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Primary Election Night results ... ongoing updating

5:43 PM Tukiyooo 0

Results are rolling in from today's primary for the Democrats' Top 3 and various delegate rates. I'll be updating the following as the night goes on and results are posted at the State Board of Elections and VPAP.<br /><br /><b>8:45:</b> SBE isn't working correctly, and the VPAP site is on overload so looking at results is sporadic. Virginia Politics On Demand (VPOD) contributors are following results on those sites plus Facebook and Twitter....<br /><b>8:51:</b> From VPAP on Twitter: SBE reports HD 85 - with 15 of 18 precincts reporting - Taylor  44%; Byler 35%; Waters 22%<br /><b>8:52:</b> From John Fredericks on Twitter: Former Navy Seal Scott Taylor defeats Gary Byler and Jeremy Waters in  the 85th District and is the GOP nominee for House of Delegates... - UPSET! <br /><b>8:54:</b> NBC-12's Ryan Nobles on Twitter: This one is still tight RT <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/vpapupdates"><s>@</s><b>vpapupdates</b></a> SBE reporting with 90.6 % precincts reporting, Herring 51.5%, Fairfax 48.5%.<br /><b>8:58:</b> VPOD calls two races: <span class="userContent">We're calling our first two races: Les Adams and Scott Taylor have won their primaries.  <a href="http://vapolitics.us/2013/06/june-primary-results/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank">http://vapolitics.us/2013/06/june-primary-results/</a></span><br /><b>9:05:</b> LG candidate Aneesh Chopra concedes: Congratulations to Senator <a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/RalphNortham"><s>@</s><b>RalphNortham</b></a> on his victory tonight. I'm looking forward to working together to win in November.<br /><b>9:07:</b> From former Delegate Chris Saxman on Twitter: Virginia House Appropriations will have four openings after tonight.  Delegates Landes and Jones in line for co-chair w Delegate Kirk Cox.<br /><b>9:10:</b>From VPAP: Final unofficial results in House District 85 - Scott Taylor 44.63%; Gary Byler 34.27; Jeremy Waters 21.10%. Taylor was endorsed by Lt. Governor Bill Bolling.<br /><b>9:14:</b> Todd Gilbert - District 15 - wins reelection with 92%.<br />Speaker Bill Howell - District 92 - wins reelection with 92%<br />Delegate Joe May lost but he can now enjoy life<br /><b>9:20:</b>From Virginian Pilot: Results: Virginia state Sen. Ralph Northam of Norfolk wins the Democratic lieutenant governor primary <a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://ow.ly/lWqoc" dir="ltr" href="http://t.co/FOA3sKXzyb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="http://ow.ly/lWqoc"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="js-display-url">ow.ly/lWqoc</span></a><br /><b>9:25:;</b> Tweeted by Larry Sabato: Of course 34 GOP House members voted for transpo taxes. Only 2 paid the price at polls.<br /><b>9:28:</b> Tweeted by Larry Sabato: Both D minorities (Chopra & Fairfax) lost. Ds=3 white men. Will this  reduce minority vote in Nov, or will fear of GOP ticket be enuf?<br /><b>9:29:</b> From VPOD: 85th District results ... Taylor - 45; Byler - 34; Waters 21 <br /><b>9:30:</b> Updates at VPOD's Facebook page ... https://www.facebook.com/VirginiaPoliticsOnDemand?ref=ts&fref=ts<br /><b>9:32:</b> Tweeted by Larry Sabato ... sadly true: And women? You'd never know they were 53% of VA. All 6 statewide nominees are male. Only 1 woman in VA history has ever served in statewide office: AG Mary Sue Terry (1986-93). All other GOVs,LGs,AGs=men.<br /><b>9:50:</b> Update at Virginia Politics On Demand (VPOD) website: http://vapolitics.us/2013/06/june-primary-results/<br /><b>10:00:</b> Democratic ticket will be Terry McAuliffe for Governor, Ralph Northam for Lt. Governor, Mark Herring for Attorney General.<br /><b>10:20:</b> Primary 2013 ... and that's a wrap.<br /><br />--------------------------------------------------------<br /><b>The Results from VPAP:</b><br /><div style="float: left; margin: 12px 0 0 0; width: 425px;"><h3>Incumbent Challenge</h3><table class="layout_table" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 250px;">         <tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><b>District 15            — Republican           </b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><span class="text_small">29 of 29 precincts reporting                 (100.0%)</span></td></tr><tr>              <td width="50%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Todd Gilbert*                    </span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">3,655</span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">92.09%</span></td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Mark Prince                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">314</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">7.91%</td>         </tr></tbody></table><table class="layout_table" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 250px;">         <tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><b>District 28            — Republican           </b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><span class="text_small">23 of 23 precincts reporting                 (100.0%)</span></td></tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Craig Ennis                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">131</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">8.45%</td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Bill Howell*                    </span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">1,420</span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">91.55%</span></td>         </tr></tbody></table><table class="layout_table" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 250px;">         <tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><b>District 29            — Republican           </b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><span class="text_small">25 of 25 precincts reporting                 (100.0%)</span></td></tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Beverly Sherwood*                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">1,492</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">48.73%</td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Mark J Berg                    </span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">1,570</span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">51.27%</span></td>         </tr></tbody></table><table class="layout_table" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 250px;">         <tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><b>District 33            — Republican           </b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><span class="text_small">31 of 32 precincts reporting                 (96.9%)</span></td></tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Joe May*                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">2,200</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">42.65%</td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Dave LaRock                    </span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">2,958</span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">57.35%</span></td>         </tr></tbody></table><table class="layout_table" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 250px;">         <tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><b>District 54            — Republican           </b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><span class="text_small">20 of 20 precincts reporting                 (100.0%)</span></td></tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Dustin Curtis                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">1,045</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">43.34%</td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Bobby Orrock*                    </span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">1,366</span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">56.66%</span></td>         </tr></tbody></table><table class="layout_table" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 250px;">         <tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><b>District 63            — Democrat           </b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><span class="text_small">30 of 30 precincts reporting                 (100.0%)</span></td></tr><tr>              <td width="50%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Rosalyn Dance*                    </span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">2,485</span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">52.87%</span></td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Evandra Thompson                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">2,215</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">47.13%</td>         </tr></tbody></table><table class="layout_table" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 250px;">         <tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><b>District 86            — Democrat           </b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><span class="text_small">15 of 17 precincts reporting                 (88.2%)</span></td></tr><tr>              <td width="50%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Jennifer Boysko                    </span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">1,033</span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">76.18%</span></td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Herb Kemp                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">323</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">23.82%</td>         </tr></tbody></table><table class="layout_table" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 250px;">         <tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><b>District 90            — Democrat           </b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><span class="text_small">19 of 20 precincts reporting                 (95.0%)</span></td></tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Rick James                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">845</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">31.83%</td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Algie Howell*                    </span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">1,810</span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">68.17%</span></td>         </tr></tbody></table></div><div style="float: left; margin: 12px 0 0 0; width: 425px;"><h3>Other Primary Contests</h3><table class="layout_table" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 250px;">         <tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><b>District 6            — Republican           </b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><span class="text_small">39 of 41 precincts reporting                 (95.1%)</span></td></tr><tr>              <td width="50%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Jeff Campbell                    </span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">661</span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">69.95%</span></td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Jack Weaver                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">284</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">30.05%</td>         </tr></tbody></table><table class="layout_table" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 250px;">         <tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><b>District 16            — Republican           </b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><span class="text_small">41 of 44 precincts reporting                 (93.2%)</span></td></tr><tr>              <td width="50%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Les Adams                    </span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">2,421</span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">80.54%</span></td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Kenneth Bowman                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">585</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">19.46%</td>         </tr></tbody></table><table class="layout_table" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 250px;">         <tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><b>District 85            — Republican           </b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><span class="text_small">18 of 18 precincts reporting                 (100.0%)</span></td></tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Gary Byler                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">1,111</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">34.27%</td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Scott Taylor                    </span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">1,447</span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">44.63%</span></td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Jeremy Waters                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">684</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">21.10%</td><td class="right" width="25%"></td><td class="right" width="25%"></td>         </tr></tbody></table></div><div class="methodology">* Incumbent</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><h3></h3><table class="layout_table" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 250px;">         <tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><b>District 6            — Republican           </b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><span class="text_small">41 of 41 precincts reporting                 (100.0%)</span></td></tr><tr>              <td width="50%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Jeff Campbell                    </span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">684</span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">70.59%</span></td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Jack Weaver                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">285</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">29.41%</td>         </tr></tbody></table><table class="layout_table" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 250px;">         <tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><b>District 16            — Republican           </b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><span class="text_small">41 of 44 precincts reporting                 (93.2%)</span></td></tr><tr>              <td width="50%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Les Adams                    </span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">2,421</span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">80.54%</span></td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Kenneth Bowman                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">585</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">19.46%</td>         </tr></tbody></table><table class="layout_table" style="margin: 0; padding: 0; width: 250px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><b>District 85            — Republican           </b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><span class="text_small">18 of 18 precincts reporting                 (100.0%)</span></td></tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Gary Byler                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">1,170</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">35.59%</td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">Scott Taylor                    </span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">1,439</span></td>              <td class="right" width="25%"><span style="background-color: yellow;">43.78%</span></td>         </tr><tr>              <td width="50%">Jeremy Waters                    </td>              <td class="right" width="25%">678</td>              <td class="right" width="25%">20.63%</td></tr></tbody></table>--------------------------------------------------------<br /><b>The Races and the Winners:</b> <br />For Democrats, Tuesday is the opportunity to vote for Governor,  Lieutenant Governor, and Attorney General candidates. The gubernatorial  choice is already in place -- <b><span style="background-color: yellow;">Terry McAuliffe</span> </b>-- because no one stepped up to challenge him. <br /><br />That leaves two choices for lieutenant governor: <span style="background-color: yellow;"><b>State Senator Ralph Northam</b></span> (D-6th Senate District) and <b>Aneesh Chopra</b> who is a techie guy out of the Obama administration. <br /><br />Also two choices for attorney general:<span style="background-color: yellow;"> <b>State Senator Mark Herring</b></span> (D-33rd Senate District), and former federal prosecutor <b>Justin Fairfax</b>. <br /><br />If you're a Republican, the Top Three candidates were chosen for you at  the recent Republican Party of Virginia convention in Richmond: <b>Ken Cuccinelli</b> for Governor, <b>E.W. Jackson</b> for Lieutenant Governor, and <b>Mark Obenshain</b> for Attorney General.<br /><br /><b>Republicans have <a href="http://electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOD&map=CTY">eight contested House of Delegates races</a>:</b><br />- 15th District: Incumbent <span style="background-color: yellow;">Todd Gilbert </span><i>versus</i> Mark Prince<br />- 16th District - Open Seat: <span style="background-color: yellow;">Les Adams </span><i>versus</i> Ken Bowman<br />- 28th District: Incumbent Speaker of the House <span style="background-color: yellow;">Bill Howell</span> <i>versus</i> Craig Ennis<br />- 29th District: Incumbent Beverly Sherwood <i>versus</i> <span style="background-color: yellow;">Mark Berg</span><br />- 33rd District: Incumbent Joe May <i>versus</i> <span style="background-color: yellow;">David LaRock</span><br />- 54th District: Incumbent <span style="background-color: yellow;">Bobby Orrock</span> <i>versus</i> Dustin Curtis<br />- 6th District: <span style="background-color: yellow;">Jeffrey Campbell</span> <i>versus</i> Jack Weaver<br />- 85th District: <span style="background-color: yellow;">Scott Taylor</span> <i>vs</i> Gary Byler <i>vs</i> Jeremy Waters<br /><br /><b>Democrats have <a href="http://electionresults.virginia.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=HOD&map=CTY">three contested House of Delegates races</a>:</b><br />- 63rd District: Evandra Thompson <i>versus</i> <span style="background-color: yellow;">Rosalyn Dance</span><br />- 86th District: <span style="background-color: yellow;">Jennifer Boysko</span> <i>versus</i> Herbert Kemp<br />- 90th District: Rick James <i>versus</i> <span style="background-color: yellow;">Algie Howell, Jr.</span>

2013 Virginia primary Primary Election Night results ... ongoing updating

Results are rolling in from today's primary for the Democrats' Top 3 and various delegate rates. I'll be updating the following ...

Doctor Update & Pregnancy Fashion

4:33 PM Tukiyooo 0

<h3><b><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i>Doctor Update</i></span></b></h3>I got to see one of my favorite doctors yesterday for my 38 week appointment. <br /><br />She told me I was looking great, and as of right now she did not see a reason for me to be a candidate for a c-section.  Even though I gained 5 lbs this week, she said she feels it's probably just water-weight - especially judging from my puffy feet and hands.  All vitals are still doing well (i.e. no high pressure = no preeclampsia).  She also told me she saw no reason for me to have another rate-of-growth ultrasound.  So she basically said all of the exact opposite as to what the unkind doctor told me.  Who is right?  I guess we'll find out soon enough.  I just pray that the nice doctor does know what she's talking about and isn't just a bad doctor, ya know?<br /><br />On another note, do you like how easily I glossed over a 5 lbs weight gain in a week?!  Oh how times have changed from the weight loss days!  Now certainly, soon enough I'll be back to being committed to seeing a downward motion in those numbers, but for right now, I honestly don't care.  I just want her out and healthy, and preferably sooner rather than later :). <br /><br /><h3><span style="color: #674ea7;"><i>Pregnancy Fashion</i></span></h3>This "fashion" thing is kind of a joke.  Well, not "kind of", it <i>is</i>. <br /><br />Thanks to the ability for me to work from home these last several weeks of my pregnancy, I have been able to be super comfortable with the clothing I wear.  In other words, I pretty much wear some type of exercise pant with a t-shirt every single day.  Remarkably, many of my 5K t-shirts still fit me.  Wellllll, I should use "fit" as a relative term.  They go on and cover my torso, but they are tight!<br /><br />Since most of my pregnancy was spent during the winter months (thank you Jesus!), much of my maternity wardrobe was catered to colder temps.  I did try to buy some versatile pieces, but overall much of my clothing was long sleeved and knit material.  I have exactly 1 maternity t-shirt that I bought, and I've been able to get by with that and my 5K tees.<br /><br />But since it is June, and as a pregnant lady I am running much hotter than I normally would be, I finally had Joel dig out some shorts for me today (we use those vacuum seal bags to store seasonal clothes).  Ahhhh the cotton shorts - it's so nice not to have my legs completely covered!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #666666;"><here comes="" fashion="" part="" that=""></here></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">You know what else makes for a great maternity t-shirt?  Under Armor shirts!  Actually, I only own one shirt of that brand, but I own many of those silky, breathable t-shirts.  They have been AMAZING for me during these hotter temps.  </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0yBbZvFPcpyxDat1StIOtq97cNUbu3HG2GdC2BGk7iuIaSfHB4zK5JSLVQUdpKDuPYGNwC5KqhLR9JGkESJEyxJQKCVnQsLDkkuGLwezjnQVBHf-TYpZCbEeGA6BGDCuuCHWH8cza9A/s1600/sept+maternity+tshirt.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0yBbZvFPcpyxDat1StIOtq97cNUbu3HG2GdC2BGk7iuIaSfHB4zK5JSLVQUdpKDuPYGNwC5KqhLR9JGkESJEyxJQKCVnQsLDkkuGLwezjnQVBHf-TYpZCbEeGA6BGDCuuCHWH8cza9A/s400/sept+maternity+tshirt.JPG" width="262" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They're nice and long to cover the belly, and they help wick away the pregnancy-induced sweating.   The one I'm wearing above is from Joel's brother's annual <a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2011/09/first-annual-st-marys-county.html" target="_blank">Septathalon Event</a>.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #674ea7;">What was one of your favorite things to wear when pregnant?  If you've never been pregnant, what is one of your favorite, most comfy thing to wear anyhow?</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>

Doctor Update I got to see one of my favorite doctors yesterday for my 38 week appointment. She told me I was looking great, and as of right...

SYRIA, IRAN, LEBANON

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<br /><br /> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoirfcmzqWoxhTpz-qfLjscZ9Aj5Zoa_-Y086vsVtXml0ITUZdCjII8-Cmd28dJCsiS7FOOZ1UAyIDKQOkvEtwTvtCzL1PDUX-DeFS_6HNMH5vShu_GTNutxMuTu6tkZGICclP4cFbVNCD/s1600/Al_Qusayr.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoirfcmzqWoxhTpz-qfLjscZ9Aj5Zoa_-Y086vsVtXml0ITUZdCjII8-Cmd28dJCsiS7FOOZ1UAyIDKQOkvEtwTvtCzL1PDUX-DeFS_6HNMH5vShu_GTNutxMuTu6tkZGICclP4cFbVNCD/s320/Al_Qusayr.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #134f5c;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif";">HIZBALLAH, TEHRAN DITCH PALESTINIAN HAMAS AFTER ITS FIGHTERS CAUGHT IN QUSAYR</span></b></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Via DEBKAfile </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HIZBALLAH FIGHTERS IN AL-QUSAYR BATTLE</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hizballah forces helping SYRIAN troops capture the key SYRIAN town of al Qusayr from rebel hands last week caught five armed members of the radical Palestinian Hamas fighting with the rebels, debkafile’s intelligence sources disclose. Within hours of this discovery being reported to Hizballah chief Hassan Nasrallah, the order to shut down Hamas offices in the Shiite Dahya neighborhood in Beirut went down the Hizballah chain of command.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Wafiq Safa, head of the organizations intelligence and terror wing, who commands the organization’s war effort in SYRIA, summoned Ali Baraka, the Hamas envoy in Beirut. He was told to shut down shop forthwith and remove himself and staff from the LEBANESE capital. Hamas cells in SOUTHERN LEBANON were likewise expelled. Ali Baraka hurriedly moved his people over to the southern port of Sidon, which is outside Hizballah’s turf. Nasrallah also suspended all military and technical assistance to the Hamas military arm, Ezz a-din al-Qassam - both in LEBANON and the Gaza Strip - after years of close cooperation between the two radical terrorist organizations.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HOLD UP ON LATEST INSTALLMENT OF IRAN’S FINANCIAL AID TO THE GAZA STRIP REGIME</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Before breaking off ties with the Palestinian group, the Hizballah high command conferred with the Iranian al Qods Brigades chief, Gen. Qassem Soleimani.<br />Tehran has not commented on the break-up with its Palestinian protégé, except to hold up the latest installment of IRAN’S financial aid to the Gaza Strip regime. Queries from Gaza elicited evasive answers from Tehran.<br />The rupture with Hizballah and IRAN has left the Hamas government in the Gaza Strip in serious financial straits. Its allocation from QATAR was sharply reduced this year; the SAUDIS stopped all assistance last year and Hamas’s parent organization, EGYPT’S Muslim Brotherhood, has since assuming power in Cairo been struggling with its own government’s empty coffers.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HAMAS RUNS WEST BANK OPERATIONS FROM TURKEY </span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In panicky conferences in Istanbul, Gaza and Cairo, Hamas leaders decided their only recourse was to send peace delegations to Tehran and Beirut in the hope that Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Nasrallah would relent and resume the flow of financial aid.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hamas politburo member Emad al-Alami heads the delegation to Tehran and Salah al-Arouri, who runs Hamas operations on the West Bank from TURKEY, leads the delegation to Beirut.<br />Both are still cooling their heels and waiting for appointments.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">SHARPENED DISCORD WITHIN HAMAS LEADERSHIP</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The new situation has sharpened the discord within the Hamas leadership between the faction in favor of IRAN and SYRIA, headed by strongman Mahmoud A-Zahar and the deputy commander of the Ezz a-din al-Qassam, Marwan Issa, on the one hand, and, on the other, the reinstated head of the politburo Khaled Meshaal, who sent the Hamas contingent to fight with the SYRIAN rebels against Bashar Assad and his Hizballah allies.</span></div>

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Shenandoah Valley Tea Party Patriots call Marco Rubio 'Benedict Arnold' of the GOP

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXNsEL67DwWFNjzM5sTqUgHAQmA3J8-S4W5600CAiY7ohaPcU7ledEscAI5_zTQ1DOYpqbQIvVi0tvUyTV5GkvK4UNAWhHsGCR99dsXPAh4FUZ0jjZNppN0A-6l_VcHgQ4j1pw-Q5ogNg/s1600/Don't+Tread+On+Me+flag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaXNsEL67DwWFNjzM5sTqUgHAQmA3J8-S4W5600CAiY7ohaPcU7ledEscAI5_zTQ1DOYpqbQIvVi0tvUyTV5GkvK4UNAWhHsGCR99dsXPAh4FUZ0jjZNppN0A-6l_VcHgQ4j1pw-Q5ogNg/s1600/Don't+Tread+On+Me+flag.jpg" /></a></div><br />What a difference between 2010 and 2013. Remember when Florida Senator <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/11/03/AR2010110308200.html">Marco Rubio was the tea party darling</a>?<br /><br />On Monday, the Shenandoah Valley Tea Party Patriots sent an email urging members to contact senators to vote against the immigration bill but something startling was in the email: they considered Marco Rubio a "Benedict Arnold." <br /><br />Now that Senator Rubio is working to find a pragmatic, bipartisan compromise to the extremely complicated issue of immigration, the tea partiers who loved him have turned on him.<br /><br />Here is the email from this group that declares itself, "Guardians of the Republic, Keepers of Liberty." At the bottom is their revelation about Senator Rubio: <br /><blockquote>To the Men and Women of Virginia<br />From The Shenandoah Valley Tea Party<br /><br />A decisive debate will soon begin -- a debate which will determine the fate of this great nation. The opening words of the debate will be spoken in the United States Senate.<br /><br />And, the name of the debate is Amnesty -- Amnesty for 20 million illegal aliens and amnesty for 40 million of their relatives. Should the forces supporting Amnesty win the debate, 25% of the population of United States will be citizens from third world countries with little or no understanding of the Constitution or the Bill of Rights. America will be ruled by a one-party government which will be socialist and authoritarian.<br /><br />The Shenandoah Valley Tea Party urges you to fight the forces supporting Amnesty with the most powerful tool available to you – your telephone, wielded with passion and purpose.<br /><br />Raise your telephone and raise you voice to the Senators in Washington.<br /><br />In 2006, when Amnesty legislation was debated, the Bill was defeated because Americans across the country besieged Washington with telephone calls. Amnesty was defeated with the telephone then. Amnesty can be defeated with the telephone now.<br /><br />Men and women of Virginia: This is your country. Will you defend it?<br /><br />Notes for calling: 1) Emails have little influence as many Congressman have their staffs delete emails without reading them. 2) Some Senators will turn off their incoming calls, sending callers to a voicemail box, which is then emptied without listening to the messages. 3) Call the Washington offices first. If the telephones are turned off, then call the regional offices. The telephone numbers are found on the Senators’ websites. Google by name and look under “Contact Us”. 4) Fax’s usually go through with no delay. 5) Be tenacious. 6) Contact your own Senators, and other Senators who should be encouraged to vote against Schumer’s Immigration Bill.<br /><br />Listed below are some, but not all, of the Senators who you should call. Forward this email to everyone you know.<br /><br />Republicans who are up for re-election next year<br /><br />Lamar Alexander (Tennessee) (202) 224-4944<br />Saxby Chambliss (Georgia) (202) 224-3521<br />Thad Cochran (Mississippi) (202) 224-5054<br />Susan Collins (Maine) (202) 224-2523<br />John Cornyn (Texas) (202) 224-2934<br />Mike Enzi (Wyoming) (202) 224-3424<br />Lindsey Graham (South Carolina) (202) 224-5972<br />James Inhofe (Oklahoma) (202) 224-4721<br />Mike Johanns (Nebraska) (202) 224-4224<br />Mitch McConnell (Kentucky) (202) 224-2541<br />Jim Risch (Idaho) (202) 224-2752<br />Pat Roberts (Kansas) (202) 224-4774<br />Jeff Sessions (Alabama) (202) 224-4124<br /><br />Virginia’s Senators<br />Tim Kaine (Virginia) (202) 224-4024<br />Mark Warner (Virginia) (202) 224-2023<br /><br />The Benedict Arnold of the Republican Party<br />Marco Rubio (Florida) (202) 224-3041</blockquote>The tea party, the group that started four years ago as individual, independent thinkers following their own consciences, now walks lock-step with the people who make the decisions for them. Those people have now decided Senator Rubio is a traitor.

Shenandoah Valley Tea Party Patriots call Marco Rubio 'Benedict Arnold' of the GOP

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Former President Bush 43 sees popularity rise

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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0O3sWUsVxPRvHGGp-848UkdtypmMBogDxO0A8VH2ofF_Ody9MI2Ak3TOsT-VKlNujKFySebrLqW4OIGDsF0yznT5qaKFbcJF179ISRsWhTsjLk_DwI61A8T31HLlWe4in-jjyVBiUCd6/s1600/George+W.+Bush+19+approval+rating.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr0O3sWUsVxPRvHGGp-848UkdtypmMBogDxO0A8VH2ofF_Ody9MI2Ak3TOsT-VKlNujKFySebrLqW4OIGDsF0yznT5qaKFbcJF179ISRsWhTsjLk_DwI61A8T31HLlWe4in-jjyVBiUCd6/s400/George+W.+Bush+19+approval+rating.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br />As clearly shown on this <a href="http://www.gallup.com/poll/163022/former-president-george-bush-image-ratings-improve.aspx">Gallup chart</a>, former President George W. Bush's favorable ratings are now higher than his unfavorable for the first time since 2005. He spent his second term in office being pounded on by the left but, after four years of staying busy but keeping a low public profile, the President's ratings are on the mend. Glad to see it ... he deserves it.

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As clearly shown on this Gallup chart , former President George W. Bush's favorable ratings are now higher than his unfavorable for the ...

Technical Writer (Adobe RoboHelp | FrameMaker) (# 109661)

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="WordSection1"><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Position:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Technical Writer<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Location:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Austin, TX<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Duration:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Full time<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Job Description:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">We are looking for a senior technical writer with experience in Adobe RoboHelp, Adobe FrameMaker, and Microsoft Office. The candidate must have excellent writing skills with   the ability to interview engineers and scientists and produce software product documentation with minimal additional review and editing. Requirements for the position include strong verbal and written communication skills, self-motivation, and the ability   to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines. Experience in the semiconductor industry is a plus.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Writing samples will be requested in advance of on-site interviews. If past work examples cannot be provided due confidentiality issues, please supply examples for any everyday   procedure. 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Technical Writer (Adobe RoboHelp | FrameMaker) (# 109661)

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LG Optimus L3 II Dual Full review

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYrtz9NaqmC7r0b2yRfxmSmkRZaGUInJlSnWhkzWk4p6nS7QgaYgwk24Dwqpzd6aN4ymU8spxlXF5jQ_poKrOEZgoIgK8soXUeJYEpUhEpVzCX9DwGdNqXF26u1OTvNLGm9e1zAL7WM0/s1600/LG1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYrtz9NaqmC7r0b2yRfxmSmkRZaGUInJlSnWhkzWk4p6nS7QgaYgwk24Dwqpzd6aN4ymU8spxlXF5jQ_poKrOEZgoIgK8soXUeJYEpUhEpVzCX9DwGdNqXF26u1OTvNLGm9e1zAL7WM0/s1600/LG1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="GingerNoCheckStart"></span>LG is offering a dual-SIM Android 4.1 handset in the same segment with the <a href="http://pc-gadgetworld.blogspot.in/2013/06/lg-optimus-g-pro-coming-to-india-this.html">LG Optimus</a> L3 II Dual. The handset is an upgrade to its Optimus L3 Dual phone that it launched last August<span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="4109cb27-b6ad-4d31-9f27-e828e37ed753" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="ececabc4-7ab6-409b-9e8d-3eec3e546da7" grcontextid=".:0">.</span>The LG Optimus L3 II Dual sports a compact form factor and is just 102mm long and 61mm wide. The <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="d939a903-b57b-41dc-bcd9-2b8e62afe0f3" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="5263e69b-ad4f-451d-9790-59e3ceceea4a" grcontextid="smartphone:0">smartphone</span> has curved rounded corners. We had a Black <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="bf74d14a-77ab-447b-889b-06efece12d3c" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="840f1f09-fd3b-40e8-ad96-df0d4e3b8e22" grcontextid="colour:0">colour</span> variant of the phone as our review unit. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Most key Specifications:-</u></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Price:</strong> Rs. 7,899</span></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> LG Optimus L3 II Dual</span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="c97f0671-250d-463e-a615-5023dd7518d1" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="d52930a0-a8d1-4551-814d-39798d431b04" grcontextid="front:0">front</span> houses 3.2-inch screen </span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 4 capacitive buttons</span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 3.2-inch screen </span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="e679b773-2edb-461a-8921-d1c35a639225" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="2df2f99f-edb9-4d26-a89c-4fc26329429d" grcontextid="resolution:0">resolution</span> of 240x320 pixels</span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean</span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">NFC, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi </span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3.2-megapixel-rear camera </span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 1GHz single-core processor </span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 512MB of RAM</span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> 1540mAh battery</span></div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="f6def409-1dd0-4438-a992-1bdf43ccb2a5" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="5f1fd473-16d6-4fc7-8535-06ba958713f5" grcontextid="dual:0">dual</span>-SIM GSM phone</span> </div></li></ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Hardware</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><strong></strong><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></div><strong></strong>The LG Optimus L3 II Dual sports a compact form factor and is just 102mm long and 61mm wide. The <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="5a4b165e-572c-490d-bdc5-cdbc20480660" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="27577357-6e74-4c33-a8d4-de8e0e3f59f1" grcontextid="smartphone:0">smartphone</span> has curved rounded corners. We had a Black <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="69871782-fdcc-40cd-8d9e-2cd0492565e8" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="b40b26c0-80f9-4f26-a61d-768396947342" grcontextid="colour:0">colour</span> variant of the phone as our review unit. <br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The front houses a 3.2-inch screen and 4 capacitive buttons, namely Back, Home, Menu and a button for switching to the other SIM. The bezel below the display is pretty large and at times makes it inconvenient to reach the buttons without looking. There's a volume rocker key <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="3342629c-45df-43fd-b7b1-fa60e4bf4dab" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="f5bf31a1-0be6-4c92-9d7d-36f515624ad4" grcontextid="at:0">at</span> the right side of the phone, while there are no buttons on the left side. The Power/ Screen-lock key and the 3.5mm headset jack sits at the top while the micro-USB port is located at the bottom.  <br /><div style="text-align: justify;">   <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The back cover is made of plastic and sports a glossy finish, which is susceptible to smudges. The 3.2-megapixel-camera lens is located towards the upper part of the back. The back cover hides a battery compartment, two SIM card slots sharing the same compartment and a <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="f0eb4efd-b851-4550-a7c8-529f3e178fcb" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="7cdbee3b-1b43-491b-b034-74f569167fd5" grcontextid="microSD:0">microSD</span> card slot located towards the top edge.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Display</span></strong><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegS9rH0Ho9qMF8GsIxm8LDdnsCwPpkPgf1-tMxLGFflruikX4_tj6gYCt_uTi7th_VaxBlcDMOTRQetfp7Wfm-Vu_ZoC54aaehpXLo4E39DO2bpdIuV1V1VlB-jl9mEnua9V03lF6meI/s1600/lg4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiegS9rH0Ho9qMF8GsIxm8LDdnsCwPpkPgf1-tMxLGFflruikX4_tj6gYCt_uTi7th_VaxBlcDMOTRQetfp7Wfm-Vu_ZoC54aaehpXLo4E39DO2bpdIuV1V1VlB-jl9mEnua9V03lF6meI/s1600/lg4.jpg" /></a></div><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><strong></strong><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></div><strong></strong>The LG Optimus L3 II Dual comes with a 3.2-inch screen that has a resolution of 240x320 pixels, which is very low compared to other <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="a5a625b0-afd9-461e-bf42-275a897218d3" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="e738a612-1344-4674-b4fe-5ba9c597fc72" grcontextid="smartphones:0">smartphones</span> in the segment. This results in graphics and text appearing less sharp. At times text that has a small font size is even unreadable. Even watching videos or playing games isn't a very pleasant experience. In fact, we'd say the low-resolution display is one of the major flaws of this handset. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">However, the screen is not very reflective, and the viewing angles were pretty decent thanks to the IPS panel. The under sun visibility for this <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="0ad30b8e-636d-489b-bd88-bbc8ef845492" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="dbfbf5a9-e2db-4fc6-ae5c-747e2e9b3388" grcontextid="smartphone:0">smartphone</span> is above average at full brightness levels.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Software</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><strong></strong><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></div><strong></strong>The <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="c3554343-8342-4aba-8bcf-b62769f0ec39" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="3e415bdf-d768-474a-98b5-2a6ddf90953a" grcontextid="smartphone:0">smartphone</span> runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean and LG has added its own Optimus UI layer on top, majorly changing the look and feel of the interface and enabling users to <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="b0114ff5-6826-49ee-9b09-2cbf97b7f158" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="3e415bdf-d768-474a-98b5-2a6ddf90953a" grcontextid="customise:1">customise</span> the phone. Interestingly some of the <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_noSuggestion GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="3141f755-3d5d-4feb-9dd0-47600af45f5d" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="4efe7ff9-44a5-437c-bbf3-871581ce4a5e" grcontextid="customisations:0">customisations</span> and UI extras offered by LG with its flagship phones such as the Optimus G, have made it to this phone in the same or a lighter avatar.  <br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">LG has also skinned the notification tray and has included toggles for various settings including for sound, data, NFC, Bluetooth, <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="597032ea-88ac-4dbd-a848-27e258c2c5b5" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="dc88e57f-f4fe-4cfe-8ca9-54e38b5efa59" grcontextid="Wi:0">Wi</span>-Fi, and Hotspot among others. It also features a shortcut for system settings, and a control for changing screen brightness.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">   <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWVFXra2TB78mHuoXNbxD2BVQBkV4CsVlopZTP4jwhtP71m86_wJu0939ISTJekxU-mTID2eqMIzDS8EfG_RKvawo_K3044bmJk0IjA1p5332i2V9tHlhC_IqjzBLfECFeJ_6rpZtWFU/s1600/LG-Optimus+L3II.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" cya="true" height="141" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSWVFXra2TB78mHuoXNbxD2BVQBkV4CsVlopZTP4jwhtP71m86_wJu0939ISTJekxU-mTID2eqMIzDS8EfG_RKvawo_K3044bmJk0IjA1p5332i2V9tHlhC_IqjzBLfECFeJ_6rpZtWFU/s320/LG-Optimus+L3II.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Talking <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="36a5905d-f625-4044-905e-b930ab73b0bf" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="ccc52564-857e-42a4-b9b3-ecddf58bfc9e" grcontextid="of:0">of</span> apps, the phone includes additional ones for Backup, Cell Broadcast, File Manager, a Memo app, Polaris Viewer (for office documents), LG's service related apps, LG's own app store (SmartWorld), and a Task Manager. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">LG has <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="47fe5d98-e3a5-424c-ab5c-5878a359d561" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="e19dbb99-2f97-4052-acf7-83a342cd225c" grcontextid="customised:0">customised</span> nearly all stock-apps including the Gallery and Music apps, adding more functionality in addition to just bringing eye candy. For instance the Music app features a button for locating the video of a song on YouTube. Even the system settings menus have been skinned and are pleasant to look at.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In addition to all of these, the phone brings standard Jelly Bean functionality. Overall, LG has tried to make the phone as different from stock Android, as possible.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Camera</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><strong></strong><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></div><strong></strong>The LG Optimus L3 II Dual sports a 3.2-megapixel-rear camera and doesn't come with a flash. Just like the Optimus G, it can also take pictures with voice commands like 'cheese', '<span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_noSuggestion GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="e8c3d1f0-7e75-40d3-a29d-e081bef1cd8c" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="3ffab11d-ba52-46fc-a8c3-92c28afda0b3" grcontextid="kimchi:0">kimchi</span>', 'LG', 'Smile' and 'Whisky'. The phone's camera app offers various scene mode's including Portrait, Landscape, Sports, Sunset and Night modes, along with settings for ISO, White Balance, <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="9910e7f2-07e5-4e1a-ae91-cc513fd4a7ef" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="f8fb66d2-8761-4f14-bb99-0019e940a410" grcontextid="Colour:0">Colour</span> effects, and exposure. It also offers a timer.  <br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While pictures taken outdoors under daylight were decent, the same cannot be said about the ones taken indoors under artificial light. The latter were grainy and lacked detail.  <br /><div style="text-align: justify;">   <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmu93OBolggkDsHhOXmEm6H-PCabOcOzmB1ThWiYIGJNZNL386JBN9r33UfmgL1YMYgOcWVWaf73X_BiX0M2qDP4Fzoz7G7Kz7UgkywYG1ErR9Y90vKDkhtR3WN2tUPUVIoS-NZtVhvY/s1600/lg3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEmu93OBolggkDsHhOXmEm6H-PCabOcOzmB1ThWiYIGJNZNL386JBN9r33UfmgL1YMYgOcWVWaf73X_BiX0M2qDP4Fzoz7G7Kz7UgkywYG1ErR9Y90vKDkhtR3WN2tUPUVIoS-NZtVhvY/s1600/lg3.jpg" /></a></div>You can capture VGA resolution (640x480) videos in the video mode. The videos taken with the phone were just about average.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Performance</strong> </span><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The LG Optimus L3 II Dual ships with a 1GHz single-core processor that has a clock speed of 1GHz. It also has an Adreno 200 GPU and 512MB of RAM. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The LG Optimus L3 II Dual comes with the native Android browser as well as Chrome and we found that it renders all <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="b688aa64-043f-40d9-abcb-7d3dd33fd6e2" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="348d46ff-cfbe-481f-8688-eaf2850f184c" grcontextid="webpages:0">webpages</span> well. The phone doesn't come with Adobe Flash pre-installed. The speaker on the phone delivers average quality sound at high volume levels. The speaker is integrated with the phone's earpiece so <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="919b43cb-7655-4825-8051-49965a5166cc" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="e4ec4bb3-3601-4dd8-83e7-902f72d24185" grcontextid="sound:0">sound</span> doesn't get muffled even when the phone lies on its back.  <br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Call quality was good with our voice being delivered loud and clear to the other party. The phone is a dual-SIM GSM phone with support for one active and the other in standby mode.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">   <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCV6WU6WJn5d0GzbbzttH80_nTkpsACgVrAa0X37Asl4btEGHJPuIH_jrd2TWcVocl9GB_zTigqD9m3txsdeV1ejsFDp73wZYWkXz6dUUwibQ8ywE00evN-9ZCn7qfg2NNLs4RTWjkdc/s1600/lg2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCV6WU6WJn5d0GzbbzttH80_nTkpsACgVrAa0X37Asl4btEGHJPuIH_jrd2TWcVocl9GB_zTigqD9m3txsdeV1ejsFDp73wZYWkXz6dUUwibQ8ywE00evN-9ZCn7qfg2NNLs4RTWjkdc/s1600/lg2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The phone comes with a 1540mAh battery and we were satisfied with the backup that it offered. With mixed usage during the day, including playing games, a few calls, and <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="c8ea485c-0355-46c4-b8f9-d49a17aa6eee" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="96ee89b7-2231-438b-bec0-e93ac4660443" grcontextid="e-mail:0">e-mail</span> and Twitter notifications turned on, we were able to get about one-and-a-half days of backup. Although the battery's capacity isn't very large, we believe that the low-resolution screen helps in optimizing the battery backup offered by the phone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At a price of Rs 7,899, the LG Optimus L3 II Dual is a decent Android <span class="GINGER_SOFATWARE_correct" ginger_sofatware_markguid="4cebe973-b373-45f9-af98-6b6109df3e86" ginger_sofatware_uiphraseguid="b8b7ab3f-e959-43ff-b6be-2de9253953cc" grcontextid="smartphone:0">smartphone</span> in this price-range.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong><u><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Most key Features:-</span></u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">    <strong><u>Pros</u></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><div style="text-align: justify;"></div></li></ul></div></div></div></div> Decent performance <br /><br /><br /><br /><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Good battery backup</div></li><li><div style="text-align: justify;">Comes with Android Jelly Bean</div></li><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">  <b><u> Cons</u></b></div><div></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Low resolution screen</li><li>No camera flash</li><li>Capacitive keys not backlit</li></ul><br /><b><u>  Ratings (Out of 5)</u></b>  <br /><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Design: 3</li><li>Display: 2.5</li><li>Performance: 3</li><li>Software: 3</li><li>Battery Life: 3.5</li><li>Value for Money: 3</li><li>Camera: 3</li><li>Overall: 3</li></ul><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><span class="GingerNoCheckEnd"></span></div>Published by <br /><a href="https://plus.google.com/112865615030946176397" rel="author">Priyanka</a></div>

LG Optimus mobile news LG Optimus L3 II Dual Full review

LG is offering a dual-SIM Android 4.1 handset in the same segment with the LG Optimus L3 II Dual. The handset is an upgrade to its Optimus ...