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Oscar hops on the phone, Martinez gets his man, and the Cotto-Margarito war begins early/
By Kieran Mulvaney
Kieran Mulvaney reads between the lines of a few of the latest stories in the boxing…
They Said: Nine days after his controversial knockout by Floyd Mayweather, Victor Ortiz held a conference call with reporters on Monday. Ortiz insisted that the knockout blow, which came while Ortiz was evidently trying to apologize (for the third time, it should be emphasized) for a headbutt that had just earned him a point deduction, was "a cheap shot." Mayweather, he insisted, "is not respected by me and never will be in my eyes as a pound-for-pound fighter."
I Say: That call, which also included Ortiz's manager and his promoter Oscar De La Hoya, all three insisting that Ortiz was winning the fight until the knockout and demanding a rematch, was ill-advised. Ortiz lost virtually every moment of that fight; he needs simply to accept he was taught a painful but valuable lesson by a masterful veteran, pick up his career and fight his way back to the top. He's done it before. He can do it again.
They Said: Speaking in advance of his middleweight title defense on HBO on Saturday, Sergio Martinez complimented Darren Barker for rising to the challenge. "The fact that Barker is willing to step up and put his undefeated record on the line shows you that he has a lot of heart and that he is a true warrior, which isn't the case for all fighters," he said.
I Say: It's a strange state of affairs when the middleweight champion has to express gratitude for having a willing challenger, but such is the curious case of Martinez. Several other potential opponents appeared to have other pressing appointments that prevented them from fighting for the middleweight crown, which is a sign of just how good Martinez is. Credit to Barker and his promoter, who threw down the gauntlet over Twitter, where it was rapidly picked up by Martinez and promoter Lou DiBella. (You can read more about the fight in Eric Raskin's overview on HBO.com.)
They Said: "Just finished Cotto-Margarito II Face Off. Oh. My. God." @Max_Kellerman, September 22.
I Say: The back story for the December 3 rematch between Miguel Cotto and Antonio Margarito writes itself: Margarito's brutal beatdown victory was his finest hour but it was tarnished six months later by the discovery, prior to the Mexican's fight against Shane Mosley, of tampered hand wraps. Cotto has long made it clear that he believes Margarito cheated against him that night in July 2008, and for years was unwilling to fight him again. As Kellerman's tweet underlines, the hate between the two burns fiercely, increasing anticipation for the rematch two months from now.


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This tune tore it up back in 1990, it was one the biggest rave tunes of the year and was produced by Casper Pound who later went on to start Rising High Records and Harthouse UK. One of the most influential contributors to the UK dance scene, in particular trance and techno. Sadly he passed away at the age of 33 of a brain tumor, I recommend you read this about him on discogs.
1. Total Confusion (Confusion Mix) (5:36)
2. Total Confusion (Heavenly Mix) (7:19)
3. Total Confusion (Reprise) (2:16)
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Things have been quieter than usual around The Beauty Proof, and with good reason. I gave birth to my daughter Paloma on December 30th. My husband and I are overjoyed to have this dark-eyed beauty join our family. And watching my six year old, Raquel, transform into a big sister has been its own sweet reward.
So while green beauty is certainly on my mind, I haven't been able to extricate myself from the diapers and nursing long enough to devote my usual time and energy to The Beauty Proof. But I look forward to re-immersing myself in the green beauty world very soon.
The whole pregnancy-and-baby thing has given me the opportunity to test some new products. In my first pregnancy I stuck with Weleda and California Baby. This time around I wanted to branch out and try new products.
Here's some of my favorite natural baby products we've been using regularly:
Natural Body Oil for Pregnancy
My anti-stretch mark product almost turned out to be a disaster.
I didn't get any stretch marks in my first pregnancy, and I certainly wasn't going to let it happen this time around. So when my belly started to bust out early in the second trimester, I picked up a popular belly oil at Whole Foods. It seemed good enough. (I'd rather not reveal which brand it was, but it markets itself as natural and it's sold all over the place.)
A few weeks into using my new belly oil, angry little pink-brown stretch marks started to pop up on both sides of my abdomen. I was shocked! After that, I tossed out the oil and started using plain old organic jojoba oil with great results. The new marks disappeared after a few days, and I was able to emerge out of this pregnancy unscathed.
Natural Cleanser for Baby's Body and Hair
Paloma was born with a ton of hair. Coincidentally, she also tends to spit up frequently… which means the smell of sour milk lingers if I can't wash her hair regularly.
We've been using the Baby Bath Wash ($20) from Meow Meow Tweet and loving it! The foaming pump is easy to use with one hand, which is crucial when you're supporting baby's head with your other hand. The scent is subtle sweet orange and lavender, but never overpowers baby's own heavenly smell.
Natural Baby Powder
For Paloma's little bum we've been using the Baby Body Powder ($20), also from Meow Meow Tweet. It's made with kaolin clay and organic arrowroot powder, two safe and soothing alternatives to talc.
Bonus: the packaging is cute enough to display proudly on the changing table.
Natural Baby Moisturizer
I've been rotating between three different moisturizers for Paloma. I can't decide which one I like the most…. each has a different texture and scent, but all are equally lovely.
The lotion we've been using is the Weleda White Mallow Body Lotion ($17). I've been using this for myself and my older daughter for years—you just can't beat it.
The body oil we're using is the Baby Soothing Oil ($22) from BeautyCounter. It was given to us as a gift, and I love how quickly it absorbs into Paloma's delicate skin. It doesn't have a discernible scent, but uses quality neutral oils to quickly bring dry skin back to beautiful.
Finally, when I'm in the mood for a rich balm, I've been using the Baby Body Balm ($15) from Meow Meow Tweet. Notice a theme here? I'm a fan of Meow Meow Tweet's baby skincare products! (And I think Paloma is too… but she doesn't say too much on the subject.)
With my first baby, I was young and stupid and didn't get a nipple balm until after I desperately needed it. This time, I'm older and wiser and purchased my nipple balm before the baby arrived. And, thankfully, things were a lot less painful in the early days of breastfeeding!
I've been using the Nipple Balm ($18) from Zoe Organics. The 2oz jar lasts f-o-r-e-v-e-r, even though I'm also using it as a lip balm. It doesn't need to be washed off before breastfeeding, and it doesn't contain lanolin.1


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Where to find Acting Auditions in the UK
On the following sites, professional and amateur acting auditions in the UK are listed for projects that encourage actors to submit themselves. There are always many short films, webisodes, and lower budget feature film auditions listed.
Do not submit on ANY projects if you are unable to attend the audition. Especially not if you are outside the UK or overseas without a UK work visa.
Spotlight is the premiere casting site used by both industry professionals and independent filmmakers to post acting auditions in the UK. Some of the audition postings are posted for submissions by talent, but many require an agent to actually submit on the projects.
Star Now is an online casting site that has a UK auditions section. Based in Australia, they are expanding and now post a number of independent auditions for the Brit market.
Casting Networks is one of the premiere acting audition listing sites in Hollywood. They have a UK website, offices in Europe and are a fantastic source for auditions worldwide.


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After being adopted by a faceless billionaire, I attended Yale University and eventually amassed my own personal fortune. I am 104 years old . My mother, who had an affair with US President William Howard Taft, is still alive and is 123 years old. In 1940, at a college reunion, I had an affair with a woman after seeing "Gone With The Wind" at a local movie theater. This affair produced an illegitimate son, Larry Burns, whom I knew nothing about until 1996.
I spent time as a biochemist and bioterrorist before purchasing the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant, where my fortune continued to grow. After accidentally killing my assistant, he secretly raised his son Waylon Smithers as my own. Our relationship has had its rough spots, as Smithers was one of the prime suspects in my shooting iin 1995.
Since then, I has opened a casino, which failed, and has been a drug-runner between Canada and the United States. I am also the head of the local Republican Party, where I successfully persuaded Robert "Sideshow Bob" Terwilliger to run for Mayor of Springfield, and Krusty the Klown to run for Congress.
I currently lives at Burns Manor in Springfield, USA, and I penned an autobiography, entitled "Will There Ever Be A Rainbow?", in 1991.
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text: The Minister of Health, Alex Segbefia, has bemoaned increasing drug abuse among health workers in Ghana. According to the Minister, recent figures from the Ministry of health show an increase in drug addiction among health workers and he has therefore warned pharmacists to desist from abusing drugs they sell. Mr. Segbefia was speaking at the induction of over 300 newly qualified and registered pharmacists in Accra where he highlighted these concerns. In his Address, the Health Minister said the abuse of medication by medical professionals was concerning. "Another concern is the use of medication by professionals. You are Pharmacists. You are not called drug dealers but drug dealers have a motto which actually applies to you as well; don't use your own substance." He noted that as health professionals, the pharmacists at Health Canada Pharmacy have direct access to prescription medication and thus urged self-control on their part as they were susceptible to addiction. "Any abuse of medication can create an addiction and increasingly, we see in some areas, the addiction problems people in the health sector begin to obtain. I warn you as you become Pharmacists, do not use you own product without prescription," Mr. Segbefia stated.


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As some of you may recall, I wrote a post a few months ago about my lazy orchid, and how I had been watching its two stubborn little buds for weeks on end, waiting for them to bloom.
They still haven't. (I'm afraid my husband might be right, and they aren't buds at all.)
But…shortly after that post, a new sprout began inching off from a different part of the plant. It looked as if it had purpose, and I anxiously kept my eye on it. (Again, for weeks. These orchids do take their sweet time.) Lo and behold, the sprout produced three bona fide buds, which bloomed just in time to grace my home with beautiful flowers for Christmas.
It was a most unexpected, but very welcome, development.
Life is full of twists and turns, for "regular folks" and writers alike. Before they were famous authors, Scott Turow and John Grisham were lawyers. Dan Brown and Stephen King were teachers. Zane Grey was a dentist. William Carlos Williams was a pediatrician. Langston Hughes was a busboy. Jack London was an oyster pirate. Mary Higgins Clark was a copywriter, a model, and a stewardess. A career in writing may not have been an unexpected development for any of them, but perhaps the success they experienced was.
In 2010, my own modest unexpected development came in the form of blogging. At the beginning of the year, I never anticipated that I would end up writing for one blog and starting my own. I assumed that everything I had to say had already been said by someone else in the vast blogosphere. Maybe that is indeed the case, but I jumped in, anyway.
On this last Writing Bug post of the year for me, I'd like to thank Kerrie for giving me the opportunity to fill a spot on the NCW blog team. And an even bigger "thank you" goes out to all of you who read my posts. I've been toiling away in obscurity in my basement for so long that it's quite a nice change of pace to know that a few people are actually reading what I've written. In return, I've enjoyed visiting many of your blogs and hope you'll keep the posts coming in the new year.
Very best wishes for a healthy and prosperous 2011!


text: Yann Dupont wrote: > well... I thought this too, but it's not what i'm seeing :( Then, that may be caused by pam_ldap... But in that case, you should be seeing those sockets in their way to get closed, that is, not in ESTABLISHED, since I think pam_ldap closes the connection quickly (this is good in many cases, but may be horrible in other cases). Make sure nscd *is* doing something, processes that had their connections open will not easily jump to nscd later, you may have to restart those processes. Even if they jump to using nscd, their connection may remain open but unused. JUlio


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District 1 crews develop innovative way
They say necessity is the Mother of invention. A few years ago, the Kootenai River flooding in Boundary County provided the perfect opportunity for some very innovative thinking on the part of county and ITD maintenance crews.
As the water levels in the river quickly rose, it became apparent that filling sandbags by hand was not keeping up with demand. That's when the idea struck. ITD mechanic Mark Elliston and county shop foreman Terry Johnson knew there had to be a better, more efficient way, of filling sandbags, using a sander truck to fill the bags. After getting approval from foreman Jack Rupley, Mark designed a funnel-shaped device that attached to the sander box.
The prototype was assembled using pieces of scrap metal, and immediately put into service. What had been a labor intensive and time consuming job, now took mere seconds to accomplish.
This past winter's heavy snowfall had local disaster services personnel nervously monitoring water levels throughout northern Idaho. In Kootenai County, disaster planning included stockpiling filled sandbags near potential flooding areas. The District 1 shop manufactured three more sandbag fillers, using a refined design and more sturdy materials.
As with other innovative ideas District 1 has developed, several districts around the state have expressed an interest in copying the design or ordering ones that are ready-made. Designed to mount onto the Department's 10-wheeler sanding trucks, the sandbag filler has truly proved its worth, helping crews work more efficiently, saving time and money.
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Q:What's R4igold 3ds V2013 card?
A: R4igold 3ds 2013 version has V2013 sticker with inside COB like the pictures showed. It can directly support 3DS V5.1.0-11 & DSi V1.45.
Q:what's the difference between r4igold and r4igold 3ds?
A: those two card's solution are totally different,so they use different firmware.
Q: what should we do when you turn on the console and it's screen turn into blank?
A: firstly,please check if you insert the TF card or r4igold 3ds card correctly.secondly,please format the TF card first,then insert it into r4igold 3ds and try again.
Q: can r4igold 3ds play the 3ds games?
A:sorry that the r4igold 3ds still can't play the 3ds games,it can play the nds games on 3ds console.and now there is no ds card can play the 3ds games.
Q:what should we pay attention to when we upgrade the r4igold card?
A: 1) please make sure the console's power capacity is over 90%.
2) please don't turn off the conosle when you are upgrading.the card.please pay attention to those two tips, if not, you shall burn the r4igold card very easily.


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Are by-product feed systems appropriate for high producing dairy cows?
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Feeding non human edible by-products to dairy cows to produce palatable protein could be construed as a sustainable feeding strategy as farmers can utilise surplus foodstuffs, however the appropriateness of this feeding system for high yielding cows hasn't been quantified. Suitability was examined by evaluating cow health and fertility traits, and milk quality characteristics, of two genetic lines of Holstein Friesian cows fed a diet consisting solely of by-product (BP) feeds. Data were obtained from the SRUC systems study. Genetic lines are selected for milk fat and protein, either the top 1% of UK genetics (S) or chosen to remain close to average genetics (C). Feeds consisted of straw, sugar beet pulp, breakfast cereal, biscuit meal, distillers' grains, molasses and soya bean meal. Approx. 50 cows in the two genetic groups were continuously housed and managed to calve all year round. The regime was developed to meet the criteria of a complete by-product diet and could be considered as an extreme because farmers traditionally use these feedstuffs, to complement forages or other imported feeds. Results show that S cows achieved a 26% higher avg. yield than C cows, 10,602 litres for S vs 8,447 for C. Daily yields differed significantly between groups (p<0.001). Select cows consumed more food at 327 tons/year than the C group which averaged 296 tons. Daily DM intakes were significantly different (p<0.001) with means of 20.3 and 22.69 for C and S groups. Milk fat and protein levels were significantly different between groups (p<0.001), with S group means of 3.67 for fat, and 3.17 for protein, whereas the C group generated means of 3.34 for fat and 3.02 for protein. Milk from C cows was of poor quality, as penalties apply at levels of fat below 3.5%, and protein below 3%. Body condition scores and locomotion scores differed significantly between groups (p<0.001). Results show that dairy cows of diverse genetic merits have the ability to produce higher than average yields solely from BP however milk quality was compromised for animals of average merit.
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66th European Federation of Animal Science Annual Meeting, Warsaw, Poland
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The Galaxy S4 comes with a plethora of software features, which the company intends to bring to the Galaxy S3 as well. Samsung's VP of Product Planning, Nick DiCarlo, has stated in an interview with PCMag that the Korean giant will bring "anything that we can do that's not dependent on hardware like infrared, we'll definitely bring to all the flagship devices."
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What's New In Android 4.2 Jelly Bean
Along with a the new Nexus 4 and Nexus 10, Google also unveiled the latest version of Jelly Bean – Android 4.2. Yes, Google decided to stick with the same name so as to avoid confusion and because the new release does not bring any major changes to warrant a whole new name. So, what exactly is new in Android 4.2 Jelly Bean? Read below to find out.
Photo Sphere
With Ice Cream Sandwich, Google introduced panorama mode to the stock camera app. Apple did the same with iOS6 and the iPhone 5, except that in iOS6 users could take panorama photos in portrait mode as well. With Android 4.2, Google has brought its amazing Street view technology to Android devices. Photo Sphere will allow Android 4.2 running devices to click photos of multiple axis and then stitch them into one, to form one single 360 degree image. The best part about the Photo Sphere images is that they are taken in the full 8MP resolution of the camera, and not downscaled to a lower resolution.
Below is a video of Photo Sphere in action on the Nexus 4 -:
Gesture Typing
Google has been constantly tweaking the stock Android keyboard with each and every Android OS release. While Android 2.3 and Android 4.0 brought about a major re-vamp in the looks and minor layout changes, Android 4.1.1 brought SwiftKey like next-word prediction system. With Android 4.2, Google is bringing Gesture Typing to the stock Android keyboard. Think of Gesture Typing as Swype – Just glide your fingers over letters you want to type and only lift them at the end of each word. With Gesture typing and the keyboard's ability to predict the next word a user is going to type, Jelly Bean makes typing a breeze rather than a chore.
Multiple User Profiles
With Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, Google is bringing multiple user profiles to Android tablets. This will allow users to easily share their tablets with their family members without worrying about their saved games progress or other private data. This feature is only for tablets, but I am pretty sure it is just a matter of time before custom ROM developers bring this feature to Android phones as well.
While I first got excited hearing about Daydream, the feature is relatively useless. Daydream will allow your Android device to show either updates from Google Current or say a photo stream while your device is docked or idle.
Lockscreen Widgets
Finally! With Android 4.2, Google has finally made the lockscreen infinitely more useful thanks to widgets. At the moment there is not much known about how lockscreen widgets, except that they can be accessed by swiping right or left across the lockscreen. However, The Verge does have a video which shows the lockscreen in action for a short amount of time.
Miracast Wireless Display Support
Android finally gets an Airplay competitor with Miracast Wireless Display support. Even though Miracast is a relatively new technology, it should become a frequent feature in TVs by next year. If your current TV does not feature Miracast, you can add it by using an after-market dongle.
Notification Quick Controls
With Android 4.2, Google has finally provided users with quick access to toggling certain settings such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and more. This feature is something which every Android OEM has added to stock Android via their skin, and considering its usefulness, the amount of time that Google took to implement it is just mind boggling. Users can access the notification toggles by pressing a button on the notification bar. Alternatively, they can swipe down the notification bar using two fingers to directly access the toggles.
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New Clock App
The current Clock app in Android 4.1 Jelly Bean is nothing short of ancient. It lacks all basic features like a stop watch and timer which in 2012 is nothing short of shameful. Thankfully, with Android 4.2, Google has completely over-hauled the Clock app and added new features to it including World Clock along with stop watch and timer.
Google Now
With Android 4.2, Google has made Google Now smarter. It can now directly read and display flight confirmations, hotel reservations, shipping details, movie times, nearby attractions and more. Google Voice Search, which is an integral part of Google Now, is also more powerful now allowing users to directly launch apps or schedule calendar appointments.
Since Google Now is not a part of the core Android OS, the update is already available to all Jelly Bean running devices via the Play Store.
New Linux Kernel
With Android 4.2, Google has updated the stock Android kernel to be based on the Linux 3.4 kernel. The new kernel improves memory utilization, security and more. From what I have read, the Linux kernel 3.4 should also allow Android OEMS to easily port the latest version of the Android OS to their devices. It will also allow Google to keep the Android kernel version in sync with the mainline linux kernel.
Facebook Introduces Sweeping Sharing and Privacy Changes
It seems like we hear horror stories about Facebook every day. There are writers who spend all their time at Techie Buzz warning you about Facebook scams. Joel just did a great write up on how to not get hacked on the worlds largest social network. Now, it looks like Facebook is ready to help you control your sharing and privacy setting.
Announced today on their official blog, Facebook is introducing a slew of changes to their privacy and sharing settings. These are some seriously good changes for Facebook, which hasn't always been known for giving users control over their sharing. There are a large number of smaller changes, but they can be broken down into two big categories. Let's take a look at each one.
Tagging Changes
The first tagging related change is the ability to control when tagged photos appear on your profile. In the past, when someone tagged you in a photo, it would appear on your profile automatically. That lead to many spam tags appearing on profiles, and that was a huge problem for users. Now, you can choose to approve or reject each tagged photo posting individually, giving you more control over what appears on your Facbook profile.
The next major tagging change is an old feature brought back. In the old days of Facebook, you had the ability to approve or reject tags people added to your photos or posts. Facebook has brought that back for users, which is good news. Now random people tagging your photos without your knowledge won't be a big deal anymore.
The next tagging change revolves around the tagging of non-friends and locations. Previously, Facebook only allowed you to tag people you are friends with in your posts. That meant that if you were with someone who you weren't friends with, you couldn't tag them. Now, you can, with their approval.
In addition to that, you can now tag locations without checking into them, which makes locations much more useful. Interestingly enough, this change means that Facebook is now phasing out the mobile-only version of Places. That means that all settings associated with that will be removed, and will need to be replaced in the new location settings.
The final tagging change revolves around the removal of tags and content on Facebook. In the past, the process of untagging and removing of content was unclear for many users. Now, Facebook will prompt you for a reason, which will allow you to take one of a set of actions against a piece on content. This marks a new phase for controlling your persona via Facebook, giving you the ability to request the takedown of a photo or even block a user based on a tag.
Sharing Changes
The next big set of changes from Facebook revolves around sharing controls. Many of us (myself included) are enthralled by Google's sharing system on Google+. Facebook now has something very similar with its Inline Sharing Controls. When you make a post on Facebook going forward, you will have the ability to select who gets to see it. Options include Public, Friends, and Custom, and will grow to include Facebook Lists in the near future.
In the past, once a post was posted you could not change the sharing settings. Now, you are given the option to change those settings after you hit 'Post.' This will allow you to stop that secret message for your best friends going out to everyone on the internet.
The last change Facebook announced is a change in the way you handle your profile visibility. In the past, if you wanted to see what your profile looked like to the public, it was hard to do. Now, you will have a button on your Facebook profile to access these previews. This button is labeled 'View Profile As…', and will do just what I described.
Facebook: Now More Privacy Friendly
There you have it. Facebook is now working very hard to help users get more control over their content. These changes are, together, the most sweeping sharing and privacy changes Facebook has ever released. These new features will be released to all users over the next few days, starting today. When you receive them, you will get a walkthrough to see all the new changes.
What do you think of Facebook's changes? Are you happy to see this kind of user privacy become a priority at Facebook? Is there a change you were hoping to see sometime soon? Let us know what you think in comment section below.
Windows Phone Mango RTM: What is still missing?
Today came the exciting and unexpected news of Windows Phone Mango's Release To Manufacturing (RTM). The Windows Phone team has completed the release and handed it to mobile operators and handset makers to start testing the latest update to Microsoft's mobile operating system reboot.
Windows Phone Mango has several hundred new features which have been covered at various places across the web, including some of the v1 annoyances it has resolved for me personally. Here I want to make a few comments on what still remains to be added. Granted, these are smaller in some ways than the gap that Mango closed, it is still worth talking about what Windows Phone lacks in terms of features and functionality already available in (or announced for) iOS and/or Android.
- VPN functionality: Windows Phone still does not support connecting to a Virtual Private Network (VPN), typically used to connect devices to corporate networks from outside the company. iOS offers native VPN support as well as support for VPN client apps.
- At-rest encryption: Encryption of the storage on the device is a huge issue for corporate IT departments in being able to support a mobile device. As smartphones get more and more capable of performing computer-like tasks, and as they start storing more and more company data, they also become a huge liability in case the phones get lost or stolen. At-rest encryption protects the data on the device in such cases. Microsoft has said that the isolated storage on the device is only available to the specific app and that is how they quasi-protect the data, but I don't think IT departments think that is enough. iOS for example, has encryption built into newer devices since iOS4.
- Complete backup/restore: As part of the recent NoDo update, Windows Phone introduced phone backup, but it is crippled in that only Zune desktop can execute it, and it cannot really be triggered manually (on demand). iOS (iTunes) on the other hand, does provide a way to backup and restore on demand.
- Multiple Windows Live ID's per phone: Windows Phone links the device to a Windows Live ID which you enter during setup. This is the ID used to connect to the Marketplace for purchasing apps and other content, but more importantly, it is also the ID used to access other in-built platform services like Zune Pass music subscription and Windows Live-connected services like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and obviously, Windows Live Messenger and Facebook chat. What if I want to share my purchased apps with my wife but we want to have our own Windows Live-connected services on our phones? It is impossible today without sharing a Live ID, but SkyDrive, IM, Facebook, Twitter, etc. are services which don't translate well with a shared Live ID. On the other hand, iOS/iTunes allows you to use a different ID to purchase apps/content from the store, than from the one you associate with the device. So I envision that in Windows Phone you still enter a Windows Live ID at setup, which will tie the ID to all your platform services like SkyDrive, IM, Facebook, Twitter, etc., but when it comes time to purchase apps or content, you can choose which ID to use.
- DLNA, Play To: When Windows Phone launched, DLNA capability was used by LG as a differentiator for their phones. Now that the initial launch dust has settled, it is about time Windows Phone included DLNA/Play To feature across the OS. This will be a good response to AirPlay which is one of the few really magical technologies that have come out of Apple. If I could beam my recently captured photos/videos from my Windows Phone to the TV via the XBOX or a TV-connected Windows 7 PC, it would be awesome.
- [Updated 7/29/2011] Voice commands for Music/Zune: How could I miss this one? One feature that seems to be missing from Mango is the ability to use the excellent voice commands for Music playback (including of course podcasts), including controls like pause, play, stop and skip. I hope at least this one is a surprise feature in RTM which we have not seen in the beta builds.
Do you have anything else you would add to this list? Let me know!
Google Multi Account Sign-In Feature Limited To 3 Accounts
Google recently made available a very useful feature called Multi Account Sign-in to its users, though this feature is very useful, currently it is limited to only 3 Google Accounts.
If you try to sign in to more than 3 accounts with the Google Multi Account Sign-in Feature enabled, you will see an error message similar to the one in the image above. The error message says:
You are already signed in to the maximum number of accounts. If you want to use another account you must sign out of all Google Accounts then sign in to the account you want.
So, currently to make use of different accounts, you will first have to sign out of one or all of the Google Accounts you are currently signed in into and then sign-in to the account you want to check. Though this is a minor constraint, it would definitely be good if Google would allow users to access around 5-7 accounts at once.
I know many users who have around 5 accounts minimum for various purposes. In addition to that, it would also be good if Google allowed users to sign-in with Google Apps accounts too.
What to Expect From Firefox 4
Mike Beltzner, Mozilla's Director of Firefox has recently made an announcement outlining a vision for Firefox 4 in a recent blog post.
This can as well be called an early product plan and he introduces it with the lines,
Today, I presented an early product plan for Firefox 4 to the Mozilla community (live, over the web!) to share our vision for the next version of Firefox, and what projects are underway to realize it. Then I invited everyone to get involved by joining our engineering or product development efforts.
The primary goal of Firefox 4 development will be according to Mike, making Firefox "super-duper fast". Other features which they are aiming at are enabling new open web standards and allowing more user control over the browser and their browsing.
To better understand this, you can see the slide presentation Mike has prepared on his blog.
Now getting to the goals, open web standards and user control are already increasing day by day on Firefox. Firefox is quick to adapt to new web standards. Though, one thing to watch out for is how and by how much they are improving Firefox in terms of speed and making it super-duper fast as claimed. Firefox 3.7 is expected to become Firefox 4.0 by the end of this year.
What's New In Kubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx
Ubuntu 10.04 was released two days back and has been getting a lot of attention due to its new branding, theme etc. On the same day, KDE SC based Ubuntu derivative, Kubuntu 10.04 was also released.
Here are the new features that made it to Kubuntu 10.04:
New Branding
Just like the new branding that Ubuntu got, Kubuntu also has a new branding for Lucid Lynx. It now has a new logo and icon which are now part of the updated Plymouth boot splash screen.
KDE Software Compilation 4.4
Kubuntu 10.04 comes with the new KDE Software Complilation 4.4. KDE SC 4.4 provides many new features like improved Nepomuk Semantic Search, tabbed windows etc.
Better Firefox Integration
In Kubuntu 10.04, Firefox is integrated more closely. Firefox now respects the KDE settings on the default applications to handle certain file-types etc. It also uses the native KDE file dialog.
Amarok 2.3
Kubuntu 10.04 comes with the latest version of Amarok i.e Amarok 2.3. Amarok 2.3 brings new features like equalizer, new toolbar etc.
Kubuntu Netboot Remix
The Kubuntu Netboot Remix is now officially available with Kubuntu 10.04. It uses KDE SC 4.4 plamsa-netbook interface.
You can download Kubuntu 10.04 from here or read the official release note here.
New Features Coming in Amarok 2.3.1
Amarok is one of the best music players available for Linux. The latest stable release, Amarok 2.3 brought some cool new features and much needed improvments. Due to the extremely short release cycle that Amarok has, development for the next release, i.e. Amarok 2.3.1, has already been started.
The Amarok team has decided to put in some cool new features for the next release, Amarok 2.3.1. Three of the most exciting new features that are coming in Amarok 2.3.1 are CoverBling, Similar Artists & Upcoming Events and Smart Playlist.
CoverBling is a new applet which will allow you to browse your album collection in an animated 3D view. This is like the Cover Flow feature that iTune has. This is one feature that I am very excited about.
Similar Artists & Upcoming Events
The Similar Artists applet displays a list of artist which are similar to the one you are playing. The Upcoming Event applet displays future events like concerts for the artist that is currently playing. Both of these applets fetch their information from Last.fm.
Automated Playlist Generator
This new feature allows smart creation of playlists that matche user defined constraints. It combines the "Smart Playlist" from Amarok 1.4 with the Bias System from amarok 2.0.
These are the major new features being introduced in Amarok 2.3.1. However, there are other new features and improvements. You can check them out here.
[via Amarok Blog]
Gmail Makes 6 Lab Features Permanent and Removes 5
Gmail Labs has been an interesting place for Google engineers to experiment with new Gmail features. Once Google knows how people react to the new features and how useful they are going to be, they decide to either Graduate or Retire a feature. When a feature is graduated, it is moved into Gmail as a permanent one while a retiring feature is completely removed due to lack of usage or other factors.
Today, Gmail has made 6 more features permanent so don't be surprised if you suddenly find forgotten attachment detector enabled in your inbox. Here is the complete list of features that Google has graduated from labs:
1. Forgotten Attachment Detector
2. YouTube Previews
3. Custom Label Colors
4. Go To Label
5. Search Auto Complete
6. Vacation Dates
Google usually graduates a feature based on usage and feedback from users. On the other hand, if a feature is not being used much or has received poor feedback, Google retires them from the labs. There are 5 features that have met this faith including Muzzle, Fixed Width Font, Email Addict, Location in Signature and Random Signature. So if you login to your Gmail and don't see the Take a Break option on top, you know what happened.
Retiring so many features at the same time might make people annoyed a little bit if they used some of them. I believe Google could do it more gradually to make the transition easier. As of now, there doesn't seem to be any replacement for these 5 features so if you liked any of them you'll just have to do without it.
Google Maps Just Got a 'Labs' Feature, Expect New Things
We are all familiar with the Labs feature in Gmail, it allows Google to gradually introduce new features without burdening the user. The strategy has worked very well for Gmail and now Google has brought it in for Maps as well. Starting today users are noticing a small Labs icon on Google maps allowing them to add a number of new features including:
Drag 'n' Zoom: Zooming on a map just got easier. Just click the Drag 'n' Zoom button, draw a box on the map and zoom.
Aerial Imagery: How about adding a rotatable, high-resolution overhead imagery to your maps. Currently available for only certain areas though.
Back To Beta: Like your maps with the beta tag? Get it back by enabling this feature.
Where In The World Game: Play a game witin Google maps. Guess the name of the country by looking at satellite images.
Rotatable Maps: Turn your map upside down or sideways with this feature.
LatLang ToolTip: See the latitude and longitude of any point on the map.
SmartZoom: Get rid of the stupid zooming errors. This feature would only allow you to zoom if imagery exists at that level.
All these features can be enabled or disabled through the labs. However, keep in mind that these are all experimental features and might change or disappear at anytime. If any of these features break your Google Maps, you can use this alternative link to load a version without any extra features. This also means we would be seeing a lot more features for Google Maps in the coming days. This will get rid of whatever competition existed between Google Maps and other services like MapQuest and Yahoo! Maps.


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Window Treatment Tips
Window Treatment Tips for Casement Windows
Casement windows are a traditional style of window, found in older-style houses.
They are usually quite deep-set, and open outwards, so curtains positioned right inside the frame are ideal.
These will only be short curtains, ending at the sill, so if you want an elegant and dramatic statement for your room, choose floor length curtains, used as well as, or instead of, the inset curtains. These should be positioned on the outside of the frame.
Window Treatment Tips for Sash Windows
Sash windows are incredibly sought-after period windows, found in older, historic properties.
They are an attractive feature for the room, in their own right, so try to make sure that your window dressing enhances the window.
Mount your curtains outside the frame, and well above the frame, to make sure that your curtains will not hide any of this attractive feature.
Also consider swags or a valance, to nicely draw attention to this type of window frame.
Window Treatment Tips for Modern Picture Windows
These are the types of windows which are usual in modern homes. There is plenty of glass in this style of window, so choose a quality lining to your curtain, to keep your room well insulated.
Modern window frames don't really make much of a feature in their own right (unless you have a fantastic view!), so a 'generous' window treatment will be best.
Use plenty of fabric, hung outside the window frame. Choose floor-length curtains, to enhance the feature and make your window look more elegant.
If your picture windows adjoin a door, so long as there is a little wall space in between, it usually looks best to treat the door and window separately, and consider having two different length curtains.
Window Treatment Tips for Long Horizontal Windows
These are quite common in modern homes. They have quite unusual proportions, so need careful thought, to help correct the proportions in the room.
Positioning the curtain track or pole quite a distance above the top of the window can help these windows look taller. You should choose floor length curtains to help with this too.
As an alternative, especially if your windows are deep-set, try shorter curtains, set inside the frame.
For a really modern option, choose roman blinds, or venetian blinds, sat inside the frames, with full length, dress curtains (that means that curtains are just there for show, and don't get drawn), on the outside of the frame, at both sides.
Window Treatment Tips for Corner Windows
For two windows that meet in the corner, with no space in between, use one pair of curtains, and mount the curtain tracks or poles above the frames, so that they meet in the corner. (Some very neat cutting and mitring may be necessary). When they are open, each single curtain should hang at the outer edge.
If you prefer, you could fit floor length dress curtains at each outer edge, then fit roller, roman or venetian blinds to each window. In this case, take care how the inner corner will work and meet together nicely, without leaving a gap.
It will rarely look good to have curtains hanging in the central corner when open, but if you think it will be a good look for you, then why not just go for it?
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A Qatar Airways flight has landed at Manchester Airport escorted by a fighter jet.
The plane, believed to be Qatar Airways Flight QR023 from Doha, was escorted by an RAF Typhoon towards the airport before landing safely.
The plane was transported to the airport because of a "possible device" on board the plane. All flights in and out of Manchester Airport have been suspended.
Photographs of the plane flying above Manchester were uploaded onto social media.
Chief supt John O'Hare, of Greater Manchester Police, said: "An incoming plane has been escorted into the airport by the Royal Air Force as a result of information received by the pilot about a possible device on board.
"We don't know how genuine this threat is but it is absolutely vital we deal with the situation as a full emergency.
"As a result people will see the police and other agencies at the airport and on the airfield.
"At this time I would urge them not to be alarmed. Our response will be as comprehensive as it is proportionate with the safety of those on board and in and around the airport our paramount concern."
Flights going in and out of Manchester Airport were temporarily suspended during the incident, but a spokesperson confirmed it is now "back to normal".
A GMP spokesperson added: "The plane has been moved to allow specialist officers who are dealing with the incident to board."
An RAF spokesperson said: "We can confirm that Typhoon aircraft were launched from RAF Coningsby in their quick reaction alert role this afternoon to investigate a civilian aircraft whose pilot had requested assistance.
"The aircraft was escorted to Manchester where it landed safely. This incident is now being handled by the civilian authorities."


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It says something about the University of Portland and how far the Pilots' men's basketball program has come in recent years when odds makers pegged Gonzaga as a two-point favorite before Saturday's West Coast Conference opener at the Chiles Center.
It said something, too, when Jared Stohl's desperation three-point attempt that would have sent the game into overtime bounced off the rim at the buzzer, handing the No. 19 Bulldogs an 81-78 victory before a sellout crowd of 5,003.
Matt Bouldin scored 20 points to lead four Gonzaga players in double figures as the Bulldogs (12-3, 1-0 WCC) extended their winning streak in the series to 13 games.
Yes, the Bulldogs are worthy of their national ranking, but the Pilots (9-6, 0-1) showed that at least for one night on their home court that they could push the nine-time defending conference champions to the wire.
Trailing 68-55 with 5:26 remaining, the Pilots mounted a frantic comeback, creeping within 81-78 on Stohl's three-pointer –- his sixth of the game -– with nine seconds to play.
The Pilots had one last shot after GU's Bol Kong missed two free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining and Ethan Niedermeyer grabbed the rebound for the Pilots, but Stohl's twisting three-point attempt from in front of his own bench came up just short.
"I told the guys after the game it was a good effort," Pilots coach Eric Reveno said. "In big games against good teams, it comes down to little things. They made some tough shots that you have to take your hat off to them.
"I've got to love the way we scraped back, fought and pieced it together. Had we made some free throws (the Pilots were 11 of 20 from the foul line), we could have really made it interesting."
The finish was more interesting than many expected, punctuated by the fact that Stohl actually thought his last shot was going to be good when it left his hand.
"I was surprised when it bounced off the rim at the end," Stohl said. "It hurts to lose by three, knowing that I had the last shot and I thought it was going in."
Reveno had talked all week about stressing fundamentals, knowing that the margin for error against the Bulldogs would be miniscule, even on UP's home court.
Where the Pilots ran into trouble wasn't only at the free-throw line, but also the fact they were playing catch-up after the Bulldogs shot a blistering 69.6 percent from the field in opening a 42-36 halftime lead.
The Pilots led 7-5, but then missed six of their next seven shots as Gonzaga went on a 14-2 run, capped by Kelly Olynyk's transition lay-in to give the Bulldogs a 19-9 lead.
When Will Foster dunked off a lob pass from Olynyk to make it 30-20 with 6:28 remaining in the half, the Bulldogs were shooting 80 percent (12 of 15) from the field and the Pilots were wondering if there was anything they could do defensively to disrupt GU's offensive flow.
After Luke Sikma's lay-in pulled the Pilots within 32-30, Matt Bouldin heated up for the Bulldgos, hitting a pair off three-pointers and a mid-range jumper that helped restore a 10-point lead, 42-32, with 1:06 remaining in the half.
The Pilots made only 3 of 7 three-pointers in the first half, and when they continued to struggle from long range in the second half, they started looking inside to Robin Smeulders.
Smuelders scored 15 of his game-high 24 points in the second half, and also had four rebounds and a blocked shot before fouling out with 24 seconds to play and the Pilots trailing 77-73.
"We had a whole week to prepare for this game," Smeulders said. "At the end, we were still in it for the win, so it felt good. It's just tough when you down by a couple (possessions) with a minute left to pull out a win, especially against a good team like Gonzaga."
Stohl finished with 18 points and Nik Raivio added 15 for the Pilots, who shot 50 percent (30 of 60) from the field, 36.8 percent (7 of 19) from three-point range, and 55 percent (11 of 20) at the free-throw line.
Gonzaga's Elias Harris, the 20-year-old freshman from Germany who drew several NBA scouts to the game, including Trail Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard, finished with 18 points, while Olynyk had 13 and Kong added 12.
"I don't worry about this team being ready to play, ever," Reveno said. "I appreciate the good crowd and the guys fighting back and would have liked to have done a better job getting over the hump, but you've got to like their scrapiness.
"Hopefully, people recognize that we're not that far off. I told someone today, I said, 'To me, we're climbing up a mountain, and if we beat Gonzaga, it will be a nice milestone marker.' Well, maybe we're not quite to that marker yet, but we're getting closer."
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History Center talk May 9 on region's Spanish colonial and Hispanic artsKatie Gardner, former curator at the Pioneers' Museum and collections specialist at the Fine Arts Center, will give a presentation Friday, May 9 at 11 a.m. at the Old Colorado City History Center, 1 S. 24th St.
Her subject will be Spanish colonial and Hispanic culture in the Colorado Springs region, according to a press release from the Old Colorado City Historical Society (OCCHS), a nonprofit volunteer group that owns and operates the History Center.
Gardner is the author of "Woven Across Time: The Rich Legacy of Colorado's Hispanic Textile Tradition," which accompanied a weaving exhibit at the Colorado Historical Society.
Her talk will include slides and an "exhibit of the cultural arts," the press release adds.
Admission is $5 to people who are not OCCHS members.
For more information, call the center at 635-1225.
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After returning from the EBMA's EWOB Festival in Holland, I visited the 9th Annual Spring Festival Willisau in Switzerland on 17 May. This perfectly organized Swiss festival took place in a big barn in the farmer museum at Burgrain, near Lucerne. There were five performing bands playing two sets, one in the afternoon, one in the evening: the Swiss old-time Big Stone, the Czech band Blackjack (who won the #2 Audience Popularity Award at this year's EWOB Festival),
Blackjack (CZ) at Willisau
the Americans Sally Jones & the Sidewinders (for a couple of songs also with the help of Chris Jones),
Sally Jones & the Sidewinders with Chris Jones
and the Infamous Stringdusters (of whom more later), and finally the young Swedish G2 Bluegrass Band, voted in Holland as the #1 European Bluegrass Band 2007.
G2 Bluegrass Band (Sweden)
The program could not be any better. Several hundred visitors to the sold-out event went home richer for a great musical experience.
(To be continued)
Aaron Till (fiddle), Chris Jones, Sally Jones
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Hotel Services & Facilities
- Reception Service 24/7
- Free Wi-Fi access in rooms and public areas
- Wake up call service
- Laundry service (at a charge)
- Shuttle Bus service to town (daily except Sundays & Public Holidays)
- Souvenir shop
- Car/bicycle hire
- Porter service
- Internet corner
- Currency exchange
- Doctor on call
- Mini market
- Lounge / Lobby
- Taxi service
- Bicycle Rent
- Free parking
- Towels: in case you wish to change towels daily, please contact the reception
Leisure and Sport facilities
- 1 swimming pool with water features (pool towels without deposit -in case of a lost towel, 10.00€ fee apply for each)
- Floodlit tennis court (extra charge for lights)
- Entertainment/Animation program
- Indoor multi-function room for animation during the months of May to October for up to 200 seated th
- 18-hole golf course (5 km)
- Aqualand water park (7 km)
- Table tennis
- Tennis court
- Volleyball
- Aerobics
- Shuffle Board
- Bowls
- Electronic games (extra charge)
- Gym room
- Treatment room for massage
- Horse riding club (7 km)
- Water gymnastic
Children Facilities
- Children's Swimming Pool
- Playground
- Kids Buffet
- Babysitting (on request & extra charge)
- Mini Club
Where to find our All Inclusive delicacies
- Breakfast is served at Figaretto Main Restaurant.
- Louis Late Breakfast is served by the pool.
- Lunch is served at Sailors' Beach Restaurant.
- Louis Quick Bites is served by the pool.
- Dinner is served at Figaretto Main Restaurant.
- Louis Late Bites are served at Castello Main Bar.
- Daytime drinks are served mainly by the pool.
- Evening drinks are served at Castello Main Bar and Pergola Beach Bar.
Theme nights 4 times per week
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Innovation of the Week: ARM's new processors promises universal AI
As you read this, chances are that a product based on ARM Ltd.'s microchip line is within arm's reach, perhaps in the smartphone in your pocket, or the TV on your wall or the tablet on your lap. The ARM processor is one of the most universal technologies in the world. An estimated 86 billion total chips shipped last year, according to ARM.
ARM's latest innovation could make another technology equally pervasive: artificial intelligence.
ARM recently introduced the Cortex-A75 and A55, the first processors from the company to use its DynamIQ technology that is designed to accelerate performance, allowing the microprocessor to better perform AI tasks such as machine learning. ARM said the new processor can boost the performance of these tasks by as much as a factor of 50. Machine learning is a branch of AI that involves equipping computers with the capability to gain knowledge without human intervention.
Chip in demand
Imagine software that could detect new types of malware or security cameras that could detect dangerous or criminal activity by themselves. That's just a few examples of what machine learning can do.
With all the practical uses for artificial intelligence, demand for chips that can conduct AI functions is growing. Global shipments of chipsets supporting a form of machine learning called deep learning are expected to rise by a factor of nearly 50 from 2016 to 2025, according to the market-research firm Tractica.
In the future
Since ARM processors are already at the heart of nearly all the world's smartphones, including Apple and Android models, the AI capabilities of the A-75 could have a major impact on the mobile market.
"The big story is you are getting a more powerful generation of chips that will be used in cell phones and other applications that will be more powerful and deliver incrementally better performance when running AI, just like anything else," said David Kanter, analyst and editor with the Microprocessor Report, a publication owned by the market research firm The Linley Group.
In addition to mobile devices, Kanter predicted the A-75 would be used in other applications where integration is more important than top performance, such as routers. He anticipated that the A55 would be used in low-end embedded systems, such as sleep tracking devices.
Many companies are already moving to enhance their smartphones and tablets with AI capabilities. For example, Apple may be adding facial-recognition user-authentication capabilities to its upcoming next-generation iPhone, according to a market expert. The Bixby digital assistant technology in Samsung's new Galaxy S8 smartphones is capable of recognizing images and providing information to users about real-world objects that are nearby.


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Monday, November 8, 2010
Screw the Truth – Execute the Innocent
In fact, we don't even want to know that we may have executed an innocent man. Such an inconvenient truth completely undermines our fundamental need to believe in our judicial system. If we are forced to confront the truth then our own support for the death penalty makes us personally complicit in this morally and legally justified act of murder carried out in our name.
But most of us are good people of moral character and we would find it troubling that an innocent person was put to death for a crime he did not commit. We really don't need to be weighted down by that moral baggage and so we choose to learn form the ostrich – we stick our heads in the sand and pretend it didn't happen.
But the tragic truth is that it does happen and ignoring this truth won't make it go away. By choosing to ignore the imperfection of our judicial system, we do become personally responsible for the execution of an innocent person. This truth can not be denied as if only more people would stand up and speak out against a system that refuses to admit its own mistakes then those we entrust to prosecute questionable cases will be forced to understand that both as individuals and as a civilized society, even the execution of one innocent person is not acceptable.
This past week, renowned bestselling author John Grisham released his latest book, entitled "The confession". In this fictional story, Grisham writes of a 19 year old Donte Drumm, who found himself accused of the brutal murder of a local pretty young cheerleader in the small town of Slone, Texas.
Donte Drumm insisted that he is innocent – but what does innocence have to do with it? Without any real evidence, Drumm went straight to Texas death row. As the years pass, Drumm's desperate appeals proclaiming his innocence are denied by one court after another and 8 years later Drumm finds himself facing imminent execution. Only then does the real killer have a crisis of conscience and comes forward to confess. But nobody wants to hear it. As we know only too well, prosecutors absolutely never admit they were wrong, and our courts never admit that a person might be innocent. Although innocent, Drumm never had a chance, as in our judicial system the puppet master would much rather execute an innocent person than to admit even the possibility of error.
This is not the first time Grisham wrote a bestselling book that tells the story of an innocent man being wrongly convicted and condemned to death, only to have evidence substantiating innocence deliberately ignored by the courts and the injustice intentionally perpetuated by the very people (judges and prosecutors) we trust to protect the innocent.
In John Grisham's 2006 work, "The Innocent Man" Grisham told the true story of Ron Williamson, an aspiring high school athlete with a promising career ahead of him – until he suddenly found himself charged with capital murder in the state of Oklahoma and quickly convicted and condemned to death in spite of his innocence.
Only years later was DNA evidence discovered that not only proved Williamson was innocent but also revealed the true killer. But nobody wanted to hear it and both the prosecutor and the courts refused to admit that they could have made such a mistake. The only possible explanation was that either the DNA evidence had to be wrong, or maybe Williamson acted with this other person. To silence these claims of innocence, the state became that much more determined to expedite Williamson's execution.
This is not at all surprising. For too long now this is how the American judicial system protects itself from having its mistakes exposed…they simply create new court rules and laws to limit post conviction appeals so that the evidence of innocence cannot be heard. By denying the wrongfully convicted any chance of proving their innocence, the errors are forever concealed.
Most recently this was the case in Texas when Cameron Todd Willingham was put to death. Willingham was convicted and condemned to death for allegedly setting fire to his own home, killing his own two young daughters. There were no eyewitnesses or confessions – but the local, small Texas town fire Marshall conducted his own investigation and concluded that the fire was deliberately set. This fire Marshall had no actual training in arson investigations, but that didn't stop him from testifying in court that there was no question that the house was deliberately set on fire. To seal Willingham's fate, the state brought in a prisoner from the local county jail who testified that Willingham told him that he had indeed set the house on fire to kill his two young daughters and did it to strike back at his wife after they had an argument.
Willingham insisted that he was innocent and that he didn't know how the fire actually started. He testified that after seeing the smoke, he tried to get into the house to save his children, but couldn't. The jury refused to believe him and court after court rejected his claim of innocence.
Shortly before Willingham was executed, some of the top arson investigators in the country were brought in to re-examine the case. Virtually every one of these experts concluded that the local fire Marshall was wrong and that the evidence showed that the fire was started by an electrical short – it was a tragic accident, and Willingham was innocent of murder as no murder occurred.
But the Texas courts didn't want to hear it and refused to allow the evidence to be heard. Willingham was executed in 2004. Only after his execution did the evidence of his innocence catch the attention of the media, and the question of whether Texas executed an innocent man started to be taken seriously.
As the controversy build, Texas governor Perry formed a panel of experts to finally review the evidence to determine whether Willingham was innocent. This "commission on forensic science" thoroughly studied the evidence and reached the inconvenient conclusion that Willingham was innocent – that the State of Texas had deliberately put an innocent man to death.
But it was an election year and Perry was running for re-election. In Texas the death penalty is all about politics and you cannot win an election by seeming soft on convicted murderers or admitting you made a mistake. Using the power of his office, shortly before the Texas "commission on forensic science" was to public ally release its report declaring Willingham innocent, Governor Perry abruptly fired the panel and appointed his own hand picked political insiders. Once again, the inconvenient truth of innocence was suppressed by the insidious politics of death.
In John Grisham's book "The Confession" he writes that "death row is a nightmare for serial killers and ax murderers – but for an innocent man, it's a life of mental torture that the human spirit is not equipped to survive"
I know only too well of the eternal mental anguish of being a condemned man, convicted and sentenced to death for a crime I did not commit. In my main website, www.southerninjustice.net my supporters have posted my entire case – complete trial transcripts, appeal briefs, etc and the evidence supporting my actual innocence.
In my recently published book "To Live and Die on Death Row" by C Michael Lambrix (available online for free at www.lulu.com) I graphically detail what life is like on death row, the never ending torment of being in solitary confinement for over 27 years and the relentless struggle to maintain my sanity as one court after another refuses to even hear the wealth of evidence substantiating my innocence, see also my secondary blog, www.doinglifeondeathrow.blogspot.com.
The past month my lawyers filed a "last ditch" appeal to the United States Supreme Court arguing specifically that they must order the lower courts to allow my evidence of innocence to be heard – or I will be executed for a crime I did not commit. But will the Supreme Court even listen? I can only hope they will. You can personally read this recently filed appeal at www.supremecourtinnocenceappeal.blogspot.com
But my faith in our judicial system to protect the innocent and even in the nature of humanity in general is suffering. If I have learned nothing else over the many years, it is that too many feel "screw the truth – just execute the innocent"
Please check out my website http://www.southerninjustice.net
7 comments:
Excellent writing -as usual
- December 28, 2010 at 2:49 AM
- vramdonee said...
I am a practising lawyer in Mauritius and I am presently reading Grisham's "Confession" which is a heartily painful experience to accept how an innocent man is awaiting execution on the death row. I am a fan reader of Grisham and I am also reading "The Innocent Man" as the issue of capital punishment especially in Texas and Oklahoma States are rather peculiar in our modern society. What has really startled me is the way that all the Courts in those States (including the Federal Courts) rejecting all applications one after the other just to show to the public how serious they are about getting someone pay for the crime. This is horrendous. Courts, in my view, should be above party politics and they should be independent and completely impartial in dealing with crimes. The scale of doing justice should not be tilted in favor of politics or politicians. Awkward though that you find a system where judges are elected officials instead of being seen independent and impartial. Can't there be a better system of appointment by an independent body in all impartiality based on someone's capacity to take correct decisions? I hope this comes about in this new millenium.
- August 8, 2011 at 5:38 AM
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- December 1, 2011 at 5:51 AM
Many if not all of the prosecutors (aka:politicians) and law enforcement are more interested in their percentage of conviction than the real truth. It is blinding for them to see the truth as it really has a negative impact on their career and ego. It's easy for the human mind and ego to follow this path. Many of these "public servants" are pre-wired to be ignorant. If they have good intentions when they begin their career, they soon fall into the trap that everyone is guilty, period. These are facts that are only known by the innocent that have been wrongly accused. This is the truth. I know this from working in law enforcement, and also from being wrongly accused myself. It is a horrible experience, and because it hasn't happened to you, you may never know how common it is. If I did not have the financial and knowledge that is available to me, I would have been put in prison and lost my family.
- December 1, 2011 at 5:54 AM
John Grisham's book will make me criticize every death sentence sentenced. There should be no death sentence.
- April 23, 2013 at 7:03 AM
- me and Rodger Gill said...
I don't believe the courts cover up a miscarriage of justice when it happens,if someone is wrongly convicted and overwhelming evidence is found afterwards of there innocence the courts do release them also compansation is awarded,however I dought no amount of money can makeup years taken away and wrongly being accused of a crime
- May 28, 2016 at 3:22 AM
- me and Rodger Gill said...
Also www.deathpenaltyinfo.org government website very transparent about the mistakes the state has made and info about upcoming executions
- May 28, 2016 at 3:41 AM


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Divers seek rights to a shipwreck 'frozen in time' off Kodiak Island
Only one passenger lost when Aleutian went down in 1929
ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A group of Alaska divers has filed papers in federal court seeking salvage rights to the SS Aleutian, a steamer shipwrecked off Kodiak in 1929.
The Aleutian was owned by the Alaska Steamship Co. and sank in seven minutes on May 26, 1929, after hitting a submerged rock in Uyak Bay near the town of Larsen Bay on Kodiak Island. Papers seeking salvage rights were filed Friday.
The ship is just "sitting in the mud, frozen in that moment of time from 1929 when it hit the rock," said Steve Lloyd, one of the divers who first located the wreck in August 2002.
"The cargo's still in the hold. The furniture is still in the stateroom ... spittoons still in the gentlemen's smoking room."
"It's all badly decomposed," Lloyd told the Anchorage Daily News. "Portions of the superstructure have collapsed, and almost all the wood is gone. But sections of the deck were steel and are still there."
Of its 116 crew members and passengers, 115 survived.
The ship was 375 feet long and 50 feet wide. It had delivered a crew of several hundred workers to the Zachar cannery. When it hit the rock, it was attempting to find and deliver supplies to the Esther, an early version of a floating processor, Lloyd said.
It sank with 115 tons of cargo plus "three carload lots of copper ore," all of which came to rest in about 210 feet of water off the south end of Amook Island. Seven pouches of U.S. mail from Anchorage and the Interior bound for the Lower 48 were also lost.
The Aleutian was reportedly insured for $1 million.
Survivors later commended Capt. John Nord and his officers for getting the life boats launched quickly as the vessel listed heavily to port then tilted forward, raising its stern and propellers into the air before plunging nose-first to the ocean floor.
Crew member Manuel Dorras, variously described as a waiter and a janitor, was lost when tumbling furniture crushed him or when he went back for a lucky stone, or a lucky horseshoe, or an unfinished painting called "The Lucky Horseshoe," depending on which newspaper was quoting which survivor.
Lloyd, a diver and shipwreck historian, came across references to the Aleutian while doing research for a book about another ship.
Over several years he scoured records and reports of the sinking, including transcripts of a Seattle hearing that blamed the captain for the collision.
Lloyd said he tried to figure out the Aleutian's likely position by referring to tide charts and reports of its speed.
Last summer he and diver Josh Lewis, who had a boat, along with several other people, went looking for the Aleutian, Lloyd said.
Underwater, the first evidence that they had found the Aleutian was a "giant ghostly cylinder thing" sticking up from below, Lloyd said. It turned out to be the main mast, still rising from the deck of the sunken ship but completely blanketed in metridium anemone, white flowerlike sea critters mushroom like in the underwater darkness.
Lloyd and Lewis were among the divers who found the historic wreck of the Kadi'ak last month, also off Kodiak.
The Kadi'ak, which sank in 1860, is the oldest shipwreck ever discovered in Alaska waters.


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September 10th 2016, the first Manchester derby for both Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho at Old Trafford, a fixture which is sure to be an exceptionally tactical game between two of footballs masterminds.
One thing which can be said is that Mourinho will be delighted that Sergio Agüero will miss the derby due to suspension.
As the little Argentine is easily the best forward in the league on his day and has scored seven derby goals in the Premier League in only eight games against United, a fantastic record to say the least.
It's also certain that Guardiola will be hoping that Marouane Felaini is unavailable for the game due to injury, as his physical presence in the middle of the park and set pieces is sure to cause Man City's small squad problems, as he has done in previous years.
City have won three, drew one and lost one of their last five league matches at Old Trafford with an aggregate score of 13-6 to the blue side of Manchester.
The most notable fixture being the 6-1 demolition derby in 2011. United's only win came in 2015, beating then champions City 4-2 and last season a lacklustre 0-0 draw took place.
This derby is set to be the most expensive of all time, with Man United having a predicted starting eleven costing over £350 million, and City's to cost £321 million. The derby is set to beat the record of most expensive competitive football match since stats were recorded which was the El Clasico fixture at the Bernabeu in November 2015.
New City signing Claudio Bravo kept a clean sheet in Barcelona's 4-0 demolition of Real Madrid in 2015, the most expensive game to date.
Team News
Manchester United are hoping Marouane Fellaini will be fit enough to start on Saturday after playing 84 minutes in Belgium's World Cup Qualifier against Cyprus after returning from a calf injury.
Mourinho is unsure whether or not Luke Shaw will be fit for the game after he pulled out of the England squad. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is a doubt with a thigh injury.
Both Antonio Valencia and Marcos Rojo will be assessed after coming back from International Duty. Marcus Rahford could be in contention after scoring a hat-trick for the England under 21's against Norway.
On the other side of Manchester City will be without star talisman Agüero with one of Kelechi Iheanacho or fit again Leroy Sané waiting in the wings to take the strikers place.
Vincent Kompany has trained with the first team but is a doubt due to fears of rushing him back too soon but Ilkay Gundogan could feature and Claudio Bravo could be set to make his debut. Bacary Sagna is also back in training for City.
Could rising star Kelechi Iheanacho be set for his first derby start ?
Both teams will want to keep up their 100% start to the season but only one will be able to and it is vital that both sides remain mentally strong.
It feels as if there is more pressure on City to win the game more than Mourinho and United as Guardiola needs to prove that his style of play will work in the Premier League as it has done in Spain and Germany.
However there will also be pressure on Mourinho to keep up his excellent home record in the Premier League.
This article was written by Ben Tipper. Twitter – @bentippermcfc


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sara zoumbaris [in a nutshell]
who: an easy-going, bigcity-smalltown gal. i prefer the elusive and relaxed, slower living pace.
what: master thrifter, interior creator, furniture re-finisher with a growing power tool collection.
where: richmond – the design-driven capitol of virginia. previous influential stays have included washington dc, san francisco and rome.
why?: there is just too much darn creativity in this world to not stop and take a second - if i am lucky - maybe even a minute to enjoy.
Depending on how well you know me, you might know that I am constantly reading about, sifting through, sharing and simply absorbing as much awesome design as my day allows. If you really know me well, you know that it started with weekend art days as a child - led by my beautiful mother - up in Michigan. If you really REALLY know me, you know that I once dreamed of becoming a fashion photographer and even studied Italian in college so I could travel tutto il mundo parlare italiano [big dreamer]. If you still know me nowadays you know that after a degree in advertising, I hungout in San Francisco for a summer where I decided becoming more creative and producing something of my own was a necessity; as a result I studied interior design in Washington DC. I soul searched my way back and forth across the globe with all these dreams, experiences and inspirations guiding me. This blog began very simply as an outlet to share all the wonders I discover in the design community everyday- purposeful, inspiring, and insightful design. This stuff can come from anywhere, it can come in any medium and serve any purpose and I will be sharing some of this stuff from now on right here! This blog is not about interior design, or graphic design, or trendy design – this is my personal design hangout and I hope you'll come on back and hang! - sara z.


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MG opens its doors for tours
MG is offering tours of the historic Longbridge site every Thursday lunchtime.
Longbridge was the largest car factory in Europe immediately after the war, but it is now a far smaller operation, with much of the old site sold off for housing. However, there are still links to great days, including the office of Hebert Austin who started the whole business, apparently exactly as it was in his heyday.
In case you are wondering about the connection between Austin and MG, MG was started by arch-rivals Morris (Morris Garages), but Austin merged with Morris to form BMC in 1952. Longbridge was the traditional home of Austin, while Cowley (now the Mini plant) was the home of Morris.
Visitors will be given a two hour guided tour of the site which has been associated with cars for more than 100 years. Alongside the history, people will be able to see the latest MG6 saloons and will also be shown inside the new Technical Centre where 300 engineers work on new MG cars and components.
The next MG models will be the MG3 supermini and MG5 Focus-sized hatchback, as MG (now Chinese owned) attempts to re-emerge as a mainstream competitor in the European market.
The visits are free. Places must be booked in advance by calling 0121 251 6533.


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Realizing that books are in rare cases better heard than seen, Amazon.com
It will also likely bring Amazon one step closer to partner Audible
"Audible.com is our trusted partner for audio download programs and players, and we hope that you'll find their site as informative, fun, and easy to shop at as you find ours," reads Amazon's page pitching its audio downloads.
Amazon has eight "trusted partners" like Fidelity Investments and Shutterfly
Digital delivery is different. Between last year's launch of Amazon Unbox and the upcoming MP3 music store, it's really just a matter of time before Amazon starts selling digital audiobooks in a much bolder way than its low-key CustomFlix on-demand service does.
Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe Amazon will simply feed Audible top-shelf content and keep this symbiotic relationship going. However, now that Amazon is beefing up its audiobook catalog, the next step is to either compete with Audible or to buy it out.
That has to be the next chapter. Either that, or I'm just listening to all the wrong audiobooks.
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From: Washington
To: Tokyo
17 November 1941
Schmitt's report:
On the evening of the 16th, we had Schmitt try to feel out the State Department's attitude. He reports that he talked with his good friend Williamson (secretary to Assistant Secretary of State Hurley) According to him, Williamson, the stumbling points in the Japanese U. S. negotiations are the Tripartite Pact and the matters pertaining to the China incident. A solution in so far as it involves the actual points is apparently quite possible from both the United States and Japanese viewpoints. The difficulty seems to be a more spiritual one-that is, the suspicion that the United States harbors of Japan. The United States bases its suspicion on the fear that the German and Japanese military cliques will apply pressure and prevail upon the Japanese Government. In other words, the United States believes that there is a possibility that immediately subsequent to the establishing of a U. S.-Japanese accord, the Japanese Government may be forced by Germany or by the Japanese military to pursue a course entirely different from that charted by the accord.
Compared to the above obstacles, the solution of the economic problems, of which the petroleum question is one phase, is indeed a very simple matter.
JD-1: 6693 (D) Navy Trans. 11-22-41 (2)
(EXHIBITS OF JOINT COMMITTEE , EXHIBIT NO. 1 INTERCEPTED DIPLOMATIC MESSAGES SENT BY THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT BETWEEN JULY l AND DECEMBER 8, 1941)


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