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Nokia to max out at 4.7" for its flagship phones this year
0. phoneArena 23 Jan 2013, 05:48 posted on
Not that it comes as a big surprise, but according to "supply chain sources", everything Nokia has in the pipeline for this year, will be 4.7 inches or smaller. If you have been reading with disbelief about the ever-growing 5, 5.5, and even 6"+ phones announced or rumored of late, Nokia won't be going that route, it seems...
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1. platformwars (Posts: 86; Member since: 14 Sep 2012)
I think 4.7 is the upper limit of the ideal size for the hand.. i have a 4.7" HTC ONE X and feel that any bigger would be a bother.. i tried the GN1 but was too big.. 5" might be the limit when it comes to phones.. so good strategy by Nokia.. rather than going big and selling less.. they are interested in the market norm.
4. windroid (unregistered)
I agree with you, 5'' might be the (user friendly) limit.
Anything above that either wont fit in your pocket or you can't use with a single hand.
The same happens with the resolution, I think it's insane to have full HD in a phone, you won't notice the difference and it'll only drain CPU and battery power.
14. p211093 (Posts: 25; Member since: 12 Dec 2012)
nice stratagy by nokia
samsung is only going with big bigger & biggest display.and that cannot be fit in our hands and not give a gripe for our hands..i am using nokia lumia 920 and it is very well build for gripe is well very good.4.5 or 4.8 is enough for phone.i like u nokia
40. TylerGrunter (Posts: 1522; Member since: 16 Feb 2012)
I can't agree with that. The ideal uppel limit depends on the size of the hand.
And for many people is lower than 4.7 (for me it's around 4.5).
The pity is that OEMs don't realize of this and create more high end phones with smaller screens than 4.7 (or 5" as it will be this year).
It also depends on how tall/wide the phone is. For me more than 66 mm wide is not confortable any more.
82. nooraldeen (Posts: 49; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
i agree with u i own a SGnote2 i can use it normally with one hand but i like to hear some music before i sleep and i can't use it with one hand when im sleeping on my back
2. joeymk (Posts: 101; Member since: 26 Jan 2012)
4.7" + PureView 41 mp. I DON'T WANT MORE
12. zuckerboy (banned) (Posts: 898; Member since: 22 Dec 2011)
actually I am waiting for wmc for nokia's new device I hope they release new device
19. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
XpressMusic or kickass sound quality.
3. lallolu (Posts: 471; Member since: 18 Sep 2012)
4.7 is enough. Some people hate me for saying that 6" is too big as a phone while 5" is unnecessary except if it can keep the dimensions of today's 4.7-4.8" phones.
17. aokde (Posts: 186; Member since: 09 Jul 2012)
check out sony's XPERIA ZL, it sports 5" with a smaller body than the S3
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5. mew7946510 (Posts: 55; Member since: 10 Nov 2010)
I could remember Nokia saying, "Phones with big displays are disgusting." Now, what just happened? Oh well, anyway, 4.3 - 4.8 inch displays are my favorites for now.
6. Kreft (Posts: 84; Member since: 27 Dec 2012)
"everything Nokia has in the pipeline for this year, will be 4.7 inches or smaller."
I don't see what the problem is. 4.7 isn't big, it's normal by today's standards.
11. windroid (unregistered)
Anything above 5'' starts to be dysfunctional either it's normal or not (by today standards).
30. FarazRiaz (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Dec 2010)
That is not entirely accurate. A bigger screen is good for browsing; you are not panning and zooming so much. The videos and games look good. But it all comes down to what size you are comfortable with.
33. troutsy (Posts: 311; Member since: 17 Feb 2012)
The problem with Nokia's 4.7" smartphones is that every other competitor will be fitting a larger screen into a smaller package.
Hand size will likely be more of an issue for the upcoming Nokia phones rather than the Android OEMs.
34. Just_a_boy (Posts: 183; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
But they said that when Elop wasn't in charge keep that in mind
7. Kreft (Posts: 84; Member since: 27 Dec 2012)
Glad I'm not the only one thinking that things are getting ridiculous. Manufacturers are getting carried away with some of these phones. When I see people holding what looks like a tablet to their face and trying to talk on the phone I laugh at how absurd they look. Saying that it all depends on the bezel. I have a nexus 4 and 4.7 in. is quite nice but they could make the phone a tiny bit bigger and the screen closer to the edges and it would be a win-win. Could probably fit 5 in. easy. You want a nice screen size but not be lugging around a tablet. So the note is worthless to me.
8. emadshiny (Posts: 1144; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
my only request from Nokia: please use ANDROID.
16. StreetNerd (Posts: 819; Member since: 08 Dec 2010)
silence! android is heavy unfriendly OS
21. emadshiny (Posts: 1144; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
i don't think it be heavier than windows.
24. FarazRiaz (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Dec 2010)
It really doesn't matter which one of the two is a heavier OS. It is a matter of personal preference. If you are locked into 'Apple' ecosystem your best bet be an iPhone. If you like a bit of freedom; Android be your best bet. If you are bored with both 'Apple and Android' windows Phone is a nice alternative.
42. StreetNerd (Posts: 819; Member since: 08 Dec 2010)
how is it not heavier?
it cant run smoothly on dualcore...
94. mew7946510 (Posts: 55; Member since: 10 Nov 2010)
don't liken wp to the lag king, android, fanboy..
18. FarazRiaz (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Dec 2010)
What possible advantage 'Android' has to offer? Android is greatly overrated.
22. emadshiny (Posts: 1144; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
the main advantage is its user friendliness and its easy to download and upgrade apps.
26. FarazRiaz (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Dec 2010)
Are you an idiot? Android is the least user friendly OS. It just has a great notification system. As for the Download and update of apps; all three offers familiar options. Many of the apps doesn't work on every Android Handset, hence the developers are always updating their apps.
57. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
Question...why are you guys attacking Android users for liking Android. emadshinny never insulted you, why ask if he/she is an idiot?
60. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
its due to the fact on every other article android users insult and belittle everyone else for choosing differant. and no offence i find it funny most will only see the insults when its against android users but when they do it most of the ''do gooders' say nothing
second android users never miss a chance to say nokia go android or android is better then wp8 etc.......but if someone says wp8 is better then android they get 7 people jumping all over them
so if they dish it out they should be able to take it
62. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
What does any of that have to do with THIS person who is being nothing but respectful? THIS Android user has called no one an idiot, sh**p, drone, Fandroid or anything of the sort. All he is doing is voicing his preference and asking that Nokia consider using Android. If enough Android users ask for it, maybe we will get what we want so I encourage people who want the same to keep asking. It worked for people who wanted the iPhone on VZW now didn't it?
Ive been on PA for many years, so as one who witnessed how iOS turned on EVERYONE without an iPhone, I find myself following the flame wars very closely. What I've noticed is that Most of the Android fans praised WP for the most part. Then some WP started acting like some iOS fans, even joining together to bash Android. Android fans go after Apple, but some iOS and WP fans go after Android users. That's the difference in this case.
65. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
ok im sorry i know your trying to act unbiased but so isnt working as you fail to acknowledge whats right in front of you
lets start with the first part of your comment, android users have spammed many articles with the nokia go android line, its getting old fast. why keep whining about something that wont happen in the forseeable future. if i went on every android article and said i wish android would sort out there updates or wish they had better quality tablet apps i would get many go into defensive mode on there precious android.
next part-
''What I've noticed is that Most of the Android fans praised WP for the most part.''
this is complete bs, im sorry but a quick look would show you this is crap. the likes of troll, darac, meaceo (or whatever it is) etc slate it with a passion. why do you not acknowledge that?
''Then some WP started acting like some iOS fans, even joining together to bash Android. Android fans go after Apple, but some iOS and WP fans go after Android users.''
please stop the crap, android fans when the s3 etc outsold the iphone became what they claim to hate they act like the apple fanboys of years back and the few wp users etc on here get swarmed on when they try to say there opinion. never seen you defend them but an android user in the same situation and your acting the voice of reason.......bored of the same tricks on PA
as for android fans going after apple, thats become the biggest joke, they take it too far and are pathetic
71. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
I don't care that much about what you or anyone else thinks about me to have to ACT in any fashion. So that insult hit with a thud.
If it bothers you that Android fans want a Nokia device too, ignore the request. It's not whining, crying or anything of the sort. It's called wishful thinking and whether it happens or not, the mere mention of it shouldn't send you into a fit every time. We can want what we want and that SHOULD be okay with you.
I've always said there are SOME Android fans that just take it too far. But you never see that because all you see is that I'm an Android user, and it seems you hate ANYTHING Google, including the users. But since you called me out... Here is the first comment I made yesterday defending iOS users, yet again!
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Comment number 6, second from the top. Now, can you provide ANY comments or even any positive comments you've made in defense of Android or it's users?
74. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
had it with this if you dont praise android every chance you get you must hate it bs
so here
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run through them, i hate fanboys and ones like you who only see a problem when its against a fellow android user are some of the worst as you make the problem worse
heres an article showing what you support, the android fanboys are pathetic on that one so enjoy
another where android fans insult general users who choose the iphone
whats so annoying is how you love to point out when android isnt been worshipped, but you never say a word against android fanboys insulting others, why is it one way?
lastly though i hate fanboys, i have said many times about how good android is but it aint perfect ive said the s3 is a great device, how sonys new z is a real competitor etc .but the second you say something negative towards android is the second you lot jump on people for it
so look at those articles and you should see i go after fanboys and not slate os' etc if not then you must be another blind one who only cares when its in favor of there preferance
76. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
*Oh, he called me a fanboy! Oh, im so hurt!* I'll be a fan boy, but I'm a fanboy of all technology. I've given more money for more Apple devices than an other. I've had Google, Windows, Palm, Blackberry, Nokia, Motorola, LG, and HTC devices and I'll continue to support what is good product. As a consumer of all these manufacturers, I have the experience and the
Lol! These are the articles you picked out to show positive comments? Your use of the words "fanboy" and "troll" are all the proof anyone ever needs to see the kind of "fan" you are. I've read all those comments before and thought, "this guy has nothing to say. He just likes to fight, but I could be wrong". Well, you defending the attack of a person who has attacked NO ONE is the confirmation I needed. :)
78. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
kid dont even try to sound smart, your deflection from me asking you why you never say the same thing when the android horde swarms the wp articles shows your one sided
second the article you provided is just you saying ease up in a half hearted way yet here your all defensive and protective over some android user to the point you are arguing with me
so fanboy thy name is you, seeing as there are so many fanboys and trolls on here those words will be used
but im bored of you now, you just reinforce the fact this sites comment section you arent allowed to be negative to android or any of its users. apparently android users seem very delicate they love to dish it out but god forbid you give it them back lmao
anyways have fun
80. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
That's all you are is negative. Say what you want about And back it up with something intelligent to say, but never HAVE anything intelligent to say. All you do is troll.
Then you talk about dishing it out but can't take it... I've backed up everything I've said with facts. You even provided facts that you are the real troll here. All you want to do is fight and when your confront with a real debate, you get mad, take your ball, and run home.
UrbanPhantom, down below, has some very real things to say. Read it! This is what people call "sharing an opinion". And notice, no one is attacking him, not even a "fanboy" like me. If it seems like its ALL Android users are "fanboys", maybe it's not them...maybe it's YOU.
48. StreetNerd (Posts: 819; Member since: 08 Dec 2010)
Android is for geeks, so how is it friendly?
58. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
What's so difficult about Android? Just because it has the ability to do more, doesn't mean it's complicated. It uses the same press and hold features that iOS and WP8 uses. What makes it so unfriendly if other OSs use the same gestures?
63. FarazRiaz (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Dec 2010)
Android isn't that difficult to you. Android doesn't have the ability to do more unless you root it and, try some hacks. In face none of these platforms have a lot more to offer than the other. It just comes to your personal preference. Even most apps are designed to offer the same feel and experience. Windows phone just offers a differ UI.
69. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
I guess it all depends on what you or I mean when we say, "Do more". For me, customization and manipulation of different functionality is what I think about. I admit, I am not as familiar with WP as I am with Android and iOS, but I'm getting there. And there are just some things I can't do on WP that I can very easily on Android, and without rooting. It not complicated at all if the user is willing to learn the OS, just as with any other OS.
64. emadshiny (Posts: 1144; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
so, try to respect others preferences.
66. FarazRiaz (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Dec 2010)
I have no problem with respecting your preference. I don't have any personal Interest in any of these companies. I was just stating that Android doesn't offer any real advantage over Windows Phone. In fact windows phone is far well designed and optimised than any other OS. Android success came when it could run flash videos and iPhone couldn't. It does offer a very useful notification system though. But there is nothing unique about it. Microsoft did a fine job integrating a lot of apps within the OS.
67. UrbanPhantom (Posts: 949; Member since: 30 Oct 2012)
Android does have the advantage of being open source, and thus allowing extreme customization. It also has the largest collection of 3d party apps available for any of the mobile OS offerings, albeit some of these are of very poor quality...
However, Android's strength is also it's primary weakness. The OS is inherently insecure, and is badly fragmented. The value of WP8 is that it is easy to use and very secure like iOS, with greater flexibility and potential integration with PC computers. These are big selling points, and WP8 is likely now the fastest growing mobile OS on earth.
Would hurt Nokia to produce phones for both OS platforms? Probably not, but Microsoft is still giving Nokia money to stay loyal and promote it's own platform, and until that deal ends and Nokia can become profitable again, the question is moot*
72. Bilpocalypse (Posts: 301; Member since: 13 Oct 2012)
Well put.
73. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
I can agree with about 95% of that. The security issue just doesn't seem to be an issue to me, even ios has is security issues but I see what youre saying. My thing is people have gotten so lazy as far as technology is concerned. They want everything to be point and shoot all the time but many of us want to tinker and explore new features and technologies. Why limit things like bluetooth file sharing and NFC? Don't tell me the limits of what you are willing to offer... Show me instead what's possible. That's what Android seems to provide for me, but I would love to see others do the same. Not saying every device has to be or look like Android, just show me more.
77. FarazRiaz (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Dec 2010)
That is the dumbest explanation I heard. Android has its limitations. There is nothing much to explore on Android. You can just learn how to root and flash custom Roms. It be nice if you can provide an example that look Android can and others can't.
79. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
If that was dumb, then you're reflecting. I never said Android was without its limits, but Android is doing much more than most in terms of exploring new technologies, even allowing the use of some old ones that others aren't because they want you to get it throught them ONLY. Let me spell out for you.
Don't block NFC.
Don't block bluetooth file sharing.
Don't block downloading music from other sources.
Stop saying the features that people want and are asking for are useless just because you don't want to make your device thicker.
Widgets are a perfect example of what no other OS is doing. Live tiles are great, but can you make apps function from within that tile? IOS doesn't allow file sharing or syncing with other computers because they want you to buy music through them.
83. FarazRiaz (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Dec 2010)
That is your argument? I was thinking I will learn something revolutionary about Android. You can download music on iOS and windows phone from different sources, Windows Phone 8 support NFC. All of these things were in existence even before Android.
There isn't a widget for every app and Widgets offer a limited functionality. It is not like you can add 100's of widgets on your start screen.
You can sync IOS with windows or Mac using iTunes?
85. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
Have you tried syncing one iPhone, iPod, or iPad to two different computers using two different iTunes accounts? You can't, not with out additional software or without erasing all other music, photos and notes from that device. I can Drag and drop any file I want from any computer I want and that comes in very handy for some, but may not be a big deal to others.
All of these OSs are revolutionary, not just Android. And no, there isn't a widget for 100% of all the apps on Android, that not the point. The point is there are widgets that I can use to control a function on my phone without going into it. There is one click functionality offered with Android that others just don't offer. I can have a weather widget for the weather, a compass widget, a speedometer widget that proved very useful when the one in my car went out, a music widget, a widget for tips on how to use my Android device. There's one press direct calling, direct texting, task managers for those who need them, one touch navigation, photo widgets, settings widgets etc, etc...
All of these may be nothing to you and that's okay, but for many of us...this is what we want. and getting all that in a Nokia packages is a dream for many of us. Hopefully we will get it, if not, others will provide.
86. FarazRiaz (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Dec 2010)
You can sync up to five computers with iTunes with a single account. You are right if you want to use another account you will have to erase everything. But that is not the case with windows phone 8/Windows 8/RT.
You can pin settings to the windows phone start screen.
You can control Music from the lock screen of windows phone. You can pin any contact(s) or a group on the start screen for one touch call and messaging.
Like I said "Android is highly overrated." There is no clear advantage over any other OS.
There are things Android has an edge over the competition. First, being the notification. It does multitasking better. But windows phone is designed better and is very responsive. The hubs are well designed and the integration is incredible. Before you make any accusations at least do some research. Here is a tip "not everything is true that you read on the Internet."
87. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
I've done the research and those were my findings. That's the thing, a lot of people here try to make assumptions about others just because they don't agree. In my opinion WP and iOS are overrated, but I don't tell people they need to "do some research", I educate them as to what I've experienced myself. So can you educate me on adding a one touch navigation shortcut on a WP device? And I mean I press the tile, navigation come up, and navigates me to a previously determined destination. Can I add a working pedometer to my homescreen, a timer, a photo frame that hold one or multiple images of my choosing, a night stand clock?
I get it... You think Android is over rated. You are intitled to that opinion, but you haven't presented any examples as to why WP is better. Smoothe scrolling ain't gonna cut it, I have that already. Give me something that I can't do on Android.
88. FarazRiaz (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Dec 2010)
I told you there is a lot you can do by "Pinning" things to the start screen. You should try looking into it. I never said WP is better than Android or IOS. I said "none of these offer any real advantage over the other." What is the point of having a 'pedometer' widget? You can either walk/run or look at how many steps you taken. There is a clock on the lock screen. It just all comes down to your personal preferences.
You can't pin everything to the start screen on Android.
89. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
Pinning is nothing special. Pinning an app is just another way of saying adding an app. So yes, Android does that too, just with another name.
My health is important to me, so having a pedometer in constant view is important to me as well. "They" say you should take at least 10,000 steps a day to maintain good health. Im not sure if that's true, but it never hurts, so I like seeing how many I've taken per day. If Windows has the one I use call Accupedo, I would recommend it.
75. FarazRiaz (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Dec 2010)
I don't think Android is that much customisable. If you call adding a few skin customisation; you can do that with a jail broken iPhone. There is no real advantage of Android being open source.
If Nokia decide to go with Android what is that they will offer that they can't with a windows phone? How can they compete with Samsung and their Android flagships?
I will still say "Android is highly overrated. It doesn't provide any advantage as people like to believe."
23. tigermcm (Posts: 855; Member since: 02 Sep 2009)
like i said on another post you fandroids need to stop crying just because every OEM doesnt make android sheesh you have enough choices
32. haseebzahid (Posts: 1853; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
wrong article to start android shush
36. emadshiny (Posts: 1144; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
just one sentence: although im a nokia lover, it can't survive with WP.
43. FarazRiaz (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Dec 2010)
I didn't know you are an analyst. Nokia knew they can't survive if they have adopted Android. Samsung has deeper pockets than Nokia and they are doing very well with Android. Windows phone OS is very well optimise without requiring the OEM's to highly customise it. Nokia can focus to bring the best hardware rather than spending resources to customise the OS.
45. emadshiny (Posts: 1144; Member since: 05 Dec 2012)
but unfortunately they don't bring the best hardware as you say.
46. StreetNerd (Posts: 819; Member since: 08 Dec 2010)
Lumia 920 not best hardware? are u an idiot....
o craps it has no QUADCORE :>
like i said before to u....it doesnt NEED quadcore coz its not an heavy OS compared to ur android
52. FarazRiaz (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Dec 2010)
That is again a personal preference. It is a very well built phone. The screen has great viewing angles. It has the best low light camera on a phone. The hardware and software both are very well optimise. It is a great combination. It offers a far richer experience than any Android phone I have used. The only thing that is as optimise; is the iPhone 5.


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NEW YORK � At the Tony Awards, while �Once� was being crowned best musical, there was another sort of anointing going on � five first-time Tony winners, all younger than 40, were being hailed as Broadway�s next class.
Steve Kazee, Christian Borle, James Corden, Christopher Gattelli and Nina Arianda each walked away from the Beacon Theatre with a statuette Sunday and vindication for years of toil.
The handing over of the torch was perfectly summed up when two-time nominee Arianda, who had just won the best actress in a play Tony, gushed like a schoolgirl at the legend who handed her trophy.
�You were my first crush,� she told 82-year-old Christopher Plummer. �When that whistle was blown in �Sound of Music,� you made my day.�
To be sure, the night also belonged to some wily veterans, such as Mike Nichols, who won his ninth Tony for directing �Death of a Salesman,� and composer Alan Menken, who has eight Oscars and now his first Tony for penning the music for �Newsies.� And the always-astonishing Audra McDonald snapped up her fifth award at the age of just 41.
But Tony night was also about a fresh crop of veterans who may not be well known to Americans outside Times Square, but who have been reliably first-rate performers over the past years. Now they�ve arrived.
Kazee, a 36-year-old rising star with matinee idol looks, won for being the gentle Irish hero in �Once.� He has been building his credits from replacement parts in �Spamalot� to an understudy role in �Seascape� to starring in �110 in the Shade� in 2007.
In one of the more touching acceptance speeches of the night, he quoted British poet Arthur O�Shaughnessy, �We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams,� and then thanked the cast for helping him cope with the death of his mother.
Gattelli, a former dancer, has been working non-stop since he became a choreographer, and had not one but two Broadway shows this season � �Newsies� and �Godspell.� At 39, he has already choreographed such shows as �South Pacific,� �13� and �Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown.�
Borle, too, has paid his dues. He�s gone from playing happy chimney sweep Bert in �Mary Poppins� to Prior Walter, a young man dying of AIDS in a recent off-Broadway revival of Tony Kusher�s �Angels in America.� He was in �Footloose� and �Thoroughly Modern Millie,� and then bigger roles in �Spamalot� and �Legally Blonde,� for which he got a Tony nod. He�s also a star of NBC�s �Smash� series about the making of a Broadway show.
Tony voters seemed to think that this was his time, especially after he stole the show in �Peter and the Starcatcher� as Black Stash, the pirate who will become Captain Hook in the play about Peter Pan�s origins.
�Thank you for making this so much fun, I feel very lucky that my sister Caroline and my mother are here tonight,� Borle said. �Thank you for making my mom very, very happy for this great honor and this perfect moment in time.�
Producers of the telecast may not be having as good a day-after as the young winners: The Tonys were seen by 6 million viewers, down significantly from last year�s 6.9 million, according to preliminary Nielsen figures released Monday.
Corden, in perhaps the biggest upset of the night, took home the best actor in a play award, the same statuette that many believed Philip Seymour Hoffman was going to win as Willy Loman in a revival of �Death of a Salesman.�
The 33-year-old Corden was last on Broadway in �The History Boys.� Since then, he co-wrote the hit comedy series �Gavin & Stacey� for BBC and wrote the memoir �May I Have Your Attention, Please?� He was the youngest in the best actor category, which was filled with Broadway establishment leading men.
The British actor was gracious in victory, honoring his competitors: �I have to say, John Lithgow, James Earl Jones, Frank Langella, and my favorite actor in the world, Philip Seymour Hoffman, to be on a list with you is enough,� he said.
But perhaps the night�s most impressive graduation was Arianda�s. She beat out her insanely talented elders � Tracie Bennett, Stockard Channing, Linda Lavin and Cynthia Nixon � to win the best actress in a play award.
The 27-year-old star of the kinky �Venus in Fur� had been a large reason David Ives� play had transferred from off-Broadway in 2010 to a Broadway theater this season. In the meantime, she had wowed critics playing a far-from-ditzy blonde in �Born Yesterday.�
During her euphoric acceptance speech, the music swelled to try to coax her offstage. But she resisted. �I might not do this again, hold on,� she implored.
Chances are she will indeed. In fact, all five seem likely to be there again.


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DeLaval Feedtech™ users win big at 2013 World Ag Expo Forage Challenge
DeLaval Feedtech™ users win big at 2013 World Ag Expo Forage Challenge
The 2013 World Ag Expo Forage Challenge was another great year for DeLaval customers using the company's Feedtech silage inoculants. First place entries in the standard corn silage and brown midrib (BMR) corn silage categories were inoculated with DeLaval Feedtech Custom Chop Plus, featuring the exclusive MiLab 393 bacterial strain designed to inhibit the growth of yeasts and molds in forages.
The contest accepted samples harvested in 2012 and was comprised of three categories: alfalfa hay, standard corn silage, and BMR corn silage. Of the more than 90 silage entries received from 11 Western states, three DeLaval Feedtech customers came up winners based on forage lab analyses and a visual evaluation by experts in dairy nutrition and forage production:
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• 1st Place – Jake and Gary Bosma, Bosma Milk Co., Tipton, Calif.
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• 1st Place - Dino Giacomazzi, Giacomazzi Dairy, Hanford, Calif.
• 3rd Place - Bert Weststeyn, Weststeyn Dairy, Linden, Calif.
Gary Bosma of Bosma Milk Co. attributed his business' win to a detail-oriented approach.
BMR corn silage, and his girls Reagan, Kennedy, Aubrey and Meredith.
"For us, the key to good silage is attention to detail," Bosma said. "There are many different variables we deal with each year. Once we find something that works we stick with it. We have used other inoculants in the past, but with DeLaval Feedtech we can see the difference."
Giacomazzi Dairy has experimented with different soil conservation till strategies, but inoculants help insure its investment in feed.
at the 2013 World Ag Expo Forage Challenge with its standard
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"We have used several different brands of inoculants over the years," said dairy owner Dino Giacomazzi. "For the past two we have used DeLaval Feedtech and are happy with the results. Nearly 70 percent of our milk-cow ration is home-grown haylage, earlage, corn and wheat silage. I consider DeLaval Feedtech to be valuable crop insurance."
DeLaval Feedtech Custom Chop Plus controls fermentation within 24 hours helping to minimize decomposition and nutrient loss. It also works by stabilizing the feed so it stays fresh at feed out.
This is the second year in a row a DeLaval customer has won first place in the BMR corn silage category at the World Ag Expo Forage Challenge. This annual event is held in conjunction with the world's largest agricultural tradeshow each February in Tulare, Calif.
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Rain only dampened the chairs affixed to street signs and light poles along Strawberry Lane Thursday, not the spirits of those who took part in the Junior Royalty Parade and other events of the West Virginia Strawberry Festival.
Addison Woofter was named the winner of the Strawberry Blonde contest Thursday, one of the highlights of the children's day of activities sponsored by the Buckhannon Rotary Club.
The festival features a host of activities for Friday, including the traditional Sweetest Berry Contest at 3 p.m. on the Upshur County Courthouse plaza.
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The Inter-Mountain photos by Melissa Toothman
Featured on a layered float in the West Virginia Strawberry Festival Junior Royalty Parade Thursday are the sibling Junior Royalty King and Queen, Adaryus and Jazmin Gillum.
The Inter-Mountain photo by John Wickline
Nine-month-old Hunter McCartney fusses despite the urging of his grandmother, Lynn Oldaker, to start him crawling toward the finish line during Thursday's Diaper Derby at the West Virginia Strawberry Festival.
A dozen 12-year-olds will judge which berry is the sweetest from the strawberries brought in for the 4 p.m. auction. That age group is chosen because their taste buds are said to be at their peak. In addition to judging the berries, the children are quizzed on their knowledge of the Strawberry Festival.
Many local churches and civic organizations will be opening to sell a variety of strawberry treats Friday. For starters, the First United Methodist Church will be offering strawberry pancakes at 7 a.m. The American Legion will be selling strawberry shortcake, as will the 4-H clubs at the Episcopal Church. Homemade ice cream and old-fashioned sugar cookies can be found at the Chapel Hill United Methodist Church. The Firemen's Parade promises to bring trucks of all sizes and sounds through the streets of downtown Buckhannon at 6:30 p.m. Following the parade, a pie-eating contest, a Best Legs (men only) contest and the adult division of the Strawberry Blonde competition will be held on the courthouse plaza.
The Rockefeller Gymnasium on the campus of West Virginia Wesleyan College will be buzzing with activities Friday. An arts and crafts show will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., and each crafter will be selling an unique strawberry-related item. An art show will be held during the same hours in the facility, as will a CEOS clubs and Quilters at Heart quilt show.
The berry-capping championship and the crowning of Lord and Lady Strawberry will be held at 2:30 p.m. at the Upshur County Senior Center.
The day's activities culminate at 9 p.m. with a Party Gras celebration on Main Street. Sebastien De La Cruz and his mariachi band will entertain the crowds, as will Brandon Stover. Other features include chainsaw artist Andy Kerns, the Woodside Wheelers, Legends and Janaknoo from the Bahamas.
Main Street will be closed off so that the stages can be set up.
Friday's Schedule of Events
7 a.m. to noon - Strawberry pancakes and sausage, First United Methodist Church
9 a.m. - Orchestra competition, Wesley Chapel at West Virginia Wesleyan College
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Photography exhibit, Upshur Senior Center
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. - Strawberry shortcake and drinks, American Legion
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Craft sale, First Presbyterian Church
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. - Lunch, First Presbyterian Church
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. - Juried art show, Rockefeller Gymnasium, WVWC
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. - Arts and crafts show, Rockefeller Gymnasium
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. - CEO and Quilters at Heart Quilt Show, Rockefeller Gymasium
10 a.m. to 7 p.m. - 4-H Strawberry Shortcake and steak sandwich sale, Episcopal Church
10 a.m. to midnight - Concessions and vendors open
10:30 a.m. - Homemade ice cream, shortcake and sugar cookies, Chapel Hill United Methodist Church
11 a.m. - Entries for Strawberry Recipe Contest, WVU Extension Office
11 a.m. - Strawberry Festival Gift Shop opens
1 p.m. - Strawberry Recipe Contest judging
1 p.m. - Gambill's Amusements Carnival opens
2:30 p.m. - Berry-capping contest, Upshur Senior Center
2:30 p.m. - Crowning of Lord and Lady Strawberry, Upshur Senior Center
3 p.m. - Sweetest Berry competition, Courthouse plaza
4 p.m. - Strawberry Auction, followed by Chef Auction and Basket Auction, Courthouse plaza
4 p.m. - Antique engine show, Main Street
5 p.m. - Courthouse entertainment
5 p.m. - Antique car cruise-in, Kelley Motors on West Main Street
6:30 p.m. - Firemen's Parade
After the parade, Strawberry Blonde contest for adults, Courthouse plaza
After the parade, Pie-eating contest, Courthouse plaza
After the parade, Best Legs Contest (men only), Courthouse plaza
8:30 p.m. - Strawberry Idol, Courthouse plaza
9 p.m. to midnight - Party Gras, Main Street.


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Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots play host to the Green Bay Packers in Gillette Stadium on Sunday night. Just like last week, when Brady cemented his status as the NFL MVP front-runner, the game will likely feature inclement winter weather for two teams accustomed to playing in the elements.
New England enters the prime-time showdown as the only team in the NFL that has already clinched a playoff berth. At 11-2 the Patriots can clinch the AFC East, the No. 1 playoff seed and home-field advantage with a win and a Jets' loss.
Green Bay limps into Foxboro with question marks surrounding their star quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. Trailing the Chicago Bears in the NFC North, the Packers' backs are against the wall and Rodgers remains doubtful with his second concussion of the season.
With both teams jockeying for postseason position, Sunday night's contest has the makings of a hard-fought, good old-fashioned game of winter football.


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President Bush's "America is addicted to oil" speech
I was struck by Coll's description of President Bush's addicted-to-oil SOU address in January 2006. In Chapter 20 ("Moonshine"), he quotes a few of the most compelling paragraphs from the president's speech and called it "a striking and even radical rhetorical decision" for Bush, a recovering alcohol abuser and scion of a political oil-patch family, to use the addiction metaphor.
Said Bush, in part, in the speech: "America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world. The best way to break this addiction is through technology…. And we are on the threshold of incredible advances. So tonight I announce the Advance Energy Initiative – a 22 percent increase in clean-energy research…."
I remember that speech. And I remember our editorial board discussion of it afterward and the push-pull involved in developing an editorial reflecting what we thought of Bush's idea. Some of my colleagues thought it was more of the same-old-same-old, just another rhetorical call with very little there-there to tether it to any sort of real change. Others felt that for this president at this time to make such a case was significant. Yes, he needed to back his rhetoric up with action, but to dismiss the call as just hot air struck many of us as cynical and uninformed.
As is often the case, I remembered our arguments about this editorial better than our resolution. So I looked up our editorial to see whether our assessment of this Bush speech at the time bore any resemblance to Coll's assessment of it half a decade later.
Coll's assessment boiled down is that Bush's declaration of a national goal (replacing more than 75 percent of our oil imports from the Middle East by 2025) to liberate the U.S. from Middle Eastern oil imports was significant. He noted that as with most political speeches, the gap between word and practice was vast. (The Bush administration "regularly advertised its willingness to invest federal funds in alternative energy technology research as a means to deflect calls for more immediate policies to combat climate change, such as a national limit on total carbon dioxide emissions or a carbon tax" and so in that sense this particular speech was nothing new and "correctly seen by environmentalists as another effort to finesse the climate issue.")
But Coll didn't stop there: "Even so, there was no reason to doubt the sincerity of the president's wish that capitalism and technological innovation might quickly produce breakthroughs that would make America's oil dependency obsolete." While Bush delivered for ExxonMobil on the big policy issues that mattered most to the corporation – taxation, climate, domestic drilling – according to Coll, Bush, to his credit, "also returned again and again to what senior ExxonMobil executives in Irving and Washington believed were fantasies about alternative energy breakthroughs that might lead to some Valhalla of energy independence."
I found this distinction fascinating. It's a distinction probably lost on most Americans. But it's an important one.
Interestingly, it's not terribly dissimilar to the point we sought to make with our editorial at the time. Judge for yourself:
Kicking the Addiction Bush must follow oil challenge with actions
February 2, 2006
It's critical that Americans not only acknowledge the threat posed by dependence on foreign oil, but that we embrace the lifestyle changes that will lessen that dependence.
In his State of the Union address, President Bush once again placed on the table the nation's ravenous appetite for energy, calling America " addicted to oil," a stunningly frank comment from a man who grew up breathing West Texas crude.
Is this a Nixon-to-China moment, where only President Nixon, because of his deep roots in the anti-communist camp, could bring about détente? Only if – as Mr. Nixon did with China – Mr. Bush is willing to go to the mat with political capital on the hard energy choices. Otherwise, the result will be more years of energy-dependence chatter without significant accomplishments.
In his speech, Mr. Bush set an ambitious national goal of replacing more than 75 percent of U.S. oil imports from the Middle East by 2025 and finding new ways for Americans to power homes and cars based on emerging energy technologies.
It's a theme the nation has heard often since the OPEC oil embargo of the 1970s, which snapped the auto industry into producing – and motorists into buying – fuel-efficient vehicles. But as Americans are wont, once the crisis abated, the auto industry and consumers returned to wasteful ways.
Mr. Bush's leadership simply must extend beyond the sound bites of a nationally televised address. In the past, the administration has committed federal dollars to alternative energy technologies, but has done so more as an afterthought, not as an aggressive transforming campaign around energy policy.
The thrust of Mr. Bush's energy policy remains to increase domestic oil and gas production, provide tax incentives for oil and gas drilling and promote aggressive production in the Gulf of Mexico. And while he spoke in favor of hybrid automobiles, he hasn't challenged the auto industry to meet tougher fuel efficiency standards. These are not totally conflicting messages, but they are muddled ones.
Energy security is at the heart of American competitiveness; alternative sources are the path to getting there. It's time to make it happen.


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FREDERICK, Md. - Auditions for Way Off Broadway's production of "Evita" will be at 7 p.m. Monday at the theatre. Those auditioning should be at least 18 years old, have a headshot and resume, as well as 16 bars of prepared music, and be ready to sing, read from the script and dance. All roles are open and non-union paying. The show will run Jan. 16 to March 15, with performances every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
For more information, call (301) 662-6600 or visit www.wayoffbroadway.com.
'A Christmas Carol'
MERCERSBURG, Pa. - Star Theatre is seeking an actor, in his early 20's to late 30's, to play the role of Fred in its performance of "A Christmas Carol," which will run the first week of December. This part is a paid part. Also needed is a young girl, age 4 to 7, for the non-speaking parts of Belle's daughter. The young actress will also receive a small stipend.
For more information, call (717) 977-0677.
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Well, after almost three years of trying to catch a loose dog, I've decided maybe a letter to the editor would be the way to go.
There is a big black fluffy dog that runs loose in the area of the Cedar Springs Road. It's hard to get a good look at it because it stays far away from people. Someone stopped one day and told me there was a bear running in the field behind my barn. If you aren't able to see its tail, it could easily be mistaken for a bear. It's a very pretty dog that must belong to someone that isn't keeping a very good "watch" on it. This year it has picked up a little "friend"- a small brown dog, perhaps a peek-a-poo or something like that.
This is an accident waiting to happen. It's not fair to the dogs or the person that accidentally hits it when it's running on the road. The owner/owners need to take responsibility for this dog. I have two dogs that will not be happy if it comes on their property. They take no prisoners. I really don't want this to happen.
If anyone knows anything about this dog/dogs please contact Missy Bair our local dog warden at 527-4016.
I would like to see a happy ending to this problem.
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Legislator advocates changes in labor law to public at Trout Run town hall
January 24, 2013
TROUT RUN — Legislation being reintroduced by state House Republicans to make Pennsylvania a right-to-work state was one of several topics discussed at state Rep....
If any of you think for a minute that RTW will make Pa. more business friendly you are absoulutely right! If I had a business and wanted to maximize profits, based cutting workers wages, benefits, and total package. That would be the state for me! Bottom line RTW is wrong! For the person who applauds it you my good sir are a moron. I believe your quote was "unions are almost gone anyway" My question to you is: Why don't you belong to a Union? or are you just another scab living off of what unions have gained for you?
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Let's face it, a lot of this RTW stuff is generated by teacher contracts. There are some 10 states in which there are virtually no legally binding K-12 teacher contracts at all. There are none in AL, AZ, GA, MS, NC, SC, TX, and VA. There is only one district with a contract in LA, and two in AR. Guess what, only one of those states scored above the national medium in education.
Other factors could be involved too like:
1. Parents income-RTW states make less than worker friendly states
2. Lack of resources-Since RTW income is lower, tax revenue available is lower and those states can't invest properly in education.
3. Parents education level-Well, if the parents went to these same RTW state schools, they received a poorer education, get less income and the cycle continues.
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)is probably better to use than wages. The GDP is probably the most accessible single measure of standard of living.
According to 2009 Bureau of Economic Analysis data, the GDP per capita for the worker-friendly states collectively was $43,899 that year, while the GDP per capita for the RTW states collectively was $38,755. The difference of $5,144 represents a per capita GDP that is 13.3 percent higher in the worker-friendly states than the RTW states. So, it looks like worker friendly states enjoy a higher standard of living and are more productive. Wouldn't a business rather locate in a state that is higher skilled and more productive?
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If you are anti-union,like many republicans, you are typically for RTW. The propoganda spread by corporations will sway people that way. But wages, and per-capita personal income are all lower on average in RTW states. For example, Nevada's unemployment rate is 11.5%. Wages in RTW states are on average $1500 less per year. Workplaces without unions are more dangerous.
RTW laws have benefitted the business owners who did not have to contend with union contracts, but business employees didn't get those same positive effects--as evidenced by the lower salaries on average.
In the end, this type of law does not guarantee anyone a job and it does not protect against unfair firing.
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It's about time the legislature makes PA a right-to-work state. The unions are losing members so fast now, in a few more years they won't exist except for government workers.
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Now that I fully understand the "Right to Work" issue, I support it. I DON'T think people should be forced to join unions, I think it should be a right, an option, a freedom of choice. But Carl makes a good point, it creates a base for low paying jobs. What people in this country need is GOOD paying jobs. And as stated, but also not unlike ALL corporate business. No matter what happens, it's always the 'suits' that benefit, never the 'little guy', never the hourly wage worker. The hourly wage worker will always be the one who loses on issues. We'll always be the ones working to make the suits more money. Not the other way around.
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You cannot be required, under the NLRA, to be a member of a union neither are you required to pay any monies as a condition of employment unless the collective bargaining agreement between your employer and your union contains a provision requiring all employees to either join the union or pay union fees and even if there is such a provision the most that can be required of you is to pay the union fees (generally called an "agency fee"). Full union membership cannot lawfully be required. full union membership cannot lawfully be required. In Pattern Makers v. NLRB, 473 U.S. 95 (1985), the United States Supreme Court held that union members have the right to resign their union membership at any time. Also see Communication Workers v. Beck, 487 U.S. 735 (1988). This is another law that is not needed.
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Right to work laws are for management only. Without unions, workers are at the mercy of profiteers, who do not care about anything except money .
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Then those that choose not to join the union should not get the benifits of those who do. Republicans are an odd lot.
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I'm surprised it took the PA GOP so long to move on this.
I've had my protest sign ready to go for a couple of years now. I was beginning to think I wasn't going to get to use it.
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The biggest problem of right to work laws is that they create a base of low paying jobs. Every stat I have read about this points this out. While being able to find "any job" is a good thing, it is most definitely not better than a good paying job. These laws are not written to the benefit of small business but for the large corporations and have no place in the American workplace. As is the case with so many issues today the government creates a problem, proposes a solution and creates more problems. Government is definitely a growth business.
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Julianna Margulies waited 41 years to become a real-life good wife – and she's savoring every minute of it.
"I feel very grateful that I had the courage to say no when I did and say yes when I could, that I waited to find the right mate and to have this little family," Margulies, now 46, tells Good Housekeeping in its May cover story. "There's something about this time in my life where I feel like it's never going to get better."
Margulies, who plays attorney Alicia Florrick on The Good Wife, married real-life lawyer Keith Lieberthal in 2007 while pregnant with their son Kieran, who was born two months later.
The wedding surprised the Emmy-winning star, who had convinced herself she was "not the marrying kind." But her mother – who split with Margulies's father when she was just a year old – convinced her to be open to the idea of matrimony.
Says Margulies: "She said, 'Oh, honey, every woman should get married. I loved being married ... Just try it at least once.' "
She got her opportunity in 2006 when she met Lieberthal at a friend's birthday party. "I said to him, 'Listen, I'm going to be leaving in 10 minutes because I'm sure you're an actor and I have sworn off [your type],' " she said. "And he said, 'Well, that's good. I'm a lawyer.' Then he poured me a big glass of red wine, I stayed the entire dinner – and that was it."
Today, she says the couple stays connected through regular date nights, and she credits her husband for supporting her hectic life as a TV star and mom.
"I married a rock, who understands what I do without any resentment," she says. "And I've got a joyful, easy kid."
Julianna Margulies Is Glad She Waited to Marry
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American Conservation Experience: CA AmeriCorps Professional Development Program
Summary: American Conservation Experience, a Non-Profit Conservation Corps based in Santa Cruz, CA, is currently hiring energetic, ambitious young adults to participate as AmeriCorps members in a six month outdoor skills training program preparing them for careers in resource management with ACE, with other conservation corps, or with public agencies such as the National Park Service, US Forest Service, US Fish and Wildlife, or the Bureau of Land Management.
ACE is currently hiring corps members for an AmeriCorps term in 2014:
Start Date: March 6, 2014
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A 900 hour (minimum), 27 week commitment is required. You are encouraged to consider volunteering with our non-AmeriCorps crews in CA or AZ if you wish to start earlier than March 2014.
Position Description: AmeriCorps Members will spend 6 months training on complex trail construction, forestry, and environmental restoration projects under the guidance of ACE's most skilled staff members. The goal of the position is to accomplish meaningful project work for a variety of agencies while becoming proficient in advanced field techniques such as trail construction, ecological restoration, dry stone masonry, and chainsaw use.
AmeriCorps Members will also gain leadership skills while helping to supervise, train, and generally support ACE volunteers who are rotated into long term projects. Each Member is required to coordinate one volunteer event, recruiting a minimum of ten members of the Santa Cruz community or a local community near a project site to participate in a service project.
All work is physically demanding, occasionally requiring stints in the backcountry and/or extended stays in the field. This position requires hiking, backpacking, camping and cooking outdoors while at front country and wilderness spike camps.
Location: Members will be based in Santa Cruz and/or South Lake Tahoe, CA. Projects will take place at various locations throughout California. All participants must be flexible and willing to be assigned to a variety of locations and for multiple agencies, wherever community need is the highest. Project assignments vary in length from one week to several months so Members will experience a range of opportunities throughout their six-month term.
Pay: AmeriCorps Members receive a living allowance of $6,400 (before tax) for a minimum of 900 hours of service, spread evenly over the 27 week period. Upon successful completion of the program, Members receive an AmeriCorps education award of up to $2,775 to be used to pay tuition or student loans. Food on project days and subsidized housing are provided (Members pay $100/month for housing).
Qualifications: Applicants should have an established interest in conservation issues and should take joy in tackling challenging situations with a positive mindset. Applicants must be willing to undertake arduous physical work in all types of weather and terrain, and to participate as a team member dedicated to ACE's mission. ACE's Professional Development Program is meant as a stepping stone to environmental careers and as a gateway to potential advancement within ACE, not only as an interesting and rewarding way to spend six months working in beautiful locations. Drug users, including users of marijuana, should not consider applying as ACE reserves the right to require drug testing and absolutely abhors the presence of drug users in our program.
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• Position is available to US Citizens and Legal Permanent Residents of the US.
• Members must have personal medical insurance for the duration of their participation with ACE.
• ACE will provide tents to all Members (upon request), but other camping items such as sturdy boots, sleeping bags, backpacks, and raingear must be provided by successful applicants.
• Due to fire hazard conditions in ACE, smoking is not permitted.
Age: 18-25
Training: Members will be certified in Wilderness First Aid and CPR and will develop interpersonal and leadership skills while serving as mentors to ACE volunteers and as support for ACE and agency staff. Members will also receive Leave No Trace training. Other training will be dependent on project assignments and may include technical skills such as retaining wall construction, rock step construction, rock drilling, splitting and shaping, setting up rigging systems, tread and switchback construction, installing water bars, check dams and other erosion control devices, chainsaw training, and GPS use.
Positions open until filled but are in high demand (usually filled by late-January). Apply now!
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Richie Havens, who sang and strummed for a sea of people at Woodstock, has died at 72.
His family says in a statement that Havens passed away Monday of a heart attack.
Havens, a folk singer and guitarist, performed at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. He returned to the site during the 40th anniversary in 2009.
The performer was born in Brooklyn. He was known for his crafty guitar work and cover songs.
Havens said in a 2009 interview with The Associated Press about Woodstock: "Everything in my life, and so many others', is attached to that train."
A public memorial will be planned for a later date.
"Richie played the most legendary music festivals that ever were, and most of the world's greatest concert venues," reads a statement on his website.
"But even when performing in a Greenwich Village coffeehouse or a small club or regional theater, he was eternally grateful that people in any number turned up each time to hear him sing."
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CompuSight showcases their eSignature solution for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011
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Even in today's digital world the one thing that we all still need to do at some point is sign documents. In this video, Adi Saric from CompuSight Corporation showcases how their eSignature product can be used to sign electronic documents within Microsoft Dynamics CRM 2011. With this product you will never have to fax or mail a document for a signature ever again.
Adi also talks about many of the new features in Dynamics CRM 2011 and how they helped them develop this product.
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While being "international" is not extraordinary in figure skating, Uzbekistan's Misha Ge is as international as it gets.
While being "international" is not extraordinary in figure skating, Uzbekistan's Misha Ge is as international as it gets.
For those who haven't see Misha Ge skate:
His Swan SP, skated at 2012 Worlds
4CC's LP 2012
I hadn't known about his dance videos. Here's two:
Here's his Hip hop dance & skate video
His "artistic" dance & Skate video
Here's another one to a popular Korean pop song, "Sherlock" by Shinee: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0tIhd9DQdY&feature=plcp (He's a huge K-Pop fan, which is fun for me, since I am one also).
I love how engaged he is on social media. His tweets are great!
OMG HE IS SO AMAZING! I'll pray for his great success in this season! WOW, just wow:D
Great article, really interesting read/really interesting skater's life. I confess - haven't seen him skate before, but look forward to watching these videos - so thanks for posting them!
His Sp costume reminds me somehow of the costumes for the ensemble at the end of the Billy Elliot movie.
I add this video, the video made by Orange team, Spanish figure skating fan group
He is so cute!
Misha Ge @Sk8Prince
Tomorrow I had been invited for NBC new show"GO Show" as one of skater to be part of it,not sure what we will need to do,but it will be fun!
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Gold Rush Alaskan Mining Prospecting Coin - Silver Round with Gold Nugget
This Gold Rush Alaskan Mining Prospecting Coin with an affixed gold nugget has been minted in pure silver in the historic Comstock Mining District in Dayton, NV. The design features a real gold nugget taken from the Alaskan wilds and the tools used to unearth gold like it - the pick, shovel, pan, header frame, front end loader, mine cart, and pneumatic drill (aka "widow maker"). The reverse of the coin features the GOLD RUSH TV show logo. This Gold Rush Alaskan Mining Prospecting Coin with a gold nugget includes a Certificate of Authenticity from Northwest Territorial Mint and a GOLD RUSH story card.
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If you could chose to be any Manga or Anime character in the world who would you be dependinng on how he/she acts.
Asking what im thinking of then it well have to be inmu From KakuRenBo Hide & Seekthe way he and hes twin brother yanku act is too cool they dont talk at all in the anima but they reaaly have a brotherly bond and there so Cute to^^,"Do You Wanna play Kakurenbo?"
I'd have to pick Fuu from Samuria Champloo. ^_^ Those who wander are not always lost.
I d proably be either Obito uchiha from naruto *hopes she never gets crushed by rocks ><*or Diva from Blood Plus Be your own person listen to your ghost and stay true to your self
Kameda... I wish I had that much confidence. (This is based on how he acts, since that was the question)."Bust through the heveans with your Drill!
I would have to pick Alucard from Hellsing...either the manga or the anime...both are awesome.
rukia from bleach. she's a bad ass in the manga and the anime. she can keeo ichigo in line and she has the kiclk ass white sword."We stand in awe before that which cannot be seen"
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Director, Ronald Eyre; Designer, Chris Dyer; Photographer, Donald Cooper (ahds.ac.uk/performingarts).
"A raised and tilted platform, it is as though the director were holding up the characters on the equivalent of the palm of his hand for his own and our inspection whilst other characters waiting to be involved in the action take their turns at the sides of this tiled acting area...the characters emerge from behind two vast doors where a state function seems to have been in progress." Peter Roberts, Plays and Players 7.81 Opening Date: 30 June 1981, Royal Shakespeare Theatre


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Nitrates Action Programme: Impacts on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Diffuse Nitrogen Pollution
A report on a research project that assessed the effect of six methods with the aim toincrease manure nitrogen use efficiency on emissions to air and leaching losses to water.
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An assessment of the effect of six methods that aim to increase manure nitrogen (N) use efficiency on nitrous oxide (N2O-N), methane (CH4) and ammonia (NH3-N) emissions to air, and nitrate (NO3-N) leaching losses to water. The six methods which are additional to those included in the current NVZ-AP (2009-12) were:1. Extending the spring 'closed spreading periods' for high readily available N manures (i.e. pig and cattle slurry and poultry manures) and associated increases in slurry storage capacity2. Rapid soil incorporation of manures3. Increased slurry bandspreading and shallow injection4. Increased use of slurry separation technologies5. Storing solid manures on an impermeable base6. Stipulating a higher figure for manure N use efficiency
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Silver Bell Wreath with Ribbon
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Updated with a festive red ribbon, this charming wreath is adorned with miniature sleigh bells that jingle as you open the door, heralding the arrival of holiday visitors. The merry tradition of sleigh bells has been immortalized in centuries of seasonal legends and artwork, symbolizing the joys of journeying through snow-covered countryside to share good times with family and friends. Our nostalgic wreath showcases a creative collage of silvery bells, crafted using a variety of sizes to ring in the season with a jolly harmony all its own. As fun and festive as the season itself, this whimsical decoration is destined to play a memorable role in holiday celebrations for many years to come. For decorative use only. Protect from weather. 16" diam, approximately 2 1/4" thick. A Williams-Sonoma exclusive.
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Their voices rising in frustration, residents talked about living and working amid the industrial pollution in the Town of Tonawanda as they challenged a state study that establishes no connection between it and their health problems.
Representatives of the state Health Department appeared Tuesday night before a large crowd in the Sheridan Parkside Community Center to explain the results of a recently released health data review that found elevated levels of certain cancers and birth defects among people who live in or near the town's industrial corridor.
"The study we did cannot show cause and effect between anything in the environment that's going on and these health outcomes," research scientist James Bowers said repeatedly, in a variety of ways.
Birth certificates, the congenital malformations registry and the cancer registry were the sources for a data review covering 1990 to 2009. It compared the levels of adverse birth outcomes and cancer cases for residents of a Tonawanda study area to residents of Erie and Niagara counties, and elsewhere in the state – excluding the five boroughs of New York City.
Researchers had no information about the lifestyles or medical histories of individual residents.
A driving force behind the review was an air quality study by the state Department of Environmental Conservation that showed concentrations of benzene and formaldehyde were much higher in the Tonawanda area than others with industrial and urban monitoring data – excluding New York City.
Lung, bladder and total cancers were elevated among both genders, while esophageal cancer was elevated among males and uterine cancer among females.
Two other types of cancer were elevated: oral cavity/pharynx cancer among males living in the industrial corridor – a sparsely populated area of approximately 250 people off River Road – and leukemia among females in the Sheridan Parkside area.
Analyses of birth outcomes showed pre-term births and total heart defects were elevated.
When it comes to lung and bladder cancers, smoking is the most important risk factor, Bowers said, although those cancers also are related to some industrial emissions.
"It's hard for us to say one way or the other which plays the biggest role here," Bowers said.
Though the time following Bowers' presentation was meant for questions and answers, some people offered testimonials about their experiences.
A man, who identified himself as Pete, said he worked as a trucker in the area for 27 years.
"I was in every place on that map with a dot," he said, referring to map indicating industries within the study area.
The trucker said he was diagnosed with colon, bladder and prostate cancer over the years.
"Obviously something's going on in this area," he said. "I feel sorry for the people who have to live here."
Mark H. Haacker, a lifelong resident of the area, said he's a three-time cancer survivor.
"This goes back to pre-World War II," Haacker said, adding that the study was based on air quality – not on what was dumped into area waterways.
"We're all victims," Haacker continued, saying no one chose who their parents were or where they were born. He blames the state and federal governments for allowing the pollution to occur.
"I will fight to my dying breath that there's some compensation for the victims ... who have no escape," Haacker said.
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EAST FREEDOM - A Tuesday afternoon blaze gutted a Freedom Township home, sending one resident to the hospital as a neighbor braved flames to rescue his pet dog.
Firefighters subdued the flames by 3:30 p.m.; by then, Douglas Butler's white-and-brown trailer home was blown open, debris scattered outside its windows and smoke mixing with dark, low-hanging clouds above.
Neighbors said they heard a sudden "boom," and moments later, Butler ran to Diane Mowery's nearby house and told her to call 911, Mowery said.
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Firefighters extinguish a mobile home fire along Fleetwood Court in?East Freedom on Tuesday.
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Neighbor Lee Lang rushed to Douglas Butler's home to rescue Butler's dog, Angel.
An ambulance worker said responders took Butler, who reportedly suffers from asthma, to Altoona Regional for treatment. Witnesses said he was responsive but appeared to be in shock.
"This is how it looked from my porch," neighbor Kim McCarthy said as she displayed a cellphone photo showing a wall of flames rising from the home at 115 Fleetwood Court.
Lee Lang, another neighbor in what residents described as a close-knit trailer park community, said he rushed to Butler's home to rescue his red-nosed pit bull, Angel.
"[I was told] Doug's house is on fire. First thing I said is, 'Where's Angel?'" Lang said. "I've been around that dog too much - that dog loves me."
A relative held Butler's dog on a leash as knots of locals gathered to watch the fire's aftermath Tuesday. Emergency vehicles with flashing lights lined the trailer park's roads and poured onto the shoulder of Dunnings Highway.
Neighbors said the home's other resident, Rose Beck, was at work when the blaze started.
Rhonda Lamborn of Hollidaysburg, who identified herself as Beck's sister, said the pair will likely stay with her as they recover from the loss.
Fire officials weren't available to comment on the blaze's cause Tuesday afternoon, but neighbors said Butler had been cooking on a stove when they heard the explosion.
"You're just trying to cook dinner, and the next thing you know you lose your home," McCarthy said.
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...forgot the stars, & one more thing
By bubbah
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On occasion of another purchase, I received a gift of a little notepad with smaller pages than these...thank you ...said "celebrating 20 years" ...has clear plastic covers ...I would like to have pages like that to refill & the covers ...are they available anymore? I believe they would be great to fit in the pocket or pouch...
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Circa is very useful !!!
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I got these to add to the small Circa notebooks I bought at the same time .... but they will go with the other Circa sizes I have already, and I plan to use them for small notes. Levenger's 'Circa system' is very versatile and extremely useful -- I am a 'paper person forever', always making notes about 'this, that & the other' -- and Circa helps me keep organized.
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Wonderful organizing tool for grants professionals with recurring deadlines and tasks that come up in relation to developing grant proposals. Its small size is perfect in the junior Circa notebook, easy to write on and tear out as needed.
An Ingenious Circa item
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These Do-Every cards are an ingenious addition to the Circa line. The cards are efficient because they eliminate the need to continuously rewrite routine tasks. I am currently using these cards with my Circa Agenda, and the green ink and dimension of the cards also makes them a useful visual reminder. Because these cards possess a high mass per unit area, they are moderate to high-use reusable. I would recommend these cards, and have just ordered a second pad for continued and future use.
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