DELL INSPIRON 15

INSPIRON 15

Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T4200 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/1MB cache)

Operating System

Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic Edition SP1

LCD Panel

Glossy, widescreen 15.6 inch display (1366x768)

Combo or DVD+RW Drive

8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)

Memory

3GB² Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz

Hard Drive

250GB⁴ SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)

Video Card

Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD

Sound

High Definition Audio 2.0

Wireless Networking Cards

Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card

Battery Options

4-cell battery

System Color

Jet Black

Hardware Support Services

1 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty,⁵InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis⁶

Sony Vaio VGN-NS160E

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Is this the most dangerous Wii accessory so far?

Way back in 2006, there was a spate of media reports about new Wii owners damaging their TVs, prized furniture, elderly relatives and/or pets after losing their grip on a remote while playing Wii Sports Bowling. Nintendo, to its credit, took the problem in hand, first mailing out beefier remote wriststraps to all owners, then following that up with rubberized grips for even more security. But this bowling ball controller, from third-party firm CTA Digital, could take the cake.

This is not going to end well.

Says the official web site: "This Wii peripheral is the first of its kind to be fashioned after an authentic bowling ball, turning your wii-mote into the optimum performance-enhancing accessory! To operate simply ...plug the three holes with your fingers, as you would a bowling ball. Lastly, make sure to wear the wrist strap securely around your wrist, this will prevent the ball from accidently flying out of your hand...Even though holding and bowling the ball is so like-like[sic] to the actual sport, never, ever release the ball!!"

Uh, yeah. Nothing bad could ever come of this.

What's that, CTA Digital? "CTA Digital, Inc. is not and will not be held responsible for any damages resulting from the bowling ball attachment," you say? No, we're not too surprised to hear that. We haven't actually tried out this wrecking ball of a peripheral, but we're dying to...just as soon as we find a TV that we dislike sufficiently.

Constitutional Court wraps up hearings, election results pending

After five weeks of almost non-stop hearings, the Constitutional Court announced it had resolved all 71 lawsuits involving almost 600 election dispute cases, leaving the national legislative election results pending.

The court partly granted up to 27 lawsuits from political parties as well as regional representative council members.

“We’ve carried out hearings day and night. Disagreements on our decision are bound to happen, but the court’s decisions are final and binding,” Constitutional Court chief Mahfud MD said Wednesday.

Incomplete, unclear, mixed up and inconsistent evidences as well as poor coordination between plaintiffs and their lawyers had often sparked controversy during hearings, Mahfud said.

“More than 50 percent of the evidence provided to us was either incomplete or unclear. We could opt to reject the evidence, but in the name of substantive justice, the Court was willing to process such evidence,” he said.

The court ordered the General Elections Commission (KPU) carry out election reruns and vote recounts in several areas such as South Nias, North Sumatra; Rokan Hulu, Riau; Yahukimo, Papua; and Tulang Bawang, Lampung, because of various election violations.

On June 11, the court also ordered the KPU to revise the national legislative election results after it found the results had been based on a misinterpretation of the official legislative seat allocation method. The verdict could lead to some 26 legislators losing their seats in the House of Representatives.

The court also recorded the longest hearing day: On May 28, the hearing between the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) and the KPU lasted 17 hours

Aburizal lends plane to JK to campaign

The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Sat, 06/20/2009 6:25 PM | Presidential Election

Presidential candidate Jusuf Kalla said Saturday that he had borrowed a Boeing 737-800 plane from businessman Aburizal Bakrie to campaign in Papua, Bali and Central Java.

"Yes, Ical lent me this plane, for free," Kalla told Antara state news agency at Sentani Airport, Papua. Ical is Aburizal’s nickname.

Aburizal, currently chief welfare minister, is known as one of the supporters of incumbent Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

However, when asked, Kalla said that Aburizal supported him. "He has supported me for a long time." Kalla is chairman of the Golkar Party and Aburizal is one of Golkar’s leaders.

Earlier, it was reported that Aburizal, together with House of Representatives Speaker Agung Laksono and former Golkar chairman Akbar Tanjung had proposed to organize an earlier-than-planned congress of the Golkar Party to topple Kalla.

From Papua, Kalla and his entourage flew directly to Bali to conduct another campaign on the tourist island on Sunday morning. From Bali, Kalla is scheduled to fly to Central Java to conduct a series of campaigns in the province.

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Blueprint for another Confederations Cup miracle (or how USA can beat Spain)

By Martin Rogers

Associated Press

Everything went right for the United States in the last round of Confederations Cup group play, both in its own game against Egypt and with other results that gave the team an unexpected passage through to the semifinals.

Against Spain, the stars will have to align even more for Bob Bradley's men to stand any hope against the reigning European champion. Here are a few steps the Americans can take to slightly increase the chances of what looks to be an impossible task.

1. Play Freddy Adu.

Banging the Adu drum won't do any good. Bradley simply isn't going to play him until he gets more regular club action under his belt. However, it should be remembered that the 20-year-old caused the Spanish a few concerns in a 1-0 friendly defeat in Santander last year, as Adu made an impact with his pace and imagination.

2. Hold your own in midfield.

Spain's plan will be built upon its magnificent midfield of Xavi, Cesc Fabregas and Xabi Alonso. That trio will be charged with controlling the game and setting up countless chances for the strike force of Fernando Torres and David Villa. USA midfielders Michael Bradley and Ricardo Clark must get physical and knock their awesome opponent off their stride or else the Americans will be completely overrun.

3. Take every chance.

Spain did not concede a single goal during its romp through Group A, seeing off New Zealand 5-0, Iraq 1-0 and South Africa 2-0. The U.S. faces a huge challenge in breaching that backline, but in any game, one or two chances should arise. That may be slim pickings, but failing to capitalize on any half-chances that come the USA's way could lead to a painful night.

4. Get lucky.

One thing is guaranteed in this game: Spain is going to move the ball at speed and stretch the USA defense whenever possible. Opportunities will certainly occur, and Torres and Villa are among the best in the world when it comes to finishing them off. Off-days for either of those sensational players are extremely rare, but Bradley's team sure could use one.

5. Hope the Spanish team bus gets lost on the way to the stadium.

Could be a long shot with this one, but with the unpredictable South African road system, who knows?

Share your thoughts and comments below.

How will the Spain-USA game end?

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