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FARMINGTON — One stop for car teams in the Fireball Run Internet show has been canceled.

The arrest of Jack Arnold, vineyard manager for the Wines of San Juan in Turley, prompted the series to cut the vineyard from its itinerary.

The car adventure series is scheduled to film Monday in San Juan County.

Arnold was arrested Sept. 11 on suspicion of two counts of aggravated battery, aggravated assault, resisting an officer, leaving the scene of an accident and failing to report a car crash. The incident began when he allegedly chased his wife's truck after seeing another man behind the wheel with his wife in the passenger seat.

A 19-mile chase ensued through Navajo Dam, until both cars collided in a ditch along N.M. Highway 511.

J Sanchez, producer for the Florida-based show, confirmed Wednesday that the vineyard was no longer a scheduled stop.

"It was decided by our production team that we were going to change the activity," Sanchez said. "We thought we would give them the time to heal. We feel dearly for the (Arnold) family, but it's not time to play. It's time to heal."

Marcia Arnold, who has run the vineyard with husband David since 2002, also confirmed that her family's business would no longer be a destination for the show.

"I was called by the producer on Monday," she said. "He expressed regret over it but said it would be bad press for the show."

James Fenton covers Aztec and Bloomfield for The Daily Times. He can be reached at 505-564-4621 and Follow him @fentondt on Twitter.

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TCAP 2013

To search Boulder Valley's or individual school's TCAP preliminary reading results for 2013, use the form at the bottom of this story.

Boulder Valley's overall third-grade reading scores remain high but largely unchanged, continuing a long-term trend, according to results of the statewide transitional test released today.

Students are expected to take this paper-and-pencil test, which includes items that are common to both the previous Colorado Model Content Standards and the new Colorado Academic Standards approved in 2009, once more next spring. Then, they'll switch to an online test designed to measure new standards.

Boulder Valley's third-grade reading scores — 84 percent proficient or advanced this year — essentially have held steady for eight years. The state average of 73 percent proficient or advanced dropped slightly from last year.

The average in the neighboring St. Vrain Valley School District is 82 percent, up slightly from last year.

The unofficial third-grade reading results are released months before the rest of the scores, which will be made public this summer. Students took the transitional tests, known as TCAP, which replaced the CSAP tests, in the spring.

The state plans to begin introducing shorter, computer-based tests — with a faster turnaround time for results — next school year.

Fourth- and seventh-graders will take the new social studies test in the spring of 2014, while high school seniors will take new social studies and science assessments in the fall of 2014. Fifth-grade and eighth-grade students will take the computer-based science tests in the spring of 2014, while the 10-grade science test will be discontinued.

Starting in the spring of 2015, students in third through 11th grades will take the computer-based versions of the math, reading and writing tests. Reading and writing also will be combined into a single test.

In response to persistently flat reading scores, Boulder Valley's literacy department clarified its goals and standardized literacy interventions across the district this school year. Next up is a “framework” that all elementary teachers will be expected to follow as they teach their students to read, plus a three-year plan to train teachers.

“We're looking at this year as a foundation year,” said Angel Stobaugh, Boulder Valley's literacy director. “We need the time and opportunity to build on it.”

She said she's looking forward to the new online assessments, both because they will measure how well students are meeting the new standards and because results will be available to teachers more quickly. She said the new tests also are expected to include tasks that require students to apply what they've learned.

On this year's third-grade reading test, 5 percent of Boulder Valley students scored unsatisfactory, 10 percent scored partially proficient, 72 percent scored proficient and 12 percent scored advanced — about the same as last year in each category.

Jonathan Dings, Boulder Valley's chief of planning and assessment, said Latino students' scores improved to 58 percent proficient or better, compared to 52 percent last year. Scores of students taking the Spanish version of the test also rose to 76 percent proficient or better, from 63 percent last year.

The only Boulder Valley school with 100 percent of students scoring proficient was Boulder's Bear Creek Elementary. Community Montessori's native English speakers also scored 100 percent. When Community Montessori's second-language students are included, the Boulder school's score is 86 percent.

“We have a pretty diverse school,” said Community Montessori Principal Shannon Minch. “We would rather have a diverse school with diverse learning experiences than high scores.”

Still, she said, teachers were excited that native English students all reached proficient or better, especially given that traditional tests aren't part of the school's curriculum.

Lafayette's Pioneer Elementary, a dual-immersion bilingual school, posted a significant gain on the test, with 94 percent of students scoring proficient or better this year, up from 76 percent last year. On the Spanish version of the test, 90 percent of students scored  proficient or better, with 37 percent scoring advanced.

Pioneer Principal Kristin Nelson-Steinhoff said the school's focus is on biliteracy, with teachers working together, using student data, to decide how best to teach students.

“The results really demonstrated that our students are strong in both English and Spanish,” she said.


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Albert Lee Clouse, 75, a native of Savannah, Mo., and resident of Houma, died at 2:35 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, 2001.

No services are scheduled.

He is survived by his wife, Marguerite LeBoeuf Clouse of Houma; one son, Kyle Clouse of Houma; and five grandchildren, Allison Rae Clouse, Steven Lee Clouse, Kylynn Jade Clouse, Jayme Guidry and Marcus Schexnayder.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Albert Clouse and Farrie Jessee Clouse; three brothers, Jessee Clouse, Charles Clouse and Frank Clouse; and six sisters, Ollie Thornton, Beryl Blakeslee, Alice Auten, Annie Juhl, Lillian Robinson and Georgia Clouse.

He was a retired marine engineer for Meba Marine.

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An Australian medical practice lost access to its patients’ records after Russian hackers encrypted the facility's entire data system.

The unidentified hackers are currently holding the Gold Coast's Miami Family Medical Centre hostage at a ransom of $4,000, a pretty low figure but one that ABC News suggests could lead to a more likely payout.

On Monday, MFMC co-owner David Wood told reporters that the hackers were able to infiltrate the system despite a sturdy antivirus program that he said didn't fail.

"We've got all the antivirus stuff in place—there's no sign of a virus," Wood said. "They literally got in, hijacked the server and then ran their encryption software.

"It's people who know how to break in past firewalls and hack passwords to get onto the server."

Wood assured reporters that no personal patient data had been stolen during the raid.

The company is looking for alternative ways to recover its lost information. If that can't happen, it's likely it will have to pay up the ransom—that hefty sum of $4,000.

Meanwhile, the Medical Centre will continue to operate, although Wood told ABC it will be “very, very, very difficult" without patient records.

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Sony's Google TV Set Coming Saturday

Sony plans to launch sales of its line of Google TV sets online Saturday and via Best Buy next week.Sony's (SNE) lineup of sleek televisions boasting Google's (GOOG) Web-surfing system will go on sale Saturday, testing how much consumers are willing to pay to combine access to the entire Internet with their regular TV programming.

The high-definition sets unveiled Tuesday evening in New York will have LCD screens ranging from 24 inches to 46 inches, with recommended retail prices from $600 to $1,400. Sony will begin selling the new sets in its online store Saturday, and they should be available in Best Buy's (BBY) U.S. stores by early next week. Pre-orders are currently being taken at both Sony's and Best Buy's websites.

Sony's price for its Google TV sets is $200 to $400 higher than comparable TVs without the highly touted software, a differential that threatens to dampen sales at a time the still-shaky economy is causing more households to pinch their pennies.

The strong sales of Apple's (AAPL) iPhone and iPad have demonstrated that people are still willing to open their wallets to buy breakthrough gadgets, but persuading them usually requires a snazzy marketing campaign that shows why the products are worth the extra money.

Will Google TV Be Compelling Enough to Sell Well?

Forrester Research analyst James McQuivey said he isn't convinced that Sony and Google will be able to make a compelling enough case to turn this new generation of TVs into a must-have item, even though he is impressed with the technology inside the sets.

"Price is going to be important," he said. "Google TV is a powerful experience, but most people aren't going to understand it unless they can see it in action. And Google isn't known for its consumer marketing experience. I think they have the right concept here, but I am not sure about the execution yet."

Sony is planning a marketing blitz to promote its Google TV sets through the holiday shopping season, although the company isn't saying how much it will spend on the campaign. Google traditionally has refrained from buying TV ads, relying instead on its ubiquity on the Internet and the marketing acumen of its partners.

Like millions of mobile phones that have been sold in the past two years, Sony's new TVs will be built on Google's Android operating system. They will navigate websites with Google's Chrome browser and rely on Intel's (INTC) Atom chips for their processing power. The system can comb through the Internet, television programming guides and even DVRs from satellite operator Dish Network (DISH) to find all video connected to a request entered into a search bar at the top of the screen.

"Finally, you can seamlessly search your favorite TV programs and websites on the same screen, at the same time," said Mike Abary, senior vice president of Sony Corp.'s home division.

The remote control for Sony's Google TVs includes a standard, "QWERTY" keyboard to enter the search requests or make other comments on the Internet while retaining the ability to watch TV simultaneously.

Logitech Price Lower Than Sony's

Logitech International (LOGI) has bundled the same Google TV package into a set-top box that can be plugged into existing TVs with HDMI sets. The Logitech boxes, already available for pre-order, are selling for $300, undercutting a similar box with a Blu-ray player that Sony is selling for $400.

Google TV devices will likely face their stiffest competition from an array of less-expensive boxes that also connect to popular Internet services such as movies from Netflix (NFLX) and songs from Pandora's music-streaming site.

But those enticements haven't been enough to get most people to buy Internet-connected boxes. McQuivey estimates that Apple has sold about 1 million of its set-top boxes so far. Roku has sold even fewer since it entered the market more than two years ago, McQuivey said, even though the price for its Internet player has fallen to $60.

Those relatively modest sales figures show how reluctant people have been to inject the Internet into the three to five hours they spend, on average, in the so-called "lean back" mode of watching television.

But that almost certainly will change as younger people who have grown up Web surfing on their computers while channel surfing on the TVs look for products that bring together the different media. The only question seems to be how much longer it will be until the market reaches the tipping point where Internet TV goes mainstream.

Target Market: Tech Savvy Consumers who Can Afford Fancy TVs

Sony's own research has identified consumers who are under 44 years old as the most likely buyers of the new Google TV sets. McQuivey thinks the market is probably even narrower than that right now, ranging mostly from people between 30 and 45 years old who have settled down into their own households and can afford fancy TVs.

Convinced the Internet TV will be the next big thing, other consumer electronics manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics (SSNHY), Vizio and Mitsubishi (MSBHY) also are promoting Web-connected sets and Blu-ray players.

And after brushing off Internet TV as nothing but as "hobby" for years," Apple CEO Steve Jobs appears ready to get serious about the market. His company last month introduced a retooled set-top box that sells for just $99. The Apple TV product is still more limited than Google TV's system, but McQuivey said that may not matter to consumers who have come to love Apple's "prettier and shinier" gadgets.

There should be ample opportunity to convert more people to Internet TV, given that McQuivey expects about 22 million new TV sets to be sold in the U.S. next year.

Google CEO Eric Schmidt appears fairly certain a lot of them will be showing content from the Web. "Instead of wasting time watching television, you can waste time watching the Internet," he said in a recent speech.

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Don't Let a Lifetime of Saving Be Ruined by Bad Planning

piggy bankTom Binns officially retired 15 years ago. It took a lifetime of saving -- careful planning at every step and short-term sacrifices to achieve long-term goals -- for him to finally reach that milestone of financial freedom. Still, even though his 9-to-5 earning years are now a memory, new financial responsibilities are ever present.

As many retirees have discovered, even if you've saved enough to live comfortably, the golden years don't buy you a reprieve from money worries. In fact, being retired can make you even more vulnerable to fiscal strife if you're not prepared. According to a survey done by TD AMERITRADE, 57% of baby boomers will help their children out financially while putting their own retirement savings at risk.

A couple of years ago, for example, Binns' son was laid off from a manufacturing job. Since then he hasn't been able to find employment with the same level of pay and benefits. So Binns helps out with his son's expenses -- including those associated with caring for an autistic granddaughter. What's more, Binns also pays for the care of his mother, 97, who is in assisted living.

"This wasn't part of my retirement plan but was dealt with under 'planning for the unforeseen,'" Binns says.

The Best Laid Plans...

Anyone can make a plan and stick to it, but when life throws a curveball, it's hard to not lose your footing. Binns, a self-described Southern boy from Tennessee, has been able to handle life's financial curveballs better than most.

The 73-year-old said he has a genetic trait of frugality in him, and he developed a flexible financial plan that allowed him to retire -- on time -- despite the death of his wife, job losses, salary cuts, and caring for others.

"There are a lot of twists and turns that will affect your retirement funding. Job loss, recessions, birth of children, unexpected uninsured calamities, divorce, illness, death of a spouse, lawsuits, relocation expenses, dot-com meltdowns, housing bubbles, inflation, stagflation, and on and on," Binns says. "You can't plan for all of them, but you must be aware of their possibility."

Five Pillars

Binns' saving practices may be a little on the extreme side (he sold eggs and milk from his farm to his own family -- granted, at a discount). But his idea that retirement would bring him freedom is pretty typical.

For Binns, work was simply a means to make money to retire. Mapping out a plan to maximize his earnings every step of the way was how to achieve his goal. He based his strategy around five basic guidelines -- rules that can help steer anyone toward a successful retirement.

1. Invest in yourself. "The decision to pay myself first was the best investment decision I ever made," Binns says. "It's a guaranteed way to accumulate wealth as opposed to accumulating things."

Much like an athlete spends countless hours in the gym, Binns invested in himself. A portion of every paycheck would go back into his 403(b) plan. He remembers back when he earned $325 a month and would immediately take $50 of it to put toward retirement savings.

According to a Fidelity Investments study cited by 401k Planning, employees who continued to contribute to their 401(k) plan over the past 10 years have seen their retirement account balances more than triple, even accounting for the bear market in 2008 and early 2009.

2. Live below your means whenever possible. In a credit-driven society, it's all too easy to spend beyond your means and accumulate debt. The financial meltdown of 2008 was due in part to people (including those who work on Wall Street) taking on costs beyond what they could handle.

Binns made a point to live well within his means. "I resisted raising our standard of living by getting a more expensive car or house and only gradually replaced hand-me-down furniture," Binns says. "We sometimes had some very creative meal planning when we had to delay a trip to the grocery. Through it all, we never felt deprived of anything. You have to remember that this was before cellphones, Internet, cable TV, $4 coffee, computers, BlackBerrys, iPads, iPods, GPSes, and all the other things we can't live without now. "

Avoiding debt kept his family's finances from being thrown off-kilter. For example, when his son was born, their salaries were cut in half for a while. "I took up some of the slack by teaching night classes at a prison and teaching a GED course at night. It's amazing how a loss of income can be adjusted for if you have minimal debt," he says.

3. Plan for the unexpected. It's difficult to plan for The Great Unknowns in life, but Binns knew hardships would arise at some point, so he created a just-in-case emergency fund.

Binns says it helped him when his first wife was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. It also means that he is prepared to help out his elderly mother. "My dad didn't leave her much, and she has been making it on a small pension and Social Security, which doesn't come close to covering her expenses. She is coming to the end of her resources as we pay more and more to keep her safe and comfortable. When her money runs out, I am prepared to take up the slack. "

4. Be an investor, not a gambler. Investing has been an evolving process for Binns. "I saw inflation and recession and 'stagflation' but just kept on looking for investments to put salary increases into. I took profits from time to time (and a few losses), but I was always looking for something else to invest in rather than toys to buy."

That said, not all of Binns' investment decisions were winners. "My worst financial decision was to get a $50,000 home equity loan and put it all in Intel (INTC) stock," he says. "That was not investing; it was gambling."

He also learned the hard way not to blindly follow "hot tips." "I lost a small percentage of my net worth by listening to some hype from my friends who knew some 'sure-fire winners' back before the dot-com meltdown," he says. He got off lucky, compared to a friend of his who ignored Binns' pleas not to put every penny he had into one stock. "He had to go back to work at the age of 70."

5. Never stop being a student. While there is no one-size-fits-all investment strategy, there is one thing that all investors need in their plan: knowledge. Without it you will shortchange your future, Binns says.

Many people have seen their savings trickle down to nothing because they have not read up before investing. The best approach is to invest in something they understand. More importantly, Binns says, know the rates, the risks, and especially what it costs to make each investment.

"Study investing as much as possible so you can take care of things that otherwise would require a fee from somebody," Binns says. "One thing that will increase your retirement nest egg is to avoid fees and commissions as much as possible. Everything taken out lessens the final value of your investments. You want to fund your own retirement, not the person's who is taking the fees and commissions." contributor Michelle Zayed does not own shares of any companies mentioned. The Fool owns shares of and has bought calls on Intel. Motley Fool newsletter services have recommended buying shares of and creating a diagonal call position on Intel.

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October 12 2011 at 3:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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By keeping rates so low, Bernanke has hurt employment. He's basically eliminated the only source of new jobs: attrition. No one can afford to retire with rates this low. It's one thing to be accomodative, but rates like this are creating massive economic and demographic distortions. You have an entire generation of people that would like to retire but can't thanks to Bernanke. They can't relinquish their jobs to the next generation because they can't get any return on their savings. As long as rates are this low unemployment will remain high. Unforseen consequences of conventional wisdom.

September 10 2011 at 2:49 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply

Number 6 is not watching your portfolio. Having a lot of your money in stocks can ruin your retirement.........

September 09 2011 at 3:26 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply

Oh My. The president wants to raise taxes to pay for nearly a half trillion dollars in stimulus by raising taxes on the very people who are supposed to create jobs in a recession. He wasn't talking about jobs at all. he was talking once again about raising taxes and nothing more. We were sold a bill of goods by this flim flam man once again. He is bound and determined as a Socialist to not let this recession crisis go to waste he wants to turn it into a depression so he can be FDR lite .....errrrrr.....I mean dark.

September 08 2011 at 8:32 PM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply

Wrong - article -

September 08 2011 at 6:15 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

Infrastructure jobs again - (been there - stimulus - didn't work the first time). STOP companies from OUTSOURCING American jobs. A tax break to hire - would they have to prove the jobs were filled by Americans? American jobs on American soil - this is what we need.

September 08 2011 at 6:14 PM Report abuse +4 rate up rate down Reply

There are some things that you cannot plan for, or save for. Inflation has made it to where people saved dollars and ended up with pennys. The stock market turmoil has wiped out investments that many well to do americans had planned to use for retirement income leaving them to work at Wal* mart till the day they die.

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There may be unexpected events that one can't plan for, but "inflation" and "stock market turmoil" aren't among them since they've both been a fact-of-life for decades.

September 09 2011 at 2:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply

Aren't poor choices supposed to bite you and they end up ruining your life. Bad investing plans are nothing more than poor choices. I guarantee you that, if you send me all your money, you won't ever have a bad investment plan, a bad investment or have your life ruined by one either. Chances are I won't even invest it so that you won't have to worry about it ever again. Sent it to daBR549 and leave it all to me. You can aways reach me on this blog if you need some quick advice on just about anything too :-)

September 08 2011 at 5:54 PM Report abuse -2 rate up rate down Reply

One of Mr. Binns' problems will be felt by all retirees everywhere--that of supporting an elderly parent or other relative. Despite the blind eyes of the Obamacrats and denunciations and rantings of Tea Partiers et al., barring a major catastrophe, people will soon be living to 100 or more--see among others the writings of David Sinclair (Harvard) and Aubrey de Grey (Cambridge, England), both of whom have received some publicity in the open media over the past decade or two. Inflation eats away at defined benefits. I received a small defined benefit pension as part of my retirement package when I retired at age 68 1/2 on Jan. 1, 1995. The pathetic pension does substantially less in September 2011. My wife's Social Security, an existing 401(k) for each of us, and consulting for 10 or 12 years after retirement kept us financially secure. Bad investments, many on the advice of brokers, and expenses arising just from being older, are eating into what was a substantial nest egg--well into six figures. If Social Security and Medicare are reduced as per Tea Party and other idiots, there will be no point to living longer. Maybe researchers at HHS or being supported by funds from HHS, think tanks or universities, etc. should spend part of the money thinking about what the results will be of successful conclusions to their work. If we may be feeling the effects of longer living, people in Mr. Binns' situation will have it much worse--and there will be tens of millions like him in the U.S. alone.

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Once you quit putting into SS and paying taxes the "givernment" no langer has a use for you. Seems like the message I get from DC is that they want us to die quick, and broke.

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Sequestration's here at last -- and for the most part, the markets haven't even batted an eyelash. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell early in the morning on the arrival of the federal government's automatic budget cuts, but positive news from elsewhere in the economy has sent the index higher. As of 2:15 p.m. EST, the Dow has pulled in modest gains of 35 points, or about 0.3%. With stocks evenly split between risers and laggards, it looks like investors are settling down and looking past the drama from Washington.

The ISM beats out sequestration
It helps that the Institute for Supply Management reported surprisingly positive numbers to brighten up Wall Street's day. February's Purchasing Managers' Index rose to 54.2%, coming in ahead of analyst projections of 52.5% and growing 1.1 percentage points from January's mark. In a measurement where percentages greater than 50% represent the manufacturing sector's expansion, last month's PMI shows output at its best mark since June 2011. New orders and production also rose dramatically, with each gaining more than 4 percentage points in February. Clearly, the manufacturing sector wasn't so worried about sequestration last month.

However, manufacturing stocks haven't rallied on the data. In fact, two of the Dow's members in the sector, Caterpillar and Alcoa , are leading index laggards lower, down 1% and 1.2%, respectively, as shareholders react more to sequestration's potential blow than to the strong economic news.

While investors should rightly be wary about how government spending will impact top industrial companies, it's important to keep in mind that automatic budget cuts won't all come at once; they'll be phased in through the end of the fiscal year at the end of September. That gives companies plenty of time to adjust accordingly and make plans to stave off tough hits. While Caterpillar and Alcoa will undoubtedly be affected, any doom-and-gloom predictions are far off base.

Boeing , for one, hasn't reacted negatively like its fellow industrial stocks. Shares of the aerospace giant have crept up throughout the day despite the sequester and the ongoing 787 battery failure saga. Japanese airline All Nippon Airways, the biggest customer so far of Boeing's flagship aircraft, announced that it has not considered backing off purchases of the 787 despite its announcement earlier in the week that it was canceling all flights of the aircraft through the end of May. It's a strong sign of support for Boeing, particularly after ANA further announced that it believed Boeing was making progress toward a fix.

Outside of  industrials, Johnson & Johnson is having a good day, with shares rising 0.8% despite the health care colossus's troubles with hip implant recalls and legal fights. Things haven't gone so well for J&J in the hip implant arena recently, as the company earlier this month recalled one of its product lines sold overseas. J&J has already been fighting over the recall of 93,000 of its ASR hip implants back in 2010, courtesy of subsidiary DePuy, and with orthopedics being a major segment of the company, the negative PR isn't what investors wanted. Nonetheless, J&J's size and position in the industry make it better suited to withstand such pressures than most companies. Investors shouldn't lose too much sleep over the issue.

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Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. Announces Consolidated Results for First Quarter 2013

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. Announces Consolidated Results for First Quarter 2013

LIMA, Peru--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. and subsidiaries (NYSE: CPAC; BVL: CPACASC1) ("the Company" or "Cementos Pacasmayo") a leading Peruvian cement company, announced today its consolidated results for the first quarter ("1Q13") ended March 31, 2013. These results have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") and are stated in nominal Peruvian Nuevos Soles (S/.).

Financial Highlights:

It is important to note the following highlights:

  • Cement sales volume increased 6.5% in 1Q13 compared to 1Q12.
  • Net income increased 13.0% in 1Q13 compared to 1Q12 (S/. 45.1 million vs. S/. 39.9 million).
  • Cement EBITDA increased 15.1% in 1Q13 compared to 1Q12 (S/. 84.5 million vs. S/. 73.4 million).
  • Consolidated adjusted EBITDA margin went from 25.8% in 1Q12 to 27.9% in 1Q13.
  • Private offering of US$ 300 million in Senior Notes in the international markets - On February 1, 2013, the Company successfully placed US$300 million in Senior Notes, with a coupon rate of 4.50%, and a yield to maturity of 4.625%, due on 2023. Demand for the notes exceeded US$ 2.5 billion.

For a full version of Cementos Pacasmayo's First Quarter 2013 Earnings Release, please visit http://www.cementospacasmayo.com.pe/investors/

Cementos Pacasmayo will host a conference call Tuesday, April 30, 2013, to discuss these results at 12:00 pm New York time/11:00 am Lima time.

To participate, please dial:

+1 800 311 9401 (From within the U.S.)

+1 334 323 7224 (International participants)

Passcode: 26737

There will also be a live Audio Webcast of this event available at:

About Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A.

Cementos Pacasmayo S.A.A. is a leading Peruvian cement company, and the only cement manufacturer in the Northern region of Peru. In February 2012, the Company's shares were listed on The New York Stock Exchange - Euronext under the ticker symbol "CPAC". With more than 55 years of operating history, the Company produces, distributes and sells cement and cement-related materials, such as concrete blocks and ready-mix concrete. Cementos Pacasmayo's products are primarily used in construction, which has been one of the fastest-growing segments of the Peruvian economy in recent years. The Company also produces and sells quicklime for use in mining operations.

For more information, please visit: http://www.cementospacasmayo.com.pe/investors/

Note: The Company presented some figures converted from Nuevos Soles to U.S. Dollars for comparison purposes. The exchange rate used to convert Nuevos Soles to U.S. dollars was S /. 2.589 per US$ 1.00, which was the exchange rate, reported as of March 31, 2013 by the Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP's (SBS). The information presented in U.S. dollars is for the convenience of the reader only.

Note on Forward-Looking Statements

This press release may contain forward-looking statements. These statements are statements that are not historical facts, and are based on management's current view and estimates of future economic circumstances, industry conditions, Company performance and financial results. Also, certain reclassifications have been made to make figures comparable for the periods. The words "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "expects", "plans" and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Statements regarding the declaration or payment of dividends, the implementation of principal operating and financing strategies and capital expenditure plans, the direction of future operations and the factors or trends affecting financial condition, liquidity or results of operations are examples of forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current views of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. There is no guarantee that the expected events, trends or results will actually occur. The statements are based on many assumptions and factors, including general economic and market conditions, industry conditions, and operating factors. Any changes in such assumptions or factors could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations.

For more information please visit www.cementospacasmayo.com.pe/investors/ .

In Lima:
Manuel Ferreyros, CFO
Claudia Bustamante
Head of Investor Relations
Cementos Pacasmayo
511-317-6000 ext. 2165
In New York:
i-advize Corporate Communications, Inc.
Rafael Borja / Melanie Carpenter

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Walmart Personalizes, Customizes Website for Shoppers

Walmart (WMT) is rebuilding its website to further personalize the online shopping experience of each customer. It is rolling out a feature that will enable its website to show shoppers more products that they may like, based on previous purchases. It will also customize Walmart's home page for each shopper based on the customer's location, local weather and the customer's search and purchase history.

So if a new mom just bought a stroller or crib on, the revamped website might recommend diapers and car seats, too. And if someone who lives in Dallas searches the website for sports jerseys, could suggest Rangers or Dallas Cowboy gear.

The increased personalization is part of a series of changes to improve the online shopping experience of its customers that are rolling out now and over the next few months. The retailer is looking to boost its business online at a time when its U.S. discount division has seen disappointing sales.

Growth Online, Declines in the Stores

Walmart Stores Inc.'s e-commerce sales increased by 30 percent to over $10 billion in its fiscal year that ended Jan. 31. By comparison, Walmart's U.S. discount division has had five straight quarters of sales declines at stores opened at least a year. Walmart sees big growth opportunity in the online business: Online sales still are only a fraction of the $473 billion Walmart generated in overall annual revenue, dwarfed by Amazon's (AMZN) $60.9 billion in annual sales.

The move to personalize websites for shoppers has become a top priority for traditional brick-and-mortar retailers like Walmart as they play catch up with, the online king that pioneered customizing content for shoppers. Retailers increasingly are trying to use their reams of customer data they get from mobile devices and computers to personalize their websites and ultimately, boost sales.

Other retailers, including home-improvement chain Home Depot (HD) and office-supplies retailer Staples (SPLS), have been working to personalize the online shopping experience. In fact, a quarter of customers who visit Home Depot's home page see product recommendations that are based on recent purchase or browser history, according to the company.

Familiar Concept for Other Retailers

Retailers have seen benefits in personalizing their websites for customers, as well as other efforts to improve the online shopping experience. Overall, Forrester Research analyst Sucharita Mulpuru said that changes in customization can help lift a retailer's online sales in the mid-single digits.

Walmart said that customers have responded well to improvements it has made to its website in the past two years, including quadrupling the assortment of items it offers online to 8 million. For example, when Walmart updated its search tool, it saw a 20 percent increase in shoppers completing a purchase after searching for a product using the new search engine.

Among the other changes, Walmart has redesigned the site to cater to tablets as well as other devices. That means that the content and images are now adjusted to the size of the screen. So shoppers will see more columns of products on bigger screens.

Shoppers will see other improvements. will be testing a quicker online checkout process over the next couple of months. That means customers will view one page instead of six before clicking on the "buy" button. And the company will be able to update Web pages within minutes instead of days.

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Walmarts food is pretty bad especially produce and meat. Shelves are never filled. There may be only 2 checkout lines. Do the kids want a successful store ? or just some more money quick ? People are losing trust in Walmart and that will spell the end of the chain.

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Walmart is kicking off the 2013 holiday shopping season with free layaway.
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It may be only August, but Walmart already has Christmas on its mind: Today it fired the first shot in the holiday pricing wars by announcing a free layaway program to start next month.

Last year, Walmart Stores (WMT) announced a $15 open fee for its layaway program before lowering it to $5, which would be refunded in the form of a Walmart gift card at the end of the layaway period. This year, Walmart is going a step further by waiving the fee altogether. The program will start Sept. 13 and run through Dec. 13. There will still be a 10 percent down payment and a $50 minimum purchase, as well as a 10 percent cancellation fee.

In case there was any mistaking the significance of the announcement, Walmart made it clear: The layaway program "will kick off the retailer's official start to the holiday season."

Ditching the layaway fee is partly a matter of keeping up with the Joneses -- the Joneses in this case being Sears and Kmart -- both operated by Sears Holdings (SHLD) -- as well as Toys R Us, all of which already offer free holiday layaway. But it's also in response to Walmart's recent struggles to hold onto its low-income customers, who are most likely to take advantage of the pay-as-you-go option.

As we noted last week following Walmart's disappointing sales report, the retailer is facing economic headwinds in the form of lower discretionary spending. But it's also dealing with the fact that consumers struggling to make ends meet are choosing competitors like Family Dollar (FDO) when deciding where to spend the few bucks they have left at the end of their paycheck. These are the customers most likely to need layaway for their Christmas presents, and if given a choice between a $5 layaway program and a free one, their decision is going to be easy. We'll see if ditching the layaway fee is enough for Walmart to get its mojo back this holiday season.

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A Deal or a Steal? Groupon Is Stung by Faux Photographer

In an incident that raises the ugly specter of fraud with the new group buying genre, popular site Groupon was apparently fooled by a fake photographer offering a photo shoot deal to more clients than she could possibly accommodate, and promoting herself with photos stolen from other artists.

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Illinois State Police and transportation officials are stepping up their drunk-driving and seat belt enforcement as part of a final safety push this year.

Drivers can expect to see hundreds of roadside safety checks, seat belt enforcement zones and enforcement patrols looking for drunk drivers and unbuckled motorists in final days of the year.

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Patrols will be dispatched during deadly nighttime hours.

Preliminary figures show that 937 people have died in car crashes this year. That's 53 more people than the same time last year.

Transportation officials say they want the roads safe for the holidays.

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Oregon Department of Agriculture waives fine for pilot in Curry County herbicide overspray

GRANTS PASS, Oregon — The Oregon Department of Agriculture has waived $20,000 in fines for a helicopter pilot and a company named in an investigation into herbicides being sprayed over timberlands in Curry County.

The department announced Wednesday a settlement agreement with Steven Owen, owner and pilot for Pacific Air Research Based in White City.

Under the agreement, he gives up his pesticides applicator license for a year, and does not dispute findings that he provided investigators false and misleading information. He can apply for a new license in a year if he has no new violations.

Department director Katy Coba said in a statement the economic losses from losing the license are greater than the fine.

"We realize the citizens affected by the actions of Pacific air Research were concerned about this company continuing its aerial applications," the statement said. "Our number one priority was to have an immediate surrender of the applicator and operator license."

Owen did not return a call to his business.

John Burns, one of the 15 people in the Cedar Valley north of Gold Beach who initially complained in October 2013 of health problems after being sprayed, said he was disappointed with the fines being waived.

"Why does the industry have the right to govern themselves?" he said. "No one is holding them accountable to the decisions they make."

Meanwhile, a bill increasing controls on aerial pesticide spraying inspired by the case passed the Oregon House and Senate this week and heads to Gov. Kate Brown. The bill would impose Oregon's first aerial spraying buffers around homes and schools, with violators subject to criminal and civil penalties. It also would establish a state pesticide hotline.

The case dates from October 2013, when 15 people in the Cedar Valley area north of Gold Beach complained they got sick after herbicides being sprayed on nearby commercial timberlands drifted over their homes. They reported respiratory problems, stomach cramps, headaches, swelling of hands and eyes and rashes.

State investigators determined Owen "more than likely" allowed some spray to fall over people's homes, but came to no conclusions about whether the small amounts found on the ground could account for people's health complaints.

Owen and the company initially provided false records leading investigators to believe the common herbicide glyphosate, sold as RoundUp, was used, but tests of vegetation ultimately showed the pesticides 2,4-D and tryclopyr were in the spray mix, investigators said.

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Harry Potter star Rupert Grint makes 'full recovery' from swine flu in time for London premiere

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Full recovery: Rupert Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in Harry Potter, was struck down by swine flu

Rupert Grint will attend the highly anticipated London premiere of Harry Potter And The Half -Blood tomorrow after bouncing back from a 'mild bout' of swine flu.

Grint, who plays Ron Weasley in the films, was struck down by the infection last week and was forced to take time off filming the next installment.

His publicist says: 'He has now fully recovered and is looking forward to joining his fellow cast mates for the junket and premiere this week, and then will return to filming afterwards.'

She said Grint's doctor had confirmed that Rupert was no longer contagious or at risk of infecting others.

'Other scenes were shot in his absence which did not require his involvement and thus filming was not disrupted,' she added.

Grint, 20, from Watton-at-Stone, Hertfordshire, is currently filming Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

JK Rowling's final book of the Harry Potter series is being split into two films.

He has starred in all the Harry Potter films as well as British comedy film Thunderpants and the comedy drama Driving Lessons with Julie Walters.

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince is released in the UK on July 15.

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Toast of the town: Rupert will attend the London premiere of Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince tomorrow


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  1. RUN
    great 2.73 mi 00:30 10:59 pace

    It was goodness. ♡♡

  2. swim
    great Pyramid 2400 yd

    I was dreading it a bit after CF but the cool water felt great.
    Happy Swim

  3. FIT
    great Full Throttle-Wide Open-BLiss

    500 Meter Row

    20 Box Jumps
    20 Dead Lifts 75 pounds
    20 KB Swings 35 pounds
    20 Shoulder Press
    20 Push Press
    20 Cleans
    20 Ground to Floor
    20 Sit ups
    20 push ups

    And then I laid down ... read more

  4. RUN
    great I Done Run 1.8 mi

    Part Deux

    Mini Bric

    I ran in the RAIN

    An it was bliss

  5. VELO
    CDA on the CT 10.01 mi

    FIrst part of mini bric

    10 minute WU
    3X5 minute, each min a harder gear
    5 minute recoveries
    5 minute CD

    I be sweaty girl on this one.
    Not a lotta miles but diggin deep to Em E Em.

    • Kgirltris

      I actually have come to love them, running off the bike during training makes the nice leg warble feeling I got during races, less sucky : ) It's going to get COLD in Indiana soon though and THAT will suck off the indoor trainer--to run outside.

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    • Alex M.
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      bricks are necessary but boy do they look like they suck. :)

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  6. FIT
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    Run 800
    Tabata D/U

    3 rounds

    Russian swings
    Box jumps
    Push press

    10 pull ups
    15 burpees
    20 box jumps
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    • Joe H.
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      great workout and my favorite spice girl

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  7. swim
    great Nip, Tuck and Dear lord, plea... 00:51

    It's been awhile since I have bought bathing suits AND I have let Z and her friends wear my suits in the hot tub lately when they forget them. Turns out, not my best idea.
    They stret... read more

  8. FIT
    great 7 minute push and Jerk

    Warm up:
    Aerodyne 500 m row
    Froggies and mountain climbers 3 sets of 10 each
    push ups and bicycle 3 sets of 10 each

    7 minutes of Push Jerks. I got 43
    It kinna sucked and was sweet all at the sa... read more

    • Isaac F.
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      Not tooo bad....for a girl ! =0 (jkjkjk)

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    • Mike
      Mike You're Funny
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    Rode on the computrainer because my arse and legs were a scareamin from the air squats and dead lifts on Friday. Wanted to spin it all out but the 175 grade on that second hill made for a nice 4mph... read more

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    I posted a pic of what I did. It was Good.

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    LOOOVE me some Glute Kickbacks on the smith machine. If those don't make your butt pop, pop. NADA will!!!

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    I'm not listin it all today. It was good. Inverted push ups STILL suck but my pull ups are getting better. I rocked all 10 in my sets without stopping for a rest.

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    great I went RUUUNING!!!! 4 mi

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    4 sets of Each:
    Inverted Push Ups. 15 - Used 5 step boxes
    Single Arm DB Overhead Press 10 Reps- 30 pd DB
    Wide Grip Pull Ups -10
    DB Lateral Arm circles- 15 w/ 10 pound weights. I SUCK at these.
    Lat... read more

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    Going through the motions. It's been that kinda day. I am glad I ran though. Eliana has been sick the last two days and a mile into this run I became very upright. Posture perfect. Add that in... read more

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    1000M ROW_ Pretty Sure I am in LOVE with that machine

    Ball Squats with 20 pound ball for Warm Up

    WOD: 5 Rounds

    10 Thrusters- bar plus 20 pounds- 35 total
    10 Knee to Elbow
    10 Sit Ups
    10 Back Ext... read more

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      Ultimately you are doing the workouts for yourself. Nothing wrong with enjoying a little RAH RAH for all your hard work!! So here goes...."RAH RAH SIS BOOM BAH! Who's my bad ass sister in law? I'ts you, It's you" hahaha. Sorry. I will have to go try Crossfit with you sometime.

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    • Kgirltris

      You are coming with me next Tuesday! Whoop Whoop!! And a toe touch too!!!!!!

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    • Abbey S.
      Abbey S.

      Ha! Maybe after some crossfit I could be able to do one of those again.

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    I didn't really Inline Skate,...

    Hoosier Man Sprint

    It was rough out there today. It’s stunning the emotions one can go through in just a wee short time. I do not know what I was expecting, but I wasn’t expecting what I got today... read more

    • Ally S.

      Great race report.....well done for getting it done

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      Wow what a day. Congratulations on the PR, way to overcome and power through all of those obstacles. Looks like nobody's going to stop you...not even MTB Girl. Great work Kris!

      about 3 years ago

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      No shit?! Way to go Kris! I think the crash makes the story, sorry. . . But crashing is hard-core. Sounds like you're in great shape if you feel you flopped your swim and pr'd by 5! Congrats!!

      about 3 years ago

  19. Last 4 weeks training:

    5-8 to 5-13- 7:35:19 hours 36.54 bike miles, 7300 Yards, 6.26 on the run
    5-14 to 5-20- 10:08:17 hours 110.47 bike miles 13, 800 yards 12.96 on the run
    5-21 to 5-27- 13:07:3... read more

    • Joseph

      SUPER YAY!!!

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    • Abbey S.
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      All the while dodging high kicks from water aerobic instructors, hillbilly exhaust, and full bottles of water ;) You kick ass!! Good luck in your race this weekend!

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      Thanks :-) :-). And a super yay!

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Staff Writers Beth Barrett, Naush Boghossian, Kerry Cavanaugh, Lisa Friedman, Brent Hopkins, Rick Orlov, Harrison Sheppard and Rachel Uranga contributed to this report.

State politics

For Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, 2006 was a year of redemption.

After a disastrous 2005 in which his major policy initiatives were soundly rejected by voters in a special election, a chastened Schwarzenegger instead worked with the Legislature and began a slow comeback.

He won voter approval in November for a $37 billion bond package designed to fund improvements in transportation, housing, flood control and schools.

He also worked with legislators on plans to hike the minimum wage and fight global warming. They also helped him pass a state budget in June, the first on-time spending plan in six years.

Unopposed in the Republican primary, the governor soundly defeated Democratic state Treasurer Phil Angelides in November.

However, the governor is expected to be on crutches for his inauguration ceremony. The seven-time winner of the Mr. Olympia title broke his right thigh bone during a Christmas weekend ski trip in Sun Valley, Idaho.

After surgery and a couple of days in the hospital recuperating, Schwarzenegger is working on his priorities for 2007, which include health care reform, spending some of the new infrastructure bond funds, prison reform and increasing school accountability, all expected to be part of his upcoming State of the State address.

After a year-long battle to overhaul the Los Angeles Unified School District, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa suffered a major political blow when a judge declared his education-reform law unconstitutional and prohibited it from taking effect on Jan. 1.

Villaraigosa immediately appealed the ruling, seeking implementation of Assembly Bill 1381. In addition to changing the district's governance system, it also would make the mayor directly responsible for three low- performing school "clusters."

A hearing on his appeal is expected in early 2007.

As Villaraigosa was maneuvering to take over the school district, the school board was recruiting a successor to Superintendent Roy Romer, who retired after nearly six years as head of LAUSD.

The board appointed retired Navy Adm. David Brewer III, who like Romer had no formal experience as an educator when he was approved in November to head the 708,000-student school district.

Brewer has been meeting with community, civic and government leaders, including Villaraigosa, as he formulates a plan to reduce campus crime and lower the dropout rate.

L.A. city government

Los Angeles gave its City Council members a gift this year when it became one of the few cities in the nation where voters extended term limits for incumbents.

Measure R allows City Council members to serve a third four-year term -- providing the opportunity for a stable political office for many and comeback prospects for others.

The proposal was co-sponsored by the Los Angeles Chapter of the League of Women Voters and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce, which coupled the extra term with a series of ethics reforms that some officials claimed softened existing standards.

Members of the Los Angeles Ethics Commission and the city's neighborhood councils complained that they were bypassed in the rush to place the measure on the ballot. However, an initial court challenge blocking the election was overturned, and the legal action has languished since the election.

Soon after the measure was passed, Richard Alarcn -- a former councilman who went on to serve eight years in the state Senate and had just been elected to the Assembly -- announced that he will run for his old City Council seat.

Four others have taken out papers to run in the March primary for council District 7.

In the largest protest rally ever in Los Angeles, a crowd estimated at 500,000 jammed downtown streets on March 25 to denounce a federal legislative proposal that would have further criminalized illegal immigration.

The demonstration was part of a nationwide groundswell of marches and rallies to protest a bill passed in December 2005 making it a felony to be an illegal immigrant in America.

In May, the Senate passed sweeping legislation that strengthened border security, established a guest-worker program and created a way for millions of illegal immigrants to stay in the country and eventually become citizens.

Republicans called it "amnesty" and responded with more get-tough laws in the House.

In the end, only one immigration measure was signed into law: legislation authorizing 700 miles of fencing along the southern U.S. border.

In the meantime, both sides are looking to the new year. Incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has signaled that immigration reform will be one of Senate Democrats' top 10 issues in 2007.

Activists said they hope to see legislation by spring.

Santa Susana lab

Nearly 50 years after the partial meltdown of a nuclear reactor at the Santa Susana Field Lab, studies released in 2006 raised new questions about radioactive contamination in nearby Chatsworth and Simi Valley.

University of California, Los Angeles, and University of Michigan researchers released studies in February that reported higher rates of some cancers within two miles of the Santa Susana Field Lab, and documented ways in which contamination could have migrated from the hilltop lab into the surrounding communities.

And in October, a separate study said the 1959 reactor meltdown may have released up to 300 times more radiation than Pennsylvania's infamous Three Mile Island meltdown, possibly causing some 260 cancer cases.

However, the Boeing Co., which now owns the field lab, repudiated the studies, saying that researchers had relied on flawed information to reach conclusions designed to unnecessarily worry neighbors.

Also this year, Boeing won concessions from water-quality regulators over the amount of contamination allowed in stormwater flowing from the lab into the Los Angeles River and Arroyo Simi.

While Los Angeles emerged as the nation's second-safest big city, the Los Angeles Police Department found itself plagued by controversy over several videotaped use-of-force incidents.

Police also struggled against a 6 percent increase in robberies, including a string of San Fernando Valley restaurant heists by a crew dubbed the Ski Mask Bandits.

The Valley also saw a 50 percent increase in gang violence in 2006, with 43 of the 85 homicides reported through Dec. 27 blamed on gang activity.

Unable to get out from under a federal consent decree imposed in the wake of the 1991 Rodney King beating and the 1999 Rampart scandal, the department was reminded of its past as videotapes posted on Internet sites showed officers using force against suspects.

The LAPD also took the lead on local counter-intelligence efforts as it provided much of the staffing for the new Joint Regional Intelligence Center in Norwalk, intended as a model of around-the-clock intelligence gathering, and ramped up Operation Archangel, a $10 million effort to identify and protect hundreds of potential terrorist targets in the region.

Officer Ripatti

The year also proved dangerous for the LAPD, with more than 700 aggravated assaults against officers in the first 11 months. In August, Hollenbeck-area Officer James Tuck was shot with an AK-47 in an incident that nearly cost him his hand.

But one of the more tragic incidents involved Officer Kristina Ripatti, who was paralyzed from the chest down in a shootout with an armed robber.

Her partner, Officer Joe Meyer, shot the robber to death. He also saved Ripatti's life by cutting off the blood flowing from her most serious wound and called for backup. A crush of LAPD personnel descended upon the scene, including Ripatti's husband, Officer Tim Pearce.

As Ripatti recuperated and adjusted to life in a wheelchair, she received an outpouring of phone calls, letters and visits from fellow law enforcement personnel and family that came by the hundreds. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" arrived in October to build the family a new, handicap-accessible home.

Orange Line

In L.A.'s world of transit, 2006 was the year of the Orange Line.

Hailed as a subway on wheels, the 14-mile busway that cuts through the heart of the San Fernando Valley surpassed ridership expectations six months after it began operating in late 2005, with more than 20,000 boardings a day.

All the excitement has some buzzing that the $330 million busway, erected in three years, should be replicated in other parts of the city.

Already there's an effort under way to extend the Orange Line route northward from Woodland Hills to Chatsworth. Last week, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority formally opened a 600-space Park and Ride lot at Canoga Avenue and Owensmouth Street, which could be eventually be used by commuters hoping to catch the Orange Line to the Metrolink station in Chatsworth.

Late in the year, the MTA was forced to repave several areas of the busway where cracks developed in the rubberized concrete - a special mixture that was laid to minimize noise through residential neighborhoods. The agency and its contractor are conducting tests to determine the source of the problem.

Stalled for more than a decade, a $4 billion plan to modernize Los Angeles International Airport took off this year at one of the country's five busiest airports.

The plan was delayed for years by lawsuits, but Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa hammered out a settlement in a January deal with neighboring South Bay cities and the grass-roots Alliance for a Regional Solution to Airport Congestion.

The deal limits the number of passengers to 79.5 million a year by reducing the number of gates that can be built.

The plan also includes safety improvements to airport runways, a new luggage system and an upgrade of the Tom Bradley International Terminal.


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LA Film Festival 2014: Liam Hemsworth, Bruce Dern, Billy Bob Thornton and more shine in star-studded ‘Cut Bank’

Cut Bank, Mont. is a peaceful little burg, up by the Canadian border, that suffers a pseudo-Coen Brothers invasion in this eponymously named movie.

The place suffers its first-ever murder. And its second. And...

The formidable cast includes Coen stalwarts John Malkovich, Michael Stuhlbarg and Billy Bob Thornton. Oliver Platt, who appears with Thornton in the “Fargo” TV series, is in “Cut Bank” as well. Director Matt Shakman has even helmed a few“Fargo” episodes.

Off-Coen contributors include Bruce Dern, who says more in one nasty monologue here than he did in the whole of “Nebraska” (and clearly relishes it).

Then there are Australian youngsters Liam Hemsworth and Teresa Palmer who play high school sweethearts — and what pass for the film’s protagonists — desperate to get out of the Nowheresville they’ve always called home. That’s what leads, unintentionally of course, to the previously mentioned dropping bodies, each death marking a point at which this film (beautifully shot by “Beasts of the Southern Wild’s” Ben Richardson) gets exponentially better.

Robert Patino’s script, one of those Black List favorites, has some noticeable early trouble with expository dialogue and eccentric, purported Big Sky Country slang. But once blood starts spurting and the old pros take control of the show, Patino’s clever plotting wins you over.

Shakman and company make a few mistakes that the Coens probably wouldn’t, but in the end this as impressive a country noir calling card as “Blood Simple” was in its day.

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4:33 PM PDT, May 23, 2014

A 20-foot fiberglass whale was returned Friday to the lagoon at the Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort and Marina after sitting bayside throughout the winter.

Continuing a 56-year tradition, the whale launch signifies the start of summer at the resort.

This year, its watery return was aided by swimsuit models. They had been helping earlier that morning with a workshop on swimsuit trends, which was attended by students from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising.

The whale, named Moe B, will return to the shore come Labor Day.

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Gloucester selects local low bidders for vehicle maintenance work

Gloucester County intends to award bids to two local businesses for maintenance on Gloucester County Sheriff's vehicles, according to county documents.

The county is selecting Bill Fary Auto and Bill Hudgins Automotive for maintenance of the sheriff's office vehicles, documents show. The two firms beat out five other local businesses for the work.

Bill Fary Auto bid a labor rate of $65.60 per hour, a parts discount of 20 percent and a diagnostic fee of $65.60, with no charge for an environmental/shop fee, according to county documents.

Bill Hudgins Automotive bid labor rate of $60 per hour, a parts discount of 25 percent and a diagnostic fee of $60, with an environmental/shop fee of a maximum of $20, according to county documents.

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Burlesque at Coconut Creek next 3 Fridays

 Seminole Casino Coconut Creek presents The Knockouts Burlesque Show at The Pavilion every Friday at 9 p.m. through March 29.

 The show features glamorous girls taking the stage with a celebrity guest star for a night filled with decadent burlesque dancing, a press release says.

 It continues: "The show builds intrigue by teasing its audience with bits and pieces that peel off one layer at a time as the night goes on. Highly entertaining and fast paced, the spectacle dazzles with plenty of sparkle, tassels and props for more than an hour."

  Glenn Douglas Packardm who has worked with Michael Jackson, Usher, Pink, Destiny’s Child, Ricky Martin and Missy Elliot, is the choreographer. He also starred in VH1’s reality show Brooke Knows Best.

 The celebrity guests:

  • Friday, March 15: Jeff Timmons (singer of pop group 98 Degrees)
  • Friday, March 22: Jessica Sutta (former member of The Pussycat Dolls)
  • Friday, March 29: Aubrey O’Day (former member of Danity Kane, former contestant on “The Celebrity Apprentice”)

The Knockouts Burlesque Show contains mature audience content and is for adults ages 21 and older. Tickets are $25* and are available at www.ticketmaster.com. *Additional fees may apply

 Seminole Casino Coconut Creek is located at the corner of U.S. 441 (State Road 7) and Sample Road at 5550 NW 40 Street. For more information, call 954-977-6700, visit at www.seminolecasinococonutcreek.com or www.facebook.com/seminolecasinocococreek. Follow on Twitter @SemCasinoCoCo.

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Jeff Timmons is the founding member of the internationally acclaimed, multi-platinum selling group 98 Degrees which has sold over 15 million albums. After his stellar success with 98 Degrees, he ventured out as a soloist and single-handedly wrote and produced his first solo album, Whisper That Way, which produced top-charting hits. A few of Timmons’ career highlights include singing at the White House and performing on various TV specials and shows including MTV’s “Video Music Awards,” “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” Nickelodeon’s “Teen Choice Awards” and “Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve.”  In 2007, he starred in VH1’s “Mission: Man Band,” alongside Bryan Adams, Rich Cronin and Chris Kirkpatrick. In 2011, he signed on to headline as a guest host/emcee/singer for the Chippendales show in Las Vegas. The addition of Timmons to the show broke box office records and propelled the brand into the mainstream, making it the hottest ticket in Las Vegas. He is currently on tour with 98 Degrees, joining New Kids On The Block and Boyz II Men on the The Package North American Tour. This is the first time 98 Degrees has reunited since September 2011. The band is back in the studio, working on new music. Timmons is also hosting a new reality show called “Men of the Strip,” which is currently being filmed. To learn more about Jeff Timmons, visit www.jefftimmons.com.

Since bursting on the global pop scene with The Pussycat Dolls in 2003, Jessica built a reputation as a fan favorite. The Florida native started dance lessons at age 3, excelling to the point that she became a Miami Heat Dancer even before graduating high school. After moving to Los Angeles, it wasn't long before her talent caught the eye of choreographer Robin Antin, who had envisioned a female group that blended dance and pop with a burlesque sensibility. With two multi-platinum albums, Top 10 singles like the Grammy-nominated "Stickwitchu," and countless concerts around the world, The Pussycat Dolls re-imagined feminine style. Though part of an ensemble, Jessica had many memorable moments in the spotlight, such as her No. 1 dance singles track, "White Lies," produced by Paul van Dyk, and the No. 1 club track "Make It Last." After going solo, she released "Show Me," her Hollywood Records debut single, in 2011. To learn more about Jessica Sutta, visit www.jessicasuttaonline.com.

In 2004, Aubrey O’Day stared in the hit TV show “Making the Band 3” and was chosen personally by renowned hip-hop artist and producer Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs for a spot in the band Danity Kane. The band opened for Christina Aguilera, Black Eyed Peas and Backstreet Boys. O’Day has been a guest on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and NBC’s “The Today Show.” She also starred as Amber Von Tussle in “Hairspray” on Broadway. More recently, she was a contestant on “The Celebrity Apprentice 5,” and finished in third place. Aubrey has done features for GQ, In Touch and Us Weekly. She’s also modeled for Playboy, Blender’s 100 Hottest People and Maxim’s Top 100.  In 2011, she signed a solo record deal with SRC/Universal Motown and is set to release her debut EP Between Two Evils in 2013. To learn more about Aubrey O’Day, visit www.aubreyoday.com/wordpress.

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December 27, 2012

WALLACE — Friends and family are mourning the loss of former State Rep. Judy Nerat, who passed away this weekend....

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Problems abound, but so can solutions

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Excuse us for living, but the monumental storm Sandy, plus the presidential election sandwiched amidst our struggle in the storm's aftermath, were collectively another notch in what has become my mantra. We are just trying to make our way through our retirement years that we had looked forward to with optimism and bright expectations.

Then, first came the Great Recession and now this. Our hearts are heavy with the loss of life and property up and down the east coast into New England. But the devastation of the storm's landfall right on the New Jersey shore, and the destruction to New York City and the immediate area, are more than people can bear. So having been dealt lemons, as the saying goes, let's see if we can make some lemonade out of all of this.

Sandy and the elections say it all for us in a nutshell. We must all work together to rebuild, whether it be our state or our nation. We must accept the outcome of this November's elections. Gridlock must end. Problems must be addressed. The time is now. Embrace and support our President. We are in this together and all on the same team called America. Contact your Congressman and tell him or her, "Let's get going!"

And one more thought to tie this all together - accept reality. Spaceship earth's environment is changing. We must live/build in harmony with it, preserve it, the only earth we have. Put aside labels like "global warming" and "climate change," if that helps bring us together, and just look out the window. The weather's gales and the ocean's waves will tell you the conditions we face.

This is about survival. Jobs are issue No. 1 and so rebuilding from Sandy in our states and a green environment and energy and infrastructure nationally all interrelate and combine into "job one." And while we are at it, how about rebuilding our industrial base to help us get the work done?

We can't have life as we know it without working on, and at, that piece of terra firma we call home, and our nation too.

Excuse us for living, in whatever form; life goes on until we die. In the meantime, let us survive.

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Students make laboratory for training service dogs

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Love goes both ways between therapy dogs and these...: The therapy dogs at PawPADS in Burnsville, Minn. are trained to help young students with special needs ranging from physical immobility to diabetic alerts.
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Chevy is nine weeks and 10 pounds of honey-colored fuzz who prompts sighs and coos just by walking up the stairs at the University of Kentucky's Funkhauser Hall.

Students approach tentatively, hands held out, but Chevy is off limits to much cuddling. He is a Wildcat Service Dog, learning to be more than a pet, even at this young age.

"You can pet him as long as he's sitting or lying down," said Katie Skarvan, a UK junior, who is Chevy's temporary owner and trainer. ...

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Woodbridge Election Day food drive geared to keep food pantries stocked through holidays

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Township voters going to the polls in the Nov. 5 general election were reminded Tuesday about the "Cast-A-Can-When-You-Cast-Your-Vote" event. by donating canned goods and nonperishable food items at all township polling locations.

and Superintendent of Schools Robert Zega, along with students from Tuesday reminded

Mayor John E. McCormac said students from Woodbridge and John F. Kennedy Memorial high schools coordinate the Election Day food drive with the Board of Elections and town hall by placing drop-off containers at every polling location. After the polls close, the students ...

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Little Mix mania

LITTLE Mix made history last weekend when they became the first group to win The X Factor. More than 15million viewers saw Jesy Nelson, 20, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, 19, Jade Thirlwall, 18, and Perrie Edwards, 18, land a life-changing record deal.

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It was all a blur. When Dermot O’Leary announced it we couldn’t believe it

Here the girls give ED GLEAVE an exclusive look at their first week as The X Factor winners…

Won X Factor!

It was all a blur. When Dermot O’Leary announced it we couldn’t believe it. Everything we’d gone through over 12 weeks flashed before us. Geri Halliwell sent us a bouquet of flowers and wished us luck. Amazing!

We didn’t get to celebrate though. We had to miss the after-party as we needed to sleep before an early start next day.

Up early to appear on Daybreak.

We used to watch it before we were on X Factor so it was strange to be on it. It was such an early start. Jade and Perrie aren’t morning people so it wasn’t easy for them. We’ll have to get used to early starts now we’re pop stars but that doesn’t mean we’ll have to like it!

Appear on This Morning.

Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield interviewed us. Holly has been a fan from the start so we love her. We were knackered but there was such a buzz. We forgot how tired we were until mid-afternoon and then it hit us.

Go to Radio 1 for The Chris Moyles Breakfast Show.

We loved meeting Chris. We’re big fans. We all used to listen to his show so to be guests felt weird. We started talking about the single but ended up talking about random stuff.

First gig since winning X Factor.

We had to miss the X Factor wrap party because we had a gig lined up. Only Leigh-Anne went along. We were shattered, so afterwards we had a McDonald’s and went to bed! It was a shame because we wanted to see all our friends from the show. But we could barely keep our eyes open.

Our debut single Cannonball is No.1 in the midweek charts!

We were jumping up and down, screaming. We still haven’t had chance to celebrate our win – let alone a midweek No.1.

Party in our honour at London’s Kensington Roof Gardens.

Finally, a chance to celebrate at our first showbiz party – and we met Emma Bunton. She’s a massive inspiration as we were all Spice Girls fans. She gave us advice and warned us never to argue or bitch about each other. We also got to catch up with our mentor Tulisa who’s been there for us so much.

Signing at HMV in South Shields.

It was mental to see so many fans come out to see us. South Shields fans have been amazing. And it was great for Perrie and Jade to hear a Geordie accent! When Joe McElderry won it was good for the North-East so now they’re wondering if there’s something in the water.

Jade and Perrie stay with their families.

They got a chance to catch up and celebrate with their loved ones. They haven’t been home since judges’ houses. We all appreciate our family and friends so much.

Drive back to London.

It took five hours because we got stuck in traffic. But we slept all the way. Perrie was snoring like a train!

Hear we’re No.1 in Ireland.

It’s so cool we’ve got fans in Ireland. We definitely want to perform there.

Play G-A-Y at Heaven nightclub in London.

It’s so exciting to play somewhere so well-known. We enjoy performing even more now we’re not being judged.

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2012 Buick Regal eAssist
EAssist technology to filter down to the Buick Regal

GM is moving forward with its "tweener luxury" Buick brand and is looking to further expand its appeal with more fuel-efficient models. Late last year, Buick announced that it would bring its LaCrosse eAssist to market this year that will achieve 25/37 mpg (city/highway).

Today, Ward's Auto reports that the hybrid system will also be filtering down to the slightly smaller Buick Regal. The Regal eAssist will be powered by the same 180hp four-cylinder engine, 15hp electric motor (fed by a trunk-mounted lithium-ion battery pack), and 6-speed automatic transmission.

Ward’s reports that the Regal eAssist will also achieve the same fuel economy as the LaCrosse eAssist. However, the powertrain will not come as standard equipment as it will on its more expensive big brother.

“It’s a very integrated powertrain system, with no compromises in driving performance, shift quality or ride and handling,” said Daryl Wilson, LaCrosse lead development engineer of the eAssist system in November 2010. “We believe this combination points to the future of vehicles powered primarily by an internal combustion engine.”

The standard 2011 Buick Regal starts at $26,245 and gets an unremarkable 19 mpg in the city and 30 mpg on the highway from its 182hp 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine. The eAssist model will no doubt cost at least a few thousand dollars more pushing it closer to the $30,000 price point.

For comparison, other midsize hybrids on the market like the Ford Fusion Hybrid ($28,990) and Hyundai Sonata Hybrid ($26,545) offer greater fuel economy ratings of 41/36 and 35/40 respectively.

Updated 2/8/2011

General Motors has officially unveiled the Buick Regal eAssist, and the vehicle is officially rated at 26/37 (city/highway). It will go on sale later in the fall.

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RE: Not for me, but...
By Kiffberet on 2/2/2011 8:02:28 AM , Rating: 2
If it's mgp they're aiming for, then all they have to do it ditch the monster 2.4ltr engine and plug in a 1.4ltr.

2.4ltr engines are for performace cars, not eco cars!!

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By mdogs444 on 2/2/2011 8:26:38 AM , Rating: 3

...Sorry, i just spit out my coffee all over my keyboard from laughter...

That's the first time I've seen anyone refer to a 2.4 liter engine as a "monster", then saying its for "performance cars".

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By MGSsancho on 2/9/2011 1:05:17 AM , Rating: 2
I'm sure he meant 2.4L... per cylinder ;P

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By Pneumothorax on 2/2/2011 9:58:20 AM , Rating: 2
My "performance" 3.0 liter diesel gets me 34-36 mpg all day long. Don't see the point of this overpriced car.

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New HP analyses show that costs outweigh the benefits, but a decision has not been made yet

Back in August, Hewlett-Packard made a few jaw-dropping business moves that no one saw coming. For starters, it killed off its TouchPad tablet and accompanying webOS mobile platform. That very same day, HP confirmed that it was going to sell off its PC unit, Personal Systems Group (PSG), which is responsible for its consumer and business PCs.

A little over a week later, HP announced that it would explore other avenues as far as PSG goes, with its focus set on a spin-off. The reason for the change of mind was that no major manufacturer had the cash to buy the $10-12 billion unit. Instead, PSG head Todd Bradley went overseas to Asia to increase investments in China and begin planning to expand manufacturing there as well to obtain cheap contracts for Chinese parts and labor.

Now, HP may be changing its mind once again. HP President and CEO Meg Whitman has been looking at new analyses conducted by HP, and the cost reportedly outweighs the benefits.

According to the analyses, a spin-off of the PC division could complicate HP's supply chain, reduce profit margins on certain products and HP could lose economies of scale, thus negatively affecting HP's purchasing power with component makers.
If Whitman were to approve the PC spin-off, HP's other sectors could lose certain advantages they once had. HP's server computers, for example, could lose the deals it once had when buying hard drives and other components in bulk. But the company sells many more PCs than servers, with 14.9 million and 720,000 sold respectively in Q2 2011.

Then again, those in favor of the spin-off have advised that HP and an independent PC company could make a deal to buy components together, which would lead to lower costs for the server computer sector.

In addition, IBM poses as an example of a company that left the PC business and took a profit hit. During 2004, which was the last full year that IBM sold PCs, profit margins (including servers) was at 41.6 percent. In 2006, this dropped to 37.7 percent, and more recently in 2010, it only increased to 38.5 percent.

Others believe that a spin-off could boost overall profit margins as well as share price. Leo Apotheker, former HP CEO, said the "PC division was on a different track than the rest of the company," especially in the consumer-related corner.

Whitman has not made a final decision yet, but she would like to by the end of the month.

Sources: The Wall Street Journal, ZDNet

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RE: Finally..
By IntelUser2000 on 10/13/2011 2:27:54 PM , Rating: 2
I wholeheartedly agree with this. In fact I was about to post something similar.

Biggest mistake Leo made was buying Autonomy. Integrating a HUGE software company to a mostly hardware company. I'm sorry for the new CEO for that. She'll have to forge direction on something that only months ago wouldn't have needed.

Leo Apotheker should be banned from ever being near top management. Or management at all.

The irony is that CEOs who get fired gets big compensation. It should be as the responsibilities go up, screwing up will have more dire consequences. Not less.

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By Chadder007 on 10/13/2011 4:24:23 PM , Rating: 2
Soooo...why didn't they do any analysis BEFORE announcing a Spin Off? Instead Leo Patheticer announced it and let stocks slide like a mofo.
Did they even do any analysis BEFORE buying Autonomy?

RE: Finally..
By justjc on 10/13/2011 4:55:57 PM , Rating: 2
Considering that HP admitted to not even meeting Leo before hiring him as CEO it might just have been a random thought that made it seem like a good idea.

Too bad with webOS though, HP had the muscle to make it great but lost the heart. Although it should be said that the software team behind webOS haven't given up on the OS yet, just yesterday they made a update to their Maps app that seemingly makes the old Pre and Pixi phones run apps made with the Enyo framework(the newest framework previously reserved for the Pre3 and TouchPad).

"What would I do? I'd shut it down and give the money back to the shareholders." -- Michael Dell, after being asked what to do with Apple Computer in 1997

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