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First 64-bit quad-core ARM chips to be fabricated by... Intel?

Intel's largest chip manufacturing customer, Altera, has said that it'll soon be building chips there based on -- wait for it -- ARM technology. Its Stratix 10 SoC will contain a quad-core, 64-bit ARM Cortex-A53 CPU, which Intel confirmed would be the first of that type manufactured by anyone. By ...

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Retina MacBook Pros inexplicably freezing for many users

The price of early adoption, especially if you're a Mac user, has once again reared its ugly head.

Apple's new line of Intel Haswell-powered 13-inch MacBook Pro models (vintage: late 2013) are apparently riddled with issues that cause the mouse, trackpad, and keyboard to stop responding.

Enough people are reporting the issue that a thread devoted to it on the Apple Support Communities forum has grown to 19 pages as of this writing.

System hang is the most obvious sign of a problem, but some users are also reporting an error message that reads, "The USB device Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad (Port 5 of Hub at 0x14000000) may have caused a wake by issuing a remote wakeup (2)." Long-pressing the power button to reboot sorts everything out, but at the cost of a reboot.

Some folks have reported that putting the system to sleep for anywhere from five to 15 minutes gets it to respond again. Another fix suggested by Apple support involves resetting the System Management Controller (SMC).

It's not clear what the exact source of the problem is -- whether it's the hardware per se or an issue with OS X Mavericks that emerges under certain conditions -- but it's only one of the most recent spate of issues that has buzzed out to annoy Apple users of late.

Also receiving a lot of press are the problems the Mavericks edition of Apple Mail has when working with Gmail via IMAP. Some of these may well be due to Gmail's own peculiar behaviors when accessed as an IMAP server, but there are enough quirks in Apple Mail to make it  at least as much an Apple Mail problem as it is a Gmail issue. (Joe Kissell and Jeff Gamet both discuss the problem and some solutions.)

Another Mavericks issue involves the update to iMovie, which sports a bug that turns many iMovie projects red. (Apparently it also affects some Final Cut Pro X projects, which hints at a deeper system-level problem.) Yet another recent MacBook Pro issue, which has spawned its own thread, involves Windows 8.1 failing to install on the same machine when using Boot Camp.

These bugs -- even if they do get fixed -- are an embarrassment; they're a black eye on the face of a company that has prided itself on consistently creating software and hardware for people who don't want to be bothered with the technical aspects of a computer. A big part of the iPad's success was down to how it made the end-user experience as closed-ended as possible; it exposed less functionality, not more. But that also meant less for the end-user to manage and more opportunities to concentrate on the things that mattered: apps and content.

Having a glitch like this happen to the MacBook Pro feels like a sign that Apple really does care more about the manicured-content experiences of the iPad than the content-creator environments of the MacBook Pro. But you can't have one without the other, since much of the way content is created for the former is through devices like the latter. The experiences people have with the MacBook Pro now need to be just as seamless as their iOS counterparts.

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Twitter gets more visual with photo, video previews

October 29, 2013

By Zach Miners | IDG News Service

Twitter became an Internet phenom as a tool for posting short text messages, but now it also wants to feature multimedia content more prominently.

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Previews of photos and videos will now appear on users' timeline streams, whereas before people had to click on links to see them. The new feature is available on Twitter's iOS and Android apps, as well as on its Web version.

The changes apply only to photos uploaded using Twitter, and to videos created with Twitter's Vine app. People still have to navigate to an outside page to see photos or videos from third-party services.

Users can expand the photos or watch the videos by tapping them on mobile and clicking on them on the desktop.

With this feature, Twitter wants to provide a more media-rich experience for users and to better compete against big rivals like Instagram and Snapchat. "These rich tweets can bring your followers closer to what's happening," the company said in its announcement.

But the changes also come as Twitter faces pressure to build out its advertising business, as its public debut on the New York Stock Exchange looms.

Video ads constitute a major element of Twitter's advertising business, which generated 85 percent of the company's revenue last year, the company said on its IPO documents. Placing more video and photo content front and center in users' feeds, therefore, could give marketers an added incentive to advertise with Twitter.

Twitter has already partnered with more than a dozen broadcasters and media networks through its Amplify program, which places promotional video content in users' feeds. Some of those partners include Bloomberg TV, A&E, and BBC America.

Zach Miners covers social networking, search and general technology news for IDG News Service. Follow Zach on Twitter at @zachminers. Zach's e-mail address is zach_miners@idg.com

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Medicare chief apologizes for 'Obamacare' woes

Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, goes over her notes on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Stressing that improvements are happening daily, the senior Obama official closest to the administration's malfunctioning health care website apologized Tuesday for problems that have kept Americans from successfully signing up for coverage. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, goes over her notes on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, prior to testifying before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Stressing that improvements are happening daily, the senior Obama official closest to the administration's malfunctioning health care website apologized Tuesday for problems that have kept Americans from successfully signing up for coverage. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

House Ways and Means Committee member Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, right, accompanied by fellow committee member Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., left, questions Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, during the committee's hearing on on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, on problems with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. As the senior Obama administration official closest to the implementation of the health care law's dysfunctional website, Tavenner is getting tough questions from the Republican-controlled panel about whether she saw the problems coming and will things be running efficiently by the end of November as promised. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Photographers surround Marilyn Tavenner, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as she prepares to testify on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Stressing that improvements are happening daily, the senior Obama official closest to the administration's malfunctioning health care website apologized Tuesday for problems that have kept Americans from successfully signing up for coverage. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stressing that improvements are happening daily, the senior Obama official closest to the administration's malfunctioning health care website apologized Tuesday for problems that have kept Americans from successfully signing up for coverage.

"I want to apologize to you that the website has not worked as well as it should," Medicare chief Marilyn Tavenner said as she began her testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee. It was the most direct mea culpa yet from a top administration official.

The first senior official to publicly answer questions from lawmakers, Tavenner is being grilled not only on what went wrong with HealthCare.gov, but also whether lawmakers can trust promises that things will be running efficiently by the end of November.

She firmly refused to provide current enrollment numbers, saying repeatedly they will not be available until mid-November. However, she did try to lower expectations of strong initial sign-up.

Tavenner's appearance follows last week's testimony of outside contractors who said there wasn't enough time to test the complex online enrollment system. It froze up the day it was launched, Oct. 1.

At stake is what the Republicans' partial government shutdown could not achieve: a delay of President Barack Obama's law expanding coverage for uninsured Americans. As a result of widespread sign-up problems, even some Democrats have joined Republicans in calling for a one-year postponement of the law's tax penalties for the remaining uninsured. The insurance industry warns that would saddle the new system with too many high-cost patients.

By every indication, initial enrollments have been disappointingly low. Although millions of Americans were interested in checking out new options, apparently few have been able to get through the online application process. "We expect the initial numbers to be small," said Tavenner.

An internal memo obtained by The Associated Press shows that the administration expected nearly 500,000 uninsured people to sign up for coverage just in October, the program's first month. Tavenner repeatedly declined to cite enrollment numbers, saying they will not be provided until mid-November.

House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp, R- Mich., drew his own conclusion. He told Tavenner that by his math, the administration appears headed for less than a fourth of its October sign-up estimate.

Less well known than Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Tavenner was closer to the day-to-day work of setting up the enrollment website, which was handled by experts within her agency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, along with outside contractors. Like other administration officials, she previously had assured Congress that everything was on track for a reasonably smooth launch in all 50 states.

"If people can't navigate such a dysfunctional and overly complex system, is it fair for the IRS to impose tax penalties?" said Camp. In a concession, the White House has said it will waive penalties for anyone who signs up by March 31, in effect granting a limited grace period.

Democrats repeatedly questioned the credibility of Republican critics, given the GOP's die-hard opposition to the health care law. Ranking Democrat Sander Levin of Michigan drew a contrast between Obama's law and former President George W. Bush's Medicare prescription benefit, also beset with problems initially. For the most part, Democrats helped to smooth those issues, he said.

"If we all had the same spirit with the Affordable Care Act, it would be more than helpful," he said.

Tavenner began her career as a nurse and built a successful record as a hospital executive before entering public service. Seen as a businesslike manager, she has enjoyed support from lawmakers across the political spectrum. Indeed, Republicans are calling for Sebelius to resign, not Tavenner. But the Medicare chief's professional reputation is also at stake.

On Monday, a spokeswoman acknowledged Tavenner's central role. The Medicare agency "has said we are responsible for the issues the website is currently facing," communications director Julie Bataille said. As administrator, Tavenner "has been in charge of the overall ... implementation effort."

What Tavenner knew about the potential for problems and whom she told will be key questions from lawmakers. Additionally, some are concerned about the security of the HealthCare.gov site. Others worry about unintended consequences from the feverish, hasty work to repair the site.

Sebelius is likely to face some of the same questions Wednesday when she appears before another powerful House panel, the Energy and Commerce Committee.

Momentum to fix the problems has grown since Obama personally acknowledged the problems last week. He sent in management consultant Jeff Zients to assess the situation. By the end of the week, Zients reported that he had two big lists with dozens of needed fixes, and said he was optimistic they could be completed by Nov. 30.

HHS also announced that an outside company would assume the role of general contractor shepherding the fixes, in effect taking over the coordination job that Tavenner's agency had been doing.

Although the administration has released a blizzard of statistics on the numbers of people visiting the website, opening accounts and having their income verified by the Internal Revenue Service, it has yet to say how many have successfully enrolled for health insurance.

The website was supposed to be the online portal to coverage for people who don't have a health plan on the job. Its target audience is not only uninsured Americans but those who already purchase coverage individually. A companion site for small businesses has also run into problems.

Under the law, middle-class people can qualify for tax credits to make private health insurance more affordable, while low-income people will be steered to Medicaid in states agreeing to expand that safety net program.

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NYC subway performers eke out a living

NEW YORK (AP) — To many, the real soundtrack of New York City plays out well below the street cacophony of rumbling traffic and honking horns, in the subways, where screeching trains combine with the drumming, strumming and singing of hundreds of performers.

They are known as buskers, and they have one of the toughest gigs in show business, trying to get some attention and hopefully some tips from more than 5 million daily commuters who are famous for their get-out-of-my-face focus and sharp elbows.

"You might have a bad day, but just coming out and hearing nice music, it puts people in a more relaxed mood," says Roland Richards, 57, a Trinidad and Tobago-born steel drum player who has performed in city subways since 1987.

Performers trying to eke out a living beneath the stages of Carnegie Hall, Broadway and Madison Square Garden are as diverse as the city itself —there are bucket drummers, Andean wind-pipe blowers, one-man-bands, Chinese string lute players and more. They rely on the ebb and flow of strangers' generosity — but are especially active now, as the lucrative holiday season approaches and tourists flood the city.

Because such performances are protected speech under the First Amendment, there is no permit required to perform underground. But the Metropolitan Transit Authority tries to bring some order to it all by holding annual auditions to allot prime station spots, on a schedule, to about 350 different artists.

And the city has some strict ground rules: Putting out a hat for tips is OK, begging is not. No disrupting service. No performing in the subway cars. And no amplifiers on the platforms.

So how much can buskers make? While hard statistics are elusive, some performers who are aggressive about staking out prime spots and selling CDs of their music can make more than just pocket change.

Theo Eastwind, 38, a singer-songwriter and full-time subway performer, has taken donations and sold about 50,000 CDs of his original rock songs at $10 a pop since 1995. In his best year, he said he pulled in about $80,000, and $15,000 in his worst.

"Some days you can do no wrong. .... Some days, nothing," he said. "It's an interesting art."

In her 1995 book, "Underground Harmonies," Susie Tanenbaum surveyed musicians on a range of issues regarding subway performing — including their motivation to play. Less than half listed money as a prime motivation.

"One of them told me: I can rehearse and get paid," she says of the business model.

Richards, the steel drum player, was hesitant to disclose too many specifics about his income (on his worst day ever, he said he saw $10, his best, $1,500) but insisted there were some keys to making more: Study the schedules of the sports teams and pick your spots accordingly, know which tourist spots to visit during Christmas and put in at least five hours a day to maximize your earnings potential.

William Chavis, an a cappella singer with a doo-wop group called Select Blend, said the seven members of his crew split their earnings at the end of the day — a good day can net about $200 per person — but better money is made when their exposure underground leads to booking gigs at clubs and private parties.

"We all pay our rent this way, our child support, this is how we eat," the 47-year-old Chavis said.

The exposure can lead to bigger things. Larry Wright, a well-known bucket drummer, performed in Mariah Carey's 1990 "Someday," video, and Harlem native Alice Tan Ridley, mother of "Precious" actress Gabourey Sidibe, made it deep into NBC's "America's Got Talent" after about 20 years singing gospel in the subways.

But the job is not without its hassles — sticky, hot weather in the summer, frigid temperatures in the winter, stingy passers-by and uninformed police officers.

But to many performers, the biggest frustration is the monotony of performing the same 15 songs over and over again.

"You're dragging, like, 'Oh God, we've got to do this again?'" Chavis says. "But once you start up you hear the harmony, the way the music's going and you feel the way people are receiving you ... it's nice, man."

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Red Sox hope to win title at Fenway

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz walks into the dugout after a workout at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. The Red Sox are scheduled to host the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 of baseball's World Series on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Boston Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz walks into the dugout after a workout at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. The Red Sox are scheduled to host the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 of baseball's World Series on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Grounds crew members dismantle the batting cage after the Boston Red Sox's workout at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. The Red Sox host the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 of baseball's World Series on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Championship banners hang on the facade of Fenway Park in Boston on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, including the one from 1918, which was the last World Series that the Boston Red Sox clinched at home. The Red Sox will face the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 of the World Series on Wednesday in Boston. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

A security guard keeps an eye on things outside Gate D at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. If the Boston Red Sox are able to win the baseball World Series at at the stadium, police and city officials want to make sure fans celebrate responsibly. Boston holds a 3-2 lead over the St. Louis Cardinals with Game 6 and if necessary Game 7 scheduled at Fenway for Wednesday and Thursday nights. Police plan to put extra patrols on duty to guard against any unruly celebrations. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell speaks during a news conference before a workout at Fenway Park in Boston, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013. The Red Sox are scheduled to host the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6 of baseball's World Series on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

BOSTON (AP) — Ted Williams never did it. Not Carl Yastrzemski. Not Carlton Fisk. Not even Pedro Martinez and Curt Schilling, who ended The Curse nearly a decade ago but did it on the road.

Practically no one alive can remember seeing such an event unfold: The Boston Red Sox could win a World Series title on the celebrated green grass at Fenway Park.

When the Red Sox last won a World Series at home, Babe Ruth, Carl Mays and Harry Hooper were the stars in September 1918, a season cut short by World War I. Ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2, this year's Red Sox have two chances to reward their faithful.

"It would be awesome," said John Lackey, who starts Game 6 on Wednesday night against Cardinals rookie Michael Wacha.

Fenway was just a kid the last time the Red Sox took the title there, a modern 6-year-old ballpark. A crowd of 15,238 watched the Red Sox defeat the Chicago Cubs 2-1 to win the Series in six games.

"It was a ball game that nobody who was present will forget. It left too many lasting impressions," Edward F. Martin wrote the following day in the Boston Globe.

That was so long ago that Woodrow Wilson was president of the United States, television hadn't been invented and the designated hitter didn't exist. There were 16 major league teams — none west of St. Louis — all games were played in the daytime and the NFL was 23 months from formation.

Now, Fenway Park is a centurion, the oldest home in the majors and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The last time a World Series Game 6 was played between Lansdowne and Van Ness Streets was in 1975, the night Fisk sent Pat Darcy's second pitch of the 12th inning high down the left-field line and waved his arms three times, urging the ball fair, before it clanked off the yellow foul pole atop the Green Monster.

"I was just wishing and hoping," Fisk recalled in 2005. "Maybe by doing it, you know, you ask something of somebody with a higher power. I like to think that if I didn't wave, it would have gone foul."

Boston needed that 7-6 win to force a seventh game against Cincinnati, and the Red Sox went on to lose the following night.

Now, they are one win from setting off a Boston Glee Party.

"With no disrespect to history or to Carlton, you know, it's an iconic video and a highlight that is shown repeatedly, and one of the more memorable swings that probably has taken place in this ballpark," Red Sox manager John Farrell said Tuesday, "but hopefully there's somebody tomorrow night that can wave their arms just the same."

Boston swept the Series in 2004 and '07, starting at home and winning titles at St. Louis and Colorado. Given the length of time since the last championship clincher at Fenway, there is a seemingly insatiable demand for the just over 38,000 tickets.

As of early Wednesday, the cheapest of 1,200 or so ducats for sale on Stubhub.com was for standing room on the third-base side at $997.50. A dugout box seat was available for $12,322.

"I don't know what happened in 1918, but tomorrow we're going to try and make it happen, make people proud and happy in the city of Boston and New England," David Ortiz said. "I guarantee it's going to be wild."

Ortiz's performance in the World Series has been better than Ruthian. He's batting .733 (11 for 15) with two homers, six RBIs, four walks and a sacrifice fly, and has one-third of Boston's hits.

"That's why we call him 'Cooperstown,'" Game 5 star David Ross said, "because he does Hall of Fame stuff."

While the Red Sox went through a light workout at Fenway Park on a cool autumn afternoon, the Cardinals tried to maintain their cool as they got stuck in St. Louis, joined by their families on a charter flight delayed several hours by mechanical difficulties.

"Fortunately we have plenty of food, snacks for the kids, lots of entertainment with on-board movies, and everybody travels with all their high-tech stuff," manager Mike Matheny said. "Most of these kids are pretty happy that they're not in school right now, and it's a great way to spend a day."

The plane took off about 9:10 p.m. EDT after a delay that appeared to last around 6 hours and landed shortly after 11 p.m.

Farrell made a bit of news, saying Ross will get his fourth Series start behind the plate in place of slumping Jarrod Saltalamacchia.

"David has given us a spark offensively out of the position," the manager said.

Shane Victorino is expected to return to right field after missing two games due to a bad back, and Game 4 star Jonny Gomes will start in left over Daniel Nava. With the shift back to the American League ballpark, Mike Napoli returns to first base and Ortiz to designated hitter.

Playing with a foot injury, Allen Craig will be the DH for St. Louis. Trying for their second title in three seasons, the Cardinals have high confidence in Wacha, a 22-year-old rookie who has won all four of his postseason starts, allowing three earned runs in 27 innings.

"I imagine it's going to be crazy, but I'm not going to pay any attention to it," Wacha said.

Boston doesn't want the Series to reach a seventh game on Halloween night, which likely would be started by Jake Peavy, who has a 7.11 ERA in this postseason. St. Louis would start Joe Kelly, who pitched well in Game 3 but didn't get a decision.

Ortiz, the last remaining veteran from the 2004 title, wants to make sure fans can start the hullabaloo.

"Hopefully this will get over tomorrow, and they'll get to enjoy it like they always do," he said. "Party time."

NOTES: Forty-one of 62 previous teams with 3-2 World Series leads won the title, including 24 in Game 6. ... Since the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates won Games 6 and 7 in Baltimore, six straight teams have failed to overcome 3-2 deficits on the road.

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Lamar Odom Met Up with Khloe Kardashian at Kanye West Gig!

He’s been working his way towards reconciliation with his wife Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom did in fact spend the evening with her last night (October 28).

Per a TMZ source, the pro basketball stud attended the Kanye West Yeezus Tour concert in Los Angeles and spent some time with the E! reality television star.

However, Khloe has not taken Lamar back into her good graces just yet, despite his repeated attempts to patch things up.

Odom has been clean and sober for a few weeks and the Kardashians are “supporting his recovery and wanted him to have a good time” at the show.

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B&O's First High-End Wireless Speakers Pay Tribute to Its Past

Aerospace manufacturing, stiletto heels, modern architecture, and more: The design inspiration for Bang & Olufsen's three new wireless speakers—which were unveiled at an event in New York today—runs far and wide.

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Stevie Wonder plans 2 albums next year

FILE - In this May 19, 2013 file photo, Stevie Wonder performs at The Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Wonder plans to release two albums next year, including some newly written songs, and is working on a third. The 63-year-old performer said in an interview Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013, that his first albums in eight years would be “When the World Began” and “Ten Billion Hearts.” (Photo by John Davisson/Invision/AP, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stevie Wonder plans to release two albums next year, including some newly written songs, and he's working on a third.

The 63-year-old performer said in an interview Tuesday that his first albums in eight years would be "When the World Began," a collaboration with producer David Foster, and "Ten Billion Hearts."

Wonder, who filed for divorce last year, said the new music was inspired by "my children, family, change, growth, heartbreaks."

He's also using hip-hop elements to convey political messages.

"I listen a lot to rap, and I'm inspired to take it, to use it in another way, to get the message across," Wonder said.

Rolling Stone reported over the summer that the album with Foster would include reworked versions of several of his biggest hits played with a symphony orchestra.

Wonder also plans to fulfill a promise to his mother Lula, who died in 2006, by recording a gospel album in her memory.

"I might sing a gospel song in Arabic or do something in Hebrew. I want to mix it up and do it differently than one might imagine," he said. "Obviously the good word at the end of the day, it's not about the religion, it's about the relationship. And I think we all need to check our relationship."

First, though, Wonder plans a celebration of one of his most acclaimed albums, 1976's "Songs in the Key of Life."

Joined by musicians from the original recording as well as contemporary recording artists, Wonder will perform the album in its entirety for the first time Dec. 21 at his annual Los Angeles charity concert. Last year's House Full of Toys benefit concert included performances from Justin Bieber and Drake.

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Viewsonic to release giant 24-inch underpowered Android serving tray that doubles as a PC monitor

Yo dawg, I heard you liked Android so we put Android in your computer monitor

If you are looking for a 24-inch Jelly Bean tablet with last years internals, Viewsonic has just the thing for you. The VSD241, a concept which we first saw last January at CES with the VSD240, is what Viewsonic calls a "smart display." This means it can double as a monitor through its HDMI input, or act as a stand-alone Android tablet. And at 24-inches, I almost hate to use the word tablet.

In all fairness, it's not such a bad idea. Hook it up to your laptop for a second display, or if you need access to Android you can use the VSD241 stand alone. The internals, however, may not be up to the task of pushing modern Android apps out to 24-inches.

It's packed with a Tegra 3 inside, which Viewsonic says will deliver blazing performance, but there is no mention of how much memory will be on board, or the resolution. The VSD240 we saw at CES had a 1080p resolution, so we imagine this model will be the same.

It's good to see companies push the envelope. I think we all agree on that one, but I can't help but think this is one envelope best left un-pushed. What say you? Speak out in the comments and let us know if there's any interest in this one. The full press release is after the break.

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Settlement ends suits over Ala immigration law

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The state of Alabama agreed Tuesday to settle the remaining challenges over its toughest-in-the-nation crackdown against illegal immigration, which has mostly been gutted by federal court decisions.

The state and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a proposed settlement that would end a federal lawsuit over the law passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature in 2011, and the state separately filed documents to end a similar suit filed by the Justice Department. Federal courts later blocked main sections, including a one-of-a-kind provision that public schools must check students' citizenship status.

Courts have blocked key parts of similar immigration laws in Arizona, Georgia and South Carolina and other states.

ACLU lawyer Cecillia Wang said the Alabama agreement also means a so-called "show me your papers" provision that allowed police to ask for citizenship documents cannot lead to detentions, as many immigrants had feared.

"Overall this is really a significant win for immigrant families in Alabama and anyone who cares about the rights of immigrants," said Wang, director of the ACLU's Immigrant Rights Project.

The agreement permanently blocks sections of the law that were temporarily stopped by courts. The state also agreed to pay $350,000 in attorney fees and expenses for groups that sued to block the law.

Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange has defended the law in court, and Gov. Robert Bentley, who signed the law, and other Republican supporters said it was needed to protect the rights and jobs of legal Alabama residents

Strange said court rulings voided parts of the law, forcing the settlement.

"It is up to Washington to fulfill its responsibility to enforce the country's immigration laws," said Strange.

Bentley had no immediate comment on the agreements.

The deal followed the Supreme Court's decision earlier this year rejecting Alabama's appeal to revive parts of the law, which supporters and opponents billed as the nation's toughest against illegal immigration.

The school checks never occurred because of legal challenges, and many immigrants who initially fled the state in fear of arrest under the document check provision returned to Alabama.

Agricultural leaders were particularly critical of the law, which they said made it difficult to harvest crops because of a lack of migrant labor, but officials say those labor shortages eased as courts struck down sections of the act.

The Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center, which was heavily involved in the legal challenges, said legislators should repeal the act now that the state has settled the lawsuits.

"We warned the Legislature when they were debating HB 56 that if they passed this draconian law, we would sue in court and win," Kristi Graunke, an attorney with the organization, said in a statement. "That we have done."

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Iran gives activist actress 18-month sentence

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — An Iranian court has sentenced an actress known for her reformist political activism to 18 months in prison on security charges, newspapers reported Tuesday, in another sign of the underlying tensions between Iran's hard-liners and calls for greater openness by new President Hassan Rouhani.

The reports came a day after authorities ordered the closure of the pro-reform Bahar daily in connection to a commentary it published on the Prophet Muhammad, citing a law authorizing media closures over articles deemed to violate Islamic values or insult Islam.

Iran has shown some signs of easing political restrictions since the moderate-leaning Rouhani took office in August. Dozens of prisoners held on political charges have been freed, and a prominent artistic center known as the House of Cinema has reopened.

But the case over the 24-year-old actress, Pegah Ahangarani, shows how centers of power in Iran often work at cross-purposes.

The judiciary is controlled by the country's ruling clerics, headed by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. He has given the green light so far to some of Rouhani's main international initiatives, such as outreach to Washington despite opposition from some hard-line groups. But Khamenei and his inner circle appear cautious on fast-paced domestic reforms that could further anger Rouhani's opponents.

Ahangarani, who has appeared in about 20 films, has been detained twice since the protests in 2009 over the disputed re-election of then President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but she was released without publicly announced charges. Since 2011, she has been banned from traveling abroad.

The Chicago Film Festival is currently showing Ahangarani's latest film, "Darband," about a university female student who becomes the roommate of a young woman wrestling with financial problems.

Tuesday's report by the pro-reform Shargh daily quoted Ahangarani's mother, Manijeh Hekmat, as saying the actress has been sentenced to 18 months. She said it is unclear who filed the complaint against Ahangarani, but noted the charges including "action against national security and links to foreign media." Ahangarani can appeal the ruling.

Shortly after Rouhani's election victory, Ahangarani asked him at a public meeting to appoint a culture minister who would be able to deliver on the president's promises of "freedom of thought and expression." She also said "incompetent" officials were the country's "biggest enemy."

In 2011, an Iranian court sentenced filmmaker Jafar Panahi to six years in house arrest and gave him 20-year ban on filmmaking after he was convicted of "making propaganda" against Iran's ruling system. Panahi, however, has been seen at recent cultural events in Tehran.

In reaction to the verdict, many movie-lovers joined a cyber-campaign urging authorities to reconsider.

"It is frustrating," said Ahmad Abri, 29, a moviegoer outside the Qods cinema in central Tehran. "I did not expect an actress to get a jail term for her political views."

Another moviegoer, Zahra Navidi, said she had hoped that authorities had learned that "cultural and political problems cannot be solved by prison."

Many artists were reluctant to comment on the case to international media, apparently fearing a similar fate as the actress. One post on Twitter criticized the subdued reaction: "The young girl is in prison to teach courage to men."

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"Processing 17,000 pounds of local tomatoes and another 20,000 pounds of apples and cranberries is back-breaking work. I am only doing it because no one else is," says Cheryl Wixon.

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"Processing 17,000 pounds of local tomatoes and another 20,000 pounds of apples and cranberries is back-breaking work. I am only doing it because no one else is," says Cheryl Wixon.

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Community supported agriculture shares are moving out of the crisper and into the pantry.

That's the hope, anyway, of a growing number of farmers and small processors who are marketing local goods under the CSA model.

In traditional a CSA, a farmer sells shares of their fruit and vegetable crop ahead of the growing season to generate cash flow for the year. The farmer then provides boxes of seasonal produce on a regular basis to shareholders during the harvest.

The farmer and the customers share equally in the harvest, come bumper crop or blight. The practice started in the U.S. in Massachusetts back in 1986 and now rivals farmers markets as the best way to access local food. Local Harvest maintains a CSA registry, and to date there are close to 7,600 CSAs, up from 3,500 in 2008.

Community supported canners have copied the model, and they're helping to fill the gap in the winter months when CSA shares of fresh vegetables peter out. Their offerings might include dried beans, grains, baking mixes, frozen meats and farmhouse cheese in addition to salsa, jams, syrups, pickles and other fermented vegetables.

Cheryl Wixon's Kitchen operates out of Coastal Farm and Foods, an incubator for commercial small-scale food processing in Belfast, Maine. For $300, a share in Wixon's CSA will get you 54 jars of pasta and pizza sauces, cranberry ketchups and fruit jams and butters delivered between November and April.

For $300, a share from Cheryl Wixon's Kitchen will get you 54 jars of pasta and pizza sauces, cranberry ketchups and fruit jams and butters delivered between November and April.

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For $300, a share from Cheryl Wixon's Kitchen will get you 54 jars of pasta and pizza sauces, cranberry ketchups and fruit jams and butters delivered between November and April.

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But you have to live to Maine to get in on this. Why? Partly because Wixon — an agricultural engineer, former caterer and cooking teacher – says she's committed to building her own local food infrastructure.

One big difference between CSAs of fresh produce and pantry shares like Wixon's is the food safety regulations, and the expense of complying with them. Most states require commercial food processing to be done in a licensed kitchen, which can be costly to rent.

"Processing 17,000 pounds of local tomatoes and another 20,000 pounds of apples and cranberries is back-breaking work. I am only doing it because no one else is," Wixon tells The Salt.

But Wixon says her operation is contributing to the local economy in many different ways. Six farms in mid-coast Maine have increased production to provide raw materials for her products. She employs six people and her shares have grown from 50 in 2011 to 200 for the season beginning in November.

The idea is catching on in other states, too.

The Bayfield Regional Food Producers Cooperative is a group of 18 farmers and small batch food processors located near Washburn, Wis., (the nearest city is DeLuth, Minnesota, a 90-minute drive). The co-op formed to give rural customers a convenient way to get all of their local products in one place. Last year it created a pantry share called "Grains and Goodies" and is now serving 17-20 shares. "There is no single grocery store that carries all of our products in one place. So the CSA is a logical distribution vehicle as much as a social mission to promote local foods," says Jennifer Sauter Sargent of Spirit Creek Farm, a producer of fermented foods.

Winifred McGee, a senior educator with the Penn State Cooperative Extension, runs programs on local food business development. She says that pantry shares sometimes do create more distance between the farmer and the consumer, which some might see as a problem because closing the gap was one of primary goals of early CSAs.

"There is a trade-off," McGee says. "You are one step removed from the farmer because he is not handing you the whole vegetable each week. But on the other hand, there is a benefit to having a wider variety of products made from local food on a year-round basis from a traceable source."

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