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Book your room at Hyatt Arlington
Located in Rosslyn within a short walk of Iwo Jima Memorial, Hyatt Arlington is within a mile (2 km) of other popular sights such as Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. This 4-star hotel has 318 rooms and welcomes guests with a restaurant, free in-room WiFi, and a fitness center. Also close to this Arlington hotel are Arlington National Cemetery and Lincoln Memorial.
Enjoy a leisurely bite to eat at the onsite restaurant, or have a drink at the bar/lounge. Order from room service to satisfy your hunger without leaving your room, or meet other guests at the free daily manager's reception. Start your day off with breakfast, available for a fee.
All of Hyatt Arlington's 318 air-conditioned rooms provide iPod docks, refrigerators, and coffee makers. 32-inch flat-screen TVs come with cable channels and pay movies, and guests can stay connected with free WiFi. Bathrooms have hair dryers and designer toiletries. Phones, ironing boards, and desks are also available.
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Guests of Hyatt Arlington enjoy a fitness center, free WiFi in public areas, and conference space. Parking is available for USD 25.00 per day (USD 32.00 per day for valet parking), and there's also limo/town car service. Multilingual staff at the 24-hour front desk can assist with dry cleaning/laundry, concierge services, and securing valuables. Additional amenities include a business center, express check-out, and free newspapers.
- Walking distance to Iwo Jima Memorial
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- Onsite dining
- Fitness center
Hyatt Arlington1325 Wilson Blvd Arlington VA 22209
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This hotel offers a convenient location 1 block from a Metro stop and about 3 blocks from the Key Bridge, which leads to Georgetown. Washington, DC offices and attractions are within about 3 to 5 miles.
The Hyatt Arlington has a 24-hour fitness center and a 24-hour business center. Wireless Internet access (surcharge) is available in all common areas. The business center includes computers with high-speed Internet access (surcharge).
Guests enjoy discounted access to a health club 1 block away.
- Free WiFi
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Fitness facilities
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Business center
- Conference space
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Concierge services
- Total number of rooms - 318
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- 24-hour front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Gift shops or newsstand
- ATM/banking
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Elevator/lift
- Meeting rooms
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Free reception
Family Friendly Amenities
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- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
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- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Daily housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Iron/ironing board
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- iPod docking station
- Room service (limited hours)
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Cityhouse - Appetizers, freshly grilled seafood, cheeses, salads, sandwiches, and roasted meats. The menu changes seasonally. Decor includes dark paneled wood and plenty of windows for an intimate feeling. Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Key Bridge Terrace - This comfortable and friendly lounge overlooks the business district of Rosslyn. Light fare is served during the afternoon, evening, and daily happy hour. The lounge features martinis and a number of micro-brewed beers. A big-screen TV keeps track of important news and sports events.
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Check-out time is noon
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: USD 20 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: USD 25.00 per day (in/out privileges)
- Valet parking fee: USD 32.00 per day (in/out privileges)
Hotel Name
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Graphic novels | Five volumes of The Walking Dead made the November BookScan list of the Top 20 graphic novels sold in bookstores. As ICv2 points out, the fact that the first volume is still charting (at No. 13) bodes well for the series, as it means new readers are continuing to come in. The latest volume of Naruto took the No. 2 slot, and there were nine volumes of manga overall, including three volumes of Attack on Titan and the newest volume of Yotsuba&! There were five DC Comic titles on the list, as well as the latest volume of Dark Horse's Avatar: The Last Airbender. Completely missing from the Top 20? Anything from Marvel. [ICv2]
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Auctions | Comics industry legend Maggie Thompson plans to put up for auction 524 comics from her personal collection. Thompson, who with her late husband Don was a longtime editor of the Comics Buyer's Guide, estimates that she has 10,000 comics, all stored in a special vault-like addition to her home, which she built using the money from a previous sale, of Amazing Fantasy #15 (the first appearance of Spider-Man) and the first 100 issues of The Amazing Spider-Man. Bidding on the first batch of comics, which includes The Avengers #1, Journey into Mystery #83 (first appearance of Thor), The Incredible Hulk #1, and original cover art from Conan #4, begins today. [The Associated Press]
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Oji Udezue and Fabio Pettinati - The role of personas in Longhorn's design
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ZippyV wrote:Do they also have a zero-knowledge persona? Like a person who has never worked with a computer before?
For those people they should have some cool training stuff like: How to work with the mouse (single/double click) and keyboard. Introduction to security, enabling firewall. How to install and uninstall software.
All basic stuff.
Maybe I'm misunderstanding your comment.rasx wrote:When there is an OS that is reliable enough to send me a fault-tolerant OnSystemShutdown event, then I will not show any "save changes?" dialogs before the fat-client form closes. Mr. Cooper, you are way before your time.
If you are interested in the concept of personas, please check out the conference papers that my colleage Jonathan Grudin and I wrote about the method. In addition to background and theory on personas, they both provide some detail on how Microsoft uses them.
Personas: Practice and Theory.
J. Pruitt and J. Grudin, 2003. Proc. Design for User Experience Conference, San Francisco, 2003, CD ROM, 15 pages.
Personas, Participatory Design and Product Development: An Infrastructure for Engagement.
J. Grudin and J. Pruitt, 2002. Proc. Participatory Design Conference, Sweden, 2002, 144-161.
Would it be possible to obtain an electronic copy of the Personas posters?
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Today, there is a solution from algae that will eliminate the conflict of food vs fuel that was created by ethanol. This becomes the basis for green chemicals, and introduces a healthier line of nutraceutical products. This process solution is eco-friendly: consumes C02 (greenhouse gas), utilizes non-arable land and requires minimal fresh water.
Photon8: Delivering on the promise of algae:
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During its drive to render fuel at a cost less than fossil fuels, Photon8's team developed a genetically-improved alga that produces a high fraction of Omega 3s. The remaining lipids are converted to fuel and/or green chemicals. After Aqueous Extraction (Photon8's chemical-free process to isolate the lipids) cell remnants, which are high in protein and carbohydrates have been proven to be above the rest in animal feed studies.
Photon8: First to profitability in fuels, now first to healthier food and nutraceutical products.
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Fall Semester Is a Critical Time for Parents to Discuss the Risks with First-year Students
As college students arrive on campus this fall, it's a time of new experiences, new friendships, and making memories that will last a lifetime. Unfortunately for many, it is also a time of excessive drinking and dealing with its aftermath-vandalism, violence, sexual aggression, and even death.
According to research summarized in a recent Task Force report to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) at the National Institutes of Health, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the consequences of excessive drinking by college students are more significant, more destructive, and more costly than many parents recognize. And they affect all students, whether or not they drink.
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Fantastic Hotel
We've have stayed at Las Palmas three times and we will keep going back again and again. The food and booze are both great but the location and ambience are second to none. I have heard that the hotel was hit very hard during by Hurricane Kenna (worst in all of PV) and that the hotel will not be openuntil March 2003. I hope that the owners don't change things too much -- keep the beach bar (essentially) on the beach and don't construct a high sea wall like all of the other hotels. Looking forward to many returns to Las Palmas!!!
Simply the best Hotel ever!!
I have stayed at Las Palmas 3 times with my Mum, Step Dad and older sister. Each time we go it just get's better and better. The staff are so friendly and we made many friends with them who we have kept in touch with. The food is good and the entertainment is great, especially the comedy staff ones. Although we were there when the unfortunate Hurricane Kenna struck, the staff were amazing in making sure we were safe.
I would reccomend this hotel to anybody. It has a quiet pool for older guests and an activity pool for younger people with crazy activites such as "baloon war". There are jet ski's, kiaks and "Sun Buster" which is really cool.
I look forward to visiting this fantastic hotel in the future!
Action every where you go ( Guy Week in the old town)
Still got my key Room 201 and it the best veiwin the hotel very old but fresh look at what Las Palmas has to offer staff are the best and are their for ya if you need anything Say Hi to carlos and i hope he enjoying his blue flip flop (KENA)
Our best trip ever
A beautiful, quiet and calming resort! The food is wonderful, and the staff has always been the "Best"
We are looking forward to our 5th visit. Thank-you!
I have been to Las Palmas for the last 2 years and I am booked to go again in October. I know that there have been some changes since I last went as Omega are now not running the hotel. However I dearly hope that this will not change the hotel in any way.
During both my visits I have had a fantastic holiday and that's why I keep going back. We have always requested ocean view rooms and have always got them. We have never had any majour problems with our accomodations, and minor problems have been dealt with quickly and efficiently. The hotel is always very clean, the food and drink excellent,the entertainment fantastic and the scenery, beautiful. Every time I have been to Las Palmas there are always poeple there who like myself have visited before and the general oppinion is that it is a superb hotel, I can only assume then that these bad reviews I have read have been either to drastic changes since last October, or a couple of one-offs.
Truly Relaxing and enjoyable
My husband and I spent our 25th wedding anniversary at Las Palmas. This was our first trip to Puerta Vallarta and won't be the last. As far as we are concerned we loved the resort and the people that worked the different areas at the resort! The rooms are very basic, mexican style and really all you do in them is sleep and shower so they served their purpose wonderfully. Our room looked over the main pool and had a beatiful view of the ocean all from the balcony. The people working at the bar and eatery were wonderful and always remembered our drinks and even when we started walking up to the bar they were already for us. Of course tipping doesn't hurt. We are use to tipping quite a bit here in Calfornia and we felt that we should continue to do the same there. Well that gave us a reputation right off the start and we were treated like a King and Queen and boy did we love that!
This resort is RIGHT on the beach you couldn't ask for a more beatiful place to sit under an umbrella sipping Cabana's and watching the ocean. The free beer Sol is yucky so pick up a lime at the local market. The food we thought was very good. We ate at the special resturant 2 nights (they invited us back-we think cause we left a $10.00 tip) But maybe they just liked us. We met a wonderful English couple and hung out with them most of the time. Also you must go snorkling that was awesome and we will now plan our trips around beatiful snorking areas. Well I've said enough. WE WILL STAY HERE AGAIN AND AGAIN! The next time we will stay for 10 days and then 14 we loved it and it was very cheap!
The Real Review
THIS REVIEW IS ONLY INTENDED FOR YOUNGER FOLK LOOKING TO HAVE FUN. My Buddy and I (both male 24yrs) spent April 3-10, 2002 in Las Palmas Beach Resort. In this review I am going to outline the things that I wish I knew beforehand. It is best to get the two negative things out of the way, my only real complaint, though minor. The first being tipping. The first morning we left two dollars American for the Maids for tip, and we recieved a restock of fresh clean towels and two, one litre bottles of water, the next morning we tipped the same and only recieved towels and no water, the third day, we tipped 3 dollars Canadian and only recieved water, no towels. We were soooo confused... They shouldn't play those type of games with inebriated guests. We didn't mind when there was no water, because we'd simply steal some off of the maids carts as we walked by, but when you have to drip dry on the balconey nekkid, other guests tend to complain.
Second Complaint, Whenever we left anything unattended, we noticed they began to disappear, during our one week stay we lost one camera, about 5 packs of cigarretes and two Cd's. We are calling this LasPalmas Gate, believing that Security is behind it. When we asked security about the camera, we were taken through the security hierchy step by step (for show) until the top Security Dude finally said "No camera"
Anyyyyyyyyy way.
Rooms: When we first arrived we recieved a pretty hurtin room, with no great view or balconey, all the rooms are nice, but the view really makes the stay. The Porter that helped us with our bags simply shook his head, saying that we can do better and to simply speak (ahem $$) with Victor at the front desk in the morning when everyone checks out to change rooms. The next day we did so, and recieved the best room EVER. A Balconey facing the ocean, on the fourth floor right above the pool. Because all the pool activities start at 11am (aquasizing and other fun stuff) the music blared, we affectionaly liked to call it the "Las Palmas Alarm Clock", since our nights usually ended around 5 in the morning.
The Beach at the resort, is by far the best stretch in Puerta Vallerta, very clean, just perfect!!! My friend and I went skinny dipping the first night with two cougars we met on the airplane. Very cool.
Food: Due to our Late nights, and late mornings... we didn't get a chance to test drive breakfast once, but we heard it was good. I'm not going to talk about the food...... food is food, and it was alright, we're not picky.
Activities: As I mentioned Aquasizing in the morning, Pool Bingo, Water Volleyball, Beach Volleyball, and my favourite WATERPOLO, all the Canadians reading this will be pleased to know that I scored a double Hatrick in a Canada 12 England 9 game. It was a blast, and a good way to recruit the party people. It sounds dorky but we even had a Tquila-table tennis championship which was fun.
Another favourite was the free Kiaking, at first my buddy and I went double and cruised down the beach singing "Frara Jacques" Lotsa fun. Just don't go out when the waves are crashing, it's pretty easy to bail as we learned the hard way.
VERY IMPORTANT SUGGESTION if you're planning on cruising the bars, before you do so, buy a red wrist band from the guys on the beach selling them, you get a big discount on cover at the most popular bars, we only figured that out late into the vacation. Also, there is a young activities organizer at Las Palmas named Tony, who's good for planning bar excurtions. The more people you go with the better.
Bar Highlights>>>>>>>
MIRAGE FOAM PARTY: Pretty cool, the whole Foam experience was a first for me, and I took advantage for sure. We had a blast, went with a crew of about 12 from Las Palmas. To get in you simply pay cover, about 20 dollars Canadian, and then drinks are free all night (with the mandatory tipping) I recommend the wristband, and then pack your pocket with 5 peso denominations)
CHRISTINES: PACKED AS HELL!!!! which is alright, but we noticed that it was damn near impossible to get drunk after paying the cover charge due to the lines. Good News: Isn't filled with Fat Sunburned American Tourists ..Bad News: it seemed to be mostly Mexicano High Rollers paying 2000 Pesos to get a table and their own Bottle of Vodka for the night. The night was pretty much a waste until we met a whole bunch of Mexican Girls. We stayed until 4:30am. ;)
The Zoo: Dank, Dark and Crowded
Carlos O'Briens: I finally got the swing of some basic Spanish Pickup lines and was rewarded with the shooter girl making-out with me. That was the only highlight. But we only visited this place for an earlier afternoon Carona, Next time we'll for sure make it a night.
SENIOR FROGS: THE highlight of my ENTIRE vacation. I have never had such a blast in my whole life. SO MUCH FUN. Wish we hadn't wasted time at some of those other places, but rather did SF's at least two night. The reason that this was so much fun is that ....we prepped at the Resort. taking advantage of the free drinks, we went with some new people we met from Las Palmas, and we danced all night!!! It just so hard to explain how much fun this place really is. Girls get in free: No cover : guys pay about 5 dollars. Drinks are average price. We simply had a couple caronas each, bought a couple for our new friends (and vice versa) and then basically bottled water for the rest of the night. We met sooooooooo many people, and everyone there was just into having fun. Mexican to Tourist ration was about 50/50 . Everyone was really friendly. We stayed all night, got back to Las Palmas at about 5:30am.
The whole vacation though, is not a success due to the quality of the bars, or the food. but simply by the people you meet and the experiences you have. Everyone who stayed at LasPalmas, young and old were very cool to us, no exceptions.
I'm sick of typing now but I will throw in some extra bonus tips.
Cabs are 40 Pesos anywhere you go.
Bus is Four.
Limes help save the Resort's beer, Sol.
Never buy from the vendors on the beach, the MArket downtown is a lot cheaper.
Exchange rate at the resort is aweful, simply walk two blocks North on the main street for better rate.
Stay away from Mexican Police.
Buy Disposable cameras, and use the in room safe.
Have fun!
A Satisfied Customer
Returned to UK yesterday following 2 glorious weeks at this resort. Our room as promised had a superb ocean view framed by swaying palm trees. Although the furniture in the room was old and tired looking everything functioned well, including the best shower we have had anywhere. The maid service was excellent and rooms were always spotless. Without exception the hotel staff were cheerful, friendly and helpful. The food was very good with plenty of choice. Our only complaint was not enough Mexican options. Pool areas were kept spotlessly clean and there were plenty of sunbeds and chairs. Unfortunately many of the sunbeds were cracked or broken but when you consider the abuse they are subjected to by many of the guests, it is not surprising. The beach is clean, safe and relatively quiet. Local vendors were polite and not at all pushy so pose no problems. Evening entertainment while very professional lacked variety. Location on the edge of the town superb, taxis always available, local buses plentiful and interesting! Puerto Vallarta is a beautiful town, cobbled streets, plenty of life for the youngsters, clean and safe for wandering around with some very good eating houses. Experienced several excursions through Vallarta Adventures which were most enjoyable but a little expensive. We are seasoned world-wide travellers and found this holiday a delight, would certainly not hesitate to return. The tequilla slipped down a treat! By the way if you want a good night's sleep avoid March when the Americans/Canadians have their Spring Break, the younsters arrive en masse, and have no volume control.
Not for the fussy
Having just returned from las palmas, the apartments were very basic, very suspect air conditioning, and having talked to alot of other english people we all had colds, although the maids and waiters do a good job in making us feel welcome. Outside the hotel you get constantly bombarded with people selling stuff boat trips fishing etc, there seems to be alot of trouble with the water system at the moment, the food was gross to me anyway, dont expect english fry up's, it's more american rubish syrup, pancakes, crap like that but they have fried eggs you can have and bran flakes, and fruit, but the dolphins make the holiday they are food of it so do swim with them if you go.
Needs work.
My husband and I just got back from Las Palmas last night. When we got booked we told the travel agent that we were celebrating our tenth anniversary and she would let them know we were requesting a ocean view.got in at about 10:30 pm and when we were given our room key I asked if it had a belcony was told no and said there was no rooms to move to... but to come back in the morning, the room we were given was at the back of the hotel overlooking a small walk-way and belconies of the next resort. The T.V. when the sub-titles came on made static noises, the toilet seat was broken, the lights over the bed did not work, the towels were on the floor in the bathroom because there was no towel rack. Also in the morning the light was shining right in our eyes because the blinds were missing a slat right where it needed to be. the parrots outside were squacking early in the morning. We moved the next morning. They put us in room #2. Bottom floor beside the pool ocean front, could not see it because of the trees and plants sheltering us from the pool, very nice view from our room , much better then the first room. The Beds were very hard, we did not have hot water in our sink at all, something was broke, I complained but nothing was done the week we were there. The air conditioner made noise all the time even when turned off. Room #2 is looking at the picture in the books is on the right wing, there is a snack bar at the end of the wing so in the morning it was quite noisey. The food was good, always 2 grills going for breakfast fruit was good, Lunch good at the buffet and at the snack bar would make burgers, nuggets,clubhouses, fries and had stuff for nochos, etc. Supper was good at buffet. We could book the snack bar once per week, was very good.
The drinks... not bad, the only beer was SOL. The beach was nice, lots of peddlers, not to pushy, were a lot of fun. Beach chairs sucked, very old the cloth and wood sling chairs, not bad to sit but to tan in horrible, had to lay on your towel in the sand to tan your back. There was the nice white loungers but you are not to take them on the beach only by the pool. We left the hotel at 7:30 pm so we had booked the hospitality suite. after about one half hour and four people they finally gave us a key, we opened the door and there was shoes, clothes, we assumed that this was where they changed for the nightly shows, well we found out we were wrong when there was a man in the bed...went to the desk and they gave us another room to "try". It was empty.. Room 117 is over the kitchen very noisey, not alot of nice rooms at this resort. Our rep from Signature Tours told us that the hotel used to be OMEGA but the owner took it over three weeks ago because OMEGA ran it to the ground. It is a nice hotel, good food great entertainment, Beer and beach chairs sucked. Needs lots of work... Security was fantastic, had some friends try to come and visit us and security would not let them in only to the lobby. There is a painter that comes in a couple times a week by the pool, he paints with spray cans, go take a look he does beautiful work . O.K. place to stay only for sell off or very cheap don't pay full price you will be dissapointed.
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Heading from Vannes toward Nantes, down the N165-E60, you cross the Vilaine River.
As you do, you will find yourself on a very impressive suspension bridge, which clearly replaces an older bridge, the remains of which can still be seen. You have reached La Roche-Bernard.
- Pros:A pleasant spot for a break
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The backstreets are always the most interesting part of cities, I think. Nice little page, George
Another place in France where I should follow your feet step !
While I can't actually claim to have been to La Roche-Bernard, your backstreet photo does bring back memories of cycling around in rural France. Also, like Katherine (Ekaterinburg) we used to take our children camping in France when they were growing up.
That old cannon reminds me of the cannon I saw 35 years ago, overlooking the Suez Canal. Except that one had probably been used lately, as opposed to this one LOL
Great that the old bridge has been left in situ. Nice little page
Big nostalgia trip for me here. For about 8 years we took the children to France in the summer and stayed on the excellent French campsites. Driving from the ferry at Roscoff, La Roche B was a familiar landmark to us. Happy days!
Nice page with excelent photos. Thanks George.
This looks like a scenic area and a quaint town. I would not mind taking the time to do some exploring in little spots like this in France! Nice pics btw!
Old bridge, new bridge, the cannons standing ready, the threat of the English coming up the river.....all reminiscent of Newport, Rhode Island!! :-)
There is something very familiar about this town and the photo of the buildings is so appealing.....its the colours I think. Great page, thank you.
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Little One is a track off of Bilals latest album, Airtights Revenge, in which he pays homage to eldest son who suffers of Autism.
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, Volume 4, Issue 4, pp 495-505
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Primary care patients' views and decisions about, experience of and reactions to direct-to-consumer genetic testing: a longitudinal study
- Katherine WassonAffiliated withNeiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Health Sciences Division, Loyola University Chicago Email author
- , Tonya Nashay SandersAffiliated withDepartment of City and Regional Planning, School of Architecture and Planning, Morgan State University
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Little is known about the decisions and perspectives of participants undergoing direct-to-consumer genetic testing (DTCGT). The aims of this study were to examine the views, attitudes and decision-making factors of primary care patients regarding DTCGT. Their experience of and reactions to testing also emerged during the study. In this longitudinal, qualitative study, 20 primary care patients participated in DTCGT and individual interviews: (1) prior to testing after the informed consent session, (2) after receiving results, (3) 3 months post-test, and (4) 12 months post-test. Interviews included open-ended questions and all transcripts were analyzed using grounded theory, constant comparison methods. Five key themes emerged from data analysis as participants underwent DTCGT and reflected on their decision over time: (1) limited concerns about DTCGT, (2) motivations for testing, (3) expectations of testing, (4) understanding of results, and (5) impact of testing and results. While a few participants expressed concerns before testing, participants were motivated to test by curiosity, gaining actionable knowledge, and altruism. Most were uncertain of what to expect from DTCGT and needed assistance in understanding results. While many reported testing had no significant impact on them, being relieved or pleased after testing was the most common emotional effect. Notably, a few participants made positive health changes in response to testing. Given the paucity of information about primary care patients and DTCGT, this study adds more in-depth information to the emerging research on how such participants' view, make decisions about, experience and react to DTCGT over time. Because uncertainty remains about the accuracy of DTCGT, the response of primary care patients to this testing requires further investigation.
KeywordsDirect-to-consumer Genetic testing Primary care patients Decision making Ethical issues
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- Primary care patients' views and decisions about, experience of and reactions to direct-to-consumer genetic testing: a longitudinal study
- Journal
Journal of Community Genetics
Volume 4, Issue 4 , pp 495-505
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- 2013-10
- 10.1007/s12687-013-0156-y
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- 1868-6001
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- Direct-to-consumer
- Genetic testing
- Primary care patients
- Decision making
- Ethical issues
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- Katherine Wasson (1)
- Tonya Nashay Sanders (2)
- Nancy S. Hogan (3)
- Sara Cherny (4)
- Kathy J. Helzlsouer (5)
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- 1. Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, Health Sciences Division, Loyola University Chicago, 2160 S. 1st Avenue, Bldg. 120, Room 284, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA
- 2. Department of City and Regional Planning, School of Architecture and Planning, Morgan State University, 1700 E. Cold Spring Lane, CBEIS 336, Baltimore, MD, 21251, USA
- 3. Niehoff School of Nursing, Loyola University Chicago, 2160 South First Avenue 105-2840, Maywood, IL, 60153, USA
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James W. Smith, 84, died Tuesday (Oct. 21, 2008) at Newton Medical Center in Newton. James Wesley Smith was born Dec. 20, 1923, near Lewis, the fifth of 13 children of Harold and Nellie (Richard) Smith. He attended school in Belpre and graduated from high school in Two Buttes, Colo. He served during World War II at Naval air stations in Norman, Okla.; Chicago; Farragut, Idaho; and New Orleans. Following his discharge, he returned to Colorado to farm until stricken with polio. He was hospitalized for months in Denver, then attended business college in Los Angeles and began a new career. He was married Oct. 20, 1949, in Clayton, N.M., to Betty Scobee. They had four children and lived in Ulysses, where he worked for Pioneer Electric until his retirement. He served as treasurer for the Community Chest (now United Way) and as treasurer of the Church of the Nazarene. He married Emma Jean (Noe) Green on Dec. 14, 1996, and moved to Newton, where they resided at the time of his passing. Jim loved to travel, play games and work crossword puzzles. He rode motorcycles and liked car races and fixing things. Jim is survived by his wife, Emma Jean; a son, David Smith (Melinda) of Olathe; three daughters, Barbara Damron (Gary) of Liberal, Karen Rorabaugh (Tom) of Stilwell and Beverly Neufeld (David) of Olathe. He leaves 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. He also is survived by Emma Jean�s son, Gene Green (Beth) of Newton; her daughters, Jan Robinson (David) and Carol Green of Wichita; and Emma Jean�s 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. He also is survived by his two sisters, Mildred Stolebarger of Springfield, Colo., and Doris (Marland) Grant of San Diego; and three brothers, Dan of Austin, Texas, Larry of Bloomfield, N.M., and Pete Smith of Stark. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Betty, in 1993; his parents; and brothers Harold Jr., John, Phil, Paul, Courtney, Bill and Bob. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at First Church of the Nazarene in Newton, with the Revs. Gary Damron, David Robinson and Charles West presiding. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Grant County Cemetery in rural Ulysses. The family will greet friends from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall of Ulysses Mennonite Brethren Church. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to AOET, an AIDS orphan organization in Uganda with which his granddaughter works; or to Newton Church of the Nazarene. Checks may be sent in care of Kitch-Brenneman Funeral Home, 1212 W. Second, Liberal, KS 67901. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.brennemanfuneralhome.com.
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This ArtStop discusses Canaletto Guardi and is led by Ariel Plotek, Associate Curator. Canaletto's work is currently on view in the Museum's European Art galleries.
Date: December 23rd, 2013 at 12pm
ArtStops are 15 minute, staff-led tours of one to three works on view. Museum curators and educators present these brief yet always enlightening and informative talks every Thursday and third Tuesday at noon.
Free after Museum admission.
Location: San Diego Museum of Art: 1450 El Prado, Balboa Park, San Diego. Google Map


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So seriously, in fact, that he was part of a full-contact Canadian national team that in the early '90s won a world championship.A proud accomplishment, to be sure, but Lavigne keeps it quiet."I don't like to talk about the old days, because if people hear me talk about being a competitor they might think I'm comparing myself to the gentlemen I'm now in the cage with," said the 51-year-old, who over the past six years has become one of the most prominent referees for UFC fights. "I am in no way, shape or form near the caliber of athlete that I am refereeing for today."Prior to making his UFC debut in 2006, Lavigne spent many years refereeing kickboxing and boxing bouts in and around Montreal. He also was a fan of MMA, having been hooked by the very first UFC event in 1993, and he ended up on the Quebec sports commission panel that legalized the sport. In 1997, he served as a ref for an International Fighting Championships card that was the first commission-sanctioned MMA event not just in the province but in all of North America.Lavigne moved beyond the local circuit after a conversation with longtime MMA journalist Loretta Hunt, now a correspondent for SI.com, resulted in her mentioning him to Nick Lembo of the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board. That led to an invitation for Lavigne to work a show in Atlantic City in 2004. And after many more long drives from Quebec to Jersey to work small fight cards, he got the call from the UFC to referee a fight at UFC 58, an event in Las Vegas that was billed as "USA vs. Canada."The fight card, with eight bouts pitting an American against a Canadian, was headlined by Rich Franklin defending his middleweight belt against David Loiseau and also included Georges St-Pierre vs. B.J. Penn and several other bouts featuring recognizable UFC fighters. However, Lavigne's night work was just to handle the evening's first prelim, between Tom Murphy and Icho Larenas, a couple of guys in what would be their only UFC fight. But Lavigne has gone on, of course, to make many more appearances in the promotion since then, becoming one of the sport's go-to referees.Lavigne recently sat down with SI.com for a wide-ranging interview in which he opened up about the good calls and bad calls he's made, the criticism of refs by fans and by Dana White, and why athletic commissions might want to take a closer look at the UFC president. He also talked about a job he might soon transition to outside the cage (but nearby) and the second job he holds now ... as well as a job that he doesn't have but he's been confused for having.SI.com: It's often said, not just of MMA referees in but of baseball umpires and football refs as well, that you know an official is doing a good job is when you don't even notice him. Do you think that's true?Yves Lavigne: Every time a referee intervenes in a fight, whether verbally or physically, you alter the outcome of that fight. So in a sense, yes, I do believe that it is best for a referee to intervene less. But you have to be there when needed.SI.com: So is that the most challenging part of being a ref -- knowing when to step in and when to hold back?Lavigne: Yeah, definitely. That's the toughest part, especially in MMA, because there's so much grey area. There are so many things you have to think about, all at the same time.SI.com: Is there one call that's harder to make than all others? Is it the decision to either end a fight, maybe prematurely, or instead allow a fighter who just might be defenseless to continue being assaulted?Lavigne: Yeah, that's the one. It's either that or when something happens so fast and you have to make a call. Let me give you an example: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen, the knee to the body. I ruled it a legal blow, and everybody was kind of yelling at me. [Laughs.] But I was, while maybe not 100 percent sure, pretty damn sure that blow was legal. So sometimes you go with partial information.It is tough. When you hear everybody yelling at you, you're like, "Oops, did I just make a mistake, or what?" At the end of the day, that time I made a good call.Another time I received a lot of criticism was in Frankie Edgar against Gray Maynard, the first fight. In that first round, at no point did Mr. Maynard pin Mr. Edgar on the ground and ... how can I say it? He dominated for about two minutes and a half, and yes, he did inflict damage. But Mr. Edgar kept moving, kept trying to defend himself, so that's why I let it go. I was really criticized, but I think I did good, because Edgar had fight left and we ended up with a draw.SI.com: Do you get a sense of vindication when you make a call that's criticized but in the end you're proven right, such as with the Anderson Silva knee?Lavigne: To be honest, I didn't see a replay until later that night, so I didn't know what to think. I'd heard the criticism and then I heard people later say "Good call." It was reassuring when Mr. [Marc] Ratner [the UFC's vice president for regulatory affairs] came to me and said, "You did a good job." I said, "Thank you, sir," and that was it.SI.com: The last major UFC fight you refereed was Georges St-Pierre vs. Carlos Condit last month in Montreal. There was no controversy, but you had a bunch of important calls to make throughout. In the first round, for example, Condit suffered a bad cut over his eye. What are you looking for in that situation in order to determine whether you have a fighter OK to continue?Lavigne: I went to the doctor after the first round and asked if he was bothered by the cut, and he said no. After the second round, he was concerned about the loss of blood but said it was my call. I decided to let the fight go on. The only time I will stop a fight for blood is if the doctor tells me, "Hey, look, he's lost too much blood." I know that it looks bad on TV and I know that this one was not pretty, but he was in no danger of losing too much blood. And his vision was not impaired.SI.com: St-Pierre controlled the fight for the most part on the ground, inflicting some damage but spending a lot of time in Condit's full guard. Some refs are quick to stand up fighters in that situation. You let them keep fighting. Was it because both guys continually tried to create offense from that position?Lavigne: Yup. When St-Pierre was in the open guard of Condit, Mr. Condit was working angles, trying to submit him. So you let them work. If both of them were passive, then you bring them back up to their feet. If he had closed guard and was just trying to wrap up Mr. St-Pierre's arms, yes, I would have put them back up.SI.com: OK, last thing about that fight: When Condit landed the big head kick, GSP went down and Condit pounced on him with punches, did the thought cross your mind that you might be jumping in to stop the fight?Lavigne: [Deep sigh.] Ah ... yes and no. When it happens, you know that one of the fighters is in danger, basically. I ran to get in the best position to see if he was OK, and I saw him working his way, slowly, for half-guard and then guard. So I knew he was still with us, he was defending himself intelligently. So that's why I let it go.SI.com: How does crowd reaction factor in to your judgment calls? I mean, if that fight had been in Condit's hometown instead of St-Pierre's, the fans would have seen that head kick land and their local guy swarming, and they would have been in a frenzy. Do you ever have to fight to maintain your levelheadedness, your composure, when a building full of 20,000 fans is going crazy?Lavigne: It happened the first time that St-Pierre fought here in Montreal, against Mr. Matt Serra, when he regained his title. I was the referee, and before the fight, when St-Pierre was entering the building, it was so loud. Bruce Buffer was trying to speak to me, and I couldn't hear him. And he was around three inches from my face.Then I started looking out at the people standing up and cheering for St-Pierre, and I went, like, "Oh, my God." Then I said to myself, "OK, Yves, go back in your bubble. Concentrate. Concentrate." Then I went back into my bubble.You have to concentrate on what you have to do and not have a preconceived idea of the fight. Forget about the rest. And to be honest, during the fight you can hear cornermen, you can hear fighters breathing, you can hear the punches. But a lot of times you can't hear the crowd. You're concentrating on those two gentlemen, to try to make it safe for them, and you just make an abstraction of all the rest.SI.com: So when two fighters are grappling and the fans, who just want to see rock 'em sock 'em robots, are yelling at you to separate them, you don't hear a thing?Lavigne: [Laughs.] Well, sometimes we do hear "Stand them up, ref!" But you go back into your concentration mode and you concentrate on what the fighters are doing, not get dragged away by the people who are yelling because they've had a couple of beers or whatever. You just concentrate on what you have to do to not screw it up, basically.SI.com: Of course, it's not just fans who like to tell you how to do your job. Dana White is pretty vocal and pretty blunt with his opinions about referees and cageside judges. Does it ever bother you to hear the UFC president say, essentially, you're not doing your job?Lavigne: Everyone is entitled to his opinion, but in the case of Mr. Dana White, his opinion is more heard than most of ours. [Laughs.] It is strange, though, that MMA is the only sport where the president of the company can do this. In Major League Baseball, if one of the owners of a club was hammering an umpire, he would get fined. Same with basketball, with football, with all professional sports. It's kind of strange that we're not doing that with combat sports.Maybe it's because of the structure of MMA. Maybe it's because no athletic commission wants to fine him. I don't know what goes on behind closed doors with him and the athletic commissions.SI.com: Do you think athletic commissions should be more assertive in dealing with White and others who try to subvert the authority of referees and judges?Lavigne: It's a good question. Maybe they should. Because at the end of the day, who's protecting the referee? Who's taking our side? If a promoter decides to say something bad about a referee, we're not supposed to go public because we work for the athletic commission, and the commission will not go public to defend us. We're kind of stuck in the middle.And let me add this: Maybe those who criticize should learn the rules. We go to different states, and each has its own set of rules that we have to follow. So there are people giving us crap because they don't know the rules. For example, you hear on TV that the back of the head is the area of a Mohawk. Well, no, it is not that way in every state. In some states it is and in some states it is defined as something different. We have to follow different rules depending on where we are. Sometimes people don't know that.SI.com: It seems to me, though, that the rules aren't usually what are in question when Dana White criticizes a referee. He often complains because he wants you to stand up grapplers, break up clinches, do whatever it takes to make the fight exciting for the fans, his customers.Lavigne: True. He's a promoter and he has to sell a product. That's fine. That's his job. But it is not our job as a referee to make a fight interesting. We're not there to sell a product. We're there to make sure that both fighters are safe, have an equal chance to win and are competing within the rules.SI.com: Now, everyone makes mistakes and --Lavigne: [Laughs.] I've made my share.SI.com: Well, I'm wondering if you notice your own mistakes only while watching video afterward or if you're sometimes in the middle of a fight thinking about a questionable call you just made.Lavigne: Oh, yeah. Definitely. The most famous one -- and I did admit that I screwed up -- was a fight between Mr. [Mike] Brown and Mr. [Pete] Sell. For some reason, I was not concentrating properly on the fight and Mr. Brown hit Mr. Sell, Mr. Sell fell down and I jumped in to stop the fight but Mr. Sell came back to us and I decided to restart the fight. And I shouldn't have. I let it go too far, and Mr. Sell ended up receiving a beating for absolutely no reason. I did not do my job properly. I regret it till this day.The other one I regret was in Vancouver, Mr. [Matt] Wiman against Mr. [Mac] Danzig, when I stopped the fight because I thought Mr. Danzig was choked out by a guillotine. It was an error in communication. We talk to the fighters before and tell them what we expect from them. And when Mr. Danzig was in the guillotine and I took hold of his wrist, I was waiting for the thumbs up to tell me he was OK. I didn't get it, so I stopped the fight. But he was OK. He told me, "Hey, I was chilling." And I said, "But you were supposed to give me the thumbs up. And you didn't. So I didn't know you were OK, and my job was to stop the fight."SI.com: Weighing these two errors, is it more disturbing to you when a call you make results in a fighter taking unnecessary punishment as opposed to one that unjustly adds an "L" to a fighter's record?Lavigne: Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. The Brown fight still haunts me till today. I didn't do my job. I was there to protect Mr. Sell, and I screwed up royally. If you stop the fight prematurely, the promoter can just arrange for a rematch. But if you stop a fight too late, you can't go back and fix things.SI.com: Speaking of controversial calls, we see a lot of them by cageside judges, who render some puzzling decisions. Do you ever find yourself standing in the center of the cage at the end of a bout with the two fighters, one on each side, expecting to raise the hand of the guy on your left as the winner but then hearing the name of the guy on your right? Are you often surprised by the decisions in your fights?Lavigne: Not really, because I'm not keeping score. When I'm expecting to raise one of the two hands, it's because it was a one-sided fight. Most of the time, I don't have an expectation of who'll be announced as the winner.SI.com: There was a time, not so long ago, when the referee in big-time boxing matches would also serve as one of the judges. Would you like that to happen in MMA?Lavigne: Nope. I think I have enough on my plate as it is. With all the rules we have and all the grey area and all the concentration it takes just to make sure the two gentlemen are safe in a dangerous sport, we would not do a good job if we also had to consider all of the criteria of the 10-point-must scoring system. No. Too much.SI.com: Would you like to score a fight if you weren't refereeing it? Do you see yourself being a judge someday?Lavigne: Definitely, in the near future.SI.com: The near future? Really?Lavigne: When I say "near," I mean in another five years. I'm 51, and I won't be able to ref 10 years from now. It's a young sport, the fighters are fast and the game is changing. So at some point I'm going to have to retire as a ref, and judging might be something to move on to.SI.com: Is that a job you could step right into and perform well at now? Or would you require training?Lavigne: I wouldn't have any problem with judging fights. We used to do that in the old days. At a show where you were one of two refs, if you weren't reffing a fight you were judging. It used to work that way.SI.com: Of course, you already have a second job, one you do on weekdays. You're a certified public accountant and certified management accountant. Do people in the straight-laced business world know what you do on weekends?Lavigne: Some do, but most don't. You have to understand: When I'm in an office, I'm wearing a suit and tie, and I wear glasses. Most people don't associate that man with the guy who referees inside a cage. I call it the Superman effect. [Laughs.] When Clark Kent puts his glasses on, no one recognizes him.SI.com: How do your CPA and CMA skills help you in the cage? Are there any similarities in the two jobs?Lavigne: The only one is that in both jobs you have to make a decision with partial information. When you manage a company, sometimes you don't have the luxury of waiting for all of the information to come in. Sometimes you just have to make a move -- maybe the market won't be good if you wait too long or whatever. You also have to make a decision with partial information when you're a referee.SI.com: Does your experience as a referee help you in the business world?Lavigne: Oh, definitely. The ability to stay calm, not panic. How many people have a job where millions of people are watching and criticizing you? No accounting job can stress me out like refereeing does.SI.com: I understand that you approach your job as a referee in a businesslike way, that you research fighters before working with them. Why do you do that? And what information are you looking for?Lavigne: I'm looking for anything and everything. Basically, I'm trying to figure out why we're having this fight and where it's going to lead us. I want to understand what kind of fighter I might work with -- is he a wrestler, a jiu-jitsu fighter, or what? I want to understand where the fight may go. Being prepared is the least that I can do.I know, for instance, that I am working the year-end UFC event in Las Vegas, and since we don't know in advance which fights we will referee, I will research every fighter on the card. Now, I already know about all of the big stars, like Cain Velasquez and Junior dos Santos. But I am trying to figure out what types of fighters the guys on the undercard are. And once I have taken in that information, I throw it all in the garbage because, while I want to be prepared, I don't want to have a preconceived idea of the fight and react to something I thought might happen but is not really happening. I just want to be as professional as I can toward those fighters who are putting their safety into my hands.SI.com: Is there a loosely knit brotherhood among the referees? When Dan Miragliotta or Herb Dean makes a call in the cage that incites much criticism and debate, you're one of the few people on the planet who has an idea of what he was thinking when he made his call. Do the refs compare notes or offer each other feedback?Lavigne: Personally, if I make a call, there are two people who I might ask their opinion. One is John McCarthy, who has been helping me since Day 1 at UFC 58. He didn't have to, but he did, so thank you, John. To this day, I know I can call him and say, "What do you think?" And he might say, "Dude, you screwed up." Or he might say, "You did a good job." I know that John will always tell me the truth.The other person I like to talk to is Dan Miragliotta. It's not that I don't like Herb or Josh [Rosenthal] or others; all of us do sometimes check with each other about a call. But I started in Jersey, working with Dan. So I'm kind of a Jersey ref.SI.com: Another question about the relationships you build as a referee: How much do you allow yourself to become acquainted with the fighters? For example, you live in Montreal and have a karate background, so that's two things in common with Georges St-Pierre. Do you ever find yourself in social situations with him or any of the fighters or trainers at TriStar gym? Do you have specific guidelines for yourself?Lavigne: In the old days, when I had hair, I used to train at the TriStar. I don't train at the TriStar anymore. I have stopped training there for a lot of years now, because I did not want to train with professional fighters that I will have to ref at some point in time.I remember quite a few times walking into the restaurant in a hotel, and I would see some French-Canadian fighters, like Jonathan Goulet or Patrick Cote -- not Georges, because Georges is more secluded, recluse, we don't see him much. So the fighters will say, "Hey, Yves, come sit and eat with us." And I will say, "I can't. I may ref you tonight, and I don't want to be seen sitting at the same table as you guys." I will say hello, ask how training is going, ask about the family, but I will not sit and eat with the fighters. Ninety-nine percent of the time you're going to see me sitting alone in a restaurant, reading a book.SI.com: Speaking of books, I have to ask you about your other non-MMA job: as author of a series of investigative books about the Hell's Angels. What's that all about?Lavigne: [Laughs.] That's not me.SI.com: That's a different Yves Lavigne, also based in Montreal?Lavigne: Correct. I know who the guy is, I talked to him once. He used to live in Montreal but now, I believe, he's in Toronto.SI.com: Oh, sorry for the mixup.Lavigne: No problem. You're not the first to think it was me. In fact, here's a story: The UFC made a huge mistake over this when they did Topps cards, like baseball cards. There was one of me, and on the back it describes me as "the famous author." I was a little bit pissed about this. I called Mr. Ratner and told him, and they took it off the market. But you might find one on eBay for a dollar. [Laughs.]SI.com: They never let you proofread or fact-check the card before it went to press? That would seem important, especially since the Yves Lavigne who wrote those books can't be very popular with the Angels.Lavigne: You know how I found out about the card? I was in New Jersey a couple of years ago for the fight card headlined by Georges St-Pierre vs. Dan Hardy. I was having a beer with [UFC matchmaker] Sean Shelby and a fan came over and asked me to sign my trading card. I said, "I don't have a card." And Sean said, "Yeah, you do." Then the fan showed me the card, and when I looked on the back and saw the thing about the "famous author," I said, "I'm not the famous author." And Sean said, "Yes, you are!" [Laughs.]SI.com: And you probably don't even ride a motorcycle.Lavigne: Actually, I do. I ride a Harley.


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ONLINE RETAIL GIANT Amazon is rumoured to be working on a glasses-free 3D smartphone to challenge Apple and Samsung, according to the Wall Street Journal.
It's long been speculated that Amazon is working on a smartphone device, and the firm last month hired smartphone specialist Charlie Kindel, apparently to get the cogs moving. We still can't help but think that Amazon hired him only because of his name.
Now the Wall Street Journal has heard from its usually reliable sources that Amazon is working on two smartphones, one of which will take on the Samsung Galaxy S4 with its eye-tracking 3D technology. This apparently will track the user's eyes to give the impression that images are floating above the screen. This technology reportedly will also let users scroll through menus and galleries simply by moving their eyes, a feature that echoes Samsung's Touchwiz eye-scrolling technology.
Not much else is known about the anticipated Amazon smartphone, although the report said that the phone will also feature a Qualcomm processor with support for 4G LTE. It's also likely to be affordable like the firm's Kindle line to compete with the Google Nexus 4, and we're assuming it will run Google's Android mobile operating system.
The Wall Street Journal reported that, as well as a duo of smartphones, Amazon is also planning a media streaminfg device to play audio through WiFi connected speakers and TVs. This is likely to follow Amazon's launch of its own music streaming service to rival Spotify and Pandora, which is expected to appear later this year.
Amazon said it does not comment on rumour or speculation. µ
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