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Many stroke sufferers miss out on a lifesaving de-clotting drug and four in 10 get treated in general wards rather than specialist stroke units, an advocacy group says.
Stroke is Australia's second-largest killer and many of the 350,000 survivors live with a disability and struggle with basic daily tasks such as eating and cooking.
The National Stroke Foundation is lobbying the federal government and opposition to commit to a $198 million action plan to boost services and increase awareness of how to prevent stroke and recognise the signs of stroke.
Chief executive Erin Lalor says many patients who attend hospital with stroke don't get access to de-clotting thrombolysis drugs that must be administered within four hours.
"If the hospital is too slow or people delay presentation to hospital they can't have it," she told AAP.
"It's a lifesaving drug."
She said four in 10 people were treated for stroke in general wards, rather than specialist units, and this increased their chances of death or disability.
A number of major hospitals, particularly in Queensland, don't have specialist stroke units, Dr Lalor said.
As part of the plan, the foundation wants the government to spend $121 million extra over three years to fund more stroke units and boost the quality of existing care.
They want a national rollout of a pharmacy health-check program, currently funded by the NSW and Queensland governments, which involves a free blood pressure and diabetes check. Pharmacists then advise people whether they need to go to their GP for more testing.
When Lina Brohier had a stroke in 2008 at age 31, a transient ischemic attack followed, making her dizzy, heavy and voiceless.
The attack passed and she didn't go to the doctor.
"If there was more information and advertising about stroke maybe people like me would be prevented from having a stroke," she told AAP.
"You think ... it's not going to happen to me; it's something that happens to old people."
The stroke left her with no muscle movement on the right side of her body.
After extensive rehabilitation and occupational therapy, Ms Brohier made a full recovery.
Dr Lalor said people over the age of 45 should be able to get an integrated check for their risk of stroke, heart disease, diabetes and kidney disease when they visit their GPs.
She said there also needs to be more support for people living with stroke, as well as their carers.


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As BART workers and management swap angry glares — and commuters hold their breath four days before a possible strike — it's interesting to note how some other states have avoided this kind of mess.
In Oregon and New York, legislators simply made transit strikes illegal.
New York's Taylor Law, which dates to 1967, empowers the state Public Employment Relations Board to resolve contract disputes and allows for fines and discipline against any participant in a work stoppage. A striking employee can be docked a day's pay and assessed a fine for each workday missed. A union that authorizes a strike can be slammed in the pocketbook. (When the Transport Workers Union of America briefly defied the law in 2005, it was fined $2.5 million.)
Oregon's state law ORS 243.738, enacted in 2007, prohibits employees of the mass transit district from striking or even honoring a labor organization's picket line. So far, no one has tested it.
So why doesn't California have such a law?
"We're looking into it," said state Sen. Mark DeSaulnier, D-Concord, chairman of the Senate Transportation and Housing Committee.
It's not exactly revolutionary thinking. Similar California law already prevents police and firefighters from walking off the job because their absence would jeopardize public safety. Shutting down BART may not imperil anyone's health, but the loss of train service would play havoc with Bay Area traffic and 200,000 commuters every day.
DeSaulnier cautions that no legislation is imminent. The wheels of progress grind slowly in Sacramento. But he has done considerable research into the matter, studying the Oregon and New York laws. Overcoming management's and labor's mutual distrust is one of the major hurdles.
Binding arbitration will likely be part of any bill — both sides would be required to honor an arbiter's ruling — but getting support for such legislation will require equitable treatment of both sides in any contract dispute.
Management will insist on a neutral party who looks at the entirety of the operation — funds needed for employee benefits, capital expenditures, operations, maintenance and reserves — before cutting up the pie. Employees will demand proof that the numbers are accurately reported. Bookkeeping accusations are part of the current dispute.
"Fact-finding," DeSaulnier called it. "If you had a third party come in and say, 'You only have so much for capital expenditures, so much in reserves and so much in revenue,' then you could go to binding arbitration."
Labor would be prohibited from striking; management from enacting lockouts. Commuters would have no interruption in transit services while contract terms were negotiated. It would be a welcome change from bellicose threats and public posturing.
Such a bill is a long way from vision to execution, of course, but DeSaulnier sounded as if he thought it was a trek worth making.
"Somebody who's very pro-labor was saying the other day that for 2,000 people to hold up 200,000 people who take BART every day just is wrong. Everybody is for the worker, but not when it imposes a bigger burden on other workers."
For now, it's back to the angry glares. Labor will push, management will push back and commuters will twist in the wind.
There has to be a better way. The senator thinks he knows what it is.
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It is almost a rite of USC training camp that coach Lane Kiffin addresses the quarterback position without saying much about who will start the first game against Hawaii.
So far, Kiffin's only decision is that true freshman Max Browne is not going to start, but that was news to sophomore Max Wittek, who is battling sophomore Cody Kessler for the starting spot.
"I had no idea until just now,'' Wittek said after Monday night's practice. "I think it's all on purpose to keep our mindset focused. (Browne) is going to be a great quarterback. He's positive and is working extra, so he'll be fine.''
Wittek and Kessler's stats are nearly even in training camp. Each threw an interception during Monday's practice and several touchdown passes. Wittek threw a deep touchdown pass to wide receiver De'von Flournoy. Kessler's completion percentage is slightly higher, but Wittek sometimes makes more downfield throws.
"We look at a lot of things,'' quarterbacks coach Clay Helton said. "Decision making, timing, accuracy and protecting the ball. We're very fortunate that all of our quarterbacks have the intangibles that we want.''
Helton would not address which quarterback is ahead, saying depth-chart decisions are up to Kiffin.
Lee update
Wide receiver Marqise Lee attended practice but did not participate. He looked restless to play but could be sidelined the remainder of training camp to make sure his bruised shoulder fully recovers.
Happy camper
Kiffin said USC held its best practice "by far'' of training camp Monday night at Dedeaux Field. Sizing up the Trojans after more than a week of practices, Kiffin said the team improved, "a lot in all three phases of the game. Guys are starting to shape up.''
There are some depth problems, especially at wide receiver, where Lee is out and Kiffin said the cornerback position is depleted because some players "are banged up.'' Kiffin said he did not intend to move any players to cornerback to add depth.
Injury report
Safety Josh Shaw injured his ankle and had to leave the morning practice. Offensive guard Jordan Simmons missed practice with an unspecified injury. Shaw returned for the evening practice along with defensive end Morgan Breslin, who had an unspecified injury.
Walker still at guard
Offensive tackle Aundrey Walker continued to practice at right guard, but Kiffin said the move was not permanent. With Simmons sidelined, Walker could remain at guard for awhile. Chad Wheeler remains the starting left tackle and Kevin Graf the starting right tackle.
Recruit watch
Tailback Dalvin Cook from Miami said he will make an official visit to USC. Cook is committed to Florida but said he will also visit Texas. He is ranked the No. 6 tailback in the nation by Rivals.com.
New practice location
USC is practicing at Dedeaux Field, the baseball stadium, for the next two days to give the grass a break on Howard Jones Field.


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David Axelrod: Economy at Center of Obama Speech
Former Senior Adviser to President Obama David Axelrod discusses central themes that President Obama is expected to address in his State of the Union address. (Photo: Getty Images)
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Philly Police Harass, Threaten To Shoot Man Legally Carrying Gun; Then Charge Him With Disorderly Conduct For Recording Them
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On a mild February afternoon, Fiorino, 25, decided to walk to an AutoZone on Frankford Avenue in Northeast Philly with the .40-caliber Glock he legally owns holstered in plain view on his left hip. His stroll ended when someone called out from behind: "Yo, Junior, what are you doing?"You can hear all of this via the YouTube clip, embedded here:
Fiorino wheeled and saw Sgt. Michael Dougherty aiming a handgun at him.
What happened next would be hard to believe, except that Fiorino audio-recorded all of it: a tense, profanity-laced, 40-minute encounter with cops who told him that what he was doing - openly carrying a gun on the city's streets - was against the law.
"Do you know you can't openly carry here in Philadelphia?" Dougherty asked, according to the YouTube clip.
"Yes, you can, if you have a license to carry firearms," Fiorino said. "It's Directive 137. It's your own internal directive."
Fiorino offered to show Dougherty his driver's and firearms licenses. The cop told him to get on his knees.Other cops show up and they continue to curse at him and scream at him, while he calmly responds to their claims. They discover that he has a recording device in his pocket, and they go even more ballistic, telling him he broke the law with that as well. Eventually, they finally realize that he wasn't breaking the law with the gun and let him go... But once he posted the audio on YouTube, suddenly the District Attorney took renewed interest in the case, and charged him with "reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct," claiming that he refused to cooperate with police. If you listen to the tapes, it's hard to see how anyone could make that claim with a straight face. It seems pretty clear, from the beginning, that it's the police who were recklessly endangering someone and who were disorderly in how they dealt with Fiorino.
"Excuse me?" Fiorino said.
"Get down on your knees. Just obey what I'm saying," Dougherty said.
"Sir," Fiorino replied, "I'm more than happy to stand here -"
"If you make a move, I'm going to f------ shoot you," Dougherty snapped. "I'm telling you right now, you make a move, and you're going down!"
"Is this necessary?" Fiorino said.
No matter what your opinion is on guns or open carry rules, it's hard to see how this guy deserves the treatment he received from police who clearly did not understand the law in their own city -- and it's even more ridiculous to see him facing a (trumped up) charge, after he uploaded the audio. It seems like a pretty clear case of vindictive prosecution, even as part of the issue is that the very thing that pissed off law enforcement is precisely what proves this guy was perfectly reasonable throughout the encounter.


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By Sheila Davis
A homeless man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of Erik S. Schwartz in Independence on Oct. 30.
Chad D. Terry Jr., 19, faces one count of second-degree murder and one count of armed criminal action in Schwartz's death. Robbery was the apparent motive, The Jackson County Prosecutor's office reported.
Schwartz, of Raytown, was sleeping in his Jeep Cherokee, which he had parked in front of a house on Grand Avenue, a dead-end street north of Truman Road in the central part of Independence.
The court documents gave this account of the shooting:
A man who was awake at a nearby home told police that he saw Schwartz park his Jeep about 12:30 a.m. About an hour later, he saw another vehicle, a beige SUV, pull up alongside the Jeep. A woman got out of the SUV and reached inside the Jeep, then got back into the SUV. The witness went back to playing video games, but about five minutes later he heard a single gunshot. He looked out of his upstairs window and saw the victim lying on the ground and two males, one wearing a black jacket with a Chiefs logo on the back, standing nearby. Both males ran south on Grand.
According to court documents, there were four people, including Terry, in the SUV, either a Chevrolet Tahoe or a GMC Yukon, with large customized wheels. They were driving around Kansas City and Independence looking for cars to break into. When they came across Schwartz's Jeep, the woman in the SUV got out to check it. She told the others Schwartz appeared to be in a deep sleep.
The others involved told police that Terry was armed with what was described as a .38 revolver. He drove the SUV to the end of the street, then he and and another man, described as Terry's "homeboy," got out and walked back to the Jeep.
The others in the vehicle said they heard a gunshot and soon after, Terry and the other male got back into the SUV and they drove back to Kansas City. They told police Terry was agitated and was threatening to kill them with the gun.
Back in Kansas City, they went their separate ways. After Independence Police got an anonymous tip, suspects were interviewed and Terry was arrested.
An aquaintance of Terry's told police the suspects took only the victim's cigarettes. She said Terry appeared very proud of the fact that he had shot a man in the head.
Terry declined to talk to police.
Independence Police said Terry's bond has been set at $250,000 with 10 percent secured.


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i know both sides have their faults, and neither can claim to be 100% christian in all its issues...
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What if the flag had been thrown on Steelers' hit that gave Browns quarterback Jason Campbell a concussion? Might everything have changed?
Penalty wanted on Campbell hit
What if the flag had been thrown? Might everything have changed?
The Browns trailed 13-3 in the third quarter and aimed to make Pittsburgh pay for going for it on fourth and 1 near midfield. Ahtyba Rubin and Paul Kruger stuffed a run and gave the Browns the ball in prime field position.
Soon, they were at the Pittsburgh 39 on a third and 7. William Gay stormed in on a corner blitz and smashed into Jason Campbell from the quarterback's blind side.
Campbell went down in a heap while losing the ball, leading to a long fumble return and, in essence, the end of Browns hopes.
Chudzinski protested on the field.
"I talked to the officials," he said. "I felt like Jason was hit on the head."
A flag would have put the Browns in field-goal range with a first down.
"They didn't feel that way," Chudzinski said.
Rather than watching the Browns cut a deficit to 13-6 or less, Pittsburgh kept the ball and went up 20-3.
Campbell had missed a play in the second quarter with a rib injury. The big hit by Gay left him with a concussion.
Brandon Weeden finished the game, and all signs point to Weeden facing Jacksonville on Sunday.
Weeden works through boss
On the coldest day of the year, Brandon Weeden did not get a warm reception as he replaced Jason Campbell two separate times. There were smatterings of boos.
"You've just got to laugh at it," Weeden said. "All you can do is go out there and march down the field and throw a touchdown."
The boos got loudest after Weeden threw a pick-six to hand the Steelers a 27-3 lead.
His touchdown pass with 3:13 left cut it to 27-11, but there weren't many people left to cheer.
At kickoff, the wind chill was near zero and winds gusted up to 35 mph."Once you're out there, it's not too bad," Weeden said. "Standing on the sideline in the first half was the worst part."
Before leaving with a concussion, Campbell went 14-of-22 for 124 yards. After replacing Campbell in the third quarter, Weeden went 13-of-29 for 209 yards."Any time your quarterback goes down, it's tough,"
Chudzinski said. "We'll get Brandon ready to start this week and play this game."
The Browns would have only one healthy quarterback for the Jacksonville game unless they sign one this week."It's a possibility," Chudzinski said.
The Browns are 1-3 in games Campbell has started, 3-0 in games Brian Hoyer has started, and 0-4 in games Weeden has started.
Fans leaves; Gordon goes crazy
Josh Gordon became the first Browns receiver to top 200 yards in a game and also tied a franchise mark with 14 catches.
His agent will be thrilled, but otherwise ...
"After taking a loss like that," Gordon said, "it means nothing."
The Steelers softened their defensive scheme after taking a 20-3 lead midway through the third quarter.
After that, Gordon caught eight passes for 169 yards. He wound up with 237 yards for the game. He caught six passes for 111 yards after a pick-six gave Pittsburgh a 27-3 lead.
"It's great to get that experience," Gordon said, "but if we can't go out there and win, I don't really care."
In nine games (he lost two to a suspension), Gordon has caught 54 passes for 988 yards.
His 1,793 yards in 25 games as a Brown is a franchise best for that span. Next on that list are Kellen Winslow (1,457) and Antonio Bryant (1,432).
Rob Chudzinski on Chris Ogbonnaya's second costly second-quarter fumble in as many weeks:"It was a great play by (Troy) Polamalu. They got a field goal out of that (for a 13-3 halftime lead). That was a big swing."
Chudzinski on a no-sack day against Ben Roethlisberger, who had had been sacked 10 times in his last two games:"He's hard to tackle. There were a few plays where we couldn't get him on the ground and he completes a pass. You know what you have to do. It's just hard to do it against him."
Chudzinski on falling from promising playoff position to desperation with losses to Cincinnati and Pittsburgh:"We had opportunities. We let them slip through our fingers. Now we can't control everything."
Locker room chatter
Brandon Weeden on the prospect of taking first-team reps for the first time since the Browns prepared for an Oct. 20 game at Green Bay: "It's going to be good getting to throw to the guys I'm going to be throwing to (in a game) and doing some plays within our offense."Weeden on trying to rally from the team's 1-5 skid:"We've got a bunch of mature guys who are good leaders that are going to get us back on track."
Wideout Josh Gordon on Weeden getting booed:
"It's difficult. I'm sure it's difficult for him. As professionals, you have to drown that out. I can't really say that played a part in the loss. I'm sure it couldn't have helped, either."
Tight end Jordan Cameron on the booing:"For (Weeden), I think it would be annoying. If the crowd is booing the quarterback for the home team, it's neither a good thing. For being thrown into the fire, he played pretty well."
Safety T.J. Ward on the struggles of the Browns' offense:"It's frustrating. I'm not going to lie."
What Pittsburgh said
Ben Roethlisberger on going from an 0-4 start to tied for the AFC's second wild-card spot, at 5-6, heading into a Thursday night game against the Ravens: "That's irrelevant right now. Right now, I'm going to enjoy this."The entirety of head coach Mike Tomlin's opening statement: "Nice accomplishment, but not a lot of time to admire our work."Roethlisberger on No. 2 wideout Emmanuel Sanders catching six passes:"Joe (Haden) is a great corner, and he went everywhere 'A.B.' (Antonio Bryant) went. It really opened some things up for Emmanuel."
Tomlin on the playoff race: "Four to six teams scrapping to stay in. Obviously, the Browns are not out of it, but today was significant."Tomlin on Roethlisberger's sack-free day: "When you're ahead, you can run the ball. Some of it is game circumstance, but I appreciate them keeping him clean."Doing the math
The Browns had been averaging 7.1 penalties a game. They were penalized just twice Sunday.Gary Barnidge false started on the first series. With the score at 3-3 and the Browns in Pittsburgh territory, Alex Mack made an illegal snap, leading to a punt.
Pittsburgh likely was penalized just twice.
Both teams made 19 first downs. The Browns led in net yards, 367-302. The Browns' No. 4-ranked defense held Pittsburgh below their opponents' season average.Steelers' rookie Le'Veon Bell ran 23 times for 80 yards.The Browns proceeded with their running-back-by-committee approach. Chris Ogbonnaya's decent day (four carries, 26 yards) was ruined by a fumble that led to a Pittsburgh field goal.Willis McGahee and Fozzy Whittaker totaled 28 yards on 10 rushes.• Greg Little has been quiet since his monster game against Baltimore. He was targeted seven times Sunday but caught just two passes for 17 yards.
• With 11:50 left in the second quarter, on fourth-and-2 from the Pittsburgh 12, Ben Roethlisberger fired toward the right flat, into the hands of linebacker D'Qwell Jackson.
Jackson, positioned between the intended receiver and the quarterback, couldn't hang on to the fastball. It might have been a quick pick-six.
• Nose tackle Phil Taylor did not start and wasn't on the field as the Steelers drove to a field goal on their opening series. His playing time was limited after that, too.
Approached after the game, Taylor said, "I'm not answering no questions."
• The Browns have held opponents to 5-of-28 on third-down conversions in the last two games.
• The Steelers were 4-of-14 on third-down conversions and were stopped the only time they went for it on fourth down.
Extra points
• Fozzy Whittaker made one of the few kickoff returns that amounted to anything this year, reaching the 35 to launch the Browns' first series, which ended with a 49-yard field goal.
• Billy Cundiff is 16-of-19 on field goal tries after hitting from 49 and missing from 46 Sunday.
• Owner Jimmy Haslam, who visited the Browns' locker room after the recent home win over Baltimore, did not stop by after Sunday's game.


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LG Eclipse 4G LTE blocks out the sun at the FCC before moving on to Sprint
designed to compete with the other flagships like the Samsung Galaxy S III, the HTC One X and the next iteration of the Apple iPhone. The unit has a 4.67 inch screen with resolution of 720 x 1280 and a pixel density of 314ppi. Under the hood you will find the APQ8064 which is a quad-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor while the Adreno 320 handles all things graphic. 2GB of RAM is expected to be on board along with 16GB of native storage, and a 13MP shooter is out back capturing video in 1080p. There is a front-facing camera which will allow you to take self-portraits and supports video chat. A 2100mAh battery keeps the power on while Android 4.0 comes installed right out of the box. The FCC visit revealed support for CDMA 820 / 850 / 1900 and LTE band 25. All this in a byte sized (sorry, couldn't resist) package measuring 8.9mm thin and measuring 5.2 inches x 2.8 inches.
This is obviously going to be LG's answer to the other big guns. The problem is that the Korean based company is facing a moving target. By the time the LG Eclipse 4G LTE is launched, we could see the rumored HTC One+ released with a quad-core 1.7GHz processor.
source: FCC via Engadget
27 Comments
1. OpTiMuS_BlAcK (Posts: 418; Member since: 04 May 2012)
Can't wait for a comparison with the SIII
2. kamil (Posts: 118; Member since: 07 Feb 2012)
first to run qualcomm version of quad core processor must be awesome
3. OhSo3D (Posts: 39; Member since: 22 Feb 2011)
Sounds great, but I'm just not sold on LG software & their update policies.
10. 305Bucko (Posts: 506; Member since: 07 Aug 2011)
umm what software? you do realize LG uses stock Android just like the Nexus?
You are right about the update policies but theres always CyanogenMod for that.
16. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5713; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
LG has their Optimus UI, where have you been? xD
i actually like their 3.0 version of their UI.
4. Phullofphil (Posts: 1702; Member since: 10 Feb 2009)
not only a better version of the chip but the next graphocs card it must be fast.
5. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
Can't wait until we compare this to the international GS3...
6. marchels14 (unregistered)
finally lg is stepping up the game.
7. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
only 2100 mAh for adreno 320?? Im not sure about that one......everything else sounds really good though...and this is going to literally blow the galaxy S3 away, some will be mad but its true this may be the next best phone.....pretty cool lg..........o wait and they didnt have to make it 4.7 to 5 inches either....hmmm some body should learn from them...
11. 305Bucko (Posts: 506; Member since: 07 Aug 2011)
"only" 2100mah? that is exactly what the EVO LTE and the SG3 use and its just fine.
Not to mention that the S4 chip promises to deliver efficiency in power consumption.
You are right about blowing SG3 away though! And I also agree with not having to go with a bigger screen either.
13. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
the evo and the SG3 uses adreno 225 dude not adreno 320 *face palm*
and i disagree with you disagreeing with me about keeping it smaller.
17. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5713; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
remember the S4 Pro is a Quad-Core as well so it should be more power efficient than the regular S4 regardless of the added power from Adreno 320.
19. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
ok well..........shame on me right? lol thanks man
20. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5713; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
lol nbd, we all need to have our memory's jogged every now and then. xD
8. redmd (Posts: 1835; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
This will definitely beat the S3 unless Samsung Note 2 will possess that that A15 processor then we'll have an even match. Otherwise, LG will "Eclipse" everyone in the competition. That HTC one X+ will just have an overclocked Tegra 3 processor. It will get behind. Its the Tegra 4 that we have to watch out.
9. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
the two best chips are going to be the S4 Pro and the new exynos chip hands down.....I like qualcomm though so I'll be sticking with them
18. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5713; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
why do you like Qualcomm? they're behind like...everybody. xD
wait for the OMAP5 and the new Exynos Dual.
22. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
they're doing pretty good from what I see...Even the Galaxy S3 (american version) has the qualcomm chip so what are you talking about?
And I'm guessing the only reason why the international version has the exynos is because the S4 pro isn't or wasn't available at the time...
23. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5713; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
Qualcomm's S4 is the only SoC right now that supports complex network technologies like LTE and HSPA+ 42mbps and isn't behind the curb.
even the S4 Pro is going to have a tough time with the likes of the OMAP5 and the Exynos Dual because they use actual ARM Cortex A15 architecture and the ever so impressive GPUs from Imagination Technologies and ARM in the forms of the PowerVR SGX544(MP4) and the Mali-T604. preliminary tests of the Adreno 320 only have it swapping blows with the SGX543(MP4) which has been around for nearly a year now and while those are just preliminary tests the OMAP5 will no doubt be using the improved SGX544(MP4) GPU so at best the S4 Pro will just swap blows with the OMAP5 in the graphics department but the OMAP5 will ultimately outclass the Pro with it's A15 architecture that i brought up earlier. same story with the new Exynos Dual but it's looking like the Mali-T604 can deliver even more graphics power and it has a two port LPDDR3-800 controller which has 12.8GB/s of memory bandwidth which means it'll probably have some pretty ridiculous data rates. if Qualcomm can get the S4 out by the end of the year then they will have done a great job this year but it's over when TI and Samsung come to play.
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but thats dreaming man.......All the best phones that people are gonna have for awhile are most probably gonna be out before this year ends! and they all will, from the looks of it, have a qualcomm chip.....what phone are you expecting to have those new chips in them that you are actually gonna buy? And skip over whats coming out "this year"?
26. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5713; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
the Nexus is a good example. the OMAP line is the reference platform for Google so no doubt the next Nexus (or Nexuses) will use the OMAP5 and other than that i don't know but the Holidays usually never fail to bring surprises like last year's Droid Razr for instance.
12. BREvenson (Posts: 240; Member since: 17 May 2012)
LG coming out with a high-end device that can really step up to the competition? It's been a while since we've seen that. Phones like the Revolution, Spectrum, Thrill and Lucid really do stand out, but easily get eclipsed (no pun intended) by phones like the S III, One X and the Droid RAZR.
Hey, if the Eclipse (or whatever name they end up going with) works out, LG will really be a force to be reckoned with. If not, well, at least they tried.
14. richardyarrell2011 (banned) (Posts: 510; Member since: 16 Mar 2011)
Yeah OK sound great on paper but be serious this is LG. Samsung has nothing to worry about at all software alone will make the GALAXY S3 the BEST smartphone into 2012. The battery life on my Galaxy S3 is the greatest thing ever standby mode especially in the power saver mode I get 15 hrs heavy use and 25plus hrs light use. No other smartphone on the market can bet this other that the Droid Razr Maxx with that 3300 battery. Any other devices with 2100 or lower battery cannot standup to the Galaxy S3...Lg will find something to MESS UP this device.
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the LG optimus 4x HD has a 2150 mAh battery....
21. lsutigers (Posts: 828; Member since: 08 Mar 2009)
I have a GS3 and an EVO LTE and personally, I don't think the software on the GS3 is that great. Touch Wiz is clunky and not well though out IMO. Sense makes a lot more "sense", it is deeply integrated into the OS but actually improves the experience, it is well thought out where TW seems like a bunch of different features thrown together. Sense is also a much more refined and aesthetically professional UI, TW does look too cartoony.
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See, I wish more people knew this! Because alot of people are raggin on "sense" in the one series and just upholdin the galaxy S3 like its the most untouchable smartphone in the world and without any flaws whatsoever.....I looked at a comparison today of those two phones and the dude in the vid actually wasnt being biased at all but pointed the flaws in the Evo (which was less than the S3) but also the major flaws in the design of the S3 and its screens blueish tint.....After the comparison I pretty much ended up thinking the same way people do about the S3 (best thing ever) but having those thoughts for the Evo 4g Lte! to me the evo is the best phone out hands down! I wouldn't think twice about getting the Evo over the galaxy S3... Just wish it wasnt on Sprint only!......... :(
27. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
Its on at&t too, the only difference I can think of is Sprint's has the micro sd slot. Not really a deal breaker.


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It sounds to me as though you think that an in the case of an unenlightened person there is some "actual in truth" soul / person / being, but not for an arahant. Do you think that becoming an arahant entails the destruction of this "actual in truth" soul / person / being?A living puthujjana actually and in truth is to be found but not an arahant.
Whereas "actual in truth" even a puthujjana is not to be found. That is what is meant by "not self", etc.
The difference between the puthujjana and the arahanat is not viz whether or not "actual in truth" there is a being to be found, but whether or not the defilements are present. Between a puthujjana and a sotapanna, the difference is whether or not the "identity view" is present.
It seems to me that you are conflating "actual in truth being" with "identity view". Whether or not some so-called being has an identity view or defilements is irrelevant to whether or not the term "killing" is applicable.
Although if an arahant were killed, they would not think "I (actually and truly) am being killed", this is irrelevant to the act of "killing". If the killer did not think that the arahant were "actually and truly" a living being, then they wouldn't have the intention to kill the arahant in the first place. Because such a person would be at least a sotapanna, thus incapable of committing any act which would lead to hellish rebirth, and thus incapable of killing an arahant.


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The incident began this weekend in Oklahoma City
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- The fire has been heading south, has burned about 900 acres and has prompted evacuations.
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Chair Hicks will call the meeting to order.
Chair Hicks will address the committee and present for approval minutes from the May 29 meeting.
Proposed Action: Approval. Motion and second required.
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In an effort to keep the Educational Policy Committee apprised, Academic Affairs is providing a report on recent administrative and faculty hires for review by the committee.
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In the continued effort to keep trustees apprised of current metrics and trends within the university, Mr. John Yancey, Director of Admissions, and Associate Vice President Deb Kaye will present a progress brief on current fall enrollments and the profile for this year's first-time-in-college students.
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PORTLAND – It started with a man walking into a sushi bar.
It was the late 1980s, when Sapporo was on Free Street and the Maine Mariners hockey team was a big deal in town.
The man was Steve Tsujiura, the favorite player of many Mariners fans, including the restaurant's sushi chef, Takahiro Sato.
"Pure Japanese. Good player," Sato said, explaining why he liked Tsujiura. "Small, but fast."
When the Mariners star walked into Sapporo that night, Sato introduced himself.
A quarter-century later and a block down the street, Sato, now the owner of Yosaku restaurant, and Tsujiura, a sales manager at Pape Chevrolet, skated side-by-side in the Cumberland County Civic Center, no longer adoring fan and local star, but teammates in the Greater Portland Industrial Hockey League.
Thursday night's practice game was meant to prepare them for later this week, when the men will go to their homeland with a dozen other men's league players in tow. In two charity games to benefit young victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, they'll take on squads of Japanese players, including former teammates of Tsujiura from the 1998 Olympics in Nagano.
"We're just the supporting cast," said Brian Marcaurelle, the youngest player on the team at 33 years old. Tsujiura is the main attraction, and Sato is the one who made it all happen.
The trip has been in the making for years – ever since Sato, from behind the sushi bar at Yosaku, heard Tsujiura and his wife, Shelly, talking about wanting to go back to Japan to see the cherry blossoms.
"Thoughts started," Sato said last week.
Tsujiura, who grew up in Canada, was among a handful of players with Japanese heritage who were recruited to play hockey for Japan in the 1998 Olympics.
He joined the Japanese national team a few years before the Winter Games. His wife and two small children lived with him during hockey season, but were always back home in Scarborough for the spring.
When the group leaves Thursday for Tokyo, the cherry blossoms will be in full bloom. Shelly Tsujiura, a teacher at Scarborough Middle School, has to stay at home for work. But seeing the pink flowers isn't the point anymore.
"You can see the pride in Tak and Steve when they talk about what we're going to do over there," said their teammate, Joe Ouellette.
Since the earthquake and tsunami that devastated northeastern Japan in 2011, Sato has been collecting donations in a box near the hostess stand at his restaurant on Danforth Street. It was stolen once, but, despite the loss, he has sent several thousand dollars to a charity, called Ashinaga, that supports children who lost parents in the natural disaster. And he's not done yet.
"Children are the future, not old people," Sato said with a smile last week, sitting on the other side of the sushi bar with a bento box in front of him.
Sato, 67, is the second-oldest of the men's league players who are going to Japan. Team captain John Whitman, a Harvard-educated lawyer, has him beat by a year.
A native of Hokkaido, Sato didn't see a hockey game until he moved to Tokyo for college at Waseda University — the Harvard of Japan, as he put it. He said he was accepted only because of speed-skating; in high school, he was No. 2 in the nation in the 500-meter event. But after seeing hockey, he decided to switch.
Tsujiura, 51, started playing at a younger age — 5 or so, he guesses.
"I'm Canadian," he explained, so playing youth hockey was as obligatory as getting a birth certificate.
He started missing class for early morning practice when he was 16 and joined a junior league, a feeder system for the pros, he said.
Tsujiura was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers before he was 20 and started playing for their farm team, the Maine Mariners, in 1982 — a time when minor league hockey was huge in Portland.
A speedy center with a knack for scoring goals, the 5-foot-5-inch Tsujiura quickly became a fan favorite.
After one of his games, he was introduced to a girl from Jay who had been the guest of some season-ticket holders. He asked her to HuShang, a popular Chinese restaurant near the civic center. Three years later, he asked her to be his wife.
Since then, no matter where Tsujiura has lived, his home has been Maine.
After the Olympics, he coached the Japanese national team for four years before deciding he needed to spend more time with his children and got a job selling cars at Pape Chevrolet in South Portland.
Now a sales manager, he's known in the showroom as "The Hammer" — a nickname that makes him smile and shake his head, his response to almost anything complimentary.
Ask Tsujiura about his hockey career, and he'll say he was unexceptional.
At his size, he said, a player has to be amazing at something to play in the National Hockey League. "You have to score really good or skate faster than everyone," he said.
That wasn't him, he'll tell you.
His humility is part of what made him such a well-liked player both in Japan and here, where kids like Joe Ouellette, a Lewiston native and his current teammate, idolized him.
"You could see that he was a special player, that he wasn't really getting into fights," said Ouellette, who had a collection of autographs from Tsujiura.
When he plays with him, Ouellette said, Tsujiura's character is even more apparent. "He's just a class act," Ouellette said.
Sato hopes Tsujiura's star power will draw a big crowd to the 2,500-seat Shin Yokohama Skate Center.
"He's very popular. They have Stevie's fan group. All girl likes him," Sato said last week, prompting Tsujiura to smile and shake his head.
Word from Japan was that the first 1,000 tickets had sold and more were being printed, Sato told the group after practice Thursday.
As always, they had gathered back at Yosaku, known to the men's league players as the clubhouse, where Sato stuffs them on a weekly basis with sushi and beer.
The travel team, wearing white jerseys with USA on the front, played that night against a group of younger guys from the men's league.
"Dress rehearsal," Sato called it.
He and Tsujiura mostly hung back on defense while their teammates handled the goal-scoring.
But at one point, Tsujiura intercepted a pass and started down the rink with only one opponent between him and the goal. He shot and scored, then glided back to the bench, smiling the whole time — something he's exceptional at.
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35 Years Ago: The Allman Brothers Band Release 'Enlightened Rogues'
In January 2014, guitarists Warren Haynes and Derek Trucks announced their plans to leave the Allman Brothers Band at year's end, prompting longtime leader Gregg Allman to proclaim the band's simultaneous retirement. However, you shouldn't bet against an eventual rebirth, since the iconic southern rockers made their first comeback from an extended "breakup" in Feb. 1979 via their 'Enlightened Rogues' LP.
Three years earlier, the Allmans had conclusively ground to a halt, when years of personal tragedies (brother Duane and Berry Oakley's crushing deaths), escalating substance abuse, diminished inspiration, competing solo careers and celebrity wives culminated in Gregg ratting out his road manager to beat federal drugs rap.
But musical marriages seem to heal all wounds, in time, because by December 1978, Gregg, Dickey, plus drummers Jaimoe and Butch Trucks were already working together again as the Allman Brothers Band — this time complemented by guitarist Dan Toler (latterly of Betts' solo outfit, Great Southern) and bassist David Goldflies — at Miami's Criteria Sound Studios.
Even longtime producer Tom Dowd was back on the team, but 'Enlightened Rogues' tellingly saw Dickey Betts running the show, creatively speaking, thanks to multiple contributions like the country-inflected 'Crazy Love,' the instrumental 'Pegasus,' the Latin-flavored 'Try it One More Time,' dreamy 'Sail Away,' and pure southern rocker 'Can't Take it With You.'
Gregg, for his part, simply weighed in with the mellow, weary and mournful 'Just Ain't Easy,' which seemed to carry the weight of the world on its shoulders but, thankfully, not the rest of the album (rounded out by a pair of covers), nor the inherent pressures and tall expectations associated with an Allman Brothers reunion.
This, in the event, clearly met with success. The reshuffled band was warmly embraced by most critics and certainly their fans. While it proved no blockbuster at the cash register, 'Enlightened Rogues' performed well enough to get the Allman Brothers Band back on track for a few years.
Still, true stability wouldn't come until the 1990s, thanks in large part to the integration of the aforementioned Warren Haynes (and sorely missed bassist Allen Woody) and the Allman Brothers Band has remained a reliable touring force ever since, despite continuing turnover. Or at least until now, and while the band's long road appears to be finally ending, one can find some consolation in the original rebirth carried out by 'Enlightened Rogues,' all those years ago.
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tgoe wrote:Well I know calling out to the DOM and long scope chain lookups in general is slower.
tgoe wrote:I didn't think regular function/method calls are all that expensive.
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long lexical scope lookup is near O(1) in V8
In an interpreted language a function call is never _just_ a junction call
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|Current account balance (% GDP)
|Public debt (% GDP)
* Fiscal years from June to June (f): forecast
- Tourist potential
- Manageable foreign debt
- Political and financial support of the Gulf monarchies and Western countries
- IMF Support Programme
- Large gas deposits
- Poverty (40% of the population) and high unemployment
- Recurrence of security issues in Sinai
- Twin deficits
- Banking system vulnerable to sovereign risk
Increase of growth in 2018
Egyptian growth strengthened during the first half of 2018 and should continue to be dynamic. While investment and exports remained the main drivers of activity, consumption showed signs of recovery favoured by a fall in inflation. The depreciation of the currency has increased the competitiveness of exports, the latter increasing by 7% in the 1st half of 2018 The support of the IMF will continue to fuel business confidence, but notwithstanding FDI should decline. The gas sector will continue to concentrate a large part of investments, both foreign and domestic. Technip and Minor are expected to invest USD 1.7 billion in the expansion project of a refinery of the Minor group and the Egyptian authorities intend to use part of the USD 1.5 billion loan contracted with the African Exim Bank to invest in oil projects. Growth in the hydrocarbon sector (+20% in the fourth quarter 2017) should also benefit the manufacturing sector, which is struggling to recover. The Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) improved over the last eight months of 2018, but did not exceed the economic expansion threshold.
Continuation of budgetary consolidation
Budgetary consolidation efforts under the IMF programme should result in a gradual short-term reduction of the public deficit. The latter fell slightly in 2017/2018 but is expected to decrease more significantly in 2018. The increase of VAT from 13 to 14% in July 2017 and the rise in customs taxes allowed a slight increase in budget revenues. Public spending remained controlled by the moderation of the wage bill with a de-indexation of bonuses for civil servants. Despite a drop in the state's participation in fuel financing (50% increase in the price of refined oil in June 2017), the elimination of subsidies planned for 2017 has been postponed to 2018, the government having made the choice to absorb the additional cost of the exchange rate impact on regulated and energy products. During the second half of the year, measures should be taken to reduce electricity and transport subsidies. Although the primary deficit declined in 2017, the depreciation of the Egyptian pound and the rise in domestic interest rates led to an increase in debt service, which remains the third largest expenditure item. Characterised by short maturities, debt remains mainly domestic. It could therefore be penalised by a further tightening of the central bank's (ECB's) monetary policy, while the increase in its external share following the IMF loan and the two bond issues in 2017 (USD7bn) increases its exposure to exchange rate risk and the rise in FED rates. Further budgetary consolidation in 2018/19 should lead to a primary surplus of 0.4% and to a further reduction in the path of public debt, which remains high.
The depreciation linked to the transition to a floating exchange rate in November 2016 enabled, after a period of adjustment, a reduction of external imbalance. Exports, canal fees, tourism receipts and expatriate remittances increased, leading to a fall in the current account deficit. Exports are expected to continue to increase in 2018 as a result of price competitiveness gains and increased gas extraction, the latter also reducing the energy import bill. The current account deficit will continue to be financed by the capital account surplus that benefits from rising FDI and portfolio investment.
2018 Election
Without surprise, Marshal Abdelfattah El Sissi was re-elected without any real opposition at the head of the Egyptian state, winning the presidential election of April 2018 by 97% of the votes. Indeed, the Marshal was the only candidate in the presidential campaign joined in recent weeks by a single opponent, Moussa Mostafa Moussa who displayed his support for the president. The lack of presidential issues was also reflected in the turnout, which remained relatively low at around 41%. The re-election of President Sissi should enable him to continue the policy begun during his previous mandates, both economically with the continuation of the economic and security investment policy. In June 2018, a new government was appointed with the main move being new figures in key positions in defence and the interior, heralding a consolidation of the security turnaround. The security situation remains fragile. The country continues to face a constant terrorist threat in the Sinai region, which is plagued by a small group insurgency linked to the Islamic state. But this strengthening of security policy against terrorist movements has also extended to all forms of political opposition, particularly that resulting from the revolution. The president's security regime is often criticised for not respecting human rights and in particular for the repression of certain figures of the Egyptian revolution of 2011. But it remains a pivotal centre of regional stability and the fight against terrorism, which enables it to play a leading role in the Middle East and maintain close relations with both Europe and the United States. Egypt has been the main mediator in the political rapprochement between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. The country also sided with Saudi Arabia, one of its allies in the Qatar crisis since it was part of the Arab countries other than those of the Gulf Cooperation Council having boycotted the Emirate.
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NASA officials are whining that the Russian space program is unsafe. True, the last two Soyuz capsules have had rough re-entries, but none of the crew got a scratch on them. In fact, last we checked the Russian space program hasn't had a death on their watch since 1971 (1967 Soyuz I crash pictured). NASA can't exactly say the same, (cough ::Columbia:: cough) so where do they get off pointing fingers?
It might be an inferiority complex. Soyuz capsules aren't renewable, but the Russians have been running them reliably into orbit for over forty years. NASA's space shuttle program's been going since 1981 and has had two major disasters.
But as The Washington Post's Marc Kaufman points out, they may also be nervous about relying on a program that's looked a little shaky of late:
Two consecutive chaotic and dangerous landings by Soyuz space capsules, including one with an American astronaut aboard, have NASA and space experts concerned about the spacecraft's reliability in ferrying astronauts to and from the international space station.
The worries are compounded by the fact that starting in 2010, when the space shuttle fleet will be retired, the United States will be entirely dependent on Russia's Soyuz capsules and rockets for transporting all astronauts and most cargo to the station — until at least 2015.
There's discussion later on in the article of additional funding to get NASA's new Orion capsule up and running before 2015, and that's a good idea. Way better than complaining about the one program on Earth that's reliable enough to keep human spaceflight going while it's American counterpart takes half a decade off.
Source: The Washington Post


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Defenders of Wildlife produces many reports, fact sheets, tip sheets and other types of publications.
Use the dropdown boxes below to find publications related to specific animals, conservation issues, and regions.
The US Endangered Species Act is the most comprehensive law any nation has enacted to protect imperiled species. Many of its protections come from section 7 of the Act, but how government regulators use this tool is poorly understood.
The Species Survival Network Shark Working Group is pleased to provide to you the fourth issue of SSN Sharks, a publication regarding sharks, rays, and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Defenders of Wildlife analyzed LEMIS data from 2005 to 2014, during which time some 49,334 imported shipments from around the world were denied entry into the United States by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Office of Law Enforcement.
Discussions on combating wildlife trafficking have focused mainly on elephants, rhinos and tigers in Africa and Asia. Often forgotten, however, is the fact that wildlife trafficking occurs across all continents and threatens a wide range of imperiled species, including exotic birds, sea turtles, coral, caimans, iguanas, pangolins and land tortoises. This report draws attention to two important regions involved in wildlife trafficking that are often overlooked: the United States and Latin America.
Para prestar la atención necesaria a esta crisis de tráfico ilegal de vida silvestre, y para entender mejor los vínculos entre los Estados Unidos y Latinoamérica, Defenders of Wildlife realizó un análisis extensivo de los datos colectados por uno de los sistemas de monitoreo de comercio de vida silvestre más completos en el mundo, el Sistema de Información de Gestión de Aplicación de la Ley (LEMIS) manejado por el U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
To focus much needed attention on the wildlife trafficking crisis in Latin America, and to better understand the links between this region and the United States, Defenders of Wildlife analyzed data collected by the Law Enforcement Management Information System, to identify trade routes, most commonly trafficked animals and products, the capacity of law enforcement to handle the problem, and more. This brief brochure summarizes our findings.
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Education: Background
Political donations from the education industry largely come from individuals associated with various institutions, as universities and schools typically cannot form PACs.
The industry's mark on politics reached new heights in the 2008 and 2012 election cycles, when individuals involved in education contributed more than $60 million to federal candidates. They've typically favored liberals; over the past decade, the worst year for Democrats was a cycle in which their party received 73 percent of the cash.
In 2012, Barack Obama decisively had the upper hand with educators. The president received more than $21.6 million from educators, compared to only $3.78 million for Mitt Romney.
After the two presidential candidates, Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts received the most cash from the education industry in 2012. A former professor at Harvard Law School, Warren racked up nearly $1.3 million, helping her outraise the incumbent Scott Brown. Four of Warren's top seven contributing organizations were universities.
Individuals associated with the University of California have been the industry's top donors since the 2004 election cycle. In 2012, Cal was responsible for more than $3 million - 93 percent of which went to Democrats. Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia were the only other institutions that contributed upwards of $1 million.
Lobbying expenditures for the industry had consistently risen over the past 15 years, but they fell from more than $105 million in 2011 to $90.5 million in 2012 and $84.5 in 2013. Despite the decrease, the industry remains a considerable lobbying force and boasted more than 1,250 registered lobbyists in 2013.
Their concerns included the federal budget (research money, programs, and student aid) as well as student loans. Clients also lobbied on the Student Loan Fairness Act, which aimed to prevent student loans from doubling when the current congressional agreement expires. It passed in 2013.
The industry's biggest lobbying client was the Association of American Medical Colleges, which devoted more than $2.4 million to influencing policymakers. For-profit colleges were also big lobbying spenders.
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Updated July 2014
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The world's very first womb transplant is set for next year in Sweden.
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This teacher was caught sexting her special education student.
A fire that forced the closure of Carlsbad Caverns National Park has burned more than 14,000 acres.
The Wallow Arizona wildfire is now officially the state's largest ever.
The Boston Bruins defeat the Vancouver Canucks 5-2 in the Stanley Cup Finals, forcing a deciding Game 7.
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Tony Fiammetta – Large Part Of Running Game
It has been a up and down season for fullback Tony Fiammetta. The 2009 4th round draft pick of the Carolina Panthers was waived September 3, 2011, after battling concussion issues. The Cowboys claimed him September 4, 2011, but was waived just four days later. Then he re-signed with Dallas on September 13th.
We know as Cowboy fans, that to have a solid running game a fullback is needed. A good example is Emmitt Smith and Moose Daryl Johnson. DeMarco Murray ackowledged the improved running game when he's behind him. " Tony does a great job and I'm looking forward to having him back this week."
In four games behind Fiammetta, Murray rushed for 611 yards. In the last three games that Tony was out due to illness with a inner-ear infection his running game fell to 198 yards. Yes, it could be due to the teams we have played, but I think having a good fullback makes a large difference no matter what defense we are facing.
It is interesting that both Fiammetta and Moose attended Syracuse. I am not going to quote stats like I usually do because as we all know, a fullback's most important job – his blocking isn't listed in the stats. Pro Football Weekly did name Fiammetta as their first team All-American fullback. He also participated in the 2009 Senior Bowl.
As I do research for these articles what I find most interesting is their pre-college history.
For example Tony's full name is Placido Anthony "Tony" Fiammetta. He was born in Kaneohe, Hawaii August 22, 1986 to parents Vince and Esther Fiammetta. He was raised in Maryland where he attented Walkersville High School. He played both football and lacrosse all four years, and wrestled for one year. His Senior year he played one game , and broke his leg after recording 144 yards and had three touchdowns on 19 carries.
Who thinks the Cowboys will have a better running game with Fiammetta tonight?
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The whole Oracle-Google fiasco made me realize that the tech landscape has really changed a lot over the past few years. Microsoft is no longer as dominant as it was and in effect not anymore considered by majority of people as the most evil tech company. Stealing the limelight (in a bad way) from Microsoft is Apple, a company that is extremely successful financially nowadays that they are dubbed as being too greedy. On the Internet, giants Google and Facebook have been heavily criticized on how they handle privacy issues. Meanwhile, Adobe has been lambasted for its pricing practices among other things.
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If you will be pursuing membership with the American Montessori Society for your new school—and we hope that you will be!—you'll want to be aware that AMS has specific requirements regarding teachers and Montessori credentials. Ensuring that you have properly credentialed teachers in your classrooms from the get-go—or at least, teachers who are in the process of becoming credentialed—will help poise you for success as you work your way up the AMS membership ladder.
In addition, and most important, your students will benefit from having Montessori teachers who have undergone a rigorous process of study specific to the level at which they are teaching.
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Full Member Schools: All lead classroom teachers must hold credentials* at the level(s) at which they are teaching. In the case of co-lead teachers in the classroom, at least one of the co-leads must hold the proper credential. (Note, after 1 year as a full member, a school may apply to become AMS-accredited, which has the same teacher credential requirement.) The exception to this requirement is that any teacher working with children ages 14 – 18 need not hold a Montessori Secondary I or I – II credential until July 2020.
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AMS staff have identified the questions that come their way most often regarding the credential requirement for teachers in member schools:
You say that for some levels of AMS school membership, the lead teacher must hold credentials at the level(s) at which she is teaching. Please can you clarify "lead teacher"?
The lead teacher is the teacher who has overall responsibility for the class and all of its aspects. Sometimes teachers co-lead the class, sharing the responsibilities.
Some Montessori teacher education programs include distance (online) learning. Does AMS recognize their credentials?
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Note that some very large teacher education programs that offer Montessori distance learning, including the North American Montessori Center (NAMC), are not accredited by MACTE—and therefore their credentials are not recognized by AMS.
A teacher who applied for a position in my school has a Montessori credential that was issued before MACTE existed. Would AMS recognize this credential?
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I interviewed a teacher who told me that in order for her AMS credential to remain active, she will need professional development. Please explain.
The AMS professional development requirement specifies that holders of AMS credentials issued July 1, 2013 or later complete 50 hours of professional development every 5 years for the credential to remain active.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – B2 Networks and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced a multi-year partnership on Wednesday, bringing events from the prestigious institution to the Internet exclusively through technology provided by B2 Networks. The first event to be broadcast from the MIT campus will be 2009 North East Collegiate Volleyball Association Conference Championship Tournament beginning on Friday, April 3 at 2 p.m. EDT.
Fans looking to catch this weekend's broadcasts can go either click on the B2 link located at www.mitathletics.com to www.b2tv.com 10 minutes before game time and click the "Broadcast Schedule" tab at the top of the page for access. The cost to view games live is $7 per match.
With MIT's international reputation and diverse student body, the exclusive partnership with B2 will allow viewing of MIT athletics on a worldwide basis. As the agreement moves forward into the 2009-10 school year, numerous events and broadcast schedules will be announced. While the main focus will be on sports, proprietary B2 technology can be used for global exposure of MIT endeavors.
"The reach of MIT from our students and their families to our alumni extends worldwide," said Dept. Chair and Director of Athletics Julie Soriero. "We are pleased about the opportunity to partner with B2Networks in bringing their high quality service as we share the excitement and the successes of our programs with the extended MIT family."
In addition to live events, MIT programming will be available 24 hours a day on the MIT channel available through B2's new cable-style Network, www.B2CableTV.com. All events on MIT TV and all other channels on B2CableTV are free of cost.
"To have an institution with the reputation of MIT choose B2 Networks technology and operations systems above all others is truly a great day for our company," said Bruce LeVine, B2 Networks Senior Vice President. "With MIT's international reach, we hope all interested viewers will now be able to follow events from the one of the leading technology universities in the world."
B2 Networks is a premier provider of reliable and secure international television and pay-per-view broadcasting systems. B2's installed technologies and worldwide network of arenas, stadiums, local venues and data centers are currently in use to distribute live sports and events to personal computers, television screens, mobile devices and commercial venues around the world. Working with professional sports leagues, teams, NCAA and NAIA conferences and member institutions, B2 Networks has established itself as a leader in innovative global direct to home, mobile and television broadcasting. For the B2 Networks' Programming Guide visit www.b2tv.com or for round the clock free video access www.b2cabletv.com.


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