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Every now and then, it's refreshing to take a step back and look at the big picture. Let the panorama of things wash over us. That what this editorial is hoping to do. To look at the broad spectrum of Android and what brought it to where it is today. How Android achieved the title of "Most popular operating system on the planet." So sit back, make yourself comfortable, and read on.
Let's hearken back to a simpler time when Android was nought but a young beta operating system. The first phone to launch with it was the HTC Dream, or depending on your location in the world, the T-Mobile G1. Now, if you're like us, you're probably something of an Android nerd. We all know about the G1 and remember it with a kind of nostalgic fondness. For the mainstream consumer, however, the G1 isn't something memorable in the least.
The first phone that really put Android on the mainstream map was the Motorola DROID. The DROID was intended as an alternative to the iPhone, and the ad campaigns were quite heavy-handed in emphasizing that fact with the infamous, "iDon't _________" slogan. That was followed up with the motto that cemented Android as "Droid" in many people's minds, "DROID Does."
The DROID brand continued on with success ranging all the way from dismal flops to hits such as the DROID X. But a new Android family had moved in on the block, the Galaxy family.
Samsung started out gradually with the Galaxy S phones and their release on all four major carriers in the US. At the time, that was a new feat that hadn't been seen with smartphones. While having some flaws, the Galaxy S phones made some waves in the consumer Android market. Unfortunately, the branding wasn't complete–every Galaxy S phone had a different name, depending on their carrier. There were also some hardware and software differences between each version. There was no unity within the Galaxy S family.
The next year, if anything, made the unity within the Galaxy S family even more dysfunctional. The phones failed to launch on every carrier, yet still had different names on the carriers that did supply them. To make matters worse, they spawned a veritable swarm of knock-off phones made by Samsung that also carried the Galaxy name. It wasn't until the next year that consumers really began to understand the true family behind the Galaxy moniker.
The Galaxy S III was where Samsung struck gold with the family. The phone launched on every major carrier, as well as a slew of smaller carriers, within just months of its release. Better yet, every version of the phone shared the same name, and aside from the difference between LTE and HSPA+ models, the same hardware. Consumers throughout the market actually knew that they were buying from a family of phones. The Galaxy family became just as popular as Apple's iPhone. And with it, Android became more popular.
The same trend has carried over to Samsung's Galaxy Note family, as well as further Galaxy S phones. But Samsung wasn't the only carrier to release flagships that brought Android into the mainstream. We've already mentioned Motorola and their DROID family, but what about HTC?
HTC also did their part, but they've oft struggled to secure a strong, unified family of mainstream phones. In the lower end spectrum, however, HTC has established their Desire line-up which has helped to spread Android further in markets outside the flagship devices. They also had a good run with their Sprint family of EVO phones. If you were on Sprint, the phones to get were HTC's EVO phones. Just ask Richard Yarrell. (We love you, buddy).
We hoped that HTC would have begun a new family with the One name that's been found in their past couple of flagships. They certainly worked hard to make sure that the HTC One got consumer attention by releasing it on every carrier with the same name and hardware, just like Samsung did with their Galaxy series. But with the release of HTC's latest flagship on the horizon, we're not sure if they'll be sticking to the One family.
The HTC M8. That's the oft-rumored name for HTC's flagship phone of 2014. If the phone sticks to that name, then HTC will have a time on their hands to get consumers fully aware of the fact that it's the successor to last year's HTC One. But, what are the going to call it? The HTC One II? Nonetheless, if the M8 is released on every carrier with the same hardware, it will still be bought, and most likely in large amounts. It will be HTC's flagship that will continue to drive Android forward.
The same goes for Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S5. The phone will sell in droves to consumers and continue to bring Android to the masses.
The entire point of this lengthy look back in time is to show that, while it's great how many options there are for Android, the entire operating system is steered in the market by the flagships. Without these flagships, many consumers either wouldn't know or wouldn't care about Android. While we can fault them for their flaws, they serve an important role in the market as they push Android further into the market. With this next generation coming due any day now, we're excited to see how they continue to bring Android forward.
What's your opinion? Do you agree that Android is steered by the flagships? Are you excited to see what they bring to the table with this latest generation?


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Two steps forward; one step back. The Sacred J must be channelling Nikita Khrushchev
There is no "PatentGate." That's the word from FutureTap, the company which The Reg reported last Friday was concerned about Apple's lifting of the look-and-feel from its flagship app and including an illustration of it in a recently published patent application. "Apple is contemplating steps to attribute the screenshot in the …
Two steps forward; one step back. The Sacred J must be channelling Nikita Khrushchev
Isn't it that Apple is trying to get a patent on a certain type of apps, by giving as examples apps that ALREADY EXIST and have been created by OTHERS?
Is it not something called prior art? Supposedly not patentable?
You're thinking too small ... Apple is attempting to patent the CONCEPT of applications on mobile devices. Full stop. The CONCEPT of APPLICATIONS. On mobile devices, as opposed to those that already exist for non-mobile devices. Surprised, yet?
Apple is seeking patent on a process and using a variety of apps as examples to illustrate where it could be used.
The use of the image in of Where to...? would almost certainly fall within the bounds of fair use under US law. It was pretty bad manners not to credit it, but not illegal and not what El Reg, among others claimed it to be.
As the Man From Apple says:
"The patent application in question does not claim as inventive the pictured user interface nor the general concept of an integrated travel services application".
This is presumably some sort of method and process application, and is seeking to protect only some combination of stuff running on an iSomething. The only people who need to worry about this are those who want to write apps to do the same thing on an iPants.
As to whether this is inventive, YMMV. Remember, the US is the country that has granted 5 (US) patents on perpetual motion machines, and on all elephant-shaped buildings. True.
It makes little difference if prior art is used on a desk top, a vending machine or a portable device a patent. or prior use, can not be recycled which is what Apple attempted to do, again.
It's the threat of litigation whether or not you can prove your point of unpatentable, could you in all seriousness take on the bank balance by litigating against Apple. Aye, there's the rub! Yes you could screw me if you could afford to screw me but because you can't, you can't.
How Microsoft is that? A-holes!
Didn't everyone learn a long time ago that it's a very bad idea to break into the Democratic National Committee headquarters?
I waiting for a scandal to break involving someone stealing government water (or something)... what'll they call that!
The watergatening
"There is no antenna issue. There is no iPad overheating issue. There is no patent issue. And the Americans are nowhere near Baghdad, they are miles and miles away..."
We have always been at war with EastAsia
How amicable can it be, the guy from FutureTap can't really do much if Apple has has them by the purse strings.
James Butler has pointed out the bigger issue.
Frankly I'm surprised that the green/red fruits that grow on trees that contain pips are still known as apples! I would of though Steve would of tried suing orchards/god/plannet Earth by now for trademark infringement - they rip off his company's name and they even have the word "app" as the first three letters!
I wonder if Steve will also try to patent gravity seeing as it was discovered with an apple!
Mine's the one with infringing fruits sticking out the pocket!
Example 1:
"I would have gone shopping but I felt ill."
Example 2:
"I would of gone shopping but I felt ill."
Are you seriously trying to tell me that when you look at the second example and try to parse it it makes sense to you? You might as well say something like:
"Her eyes were green, the colour have a winter sea."
Now if you think that sounds stupid think about how you sound when you do the same thing in reverse.
There's an icon for that.
As the article at least implies, this was a waste of time. A whole load of massively spurting tech-gurus exuding nothing worth noticing. Typical. At least this journal remained clean. Let me wipe this away from my perma-glaze Registrynil covering...
Here's my patent gate: we take journalists who have appended "gate" to the subject of the latest scandal, and slam their fingers in it until they are re-educated. Had this been done with William Safire back in the "Koreagate" days 40+ years ago, we might not be suffering from these names still.
Folks, the Watergate apartments in Washington are bankrupt. The suffix became so long ago. Let it die.
I have patented the process of trolling, based on inventing phony outrage points that suit your agenda, rather than the claims actually contained within the patent. James Butler and Anonymous Coward now owe me royalties.
Woohoo! Do you know how much I would have had to pay to get his much advertising?


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The SafeLink R10 is the first of its kind, an AIS (Automatic Identification System) MOB device designed to be fitted to a lifejacket and assist in Man Overboard recovery.
The SafeLink R10 is specifically designed as a personal search and rescue locating device, it enables those on board a vessel with an AIS chart plotter* to quickly and efficiently locate and retrieve a missing crew member.
The SafeLink R10 transmits target survivor information, including structured alert messages, GPS position information and a unique serialised identity number back to the onboard plotter*. An inbuilt high precision GPS receiver provides accurate position information to assist in quick recovery of survivors.
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Introducing the SafeLink R10, the first of its kind, a personal AIS (Automatic Identification System) device designed to be fitted to a lifejacket and assist in Man Overboard recovery.
The SafeLink R10 transmits target survivor information, including structured alert messages, GPS position information and a unique serialised identity number back to the onboard plotter*. An inbuilt high precision GPS receiver provides accurate position information to assist in quick recovery of survivors.It will transmit continuously for a minimum of 24 hours and has a 7 year battery storage life.
It also features a flashing LED indicator light; to aid detection at night and a self test facility with battery use indication.
Press Reaction
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Carrying a SafeLink R10 is a must for every safety conscious sailor. using this simple to operate, yet state of the art new device ensures the ultimate chance of retrieval in a Man Overboard situation. View the demonstration.
How SafeLink R10 Works
- SafeLink R10 must be mounted on a lifejacket using the attachment clips provided, prior to going to sea
- R10 is activated manually in an emergency situation
- A unique emergency alert is transmitted to all AIS receivers and AIS enabled chart plotters within a 4 mile radius (typical)
- An AIS SAR emergency icon signals the requirement for urgent help in a Man Overboard situation.
- Precise target survivor information including GPS position becomes viewable when the chart plotter* cursor is positioned over the emergency alert icon Provides exact location, range and bearing to locate person(s) in need of assistance.
- The SafeLink R10 can be manually activated in two easy steps; when installed in the lifejacket the orange safety tab should be released, this 'arms' the R10 ready for use. To use, first inflate the lifejacket. When it is inflated, pull the orange tab downwards to pull the red cap off the R10. This will deploy the antenna and automatically switch ON the R10 SRS.
- If professionally* fitted to a lifejacket, the R10 can become semi-automatic in operation; the action of the lifejacket inflating triggers the activation of the R10 (see below).
Automatic Activation Supported Lifejackets (PFDs)
Providing it is professionally fitted, by the lifejacket manufacturer or one of its authorised service centres, the R10 can be made to activate when the lifejacket inflates. This makes the R10 as automatic as the lifejacket, activating as a result of the lifejacket being inflated.
The lifejackets currently authorised are:
Ocean Safety
Fitting to all other makes and models of lifejacket is at the owner's discretion and should only be done for manual activation, as shown in the instructions supplied with the product, or view the following video guide.
|AIS message transmitted
|Message 1 (UID, GPS position, SOG, COG, UTC) Message 14 (SART-ACTIVE or SART-TEST)
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|GPS receiver
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|50 channel
|Storage temperature
|-30°c to +70°c (-22°f to +158°f
|Antenna type
|ceramic patch
|GPS position update
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|logged by microcontroller
|120g (4.23 oz)
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|First Transmission
|After 10 seconds (no GPS)
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|4 nautical miles (typical)
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William and Mary should have won last season's national football championship. And the Tribe's opening loss this year was a fluke.
So preached Old Dominion coach Bobby Wilder this week as he prepared the Monarchs for tonight's visit from their Williamsburg kin.
Sincere flattery or predictable bluster? Absent a polygraph or sodium pentothal, we'll never know.
We do know that with any luck, tonight is the start of something big.
William and Mary is a national player in college football's Championship Subdivision. Not every season, mind you, but frequently enough to reach the playoff semifinals in 2004 and '09.
ODU is a precocious fledgling, 9-2 last year as a rookie, bold enough to enter the thorny Colonial Athletic Association in 2011.
If they remain CAA brethren, parlay their glittering facilities and tap their recruiting pools, the Monarchs and Tribe could become honest-to-goodness, message-board-smack-talkin', marriage-counseling-causing rivals.
Games that decide conference titles? Playoff rematches? That's not difficult or far-fetched to envision for these programs.
Head-to-head recruiting spats won't be commonplace. The schools have contrasting academic missions, and while ODU focuses on Hampton Roads — the Monarchs roster includes 37 locals — William and Mary casts a wider net with only 12 locals.
But that only adds to the intrigue. It's like the region's other FCS programs, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference neighbors and traditional combatants Hampton University and Norfolk State. With 10 area players, the Pirates branch out, while the Spartans stay close to home with 30 locals.
Wilder would like to see all four programs scheduling one another, and indeed, ODU moseys to Hampton next month. William and Mary had two-game series with Hampton (1997-98) and Norfolk State (2008-09), plus a playoff against the Pirates in 2004.
But this will be different. This will be, presuming CAA schedule-makers don't brain cramp, an annual affair, and fans of both schools will flock.
Few sporting events in these parts are a tough ticket, but tonight is. Nearly 20,000 will descend upon Foreman Field, and since William and Mary's allotment was only 1,000, expect more blues than a Buddy Guy show.
"I think that's great, to have a full house, to have a great atmosphere," Tribe coach Jimmye Laycock said. "That's a whole lot better than the other extreme, I promise you that. Obviously they'll be against us and pulling for them, and that's the way it should be. … That's what you want as a player."
William and Mary (1-1) lost its opener, at Massachusetts, where the crowd was tepid. But Wilder called that defeat a fluke. Moreover, he said the better team lost when eventual national champion Villanova edged W&M in last season's playoff semifinals.
"I think they would have gone to beat Montana (in the title game)," Wilder said of the Tribe.
Laycock and Wilder are not strangers. Wilder was an assistant coach at Maine for 17 years, the last 14 of which the Black Bears and Tribe were conference rivals.
Those were fair fights. Tonight's?
"There's nobody that comes close," Wilder said, comparing previous opponents to William and Mary.
On that point, he's not bluffing. The Monarchs aren't in Buies Creek anymore.
But with a full CAA schedule looming in 2011, ODU had little choice but to upgrade this season. Be the bug today, the windshield manana.
As a graduate of Virginia Beach's Princess Anne High, Tribe receiver Chase Hill understands the Monarchs are well-positioned for the future. He also knows William and Mary needs to make sure the new kid doesn't get too cocky.
"They're only going to get better," Hill said. "They've got the facilities, they've got the stadium. … Guys from Jersey on our team may not understand. But I've lived in ODU's backyard. It's definitely going to be a statement game."
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For the major music labels the sales of recorded music represent the majority of their revenue, but a different picture emerges when looking at the income of individual musicians. A new survey among 5,000 US musicians of different genres shows that on average only six percent of all revenue comes from recorded music. The research concludes that copyright law mostly affects the revenue of the highest-income musicians in a direct fashion.
The RIAA is certain, piracy has a devastating impact on the music industry.
However, a comprehensive study by Professor Peter DiCola of the Northwestern University School of Law shows that musicians themselves are divided on the subject. The survey questioned more than 5,000 United States artists on a variety of subjects, including unauthorized file-sharing.
Of all artists about a quarter say that they are hurt by online file-sharing, but just as many believe that file-sharing helps them. The remaining half have no opinion on the matter or didn't answer the question.
The survey further shows that even if file-sharing results in a decrease in sales, this only impacts a small fraction of their total revenue. The pie chart below shows the income sources of musicians, and their average percentages of the total music related revenue.
The pie chart shows that "only" 6 percent of the average musician's income comes from recorded sales. The revenue from live performances is significantly larger with 28 percent. This last group is also growing rapidly, as previous research has shown.
What do you think about these statistics? Do you think that the RIAA (all major recording/distribution labels for music) are really concerned about the artist at all, if they only earn a mere 6 percent income from music downloads/physical album sales? Or does the RIAA just care about their sales and income, instead of the artist's? (as they earn 90% or MORE of the profit from online stores that carry the music / physical copies of albums sold)
I say probably. The MAFIAA are some greedy motherf*ckers.
It makes me sick knowing that artists of all kinds struggle so much just to make a decent living due to the greed of those who likely aren't artists themselves.
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Probably because the record company takes the majority of those sales.
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Oh, isn't that news to me?
That is assuming the artist doesn't teach, tour, or member of an ensemble. If the artist writes/composes the song it's 6% of its earnings. The big earners you may be referring to not only earn the 6% they tour for the 28% in addition and may teach for up to 22% more between shows tours or whatnot. The artist can maximize profits by utilizing any and all combinations from that chart.
The Rolling Stones tickets cost anywhere from $250 into the thousands (in some cases) and they always fill the house. They've done it for years and are looking to do it again. In this case they only have to tour for most of their money and release the occasional CD which may not get too much play time in their concerts.
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I always wonder how much the ACTUAL artist/singer(s) make when they put out a song.....
I don't really worry as long as my fav singers keep making music and stay happy/passionate
I'm just saying~
If they really did care about the artists they could give them more money out of their massive profits but they never had cared. They say how it affects the artist because if they were to say to the people "you are hurting our profits" nobody would care but when people like someone's music they generally build up a personal relationship with them in their heads (I don't mean think they are friends or anything like that, just relate to them and stuff), so when they are told they are affecting the artist by illegally downloading they are more likely to stop and legally buy their music.
The reason these stupid laws against the freedom on the internet appears, though they aren't passed. The big music production companies wants their money not caring about the rest of the world. Also artists have either not cared about them or actually being against it, for example if their Youtube clip gets big and they are on a tour, there is a bigger chance they are going to get more people to come and pay and the big companies won't take everything.
Why is it that when everything is working fine the least possible thing fails...
From a quick read through of the article, it seems to me that it doesn't specify what % of a sale each party receives, just what % of total income music sales are for each party.
I will assume, though, that other posters are correct in stating that record companies take most of the sales.
Why do record companies take such a large percentage? Why do artists sign with them when they receive such a small percentage?
When I was working at a game company, I saw some interesting statistics; I don't remember them exactly at this point, but it was along the lines that games that were reviewed at 95% sold far better than those at 90%, which in turn sold far better than those around 80%. I don't remember the exact cutoff point, but it wasn't much lower than 85% that a developer/publisher was lucky to recoup their investment. If you think about how many games are released every year, and how few actually achieve that level of acclaim, the vast majority are a financial failure.
Most likely the music industry is similar in this regard. For every artist that sells, there are probably thousands that do not. This is the reason the record companies take the high percentage they do, it offsets the risks they take.
Some will say it's only that they are greedy - I won't deny that they are, every business is out to make a profit.
But if they could get by taking a smaller percentage, they would, because they would have more artists sign on to their label, and that would increase their profits.
Why do artists sign on with a record company when they give up such a large percentage of potential profits? Many reasons.
A record company can provide services an artist might otherwise be unable to get, a few examples being the ability to record in a studio with professional equipment and a professional producer, distribution, advertisement, support when touring. Another consideration is that, presumably, the record company covers the costs of some of these services. Going back to the game industry, that investment was a major consideration when Id became part of Zenimax:
So while it's undoubtedly true that record companies take advantage of artists, in most cases these deals are probably beneficial to both parties. If they were not, artists wouldn't sign on with record companies.
With this in mind, the idea that not paying for music is ok because the record companies take a larger percentage of the profits than the artists becomes absurd, and that's not even considering that whatever smaller % artists get from these deals is still infinitely better than the 0% received from pirates.
Also, some people say the artists don't care or are for file sharing - that's true in some cases, but the stats cited in the article make it very clear that artists are divided on the issue. I'm sure we all (well, us older people) remember the whole Metallica vs Napster thing.
With only 1/4 of artists saying they think file sharing benefits them, attempting to portray file sharing as a beneficial act towards artists seems a difficult argument to make. Personally, I think sending a few tracks to a friend to expose them to a new band or album if you know that they are willing to buy music they like is good, but the whole anonymous p2p thing is just usually blatant thievery. Sure, some people use it to demo music, but I've known people that literally laughed at the idea of buying music, and had hard drives filled with pirated media and software.
I will say that I don't appreciate the ways businesses have tried to combat piracy, they've gone too far too many times and they're always looking to go further. I don't appreciate piracy either, but it's not something that can be fought without stepping all over peoples' rights, and even then, it can't really be stopped, only reduced or delayed - though another interesting stat is that the vast majority of game sales tend to occur in the first 2 weeks after release.
They don't really care about the artists, and really neither do I. Artists make an agreement when they sign with a company, and if they don't like the terms, they don't need to make the agreement. Many don't. I pay for music from these companies, knowing full well that the money won't go straight to the artist, because both the company and the artist bring me the music. Record companies take most of the revenue, but I'll bet that the companies take most of the cost too. I mean, hell, the artists get paid to do what they enjoy. If they're not doing what they enjoy, then I have no pity for them anyway, because that means they just chose a shit job.
If you take a job like that, you can bet that unless you become really popular, your primary method of payment will probably be something other than money. Like, for example, the knowledge that you haven't yet sold your soul for $10 an hour.
I hope the OP didn't just share that so they can justify never buying music (and only getting music via illegal downloads).
I think it's been known for a while now that major record companies aren't always the best thing for a musician. Artists might be excited to get the attention of the big league labels, but they need to read the contract carefully and make sure they're getting a good deal out of it.
Most of the music I like is by obscure European artists who aren't with the big American labels anyway, so it's a moot issue for me.
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I was reading about this the other day. I don't plan on making a living off my music, anyway. Of course, I'm planning on making it a big part of my life... As it is now.
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As much as I hate to support the RIAA in any fashion, 6% probably isn't as small as you think it is. There are many people involved in the professional production of music. Audio engineers, managers, marketers, publishers, manufacturers, distributors, etc etc... And then there are the relatively high capital costs for professional recording equipment.
Fortunately, with the power of the Internet, you don't have to pay people to do this for you! For just a couple thousand dollars, you can buy the equipment yourself, record your music yourself and post it on the Internet! And then you can handle your own publicity and earn millions of dollars!
Except that doesn't happen very often for some reason. Probably because most musicians are only good at making music - NOT at managing a business.
i wonder, is piracy as bad as people think it is? plus, music cd's only sell at 20 dollars (from what i have seen) and since most people have ipods/ipads its hard to keep up with how much they get back. i dont listen to much music anymore unless its older. songs these days only seem to be made for money, not for fun.
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Ten remaining couples take to the ballroom floor and two-time professional champion Julianne Hough returns to guest judge for the first time alongside Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba on "Dancing with the Stars," Monday, Oct. 7 (8-10:01 p.m.). The show will feature an opening number with the entire cast, choreographed by Ray Leeper, and each couple will compete in a dance style that members have not previously performed. At the end of the night, one couple will face elimination.
Hosted by Emmy Award-winning host Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos") and Brooke Burke-Charvet, "Dancing with the Stars" is the hit series in which celebrities perform choreographed dance routines that are judged by renowned ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Tonioli and Inaba.
Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday nights during and up to 60 minutes after the end of the "Dancing with the Stars" broadcast in each time zone. Online voting at www.ABC.com and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/dancingwiththestars is open for 24 hours, beginning from the start of each episode on the East Coast at 8 p.m., and closing at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. For the final week, on Monday, Nov. 25, online voting will open for 15 hours, beginning from the start of the episode on the East Coast at 8 p.m., and closing at 11 a.m. the next day. A custom Facebook app lets fans vote, share whom they voted for and say why, as well as see whom friends voted for.


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Archaeology brings to mind myriad images—action-packed movie sequences, blockbuster museum exhibits of dinosaur bones, scientists unearthing dusty bits of pottery in the hot sun. How then does someone piece together the real work of the archaeologist from these fragments? Professionals combine a sense of adventure with serious academic training, and the Barnard women seeking a career in the field discover this and more in the new concentration offered through Barnard's department of anthropology.
"Archaeology is anthropology, or it is nothing!" exclaimed this writer's professor on the first day of "Introduction to Archaeology" more than 10 years ago. She was stressing the indispensible relationship between the two disciplines. The Barnard archaeology concentration highlights the importance of the subject as a critical part of anthropological work. Says the department's Web site, "Within anthropology, archaeologists specialize in the study of human communities through the material worlds they produce, consume, dwell within, and leave behind."
From that premise, the archaeology student specializes in the material culture left behind by human communities, especially when archaeological remains provide the only clues to a society's unwritten past. Severin Fowles, assistant professor of anthropology and a specialist in Native-American and North-American archaeology, acknowledges the disciplinary ambiguity: "Disciplinary boundaries methodologically, empirically, and theoretically overlap, and this should empower students." In addition to anthropology, classes in art history, classics, East Asian or Near Eastern studies, and "hard sciences," count toward the concentration, reflecting the wide range of faculty expertise and student interest.
Before the concentration, Barnard students worked within the anthropology department to design their own majors. "They were constructing projects on a one-to-one basis," says Fowles, who currently advises all Barnard archaeology students. But, there was a growing interest in an archaeology concentration; the chance to specialize in archaeology fulfills a need to direct questions to faculty and find camaraderie with other students. And students led the initiative for the concentration. "We are responding to them rather than directing them," says Fowles.
At Barnard—and Columbia—students draw upon the breadth and depth of faculty expertise, from regional archaeology in New York City to sites around the United States and the world. Fowles emphasizes the excitement surrounding the curriculum: "We're offering courses not offered anywhere else—archaeological theory, the relationships between humans and animals in societies, idolatry, the body—and students are responding wonderfully." A new course taught by Columbia faculty member Brian Boyd, "Pasts, Presents & Futures: An Introduction to 21st Century Archaeology" (ACLG V2028), explores key questions about the discipline and, according to Fowles, "centralizes what we think." Students begin with "Interpretation of Cultures" (ANTH V 1002) where they engage with classic anthropological literature, gaining tools and insights to inform their archaeological interests.
In addition, "The Origins of Human Society" (ANTH V 1007) and "The Rise of Civilization" (ANTH V 1008) summarize world archaeology and, says Fowles, "are where we recruit students—where we draw them to the field." Christina Perry '09 concurs: "I was introduced to the subject through Professor Fowles' class 'Origins of Human Society,' which is a survey class with a very broad time span. But the course is also really accessible and I think it gets a lot of people thinking about archaeology." Perry has since done work in the southwestern United States and most recently conducted excavations on an island off the Georgia coast.
These two requirements as well as either Anthropological Theory I or II (ANTH V 3040 or ANTH V 3041) testify to the strong anthropological grounding in the new concentration. Besides exploring the meaning of archaeology and topics across cultures and time periods, students learn about critical issues they will face in the field. Areas of the world rich in archaeological sites are often politically and geographically contested regions where personal safety is a risk. There are complex issues surrounding cultural heritage, looting, and the illicit trade in antiquities. Archaeologists must forge relationships with source communities as well, particularly when confronting debates surrounding repatriation of artifacts. Although the curriculum has yet to include courses on these topics alone, Fowles emphasized that their discussion is pervasive in many courses; students learn there is no choice for archaeologists but to be deeply engaged in the politics of the moment.
The Barnard concentration benefits from its relationship with Columbia through additional faculty and courses as well as through the Columbia Center for Archaeology, which holds numerous events and workshops. The College's program has a history of strong relationships with other institutions—many students work as interns or serve on projects through the American Museum of Natural History and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as other universities.
Jen Thum '09 is one such student. For her thesis she has chosen to write about Roman mummy portraits in northern Egypt and has participated in digs across several countries. When asked why archaeology, she says: "It's a unique marriage of art and history—so tangible, so physical. Art and history are more abstract; with archaeology you have ... physical contact with the object." Thum also founded "GLAM" (Gotham League of Archaeology Majors) to bring together the Barnard and Columbia archaeology community (as well as that of the corresponding New York community) for professional development and socializing.
Professor Fowles is confident that the concentration trains Barnard women for high achievement across the field, "It provides them with a set of experiences and skills [that will allow them to] be successful working for museums, the government, academia, etc. We guide them through field work, encourage them to take internships, and to present at professional conferences." Will the number of aspiring archeologists increase? Growth, he insists, will not be fueled by Barnard or Columbia faculty, but by the students themselves.
-by Stephanie Shestakow '98, illustration by Stina Wirsén


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When I turned 9, my mom took me to get my ears pierced
I'm not sure if my mom was blind, or the person who actually pierced them was
but they are uneven. SUPER uneven.
Drives me nuts.
Which is why I only like dangily earrings....it's harder to tell that I have circus freak ears
There's no moral to the story. I was just thinking about it while I made these.....
Time: 10 minutes
Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Less than a dollar
Glue Gun
Earring Back
Rotary board and blade (optional)
Step 1: Prep your Felt
Cut a strip of felt 1 inch wide and 8 inches long. Fold it in half (hot dog style) and hot glue both sides together, just along the edges (it may be easier to just look at the picture). Once it's all glued, fold it in half again (hamburger style) and cut it into two separate 4 inch pieces. Cut both pieces a little bit thinner (less wide). It shouldn't open up if you used enough hot glue the first time, but if it does, just hot glue it back shut.
Step 2: Making Your Flowers
Cut tiny notches all along the folded side of your felt. Since you only glued the edges together, when you cut along the edge, it should form little loopies (My describing skills today are sub-par at best). Once you've cut both strips, roll each strip hot gluing as you go. This will make your flowers
Step 3: Finishing it off
Take your earring backs and twist the bottom loop (shown below). Hot glue it onto the back of the flower, and then cover with a round piece of felt for a secure and finished look.
And that's it!
See how high my earring is?? It's ridiculous!


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The Transportation Security Administration, following the lead of several major airlines, is considering a plan to respond directly to questions and comments from travelers, via Twitter.
The agency that was formed in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks sent out a solicitation last week for a business to help the TSA create a web-based system that lets a team of ten employees respond to Twitter posts aimed at the agency. The TSA would reply with the handle @AskTSA.
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March 9, 2000
By BARBARA CROSSETTE
UNITED NATIONS, March 8 -- Unicef began a global campaign today against
homicidal violence against women in cultures where laws and society fail to
protect them.
A number of organizations are focusing on the issue as they meet in New York
for two weeks to assess progress five years after the largest international
gathering of women -- from the grass roots to governments -- assembled in
Beijing to share their hopes and grievances.
They refer to the violence as culturally sanctioned homicide.
"This is a violence that is almost sanctioned," said Carol Bellamy, the
executive director of Unicef. The campaign begun today, International
Women's Day, will focus on acts like "honor killings," dowry deaths, female
infanticide and acid attacks.
In some countries, even when laws defending the right of men to use violence
against women are repealed, the culture that created them continues to exert
a tremendous influence over behavior, these groups say. The situation is
worst across a swath of countries stretching from the Mediterranean to the
edge of Southeast Asia, especially Pakistan, India and Bangladesh.
"There's violence everywhere, there's gender discrimination everywhere," Ms.
Bellamy said. "But South Asia -- when we assign people there they come back
raving feminists in six months."
United Nations agencies and thousands of local groups have found that the
path toward better lives for the most oppressed women leads inevitably to a
collision with laws favoring men, leaders of the groups say. And they
contend that that may explain why some countries never develop to their full
Almost all of the violent attacks on women are technically illegal. But some
recent information compiled by Unicef, with the help of grass-roots
organizations, indicates that they continue. They found that in Bangladesh
reported acid attacks on women and girls -- often by men or boys they had
rejected -- rose from 47 disfiguring assaults in 1996 to more than 200 in
In India, more than 6,000 "bride burnings" or other dowry deaths were
reported in 1997. The women died because they did not bring what in-laws
considered satisfactory dowries or, sometimes, because the grooms were not
happy with brides chosen by their families.
The State Department, in its latest annual survey of human rights, published
on Feb. 25, said that in India about 10,000 cases of female infanticide were
reported annually, not counting an unknown number of abortions to avoid
giving birth to girls.
"Unicef is a children's agency," Ms. Bellamy said, "but you can't deal with
children without the implications of the parents, particularly the mother.
"The issue of child survival is already compromised if you're talking about
a mother who is malnourished in the first place. As a child she's less well
taken care of than a boy. She leaves school early for early marriage.
"She's very often physically abused, and so much of that abuse comes in the
family. She doesn't get adequate prenatal care."
Adrienne Germain, president of the International Women's Health Coalition
and a former Ford Foundation representative in Bangladesh, said that many
societies where unrestricted male power is misused evade the issue by using
culture and religion as a cloak.
"In the last couple of years, female genital mutilation came to public
consciousness and there was a sense of horror about it," Ms. Germain said.
"This year's topic seems to be honor crimes, and the tendency to blame them
on a particular religion, namely Islam. This is not a religious phenomenon.
It has to do with male dominance, patriarchy and power."
Pinar Ilkkaracan, the founder of the Turkish organization Women for Women's
Rights, said in an interview here that the West was sometimes simplistic in
holding religion responsible for women's problems in Islamic countries.
Ms. Ilkkaracan said she had to tone down her work recently because it was
being portrayed by outsiders as an Islamic issue. She argues that culturally
sanctioned violence against women is a Mediterranean phenomenon and that
even in Spain and Portugal it was unofficially condoned until those two
countries joined the European Union. The machismo of Latin America, she
contends, has its roots in Iberia.
In New York, Equality Now, which aids women's groups around the world, is
involved in a drive to lobby governments to rewrite or repeal laws that
discriminate against women. The United States, where citizenship laws can
discriminate, is not exempt from scrutiny.
Monique Widyono, co-director of the group, says that women are increasingly
focusing on the international agreements that governments have signed and
then ignored. "We are calling for accountability." she said. "The message
now is: sign a document and be accountable."
More information on UNICEF can be found on their web site at http://www.unicef.org/
Copyright 2000 The New York Times Company


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A group of New Jersey Boy Scouts visiting an upstate New York park rescued NBC News journalist Ann Curry after she broke her leg on a hike, making a splint and carrying the Emmy-winning broadcaster down a steep trail in a makeshift stretcher.
The Scouts, from Troop 368 in Berkeley Heights, were hiking on a rocky trail in Harriman State Park on April 4 when they came across Curry, who was sitting on the ground with one leg out and appeared to be in pain, according to Scouting magazine.
They didn't initially recognize the former "Today" anchor, but asked if she needed help.
"She said, 'No, not really. I think I broke my ankle,'" said scouter Rick Jurgens. "She told us to keep going, but the guys refused."
The Scouts splinted Curry's leg and tried to carry her down the steep incline. When they realized that wouldn't work, they made a makeshift stretcher out of sticks and a tarp and tested it to make sure it could bear weight.
Then, according to Scouting, they picked up Curry, put her in the stretcher and carried her to the trail head, where her husband was waiting.
The boys didn't realize who they had helped until after Curry left, when Jurgens told them that it was the famous journalist.
- Cook Leaps Onto Subway Tracks to Save Girl Who Fainted
- Teen Shot After Dropping Off Prom Date, Family Says
A couple of weeks later, Curry sent a letter to each of the Scouts thanking them, saying they went "above the call of duty." In the letter, she said her leg was broken so severely that it would take 10 to 12 weeks to heal.
"I feel enormously lucky you came along at just the right moment, and were so willing to help a stranger in need," Curry wrote.
On Friday, she thanked the troop again in a tweet.
"If you break a leg on a mountain, I hope Boy Scout Troop 368 finds you," she said. "Boy am I glad they found me."
If you break a leg on on a mountain, I hope Boy Scout Troop 368 finds you. Boy am I glad they found me. http://t.co/AzTWlFzNcz
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Making Sure Players Get The Best Experience Is More Important Than Worrying About How They Got The Game
from the word-of-mouth-is-king dept
Just as it is important that people who play a demo get a good experience that leaves them wanting more, the same should be said of the full game itself. If your game sucks, people will stop playing it, word will spread and fewer people will buy it. This word of mouth also comes from those who pirate the game. Although they never paid the developer money, these players are still willing to speak their mind when it comes to the games that really make an impression on them. So it is still important to make a great game.
It was this last scenario, of people pirating a game and then talking about its bugs, that led one developer to take to the Pirate Bay to let those players know that a patch was coming. Jonatan Soderstrom is one of the developers behind a recently released game, Hotline Miami. After the game showed up on the Pirate Bay, people started complaining about bugs they ran into.
However, a few people had a couple of problems getting the game to run.Instead of letting these players get help from other Pirate Bay users, Jonatan, as user cactus69, showed up himself with advice and news of a coming patch.
"Whenever I try starting the game I get [an] error," user randir12 explained. "Error defining an external function."
"Sometimes the game works if I click ignore, but there's no sound."
Hey there! I'm Jonatan Soderstrom, me and my friend Dennis Wedin made this game.While such direct contact between pirates and a game's developer is not entirely new (we have seen something like this before) it is still not the norm, and a great way to make an impression on the fans of the game. Soderstrom was able to put out a potential fire that could have led to some people to never picking the game up. In fact, this was his thought process on taking that effort. In a pair of tweets, Jonatan explained that he both understood why people might pirate, but also that it was important that they have a good experience.
We're working on an update that hopefully will take care of any/all bugs, and we'll try to do some extra polish in the next few days. Would be great if you could update the torrent when the patch is out! It'd be great if people get to play it without any bugs popping up. Hope everyone will enjoy the game!
For the 'Error defining an external function' problem, try restarting your system and play again, it can pop up when your computer has been running for a while. We'll try to figure out if there's more to it than that.
I don't really want people to pirate Hotline Miami, but I understand if they do. I've been broke the last couple of months. It sucks.That great experience is one of the most important things any creator should work toward. It doesn't matter how much time and money you put into a game, movie, album or book. If the output does not meet the expectation of those who experience it, they will tell others. That will lead to even more people avoiding it. However, as you work toward making the best possible experience and you are completely open about faults, then people will respect you more, and often look past any flaws to support you.
And I definitely want people to experience the game the way it's meant to be experienced. No matter how they got a hold of it.


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Heavyweight The Blind Side star Quinton Aaron is on a mission to lose weight so he can compete for roles in action movies.
The actor has always been a big guy but a recent embarrassing incident on a plane, when he was asked to gather his belongings and leave because he was taking up too much space, made him realise it's time to slim down.
And he's in talks to join a programme that will help him achieve his goal.
He tells Access Hollywood Live, "I figured the best way to do it is to have a team behind you, encouraging you. The only reason I have a weight issue is because my lack of inconsistency (sic)... If you tell me to do it myself, I'm probably not gonna do it... With everything I have going on and with everything I'm doing, the last thing on my mind is getting up and going to the gym."
But Aaron has a dream in mind to help him succeed in his battle with the bulge: "I do wanna be in action films... and I was thinking that it would be cool one day to just be on the beach with a tank top on and not feel insecure about the way I look in that tank top."


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So now that you're ready to move to a pre-paid plan, you're going to need a shiny new device to bring along for the ride. As timing would have it, the Samsung Galaxy S III, the newest shining jewel in the Samsung crown, has just gone up for pre-order on Amazon from a few different vendors.
Now this is the unlocked GSM version, so ease up on that trigger finger if you're a Verizon or Sprint customer. And no LTE for you, AT&T customers.
Both the Pebble Blue and Marble White are available and start at $789, but I would go ahead and pay the $20 or so more and stick with one of the sellers who has a thousand or more positive ratings under their belt.
Virtually all the sellers are sticking with a June 1 ship date, although they warn that it is subject to change.
I know we have some die hard Samsung fans out there so I'd love to know if any of you are going to take the plunge on this or if you're content to wait for the carrier versions to come a bit later this summer.
Update: ericl5112 pointed out in comments that you can also pick up an SGS3 of your very own from Expansys-USA for $694.99.


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Probably Kirito from SOA...it's definitely not the best show out there but how fantastic would it be if videogames were that advanced xD lol.
I like cookies...
should be researching..
i would have to say i would want to be vash the stampede
I'd be Raven from Tales of Vesperia. Because he might've died once, he has a lot a pimping power within him.....(as if) but he's cool :3
Or Araragi from Bakemonogatari. He's half vampire, has a vampire within him (spoiler), and gets beaten up like a champ!
Holy....fandango, its been ages.
Yagami Light, no reason needed.
There's no point reading this as it goes nowhere, I did tell you......
Dio Eraclea from Last Exile. I think were both the same level of crazy lol
digging my way through the ground...
Hrmm... good question...
Probably Rikka from Chu2.
Or maybe Yamada Ryu from Yamada and the Seven Witches.
Or maybe Yegrinna from Carnivorous Princess Yegrinna.
Poi is the new Desu!
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Hardest question I've had to ponder since I finished my Stock Analysis paper for my capstone finance course.
So instead of giving a single answer I made a ranked list:
1. Tomoya (Clannad)
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exactly the way the Anime portrays him Including Nagisa and Ushio's deaths, but also the "restart" at the end of the series where there is no tragedy
2. Ryuji (Toradora)
3. Alphonse (FMA)
4. Sousuke (FMP)
5. Kenshin (Ruroni Kenshin)
6. Kiba (Wolf's Rain)
7. Shizuo (Durarara!!)
8. Kirito (SAO)
8. Junpei (Ichigo 100%)
Alphonse who has no body and has lived in an empty suit of armor for years unable to ever eat or sleep or feel the warmth of another human being as young boy with only his psychotic and obsessive older brother as company most of the time.
Kenshin who's constantly tormented by all the people he killed in the revolution and wishes for nothing but a life of peace but is constantly being dragged into fights with psychopaths with their own twisted agendas, and who's body degrades towards the end of the series from pushing himself too much to fight for no reason.
Kiba: He died last. He got to watch everyone he knew die. He got to see the world end. He got to see his hopes of a free life, of paradise, literally murdered in front of him.
Shizuo who has uncontrollable anger problems that always lead him to hurt other people and has nothing but hatred for himself because of that.
Kirito who was trapped in a game world and takes it personally whenever anyone in the game dies and forces himself to be alone and constantly puts his life at risk just because some guy decided to make a game real.
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If you had said Tomoya from after the restart I'd have given it to you, but since you included him suffering for five years and then dying in the snow with his only child...
Yep, you're a masochist.
My answer:
Arlong from One Piece because he's a fucking shark.
By order of how similar they are to me, I'd either be
1) Okazaki Tomoya from Clannad
2) Aizawa Yuichi from Kanon (2006)
Mainly, I'd like to be them so I don't have to change much. They're both lighthearted jokers and they both pull the same shit I would, given their chances to prank people like they do, if that makes any sense. They both mean well, but they both try to get a good laugh out of everything.
Thar ya go.
Thinking of something cool to say...
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My answer:
Arlong from One Piece because he's a fucking shark.
Thinking of something cool to say...
mmm this is one question I can not answer easily .,
you see in my dreams , I take on different roles and characters , so I cant pinpoint one particular character.
But maybe the opposite of who I am would be the closest pick like Gintoki of Gintama or Mugen form Samurai Champloo ha ha ha or someone powerful, and emotional like Mikoto form K project but these are all dudes ... definitely opposite of me lol
My Avatar is seiyuu Morita san and Me cosplaying at AnimeExpo
hitsugaya toshiro cuz im as cold as ice lol
I pull a Rick and T-Pain yeah im stuntin like a boss
Monkey D Luffy because who doesn't want to be king of the pirates
i think i would be katura from inu X boku
Akiyama Yukari from girls and panzer
Rico from gunslinger girl
there similar to me i think , so i would be these
I would love to be Azuki Miho from Bakuman. She just has the life i'd want. To be with your high school sweetheart, be an anime voice actor, a singer, a model, date a mangaka, and have like the best romantic story ever! How awesome would that be?!


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Officers Receive One of MPD's Highest Honors
November 13th, 2012 by milwaukeepolice
It is one of the Milwaukee Police Department's highest honors – and those attending the Department's Merit Awards Ceremony tomorrow will see the officers receive the Medal of Valor – Combat, in person.
This award, and others will be presented Wednesday, November 14 at 6 p.m. at the Milwaukee Police Training Academy, 6680 N. Teutonia Ave.
On Monday, April 4, 2011, District 2 Officers Michael A. Urbaniak and Scott A. Voeks responded to a Battery-Cutting in the 2100 block of West National Avenue. Upon arrival, they saw a man with a knife standing near an older woman. The officers ordered the man to drop his weapon, but instead the armed man advanced toward Officer Urbaniak and the woman. Fearing for their safety, Officer Voeks discharged his weapon, striking the still-armed suspect. Officer Urbaniak then provided first aid to the woman who had been injured by the suspect, while Officer Voeks gave first aid to the suspect. Both officers showed exceptional bravery and composure in the face of this dangerous and chaotic situation.


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ROVE (formerly RoofTop Dance) is thrilled to partner with the Roger Smith Hotel's Window at 125 for a second year through The Introducing Series, Season 5 to present Close Encounters.
A two-week series featuring 5 artists working in the field of performance, Close Encounters offers meetings of art, artists, and audiences that are unexpected and intimate at the same time.
Using the frame of the Window at 125 (both figuratively and literally), Close Encounters wonders how chance encounters can engender deeper connections and sustained interest. Featuring artists Tony Carlson, Walter Dundervill, Lonely Goat, Molly Poerstel, and The Space We Make, this two-week installation gives audiences the opportunity to get intimate with each artist's work.
When we view dance or performance, our watching is often short and singular. Whether we're sitting in the audience at the ballet or hurrying by a street performer, we look and then we look away. Close Encounters offers viewers a chance look, and then look again--each artist will spend a full 11-hour day in the Window at 125, and then return for a second 11-hour installation in the series' second week. This "looking again"---re-specting, if we trace the word back to the Latin root--- offers not only the chance to see more from each artist, but to see closer, to get to know their work in a fuller and more intimate way.
The idea of re-specting is exciting to us, because it's inclusive, democratic, open for all--there is no wrong way to watch these installations, and no singular meaning or reaction to take away from them.


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JJ Abrams has the force
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's official. The force is with J.J. Abrams.
The Walt Disney Co. issued a statement Friday night confirming reports that had been circulating for two days that Abrams, Emmy-award-winning creator of TV's "Lost" and director of 2009's "Star Trek" movie, has been pegged to direct the seventh installment of the "Star Wars" franchise.
"J.J. is the perfect director to helm this," said Kathleen Kennedy, the movie's producer and president of Lucasfilm, which was acquired by Disney last month for $4.06 billion. "Beyond having such great instincts as a filmmaker, he has an intuitive understanding of this franchise."
He understands the essence of the Star Wars experience," Kennedy said in the statement.
The movie will have a script from "Toy Story 3" writer Michael Arndt and a 2015 release.
Lawrence Kasdan, who wrote "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi" in the original trilogy, will work as a consultant on the new project.
Abrams has already headed the reboot of another storied space franchise, "Star Trek," for rival studio Paramount Pictures. The next installment in that series, "Star Trek: Into Darkness," is set to hit theaters May 17.
But he has long been known as a "Star Wars" devotee. Abrams spoke about the plot of the original "Star Wars" in the lecture series "TED Talks" in March 2007, and reportedly became enamored of "Lost" co-creator Damon Lindelof partly because Lindelof was wearing a "Star Wars" T-shirt when they first met.
In 2009, Abrams told the Los Angeles Times: "As a kid, 'Star Wars' was much more my thing than 'Star Trek' was."
In Friday night's statement he called it an "absolute honor" to get the job.
"I may be even more grateful to George Lucas now than I was as a kid," Abrams said.
Lucas himself said in the statement that "I've consistently been impressed with J.J. as a filmmaker and storyteller. He's an ideal choice to direct the new Star Wars film and the legacy couldn't be in better hands."
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