a couple of these images i do becouse i think thats what people want.. Not that my artwork is for pleasing someone else more than myself, i just need a JOB! lol. With that said i hope i get one soon so i can let loose and do weird things that noone appriciates! :p jk hopefully some does hehe
Like the image below, i did it a year ago for an exhibition, i think its still one of my better paintings, though i have a hard time believing it would give me a JOB.. Maybe im dead wrong, thats just prejudice of me i guess. :/
Nice to see you here, mate. Cool stuff too.
The 'mouth' on the tail of the snail kind of clashes with the rest of it in my opinion. Would be scarier with some disgusting mouth under it instead, with a short body. Just my two cents.
You caught the slimy look pretty good.
Oh and you should post lots of your old work too. The fun characters you did for the busstop project for example. So cute.
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Izu: Hey m8! Yea i guess so, thats kind of the idea that the front looks kinda friendly and then suddenly it pulls up its ass against you with a big fat spike in it, but yea i get what you mean, it didnt really fit that well. Yea i could post some old stuff aswell, ill do it tomorrow or some other day.. Now i have something new to show . Thanks!!!
Here's a new creature, This creature is an amphibian, it uses its legs to crawl around on land and the bottom of the ocean. On land it also has nests in trees and high places. These nests are living organic beings with exits, or mouths which they use to spit these creatures across to another nest. the creature then catches its prey in air between the nests. All thoughts welcome!
Wow. This one has really nice design - http://conceptart.org/forums/attachm...1&d=1218130323
You got good grasp on form and value so maybe experiment a bit with color.
This tutorial would help - http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=17837
Keep it up!
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Farvus: Thanks man, ill try . Not much for tutorials.. But maybe ill give it a shot.
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Here's another one. Its the nest of that last creature i posted. All thoughts welcome
You succeeded in making it look disgusting. I wouldn't want to touch it
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I have been working on my website for a couple of days, my arm hurts so bad from all the damn clicking. So no new paintings im afraid. Though if you want to check out my site and maybe give me some C&C on it i'd appriciate it!
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Ill try to kick myself in the ass and go look at some of your threads soon, ive been so busy with my own lately..
Yes! These creature designs are coming along really well, especially with how you render their shine and implied wetness... yuck. Last update especially with those nodules and open sore-type things!
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Would critique it but im really not in a position to cast stones since im a noob that lives in a glass house lol
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M4ze: Thanks, im glad you find them interesting.. You could give your oppinion, there doesnt need to be any right and wrongs really, even if i think you are wrong someone else probably think you are right . AND its very good practise to give critique, look at something and try to put into words what you like and what you dont like and figure out wy.. Thats my oppinion . So feel free to comment if you'd like, just dont say what you heard someone else say!
Here's some new work that ive been doing after i got my site done. Ive used another artist on this forums work for reference.. Just for some details and so that they hold the same tech's. Ill ask him if i can show his work... We are working on a project together. Anyway here goes.. All thoughts appriciated!
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The last character looks really good. I like the shiny texture of metal. The high tech part on knee looks really cool too maybe beacause there are good proportions and hint of functionality.
I think the white smoke is a bit distracting and competes a bit with important elements of design. Maybe change it to something darker. Also visible part of her thigh looks a bit weird. This part of the leg has different structure. There's more straight line unless it's part of clothing design.
FrozZT man! Have been searching for your sketchbook around here, and now I found it
Nice to see some more work from you. Your DW III entry was kickass! how did it go ?
I love the way you handle values, got any tip? I allways seem to have to high contrast between the light and dark areas, when I want a softer feeling like the aquatic humanoid.
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The Supreme Court is expected to issue its decision on health care reform. Research In Motion, Nike will dominate earnings. A European summit could get volatile. Economic reports at home could show more softness.
It wasn't a great week for stocks, but given the week's drama -- a Greek election, a Federal Reserve meeting and its nasty aftermath on Thursday -- it could have been worse.
Expect another week of drama -- a lot of drama -- starting perhaps as early as Monday when the Supreme Court may issue its ruling on the Healthcare Reform Act, otherwise known as Obamacare.
There are two earnings reports of importance: Nike (NKE) and Research In Motion (RIMM). The BlackBerry maker's stock price fell below $10 on Friday for the first since since 2003 as investors are signaling the company is in crisis.
And there will be important reports on the economy, personal income and housing.
Monday is shaping up as a weak day. Futures trading in the Dow Jones industrials ($INDU) and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index ($INX) are signalling U.S. stocks will open lower.
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At the same time, there was concern about how auctions of government securities in Spain and Italy will fare. European stock futures and Asian shares were lower while the euro dropped toward a two-week low.
Corn and soybean futures rallied on concern dry weather will cut supply.
A volatile week ends with a lower market.
The Supreme Court decision and the rest of the drama will come after a week in which the Dow fell 1%. The S&P 500 was off 0.7%. The Nasdaq Composite Index ($COMPX) actually finished higher, with a 0.7% gain.
It was a volatile week, especially on Thursday when the Dow fell 251 points in a delayed reaction to the Federal Reserve's decision to adjust a program to sell short-term securities and buy longer-term bonds to keep long-term rates low.
But the Fed's real message was that it is very concerned about the deteriorating economic situation in Europe and its effect on the United States. Policy makers cut their own forecasts for the next several years and conceded that they -- and everyone else -- were probably too optimistic earlier in the year when a warm winter caused a lot of economic activity that might have been delayed until spring.
The stock market slumped badly on Thursday. Many traders had been hoping the Fed would do much more than it did, even if Chairman Ben Bernanke insisted the central bank had made a substantive decision. But Bernanke did say the Fed would do much more -- presumably another big round of purchases of federal bonds -- if conditions really get scary.
But there were other issues at work: worry about a Moody's downgrade of global banks and a Goldman Sachs call to short the entire S&P 500.
There were other effects of the Fed decision.
Gold (-GC) and other commodities moved lower. Crude oil (-CL) closed the week below $80 a barrel for the first time since October, and the national average price of gasoline fell below $3.50 a gallon for the first time since Feb. 11 and ended Friday at $3.454 a gallon. That's down 12.3% from the April peak of $3.936 a gallon and down 4.9% from a year ago.
And there was plenty of criticism: that the Fed was reckless and risks setting off a new round of inflation and that the Fed has offered too little aid to the economy in the last few years because officials are afraid to offend the Republicans in Congress.
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The health care decision is coming
The decision, assuming it comes, will be combed carefully. (The New York Times suggested it may be delayed until Wednesday or Thursday.)
If law is overturned, it's likely to be by a 5-to-4 margin, with most Supreme Court watchers believing Justice Anthony Kennedy will be the deciding vote. (Because of that belief, he already has made the cover of Time magazine.)
The dissents will be closely examined because they may provide a roadmap on how to make the world's most expensive -- and chaotic -- health care system more efficient and accessible to more people
The betting, at least on the basis of three days of oral arguments in March, is that some or all of the law could be struck down. The big winners would be managed-care companies and medical-information companies. Hospital operators would probably be losers.
Health care stocks were the best-performing sector of the stock market in the past week. The sector has been a source of strength in a difficult quarter. The S&P 500 is off 5.2% so far this quarter. The Healthcare Select SPDR (XLV) exchange-traded fund, which tracks the health care sector of the index, is off 0.52%, third-best among the 10 S&P 500 sectors.
But the fact is there has not been exuberant investing in health care stocks. They were up an average 10.5% for the year through March 28. They're down an average 1.1% since.
And the winners are not because of the pending decision.
Edwards Lifesciences (EW), which makes heart valves and other devices for patients with cardiac problems, is up 44% for the year and 39.1% since March. But most of the gain resulted from a June 13 recommendation for the Food and Drug Administration to approve a new valve product.
- For more on the possible outcomes of the decision, check "The Obamacare Ruling: 5 Investing Scenarios."
Most of the attention on Europe will be paid to the European Summit on Thursday and Friday.
Germany, France, Italy and Spain agreed Friday that the eurozone needs to establish a $156 billion package that helps finance growth in the region.
But German Chancellor Angela Merkel resisted pressure for common eurozone bonds or a more flexible use of Europe's rescue funds. She wants more fiscal discipline among the eurozone countries, something France has been reluctant to endorse.
That probably kept Friday's stock market rally in check, and it could weigh on markets as the week rolls on. There is a big fight brewing between Merkel and the new French president, Francois Hollande. A loud, ugly fight would hurt global markets.
A warning from the central bankers
On Sunday, the Bank for International Settlements, an organization that serves as an umbrella for the world's largest central banks, called on euro zone countries to insure bank deposits and take other measures to prevent a banking collapse so that the European debt crisis does not undermine the global economy.
In its annual report, the BIS said central banks can't cope with the euro zone crisis alone. They are nearing the limits of their resources, and it is time for policy makers to act.
"Central banks are being cornered into prolonging monetary stimulus, as governments drag their feet and adjustment is delayed," the organization said. "It would be a mistake to think that central bankers can use their balance sheets to solve every economic and financial problem."
The report warned that bank deposits were already flowing out of countries perceived as vulnerable. By May, Greek banks had already lost about a third of their foreign deposits and one-quarter of domestic deposits, and the outflow seemed to be accelerating.
Money is also flowing out of Ireland, Italy, Portugal and Spain and into banks in Germany and the Netherlands because depositors believe there's more safety, The New York Times said.
Nike and Research In Motion top the earnings reports
After Thursday's close come two important reports.
Nike is expected to cheer investors with earnings of $1.37 per share for the fiscal fourth quarter, up 10.5% from a year ago. Revenue is expected to grow 13.1% to $6.52 billion.
Here's what to watch: the order book. Nike also includes an estimate of orders for the next few months. Listen to see if Europe is affecting sales. One analyst believes the European business is still quite strong, the Portland Business Journal noted Friday. Sterne Agee's Sam Poser said in a client note that athletic footwear and apparel brands and retailers are actually growing in Western Europe.
Research In Motion is a different and sadder story. The company expects to report a loss for its fiscal first quarter. It has promised to explore strategic alternatives, which would mean a sale.
The consensus estimate is still for a penny a share in earnings, down from $1.33 a year ago, with a 35.8% decline in revenue to $3.15 billion. And the questions at the conference call will surely be on survivability.
Also reporting next week: for-profit college operator Apollo Group (APOL) on Monday; drugstore chain Walgreen (WAG) on Tuesday; food processor General Mills (GIS) and homebuilder Lennar (LEN) on Wednesday; Family Dollar (FDO), office-furniture-maker Herman Miller (MLHR) and gun-maker Smith & Wesson (SWHC) on Thursday and Constellation Brands (STZ) and builder KB Home (KBH) on Friday.
The second quarter ends on Friday.
The economic reports: A last revision for GDP
Reports this past week (and in weeks before that) suggested the economy has slowed down from a quick start in the first quarter. This week's reports will probably confirm that.
There may be some cheer from housing. Nomura Securities is expecting May new-home sales to rise 4% in May to 375,000 units. That will undo some of the gloom from Thursday's existing-home sales report for May, which said sales on analyzed basis were off 1.5% from April.
Here's another bit of cheer: We're far enough along in the year that unadjusted sales (that is actual sales) were up slightly in May.
But the rest of the week may not be so cheery.
Case-Shiller Home Price Index, due Tuesday from Standard & Poor's. Look for a small year-over-year decline. But the rate of decline is slowing rapidly.
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index, due Tuesday. This will probably decline. The index is closely attuned with the stock market.
Durable-goods orders, due Wednesday. Slowing European growth will depress orders.
Gross domestic product: a final revision for the first quarter, due Thursday. Analysts expect growth at an annualized 1.7%, down from 3% in the fourth quarter of 2011.
Personal income, due Friday. Look for a small gain in income and in spending.
Chicago Purchasing Managers Index, due Friday. Nomura Securities sees the index falling to 51.2 in June from May's 52.7. But a reading above 50 means the economy is still growing.
University of Michigan consumer sentiment index, due Friday. Expect a big decline thanks to the stock market's woes.
I see the parents of the slain border patrol agent are going to campaign for Mr.Romney. I also note that a group of Mexican law enforcement people are going to make a commercial for Mr. Romney asking why Holder and Obama allowed Fast and Furious and refuse to answer Congressional questions. I hear the families of some 400 slain by these weapons in Mexico, want to help Mr. Romneys campaign also...
They should make effective commercials. Halder clearly lied to Congress and is OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE in the cover up of Obama's involvement...
Comrade Max Sparticas, Why do you keep postingthese lies? These are false Donkey Party talking points.
Obama has spent 5.5 trillion we don't have since he has been in office. As far as 2007 & 2008 budgets, tose were passed but the democrat house and democrat senate. They could logically be included in "57 states" numbers but they are not.
The amount spent in 2008 was 3 Trillion, it is now 3.8 tillion a 26% increase.
Government spending has increased to over 26% of GDP and it stood at a shade under 18% when "The private sector is Fine" took over.
Mr. Obama is clearly the most inept, clueless, out of touch, corrupt, lazy President in the last Century. Jimmy Carter is happy, someone will be remembered now as worse than him.
Where is the "under 8% unemployment Mr. Oblama promised? Is that like his promise to cut the deficit in half within 2 years?
Incorrect. Redirecting money to the auto sector will cost a like amount of jobs in other areas of the economy, and shrink revenue by a larger amount. It in effect will cost thousands of more jobs than it creates.
This why after 5.5 trillion in deficit spending and stimulus the unemployment rate under Obamanomics went from 7.2% on 01/20/2009 to well over 10%. The government canot create jobs. Every dollar is spends has to first be taken OUT of the PRIVATE economy via taxation, borrowing or debasing.
It is pretty clear from these comments not one of you has read the bill It is 2612 pages long, and a fair amount is lawyerese. It was written by many people, that much is obvious from the style. it would take a SCOTUS justice at least a couple of days to read the whole thing.
If you ignore all the miscellanous junk, i.e. funding for special junk (2 dams, special farm progects, etc) it is very contradictory. Seems like the special interest groups included language they want throughout.
The basic premise of the bill is a massive increase in Medicaid with the states picking up tab, and the mandatory participation of the health uninsured to fund the cronic users of the current healthcare system who are uninsured.
The real question of course is who should be fleeced to pay for these cronic uninsured users who utilize the existing system? I for one don't want to pay for these people. The CHOOSE to place healthcare coverage and their health at a lower spendiong priority than other necessities.
This healthcare bill was rammed down the throats to the very people that have to PAY THE BILL.
The other aspect of the bill is to attempt to control costs by limiting payments to healthcare providers (i.e controlling the wages of doctors, nurses). Congress will never allow these to happen. They have been shown to resist making current Medicare payment reductions. So this bill actually increases cost by a modest amount. It in no way has provisions that will control any costs.
Read the bill and draw your own conclusions. It should be repealled. If you want healtcare coverage for 33 million uninsured, LET THE 33 million uninsured foot the bill.
Real Healthcare reform MUST include the following, Tort reform, allow the sale of insurance across state lines. And a national regulatory organization to define what is covered in each policy across state lines. Maybe allow 12 standard policies. This could be funded by the massive savings eliminating 50 state insurance regulatory agencies.
Don't think the Wall has to be 300 ft wide....Surely you jest...
But I did think the illegals that have been caught, providing the labor for their keep...
Was a grand idea.....But then prisoners everywhere in the US should provide low-cost or free labor for their keep at about 10 hours per day...6hrs. on Sunday after Church.
Less time in the yard, watching TV, vid games or drugs and fighting....Let them earn it...
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Comrade ActiveRIA,
You have shown time and time again you want to balance the budget by raising taxes. I OPPOSE any tax increases UNTIL the budget is balanced, PERIOD. We have 2.4 trillion in revenue and 3.8 trillion in spending. That is a gap of 1.4 trillion. 800 Billion of that 1.4 trillion is NEW DEMOCRAT SPENDING. That all has to go before we can even talk about new taxes. Next we need to slash the defense budget 200 billion. Then you need only cut another 400 billion.
All of these cuts must be this year, not 7 years in the future like Simspon Bowles.
Simpson Bowles put all spending cuts far into the future. And the tax increases immediate. How about we put all of Simpson Bowles CUTS up front, and the tax increases 7 years out?
No tax increase until the BUDGET is BALANCED, and all of Obama's new spending is gone. And any new taxes must come only after the budget is balanced, and then ONLYto reduce the deficit.
I had not heard of Norquist, before you mentioned him, but he is 100% correct. We don't have a taxing problem, we have a SPENDING problem.
So lets start with Simpson Bowles reversed... 800 billion inimmediate spending cuts, Obama can pick where they come from, and in 7 years we will raise taxes.
Take it or leave it.
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ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Span Corporation (http://www.spancorp.com/), a Compliance Management Organization (CMO) and Third Party Administrator (TPA) for Drug and Alcohol Screening announced it is now providing its services to Merced County Human Services Agency in California. This is in addition to Span's recent expansion of its Pennsylvania client base.
Founded in 1986 to serve as a single point of contact for Wayne County, Michigan's Department of Social Services Foster Care drug and alcohol screening programs, Span now provides the same high quality TPA services with expanded CMO services to its Merced County Human Services client and to Clarion County Children & Youth for the same program. Clarion County is Span's second customer in Pennsylvania.
"We are delighted to begin Span's first California operation--a two year contract with Merced County Human Services Agency; likewise we are excited to welcome Clarion County, Pennsylvania, to our program along with many more exciting new projects on the horizon," states Mike Grosh, president and CEO of Span Corporation. "We know our programs help families stay together that should stay together, while helping to protect children in unsafe situations, goals our new clients share," he added.
A recent customer survey confirmed that belief, as 100% of customer-respondents rated Span's drug testing and compliance management services as effective to very effective at enhancing their ability to protect the children in their caseloads. Additionally, over three quarters of the respondents agreed that Span services saved them from one to four hours per week of administrative time, and over 70% agreed that Compliance Management expedited case resolution.
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The CMO concept is a comprehensive program of drug screen specimen collection and analysis, overlaid with dedicated close compliance monitoring and automated reporting. The system requires coordination of providers and management professionals from the fields of forensic laboratory, program management, social services, and business and technology. The end result, according to Span management, is optimized, timely information returned to the end user-information that will allow the Courts to make better informed decisions in issues vital to child protection and well-being.
Span developed its proprietary custom software application, Cmost™, to provide caseworkers and probation officers with twenty-four hour access to test results, drug screening schedules and reports on each of their clients in real time as they become available. Caseworkers, probation officers or court officers enter a client's data into Cmost online--through email, phone or iPhone referral. Clients are enrolled and issued a unique identification number (pin number). Punching this number into their phone gets clients access to the Interactive Voice Response (IVR) scheduler, which records the date and time of their call. This information, along with drug and alcohol screen results is provided back to the referrer on a regular basis. They are also available on request or sent automatically whenever a client is determined to be out of compliance with court orders. All reports are encrypted so the data remain secure and confidentiality is assured.
The drug testing and compliance information is delivered to the individual caseworkers as rapidly as possible and is available for immediate use in the management of each client's case. Cmost automates the total program process so a caseworker saves administrative time and so case resolution is expedited. Twenty-four hour access to all client records helps caseworkers and other case managers stay organized and be more effective.
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Span Corporation headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with over 4,000 collection sites across the US, is a Compliance Management Organization and a Third Party Administrator of Court-centric drug and alcohol tests providing comprehensive and timely information to case managers, parole officers and the courts. Span's proprietary software Cmost™ automates the reporting process, providing both drug screen reports and compliance/non compliance reports. Comprehensive information reaches decision makers quickly, and provides more detail than drug-screen only programs can offer. This ensures that judgments will be based on the best information possible. For more information visit www.spancorp.com.
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More often than not, freelancers have to get by on meager incomes for much of their career. While it's not ideal for some people, others try to make the most out of it. The internet is packed with tips for saving money in our down economy, but some are worth repeating. For me, one thing I always try to look out for is overspending when I eat out with friends. It's really easy to sit down at a restaurant and order a $9 entrée, a $3 drink and a $4 dessert without even registering the relative cost of the food. That same amount of money could rack in a complete wardrobe on a Salvation Army dollar-clothing day. Yet so many people order way too much uncessery food which, quite frankly, only lasts a matter of hours in your system.
Instead of ordering a 2000 calorie mega-meal the next time you're out with friends, why not keep things simple? Check out the "Sides" section of the menu. Often times, sides are priced in relation to adding it onto a full entrée, and when done so, comes in a smaller portion size. But in many restaurants, the kitchen/serving staff will actually "super-size" your portions when ordering a side by itself, without increasing the price in the least bit. The french fries photographed above cost a grand total of $1.99. And that was before I ate most of them, when the basket was still full. Sure, I could have ordered the $6.95 Gyros meal like I usually do, but it's often too much food for me. That extra $5 can go a long way, and when combined with a glass or two of water, a large serving of fries fills me up pretty fast.
The downside to this is, of course, the fact that most sides do not offer a complete nutritional range. But as long as one adjusts their other meals of the day at home sufficiently, this should not be a big issue for most individuals with standard diets. And it sure beats indulging on insane quantities of food, only to feel sick afterwards.


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Watching 'A Study in Pink' whilst writing my Law essay.
It's helping me study.
True, it's helping me study Benedict Cumberbatch's face.
But still.
I need a Sherlock fic that involves Sherlock doing drugs.
I need this because of reasons.
Pop one in my ask box. Please. NOW.
J: Hello?
S: John.
J: Hey, Sherlock. You ok?
S: Turn around and walk back the way you came.
J: No, I'm coming in.
S: Just do as I ask!…Please.
J: Where?
S: Stop there.
J: Sherlock.
S: Ok, look up. I'm on the rooftop.
J: Oh God.
S: I, I, I can't come down so we'll just have to do it like this.
J: What's going on?
S: An apology….it's all true.
J: What?!
S: Everything they said about me. I invented Moriarty.
J: Why are you saying this?
S: I'm a fake.
J: Sherlock..
S: The newspapers were right all along. I want you to tell Lestrade. I want you to tell Mrs. Hudson and Molly. In fact, tell anyone who will listen to you…that I created Moriarty for my own purposes.
J: Ok, Sherlock. Shut up. The first time we met. The first time we met, you knew all about my sister, right?
S: Nobody could be that clever.
J: You could.
S: I researched you. Before we met I discovered everything that I could to impress you. It's a trick, just a magic trip.
J: No. Alright stop it now!
S: No, stay exactly where you are! Don't move.
J: Alright.
S: Keep your eyes fixed on me. Please, can you do this for me?
J: Do what?
S: This phone call, it's…it's my note. That's what people do, don't they? Leave a note?
J: Leave a note when?
S: Goodbye John.
J: No. Don't.
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7:54 AM EDT, September 27, 2012
Greencastle, Ind.
AscenaRetail Group, Inc., a national specialty retailer of apparel for women and tween girls, has announced plans to expand its operations in Greencastle, creating up to 242 new jobs by 2018.
Ascena, which acquired Charming Shoppes, Inc. in June, operates through its subsidiaries the distribution needs of the company's Justice, Lane Bryant, maurices, dressbarn and Catherines brands.
The company plans to invest approximately $34 million, primarily in equipment and systems, to transform the 123-acre Greencastle campus to become its primary ecommerce distribution site. Additionally, a $3 million investment will be made to build a 40,000 square-foot addition to the 794,000 square-foot facility.
"Ascena's decision to expand here is vote of confidence in the Indiana economy and the skilled workforce of Greencastle," said Governor Mitch Daniels. "FB Distro has employed generations of Hoosiers and we are happy that Ascena has chosen to make this facility and the Hoosier State a central part of its future."
Originally constructed in 1954, the Greencastle distribution center - locally known as "FB Distro" - was purchased by Charming Shoppes in 1987. Ascena plans to continue to employ 185 associates in Greencastle and to begin hiring additional distribution, warehouse and management associates this fall.
"We are pleased to partner with the state of Indiana, Putnam County and the city of Greencastle on this project," said David Jaffe, president and chief executive officer of Ascena. "We have been thoughtfully developing strategies that would best use our distribution centers across the country and enable us to provide superior service levels to our stores and customers."
Jaffe continued, "Online sales continue to be the most rapidly growing part of our business, and the efficient operation of ecommerce distribution is a critical component of our ability to serve our customers in an exceptional manner. The opportunity to consolidate all our ecommerce distribution under one roof - to maximize labor, inventory and transportation efficiencies - supports our strategies, and allows us to transform and expand our facility in Indiana."
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation has offered Ascena Retail Group, Inc. up to $2,170,000 in conditional tax credits and up to $75,000 in training grants based on the company's job creation plans.
These tax credits are performance-based, meaning until Hoosiers are hired, the company is not eligible to claim incentives. The city of Greencastle approved additional property tax abatement and other incentives at the request of the Greencastle/Putnam County Development Center, Inc.
"We are most excited that Ascena has chosen to deploy its new e-commerce operations at the FB Distro facility here in Greencastle and Putnam County," said Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray. "FB Distro has been a great corporate citizen since first coming to the community in October of 1987."
Murray continued, "The announcement of this investment today represents the fourth expansion of their facility in the past 25 years. We are pleased to support Ascena's recent acquisition of F. B. Distro and the new focus of their operations. This is another example of how the great business climate in Greencastle is helping the community grow and prosper."
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1. Love is not a feeling, it is not one night that takes your breath away, it never chains you down, it is not constant happiness, it is nowhere near perfect. If you must reduce yourself to achieve it, it is not true.
2.Love is sacrifice, love is hard, love is compromise, love is doing the dishes for your mom without her asking, love is making sure your significant other gets home safe, love helps you fly.
3. Never make anyone into your savior because it doesn't work. Only you can control your happiness, you will always be there for yourself.
4. Always ask for help or talk to someone if you need it. The ones who love you will understand, they only want to see you happy.
5. Never feel ashamed for changing yourself. Sometimes people won't like it. Sometimes people will criticize you for it. But if you are moving towards who you really want to be, those people will either accept it or leave.
6. Never be ashamed to practice your faith. We all need something to believe in.
7. If you feel sad, do something you are passionate about. If you feel happy, do something you are passionate about. Paint, run, swim, dance, sing, call a friend, do service work. Life is short, why not throw yourself into something fun?
8. It seems like the end of the world now, but it really isn't.
9. Look through other people's points of view first. Don't be set on an opinion without knowing the facts of both sides. Once you understand; then you are allowed to shout how you feel to the world.
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The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) and The Alabama Hospital Association (ALAHA) is releasing a report detailing the decrease in trauma-related deaths in Alabama from 2006-2011, the last full year figures were available. ADPH and ALAHA credited the fact that Alabama established a statewide trauma system in March 2007 with this drop in fatalities.
"We know that about 80 percent of Alabama's trauma cases are a result of motor vehicle accidents," Dr. John Campbell, retired State Emergency Services Medical Director, said. "This report shows that our efforts to improve emergency response and treatment have been effective in reducing fatalities due to motor vehicle accidents."
A trauma system is a coordinated system of care that includes emergency medical technicians, a trauma communications system, hospital emergency department staff, trauma surgeons and other physicians who provide needed surgical and other care. These providers work together to determine the best possible course of action for the injured persons reported through the 911 system.
Campbell added "Most injuries are minor, and the patients do not need to be taken to a trauma center, but for the 10 percent with life-threatening injuries, the right care at the right facility in the shortest amount of time can mean the difference between life and death."
"The health and societal costs of injuries are staggering," State Health Officer Dr. Donald Williamson said. "Prevention is key to reducing the number of injuries and deaths in our state, and an effective trauma system saves lives."
The Alabama Hospital Association has started www.AlabamaTrauma.com to keep the public informed about the system, what it does and how it works. Dr. Campbell will also be appearing at civic clubs and other speaking engagements to talk about the good accomplished by the Alabama Trauma System and the need for further expansion.
"As an emergency physician and educator with more than 40 years of experience, I have been fighting for such a system since the 1970s," Dr. Campbell said. "Thirty years ago, Alabama doctors developed a trauma care course for paramedics that is now used in 29 countries and has been translated into 11 languages, but having the best-trained paramedics in the U.S. means nothing if you can't get your patients to the right hospital in time to save them. This system routes trauma patients to the closest appropriate hospital that can provide the life-saving care they need, and the data shows it works."
The rate of deaths due to motor vehicle crashes has shown steady improvement from 27.64 per 100,000 in 2006 to 18.05 in 2011. The improved capacity of emergency medical services in managing trauma care has contributed to this significant decrease. During 2010 and 2011, EMS handled almost 45 percent more accidents involving traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, with a lower death rate than in prior years.
To read the report, go to www.AlabamaTrauma.com and click on "Resources."
INFORMATION SOURCE: Alabama Dept. of Public Health
12 East Delano Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36105
(334) 288-1212
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This Samsung Galaxy phone has been fitted with a 3.14 inch screen to display graphics and images with QVGA resolution of 240 x 320 pixels. The presence of TouchWiz user interface on this Android based Samsung phone makes for an intuitive and user-friendly experience. This device has been pre-loaded with apps for Facebook, Twitter and Social Hub to offer you the flexibility to check in your virtual life from any location at any point of time. Additionally, this device features Samsung's proprietary ChatON application that offers simplified chatting experience on mobile.
The Samsung S6102 is equipped with a 3 megapixels camera to make you camera ready for clicking and preserving the precious moments in your handheld device. With the help of geo-tagging, you can opt to tag the location where you have clicked a particular photo for ease of recall at a later point of time. Additionally, there is an image editor to help you enhance the quality of a photo you have clicked. Also, you can use this camera for video recording at 24 fps.
DesignThis Android based phone has been ergonomically designed to sport an attractive look. The capacitive touchscreen occupies the maximum space on the front panel leaving out small space to accommodate the proximity sensor on the top and the Android shortcut keys for easy navigation on the bottom. The back side of this Samsung phone features glossy finish and is embedded with the camera and a speaker grill. You will find the volume rocker on the left side and the power button on the right side of this mobile phone. The top side of this phone houses a 3.5 mm headphone jack to let you plug in your headphone or a portable speaker for an enhanced listening experience. This mobile phone features the microUSB port on the bottom side.
Storage and BatteryThis performance oriented Samsung phone comes loaded with a powerful battery and a lot of storage space to meet your requirement. This Samsung phone is powered by a 1300 mAh Li-Ion battery to fuel a talk time of up to 17 hours and 6 hours on 2G and 3G networks, respectively. This phone can easily store your files and documents as it has 160 MB of internal storage space. However, you can expand the memory up to 32 GB with a microSD card to carry all your favourite multimedia files with you and tune into it even while you are travelling.
Connectivity and FeaturesThe Galaxy Y Duos S6102 has integrated a range of connectivity features to keep you connected with your friends and family irrespective of your location. The GPRS and EDGE enabled Samsung phone lets you browse the world of Internet on your handheld device while you are present on 2G network. However, if you are present on 3G network then you can experience lightning fast browsing on this Samsung handset as it is 3G enabled.
This WiFi enabled Samsung Duos S6102 lets you connect with the nearest WiFi hotspot and browse the world of Internet on your handheld device. This mobile phone features Android browser for a simplified and faster browsing experience. This mobile phone is loaded with document viewer to help you edit and access MS office based files on your phone. The pushmail feature helps you to send and receive emails in real time.
This Samsung phone features both Bluetooth and USB to help you exchange files with other devices in your surrounding area. The Samsung Galaxy Y duos supports A-GPS with Google maps to help you find your way to the destination in an unknown location. This mobile phone is equipped with a multi-format audio and video player to be a powerhouse of entertainment. Further, this mobile phone incorporated accelerometer and digital compass related sensors.
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|832 MHz Qualcomm Scorpion
|3.14 Inches
|QVGA, 240 x 320 Pixels
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|60x109.8x11.95 mm
|109 g
|Li-Ion, 1300 mAh
|Talk Time
|17 hrs (2G), 6 hrs (3G)
|Standby Time
|630 hrs (2G), 440 hrs (3G)
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|Wi-fi Hotspot
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|Yes, v3, Supported Profiles (HSP)
|Audio Jack
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|Video Player
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|MP3, Polyphonic
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|Call Memory
|SMS Memory
|Phone Book Memory
|Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Digital Compass
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|Important Apps
|YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, GMS Enabled, ChatON, Social Hub, Gmail
|Warranty Summary
|1 year manufacturer warranty for Phone and 6 months warranty for in the box accessories
This version is more or less similar to that of its predecessor(Galaxy Y). It has increased its RAM for better performance but uses the same 832 Mhz processor. But, remember that it has to handle two sims on standby, so I won't expect much higher performance.
1. 3.14 inch screen.
2. 3.15Mp Camera.
1. No camera flash.
2. Dual standby sim, not dual active.
I bought it 3 weeks before. Some features that I like of this handy phone are:
SMS is showing as gmail threads and is interesting.
I installed MX video player and was able to play movies with very good gesture controls.
It gives 127 ppi screen, which s better than laptops ~112 ppi.
It is able to play avi, mp4, mkv and a lot.
while playing mp4, player is using hardware decoder and feels betteer.
Also since resolution is 320x240 converted file will be lower size.
(Convert files to mp4 with Xvid decoder for good clarity)
I think it'll be good if samsung comes with 3.5" screen with same f... (Expand)
I got this mobile couple of days back and it met with my expectation. Before purchasing this, i heard like, switching the sim is difficult etc.
But switching between is very easy, it just two touch!
Very good touch screen. (Its fast)
Sound Quality and Network capacity is good.
Wifi, Net access is easy.
3.14 Inches touch screen (Which is very cool actually)
Good Battery life.
1. I dont believe it is 3 PM camera! Its not that grt.
No Flash, No front camera.. Wokey.. 9.2k.. we cant expect it should work like a Laptop!.
its a cool phone. 15 days over, not facing any big problem.
I personally do not see anything special about this phone. Quite disappointing product from Samsung. It has :
1. Dual SIM which is NOT ACTIVE...... quite useless.
2. No Front Facing Camera... so no Video call.
3. No LED Flash ...... comes in quite handy.
4. Only 0.14 inch bigger screen size than Samsung Galaxy Y with same resolution.
5. Only 100 mAh more battery power..... but also 2 SIM.
If it does not give at least one of the features mentioned above from point 1-3, then what is the point spending about Rs. 1600 more for this phone. There is hardly any substantial difference between G... (Expand)
I am using this phone for almost two months and here are the pros and cons of this phone.
1. Dual sim android phone.
2. Lots of apps (Android).
3. Nice look and feel.
4. Email/Chat Apps.(Google Apps)
1. Pathetic Camera/ No Flash.
2. No front camera.
3. Pixel density very bad.
4. Low volume on speakerphone.
5. Very less internal memory (160 MB). Don't buy any android phone with less internal memory because most of the good android apps install only in phone memory and there is no support to transfer them to SD card. If you install more apps you will find a high lag in your phone... (Expand)
I bought this mobile from a local dealer...initially i was very happy but after using it 1 week i was frustrated ...just installed facebook and google play services(thats essential to run many apps) and the device shows memory full!! And i think to throw the phone in the dustbin..the bad feature... (View complete review)
Samsung's worst phone in the price range not at all good.only gingerbread and 3 mp camera, 160 MB just does not make sense. Of coarse for 4000 or 5000 max it would.I wish there were zero stars that's what it deserves "a big zero". (View complete review)
It was my first switch back in 2012 from a normal Symbian Nokia smartphone to this piece...
The craze of an Android was such in me that without comparing without any other company, I bought this..
And in 2 or 3 months better processor,battery life, and ofcourse the memory products were availabl... (View complete review)
A real bullshit from Samsung. Less RAM, Less internal memory, the phone got hanged now and then, bad camera quality, low sound???. What else!!! If you want to turn your life in to a real mess ??? buy this product :P (View complete review)
My sister is using this product from 15 months. Overall this product is very good but it is outdated. (View complete review)


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A legislative what-if could have a costly answer.
An audit from the West Virginia Legislative Auditor presented to lawmakers Jan. 6 found a price tag of $30 million per year for the state to operate the West Virginia Turnpike as a toll-free road at its current level of maintenance.
As many as 231 people could be laid off from the Parkways Authority as a result of removing the tolls, creating a loss of income to the local economy of more than $9 million, according to the audit, and 31 West Virginia State Police personnel on the Turnpike would be lost if the Legislature does not appropriate the $2.7 million in personnel and operational costs for them the Parkways Authority currently funds.
The audit included several recommendations regarding the operation of the Turnpike and urges the Legislature to make a final decision as to the Turnpike's future "as soon as possible."
Under current law, the West Virginia Turnpike is required to be transferred to the Division of Highways once its bonds are paid off and the DOH Commissioner determines the Turnpike to be in "satisfactory condition."
The bonds currently are scheduled to be paid off in May 2019, and the commissioner expects it to be in satisfactory condition in 2019.
Greg Barr, general manager of the West Virginia Parkways Authority, said one of the critical points that should be clarified is more than 75 percent of the revenue collected on the West Virginia Turnpike comes from out-of-state vehicles.
"If we did have to transfer the cost of maintenance for that road … to Division of Highways, we would lose a stream of revenue coming into the state in excess of $80 million," Barr said. "The replacement revenue, whatever source you all would choose to dedicate to that, be it taxes or fees … would be solely on the backs of West Virginia taxpayers."
The Turnpike miles are already part of the funding formula for Federal-Aid Highway funding, the audit points out, so no additional federal highway funds would be given to the state if the Turnpike became a toll-free road.
And under new federal regulations, the audit clarified, the state could use excess toll revenues on other state roads if tolls continue on the Turnpike.
The West Virginia Turnpike was opened in 1954 as a two-lane highway, and it was upgraded to a four-lane highway by 1987 to meet federal interstate standards. Its 88 miles stretch from Charleston to Princeton and has four toll plazas. The Parkways Authority expanded through the years to include Tamarack in Beckley. The authority also has four major maintenance facilities, in Ghent, Beckley, Standard and Chelyan. The facilities include salt sheds, storage for vehicles, fuel pumps and administrative offices. The Parkways Authority owns and manages nearly $1 billion in depreciable capital assets in total.
Dismantling the toll booths and reconstructing any toll plaza entrances would cost about $23 million, according to the audit, and the Courtesy Patrol Fund, which is administered by the Division of Tourism, could incur additional costs of $420,000 per year to provide a patrol along the Turnpike.
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The audit also suggested the Parkways Authority develop plans to make Tamarack completely self-sufficient.


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National Religious Leadership Roundtable responds to selection of Rick Warren to give invocation at inauguration
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 — The National Religious Leadership Roundtable, convened by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, responds to the selection of Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at the Jan. 20 inauguration.
Statement by the Rev. Rebecca Voelkel
National Religious Leadership Roundtable
"As a Christian pastor and a lesbian, I am deeply troubled by President-elect Obama's choice of Pastor Rick Warren to pray at his inauguration. Pastor Warren was one of the leaders in smearing the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in the recent Proposition 8 campaign in California. His words and actions have solidified the impression that Christian equals bigot when it comes to the LGBT community. And his leadership was one of the factors in Prop. 8's passage.
"But Pastor Warren and the Saddleback Church, whose membership counts in the 20,000 mark, have also taken a leadership role in the fight against HIV/AIDS. And through this work they are coming to know many LGBT persons and our real lives — as opposed to the lies they have painted us with.
"My prayer is that Pastor Warren allow himself to repent of his hatred and harm to the LGBT community. If he is going to purport to acknowledge God's presence at the inauguration, he must recognize the power and blessing in all our lives — especially LGBT people."
NOTE TO MEDIA: Task Force Executive Director Rea Carey has also issued a statement saying in part, "President-elect Obama campaigned on a theme of inclusivity, yet the selection of Rick Warren to give the invocation is a direct affront to that very principle." Read the full statement here.
The National Religious Leadership Roundtable (NRLR), convened by the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, is an interfaith network of leaders from pro-lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) faith, spiritual and religious organizations. We work in partnership with other groups to promote understanding of and respect for LGBT people within society at large and in communities of faith. We promote understanding and respect within LGBT communities for a variety of faith paths and for religious liberty, and to achieve commonly held goals that promote equality, spirituality and justice.
The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. We do this by training activists, equipping state and local organizations with the skills needed to organize broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, and building the organizational capacity of our movement. Our Policy Institute, the movement's premier think tank, provides research and policy analysis to support the struggle for complete equality and to counter right-wing lies. As part of a broader social justice movement, we work to create a nation that respects the diversity of human expression and identity and creates opportunity for all. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., we also have offices in New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis and Cambridge.
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