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I feel like writing, tonnes on my mind of late. What do you think, scant readers, should I ruin the art-flow of this blog with writing or can the two co-exist side-by-side without confusing prospective new-comers and money-handlers?
Since this blog bears my name, I must tell you that in my life's pathways sometimes I get the frustrating question of "What's your focus?" I'm not trying to confuse or confound. I am trying to deliver pure creative energy, self-expression, a way to let the demons out, with some form of intent, to communicate, perhaps provoke with emotion as well. I write, I make art, I perform, I sing, on and on and on. And through all of that I genuinely hope that something is communicated. I do my best to fully deliver on these goods. I am my own toughest critic and I try to make my works unique and to the best of my ability: I am seriously focused on that. I hope that with whatever opportunity that may come my way (or me to it since I am hustling a mad mother) that will be known but maybe they are confused and unsure. Hmm. What do you think? I am ready, willing, and able with lots to offer and I am perpetually honing, learning, and growing.
At this moment, things seem tentative, nothing is quite locked into place. Some people hype DIY (Do-It-Yourself) culture as a place of complete freedom and that can be true. Still, even while shackled to that phrase and free, I do my best to entertain and to make sure that what is produced is of high standards within an extremely limited budget and access to audience (Tho I can safely say that one of my backer-less acts reached far more people than some major label acts ever did).
And having no backers (except my audience) means things can sometimes feel like a free-fall. At this point if I can even just get at least one thing terra firma, it will make the rest easier. I am out there hustling constantly. Not just for a career but for a crummy day job to help me get by and provide stability while I try to continue doing what I am hopefully talented at. When I dropped off my application at Starbucks I saw Neko Case's CD sitting for sale by the counter and wondered, "Maybe Neko can write me a reference letter." It's weird! And humbling. I didn't want to work at the one across from Much Music as it'd be too much of a rock dream crumble, I tried to express that to the young job interviewer at that location and tell her that I've been interviewed on that TV station-not for a job, but as an entertainer to be aired across the nation- and have friends there but she didn't quite get it, I told her that I'd work at any Starbucks location but that one. "We're really nice so are the people from Much, they come in all the time." I know you all are but it's me, it's me. Maybe I'm not humble enough. As an entertainer I have a rather large and fragile ego but I'm learning. Since this was my second Starbucks interview and she was asking alot of the same questions as the interview before, to switch things up a bit she scrambled and asked me my two favourite movies. I quickly responded, "Eyes Without a Face and Night Of the Hunter." I laugh now. That may have been the wrong answer, maybe I'll try Dollarama again. I hope one of those acting agents takes me on, I dropped off packages to eight places on Monday, my demo reel looks good and I did star in a feature that is now out on DVD ("Male Fantasy", it'd be nice if they actually sent me a copy, see image) and that Manson Family movie I came out here to act in a few months back sure helped me with rent- real grateful for those opportunities! I'm not even sure where my writing can fit (and you may notice that alot of places don't even pay content providers, I'm talking blogs with a lot of corporate backing, I had one ask me to do something gratis and I declined saying that I had paying commitments-these assholes want to shaft writers when the people who provide the content are the engine that keeps them running, if someone wants your material for free remember to consider the source- I'm sure that they certainly don't accept advertising for free) I am told that in a new city it takes time. Man, I need to learn patience. I am a product of the neurotic western culture that I live in, I need little to live on but it is still so much more than most of the world: what passes for poor here is wealth elsewhere. Some folks have trouble getting their craft to any audience at all. Some folks have trouble finding food to eat. I recently saw a show of people with autism and Down Syndrome playing music with some Toronto musicians. it was like Jandek at times but in a well lit Community Centre environment. I don't need to elaborate that much on why this show was so important but I will say that I saw total support. To judge it on its' merits as a pure show, it was better than most of the tepid music shows out there and it had a strong unpredictable streak. And, yes, the environment was pleasantly joyous.
Forgive me, my girlfriend is out of town and I miss her, thankfully she's back in less than a week.
I started a band. It is my post-giving up band, my post-trying to make it band. Who am i kidding? Even if on the all-elusive label, there'd be no dough but I did want access to a wider audience, to continue creating without having to deal with the business end. Anyways, the urge to continue with song craft and energy and the live setting was too much! And I would like to tour and record (even tho I now have two good albums that remain unreleased due to zero interest and lack of cash). I miss it. So I started making music again with my first four-piece rock band WET DIRT. I still want to work hard on the writing and the art, that is verrrrry important.
The last couple of weeks have been filled with humbling rejection (that can plummet into self-pity which gets one NOWHERE)! I moved to a new city that, while still under the bland glass ceiling of Canada, is said by all to have plenty more opportunities than where I was tho it takes a while to get set up and there's that wacky recession thing as well that's causing all that swine flu (people get bummed by lack of employment and that makes them more vulnerable and open to disease).
I knew going in that I am in a city that has very little interesting to offer musically due to it being a music industry town- when music is so close to industry it can really taint it towards blandness and, thus, entertainment can be lost. But I saw two travelling shows that got me and many others out of a funk and entertained us supremely. Quintron and Miss Pussycat from New Orleans did a puppet and organ dance party show that felt so good, so right- they have braved floods (and their fans have raised funds after they lost so much), theft (someone broke into their van and stole their laptop during the show, Quintron speculates it was probably while he was right at the energetic crest of the set), their van being towed (the first two times they played Vancouver: 1995 and 2006) and evil border guards that make them wait for hours with nasty questions (there is a Canadian TV show called The Border that is supposed to be an unbiased look at the border but they never present how these guards treat touring music acts like drug dealers...no, that would be too realistic for their unbiased show, nor would they mention how the real order censors what films and literature and art makes its' way into Canada: free country, my ass) to bring us this joy. Chain and the Gang, from all over the U.S., played us feel good raw rock and roll with consistently great songs that had heady political overtones, Ian Svevonius is such a charismatic performer and he has something to say. And it reminded me that there really is so little quality entertainment out there and if one can actually convey something as well, man, that's so important (under the all un-important umbrella of rock). People need to be entertained. And I need to challenge myself further creatively, I cannot create trifles trifles light as air!
But sometimes, even with some amazing support from some really wonderful friends, I feel like I have no flashlight to guide me on the best way to go.
So what's your focus?
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Miller's Munchies needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 173 designs submitted by 53 freelance designers.
Miller's Munchies
Miller's Munchies offers fun pre-packaged, "snack sacks" which, in essence, are care packages. Chips, pretzels, candy bars, etc. are placed in a themed "snack sack" that is shipped to the lucky recipient to convey the caring sender's well wishes. Some of the quick, fun, affordable product lines include "nuts about nuts", "snack sack 101" (which contains a bit of just about every kind of snack there is), "lullaby", "luscious loaves", "cookies that care". Think the traditional care package, but in a gift bag ("sack").
Our snack sacks are shipped mostly to college students (both male and female) but people of any age or gender in need of a fun loving gift have also received our snack sacks.
We are looking to build a brand that visually communicates the following keywords: sack/gift bag, affordable, fun, delicious, baked goods, pre-packaged snacks. The logo needs to include the company name "Miller's Munchies". We are leaning towards colors which represent vanilla and chocolate, the basis of most of our baked goods, but are open to other palettes. The logo will appear on our snack sacks, marketing materials and our upcoming website.
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We're all used to politicians brazenly saying one thing and doing another, or vice versa, but former President Bill Clinton's reaction to the Supreme Court overturning section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act, which he signed into law purely out of political convenience, irks me more than most:
"By overturning the Defense of Marriage Act, the court recognized that discrimination towards any group holds us all back in our efforts to form a more perfect union," former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said in a joint statement with her husband, former President Bill Clinton. "We are also encouraged that marriage equality may soon return to California. We applaud the hard work of the advocates who have fought so relentlessly for this day, and congratulate Edie Windsor on her historic victory."
But we know from the testimony of those who were involved with the decision to sign DOMA rather than veto it that Bill Clinton considered it both wrong and unconstitutional at the time. We also know that Dick Morris advised him that if he vetoed the bill it would hurt him politically during an election year. So he put political calculation ahead of principle and not only signed the bill but, as Andrew Sullivan notes, publicly defended its wisdom and constitutionality and ran ads in southern states bragging about having passed it. He basically screwed over gay people to further his career.You know what's changed? Public opinion. That's it. If it had been politically safer for him to be on the right side in 1996, he would have. But he is a political coward, as Obama has been on this issue, always lagging behind public opinion rather than helping drive public opinion. Don't get me wrong, it's a good thing that being on the side of equality is now a politically advantageous decision rather than a principled one, for the obvious reason that more politicians are motivated by calculation than by principle. But that doesn't mean we should pretend that it was anything but the politically convenient selling out of principle.


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At the foot of Mount Geraneia, built in the northern part of the Corinthian Gulf's cove, lies Loutraki; a coastal town which is internationally known for its thermal springs! During the ΄50s, ΄60s and ΄70s it was a very popular vacation resort both for Greek and foreign visitors. The first Casino in Greece was established in 1928 in Loutraki, whilst in 1995 the biggest Casino in Europe re-opened in Loutraki, which enhanced the city's tourism.
The thermal springs of Loutraki were famous since Antiquity, when the city was called Thermai, in honor of Thermia Artemis. The region is also famous for its natural mineral waters. It is located 12,5 km northeast from Corinth.
The Isthmus Canal (Corinth Canal) and Ancient Diolkos at Poseidonia area.
The artificial waterfalls, in a place surrounded with running waters which impress the visitor.
The Lake of Vouliagmeni as well as the impressive lighthouse in Heraion.
The archaeological site of Heraion and the temple of Hera in Melagavi cape, on the western tip of the Perachora peninsula.
The Isthmia archaeological site and the Archaeological Museum of Isthmia.
The archaeological site of the Roman villa in Katounistra, in Loutraki area.
The ancient Theater of classic times in ancient Krommyon in the broader area of Agioi Theodoroi.
The Convent of Agios Nikolaos Neou (11th cent.) and the Monastery of Agios Patapios, 6 km. northeast from Loutraki, where the saint's relic is kept.
The churches of Agios Andreas, Agios Georgios, Agios Fanourios and of Panagia of Giatrissas.
The chapel of Agia Paraskevi
The Basilica of Agios Dimitrios (1750) with the great wall paintings and the temple of Seven Makavaion.
The historical Monastery of the Panagia toy Prathi in the slopes of Geraneia Mountain.
The Historical chapel of Agioi Theodoroi.
Alkyonides, a complex of four islets in the Corinthian Gulf. You can access their magnificent beaches by a sailing boat from Loutraki or from the bay of Stravon.
The coastal settlement of Schinous (28 km to the north).
The picturesque village Pissia on the Geraneia mountain slopes (18 km from Loutraki)
The coast of Mavrolimni (6 km. to the northeast from Schinous) where a private marina also operates. It's name is attributed to its volcanic and dark bottom.
Artistic events from the Cultural Center of the Municipality of Loutraki and the Cultural Organization "Promitheas".
-Celebration of the Birth of Virgin Mary, on 8 September, in Panagia Giatrissa
-Feasts during the Carnival.
Thermal springs ideal for spa -therapy and mineral water therapy.
Water sports and mountain activities (climbing, mountain bike, hang gliding).
The Rally of Gods- Acropolis Rally, organised every May in Loutraki, where the service Park for the races is settled.
Swimming in Loutraki, in Neraida, in Heraion, in Flabouro, in Skaloma, in Mylokopi, in Shinos, in Isthmia, in Kalamaki, in Agioi Theodoroi, in Pefkakia, in the Lake of Vouliagmeni, in Skaloma, in Mylokopi and Strava.
More information at:www.visitloutraki.com
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How food marketers can help consumers eat better while improving their bottom line
Food marketers are masters at getting people to crave and consume the foods that they promote. In this study authors Dr. Brian Wansink, co-director of the Cornell University Center for Behavioral Economics in Child Nutrition and Professor of Marketing and Dr. Pierre Chandon, professor of Marketing at the leading French graduate school of business, INSEAD challenge popular assumptions that link food marketing and obesity.
Their findings presented last weekend at the Association for Consumer Research Conference in Vancouver, Canada point to ways in which smart food marketers can use the techniques that peak consumer appetite for calorie-dense fast foods to help people eat better—and improve their bottom line as well.
"People generally want food that tastes good while being affordable, varied, convenient and healthy—roughly in that order. Our research suggests that consumption of healthy and unhealthy food respond to the same marketing tactics, particularly price reduction. In this study we present food marketers with a 'win-win' situation in which they can turn the tables, compel consumers to eat healthier foods, and maintain profitability. For example, marketers can steer consumers away from high-calorie sugary drinks by offering meal discounts if a person buys a diet drink—or by offering a healthy habit loyalty card when consumers opt for milk, juice or water instead of sugary drinks. "When all sides win, no one resists," Wansink said.
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Back in the day, you used to have to go through the arduous task of going out into the world, talking to a member of the opposite sex to determine common interests, and then make a leap of faith to begin the dating process. These days, thanks to the Foursquare API, we have a few apps that can help simplify the process.
SingleSquare is an iPhone app, built on top of Foursquare, that lets you find singles around you. The way it works is that you, or someone near you, can flag you as "Single!" at a Foursquare location. Other users will be able to see who's single and close by. Additionally, users can send messages to other singles initiating communication before making your approach.
Where the Ladies At
When we covered Where the Ladies At awhile back we said it made Foursquare useful. The way it works is that it uses user's first names to guess at gender. Using this pseudo-information, it determines which locations have the highest concentration of 'ladies' and shares this information on its website, as well as updating its Twitter status.
Singles for Foursquare
Singles for Foursquare works similarly to SingleSquare. Users list themselves as single and users can see what singles are at their location. Additionally, messages can be sent between users.
Meet Gatsby
Finally, we have Meet Gatsby. The service aims to be the Match.com of Foursquare by adding common interests to the mix. The way this works is you sign up on the Meet Gatsby website, and define your interests. When you check in to places on Foursquare, you get a list of people with similar interests who also happen to be at your location. Like SingleSquare and Singles for Foursquare, Meet Gatsby maintains a one-hour anonymous text relay so that you can message your potential new partner before making your move.
So there you have it. Four, Foursquare-powered tools to assist you in dating. Good luck!


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The Fiscal Cliff Hits Households
Almost all American households would take a financial blow next year-and low-income families would be among the hardest hit-if the White House and Congress fail to solve the "fiscal cliff." Damian Paletta reports on Markets Hub.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
... I ... all of the market's top this is where is the November twenty first of all first wouldn't talk about the U S fiscal cliff which is threatening to impact more than about ninety percent of American households ... will be joined by Dinny and let us live from Washington DC ... oh ... when David thank you so much for joining us Katie and we have this one before the paper today about the ... U S fiscal cliff which is ... reading impact it basically every almost every American household ... why would it impacts the way people what exactly is of this fiscal cliff that we talk so much about ... well that's right it would affect us on the tax side in the spending side on the tax side ... the no taxes on ... them at least two hundred and twenty one million households that's ... households you know with ... parents and kids in them which is taxes would go up we would see ... benefit cuts on everything from like local police stations fire departments ... things like that to say you you you know the effect of being so far reaching and the sort of unprecedented ... for a one-year cut like this to take place ... it was interesting the story mean a lot of these ... attacks the taxes that had been impacted going to this isn't going back the Clinton missed ration the Bush administration about a surgeon is are we as a move to the government has made ... over ... the last two decades really to ... help American households and they'll all be on while no one's right ... that that's right a lot of the confusing things about the current tax code is that it's really a patchwork of all sorts of different ... tax breaks and incentives ... and every year towards the end of the year they'll get extended this essentially pump that another year or two ... so this year when we know we have this big debate about what to do with the Bush tax rates ... and that's all the moves were colliding with these other expiring tax breaks ... things like the child tax credit and things like that ... that no state taxes things like that better all them that the um ... up part of this is in negotiations with Congress so if things really go south and is a breakdown in talks to me sorta go hurtling over the fiscal cliff in January ... all of these tax breaks and and and changes to tax law are going to re set up in this can have an impact on you know hundred ... over a hundred million people with sense and sounds really truly diabolical for not able to reach an agreement is impacting everyone from ... people who make less than twenty thousand years to ... millionaires living in penthouses and Palm Beach and it seems like ... every American will be impacted in some way ... as you look at aam you we are leaders are right now when that last Friday it seemed optimistic that taking a break ... this week for the Thanksgiving holiday ... I they were to go right back to work on Monday next week which was the latest on whether they're actually going to ... come to some sort of agreement and not just pompous four ... well we know when they are expected to meet next week it might not be Monday they might need some more time to store to get ... get organized you know my view my sense is that ... you know they had a pretty that some pretty optimistic rhetoric coming at a meeting last week ... but it's gonna be tough sledding for a few weeks new ones they really get down to the nitty gritty what to do with the Bush tax cuts ... what to do with ... it defense spending cuts what to do with Medicare Medicaid and even social security ... but has some really tough issues ... to sort through and it's likely that this at ten a happy talk might ... you know uh fade away pretty fast so I'm expecting you know a few weeks the least of ... of of some pretty out immobile will situations on the Helena with the White House to death again that Ryan ... didn't write a plot to somebody is your stuff first ... what they really get to the tough ... the tough issues ... no the tax that the Bush era tax cuts in Medicare ... things like that it's gonna be really tough for them to cut a deal so and that's why a lot of folks expected my ... you know ... we might be close to Christmas before they really settle things out and is that I mean what are known to his image and obese and easy going in the beginning but isn't really the Bush era tax cuts ... Medicare spending and it was the big ... issues do you foresee ... that are really going to have on this is an issue getting some bipartisan agreement on how to deal with this ... sure everyone you know was that the big task for the Democrats in the White House says ... they want Bush era tax cut tax rates ... on the ... folks in households making more than two and fifty thousand dollars ... they want those to go up and you know the president's view is he just won reelection ... you know this whole thing was litigated during the campaign and he says are going up one or the other now ... Republicans ... disagree with that but it was kind of dug in on this right now and ... and that's when I'm you know you could go ... in a really close to the deadline of folks sort of you believe that voters are ... are with them and that they have you know on ... the can leverage on this in Medicare you know Republicans want major changes to Medicare to really expensive programs can get more expensive ... and they probably won't agree to some changes to the tax code allows for Democrats book reading ... the great changes in Medicare so these are really tough ... issues and you know they've been dividing this country for decades and it's hard to ... see how that and that you know in a half hour forty five a negotiating session to settle all these differences he added you mention awesome present Obama is taking the election as a ... backing for a lot of his believes on this ... is this something that has the negotiations continued ... you can see him call of Duke rating writing a hard line in the salmon says look I was elected on on getting these is accomplished ... in and were talkin to budge on these ... it's exactly what we're watching for you know he's ... he's tried to do this downturn now worries being tough but flexible ... here he says he's open to talks he wants to negotiate his ... his death would cut Medicare on the table ... and there's the sense that in essence security might get caught on the table later as far as just ... some minor changes to make its offer for the next seventy five years ... but um you know that could be a point where one goes back to the bunkers and they start ... you know drug raids in each other where do they just urgent ... take ... election mandates and things like that and and trendy club each other with it so ... at this point you know this or that there was talk like the one I cut a deal was a really good and it is tough issues I think it's gonna be a little harder and that's when might see ... some of the old politics from Leicester creep back into the conversation topic thank you so much for joining us there was Damien plateau from our office a washing DC ... gaming address the team down there will be covering ... every and when it comes the fiscal cliff please make sure to go into debt is to dot com and recently the paper each morning ... as we look into this developing story the specials begin to lap of the year


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Can anything good come of uber chunky glitter?
Some say yes. Some say no. I am somewhere in the middle as the disco queen in me loves glitter and spangle and would happily be a bingo caller at the weekends. But then as you get older there is definitely such a thing as TOO MUCH GLITTER, ARE YOU JUST WEIRD?
Also I have sensitive eyes (will hopefully be making my next you tube video on this) so chunky glitter + sensitive eyeballs = tears, redness, lumps on head, temporary blindness.
With that in mind, I present to thee, NYX Glitter Palettes in Royal Violets and Sweet Chocolate Browns!
Royal Violets caught my eye because I have decided that purple is probably the best colour on me. The purple in the middle is just pure Dairy Milk Box purple.
These NYX Glitter Cream Palettes are multi use – they can be used on the eye, lip, cheek…if you are that way inclined.
Note that they have a great selection of palettes – 12 in total. It was hard to not want to buy them all.
Yep, CHUNKY glitter ahoy.
When you use this product, you can quite clearly see where the glitter and wax meet – you need to give it a mix the further down you get. The top of the pans are quite dry and just totally encrusted with glitter – you need to work with it a little so you pick up some of the wax too!
It's a formula that will really stick to where you put it..I guess this is a good thing but there are little sprinkles of fall out as the night goes on – of course with glitter this thick it is inevitable.
I also bought Sweet Chocolate Browns as brown glitter is a little unusual!
I think this is a really nice combination – chocolate browns, a dirty gold black, rich gold and soft pink. It's funny how pretty and complimentary the colours are when the chunky glitter content is anything but subtle!
I like this – I think it could be quite hot on top of brown shadow to add some sparkle in the night:
Overall – I can't say I see tons and tons of use for these, personally – they are pretty painful when they get into your eye, and they are so sparkly and obvious that it's a party look item for me.
Nevertheless, I will have some fun with them and they are certainly very pretty to look at. I have my eyes on a palette called Ocean Breeze:
I paid about £7 for this including shipping on eBay. They retail for about $3.99 in the US.
They are pretty hard to remove – another thing to bear in mind:
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W. Thomas McGough Jr.
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W. Thomas McGough, Jr. co-teaches the January Term course Health Care Marketplace: Competition, Regulation and Reform.
McGough is the chief legal officer of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a former partner at Reed Smith. After earning his bachelor's degree at Princeton, McGough studied law at the University of Virginia, where he was notes editor for the Virginia Law Review and was elected to the Order of the Coif. After graduating he clerked for Judge Collins J. Seitz of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (1978-79) and Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist of the U.S. Supreme Court (1979-80). He has served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Western District of Pennsylvania (1980-82) and associate counsel for the Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition (1987).
- J.D.University of Virginia School of Law1978
- B.A.Princeton University1975
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A shocking Deadspin investigation has revealed that despite frequent mentions in the national media and his ubiquitous presence in any discussion about baseball and its steroid policies, Barry Bonds is not actually a Major League Baseball player anymore.
Deadspin has exclusively learned—by reading this article in the San Francisco Chronicle—that Bonds' agent, Jeff "Don't Call Me Scott" Borris, has secretly revealed that Bonds has not played an official Major League game since 2007. Independent research of the back of some baseball cards has confirmed that fact to be correct.
Also, in an even more stunning turn of events, Borris has conceded the slim possibility that Bonds will not play baseball for money again. Borris confirms that his client has not actually retired, but surprisingly, not a single professional team is willing to hire a surly 45-year-old slugger with communication issues.
When 2008 came around, I couldn't get him a job. When 2009 came around, I couldn't get him a job. Now, 2010 ... I'd say it's nearly impossible. It's an unfortunate ending to a storied career."
His steroid career? Well, that's not a very nice thing for his agent to.... oh. Storied. Never mind. I guess I can cut him from fantasy team now.
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Out of curiosity, is it a true triple with those changes?
I also notice their subtle disclaimer "Belgian- style" fancy word for Belgian-ish?
No, it's not an appellation like champagne, it is just the rules of the TTB. You can't say it is German if it is not from Germany either, as far as I know. German-style is fine.
Gotcha, I actually do see a need for good terminology. Alleviates confusion for sure. I just don't have full control of my sense of humor some times.


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Over the weekend, the Wall Street Journal's Rolfe Winkler wrote a hair-raising story about how he chased after some guy who grabbed his date's iPad on the subway--only to get his jaw broken by an accomplice.
That incidident prompted a story on the "iCrime" that is sweeping the country, in which people are being mugged, beaten up, and even killed for their gadgets.
The cops call it " Apple picking."
And now, via Suzanne Kelly at CNN ( and Paul Kedrosky), comes this extraordinary statistic from New York City police commissioner Ray Kelly:
40% of the items stolen in New York City are Apple gadgets
Using your iPhone in public really is like waving cash around.
SEE ALSO: I Tried To Stop A Mugger From Stealing My Date's iPad--And I Ended Up With A Broken Jaw


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Texas' newest United States senator is attracting quite a bit of attention in Washington. Apparently, Ted Cruz is stepping on lots of toes in his early entrance into the good ole boys club known as the United States Senate. Recently, Cruz was criticized for inferring former Sen. Chuck Hagel, the president's selection for Defense Secretary, had taken money from Iran, Saudi Arabia and/or North Korea. He further alleged Iran had celebrated the nomination of Hagel as Defense Secretary of the United States. The allegation concerning Iran's celebration turned out to be patently false. Newly minted Sen. Cruz had to admit he had absolutely no proof of the allegations or inference that Hagel had taken money from a foreign country. In answer to criticism, Cruz defiantly said he was sent to Washington to speak the truth. Unfortunately, smearing a person's reputation by innuendo without a grain of proof does not constitute brave use of free speech. It exemplifies cowardice in using such tactics as these to besmirch someone's good name just to gain political attention.
On the scene in Austin, our governor, Rick Perry, continues in refusing to accept about $90 billion in federal money that would provide decent medical care for poor people in Texas, particularly poor women. At least 11 other Republican governors have chosen to implement the federal plan, but Gov. Perry remains steadfast in his opposition. Unfortunately, women and children in Texas will pay the price for Gov. Perry's political folly.
It is ironic that in a state governed by a majority of Republicans who are so focused on avoiding waste of government dollars, because of Texas' refusal to modernize and reform its criminal justice system, taxpayers spent $65 million on wrongful convictions.
Another indicator of where our Republican led Legislature's priorities are can be found in the recent action at the legislative committee level. A proposal was presented in a House committee raising the smoking age to 21. No doubt cigarette smoke is the root cause of a plethora of ailments, many of which cause Texas' citizens to be dependent on state health programs. Someone thought it was a good idea to limit access to tobacco at least until Texans are 21 in hopes they would make a more mature and responsible decision. The committee turned the measure down, apparently not because they didn't believe it was a good health measure, but because its members realized to reduction in the sale of cigarettes by limiting the sale to individuals to 21 years old and younger would cost the state $46.2 million in taxes. Money or health? It seems too many of our politicians continue to make wrong choices.
One of the goofiest bills introduced this session in the Texas House of Representatives is one making it illegal for a Texas peace officer to enforce any federal law that might restrict access to weapons. It's hard to understand how this could be a valid constitutional law, particularly in view of the fact that peace officers, like most politicians, are required to take an oath to defend the Constitution and laws of this state and of the United States.
Dan Patrick, current chairman of the Senate Education Committee and former right-wing radio talk show host, has proposed that school districts in Texas give property not currently being used for educational purposes to charter schools for the handsome price of $1. Such a measure would cause a double whammy on public education. First, it would require them to rid themselves of possibly valuable real estate that might be sold and the revenue then used for public education. Second, it would further foster charter schools, whose existence reduces access to tax dollars for public education. Currently, the state pays approximately $4,000 per student to public education. When a student chooses to attend a charter school, the money follows the student, thus reducing the allotment for the district in which the charter school exists. In other words, for every student enrolled in a charter school within a regular school district, the district loses approximately $4,000.
For years, Texas leadership has been fond of boasting that Texas is a "pay as you go" state. We have a constitutional amendment that requires any money budgeted by the Legislature each two years must be within the parameters of revenue expected to be raised during the same period. Unfortunately, our conservative governor's leadership led us to a different path as to highways and bridges. While bragging about no new taxes and complaining of Democrats who like to tax and spend, Gov. Perry and his appointees to the Texas Department of Transportation obtained permission to borrow against the credit of the state and currently have us approximately $18 billion in debt, much of which went to building roads taxpayers have to now pay to drive on.
Conservatives are fond of saying you can't fix education by throwing money at it. One distinguished educator has retorted, "No one knows because it has never been tried." The past 2011 legislative session balanced the Texas budget on the backs of public education, shorting school districts in Texas $5 billion. This resulted in the layoff of more than 100,000 public school employees, about half of whom were teachers. A nonprofit group called Educate Texas in a recent scholarly study concluded that even struggling students can be salvaged and made to perform at above-average levels by a committed and qualified teacher.


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1, pressing chamber pressure size range, good adjustable (0.1-150MPa);
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Cell Phone Forensics
From ForensicsWiki
- If on, switch it off. If off, leave off.
- Note only under exceptional circumstances should the handset be left switched on and in any case every precaution to prevent the handset connecting with the Communication Service Provider should be made. Consider use of a Faraday Bag (Shielded Bag). An example of a cellular seizure package is Paraben's Handheld First Responder Kit which also includes a Faraday Bag.
- Instead of switching off, it may be better to just pop the battery. Phones run a different part of their program when they are turned off. You may wish to avoid having this part of the program run.
- Collect and preserve other surrounding and related devices. Be especially careful to collect the power charger. The phone's battery will only last a certain amount of time. When it dies, much of the data on the device may go too!
- Plug the phone in, preferably in the evidence room, as soon as possible.
- Retain search warrant (if necessary - LE).
- Return device to forensic lab if able.
- Use forensically sound tools for processing. However, also remember ACPO Principle 2 says: In exceptional circumstances, where a person finds it necessary to access original data held on a computer or on storage media, that person must be competent to do so and be able to give evidence explaining the relevance and the implications of their actions.
Expand on as to what to collect:
- Carrier,
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- Research the Cell Phone for technical specifications.
- Research the Cell Phone for forensic information.
- Based on phone type GSM, CDMA, TDMA, or iDEN, determine acquisition tools
- Three major tools exist for iDEN Phones:
- iDEN Companion Pro - iDEN Media Downloader - iDEN Phonebook Manager
- SmartPhoneForensics.com (Mobile Device Forensics Training and Investigative Support)
- Phone-Forensics.com (Advanced Forum for Practitioners )
- Mobile-Forensics.com (Research Knowledge Base for Mobile Device Forensics)
- trewmte.blogspot.com (Mobile Telephone Evidence Practitioner Site)
- Mobile-Examiner.com (Forum for Practitioners)
- MobileForensicsCentral.com (Information regarding Cell Phone Forensic Applications)
- GSMArena.com (Technical information regarding GSM Cell Phones)
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Hollywood Risks Glut This Summer
A sharp drop-off in attendance at movie theaters so far this year has raised the stakes for Hollywood's summer season. With 50% more big-budget extravaganzas coming out, each film will have a tougher time grabbing its piece of the pie.
Starting with Walt Disney Co. DIS -0.77% 's "Iron Man 3" this weekend, major studios are poised to release about 22 big-budget movies this summer, including sequels, costly action-adventure movies and animated movies, most with production budgets of well over $100 million. Last year there were 15, and for each of the three summers before that there were between 12 and 15.
Hollywood executives hope the blizzard of event films will lift what has been so far an anemic year for the industry, with domestic box-office receipts and attendance down 12% from the prior year, according to Hollywood.com.
The ramp-up in releases, though, raises the risks. Seven weekends this summer will have two big-budget films opening against each other, compared with only one or two weekends in past years.
Retooling Hollywood Hits
In June, animated prequel "Monsters University" from Disney's Pixar goes up against the Brad Pitt zombie film "World War Z," produced by Viacom Inc. 's Paramount Pictures. "Despicable Me 2," an animated sequel from Comcast Corp. CMCSA -0.69% 's Universal Pictures, competes with Disney's "The Lone Ranger," starring Johnny Depp, on July 3. A week after that, the star-laden comedy "Grown-Ups 2" ( Sony Corp. 's Sony Pictures) takes on the $185 million robot vs. monsters slugfest "Pacific Rim" (Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures LLC.)
"It's a scary summer because it's like walking through the Himalayas when I see the gigantic movies coming in," said Michael Lynton, chief executive of Sony Pictures Entertainment, at the Milken Institute Global Conference this week.
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With high-profile options debuting almost every Friday, it will be easier than ever for last week's movie to become old news unless word-of-mouth is extremely positive.
Studios count on movies to "hold"—industry jargon for declining modestly on their second and third weekends at the box office—in order to ultimately become successes.
"You will have to spend a little more on marketing to keep yourself top of mind," said Rob Moore, vice chairman of Paramount. "But the real downside is if your movie is not good and people have several other choices, the bad [performances] get even more exaggerated."
A film with a budget of $100 million typically needs to gross at least $250 million world-wide to turn a profit, with that number rising as high as $500 million for the most expensive productions.
When costly so-called tentpoles flop, a studio's losses can exceed $100 million.
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"Something has got to give at some point with all of that product in the market," said Vincent Bruzzese, chief executive of Worldwide Motion Picture Group, a research firm, speaking about the coming summer. "There has got to be some cannibalization."
Early signs are hopeful. "Iron Man 3," which cost about $200 million to make, already has racked up $307 million overseas and is expected to open to about $175 million domestically this weekend, according to people who have seen pre-release surveys. That would make it the second-biggest opening of all time, not accounting for inflation, behind only last year's "The Avengers," also from Disney's Marvel Studios superhero unit.
The competition will get more heated in subsequent weeks when multiple big-budget films start opening against each other. There are plenty of precedents for two movies succeeding on the same date—if they target different audiences. But in at least some cases this summer, movies are going after the same audience.
Nearly everyone in Hollywood expects a bloody battle over Memorial Day between "Hangover Part III" and the sixth "Fast and Furious," both of which hope to draw young men.
Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc., spent $103 million to make the "Hangover" sequel. The latest "Fast and Furious," produced by Universal Pictures, cost about $160 million.
Dan Fellman, Warner's president of domestic distribution, said he believes there will be enough room for both films to prosper.
A Universal spokeswoman expressed a similar sentiment.
Also coming out Memorial Day, but aiming at a family audience, will be the animated 3-D movie "Epic." "Epic" is produced by Twentieth Century Fox, which, like The Wall Street Journal, is owned by News Corp. NWS -0.21%
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Just as in the U.S., there are brutal matchups in key foreign markets. "Despicable Me 2," "Monsters University" and "World War Z" all open the same week in Australia, as do "The Lone Ranger" and "Man of Steel" in fast-growing Brazil.
"The Lone Ranger" is estimated to have cost between $225 million and $250 million, while "Man of Steel" cost more than $200 million. "World War Z" cost about $190 million.
Adding to the risk: Ten of this year's big-budget summer movies aren't sequels, spinoffs or reboots, compared with five last year. Non-sequels typically gross 35% less at the box office than follow-ups, Mr. Bruzzese said.
The tidal wave of expensive movies this year is part of a yearslong shift by studios to put more resources into "event" films that perform best with diverse audiences around the world. Foreign moviegoers accounted for 69% of box office last year. Summer was originally viewed as the best time to open big-budget films because schools are out, but now as studios try to boost ticket sales, would-be "summer blockbusters" arrive weeks before Memorial Day.
There are also idiosyncratic reasons for this summer's busier slate. In 2012, Warner Bros.' "Jack the Giant Slayer" and Paramount's "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," both scheduled to come out in June, were delayed to March 2013. This year, "The Great Gatsby" (Warner Bros.), "World War Z," and "Elysium" (Sony Pictures) were pushed back to May, June and August, respectively.
Despite the risks, Hollywood is hoping more films will be good news all around. Research has shown the more frequently people go to the multiplex, the more likely they'll return.
"Moviegoing is a habit," said Jeffrey Katzenberg, CEO of DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc., whose "Turbo" comes out in July. "When people see good movies, they like to see more good movies."
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But despite this considerable success, the vexed issue of cost remains and a grand bargain has been struck with governments - we, the offshore wind energy community, deliver cost reduction and they support the market. If costs do not fall, there will be no market. Cost is the enemy and to tackle it properly requires many things: innovation, investment and a supportive policy landscape. But most fundamentally, it requires a change in mindset.
Exam room mentality
We need to leave behind the exam-room mentality where all the industry players are working on their own, jealously shielding their answers from the inquisitive gaze of everyone else.
We all know what the question is: "How does one build an offshore wind farm cheaply and safely?" But instead of recognising that the answer would be much easier if we worked on it together, learning lessons from those who have gone before, we create silos, keeping our thinking in our own companies and attempt to do it alone, while occasionally trying to peek over our competitors' shoulders to see what they are doing.
There must come a point in time, as there did in the oil and gas, power-generation and telecoms sectors, when we realise that flat-out rivalry is a fool's errand. If we are not careful this misguided approach might lead to higher prices, greater technical problems and offshore wind knocking on the politicians' door for more money.
As an industry, we should have the confidence to acknowledge what has gone wrong to give us a better chance of avoiding the same mistakes. The cliche "those who do not study history are condemned to repeat it" rings particularly true in the offshore wind sector, especially with regard to the cabling problems that continue to dog the industry.
We need to overcome our fear of ignominy and be more open about what we are doing. Offshore wind is new and no one has ever done what we are trying to do. We will not get it right at the first attempt. The mature thing to do, the right thing to do, is to discuss it; to collaborate so that we, as an industry, can make good on the global potential.
Cooperation applies equally to benchmarking of performance. Yes, it is nerve-wracking opening up your product to people who may well be competitors. But everyone benefits. You know how you are doing and where you need to improve, and offshore wind as a whole benefits from improved standards and lower financing costs. Gas turbine manufacturers do it, so why can't we?
Embrace collaboration
A great example of collaboration is provided by the recent German standardisation of 900MW substations and cables. It will be interesting to see whether the cost benefits drive wind farms elsewhere to this substation size. Standardisation is never easy but offers real cost-reduction benefit and the precedent shows what can happen when regulators and industry work together.
There is great potential for further collaboration across borders. We all have to cut costs and the UK, Denmark, Belgium, Holland and Finland each have their own cost-reduction programmes. Surely this situation will lead to unnecessary duplication. If we could instead think in terms of comparative advantage and identify who is best placed to deliver the respective cost-reduction measures and coordinate them across Europe, we would have a much more effective approach. EU-wide industry collaboration like this would be a sign of true maturity. Beyond Europe, the recent announcements in Japan, the US and China show the huge global potential of this sector.
While it is easy to talk about the benefits of cooperation, we should not be in any doubt that such a combined effort will be hard to deliver. But these are all things that those of us who want a bright future for offshore wind can do for ourselves.
We just need to take a deep breath, think about the bigger picture and start talking to each other. "This is what we learned... " is the first step towards a truly mature, cost-competitive industry. It is nearly within our grasp.
Paul Reynolds is offshore wind strategy consultant at GL Garrad Hassan


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Singled out as one of the most exciting ATV adventure destinations in Canada, the "great outdoors" surrounding Elliot Lake includes the largest insured ATV trail network in Ontario.
Elliot Lake lies at the heart of the best stay and ride destination in Ontario. With hundreds of kilometres of groomed and backcountry trails within a close proximity of the City, finding a new ride every day is easy to do.
With hundreds of kilometres of trails and some amazing vistas all within a short distance of the City, the urban adventurer can easily explore like nowhere else.
Over 4,000 lakes lie within 50 kilometres of Elliot Lake and hold one of the world's most prolific trout fisheries and a total of nine easy to find species. That's simply incredible!
Mt. Dufour is a great family ski area in the heart of the City. With short lines, beginner hills, challenging inclines and a great chalet, Mt. Dufour is easily one of the north's most family friendly ski area.


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Why Obama may choose to lose on guns
President Barack Obama — hardheaded architect of many grand but flawed compromises in his first term — has always preferred winning ugly to losing nobly.
Over the years, Democrats have jokingly referred to what they call the "Obama rule," enshrining the president's practice of not forcing legislative action on anything, no matter how noble, that can't pass both houses.
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But the massacre in Newtown, Conn., last month — and Obama's pledge Wednesday to force Congress to act on an assault weapons ban, limits on high-capacity gun magazines and enhanced gun-tracking measures — is forcing the innately cautious Obama to break that rule. For one of the few instances in his presidency, he now appears willing to burn political capital by pressuring Senate Democrats to vote for a measure that is likely to die in the House, a symbolic victory that sets the stage, he hopes, for more meaningful ones.
Along with his tough stances on the debt ceiling, it's part of a second-term strategy of calculated confrontation: Republicans won't negotiate with him, so he plans to marshal popular opinion to force them into action.
"I intend to use whatever weight this office holds to make [the proposals] a reality," Obama said at the White House on Wednesday. "Congress too must act and must act soon. I'm calling on Congress to pass some very specific proposals right away. … They need to bring these proposals up for a vote."
"This time must be different," he said on Wednesday, flanked by Vice President Joe Biden, who oversaw the drafting of the gun package. "I will put everything I've got into this. … I tell you the only way we can change is if the American people demand it."
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In reality, Obama has no alternative but to push ahead, given the magnitude of the Newtown tragedy and his emotional reaction to it. He has framed the gun issue as a moral imperative — and can't abide inaction, not after the tearful pledge he made to victims' families.
Still, if Obama follows through — and many Democrats privately question whether he will — it would represent a significant shift in his own perception of the presidency.


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Written by Linda Rosenkrantz for Nameberry
Just as other countries have their royal names, America has had a long tradition of honoring our presidents, going back at least as far as John Quincy Adams naming one of his sons George Washington Adams. Not to mention the presidential surnames that have become latter day fads -- think Taylor and Tyler and Madison and Jackson. Today we're looking at the first, middle and last names of the past Chief Executives, to arrive at Nameberry's picks for best presidential baby names today.
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In October 1958, well before she donned kittenish ears and an unforgettable, sparkling black bodysuit as TV's original feline femme fatale, Catwoman, 25-year-old Julie Newmar starred on Broadway in a sex comedy called The Marriage-Go-Round. Her racy role of a seductive young Swede, for which she won a Tony Award, also nabbed the actress a high-profile photo shoot for LIFE magazine. "I was supposed to be on the cover," Newmar, who turns 81 on Aug. 16, recalled in an interview with LIFE.com. "But you know what happened? The pope died!"
Pope Pius XII died of a heart attack on October 9, 1958, and the cover story on Newmar was downgraded to a feature deep inside the magazine; only one of Ralph Morse's pictures of Newmar ever appeared in LIFE—and that one showed her from behind, her face barely visible in partial profile. Still, Newmar remembers the shoot, and the play, vividly. In many of Morse's pictures, "I'm pretending I'm keeping this towel from coming off—which it couldn't, because I had it held on with eyelash glue over each breast," she said.
As it turns out, when the play's producers were looking for someone to fill the role of Katrin Sveg, a young Swedish woman who wants a married professor of anthropology to father her child, Newmar wasn't the first choice. "They couldn't get [Swedish actress and bombshell] Anita Ekberg. I think the playwright actually wanted Brigitte Bardot, but Brigitte is French, of course, not Swedish."
When LIFE learned that Newmar had been cast in the play, also starring film greats Charles Boyer (at left, with Newmar) and Claudette Colbert, the magazine sent Morse to photograph her. The assignment would only take him a few blocks from the LIFE offices to the play's set, which had been made up to look like an academic couple's apartment.
For Newmar, still early in her career, the LIFE photo shoot was, she admits, a little nerve-racking. "I see that one side of my mouth is turned down," she noted of her expression in some of the pictures. "That tells me that I didn't yet have the savvy I needed for this kind of attention—knowing how to really pose, tilt my head, those kind of things."
The photo shoot was quick and throughly professional, Newmar assured LIFE.com, but the artificiality of some of the poses still makes her laugh. "You simply can't lie or even kneel down in those positions and feel comfortable," she said. "It has to be true. In some of these pictures, my look kind of says, 'Hey, shorty, get off your knees and get this picture taken!'" (Photographer Morse, now 97, while one of the 20th century's greatest photojournalists, is not the tallest of men.)
Of the last photo in the gallery above (#8), Newmar noted that she's wearing "that old-fashioned makeup with the false eyelashes everyone wore back then, extending beyond the eye. It's relaxed. It has that golden, glamorous feel of the 1950s. That's my personal favorite. I have a mousepad with that picture on it."


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In-depth review: Apple's IPad and iPhone OS 3.2The iPad is not a big smartphone nor a scaled down laptop. It's not really like any tablet that's come before it. And for this reason, it will delight users ready for something new, and confuse and upset people who expect it to be something old and familiar.
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In with the New
If you buy an iPad, there's very little that you have to learn, and almost nothing you'll need to consult any sort of manual for.
Everything is minimalist and uncluttered, with tools appearing only when they make sense. Most things that you'd usually do with a mouse and an Inspector panel are now performed by hands-on finger work.
Touch a graphic object in a word processor and you can rotate, crop or mask it with your fingers using intuitive controls. Paint with your fingers but see results that look like a pencil or airbrush or wide tipped marker. Flick through videos as if they are pages in a magazine.
Apple's Pages word processor on iPad (which I used to enter all the text for this review) will probably look familiar to desktop iWork users (pictured opposite of each other, below), but it certainly doesn't demand any experience with the Pages 09 app in order to begin using it.
Out with the Old
At the same time, there's an awful lot of stuff you'll need to forget. You may initially find yourself feeling lost on occasion, looking for an unnecessary convention from the 1980s to allow you to get back to where you were. At least, that is, until you realize that you can escape from pretty much anything by simply touching another part of the screen.
There are rarely any close buttons anywhere in the interface. Apple invented the close box for the Macintosh as a way to dismiss windows, and in the 30 years since they've become big and red and menacing and appear everywhere. But not on the iPad.
There's no quit. When you're done with an app, you just return to the Home screen by touching the Home button. The app quits itself, immediately. It doesn't cycle through all of your open documents asking to save them, it just quits.
And there's rarely any save commands. Apps that work with documents save them automatically as you work, typically using a version control system that allows you to undo all of your changes step by step, even after you quit the app and then reopen the file again.
There's no exposed file system nor file permissions nor open file dialogs nor anything like the Finder for exploring the iPhone OS' internal file system. There's also no sense of managing which app opens which file, because apps only open their own files.
All of these things are missing because Apple has decided that the way things are in computing is often not necessary or desirable, but merely an accepted convention that is often confusing and complicating in a way that adds very little value to most users, but saddles them with a level of complexity they needn't bear.
This review will present an overview of iPad as Apple's vision of the future of computing, which rejects the notion that "computing" should force people to wrestle with lots of low level complexity, and which instead seeks to harness powerful technologies to make performing complex things easy for end users.
Whether this vision will be well received and commercially successful is yet to be seen, but iPad is certainly set up with the perfect circumstances: it has achieved massive visibility, it is familiar to an installed base of 70 million iPhone OS users, it hits reasonable price targets, and it has a lot of big name developers adding value to it via the more than 3,500 new, iPad-specific titles in the iTunes App Store.
iPad hardware: the body
The hardware form factor of iPad is quintessentially Apple, with minimal lines, few exposed buttons and switches, and like iPhone, no ports other than the standard Dock Connector.
While it's commonly described as a "big iPod touch," iPad really looks a lot more like the top half of a small MacBook. It uses the same bright LCD screen as the new MacBook Pros, with "IPS" display technology for delivering accurate color and extremely wide viewing angles. It also sports the same glossy black wide margin around the display.
There are only four physical controls: the Home and Power buttons, a volume rocker control, and a switch to lock the orientation of the screen to prevent it from shifting as you tilt it. This welcome addition will hopefully make it to the existing iPhone and iPod touch as well, if only in software.
There's a headphone jack that supports the iPhone/MacBook integrated mic and remote control features (although no headphones are included in the box), as well as a built in mic and a decent quality (but mono) speaker grill that plays audio fully sufficient for enjoying a handheld movie or video game.
Its weight (1.5 lbs, 0.68 kg) and density makes it feel substantial, although it can hardly be described as heavy given the fleet of Tablet PCs that came before it (and are promised to come after it), which are all much bulkier and often significantly heavier in the 2-3 lbs range.
The back shell uses the same aluminum unibody construction Apple pioneered with the MacBook Air. This gives the device a strong, very rigid, and high quality feel.
Unlike the iPhone, which can warm up quickly while making a 3G call, or a MacBook running at full speed that can threaten to bake your legs, I've never felt any suggestion of warmth from the back(or the front) of the new iPad. This thing runs cooler than a cucumber.
For a 1.0 product, iPad offers simply phenomenal construction, feel, and design. Of course, that's because nothing about it is really 1.0, but rather a series of refinements to Apple's existing products, from the iPhone OS to its MacBook construction.
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An 8-month-old baby girl in a stroller was killed Tuesday when an out-of-control bus driver who police said was on the phone slammed into several cars and two light poles, causing one to fall onto the child.
The mother of the baby was pushing the stroller on the sidewalk along East Boulevard in West New York, N.J., when it was hit.
A spokesman for the parents of Angelie Paredes said the mother and child were "as far as you can be from the curb" when the baby was struck.
As the mother "was walking with the baby carriage and the dog, all she heard was two loud sounds -- and then blood and disaster," Julio Morenco, a family friend, said at a press conference held in a park where Angelie often played with her parents.
Angelie's parents were not at the news conference.
The bus driver, identified by the sheriff's office as 48-year-old Idowu Daramola of Thornwood, N.Y., was arrested on charges of reckless driving, using a cell phone while operating a vehicle and death by auto. He was set to be arraigned Wednesday, but the appearance was postponed until Thursday.
"We don't know if he was texting or talking," said Hudson County Sheriff Frank Schillari. "This is what distracted him, we feel. And he lost control of the bus."
The sheriff's office said there are two open warrants in Hudson for Daramola's arrest, both for picking up or dropping off passengers outside of official bus stops in North Bergen.
Daramola also has numerous other violations on his driving record from the past two years, according to the sheriff's office. In August 2011, he was cited for speeding in Weehaawken; in September 2011, he went through a stop sign, and in June 2012, he was caught on camera going through a red light. It wasn't immediately clear where in Hudson County the last two violations occurred.
On the phone Wednesday, the bus company owner Magdy Abdallah told NBC 4 New York he was never aware of any open warrants for Daramola, who had been employed there two years and had a valid driver's license when he was hired.
"I feel very sorry for the child. I feel really bad," said Abdallah. "I couldn't sleep. I don't know how the accident happened."
"I wish I could see the family to say I'm sorry," he added.
Morenco said Angelie had reached a milestone just weeks ago on a family trip in Florida, captured on home video that Angelie's parents now replay with broken hearts.
"As she's crawling, she finally stands up," he said, describing the video. "And she's chasing the very same heartbroken mom around the room."
Attorney information for Daramola wasn't immediately available. He's being held at the Hudson County Jail on $250,000 cash bail.


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Illinois Lottery Announces New Instant Tickets
Dec 10, 2013, 11:15 ET
CHICAGO, Dec. 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Illinois Lottery released new instant games this month. 2014, Wild Cherry Tripler, Crossword and $250,000 Crossword offer players a chance to win big prizes ranging from $2,014 to $250,000. These four games join popular instant games like Candy Cane Crossword and Merry Millionaire—which make great holiday gifts for adults—and ongoing numbers games like Lotto with Extra Shot.
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Ring in the New Year with 2014, the Illinois Lottery's Happy New Year instant ticket. This celebratory $1 game offers players the chance to win up to $2,014. When players reveal a star symbol, they win the prize shown below it. Overall odds of winning a prize on 2014 are 1-in-4.86.
The new $2 instant game, Wild Cherry Tripler gives players the chance to win up to $30,000. Overall odds of winning a prize on Wild Cherry Tripler are 1-in-4.22.
The Illinois Lottery's $5 Crossword and $250,000 Crossword pack all of the fun of a crossword game into an instant ticket. $5 Crossword offers top prizes of $75,000. Overall odds of winning a prize on $5 Crossword are 1-in-3.65.
Even more cash can be won with $250,000 Crossword. This $10 instant ticket consists of three crossword games. The more words found, the more money won. If players complete 3 or more words in a single game they can scratch the Bonus Multiplier box for a chance to multiply their prize. Overall odds of winning a prize on $250,000 Crossword are 1-in-3.68.
Players can purchase 2014, Wild Cherry Tripler, Crossword and $250,000 Crossword at more than 8,200 Lottery retailers statewide.
About Illinois Lottery
Founded in 1974, the Illinois Lottery has contributed over $18 billion to the state's Common School Fund to assist K-12 public schools, as well as hundreds of millions of dollars to the Capital Projects Fund and to special causes like Illinois Veterans, the fight against breast cancer, MS research, and assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS. In addition to playing in-store, the Illinois Lottery offers online and mobile play for Mega Millions, Powerball and Lotto at illinoislottery.com. Players must be at least 18 years old.
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Juvenile Missing
A 15-year-old Fort Loudon area boy was reported missing from his residence between 11 p.m. on February 21 and 6 a.m. on February 22, state police said. Police did not release the identity of the teenager but listed his residence as 150 Carrick Valley Road in Todd Township. It is believed the juvenile may be in the Chambersburg or Waynesboro areas. Anyone having additional information pertinent to this case should contact state police Trooper Garner at 717-485-3131.
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McConnellsburg Man Accused Of Assault
Bail was set at $50,000 for a 23-year-old McConnellsburg man who has been charged with simple assault and harassment.
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg alleged Justin Allen Garlock punched a 30-year-old female and two 13-year-old boys several times on Friday, February 22, at 9:40 p.m. at the intersection of Lincoln Highway and Lincoln Way West.
Harassment Charges Pending
Charges of harassment are pending in connection with a fight on the 5700 block of Black Bear Road on Wednesday, February 20. State police said a 26-yearold Needmore man and a 53- year- old male, also from Needmore, were involved in a verbal dispute at 5:05 p.m. The dispute reportedly escalated into a physical altercation, with the 53-year-old suffering minor injuries.
Charges Pending Further Investigation
Charges of harassment are pending further investigation into a physical altercation on Sunday, February 24, on the 600 block of South Seventh Street in McConnellsburg Borough, state police said. Involved in the 10:42 a.m. incident were a 25- year-old female and a 25- year-old male, both from Mc- Connellsburg.
Man Accused Of Taking Vehicle Without Permission
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg have accused 22-year-old Warfordsburg resident Randy Lyn Stahle with unauthorized use of a motor vehicle. Stahle, police allege, took a 2003 GMC Sierra truck without the knowledge or consent of the owner, a 56-yearold Warfordsburg man. Stahle removed the vehicle between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on February 17 and did not return it until 11 p.m. No damage was reported to the truck.
Car Towed From Scene
Two West Mifflin, Pa., residents were uninjured during a single-vehicle accident on Friday, February 22, in Union Township.
According to state police reports, E.J. Mitchell, 72, lost control of his eastbound 2002 Ford Focus, which struck a guiderail along Interstate 70 at 1:15 p.m. The car spun several times before striking an embankment on the opposite side of the roadway.
Mitchell and his passenger, Cleo Mitchell, 63, were both wearing seat belts. E.J. Mitchell will be cited by state police for driving too fast for roadway conditions in connection with the accident.
Driver Cited In Accident
A North Manchester, Ind., woman faces charges of driving on roadways laned for traffic on the heels of a February 21 single-vehicle crash along Lincoln Highway.
State police said Julia B. Reavis was travelling eastbound through Brush Creek Township at 7:30 p.m. when she lost control of her 2001 Chevrolet Impala. The car crossed the roadway and struck a guiderail on the northern berm. Disabling damage was observed by state police.
Reavis and her passenger, Nathan D. King, 26, of Claypool, Ind., were wearing seat belts and were not injured.
Two Injured In Crash
Two Baltimore, Md., residents suffered injuries ranging from minor to moderate during an accident along Interstate 70 on Friday, February 22.
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg, said Lori A. Shipley, 44, was travelling east through Brush Creek Township at 8:10 p.m. when her 2002 Suzuki XL7 went onto the berm. Shipley attempted to steer back onto the road, causing her vehicle to spin and flip onto its roof.
Shipley and passenger Mark A. Allmond, 20, were transported to UPMC Bedford Memorial via ambulance. Shipley will be cited for driving a vehicle at unsafe speeds.
Window Broken
The side rear window of a Jeep Grand Cherokee parked at 111 Maple Street, McConnellsburg was broken on Thursday, February 21. State police said the mischief occurred between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. Victim is a 48- year- old McConnellsburg man. Anyone having further information pertinent to this case should call state police Trooper Garner at 717-485- 3131.
Theft By Deception Investigated
Pennsylvania State Police in McConnellsburg are investigating a case of theft by deception that occurred between January 16 and January 24 in Wells Township.
A 66-year-old Wells Tannery man told state police he was contacted by an unknown male claiming to be from Jamaica. The victim was advised he had won $2.5 million as well as a Mercedes- Benz. To claim the prizes, he sent $3,735.39 through Green Dot and Western Union for tax purposes. He has never received a prize.
Clay Pigeons Thrown
Multiple clay pigeons were launched off the Mill Hill overpass of Interstate 70 on Tuesday, February 19, state police said. The clay pigeons struck the windshield of an eastbound tractor-trailer driven by a Ray City, Ga., man at 10:03 p.m. The windshield shattered as a result. Anyone having additional information pertinent to this case should immediately contact state police Trooper Huff at 717-485-3131.
Debit Cards Fraudulently Used
Debit card information belonging to three individuals has been used to make fraudulent purchases in New York and New Jersey.
According to state police reports, on February 13, the information of a 59-year-old Harrisonville man and a 58- year-old Mercersburg area woman was used to make several purchases in New Jersey. In addition, between February 13 and 15, the debit card information of a 40- year- old Waterfall area woman was used to make multiple purchases in both New York and New Jersey.
Car Rolls Onto Roof
A Mitchellville, Md., woman escaped injury when her 2011 Toyota Camry rolled onto its roof after striking an embankment along the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70. State police said Cynthia L. Cephas, 36, was wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred on Tuesday, February 19, at 9:06 a.m. in Brush Creek Township. She will be charged with driving a vehicle at unsafe speeds.
Pa. Couple Charged With Swindling Philanthropist
EASTON, Pa. (AP) – An eastern Pennsylvania couple bilked a shipping company heiress out of more than $1 million with fake tales of woe, instead spending the money on a lavish lifestyle, authorities said Friday.
Shawnta Carmon, 32, and Hassan Carmon, 34, of Allentown, were charged with offenses including theft by deception and conspiracy for what officials described as repeated dupings of Marlene "Linny" Fowler.
The daughter of a onetime UPS chief executive, Fowler died on Feb. 4 at age 73 while a grand jury was investigating the alleged scheme.
Over the course of four years, the Carmons successfully sought about $1.1 million of Fowler's money for alleged hardships such as dental work, a heart transplant for a sick child, and college tuition for their niece, authorities said.
None of the stories were true, according to Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli. The couple actually spent the funds on clothes, jewelry, limousine rides and gambling, he said.
" Unfortunately, Mrs. Fowler was very generous, and word got around that she was a soft touch for hardluck stories," Morganelli told The Associated Press.
Morganelli said he wasn't sure how the Carmons met Fowler. But the heiress was well known for philanthropy in the Lehigh Valley, where she had lived for decades.
The grand jury recommended the charges on Feb. 7; authorities delayed action until after Fowler's funeral.
The Carmons were unable to post bail after their arraignments Friday in Bethlehem. It wasn't immediately clear if they had lawyers.


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Book-keeping - Computerised (Distance Learning) at National Extension College *Fees Payable*
Course description
This home study course will teach you computerised book-keeping techniques for your business or your job, and help you keep track of your finances using Sage Instant Accounts. Computerised Book-keeping is more than just another Sage course; it provides a grounding in the fundamentals of double-entry book-keeping and builds on them to introduce the model of computerised book-keeping. After you've worked through this course you'll be ready to sit an exam leading to a recognised computerised book-keeping qualification from several awarding bodies.
You should allow for approximately 60 hours' study time, plus additional time for completing assignments. You will have tutor support for a period of up to 12 months from the date of enrolment.
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Entry requirements
You do not need previous book-keeping experience but should be computer-literate. If you wish to gain the ICB Level 2 qualification you will need to have passed the ICB Level 1 Certificate in Basic Book-keeping exam. Please check all requirements with the awarding body before you begin the course.
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This course will help to prepare you for one of the following qualifications, for which you will need to sit an exam:
IAB Level 3
ICB Level 2
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It's your choice: pay in full and discount your course fees, or spread the cost with our finance offer. To pay in instalments, you will need to enrol by telephone.
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NEC acts as a credit intermediary and only offers credit through Pay4Later with Omni Capital finance. Finance is offered subject to age and status. Other options available, please contact us for details or to enrol.
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This course is entirely self-contained so no additional textbooks are required.
You will also need access to a computer running Sage Instant Accounts Version 15 on Windows 98 or above.
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