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ASUS Eee PC Flare 1025C netbook up for preorder, ships March 10th for $299

If netbooks are your cup of tea and you’ve been waiting to get your hands on an ASUS Eee PC Flare 1025C like we did back at CES , you’re in luck. Matte Black and White color options are up for preorder now from Amazon. Get ready to part with $300 for one of the available schemes, as the kit is set to ship out next week. If you recall, the 10.1-inch netbook packs a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N2600 dual-core processor, 1,024 x 600 LED display, 1GB of DDR3-1333 memory, a 320GB 5,400RPM hard drive and weighs-in at just under three pounds. The PC’s six-cell, 56WHr battery touts a 12.5 hour life span, giving you ample time to submit those TPS reports sans outlet. If you’re looking for all the fine details, hit the coverage link below before committing. ASUS Eee PC Flare 1025C netbook up for preorder, ships March 10th for $299 originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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In light of Monday's school shooting in Ohio, CNN hyped the alarm of gun control activists over the repeal of a Virginia handgun regulation, and also evoked the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre where 33 students lost their lives. CNN's Kate Bolduan interviewed the father of a victim of the Tech shooting and asked him about his opposition to the handgun limit's repeal. She gave him a sympathetic interview but hosted no one from the other side to argue in favor of overturning the law. [Video below the break.] Governor Bob McDonnell (R-Va.) overturned the 19 year-old regulation on Tuesday, a law limiting handgun purchases to one per month. “He did so over the objections of families of students killed or hurt in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, the 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech. How could we forget that?” Bolduan stated. She also captured the alarm of gun control activists. “And while all this is happening in Ohio,” she said of Monday's school shooting, “gun control activists fear Virginia has once again opened up the quote, unquote, 'Iron Pipeline',” she stated in reference to the I-95 corridor which is used for gun trafficking. Bolduan did quote one of the lawmakers in favor of the repeal, asking her guest to respond. However, the rest of her reporting and the interview itself was sympathetic with the opposition to Gov. McDonnell's repeal. A transcript of the segment, which aired on March 2 on Newsroom at 1:08 p.m. EST, is as follows: KATE BOLDUAN: Classes are back in session today at Chardon High School, for the first time since five students were shot in the school cafeteria Monday morning. A sixth was nicked in the ear by a bullet. Three students died, and the 17 year-old suspect now faces charges that range from aggravated murder to assault. T.J. Lane will be back in court next week. And while all this is happening in Ohio, gun control activists fear Virginia has once again opened up the quote, unquote, “Iron Pipeline.” That's a reference to the trafficking of guns up Interstate 95 from Virginia and other states to New York City, where the guns are resold or had been for a long time, or used in crimes. Crimes such as this deadly shooting of a New York police officer in December, and the attempted killing of a New York policeman just this week. One day after that attack, Virginia's governor signed a repeal of a 19 year-old law that limited handgun purchasers to one handgun a month. He did so over the objections of families of students killed or hurt in the worst mass shooting in U.S. history, the 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech. How could we forget that? My guest today lost his eldest daughter on that horrible day, and pleaded with Governor Bob McDonnell of Virginia to leave the hand restriction in place. Peter Read, thank you so much for joining me this afternoon. First off, I guess, just I'd like to hear your reaction to the final decision that you know that the governor has repealed that handgun ban. PETER READ, father of Mary Karen Read: Kate, to me and to many of the family members from Virginia Tech, and the survivors, it's a huge disappointment. You might even say a slap in the face, because having lived through this, our primary motivation is we never want any other family or survivor to ever have to live through this again. And what the governor's done, despite our pleas, is put us back in the position of becoming a supplier for that Iron Pipeline you talked about, and of course for handgun violence within Virginia itself. So it was just hugely disappointing. BOLDUAN: Yeah, and Mr. Read, I'm sorry to interrupt. You had a chance to speak with the governor, along with other families of victims of the Virginia Tech shooting, before he had made his final decision or announced it. What did you say to him in that conference call? READ: I personally made a plea to him, as a fellow veteran, as a father of a daughter – the governor's daughter, by the way, was at Virginia Tech when officer Derek Crouse was shot to death last year, so I know he understands what we go through in these events. But I appeal to him not to do this, because it's bad on public policy grounds. It's certainly bad on political grounds, because two-thirds of Virginians support the one gun a month legislation. And it's the wrong thing to do. So I just made my best appeal to him, and he had given me two hours to talk to him almost five years ago after the Virginia Tech shooting. So I was hoping that we had a rapport to perhaps persuade him. Obviously, that didn't happen. BOLDUAN: And I do want to read a quote to you from the Republican state lawmaker who sponsored this repeal. He said – he was reported as saying, quote, “Criminals don't go into gun stores, stand there in the bright light, hand over their driver's license and stand there and wait for the vendor to see if they have a criminal record. If you really want to get after gun crime,” this lawmaker says, “you get after people who use guns illegally. You don't punish law abiding citizens.” What do you say to that? READ: Yeah. That's a statement made out of complete willful ignorance on his part. First of all, this law has never kept any law-abiding gun owner from buying any weapon he or she chose. If you have to buy more than 12 handguns in a year, my question is, what exactly are you doing? And if what you're doing is running a business, you need to have a federal firearms license. Second, the argument that criminals don't go to gun stores to guy guns is disproved by the fact that Virginia state police arrest criminals every year who go to gun stores to buy guns, because we have a robust action program here in Virginia that triggers it. And the police actually go to the gun stores, sometimes while the transaction is in progress. So, that's just complete willful ignorance on his part, doesn't hold any water at all. BOLDUAN: Now unfortunately, of course, Mr. Read, even having the – even when that handgun ban was in place, it was not able to prevent or protect your daughter from that horrible day back in April of 2007. It has been almost five years now since Mary Karen was killed. How are you and your family doing? READ: We are doing as well as you can expect our family to do. Of course, all of our other children are now almost five years older, so we have very busy lives. And we – you know, we work for them and, you know, we have all their normal activities. But Mary is still very much a part of our family. We remember her every night in their bed time prayers and my daughter, Colleen, who is almost 5, we have a picture of her, doesn't have a big sister to guide her through life anymore. And that hole is just there in our family, it's always going to be there. And that's the case for all the other families that lost children, fathers, loved ones, and the survivors carry that through the rest of their lives, too. BOLDUAN: No one forgets that day back in 2007, absolutely not. Thank you so much for your time. We wish you the absolute best to you and your family. Mr. Peter Read, thank you.

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Five months after the military’s ban on openly gay service expired, a photo of a young gay Marine’s homecoming kiss has gone viral. Nearly 15,000 people have liked the picture on Facebook, which was posted in a group for gay Marines on Saturday. The Marine, Brandon Morgan, posted a response on his Facebook wall according

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At least 13 people are reported dead after a series of tornadoes blazed through towns in Kansas, Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri Tuesday night. The town of Harrisburg, Illinois is nearly leveled, with at least 10 killed, according to the AP. Below, watch nighttime footage of a funnel cloud touching down near Hutchinson, Kansas: And here’s footage of

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Drone Quadcopters Show Off Musical Talent Playing James Bond Theme

Love going to the orchestra for movie theme song night? Here’s a high-tech, aerial version using nine pre-programmed “quadrotors.” (Related: Nano-drone swarm shows off slightly creepy formation skills) Developed by researchers in the GRASP lab the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Engineering and Applied Science, the robot quadrotors made their musical debut at the TED2012 Conference in Long Beach,… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Blaze Discovery Date : 28/02/2012 19:07 Number of articles : 13

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More and more people are showing up to the emergency room to deal with teeth problems. According to a new report, more than 800,000 people in 2009 alone bolted straight to the ER with dental troubles such as toothaches that could have been avoided with proper care. Part of…

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Joan Walsh: GOP ‘The Party of Old White Men’

Less than 24 hours after Salon's Joan Walsh trashed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's Mormon faith, she was invited on MSNBC to attack him and his colleagues further. Appearing on Hardball , Walsh said of the GOP, “They’re writing off women, they're writing off Latinos, they’re writing off Asians, they’re writing off young people. It’s really the party of old white men basically” (video follows with transcript and commentary): JOAN WALSH: We’re talking about making the climate so horrible for immigrants that they will leave. That is, there’s a whole theory around it. And it’s quite right-wing. It’s not even just a funny word. It’s actual, it’s an actual policy and program where they’re, you know, passing all these laws to make people’s lives miserable. And they’re not going after the Latino vote. They really are, I mean, it is their last stand. It’s like they’re writing off women, they're writing off Latinos, they’re writing off Asians, they’re writing off young people. It’s really the party of old white men basically. Quite comically, the segment ended with host Chris Matthews saying, “Maybe we ought to have lie detector tests for these politicians. Wouldn't that be interesting?” I'm all for it, Chris. How 'bout you? Let's also have lie detectors for television anchors, hosts, and their contributors so that the public will know when folks supposedly giving them the news aren't telling the truth. Somehow I doubt there'd be a lot of takers in the liberal media ESPECIALLY at MSNBC.

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Prison governor locks out probation staff in G4S joint bid to privatise jails

Bob Mullen acts at Lindholme, Moorland and Hatfield prisons to protect commercial confidentiality of rival public sector bid The governor of three prisons in South Yorkshire has ordered all probation staff off the premises after discovering that the local probation trust had formed an alliance with the private security company, G4S, to take over the running of his jails. Bob Mullen, who is in charge of Lindholme, Moorlands and Hatfield prisons, told South Yorkshire probation trust last Friday that he was excluding all probation staff to protect the commercial confidentiality of the rival public sector bid to run the cluster of jails near Doncaster. “The probation staff in the public sector prisons were effectively marched off the premises and had their identity badges and keys taken away and were effectively locked out of their place of work,” reports an internal probation service email seen by the Guardian. The row is an embarrassment for the largest single prison privatisation programme, under which the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, has ordered that the management of nine prisons be put out to competition. Mullen’s decision means that all probation work inside the three prisons has been suspended, jeopardising rehabilitation work with the 2,000 inmates including the preparation of parole dossiers. It has triggered urgent talks this week at the Ministry of Justice where it is believed that Steve Wagstaffe, the director of public sector prisons, refused to overturn the decision. “It is not known at this stage how the prisons intend to deliver the services currently performed by our staff and we are trying to maintain a professional working relationship with our key contacts in each of the three locations while a resolution is being sought,” Jan Hannant of the South Yorkshire probation trust told staff in an internal bulletin. “This decision has come as a complete surprise to the trust and we are working hard to try and resolve this situation at the earliest opportunity.” Internal memos show that probation officers believe the “retaliatory action” by the prison governor is a “direct consequence of the decision by South Yorkshire probation trust to jump into bed with G4S”. Harry Fletcher of Napo, the probation union, said: “This is an unprecedented and unparalleled decision. There is a clear conflict of interest for the probation trust. We are appalled that the publicly run trust is entering into an agreement with a privately run company to make profits from publicly owned jails. The decision should be reversed without delay.” A Ministry of Justice statement said: “Arrangements are in place to ensure that probation staff are able to undertake their duties and we are confident that the situation will be resolved swiftly. There is no risk to the public.” Talks between all the parties involved to try to resolve the situation have been arranged for later this week. The running of the South Yorkshire cluster of three prisons had been put out to tender as part of the largest wave of prison privatisation so far. Nine prisons are involved in this round of prison competition, which was launched last July. HM Prison Service is bidding for the 15-year contracts to run all the jails in partnership with Mitie Group, an outsourcing and energy services company. But the decision by the probation trust to sign a “teaming agreement” with G4S is believed to be unprecedented and appears to have taken the justice ministry by surprise. What is different about the bid is that the probation trust will not be a sub-contractor to the private security company but will have a seat on the G4S board and be involved in managing the prisons. It is believed that South Yorkshire probation trust has submitted plans not only to manage offenders and run programmes to reduce reoffending rates as part of the joint G4S bid, but also on the wider management of the jails. “This is not a sub-contracting situation but us going into business with G4S. I can’t see how this will benefit our members and I think they will struggle with the notion of bidding against public sector prisons,” said a union source at South Yorkshire probation trust. The justice ministry’s competition strategy makes clear that the nine jails being put out to tender out of 136 prisons in England and Wales are only a first wave. The public sector is expected to win some of the bids. The strategy document said that grouping some of the prisons together, as in South Yorkshire, “enhances the potential for innovative delivery models and economies of scale”. Prisons and probation UK criminal justice Privatisation Economic policy G4S G4S Alan Travis guardian.co.uk

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Policeman shot and blinded by Raoul Moat found dead in home

Northumbria police say PC David Rathband pronounced dead at scene after they were called to house in Blyth PC David Rathband, the police officer shot and blinded by Raoul Moat, has been found dead in his home. Northumbria police said they attended his house in the Northumberland town of Blyth following “concerns for his welfare”, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The circumstances of his death remain unclear and a police investigation is under way. A force spokesman said: “Around 7pm tonight, Wednesday February 29, officers received a report of concerns for the welfare of PC David Rathband at his home in Blyth. “Officers attended alongside the ambulance service and PC Rathband was found inside. He was declared dead at the scene. “A police investigation is under way and officers are in the process of informing the family.” The coroner has also been informed of the death, he added. Rathband, a father of two teenagers who joined Northumbria police in 2000, was blinded in both eyes when he was shot at close range during the manhunt for Moat on 4 July 2010. The gunman had shot and injured his ex-partner Samantha Stobbart and killed her new boyfriend, Chris Brown. He was pursued by police for six days before eventually killing himself. Rathband said afterwards he bore Moat no ill will and in July last year was presented with a police bravery award in London. Police Raoul Moat Beatrice Woolf guardian.co.uk

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SB Nation And Cincy Jungle Expanding To YouTube: Subscribe Now

We here at Cincy Jungle work hard to keep you up to date on everything from rumors to the latest news involving the Cincinnati Bengals . We scour the Internet and bring the latest news from your favorite team to one place and mix it with thoughtful analysis and original content. I don’t like to boast, but I think we do a pretty good job at maintaining one of the best Bengals sites on the web. However,… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Cincy Jungle Discovery Date : 27/02/2012 15:22 Number of articles : 7

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