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U.S., Russia Agree on Plan on Syrian Chemical Weapons
Target Is for Damascus to Destroy Stockpiles by Early 2014
GENEVA—The U.S. and Russia agreed Saturday on a broad framework for destroying Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons by the first half of next year.
Under the agreement between Moscow and Washington, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad must provide a complete list of the types, quantity and locations of his country's chemical-weapons stockpiles to the Hague-based Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons by next Friday.
The plan will be codified in a U.N. Security Council resolution that won't rely on a threat of military action for enforcement, officials indicated. The U.S., France and Western allies had favored arming any U.N. resolution with a threat of force for noncompliance. But opposition from Moscow forced the Obama administration to drop the demand to pursue a diplomatic outcome and avoid U.S. military action.
Instead of a threat of force, an initial U.N. resolution will put into effect the process of inspection and destruction of Syria's chemical warfare infrastructure. If inspectors complain of noncompliance, a second U.N. resolution could be adopted under a U.N. rules that in some instances allows for the use of force.
However, Russia's opposition to force makes it nearly certain that any U.N. resolution on Syria will avoid military penalties, U.S. officials acknowledge, while reserving the right for military strikes by the U.S. acting on its own or with allies.
U.S. President Barack Obama said Saturday that the agreement marked progress in U.S.-Russian ties and "represents an important, concrete step" toward disarming Syria of chemical weapons. But he also insisted that the Assad regime live up to the agreement and indicated that if it didn't, the U.S. could respond militarily.
"This framework provides the opportunity for the elimination of Syrian chemical weapons in a transparent, expeditious, and verifiable manner, which could end the threat these weapons pose not only to the Syrian people but to the region and the world," Mr. Obama said in a statement. "And, if diplomacy fails, the United States remains prepared to act."
Mr. Obama's chief GOP foreign policy critics, Sens. John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, criticized the deal as "an act of provocative weakness" for avoiding the threat of force out of deference to Russia.
The U.S.-Russian agreement calls for inspectors from the chemical-weapons organization, known by its acronym OPCW, to be granted "immediate and unfettered" access to Syrian chemical-weapons sites, which the U.S. believes number as many as 45. The framework calls for the organization to complete its initial on-site inspections by November, accompanied by the destruction of much of Syria's production equipment.
The organization implements the international Chemical Weapons Convention. The U.N. secretary-general said Saturday that he received Syria's "formal instrument of accession" to the convention, meaning that Syria will be bound by it in 30 days, on Oct. 14.
Russian and American diplomats said they hoped to completely dismantle Syria's chemical weapons infrastructure by the first half of 2014. They said the destruction of chemicals, mixing agents, munitions and some delivery systems would take place both inside Syria, and in third countries, over that time.
U.S. intelligence officials believe Syria has about 1,000 tons of mustard gas and sarin and VX nerve agents in its arsenal.
"If we can make this framework a success, we save lives in the region and lay the groundwork for more cooperation" between Moscow and Washington, Secretary of State John Kerry said Saturday after three days of negotiations with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.
"There is no military solution" to the Syrian civil war, Mr. Kerry added. "It has to happen at the negotiating table."
Mr. Lavrov said at a joint news conference that the framework was reached by "consensus and compromise."
"These are Russian and American proposals to the OPCW," he said.
The framework agreement doesn't call for any measures to hold the Syrian regime accountable for allegedly carrying out the Aug. 21 attacks—allegations the regime and Moscow have repeatedly denied.
- Read the Agreement
- Obama's Statement on Agreement
- Lawmakers Welcome Syria Deal, Question Enforcement
- Washington Wire: Four Reasons the Syria Deal Could Fall Apart
- Syria Scatters Stockpile of Chemical Weapons
- Putin Op-Ed Draws Fire
- Sarin Antidote Is Hit With Supply Problems in U.S.
- Four Reasons the Syria Deal Could Fall Apart
That omission has raised concerns in France, where President François Hollande has publicly vowed to punish the regime. A French draft of a U.N. Security Council resolution, which was swiftly rejected by Moscow last week, condemned the Assad regime and called for anyone responsible for the attacks to be prosecuted by the International Criminal Court.
"We need to take action against the people who committed the Aug. 21 attacks, which is not covered" by the Geneva agreement, a French official said Saturday. The official added the French government plans to press its case for prosecuting members of the Assad regime when Mr. Kerry and his U.K. counterpart William Hague hold talks on Syria in Paris on Monday.
The French government also expects the release of a report by U.N. inspectors on possible chemical weapons use in Syria to bolster Paris' case for a Security Council resolution condemning the regime. The U.N. inspectors don't have a mandate to assign blame for the attack in their report. However, the French official said Paris will pore over the report for evidence the regime was behind the attack, such as the potential use of regime munitions to possibly unleash the poisonous gas.
"If the (report) points to the regime, that could change the discussion," the French official said.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Friday that inspectors had concluded chemical weapons were indeed used in the attacks, although his spokesman later said the secretary-general hadn't seen the report.
The OPCW is empowered to report any acts of noncompliance by Syria directly to the U.N. Security Council, where penalties would then be discussed under Chapter 7 guidelines of the U.N. charter, which in some cases allow for the use of force, U.S. and Russian officials said on Saturday.
Mr. Lavrov, however, made clear that Moscow wouldn't approve any military retaliation against Mr. Assad through the U.N., a continued sticking point between the White House and Kremlin.
"There is nothing said about the use of force, or of automatic sanctions," Mr. Lavrov said of the new agreement forged with Mr. Kerry.
The Obama administration is looking to Mr. Assad's declaration of his chemical-weapons stockpile as the first litmus test for the process.
"It may be seen as an act of noncompliance if there's not a good declaration," said a senior State Department official traveling with Mr. Kerry.
American and Russian weapons experts came to agreement on the size of Syria's stockpile during their three days of discussion in Geneva, U.S. officials said. The two sides didn't reach a consensus on the weapons' exact locations.
U.S. officials believe Mr. Assad has moved many of his weapons in recent months to government strongholds in eastern and central Syria.
They said this could allow the OPCW greater access as these areas are less embroiled in Syria's 2 1/2-year-old civil war. Still, U.S. officials said they realized that the Syrian government could seek to block access or harass international inspectors, as it has in the past.
U.S. and Russian officials said they would begin working immediately to help the OPCW gather staff to begin deploying inspection teams inside Syria. Washington and Moscow will also work to provide security for the inspection teams.
U.S. officials said they would look for support from allied countries that have expertise in chemical weapons and the means to destroy them. The U.S. and Russia each have extensive technical expertise from destroying their own chemical-weapons arsenals.
U.S. officials said the OPCW and international community could take steps to make Mr. Assad's chemical weapons unusable, even before they are destroyed or shipped outside Syria.
These include burning the less toxic agents that are mixed with other material to create the chemical weapons, or destroying some of the production equipment and ordnance.
"This is less complicated than destroying the agent itself," said a U.S. official who served on Mr. Kerry's delegation.
U.S. and Russian officials said the schedule they had set for ending Mr. Assad's chemical-weapons program was "ambitious." They said that while a general discussion on reducing the Syrian threat had been under way between Washington and Moscow for more than a year, the specifics of the plan were hashed out in just three days.
"This is very, very difficult. But it's doable," said the State Department official.
Corrections & Amplifications
The agreement reached Saturday by the U.S. and Russia on a broad framework for destroying Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons does not explicitly address the use of force, and military retaliation against the Assad regime remains a sticking point between the White House and the Kremlin. An earlier version of this article by the Associated Press wasn't clear on this point when it said that Russia and the U.S. will seek a Security Council resolution that could authorize military action.
—Stacy Meichtry, Géraldine Amiel, Kristina Peterson, Carol E. Lee and Joe Lauria contributed to this article.
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Tails, version 0.8 has been released 2 days ago, with some updates on his main packages.
Tails stand for The Amnesic Incognito Live System, from the official site:
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on October 4, 2012 - 6:07 PM
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I want My President back. I want Hope and Change, not Hem and Haw. I want Fill My Heart, not Droop My Eyelids. In what many thought would be a no-contest debate Wednesday night between master word-weaver Barack Obama and stiff, robotic Mitt Romney, the teacher got schooled. Obama gave a "how not to" tutorial in pregnant pauses, run-on sentences and impact-killing digressions. He may have set a record for use of the word "uh" in a public forum. The man who was elected to lead seemed a half-step behind all night. In sharp contrast, Romney was clear, concise, direct. He spoke in short sentences and pounded home each point. He looked and sounded, well, presidential. If post-debate polls reflect reality, he – in one night – resuscitated a drooping campaign. Like most people, I made up my mind on this race long ago. Nothing short of Obama speaking in tongues Wednesday would change my mind. But there remains a core of "undecideds" whose votes will push the swing states. According to a CBS News poll, the debate earned Romney a 12 percent spike among "uncommitteds." Astoundingly, he more than doubled the number of people who feel he cares about average Americans. "I think this re-energized a lot of Republicans who might've been feeling dispirited," Jim Campbell, chairman of UB's political science department, told me. "And it's a clear wake-up call for Obama." For whatever reason, Obama the Orator morphed into Babbling Barack. It was like watching Lance Armstrong fall off of his bike; like seeing Michael Phelps call for a lifeguard. Obama injected Hope and Change all right – into Romney's candidacy. I waited in vain for the Man of Words to drive home a point, to wrap up a sentence with an exclamation point instead of a semicolon. The Great Articulator seemed at times inarticulate. Maybe Republicans are right in thinking the guy is lost without his teleprompter. Call Homeland Security. I think someone stole the president's soul. Nobody wins a debate with better statistics. It is mostly about impressions and impact. There were thousands of words uttered in the 1980 Ronald Reagan-Jimmy Carter face-off, but many people remember just four of them: Reagan's masterfully dismissive "There you go again." In their iconic 1960 televised encounter, John Kennedy looked like a movie star, Richard Nixon a shifty-eyed hustler with flop sweat and a 5 o'clock shadow. Obama lost points even when Romney spoke. With his slumped shoulders and downcast eyes, he came across – however unintentionally – as a guy taking a beating. He could have been sitting on the Buffalo Bills' bench during a typical thrashing by the Patriots. A recent Newsweek article, which now seems prescient, conjectured that Obama's primary debate problem might be overconfidence. Eloquence comes easily to a president who had been padding his swing state cushion. Beyond that, I doubt that any staffer with pre-debate concerns was eager to share them with the boss of bosses. The fallout came Wednesday night. Somebody hijacked the president's soul. Unless he finds it soon, it may be too late. email: email@example.com


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The local 3-generation mom & pop store was run out of town by Walmart.
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The man, who asked for his name to be withheld, said he was just spectating. But there were no tears or bittersweet emotion.
Its just life, he shrugged. We expected it two years ago.
American LaFrance closed in January, ending employment for hundreds and leaving behind a $650,000 debt to taxpayers in an economic development deal.
On Wednesday, the county sought to recoup that money in a public auction of the debts at the companys final resting place on Cypress Gardens Road.
According to the county supervisor, Dan Davis, this is likely the only time a county has had to sell off a companys business personal property in an economic deal killed by the company essentially disappearing.
Prior to the 9 a.m. start Wednesday, more than 90 had pre-registered online, and more than 70 had pre-registered for in-person bidding the day before.
Scout Boats President Steve Potts drove over from his Summerville plant to get a deal. His No. 1 item of interest? Bridge cranes.
We have an expansion going on so we have a need for equipment, tools just about everything, Potts said. This company had some similarities in that it was a manufacturer.
Robert Holseberg of Rewined Candles in Charleston was also looking for extra equipment to aid in his companys expansion. He was particularly interested in the forklifts, tables and cabinets.
Cincinnati Industrial Auctioneers handled the auction. A representative said that the auction could last until 7 p.m. Wednesday. Bidders can also participate online at bidspotter.com.
The companys inventory, which includes firetrucks in various stages of completion, was not in Wednesdays sale. The county says the owners of the Patillo building have claim to it due to American LaFrance defaulting on its lease. A representative of the Patillo building said they are still trying to reach someone within the company to settle the issue.
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Somerset Community College Theatre's spring production of "Sketches!" will be presented in SCC's Stoner Little Theatre on Friday and Saturday, April 12th and 13th at 8 p.m.
Tickets for the production are $4 each when purchased in advance at SCC's box office which will be open for business on Monday, April 8. The box office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. Tickets are $6 each when purchased at the door.
"Sketches!" has become a spring tradition at SCC. Each year, director Steve Cleberg selects, from over a hundred submissions from across the United States, the best comic sketches to suit the actors who audition for a spot in the spring production. This year, four short comedies will be performed by seven actors, most of them doing double duty, and interspersed with the comic stylings of John Alexander.


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Lampchop in need of good home
Lambchop, lover of life's little delights, is still available for adoption through AnimalSave. He is 5-months-old, crate-trained, good on the leash, loves other dogs, kids, people, the couch. Lambchop is a wirehair terrier/pitbull mix with a cute pink nose and brindle spot on his butt. This wonderful pup is deaf and needs a well fenced yard to be safe. He is trained using hand signals, which will be taught to his new person or family. Visit www.animalsave.org and complete an application if you are interested.
Happy tail for Blackie
Several months ago, The Union ran an article about Blackie, a special needs black cat brought to AnimalSave after her owner died.
Staff at the nonprofit pet adoption organization said it is thrilled to report that Blackie has found her forever home with a wonderful family dedicated to her care and happiness.
She receives insulin twice a day, enjoys a low carb diet, gets brushed several times a day and is thoroughly spoiled!
Anyone wishing to donate for her insulin can do so by calling 530-271-7071, ext. 204 or by mail, P.O. Box 817, Grass Valley, CA 95945.
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A Salina man is guilty of killing another man in a dispute over a stolen go-kart.
A Saline County jury found Kyle A. Nelson guilty Friday of voluntary manslaughter in the July 31 killing of 37-year-old Jeffrey B. Powell.
The Salina Journal reported that Nelson was charged with second-degree murder, but jurors were allowed to consider voluntary or involuntary manslaughter verdicts.
Sentencing is scheduled for March 25.
Nelson testified during the trial that he shot Powell in self-defense during an argument over the go-kart, which had been stolen from Nelson's children.
However, a witness who was in the car with the two men testified that Powell was not threatening Nelson before the shooting.
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A Salina man is guilty of killing another man in a dispute over a stolen go-kart.
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Samsung Galaxy S III Review
0. phoneArena 15 May 2012, 05:19 posted on
Well, it is now 2012, and the time has finally come for the Galaxy S III to show up on stage. The difference between this launch and those of the Galaxy S's before it is that the expectations of the audience are much higher now. It is time to take a good, in-depth look at the device and see just how much of a Galaxy S this new Galaxy S III happens to be...
This is a discussion for a review. To read the whole review, click here
1. android_hitman (unregistered)
WOW!!! that's a really good score .. I can't believe my eyes PA ...
nice review btw :D
4. Birds (Posts: 1157; Member since: 21 Nov 2011)
It is. I don't like the GSIII though. I mean it is a great phone and a worthy buy but IDK why I don't like it. lol I guess I would have to play with it for a while then my opinions will change.
106. Saamic (Posts: 119; Member since: 20 Feb 2012)
lol sometimes I don't get why people thumbs down a comment... I mean what did you say there that was irrational, offensive, or biased?
In my opinion I think this phone is amazing because it's the full package with a unique beneficial software, it's very fast, highly customizable, innovative and clean. My only problem with it is the plastic and the fingerprints it's prone to.
I'll be waiting at in line for it on its U.S. release =)
117. BravoTeam127 (unregistered)
Well the design on those have a good chance at changing depending on carriers. Take the t-mobile one for example, that one changed a whole lot with the galaxy s ii
139. Dadler22 (Posts: 161; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)
AT&T generally doesn't alter the design so much on at least the flagship launch device, HTC One X for example. However, Firmware wise the unlocked version will always be far superior than the ones the carriers rape.
146. jdot104 (Posts: 95; Member since: 17 Jun 2011)
AT&T's version of the past two Galaxy devices was different from the flagship. The GS2 even had a smaller display.
6. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
The 9+ score prediction came true!
PA should have this feature where you can display all the phones according to their score.
If I had the money, I'd get the blue one NOW.
still waiting on the PA knows best lol, PA never answered my e-mail.
Smackdowns are coming, HTC One X vs S III, and the iPhone 4S I'm sure.
97. tluv00 (Posts: 134; Member since: 18 Oct 2007)
They do have that sort of. It's by carrier or by OEM.
143. jmoita2 (Posts: 930; Member since: 23 Dec 2011)
The iphone 4s??? Why even bother? It will be completely outclassed, kinda like comparing a destroyer to an aircraft carrier.
78. stillaPOS (Posts: 2; Member since: 15 May 2012)
the sgs3 is still a POS compared to the SGS2:
-the design is the same
-same old screen found on the gnex
-same soc found on so many F+ing phones (for the ones here in the US)
-for international version the gpu is the same one on the GS2 just overclocked!!!
everything about this phone is a recycled, rehashed, and reused just being sold again for full price. Nothing my overclocked and rooted GS2 can't do better
94. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
you have zero understanding of the phone or what's inside it.
100. sgtdisturbed47 (Posts: 547; Member since: 02 Feb 2012)
Good review, but the phone itself looks pretty cheapie. It doesn't look like they spent a lot of time on ergonomics and design. Looks like it's just about "shove the biggest screen in there as we can, without it being another Note".
It might perform well, but ergonomics are more important.
160. zhypher_23 (Posts: 195; Member since: 04 Jun 2012)
Cheapy? Polycarbonate is not cheap man, it's one of the most durable things to put on a smartphone, try to kill a gs2 landing on it's back, it's gonna take you a long time man...
116. medalaster01 (Posts: 42; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
WOW! It may be the highest score till date,of all the phones on P.A.
124. smacsteve (Posts: 68; Member since: 16 May 2012)
Nope, the Galaxy Nexus on VZN was higher at 9.5 Which raise's an interesting question... A phone reviewed a year ago by then standard gets a great score and a phone that is reviewed today with raised standards due to much better technology is being judged by a different set of standards. What is one to do? Clearly a HTC One X is a better phone than the GNexus, but according to the score it would appear otherwise.
131. Shocky (unregistered)
No consistency in the reviewing process, so the scores are meaningless
Might as well just be some guy's random blog.
173. MobileKicker (Posts: 212; Member since: 19 Sep 2013)
Still the iphone 4s wins
2. Birds (Posts: 1157; Member since: 21 Nov 2011)
I have to say this. I like PhoneArena and all but it's reviews are inconsistent. It doesn't seem to have a standard for what makes a great phone a great phone, what makes a good phone an good phone, and what makes a bad phone an bad phone. I only could hope that it is because each reviewer has a different opinion, but I've come to realize that certain reviewers on this site run back over their previous opinions as well. I'm not trolling I just want to know if the reason they were so inconsistent with their opinions on phones between reviewers was because of them waiting for the next phone-to-beat (GSIII)? I just wish that all the reviews had a scale or something so I can know each particular flaw to category. That will keep it really consistent....But still a good review...
14. Dr_fajardo (Posts: 32; Member since: 29 Apr 2012)
very true.
44. Commentator (Posts: 3684; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
There was a time when reviews were authored by "the PhoneArena Team." What happened to those days? If nothing else, at least all high-end devices should be compared by the same person/team, for consistency's sake (my vote is for John V, as I'm sure most people would agree with.)
Also factor in the fact that Ray clearly has some sort of vendetta against HTC. The last sentence of this review takes a completely unnecessary shot at them (and he just recycled it from his preview of the device, mind you.) Sure, the Global One X wasn't perfect, and the Galaxy S III is almost certainly a better phone, but it damn-well deserved a better score than a 7.8 considering that when it was launched it was unanimously hailed as the greatest Android device ever made.
71. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
I agree on this one and every PA reviewer out there has their own standard, and I did notice that Vendetta part for quite awhile now.
Oh, and also, WHERE"S THE VIDEO? lol, i have been waiting for it to download so that I can watch it on my nerd time alone.
74. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
oh and Sir Ray, if you ever happen to conduct the smackdown between the One X and the S III, please don't be too harsh on the One X. We would also want to know the advantages and disadvantages of each.
well, since I'm not the only one who feels like you're angry with HTC. *just a feeling though lol*
and for constructive criticism, please take this positively, you say too much "uhmm." :)
82. QWIKSTRIKE (Posts: 1130; Member since: 09 Mar 2010)
Agreed on all points here. The reviewer especially has his own opinionated reviews in my opinion. Was this such a great review or was it more like we anted so very much to hear only great things that we had presupposed high marks for this phone.
I am not taking away from any thing said; However the reviewers many reviews have left my opinion of his reviews jaded, and distrusting. I feel to validate reviews on this site I need to read else where to make an informed opinion in the last few months.
83. Jonathan41 (Posts: 532; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
I just said that yesterday! I would give you another thumbs up if I could.
93. Jonathan41 (Posts: 532; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
dk but phonearena's reviews lack a certain consistancy that I would expect from such a otherwise carefully though out sight. Reviews seem inconsistent between reviewer and devices. Something that are cons for one device aren't for others. Sometimes more powerful international unlocked phones get lesser scores then their supsidized versions (this is especially peculiar when the only differance between the two is more powerful chipset of the international version). Sometimes the reviewer puts something into cons that's more opinon then actual fact. It's like PA reviews and comparisons are generally mostly based more on opinon then fact. During review they never actually test devices with benckmarks or test to compare statistics. You usually just hear the reviewer say 'this device feels/looks like it does xxxx better'. Meaning that however trained that reviews eye is we are still subject to their perspective on thing much less then actual device performance. PA attempt to tell the reader which device is better for day to day use. That's impossible to do without generalizing your audience in someway and if each reviewer has a slightly different idea of what the readers want it's very hard to keep consistency between all the reviewer when scoring phones. I used to live buy pa review but I have grown weary. I love PA but, at times I see thing that seem like contradictions.
3. Muhannad (Posts: 455; Member since: 20 Sep 2011)
My only problem is that plastic is collects a lot of fingerprints but I think the white version makes up for that. Nevertheless, this is definitely my next phone. Also, what's the point of an extremely detailed preview followed by a 26 minute video preview if the review was a few days away?
5. Birds (Posts: 1157; Member since: 21 Nov 2011)
because Ray S. has a sexy voice.... lol jk
150. jeraldjamescapao (Posts: 23; Member since: 17 May 2012)
7. Jericho (unregistered)
WOW! Incredable score from phonearena to THE galaxy s3. Between lg optimus 4x, htc one x and samsung galaxy SIII I was going to buy the phone which had the highest score on phonearena but i think LG can't beat SAMSUNG here.
8. Birds (Posts: 1157; Member since: 21 Nov 2011)
I'm actually rooting for LG this time. LG has the power they are just naive about the UI design.
10. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
if it comes with Tegra 3 and an LG UI, well expect it to be like the One X.
I'm saying this without any fanboysim, but Samsung just raised the bar again with Super AMOLED, Exynos, the Camera and the software - without anything better or equal to those 4, i don't think it will be a success.
21. Filly (Posts: 16; Member since: 02 Mar 2012)
Raised the bar with s**tty short-living pentile amoled? LGs AH-IPS Screen is much better then samsungs hd amoled screen. Its comparable with the display in the htc one x
61. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
well played. :) maybe except that part I went wrong.
62. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
maybe u cant read but samsung just put out a statement proving that pentile arangements last a lot longer than RGB. My sgs1 is 2 years old and still beautiful without any dead pixels or anything.. so i can atleast attest to that.
Samsung's LCD2 and Amoled/+ screens are all superior to IPS.
But then again, its user choice at the end of the day.
73. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
Yeah. Everyone also praised the display on the One X so much - dubbed it as the best display ever... HTC sucked at making displays until that 'one' day. (pun)
but again, here's the Samsung Galaxy S III's display. Is there a difference between the attributes of the Gnex's and S3's screen? (no idea on that, answers?)
- cause if they are different, then we should have a display comparison.
75. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
HTC didnt make that display, Samsung did. Its samsung's LCD2 display that is riding the OneX.
85. rpostel (Posts: 2; Member since: 29 Feb 2012)
Samsung did not make the displays for HTC. HTC has 3 manufacterers for their screen for the One line: Sony, Acer, and Sharp.
123. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
then... which is better? :)
84. ph00ny (Posts: 1234; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Sony and LG makes those displays
29. henrickrw (Posts: 408; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
I´m glad you understand. The S3 is the beast.
57. Jericho (unregistered)
Hey i am a BIG LG! fan but if the 4x couldn't even come close to S3 then i will buy this phone. And i really want LG to win They still haven't revealed 6 unique features.
79. stillaPOS (Posts: 2; Member since: 15 May 2012)
umm didn't the GS2 and the iphone beat this score when it came out???
88. Commentator (Posts: 3684; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Don't worry too much, PhoneArena's rating system goes by nothing more than the personal preferences of whoever is doing the review (not to fault anyone, it's human nature to be biased. I know I'd probably rate certain phones higher than others based on my ideas of what makes a good phone.) At any rate, it's probably better to take the number system with a grain of salt and go by the content of the review instead.
To address your specific question, yes the GS2 and iPhone both had higher scores than this, but that's because they were the best phones of their generation. If they compared generations of phones to each other, PhoneArena would have to rate the GS3 a 1 so it could rate the GS12 a 10 (or whatever). Obviously this doesn't make any sense, so you have to compartmentalize phone rankings by generation. Rankings are good for comparing, say, the GS3 to the One X, or the Xperia S, or any current generation phone. It doesn't work too well when comparing to anything before the Galaxy Nexus though (except maybe the iPhone 4s, since it IS the current generation iPhone...)
As an example, PA ranked the original Palm Pre a 9.9 (for some reason), which would make it the current most powerful phone, as no other phone has been ranked that high since. Clearly it isn't the most powerful phone.
9. Non_Sequitur (Posts: 1111; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
I used to hate the design of the Galaxy S3. It's growing on me, though. The one thing I HATE about LG and Samsung is the favorites bar. It really should be like stock ICS and have the apps drawer in the center. That drives me crazy.
11. bayhuy (Posts: 320; Member since: 23 Jun 2011)
Not for me...i don't like cheap plastic...
52. Dark4o90 (Posts: 205; Member since: 20 Feb 2011)
then buy a metal brick and make calls and watch video on it
63. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
so you would rather buy expensive plastic? you know its all the same plastic right? lol
this isnt cheap plastic, its the same polycarbonate made in the Nokia 900 and HTC OneX/S
And I'll take that over glass and tin any day of the week.
13. tharag (Posts: 26; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
as expected it will sweep the reviews all over the net ...but let me tell you one thing when the hype around those imaginary will clear out then the true capability of s3 will wow us
15. APPLE_R0YALLY (banned) (Posts: 73; Member since: 08 May 2012)
WE SAY® REALLY NICE REVIEW "RAY. S" WE SAY® we are Amazed......!? EYE SAY® i shall be buying this very Soon......!? WE ARE® Liking This......!?
16. PackMan (Posts: 277; Member since: 09 Mar 2012)
This is just re-branded preview article with ratings.
17. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3749; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Time to begin speculations for the 4th version of the Galaxy series!!
18. Martine (Posts: 102; Member since: 20 Oct 2011)
Pros: Fantastic Video Camera, Unlimited Storage cabalities, Great batteey performance, etc
19. Jericho (unregistered)
When will you guys do a video review or preview of LG Optimus 4x HD. Really waitin 4 it.
20. JDCohen722 (Posts: 39; Member since: 18 May 2011)
Love the copy and paste from the Preview. These days I never trust PhoneArena Reviews, especially the ones by Ray S. The One X gets a rating as horridly low as 7.8 making it average whereas the SIII gets a rating of 9.3?!?! Look at User Opinions of the One X, they rated it 9.4. Not that PhoneArena should rate it 9.4, but ATLEAST +8.8. Whats more, other reviewers from major websites have rated the One X as arguably one of the best phones in the world, giving it ratings of 4.5 or 5 stars, or ratings of ±9/10, but PhoneArena is the only website to give such a low score to it. The Verge claiming it to be probably the Best Phone in the World (With their only drawback being they would rather have it closer to stock ICS) Im not trying to troll, but this isn't fair Ray S. Its pure biased.
23. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
the oneX also has video issues, crash issues, and gets like 1/2 the battery life.
31. ph00ny (Posts: 1234; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Maybe their review unit of the HOX was a defective one (it looks like some owners are going through boatload of defective units and amazon UK pulled it off their sitehttp://www.amazon.co.uk/HTC-One-Sim-Free-Smartphone/dp/B0078LXM40/ref=s
r_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337014513&s r=8-1)
As for inconsistency of the scores, there is really no way of getting around the fact that people have different opinions about a device.
Now I'm not entirely sure what happened with the One X review, it just sounded like he didn't like sense. I think he complained about the sense arrangements as much as he complained about plastic in this review
I'm however very surprised by the score of the S3 from the resident iphone fanboy/android hater Ray S
42. Ray.S (Posts: 329; Member since: 19 Jul 2011)
Unfortunately, the problem wasn't with our unit only. We tested several One X units, and all of them performed the same.
50. JDCohen722 (Posts: 39; Member since: 18 May 2011)
What do you mean by performance? Was it laggy or not buttery smooth or was Sense just glitchy? Because as far as I'm concerned anything promoted as "Quad Core" should not display the slightest hint of lag.
58. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
read the review. it details the issues with the camera FPS and other things.
The T3 chip impresses me quite a bit in many areas, but unless they can figure out the 1080p video issues its a non starter with me... at least on a phone. On a tablet I could care less since i wont be using it for much video.
66. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
The One X is filled with bugs. The device hardware itself has no problems, it's all on the programming part. There was screen glitch, video recording frame drops, and battery bug. I think screeen glitches and battery bug are fixed with the new OTA...


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Members of the Stetson lacrosse team walked away with some new found friends this past weekend, after crossing the finish line in a local 5K race. Team members took part in Linda's Run for the Dream 5K Run/Walk in DeLand as volunteers and race participants for a team building exercise but ended up learning a great life lesson in the process.
The team was going their own brisk pace, when they encountered Ken Runge and his family at about the 1.5 mile marker of the 3.1 mile course. Runge, a recent widower and current Parkinson's Disease sufferer, lost his wife Christine of 50 years this past September after a battle with cancer. He and his dozen or so family members were walking in the 5K to honor her memory but almost didn't make it to the starting line.
"Our plan was for the family to run in the race, and for me and Dad to walk as long as he could," said Runge's son Ken Jr. "The day before the race, he fell in his bedroom and was not sure that he could participate in the race at all."
But with a good night's sleep and the memory of his beloved wife on his mind, Ken Sr. mustered enough strength to make it to the race the next morning. With the shooing of the starting gun, Runge and his family were off but because of his age, his condition and the fall he took the day before, the 72-year old began to wonder whether or not he would be able to cross the finish line.
"That all changed when we met Nicole (Moore), Elisabeth (Blackwell), Lindsay (Summers), Sam (Maguire), and Caili (Guilday) at the top of the hill," Runge's son explained. "Robin (Collins), Kristen (Collins), Christina (Wittmeier) and the other awesome Stetson lacrosse ladies were sent by our Mom to lift up my Dad and carry him on to the next mile because they cheered him up the hill and instantly injected energy into his spirits!"
Freshman Julia Lozano was volunteering at the race Saturday, and couldn't help but let out a loud cheer once she saw Runge and her fellow teammates make it up the hill.
"We cheered our hearts out as each individual passed and as it neared the end Mr. Runge, his father, and (their friend) Dorothy made it up the hill to us," Lozano recalled. "After they passed, my group decided to finish the walk with them rather than leave and go home. Thank goodness we made that choice because we all enjoyed it!"
"Their love, energy and passion for life filled my Dad's heart and he was inspired to keep going," Runge Jr. said. "The team all shared stories and laughs with him, and he felt very special. It is hard for him to smile with his Parkinson's, but he was smiling ear-to-ear as he walked."
Those laughs and motivational stories carried Runge and his family across the finish line, enabling him to finish the race, but it wasn't just the elder Runge who was the only one touched by the experience.
"I as well as a few others were overwhelmed and shed a few tears," Lozano said. "Seeing all of the people at the end cheering so loud and the smile on Mr. Runge's face was inspiring. I was filled with happiness to see someone push themselves to finish like that."
Watching these events unfold before her eyes was Stetson lacrosse head coach Nicole Moore, who was quite proud of the character her young team showed that day.
"It portrays what wonderful, kind, young women they are and how they are willing to make a difference to those who are around them." Moore said. "They did this without knowing what the outcome was going to be, they did it because they are great people."
"I don't know how excited the team was to wake up on Saturday morning to go to the race and I am sure that most of them would have preferred to sleep a little longer," Ken Jr. said. "But our family is eternally grateful to all of the members of the Stetson Women's Lacrosse Team for coming out and inspiring our Dad to finish the first 5k race of his life."
The Runge's plan on making it to all of the home Stetson lacrosse games this year so they can return the favor and cheer on their new group of friends. The family's first chance to see their race buddies in action will come this Sunday, Feb. 9 at 1:00 p.m., when the Hatters host Oregon at the Athletic Training Center in the 2014 home opener.


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It�s always special when Music in the Mountains rolls out the full festival orchestra each year, and this weekend the music will match the moment.
�We�ve got some very big works, lots of brass, lots of everything. It�s going to be fun,� said Maestro Guillermo Figueroa on Thursday while preparing for that evening�s chamber concert, in which he performed.
For Saturday�s �Elegance and Excitement!� and Sunday�s �Tour de Force� programs, Figueroa will be back on the other side of the conductor�s podium leading the largest Music in the Mountains orchestra in several seasons.
�It�s the complete full symphony and not cut down for the first week as we�ve done in the past,� he said.
Saturday will be even more special for festival fans as the featured soloist will be Music in the Mountains� artistic director, Greg Hustis. He�ll be in the spotlight for Mozart�s Horn Concerto No. 4, which will be second on the program after Schubert�s Overture to �Rosamunde.�
�I�m excited for Greg and this, the most beautiful of the four (horn concertos),� Figueroa said. �People think these are lighter and not so important, but that�s not the case with this work. It�s an amazing piece with absolute perfection of form and beauty of melodies. It�s just absolutely brilliant.�
The second half of �Elegance and Excitement!� comes direct from France with a couple of time-traveling pieces. Darius Milhaud�s �Le boeuf sur le toit� (the ox on the roof) is as whimsical as its title suggests, and it originally was intended to be the score for one of Charlie Chaplin�s silent films. Capping the night will be Camille Saint-Saens� familiar �Danse Bacchanale� from �Samson et Dalila.�
�The way the program was structured, we needed something relatively short to end the program in a big way, but not a long piece,� Figueroa said. �It�s a phenomenal collection of Brazilian dance tunes, very Latin, very danceable, great fun, and people are going to be very, very amused with this one.�
The orchestra members will have to rest up quickly to prepare for Sunday�s �Tour de Force.� The first half will be Beethoven�s Symphony No. 2 in its entirety. Figueroa described the Second as a transitional composition for Beethoven, and it�s not heard as often as some of its more famous brethren.
�It�s one of my favorites and one of his happiest and most uplifting � not like the dramatic Fifth or monumental Ninth,� Figueroa said.
Violin soloist Dmitri Berlinsky will lead the orchestra out of intermission with Felix Mendelssohn�s Violin Concerto in E minor. Berlinsky is a Russian-born global star and has played chamber music with Music in the Mountains and taught for the conservatory, but this will be his first solo opportunity with the festival orchestra. Among his awards are the Paganin competition (Italy), Queen Elizabeth Music Competition (Belgium), International Tchaikovsky Competition (Russia) and the Montreal International Violin Competition.
Concluding the �Tour de Force� will be Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov� �Capriccio Espagnol,� another upbeat finale with Latin flair and lots of percussion.
Anyone looking to catch a weekend performance during this year�s festival would be well-served to choose either or both of these early concerts.


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Former Green Wave standout Matt White will join the Charleston Southern University baseball team next school year.
White, a sophomore starter for Spartanburg Methodist College, plans to transfer to CSU after he completes his second season with the Pioneers.
"Matt considered other schools but feels like CSU is a good fit," White's father, Matt White II, said Wednesday. "He likes what CSU has to offer. Matt has big goals so we felt it is important for him to go to a place where he can continue to play and their second baseman will graduate in the spring."
White spent most of last season as the Spartanburg Methodist second baseman but also played some at third. After helping the Pioneers to a third-place finish at the JUCO World Series, White finished the season with a .333 bating average, 33 RBIs, 45 runs and nine stolen bases. He had 51 hits including four triples and four doubles.
During the world series, White carried a .441 bating average.
The Pioneers finished the season with a 49-16 record and as the NJCAA Eastern District champs.
At Summerville High School, White was a three-year starter for both the baseball team and football team who received All-Region, All-Lowcountry and HSSR All-state honors in both sports.
He maintained a batting average of more than .340 during his high school career and was also a solid defensive middle-infielder. He helped the Green Wave earn a baseball region championship his senior year.
As cornerback for the Green Wave football team, he led the state in interceptions his senior season. He received the Green Wave's MVP Award and Defensive Back Award that year before closing his high school football career out with a performance in the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas all-star game.
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As we enter Hatcliffe Extension outside of Harare, Zimbabwe via a dirt road marred by deep ruts and washed out areas with more than a 12-inch drop-off, I wonder if our Toyota four wheel drive will survive with shock absorbers intact. We park and walk toward a grassy area where several men and a woman are repairing a metal wheelbarrow using the only welding machine available. Several others watch the process. Homes surround the workspace. Some are built of brick and wood while others are a patchwork quilt of tents, tarps, and other remnants from the emergency shelters erected when this community was evicted from Harare. Most homes include a garden where six foot stalks of corn shelter beans and squash.
Nthabiseng Nkomo, AFSC program development officer for the project, explains that this is a part of two welding groups that share one welder and generator. Several completed products, including a window casing, stand in the grass and weeds. A small, roughly hewn three-sided building nearby is the only protection for equipment and supplies. The welders take a short break to speak with us and share their need for equipment and material to fulfill an order for 15 window casings. As they express their needs, I think about the unexpressed concerns such as the impending rain forecasted for later in the week; the need to store equipment, material, and product securely; and the general working and safety conditions faced each day. In spite of these challenges, wheelbarrows are repaired and window casings produced.
Just before we move to another work site, Nthabiseng shares the news that funds have been raised for an industrial shell building—an enclosed shelter for storage and workspace. There is joy mixed with some disbelief as the shell building had been under discussion and planning for some time with little expectation that funds could be raised. In this moment, there is celebration for a promise kept; and in the next moment, the group is back at work repairing the wheelbarrow.
From welding we walk several hundred yards to the sewing, leatherwork, and home décor groups. As we enter this workspace, mostly women and a few men sit outdoors on several tarps covered with products they have made—a woman's skirt, children's clothing, pillow covers, a bed spread, and some bags and backpacks. Several Singer sewing machines, reminiscent of the one my mother used in the 1960's, sit threaded and ready for use. There is much chatter and excitement as the group shows us the many products they have created. This workspace under the sky is alive with the sounds of busy women and men.
One man speaks with thankfulness for the opportunities offered through the livelihoods project. A woman lifts up a prayer. Others talk enthusiastically of the items they are producing. In the midst of this cacophony of life, faith, and work, Nthabiseng brings greetings and shares the news about the industrial shell. As she speaks I think about the difference the shell will make for these workers—a sheltered place to work and store equipment and no worries about rain or dust ruining material. As Nthabiseng finishes her announcement, sounds of joy and celebration ring out, and one woman leads us in song. Praises of thanksgiving, love for God, and hope are expressed in Shona. Some of the words are interpreted for us, but the full meaning is in the faces of each one present.
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sit to Hatcliffe Extension and walk back to our vehicle. We leave with a better understanding of the livelihoods work AFSC is supporting, a purchase of one woman's wrap skirt, working shock absorbers, and our hearts filled with the joy and thanksgiving a simple industrial shell building can bring to a community seeking peace with justice through sustainable livelihoods.