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HADLEIGH, England � Julie Bresset crested the final climb of Hadleigh Farm and glanced over her shoulder, and the only thing she saw was thousands of fans cheering her on.
The rest of the field was that far behind.
The 23-year-old mountain biker from France, competing at her first Olympics, smiled and soaked in the applause. She grabbed a French flag as she coasted toward the gold medal, crossing the finish line and then raising her bike triumphantly over her head.
Her entire season boiled down to one moment of unbridled joy.
�This season I decided to focus only on the Olympics, and it paid off,� Bresset said. �The World Cup was not important this season. The only race that mattered was (Saturday�s) race, and I won it.�
In the most dominating way.
Bresset took advantage of a mistake by defending gold medalist Sabine Spitz of Germany on a rough section of the picturesque course in the English countryside, then gradually pulled away from the rest of the field, rolling through the last of six laps all alone.
Her time was 1 hour, 30 minutes, 52 seconds, more than a minute ahead of Spitz, who took the silver medal.
�I took the front of the race, and I managed it well,� said Bresset, who crashed during a practice ride Thursday and needed seven stitches to close the cuts.
�When I had a gap, I told myself, �Now I should go,�� she said. �I led until the finish.�
Spitz rounded out her collection of medals � along with gold in Beijing, she won bronze at the 2004 Athens Games.
Georgia Gould of the United States earned bronze Saturday, the first medal for an American mountain biker since Susan DeMattai�s bronze in 1996.
�I knew that a medal was possible. I knew that on my best day I was capable of winning the race,� said Gould, who lives in Fort Collins. �Julie rode a great race (Saturday). She was at the front at the start, which was smart.�
Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjaa of Norway, who won gold in Athens, never was in contention after puncturing a tire on a remote section of the course and hiking back to her support team.
Maja Wlosczowska of Poland, the silver medalist from Beijing, didn�t start the race. She broke a bone in her foot during a training ride in Italy and was unable to compete.
Bresset�s victory could be just the start for France. Julien Absalon will go for an unprecedented third consecutive gold medal in the men�s race today.
Durangoan Todd Wells will represent the U.S. in his third Olympic Games.
�I hope (Absalon) will do the same. He�s capable of it,� Bresset said. �Sharing this result with him would be amazing. I hope my achievement can bring good luck to the French team.�
The women�s race went off under blue skies at Hadleigh Farm, where a 2.9-mile course was carved out of rolling hills and woodlands overlooking an estuary of the River Thames.
Bresset�s lead was so large on the final lap that she had plenty of time to enjoy the scenery.
�It was crucial to take a strong start and then to race cleverly, and not to dig deep in my limits,� Bresset said. �I hoped to win a medal, and a gold medal is unbelievable.�
The Durango Herald contributed to this report.
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None of country music's biggest stars doubt that Luke Bryan will do well as co-host, with Blake Shelton of this Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards, but that doesn't mean they aren't concerned about him.
"I think Luke is nervous, and he should be," Miranda Lambert told PEOPLE Friday. "Not because he won't do great. It's because my husband [Blake] is a loose cannon and he never goes by prompter and I never know what he's going to say or do."
For Shelton, hosting country music's annual showcase is old hat, having done it twice before. But Bryan is a rookie.
"I just hope Luke can hold his own with my husband," Lambert said. "If anybody can, it's Luke."
Bryan's buddy, Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum, echoed Lambert's thoughts.
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If all else fails, says Lambert about the two guys who'll be on stage, "They're hot. So it's good eye candy for the rest of us."
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Mr. Barborak doesn't have an 'open mind' To the editor: I have been reading with great interest all of the hullabaloo from Nick Barborak about the recent passage of the state budget....
Mr. Newbold,go away
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That wasn't nice, EATHERICH.
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didn't Newbold try to get money from the state for his business?
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one more thing,is the Newbold who was hired to run he county's emergency management related to Craig?
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Luke Kastenhubers letter is utterly ridiculous, and not well researched. Many of his talking points have bee investigated and proven to be lies or unfounded. I suggest next time you write a letter take your research one step further and get all the facts.
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What a brilliant way to break down his argument oakleaves!
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Mr. Newbold, I am for fair property taxes. Why after all these years of various state politicians and numerous lawsuits do I still have to pay twice for schools? Ohio Supreme Court has ruled double dipping on my wages for schools is illegal and yet no one will stand up for me including you while you were in office. Don't be all high and mighty about saving and the Dems are the bad ones. Both parties continue to hit all landowners regardless of age twice to support union schools. Don't you think it's time to stop targeting the people who have roots and farms while the renters and transients get off paying once or not at all? Until both parties have the decency to do right by all of us, I will support no party and certainly anyone connected with you.
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Newbold introduced a bill to make govt unaccountable and the people not able to sue them for wrongdoings. He's bad news.
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In reference to the Kastenhuber editorial, oakleaves hasn't a clue! Short of the gun running to Syria, ever other point is a matter of public record. Perhaps the coming of fall has affected oakleaves' ability to comprehend the truth. It is obvious the leaf doesn't fall too far from the Marxist tree.
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One bedroom up to 4 guest in the heart of Miami Beach/South Beach
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|Pennsylvania Avenue, 33139 Miami Beach South Beach, 美国
Hardwood floors,Marble bathroom and kitchen,recently renovated,Brand new appliances.
Best location,one minute walk to one of the most talked about beaches in the world!!!Only 3 blocks from the ocean.
Centrally located in the HEART of SOUTH BEACH.Close to all local services,restaurants and nightlife!
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Perfecte locatie, prima verzorgd verblijf. Zeer Dichtbij het strand en de Ocean Drive. Supermarkt om de hoek. Gasfornuis met perfecte oven aanwezig. Evenals handdoeken, airco en wasgelegenheid. Voldoende potten en pannen. De keuken kon schoner. Het matras in de slaapkamer was van slechte kwaliteit. Na een laar dagen zijn we verplaats naar de slaapbank die perfect lag.
Es war ein schöner Aufenthalt in Miami. Die Ferienwohnung liegt recht zentral und nah am Strand (ca. 5 Minuten Gehweg). Die Geschäfte und Supermärkte sind auch sehr schnell zu erreichen. Da die Wohnung aber im Erdgeschoss liegt und zur Straße hinausgeht, ist es sehr laut. Das muss man mögen. Die Stadt ist aber allgemein sehr laut.
Die Möbelausstattung und Küchenausstattung ist ausreichend (Geschirr, Besteck, Töpfe etc. vorhanden). Die Wohnung ist sauber.
Das Preis-Leistungs-Verhältnis stimmt.
Tout simplement parfait, toutes les choses dont on avait besoin étaient à notre disposition. A 2 min à pied du bord de plage de South beach. Et un hôte très courtois digne de la gentillesse des habitants de Miami !!
Une super expérience à refaire !!!!
Emanuel is a great Host!
The Appartment was great, too!
Me and my 19-year old daughter rented apartment #6 for one week in February. This was my first rental with Wimdu and I was a little bit nervous about what to expect.
The host, Emanuele, was excellent! Friendly, helpful and responded fast on questions or need for help, both prior and during the stay.
Location, location, location. This apartment is perfectly located on the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 9th Street in a nice neighbourhood . From here it is only three blocks (5 minutes walk) before you're at the beach. One block away at Washington Ave/9th is the 7/11 or Friends Food market if you need youghurt, water or wine. It is also on Washington Ave/9th that you can jump on/off the airport bus ($2,65 one way) or bus 120 around Miami Beach.
On Washington Ave/12th St is a nice, cosy Starbucks with great Wifi, and the shopping haven Lincoln Street is only 20 minutes walk or appx 10 blocks away (remember, were are quite fast walkers.
The apartment had great Wifi and was located on 2nd floor with living room windows facing 9th street and kitchen/bathroom windows facing the parking lot which I guess was related to the apartments. In the living room was a very comfortable futon bed (sofa), but the aircondition and the street facing windows caused some noisy disturbance.
The bedroom, between the living room and the kitchen/bath room, had a queen bed where my daughter was sleeping. The bed was comfortable, but made some squeaking noise from the bottom of the two madrasses. When the AC in the living room was off, the refridgerator fan was a bit disturbing.
The kitchen had one refridgerator with top freezer, one "electrical" gas stove/oven (good) and a mix of plates and champagne and water glasses, but no wine glasses. :)
Cleanliness 4/5
If you are noise sensitive, this is not the place for you. Otherwise, I strongly recommend this apartment.
Nice little apartment in Miami Beach. 2 minutes walk to the beach and Ocean Drive, 1 minute walk to a supermarket.
Emanuele was reachable via Whatsapp and helped whenever there was something missing. He even had a free parking lot for our rental car.
Thank you! :)
apt. is perfectly located in Miami southbeach,just 2 min. to the beach. everything is in your neighbourhood!!
tidy. fully equiped kitchen and bathroom ,light,and big enough for a couple.
enough towels avaiable.
tv works.
Kommunikation with Emanuel via whatsapp.
he is an easy going Person and if you Need something, he will supply you !(batteries f the remotecontroll )
all in all, i will definitely recommend this flat.
good Price-Quality relation for this expensive Location like Miami beach!
We had a real nice time in this studio! everything clean and in good condition!
The studio is located very central, so you reach the beach in a 6 minute walk, stores right around the corner, the promenade only a few minutes away. Also the busstation is very close.
We would definetly come back if we ever come to Miami again!
We spent 5 days in the heart of Miami Beach, the place to be located 2 streets from the beach! The appartment was clean, confortable, functional and had enough place for 4 people. Emanuele, our host, was very helpfull and considerate. He did his best to arrange us and made our stay easy. I really recommend this place that is a good value for money. For sure we will come back soon!
Emanuele's apartment is great. The location is perfect, really close to all the action yet still in a quiet part, supermarket and 7/11 closeby, and of course the beach is just a couple minutes away. The apartment itself is simple yet has everything you need, we were 4 and we slept comfortably. I would stay there again. Recommended!
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Entertainment Weekly shared a new picture of actor Shia LaBeouf (no Rupert yet) from The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman.
EW also shared some small insight into Rupert's role:
Wood said Rupert Grint's part in the film helps the actor shed his Harry Potter stigma and added a lightness to the dark movie. "Rupert Grint is amazing in this film. It was such a brilliant idea to cast him. It's hilarious."
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COLUMBUS - Utica Shale drilling in Ohio hasn't met the initial expectations of state officials this year, due largely to lower natural gas prices and a backlog in the work needed to connect the wells to customers.
Ohio Department of Natural Resources officials had told state legislators in March that as many as 250 of the natural gas and oil wells would be drilled in eastern Ohio's Utica shale by the end of the year. But, according to The Columbus Dispatch, state records show that only 165 wells have been completed, with 22 more being drilled.
In the Mahoning Valley, so far two horizontal Utica Shale wells have been permitted in Trumbull County and 15 in Mahoning County. Only three, all in Mahoning County, have been drilled, and none are producing, according to reports on file with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Among the local wells, one exploratory well in Milton Township, Mahoning County, permitted May 4, 2011, and drilled by Chesapeake Appalacia LLC produced 758 barrels of oil in 79 days last year. However, the well now is on "inactive status" while the company awaits completion of a sales line, according to information provided to the ODNR. In Mahoning County two other wells have been drilled or are in the drilling stage. No drilling has commenced in Trumbull County.
Despite the delays, state officials said shale drilling by the hydraulic-fracturing, of fracking, process is alive and well in Ohio.
"We're having new companies that continue to come in, and permitting remains steady," said Heidi Hetzel-Evans, a Natural Resources Department spokeswoman.
Natural Resources Director James Zehringer told a state Senate committee in March that 250 wells would be drilled by the end of this year. A timeline in his written testimony also predicted 750 new shale wells by the end of 2013 and 2,250 wells by the end of 2015.
Hetzel-Evans said the agency based its drilling projections on shale activity in Pennsylvania, where state records show that more than 5,600 shale wells have been drilled since January 2009.
Shale wells in Pennsylvania and other states have produced so much natural gas, propane and ethane that prices have dropped significantly.
The drilling that has occurred has had an impact in eastern Ohio, especially in Carroll County, which has more wells - 73 - than anywhere else in the state. Paul Feezel, leader of the advocacy group Carroll Concerned Citizens, said it's hard to imagine how drilling could get busier.
"It's a beehive of activity," Feezel said.
Hydraulic fracturing has made it possible to tap into deep reserves of oil and gas. But the boom in shale gas fracking raised concerns about pollution. Large volumes of water, along with sand and chemicals, are injected underground to break rock apart and free the oil and gas.


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EDITOR'S NOTE: Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases concerning gay marriage: a challenge to California's Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage, and a challenge to the Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, which bars the federal government from recognizing same-sex marriage.
The court is being asked to decide whether the former is unconstitutional and if the latter is a violation of rights under the equal protection clause. Rulings in both cases are expected by the end of June.
The Post and Courier talked with two gay families in the Charleston area to find out about their lives.
Kelly and Marcy
They both came from the West Coast. Marcy Redick was born and raised in Alaska. Kelley Doherty's family made its home in California's Bay Area.
Each of them followed respective careers that eventually led them to Charlotte. Redick was an assistant manager at Costco; Doherty worked for banks on investments and Internet development.
They met in 2004, started dating seriously in 2006 and celebrated their union in a commitment ceremony in 2007. The ceremony included 70 guests (mostly straight friends and family) and featured a reverend, a dinner, a cake and dancing. Redick's young son, Avery, and her father walked her down the aisle.
"It was a wedding in every sense," Doherty said. Except that it wasn't recognized as a legal union by the state. "It was very traditional."
They went to Italy on their honeymoon.
Redick always wanted children and sought in-vitro treatment when she lived in Eugene, Ore. "I was fortunate to get pregnant on the first try," she said.
By the time Doherty met her in Charlotte, she was a single mom with a big parental obligation.
In 2011, Redick was transferred to manage the Charleston Costco. For about a year, the two women reluctantly lived apart, visiting when they could. Then Doherty decided to retire, relocate and pursue other interests such as fitness training.
They settled on Daniel Island.
Doherty became Avery's stepmom, a process that required a degree of delicacy: Avery, 16, has special needs due to a mood disorder and now doesn't live with the two women.
"I was very excited about becoming a stepparent," Doherty said.
Redick was cautious, anxious at first, worried about making sure her son bonded with Doherty. He did, in only a few months, thanks to a lot of time reading together ("Harry Potter") and developing mutual trust.
Eventually, Avery learned to respect his stepmom as a parental authority with the right to reprimand or punish. He adjusted to the regular presence of Doherty and learned to deal with the normal jealousy that most kids in his situation must cope with.
"He was used to having 100 percent of Marcy's attention," Doherty said. "The process we went through isn't any different than what any family deals with."
Doherty said her commitment is total, even though the couple lack legal status and protection available to other married couples.
"I would like to add that legal commitment to an emotional commitment that's already the same as anyone else is feeling," she said.
And she would like to avoid the taxes and expenses, such as legal fees to assign power of attorney to one another in case of hospitalization, that other married couples are not obliged to pay, she said.
Both women are athletic. They play golf, or try to, and they run. Doherty writes murder mysteries and has self-published two books with Amazon. They love to travel and plan one big trip each year. This summer it will be England, Iceland and Norway.
"We're very exploratory," Doherty said.
And they often spend time with relatives, especially their aging parents.
"Family is important to both of us," Redick said.
Both women attended the recent rally for marriage equality at the U.S. Customhouse in Charleston, and both argue strongly for public policy that does not parse rights, benefits and privileges based on sexual orientation.
Both also said they respect the religious and moral argument that "marriage" is defined by some religions as a sacrament.
"I'm comfortable with the fact that marriage can be defined by one's faith," Doherty said. "It's not right for the gay community to tell any faith organization that it should define marriage a certain way. ... I don't think we have a right to do that."
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This month we honor all members of the Atlanta Area Support Groups as our Advocates of November 2012 for their contribution to our Postcards for Parity Program.
In July, following a presentation on the IMF Advocacy Program, Gail McCray, co-leader for the Southside Atlanta area support group asked for 200 postcards to start Atlanta's participation in the Postcards for Parity Program because she felt the "postcard campaign offered a straightforward, simple, and quick way to educate the group members and others, and increase participation in advocating for myeloma patients from people within their individual and group communities."
Gail presented the program to both groups at their annual summer gathering. "All myeloma patients and caregivers know the challenges of getting a diagnosis and having to do all they can to have a high quality of life while living with myeloma. One way to do that is to be aware of unnecessary obstacles; one of which is the disparity of health care coverage for oral and IV treatments. As such, we as patients and caregivers need to know how to make our voices heard, no matter how strong or weak we believe our voices are. Many people know how devastating having a chronic disease can be on one's finances; however, most people don't realize how high the costs can be out-of-pocket due to inequity of health coverage."
After explaining to folks the details of HR2746, the Cancer Drug Coverage Parity Act, and the logistics of the postcard program she urged everyone to participate. "We all have lives outside of our cancer – family, friends, religious communities and professional communities, people who care about us and will lend their voice to stand with us."
At that event, many group members took cards to their communities and asked them to take a moment for myeloma patients by filling out the postcard; thus truly making it a community project. Throughout the months, we received multiple calls from folks who needed more postcards for church services or a family gathering because they ran out so quickly.
The AAMMSG also supported each other by sharing tips they discovered when talking to people about the postcards. In addition to personal communities, church groups, and civic and social organizations, many people found that health professionals, doctors, nurses, and social workers were very supportive of the campaign and encouraged other members to ask their clinicians.
All told the Atlanta Area Myeloma Support Groups to date have mailed in over 400 postcards. Both Atlanta Groups came together to not only help us grow our advocacy base in Georgia, but also reach 60 co-sponsors for HR2746. They certainly accomplished the first and I'm sure the second will follow as soon as legislators come back from the campaign trail in November.
With all the amazing work that has come out of Georgia this fall, the IMF Advocacy Team is excited to be hosting an Advocate Luncheon in Atlanta on Saturday, December 8th, 2012. The event will be held at the Hard Rock Café on Peachtree Street at Noon.
Please join us for an update on the current political landscape for cancer patients and learn how easy it is for YOU to make a difference. Click here to register today.
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A goaltending matchup tonight by two Vets who squared off in the 2003 Cup Finals, hometown hero Martin Brodeur welcomed Avs netminder Jenn-Sebastian Gigure in a game who's main focus was primarily on two men, nearly HALF their age; Gabriel Langdeskog of Colorado, 19 years of age, visiting Devils rookie sensation, 22 year old Adam Henrique. Henrique entering play tonight tied with Langdeskog, 46pts a piece; Henrique, playing in 10 fewer games then the Colorado rookie.
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Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Cat Blogging & Corn and Bean Salad
In all my ramblings so far, I have neglected to mention the presence of a very endearing character in my life. My sweetheart of a cat, Ginger! She is a 5 year old domestic short-hair calico and sweet as they come! I now know why we use the term "curious as a cat". Anything new in the house, she HAS to check it out. Any door that's closed is like a challenge to her. She HAS to find out what's behind it! She wasn't very happy when we moved to another house because she likes to be in familiar surroundings. Also within weeks of moving, M was born and I went through a pretty bad case of postpartum blues. Through it all, N(my hubby) & I were not able to give Ginger as much attention as we normally would. Being a resourceful cat, she soon found a way to make it better for herself. She realized that my mom, N & I were busy with the baby but my father was relatively free. So she adpoted him, whether he liked it or not! My Dad, who is not a pet enthusiast by the longest shot, was followed by Ginger everywhere he went. She would sit right next to him, sleep in his bed and sidle up to him until he finally relented and started paying attention to her. She now knows that he will pet her if she sits next to him. He grumblingly obliges. Grumbling because he has to wash his hands immediately afterwards and that means he washes his hands a few tens of times a day!
Here she is, cozying up to my Dad while he reads the morning newspaper. She goes to him and mews to let him know she wants attention. Now, my Dad has adopted Ginger. Reluctant initially but with affection, finally! :)
On to some colorful looking salad. I came across the recipe for Corn & Black Bean Salad on this website. The ingredients were interesting but the cumin dressing made it irresistable. Once I tried it, I was hooked! I used canned corn instead of fresh or frozen ones so I didn't have to cook the corn. I also adjusted the amount of cumin and red wine vinegar according to my taste. The end result was a very tasty salad that I could make a complete meal out of!
It is easy to make and also tastes wonderful. It felt almost like a chaat. I know, I know that doesn't make much sense but try it sometime and you will know what I mean. It's probably the combination of cumin powder, red onions and cilantro that gives it a chaat feel. Tasty, simple and healthy too. Gotta love that! :)
32 comments:
- Asha said...
It was so wonderful to read your about dad and the cat:) He sounds like me.Every time I come in contact with my dog,I wash my hands too.I hate my dog's wet nose touching any part of my body!Your dad looks cozy there,must be hard for them in this winter.But I sure thay enjoy every second M:)
Salad sounds like Southwestern corn dish and like chaat too with cumin and cilantro.YUM!!colorful too.I will try it,goes great with any main dish.
Btw green garland I came to know that is "sacred" to Lingayats! I didn't know until now,Shobha a Lingayat girl pointed out to me today:)New things to learn from my fellow bloggers:D
- December 6, 2006 at 6:49:00 PM EST
- Trupti said...
Liked the picture of your father and your cat....they seem at ease with one another.....and your corn salad looks just delicious....I love this kinda stuff.
- December 6, 2006 at 8:11:00 PM EST
- Deana said...
Mmmm I will have to try this recipe!
I wish I could be around cats, but they make me sneeze! I love to hear them purrrrr!
- December 6, 2006 at 8:36:00 PM EST
- Vcuisine said...
Nice to know about your pet. Quite interesting. Viji
- December 7, 2006 at 12:06:00 AM EST
- Lera said...
Quite an interesting read, for some reason ,vani,I'm not able to view the pics of this post.
- December 7, 2006 at 3:53:00 AM EST
- Nee said...
The salad looks really promising - should be perfect for holiday meals!
I LOVED the little story (and pics) of your Dad and Ginger. How long have you had her? I'm much more of a dog person myself, mainly because I've found that they are so much more straight-forward (and giving) with their affection. Most cats I've interacted with want to be petted when they want to be petted and will do everything from just merely ignoring you to hissing/scratching/biting if they're not in the mood to play. Though when they are being playful, they really are fun...and insistent - quite like Ginger there...!
- December 7, 2006 at 6:42:00 AM EST
- Minal said...
- December 7, 2006 at 11:04:00 AM EST
- Sandeepa said...
can't see the pics :( shall try again from home
- December 7, 2006 at 3:04:00 PM EST
- Lakshmik said...
Hi Vani
Nice recipe. Look almost like the filling I use for quesadillas.
- December 7, 2006 at 3:22:00 PM EST
- Jayashree said...
Nice pic of your dad and Ginger. The salad looks very colourful.
- December 7, 2006 at 3:33:00 PM EST
- sunila said...
cats are wily ones,but quite cute esp when kittens.Poor dad,he had to give in to Ginger at last,that pic is so cute Vaans.
i understand abt the salad being like chaat,coz some similar ingredients make that happen ,my dad makes a pea soup and that reminds me of thepeas chaat that we get in Blr ,i,ve forgotten the name!must be age creeping up..
- December 7, 2006 at 9:18:00 PM EST
- Vani said...
Asha- yup, winter's hard, esp for my Dad coz he's on the thinner side and has very little tolerance for cold. they are leaving in about 10 days' time and i'm sure they're not gonna miss the weather! :)
Yeah, the salad is southwestern. i had no idea until recently that cumin was a common ingredient in their cooking.
green garland is a lingayat tradition, huh? i think it looks really cool :)
- December 8, 2006 at 8:13:00 AM EST
- Vani said...
Trupti- my cat is more at ease than my dad, actually! but they do look cute together, don't they? :)
the salad is simple to make. do try it sometime.
Deana- did u know they have come up with hypoallergenic cats now?! they cost $3000 and there's a 2 year wait right now! i have friends who are allergic too but they seem to react better to ginger than other cats. maybe because i give her bath (and she hates it) and groom her often. well, i used to anyway. these days, i have not been as up-to-date with G as I used to be. :(
- December 8, 2006 at 8:20:00 AM EST
- Vani said...
Viji-thanks! :)
Lera- i think there was some problem with the pictures. I uploaded them again. it should work now.
Minal- thanks! :)
- December 8, 2006 at 8:22:00 AM EST
- Vani said...
Nee- the salad does look festive, doesn't it? perfect for hols :)
We've had Ginger since she was a month old. We adopted her from the local animal shelter. i've noticed that many dog people do not look too kindly at cats. and i really can understand why. dogs are more open with affection. cats are more independant and less needy. i have seen some cats with real bad attitude and though i don't love them, i'm pretty tolerant of them. ginger, for some reason, is really sweet and docile. she always wants to be around people and has a way of endearing herself to even the most cynical of people. probably a mix up of genes somewhere! :)
- December 8, 2006 at 8:36:00 AM EST
- Vani said...
Sandeepa- i think there was some problem with the pix, coz I myself couldn't see them last evening! I've uploaded them again and it should work now. do let me know if it still doesn't.
Lakshmi- yeah, this makes a nice quesadilla filling too(without the vinegar, of course). will check your blog for your recipe. :)
Jayashree- thanks! the salad does look like a blast of colors, doesn't it? :)
- December 8, 2006 at 8:40:00 AM EST
- Vani said...
Sunila- yup, g was very persistant until dad finally gave in (gave up, more likely!)
reg the pea soup, are u thinking about masala puri? age creepng up..ha ha :) hey, i found a recipe for the masala puri in one of the blogs recently. will email you the link, if I find it.
- December 8, 2006 at 8:44:00 AM EST
- Sri said...
Hi Vani,colorful salad.Thanks for the recipe. Saw ur daughter's snap, she is really adorable...i have a 19 month old daughter. And about the shots i know how bad you must be feeling then...I had tears in my eyes on her first shot but now i am ok as you said its an inevitable pain they have to go through for their own good.
- December 8, 2006 at 8:55:00 AM EST
- Seema Bhat said...
hey vani:
I like the name ginger for your cat and this salad indeed looks colourful and devine and easy too ...i am gonna make it for sure and i guess this will go nicely along with chips as salsa too ...isn't it ...wanna try it soon babe ..
- December 8, 2006 at 12:46:00 PM EST
- Sandeepa said...
Awwwwwwww cute...
- December 8, 2006 at 7:07:00 PM EST
- Lakshmi said...
Hi Vani,
so nice to share your thoughts. even I am waiting for Christmas, going to my sis house, really miss a lot here. Wish even my Parents were here.
- December 8, 2006 at 10:59:00 PM EST
- Pooja said...
Hi Vani,
I enjoy reading the story of cat and your dad , and how they finally accept each other with affection :) .
nice to read
and a wonderful, colorful sald with corn ....
thanks for sharing
- December 9, 2006 at 1:44:00 AM EST
- Linda said...
Hi Vani, those kitties are really hard to resist, aren't they? Thank you for sharing that sweet story. Ginger is beautiful :)
- December 9, 2006 at 12:21:00 PM EST
- Vani said...
Sri-thanks! you're right, they need to go through the pain for the greater good that it brings. But you can't help feeling bad for them, na?
Seema- thanks! This salad goes with any Mexican/Texan/southwestern fare.
Sandeepa-glad you were finally able to see the pix! :)
- December 10, 2006 at 9:28:00 PM EST
- Vani said...
Lakshmi-yup, it's great to have parents closeby. My folks are leaving back for India in a few days' time though. Not looking forward to that! Hope you hvae a lovely Christmas at your sister's house!
Pooja- i call it a "love story" just to annoy my dad! but it is really cute to see them together! :)
Linda- thanks for your lovely comment! yeah, they can be very persistant and they do get things done their way, sooner or later! Gotta love them! :)
- December 10, 2006 at 9:33:00 PM EST
- Dr. Soumya Bhat said...
Hi Vani.I love to visit your blog because its something different.Well this salad looks great.Will like to try it out.Thanks for visiting my blog.
- December 15, 2006 at 3:51:00 PM EST
- Vani said...
Thank you, Soumya, for your lovely comment! :)
- December 19, 2006 at 9:35:00 PM EST
- Gini said...
Saw this post a bit late but what a lovely narration. I am a total cat fan but none of my family share the enthusiasm. Love the picture of the cat with your father. Really really love it.
All the best with the job and upcoming New Year!!
- December 28, 2006 at 10:02:00 AM EST
- Vani said...
Gini- Hi to a fellow cat person! :) I hope u get a cat one day, Gini. They make awesome pets :)
Happy New Year to you!
- January 2, 2007 at 8:15:00 AM EST
- Suganya said...
I just don't love cats, am craaaazy about them. I have had 22 cats so far, but now being in an apartment, there is no room for a cat :(.. My hugs to ginger. I wish I cud pet her.
- May 24, 2007 at 11:07:00 PM EDT
- Haley said...
I'm Haley, Key Ingredient's Chief Blogger. We would like to feature this recipe and photo on our blog. We realize it is taken from another source, but we'll be sure to note that...we just feel you've done a great job putting this meal together! Please email firstname.lastname@example.com if interested. Thanks :)
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- Sanctified Spaces said...
Ginger is simply the best
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dishpan hands
Dishpan hands are hands that have spent too much time in the dishwater--i.e. they've suffered the drying effects of soap and water. I was amused to see that it's a condition that's listed in the Houghton-Mifflin Medical Dictionary--I had no idea it had reached disease status! Oh, how we suffer.
Dishpan is an AmE word for the basin in which one washes dishes, though I wouldn't use the term myself, as it sounds old-fashioned to me. But I see that Rubbermaid use(s) the term, as do lots of other folk on the web, so what do I know? I'd probably say dishwashing basin (as do some others on-line) and others also say dishwashing tub. In BrE, it is called a washing up bowl. Here's a beautiful one from Norman Copenhagen. I can't decide whether I wish I could afford a £35 dishpan/washing-up bowl (though the brush is included!), or whether I think I'd disgust myself if I spent that kind of money on trying to look cool while (AmE) doing the dishes/(BrE) washing up. I just (BrE, informal) bung everything into the dishwasher anyhow.
Thinking about dishpan hands reminded me of a recent interaction with Better Half, in which he was searching for something-or-other that was right in front of him. I exclaimed, You're soaking in it! (I do a lot of exclaiming), only to discover that he had never had the joy of Madge the Manicurist in ad(vert)s for Palmolive (AmE) dish detergent/(BrE) washing-up liquid. I believe you can see one of those ad(vert)s here (though I don't have the plug-ins to see it on the computer I'm on now). Catchphrases don't travel well through time or space.
31 comments:
- Fnarf said...
Thet thang there is a dish tub, and sits in a sink. The basin's in the bathroom, but only if you're really old fashioned. Dish pan is so old-fashioned its off my radar, and honestly I don't think I ever heard "dishpan hands" outside of the Palmolive ads. I have exclaimed "you're soaking in it" many times, though.
- 08 May, 2007 18:43
- dearieme said...
"(AmE) washing the dishes/(BrE) washing up." Sorry to be a bore, but where I grew up (Borders) it was "washing the dishes".
- 08 May, 2007 19:20
- lynneguist said...
You're right--washing the dishes is fairly dialect-neutral. I meant to say doing the dishes. I'm going to sneak back in and correct that.
- 08 May, 2007 19:32
I think doing the dishes is also dialect-neutal, and seems to be used with or without the definite article in both AmE and BrE.
The Palmolive ad to which you linked uses the slogan softens hands while you do dishes on the bottle, although Madge actually says "softens your hands while you do the dishes". (Well, you wouldn't want it to soften someone else's hands while you do (the) dishes, would you?)
The advertising slogan that I remember from the 1960s in the UK was Now hands that do dishes can feel soft as your face, with mild green Fairy Liquid. (They sure knew how to write snappy slogans in those days.)
- 08 May, 2007 21:01
- zhoen said...
Am/E - I throw dishes in the dishwasher. Mom used to do the dishes in the sink, after she got a double sink. I also stack the dishwasher. If I had to have a plastic pan to clean dishes, I would call it a dishpan. And I'd get dishpan hands. Could be a generational change, I'm over 45.
- 08 May, 2007 23:09
- David said...
Another slightly related lexical unit is "rid the table", which as a child we used all the time at home, which for me meant to take all the dirty dishes off the table. But when I grew up I realized that a lot of people didn't have that in their vocabulary or it had a more generalized meaning of getting rid of anything.
- 08 May, 2007 23:52
In NZ we would "do the dishes". Good n proper.
It has always struck me as unusual to place a plastic thing (for which you have to find storage space) in a perfectly good kitchen sink. Why? I noticed that the Brits do it, and ex-pat Brits in NZ tend to do it. Our own fry(ing) pan is almost too large for the sink as it is. Is it so slops can be tipped down the side into the sink while washing is in progress?
- 09 May, 2007 03:05
Is this off-post? But "You're soaking in it". I did not realise that most of the world knew that phrase! Does anyone else remember "Then he said 'now we can all get some sleep'", from the Claytons ad? "The drink you have when you are not having a drink"? Suddenly the Clayton's solution, the clayton's holiday, etc entered our volcabulary. Does anyone else still occassionally use "clayton" to describe something that purports to be something that it isn't?
- 09 May, 2007 03:10
- Rebecca said...
You might not know Fairy's catchphrase for years and years - it went out a few years ago now though. But it was kind of similar to the one you quoted. It was "hands that do dishes can be soft as your face, with mild green fairy liquid" and I could sing it to you right now. The new Fairy slogan doesn't appear to have stuck in my mind, though. Unless they haven't change the slogan and only changed the jingle?
- 09 May, 2007 11:20
- Babychaos said...
Interestingly a northern British way of saying do the washing up is "washing/doing the pots" this is what my Glaswegian father in-law does... along with a couple of Liverpudlians I know and a Mancunian. I do the washing up in a washing up bowl. Actually, no, I don't! Like you I stick it all in the dishwasher... or washing up machine as we called it here in the 60s and 70s. (quaint).
I have never heard the phrase "you're soaking in it" what a great way of saying "you can't see for looking" or I suppose our "you're right on top of it" is a little closer. Will definitely be filing that away in my mental stack of phrases to use.
- 09 May, 2007 12:04
- lynneguist said...
We don't have Fairy Liquid in the US, but old advertising pictures from it can be found in many gay shops. I've been in several gay households (can a household be 'gay'? what silly phrasing) in the US with 'Fairy' magnets on the fridge or posters on the wall. I think many people have them without knowing that there is an actual product involved.
- 09 May, 2007 12:30
- Joel A. Shaver said...
AmE - I use dish soap! For me, detergent is only for the laundry. That was a problem my first couple of weeks here in Glasgow...
- 10 May, 2007 09:58
- lynneguist said...
I can say dish soap too, but I would consider that to be a little more informal.
On the packages, it seems to be dishwashing liquid, though that is not something I'd say unless I were an actor on a television commercial.
What I have found in the process of checking this, is that manufacturers seem to use dishwashing detergent or dishwasher detergent for the stuff one puts in dishwashers.
- 10 May, 2007 12:26
- Tom Roper said...
Returning to the matter of dishpan hands, the closest Br Eng expression I know of would be washerwoman's hands, or washerwoman's wrinkles, sadly a dying profession. Cf the Anglo-Indian dhobi, as in dhobi itch.
- 10 May, 2007 17:33
- Stephen said...
---"Cf the Anglo-Indian dhobi, as in dhobi itch"---
Dhobis was clothes though, not dishes.
Incidentally, I'm surprised you don't have Fairy Liquid in the States; I have no trouble getting it either in Saudi or Sri Lanka
- 10 May, 2007 19:11
- lynneguist said...
But why would the US import Fairy liquid when it's just like other products produced for the US market? Presumably Fairy was imported to Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia because there were gaps in the market there...
- 10 May, 2007 19:36
Instead of "you're soaking in it" my husband, from Oklahoma, says "If it were a snake it would've bitten you." I like "you're soaking in it" and will have to use that sometime. I recall those commercials fondly.
- 10 May, 2007 20:39
- Joel A. Shaver said...
I told my wife (also from the US) about the dishpan hands discussion and she wasn't too sure what it meant. When I explained it she said 'oh, you mean raisins?'
- 11 May, 2007 10:04
- lynneguist said...
I assume that raisins are what I would call prunes or pruny hands--i.e. fingertips that are wrinkled after coming out of the water. This could happen in a bath or swimming pool.
Dishpan hands are not that. They are hands that are chapped because you do the dishes often (without gloves), not because your hands just came out of the water. Dishpan hands aren't wet--they're dried out.
- 11 May, 2007 10:48
- Stephen said...
But why would the US import Fairy liquid when it's just like other products produced for the US market?
Presumably Proctor and Gamble sell Fairy under another name (I've never seen 'Joy' anywhere so that may well be the US brand name -- you're in more of a position to do the research).
It's the biggest seller in Spain as well. So it looks to me as if P & G decided the name was not right for the USA but fine for everywhere else.
As Fairy is like Hoover or Pampers often used as a generic word, it would be interesting if you did a couple of articles on different brand names, particularly in those areas outside food and cars where there is unlikely to be any cultural preference for the product as opposed to the name.
- 11 May, 2007 20:54
- lynneguist said...
The UK has more positive associations for fairy...fairies at the bottom of the garden and all that.
In the US, the 'homosexual' sense is probably much stronger.
- 12 May, 2007 00:15
- Mugs said...
One of the advantages of growing up in Australia is that we become proficient in both AmE and BrE. Dishpan Hands is an easily recognisable concept amongst my (smallish) test group here. But definately one of those grammatical metaphors we are cautioned about using in texts designed for ESL friends!
- 12 May, 2007 13:49
The object of putting the dishpan into the perfectly good sink is to allow one to rinse a dish in cold water, outside of the dishpan, allowing the sudsy water inside the dishpan to remain hot. Nowadays many people dispense with dishpans altogether, if they have a dual-basin sink, allowing hot water to wash on the left, and a separate basin to rinse in cold, usually on the right. But these double basin sinks are far from ubiquitous.
- 14 May, 2007 06:41
when I was growing up and it was my day to do the dishes, my parents both used the term "Time to do the pots and pans young man". I did once try to avoid doing half the washing up by taking them literally, however that actually work in my favour too well. I digress though, my main point i wanted to make was regarding "dishpan hands". Victorian England nobility would actually look at a servents hands before hiring under the illusion (or perhaps not) that those with "dishpan hands" were hard working.
- 14 May, 2007 12:53
- Alexis said...
When I was in the UK, a friend of mine from the north of England told me that where she was from, "washing (the) dishes" was posh, and "washing (the) pots" was what regular people said.
- 19 May, 2007 01:12
My mother used to say "washer woman's fingers" and her mother was a washer woman.
- 27 May, 2007 04:46
In the past, I've seen an old UK television advert from the 50's or 60's.
This was "Dreft - for dishes"; a liquid detergent.
I believe that it was succeeded by "Mild Green Fairy Liquid".
Incidentally, a certain UK consumer-test magazine performed their usual testing upon hand dishwashing liquids. The winner by far, was the standard "Mild Green Fairy liquid".
- 06 June, 2007 22:58
For the delight and edification of those on both sides of the pond, might I recommend the website Telly Ads. An ongoing archive of current commercials, and now also quite a large collection of classics.
- 04 November, 2008 10:53
- Melissa said...
This is the craziest conversation I have ever seen! But I definitely have dishpan hands from washing the dishes. Some say "warshing".
- 18 November, 2008 15:09
We had that same advert here in New Zealand, from Australia, so I always think of it as quintessentially Australian!
- 05 November, 2010 11:00
Just stumbled upon this post and felt I have to point out that Fairy originates from US as a brand name. Here's a short history
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0. phoneArena 21 Oct 2012, 12:09 posted on
Pictures of HTC's rumored 5 inch beast for Verizon, the HTC DLX (as in deluxe) have been leaked and it is apparent that this device will be in the HTC One family; the specs suggest Qualcomm's quad-core 1.5GHz APQ8064 under the hood...
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1. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
2500 battery!! yes! lol
8. THE-DARK-KNIGHT (banned) (Posts: 18; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
I like the name DLX better than J butterfly.
42. MeoCao (unregistered)
But Butterfly is better in every other way, I like the Butterfly hard plastic design, the Verizon branding destroys the whole look of the phone.
59. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
If I were from the US and a VZW customer, I'd want that logo to get a whole lot bigger. /s
71. THE-DARK-KNIGHT (banned) (Posts: 18; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
Just so you can tell your friends- "see I have a phone from USA. You see I am from overseas, I am superior to you" honestly you are such a snob.
74. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
Typical apple fan, utterly stupid. You didn't see the "/s" mark towards the end which implies sarcasm.
75. THE-DARK-KNIGHT (banned) (Posts: 18; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
Am sorry I didn't that means sarcasm.
10. mas11 (Posts: 1034; Member since: 30 Mar 2012)
They should have put that 3300 mAh one in there for amazing battery life. Seriously that should be the standard.
44. OptimusOne (Posts: 694; Member since: 22 May 2012)
i wouldn't mind a few mm more thickness for a 4000 mhamp battery
the problem with HTC is that they don't have any truely ground breaking phones with hardware that is better than anything else
a 4000 milliamp battery would do it
49. JC557 (Posts: 1520; Member since: 07 Dec 2011)
To be honest if HTC can give me decent battery life on my stock ICS Rezound with a 1620mAH then, assuming they kept bugs to a minimum and made the code more efficient, 2500 should be decent. Of course 3000mAH would be good but I'll wait and see... and compare it with the Note II.
46. darkskoliro (Posts: 1076; Member since: 07 May 2012)
What did I tell you. Bigger battery better camera :D
47. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
Finally the Beast is Unleashed!
I am still a little skeptical of the battery though 2500mah...will it be able to cut a 1080p screen for a day? And wasn't this supposed to have an LCD3 display....the J Butterfly ounterpart uses LCD3 for squeezing better power
What about software optimizations like how we can really use the screen on Note 2 to our advantage...does this have some new features too?
66. GalaxyNote2User (Posts: 2; Member since: 18 Oct 2012)
I am assuming that the 2500MAH battery would give just enough juice to power the 5 inch screen with 1080p resolution in a way that is similar to the 1800Mah battery found in the HTC one X - which was no good... I had to carry my charger with me even to go to the restroom lol!
68. PhenomFaz (Posts: 1236; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)
yup battery should've at leat been like note 2 or razr maxx ...or even bigger like 3500mah to 4000 mah
61. Denyl (Posts: 1; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
I hope they upgraded the capacity because it says 2020mAH here..
ichiran/smartphone/htl21/spec. html
72. winthorpe (Posts: 10; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
Could use more, but of course it also depends on the efficiency of the phone.
What I'd like to know: is it 16:9 or 16:10? 5" 16:9 forget it; I'll pass. 5" 16:10... very interested.
73. winthorpe (Posts: 10; Member since: 22 Feb 2012)
Crap. 1920x1080 is 16:9. Bye, HTC. I know some will like you.
80. D3VR04 (Posts: 34; Member since: 10 Jan 2010)
so no stylus? I suppose that rumor didn't pan out...
2. androiddownsouth (Posts: 598; Member since: 02 May 2012)
Dear God put a microSD card slot in this monster and I will beg them to take my money!
5. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
hahaahah that would be the only thing missing right? lol
48. 4D331 (Posts: 12; Member since: 07 Oct 2012)
...it should come with a micro sd slot, coz 16gb is to weak...
b if it had its own stylus capabilities, than a large display is a useful feature..people just don't get how useful a stylus optimized phablet is, until they get the note 2...it's awesome
76. ryq24 (Posts: 724; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
i second the motion!
3. ajac09 (Posts: 1481; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
Note 2 FTW 3100 MAH battery. This would be an awesome phone but i dunno they should have put there pen they had for the htc flyer in it would have been an excellent combo but the note 2 has my heart
26. richardyarrell2011 (banned) (Posts: 510; Member since: 16 Mar 2011)
I applaud HTC and their entrance into the arena created by Samsung. I gotta tell you thou this is in comparison with the Lg Optimus G, Droid Razr Maxx Hd, Htc One X+, Samsung Galaxy S3, and Htc Evo LTE. This device doesn't touch the GALAXY NOTE 2 with a ten foot pole. The Galaxy Note 2 is an all purpose/entertaiment device something never seen before with features that can't be touched by "NO OTHER DEVICE ON THE MARKET" Samsung has nothing to worry about what so ever for the next 180 days. When the Galaxy Note 3 hits that device will hit with 2ghz processor Exynos 5250 5'8 to 6.0 screen size and 3gb of ram. Samsung owns this space my friends...
29. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
denial much? but i guess all kids go for these days is gimmicks and unecessary features and could care less about design build and screen right?
31. Commentator (Posts: 3691; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
I wouldn't call this a Note 2 competitor anyways. The screen is an entire .5 inch smaller than the Note 2. By the way, I've seen the speculation that the DLX screen is an LCD 3, not 2. Whatever it is though, it should run circles around the Note 2's 720p "pentile-lite" screen. Again though, this will probably be positioned to take on the Optimus G, SIII, Razr HD, One X+, etc. (i.e. mainstream smartphones) rather than the Note 2.
32. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Agree with you re. HTC DLX competing with GS III, RAZR HD, etc. This is what the flagship Android handsets will be spec'd at for the 2013 model year.
Welcome to 2013.
58. ross0109 (Posts: 2; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
It is a Super LCD 3. Super LCD 2 is a 720p screen.
38. Izzy_V (Posts: 216; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
I think the Galaxy Note series is heading in the same direction as those small pick-ups you see on the street with monster truck wheels, if you know what I mean. It does have some cool features but I can't imagine carrying that thing everywhere, let alone using it as a phone. It seems to be becoming more of an "my penis is bigger than yours because my phone has the larger screen" kind of thing.
39. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
and thats exactly what it is man......Samsung isnt just thinking hmmmm "lets make a bigger phablet than the original" but more so "lets make it bigger and better than every one out there and make it future proof" forgetting that they are going extremely over board and pretty much forcing others to compromise with what they believe a smartphone should be! And if it werent true then instead of keeping the next galaxy, the galaxy S4, the same size you will definitely see it reach phablet territory....Now you may say well so are other companies like this HTC we have here......True! but dont forget that samsung is saying we will be first to do it and others will have to follow other wise they will do bad in business and be looked upon as not "exciting, boring, bland and all of the above"
And like i said before, instead of samsung making phablets, that are heading to be "tablets", they should stop wht they're doing and give people whats right...........BETTER BUILD QUALITY AND DESIGN!
People deserve to have a power ful AND good looking phone for the price they are paying....plain n simple
63. shuaibhere (Posts: 1986; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
if u don't like note then don't buy it.....
no need to say that samsung has no idea of what they are doing....
note 2 is aimed on specific customers,samsung din compelled you to buy....
i think you are afraid samsung making good phones than sony.....
yes,,,i was sony fan till i saw s2.......but s2 made me jump.......
53. kevkyle (Posts: 102; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
it's the same comment you made on 'the same" article on engadget ......you must absolutely "ADORE" the NOte 2.
both phones are awesome ok ....no need to troll my friend", )
67. ojdidit84 (Posts: 458; Member since: 16 Jul 2011)
So that's where I saw that same post... Thought I'd seen it somewhere...
4. ChafedBanana (Posts: 381; Member since: 20 Sep 2011)
1080P! Finally, full HD on a phone? Do I need this? No. Do I want this? Why, certainly. Must have!
6. TheLibertine (Posts: 484; Member since: 15 Jan 2012)
Nerdvana device :p.
If only HTC or Sony would be the top Android hardware manufacturers...
33. nnaatthhaannx2 (Posts: 820; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
"Nerdvana" lol that was great
7. toiletcleaner (Posts: 224; Member since: 10 Oct 2012)
to bad im not in verizon anymore. but i would like to see this device side by side whit the Note 2. decisions... decisions
9. eman99 (Posts: 368; Member since: 03 Aug 2010)
just be unlockable please
11. THE-DARK-KNIGHT (banned) (Posts: 18; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
So folks this should be the end of the galaxy note era. This phone is the grandfather of iPhone 5, galaxy s3, htc one x and Motorola razrs and all other phones that we called 'beast' phones. But why do we need a mind blowing 1080p display when are eyes can't see pixels beyond 300ppi?
12. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
2500 should be good but to be honest with a 5 inch 1080p S LCD 2 screen!! it certainly wont be amazing thats for sure
but at least they didnt make themselves look retarded by putting a 2100 mAh battery this time lol
21. Captain_Doug (Posts: 997; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
SLCD3 actually.
25. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
hey you're right man my mistake good looking out :)
77. Captain_Doug (Posts: 997; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
I love that phrase.
13. techspace (Posts: 1036; Member since: 03 Sep 2012)
actually, the 1080 display would have been more reasonable on the galaxy note 2..........htc has pushed it into this 5 inch phone because that would make it the only phone of its kind, its good for marketing....
14. g2a5b0e (Posts: 3724; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)
The end of the Galaxy Note era? Seriously? Whichever phone you prefer is your choice, but get real. There's no possible way this phone will sell better than the Note just on Verizon. Let alone the fact that the Note will be available on the other 3 major carriers, too. The Note already has the recognition. At this point, everyone else is just trying to play catch up.
18. THE-DARK-KNIGHT (banned) (Posts: 18; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
Krait quad core is the boss accept it. Only if apple could have used that swift architecture in a quad core processor we would have two bosses but too bad they're aim was to beat tegra and exynos. Anyway, this phone is from the future- note 2 has a 720p display this thing has 1080p. Best of all, it crushes the note 2 in design. Good work HTC. I hope you, the true competitor to apple rise.
27. g2a5b0e (Posts: 3724; Member since: 08 Jun 2012)
I never said the S4 pro wasn't a faster processor. Of course it is, but how much of that are you gonna notice in real-world computing? You're not. They're both gonna be lag-free phones, so who cares, really? Also, you just compared 720 vs. 1080 on 5 in screens. OMG, wow. I don't think anyone's gonna be complaining & most eyes won't perceive the difference anyway. Software is where the Note kills this phone. Multi-window, S-Beam, Stylus apps, & more. I think this will be a great phone. No doubt. But, HTC does nothing to differentiate themselves from the competition elsewhere. We'll end up seeing that processor in so many different phones. Show me an awesome user experience. Something that stands out.This will be another One X. A great phone that could have been so much better & just won't see any critical success in the market.
30. THE-DARK-KNIGHT (banned) (Posts: 18; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
Those are software advantages- it's like saying I suck at studies but I am good at sports.
64. shuaibhere (Posts: 1986; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
the point is....this will not fulfill the purpose of phablet but note 2 does it perfectly.....
note 2 wins anyway.......
20. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
making the sales argument is a sign of defeat in the aspects that actually matter...
22. THE-DARK-KNIGHT (banned) (Posts: 18; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
Well said
15. Owlet (Posts: 450; Member since: 21 Feb 2011)
I'll buy 2 of those (one for full retail :( ). Please HTC, take my money.
16. gregoryyy3 (unregistered)
Apples my favorite but I do love htc :) this is gonna put my iPhone 5 to shame haha
17. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
Looks like the REZOUND I just sold last week. By the way, what were those God-awful pictures taken with? They're just hideous quality.
(My guess is, because of the strange hue, they were taken with an iPhone 5)
28. XPERIA-KNIGHT (unregistered)
hahahah papi is relentless lmaoo
34. a22matic (Posts: 17; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
Hilarious (iP5 comment)!
65. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
"My guess is, because of the strange hue, they were taken with an iPhone 5"
GIven the lens flare (the hue you are referring to), you could be on to something. Wouldn't that be a crack-up (tipster could have taken a better photo with another Android phone...)?
19. imkyle (Posts: 1073; Member since: 18 Nov 2010)
Htc's Super LCD Screen 2 is really superb.
40. Max_Boost (Posts: 101; Member since: 22 Sep 2012)
LCD 3, not 2.
23. xoutrageousx (Posts: 70; Member since: 22 Dec 2011)
Samsung > HTC