Every day until the election, Slate will offer up one reason to be optimistic for your candidate.
Today?s Good News for Obama: This week has given Obama supporters a lot of reasons to smile. On Wednesday, the Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS Poll showed Obama leading in Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. He?s also pulled ahead in Colorado, Iowa, and Wisconsin. As a result, FiveThirtyEight now puts Obama?s chances of winning the Electoral College in November at 81.9 percent. And if the election were held now, Obama would have a 97.8 percent chance of winning. Democrats have more than a ray of hope today.
Note: Given the similarities in performance and design between the Dane-Elec ColorBytes and the Dane-Elec ShareBytes, the two reviews share some material.
At the risk of sounding like a grizzled curmudgeon, I still find myself surprised by the progressively younger age that children have begun using computers over the past few years. Alas, this is undeniably the case, and it therefore makes sense that a market exists for peripherals aimed exclusively towards youngsters. The Dane-Elec ShareBytes Value Pack drives ("ShareBytes") ($12.99 direct) fit squarely into this category. They're not the fastest or most durable flash drives by any measure, but they succeed in seamlessly fusing toy and technology, and kids will almost surely get a kick out of their cartoonish designs.
Design and Features
It doesn't take a team of behavioral scientists and several focus group studies to surmise that children like plastic and bright colors. Accordingly, the ShareBytes drives are constructed entirely out of plastic, including the USB plug. Children also tend to misplace things, so it makes sense that both sets feature capless designs, instead utilizing sliding USB connectors.
The ShareBytes set consists of two 4GB flash drives that symmetrically interlock by sliding into one another in a manner that looks like they're embracing one another; our test units featured two cartoonish monsters donning backpacks locked in a genial hug. Other available designs utilizing the hug motif include bacon and eggs, a devil and an angel, and robots as well as skeletons hugging each other, respectively. A side effect of this hug-inspired design is that the outstretched "arm" of the drives protrudes half an inch to the side and, in turn, crowds out neighboring ports.
On the plus side, the ShareBytes drives come with no preloaded software. On the other hand, that means that there's no encryption or password protection whatsoever. Ostensibly, this makes sense for drives designed for children. However, children old enough to understand computers are surely capable of memorizing simple passwords, and if I were a parent, I personally wouldn't feel terribly safe knowing that my child's personal documents and pictures could wind up in the hands of a random stranger with unfettered access to that data. Kids do lose things, after all. Careful parents would be better served by the Editors' Choice Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ (8GB) . It's not the coolest or most cartoonish drive by any stretch, but it will give your children added protection ? and yourself some peace of mind.
Each ShareByte drive offers 4GB of storage space, with 3.79GB of usable space. They are sold in sets of two for a price of $12.99, coming to $1.63 per GB; according to these numbers each drive, therefore, costs $6.52. As a set the ShareBytes make for a better deal than the Dane-Elec Marvel Avengers USB Drives ($1.87 per gigabyte), the Verbatim Store N' Go Clip-it USB Drive ($1.83 per gigabyte), and the Kingston DataTraveler Locker+ (8GB) ($1.75 per gigabyte). Only the Duracell Rugged USB Drive (16GB) is more affordable, at $1.25 per gigabyte.
Performance
Naturally, one shouldn't purchase a novelty flash drive intended for children and expect blazing fast performance. That said, the ShareBytes drives perform reasonably well compared to other flash drives in their price range. In our timed data transfer tests, they produced speeds of 4.3MBps (write) and 18.1MBps (read). This read speed outpaced that of the Dane-Elec Marvel Avengers USB Drives (4.4MBps write, 16.3MBps read) as well as that of Verbatim Store N' Go Clip-it (6MBps write, 15MBps read). Moreover, the ValuePack drives outperformed the Duracell Rugged USB Drive (16GB) (4.1 MBps write, 12.5MBps read) on both write and read speeds. Only the DataTraveler Locker+ (8GB) (9.6MBps write, 24MBps read) outflanked the ShareBytes drives on both prongs.
In the end, the Dane-Elec ShareBytes Value Pack drives aren't the fastest or most rugged drives on the market, nor are they meant to be. They're designed to amuse children and add a little color to their nascent computer usage. Given their affordable price, they're also good for parents, too. Still, I'd advise parents to go with our current Editors' Choice for flash drives, the DataTraveler Locker+ (8GB), whose uncomplicated encryption program offers a level of security for children that, in my mind, far outweighs the need for bright colors and cute designs.
COMPARISON TABLE Compare the Dane-Elec ShareBytes with several other flash drives by side.
More flash drive reviews: ??? Dane-Elec ColorBytes ??? Dane-Elec ShareBytes ??? Dane-Elec LifeBytes (8GB) ??? Dane-Elec Marvel Universe USB Drives ??? LaCie RuggedKey (16GB) ?? more
'Trillions of carats' lie below a 35-million-year-old, 62-mile-diameter asteroid crater in eastern Siberia known as Popigai Astroblem. The Russians have known about the site since the 1970s.
By Fred Weir,?Correspondent / September 17, 2012
A giant Russian national flag is on display near the Kremlin in central Moscow March 6.
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Russia has just declassified news that will shake world gem markets to their core: the discovery of a vast new diamond field containing "trillions of carats," enough to supply global markets for another 3,000 years.
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The Soviets discovered the bonanza back in the 1970s beneath a 35-million-year-old, 62-mile diameter asteroid crater in eastern Siberia known as Popigai Astroblem.
They decided to keep it secret, and not to exploit it, apparently because the USSR's huge diamond operations at Mirny, in Yakutia, were already producing immense profits in what was then a tightly controlled world market.
The Soviets were also producing a range of artificial diamonds for industry, into which they had invested heavily.
The veil of secrecy was finally lifted over the weekend, and Moscow permitted scientists from the nearby Novosibirsk Institute of Geology and Mineralogy to talk about it with Russian journalists.
According to the official news agency, ITAR-Tass, the diamonds at Popigai are "twice as hard" as the usual gemstones, making them ideal for industrial and scientific uses.
The institute's director, Nikolai Pokhilenko, told the agency that news of what's in the new field could be enough to "overturn" global diamond markets.
"The resources of super-hard diamonds contained in rocks of the Popigai crypto-explosion structure, are by a factor of ten bigger than the world's all known reserves," Mr. Pokhilenko said. "We are speaking about trillions of carats. By comparison, present-day known reserves in Yakutia are estimated at one billion carats."
The type of stones at Popigai are known as "impact diamonds," which theoretically result when something like a meteor plows into a graphite deposit at high velocity. The Russians say most such diamonds found in the past have? been "space diamonds" of extraterrestrial origin found in meteor craters. [Editor's note:The original version misstated the type of deposit needed to create impact diamonds.]
They claim the Popigai site is unique in the world, thus making Russia the monopoly proprietor of a resource that's likely to become increasingly important in high-precision scientific and industrial processes.
"The value of impact diamonds is added by their unusual abrasive features and large grain size," Pokhilenko told Tass. "This expands significantly the scope of their industrial use and makes them more valuable for industrial purposes."
Russian scientists say the news is likely to change the shape of global diamond markets, although the main customers for the super-hard gems will probably be big corporations and scientific institutes.
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MOSCOW (AP) ? A plane crashed into a forest early Wednesday in Russia's far east, killing 10 people and injuring four, the Emergencies Ministry said.
The Antonov-28 plane crash-landed in a cedar forest near the town of Palana in western Kamchatka, some 6,800 kilometers (4,200 miles) east of Moscow, it said in a web-posted statement.
The two-engine turboprop had 14 people aboard, including two children and two crew members, it said. One of the survivors, a comatose 13-year-old boy, was hospitalized with a massive cranial wound, it said.
Local airport officials told the Interfax news agency that possible causes of the crash include an engine malfunction or low visibility in bad weather.
The plane, belonging to the Petropavlovsko-Kamchatskaya airline, was flying from the regional capital of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to Palana.
ScienceDaily (Sep. 11, 2012) ? NASA's Dawn mission is releasing two parting views of the giant asteroid Vesta, using images that were among the last taken by the spacecraft as it departed its companion for the last year.
The first set of images is a color-coded relief map of Vesta's northern hemisphere, from the pole to the equator. It incorporates images taken just as Dawn began to creep over the high northern latitudes, which were dark when Dawn arrived in July 2011. The other image is a black-and-white mosaic that shows a full view of the giant asteroid, created by synthesizing some of Dawn's best images.
"Dawn has peeled back the veil on some of the mysteries surrounding Vesta, but we're still working hard on more analysis," said Christopher Russell, Dawn's principal investigator at UCLA. "So while Vesta is now out of sight, it will not be out of mind."
These will be the last daily images during the cruise to Dawn's second destination, the dwarf planet Ceres. Other images will be highlighted as findings are made. Other data will be archived at http://pds.nasa.gov.
Dawn left Vesta on Sept. 4, 2012 PDT (Sept. 5, 2012 EDT). The spacecraft is using its ion propulsion system to travel to Ceres. It is expected to arrive in early 2015.
JPL manages the Dawn mission for NASA's Science Mission Directorate in Washington. Dawn is a project of the directorate's Discovery Program, managed by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. The University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) is responsible for overall Dawn mission science. Orbital Sciences Corp. in Dulles, Va., designed and built the spacecraft. The German Aerospace Center, the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, the Italian Space Agency and the Italian National Astrophysical Institute are international partners on the mission team. The California Institute of Technology in Pasadena manages JPL for NASA.
For more information about Dawn, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/dawn and http://dawn.jpl.nasa.gov .
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Today I sent home a Family Tree worksheet.? When you have some time please fill out just the first name of each family member if possible.? Students don't need to return them until Thursday.? We are learning about History and Culture for the rest of the month.? Next week we will be doing some activities that have to do with our different cultures.?? I would like each child to bring in an item or picture that relates to their familie's ancestry or culture.? My family originates? from Mexico so I might share the Mexican flag and a maraca that I have.??I will send a reminder in the Wednesday envelope and they can bring it in anytime next week.
I would like to thank everyone who signed up to volunteer this year. I am sending home a note in the Wednesday envelope for volunteers to come in?to grade/file papers?and assist in the morning from 8:00-8:30, a?Xerox person to come once a week, and a parent to come in to work on the books in?our book hospital.? It is filling up with?books in need of repair.?? Please?send me an email or stop by if you can assist in any of these areas.
Again thank you for all of your assistance so far this year.
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Contact: Mary Stewart mstewart@entnet.org 703-535-3762 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
September 7, 2012
Embargoed until the time/day of each oral presentation
AAO-HNSF 2012 New Oral Research Daily Highlights
Sunday, September 9 Wednesday, September 12
Alexandria, VA Ear, nose, throat, and head and neck physicians from around the world will gather to share the latest scientific research and industry insights at the 2012 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO of the American Academy of OtolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF), at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.
Reporters will have access to the latest research and clinical advances in the field of otolaryngologyhead and neck surgery. New oral research highlights include the latest research on smoking cessation, cochlear implants, childhood obesity, and noise-exposed normal hearing loss.
The meeting will feature approximately 100 miniseminars, 250 scientific sessions, 445 posters, and 350 instruction course hours for attendees. For more information on our upcoming oral presentations, please review below the oral scientific presentations on a variety of topics.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Immediate Flap Repair of Pediatric Dog Bite Lip Avulsions
Category: Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Timothy S. Wong, MD (presenter); Robert T. Adelson, MD
Date/Time: Sunday, September 9, 2012; 10:38 am
This case series on dog bites to the lip in children features a new technique with good cosmetic outcomes and no evidence of increased infection. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P41.1.full.pdf+html
Monday, September 10, 2012
Smoking Cessation in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review
Category: General Otolaryngology
Smriti Nayan, MD (presenter); Michael K. Gupta, MD; Doron Sommer, MD
Date/Time: Monday, September 10, 2012; 11:02 am
This presentation systematically reviews smoking cessation interventions and cessation rates in cancer patients. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P50.3.full.pdf+html
VH1 and CMT Web Surveys Reveal Music-Listening Behavior
Category: General Otolaryngology
Elizabeth C. Pearce, MD (presenter); Rajshri Mainthia; Anne M. Tharpe, MD; Roland D. Eavey, MD
Date/Time: Monday, September 10, 2012; 11:10 am
Music-induced hearing loss is a growing public health concern, according to survey results from VH1.com and CMT.com visitors. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P52.4.full.pdf+html
Assessing Quality of Life in Bilateral Cochlear Implants
Category: Otology/Neurotology
Edmund A. Nahm (presenter); Nancy King, MD; Penny Liberatos, MD; Qiuhu Shi; Ana H. Kim, MD
Date/Time: Monday, September 10, 2012; 8:40 am
A new questionnaire assesses changes in quality of life in bilateral cochlear implant patients. Respondents had received a second cochlear implant in the contralateral ear. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P79.4.full.pdf+html
Cochlear Implants vs. Hearing Aids in Auditory Neuropathy
Category: Otology/Neurotology
Stanley Pelosi, MD (presenter); George B. Wanna, MD; Linsey Watkins, MD; Cathrine Hayes, MD; Marc L. Bennett, MD; David S. Haynes, MD; Alejandro Rivas, MD
Date/Time: Monday, September 10, 2012; 8:48 am
This seminar will focus on the use of cochlear implants for patients with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) who exhibit altered neural synchrony in response to auditory stimuli. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P83.1.full.pdf+html
Childhood Obesity as a Risk for Development of Otitis Media
Category: Pediatric Otolaryngology
Douglas R. Sidell, MD (presenter); Nina L. Shapiro, MD; Neil Bhattacharyya, MD
Date/Time: Monday, September 10, 2012; 8:24 am
What are the otolaryngologic implications of childhood obesity? Nearly one-fourth of all children seeking healthcare in the United States are obese.
This study assesses three different conditions and their correlation to obesity in children. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P97.2.full.pdf+html
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Comparative Study of Robotic versus Endoscopic Thyroidectomy
Category: Head and Neck Surgery
Kyung Tae, MD (presenter); Yong Bae Ji, MD; Jin Hyeok Jeong, MD; Kyung Rae Kim, MD; Woong Hwan Choi, MD; You Hern Ahn, MD
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 11, 2012; 8:00 am
This study compares two methods of thyroidectomy, the conventional endoscopic approach and the newer robotic approach. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P55.2.full.pdf+html
Ultrasound for Localization in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Category: Head and Neck Surgery
Russell B. Smith, MD (presenter); Robert P. Zitsch, MD; Maria Evasovich, MD; Nitin A. Pagedar, MD; Douglas A. Girod, MD; Jeffrey B. Jorgensen, MD
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 11, 2012; 8:08 am
New research reveals that using two imaging methods for an increasingly popular minimally invasive surgery may not be necessary. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P70.3.full.pdf+html
3D Reconstruction to Detect Fish Bones in Foreign Body Models
Category: Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology
Young Sam Yoo (presenter); Han Bee Lee, MD; Jung Hwan Choi, MD; Kyung Rai Cho, MD
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 11, 2012; 9:46 am
Impacted fish bones are difficult to find. These authors present a 3D technique with foreign body models to assist in discovering and gathering information about these often swallowed items. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P71.3.full.pdf+html
Extraesophageal Reflux: Throat and Gastrointestinal Patients
Category: Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology
Jason Powell, MBBS, MRCS (presenter); Ali Nikkar, MD; Jill Doyle; Janet A. Wilson, MD, FRCS
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 11, 2012; 10:38 am
Diagnosis and management of extraesophageal reflux (EER) disease remains controversial, and symptoms are not always responsive to therapy. Authors present their validated reflux scale. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P73.3.full.pdf+html
Healthcare Delivery for Sudden Hearing Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Category: Otology/ Neurotology
Anh T. Nguyen Huynh, MD, PhD (presenter); Mark J. Furin, MD
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 11, 2012; 9:30 am
This retrospective health care analysis looks at how hearing loss is affected by several factors, and how these factors affect recovery. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P87.1.full.pdf+html
Otoacoustic Emission in Noise-Exposed Normal Hearing Workers
Category: Otology/ Neurotology
Andre L.L. Sampaio, MD, PhD (presenter); Marlene E. Boger; Carlos A.C.P. Oliveira, MD
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 11, 2012; 10:02 am
An otoacoustic hearing test will detect hearing loss and cochlear damage undetectable by other methods. Workers exposed to occupational noise should be tested, says new research that will be presented at the annual meeting. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P90.3.full.pdf+html
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Is Education Effective during Head and Neck Cancer Screenings?
Category: Head and Neck Surgery
Edie R. Hapner, PhD (presenter); Justin C. Wise, PhD; Kellie L. Bauer; Jiang J. Zhu
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 12, 2012; 9:38 am
A research study on NASCAR fans will be presented at the annual meeting on the efficacy of education about head and neck cancer. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P60.3.full.pdf+html
Prognostic Factors of Sinonasal Tumors in the Young and the Elderly
Category: Head and Neck Surgery
Gyorgy B. Halmos, MD, PhD (Presenter); Thomas T. Peters, MD; Bernard F. Van Der Laan, MD
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 12, 2012; 8:48 am
Should young and elderly patients be treated differently for sinonasal malignancies? The authors of this study present their findings. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P64.3.full.pdf+html
New Approaches for Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Category: Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology
Giancarlo Pecorari, MD (Presenter); Luca Raimondo, MD; Massimiliano Garzaro, MD; Mario Airoldi; Giuseppe Riva, MD; Marta Cerutti, MD; Carlo Giordano, MD
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 12, 2012; 9: 54 am
This retrospective study evaluates and suggests new chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy treatment options for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P75.3.full.pdf+html
A National Survey of Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Category: Pediatric Otolaryngology
Gunnhildur Gudnadottir, MD (presenter); Johan Hellgren, MD, PhD
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 12, 2012; 8:32 am
A survey of children in Sweden determined that sleep disordered breathing is common in children, and that many children with symptoms go undiagnosed. Less than 15 percent of children at risk are treated with tonsillectomy. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P95.4.full.pdf+html
Mentorship in Otolaryngology: Ten Years of Experience
Category: General Otolaryngology
Mathew N. Geltzeiler, MD (presenter); Jessyka G. Lighthall, MD; Mark K. Wax, MD
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 12, 2012; 9:30 am
The mentor/mentee relationship is an effective tool for resident otolaryngologists. This survey study aimed to analyze the relationship and identify areas that need strengthening. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P47.3.full.pdf+html
A Snapshot of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in the Western U.S.
Category: Rhinology/Allergy
Ryan K. Sewell, MD (presenter); David W. Roberson, MD; John J. Zappia; David Troxel, MD; Rahul K. Shah, MD
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 12, 2012; 10:38 am
A new survey study presented at the annual meeting looks at a commonly performed procedure, endoscopic sinus surgery, and identifies typical patient characteristics and types of cases performed. . More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P106.3.full.pdf+html
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To register for the AAO-HNSF 2012 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO, please visit our website at www.entnet.org/annual_meeting.
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The American Academy of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery (www.entnet.org), one of the oldest medical associations in the nation, represents nearly 12,000 physicians and allied health professionals who specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the ears, nose, throat, and related structures of the head and neck. The Academy serves its members by facilitating the advancement of the science and art of medicine related to otolaryngology and by representing the specialty in governmental and socioeconomic issues. The organization's vision: "Empowering otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons to deliver the best patient care."
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AAO-HNSF 2012 new oral research daily highlightsPublic release date: 9-Sep-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Mary Stewart mstewart@entnet.org 703-535-3762 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
September 7, 2012
Embargoed until the time/day of each oral presentation
AAO-HNSF 2012 New Oral Research Daily Highlights
Sunday, September 9 Wednesday, September 12
Alexandria, VA Ear, nose, throat, and head and neck physicians from around the world will gather to share the latest scientific research and industry insights at the 2012 Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO of the American Academy of OtolaryngologyHead and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF), at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC.
Reporters will have access to the latest research and clinical advances in the field of otolaryngologyhead and neck surgery. New oral research highlights include the latest research on smoking cessation, cochlear implants, childhood obesity, and noise-exposed normal hearing loss.
The meeting will feature approximately 100 miniseminars, 250 scientific sessions, 445 posters, and 350 instruction course hours for attendees. For more information on our upcoming oral presentations, please review below the oral scientific presentations on a variety of topics.
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Immediate Flap Repair of Pediatric Dog Bite Lip Avulsions
Category: Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Timothy S. Wong, MD (presenter); Robert T. Adelson, MD
Date/Time: Sunday, September 9, 2012; 10:38 am
This case series on dog bites to the lip in children features a new technique with good cosmetic outcomes and no evidence of increased infection. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P41.1.full.pdf+html
Monday, September 10, 2012
Smoking Cessation in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review
Category: General Otolaryngology
Smriti Nayan, MD (presenter); Michael K. Gupta, MD; Doron Sommer, MD
Date/Time: Monday, September 10, 2012; 11:02 am
This presentation systematically reviews smoking cessation interventions and cessation rates in cancer patients. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P50.3.full.pdf+html
VH1 and CMT Web Surveys Reveal Music-Listening Behavior
Category: General Otolaryngology
Elizabeth C. Pearce, MD (presenter); Rajshri Mainthia; Anne M. Tharpe, MD; Roland D. Eavey, MD
Date/Time: Monday, September 10, 2012; 11:10 am
Music-induced hearing loss is a growing public health concern, according to survey results from VH1.com and CMT.com visitors. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P52.4.full.pdf+html
Assessing Quality of Life in Bilateral Cochlear Implants
Category: Otology/Neurotology
Edmund A. Nahm (presenter); Nancy King, MD; Penny Liberatos, MD; Qiuhu Shi; Ana H. Kim, MD
Date/Time: Monday, September 10, 2012; 8:40 am
A new questionnaire assesses changes in quality of life in bilateral cochlear implant patients. Respondents had received a second cochlear implant in the contralateral ear. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P79.4.full.pdf+html
Cochlear Implants vs. Hearing Aids in Auditory Neuropathy
Category: Otology/Neurotology
Stanley Pelosi, MD (presenter); George B. Wanna, MD; Linsey Watkins, MD; Cathrine Hayes, MD; Marc L. Bennett, MD; David S. Haynes, MD; Alejandro Rivas, MD
Date/Time: Monday, September 10, 2012; 8:48 am
This seminar will focus on the use of cochlear implants for patients with auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) who exhibit altered neural synchrony in response to auditory stimuli. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P83.1.full.pdf+html
Childhood Obesity as a Risk for Development of Otitis Media
Category: Pediatric Otolaryngology
Douglas R. Sidell, MD (presenter); Nina L. Shapiro, MD; Neil Bhattacharyya, MD
Date/Time: Monday, September 10, 2012; 8:24 am
What are the otolaryngologic implications of childhood obesity? Nearly one-fourth of all children seeking healthcare in the United States are obese.
This study assesses three different conditions and their correlation to obesity in children. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P97.2.full.pdf+html
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Comparative Study of Robotic versus Endoscopic Thyroidectomy
Category: Head and Neck Surgery
Kyung Tae, MD (presenter); Yong Bae Ji, MD; Jin Hyeok Jeong, MD; Kyung Rae Kim, MD; Woong Hwan Choi, MD; You Hern Ahn, MD
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 11, 2012; 8:00 am
This study compares two methods of thyroidectomy, the conventional endoscopic approach and the newer robotic approach. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P55.2.full.pdf+html
Ultrasound for Localization in Primary Hyperparathyroidism
Category: Head and Neck Surgery
Russell B. Smith, MD (presenter); Robert P. Zitsch, MD; Maria Evasovich, MD; Nitin A. Pagedar, MD; Douglas A. Girod, MD; Jeffrey B. Jorgensen, MD
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 11, 2012; 8:08 am
New research reveals that using two imaging methods for an increasingly popular minimally invasive surgery may not be necessary. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P70.3.full.pdf+html
3D Reconstruction to Detect Fish Bones in Foreign Body Models
Category: Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology
Young Sam Yoo (presenter); Han Bee Lee, MD; Jung Hwan Choi, MD; Kyung Rai Cho, MD
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 11, 2012; 9:46 am
Impacted fish bones are difficult to find. These authors present a 3D technique with foreign body models to assist in discovering and gathering information about these often swallowed items. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P71.3.full.pdf+html
Extraesophageal Reflux: Throat and Gastrointestinal Patients
Category: Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology
Jason Powell, MBBS, MRCS (presenter); Ali Nikkar, MD; Jill Doyle; Janet A. Wilson, MD, FRCS
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 11, 2012; 10:38 am
Diagnosis and management of extraesophageal reflux (EER) disease remains controversial, and symptoms are not always responsive to therapy. Authors present their validated reflux scale. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P73.3.full.pdf+html
Healthcare Delivery for Sudden Hearing Sensorineural Hearing Loss
Category: Otology/ Neurotology
Anh T. Nguyen Huynh, MD, PhD (presenter); Mark J. Furin, MD
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 11, 2012; 9:30 am
This retrospective health care analysis looks at how hearing loss is affected by several factors, and how these factors affect recovery. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P87.1.full.pdf+html
Otoacoustic Emission in Noise-Exposed Normal Hearing Workers
Category: Otology/ Neurotology
Andre L.L. Sampaio, MD, PhD (presenter); Marlene E. Boger; Carlos A.C.P. Oliveira, MD
Date/Time: Tuesday, September 11, 2012; 10:02 am
An otoacoustic hearing test will detect hearing loss and cochlear damage undetectable by other methods. Workers exposed to occupational noise should be tested, says new research that will be presented at the annual meeting. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P90.3.full.pdf+html
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Is Education Effective during Head and Neck Cancer Screenings?
Category: Head and Neck Surgery
Edie R. Hapner, PhD (presenter); Justin C. Wise, PhD; Kellie L. Bauer; Jiang J. Zhu
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 12, 2012; 9:38 am
A research study on NASCAR fans will be presented at the annual meeting on the efficacy of education about head and neck cancer. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P60.3.full.pdf+html
Prognostic Factors of Sinonasal Tumors in the Young and the Elderly
Category: Head and Neck Surgery
Gyorgy B. Halmos, MD, PhD (Presenter); Thomas T. Peters, MD; Bernard F. Van Der Laan, MD
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 12, 2012; 8:48 am
Should young and elderly patients be treated differently for sinonasal malignancies? The authors of this study present their findings. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P64.3.full.pdf+html
New Approaches for Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Category: Laryngology/Broncho-Esophagology
Giancarlo Pecorari, MD (Presenter); Luca Raimondo, MD; Massimiliano Garzaro, MD; Mario Airoldi; Giuseppe Riva, MD; Marta Cerutti, MD; Carlo Giordano, MD
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 12, 2012; 9: 54 am
This retrospective study evaluates and suggests new chemotherapy and chemoradiotherapy treatment options for nasopharyngeal carcinoma. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P75.3.full.pdf+html
A National Survey of Pediatric Sleep-Disordered Breathing
Category: Pediatric Otolaryngology
Gunnhildur Gudnadottir, MD (presenter); Johan Hellgren, MD, PhD
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 12, 2012; 8:32 am
A survey of children in Sweden determined that sleep disordered breathing is common in children, and that many children with symptoms go undiagnosed. Less than 15 percent of children at risk are treated with tonsillectomy. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P95.4.full.pdf+html
Mentorship in Otolaryngology: Ten Years of Experience
Category: General Otolaryngology
Mathew N. Geltzeiler, MD (presenter); Jessyka G. Lighthall, MD; Mark K. Wax, MD
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 12, 2012; 9:30 am
The mentor/mentee relationship is an effective tool for resident otolaryngologists. This survey study aimed to analyze the relationship and identify areas that need strengthening. More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P47.3.full.pdf+html
A Snapshot of Endoscopic Sinus Surgery in the Western U.S.
Category: Rhinology/Allergy
Ryan K. Sewell, MD (presenter); David W. Roberson, MD; John J. Zappia; David Troxel, MD; Rahul K. Shah, MD
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 12, 2012; 10:38 am
A new survey study presented at the annual meeting looks at a commonly performed procedure, endoscopic sinus surgery, and identifies typical patient characteristics and types of cases performed. . More, http://oto.sagepub.com/content/147/2_suppl/P106.3.full.pdf+html
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NEW YORK (AP) ? Damaging storms that spawned tornadoes in New York City, darkened tens of thousands of homes in the Washington, D.C., area and flooded New England streets turned a normal day of rest into a day of cleaning up for many East Coast residents on Sunday.
No serious injuries were reported when a twister hit a beachfront neighborhood Saturday on the edge of New York City and a second, stronger tornado followed moments later about 10 miles away. Residents got advance notice but still the storm took people by surprise.
"I was showing videos of tornadoes to my 4-year-old on my phone, and two minutes later, it hit," said Breezy Point neighborhood resident Peter Maloney. "Just like they always say, it sounded like a train."
The unsettled weather, part of a cold front that crossed over the Eastern Seaboard, toppled trees and power lines and damaged buildings as it passed through. Wind gusts reached 70 mph in some places.
Tornado-like funnel clouds were reported in Fairfax County, Va., and in Prince George's County, Md., but had not been confirmed by Saturday evening, meteorologist Andy Woodcock of the National Weather Service said.
One person suffered minor injuries during a partial stage collapse at the Rosslyn Jazz Festival in Arlington County, Va., and six people were evacuated from a Washington apartment building when a tree fell on it. Fairfax County officials reported three home cave-ins because of downed trees, a water rescue in the Potomac River and dozens of electrical wires down.
By Sunday morning, about 15,000 customers were without electricity in northern Virginia, according to Dominion Virginia Power. Pepco reported outages to more than 5,000 customers in the District of Columbia and Maryland's Prince George's and Montgomery counties. BGE reported about 1,500 outages, most in Prince George's and Anne Arundel counties.
In New York City, videos taken by bystanders showed a funnel sucking up water, then sand, and then small pieces of buildings as the first tornado moved through the Breezy Point section of the Rockaway peninsula in Queens.
At the Breezy Point Surf Club, it ripped the roofs off rows of cabanas, scattered deck chairs and left a heavy metal barbecue and propane tank sitting in the middle of a softball field, at least 100 yards from any home.
"It picked up picnic benches. It picked up Dumpsters," said the club's general manager, Thomas Sullivan.
In the storm's wake, broken flower pots, knocked-down fences and smashed windows littered the community of seaside bungalows. Half an hour later, the weather was beautiful, but Sullivan had to close the club to clean up the damage.
The roof of Bob O'Hara's cabana was torn off, leaving tubes of sunscreen, broken beer bottles and an old TV set exposed to the elements.
"We got a new sunroof," said O'Hara, who has spent summer weekends at the Breezy Point club for his entire 52 years. "The TV was getting thrown out anyway," he added.
The second twister hit to the northwest, in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn but also near the water, about seven minutes later. The National Weather Service said winds were up to 110 miles per hour, and several homes and trees were damaged.
Tornadoes are traditionally rare in the New York City area, but they have occurred with regularity in recent years. A small tornado uprooted trees on Long Island last month.
In 2010, a September storm spawned two tornadoes that knocked down thousands of trees and blew off a few rooftops in Brooklyn and Queens. A small tornado struck the same year in the Bronx. In 2007, a more powerful tornado damaged homes in Brooklyn and Staten Island.
More than 1,100 customers lost power Saturday in New York City.
Across New York state, in Buffalo, strong winds blew roofing off some buildings and sent bricks falling into the street. The city of Albany canceled the evening portion of an outdoor jazz festival because of the threat of storms.
With wind gusts reaching up to 60 mph, the storms moved into New England, flooding roads, toppling trees and snapping power lines.
For about three hours, the storm barraged western Massachusetts, western Connecticut and part of New Hampshire before tapering off near Rhode Island, but not before flooding roads in East Providence, the National Weather Service said.
In Fall River, Mass., floodwaters reached up to car windshields and stalled out dozens of vehicles. A day care center was evacuated and St. Anne's Hospital's emergency room flooded.
In New Hampshire, television station WMUR reported 4,000 power outages. The storm reached every county in Vermont, all within a two-hour window, but mercifully left the state without any extraordinary damage, according to early reports.
Weather Service meteorologist John Cannon said the storms by late Saturday had come and gone in Maine, where the concern then became high swells of 4 to 8 feet on the beaches and rip currents that would make it dangerous to be out on the water Sunday.
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Tucker reported from Washington. Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers David B. Caruso and Colleen Long in New York and Ed Donahue in Washington.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) ? His convention over, President Barack Obama ran smack into the harsh reality of a bleak new report on the nation's unemployment outlook Friday. Republican rival Mitt Romney pounced on the jobs figures as fresh evidence that it's time to put someone new in the Oval Office.
"We're going in the wrong direction," the GOP nominee said flatly.
The candidates both campaign Friday in New Hampshire and Iowa, improbable battleground states in the too-close-to-call race. Their campaigning is sure to be dominated by the new Labor Department report showing that U.S. employers added just 96,000 jobs last month, failing to meet expectations.
The unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent from 8.3 percent in July, but only because more people gave up looking for work.
"There's almost nothing the president's done in the last three and a half, four years to give the American people confidence he knows what he's doing when it comes to jobs and the economy," Romney told reporters in Sioux City, Iowa.
He told Fox News the latest jobs report was a "continuation of very bleak news on the employment front" and that it signals a "continued pattern, which is that we're not creating the jobs we need to create to put Americans back to work."
Obama, for his part, made a low-profile departure from his convention city en route to New Hampshire. He left it to Alan Krueger, chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers, to frame the jobs report as "further evidence that the U.S. economy is continuing to recover from the worst downturn since the Great Depression."
Krueger added that it was "important not to read too much into any one monthly report."
Republicans chose to ignore that advice.
"This is not even close to what a recovery looks like," GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan said in an interview on CNBC. "I would argue this is the result of failed leadership in Washington, bad fiscal policy coming from the administration."
Party leaders in Congress released statements offering rival spin on the meaning of the figures.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said the report "underscores President Obama's failed promises to get our economy moving again."
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi said Obama and the Democrats had plenty of plans to create more jobs and boost the economy but Republicans "keep standing in the way of growth and certainty for our economy."
Obama campaign spokesman Ben LaBolt tried to shift the focus to what he said were failings in Romney's economic plans, referring back to the GOP convention in Florida last month and the track record of the Bush administration.
"In Tampa, Mitt Romney didn't offer one idea that would create good-paying, sustainable jobs for the middle class," LaBolt said in a statement. "Gov. Romney has yet to explain how returning to policies that crashed the economy and devastated the middle class would now have the opposite impact."
Obama campaign adviser Robert Gibbs was up early to pronounce that the Democratic convention had achieved its goals. Speaking before the jobs numbers were released, the adviser said the president "understands we still have a long way to go" to strengthen the economy.
Gibbs acknowledged there's a far different dynamic to this race than the excitement and novelty that were associated with Obama's historic first run for the White House.
"This isn't 2008, we understand that," he said on "CBS This Morning."
The November election could turn on whether voters see the economy as improving, remaining stagnant or getting worse under Obama.
Friday's numbers gave both campaigns something to work with. Supporters of the president focused on the drop to 8.1 percent, suggesting it shows the economy is on the mend, if slowly. Republicans kept their eyes on the raw job numbers.
Either way, the numbers suggest that not much has happened over the past month to change the overall picture of a painfully slow recovery.
Romney and the Republicans argue that three years of unemployment above 8 percent and minimal economic growth are valid reasons to fire Obama after one term. The incumbent contends that, having inherited one of the worst economic crises in history, he needs more time to turn the nation around.
"I won't pretend the path I'm offering is quick or easy. I never have," Obama told Democrats at their convention Thursday night. "You didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth. And the truth is, it will take more than a few years for us to solve challenges that have built up over decades."
For the candidates, the two months to Nov. 6 promise a high-stakes mix of debates, multiple appearances in a dozen battleground states and hours of campaign speeches. Both will be scrapping for the precious commodity of electoral votes to reach the winning number of 270, leaving no competitive state quiet this fall. The airwaves will be inundated with ads from the campaigns and outside groups, with Romney likely to have more money to spend.
The GOP nominee has new ads running in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio and Virginia ? mapping out many of the key battleground states where the race will play out. His campaign has purchased about $4.5 million in television advertising for the next several days, according to officials who track such spending.
The themes of those ads ? deficit, home values, defense, over-regulation, manufacturing, energy, families ? offer a preview of some of the issues sure to dominate the conversation in coming weeks.
Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with their wives, campaign Friday in New Hampshire ? it offers four electoral votes ? and Iowa ? six votes ? before the president ends the day in Florida, the highest-count swing state with 29.
While Romney hits Iowa and New Hampshire, too, his wife, Ann, presses for votes in Virginia ? 13 electoral votes ? and his running mate, Ryan, focuses on Nevada ? six votes. The battleground list includes Colorado, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
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Associated Press writer Tom Beaumont in Sioux City, Iowa, contributed to this report.
Iowa delegates to the Democratic National Convention received ?Barack Obama: The Official Inaugural Book,? a coffee-table sized picture book. at breakfast this morning, which Iowa party staff said was courtesy of the Democratic National Committee. Fitting, perhaps, after Michelle Obama said in her convention speech Tuesday night that when she first met her husband, his prized possession was a coffee table salvaged from a garbage bin.
Earlier in the week, delegates also received a CD of music. That?s on top of the goodie bags that delegates scored when they arrived in Charlotte.? The gift collection, sponsored by various businesses, featured an iPad case, a pound of light-brown sugar and a second container of sugar mixed with cinnamon. On the other hand, there was a pedometer provided by a health-insurance company and a mini-can of Diet Coke, just in case anyone was counting calories.
Here?s a peek inside the goodie bags:
Contents of delegate goodie bag at the DNC convention
iPad/tablet computer case, Belk brand
A one-pound bag of Florida Crystals light brown sugar
A mini-can of Diet Coke
A 3-ounce shaker of Domino Cinnamon ?n? Sugar
A collapsible, plastic water bottle from Piedmont Natural Gas.
A paper fan with a Charlotte map on the back and ?We Make it Possible? on the front.
Plastic Obama/Biden yard sleeve from the Iowa Democratic Party, as well as printed lanyards for delegation credentials and an Iowa-shaped lapel pin.
SEIU for Obama 2012 inflatable ThunderStix noisemaker
Educators for Obama button from NEA
A pedometer from UnitedHealth Group
A black Obama/Biden ?Stronger Together? wristband
Literature and advertising from various businesses and organizations
I didn?t get a good look at the delegate bags for the Republican National Convention, but the Tampa Bay Times had a description.? The rain poncho would have come in handy.
Many companies including Nokia and Research in Motion have been struggling to compete with Apple and manufacturers of devices running Google's Android software. That shows in some of the earnings reports released so far for the latest quarter.
Additional mobile devices are expected to be unveiled in the coming weeks. Nokia Corp., Google Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. all made announcements this week, and Apple Inc. has one next Wednesday.
Here's a look at how makers of phones and tablet computers are doing:
? July 10: BlackBerry maker Research in Motion Ltd. asks disgruntled investors at a shareholders meeting for patience as it develops new devices to rival the iPhone and Android smartphones. The company reiterates a warning that the next several quarters will be challenging. It also expects to report another operating loss in the current quarter, which ends Sept. 1, as the company cuts prices to sell its older BlackBerry models.
? July 19: Nokia Corp. says its net loss nearly quadrupled in the second quarter on sagging sales of smartphones, which fell 39 percent from a year ago to 10.2 million. The company's stock jumped, however, as sales of low-end phones buoyed revenue and shipments of the new Lumia phones, which run on Windows software and will replace the older smartphone models, were not as bad as feared. In North America, sales of the Lumia phones offset declines in traditional Symbian devices.
Google Inc., which completed its purchase of Motorola Mobility during the quarter, says it saw strengths in North America with Verizon Wireless, driven by the Razr Maxx device. But it says international sales of basic cellphones and mid-tier smartphones declined. Google reiterates that 1 million new Android devices from various phone makers are being activated each day, with more than 400 million activated worldwide.
? July 24: Apple Inc. says it sold 26 million iPhones, 28 percent more than a year ago. It also sold 17 million iPads, an 84 percent increase and a quarterly record. But average selling prices for both products were down.
? July 25: LG Electronics reports a lower quarterly profit as its mobile phone division sank to a loss. Basic handset sales declined while expenses to promote its new smartphones went up. The company says profitability at the mobile communication business will not be too bad for the rest of the year with new high-end mobile device launches due in North America and Japan. But it stops short of guiding investors on when the company can fully turn around its mobile business
? July 27: Samsung Electronics Co. reports another record-high quarterly profit as customers flocked to Galaxy smartphones. Samsung benefited as rivals including Apple had yet to release new models. The performance in mobile phones helped offset a slowdown in other consumer electronics businesses such as televisions.
IDC reports that Samsung has extended its lead over Apple in smartphones. Samsung had a market share of 33 percent in the second quarter, up from 17 percent a year ago. Apple's fell slightly to 17 percent, from 19 percent a year ago. The drop is typical several months after the release of a new iPhone model.
? Aug. 2: Sony Corp. says revenue in its mobile division more than doubled, but that's largely because it took full ownership of Sony Mobile, once a joint venture with LM Ericsson. Had the transaction been reflected in the year-ago quarter, growth would have been about 14 percent. Sony says more people have been buying smartphones rather than the cheaper, basic phones. It's also sold more smartphones, mostly because of strong performance of Xperia S and Xperia acro HD.
? Aug. 3: Taiwan smartphone maker HTC Corp. reports a 58 percent drop in profit, its third consecutive quarterly decline as intensifying competition from Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. hurt sales. The company had hoped to win back some of its market with the launch of "HTC One" series, which offers users a better camera and music experience. But following the huge popularity of Samsung's Galaxy handsets, the model's key U.S. carrier, AT&T, recently slashed the prices of "HTC One" by half. HTC says the U.S. will continue to be an important market, but that China "will be a key driving force for our future growth."
? Aug. 8: Research group IDC says the success of Samsung's Android phones helped Google's operating system extend its dominance in the smartphone market. There were four Android phones for every iPhone shipped in the second quarter, up from a ratio of 2.5 to 1 in the same period last year. The gains come largely at the expense of BlackBerry phones made by Research in Motion Ltd. and Symbian phones made largely by Nokia Corp.Apple's market share dropped slightly, but the company shipped more iPhones than a year ago.
? Aug. 13: Google says it's cutting about 4,000 jobs at its Motorola Mobility cellphone business and will close or consolidate about one-third of its 90 locations. The reductions represent about 20 percent of Motorola Mobility's 20,000 employees, and 7 percent of Google's overall work force. Two-third of the job cuts will take place outside of the U.S., Google said. The job eliminations come three months after Google bought the once-dominant U.S. cellphone maker for $12.5 billion, chiefly with a view to using its large patent portfolio to bolster its legal defenses.
? Aug. 15: Rating agency Standard and Poor's downgrades Nokia Corp.'s long-term corporate credit rating further into junk status amid concerns over the cellphone company's deteriorating profitability.
? Aug. 16: Samsung Electronics Co. begins selling the Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet in the U.S., the U.K. and South Korea. It has a digital pen and a faster processor than the iPad, but has a lower screen resolution.
Lenovo Group Ltd. says smartphone shipments grew 44 percent for a market share of 11 percent. Lenovo says it sold 5 million smartphones in China in the latest quarter, passing PC sales by number of units for the first time.
? Aug. 23: Sony's cellphone division says it's cutting 1,000 jobs, or 15 percent of its global workforce, mostly in Sweden over the next two fiscal years through March 2014. Sony Mobile Communications says the job cuts are an effort to reduce costs and boost profits. They are part of Sony Corp.'s already announced plan to reduce 10,000 jobs, or 6 percent of its global workforce, by March 2013.
RIM says it has begun showing its new BlackBerry smartphones to wireless carriers around the world, but the struggling company says it is still months away from starting to sell them.
? Wednesday: Nokia announces two phones running the next version of Windows. Its stock falls 16 percent as investors weren't impressed. The company didn't reveal prices and says only that the phones will be available in the fourth quarter "in select markets."
Motorola, under new owner Google, announces three smartphones borrowing the Razr brand, the name of the hit clamshell phone from 2004. The $99 Razr M is to be in Verizon Wireless stores in a week. Two higher-end models will come later.
? Thursday: Amazon.com Inc. announces four new Kindle Fire tablet computers as it steps up competition with Apple Inc. and its iPad. Two of the models have screens nearly as large as the iPad's, at lower prices. Those will start shipping in November, while the smaller, 7-inch models will start selling next week. Amazon also refreshes its line of stand-alone e-readers.
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