Facebook Phone: Maybe, Possibly for Real This Time (Sort Of)

By Martyn Herman LONDON, March 28 (Reuters) - Whether by design, necessity, self-interest or because of all three, nurturing youngsters has become fashionable for England's elite with no expense spared in the hunt for the new Wayne Rooney or Steven Gerrard. The length and breadth of the country, scouts from top clubs are hoovering up promising footballers barely old enough to tie their bootlaces in a bid to unearth the 30 million pounds ($45.40 million) treasures of the future. ...

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Lenovo C540

The Lenovo C540 ($499 list as configured) is a basic all-in-one desktop geared toward those with modest computing needs who want to save space without breaking the bank. It's a Windows 8-equipped system kitted out with an excellent 23-inch display and an energy-saving processor. If you're on the market for a reasonably-priced system that can tackle daily home productivity tasks, like surfing the web or watching movies, it's a solid choice.

Design and Features
Since all of its components are tucked away into a relatively thin display, the Lenovo C540's plastic chassis bears more of a resemblance to a monitor than an all-in-one desktop. Rather than utilizing an easel-type design like the Acer Veriton VZ2650G-UG645X, its 23-inch display is propped up by a sleek aluminum stand. Taken together, its glossy black chassis and silver aluminum stand create an appealing two-tone finish similar to that of our current Editors' Choice for entry-level all-in-one desktops, the Gateway One ZX4970G-UW308. At 16.8 by 22.2 by 7.7 inches (HWD), it's compact enough to conserve desk space and reduce clutter.

Like the Gateway One ZX4970G-UW308, the Lenovo C540's 23-inch display has a full HD resolution of 1,920 by 1,080, which is a step up from the 1,600-by-900 resolution found in similarly priced all-in-ones like the HP Pavilion 20-b010z. Like the system itself, the Lenovo C540's display is very easy on the eyes thanks to the ease with it dishes out rich colors and crisp text. Moreover, the inclusion of a slot-loading DVD burner allows users to take full advantage of the Lenovo C540's full HD resolution. Given its wonderful display, it's somewhat disappointing that the Lenovo C540 doesn't sport an HDMI-in port like the Gateway One ZX4970G-UW308, as it would have been right at home with Blu-ray players, HD cable boxes, and game consoles. On the other hand, the Lenovo C540's omission of a touch screen is entirely consistent with the price point; the only touch-enabled system that we've seen that's even close to this price range is the HP TouchSmart 320-1030, and it costs $200 extra. As long as you're content with navigating Windows 8 with the bundled mouse and keyboard, the Lenovo C540's display is easily the best in its price range.

Connectivity options are passable on the Lenovo C540. The left side of the chassis sports a pair of USB 2.0 ports, headphone and mic jacks, and a 6-in-1 multicard reader. The rear, meanwhile, houses four more USB 2.0 ports, an HDMI-output, and Ethernet. Like the Lenovo C325, the Lenovo C540 doesn't feature any USB 3.0 ports. Although this isn't necessarily a fatal omission in this price point, it does have the unfortunate effect of rendering the system markedly less future-proof than, say, the Gateway One ZX4970G-UW308 or the Veriton VZ2650G-UG645X. It does, however, feature 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi connectivity, so users need not remain tethered to their routers to get online.

The Lenovo C540 comes with a 1TB 7,200rpm HDD. Preloaded software is mercifully kept to a minimum, though its selection is on par with the rest of its class. You'll encounter the usual assortment of trialware (Microsoft Office 365, McAfee Internet Security), as well as programs you'll actually use (Power DVD), and bloatware (desktop links to Evernote and Amazon), and proprietary software (Lenovo Support, 5GB on Lenovo Cloud Storage). Lenovo covers the Lenovo C540 with one-year warranty on parts and labor.

Performance
The C540's 2.90GHz Intel Pentium G2020 CPU does a good job of conserving energy, without entirely forsaking processing power. For instance, its Cinebench R11.5 score of 2.27 points bested the rest of its class, with the Gateway One ZX4970G-UW308 (2.24 points) and Veriton VZ2650G-UG645X (2.18 points) trailing closely behind.

While it's best suited for handling your basic day-to-day workload, the Lenovo C540 proved capable of handling sporadic amateur photo- and video-editing projects in our multimedia benchmark tests. Its performance in both Handbrake (1 minute 33 seconds) and Photoshop CS6 (5:51) outgunned the Gateway One ZX4970G-UW308 (2:16 and 6:08, respectively). On the other hand, don't expect the C540's integrated Intel HD Graphics 2500 GPU to stand a chance in today's visually intensive games; like the rest of its class, it came nowhere near crossing the 30 frames-per-second playability barrier in either Aliens Vs. Predators or Heaven.

The Lenovo C540 is a reasonably priced entry-level all-in-one desktop that average users with basic computing needs will find more than satisfactory. With an excellent 23-inch display and handsomely designed chassis, it's a good value that helps save space and money. That said, it's not well-rounded enough to unseat the Gateway One ZX4970G-UW308, which gives users USB 3.0 connectivity and an HDMI-input for a little under $100 extra. Still, it's a close runner-up that remains worth checking out.

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Pistorius bail restrictions eased

State prosecutor Gerrie Nel, prepares for a hearing in the Pretoria, South Africa high court, Thursday, March 28, 2013. The state is opposing the relaxation of bail conditions in the charges against athlete Pistorius who is charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last month. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

State prosecutor Gerrie Nel, prepares for a hearing in the Pretoria, South Africa high court, Thursday, March 28, 2013. The state is opposing the relaxation of bail conditions in the charges against athlete Pistorius who is charged with the shooting death of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp last month. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) ? A judge in South Africa says Oscar Pistorius, who is charged with murdering his girlfriend, can leave South Africa to compete in international competition, with conditions.

Judge Bert Bam says the Olympic and Paralympic athlete must provide authorities with his travel plans at least a week before he leaves the country. He must also return his passport to the court within 24 hours of returning to South Africa

Pistorius' lawyers said in the North Gauteng High Court on Thursday that he had no immediate plans to compete, but might eventually need to run at track meets again to earn money.

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Weight Record for iPhone review

Weight Record for iPhone is an iPhone app that will help you keep track of your weight. It features a gorgeous interface with quick entry, BMI calculator, and the ability to record a voice memo with each entry.

To record a weight entry, you simply tap the giant weight button at the top of the screen, slide to the correct weight, and tap the button again. Below the weight, you can see your BMI and the amount of weight change since the previous day. Unfortunately, the weight change is only calculated for consecutive days and is not displayed if the time since last entry was more than one day.

Weight Record also allows users to record a voice memo with each entry. This is a unique feature for weight tracking apps, but it makes me wonder why there isn't the ability to add a text note as well.

At the bottom of the screen, there is a horizontal calendar that you can scroll through to look at past entries or submit an entry for a past date. In the middle of the screen, you can see your entries displayed as a graph. Unfortunately, this graph can only be viewed 7 days at a time

Rotating to landscape orientation will increase the number of days in the graph from 7 to 13 days, but again, the zoom cannot be altered.

At the top of the screen, there is a progress bar that represents your weight-loss progress. Pulling down on the little arrow will reveal your average weight change by day, week, and month, as well as display your start weight and goal weight.

One of the baffling things about Weight Record is that you cannot delete an entry. It's possible to change an entry, but I cannot figure out how to delete one. The description of Weight Record claims to include this ability, so if it's really there, it's definitely not intuitive. The developers have actually let me know that in order to delete an entry, you must change its value to 0 and it will disappear. It's definitely not elegant, but at least the ability is there!

The good

• Beautiful interface
• Simple setup
• Create audio notes to keep track of diet changes or other events
• Calculate your ideal weight
• View your BMI
• Set weight goals and monitor progress
• Change weight from any day
• Support for US and metric units
• View your average weight loss/gain by day, week and month
• Infinite Graph displays audio notes and overall loss/gain direction

The bad

• Can't delete a weight entry (or I just can't figure out) Deleting an entry is a bit cumbersome
• Can't zoom out graph and view by week, month, year, etc
• Can't add text note with each entry, only voice memo
• Weight change only displayed for consecutive days. It should calculate and display since previous entry. Some people only weigh themselves once a week and want to quickly know weight change since previous weigh-in.
• No sync
• No projections

The bottom line

Even though Weight Record is missing some features that I would love to see, especially when it comes to graphs, I really like this app. I'm a sucker for a pretty interface and that's how Weight Record grabbed my attention. It reminds me a bit of WeightBot and is now my go to weight-tracking app.

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Prop. 8: the roots of California's challenge to gay marriage

The high court will weigh whether the state can have a constitutional amendment restricting marriage to a man and a woman.

By Warren Richey,?Staff writer / March 24, 2013

In this 2012 file photo, supporters of gay marriage react outside the James R. Browning United States Courthouse after a federal appeals court declared California's ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in San Francisco.

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The Proposition 8 case stems from a dispute over how marriage is to be defined in the constitution and laws of California.

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In 2008, faced with efforts to legalize same-sex marriage, a group of voters began collecting signatures for a referendum ? Prop. 8 ? to amend the state constitution to restrict marriage to one man and one woman.

Three weeks after Prop. 8 qualified for the November ballot, the state high court rejected the traditional definition of marriage and ruled that the state constitution required recognition of same-sex marriage. Between June and November 2008, the state issued 18,000 marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

In November, Californians adopted Prop. 8 by a 52 percent to 48 percent margin. After the vote, two same-sex couples filed a lawsuit charging that Prop. 8 violated their right under the US Constitution to marry regardless of sexual orientation.

A federal judge agreed. On appeal, a panel of the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled 2 to 1 that Prop. 8 was unconstitutional. But rather than finding a right to same-sex marriage, the appeals court decided that the ballot initiative violated the equal-protection rights of gay and lesbian couples by taking away their right to marry after it had already been granted by the state supreme court.

The court found no justification for the exclusion other than animosity toward homosexuals as a class.

In their appeal to the Supreme Court, Prop. 8 proponents say their intent was to restore the traditional definition of marriage, not to harm gay couples. "By reaffirming the traditional definition of marriage, the people of California have not even discouraged, let alone criminalized, any private behavior or personal relationship," Washington lawyer Charles Cooper writes in his brief supporting Prop. 8.

The lawyer for the same-sex couples, former US Solicitor General Theodore Olson, offers a different perspective in his brief to the court. "This case is not about whether marriage should be abolished or diminished. Quite the contrary," Mr. Olson writes. "Plaintiffs agree with Proponents that marriage is a unique, venerable, and essential institution. They simply want to be a part of it ? to experience all the benefits the Court has described and the societal acceptance and approval that accompanies the status of being 'married.' "

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From CFS to life of crime: Gerrard probes prison link | Manitoba ...

Phoenix Sinclair was abused and murdered at age five by her mother, Samantha Kematch and Kematch's boyfriend, Karl McKay, at their Fisher River First Nation home in June 2005, a few months after she was returned to Kematch's care and her CFS file closed. Her death went undiscovered for nine months. (HANDOUT)

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A report out of Manitoba?s prisons showing that many violent offenders were raised in Child and Family Services care could be yet another sign of mismanagement at the agency, says Manitoba Liberal leader Jon Gerrard.

?I?ve been concerned for some time about the management of Child and Family Services,? Gerrard says.

Then a report out of the Child Advocate?s office revealed that 88% of aboriginal inmates, and 63% of non-aboriginal inmates, at one Manitoba correctional facility surveyed in 2001 had not lived at home during adolescence, mainly because they were in foster care.

A forum on the issue last week only raised more questions.

?From that forum, and from other input that I?ve had, there really is a significant concern that the mismanagement of CFS is leading to a situation where we?ve got more kids ? who are ending up in criminal activity. And it?s very disturbing.?

So on Sunday, Gerrard is holding another discussion, with Amanda Sansregret, chair of the St. Norbert Behavioural Health Foundation, Glenn Cochrane, president of the Indian and Metis Friendship Centre, Tracy Booth from the Elizabeth Fry Society and Meredith Mitchell, a child protection lawyer for Legal Aid Manitoba.

?We?re asking the question: Is there a link between the poor management of CFS and the high crime rate in Manitoba??

The Phoenix Sinclair inquiry has brought problems with CFS to the forefront, he said. Even for those with no connection to the 10,000 kids in CFS care, Gerrard says this should be a concern.

?It may be very important to all of us if this mismanagement is a factor in increased violent crime in Winnipeg and in Manitoba,? Gerrard said. ?If this in fact is a major problem ? then that can be important in helping us with a look at the direction we have to go, to CFS, so we eliminate this connection, or decrease this problem.?

The public meeting goes from 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the Central Corydon Community Centre, 1370 Grosvenor Avenue.

Gerrard said recommendations from the discussion could go to the Legislature or to another public meeting in the spring.

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