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The Pittsburgh native and former Late Night With Jimmy Fallon writer has been on the rise for the last five years, becoming a favorite of both the indie and club comedy circuits. This debut album, available digitally, is a collection of masterfully crafted jokes strung together by his well-honed, nearly-sociopathic self-assured bravado.
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Location: Los Angeles, CA 90025
Posted: Thu May 03, 2001 12:27 am
Post subject: Rape Scene in "Fear"
OK, I don't mean to be a bummer, but I
must admit that when I think back about
"Fear," I keep wondering at my (and others')
indifference to the fact that David
forces Margo to have sex with him.
In other words, David rapes Margo.
Hence, David is a rapist.
We are all excited about him being
cool and sexy, and, meanwhile, this
character is a rapist.
What bugs me is that I liked this movie,
I enjoyed the scary parts, the cheesiness,
the sexiness, the whole lot of it.
But here we are on a message board, and
most of us (I think) are women. I'm sure
that most of our lives have been touched
by rape either directly or indirectly at
some point in our lives. My best friend's
mom was raped by her nextdoor neighbour.
How can we be collectively oblivious to
this part of the film? I am not saying
that we should hate it or never watch it
again, or that we should take it totally
But isn't rape too trivialized in American
culture as it is?
I guess I've had my say. Just needed to
register my discontent with that part of
the film, and get it off my chest.
-Ultra G
p.s. I think we might've discussed this before, so sorry if I'm being redundant!
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Location: Perry, FL. USA
Posted: Thu May 03, 2001 1:49 pm
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that is an interesting point to bring up. i think, though, that all of us being mostly women are to caught up in david being fine or sexy or whatever you want to say. plus the whole love concept between him and nicole. plus that is only just one little part in the movie, it doesn't really center anything around that part like it does david and nicole's relationship and then david being pretty much psycho.
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Location: Los Angeles, CA 90025
Posted: Thu May 03, 2001 6:15 pm
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Thanks for your response, Kacibug.
I think what gets to me is the way in which the rape is de-emphasized.
It could have been a lot worse; I've seen
tons of movies that linger on scenes where
women are getting beat up, abused, assaulted,
raped, etc. etc. etc. If "Fear" had that,
then I don't think I could ever watch it
But, as I said, I did like the movie. I just
think it's too easy to overlook this one,
very violent aspect of David's character.
Do we have any collective limitations on
what we find sexy in film, or are we at the
mercy of some Hollywood producer who can
make us think that any deplorable character
is sexy and desirable?
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Location: Australia
Posted: Thu May 03, 2001 10:48 pm
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Yeah i agree that the rape of margo was extreamly looked over!!
After david took margo off when nicole was looking in the window she didnt want to talk to either of them (Margo and David)the next day. why would anyone shun their friend when she has gone through something like that??? i have no idea
this film freaked me out, alot, but i still watch it againg and again.
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2001 8:28 pm
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I think you are forgetting that the character portrayed by Margo in the movie was a druggie who had been with tons of guys and was all over that nasty friend of David's. I'm sure she wouldn't have turned him down or even made him try to stop. Sometimes people put themselves into situations by their lifestyles and actions. I think that scene of the movie was not intended to be a "rape."
Just my view of course.
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Location: Los Angeles, CA 90025
Posted: Mon May 07, 2001 3:44 pm
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I agree that the Margo character was rather sleazy or "loose," but she wasn't getting it on with anyone except for the loser with long, shaggy hair. For some reason, she was fascinated by him--I don't recall her hitting on anyone else.
The whole point is (and I'm sure you've heard this before) NO ONE deserves to be raped, or is at fault when someone else sexually assaults them. If in doubt, see the film "The Accused."
Rapists have a choice about how they behave; no one FORCES them to rape. David's character had already made up with Nicole at that point in the story--he already had a willing sexual partner. What he did to Margo was cruel, deliberate, and unforgiveable.
Women are allowed to dress as they want, flirt as they wish, and still have the right not to be raped or sexually assaulted.
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2001 2:18 pm
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I understand what your saying Ultra
I've had some seriously bad experiences with guy's Ive been sexually assualted in the street, even stalked once.
So i must have a warped mind, because it was this film that made me fall for mark.
My friend watched it with me and thought omg this guy's a nutter,whereas I kept thinking, no way he break into my house anyday.
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Location: Pittsburgh,PA.USA
Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2001 12:06 pm
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The only reason no one is bothered by the
fact that David took advantage of Margo...who was loose and in that scene....half dressed and so high...is that it was....Mark Wahlberg
and we all are hooked on him!!!!! To me..he
never could be evil....he is just too sweet to be evil......
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2001 4:36 pm
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ok i get what some of you are saying about "David" taking advantage of "Margo" but you have to remember that it's just a movie no one was actually molested. and yes i get what your saying about "Margo" being very "easy" so to speak. And Yes rape is wrong but you have to remember it was in the "script" it wasn't Mark himself doing it he was protraying a character. But "David" as a character i don't think he should be taken as a "rapist" because the movie was bascially a guy who has no family and is kinda "messed up" in the head and found someone that liked him for him and when he began to lose that he went crazy and would do just about anything to keep that person even if it means killing anyone or anything.
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i would do mark if he really was even a rapist!
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That scene made me sad b/c I did not want David to be cheating on Nicole. I was disappointed, you know? And I know this sounds awful, but Margo did not put up much of a fight. Yes, I know she was very high and everything and I am NOT saying what he did was OK or that she deserved it. Anyway, why did Logan put up a fight when the skinny guy came over and touched Margo but put up no fight when David did? Not that I have rape fantasies or anything, but there was something sexy in the way he scooped her up and stalked off with her. How did that actress get such a wonderful body? Working out, I guess. I was really jealous of her perfect bod!
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2001 2:42 pm
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ultragotha i understand where you are coming from and it is so true what your saying, but i wasnt drawn to david in the movie i was drawn to mark himself, because mark looked hot in the movie that was all. but i understand what you are saying and rape is serious.
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Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2001 9:01 pm
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Ultra, you're not being redundant. It's a very valid point. And I thank you for posting your thoughts.
Americans are just so uptight about sex, women are suppose to be like some virgin goddess, while guys are suppose to be rutting animals, spreading their seed. Yet women also are suppose to attract males, wear revealing clothes, put makeup on, wear wonder bras, etc. Yet in the animal world, it is the males who carry all the colors and plumage to attract the females.
The male hierarchy system in a majority of the world has always placed these contradictary ideals on women. Besides the Slut/Virgin complex, there is The super mom(AKA Soccer Mom) ideal. Someone who works 9-5, takes care of the kids, cleans, cooks and be the loving spouse. Studies have shown women still do more work than men even in the most enlightened households.
You can see it is not only men who contribute to the perception, women also have disdain for women who do not fit into the norm. Several posters said Margo was slutty. But if a man acted like Margo, would they be labeled as such? I doubt it. Even among gay men, some call each other sluts, but it's usually meant to be more of an affectionate expression.
The fact it was Mark playing David, should not overwelm the character in my opinion. You should believe it was David, not Mark acting/playing David.
I myself have been stalked, and believe me it is not fun, exciting or even titilating. It makes you paranoid, fearful and lose alot of trust in people. Whatever you felt Nicole felt, it's 100 times more worse.
, while interesting and fun at the time I saw it, has an added element since that incident. The character has an added menace when I see it now, as my stalker while not violent had mental problems as well.
As noted, nobody deserves to be raped. Whether on drugs, drunk, or just being stupid, nobody deserves or should happen to people because of it. It is the ultimate invasion against a person's body and mind. That is why male prisoners in jail are raped, to strip them of their dignity, respect and self worth. There is nothing sexual about it, it is used to show power over another.
I really hope Obsessed understands this. You can have fantasies about it, but if you really think about it, you would not want it to happen to you. I think if you read the stories of women who were raped (stranger or date rape) or stalked, you will understand why you shouldn't take light of a very serious situation brought out by this film.
Oh and yes I'm 23 yrs old.
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Ever since the days of the Game Boy Pocket, colour variant models of game consoles have become the norm. In fact, very few consoles have only one colour version (not including limited edition releases) Now with the latest new console, the PS Vita, Weekly Famitsu asked its readers what colour variant they would like to see for the new handheld.
Of the viable reader responses, the top choice at 34 per cent was white. This comes as no real surprise, considering that white and black are the most common variants for almost every console. Some responders pointed out that the glossy black of the current model led to distracting fingerprints and dust. Others went as far as to state they weren't planning on buying a PS Vita until a white model came out.
Coming in second at 21 per cent was blue, followed closely by Red at 19 per cent. Silver was fourth at 16 per cent and in fifth was green at 10 per cent. Other answers that weren't counted included pink, red and white, and a transparent skeleton model… A skeleton model? Really?
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Quench Your Summer Thirst with a Gin Fizz
- August 2, 2013 |
- By Jack Bettridge
With August upon us, it's time to think longer drinks, both in the sense of the height of the glass and the time a cocktail takes to make. Perfect in both regards is the Gin Fizz.
This classic from the 19th century, with its frothy mix of gin and lemon juice, makes a great summer time thirst quencher (even in the morning). Furthermore, vacationers (and you should be vacationing by now) have the leisure its construction requires.
Your Fizz drinks are of long duration in preparation not because they are so complex—although there are enough recipe variations to fill a book—but because of the time (not to mention muscle power) it takes to shake them into creation.
The fizz factor comes, in part, from being treated something like how the shaking machine at the paint store treats a can of semigloss latex. You rumba with this drink until your arms are weary and the metal shaker is so cold you can hardly hold on anymore (actually, if you're smart you'll wrap the shaker in a towel).
The Gin Fizz (or Fiz as it was originally dubbed) has a history going back at least to Jerry Thomas's seminal cocktail treatise Bar-tender's Guide, The Bon Vivant Companion (1887 edition). But it really hit its stride about the dawn of the 20th century. New Orleans is now considered the ancestral home of the drink. In the Fizz's heyday, Eric Felten reports in his excellent How's Your Drink, "whole scrums of men whose only job was the shaking of Fizzes" would man the bars of the Big Easy.
Simplistically, the drink is gin, lemon juice, sugar and seltzer water. You mix the first three in a shaker with ice and do the aforementioned dance, pumping it over your shoulder. When you think you can't shake any longer, go a little longer. Strain into a tall glass over ice (or without if you down them quickly). Top with soda water and enjoy.
To make it fizzier—or, in point of fact, frothier—make a Silver Fizz. This includes an egg white, which will meringue as you shake. (So frothy that you may even dispense with the soda water.) If you're worried about heath hazards from ingesting raw eggs, use the powdered kind or the pasteurized stuff that comes in a carton.
After the Silver Fizz, the variants take off. Substitute egg yolk for egg white for a Golden Fizz. Use a whole egg and you have what's called a Royal Fizz. Bring on sparkling wine in place of seltzer for a Diamond Fizz. (Fine tune with Champagne, and it's basically a French 75, unless you're a purist who believes a 75 should be made with Cognac not gin.)
The most complex version is the Ramos Gin Fizz, named for a New Orleans bartender, Henry C. Ramos. It includes cream and lime juice as well as lemon and orange-flower water.
The variations go on and on, especially when you consider that just about any base spirit—vodka, whiskey, rum, brandy, Tequila—can replace gin. (The cocktail theorist David A. Embury lists 30 Fizzes in his well-thought-out The Fine Art of Mixing Drinks.)
The drink was most likely conceived with Old Tom gin (a sweeter spirit more common in the nineteenth century), but today's ubiquitous London Dry and Plymouth gins work just fine. Holland gins are a little iffy—unless your thinking Nolet-as being clean and fresh aren't their forte.
Of course, we shouldn't forget the familiar Sloe Gin Fizz. Sloe gin is not technically gin (it has no juniper), but rather a liqueur made from infusing grain alcohol with sloe berries, a kind of wild plum. Nevertheless it makes a very good—if fruitier—Fizz, and is just as thirst quenching—which, after all, is the whole point.
Silver Gin Fizz
2 oz. gin
1 oz. fresh-squeezed lemon juice (or to taste)
1 tsp. simple syrup or 1 tsp. powdered or granulated sugar
1 egg white
Seltzer water
Shake gin, lemon juice, sugar and egg white with ice. Keep shaking. Strain into highball (or taller) glass (ice optional, it should be very cold at this point). Add a splash of soda. Garnish with lemon slice and/or cherry. Pour into mouth.


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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Rock Hard Hemorrhoids
Okay fine. I read all three of those stupid books. I say stupid because they are. Very stupid. The writing is terrible, the plot is ridiculous. The characters are borderline unlikeable. But the sex scenes. Oh, the sex scenes make up for all of that.
Here's a confession that will surprise none of you. I love romance novels. LOVE. They are silly and dumb and totally forgettable once I've finished them. But I love them anyway. ESPECIALLY if the author throws in some good sex scenes. A romance novel without a sex scene is like a fireman without a hose.
Anyway. So of course I would read the 50 Shades books. Such was my mania to get busy reading them that I did something I never do. I paid full price for them to be downloaded to my Kindle. Then I devoured them. I mean, it's not hard to read them quickly on account of how awful they are. And by awful I mean super naughty hot.
So you know how when you buy something on Amazon and it gives you recommendations for future purchases? After I bought the 50 Shades books, I was bombarded with smutty book suggestions. I promptly downloaded the free samples and added them to my Amazon wishlist. Every. Single. One. Then I moved on with my life for a few weeks, blissfully unaware of how this decision could possibly affect me in the very near future.
Flash forward to today. I'm eating lunch at my desk at work and decide to google myself. This is something my IT husband suggests I do periodically, just to see what people are putting out there about me. So I googled and nothing surprising came up. Then a thought came to me. I've never googled my maiden name. I type it in and start scrolling down.
Huh. This site knows the day I got married and is telling the world how old I am. How rude.
Hmmm, garbage garbage garbage...nothing interesting...
*more scrolling*
Oh look! My Amazon wishlist shows up on the first page of google with my maiden name. Weird.
*clicks link to wishlist*
Ohmygod. I put all those smutty books on my wishlist. This is public???? How can this be public????? All of my ex-boyfriends could be reading it! They'll know that someday I wish to read "Rock Hard"! Ohmygod WHY DID I PUT THAT ON MY WISHLIST! I mean....Rock Hard??? Could there be a more ridiculous title?
*desperately scrolling through wishlist*
Wait. I put a Chinese hemorrhoid cream on there? How long ago did I do that??? Oh my sweet Lord, I don't even remember that! It must have been on there for anyone to see for years! My ex's think I have hemorrhoids! Jesus!!!!!!
Because of course my ex-boyfriends are googling me. I mean, I googled them once. How else would I know that my high school sweetheart is now a mediocre weight lifter and still wears black heavy metal t-shirts and the guy I almost married is now almost completely bald (yessss....air punch!)? I thought THAT stuff was embarrassing, but it doesn't even come close to the mortification that is ROCK HARD HEMORRHOIDS.
And now I don't remember any of the smutty books I wanted to download because I deleted them all off my wishlist in a blind panic.
Damn you, Amazon.
18 comments:
- Mandy_Fish said...
I'll one up you. My Amazon wish list was made so long ago, with a work email where I am no longer employed.
- June 13, 2012 at 3:40 PM
- Toe said...
That shit is public!!!! Holy cow, now I have to look at what I put on there.
- June 13, 2012 at 3:51 PM
- Miss Yvonne said...
@Mandy_Fish: That is the things nightmares are made of.
@Toe: I know, right????
- June 13, 2012 at 4:11 PM
- Eva Gallant said...
That was hilarious!!!
- June 13, 2012 at 5:15 PM
- yetisaurus said...
I just found out there are 9 whole people in the United States with my exact same name. You know what they call that? Plausible deniability. In fact, I might start adding even weirder crap to my Amazon wish list just to try to mess with the other Amy Howses.
- June 13, 2012 at 7:01 PM
- SRR said...
I believe you can make those wish lists private. I least I think I have made mine private. I better check!
- June 13, 2012 at 11:17 PM
At least now I know what to buy you for Christmas!!
- June 14, 2012 at 8:22 AM
- Miss Yvonne said...
@yetisaurus: You, ma'am, are a genius.
@SRR: I found that out on twitter. I feel really stupid now. I mean, more than I usually do.
@Michon: YES PLEASE.
- June 14, 2012 at 9:18 AM
- Just Keepin It Real, Folks! said...
Oh this is awesome news!!! I'm going to mess with lots of people's minds with my warped Amazon wish list. I had no idea it was public. Thanks so much for the inspiration.
- June 15, 2012 at 2:54 PM
- Joanna Jenkins said...
This is why I missed you... You crack me up.
Now I'm off to google myself.
(Praying no embarrassing info - fingers crossed)
xo jj
- June 15, 2012 at 11:26 PM
- a.eye said...
Did not know those could be public!! Thanks for the heads up and sorry your was out there with... though glad you erased it!
Off to go Google myself!
- June 19, 2012 at 6:46 PM
- lilkittin said...
OMG I had just put a poorly timed bite of mashed potatoes in my mouth before reading about your rock hard hemorrhoids... I have potato suck in my sinuses now.
Thanks for that :)
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2003 Ford F-250 ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
A hard-working truck, now more civilized than ever.
Ford Super Duty trucks out-sell the heavy-duty pickups from Chevrolet and Dodge combined. Ford has improved them for 2003.
A new 6.0-liter diesel engine brings more power and reduced emissions to the Super Duty line. The standard 5.4-liter V8 gas engine has been revised for quieter and more refined operation. The base interior is nicer, and a power sliding moon roof is available for Crew Cabs. Those changes, plus new option packages make the 2003 F-350 and F-250 models more people-friendly.
Still, these trucks aren't designed to be family-sedan substitutes that make an occasional run to Home Depot. Ford's full-size but lighter-duty F-150 is more than enough truck for that job. The Super Duty pickups look like serious big rigs, and they are.
Ford Super Duty trucks don't offer the chassis sophistication of the newer designs from GM and Dodge, but their new and revised powertrains are first-class.
Like most domestic pickups, the Ford Super Duty is offered in more configurations than any normal human can count. Ford offers 28 variations on the F-250 (3/4-ton), and 50 more on the F-350 (one-ton). Any one of them can pull anything from a horse trailer to an Airstream camper. They are all the truck most consumers will ever need. (If not, Ford builds bigger F-450, F-550, F-650, and F-750 trucks for the commercial market.)
F-250 and F-350 are available in regular-cab, extended-cab (SuperCab) and Crew Cab configurations. Crew Cab versions come with four full-sized doors, and are the most passenger-friendly models. Both two- and four-wheel drive are available as well. Four-wheel-drive models offer either manual-locking or shift-on-the-fly auto-locking hubs.
Short-bed (6 3/4 feet) and long-bed (8 feet) versions are available. Wheelbase lengths include 137 inches (regular cab), 142 inches (SuperCab short-bed), 158 inches (SuperCab long-bed), 156 inches (Crew Cab short-bed) and 172 inches (Crew Cab long-bed).
Four-wheel-disc brakes and ABS come standard on all Super Duty models.
All Ford F-250 models come with single rear wheels. F-350 models are available with single rear wheels (SRW) or dual rear wheels (DRW). The latter, often called 'duallies,' are good for towing as they offer higher tongue-weight ratings.
Ford Super Duty F-250 competes with the other heavyweights from Detroit: Dodge Ram 2500, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, and GMC Sierra 2500. F-350 dual rear wheel trucks compete with the 3500-series models from GM and Dodge. With the ability to tow up to 12,500 pounds (with the optional Class IV trailer package), the Super Duty F-250 offers the best towing capacity in its class.
Three trim levels are offered: standard XL, mid-level XLT, and luxurious Lariat. XL models are pretty basic, with only a two-speaker stereo and fixed-interval wipers. Air conditioning ($805) is optional. XLT models are equipped more like a mid-range passenger car, while luxurious Lariats come with an overhead console, leather seats with six-way power, and aluminum wheels.
Base prices range from $21,120 for a two-wheel drive XL regular cab up to $36,250 for a long-wheelbase, four-wheel-drive Lariat Crew Cab with dual rear wheels.
New for 2003 is the FX4 Off-Road Package ($225), which adds skid plates, Rancho shock absorbers, a steering damper and FX4 decals. The skid plates ($100) are also available as a stand-alone option.
XLT Sport Package ($895) is offered on 2003 Crew Cabs as well as SuperCabs. The package includes chromed tubular step bars, an exclusive twill cloth 40/20/40 split-bench front seat, body-color exterior accents, a leather-wrapped steering wheel, rear sliding window, fog lamps and privacy glass. Options for this package include a reverse proximity sensor ($245), a great feature on these big trucks, and a power driver's seat ($290). Exterior color choices have been expanded from just one, black, to include white, gray, blue, and red.
The King Ranch package is available for 2003 Super Duty trucks, which dresses the interior in premium leather interior trim, and accents the exterior with body-color mirror housings and door handles, Arizona Beige wheel lip moldings, lighted running boards, premium aluminum wheels and a choice of three exterior colors: Estate Green, Chestnut and Oxford White.
Ford Super Duty pickups are arguably the best-looking heavy duty pickups available. The new heavy-duty Rams are more stylish, while the GM trucks are too conservatively styled. The Fords have a brawny, no-nonsense look that is appealing.
Unlike Ford F-150 pickups, the F-250 Super Duty looks like a big rig. While 2003 F-150s have rounded edges, the Super Duty trucks look bluff-nosed and serious. Their menacing, square-jawed front ends, brawny raised hoods and aggressive headlamps announce significant engineering differences between a garden-variety F-150 and a Super Duty. Super Duty trucks ride on an entirely different platform from F-150 models.
Super Duty's dropped beltline gives it a sense of openness and accessibility. It also makes it easier to climb in, a welcome feature when juggling tools, briefcases, or even toddlers. A distinctive dip along the front door side glass improves the driver's view of the exterior mirrors, a big help when towing a trailer or for seeing around cargo boxes or dump truck bodies. A locking tailgate is standard.
New telescoping trailer mirrors are available for 2003; they feature power adjustments, heated glass and integral turn signal repeaters, and telescope manually.
Ford Super Duty trucks are very roomy, with comfortable and spacious seats and plenty of hip and shoulder room.
Truck owners spend a lot of time in their vehicles, so the designers at Ford paid a lot of attention to comfort and convenience. The interior features a fold-down armrest, a floor console that can accommodate a laptop, and a removable hanging storage bin that can attach to the dash. Controls are big and easy to reach and manipulate. The only exception is the instrument panel dimmer, which is a bit hard to reach. Two large cupholders are provided. The standard cigar lighter is augmented with a second auxiliary power outlet. The instrument cluster includes a transmission temperature gauge when an automatic transmission is ordered.
XL models have been upgraded for 2003 with higher-quality cloth and vinyl on the standard bench seat, and a bucket seat option ($390). Inboard armrests and a driver-side grab handle are standard on all 2003 models.
Passenger-side airbags offer a deactivation switch on regular cab and SuperCab models. Adjustable seatbelt anchors increase safety and comfort.
SuperCab's four doors are a great way to gain access to the rear seat. The rear seat cushion folds up and forward and the seatback folds down to create a flat, steel loading surface, a perfect place to put tools and other heavy items that need to stay secure and out of the elements. SuperCab XL buyers who need out-of-the-weather cargo space more than seating capacity can delete the seat entirely for a $415 credit. The rear doors are 25 inches wide. They hinge on the rear pillars of the cab and swing out a full 90 degrees from the doorsill, a design that eases the loading of gear and passengers. Hidden vertical beams and a cross brace where the front and rear doors meet contribute to occupant safety.
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Ford Super Duty's standard 5.4-liter V8 is rated 260 horsepower and 350 foot-pounds of torque. The 6.8-liter V10 is rated 310 hp and 425 lbs.-ft. of torque. Both Triton engines employ overhead cams for valve control.
Sophisticated computer analysis has given the 5.4-liter V8 a stiffer engine block for 2003, reducing radiated noise by as much as 3.1 decibels.
A new 6.0-liter diesel engine is available for 2003 models that's cleaner, more efficient, and more powerful than the outgoing 7.3-liter diesel. Though smaller in displacement, the new 6.0-liter turbo-diesel V8 is rated 550 lbs.-ft. of torque at 2000 rpm. The outgoing 7.3-liter Power Stroke turbo-diesel, available on early 2003 models, offered 525 lbs.-ft. at just 1600 rpm. The 6.0-liter engine produces 325 hp at 3300 rpm, compared with the 7.3-liter's 275 hp at 2800.
A six-speed manual transmission is standard on all Ford Super Duty models. The new 6.0-liter diesel offers an all-new five-speed automatic as an option, which is a sweet combination. The gasoline engines and the 7.3-liter diesel can be ordered with a four-speed automatic transmission ($1095).
The F-250 feels smaller than it is, almost like a big luxury car. It doesn't seem to fill rural roads as much as the Dodge trucks do. Steering is precise. Handling is good, though not as good as the newer designs from Dodge and GM. Body roll is noticeably limited when cornering. Ride quality is okay for a heavy-duty truck, thanks to a compliant suspension, but it's not nearly as smooth as the newer Dodge and GM trucks.
Four-wheel antilock disc brakes, which are standard, provide excellent driver feedback and smooth, undramatic stops.
Ford Super Duty trucks look good. Their real beauty lies in their capabilities, however.
New and revised powertrains make Ford's heavy-duty pickups more capable and, therefore, more attractive. The new 6.0-liter turbo-diesel is drawing rave reviews and is available with a new five-speed automatic.
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F-250: 4x2 regular cab 137-in. wheelbase XL ($21,120); 4x4 regular cab 137-in. XLT ($27,140); 4x4 SuperCab 158-in. XL ($26,590); 4x2 SuperCab 158-in. Lariat ($29,185); 4x2 Crew Cab 172-in. XLT ($28,880); 4x4 Crew Cab 172-in. Lariat ($34,385)
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Gum Named NCAC Defensive Player of the Year
by Brent Harris
November 22, 2010
CJ Gum has been named the 2010 North Coast Athletic Conference Hank Critchfield Award winner as the league's Defensive Player of the Year. Gum is one of 11 Little Giants to earn all-conference honors from the league.
Gum, a senior from North Judson High School, led the Little Giants with 75 tackles, with 38 solo stops and 37 assists in ten starts at linebacker to earn First Team All-NCAC honors in addition to the Defensive Player of the Year Award. He tied for the NCAC lead with four interceptions. His 75 tackles tied for eighth-best in the league. Gum
also tied for the team lead with 8-1/2 tackles for losses totaling 25 yards. He recorded two sacks for eight yards, and finished with four pass breakups and three quarterback hurries. Gum was a Second Team All-NCAC selection in 2009.
Gum joins previous Wabash players Darryl Kennon '10 (2008), Adrian Pynenberg '08 (2006 and 2007), Blair Hammer '04 (2003), and Nate Boulais '03 (2002) as Hank Critchfield Award recipients.
Weston Kitley, a sophomore offensive lineman from Indianapolis Roncalli High School, earned First Team honors in his first season as a starter for the Little Giants. Kitley
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started all 10 games at left tackle for Wabash, helping the offense to second in the NCAC in rushing offense (152.8 ypg), passing offense (245.1 ypg), total offense (397.90 ypg), and scoring offense (33.8 ppg). Kitley and the rest of his offensive line mates allowed an average of two sacks per game to rank fourth in the conference.
Senior Spencer Whitehead, a product of Bloomington South High School, earned First Team All-NCAC honors — his first all-conference selection. Whitehead was second in the league overall and first among kickers in scoring with 70 total points, hitting 11-of 14 field goals and 37-of-40 extra points. He set a new personal best with a 43-yard field goal in his final collegiate game against DePauw in the annual Monon Bell Classic. Whitehead's 11 field goals tied for the third-most in a season for the Little Giants. Whitehead
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ended his career with 117 extra points, tying Wabash Athletics Hall of Famer Joe Bevelhimer '86 for the all-time school record. He also finished fifth in Wabash history with 19 field goals.
Junior wide receiver Jonathan Horn was one of five Little Giant players to earn Second Team All-NCAC honors. Horn, a Cathedral High School graduate, led Wabash in receiving with 59 receptions for 1,012 yards and eight TDs. He ranked third in the conference and 27th in the nation in receiving yards per game (101.2) and was fifth in receptions per game (5.9), His 1,012 receiving yards are the sixth-most in a season for Wabash.
Joining Horn on the All-NCAC Second Team was offensive lineman Jake Shaffer. A junior from Terre Haute North High School, Shaffer started all 10 games at right tackle for Wabash to earn all-conference honors for the first time in his career.
JD McClintic was also named to the All-NCAC Second Team. A senior defensive lineman from Twin Lakes High School, McClintic played in all 10 games with nine starts for Wabash. He recorded 32 tackles and tied for the team lead with 8-1/2 tackles for losses totaling 30 yards. McClintic led Wabash with four sacks for 15 yards. He also broke up six passes, had five quarterback hurries, recovered a fumble at Denison, and blocked a kick versus Washington-St. Louis.
Jake Martin and Sam Smith were Second Team All-NCAC selections as defensive backs. Martin, a senior from Fieldcrest High School in Toluca, Illinois, started all 10 games at safety for the Little Giants. He finished the season with 55 tackles, the third-most among Wabash players. His two interceptions tied for the second-most on the team. He returned an interception 18 yards for a touchdown against Denison.
Smith, a junior from Bloomington (Illinois) Normal High School, was second on the team in tackles with 61 in his 10 starts at safety for Wabash. He also had two interceptions, while his eight breakups were the most by a Little Giant this year. Smith led Wabash with four blocked kicks, tying for the school's single season record and helping the Little Giants tie the NCAA Division III single season mark for blocked kicks with 11.
Seniors Jake Kolisek, Deonte Singfield, and Dan Ryan Wood each were named to the Honorable Mention All-NCAC team. Kolisek started nine games on the defensive line for Wabash, recording 37 tackles, seven tackles for losses totaling 26 yards, and 3-1/2 sacks for 20 yards. A graduate of Roncalli High School, Kolisek also had four pass breakups and three quarterback hurries for the season.
Singfield, a linebacker from Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis, was fourth on the team in tackles with 53. He made 6-1/2 tackles for losses totaling 16 yards, and recorded an interception against Allegheny. He also recovered a fumble against Kenyon and added three pass breakups and two quarterback hurries to his season totals.
Wood earned Honorable Mention All-NCAC honors as both a linebacker and a return specialist. On defense, the senior from St. Laurence High School in Illinois made 43 tackles in nine games despite only earning two starts to finish fifth among Wabash players. He also had three pass breakups, three quarterback hurries, a forced fumble, and a tackle for a loss of two yards. He led the NCAC and was 11th in the nation in kickoff returns, averaging 28.69 yards per attempt, including an 88-yard return for a touchdown against Oberlin. Wood averaged nine yards per punt return, good for second in the NCAC overall.
For more information see:
2010 All-NCAC Football Team and Awards Release (pdf)
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The Police Log is a digest of reports filed by the Warwick Police.
Two homeowners on Strawberry Field Road told police that they found that their mailboxes had been knocked down some time overnight on Dec. 31. One woman said she came home from work around 8 a.m. and found the four-by-four post that supported her mailbox had been broken off at the base. She said her son told her he came home around 2:30 a.m. and the post was intact at that time. Officer William DiGiulio said he noticed that the snowmen on her front lawn had their heads knocked off as well.
DiGiulio said he also spoke with her next-door neighbor who said he woke up to find his mailbox had been knocked down as well. DiGiulio said that mailbox had a metal post that was snapped off and the post and the box had been hurled across the street into the fence of the airport's long-term parking lot. No suspects or witnesses.
A Cove Avenue resident told police she had no idea who damaged the vinyl fence on her property sometime overnight on Dec. 23. The woman showed Officer Jason Brodeur where someone tampered with the fence and took a section of it down. She said the damage would cost about $500 to repair. She said she hasn't been having any problems with anybody that would prompt the vandals.
A Massachusetts man told police he parked his car in the lot at the Sheraton Hotel on Dec. 25 while he was on a vacation and returned on Jan. 5 to find the rear passenger side window of his car smashed. He told police nothing appeared to be missing from the car. No suspects or witnesses.
A Narragansett Parkway woman told police she forgot her purse was in a shopping cart at the Wal-Mart on Post Road on Jan. 3 and had left the store for about 25 minutes before she returned for it. She learned the purse was turned in at the service counter but the wallet was missing. She said it contained about $85 in cash, her ATM card, two credit cards and her Social Security card. She was told security cameras were not focused in the area where she parked her car and left the shopping cart. No suspects or witnesses.
Officer John Curley reported he was dispatched to Puritan Drive to take a report of a larceny from a vehicle there on Dec. 29. A woman said she returned to her car that morning and noticed that the DVD player in her 2005 Toyota mini-van had been tampered with and when she did an inventory of the car, she found that two checks totaling $440, a set of tools worth around $200 and some clothing worth around $100 were missing. No suspects or witnesses.
There were no witnesses or suspects concerning a refrigerator that went missing on Eastgate Drive on Dec. 28. The owner of the refrigerator told police he was in the process of remodeling his kitchen and the contractor had moved the refrigerator to the area in front of his garage. He said he went to work around 3 p.m. and his family returned around 7 p.m. and noticed the refrigerator was missing. He told police the beige refrigerator is over 10 years old and was worth around $300. He didn't have a serial number for it. No suspects or witnesses.
Lynn A. Kamien, 55, of 201 Narrow Ln. in North Kingstown was charged with stealing $357 worth of merchandise from the Macy's store in the Warwick Mall on Jan. 2. Loss prevention told police they saw and had video of her taking items and concealing them before attempting to leave without paying for them. She was later released with a summons for District Court.
A Cranston woman was additionally charged with resisting arrest at the Wal-Mart store on Post Road on Jan. 2 after loss prevention at the store turned her over to Officer John Curley. They told Curley they saw her take a Nook charging device out of its package and conceal it in her purse and then leave the package on a shelf and leave the store without paying for it. Loss prevention said they got her as she was getting into a vehicle and saw her hand something to another person in the car and denied everything. She told Curley she left the charger in the store but was unable to locate it when she was escorted back inside. Curley said he told her to give him her cell phone while he was arresting her and she refused and began to struggle with him. He said she was subdued and put in handcuffs and taken to headquarters where she was charged with stealing the charger and resisting arrest. Curley said Trinity E. Hull, 23, of 84 Mauran St. also had an identification card on her that belonged to someone else and he confiscated it. She was later released with a summons for District Court.
Officer Albert Marano reported he was on patrol around 1:50 a.m. on Dec. 29 when he heard a call about an erratic driver in the area of Cowesett and Post Road. He said he pulled over to the side of the road and saw the suspect vehicle heading north on Post Road and fell in behind it and activated his lights and siren but the car continued into Apponaug as he watched pieces of the passenger side front tire flying off, driving in the southbound lane and causing two other police cars to steer out of the way or get hit. He said it continued through the red light at Apponaug and directly onto the one-way onto Greenwich Avenue with police cars with lights flashing and sirens playing surrounding the vehicle to warn other drivers before it finally stopped near Bragger Street. He said the woman started driving away again but was stopped by another officer who parked his car in front of hers. He said they finally got her out of the car to take a field sobriety test and she failed it at the one-leg stand portion of the test, which Marano stopped out of fear that she would fall and injure herself. Susan H. Swenton, 42, of 176 Reynolds Ave. in Warwick was taken to headquarters where she refused to take a breath test. She was charged with laned roadway violations, refusal and DUI. Officer Quentin Tavares said there was other damage to the car in addition to the flat tire. He said the front bumper was severely damaged and fluids were leaking out of the engine compartment. She was later released with a summons.
Officer Jason Cooke reported a traffic stop at West Shore and Albert Roads around 8 p.m. on Dec. 31 after the vehicle ran a stop sign at West Shore and Oakland Beach Avenue. Cooke said the driver appeared to be intoxicated and failed a field sobriety test. He was arrested on suspicion of DUI and was taken to headquarters where he registered a .270 and a .249 blood alcohol content on the breath test. Cooke said they also found three bottles of alcohol in the car, two of which had part of the contents gone. Eric M. Floody, 38, of 74 Kristee Cir. in Coventry was also charged with running the stop sign and was taken to Kent Hospital for detox.
Officer Stephen Major reported he was dispatched to the Motel 6 parking lot on Jefferson Boulevard on Dec. 18 for a witness who was willing to state that Amanda Somervell, 32, of 38 Lyme St. in Malden, Mass. had been operating erratically before she pulled into the parking lot. He said Somervell did appear intoxicated and failed a field sobriety test. He said she was taken to headquarters where she refused to take a breath test. She was charged with DUI and refusal and later released to a sober adult.
Craig G. Hawkins, 20, of 15 Nahanton Ave. in Milton, Mass. was stopped around 12:30 a.m. on Jan. 1 and arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after Officer Nicholas Reay gave him a field sobriety test near 3595 Post Rd. Reay said Hawkins registered a .171 and a .175 on a breath test at headquarters and was charged with DUI and traffic violations. He was later released on $1,000 personal recognizance.


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Stuttgart, Ark., rice producers Sam, Will and John Ed Tarkington are facing some tough times this fall. Fuel costs are the highest in history, farm policy is uncertain at best and rice prices are as flat as one of their rice fields.
To overcome what seems to be recurring economic adversity, the Tarkingtons have had no choice but to go with a high-input, high-yield approach to producing rice. Conventional rice varieties like Cheniere and Wells are helping them hit the mark. They are also increasing their acreage of hybrid rice, which has a much higher yield potential than varietal rice.
According to Chuck Wilson, Extension agronomist for rice, University of Arkansas, "hybrids have raised the bar on what we can achieve with yield potential. They also add some good things with their disease package, so fungicide usage is relatively low.
"Clearfield hybrids (which are resistant to Newpath herbicide) have an added benefit because you get a lot higher yield potential than with Clearfield varieties and you are still able to take advantage of Newpath for red rice control."
According to University of Arkansas yield trials, the RiceTec hybrid CL XL8 averaged 224 bushels per acre across all 2004 trials, compared to the average for all trials of 170 bushels. The highest average for varietal rice was 187 bushels, for Pirogue. RiceTec's XP723 recorded a whopping 288 bushels in a Clay County, Ark., test. The closest varietal competitor in the Clay County test was Francis, at 213 bushels. RiceTec is the only U.S. commercial distributor of hybrid rice.
The Tarkingtons see similar yield differences between hybrids and varietal rice on their Triple T Farms, with the yield bump more than compensating for the higher costs of producing hybrid rice.
The Tarkingtons produce 442 acres of hybrid rice, about 17 percent of the farm's total rice acreage of 2,600 acres. Hybrids include 59 acres of XP 710, 173 acres of XP 723 and 210 acres of CL XL8, all long grains. Varietal rice includes Cheniere and Wells, which have averaged 161 bushels to 200 bushels per acre, placed on the farm's best soils.
As the 2005 harvest was getting under way, the Tarkingtons' hybrids have been averaging 200 bushels to 210 bushels per acre on marginal soils, according to Will. "We are putting them on fields where our conventional varieties have been yielding 140 to 150 bushels, maximum. The hybrid has taken yields that high."
The Tarkingtons have experimented with rice hybrids since the first commercial rice hybrid, XL6, was released in 2000. XL6 was known for its less-than-average milling quality and tended to tangle. But there has been a steady stream of improvement since.
Today's hybrids "stand up a lot better," Will said. "We haven't had any problems with lodging. That was a big problem with XL6. And the yield difference between XL6 and the varieties we were raising at the time, LaGrue, Cocodrie and Cypress, wasn't enough to offset the costs of the hybrid."
There is also a learning curve associated with hybrid technology, which the Tarkingtons have handled nicely.
"The biggest thing was figuring out we didn't need to plant nearly as much seed," Will said. "When it came up a foot or so apart, we wondered how it was going to produce rice. But every year when it heads out, you wonder if you could fit any more heads in the field."
Hybrids have much lower nitrogen requirements than varietal rice. In fact, too much nitrogen can lead to lodging. In addition, a foliar fungicide isn't always a necessity. The Tarkingtons applied a foliar fungicide to all their varietal rice this year, but not to their hybrids.
Combining the Clearfield technology with hybrids has provided the Tarkingtons with a way to control heavily infested red rice fields while maintaining high yields. The Tarkington's weed control program for their Clearfield hybrid, CL XL8, consists of Command, followed by two 4-ounce post shots of Newpath. Newpath controls a broad spectrum of grass and broadleaf weeds.
"It has really been shining for us," Will said of CL XL8. "We've put it on some severe red rice fields. We're cutting it, it's clean and we're getting great grades."
Hybrid rice will work economically for growers, "if you can get a 15-bushel to 20-bushel advantage out of the hybrid," Wilson said. "And it may not take that much if you don't need a fungicide application. It's not exactly a straightforward comparison of seed costs versus yield."
Wilson added that because of higher seed costs for hybrid rice, "some farmers will say they can't make hybrid rice pencil out, while others can."
Sam figures that seed costs for CL XL8 are $85 to $88 an acre at a planting rate of 30 pounds of seed per acre. "On conventional rice, we plant from 2.5 to 3 bushels per acre. That rice will cost $8 to $10 per bushel, depending on the seed treatment. So that's $25 or $30 an acre for seed."
There are reduced costs in hybrid rice. "We're also using about $20 less in nitrogen and we don't have to apply a foliar fungicide in hybrid rice, which usually runs $22 an acre."
That's still around $20 more than what the Tarkingtons pay to produce varietal rice, but a 15 to 20 percent yield bump will offset that. "And if you put these hybrids on marginal ground, you get more of a yield bounce out of it," Will says.
The Tarkingtons admit it's going to take more than high rice yields to get Mid-South rice producers back on firm economic footing. The biggest problem this year has been high energy costs needed to irrigate rice because of drought. In addition, wind from Hurricane Katrina blew over rice in some fields, which will add to harvesting costs.
Sam did manage to make some wise fuel purchases. "We were watching television coverage of the hurricane and decided we needed to purchase diesel fuel. We got it for $1.96 a gallon. The fuel dealer called us back later on in the afternoon and asked us if we wanted to sell it back to him for $2.20. We saved 20 cents a gallon just from that morning to the afternoon.
"How we're going to keep on going is a difficult question to answer, with talk about cutting our government payments and fuel continuing to go up," he added. "We don't have anybody to pass these costs to. I can't tell the co-op I need $5 a bushel for my rice."
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CES 2015: Razer OSVR Dev Kit, Forge TV Android Gaming Streamer, and Nabu X Fitness Band
Subject: General Tech | January 6, 2015 - 03:04 PM | Sebastian Peak
Tagged: OCVR, VR, virtual reality, razer, google tv, fitness band, ces 2015, CES, nabu x, Forge TV, Android 5.0, lollipop
Razer, maker of gaming peripherals and components, has some announcements today that are a big departure from their previous products.
First we have the announcement of an open VR standard, the Open-Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) ecosystem. Razer is contributing to this with the OSVR Hacker Dev Kit, "a virtual reality device and open-source software that enables programming for any variety of VR technology". The kit will be shipping in June for $199. There's a lot more information about this new VR platform on the Razer's OSVR page.
Next we have Forge TV, an Android gaming device for the living room that Razer says is "powered by a quad-core processor and gaming-grade graphics", which doesn't sound like your usual streamer.
Essentially a high-powered tablet in a box, the Razer Forge TV has impressive specs for an Android device:
- OS: Android 5.0 Lollipop
- SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 - Quad-Core Krait 450 CPU (2.5GHz per core), Adreno 420 GPU, 2GB RAM
- Storage: 16GB
- Connectivity: Wireless 802.11ac 2X2, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth 4.1 + HS
- Ports: HDMI 1.4, USB 3.0
- Dimensions: 105mm X 105mm X 17mm
There is a product page up for the Forge TV on Razer's site, but no word on pricing or availability yet.
Finally we have Razer's entry into the popular fitness wearable market, the Nabu X.
This is compatible with Android and iOS devices and promises "5 to 7 days" battery life per charge. More info from Razer here.
PC Perspective's CES 2015 coverage is sponsored by Logitech.
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Google TV versus Chromecast; is there a difference?
Subject: Cases and Cooling, Systems | August 9, 2013 - 01:34 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: asus, asus cube, google, google tv, htpc
With the release of the Google Chromecast streaming USB stick it seems apropos to revisit Google's other foray into the HTPC business, Google TV. Specifically it is the ASUS Cube up for review at Bjorn3D which will be offered as an example. At less than 5" a side it is a tiny device with HDMI input and output, an pair of USB 2.0 connectors, an ethernet port and a connector for an IR sensor for the remote. It does have wireless connectivity to help keep down on the clutter if you install it somewhere noticeable. Inside you will find a 1.2 GHz Marvell Armada 1500 chip, 1GB of RAM and 2GB of user accessible storage. There are a variety of apps to help you find streams to watch and is certainly easier to set up than a full HTPC. At $125 is is more expensive than the Chromecast but it is also more powerful, see how in the review.
"Asus Cube is the device that features latest Google TV OS that want to be part of your living room entertainment setup. With a good design, an unique remote, and $139 price tag, can it push Google TV further where others may have failed? Let's find out."
Here are some more Cases & Cooling reviews from around the web:
- Ebode VLHD30 Full HDMI Wireless Audio/Video Sender System Review @ Madshrimps
- Hauppauge HD PVR2 Gaming Edition Plus @ Kitguru
- Streacom ST-FC8B EVO Mini ITX Case @ NikKTech
- Zotac Zbox Nano Plus: A mini with more @ Hardware.info
- Intel NUC DCCP847DYE @ eTeknix
- Gigabyte Brix review: compact mini PC @ Hardware.info
CES 2013: ASUS Launches Qube With Google TV
Subject: General Tech | January 7, 2013 - 12:55 PM | Tim Verry
Tagged: qube, htpc, google tv, ces 2013, CES, asus
In addition to the expected flood of tablets and ultrabooks, ASUS has announced a new cube shaped device–called the ASUS Qube–that runs Google TV. Similar to the Nexus Q without the expensive analog audio hardware, the ASUS Qube is a box that is designed to bring streaming media to your living room. In this case however, the ASUS Qube is running Google TV and is paired with motion, voice, or Android smartphone controls for input.
The Qube can access Netflix, Amazon, and Youtube for video content along with other standard Google TV applications. It can also display a customized TV guide and play games, for example. ASUS has paired the aptly-name Qube with a new interface that displays on screen options in a rotating cube.
To sweeten the deal over other Google TV boxes, ASUS is throwing in 50GB of WebStorage cloud storage space with each Qube.
Unfortunately there is no word on pricing or availability for the ASUS Qube.
Read more about Google TV at PC Perspective.
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Details about a possible upcoming Intel TV service, Intel Media
Subject: General Tech | January 1, 2013 - 03:34 PM | Ryan Shrout
Tagged: tv, intel tv, intel media, Intel, google tv, CES, apple tv
How's this to set off your 2013 tech news? According to multiple reports and this rather lengthy one from GigaOm, Intel has a new division called Intel Media that is planning on launching a TV service this year. While it apparently will not be ready to show off at CES next week, "knowledgeable sources" make the GigaOm author quite confident that it will happen in the March time frame.
Running much like a stealth startup rather than the multi-billion dollar corporate entity that it is, a new division called Intel Media has been working on an Intel TV service that aims to beat Google and Apple to the goal of an on-demand, a-la-carte video. Running under a separate board of directors headed by Intel CEO Paul Otellini and content lead Eric Free among others, Intel Media has lofty goals.
Intel CEO Paul Otellini is pushing services on his way out
The base for this service will be an Intel produced and branded set top box that will be sold online and through retailers like Best Buy. Maybe something like the Intel Next Unit of Computing we tested in December? But Intel also plans to have access to the service on any screen including PCs, laptops, tablets and mobile devices. The GigaOm story didn't mention if this would run on iOS and Android devices but if the service is to stand a chance, it had better.
Building hardware is easy; the real challenge is in convincing content creators and owners to license the video for an "access anywhere" mindset. Even Apple hasn't been able to accomplish that and I would dare say they have more industry clout with media companies than Intel.
That will likely include an ambitious licensing play to secure content across all of these devices. Intel's set-top box will offer access to third-party apps, but also TV content licensed by Intel — something that has been one of the key challenges of the project. Reuters and the Wall Street Journal detailed earlier this year how the company wanted to secure the right to stream individual TV channels over the internet, and Forbes reported this weekend that it will offer consumers the ability to subscribe to individual channels, as opposed to a big and expensive cable bundle.
Intel's desire to develop this service area isn't unexpected as the company has been wanting to get away from being known only as a "chip manufacturer" and move to a "platform provider." It's just hard to see what Intel will be able to do so much better than what Apple has done with the Apple TV or what Google did with the Google TV platforms. Intel has no successful operating system and would either have to go with a Windows platform (expensive), Android (what would stop other people for duplicating it) or something custom (not a good track record).
There are a lot more questions about what Intel Media is or could become than we have information to address. But Intel is hoping that the executive team they have assembled will have those answers. Personnel includes Erik Huggers who led the BBC iPlayer, Sean Ludick from Jawbone, Courtnee Westendorf who handled global marketing for Apple and several more. Intel wants to be prepared for a world that cares less about the silicon that powers devices and more about the software and services on those devices.
The goal of getting individual channels of live television and on-demand content without the need for huge cable and satellite bills is the goal of a modern media consumption society but there are very large organizations that would like to prevent it from happening. If Intel does in fact have the answer then I will be among the first to stand up and applaud (and pre-order). If we are merely getting an Android powered version of the AppleTV with Netflix and Amazon Prime streaming video, I'll pass.
Google TV had a lot of lofty goals and promise as well...
There is a lot more information and speculation on this Intel Media directive on the source GigaOm article, and I encourage you all to check it out. Personally I don't see how this could be successful without a dramatic shift from the other software moves that Intel has made in recent years. Remember AppUp? How about MeeGo? Exactly my point. It is understandable for a company as large as Intel to want to branch out and look for new growth opportunities but they have yet to prove they are capable of doing so successfully. And many would implore Intel to stay focused on the technology...
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Sony Launching New $199 Google TV Box
Subject: General Tech | June 29, 2012 - 10:17 AM | Tim Verry
Tagged: sony, smart tv, htpc, google tv, google, Android
Yes, it does appear that Google TV is still a "thing" – though I am only reminded because Sony has not stoppsed releasing new boxes running Android. The NSZ-GS7 is a small box designed to sit between your TV and cable box to add additional smart TV-like functionality. It is running a dual core Marvell ARM processor, and has 8GB of storage space, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth radios. Rear IO on the device includes two HDMI ports (for HDMI passthrough of your cable box or other media device), optical audio output, an IR blaster port, Ethernet, two USB ports, and a power input port.
The interesting thing about these Google TV products has always been the remotes. There have been some strange designs in the past, but the Sony NSZ-GS7's remote actually looks nice and comfortable. The front of the remote resembles any standard TV remote with a track pad added to it while the back of the remote features a full QWERTY keyboard. It also has an accelerometer and is allegedly capable of detecting which side of the remote you are using – and will turn off the buttons on the underside to avoid accidental key-presses.
I really like this remote. Image credit goes to Tom's Hardware.
Beyond the hardware itself, the Google TV box is running Android 3.2 Honeycomb. It is able to acts as an enhanced TV guide as well as providing web access and Google App functionality (for the few apps that have been modified to work specifically with Google TVs anyway). One of the cool apps available is one that can control a Parrot AR.Drone on the big screen with the TV remote, which sounds like fun (my dog would go nuts!). It is also capable of doing picture-in-picture where users can browse the web while also watching the TV in a smaller window.
Tom's Hardware managed to gets a hands-on demo with the new device courtesy of Sony Canada. They managed to snag several good photos of the hardware and interface. They note that the NSZ-GS7 Google TV box will be coming out next month for those in the US and UK – a Canadian launch is following in August – for $199. You can find more photos at the link above.
Especially with the release of the Nexus Q, I have to wonder if Google is even aware that Google TV is still around, because it really feels like they launched it and then walked away from it. Now that they are focusing on "the cloud" for media playback, the Google TV has even less relevance to the company. On the other hand, I could see an perspective where both devices are able to coexist and flesh out total living room media functionality with the Nexus Q handling the social and cloud media playback and Google TV acting as a better cable box for "offline" media. I am curious though, what you think of Google TV. Do you like it, or would you rather have a beefier HTPC running Windows or Linux on x86/64 hardware? Where do you think the Google TV fits into the living room?
Other Google I/O News:
- Google I/O: Day One Announcements
- Google Glasses
- Google Selling Nexus 7 At Cost, Pushing Its Google Play Store
- The ASUS tablet that became the Nexus 7
- Google I/O talk on the PC Perspective Podcast


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Wednesday convocation rocks the Vines Center
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At Wednesday's convocation, Liberty University Chancellor Jerry Falwell, Jr. congratulated the Lady Flames basketball team on making it to the opening round of the NCAA tournament in Baton Rouge, La., this past weekend. It was the 12th time in 13 years for the Lady Flames to make it to the national tournament.
The chancellor also thanked God and asked for prayers for two Liberty students, sisters Tracy and Jackie Palmer, who experienced a fire in their townhouse this week. Tracy was on the second floor at the time but was rescued by firefighters, he said. Although they lost their possessions, Falwell said he is grateful they both survived.
He added that he was also thankful for Liberty's hockey team, who played a game in Cleveland, Ohio, last week and was overcome with carbon monoxide poisoning. He said 100 people were hospitalized as a result of the incident but no one was seriously hurt.
Other chancellor's convocation notes included:
• After having received a slew of suggestions from students and staff on who to invite to deliver this year's commencement address, Falwell said the list was narrowed down to 20 and he expects to receive the final word and make the official announcement soon.
• Reminder: The rescheduled Chancellor Q&A session will be held 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the Towns-Alumni Lecture Hall. Falwell said he hopes to use this session to inform students about improvements and new programs that will be going on at Liberty over the next few years.
• Encouraging students to vote: Students can now receive two hours of Christian Service Credit (CSER) for registering and voting in the local May primaries. For more information, email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Special Music
Jordan Grizzard, Justin Kintzel and Tyler Sorie perform "Before the Throne" at Wednesday's convocation in the Vines Center.
Campus pastor Johnnie Moore: Prepare for the future now
As Liberty's May graduation quickly approaches, Johnnie Moore, Campus Pastor and Vice President for Executive Projects and Media Relations, delivered Wednesday's convocation message on preparing for the future. Citing II Thessalonians 3:11-12, Moore said students need to get their priorities straight and focus on God's call on their lives.
"You are preparing for your future right now. The decisions you make affect it," he said.
Moore said Christians must keep a careful watch over their minds and focus on keeping the integrity of their own hearts.
"Everything begins and ends with your relationship with God," he said.
He also said Christians must keep in mind the integrity of their hearts when it comes to their relationships, citing Romans 12:18, which says, "If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone."
In addition to integrity, Moore said it is important to work hard, because that is the will of God written in I Thessalonians 4:11-12: "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody."
Moore closed by encouraging students to not grow weary, saying God will give them everything they need to finish the race.
"It may not mean that you'll be in first place at the end of these six weeks, but it's about finishing; it's about not giving up; it's about not losing your dignity on the way."


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