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If you buy or sell a home that is so important in your search for a lawyer. A realtor can help you find the right buyer at home or in your house, when, as a lawyer to ensure that your rights are protected and your duty to review any concessions and contracts to be clearly outlined and defined the.

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Genetically engineered salmon moves closer to FDA approval

After more than a decade in regulatory limbo, genetically engineered Atlantic salmon that grow faster than their naturally born counterparts moved closer to American plates, with the publication Friday of a government report that found the fish wouldn't hurt the environment and would be safe to eat.

The draft report, released by the Food and Drug Administration after months of unexplained delay, was greeted with cheers by members of the biotech community and anger by opponents of genetically modified foods, who commonly refer to the AquAdvantage salmon as a "Frankenfish."

Two years ago, the FDA tentatively ruled that the salmon could safely be consumed by humans and that the fish would not harm wild species. The current report advances the process.

A 60-day period of public comment on the 158-page environmental assessment and its conclusions now follows before the FDA will decide whether to give the salmon its blessing or take some other action. There is no timeline on when that next step may happen, said FDA spokeswoman Shelly Burgess.

"I have a smile on my face ? it certainly looks good for the fish moving forward," said David Edwards, director of animal biotechnology for the Biotechnology Industry Organization in Washington. "It shows that the administration is willing to move forward on these technologies and allow the U.S. to be the leader that we should be."

AquAdvantage salmon grows twice as fast as conventional salmon because a growth hormone gene derived from the chinook variety has been spliced into its DNA. If approved, it would be the first genetically modified animal intended for food use to pass that milestone in the United States. Edwards and others said it would invigorate the field of animal biotechnology, which is currently so moribund in the U.S. that industry investment is near-nonexistent; scientists have stopped training students in the craft, and researchers have shut down their projects or moved them overseas.

But the FDA's actions ? and the timing of its announcement, on the eve of a long holiday weekend ? drew outrage from consumer advocacy groups who are not convinced that the fish is environmentally benign nor that it's safe to eat. More than 400,000 public comments urging regulators not to approve the fish have been submitted to the FDA since the agency opened discussion of the issue in 2010, according to George Kimbrell, senior attorney for the Washington-based Center for Food Safety.

Kimbrell noted that the FDA's documents are dated May 4, 2012, and said that releasing them on Dec. 21 was "cynical" and "political." There have been rumblings for months that the White House was dragging its feet on the controversial issue because it didn't want to make an unpopular decision during an election year.

"It's 'the day the world was supposed to end' but in fact the day we are all on vacation," Kimbrell said, in a reference to the so-called Maya doomsday. "I think the agency is aware of the controversial and irresponsible nature of its decision and wanted it to go out on the quietest day of the year."

Kimbrell and statements from other advocacy groups opposed to genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, said that safety tests on the fish were inadequate and that the faster-growing AquAdvantage salmon could potentially out-compete wild Atlantic salmon if they escaped captivity and threatened wild fish stocks.

AquaBounty Technologies Inc., the Maynard, Mass.-based company that developed the fish, says that contention is unsupported by science.

The FDA's environmental review and safety conclusions focus narrowly on specific plans that AquaBounty put in place for raising and processing the modified salmon. Unlike conventionally farmed salmon, the AquAdvantage fish would not be raised in ocean pens and would not be brought live into the United States.

Instead, the fish would be farmed on Prince Edward Island in Canada. Eggs that they produced would be transported to Panama, where they would hatch and be raised in inland freshwater tanks. The farmed fish ? sterile and female ? would be processed overseas and the flesh transported to the United States for market.

AquaBounty President and Chief Executive Ronald Stotish said that the Panama facility would permit production of tons of fish and that more tanks could be added. Ultimately, he said, additional facilities could be built at other sites, including places within the United States that are near urban centers.

The company would have to receive FDA approval for each expansion of its facilities, however.

"The attributes of our product and a land-based system are exactly what environmental groups are asking for," Stotish said. "We hope that when they read the environmental assessment they will understand the science and the benefits of our product and stop opposing us just because we're different."

Gregory Jaffe, director of the biotechnology project at the Center for Science in the Public Interest in Washington, said he saw no evidence to suggest that the salmon would be unhealthful to eat nor that AquaBounty's Panama facility would pose an environmental risk. But he added that the small volume of fish the company could produce there amounts to "a lot of effort for not a lot of fish" ? and thus the plan amounts to no more than a proof of concept.

For the AquAdvantage salmon to make a dent in the market, many more tanks would have to be built ? and the environmental impact of all of them together can't be assessed by approving them one at a time, Jaffe said: "Each one individually may have safeguards to prevent environmental impact, but if you look cumulatively, errors happen."

Movement from the FDA may come in the nick of time for AquaBounty, which is also developing fast-growing trout and tilapia but is close to running out of money.

"If they go to production and people actually buy this fish in spite of what's being said, then I think other investors will see other opportunities for transgenic animals," said James Murray, an animal geneticist at UC Davis who has developed genetically engineered goats to fight diarrheal diseases in children. "Even if it's not successful, just the fact that an animal product can be approved will mean to investors that the potential for a good idea can be carried through to market."

The FDA's actions Friday say nothing about whether the fish, should it ultimately come to market, would need to be labeled. California voters recently considered a ballot initiative to require labels on certain foods with genetically modified ingredients, but the measure failed.

rosie.mestel@latimes.com

Source: http://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/science/~3/q6OUzP0qihA/la-sci-genetically-engineered-salmon-fda-20121222,0,4089637.story

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HP EliteBook Folio 9470 review: a business Ultrabook turns out to ...

It's sort of wild to think that at this time last year we had only reviewed a handful of Ultrabooks. So few, in fact, that we could count them on one hand: Acer, ASUS, Lenovo and Toshiba. HP made five, with the Folio 13, an ultraportable that was aimed at the business market, but that ended up being our top all-around pick thanks to its stellar battery life, comfortable keyboard and wide port selection. Since then, of course, HP's gone a little overboard with the ultraportables, with glass ones, metal ones, expensive ones, budget ones. Ultrabooks that aren't actually Ultrabooks! It's a vast, sometimes confusing selection.

Now, though, almost a year after we reviewed the Folio 13, HP is back where it started with another business offering. The EliteBook Folio ($1,049 and up) has a 14-inch screen this time, and is the first Ultrabook in HP's high-end EliteBook line, typically aimed at corporations and other businesses with IT departments. We know, we know: "pre-boot authentication" aren't exactly the sexiest words in the English language, and indeed, we usually just review laptops aimed at consumers. The thing is, though, the EliteBook Folio isn't your typical corporate box: with a magnesium frame and soft-touch finish, it's attractive enough that it could pass for your personal laptop. So does it perform well enough to use as a work-play machine? Read on to find out.

HP EliteBook Folio 9470 review

Look and feel

If you look closely enough, you can tell this is a business machine -- that tracking stick, for one, is sort of a dead giveaway. Even so, it's more stylish than we would have expected a corporate system to be. Whereas HP's previous EliteBooks were clad in serious-looking brushed metal, the Folio has a more playful feel, with a soft-touch finish coating both the lid and bottom side. And though the keyboard deck is still made of brushed aluminum, the effect is much more subtle this time out. All told, it feels a little less buttoned-up than other business notebooks, a little more consumer-friendly. At the same time (and this should go without saying) it's still conservative enough that you can safely whip it out during your next business meeting. Then again, unless you own a gaming rig with a fire-breathing dragon spray-painted on it, any laptop would be appropriate, no?

If you look closely enough, you can tell this is a business machine -- that tracking stick, for one, is sort of a dead giveaway.

The fact that this meets Intel's Ultrabook specifications should tell you this is a fairly thin, lightweight machine. Still, at 3.6 pounds it's quite a bit heavier than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon, which tips in at three pounds, flat. It's also thicker, at 0.74 inch, but that makes sense: it has an Ethernet jack and the Carbon doesn't. That said, it's still easy to carry around, especially if you're used to schlepping something in the five-pound range.

Continuing our tour, other ports include three USB 3.0 connections, a VGA socket, a DisplayPort, a headphone jack, Kensington lock slot, an SD slot and a SmartCard reader. The only compromise here seems to be the lack of an HDMI port, though perhaps that's of less importance to business users than VGA output or a DisplayPort. Returning to the keyboard deck, there's a fingerprint reader tucked on the right side of the palm rest; above the keys is the power button, along with dedicated buttons for muting the sound and turning off WiFi. That power button, by the way, is very narrow, and slightly recessed, which makes it tricky to press with the pad of your finger; you might need to dig a nail in there, which is unfortunate considering how often you'll be turning on the machine.

Over on the left side you'll find a slim, little vent, which pushes out cool-to-warm air, depending on how much you're taxing the PC. Thanks to HP's built-in CoolSense technology you should be able to work comfortably with the laptop in your lap, though the fans can get a little noisy at times. Not as loud as some other Ultrabooks we've tested recently, but you might notice a gentle whirring coming from the side of the machine, even if you're just browsing in IE 10.

Under the hood, you've got TPM, which should make IT managers happy, along with a hard drive accelerometer to help protect the disk in the event of a drop. Lots of business-friendly features on the software side, too, but we'll get to those in due time.

Keyboard and trackpad

Somehow, it seems like there's less of an excuse for a bad keyboard on a machine meant for business users -- really, there's no excuse for anything that makes it harder to get work done. Fortunately, the Folio delivers with a cushy keyboard -- cushier than you'd expect, perhaps, given that this is such a thin machine. While lots of other Ultrabooks make do with flat, lifeless keys, the Folio offers a surprising amount of travel, so that you can type at a fast clip and not have to worry about whether your various key presses are registering.

The buttons are well-spaced, too, and yet HP apparently didn't have to shrink any of the major keys, like Enter or Backspace. The main compromise seems to be around the arrow keys: while the left and right ones get plenty of space, the up and down ones are tiny and stacked right on top of each other, making it all too easy to hit the wrong one. That won't be a problem for some people, but if, like us, you have a tendency to highlight text using the keyboard, you'll need to watch where your finger lands. As you'd expect on a premium system, the Folio is also backlit, which you can turn on and off using the F11 key.

Happily, the trackpad is about as good as the keyboard -- something we wish we could say about every laptop we tested. As it happens, it's a touchpad with good old-fashioned left and right buttons, as opposed to one of those new-fangled ones where the whole surface is one giant, clickable button. Somehow, this doesn't strike us as a coincidence: traditional touch buttons seem to have gone out of style but when we do see them, they almost always seem to work perfectly. Or at least, much more smoothly than clickpads, which have the nasty habit of mistaking left clicks for right ones. Here, the surface feels smooth and glassy, and responds well to various multi-touch gestures, not to mention single-finger navigation. The buttons are easy to press too.

In case that touchpad isn't doing anything for you, though, there's also a pointing stick wedged between the G and H keys, complete with two secondary touch buttons sitting just below the space bar. Compared to the version on new ThinkPad machines, this one is taller and slightly flimsier (then again, Lenovo sets the bar pretty high). Still, the scooped-out shape and bumpy texture make it highly unlikely your finger's going to slip off. Also, the tracking feels precise, which is obviously a plus.

Display and sound

The Folio has a bright, matte display, which should please lots of business users, though it also serves as a reminder that a matte finish doesn't necessarily equate to good viewing angles. If you've got the notebook in your lap and dip the screen forward, you'll immediately notice some washout. Still, watching from the side is a little easier, and if that doesn't come in handy when you're at home, watching movies in your free time, it may at least make presentations a bit easier.

Aside from the viewing angles, the biggest drawback here might be the screen resolution. We'll admit that 1,366 x 768 will be good enough for many consumers, especially if the price is low enough. But in this case, we're talking about an expensive machine, and these aren't mainstream consumers, but rather, the sorts of power users who really would've preferred 1,600 x 900, if not 1080p.

As you'd expect, audio isn't this business machine's forte. The sound is tinny, as is the case on lots of laptops, but we also noticed the sound never gets very loud, even with the volume pushed all the way up.

Performance and battery life

	PCMark7	3DMark06	3DMark11	ATTO (top disk speeds)
HP EliteBook Folio 9470 (1.8GHz Core i5-3427U, Intel HD 4000)	4,762	N/A	E1016 / P611	553 MB/s (reads); 519 MB/s (writes)
Toshiba Satellite U925t (1.7GHz Core i5-3317U, Intel HD 4000)	4,381	4,210	E989 / P563	521 MB/s (reads); 265 MB/s (writes)
Acer Iconia W700 (1.7GHz Core i5-3317U, Intel HD 4000)	4,580	3,548	E518 / P506	542 MB/s (reads); 524 MB/s (writes)
Lenovo ThinkPad Twist (1.7GHz Core i5-3317U, Intel HD 4000)	3,113	4,066	E1033 / P549	136 MB/s (reads); 130 MB/s (writes)
ASUS Zenbook Prime UX51Vz (2.1GHz Core i7-3612QM, NVIDIA GT650M graphics)	4,877	14,267	E3809 / P2395 / X750	908 MB/s (reads); 567 MB/s (writes)
Acer Aspire S7 (2.4GHz Core i7-3517U, Intel HD 4000)	5,011	4,918	E1035 / P620 / X208	934 MB/s (reads); 686 MB/s (writes)
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13 (1.7GHz Core i5-3317U, Intel HD 4000)	4,422	4,415	E917 / P572	278 MB/s (reads); 263 MB/s (writes)
Dell XPS 12 (1.7GHz Core i5-3317U, Intel HD 4000)	4,673	4,520	N/A	516 MB/s (reads); 263 MB/s (writes)

Our $1,349 configuration packs an Intel Core i5-3247U processor, 4GB of RAM and a 180GB SSD, also made by Intel. If raw numbers are any indication, it's just as fast as, if not faster than most Windows 8 systems we've tested. Its PCMark 7 score of 4,762 is slightly higher than what we've seen from other machines, while the solid-state drive is among the speediest (the Acer Aspire S7's RAID 0 setup notwithstanding). In particular, it notched peak read speeds of 553 MB/s and max writes of 519 MB/s, according to the benchmark ATTO. As it happens, we've seen a few other Windows 8 systems with similar read rates (the Dell XPS 12, Toshiba Satellite U925t and Acer Iconia W700, for example), but most can't compete when it comes to write performance.

Speaking in more practical terms, the machine starts up in 11 seconds, which is just slightly faster than what we've seen in similarly configured systems. (Note: we're talking 11 seconds versus about 12, so the difference is actually negligible in practice.) In general, too, the machine was able to keep up as we jumped from app to app, and was quick to launch new programs.

As for graphics performance, the Folio appears to be merely average: its scores fall right in line with other Ultrabooks using Intel's integrated HD 4000 graphics solution. Which is to say, you can get away playing an older, not-too-graphically-intense game so long as you refrain from maxing out the settings. Even then, you'll be lucky to hit 30 fps.

	Battery Life
HP EliteBook 9470	6:14
Samsung Series 9 (15-inch, 2012)	7:29
Lenovo ThinkPad X230	7:19
Acer Iconia W700	7:13
Samsung Series 9 (13-inch, 2012)	7:02
MacBook Air (13-inch, 2012)	6:34 (OS X) / 4:28 (Windows)
Dell XPS 14	6:18
HP Folio 13	6:08
HP Envy Sleekbook 6z	5:51
Sony VAIO T13	5:39
Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13	5:32
Dell XPS 12	5:30
HP Envy 14 Spectre	5:30
ASUS Zenbook Prime UX51Vz	5:15
Toshiba Satellite U845W	5:13
Toshiba Satellite U845	5:12
Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M3	5:11
Toshiba Satellite U925t	5:10
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon	5:07
Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook (14-inch, 2012)	5:06
Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra M5	5:05
Dell XPS 13	4:58
Lenovo IdeaPad U310	4:57
Sony VAIO Duo 11	4:47
Acer Aspire S5	4:35
ASUS Zenbook Prime UX21A	4:19
Acer Aspire S7 (13-inch)	4:18
Acer Aspire S3	4:11
Vizio Thin + Light (14-inch)	3:57

Now this is more like it. Just when we were starting to wonder if Windows 8 machines were all cursed with short battery life, we started testing a couple winners. First there was the Acer Iconia W700, a laptop / tablet hybrid that lasts seven-plus hours. Now we have the EliteBook Folio, which managed six hours and 18 minutes in our battery rundown test (video looping, WiFi on, brightness fixed at 65 percent). If you look at the table above, you'll see that's among the best showings we've seen from an Ivy Bridge Ultrabook of any size.

Granted, we fully expected the Folio would do better than a touchscreen machine, since touchscreens are known to take a terrible toll on battery life. Still, it fares considerably better than other non-touch Ultrabooks, including the ASUS Zenbook Prime UX51vz and the ThinkPad X1 Carbon.

Software and warranty

We mentioned earlier that much of what makes the Folio a business machine boils down to certain software features. Many of these are wrapped up in HP's ProtecTools suite, a collection of utilities that includes a password vault, facial recognition, pre-boot authentication and SpareKey, a protocol that helps you log into the computer even if you forget the password. In the case of facial recognition, it's actually a two-step process: once the PC registers your face, it then searches for your Bluetooth phone, which would have to already be paired.

You'll have choices of operating systems, too. In addition to choosing Windows 8, you can downgrade Windows 7 -- you know, in case your business isn't quite ready for Lives Tiles and the Charms Bar. If you decide to go that route, you can actually choose between Windows 7 Pro and Home Premium, with both 32- and 64-bit options on the Pro side. The Folio is also SUSE Linux-certified, if that's what you're used to.

In a perfect world, serious business machines would all come with zero crapware installed. As it is, though, you'll have to settle for "less crapware than on a consumer machine." Indeed, the load is fairly light here compared to a typical off-the-shelf PC, but there are still a few apps you might not have wanted. These include Evernote, CyberLink MediaSuite, CyberLink PhotoDirector, CyberLink PowerDVD, CyberLink PowerDirector and PDF Complete.

Like other business PCs, the Folio comes with three years of coverage, as opposed to one year for most consumer systems. That includes pick-up or carry-in service, along with toll-free, 24/7 phone support. Businesses can also arrange for on-site repairs, but that would mean upgrading the warranty, as this amenity isn't included in the standard plan.

Configuration options

HP sells a handful of pre-configured Folios on its site, ranging in price from $1,049 on up to $1,448. All but two of them have the Core i5 processor we mentioned; those that don't have a dual-core, 2GHz Core i7-3667U chip. Each configuration has 4GB of RAM, along with the same screen resolution and graphics. At the lower end, you'll get a 500GB 7,200RPM hard drive instead of that 180GB SSD. The $1,448 model -- the only model that's more expensive than the one we tested -- has all the same specs as our review unit, except it comes with a docking station.

The competition

It's possible you'll buy the Folio not because you need a business-grade system, per se, but because you just want a solid Ultrabook. If that's the case, you've got plenty of options, obviously, though we've so far struggled to find a standout; many have been marred by short battery life and quirky design choices.

It's possible you'll buy the Folio not because you need a business-grade system, but because you just want a solid Ultrabook.

Still, if you're willing to take a chance on a non-touch machine like the Folio, then we don't mind steering you toward one of our old favorites, the Samsung Series 9. Sammy's now selling it with Windows 8 pre-installed, so it's hardly out of date. At the time of our testing, we were impressed by pretty much everything: the lightweight, impossibly thin design, the fast performance, the bright 1,600 x 900 screen and the long battery life (granted, we tested it with Win 7). Our only caveat would be that it doesn't have a touchscreen for interacting with Windows 8 but again, if you're seriously considering the Folio that's probably not a dealbreaker anyway.

If you need the kinds of IT-friendly features offered on the Folio, though, something like the Series 9 probably isn't going to cut it. For those of you who won't consider anything other than a business machine, there's but a few options. We'd say the Folio's closest competitor might be none other than the $1,249 ThinkPad X1 Carbon (or the X1 Carbon Touch, if you do want a touchscreen after all). This, too, is a 14-inch business Ultrabook, with a 1,600 x 900 display, Ivy Bridge chipset and business features like TPM, BIOS encryption, a fingerprint reader and vPro processors for remote management. We're still waiting for a chance to test the touchscreen version, but we already know the X1 Carbon is one of the finer Ultrabooks we've tested, that high price and so-so battery life be damned.

While you're at it, you may as well consider the Dell XPS 13 ($1,000 and up) and XPS 14 ($1,100-plus), which are sold on both Dell's consumer and small business sites. Similar to the Folio and X1 Carbon, these offer business-oriented features like TPM, asset tagging, corporate images and custom BIOS. Particularly with the 14-inch model, we were impressed by the battery life and mighty graphics performance, though both offer a sophisticated design, comfortable keyboard and much-improved trackpad.

Wrap-up

The way we feel about the EliteBook Folio 9470 reminds us of how we felt about the HP Folio 13, which we reviewed nearly a year ago. Both are buttoned-up sorts of systems: serious-looking, and with enough security features to satisfy the IT guys. And yet, conservative as they seem, they ended up being among the best Ultrabooks in their day -- so good, in fact, that we'd recommend them even to regular consumers. Compared to other Ultrabooks on the market right now, the 9470 offers longer battery life, a wider port selection, a smoother trackpad, a more comfortable keyboard and slightly faster performance. It's pricier than similarly specced models but then again, it comes with a three-year warranty, which is nice to fall back on.

Still, it's not perfect: it's thicker and heavier than competing models, it has a lower-res display and there's no touchscreen for interacting with Windows 8 (if that's what you're into). Folks who want those things should check out Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch, though we can't promise the battery life will be as good, as we haven't had a chance to test it yet. That said, if you're fine with 1,366 x 768 and don't see much appeal in being able to touch the display, the EliteBook Folio is a solid performer.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/21/hp-elitebook-folio-9470-review/

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Kansas City Chiefs' Belcher in fatal double shooting

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - Kansas City Chiefs starting linebacker Jovan Belcher shot his girlfriend to death, then drove to the team training facility and killed himself in front of the coach and general manager in a burst of violence on Saturday that stunned the NFL and its fans.

There was no immediate indication from police or others what prompted the 25-year-old Belcher to shoot Kasandra Perkins, 22 with whom he had a 3-month-old child, in the house they shared in Kansas City about 2 miles from the Chiefs' home field at Arrowhead Stadium.

Police spokesman Darin Snapp said Perkins' mother witnessed the killing and called police. Perkins had suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at a hospital.

The mother told investigators that Perkins and Belcher had quarreled just before the shooting but that Belcher had never before been physically abusive with her daughter, Snapp added.

Belcher then drove his car to the team's training facility near the stadium, where he encountered head coach Romeo Crennel and general manager Scott Pioli, then shot himself in the head just as police arrived.

"As officers pulled up and were getting ready to get out of their car, they heard a gunshot," Snapp said. "The individual, it appears, took his own life."

Snapp said Belcher had made no threats to Crennel, Pioli or other employees when he arrived. "He was just talking to them and thanking them for everything they had done for him," the police spokesman said.

The suicide of Belcher followed a recent string of former National Football League players who have taken their own lives, including Junior Seau in May, Ray Easterling in April and Dave Duerson last year.

Those deaths heightened growing concerns about the risk of brain injury from repeated concussions suffered by veteran NFL players in a game that some critics say has grown too aggressive and brutal.

At a news conference later in the day, Kansas City Mayor Sly James decried the violence as "part of the tragedy of urban living in this country."

"Handguns all over the place, people blowing themselves away, and others. At some point, we have to get a handle on this kind of stuff. We are not doing a good job of it," he said.

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He also expressed bewilderment at what drove Belcher to such violent behavior.

"A young man in a high-profile position, for whatever reason, felt the end of the world had come, and he had to act in the way he did," James said. "What kind of burden was he under to do that?"

Although news of the murder-suicide stunned the tight-knit NFL community, the Chiefs announced later their game against the Carolina Panthers at Arrowhead would be played on Sunday as scheduled.

The Chiefs have won just one of 11 games this season, the worst record in the NFL.

In a message on the social media network Twitter, Chiefs' tight end Tony Moeaki wrote: "Devastated. One of everyone's favorite team mates including one of mine. Great great great team mate. We will miss him forever."

Belcher was signed by the team in 2009 after he was overlooked in the NFL draft and established himself as a regular starter in his second season. Earlier this year, he signed a one-year deal worth just under $2 million. This season, Belcher started 10 of 11 games, making 38 tackles.

"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Chiefs and the families and friends of those who lost their lives in this terrible tragedy," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said, adding that professional counselors were being made available to team members and their families.

The Chiefs' chairman, Clark Hunt, issued a statement offering sympathy and condolences to "the families and friends affected by this unthinkable tragedy."

"We will continue to fully cooperate with the authorities and work to ensure that the appropriate counseling resources are available to all members of the organization," he wrote.

Condolences from others throughout the NFL sprang up on Twitter, where NFL Players Association assistant executive George Atallah wrote, "There is nothing profound or comforting to say that can help us understand or explain a situation like this."

Defensive end Justin Tuck, a two-time Super Bowl winner with the New York Giants, tweeted, "Man prayers go out to the KC Chiefs community and families after this mornings tragic incident."

(Writing by Steve Gorman; Editing by Julian Linden and Peter Cooney)

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Video: Biden fills shopping cart at new Costco

>>> and while those two had lunch, he went to costco, where he proudly pointed out he is a gold member. he toured the very first one in the district of columbia , filled the cart with supplies, a flat screen tv. somehow, though, he passed up the chicken.

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Two-thirds of Canadians make emotional investment decisions ...

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TORONTO - Two-thirds of Canadians surveyed by the Bank of Montreal are not able to keep their emotions in check when they make investment decisions and a majority have invested on impulse.

The BMO Psychology of Investing Report also finds four-in-10 respondents to the Pollara poll say emotions play a role in their investment decisions.

And 60 per cent say they've invested on impulse at least once.

The most common emotions respondents reported were anticipation, trust and fear.

The report also found that many Canadians are unaware of how to make an investment and lack the confidence to do so.

About forty-four per cent say that they are not confident when investing, while only one-quarter do careful and extensive research when making an investment decision.

The report is the second in a series of Canadian mindsets when it comes to personal finances. A previous report found 60 per cent of Canadians engaged in impulse shopping and mood-lifting impulse purchases cost Canadians $3,720 annually.

Like shoppers, investors need to ensure they're in the right state of mind in order to make the best decisions that they do not later regret, said Serge Pepin, vice-president of investment strategy at BMO Asset Management Inc.

"While we're only human, wise investing means more than simply following your heart," he said.

Pepin added that reading the business section of newspapers and magazines, researching online and seeking advice from experts can help ensure they are making the most informed investment decision.

The report also revealed that 41 per cent of respondents don't believe they're investing enough ? with 90 per cent of those saying they haven't saved enough to invest and 83 per cent saying they want to pay off debt before investing.

The survey results are from online interviews with a random sample of 1,000 Canadians 18 years of age and older, between Nov.6 and Nov. 8.

The polling industry's professional body, the Marketing Research and Intelligence Association, says online surveys cannot be assigned a margin of error because they do not randomly sample the population.

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ADHD, less crimes with right drugs - West

Stimulants such as Ritalin can really help ADHD sufferers reduce their criminal behavior, a Swedish study suggests.?ADHD usually affects people since childhood, causing poor concentration at school, impulsive behavior and increasing violence during adulthood. In order to prove their theory, researchers at Karolinska Institute tracked 25,656 patients. As a result, men taking the medication showed a 32% reduction in crime rates, while women showed a 41% lower rate. Such outcomes are not only fundamental in the treatment of patients, but they also have a very positive impact on the safety of many societies with higher crime rates.

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Photos: Dreamy images reveal beauty in physics

Country music titan Dolly Parton is anything but shy.In an exclusive interview with "Nightline," Parton dished about her love life (including those rumors that she is secretly gay), losing a drag queen lookalike contest and building an entertainment empire estimated at half a billion dollars.Watch the full story on "Nightline" tonight at 11:35 p.m. ETIn her long reign as a country music legend, Parton, now 66, has done it all. In her new motivational memoir, "Dream More," which will be released on Nov. 27, Parton talks about growing up dirt poor in Sevierville, Tenn. ...

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Kipling Seoul Laptop Large Backpack True Blue ? Travel & Leisure

The Seoul Large Backpack from Kipling has laptop protection and padded shoulder straps making it great for travel or school. Main zipped compartment contains laptop pocket with Velcro closure, and a padded back and bottom panel. Zip-front pocket contains 2 pen sleeves, cell phone pocket, iPod/PDA pocket and large internal zippered pocket. Additional large zippered front pocket for more storage. Padded straps that are adjustable to a maximum length of 32 inches and top grip handle. Zippered pockets at the top and left hand side of bag are perfect for quick access to small items.

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ShopSmart's Tech Toy Roundup ? Clarksville, TN Online

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Fun gadgets for kids of all ages

Yonkers, NY ? The selection of toys can be overwhelming for shoppers deciding on the perfect gift?many have digital components and interactive features, but are they fun and easy to use?

The December 2012 issue of ShopSmart, from Consumer Reports, highlights 12 cool toys with a tech twist for kids in different age ranges starting at age 3 and tells why they may make a great gift this holiday season.

Here are some examples, listed in order of age range

• VTech Cogsley Learning Robot, $40.00 (ages 3 to 6) is a sturdy little robot that movesm talks, sings and teaches.? Children can tap this cute robot on the head to wake him up, then select a learning game to play.? Cogsley responds to a twist of the ears, eyes and nose??and chips can be dropped into a slot above his nose to answer questions or learn new info.? Two big pluses for parents: auto shutoff to conserve batteries when kids wander away, and volume control to preserve sanity.
• Crayola Digital Light Designer, $60.00 (ages 6 and older) is a dark plastic dome??but when turned on is illuminated by a spinning array of LED lights.? Kids can create colorful designs on the dome by using the included stylus (powered by two AAA batteries), save up to 50 of their favorites and animate their drawings or play one of the 50 games included.? One drawback: the motor is pretty loud so keeping it on at night may disrupt sleep.
• Mattel Loopz Shifter Game, $45.00 (ages 7 and older) is an ingenious electronic device with built-in memory and reflex games.? Players pass their hands into the loops and follow increasingly complex patterns of lights and sounds and this updated version allows them to reconfigure the loops into different shapes.? The games increase in difficulty and it takes practice and concentration to do well, but it is a lot of fun?especially with another player.? Loopz Shifter remembers high scores and gives feedback and encouragement, and it will really get kids moving.

ShopSmart?s full report on tech toys, also available online at www.consumerreports.org, features reviews of the Leapfrog LeapPad 2, $100.00 and the VTech InnoTab 2, $80.00.? Also reviewed are Hasbro?s Zapped editions of Monopoly, $30 and The Game of Life, $25.00: Played with an iPad and free Apple apps, Zapped games give a who new experience to classic board games.

About Consumer Reports

Consumer Reports is the world?s largest independent product-testing organization. Using its more than 50 labs, auto test center, and survey research center, the nonprofit rates thousands of products and services annually. Founded in 1936, Consumer Reports has over 8 million subscribers to its magazine, website, and other publications. Its advocacy division, Consumers Union, works for health reform, food and product safety, financial reform, and other consumer issues in Washington, D.C., the states, and in the marketplace.

About ShopSmart Magazine

Launched in Fall 2006 by Consumer Reports, ShopSmart draws upon the publication?s celebrated tradition of accepting no advertisements and providing unbiased product reviews. ShopSmart features product reviews, shopping tips on how to get the most out of products and ?best of the best? lists. It?s ideal for busy shoppers who place a premium on time. ShopSmart has a newsstand price of $4.99 and is available nationwide at major retailers including Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart, Borders, Kroger, Safeway and Publix. ShopSmart is available by subscription at www.ShopSmartmag.org.

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-: The blue border is the town wall, beyond the wall is woodland about five miles further is the quarantine line
[b]-The red kines are the main road, some connecting to the structures
1-12: Homes each separated by a small yard
13: Miller's INN
14: Bill's Tavern
15: Town Hall
16: Police Station
17: Hospital
18: Hall of Scholars
19: Stables
20: Smithy
21: Leather Shop
22: Workshop
23: Tailor
24: Marketplace
25: Temple
26: Assassin Guild
27: Cemetery
28: West Gate
Ceremonial/Festival Fields: The area the town hold any festivity or ceremony (Fenced off area)
Farming Fields: The fields that is used for crops
Police Training Grounds: The area that the police use for training (Fenced off area/guarded)
Guild Training Grounds: The area that the assassins use for training (Fenced off area/guarded[/b]

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Internal emails offer details on bin Laden burial

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Internal emails among U.S. military officers indicate that no sailors watched Osama bin Laden's burial at sea from the USS Carl Vinson and traditional Islamic procedures were followed during the ceremony.

The emails, obtained by The Associated Press through the Freedom of Information Act, are heavily blacked out, but are the first public disclosure of government information about the al-Qaida leader's death. The emails were released Wednesday by the Defense Department.

Bin Laden was killed on May 1, 2011, by a Navy SEAL team that assaulted his compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

One email stamped secret and sent on May 2 by a senior Navy officer briefly describes how bin Laden's body was washed, wrapped in a white sheet, and then placed in a weighted bag.

According to another message from the Vinson's public affairs officer, only a small group of the ship's leadership was informed of the burial.

"Traditional procedures for Islamic burial was followed," the May 2 email from Rear Adm. Charles Gaouette reads. "The deceased's body was washed (ablution) then placed in a white sheet. The body was placed in a weighted bag. A military officer read prepared religious remarks, which were translated into Arabic by a native speaker. After the words were complete, the body was placed on a prepared flat board, tipped up, whereupon the deceased's body slid into the sea."

The email also included a cryptic reference to the intense secrecy surrounding the mission. "The paucity of documentary evidence in our possession is a reflection of the emphasis placed on operational security during the execution of this phase of the operation," Gaouette's message reads. Recipients of the email included Adm. Mike Mullen, then the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. James Mattis, the top officer at U.S. Central Command. Mullen retired from the military in September 2011.

Earlier, Gaouette, then the deputy commander of the Navy's Fifth Fleet, and another officer used code words to discuss whether the helicopters carrying the SEALs and bin Laden's body had arrived on the Vinson.

"Any news on the package for us?" he asked Rear Adm. Samuel Perez, commander of the carrier strike group that included the Vinson.

"FEDEX delivered the package," Perez responded. "Both trucks are safely enroute home base."

Although the Obama administration has pledged to be the most transparent in American history, it is keeping a tight hold on materials related to the bin Laden raid. In a response to separate requests from the AP for information about the mission, the Defense Department said in March that it could not locate any photographs or video taken during the raid or showing bin Laden's body. It also said it could not find any images of bin Laden's body on the Vinson.

The Pentagon also said it could not find any death certificate, autopsy report or results of DNA identification tests for bin Laden, or any pre-raid materials discussing how the government planned to dispose of bin Laden's body if he were killed.

The Defense Department also refused to confirm or deny the existence of helicopter maintenance logs and reports about the performance of military gear used in the raid. One of the stealth helicopters that carried the SEALs to Abbottabad crashed during the mission and its wreckage was left behind. People who lived near bin Laden's compound took photos of the disabled chopper.

The AP is appealing the Defense Department's decision. The CIA, which ran the bin Laden raid and has special legal authority to keep information from ever being made public, has not responded to AP's request for records about the mission.

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Editorial: Vanishing 'copywrong' document blasts RIAA, suggests ...

Something startling happened over the weekend. It came and went in a flash, but the repercussions could, and should, be lasting. An unexpected and most unusual policy brief from the Republican Study Committee was released. (The RSC is a 165-member congressional policy review group.) Entitled Three Myths About Copyright Law and Where to Start to Fix It, the eight-page document is an astonishing declaration of revisionism, bristling with policy arguments that align with the most excitable rants of P2P advocates over the last 10 years. It is a devastating indictment of American copyright law.

Then, in less than 24 hours, the paper was rescinded. The committee's Executive Director, Paul S. Teller, offered an obscure apology with no explanation. Of course the thing is easily available, and its message remains a permanent part of the conversational record, deletion be damned.

By arguing that the current iteration of American copyright law is broken in several respects, and by proposing extreme solutions, the rogue document debilitates the talking points of institutional copyright holders and their agencies such as the RIAA. Anyone who has been following the hardened rhetoric over what copyright should be in a copy-share digital world will be startled by the accusatory language and sharply reformist intent of this document.

Part history lesson, the review emphasizes the original purpose of American copyright law as protective of society, not of creators and businesses. On that basis the committee skewers three "myths" of current law:

1. The historical myth: that copyright was created to compensate creators of intellectual property. Quoting the Constitution, the role of copyright is to "promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts." The copyright term, originally set at 14 years, was contrived to incentivize creators by establishing a short monopoly window for monetizing an original creation, after which works of art and literature would enter the public commons and enrich society. Serial extensions of copyright term have blurred the sweet spot between incentive and welfare entitlement for creators, the report argues, distorting the historical role of copy protection.
2. The marketplace myth: that present-day copyright represents free-market capitalism. Current term lengths are partly the result of corporate lobbying, most famously in the case of the 1998 Copyright Term Extension Act, colloquially known as the Mickey Mouse Protection Act. It forestalled Mickey's drift into the public domain. The congressional paper asserts that such a degree of government subsidization acts as an artificial container within which a regulated market operates unfairly for some participants. The report brings forth surprising business cases.
3. The incentive myth: that current copyright leads to innovation and productivity. In league with the first point, this contention criticizes modern law for failing to effectively induce creative productivity by disproportionately protecting creators. That argument might seem circular or contradictory. The committee seems concerned with creators resting on their laurels instead of getting back to their desks -- the peril of extended government protection.

Creators and consumers have been at loggerheads over copyright. Recent frays in the file-sharing era have centered around consumer ignorance in both senses of the word: lack of awareness on one hand, and ignoring copyright on the other hand. Blindness and scorn are the two banes of rights-holders in the age of copying. Any message board on the topic of buying and stealing music, no matter how erudite some of the voices, also spotlights a breathtaking ignorance of how copyright applies to unauthorized sharing. Alongside the lack of education is often a blow-it-all-up disdain for legal structure around creative work as property.

The philosophy of copyright protection certainly reduces the stature of creative property compared to material property. If you acquire a leafy suburban estate, the government will not take it from you and turn it into public housing after an ownership term. That property can be passed down through generations forever. Arguably, intellectual property is rarer than material property, therefore more inherently valuable. For that very reason, it is deemed to essentially belong to society. You might say creators are allowed to rent exclusive ownership of their own work for a term, long enough to cash in before creating something new for society's benefit.

For all these reasons, historical and current, creators feel embattled about the term and enforcement of copyright. On the other side, society has reason to feel shafted by the evolution of lightweight regulation into bloated law. Individual creators are granted copyright monopoly for 70 years after their death, a term that inarguably benefits descendants more than it induces further creative output. Corporate copyright lasts for 120 years. The congressional committee frames these exaggerated protection windows as a corruption of America's historic agreement with society.

To ground its conceptual arguments, the report suggests five industry cases in which existing copyright harms society and secondary creators. The lead argument is a startling advocacy of the DJ / Remix industry, spinning a hard-luck business case in support of DJs who are inhibited from freely sampling music and creating mix tapes for sale. Reminder: we are talking about a congressional white paper in the hizzle. It explicitly calls for the deregulation of mashups and remixes, recognizing and sanctioning an existing subterranean market. ("While there is an underground remix black market, this market is nothing like it would be if this were legalized.")

The committee hurls a spear into the heart of book publishers in a starry-eyed "imagine this" passage which recommends liberating to the public domain all books published before 1980. A dagger stabs directly at textbook publishers: "Assigned books in high school classes could be all downloaded to a student's Kindle, rather than bought in a book store."

After six pages of uncommonly progressive and sometimes harrowing impeachments of how the law operates today, the point is clear: copyright is messed up. On to the solutions.

Radically, this congressional document prescribes shortening the copyright term to 12 years, a briefer exclusivity period than in the original Constitution. Creators could re-up for an extension, but would be charged a sort of opt-in fee based on a percentage of revenues earned during the first term. This frictional disincentive would induce creators to release their artistic works into the claws of society and secondary creators.

Importantly, the review insists on statutory damages reform, aimed squarely at outrageous claims of business injury from record labels. The document frankly ridicules the 2011 action of the record labels vs. LimeWire for $75 trillion in damages resulting from shared music files. The risk of laws which allow damage valuation up to a regulated (statutory) ceiling is that damage can become theoretical instead of actual. The congressional committee further undermines basic record-label assumptions by arguing for the potential innocence of lawsuit targets: "...in a world where everyone copies stuff at home all the time, the idea that your iPod could make you liable for a billion dollars in damages is excessive ... Scaring a large number of potentially innocent people into settling should not be an effect of copyright law ... Copyright awards were meant to make the copyright holder whole -- they were not supposed to be punitive."

Quasi-hacker rhetoric like this understandably infuses joy into the hearts of P2P champions, while tempting the wrath of entertainment powerhouses by savaging the RIAA's litigation tactics. It is easy to imagine that the report's quick retraction was a response to horrified institutional rights-holders and lobbyists. As of this writing, nobody knows what exactly happened.

What is the upshot? Retraction notwithstanding, the world now knows that some congressional minds are not buying into business-serving manipulation of original copyright principles, and that reform is needed. In my view, the proposed 12-year term is an aggressive stake in the ground that probably cannot, and should not, stay in place. Book authors, movie producers and music owners would potentially lose important income opportunities that take longer than 12 years to develop. A book that is optioned for a movie 15 years after publication. A film franchise stretching over seven movies, each of which takes years to produce. A successful band that loses control of its portfolio before it can release a Greatest Hits collection. But the incentivizing balance has clearly been lost, and that is the main point of the report.

If today's lawmakers agree with the constitutional philosophy of copyright as a protector of society's common ownership of human creativity, the call to rebalance the law should be heard, and acted upon.

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Source: http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/20/change-copyright-now/

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Aussie Melody will be looking to use all her experience in order to cause an upset in The Christmas Party Nights 525 at Harold?s Cross in Ireland on Tuesday, November 20, 2012. She knows how to deliver strong results under pressure and her fans will be expecting a strong run from her today.

The seasoned bitch has been in the sport for quite some time and she is fully aware of how to win races. She has appeared in a lot of Grade A2 contests and her performances in this class have been really good. This will definitely give her a lot o confidence heading into the competition today.

There are some other decent greyhounds looking to shine in the 525 yard competition, which is scheduled to kick off at 21:40 GMT. The winner will be awarded a cash prize of ?250 in the end, thus everyone will be fighting extremely hard at the end of the day.

Looking at the overall distance to cover, it seems that the starting positions will not be much important. The runner with the best stamina will be able to make a strong impression in the race.

Due to this, the bookmakers have given the best odds of victory to Royal Posh, despite the fact that she lacks the experience compared to some of her rivals. She has never appeared in this class before, which will put her under immense pressure.

Despite that, the young bitch will manage to get the attention of the punters, as she has been given a starting price of 11 to 4. She has been slotted in trap number five, which is not a very good position to be in, but she will not be worried about that today.

The Bray?s trained bitch finished as a runner up last time around and she will be looking to make an improvement this time around.

On the other hand, Aussie Melody managed to be successful in her most recent race, that too in this class. This means that her confidence level will be better compared to her main rival at Harold?s Cross.

Therefore, the Mackenzie?s trained bitch should get the attention of the bettors, as they will have a chance of winning some easy money over her.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are solely of the writer?s and do not reflect bettor.com?s official editorial policy.

Source: http://blogs.bettor.com/Aussie-Melody-set-to-pull-off-a-surprise-in-Christmas-Party-Nights-525-a202672

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Broadband, CDMA market challenges in focus at ADA ? The Punch ...

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Critical issues hindering Information and Communications Technology development will be the centre point of discussions at the 2nd Biennial Africa Digital Forum & Awards 2012.

The ADA Coordinator, Mr. Tayo Adewusi, told our correspondent on Monday that the forum would look at broadband and its attendant challenges.

He explained that industry stakeholders expected to gather at ADA 2012 would look at the main issues militating against broadband penetration in Nigeria.

This, industry experts opined, would be against the backdrop of huge investment in submarine fibre cable and very low broadband? penetration as a result of poor last mile technology.

Adewusi said apart from the fact that poor quality of service in the telecoms sector would certainly be discussed, the forum would also look at what could be done to bring back to life the CDMA operators in the country.

Experts recalled that this would be timely as revival activities seem to have taken off in the CDMA market with the injection of fresh investment into Starcomms by CAPCOM.

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Source: http://www.punchng.com/business/technology/broadband-cdma-market-challenges-in-focus-at-ada/

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