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text: I don't think I've ever seen an adequate explanation for this. Memory Alpha says the uniform tunic didn't fit him to start with so they were forced to put his comm badge up on the gray portion of the uniform for a few episodes, but I can't see why the uniform not fitting him would dictate where the comm badge goes. I mean, Riker wasn't forced to wear his comm badge in a different spot when he wore Sisko's hand-me-downs in "Generations". How is it that the comm badges were fastened to the costumes anyway?


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i am doing a project about the prehistoric enviroment of wigan and it says in the neotholic wigan the area of the douglas basin would have been densley wooded river floodplains interspread with mossland what would of lived there and is there any way i could find evidence
It may have been colder but I'm not sure if it was during the ice age. If it was in the ice age it would have obviously been cold, but I think it was a little after the ice age so it probably would have been the same as today.
For that sort of thing, the evidence would be pollen.
Have a read of this - Dr Anne Worsley of Edgehill University spoke at a meeting of the Wigan Archaeological Society about the Footprints at Formby (06may2009)
- http://www.chorleyhistorysociety.co.uk/nwsvws09/nwsvws0905.htm
And if you're interested, perhaps contact her through the WAS.


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Satisfy my curiosity on this one:
I have more or less just started out learning C++. I am going through the tutorials on this site and I'm pretty much halfway through.
I continue learning and programming simple console applications every night I can, which averages out to about 2 hours a day.
About how long until I am able to program a Tetris clone from scratch? All I'm looking for is an estimation. Base it on your own experiance if you want.
Please note that I realize the amount of experiance I have is negligible. I am not expecting to hear that the answer in weeks. Nor am I feeling impatient. I am just curious.


text: A test that checks for occult (hidden) blood in the stool. Small samples of stool are placed on special cards and sent to a doctor or laboratory for testing. An antibody that binds to a blood protein called hemoglobin is used to detect any blood. Blood in the stool may be a sign of colorectal cancer or other problems, such as polyps, ulcers, or hemorrhoids. Also called fecal immunochemical test, FIT, immunoassay fecal occult blood test, immunochemical fecal occult blood test, and immunologic fecal occult blood test.


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The increased size of Legendary Scale(TM) Figures provides Sideshow artisans with a larger creative 'canvas,' allowing added detail and realism in sculpture, paint application and costume fabrication. The larger sculptural base creates opportunity for pose realism and greater detail in a character's likeness, facial expression, and defining features, including skin and hair texture, unique markings, and scarring. Similarly, the paint application can be executed with greater precision for more natural shading and subtle textural details. Larger clothing patterns provide opportunity for better fit and accuracy in costuming, including greater authenticity in fabric choices and finishes, and functional pockets, belts, and closures.
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Before anyone in Sacramento breaks out Champagne to celebrate the state legislative analyst's forecast multibillion state operating surpluses in coming years, consider his caveats.
Analyst Mac Taylor last week kicked off the debate over the fiscal year 2013-14 budget by announcing that the Legislature and Gov. Jerry Brown must close a $1.9 billion shortfall. He called it a "dramatic turnaround," a comment that appeared in news stories across the state.
In the myopic world of state budgeting, he's right. When one considers his office's annual projections from the past five years of $10 billion to $28 billion deficits, this year's $1.9 billion looks pretty darn good.
Then, when Taylor projected that by 2017-18 the state would have an operating surplus of more than $9 billion, one could see the needles on the spending tachometers reach the red zone as lawmakers revved their engines.
Let's hope they notice that Taylor was also waving a huge caution flag.
For starters, while a $1.9 billion deficit seems small compared to past years' shortfalls, it's still a negative number. Without additional cuts or revenues, the state will spend more money than it takes in.
That's even after voters this month passed Proposition 30 to raise sales and income tax rates, and after savings from the Legislature's so-called pension "reform," which was actually closer to a tweak.
Many lawmakers will downplay the 2013-14 deficit and focus on the surpluses projected for the following four fiscal years. Moreover, they will ignore Taylor's warnings that all those numbers assume:
In other words, without those three assumptions, we're looking at a deficit, not a surplus, in 2017-18.
Now let's add in three other caveats:
Despite all the caveats, this is an improvement over recent years. But that's a very low bar. The governor tried to put a positive spin on the analyst's report while reminding legislators of the problems ahead: "California is now on the path for a fair and sustainable budget as long as we continue to exercise fiscal discipline and pay down debt."
What he might have said is, "Drivers, shut your engines."
Daniel Borenstein is a Contra Costa Times staff columnist and editorial writer. Reach him at 925-943-8248 or email@example.com. Follow him at Twitter.com/borensteindan.


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Things might be ready to go down in regards to a Dempster trade. Casey Coleman was a last minute scratch for the Iowa Cubs tonight. Why does this matter? Well when Dempster gets traded the Cubs need a pitcher to step in and take his spot. His next turn is tomorrow in St. Louis, the Cardinals are very interested in Dempster, how weird would it be for Dempster to indeed pitch tomorrow but against the Cubs as a Cardinal. Sorry if I blew your mind. Stay tuned.
Go Cubs!
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Hi everyone,
I am trying out latest ZoneAlarm 7.1 on Vista (business / ultima) and found some problem with my program.
First of all, my program uses couple of UDP sockets and bind them to loopback address, so the port number will be assigned by the system and won't be aconstant port.
UDP sockets will send to the other UDP sockets for some synchronization purpose. all
on loopback address.
For example, I will have a UDP socket handle=380 (127.0.0.1:50786) after binding
and another UDP socket handle=368 (127.0.0.1:50785) after binding.
Now socket handle=380 will connect to 127.0.0.1:50785 and send few bytes of data,
I've set Zonealarm to treat loopback address as trusted rule, and list my process/program as ask, now here is what happened.
1. the first time it runs, ZA will prompt me if you allow the connection to 127.0.0.1:xxxx for my program, I say allow and remember the setting, and things are working fine.
2. I ran my program again, ZA won't ask me anything anymore, but since the socket will now bind to different port number, it will block the send() call, so the program breaks.
The same program somehow works fine on XP with the same latest ZA 7.1.
Although I believe ZA has different implementation in XP vs. Vista. Their XP seems to use Kaspsersky's engine, where I didn't find the same driver exists on Vista.
My question is, even I place my program as allowed for all access/server in the program control, it doesn't help, it will just block the UDP socket on the loopback address.
The only time it worked is if I reset the setting and have ZA to ask for permission and it works for the first time.
I mean, why would it add a whitelist rule for process only for 1 iport combination, is it the case?
Anyway to add a processname to a truely whitelist?
It seems to me ZA's implementation is not very predictable.
I've been tested with various firewall software, Norton/McAfee/TrendMicro/CA/Kaspersky... they all worked fine with my program in XP/Vista.
Anybody has anyway to lift the blocking mechanism in ZA, at least for loopback for a process?
Operating System:Windows Vista Business
Software Version:7.1 (Vista)
Product Name:ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite


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I'm so excited you guys!!!
So our group:
Lily_16_evans (slytherin)
Oliver_Wood (hufflepuff)
solemnlyswear_x (Gryffindor)
Silian Martreb (Ravenclaw)
First I think we need to start brainstorming some ideas and fast!
1) we need an era (current, future, marauder, founder, other)
2) the teams playing (if hogwarts wich houses, if not which countries?)
3) The players
4) the commentator.
Can't wait to get started let me know what you guys think, and if there's anything we're missing!
Loads of Hugs
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Aloha all. I'm quite new to C++ programming.
I've been asked to make a demo app - a dungeon RPG with characters for graphics.
I decided to draw the map in notepad and use fstream in C++ to read from the file and draw the map. I will then draw the player into the world (as the letter 'x' to start with) and set the controls to the arrow keys to move the character around. The collision detection will work on detecting what type of character occupies the space you are trying to move to, | and _ for doors, # for walls and a space for open floor etc.
I've run into the problem of placing the player in the map:
I can't seem to attach the map fileCode:#include <iostream> #include <string> //This allows creation and manipulation of strings. #include <fstream> //This allows opening and reading of files. #include <process> //This allows the use of system("cls"); using namespace std; //This is the function that will open the map file //and draw it into the console void drawMap() { //Open the map file for reading ifstream mapfile("map.ds"); //Store each line of the file in a string to be displayed string line; if (mapfile.is_open()) { //Read from the file until the end is reached while (! mapfile.eof()) { //Read each line and output it to the screen. //This will loop through each line until there //are no lines left to read. getline(mapfile, line); cout << line << endl; } mapfile.close(); } } //Set the starting location of the player void initPlayer() { //0,0 is at the top left of the map file. //Positive X values move horizontally right, //Positive Y values move vertically down. int x = 15; int y = 5; } int main() { //Location variables (link with initPlayer and controlPlayer)? //int x, y; //Clear the screen ready for the game system("cls"); //Draw the map drawMap(); //Position the player initPlayer(); return 0; }
As you can see, I've initialised two integers (x and y) to hold the co-ords of the start position but I cannot think of how to place a character at a position on the screen relating to these values. Any suggestions?


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NSA oversight gains momentum in US Congress
Washington: Fierce defenders of US government surveillance programs are the latest members of Congress to suggest curtailing them, as a push started by Tea Party Republicans and civil libertarian Democrats gains momentum.
Just two months after US contractor Edward Snowden disclosed the National Security Agency's collection of phone and Internet records from millions of Americans, a House proposal to defund it came seven votes short of passing July 24. Lawmakers in both parties now say they're drawing plans to restrict data collection, declassify court orders allowing the spying and change the way the court's judges are appointed.
"That vote in the House reflected a very big amount of scepticism amongst the people they represent" about "whether people's individual rights are being encroached upon," Senator John McCain, an Arizona Republican, said on Monday.
Senator McCain, one of the most vocal supporters on Capitol Hill of anti-terrorism programs, said he wants to boost congressional oversight of the activities and provide transparency to the operations of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, which authorises the data gathering.
Any move to diminish the NSA's surveillance powers would run into objections from staunch supporters of the programs, including the Obama administration, the intelligence community and congressional leaders, though they may be amenable to more disclosure and oversight. The public also remains divided over whether electronic spying efforts should be curtailed.
Public opinion
Underpinning efforts to curb the NSA programs is a shift in public opinion about government surveillance activities fashioned after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. A July 17-21 Pew Research Centre poll found that 50 percent of adults surveyed approved of the government's collection of phone and Internet data, while 44 percent disapproved.
The Pew poll found that civil liberties concerns are becoming the predominant issue for many American adults, with 47 percent saying their biggest concern is that the policies have gone too far in restricting privacy rights. Only 35 percent said they are more concerned that the surveillance isn't going far enough.
The July poll marked the first time that civil liberties trumped protection from terrorists as the top issue since the centre began asking about that in 2004.
The telephone poll of 1480 adults had a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.
Close vote
Lawmakers are "being bowled over by a public reaction to the level of surveillance and the absence of knowledge and the absence of checks and balances," said Gordon Adams, a professor at American University in Washington who teaches national security policy. "We're going to start seeing some legislating."
In last week's House 205-217 vote, both parties and their leaders splintered over an amendment to an annual defence-spending bill that would have ended the NSA's blanket collection of phone records. While 94 Republicans and 111 Democrats supported curtailing funding for the telephone record-collection effort, 134 Republicans and 83 Democrats voted against it.
Supporters of the amendment included Representative James Clyburn of South Carolina, the third-ranking Democrat in the House, and House Republican Conference Chairwoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington. The chamber's top party leaders -- Republican Speaker John Boehner and Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi -- both voted against it.
Democrats' letter
While Speaker Boehner later defended the surveillance, Ms Pelosi reached out to the White House to seek changes. Ms Pelosi and 153 other House Democrats sent President Barack Obama a letter July 26, urging curbs that would "preserve American's privacy and civil liberties while protecting our national security."
Debate moves to the Senate, where the Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on government surveillance powers.
In both chambers, the leaders of the intelligence panels have begun discussions with other lawmakers about changes to the data-collection program even as they defend the need for it.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Rogers, a Michigan Republican, has said he will include new privacy protections in an annual intelligence measure that will include more disclosure about how the FISA court makes decisions.
That broader measure may also include a shift in how "metadata" are stored and retained, with private companies and not the government holding the information, according to a congressional aide who asked not to be identified because they weren't authorised to speak about the legislation.
Bill planned
Mr Rogers and the panel's top Democrat, Dutch Ruppersberger of Maryland, both defended the phone-records collection last week while pledging to "foster stronger public confidence."
Representative Jim Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin Republican who sponsored the Patriot Act in 2001, and Democratic Representative Zoe Lofgren of California plan to introduce a bill after a month-long August recess that would address what his office says is a "misinterpretation" of the law.
The bill would limit collection of phone data only to targets of a federal terrorism investigation, put new restrictions on the FISA court and let businesses disclose their involvement, said Ben Miller, a Sensenbrenner spokesman.
Representative Adam Schiff, a California Democrat and member of the House Intelligence Committee, has introduced two bills since the Snowden revelations that would revamp the FISA court. One would change the selection process for the court's judges, taking it out of the hands of the US Supreme Court Chief Justice to allow White House input and Senate confirmation. The other seeks to declassify many of the FISA court's secret rulings.
NSA supporters
Some lawmakers seeking changes to the government's data collection say they want the revisions to be narrowly tailored.
"I support these programs," Senator McCain said. "I think many of them are important; it's not that I want to dismantle them. I do think we got to be much more transparent."
Former intelligence officials last week released an open letter defending the need for the government to keep administering the programs as they're configured on Monday.
"We urge leaders of both parties in Washington to come together to defend these programs and to ensure their effective continuation," wrote the officials, who included Porter Goss, the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and Stephen Hadley, a former White House national security adviser.
A real question is whether or not Obama will leap into the debate with his own proposal to thwart the ideas he finds most objectionable, said Sean Kay, a professor of politics and government at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio. The president has some political incentive to act because there are risks to Democratic turnout in the 2014 midterm elections if he doesn't take a stand for civil liberties, Mr Kay said.
"This is the kind of thing that political advisers around the president might look at and say, 'If we're not real careful here, this issue could depress the vote in our base,"' he said.
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The university says it is launching an investigation into the meeting, which was held by one of its senior lecturers.
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Scientists develop a gel that mimics mollusc glue to coat the insides of blood vessels.
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Scientists develop a gel that mimics mollusc glue to coat the insides of blood vessels.
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A Portuguese professor explores the poisons and potions of opera.
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The sculptures of Mara G. Haseltine's new exhibition tell a tale of beautiful oceans ravaged by pollution.
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Artist Mara G. Haseltine unveils her latest exhibition of science-inspired sculpture, a melancholy ode to marine plankton set to the music of Puccini.
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If African-American researchers are ever to gain equal opportunities in science, even subtle cases of differential treatment must be stamped out.
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The method to the dengue virus's maddening infectiousness.
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In Chapter 1, "The Coldest Case," author and criminal profiler Pat Brown sets the scene for her quest to prove that the Egyptian queen did not commit suicide.
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A reexamination of the facts surrounding the death of Cleopatra VII reveals that the Egyptian queen was murdered—and not by an asp.


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Connecticut's Department of Transportation says the process to purchase parking permits for the new West Haven Rail Station will begin this week, with space for 658 vehicles.
"The opening of West Haven Station is an exciting opportunity for us to help alleviate traffic congestion along the busy Interstate 95 corridor," Connecticut DOT Commissioner James Redeker said in a statement. "This long anticipated station will serve the needs of residents and businesses in the community of West Haven."
Rail riders will be allowed to use the West Haven Station parking lot for free until Sept. 1.
The $80 million station originally was scheduled to open on June 1, 2013. The project includes restoration of the fourth track on the New Haven Line for most of the distance between New Haven, the eastern terminus of Metro-North service, and Woodmont, Conn.


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I've recently moved into a new home and this shrub is growing in part of the garden. I would be most grateful for any ID assistance. Thanks in advance.
A little perplexing...
It is in the Rosaceae, but:
- not almond - flowers too white
- not bullace - leaves not serrated
- not hawthorn (not even simple-leaved ones) - leaves not right
- not Amelanchier - petals wrong
- not several others
It might be an apple (Malus), but let me ask some queations...
How tall it is?
Single stem or multple stems?
Does it have any thorns?
Please check the bases of the leaves: is there a pair of little glands (perhaps red) on each side where the leaf blade meets the leaf stem? (indicative of Prunus)
If you rummage in the herbage or soil below the shrub, can you find any fruits (even if shrivelled or part-decomposed).
Is it planted in a border or does it in any way lead you to think it might be of horticultural origin, as opposed to wild origin?
Are you sure it doesn't have a label?!
Many thanks for taking the time and trouble to reply. I've attached further photographs which may make for clearer identification.
Height approx 2.5 feet tall
Multiple stems
No thorns
Can't see any glands on the plant upon leaf blade meeting the stem.
No fruits apparent in soil.
Plant doesn't have a label!
Useful further photos - thanks for them and for answers to my questions.
Some hints of Cotoneaster...
See if you can find any that fit.
Looks to me like a species of Lilac, were the pictures taken this year and are you in the south of the country?
I have species of lilac similar to yours but they are not in flower yet. Maybe this will give you a starting point for further investigations!!
Many thanks for your helpful reply. The pictures were taken this year (May). I don't live in the south but in the Midlands (nr. Nottingham).


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Tony Perkins' embarrassing web stats
To turn around the phrase on its head, on the web, everyone knows you're a dog. The internet may provide anonymity to individuals, but it leaves publishers nowhere to hide. A reader emails in about Tony Perkins, 'creator' and editor-in-chief of AlwaysOn, his news site for venture capitalists and other members of the Silicon Valley elite.
I love Tony Perkins to death, but you could a good smoking gun on how small the traffic to alwayson-network really is, and yet how much "advertisers" pay Tony. It's because it's a "client buy." In other words, Larry Ellison likes writing about himself and reading about his CEO and SV colleagues—and instructs his agencies to include alwayson in proposals. There's nothing illegal or even shady about it—but yet it's a little offputting. Tony has CEOs and VCs pay to write about themselves for a site that is largely read by other CEOs and VCs. It's not a "real media site," whatever that is.
For those of you who don't remember, Tony Perkins used to own Red Herring magazine, in its heyday, during the boom. The Herring was the soulmate of the New Yorker: impressive, as it sat on tables, but a duty rather than a pleasure, and more often bought than actually consumed. The appearance of influence was sufficient, nevertheless, to make the Red Herring, for a brief moment, a gloriously lucrative vehicle of corporate self-promotion. Ah, print.
Perkins' new venture, AlwaysOn, has much the same lumbering style, and business model, playing to the egos of its contributors more than the curiosity of its readers. The one flaw? On the web, everything is measured, including AlwaysOn's readership, which is miniscule, even for a site that calls itself an insiders' network. AlwaysOn: not any dog, but a chihuahua.


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I am resubmitting my element since the moderator judging it may have been mislead by the complexity of the element. Boron is simply another common mineral that can be found in the ground. If such thing as gold exist in the narutoverse (like listed below), then boron is bound to exist for it follows the same laws of physic/chemistry to be created. Both Nexus and Rei said that my element was perfectly approvable, hence I am resubmitting it in the hope that I'll give you a better view of the whole picture.
If we consider that all these elements were approved, then there's no reason for mine to be declined (unless I wouldn't be respecting the template or rules):
However, the reason why my element was declined is the following: "Unrealistic, there is no proof that the narutoverse would have those types of metals".
All these approved elements can classified as similar or in the same family as my element. They're all based on minerals. If we consider that such a large variety of minerals were approved on NB, I can't imagine why my element would be declined for such a reason.
I hope I didn't sounded too harsh toward the staff, I'm only trying to have a fair judging over my element.
Custom element japanese name: Hou Moto
Custom element english name: Boron
The element is based on: Earth+Fire+Chakra
Facts that prove the element to be possible (in the manga context):In the Naruto Universe, we've been introduced to many Earth variation; Lava, Sand, Crystal, Mud...etc. It is therefore obvious that most elements based on Earth are plausible. Boron, being a common mineral, is no exception to it. For a Shinobi to create Boron, he would have to use extreme chakra compression mixed with extreme heat on rare minerals found in the earth.
Idea behind its creation: Since the hardest component found on Earth has already been taken by our beloved Hiruzen Sarutobi (god bless him), I though I could take the second most hard component found on Earth.
Boron is a relatively rare element in the Earth's crust, representing only 0.001%. Boron rarely appear on Earth in elemental form but is found combined in borax, boric acid, colemanite, kernite, ulexite and borates. Boric acid is sometimes found in volcanic spring waters. Boric acid also has antiseptic, antifungal, and antiviral properties and for this reasons is applied as a water clarifier in swimming pool water treatment. Boric acid is also traditionally used as an insecticide, notably against ants, fleas, and cockroaches. Ulexite is a borate mineral; it is a fibrous crystal where individual fibers can guide light like optical fibers.
Boron can be found in many forms (as stated in the previous paragraph), each of them holding different characteristic. However, pure Boron is the most usable form, being a natural Insulator, the second hardest mineral on Earth, shielding against radiation (boron shielding is used as a control for nuclear reactors, taking advantage of its high cross-section for neutron capture), it doesn't rust (anti-corrosion systems also contain sodium tetraborate decahydrate) and being able to resist extreme heat before melting (2076 �C).
Conditions to be able to use it: Mastery over Earth and Fire. Large chakra pool.
Is weak to: High rank Fire (melt it), Hight rank Wind (can push it back),Sun Fire (melt it), Diamond (the only element harder then Boron), Thermite (melt/explode it).
Is strong against: Water, Ice, Dry Ice, Lightning, Lava (Ultramafic Lava is the hottest form of Lava and only reach 1600�C, which is well under Boron's melting point).
Co-creators (if any): N/A
Students i passed on this custom element: ? & ? N/A
For further informations: Boron
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Izuna Uchiha, our loyal member, gave on the date 10/10/10 a request for a Patent on his custom element (Boron);
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Every year at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, a million and one business cards get handed out. Most end up in a desk drawer or, worse, the circular file. But last year one card stood out.
This glass business card is made from an actual iPhone screen, sourced from Foxconn's factories in China. The lettering is laser-etched into the hardened Gorilla Glass — a very complex process.
The card belongs to an Apple engineer, who hung it on a lanyard around his neck. Everywhere he went, people pawed at it.
"Everyone was grabbing it asking him, 'How the heck did you do that?'" said the card's creator, who made a batch of 10 for the engineer.
The first question we had when we got our hands on one was, where do we put in our order? Unfortunately, that ain't gonna happen.


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Yahoo (NASDAQ:YHOO) has purchased Stamped, a social media start-up that attracted support from pop singer Justin Bieber among other media personalities. The price wasn't disclosed, but Yahoo won't be keeping Stamped, just the talent behind it, CNN Money noted.
In fact, Stamped will cease to exist once the purchase is finalized. The development team that created the start-up will become part of Yahoo's New York City-based product staff.
The deal marks Yahoo's first acquisition under new CEO Marissa Mayer and is part of her effort to increase the struggling Internet pioneer's presence in mobile products.
Sources indicated that Yahoo wasn't the only bidder for Stamped. However, with many of the start-up's staff having formerly worked at Google (NASDAQ:GOOG), where Mayer was an executive, their prior relationship with the Yahoo CEO tipped negotiations in the Web portal's favor.
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Long, Winding Road to Recovery
At the close of 2011's second quarter, a handful of credit unions located in the sand states, where a teetering economy has made it most difficult for financial institutions to thrive, shared hopeful bits of news: net worth ratio improvements, net income increases, loan loss reductions and operating expense cutbacks.
But there's still a long road to recovery ahead for CUs in the sand states of California, Nevada, Arizona and Florida, say several credit union CEOs based in those regions. And another state, Utah, has become the newest member of the sand state club. In February 2010, Utah League of Credit Unions President/CEO Scott Simpson declared Utah a sand state, stating it had caught up with the bankruptcies and foreclosures the original four states had suffered.
Callahan & Associates' current state-by-state return on assets data shows several of the sand states lagging behind the rest of the nation. Of all 50 states plus Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia, Nevada ranks rock bottom with a return on assets of negative 0.33%. Florida ranks 38th with 0.59%, Utah comes in at 35th with 0.60%, California ranks 19th with 0.79%, and Arizona is 14th on the list with 0.85%.
The economy in Nevada, which relies heavily on gaming revenue, has shown few signs of improvement, said Brad Beal, president/CEO for the $677.5 million, Las Vegas-based Nevada Federal Credit Union. The statewide unemployment rate is still high at 12.9%, real estate values continue to slip, and while tourists are visiting Las Vegas, Beal said they're traveling on a budget.
"The local economy is giving mixed signals, with no real signs of recovery and small positives," Beal said. "It's a mixed bag. I'd say it's less bad."
He said foreclosures have moderated slightly, and while low real estate prices have led to strong first-mortgage activity at Nevada FCU, the drawn out that often accompanies short sales and foreclosed properties has made it tough to buy a home in Nevada. Auto loans have been slow and second mortgages are nonexistent at the CU. But the credit union did launched a successful auto loan refinancing campaign, Beal said.
"This is the new reality, and we need to adjust and adapt," he said. "It's not going to get better any time soon. Nevada's economy is contingent on the economy nationwide. Once the national economy improves, Vegas will see a bigger cash flow."
The California and Nevada Credit Union Leagues report "a bit of light at the end of the tunnel" for CUs in the Silver State. Compared to the end of 2010's second quarter, 2011's second-quarter data show a delinquency decline of 1.3 percentage points (from 5.6% to 4.3%) and a charge-off decline of 1 point (from 4.18% to 3.18%), said Daniel Penrod, the league's senior industry analyst. While the return on assets is still negative 0.33%, the number improved from negative 1.20% in the second quarter of 2010, and savings deposits grew by almost 8.5% in the past year, which indicates Nevada members have turned to their CUs in uncertain times, Penrod said.
"Delinquencies remain elevated above 4%, but the steady drop hints that credit unions could see modest stability in the coming year," Penrod said.
One hard hit Nevada CU in particular is the $712 million Silver State Schools Credit Union of Las Vegas, which suffered a $2.8 million loss in the first half of 2011. But President/CEO Andrew Hunter has remained positive, stating that the CU expects to restore its loss by the end of 2011 and attributing its second-quarter net loss to an increase in reserves set aside for potential loan losses.
The $1.1 billion North Island Credit Union has reported good news out of its San Diego headquarters: a year-to-date net income of $11.92 million, a net worth ratio of 6.43% and total capital, including reserves for future loan losses, of $103.3 million.
President/CEO John Tippets said North Island CU's turnaround is due to a number of efforts, including a focus on balance sheet management, an operating expense reduction of $27 million since 2007, a reorganized fee structure and the addition of a new tenant in the CU's headquarters building.
"We're finally past the fear and fog of 2008 and 2009 and we know where we are, but we still can't control our environment," Tippets said. "We've gotten our arms around delinquencies, which has partially been influenced by a reversal of excess reserves, but now we are making money aside from that reversal of excess reserves."
Another California credit union, the Riverside-based, $693.6 million Altura Credit Union, shared a second-quarter success story: a net gain of $3.1 million following a first-quarter net loss of $1.6 million, plus a net worth ratio of 6.26%, an increase from the second quarter of 2010's net worth ratio of 5.23%. Altura CU previously suffered a net loss of $4.1 million in the second quarter of 2010 and a number of layoffs and branch closings, the CU said.
According to Penrod, credit unions in the Golden State, where unemployment is at 12%, "appear to be headed back to sustainable profitability." He cites a 50% decrease in provisions for loan losses from the second quarter of 2010 to the second quarter of 2011, which led to a 160% improvement in net income. Additionally, delinquencies dropped by 37 basis points to 2.04% and charge-offs by 46 basis points to 1.38%. Total membership has fallen, however, and the state's CUs experienced loan losses of more than $3.2 billion.
"Even though fewer loans are in delinquent status, low demand has caused the portfolio to decline," Penrod said.
In Arizona, where the unemployment rate is slightly lower at 9.4%, the $404 million, Phoenix-based Arizona Central Credit Union has seen improvements in loan demand, including upticks in first mortgages and new and used auto loans, President/CEO Todd Pearson said. Total delinquent loans have fallen from $13.9 million in the second quarter of 2010 to $4.09 million in the second quarter of 2011, and current total charge-offs fell to $3.05 million from last year's $4.76 million.
"Overall, it's slow and steady, but it's been a bit of a grind for a lot of credit unions," Pearson said.
Like Nevada, Arizona is a "fabulous buyer's market," but purchasing foreclosed homes and short sales is a slow process, Pearson said. He added Arizona's economy relied heavily on newcomers to the state, but the migration leveled off due to the faltering job market. He does, however, see improving conditions ahead.
"I'm cautiously optimistic that things will continue to improve and loan volumes will pick up," he said. "But you have to take one day at a time and manage your existing portfolio the best you can."
AEA Federal Credit Union, a Yuma, Ariz.-based, $229 million credit union that NCUA conserved in 2010, also reported a small triumph: year-to-date net income of $2.2 million, which follows a 2010 loss of $31 million. AEA FCU said it's slashed expenses by 41% since 2010.
Florida's credit union league, the League of Southeastern Credit Unions, noted that in the first six months of 2011, the state's credit unions saw a 107 basis point reduction in loan-loss provisions and a 36 basis point reduction in both delinquencies and charge-offs.
The real estate market also demonstrated a slight improvement this year–first-mortgage loan and total mortgage loan activity at Florida credit unions is just slightly behind national averages, said Patrick La Pine, president/CEO of the League of Southeastern Credit Unions. He said member demand for mortgages still remains flat, however.
"What we're seeing right now is that the worst may be behind us," La Pine said. "Our credit unions are making better loans and members are able to pay off those loans. And many of the poorer quality loans that were written prior to and during the Great Recession have been charged off."
Utah's current unemployment rate is 7.5%, lower than the four original sand states' (Florida's is 10.7%) and the national rate of 9.1%, but negative trends in bankruptcies, foreclosures and delinquency filings have plagued the state's credit unions, according to the league's Simpson.
John Steck, former board chairman for the Salt Lake City-based Utah Central CU and chairman for the National Association of Credit Union Chairmen, pointed out that Utah's national CU presence is small, with the majority of the state's CUs having $25 million or less in assets. But he shared optimism on the subject of Utah's economy, stating, "There is a lot of new construction in Utah, and a lot of new commercial buildings. I don't think we got hurt as badly as Vegas or Phoenix did."
Sand state credit unions are leveraging the tools they have to pull their heads out of the water, but as Tippets said, certain factors are out of reach. During the financial restoration process at North Island CU, Tippets said he's kept in mind that many factors affecting the CU's health are out of its control, such as consumer attitudes and decisions, local competition, unemployment, the housing market, competition from big banks, new regulations and interest rates.
"The local economy is imperceptible," he said. "It isn't better, and it isn't worse, and it's the same with the housing market. I don't see a lot of encouraging signs. Our losses are moderating due to our members' circumstances, and that's the most positive trend I see right now."


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After hearing from representatives of the state Alcohol and Beverage Control (ABC) board and Arkansas Faith and Ethics Council, the Russellville City Council decided Thursday night private clubs in the city limits should not serve alcohol past 2 a.m.
Aldermen voted unanimously to have the second reading of the ordinance by title only with a short description. Then, following Alderman Robert Wiley's motion to adopt the ordinance, the council voted 7-1 to make the ordinance law in 30 days.
Ruelene Cothern, who has worked with the ABC for more than 25 years, was asked to talk to the council at last month's meeting. Thursday, prior to the regular meeting at the city hall, she explained the ABC has not granted permits to allow clubs or businesses that serve or sell alcoholic beverages until 5 a.m. for several years.
"They don't hand out 5 a.m. permits anymore," Cothern said. "The only ones issued now are 2 a.m. permits. There are different times for retail businesses, taverns, private clubs. A tavern, for example, can stay open until 1 a.m. through the week. Hotels and motels are 2 a.m. through the week, and 1 a.m. Saturday.
Cothern, answering a question from Alderman Cliff Kirchner, said 5 a.m. permits haven't been granted to businesses or clubs for several years. Such clubs or taverns that already had permits to serve or sell alcoholic beverages until 5 a.m. were grandfathered in, she said.
"I don't have any problems with my clubs," Cothern said. Aldermen were told during last month's meeting Cothern is responsible for making sure clubs and businesses meet ABC requirements on a regular basis. "I haven't had any complaints. You're always going to have a problem at any club with over-serving, but they really do try to watch people."
Cothern said the reason 5 a.m. permits were not given to clubs or businesses for several years was because there was "too much trouble," answering a question from Alderman Rick Harrell, who introduced the ordinance.
"I think this is reasonable, and a reflection of our community," Harrell said before making a motion to adopt the ordinance.
Cothern pointed out the North 40 club has crowds who work second shift, then come to the club because of its current hours of operation.
The owner of the North 40 was in attendance, but left the meeting before the ordinance was adopted. Alderman Tyrone Williamson noted he was told by the owner if the ordinance passed, he would open his club seven days a week instead of the current Thursday-Saturday nights.
Larry Page, executive director of the Arkansas Faith and Ethics Council, said a similar ordinance has been approved by councils in several other cities. He cited the 1983 case, Tom Post vs. the city of Fayetteville, that he said invited cities to enact stricter laws on private clubs, citing public safety and welfare.
"The city of Fayetteville realized there was serious problems with late-night drinking," Page said. "This is not rocket surgery. It's pretty simple. Late-night consumption of alcohol has been recognized to be problematic. What you're doing is supported by the (Arkansas) Supreme Court."
Before the vote, Kirchner said if the ordinance was passed, private clubs could be open more hours.
"The club that we're talking about is open three days a week," he said. "You're looking at from 2-5 a.m., about nine hours total. If we change it to 2 a.m. and they choose to stay open seven days a week, we think we could be solving a problem, but creating another one. I have a concern about that."
Voting in favor of the ordinance were Harrell, Wiley, Ronnie Tripp, Randal Crouch, Faye Abernathy and Tyrone Williamson. Kirchner cast the only vote against the ordinance.
Five permits in city limits
The ordinance prohibits the serving or consumption of mixed drinks, beer, wine or any alcoholic beverage in private clubs between 2-10 a.m. Any person convicted of violating the ordinance would be punished by a fine of $500 for each violation.
Private clubs are any business, establishment, person or entity recognized by or licensed as a private club by the ABC and licensed for the retail sale, distribution or on-premise consumption of alcoholic beverages.
The ordinance includes five establishments in the city limits that have private club permits:
Arkansas River Valley Aerie No. 3928, Fraternal Order of Eagles (FOE), 3016 E. 16th St.; hours are 2-11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 2 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday; and noon to midnight Saturday and Sunday.
Rogers-Rye Post 2283, Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Highway 7 North; hours are 3 p.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday, and 3 p.m.-1 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
The North Forty Club, Inc., Highway 7 North and Interstate 40; hours are 7:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. Thursday through Saturday.
The 7-40 Supper Club Inc., Highway 7 North and Interstate 40; hours are 4 p.m. to midnight Wednesday through Sunday.
The Dardanelle Association (Holiday Inn), Highway 7 and Interstate 40; hours are 4:30 p.m. to midnight Sunday through Saturday.
"The city council ... determines the serving and consumption of alcoholic beverages in private clubs during the early morning hours increases the likelihood of disturbances and motor vehicle accidents," the final section of the ordinance states. "Prohibition (of) the serving and consumption of alcoholic beverages at private clubs during the early morning hours is necessary for the public health, safety and welfare; and the immediate passage of this ordinance is necessary to prohibit such serving and consumption of alcoholic beverages."
Russellville attorney Timm Murdoch, who represented three of the clubs in the city limits, addressed the council during its April 20 meeting and said the ordinance would have a significant impact on the North 40 and may cause the club and others to stay open additional days.
"The club feels they have taken a great number of steps over the years to deal with safety concerns," Murdoch said. "If all the clubs were open until two o'clock -- and everybody was leaving at the same time -- you may, in your own mind, solve one problem, but create another, and perhaps two more. One would be everybody leaving at the same time, the other, you may have clubs open for a greater number of days than what you have now."
'Skimming taxes
Aldermen Wiley and Tripp asked Cothern if she was aware of any restaurants, clubs or businesses that were "skimming taxes," or not reporting the exact inventory sold.
"There's some businesses that have sold $15, but taken in only $10," Tripp said. Cothern said she could investigate and get some better numbers if the council wished.
"We would love that," Tripp said.
"There's a lot of comments, or thoughts, that the receipts are not right," Tripp said after the meeting. "We've had a man who brought us information that receipts didn't match inventory that was brought in the back door."


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Could someone identify this beautiful beetle for me. Found on my lavender bush in Balham, London. Though my flatmate thinks he might have accidentally brought it back from Glastonbury as it was in his room at the weekend!
This is a rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana). Its a species of beetle belonging to family leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae)
I have that one in My collection, they are common on rosemary or lavender.
Best regards
Samuel Jornert, Sweden
Thank you.
I hope he stays
Oh! And as you're from Sweden are you able to identify the Swedish bug I listed in true bugs?


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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A 7.6 magnitude offshore earthquake rattled Costa Rica Wednesday, U.S. scientists said.
Several hours after the quake struck authorities canceled all tsunami warnings that included Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama, The Costa Rica News reported.
There were two deaths, the report said, one from a fall while working and one from a heart attack.
The News said the largest hospital in the region, in Puntarenas, was evacuated after damage to six floors of the facility.
Cellular usage and power were out for large portions of the Central and North Pacific region, the News said, as crews rushed to restore services and check collapsed for structures for anyone who may be trapped.
The report said numerous roads were impassable, and a number of bridges have been reported as damaged or destroyed.
Earlier, strong shaking was reported from the Central Valley, Central Pacific, Northern Pacific and Lake Arenal regions among others, InsideCostaRica.com reported.
Tourists near the coast were being taken to higher ground, the report said. Damages were reported at the University of Costa Rica and some reports said power was out in parts of San Jose.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the preliminary 7.6 magnitude quake was recorded about 95 miles west of San Jose, the Costa Rican capital, and ran more than 28 miles deep. InsideCostaRica.com said local news reported the epicenter just northeast of Samara.
The canceled tsunami watch was in effect for the coastlines of Brazil, Mexico, most countries in Central America, including Chile, and many islands, the USGS said.


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It's just just so fresh
The brother Com Sense, yo, I been complex for a second
But I'mma just keep resurrecting
My people, my mic and your mic, no equal
Anyone that wanna go against Common Sense
I don't even think they got enough confidence
Cause I will never know, I got too much flow
And I will rock this mother.. from the go, hey
I be rocking from the go, don't let it go, hey
I be rocking from the go, don't let it go, hey
I be rocking from the go, don't let it go, uh
I be rocking from the go, hey
It's like this, y'all, I'm coming through
With a different type of view, I said check-a one two
The way that I style, the style'll be free
This is 28 Days, AT&T
And this is what I'm telling y'all as I watch ya
We heard a speech from Desiree Rogers
You know how it go, she do it for the people
She's Johnson & Johnson's CEO
That's just how it go, she's a woman
Got the people thinking bout the right things
That's coming in our heads
I'm coming off the head, never been misled
Just down for the black and the red
And the black people know that we need to grow
And let you people know, yo, we here to go
Windy City, Com Sense I never been phony
Hanging around Cottage Grove and snowy
And State Street, that's a great street
And let you know, some of these girls I had to meet
Back in the days, with them different type of flows
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Or better yet, Shake Rick's
I could just flick Bics
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I see the lady with the camera, so I pose..
It's like that y'all, yo, I be a singer
Yeah, earlier I messed up my finger
Hooping downtown; I got the round mound
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Lost and found, y'all know the sound
My man Main Venom, yo, he put it down
On the one and twos
Yo, we come from the Chi
Y'all can listen to him on GCI
Cause that's my guy, and I'm so fly
And we be down with my man Rob in the sky
You know Rob Kelly
The brother Com Sense checking now, you can't tell me
No type of story; I don't do this all y'all just for the glory
I do it so some people just know they can't ignore me
They can't ignore the blackness
Can't team up the jackness
I'm telling y'all, this is like Sounds of Blackness
So when it comes to this, yo, I don't be amazed
We gon' keep doing this for 28 days
And I'mma say love to all those that see
We rocking this for AT&T
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Andrew Peterson is the author of On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness, Book One in the Wingfeather Saga, and The Ballad of Matthew's Begats. He's also the critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter and recording artist of ten albums, including Resurrection Letters II. He and his wife, Jamie, live with their two sons and one daughter in a little house they call The Warren near Nashville, Tennessee. Visit his websites: www.andrew-peterson.com and www.rabbitroom.com.


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Everyone Loves a Makeover: iStylist iPhone App
I'm just sayin', you could literally be on your way to the salon when you realize that you don't know what kind of new style or hair color you want. Though I plan on getting this app, iStylist, just to see how I'd look with Reese Witherspoon's bob or Posh's pixie, and show whoever is nearest to me how fab (or fug) I'd look with a new do.
It's $2, but that's a small price to pay for realizing how washed out your complexion looks with that color you were thinking about before the peroxide hits your head.


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If it's not co-incidence then are MS saying the XBox really is just that crappily built?
Some gamers are blaming Kinect, Microsoft's motion-controlled peripheral, for the loss of their XBox to the dreaded Red Ring of Death. Red Ring of Death One Reg reader says his Xbox was just over a year old when he plugged in his new Kinect device this Christmas, only for the console to break down. Microsoft says that …
If it's not co-incidence then are MS saying the XBox really is just that crappily built?
The disaster in all it's glory... (6 pages worth of dirt)
It was crappily built. Which is why MS admitted responsibility and upped the warranty period for RROD. Where have you been hiding ??
"Where have you been hiding ??"
Apparently the same place as the Microsoft engineers who should have been fixing a problem from, what, three years ago now? Unless they're only just getting around to selling those Xboxes they were channel-dumping at the time.
I wonder,t hough, how the prefiferal would cause RROD? I thought it was down to mechanical issues between certain soldered joints (hence the "fix it with an oven" thing)
Could it be that there's an issue that's causing something to work too hard and cause overheating?
It'd be very interesting to see what the cause is.
From memory..
RROD were caused by Forza 2 (when it came out).
They were also caused by GTA IV (when it came out)
Also caused by Gears of War 2 (when it came out)
Also caused by (whatever is currently popular).
Co-incidence. Get it repaired (and yes, it's a shitty thing that happens, it happened to me) and move on. It's no more kinect's fault than it is watching Sky player, playing Red Dead Revolver, or whatever else you were doing when it struck.
It's caused by :-
applying power
making the chips do some work
just pushing it over the bleeding edge. (sic)_
chuck it out of the window and don't bother with another one.
You won't get it repaired, you'll get someone elses' that has it's own latent psychosis waiting to be triggered.
"You won't get it repaired, you'll get someone elses' that has it's own latent psychosis waiting to be triggered."
I repaired my own when it happened, got rid of M$'s shonky heatsink and put my own on there properly seated and the machine hasn't missed a beat since.
My machine is also first gen, so as long as someone has done the replacement properly (and not stinted on cleaning the chips before adding new heat paste) then it should be good for years.
Well ours hasn't broke (thankfully) but the upgrade has made the interface a lot slower. I've not talked to anyone who has said they like it yet.
I have the feeling that this may be just as coincidental as there was no antennagate ;)
No RROD, as Microsoft conveniently removed the display that shows the dreaded ring, but it killed it nevertheless.
In the four hours we had Kinect before it destroyed the XBox, it wasn't much to write home about either. Laggy and boring were the general comments from friends on Xmas day.
The Xbox is off for warranty repair, the Kinect has gone back to Argos for a refund.
Just after the release of any big game...
Guitar Hero 2 breaks your Xbox
COD:MW broke my 360
Rock Band gives you the RRoD
Kinect fries your console
Etc, etc, etc.
I'm surprised it's taken the BBC so long to catch on to this non-news event that gives them good chance to bitch about MS after every game release.
Simple fact is the 360 is quite capable of destroying itself with no outside assistance (I'm on my third). That fact that some consoles spontaneously combust just as their owner trots in the door with the latest, greatest thingy is a shame, but nothing to do with that new game (or shiney new hardware).
What's more worrying is that the same basic fault still persists after umpteen hardware revisions.
yes its my opinion that it is very convenient when something new arrives, as there is a rash of boxes suddenly failing... is it just the blame game...
But its the price the manufacturer MUST pay for designed in obsolecence. these boxes are designed to fail at the point the warrantee expires. this forces you to buy a new upgraded box, so more cash for the manufacturer, and means that the old slow boxes just phase, out keeping everything seemless and upto date, the Kinect works great on the newest xbox but yes it runs like a dog on the oldest machines. the extra stress could well be pushing them where it has not been pushed before...
Its about time that a hard copy of the Sales of goods act was forced to be included with every sale. OK maybe not the whole thing but specifically the section about goods being fit for purpose, and non consumable non expiring lifetime goods being fit for SEVEN Years.
I'm sure it's section 14(2) that you're referring to when you say goods must be fit for purpose but I don't seem to recall anything about seven years in the act itself. I think that the language that Parliament saw fit to use was 'last for a reasonable length of time' or words to that effect.
Dear Coward, it appears you are confused about your facts.
The sale of goods act does indeed say that goods must be fit for purpose. This includes the fact thatt they should last for "a reasonable length of time". What is considered a reasonable length of time depends on the type of goods, usage patterns and their cost.
In a completely separate vein, the act also states that you can make a claim for goods being faulty at the time of purchase for up to SIX years afterwards. This is not related to the requirement for them to be fit for purpose or last a reasonable length of time.
FInally, when you buy a product with a WARRANTY, the entity that offers the warranty is the WARRANTOR, and the person receiving the warranty (you, the buyer) is the WARRANTEE. As in, the manufacturer WARRANTS that the product will not fail due to defects in workmanship, etc etc for a certain time.
Rather than a warranty, you may be offered a GUARANTEE instead, which has a similar meaning when talking about consumer rights but is a very different word.
They must be free from inherent faults for SIX years, not seven and only FIVE in Scotland, and life time doesn't mean your lifetime, but the product's. I'm no legal expert, but if this is a hardware problem and one that Microsoft acknowledged and extended the warranty for, then it is inherent.
Incidentally, I am still on my first Xbox, but it is only two years old, I'll certainly be claiming another Xbox or repair, should it fail.
RROD is often triggered by overheating. If you get an exciting new game, or new peripheral, and suddenly start playing on your console for much longer periods, then you're disproportionately likely to suffer RROD.
Sounds like a manufacturers excuse.
If you use the console for popular games (like wot you are supposed to) then you don't exepct it to overheat. The product should be able to be used for the purpose you bought it for, namely spending 36 hours non-stop on Xmas presents.
Not sure if there is anything in the manual about the thing getting too excited and needing a lie down.
Well, more of an explanation. From what I have read, the RROD really is often caused by overheating. Thermal problems are a side effect of everyone wanting a really small box with very limited active cooling, and lots and lots of graphics and processor power. The designers had to make a trade-off, and a difficult one at that. When pushed, the thermal demands of the box will exceed their balance point. IF they had doubled the case size, or added more active cooling fans - this would be a non-issue. But then MOST people (that don't play 36 hours straight) would be stuck with a huge box or an obnoxious whine from the fans.
They designed a balance point that best meets the needs of MOST users, in most situations. They probably thought they had more headroom than they did, but at least MS have extended the warranty and taken care of the affected boxes. It's an "OOOPS", but not enough to say MS is evil or even incompetent...more of a lesson as to how hard product design is.
It isn't just the amount of cooling, it's the type.
M$ used a really crap mounting system for the heatsink, it was basically mounted on springs.
After a lot of heated use, the metal would heat and expand, levering the heatsink ever so slightly off the chip (and breaking the bond with the heat-paste). This would lead to more over heating etc. which is why you should stop and repair your box after the first instance of overheating and get it fixed before you damage the chips too much.
There are mounting kits for the heat sink that pretty much just does away with the springs, so you're screwing the sink onto the board more securely. A clean up of the old paste and a good spread of new and the problem just goes away.
When a new game comes out, gamers play it. More time a gamer is on the console greater the chance the console will burn itself out.
If the console happens to be an XBOX 360 (probably worse if its an older model) then greater chance there will be a spike in console failures.
Most reliable console is the one stored in the closet for 6month....
... is the stopped one.
It display the exact time twice a day.
It's well known that RRoD is caused by dodgy soldering/connections. Perhaps the Kinect is simply encouraging (possibly drunk) people to jump around in front of the xboxes more and therefore vibrating the connections loose.
An actual plausable explaination for the Kinect effect!
Some time ago I looked into the 'RROD Fix' arena and tried several of the so-called fixes that were being touted around on the web. I have developed a hybrid of the best ones that has so far been 100% successful in resurrecting dead xboxes, provided it is the classic 'RROD' or related 'corrupt video' problems.
The fix requires a full strip-down but I can now do them in less than an hour. It does not work on machines that have been 'bodged' in the past.
From experience I would say most are caused by people leaving their machines on the floor (where they act as a very efficient hoover and suck in lots of dust) or running them in places where ventilation is poor. Both cause overheating which in turn causes the RROD.
This is not an advert - I am just saying that RROD can be avoided, and that when it occurs anyone with the right tools an an hour or so to spare should be able to fix it.
I very much doubt that Kinect is to blame - unless if puts axtra load on the CPU/GPU, causing them to heat up more than usual.....
Dust build up kills laptops and PCs too so I'm sure that doesn't help, but there's no doubt Xbox360 has suffered a higher than usual mortality rate though - I've suffered from two dead machines myself and my machines are kept on a proper well spaced TV stand - regardless of how much you clean that build up happens.
I have an original Xbox 360 and bought Kinetic in December. Been playing it loads and not had any issues. (touch wood).
I did have a RROD about 2 years ago, but sent it off and had it repaired. Video card after playing GTA IV, funny enough.
Seems to me the perceived link between RROD and Kinect might be due to vibration of the console due to the extra leaping about Kinect demands / encourages.
As I recall failures were seen for similar reasons when Guitar Hero was all the rage.
Is Kinect and disc scratching. All XBoxes, even the latest ones will totally destroy the inserted DVD when given even the slightest tremor. Kinect jumping games (which is the only type of Kinect game from what I can see), will guarentee that your Kinect games are destroyed in no time at all. Mandatory HDD installs methinks....
Microsoft should stop making hardware, as they suck at it.
Ever wondered why its cheaper than a ps3 well im sure you know why now! It's a console made of string and bits of blue tac for those that cant afford a proper console! And for everyone else there's apple! You pay loads for something that you can buy half the price that actually works properly but you do it cos everyone else has one! Ever heard the expression lambs to the slaughter? Well thats what its describing! Steve jobless wouldn't that make a good headline after his advice following the iphone 4 problems.
"for those that cant afford a proper console! And for everyone else there's apple! "
Wow, Apple have made a console? I bet there are just thousands of games waiting to be played at just $0.99 each, each one a doozer.
Not knowing anything about Xbox failure modes, I was sure this article was going to contain a gruesome medical pun.
Maybe because I was reading the exploding dildo story just before?
Back in the day, if our Atari 2600 or Ninty NES started playing up we just blew into their slots and that always sorted the problem!
I think the 360 needs a hole you can blow into - big FAIL Microsoft engineers for not including a blow hole of some type!
Does ps3 owners posting on xbox forums to bitch about the xbox count as terrorist activity ? Maybe since a hit of a few ring or death phase is enough to strike fear into any xbox owner since most have "been through a few" and don't want to have to face warranty return or buying a new one.
The rest of referenced paragraph simply isn't worth commenting on and is pure troll... posted as anon too of course.
Disclamer : Long time original (60 gig) ps3 owner, not one single problem. Have considered buying an xbox/wii as well but "do I really need it ?"... no, not really.
is, as a rule, caused by the BGA on the GPU. I recently had mine properly repaired with an infra red rework station, however, ultimately the problem will reappear and then its time for a "re-ball" of the GPU.
The Kinect links to the XBox through a USB port, like any other peripheral; its virtually impossible for it to be responsible for XBox failures. Given the huge number of Kinects sold and plugged in, its far more likely that the XBoxes have demonstrated their ongoing bad build quality and failure rate by crapping out at around the time the new toy was coincidentally added.
...and it's still going strong after hours playing the Kinect at Christmas.
Don't believe the hype.
I've had my 360 since the summer 2006 and never had one rrod problem. I plug in the kinect and all is well. Come back to it later that same evening (mid dec) and get rrod. Hmm...that's strange. Give it a reboot and all is well.
Come back to it tonight (havent used it since) and the damn thing is rroding almost every time as soon as i power it on. If I keep trying i eventually get it on and all seems well, but there is defiantly something wrong since the kinect update. Wouldn't have thought it was a physical problem like it was with overheating as it happens immediately when powered on from cold and if i keep powering it off and on it eventually works.
Fess up microsoft and sort out whatever dodgy update you've rolled out.
Does sound more like hardware if it intermittantly boots.
If the BGA is starting to come away then you may find that when cold there is a gap, and when warm the gap closes as the balls expand slightly. If you keep powering it up it'll warm up and contact will be made, if it's left to cool the gap opens up again.
You can try turning it on from cold, leaving it to warm for a while, then reboot. This if you're lucky should warm the chip, close the gap and it'll boot. Then you can get it fixed! :)
Anonymous Coward,
How can you remotely assume what people do with their 360s and how you can remotely link it to the PS3 is beyond me .. ? Sounds like you are real fanboy -- MS Fanbo
BTW the YLOD is a such a small problem as comparted with RROD..
BTW , the 360s were hacked a long time ago !!
Well put Michael.
I had to look up YLOD as I've never heard of it. . Cant say its been plain sailing on the PS3 as I've had the blue-ray die on mine. Twice. I got an early model. The bought a slim and thats been going fine.
Our XBOX which is new-ish, a year old, no problems so far. I know as many people that have PS3 and XBOX and all the XBOX owners have had console failures appart from us.
Our WII is also be ultra reliable, but that because its never on as its a useless piece of white plastic suitable only for 5 year olds or dunken parties. Guess we dont have enough drunken parties and my son is way past that age.
Plenty more with the Kinect/XBOX 360 issue here: http://forums.xbox.com/35026674/ShowPost.aspx
my xbox is 4 years old, Im not a heavy gamer which is probably why its not happened sooner.
I got the kinect last wednesday, played it wednesday night for about an hour, turned it off, played black ops sunday afternoon for 10 minutes and it died... RROD
a little too much of a co-incidence if you ask me.
I know the RROD is caused by overheating, but its been in a well ventilated horizontal position for 4 years and I only use it for an hour or too tops, a couple of times a week.
the kinect must be doing something to cause the console to overheat...


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Romney's Latest Boner: The Emperor Has No Clothes, No Plans and No Excuses
There's an old political line about how a gaffe is merely a case of a politician inadvertently revealing an obvious truth. In that sense, Mitt Romney has been on an honesty rampage for six years. He is the Mr. Bean-like embodiment of every impulse to accidentally thoroughly disrobe before an unwilling nation.
Two days ago, Mother Jones released a secret recording of Romney speaking at a $50,000-a-plate dinner, at the Boca Raton house of a hedge-fund manager and off-brand imperial pervert, and the blogosphere erupted in shock at the truths he revealed behind closed doors.
But here's the thing: none of this was really new. If the definition of a gaffe is the one outlined above, then the most crucial word in it is obvious. Being shocked that Romney has a cynical view of racial demographics, foreign policy and poor people because of this video requires a deafness to ominous foreshadowing so total that you're shocked when the alien lady in V distends her jaw and swallows a rodent whole.
Take race. "We're having a much harder time with Hispanic voters," Romney says. "And if the Hispanic voting bloc becomes as committed to the Democrats as the African American voting bloc has in the past, why we're in trouble as a party and, I think, as a nation." There's nothing vicious, here; it's numbers. On 24-news yesterday, some bozo tried to conflate Mitt's "Hispanics voting" with "in trouble as a nation" to make an overtly racist point, but there isn't one here. There's just cynicism.
The Republican Party is the party of white people, and they're running out of white people. Lindsey Graham admitted as much. But, if you read the transcript, Romney's approach isn't to try to find a way for the GOP to speak to blacks—they're 100% written off—or Hispanics or provide them programs or services that target their communities but instead to point to the looming threat of their voting to shake more money out of the people surrounding him. The problem, then, isn't, "How can the Republican Party speak to Hispanics?" but, rather, "How can the Republican Party speak louder than Hispanics?"
Of course, what might speak loudest is this part:
ROMNEY: My dad, you probably know, was the governor of Michigan and was the head of a car company, but he was born in Mexico. And had he been born of Mexican parents I'd have a better shot at winning this, but he was [audience laughs] unfortunately born of Americans living in Mexico. They'd lived there for a number of years, and, uh, I mean I say that jokingly, but it'd be helpful if they'd been Latino…
Ahahahahaha. See, it's funny how fucked you are being non-white in the United States, unless it helps you to win significant voting blocs via the kind of identity politics the GOP claims to despise. But you already knew that.
Then there's foreign policy. About the prospect of peace in Palestine, Romney says:
there's just no way. And so what you do is you say you move things along the best way you can. You hope for some degree of stability, but you recognize that it's going to remain an unsolved problem.... I got a call from a former secretary of state—and I won't mention which one it was—but this individual said to me, "You know, I think there's a prospect for a settlement between the Palestinians and the Israelis after the Palestinian elections." I said, "Really?" And his answer was, "Yes, I think there's some prospect." And I didn't delve into it...
When he says, "There's just no way," he refers to Palestinian obstructionism. The "Palestinians [do] not [want] to see peace anyway, for political purposes." It's cruel and stupid, but he's already described Palestinians as culturally inferior anyway.
Everyone already knows that Romney is an empty suit when it comes to foreign policy. Conceding that the problem is insoluble and doing nothing errs on the side of his interests—his buddy Bibi in Israel and his buddy Sheldon Adelson over by the checkbook. Maintaining the status quo allows settlers to flow into the West Bank and create permanent communities that endanger a two-state solution. Historically speaking, this is a proud part of the world in which to wash your hands of problems, and Mitt can cravenly support one side by appearing too stymied to even choose. As for having an ex-Secretary of State in his pocket, points at least for trying to play it both ways. Things are too complicated to do anything, but if things get dire, he has a secret plan to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict! Richard Nixon had a secret plan to win in Vietnam, and look how well that worked out.
Then there's the 47% thing: these people pay "no taxes," perceive themselves as victims, and you can't even slap the federal tit out of their mouth and get them to stop suckling long enough to pay attention. They won't stop voting for Obama, because everyone loves their dealer, right? You can't put together a half-assed Google search for this topic without hitting on at least a dozen good writers making good points about an imperiled class warrior addressing a room of fellow aristocrats about the necessity of pouring boiling oil down the ramparts, for the benefit of everyone below.
There are only two novel points raised by Mitt's speech, and they aren't getting nearly as much airtime as the "gaffes" themselves. One, if taxes are so anathema and something the Republican Party is trying to liberate everyone from, why are people living free from them the enemy? (Apart, of course, from both payroll taxes and regressive excise taxes.) How are these people not heroes? Further, if trickle-down economics works, how come he can't sell it to these people? We've been trying it for years, so there must be reams of data Romney can show the American people proving that tax cuts benefiting him have made everyone proportionally just as well off. The two most telling bits of his speech are tacit admissions: that not paying federal income taxes is only okay for a certain class of people, and that he has no way of succeeding, with that argument, with any class other than his own.
Until election day, then, how much more does anyone need? Pundits leapt on this video as evidence of "The Real Romney," what he says behind closed doors, but it's more of the same. He doesn't have anything to say to minorities? Okay, woof woof, who let the dogs out? He doesn't have anything substantive to say on foreign policy. All right, what just happened last week? He's got an aristocratic attitude toward money in America? Well, he's been unemployed(!), likes being able to fire people, and his vision of middle income for households is $200,000-$250,000—four or five times the worth of the median American household. Even his 47% line is a year old, cribbed from Erick Erickson, who, after his day job as the pampered second daddy on Modern Family, has been trying to hump his disingenuous accountancy into something like a movement for white Americans SICK OF BEING UNDER THE BOOT OF THE MAN.
Seeing this as a "gotcha" moment is just weird. Romney's falsity has almost zero pretensions to accurate approximation of real-world phenomena. He's a perspective-free Banksy painting on a temporary wall, depicting a woman with a beard, dentures, two mismatched melons stuffed inside a plastic dress, and a hook for a hand. What we see might be horribly inaccurate at depicting humanity, but it's 100% genuine Mitt Romney. He can't help but keep hurling clumsy, stupid, awful reality at you. The guy on the tape is the guy on stage, and there was never any difference. Let's hang the MISSION ACCOMPLISHED banner and go get tacos until this nightmare blows over.
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I can not be blamed for what I am. I am evil. YOU made me this way.
YOU, the ROH office.
YOU, the ROH fans.
YOU, Nigel McGuinness.
YOU, pro-wrestling.
I remember when I was a small boy, I liked fires. I would get excited when the firetrucks would blare their sirens. It was peaceful. Poetic.
I would run to the scene. See the destruction. Smell the sweet smell of destruction. It was peaceful. Poetic.
Oh, what ecstasy setting fires brings to my body! What power I feel at the thought of fire!...Oh, what pleasure, what heavenly pleasure!
Joseph Kallinger
Society told me that setting fires was wrong, so I put it away. I put away the voices in my head that told me that to burn was to heal. Years and years of abuse through professional wrestlers, fans, and the system, built a fire in that I could not contain any longer.
SCUM was formed to burn down the company that hurts the industry that I loved since I was 8 years old. ROH was created on a concept of honor, but 11 years later continues on a concept of beating each other half to death for unappreciative fans and even more unappreciative management. It has to go.
The ROH system of bullying would not allow Jimmy Jacobs and myself to rehabilitate ourselves two years ago. We were called names of all sorts, even though we were trying to be "ROH".
The ROH system of bullying crapped on Rhett Titus when his partner couldn't take it anymore and jumped ship. What did Rhett get for his loyalty A doomed partnership with the "martyr" BJ Whitmer.
The ROH system of bullying lied to Cliff Compton. While he sat at home starving and waiting for a chance to re-invent himself, he was told "just wait, you'll be next to come in."
The ROH system of bullying did everything it could to keep Rhino and I away from each other.
And the ROH system of bullying showed their "appreciation" for a true television superstar named Matt Hardy, by chanting "Fatt Hardy", "Matt Will Not Diet", and "Feed Matt Less", while 99.9% of the fans base wouldn't know what a treadmill looked like if it punched them in the face.
Courage is FIRE, and bullying is smoke.
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ROH management are the bullies.
The fans are the bullies.
The wrestlers are immature and incompetent robots that only want to please the management and fans.
It must burn.
Now we could take this battle and rage it all the way to Final Battle 2013, but we won't. A war can last 6 days or 6 years. We chose to end it once and for all on June 23 in Baltimore because the time is right. SCUM is truly ALL IN.
We lose, we disband.
We win, and we will win, I become the matchmaker of ROH and this place burns.
No matter the outcome on Sunday, no one will ever be the same. Not you, not me, not SCUM, not ROH. I am prepared for the afterlife...are you?
But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murders, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with FIRE and brimstone: which is the SECOND DEATH
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DuBurns Arena
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The second death is coming. What side are you on? It is not too late to accept Matt Hardy, the next and final ROH World champion, as your savior.
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