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PFT: Holmes says Sanchez starter? |? One on one

Given his history with the organization, it?s more than reasonable to believe the Buccaneers would have continued to give Ronde Barber a job.

But without a clearly defined or significant role, it was easier for Barber to decide to retire yesterday.

Barber admitted as much to Mike Garafolo of USA Today, saying the Buccaneers? offseason additions left little for him to contribute to the process.

?Now don?t get me wrong, if [GM] Mark [Dominik] and [coach] Greg [Schiano] would?ve said, ?Hey, we absolutely need you to play, you played great last year, here?s X amount of dollars, come play, we need you?? That wasn?t necessarily the case,? Barber said. ?They?re reshaping that football team. You?re spending a quarter of a billion in free agents in two years, they?re definitely going in a new direction.

?But that wasn?t a factor. I?ve had that conversation with Mark the past couple of years about them needing to sign guys for the future and put players on this team again. Let?s be honest, we have a hard time drawing [fans] in this town, so those additions for us are almost essential.?

Over the last two offseasons, the Bucs made aggressive moves to replace Barber in the secondary, signing free agent cornerback Eric Wright and drafting safety Mark Barron last year, then signing safety Dashon Goldson, trading for cornerback Darrelle Revis and drafting Johnthan Banks this year.

That would have left him with a small role as a backup, and that was going to be hard to accept. Barber said if he had a starting job, he might have returned.

?Possibly. That would?ve made it a little bit harder of a decision, obviously,? Barber said. ?But that wasn?t the case. They wanted me to play, I don?t doubt that at all. I had open lines of communication with Mark the past couple of years about continuing to play.

?At the end, it was me deciding I didn?t need football as much as I once did and it was time to venture into a new thing.?

That new thing will be on television, though he didn?t say where he planned to work or what he planned to do for them.

But in the end, a career that included 240 straight regular season games, 47 interceptions, 14 touchdowns on returns, over 1,000 tackles and a Super Bowl ring makes it easier to step into the next phase of his career.

Source: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/05/08/santonio-says-sanchez-is-the-starter-in-new-york/related/

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News in Brief: Gut bacteria adapt to life in bladder

E. coli moving between systems may cause urinary tract infections

E. coli moving between systems may cause urinary tract infections

By Meghan Rosen

Web edition: May 9, 2013

The culprits in recurrent urinary tract infections may be hardy strains of E. coli.

These bacteria have gained the power to hop between the bladder and gut and thrive in the two very different environments a team of scientists reports in the May 8 Science Translational Medicine.

By monitoring levels of microbes in the gut, doctors might be able to catch the bacteria before they travel to the urinary tract, the team suggests.

Scientists knew that gut bacteria that infect the bladder adapt to their new (and usually sterile) environment. Unlike microbes in the gut, bladder-based bacteria use sticky nubs to cling to the organ?s walls and take cover from antibiotics by clumping together and ducking inside individual bladder cells. But researchers thought these lifestyle tweaks would prevent the bacteria from living in the gut.

By analyzing urine and fecal matter from four women with recurrent bouts of urinary tract infections, Jeffrey Gordon of Washington University in St. Louis and colleagues instead found that the same bacteria could survive in both the gut and the bladder. A closer look at one such bug revealed that the strain excelled at finding food in both places and had the equipment to attach to and travel between locations.

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Friday, May 3, 2013

Fungus in Capri Sun? Yes, but so what?

Yes, scientists found five types of fungus in Capri Sun beverages after consumers reported finding mats of mold in the popular kids' drinks. But they're mostly harmless.

By Rachael Rettner,?MyHealthNewsDaily.com / May 2, 2013

Five types of fungus have been identified in the popular kids' juice drink Capri Sun, researchers say.

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The study was spurred by reports of consumers finding mold ? mats of fungus consisting of millions of cells ? in the drink.

While the findings have an "ick" factor, the fungi probably aren't harmful to most people, said study researcher Kathleen Dannelly, associate professor microbiology at Indiana State University. Fungi are all around us ? in the soil, air, and even on our skin and inside our digestive tract ? but they are generally kept in check by our immune systems.

"Probably, those of us with healthy immune systems, we could even eat that, and that wouldn?t be a problem," Dannelly said, referring to the fungal mats in Capri Sun.

However, for people with compromised immune systems, such as those with AIDS, leukemia or cystic fibrosis, fungus exposure may be a health concern, Dannelly said.

For instance, the fungus Aspergillus is found in air, and most people breathe it in without problems.

Kraft, which manufactures Capri Sun, acknowledges that mold can grow in the drink, but says such reports are not common.

"Since there are no preservatives in our drinks, mold can grow, especially in a leaking pouch," Kraft says on its Capri Sun frequently asked questions website.

During the manufacturing process, the drinks are heated to temperatures that exceed those used for pasteurization. But punctures in the products' package ? even microscopic ones ? can allow air inside the package, and mold to grow, Kraft says. Fungi need oxygen to grow, Dannelly said.

Capri Sun packages have a shelf life of about a year. The company urges consumers to discard leaking or damaged packages.

In the new study, the researchers filtered Capri Sun through filter paper, and then checked whether any microorganisms were left behind on the paper. The juice contained just a few fungal cells, which grew in laboratory dishes.

Dannelly said if this experiment was done on any juice after it was opened and left in the refrigerator, she would expect both fungus and bacteria to grow.

In a second experiment, the researchers, including Leah Horn, an undergraduate biology major, punctured Capri Sun packages with a sterile needle to mimic damage to the product. When left in a sterile environment for three weeks, fungal mats grew in the juice.

A problem with Capri Sun is that the packages are not see-through, so unlike mold on bread or cheese, consumers can't tell when Capri Sun goes bad.

Kraft said it tried creating clear packages for Capri Sun, but stopped making the packages after it created manufacturing problems.

The company said it will not add preservatives to the product because their customers don't want this. Preservatives give food a longer shelf life, but some, such as the preservative nitrite, have been linked to an increased risk of certain cancers.

Dannelly said there are some natural preservatives, such as citric acid, which are not harmful and could be added to the product (although it would make the product more acidic).

"If you're going to have a package you can't see through, I think you need to do something," Dannelly said.

The study has not yet been published in a peer reviewed journal, but the researchers plan to submit the work for publication.

Pass it on: Five types of fungus have been found in Capri Sun, but they are likely not harmful.

Follow Rachael Rettner @RachaelRettner. Follow MyHealthNewsDaily @MyHealth_MHND, Facebook & Google+. Originally published on MyHealthNewsDaily.

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Iron Man 3 Review: More Human, Less Soul

The third Iron Man could have been one of two movies. It could have gone on a light and self-referential victory lap of the Ocean?s Thirteen variety. Or it could have decided that after two outings?one great, the other basically good enough?we had enough foundation with the characters to really dig in. Either might have worked, but it tried to be both. And didn't quite pull it off.

Some spoilers ahead, obviously.

Let's just make one thing clear: Iron Man 3 is incredibly entertaining. It knows exactly the beats it wants to hit, and generally, crams in all the raw materials of a genuine action opus. But it never quite builds up to itself. Too many of its parts aren't connected to anything; many plot points seem to have been discarded entirely (there's a whole excursion to Tennessee that leaves you feeling like 20 minutes is missing), while others are brought up, and only returned to once, briefly, as an afterthought, in the final act or epilogue. It has the effect of making the movie seem somehow both too long and in a hurry.

Some of those pacing changes might stem from who's behind the camera; while the first two Iron Man movies were directed by John Favreau, Iron Man 3 has Shane Black at the helm. Black made his name writing action movies like the Lethal Weapon series and Last Action Hero, and his impact can be felt in not just the structure but also the tone. There?s noticeable shift in how the movie?s humor works, even when it?s telling the same jokes as the first two. It?s a different movie, and in more ways than just, ?Shane Black writes haha-funny.?

The plot of this Iron Man will be vaguely familiar to anyone who kept up with the "Extremis" or Ezekiel Stane storylines from the comics; Tony has to face down an international terrorist threat in the form of a group using a highly volatile biological injections to bomb the world.

The charm of the first two Iron Man movies (and the first more than the second) is that they were working on their own schedule. They were action movies, for sure, but part of what made them work is that they were really telling relatively small stories?by superhero standards?on a grand and explode-y scale. Look back at those plots. Not much happens, really, but they moved so methodically from scene to scene that you always knew what was happening, and why. Here, you often get the sense that the action moves from scene to scene because Shane Black wrote a good joke for Tony?s workshop, and hey, shouldn?t we have an early scene in there anyway?

To Black's credit, this doesn't amount to much of a negative. Iron Man 3 is still fun.

The performances are what you expect from the cast by now. Robert Downey Jr. totally, absolutely, symbiotically is Tony Stark, and two hours of him chewing on scenery as the character would be more than enough reason see this movie. The supporting cast is on point, as well; while some scenes that start out with a very ?I?m getting too old for this shit? vibe, Don Cheadle and Gwyneth Paltrow and others actually manage to achieve genuine emotion and affection before the film dips back into schtick.

And oh, what schtick there is. While the first two films largely let Downey quip his way through scenes, this one takes out whole blocks to tell one joke, which itself is often not much more than a riff on jokes from the first two movies. Iron Man 3 is at its best, though, when it?s zipping around, streamlined, sprinkling zingers through its actually fairly compelling plot instead of slamming on the brakes for a punchline.

There?s smart here, too. At the very least, the movie has an intelligent take on the modern movie bad guy. Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin is totally convincing as a global terrorist, but we see so little of him through the first two-thirds of the film that by the time we get real time with Kingsley?who, again, is a delight?he feels secondary. The real shame, though, is that he and Guy Pearce, the other villain, never really has a chance to step into what should be meaty role.

One of the reasons that the first film worked so well was that the actual tension was between Tony Stark and his past, not some random drummed-up bad guy; the actual villain plot was didn't matter nearly as much as Stark's internal struggles. IM2 didn?t pull quite the same trick, but it gave Mickey Rourke plenty of time to do nothing but sit in a room and build his character, to help make us care. Here, despite a clever twist, the villains never seem driven by much more than wanting money or power. That's fine, but it's also stale in a way that Iron Man shouldn't be.

Ultimately, Iron Man 3 amounts to a very good buddy copy movie with excellent?but not awe-inspiring?visuals. The stakes and even the location seem off from what you?re used to from the series. The last scenes from the first movies had plenty of problems, but they were basically everyday conflicts (a corporate power struggle, an old business rivalry) played out on a gigantic and futuristic stage. It gave them meaning, even if the action mostly fell flat. Here, you?ve got a grand plot (Look, it?s the President!), but the principles of the infinitely better staged action are empty suits and faceless superpowered grunts. The movie is much more concerned with its cast as humans than its predecessors, especially in the fight scenes, but somehow loses track of their humanity in the process. Even when it builds to its emotional kicker in the final scene?a riff lifted straight from a Lethal Weapon final act, mind you?Iron Man 3 doesn?t stop to take a beat to let it set in. It?s just right back to robot fights.

That final scene, teased in the trailers with every Iron Man suit in existence showing up on command, serves as a pretty good glance at the film as a whole. Fun, elaborately and expertly choreographed, with all the objectively exciting bits?in this case, all that armor?added to excess, but adding up to something that's ultimately disposable.

Source: http://gizmodo.com/iron-man-3-review-more-human-less-soul-489345201

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Protecting our Families: How the U.S. Falls Short in Protecting New ...

Last weekend, I had the privilege of speaking at the National Convention for American Mothers, Inc. about motherhood in the 21st Century. ?Because this is such a vital issue for mothers that live in the U.S. (since a large majority of families have two full-time wage earners), I thought it would be appropriate to share my speech here. ?With the understanding that this a forum for feminism, I believe that this topic fits this forum because it continues to show how unequal the treatment is between the sexes ? whether it is pay, position in employment, healthcare, education, or simply balancing the responsibilities of family/career. ?For those that live in the United States, there is often a sense of exceptionalism, and as I clearly demonstrate in this speech, we are certainly a far cry from being role models that when it comes to protecting mothers (whether by birth or adoption) and families.

As a side note: ?One topic that was not explored, due to lack of data, is how maternity/paternity leave impacts same sex couples who become new parents ? I have to believe that this is a topic to also examine (and I am would encourage any feedback here). ?

Recently the United States ranked 25 out of 165 countries for being the best place to live if you are a mother.? This number is up from 31 a year ago and places us between Belarus and the Czech Republic.

You may be asking yourself, Why isn?t the United States in the top five or even in the top ten? The answer to that question becomes evident once we examine how that determination is made. The categories examined are:

The Election of women to government office;

Breast feeding programs.? In the United States 75% of mothers breastfeed their babies, 35% continue to breastfeed after six weeks. The number shrinks because mothers usually return to work and find it difficult to to pump at the office;

Maternal death rate is another factor, which stunned me when I found out that the US has the highest maternal death rate of any industrialized nation. Approximately 1 in 2,100 women are at risk of dying during child birth;

Infant death rates is another category.? Infant deaths are estimated to be 8 per 1000 births ? a number that throws us behind 40 other countries;

The final item is maternity leave benefits for mothers working outside the home. This seems to be one of the biggest problems.?? That is why I think it is important to take a closer look at this issue with the hope of educating ourselves so we can perpetuate change.

Efforts to end Alabama hostage situation shrouded in secrecy

MIDLAND CITY, Alabama (Reuters) - Efforts to free a 5-year-old boy from a gunman in an underground bunker, where the man took him after killing the boy's school bus driver, were shrouded in secrecy on Saturday as the standoff in rural Alabama dragged into a fifth straight day.

Police sources said the FBI's Hostage Rescue Team was leading negotiations aimed at securing the boy's safe release.

But FBI officials have declined to comment, referring calls to local authorities who have been extremely tight-lipped, providing few official updates on the situation.

Dale County Sheriff Wally Olson, chief spokesman for local law enforcement officials in Midland City, told a brief news conference on Saturday that authorities had been in constant communication with the suspect, who was officially identified on Friday as 65-year-old Jimmy Lee Dykes.

Police believe Dykes, a retired trucker and Vietnam War veteran, fatally shot bus driver Charles Albert Poland, 66, on Tuesday and then took one of Poland's more than 20 child passengers hostage during their ride home from school.

The incident came against the backdrop of a debate about gun control that has galvanized the nation since the shooting deaths of 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school in December.

Olson declined to disclose any specific demands made by Dykes, saying only that he had allowed authorities to provide coloring books, toys and medication for the kindergartner, who reportedly suffers from autism or Asperger's syndrome.

Dykes also assured authorities he had blankets and electric heaters in the bunker to protect the boy from cold overnight temperatures, Olson said.

"I want to thank him for taking care of our child. This is very important," Olson said.

He offered no further comment but one law enforcement source, explaining perhaps why so little information is being shared with reporters, told Reuters that Dykes has access to television news inside his bunker.

According to his neighbors, Dykes moved into the Midland City area about two years ago and often was seen patrolling his property at night with a gun and a flashlight.

He kept mostly to himself and had spent a lot of time building the subterranean bunker near the trailer where he lived, several neighbors have told reporters.

Ronda Wilbur, a neighbor who has described Dykes as a "mean man" who beat one of her dogs to death with a lead pipe, said she thought he had been planning something for a long time.

"I had always figured he was more or less a wacko survivalist but it's obvious that this had been very well thought out and arranged," Wilbur told an ABC television news affiliate.

About 50 people gathered on Saturday near Midland City United Methodist Church to pray for the boy, his family and the Poland family.

Michelle Riley, a participant in the vigil, said the killing and hostage taking was the kind of tragedy residents never expected in their small town.

"I mean this is the community where our kids ride up and down the street" on bicycles, she said.

Dykes had been scheduled to appear for a bench trial on Wednesday after his arrest last month on a menacing charge involving one of his neighbors.

Poland's funeral is scheduled for Sunday afternoon at the Ozark Civic Center, which is about 12 miles from Midland City.

A sign posted in Midland City on Saturday read, "RIP Mr. Poland. Once a warrior always a warrior."

Pastor Ray Kelly said Poland is a hero.

"But he's also gone," he said. "And, people have a broken heart."

(Additional reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis; Writing by Tom Brown; Editing by Gunna Dickson and Bill Trott)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/efforts-end-alabama-hostage-situation-shrouded-secrecy-045724729.html

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What the Dalai Lama said about the India rape case at the Jaipur Literature Festival

The Dalai Lama made his first ever appearance at Asia's biggest literary festival and was promptly pressed by reporters about the Delhi rape case.?

By Fahad Shah,?Contributor / January 25, 2013

The Dalai Lama speaks on the opening day of India's Jaipur Literature Festival in Jaipur, India, Thursday.

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Crowds lined his path and leaned off arched terraces to catch a glimpse of the Dalai Lama at his first ever appearance at the Jaipur Literature Festival.?The annual gathering, Asia's largest, of literati in this city of desert palaces has begun to attract global celebrities in recent years,?with even Oprah Winfrey holding court here last year.

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2012 Blog ? Ham Radio is on the only post-SHTF communication ...

With the presumption that throughout your region all electricity is off, how will people?communicate?

Cell towers need electricity
Land lines might not need electricity at home if ?they are the non-cordless, but the phone system itself needs?electricity
TV and radio need electricity to broadcast
Police, military and emergency services depend on electricity to communicate

For local?communications?you have the options of walkie-talkies and CB radios, but they are only good for a few miles. That?s great for contacting local friends and relatives, and well-worth having, but won?t help you learn what is going on elsewhere.

Amateur radio (aka HAM radio) is the only remaining method for long-distance communications. So, in?anticipation?of needing this, your choices are:

1) Get a license and gear
2) Get a license and use someone else?s occasionally
3) Get to know those who have the gear

Where all these choices meet is joining a local enthusiast?s society. At the very least you should be able to get to know the folk with the right gear, and know where they are located.

The best rigs require electricity, so you would need some sort of large battery backup system to run it. Otherwise smaller systems are handheld and battery operated (pic below), and there also setups you can run from a vehicle.

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You may be thinking that you won?t need a license if T-SHTF, and that you?ll just buy a Ham radio and use it when the time comes.? You can do that but like other survival skills you need to practice in order to be proficient.? You will need experience in the use of the radio, building antennas, Morse Code and fine tuning of frequencies.? By?getting an Amateur Radio License?you can also network with other Hams and become familiar with ?Best practices? in Ham operation.? Hams are well versed in making home made antennas that work better then commercial antennas and even building radios.? These are skills that can be learned but it does take time.

A Ham radio operator can function effectively without the use of any other equipment, even though operators do frequently use repeaters on a day to day basis.? Another great aspect of Ham radio is this: you can do more then use voice communication.??Morse Code?is a common form of communication in Ham radio.? Also operators commonly utilize ?packet radio?.??Packet radio?allows transmission of photos, video, and text.? The text was the predecessor to email.? Yes indeed, Ham radio operators were using email before you were and all these forms of communications are available with just a radio.

Ham radios are versatile and can be base stations located in your home with high output power, mobile mounted in a vehicle with moderate output power, or portable small handheld radios with low power output that can be carried anywhere.

After T-SHTF communication will be difficult but needed. ?Land lines, cell phones, email, instant messaging, and the internet will be lost but Ham Radio will still be there.? When natural disasters like Katrina or Sandy strike, Ham Radio is there to allow emergency personnel to communicate because the normal communications channels are lost. ?When the government can?t communicate with each other during disaster, who do they call for help?? Amateur radio operators, because they know amateur radio is there and works when all other forms of communications fail.? That leads me to believe that after T-SHTF, Ham Radio will be the only form of communication available.

Finally, make sure you have a battery-operated radio that can receive shortwave ? certainly someone, somewhere will be transmitting over those frequencies, and they can travel around the globe.

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Is your HDTV Super Bowl-ready? Set-up tips for the best view

Gary Merson , HD Guru ? ? ? 12 hrs.

Surveys show that about 20 percent of HDTV owners don't watch the big game and other programs in true high definition due to improper setup. Our step-by-step checklist will help you ensure that your HDTV is ready for Super Bowl viewing with the best, sharpest picture.

Ensuring your HDTV source
There are three possible ways to see the game in high definition: via cable, via satellite or over the air with an antenna.

For cable or satellite, you need to make sure you have the right equipment and settings to see the game in glorious high definition. First, make 100 percent sure your cable or satellite box is a high-definition model. If you don't specify an HD model, sometimes cable and satellite providers will rent you a standard def box. Most HD boxes have either the letters ?HD? or the words ?high definition? on their front panel. If it doesn?t, it's probably a standard def model and you'll need to get a replacement before the game.

You also need a high-definition wire to connect between the box and your HDTV. The best and least expensive one is called HDMI. It carries both the picture and sound over a single cable. Most installs need at least a two meter (6 ft.6 inches) or three meter (9 ft. 9 inches) cable. HDMI cables do not tolerate sharp bends well, so make sure the cable is long enough. Retail stores usually charge $25 to over $100 for an HDMI cable, but there are cheaper ones if you look. Amazon and other online retailers also sell them for under $10, and often with free shipping.

Cable and satellite companies still simulcast the standard definition and high definition versions of the same programming on different channels, so be sure to confirm that you are getting the HD signal. Once you've tuned in to the CBS HD channel and confirmed reception, make sure to set the box?s resolution to your HDTV's resolution. If you have a 1080p HDTV, set the box?s output to 1080i (in this case, the TV automatically converts the ?i,? for interlaced, into ?p,? for progressive ? don't worry about the definitions). If you have a 720p HDTV, set the box?s output to 720p.

You should also make sure the set top box's aspect ratio is set to 16x9 mode, and not 4x3. If this is not set correctly you will see a smaller, cropped image.

As for receiving the game over the air, you will need an antenna and you'll also have to find out if your local CBS station?s transmitter is within roughly 25 miles from your home. The good news is, there HDTV over-the-air tuner is built-in to all HDTVs. The bad news is, you need to have a line of sight to the transmitter tower. If there's a building, hill or mountain between you and the tower, you probably won?t be able to get reliable over the air reception. Check with antennaweb.org for more information about what size and type of antenna you need, as well as the direction you need to point it for each network. Because of all that is involved, the vast majority of viewers choose cable or satellite instead.

Adjusting the TV
First confirm the HDMI cable is connected from the set top box to an HDMI input on your TV. This should be the only connection between your cable box and your TV. Once you've selected that input and can see the cable programming in (hopefully) glorious high definition, it's time to open your TV's settings.

Your HDTV will have settings for aspect ratio, generally with a setting labeled Full. Select that. If your set has a sub-control called Dot-by-Dot, Native or Just Scan, then select one of those. (Panasonic TVs have a sub-menu that lists Size One or Size Two. Choose Size Two.) All these modes allow the HDTV to place the entire image on the screen without cropping it. This control gives the viewer everything the director sees at the highest resolution. Your HDTV will now match the broadcast HD signal pixel for pixel. On some HDTVs, this control may be grayed out if the set?s picture mode is set to Vivid or Sports ? you'll have to change it to Standard, Movie or Custom.

Yes, I did just say you should not use the Sports preset picture mode to watch the Super Bowl, and you should also avoid anything that says Game, or Vivid or Dynamic. It sounds counter intuitive, but these presets are generally made to produce the brightest image on the showroom floor, not the best picture in a home. Use modes such as Movie or Custom as the best starting point for user control optimization. If your set does not have those modes, simply choose Standard.

Many LED and LCD TVs that have 120Hz, 240Hz or 480Hz refresh allow users to reduce blurry motion by engaging these circuits during sports programs. Different set makers call them different names such as Motion Plus or Motion Flow, etc. This mode must be in the ?On? position to get crisper motion. Consult your TV's menu for this control, or look at the owner?s manual. Plasma TVs have full motion resolution without these circuits, so no motion adjustment is necessary on a plasma.

If you want to maximize your settings before the game, make sure you follow our guide to settings here. Ideally, you would even use a test disc like the Disney WOW: World of Wonder on Blu-ray disc to optimize your picture settings. Since you may not have time to grab that before the game, try out the new THX app for iOS devices here. It's free.

By spending a few minutes going over this super-simple list, you can be assured that you, your friends and your family are viewing the Super Bowl and all other future programs with the best high-def image your HDTV is capable of producing. Now you?ll really be ready for some football.

Have a question for the HD Guru? Send an email.

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Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/gadgetbox/your-hdtv-super-bowl-ready-set-tips-best-picture-1B8189705

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Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch dies at 88

One of the city's most outspoken politicians, Ed Koch was known for his no-nonsense, colorful personality. A lifelong Democrat, he became New York's 105 mayor, a job he said he wanted for life. He died of congestive heart failure Friday morning at the age of 88. NBC's Ron Allen reports.

By Matthew DeLuca and Ian Johnston, NBC News

Former New York City Mayor Edward Irving Koch, a man as colorful as the city he helped save from financial ruin, died Friday of congestive heart failure. He was 88.

His brashness and thumbs-up confidence ? and ?How?m I doin?? greeting ? became symbols of Gotham chutzpah over his three terms at the city?s helm. And while New Yorkers did not always answer Hizzoner?s trademark question in the affirmative, Koch couldn?t have cared less as he tried to govern a city that many thought was ungovernable. He finally left City Hall in 1989.

?I?m the sort of person who will never get ulcers,? he told reporters in 1978. ?Why? Because I say exactly what I think. I?m the sort of person who might give other people ulcers.?

Reverend Al Sharpton, who locked? horns with Koch through his time as mayor, praised the man he criticized as forthright in a statement on his passing.

?He would not patronize or deceive you,? said Sharpton, an MSNBC host, remembering that his first arrest for civil disobedience was at a 1978 sit-in protesting a Koch policy. ?He said what he meant. He meant what he said. He fought for what he believed in.?

Born in the Bronx in 1924, Koch and his family soon decamped to Newark, New Jersey, where he spent his childhood. After graduating from high school at the age of 16, Koch returned to the city he loved and enrolled at the City College of New York, but his undergraduate studies were interrupted when he was drafted in 1943.

After serving as an infantryman in Europe, Koch enrolled at New York University Law School. He built up a law practice before -- inspired by Adlai Stevenson -- he entered politics to support Stevenson?s presidential campaign in 1952.

Koch?s own political career began in earnest in the early 1960s, organizing for the Democratic party in Greenwich Village on Manhattan?s west side. In 1963, he ousted Tammany Hall chief Carmine DeSapio, winning a post as a district leader.

From 1969 to 1977, Koch served as a congressman representing New York?s 17th Congressional District. He ran for mayor, and won, in 1977.

Throughout his career, Koch was known for his Bronx-flavored bon mots. ?If you agree with me on nine out of 12 issues, vote for me,? Koch once said. ?If you agree with me on 12 out of 12 issues, see a psychiatrist.?

He brought his forceful personality and attention to detail to the job, said New York City historian Fred Siegel. ?His campaign slogan was ?Why not try competence?? and he demonstrates it,? Siegel said of Koch?s first years in office. ?He really knows the budget, he?s on top of things.? Later, however, Koch ?lost interest in the details of running the city,? Siegel said.

Koch?s final term as mayor was tarnished by scandal, as a corruption scandal involving Queens Borough President Donald Manes threatened to ensnare the mayor, but never did. He lost a shot at a fourth term to the more reserved David Dinkins.

On Friday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo paid tribute to the man who won?t be leaving New York, even in death. (Koch bought one of Manhattan?s last burial plots for $20,000 in 2008.)

?No New Yorker has ? or likely ever will ? voice their love for New York City in such a passionate and outspoken manner than Ed Koch,? Cuomo said. ?Mr. Mayor was never one to shy away from taking a stand that he believed was right, no matter what the polls said or what was politically correct.?

Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in a statement that the city had lost ?an irrepressible icon, our most charismatic cheerleader and champion.?

?He was a great mayor, a great man, and a great friend. In elected office and as a private citizen, he was our most tireless, fearless, and guileless civic crusader,? he said. ?Through his tough, determined leadership and responsible fiscal stewardship, Ed helped lift the city out of its darkest days and set it on course for an incredible comeback.?

Koch died around 2 a.m. Friday after battling a variety of illnesses. He was hospitalized in September with anemia and in December with a respiratory infection, before his final hospitalization this week.

A funeral service will be held on Monday.

MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski reports that Ed Koch, the former three-term mayor of New York City, died of congestive heart failure, at the age of 88.

Source: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/02/01/16804705-irrepressible-icon-former-new-york-city-mayor-ed-koch-dies-at-88?lite

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Saturday, February 2, 2013

Research firm: Apple now biggest US phone seller

NEW YORK (AP) ? The launch of the iPhone 5 and the declining popularity of non-smartphones have made Apple the biggest seller of phones in the U.S. for the first time, research firm Strategy Analytics said Friday.

The firm estimates that Apple shipped 17.7 million iPhones of all kinds to U.S. buyers in the October to December period, meaning it accounted for one in three new phones.

Samsung Electronics of Korea was close behind, shipping 16.8 million phones, including non-smart ones. Samsung has been the largest seller of phones to the U.S. market since 2008, Strategy Analytics said.

NPD Group, another research firm, found that Samsung phones still outsold the iPhone in the quarter, by 31 percent to 29 percent. It tracks retails sales while Strategy Analytics tracks shipments, so the numbers are not directly comparable.

Worldwide, it's clear that Samsung is still the biggest phone vendor with 23 percent of the market, according to a third research firm, IDC. Apple is number three, with 9.9 percent of the market. In between sits Nokia with 17.9 percent.

Samsung beats Apple globally even when only smartphones are considered. It shipped 63.7 million units worldwide versus Apple's 47.8 million.

IPhones are more expensive than most Samsung smartphones. They're well within reach for U.S. buyers, but not for buyers in the developing world, where cheaper phones running Google Inc.'s Android operating system dominate.

In the U.S., iPhone sales are usually very strong in the first few months after a new model is released. They then taper off. That means Samsung could regain the phone crown as early as this quarter, as measured by Strategy Analytics.

NPD said the iPhone 5 was the single most popular phone in the U.S. in the holiday quarter. The Samsung Galaxy S III was No. 2, followed by the older iPhone models, the 4S and 4.

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Friday, February 1, 2013

United Continental fails to end frequent flier lawsuit

(Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday rejected United Continental Holdings Inc's attempt to throw out a lawsuit accusing the world's largest carrier of taking benefits away from some of its most loyal fliers.

The lawsuit filed last May by Chicago resident and United customer George Lagen accused the carrier formed from the 2010 merger of United Airlines and Continental Airlines of reducing perks for MileagePlus customers with "Million Miler" status.

Lagen, who claimed to fly between 200,000 and 250,000 miles per year, said United revoked Million Milers' "Lifetime Premier Executive" status, which entitled them to favored treatment in bookings, seating priority and upgrades, and demoted them to lower-tier "Gold" status.

He also claimed that Million Milers saw the bonuses on miles they flew cut to 50 percent from 100 percent. Lagen sought class-action status on behalf of other Million Milers.

United countered that Lagen lacked legal standing to sue, and that it had the right to modify the frequent flier program.

U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber in Chicago said Lagen may pursue his breach of contract claim, although other parts of the case were dismissed.

"It is undeniable that plaintiff claims he has and continues to suffer an injury based upon his lost benefits," Leinenweber wrote. "At this stage of the litigation, the court finds it plausible that defendants had a contract with Million Miler members which differed from the contract they had with other Mileage Plus members."

United did not immediately respond to a request for comment. David Latham, a lawyer for Lagen, did not immediately respond to a similar request.

Frequent-flier programs help carriers attract repeat customers, but the airline industry has over the years tightened program guidelines amid higher costs for such things as labor and fuel, and growing competition from lower-cost carriers.

In a separate case, the U.S. Supreme Court is expected as soon as mid-February to consider whether to accept an appeal by Delta Air Lines Inc concerning that carrier's authority to revoke membership in one of its own frequent-flier programs.

The case is Lagen v. United Continental Holdings Inc et al, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, No. 12-04056.

(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in Washington, D.C.)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/united-continental-fails-end-frequent-flier-lawsuit-004944062--finance.html

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Cleantech innovation high in Asia, patent counts show | GreenBiz.com

Given the decline in cleantech investments in recent years -- and other pressures such as competition from natural gas development -- some pundits say that cleantech has entered the trough of disillusionment in the Gartner Hype Cycle. But a glance at patent trends in paints a picture of some very high inventiveness in the cleantech sector, especially in Asia.

Big eastern influence

Japan?s Toyota led the pack -- as it did in the first two quarters of 2012. It received 71 patent grants, a bump of 54 percent over the second quarter. General Electric received the second-highest number of patents, at 58, with General Motors in third, receiving 39 patents. But only three of the top 10 assignees (the holder of patent property rights) in the third quarter are U.S. firms (Ford squeezed in at number 10). The other top innovators include Japanese companies Honda and Mitsubishi, along with South Korean (Samsung, Hyundai) and German (Siemens) businesses.

"GE was big in 2011 and GM was big in 2010, but Toyota is staging a comeback," says Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti attorney Victor Cardona, whose Albany, New York-based firm focuses on intellectual property rights. He adds: ?The Japanese have been investing heavily in U.S. [cleantech] patents since we've been tracking this. I don?t see it going away soon."

Because the U.S. is the biggest single market, it has the most U.S. and non-U.S. assignees, according to Cardona.

But the strong pursuit of IP among Asian firms, particularly Japanese companies, is also evident in research that GreenBiz will be releasing as part of its State of Green Business report this?month. This data shows that worldwide, GE is only U.S. firm among the top 16 assignees and that only two -- Siemens and BASF -- hail from Europe.

Next page:? What about American innovation??

Source: http://www.greenbiz.com/blog/2013/02/01/cleantech-innovation-high-asia-patent-counts-show

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Jobless aid applications rise to 368,000

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of Americans seeking unemployment aid rose sharply last week but remained at a level consistent with moderate hiring.

Weekly applications for unemployment benefits leapt 38,000 to a seasonally adjusted 368,000, the Labor Department said Thursday. The increase comes after applications plummeted in the previous two weeks to five-year lows. Applications fell by a combined 45,000 in the second and third weeks of January.

The volatility reflects the government's difficulty adjusting the data to account for layoffs after the holiday shopping season. Job cuts typically spike in the second week in January as retailers dismiss temporary employees hired for the winter holidays. Layoffs then fall in the second half of the month.

The department attempts to adjust for such fluctuations but the January figures can still be volatile. The four-week average, a less volatile measure, ticked up to 352,000, just above a four-year low.

Most economists weren't concerned by the increase.

"This just reverses some of the previous sharp falls without altering the gradual downward trend," said Paul Dales, an economist at Capital Economics.

On Friday, the government is scheduled to issue its January jobs report. Analysts forecast that it will show employers added 155,000 jobs, the same as in December. The unemployment rate is expected to remain at 7.8 percent for the third straight month.

That's consistent with the number of people seeking unemployment aid. Applications fluctuated between 360,000 and 390,000 for most of last year. At the same time, employers added an average of 153,000 jobs a month.

That's just been enough to slowly push down the unemployment rate, which fell 0.7 percentage points last year to 7.8 percent.

The number of people continuing to claim benefits also rose. More than 5.9 million people received benefits in the week ended Jan. 12, the latest data available. That's 250,000 more than the previous week.

Steady hiring is needed to resume economic growth. The government said Wednesday that the economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.1 percent in the October-December quarter, hurt by a sharp cut in defense spending, fewer exports and sluggish growth in company stockpiles.

The contraction points to what is likely to be the biggest headwind for the economy this year: sharp government spending cuts and ongoing budget fights.

The economy will likely expand in the current quarter and is forecast to grow around 2 percent this year as strength in areas like housing and auto sales could partly offset government cutbacks. But looming, across-the-board spending cuts, set to take effect March 1, would weaken a still-precarious recovery.

Two key drivers of growth improved last quarter. Consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of economic activity, increased at a faster pace and businesses invested more in equipment and software.

Homebuilders, meanwhile, are stepping up construction to meet rising demand. That could create more construction jobs.

Home prices are rising steadily. That tends to make Americans feel wealthier and more likely to spend. Housing could add as much as 1 percentage point to economic growth this year, some economists estimate.

And auto sales reached their highest level in five years in 2012. That's boosting production and hiring at U.S. automakers and their suppliers.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/weekly-us-jobless-aid-applications-133408442.html

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Minimum booze price will rein in alcohol abuse

Binge drinking and preloading ? drinking cheap shop-bought alcohol before going to a bar ? are two behaviours the UK government hopes to curb by imposing a minimum price for alcohol. A 10-week consultation period for the policy, which could see a ban on alcohol being sold at less than 45 pence per unit in England and Wales, ends on 6 February. Meanwhile, Scotland is considering a minimum of 50 pence. But will the policy succeed in tackling alcohol overconsumption and its consequences?

"There's a huge amount of evidence that pricing is linked to consumption," says John Holmes at the University of Sheffield, UK, whose research into the link between alcohol pricing and public health was used by the government in framing the proposed pricing policy.

The government hopes that the impact of a minimum price will be felt mainly by those who drink more than is recommended, since they tend to drink cheaper alcohol. In the UK, the recommended limits are 21 units for a man and 14 units for a woman, per week. A unit is equivalent to 10 millilitres of pure alcohol.

The government claims that the policy could lead to a 3.3 per cent fall in consumption across all alcoholic drinks. This will in turn lead to at least 5200 fewer crimes, 24,600 fewer alcohol-related hospital admissions and over 700 fewer alcohol-related deaths per year after 10 years, it says.

Holmes and his colleagues used spending data from 9000 UK households to model how different demographics respond to price changes. The model shows that a minimum price of 35 pence per unit would lead to a significant cut in the amount that people drink. For "hazardous drinkers" ? men who drink over 50 units and women who drink over 35 units a week ? a 40 pence minimum price would reduce consumption by 4 per cent; 60 pence would reduce it by 16 per cent.

The team also used epidemiological evidence to link consumption with risk of harm. "The specific numbers can be debated, but most would agree that lower consumption generally leads to lower rates of harm," says Holmes. He estimates that reductions in public health costs and crime resulting from the new policy could lead to savings of about ?4 billion over 10 years. However, the policy will not help people with an alcohol dependency, he says, since they are likely to buy alcohol even at higher prices.

Canadian backing

Holmes's model is backed by evidence from Canada, which has set a minimum price for alcoholic drinks in British Columbia and Saskatchewan on several occasions ? most recently in 2010. Tim Stockwell at the University of Victoria in British Columbia and colleagues looked at data from both provinces over a 20-year period. On average, there was a 3.4 per cent fall in total alcohol consumption across the population for every 10 per cent increase in minimum price.

In Canada, the immediate effects of a higher minimum price included fewer acute hospital admissions and fewer deaths caused solely by alcohol, such as alcoholic gastritis. After two to four years there were also fewer cases of alcohol-related diseases.

The pricing model in Canada is not the same as that proposed for the UK. Rather than setting a minimum price per unit of alcohol, the Canadian policy sets prices for each type of alcoholic drink.

Stockwell thinks the UK's approach is preferable, since it takes the strength of the drink into account. "In my opinion, the model being proposed in the UK is perfect from the public health and safety point of view."

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Want to hop the pond? Europe ?still reasonably priced?

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There's good news for budget-conscious travelers who want to hop the pond to Europe: Two new rankings show many top destinations are downright affordable.

"Most of Europe is still reasonably priced for Americans," with costs in many cities similar to those in North America, said Roger Wade, who researched and compiled two recently released lists that rate 47 major European cities based on affordability.

Bucharest (Romania), Sofia (Bulgaria) and Krakow (Poland) are the cheapest major tourist cities on the European Backpacker Index for 2013, while Zurich (Switzerland), Oslo (Norway) and Venice (Italy) ranked as the most expensive.?

Sofia, Bucharest and Budapest (Hungary) are the most affordable destinations on the Europe 3-Star Traveler Index for 2013, and Zurich, Paris and Venice are costliest.

?In places like Krakow, Budapest, and Prague, it's still very easy to get a meal for $5 and a beer for under $2 -- in very pleasant surroundings,? said Wade, founder of Price of Travel, a website that helps travelers compare expenses in major cities around the world.

Europe's cheapest cities cost about a quarter as much as its most expensive, the indices show.?

The Daily Backpacker Index daily rate for Bucharest is currently $23.38 a day; for Zurich, it?s $119.78 a day.

Sofia is the least expensive city on the 3-Star Traveler Index, due to well-located and well-reviewed hotels that can frequently be found for about $40 per night. A similar 3-star hotel room in Zurich starts at around $155 per night in shoulder season, Wade said. Prices crept up very little overall for food, attractions and transportation, he added.?

Rates for hostels and hotels in some European cities have been declining, data show.

Hostels have come down in Bucharest, Krakow, Zagreb (Croatia), Barcelona (Spain) and even Rome, Wade said. ?It seems like more new hostels continue to open up (often converted from under-performing hotels), and hostel customers tend to be more price sensitive so the expensive places just don't fill up.?

Deals for 3-star hotels are good in St. Petersburg (Russia), Athens (Greece), Berlin and Barcelona, he said. ?The most dramatic difference by far is Moscow, which is 15th cheapest for backpackers, but 34th for 3-star hotels. The city has some good and cheap hostels, and things like public transportation and food are quite cheap if you follow the locals," Wade said. "But international-standard hotels in Moscow are notoriously expensive so it's in a whole different price category for those seeking comfort and English-language menus.??

The Backpacker Index is based on the price of a hostel bed (one night in a good location with good reviews), two public transportation rides, three budget meals, one cultural attraction and three inexpensive beers (or wine) for each day in each city. ?

The 3-Star Index uses a centrally located and well-rated 3-star hotel room, taxi rides and a higher allowance for food prices.

These types of resources "appeal because they intrigue us and speak to the armchair traveler in us all, said Jonathon Day, an assistant professor at Purdue University?s School of Hospitality and Tourism Management.

But they also are practical for planning, to help people organize and sort through an overwhelming amount of information.

It is ?really hard to compare prices of complex things like a visit to a city,? Day said. And by offering new options beyond the iconic locations, which are often expensive, it encourages experimentation. ?Lists like these place destinations that aren't 'top of mind' in front of potential travelers,? he said. ?This is good news for destinations competing for attention ... and ultimately visitors.?

The dollar is at a 13-month low versus the euro, said Neil S. Martin, editor of the Trans-Atlantic newsletter, which reports twice a month on the U.S. market for travel to Europe. ?But that doesn't seem to dissuade very many Americans? from traveling to Europe. U.S. visits to Europe were up 3.9 percent to 11.2 million last year, ? according to the Commerce Department -- probably the best year since 2007, he said.

European countries going through tough economic times -- Greece, Spain, Portugal, Ireland -- are all very pro-tourist and welcoming, he said. The best deals are likely in Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria, "where local currencies have probably dropped versus the dollar."?

But saving money may not be the only benefit of budget travel. ?Rick Steves is famous for saying that the more money you spend, the larger the barrier you create between you and the local people, and I totally agree with that,? said Wade. ?If you have lunch in a cafe on the main town square you'll probably be surrounded by business travelers and other tourists, but if you walk a few blocks in any direction you can probably find the same meal (or better) for half the price and you might be the only foreigner in the place.??

Source: http://www.nbcnews.com/travel/itineraries/most-least-affordable-cities-europe-1B8168002

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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Futurity.org ? Teen's criminal career can start by age 5

With criminal behavior, the onset begins with rule violations, but researchers say a juvenile?s first arrest or contact with the police is the strongest indicator of future problems. (Credit: iStockphoto)

IOWA STATE (US) ? By the time a juvenile is arrested, or referred to the juvenile court system, chances are he or she has already displayed a pattern of antisocial behavior.

Red flags are easy to recognize in the days following a tragic event like a mass shooting?but it?s important to identify those early warning signs before they turn into a pattern of criminal behavior.

In some extreme cases, children as young as 5 years old are committing crimes. So when that child becomes an adult, he or she may already have a lengthy criminal record.

?With onset in criminal careers, the first sign of that problem behavior is an indicator of how severe it will be,? DeLisi says. ?If you can help them, you save a ton of money and you save a lot of problems. But it?s just the issue of correctly identifying them and that raises a bunch of ethical and other issues.?

The connection between the onset and the severity is similar to other ways children start to develop, either positively or negatively, at an early age.

?If you have someone who is 3, or even 2, and is already reading it would suggest that the person is highly intelligent,? DeLisi says. ?The reason is because the emergence or the onset of the behavior is usually inversely related to what they will become. The earlier something appears the more special they are or extreme.?

With criminal behavior, the onset begins with rule violations, but researchers say a juvenile?s first arrest or contact with the police is the strongest indicator of future problems.

The new study published in the Journal of Criminal Justice included 252 children living in Pennsylvania juvenile detention centers. The offenders ranged in age from 14-18 and on average had committed 15 delinquent acts in the prior year.

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder got into trouble at a younger age than other juvenile offenders without ADHD?in some cases their first contact with police happened more than a year prior to other offenders. Youth with conduct disorder were also more likely to be arrested at a younger age. But researchers urge caution on how to interpret the results.

?This by no way means that every child with ADHD or conduct disorder will become delinquent or ultimately be arrested,? says Brenda Lohman, associate professor in human development and family studies. ?What it does mean is that future work needs to address why some youth with ADHD or conduct disorder become delinquent and others do not.

?From a preventive standpoint, this information could then help identify support systems and intervening mechanisms for families and parents, and ultimately decrease rates of antisocial behaviors of children with ADHD or conduct disorder.?

In addition to preventive measures, researchers hope to build on this study to better understand the family dynamics that can lead to mental and behavioral issues in children.

?Extensive research indicates that economic hardship has an adverse effect on the well-being of families,? says Tricia Neppl, an assistant professor in human development and family studies.

Economic pressures increase the risk for emotional distress, which Neppl says can lead to harsh disciplinary practices. She is working on a study to determine if such hardships, when a child is between the ages of 3 and 5 years old, affect the child?s mental health when they are 6 to 13 years old.

?The results suggest that economic adversity influences parental emotional health, marital distress, and hostile parenting which predicts child mental health disorders, such as conduct disorder and ADHD, during later childhood and early adolescence,? Neppl says.

As researchers understand more about the connection with antisocial behavior, DeLisi says he expects there will be an even greater push for intervention and treatment for ADHD and conduct disorder.

?Early interventions are very successful, but they require a lot of investment on the part of people who may be the least willing or able to invest.?

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh and Saint Louis University contributed to the study.

Source: Iowa State University

Source: http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/teens-criminal-career-can-start-by-age-5/

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

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The MC45 features a high-performance laser scanner with patented Adaptive Scanning technology to serve scan-intensive data capture environments, a touch screen for signature capture as well as a 3.2 megapixel color camera capable of picture taking and decoding 1D/2D barcodes.
Along with the recently introduced rugged MC67 EDA and durable ET1 WAN tablet, the MC45 EDA represents an extension to Motorola's enterprise mobile computing WAN portfolio.
The MC45 also supports Motorola's RhoMobile Suite, which can synchronize data and operate in either a connected or disconnected environment and also enables businesses to cost-effectively develop enterprise applications once and deploy them on both Windows Embedded Handheld? and Android-based Motorola devices, allowing for consistent user experiences.
The MC45 is available with Motorola's Service from the Start with Comprehensive Coverage program, providing coverage for normal wear and tear as well as accidental damage to internal and external components, significantly reducing unforeseen repair expenses.

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Warm weather paves path for tornadoes in Southeast

So far there have been reported twisters and some damage as temperatures soar to springtime levels. But behind that front is another shot of frigid cold, and the threat of tornadoes. Weather Channel Meteorologist Mike Seidel reports.

By Isolde Raftery, Staff Writer, NBC News

It's an unusual time of year for tornado warnings, but given the warm temperatures in the southeastern U.S., forecasters are warning residents to beware of strong wind gusts overnight and into Wednesday.?

The National Weather Service says the following areas are most at risk: Much of Arkansas, southern Illinois, extreme southwestern Indiana, western Kentucky, northern Louisiana, parts of southern Missouri, parts of northern Mississippi, extreme southeastern Oklahoma, western Tennessee, extreme northeastern Texas.?

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Additionally, The Weather Channel?gave a 50 percent chance of seeing a tornado in Alabama.

Temperatures are about 22 to 26 degrees above average, according to weather.com, and damaging wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph are predicted south from Biloxi, Miss. east to the Virginia. On the periphery of those wind gusts, isolated, spin-up tornadoes may form. ?

The Weather Channel warns that the combination of strong winds -- in some areas up to 150 mph --?could result in straight-line wind damage and prime conditions for tornadoes to form.?

The weather service said the threat for severe thunderstorms will increase through Tuesday night in advance of a strong cold front moving across the central U.S.?

State and local emergency managers are on watch, the weather service said.

Source: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/29/16750403-unusual-warm-weather-in-southeast-paves-path-for-tornadoes?lite

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