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New construction projects ranked high on the list of casualties during the recent downturn. Some developers postponed building new centers because they were fearful that returns on investment would fall short of expectations. Others found they couldn't get financing, or had the misfortune of seeing previous commitments scrapped because of lender bankruptcies.
Now, with conditions in the commercial real estate sector on the upswing, some of those projects have started to break ground. In one high-profile case, however, a developer may be stalling on a planned project to maximize its returns and using the still challenging financing environment to its advantage.
When Vornado Realty Trust, a New York City-based diversified REIT, stopped work in 2008 on One Franklin Street, its $700 million, 1.2-million-square-foot mixed-use project in downtown Boston, it cited the grim economic outlook and difficulty in securing financing as reasons. Three years later, with no date set for construction to resume, Vornado claims it wants to sell out.
Yet given the economics of the deal, selling the property doesn't quite make sense. Vornado would have trouble recouping its losses on the land today, but if it builds the project at a later date it will likely reap hefty returns, according to Dan Fasulo, managing director with Real Capital Analytics (RCA), a New York City-based research firm that tracks commercial real estate investment.
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Community Policy
Community Policy
Ok, it's hard to have a community be all things to all people, but we can certainly try.
Most of you probably have read my rants about newbies being attacked and verbally abused by trolls or bullies.
Thing is, if that had happened to me when I first showed up, I would have shrugged my shoulders and left never to return. I got better things to do with my life than listen to someone calling me a cunt. Others may have left with a lot of really bad feelings, I am kinda stoic. You never know who is at the receiving end of verbal abuse in a forum, and what their baggage may be. So, this is just not right.
Plus - I really hate bullies blindsiding innocent people. You cant have a discussion with a bully. You have to point out their limits to them, they can't see them. Maybe intimidating bullies makes me a bully? If so, I can be. I can be downright scary to some.
On the other hand - some people here really enjoy a good "free for all" and there is nothing wrong with that.
Now, part of my agenda is to support atheism and the people who are just finding their way out of the labyrinth of religion. Having them chased away from here makes me cringe.
But freedom of speech is also dear to me. Without it, all of us would still be closeted and it is a very valuable freedom.
So, how do we do this? How do we reconcile this apparent conflict?
I am sure no one really wants budding atheists to be chased off, and no one wants limits set on the freedom to speak up.
One way to do it is to sit down and hammer out an additional rule that will allow banning of obvious bullies and trolls. But - that would spoil the fun for some of us.
Forums have many other ways of regulating interactions though.
For instance, the bully or troll can be given a platform that all regular members can choose to participate in - or not. That way newbies likely won't innocently walk into a trap. Everyone can still carry on however they please. We could even make it so that newbies don't even see the "free for all" forum until they have x number of posts and we can safely assume they are acclimated.
This would keep trolls and bullies from spamming serious threads where some of us have good discussions and thus it would actually remove a ban reason rather than add one. Most trolls and bullies end up being banned for spamming threads at this time.
That's one idea. I bet there could be a lot of options if we all thought about it a bit. Forum software allows a lot of flexibility, we can make use of that instead of making rules.
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AW: Community Policy
I don't think that the problem is occuring frequently enough for it to cause such a "drastic" change. If we happen to stumble upon more peeps of Bishadi's kind, then there'd be a reason to change something.
29-08-2012, 03:03 PM (This post was last modified: 29-08-2012 03:08 PM by Logica Humano.)
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(29-08-2012 02:45 PM)Vosur Wrote: I don't think that the problem is occuring frequently enough for it to cause such a "drastic" change. If we happen to stumble upon more peeps of Bishadi's kind, then there'd be a reason to change something.
This is inevitable with the sudden growth we have experienced.
Bishadi's attacks have been unwarranted, he has continuously insulted many members, and even the entire forum. Most of his debates devolve into petty pissing matches about who can come up with the best insult. I have attempted to defuse such situations with him, but he refuses to cease in any of his immature remarks, even if many ask him to stop. Evidently he is incapable of writing legibly and debating.
The problem is that he is obviously a troll. We all know that. Anyone who has read his posts should (who the hell cites Yahoo! Answers as a source?) know that he is purposely fucking around with people. I am sure if someone who has pretty colors as a name, or someone who actually does have power over him, could tell him to tone it down a notch. I see nothing wrong with doing so.
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RE: Community Policy
The thing is that he makes it a sport of flaming forums and getting banned. It's his way of having fun. A slap on the wrist by a mod is what he wants, especially in a forum where that slap means nothing because he can just go about his merry way.
And several people came out and said they liked sparring with him. No reason to stop them from enjoying themselves.
On the other hand, there is at least one legitimately hurt party here - the "cunt". And we will never find out if she just shrugged her shoulder and left or if she walked thinking atheists are horrible people without morals and turned back to religion. Who knows. Maybe she would have been the best member in the forum had she been given a chance.
IMO throwing newbies at the feet of known bullies is just wrong. It hurts the cause and because of that it hurts every one of us.
Whats drastic about adding a forum, Vosur? Changing rules is a lot more drastic, banning him is drastic, adding new forums to message boards is not in the least drastic. It's done par for the course every day on hundreds of forums and I have seen a bunch springing up here in the few months I've been here.
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RE: Community Policy
The only potential solution could be a separation of forums. Safe places and not so safe places ala reddit. My initial concern over that would be the amount of moderation required for something like that and the redesign p the rules which would be far more inclusive. More concerns pop up like size of the forum ( we are actually quite small with a small active user base ) and operating costs as the site would have to be larger to house a functioning sectioned forum.
Also I personally think the forum is far too small to warrant such a change. And I also believe that the troll problem is actually quite minor and has always been one or two at a time. The perception gets rattled because the trolls often carry very vile and loud personalities that seem overwhelming.
Think of Egor when he arrived. He wasn't as laid back as he is now and people got right upset about it. He was alone at the time. And turns out wasn't even a troll as some suspected and may still suspect. But people acted like he was a super villain. Some massive problem.
Just one dude being aggressive can really unsettle people. I think a forum of this size needs little to no moderation at all and can cope quite well that way.
I might be wrong. Meh.
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RE: Community Policy
(29-08-2012 03:29 PM)lucradis Wrote: The only potential solution could be a separation of forums. Safe places and not so safe places ala reddit. My initial concern over that would be the amount of moderation required for something like that and the redesign p the rules which would be far more inclusive. More concerns pop up like size of the forum ( we are actually quite small with a small active user base ) and operating costs as the site would have to be larger to house a functioning sectioned forum.
Well, there are no added costs to adding a forum at all and it takes 5 mins tops. This forum could be simply invisible to newbies with a post count under 20 or whatever. No cost or moderation there.
It's not a big deal. It only takes one person 5 minutes and done.
It's not about the general membership, we can all ignore whoever we want or not go to any thread we don't like. It's only about not sending newbies to hell.
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RE: Community Policy
I am with Dom here, sorry.
I have a huge problem with troll-only people. I voiced my concern about it in the past, it was turned into an Egor-discussion back then. Dom voices her concern now, it is nearly being turned into a Bishadi-discussion.
That he is a dickhead, we all know that.
The userbase here is growing fast, and very noticable.
This forum is not as small as it seems. It is huge in it's userbase and it is growing. The active users are becoming more and more.
And trolls are a problem.
Not only for newbies in the forum who do not know who is really just making fun and who is a troll for example a newbie here might not make a difference between one of Erxomai's jerky posts and one of Bishadi's and just see both and leave because it seems like so many are just trolling. I find that quite sad.
I nearly left this forum at some point because it seemed like a really big problem for me, it still does and I pulled back from a lot of discussions by now, just for the reason that I know where the trolls post. But you can't expect that from newbies.
I think a well thought out trolling rule with clear guidelines for mods on how to enforce them would be a step, but when I expressed that in the past, and even explained in detail what it could be done like, it was argued away and never even given a thought about.
I think the trolling is my only problem with this forum. It is not like it was said in the past, which was along the lines of "we can't make a anti-trolling rule because we would have to ban half of you guys as well, same right for all..." No, wrong!
You are the ones to define the rule, so define it properly.
People who seriously contribute well to this forum, give it a good spirit etc and they give a jerk comment every now and then are not trolls. An asshole that does raise interesting discussions despite being an asshole is not a troll but simply stupid.
Someone who comes to this forum and trolls from post one and never does anything else but trolling is clearly a troll and not welcome... at least that is how I understand it.
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I have to disagree. I don't think we need anything. I think more or less trolls should be obvious on the internet, and if you can't handle it, considering they are the vast minority, then you shouldn't be on the internetz in the first place.
I welcome any troll, beause they only make a fool of themselves on here, and it should be quite apearent that these are the people(the trolls) shouldn't be taken seriously.
I am against buffering the newbies against trolls, or coddling them against insults.
They will have to face them eventually, rather from their family, like some of us, or on the internet.
That is just my two cents.
Credit goes to UndercoverAtheist.
RE: Community Policy
I say the trolls are not the problem, but in the manner of the way they speak.
How about moderation of those who are known trolls?
Credit goes to UndercoverAtheist.
RE: Community Policy
I will preface this with a quick word...
I am in this thread as a member of the forum. I am not wearing my admin hat. If I am speaking from the administrators position, I will make sure that is clear. Otherwise, I am giving my point of view, which holds no more clout than anyone else's. As the administrator, I will act, in conjunction with Erx, solely in the best interest of the forum as a whole. Even if that means something drastic like me vanishing forever. Not that I think it would come to that, but I'd go that far if it was what was best.
Ok....admin hat is on the rack for now.....
Here's my problem. If I stumbled upon this forum, but was sheltered from the posts that contained a potential for a newb to get offended or hurt or whatever, I wouldn't even bother to join. There is just no way I'd stick around and wait til I had twenty posts in threads I am completely uninterested in to see the interesting stuff.
The troll problem to me is virtually non existant, since I don't see trolls as a problem. I am not even in favor of adding a section that is moderated. At most, I think it may be beneficial to have a "be nice" rule in the intro section, and perhaps a note making it clear that once you leave the intro section, you are entering at your own risk.
Personally, I think that as a community, we can step in when someone is bullied and let that person know that we are not supportive of the bullies actions. If we all go back into the fray with that in mind, I think there's no more action nesessary.
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November 24. 2012 10:39PM
An independent audit found that the Federal Housing Administration doesn't have enough capital to cover its expected losses. In fact, the losses likely will leave it with a $13.5 billion deficit.
Already, the voices are talking about a taxpayer bailout.
And the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation, charged with insuring pensions for about 43 million Americans, has a deficit reaching $34 billion in the past year, a record for the corporation. Overall, the agency's liabilities stand at $119 billion.
It is funded by insurance premiums on private employers and investment returns on its reserves. It says Congress needs to allow it to increase the premiums charged. The problem hasn't developed over night.
These are small potatoes, perhaps, compared to the fiscal cliff issue and the soaring deficit. But they are part and parcel of the entire problem.
Like Social Security, where there are obvious and simple fixes, these problems do not need to continue festering and growing.
Yet government, specifically Congress, fails to act. Why? Why are the losses, the problems allowed to continue to grow when simple solutions can be found?
Why is government in the housing mortgage business?
Why shouldn't pension insurance premiums be adequate to support the system?
Why shouldn't Social Security's retirement age be indexed to the major advances in life expectancy gained since the system was inaugurated?
Government's failures, and often its actions, are adding to the problems.
A fine example, of course, was the payroll tax cut reducing revenue for Social Security even as the very people voting for the tax cut wrung hands over the system's growing deficit.
The taxpayers are being left on the hook. And the hole is getting deeper.
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November 23. 2012 1:40PM
Road rage leads Candia man in court
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Todd Goodman is being charged with reckless operation and conduct after an accident, after a road rage incident in Candia he failed to report. (Courtesy of the Candia Police Department)
A Candia man's temper on the road has landed him in court for reckless driving after he allegedly committed a hit-and-run against a woman whose languid driving sapped his patience.
According to the police affidavit, Todd Goodman, 46 of Candia, was driving behind Deborah Deslongchamps on Merrill Road in Candia in the evening of Nov. 6 when he became frustrated, believing she was driving too slowly and braking too frequently. Losing his patience, he made an attempt to pass Deslongchamps on the left, despite the fact that there were no legal passing zones on Merrill Rd.
As he was completing the pass, Goodman pulled back into the lane prematurely, scraping the front of Deslongchamps' vehicle with his rear bumper and back-right tire. No one was hurt as a result of the incident, and the cars both remained on the road.
According to the affidavit, however, Goodman made no attempt to stop or contact police. He later acknowledged to Candia police that he had a cell phone on him at the time.
As Goodman continued to drive after the incident, Deslongchamps took down his license place number and called Candia police around 7:00 p.m. A registration check identified Goodman's Jeep Wrangler.
Candia Police Officer Daniel Gray later visited Goodman's residence and found the Jeep in the garage, having sustained damage consistent with the accident. During the interview, Goodman freely acknowledged the incident and his failure to report it. Gray notes in the affidavit, "when I first arrived at the home he was even puzzled as to why I was there."
Goodman has been charged with conduct after an accident (hit-and-run), reckless operation, and unlawful passing on the left. A first offense for reckless operation can impose a minimum $500 fine and a 60-day license suspension. As no one was injured, the hit-and-run charge is a misdemeanor. Conduct after an accident charges in which the victim is killed or injured are Class B felonies.
Goodman was released on $750 personal recognizance bail on Nov. 13. He will appear before the 10th Circuit District Division Court in Candia on the morning of December 5.


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A controversial streetscape project for Chula Vista's downtown will come before the city council April 13.
The project involves narrowing a portion of Third Avenue to a single lane and removing trees in cement planters. According to project manager Gary Williams, the Third Avenue redesign will take place between H Street and Madrona Avenue, though "with competitive bids may extend to F Street."
The design proposal includes narrowing Third Avenue just north of the H Street intersection, though Williams says, "We haven't completely bought off on that." Medians will also be built to slow traffic.
Some residents have expressed concern that constriction of traffic on Third Avenue will divert vehicles to residential streets like Second Avenue. Williams says the goal of the project is to create walkability and to "unclutter the streetscape." He says the tree canopy will be maintained by planting new trees and that the number of parking spaces will not be reduced.
Controversy also stems from the project cost: $3,700,000. There are those who would rather see money spent on projects such as a music venue that would attract more people and contribute to the revitalization of Third Avenue. But Williams says the grant money from SANDAG is specifically for "Smart Growth" and is predicated on deemphasizing car traffic and increasing pedestrian traffic.
Money will also come from the Chula Vista Redevelopment Agency and from the Federal Recovery Act. Though the plan is "99.9% complete," Williams said that the City is still involved in public outreach.
These things don't warp space time. The suburbs are not going to become ghost towns. People will still drive because it take a lot longer to walk or take transit. Let's hope driving never takes as long as the bus because then we will never see our families or have time to exercise.
I am unconvinced that wasting another $3,000,000 to narrow streets, remove planters, slow traffic and shorten crosswalks will do it. Why am I supposed to go to Third Avenue? To visit the tattoo shop, or to count the vacancies in the Gateway Class A Office Building? I recall Rod Davis, the Chamber of Commerce CEO, ten years ago telling us it would be the catalyst to revive Third Avenue with throngs of pedestrians. It never happened and he is long gone. Or maybe to watch the students come and go from classes in yet another failed redevelopment project that was going to save Third Avenue? . I think it was Einstein who noted that doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result is a sign of insanity. I don't want to believe that so many well-paid people don't get it. Though the physical environment is important it is the type of stores that will ultimately change Third Avenue. Someone must be capable of looking beyond the next million dollar grants for yet another doomed to fail physical environment fix.
I have attended a few public meetings where the "smart growth" banner was saluted. The main objectives are fewer automobile trips and the effort to combat climate change. While reducing our carbon use is an honorable goal, limiting the flow of traffic or just shifting it onto other streets is not the way to accomplish this. Making it difficult to drive to a favored location will not lead us to take a bus, we will simply not support the Third Ave. businesses that need us so desperately. It is also true that there are not enough popular destinations in the downtown area. Just because grant money is dangled in the face of Chula Vista, we are not obligated to press forward with a bad plan.
Narrowing Chula Vista's Third Avenue and widening the sidewalks to accommodate excessive foot traffic would be a good idea that wisely followed what other cities have done to alleviate such a problem. However, as anyone who frequents "downtown" Chula Vista knows, too many people buzzing up and down the street is certainly not a problem. To spend over three million dollars on this unnecessary and potentially harmful project is an irresponsible use of taxpayers' money. About the only justification would be if the city's workers, who have been hit hard by budget cuts, actually gained from the hours of work that would be created.


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That would be Justin Verlander, who already had won twice in the Division Series, including a complete-game shutout in a do-or-die Game 5 on Thursday night in Oakland. Twenty-four hours later, the ball was in Sabathia's hand in this game of transcontinental, pitching H-O-R-S-E between two of the great workhorses of this era.
Sabathia had to match the pitching genius to set up an ALCS date against Verlander's Tigers. He did, serving as No. 1 starter, setup man and Mariano Rivera all on one night to carry the Yankees to a 3-1 triumph that finally stopped the relentless pursuit of the Orioles in 2012.
"The word 'ace' gets thrown around too much," said Derek Lowe, who won three clinching games with the Red Sox in 2004. "We saw in the last 48 hours who the real aces are. It is Verlander and CC. There are very few of those guys. So you really appreciate what they do."
The Yankees won this series in five games because Sabathia shut out the noise — the benching of Alex Rodriguez, the dearth of offense and the peril of another early playoff exit — and shut down the Orioles.
"He showed why he gets paid all that money," Russell Martin said. "He's The Man. He's our horse."
Sabathia started two games and registered 53 out of a possible 54 outs — 8 2/3 innings in a victorious opener and a four-hit complete game last night in a win-or-go-home clincher. It was the first winning Yankees complete game in the decisive game of a playoff series since Ralph Terry shut out the Giants in Game 7 of the 1962 World Series.
In a season of injury and, at times, uncharacteristically mid-rotation performance, Sabathia has restored his ace-hood at the ideal time. He has run off five straight winning starts, pitching at least eight innings in each while working to a 1.73 ERA.
In a Division Series in which the Yanks hit just .187 and the margin of error between advancing and misery was razor-thin, Sabathia carried the largest responsibility. He had to win both of his starts, including the nine-inning referendum on this season.
"That's what I am here for," said Sabathia, an accountable star. He understands his responsibility. He pitched great in the 2009 postseason, and the Yanks won it all. He did not pitch well in the past two postseasons, and the Yankees fell short of their annual Canyon of Heroes mandate.
"He's gotten it right again and he is vintage CC," Joe Girardi said.
Sabathia, his repertoire resplendent, had a one-hitter and a 3-0 lead going to the eighth before four of the first five Orioles reached, producing a run and leaving the bases loaded with one out. All season the Yankees would open leads — in the AL East and in this series — and the Orioles would close them, and here they came again.
"People thought they would go away," Girardi said. "They never went away."
Tying runs in scoring position, go-ahead run at first, tension peaking inside Ruth's House, Sabathia faced Nate McLouth, the one Oriole who had hit consistently in this series. In the sixth inning, McLouth had come so close to nipping the right-field foul pole for a homer that a video review was necessary to uphold the umpire's foul-ball call. David Robertson was warming. But Sabathia had plenty left in the tank, firing 95-mph heat for strike two and another devilish slider to fan McLouth. He then retired J.J. Hardy on a grounder to short.
He was at 111 pitches, a night's work. But the Yankees had played consecutive extra-inning games in the previous 48 hours and had ALCS Game 1 as a possibility tonight. To keep the bullpen out of this game was therefore full of meaning. Rafael Soriano, who had thrown 3 1/3 innings between Games 3-4 warmed up, but Sabathia said, "There was no conversation. I was going out for the ninth."
Sabathia needed 10 pitches to make the 3-4-5 in Baltimore's lineup go 1-2-3.
"When he came out in the ninth, I thought I was facing a closer," said Baltimore third-place hitter Adam Jones.
He was starter, setup man, closer. Workhorse and pitching H-O-R-S-E equal of Verlander. Behind his left arm, the Yankees advanced, finally put those pesky Orioles in the rearview mirror, winning the season series 12-11 and the Division Series 3-2.
Now Sabathia and the Yankees get Verlander and the Tigers in the ALCS. The title of Mr. October 2012 is in play.


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Welcome back to Double Feature, our new recurring comics column in which we take a look at two graphic novels with similar themes. It's like seeing a double feature at the old drive-in theater, except you don't have to pretend your station wagon is as comfortable as your couch. Today, we take a look at two chilling graphic novels about real serial killers.
Green River Killer: A True Detective Story – Jeff Jensen, Jonathan Case
Written by the son of the very detective who hunted Seattle's most infamous serial killer to date, Green River Killer is as much a tale of a man's personal quest for answers as it is a graphic insight into the mind of a killer. Jensen tells the story of his father's meticulous journey to grant closure to the 48 separate slain victims' families, which spanned over a quarter of a century. Though the story is more the detective's than the killer's, there are some genuinely unsettling moments that are sure to get under your skin and stay there. The most deeply frightening moments do not come from what you'd expect from the archetype of a serial killer; rather, his gentle, unassuming demeanor and the way he calmly explains the where, how, and the motives behind his murders are the creepiest of all. Case's illustrations blend so seamlessly with the story, it's as though they could be snapshots in time from the detective's life.
Fans of true crime stories and horror culture should get behind this book immediately; it's one psychological thriller that will be remembered as a classic.
My Friend Dahmer – Derf Backderf
John "Derf" Backderf's My Friend Dahmer tells a harrowing, beautifully drawn tale of his experience growing up with the terminally awkward, antisocial teenager Jeffrey Dahmer before he became the legendary serial killer. Backderf seemed to remain a neutral participant throughout both the friendship and torment of Dahmer's high school life, both egging him on as he humiliated himself for the attention of his peers and taking a back seat as he was bullied by those in a higher social hierarchy. Though some of the most chilling moments in the novel come from Backderf's insight about Dahmer's early troubling tendencies – such as his alcoholism, antisocial tendencies, and habit for killing animals – he refrains from speculating too much with pop psychology or blaming those who surrounded Dahmer for not catching the signs. Instead, it's an honest memoir of his own teenage years spent as a nerdy misfit passively looking at someone who barely even fit in with him and his friends. At the end of the book comes a real treat, and possibly the most frightening thing about it: several annotations about the exact sources and any artistic embellishments that were made which are just as fascinating as the novel, if you're horror junkies like us.
Did you read either of these titles? Let us know what you thought of them below! Have suggestions for future features? Hit Dan Casey or myself up on Twitter and let us know!


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Specification: Model 25B
System type: Active subwoofer
Enclosure type: Reflex
Dimensions (H x W x D): 460 x 360 x 360mm (18 x 14 x 14 inches)
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Drive Unit: 250mm (10") long throw
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Claudia Lee: 'Hitchcock' Hottie
Claudia Lee turns heads as she arrives at the premiere of Hitchcock held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater on Tuesday night (November 20) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 16-year-old actress wore a "Bird" dress by Juicy Couture with Vince Camuto heels and clutch.
Claudia just wrapped production on Kick-Ass 2 in London with Chloe Moretz.
"Final day on #KickAss2 was amazing! I'm going to miss everyone.Thank you so much for such a memorable experience!" she tweeted.
Claudia plays Brooke, one third of a trio of mean girls to Chloe's character, Mindy aka Hit Girl.
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I have a 53 GMC pickup, an uncle gave it to me when I was in high school. Never could afford to do anything with it but dream. Now that I can afford to do something with it I have so many other projects in front of it I may never get to it. Looks good sitting there.
Apr 22, 2009 at 10:20 pm
I love the 53. Is it all original?
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The children's opera "Brundibar" has become an effective way to introduce children to the history of the Holocaust without overwhelming them.
This is not so much because of the story of "Brundibar" itself, which is a charming folk tale of children rising up to banish a cruel organ grinder who prevents a young brother and sister from raising money in a town square to buy milk for their ill mother. But it's the history of "Brundibar" productions that make it a door to the Holocaust.
The opera was written by Hans Krasa and Adolf Hoffmeister in 1938 for a government competition, which was canceled for political reasons. It was rehearsed and performed in a Jewish orphanage in Prague in 1942. A year later, many of the children and adults who had worked on the show were shipped to the Nazi concentration camp Theresienstadt also called Terezin. Based on his memory and a partial piano score he had with him, Krasa reconstructed the full score for the children he had worked with previously. They performed the show 55 times in Terezin, including once for Red Cross representatives who came to inspect the conditions at the camp and were deceived by the Nazis. The show was even filmed for a Nazi propaganda film, but immediately after the filming, most who worked on the show were shipped off to Auschwitz-Birkenau and its gas chambers. Of the 15,000 children who spent time in Terezin, only 150 survived.
Naturally, families who take their children to see Underground Railway Theater's touching production of "Brundibar" and its companion piece "But the Giraffe!" can adjust their historical explanations to suit how much their children can take in.
"Brundibar" was adapted by Tony-award winning playwright Tony Kushner, who wrote "But the Giraffe!" as an intro to "Brundibar." The two pieces with an intermission between them last about 90 minutes and are being performed at Central Square Theater.
"But the Giraffe!" is a poignant story about Eva, a young girl who's determined to bring her toy giraffe to Terezin, where her family is being shipped. There's room in the last suitcase for either her tall giraffe on a wooden base or her Uncle Rudy's score of "Brundibar," which he tries to explain to her will make many children happy. Eva's a very determined young girl who hasn't developed much of a sense of others yet. I'm sure most adults have never encountered a child like that! Playing Eva, Nora Iammarino, does an excellent job of portraying the stubborn determination and the self-centeredness in a way that isn't grating but we can empathize with.
Eva's mother (Christie Lee Gibson) is practically melting down as the family prepares for Terezin, and she has little ability to connect with her daughter. Eva's Father (Phil Berman) doesn't have much more of a relationship with Eva. But Ruddy (given considerable life by Patrick Varner) has a real friendship with Eva, and it's fun watching him try to persuade her while also leaving her some space. Her Grandmother (Debra Wise) is good at talking with her about giraffes, in a way that makes them a stand-in for Jews. Eva and others call her grandfather (Jeremiah Kissel) "Boss" because of his controlling ways.
"Brundibar" begins with children huddled around a couple of three-tier wooden bunk beds at Terezin, setting the context for the performance of the opera. Soon a Czech village has been established with painted flats as children are singing to a guitar, violin and piano while Varner conducts from the side.
The brother Pepicek (Alec Shiman) and sister Aninku (Rebecca Klein) sing of how their father has died and their mother is sick in bed and they need milk for her. They enter the town square where there's lots of activity, but little sympathy for them. A cruel policeman (Jeremiah Kissel) sings, "Anyone who doesn't have money should be planning to die."
When the brother and sister are rebuffed by the policeman and the even crueler organ grinder (John J. King), they receive help from a talking dog (Phil Berman), cat (Christie Lee Gibson), and sparrow (Debra Wise), who persuade them to enlist the help of other children.
Shiman and Klein have lovely singing voices, as does the children's ensemble, and King, who makes the organ grinder a very diabolical figure indeed, with hair that comes to two points, like the devil. Obviously, he's a stand-in for Hitler. It's amazing the SS guards allowed them to perform the show. They undoubtedly figured that they would have the final say.
The lyrics of the songs rhyme and are easy to follow. The show is a kind of morality tale for how the downtrodden can band together and resist evil forces.
The show ends with the Organ grinder realistically reminding the children that even though they've beaten him there will be other bullies to come in the future.
"Brundibar & But the Giraffe!" should appeal not only to families with children but anyone interested the history of the Holocaust.
"Brundibar & But the Giraffe!"
WHEN: Through April 6
WHERE: Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge
TICKETS: Start at $25
INFO: 866-811-4111; www.CentralSquareTheater.org
Brundibar' opens door to Holocaust history
The children's opera "Brundibar" has become an effective way to introduce children to the history of the Holocaust without overwhelming them.


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I just found this on Yahoo Movie News:
Stiller, Carrey movie reunion is aborted
Tuesday May 16 1:12 AM ET
Preproduction has been halted on the big-budget, sci-fi comedy "Used Guys," starring Ben Stiller and Jim Carrey.
The 20th Century Fox project was to have begun shooting June 11. It would have reunited the two comic titans for the first time since Stiller directed Carrey in the infamous 1996 flop "The Cable Guy"
"Due to scheduling issues, production is being delayed on 'Used Guys' ... until sometime next year," the studio said. "The Jay Roach-directed film requires a long prep for its futuristic settings, and both actors have films scheduled for later in the year. All the parties remain committed to making the picture when time permits."
However, sources close to the project insist that the $112-budgeted film is dead, at least in its current incarnation with Stiller and Carrey heading the cast.
Set in a futuristic society run by women where men are cloned and sold like cars, the story revolves around two men who are returned and then go in search of the lost meaning of manhood. Emily Mortimer recently signed on to co-star.
It was Stiller's involvement in another Fox movie -- "Night at the Museum," which is filming in Vancouver and New York -- that prevented the actor from being available for the "Guys" start date next month. Stiller and Roach are producing "Used Guys."
Fox had slated "Guys" for a June 15, 2007, release date. In its place, the studio's "Fantastic Four" sequel starring Michael Chiklis, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans and Ioan Gruffudd will move into that spot. "Fantastic Four 2" had been set to bow July 4, 2007.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
Darn! I was really looking forward to this. I hope they don't push the start date too far back. And I really hope that this project isn't dead like they're predicting.


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Less than an hour after the Supreme Court largely upheld the federal health care law, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged Thursday to repeal the cornerstone legislation of President Barack Obama's administration.
In a speech on the Senate floor, McConnell said the court's 5-4 decision "doesn't mark the end of the debate. It marks a fresh start on the road to repeal."
The Kentucky Republican used the court's argument that the mandate to buy health insurance is a tax as fodder to repeal the controversial law.
"They knew that it would never have passed if they said it was a tax," McConnell said of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. "The bill was sold to the American people on a deception."
Other Kentucky Republicans criticized the court's ruling and used the decision to rally support and raise money for Republican candidates.
State Senate President David Williams painted Democratic Gov. Steve Beshear as an ally of Obama, who has low approval ratings in Kentucky.
"The Supreme Court ruling is a victory for President Obama and his cheerleader in Kentucky, Gov. Steve Beshear," said Williams, R-Burkesville. "By upholding the individual mandate, our employers, especially the small and medium-size ones, face a huge tax increase. Kentucky needs job creators — they do not need to be punished."
Beshear said little about the politics of health care Thursday, instead issuing a statement focused on how his administration would implement the law.
He pledged to move forward with an insurance exchange, an online marketplace for health insurance and a key provision of the federal health care law. States are required to have an insurance exchange operating by Jan. 1, 2014, but many Republican governors have refused to take preliminary steps to set up the exchanges.
Beshear could not say whether Kentucky would continue with an expansion of Medicaid that was prompted by the federal legislation. In its ruling, the Supreme Court said states could not be punished financially if they do not expand the federal-state program for the poor and disabled.
Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul of Bowling Green blasted the court's decision, saying he still thinks the insurance mandate is unconstitutional.
"Just because a couple people on the Supreme Court declare something to be 'constitutional' does not make it so," Paul said. "The whole thing remains unconstitutional. While the court may have erroneously come to the conclusion that the law is allowable, it certainly does nothing to make this mandate or government takeover of our health care right."
Paul also pledged a Republican overthrow of the White House and the Democratic-controlled Senate.
"This now means we fight every hour, every day until November to elect a new president and a new Senate to repeal Obamacare," Paul said.
U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers, a Republican who represents much of Eastern Kentucky, called the decision "terrible news for working families and seniors" in his district. "Obamacare taxes hardworking Americans, cuts Medicare, increases health care costs and discourages small businesses from hiring new workers."
U.S. Rep. Ben Chandler, D-Versailles, voted against the 2010 legislation. In a statement, Chandler said he still thinks there are problems with the law but was glad the Supreme Court upheld key consumer protections in it that he supports.
"Even though I voted against the bill, there are good parts of the law that helped usher in much-needed reforms, like those that protect Central Kentuckians by preventing insurance companies from dropping people if they get sick, ending lifetime caps on coverage and eliminating pre-existing condition exclusions," Chandler said.
In the November general election, Chandler faces Republican Andy Barr in a re-match of the 2010 race, which Chandler narrowly won. Within hours of the release of the Supreme Court decision, the National Republican Congressional Committee issued a statement urging Chandler's ouster.
"In order to regain control of their health care, Bluegrass State families must replace Ben Chandler," it said.
Barr later released a statement noting that Chandler voted against repealing the Affordable Care Act.
"This decision means that the only way to stop Obamacare is to defeat politicians like Ben Chandler who have voted against repeal of this disaster for working families," he said.
Justin Wedeking, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Kentucky, said he doubted Thursday's decision would affect the outcome of the 6th Congressional District race, which includes Fayette County and much of Central Kentucky. The race promises to be one of the most-watched in the state.
"It likely won't affect Chandler's base support," Wedeking said. "His position is already well staked out."
However, if enough new voters who are disappointed with the Supreme Court ruling turn out in November, that could help Barr, he said.
"Surges in turnout generally help challengers," Wedeking said.
U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth, D-Louisville, was the only member of Kentucky's federal delegation to vote for the 2010 bill. He praised the ruling Thursday, saying it would mean lower health care costs for all Kentuckians.
"The law lowers costs, strengthens care and once fully implemented will guarantee all Americans access to quality, affordable coverage while creating nearly 6 million new jobs in the health care sector," Yarmuth said.


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Andrew Cuomo Investigated For Corruption In Blocking Investigations Into Corruption
from the incredible dept
Now, however, things are heating up. The NY Times has reported that Cuomo's greatly hyped "corruption commission" appeared to be nothing more than a front group for Cuomo himself. That is, he seemed fine with it investigating "corruption" of others, but if it came anywhere near him or his friends, Cuomo's people ordered the commission to back away -- and they did. The crowning anecdote:
It was barely two months old when its investigators, hunting for violations of campaign-finance laws, issued a subpoena to a media-buying firm that had placed millions of dollars' worth of advertisements for the New York State Democratic Party.That last line is fairly incredible, isn't it? They don't even come up with any kind of excuse. They just admit that when the government asked them to stop digging into things involving his friends, they did. The NY Times article is incredibly damning, highlighting how Cuomo promised the committee would be totally independent, even directly saying that it was free to investigate him and his associates. But, the reality was quite different. And Cuomo doesn't seem to care. His response is that of course he was allowed to meddle in the commission's affairs since it was his commission. Here's what Cuomo said when the commission was set up:
The investigators did not realize that the firm, Buying Time, also counted Mr. Cuomo among its clients, having bought the airtime for his campaign when he ran for governor in 2010.
Word that the subpoena had been served quickly reached Mr. Cuomo's most senior aide, Lawrence S. Schwartz. He called one of the commission's three co-chairs, William J. Fitzpatrick, the district attorney in Syracuse.
"This is wrong," Mr. Schwartz said, according to Mr. Fitzpatrick, whose account was corroborated by three other people told about the call at the time. He said the firm worked for the governor, and issued a simple directive:
"Pull it back."
The subpoena was swiftly withdrawn. The panel's chief investigator explained why in an email to the two other co-chairs later that afternoon.
"They apparently produced ads for the governor," she wrote.
Mr. Cuomo said early on that the commission would be "totally independent" and free to pursue wrongdoing anywhere in state government, including in his own office. "Anything they want to look at, they can look at — me, the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the comptroller, any senator, any assemblyman," he said last August.Here's what his "office" said now in response to the NYT's inquiry about the story:
First, your fundamental assertion is that the Commission was independent. It wasn't. No Moreland Commission can be independent from the Governor's office. It is purely a creation of the Governor's power under the law, which vests subpoena power in the Governor or his designee.Right. Furthermore, Cuomo's response is that it would be a conflict of interest for the panel to investigate the governor, since he had appointed them. Talk about a brilliant anti-corruption strategy. The prevailing party gets to appoint the panel, block its use against any friends or those in the ruling party, and then the panel can only target the Governor's enemies. Damn. That's sneaky. And obnoxious. And, well, it seems to us, incredibly corrupt.
Larry Lessig, who (of course) has been studying corruption, explains just how corrupt this whole thing was:
The corruption here is different — and much much worse. If an aid to the chief corruption reformer in NY has corruptly interfered with a corruption investigation, then NY doesn't need that "corruption reformer" anymore — because that's not what he is.Lessig notes that Cuomo should resign over this scandal, though it seems unlikely that will happen. Either way, the level of corruption infiltrating our government these days is absolutely sickening. Federal prosecutors are apparently now investigating the situation, though, it's not all that often that those in power will take down "one of their own." Sure, it happens (pretty much all the time if you're in Illinois), but chances are Cuomo will skate by this one as well. Because that's how the system functions.
If this charge is true, then this is a governor who believes himself above the law. THAT is the keystone of corruption.


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Thursday, March 14, 2013
Samsung Introduces The GALAXY S 4
Starting with the hardware, the GS 4 is 136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9mm (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 inch) and weighs 130g (4.59 ounces). Its chassis is actually 0.8mm skinnier, 0.7mm thinner and 3g lighter than its predecessor.
The phone is powered by a 2,600mAh battery and
has a 5-inch 1080p (1,920 x 1,080) Super AMOLED panel which offers a pixel density of 441 ppi and the ability to use your gloves at the same time. It also utilizes Corning's new Gorilla Glass 3, making it a durable travel companions.
Inside, it packs 2GB RAM and will come with either a 1.6GHz Exynos Octa-core chip or a 1.9GHz quad-core Qualcomm, depending on your region. It will also come with Android 4.2.2 on-board when it launches.
Before continuing with the Galaxy S4's features, let's remind you some information about Samsung's new Exynos 5 Octa application processor. The SoC is scheduled for mass-production in the second quarter of 2013. It features an eight-core ARM big.LITTLE architecture based on the Cortex-A15 CPU, technology built for efficient handling of multitasking abilities for high-end mobile devices today.
By housing a total of eight cores to draw from—four powerful Cortex-A15 cores for processing-intense tasks along with Cortex-A7 quad cores for lighter workloads—the Exynos 5 Octa enables mobile devices to achieve maximum performance. This approach offers up to 70 percent energy saving when performing various tasks, compared to using Cortex-A15 cores only.
The newest Exynos processor will be manufactured using Samsung's latest 28-nanometer (nm) HKMG (High-k Metal Gate) low power process and power-saving design.
Samsung claims that the Exynos 5 Octa enhances the powerful 3D graphics processing capabilities by more than two-times over the Exynos 4 Quad. It is powerful enough to drive WQXGA (2560x1600) display and adopts e-MMC (embedded multimedia card) 5.0 and USB 3.0 interface.
Samsung Exynos 5 Octa incorporates a full HD 60fps (frame per second) video hardware codec engine for 1080p video recording and play-back, an embedded 13 mega-pixel 30fps image signal processor interface for high-quality camera functionality, and 12.8GB/s memory bandwidth interface that enables Full HD Wifi display.
Continuing with the GALAXY S 4, it is equipped with a 13 megapixel rear camera and also boasts a 'Dual Camera' function that allows simultaneous use ofboth front and rear cameras. When capturing moments, users can choose from a variety of frame effects which blend the two pictures and also adjust the size of the small picture inside the big one. Users can select 8 different ways to combine the two photos taken by the front camera and the rear camera. At the same time, the 'Dual Video Call' function enables you to make and receive a video call with friends and family while showing what you are looking at during the call.
The camera functionality extends beyond Dual Camera, as the device is also equipped with 12 shooting modes including 'Drama Shot', which allows you to see all the action in one continuous time-lapse (100 shots), and 'Sound & Shot', which stores sound and voice together as the picture is taken. There's also an Eraser function, which erases anybody who walks through the shot.
These moments can also now automatically be stored in a photo album, with the new 'Story Album' function. Photos taken by the GALAXY S 4 are automatically gathered and sorted out according to your timeline, geo-tagging information, or a specific event to create a photo album. These story albums can be ordered and delivered as an offline photo album through a new partnership with Blurb, so you can keep those moments safe to look at and share time and time again.
With its 'Group Play' function, users can enjoy music, photos, documents and games with those around them without even requiring a Wi-Fi AP or cellular signal. This feature enables users to connect directly with others to share, play and co-create content and entertainment instantly. Its 'Share Music' option allows users to have the same song playing on multiple phones in sync to create a party atmosphere. You can even create an 5.1 surround system on multiple phones, with discrete channels. Group Play also supports multiplayer games and you can share photos easily across phones, too.
Samsung Hub will provide a single entry for Samsung's five content services, making it convenient to use. You can browse through a variety of content across services, as well as purchase and manage content easily, from a single Samsung Account. Samsung Hub features an integrated search -- when you browse a keyword, the results will show related content from all of the five services at once.
The GALAXY S 4 brings all people closer together by breaking down language barriers. The 'S Translator' provides instant translation, using text or voice translation on applications including email, text message and ChatON. This instant translation is possible both from speech to text and text to speech. Supported languages inlcude French, German, English (US and UK), Italian, Chinese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Portuguese.
The GALAXY S 4 supports HSPA+42 Mbps and 4G LTE. Especially, the LTE version supports up to 6 different band sets which allows it to
function in most LTE coverage areas as well as enabling global LTE roaming. Furthermore, TDD/FDD LTE Dual Mode version will be introduced later this year.
The GALAXY S 4 also ensures that tasks are effortless with features that detect your face, voice and motions to enable screen control with no need for finger touch activation.
iPhone 5
Galaxy S4
Galaxy S3
'Samsung Smart Pause' enables you to control the screen by where you look. When you are watching a video, the video pauses when you look away then it starts right up again when you are back. 'Samsung Smart Scroll' allows you to scroll the browser or emails up and down without touching the screen. It recognizes movement of your wrist and then scroll the pages up or down accordingly. That feature falls slightly short of what some consumers may have expected since the phone will not be able to scroll automatically by tracking readers' eyes.
'Air View' allows users to hover with their fingers to preview the content of an email, S Planner, image gallery or video without having to open it. You can even see a magnified view on the internet browser, or a phone number saved in the speed dial on the keypad. Hovering over a thumbnail of a picture in the Gallery will reveal a bigger thumbnail, and hovering over one email in a list will show a preview of its first lines. On the S 4, the "Email" app will show previews, but the "Gmail" app won't. The built-in "gallery" app will show picture previews, but other photo apps won't.
With 'Air Gesture', you can change the music track, scroll up and down a web page, or accept a call with a wave of your hand. In the browser, you can command the screen to scroll up by swiping from top to bottom a few inches from the phone.
With 'S Voice Drive' you can activate commands via voice control for optimization when driving. Once connected with a car Bluetooth, the phone automatically turns into driving mode converting text to speech so you can easily and safely check messages with no need to look at the screen.
'Samsung Optical Reader' makes life yet more effortless, by automatically recognizing text, a business card or QR code information, and providing useful functions such as translation, call, text message and search.
At home, using 'Samsung WatchON', the GALAXY S 4 will transform into an IR remote to control your home entertainment system including TV, set-top box, DVD player and even air conditioner. In addition, you can enjoy various content including live TV, cable TV and VOD based on the information provided by EPG (Electronic Program Guide).
The GALAXY S 4 also empowers your life by keeping you up-to-date with health and wellbeing information using the new 'S Health' software. The combination of sensors built within the device systematically and automatically monitors your health, surroundings and so much more. Also, users can easily check their health conditions using food diary, exercise diary and sleep monitor to stay fit and healthy.
To further protect your wellbeing, 'Samsung Adapt Display' provides an optimal viewing experience, customized for each type of application, and 'Samsung Adapt Sound' offers an optimal level and type of sound, personalized for each user.
The GALAXY S 4 is also the first device to preload Visa's payWave function into the embedded secure element, which can be used by both MNOs and banks; more payment applets from multiple brands are planned to be preloaded into the embedded secure element in the coming months. NFC payments will be commercially available on the GALAXY S 4 on a global basis using the embedded secure element, in addition to using the SIM-based secure element.
Samsung GALAXY S 4 will be available on 327 mobile operators and 155 countries, starting the end of April. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon Wireless, as well as US Cellular and Cricket will be offering the new smartphone in the U.S. In Europe, Samsung GALAXY S 4 is partnering with global mobile operators such as Deutsche Telecom, EE, H3G, Orange, Telenor, Telia Sonera, Telefonica, and Vodafone. Samsung didn't say what the phone will cost, but it can be expected to start at $200 with a two-year contract in the U.S. That's comparable to the iPhone 5.
2.5G (GSM/ GPRS/ EDGE): 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G (HSPA+ 42Mbps): 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 MHz
4G (LTE Cat 3 100/50Mbps) : up to 6 different band sets(Dependent on market)
5 inch Full HD Super AMOLED (1920 x 1080) display, 441 ppi
1.9 GHz Quad-Core Processor / 1.6 GHz Octa-Core Processor
The selection of AP will be differed by markets.
Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Main(Rear): 13 Mega pixel Auto Focus camera with Flash & Zero Shutter Lag, BIS
Sub (Front): 2 Mega pixel camera, Full HD recording @30fps with Zero Shutter Lag, BIS
Codec: MPEG4, H.264, H.263, DivX, DivX3.11, VC-1, VP8, WMV7/8, Sorenson Spark, HEVC
Recording & Playback: Full HD (1080p)
Codec: MP3, AMR-NB/WB, AAC/AAC+/eAAC+, WMA, OGG, FLAC, AC-3, apt-X
Camera Features
Dual Camera: Dual Shot / Dual Recording/ Dual Video Call
Drama Shot, Sound & Shot, 360 Photo, Cinema Photo, Eraser, Night, Best Photo, Best Face
Beauty Face, HDR (High Dynamic Range), Panorama, Sports
Additional Features
Group Play: Share Music, Share Picture, Share Document, Play Games
Story Album, S Translator, Optical Reader
Samsung Smart Scroll, Samsung Smart Pause, Air Gesture, Air View,
Samsung Hub, ChatON (Voice/Video Call, Share screen, 3-way calling)
Samsung WatchON
S Travel (Trip Advisor), S Voice™ Drive, S Health
Samsung Adapt Display, Samsung Adapt Sound
Auto adjust touch sensitivity (Glove friendly)
Safety Assistance, Samsung Link, Screen Mirroring
Samsung KNOX (B2B only)
Google Mobile Services
Google Search, Google Maps, Gmail, Google Latitude
Google Play Store, Google Plus, YouTube, Google Talk,
Google Places, Google Navigation, Google Downloads, Voice Search
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (HT80)
NFC, Bluetooth 4.0 (LE)
IR LED (Remote Control), MHL 2.0
Accelerometer, RGB light, Geomagnetic, Proximity, Gyro, Barometer
Temperature & Humidity, Gesture
16/ 32/ 64 GB User memory + microSD slot (up to 64GB)
136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm, 130g
2,600 mAh


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Sony Electronics was showing off the final design of their new Internet TV (better known as the world's first HDTV powered by Google TV) at IFA in Berlin and we filmed a quick 360 video of the hardware. Unfortunately no demos were being given, but at least we got to see what the entire TV set looked like.
Google TV services will be available on several devices, but the 46-inch Sony Internet TV is the exclusive launch partner so it's the only HDTV you can purchase this fall. We are still waiting on pricing and availability. Those looking for a cheaper option should keep their eye on the Logitech Revue companion box.
We know some of the internal specs of the Internet TV, but Sony has kept quiet about the type of panel being used and expansion options. The demo units that were on display had their ports taped over, so we are not sure what they are hiding right now. If I had to guess, I would expect to see the 46-inch model debut around $2000-3000.
What do you think of the final design from Sony? How much would you be willing to pay for a HDTV powered by Google TV?


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I wonder if anyone can help the person below with his query on an Otto Monsted book ? As we have posted before ...
"Otto Monsted was a Dane went into partnership with local man John Broomer, operating a margarine factory at Godley, (in an old hat factory) near Hyde. Broomer sold his share of the business shortly after but is credited for having established the first margarine works in Britain".
Otto Monsteds Margarine Factory in Godley
"Denmark, A brief survey"
Dear sirs: One of the several books that were left to me by my father-in-law, Edgar Jepsen, is a booklet (title above) published under the auspices of the Otto Monsted Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark. Printed by Egmont H. Petersen, by Appointment Printers to H.M. the King of Denmark. Drawings are by A. Sikker Hansen.
I would appreciate any information you might be able to give me re this booklet. For instance – it has no publish date and no authors name.
Thank you for any information you may have.