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Upcoming quad-core phones recap
0. phoneArena 23 Mar 2012, 09:44 posted on
We list all the announced or expected quad-core phones from the spring crop, and, while you still can't go out and buy a handset with quad-core processor, the moment of truth is drawing near...
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8. HGMIV (Posts: 52; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
I would be excited withyou, but I live in the US...
16. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
The oneX was unofficially confirmed for Tmo USA. If its using the new pentaband radios that most peeps are going to, u can unlock it and use it on ATT or other GSM carriers.
31. HGMIV (Posts: 52; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
In the US, at least with the AT&T version, it won't have a quad-core because they're using the LTE radio.
24. Mario1017 (Posts: 336; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
The S4 is more powerful than the Tegra 3.
25. JGuinan007 (Posts: 684; Member since: 19 May 2011)
Oh yeah is the S4 more powerful than the Exynos 4412?
38. Mario1017 (Posts: 336; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
It could be, ywe'll just have to wait. (you're also forgetting that the s4 is a dual core)
33. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
uh, no, no its not. They are about even but the T3 has more pulling power, as demonstrated by the OneX vs OneS head to head. The T3 pulled ahead in many tests while runing 70% more pixels at the same time.
37. Mario1017 (Posts: 336; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
you are talking about gpu perfornamce, that is where the t3 is better. the S4 processes faster. And the One X has 43% more pixels, not 75...
40. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
" Keep that difference in mind as the One X does have more (around 77%) pixels than the One S."
Ill trust anandtech, thanks. Its more than just the GPU. No matter what you try to believe, the chips are on semi equal ground, but when push comes to shove, there are things that 4 cores are better than 2 at. Especially when your competitor is a crapdragon.
44. Mario1017 (Posts: 336; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
You would rather trust a site than simple math? The S has a total of 518400 pixels, the X has 921600 pixels.
518400*100/921600=56.25. The S has 56% of the pixels the X has, meaning the X has 43.75% more.
People used to say that about Samsung, what happened?
45. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
show me your link to your information. And yes, I trust anandtech very much, ive been reading them for probably 15 years now. You are just a blue name on a random internet board.
and people use to say what about samsung?
47. Mario1017 (Posts: 336; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
show you a link to math? people used to say things like what you said about snapdragon about Samsung. they used to be s**t, so where there cameras (and their tvs still are)
50. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
the conclusions we make and especially about Qualcomm come from a consistent basis. Samsung has been holding the lead in mobile SoCs for the past two generations while Qualcomm has consistently been the worst. until there is evidence to the contrary that would clear up their name remixfa's "Crapdragon" nickname will remain a solid fixture in my picky and peculiar mind.
51. Mario1017 (Posts: 336; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
samsung has been holding the lead in mobile SoCs? that title belonged to TI. and last year qualcomm shipped more. samsung has never been in the lead in mobile processor shippments.http://pcper.com/news/Mobile/Q
Have you ever used a phone with a qualcomm processor for more than 5 months? a year? Since you hate them so much i doubt you have, you are going by other people's judgments of the company.
52. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
who said anything about total annual shipments? all i'm talking about is the chips's power. the Hummingbird and the OMAP3 were neck at neck there for the lead in 2010 and in 2011 the Exynos 4210 killed it. i've had 3 in my household. 1 of which i'm using myself still. the phones i've actually had are listed on my profile for your reference. i'm going by my own findings. if you think i'm just following everything remixfa is saying blindly you're sadly mistaken. why are you so far up Qualcomm's butt anyway? the evidence against them is monumental.
61. jazz_ (Posts: 1; Member since: 02 Apr 2012)
That math shows that S has 56.25% pixels of X.
To calculate how much "more" pixels X has than S, u do:
921600 - 518400 = 403200
403200 / 518400 * 100 = 77.78
So the X has 77.78% more pixels than S.
46. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
i'd give the S4 the solid lead in terms of CPU performance in practical terms because remember apps and games have to be updated to support quad-cores even though ICS does have native support it.
mm_s4_chipset_benchmarks_promi se_amazing_performance-news-3860.php
definitely agree that this can still be safely regarded as a next generation crapdragon though especially when we're talking about Adreno graphics. the 225 isn't even bad but Qualcomm has the gal to use it in a next generation SoC where it'll be compared to the SGX543(MP4) and the Mali T-604. i know it's a temporary arrangement but it doesn't do any justice for actual phones like this first wave of Ones.
48. Mario1017 (Posts: 336; Member since: 04 Sep 2011)
The 225 is benchmarked as just as good as the tegra 3 (only a few fps lower, like 5)http://www.anandtech.com/show/
It does quite a lot of justice for actual phones.
49. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
you're so short sighted. i'm talking about in comparison to GPUs like the two examples i just gave to you, one of which is on the market right now. they can beat the 225 and even Nvidia's GeForce Graphics effortlessly therefore the Ones will be dropping to lower pedestals pretty soon after their arrival and to people like you and me that care about every MFLOP a processor can muster up a couple of months would and should certainly be worth waiting for what the competition will be offering.
54. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
my point exactly.
The S4 is a 50% upgrade from the S3. Sounds like a lot until you put it up against the competition.. then its what.. 15% better than an exynos at best? Thats an incremental upgrade.. especially when the 4212 quad core is supposed to be nearly double the power of the current exynos. When the quadcore 5250 comes out, its going to make the S4 look like an S1.
Crapdragon went with a crap GPU compared to everyone else to try to rush the S4 out the door to say "look at me, im first!". Well, obviously something went wrong since its being delayed. That delay is costing the current S4 any chance of relevancy. Like I said, its slated to go through 3 GPU changes in a short period of time. By the time the 3rd GPU change comes out for its quad core version, the OMAP4, T4, and 5250 quadcore will all be out. The 5250 quadcore is getting its own GPU upgrade as well.
Qualcomms current roadmap looks amazing... until you compare it to everyone else. Then you realize they are yet again.. in last place. To the average user, ANY chip that is coming out this year is going to be more than enough, but people that pour over stats are not average users, are they?
The race, as I see it, will be between OMAP4 and Exynos 5250 for the "king of 2012". Especially if Ti brings an upgraded PowerVR GPU back to the table for the omap4. The exynos-mali is a great chip, but powerVR is ahead of everyone.
I am not a samsung fanboy, and i do not specifically hate qualcomm. I am a chip geek. I go where the power is. That power has never been in qualcomms hands. Maybe one day their "alternate from ARM" strategy will pay off, but so far it has only done them harm. The only reason they are viable at all is that they sell their chips cheap and mass produce them.
BTW, as far as sales go, when comparing chips, you need to include Apple's A4/ A5 chips in with samsung sales, since they are sister chips to the hummingbird/exynos line.
2. daniel_bargs (Posts: 325; Member since: 27 Nov 2010)
really like the LG 4x. stunning design. reliable brand. also like the huawei and ZTE devices... HTC one x is really disappointing. NO MICROSD slot? the hell...i will settle for huawei and ZTE over this HTC one x.
13. Chronos (Posts: 258; Member since: 25 Feb 2012)
The Ascend D Quad XL and the Galaxy S III are the only two quad-core phones in the article that I'm excited for.
20. Cwebb (Posts: 501; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
Stunning design? Reliable brand? Nice sarcasm
4. jabberwocky (Posts: 89; Member since: 21 Feb 2012)
As a US customer, I find it funny (strange and disappointing, not haha) that the One X is apparently NOT a quad-core phone for the US markets. Nice move on HTC's part, introducing a quad-core phone for publicity that will never appear in the largest US markets. I wonder if people would rather have a quad-core 3G phone or a dual-core 4G phone - since that appears to be the choice? Seems the carriers think it's 4G...
I will admit that as a consumer, I am not as excited about quad-core itself because I will gladly sacrifice performance for better battery life anyday, but the new generations of chips give me hope that they will have better battery life. I guess that remains to be seen (although it has definitely already been marketed that way).
Also, I really look for a phone to include all features (NFC seems to be the sometimes-included feature, like Bluetooth was when I bought my last phone) available. I just don't consider quad-core a "feature" - to me it's simply a means to an end (good performance). I may be in the minority, but I DO consider removable (and therefore expandable and replaceable) battery and expandable memory to be a feature. To me it is sad that the manufacturers think quad-core is a feature but not expandable battery and memory.
Quite honestly, if the One S had NFC or a removeable battery and expandable storage, that would probably be my phone hands down. As it is, I am left waiting to see what the Galaxy S 3 offers.
5. ngo2dd (Posts: 896; Member since: 08 Jul 2011)
Do you know the different between the two beside the number of core? Now this is the new thing with want-a-be tech. more core equal better. But that is not true.
A newer chipset like an single A15 is better then a dual core A9 and so on.
Quad core is better of battery life if it is base on the same chip, So in order of increase battery life. Quad, Dual, Single.
But the size of a chip make a different too. So the Dual core One X is 28 nm and the quad is 40 nm so that would make a different.
17. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
unfortunately there is no true A15's coming out any time soon. And lets not get started on that S4 "A15 equivilant" bullcrap. It either is or isnt.. and it isnt.
I would take a dual core A9 32nm over a single core A15. You gain the battery benefits of having 2 cores running lower, as well as the multithreading and multichannel benefits that come with dual cores. The A15 is more elegant, but in that comparison, the A9 32nm would be the better choice.
14. maxican16 (Posts: 364; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
Couldn't agree more with every point you made (although I'm stuck on VZW, to whom HTC only provides mid range devices). A nice, well written post.
18. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
yeah because the Rezound is sooo mid-end. :P
53. maxican16 (Posts: 364; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
ok.. /mostly/ mid-ranged devices. =] the stock thunderbolt is a horrible phone. all the HTC One announcements came and went, with no mention of VZW as a landing spot. sorry HTC fans, just telling it like it is.
6. Tommyp1972 (Posts: 14; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
I'm looking to future proof myself for the next 2 years on my contract and it would seem that a Quad Core..even though right now it can't be fully utilized ..is still the way to go for apps down the road..say in the next year or 2.....
7. Tommyp1972 (Posts: 14; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
but since Verizon and the other 4G carries will only comply with a dual core then I'm stuck in the mud with a Dual Core sadly
15. maxican16 (Posts: 364; Member since: 29 Sep 2011)
Well, quad-core isn't the only way to go... I know chips with 28 nm tech have already beaten the Tegra 3. Not sure when they'll be available, but A15 architecture chips will also catapult dual-cores beyond the quad-cores currently released.
That being said, I think there's hope for quad-core to work with LTE.. I thought Samsung was saying they're going with a quad-core SOC that has the radios built right into it (don't have a link, but I think it was a PA article). The question is what frequencies those radios are, and if they're compatible with US carriers.
32. McLTE (Posts: 821; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
What are you talking about?
There is no conspiracy with Verizon or any other US carriers only wanting dual core phones with 4G.. it's a technology thing.
Right now LTE isn't compatible with many of the quad core processors, nor the exynos.. I expect that to all change soon!
I'm very excited to see what the S3 brings as it's supposed to support LTE with Exynos, on their own chip. I just hope it gets better reception than my Nexus!
What I would REALLY like to see, and would buy off contract in a heartbeat is a Samsung Galaxy Note 2.. 5.3" screen, Quad core and LTE. DROOL!
34. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
correct. The T3 and the Exynos 4210 are not LTE capable. Nor is the exynos 4210 42mb/s HSPA+ capable. That is why these chips are unfortunately replaced by crapdragon chips in the states.
The exynos 4212 (A9) Quad and 5250 (A15) have about the same amount of horsepower. Both will be able to use LTE/ HSPA+ as samsung has fixed the issues.
Nvidia is supposedly trying to get LTE to work with the T3, but if not the T4 wont be too long down the pipe.. probaly by Fall.
The S4 is not an A15, dont fall for advertising. It is about as strong as an Exynos 4210 (SGS2) and T3, though the quad cores in the T3 give it advantages over all current dual cores for high end number crunching.
36. ngo2dd (Posts: 896; Member since: 08 Jul 2011)
Why do you keep saying the S4 is only as strong as the Exynos when you the number prove that you are wrong? First the Anandtech benmark test told us how strong the S4. But you keep saying the same s**t. What proof do you have? Please show us some number.
I have number for you.
HTC one S Quadrant: 4,828
Copy and paste it on your URL if the link don't work.
That is more then the SGS2 stock quadrant score.
39. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
you're putting the 4210 a little out of it's league when comparing it to the Tegra III and the S4 even i have to admit... o:
41. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
ive said it slightly out performs the 4210 multiple times.
But in real world, its not so strong as to say its superior in every way. They are on decently equal ground. Pretty sad for a chip coming out in like may/june 2012 when you can only compare it to a chip that came out may 2011. When the 4212 comes out, the S4 will start to be the bargain chip i keep trying to tell you it is. When the 5250, OMAP4, and T4 comes out, u will stop thinking about the S4.
should i have to repeat myself over and over and over again? its not like anyone listens anyways. You guys believe what-cha want. We can just keep making bets about how powerful the S4 is,and when it comes time, ill just take everyone's money. :)
42. ngo2dd (Posts: 896; Member since: 08 Jul 2011)
How is it slightly strong then the 4410 when it is on par with turn T3?. So you are telling us that scoring more then 1k higher then the 4410 is slightly stronger. So the 4410 is slightly better then the the S3 because outside of HTC devices the S3 score is only 200-300 higher then the 4410.
By the time those chip come out the quad core S4 will be out.
43. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
dude, no one pays attention to quadrant anymore. seriously. its long past its prime. might as well hold some linpack scores up while your at it.
The quadcore S4 isnt slated until christmas 2012 at the earliest, which means it likely wont be out until Q1 2013 with all the normal delays and such. the 4412 quadcore is going to be released at about the same time as the S4 dual core since its being pushed back, if all rumors on both sides are true. The 5250 exynos is supposed to be in their flagship tablet that is being announced about the same time as the SGS3.
Im not interested in continually comparing 2012 chips to 2011, when there is a whole new line up of chips coming out that all smash the 2011 chips. If comparing the 2012 S4 to the 2011 Exynos 4210 makes you happy, then go for it. Exynos is and was king. Its being replaced. That is the nature of the business. Whos the new king? The new exynos 4212 for now, then it will be between the 5250,T4, and the Omap4 depending on what TI brings to the table.
The T3 is an interm chip, just like the S4. They are meant to say "we are first to xxxx", to get brand recognition. Neither chip will last long in their current configuration. The S4 is slated to go through what.. 3 GPU changes in the next 8 months. Thats a lot, even for electronics. This current S4 that you are so defensive about is the transitional chip. here today, gone tomorrow. The only other interm chip slated for this year is the exynos 4212 which will only be around long enough to build up stock in the 5250 line. But of the 3 interm chips (4212, T3, S4), the 4212 is by far the strongest... A9 or not.
like i said, ill happily take bets if you like. we can get a little bet board going and exchange paypal account info. im happy to put my knowledge where my wallet is.
55. ngo2dd (Posts: 896; Member since: 08 Jul 2011)
If no one is interested in quadrant, then why were you the one keep using it? The S4 is not a 50% increase. Please show us that it is a 50%. When you betting superevo you were using quadrant. You keeping say it is only slightly strong but when the data prove that you are wrong, you still say the same stuff all the time.
56. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
you're not taking my money. i know what's up. o:
btw the next SoC in the OMAP series is the 5th not the 4th... xD
57. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
doh, ive been saying 4 this whole thread.. LOL. woopsie amazing that the only guy in the thread that mostly agrees with me is the only person that knows enough to catch that. :)
The only reason i bring up quadrant at all is because its easy to compare numbers since its been around a while. The numbers have changed a bit since quadrant can now use both cores in its benchmarking, where before it wouldnt, so the whole chip gammut needs to be rerun. However, those numbers are easily messed with. The I/O scores are very easily manipulated (which is also what a linpack tests). I've called samsung out on that many times since they like to manipulate I/O on the crapdragon S3 chips.
If you are going to use quadrant, then use the new quadrant paid version for the most accurate (though still not very) version of numbers. Then take the I/O section out completely so that way its testing only total cpu+gpu without the artificial inflation of the total score.
And where did i get 50%?
"On the CPU centric tests Basemark OS is showing anywhere from a 20% - 80% increase in performance over the 1.5 GHz APQ8060 based HTC Rezound."
half way between 20 and 80% = 50% average
but those numbers were found on Qualcomm's reference design, not in real world chip usage. When the real world usage popped out, it was substantially lower. Yes, still impressive when compared to 2011 chips, but we are in 2012.
58. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
yeah, i'm kind of burnt from Quadrant. Antutu is what i generally use now.
59. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
I use antutu, smartbench, quadrant full (so i can take out the i/o scores..lol) nenamark2, and a few others and just kind of compare them. Im partial to nenamark, just because i like flying around that little tree and house for some reason.. lolz.
9. fay99 (Posts: 103; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
Some ipad owners will experience real challenges when trying to understand this article, as the writer had not clearly stated that he's NOT talking about the GPU
21. c.hack (Posts: 609; Member since: 09 Dec 2009)
Cool - quad core for an OS that only handles a single core. You can throw 16 core at Android and live wallpaper will still stall and stutter. Besides 2 hours of battery life instead of 4, droids can now crash faster and run viruses at top speed.
But keep throwing better specs at the problem. Fandroids think more CPUs will fix their bug riddled OS.
26. fay99 (Posts: 103; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
hahahaha...dude, you are a very creative barista with zero or even minus knowledge. you are imagining a cell phone is as simple as your coffee machine. you need to stop believing in what you've imagined, or your creativity will lead you believe your mom is a guy one day.
35. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
ICS is multicore optimized and GPU optimized. It also gives a large boost in battery life without having to use a massive battery to compensate, unlike iOS5 which took a dive in battery life.
There goes your entire arguement.
10. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Don't like the ONE X due to it's non removeavle battery or SD Card Support. I'd rather choose the LG 4X or wait for the SG III
22. c.hack (Posts: 609; Member since: 09 Dec 2009)
I'm waiting for the SGVII 4G 3D Prime with 20 cores and 2 minutes of battery life.
12. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
the only ones i like are the 4X and the SIII. o:
19. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
SGS3 is of course on my top of the list.. then there is a gap.. then everything else. That fujitsu one or whatever it was, looked intriguing.. if not for all the benefits of a big screened quadcore as well as the bigger camera and waterproofing. If it has mod support... in english... it might be a nice runner up.
23. Cwebb (Posts: 501; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
Arrow>Huawei>One X>LG>SGS3>other one
27. twenti7 (Posts: 152; Member since: 09 Jul 2011)
I just realized something. Compare the supposed image of the Galaxy S III here:
To the Galaxy S Wi-Fi 4.2 Here:
28. redrooster13 (Posts: 107; Member since: 20 Feb 2012)
Good find... they look almost identical.
29. dekay84 (Posts: 5; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
the only thing that would maybe make the samsung s3 worth the probably insane pricing is if it had the cortex a15 inside it
30. rihel_95 (Posts: 301; Member since: 21 Mar 2012)
thumbs up if u agree dat nokia will enter this race next year!


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Samsung Galaxy S III vs Samsung Galaxy Nexus
0. phoneArena 21 May 2012, 09:07 posted on
The Samsung Galaxy Nexus has been one of our favorite Android phones, as it ushered us in the new era of Ice Cream Sandwich – the Android OS version that reinvented the platform and aspired it to a whole new level. Of course, almost all new Android phones nowadays come out with ICS, and the Galaxy S III is probably the brightest example at the moment. Being the successor of last year's hit Galaxy S II, the Galaxy S III has yet to prove that it is the ultimate ...
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1. Yummy (Posts: 117; Member since: 28 Mar 2012)
I think the galaxy s3 is more up to date I guess? But both are really nice phones.
2. bucky (Posts: 2582; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
This should be a beat down. The nexus loses to the s2 never mind the s3
6. NexusKoolaid (Posts: 480; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
True, but the (GSM) Nexus will be munching on Jelly Beans sooner than either of those phones will.
50. THETECHTEAM (Posts: 82; Member since: 12 Dec 2011)
jelly bean is not for android phones its the new version for android tablets
56. NexFan (Posts: 1; Member since: 03 Jul 2012)
Not true...your TechTeam needs an update. Jelly Bean is already available on GNex phones bought thru the GooglePlay store and OTA updates being pushed mid-July to existing GNex and Nexus S phones.
9. Non_Sequitur (Posts: 1111; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
Well, it does have stock ICS, which is pretty badass. The only thing that the S2 beats it in is camera and possibly battery life. I'd say the GNex is just a little better.
24. bucky (Posts: 2582; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
I'd have to add screen(though debatable), processor, sd card, speaker volume and video codec support.
3. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
the only Galaxy S III showdowns that'll be interesting are the ones versus the Droid Razr MAXX HD and the iPhone 5.
11. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
no, the best show down is going to be SGS3 vs SGS3. exynos quad vs S4 on the same phone for a processor vs processor super gun down. There is no way to cry about this spec or that when everything else is equal. :)
Then we will laugh at the puny S4.. and then cry as we remember the american versions are S4 only.. :(
13. Sangeet (Posts: 232; Member since: 21 Apr 2012)
thumbed up accidently..
you don't even know that how powerful is the snapdragon s4, you are the kind of person who brags about the specs which is written on sheet not on the real life performance..
The snapragon s4 kicked the tegra 3 out of the competition in benchmarks and i am sure that it would be more or less the same as the Samsung galaxy s3 hardware is as SG3 is only a little better in terms of hardware when compared to the HTC one X
and yeah oyu don't deserve that thumbs up, just gave it to you accidently
18. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
you should go do some research before commenting. it makes you look less foolish. i suggestwww.anandtech.com , since they did a pretty in depth chip comparison and phone comparison.
come back when you see just how far ahead the exynos is compared to the S4 and T3.
35. jroc74 (Posts: 6006; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Tegra 2 couldnt really match up to the dual core Exynos. Both had their wins n losses in benchmarks and technology. Its no surprise the same thing is happening with Tegra 3 vs the quad core Exynos.
Tegra 3's biggest thing will probably be battery life, while the Exynos will probably be pure performance.
Anandtech really is a good place to get really in depth tech info.
20. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
that's true, tally that on to my list. o:
4. JDCohen722 (Posts: 39; Member since: 18 May 2011)
I was interested in the showdown between the S3 and the One X, but that was a huge disappointment, I definitely think the S3 isn't superior to the One X, unlike how it clearly is superior to the Nexus. Both are Quad Core with very similar power, if anything the S3 has the slight upper hand in power, both have nearly equal battery life, whereas the One X wins in design and build, the S3 wins in Software Functionality and features. The Cameras are arguably equal. Then with the screen One X's is better (Besides Blacks) but the S3's is a bit bigger making it nicer for watching movies or playing games, especially without that annoying virtual menu button. If anything they are virtually equally matched with mostly personal preferences deciding the winner. The SIII and the One X are both the 2 Android Kings, I felt it unfair for PhoneArena to decide that the S III is superior to the One X. GSMarena rated them equal powerhouses with the winner being your own personal preference. But I guess thats just what I think.
51. letgomyeggroll (Posts: 138; Member since: 13 Jun 2012)
Lets make it clear, it is not a quad core, the processor is by Quadcomm! there is no smart phone out with quad core, there is no need for the time being. They just add more RAMs to the phone versus speeding up the processor
53. Ezzy77 (Posts: 4; Member since: 20 Jun 2012)
You have to be trolling.
There are LOADS of quad core phones around. The manufacturer of Snapdragon SoC's is QUALcomm, not QUADcomm. Manufacturers haven't added more RAM into their flagship devices in over a year, they all have 1GB (SOME specific regional models of SGS3 and a phone by LG have 2Gigs of RAM IIRC).
54. letgomyeggroll (Posts: 138; Member since: 13 Jun 2012)
Im maybe wrong, but tell me which phones that has Quad in them that operates in the U.S.? Cuz I havent seen any of heard of one. Maybe cuz there is no advantage of the quad core except to dream your battery 10x faster. As chips get smaller to into cellphones, they will add more RAMS. Dual cores are more than enough to run a smartphone smoothly with the correct amount of RAMs. With the RAMs, quad core will be running like a single core but take up more power. THIS IS WHY most laptops dont have quad core!!!!! So EZZY again what country are do you reside in to think this?
57. Ezzy77 (Posts: 4; Member since: 20 Jun 2012)
Yes, you are wrong. You have no idea what you're talking about.
In most markets, HTC One X has a quad core SoC as does Samsung Galaxy S3, Asus Transformer Prime tablet, LG Optimus 4X HD etc.
Some US phones, on some operators, have a LTE radio, so Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core SoC is in some devices instead of Nvidia's Tegra 3, but it's just as fast due to different architechture. But that doesn't mean there aren't ANY quad-core phones around.
The power of phones isn't for the phone GUI to be fast, but for games and other multimedia, browsing etc. to be smoother. And adding more cores makes the battery last longer. RAM is memory, Android runs perfectly smoothly with 1GB and there will be phones this year that have 2GB in selected markets (as I mentioned earlier). It won't make a huge difference as Android has a good mamory management system already.
And as for laptops, most Intel Core i5 and i7 processors (sandy bridge and ivy bridge) have 4 cores in them and I'd say most laptops are already running on those platforms (like the new Macbooks etc. Ultrabooks). My native country has nothing to do with these FACTS. Please look up some facts before you post stuff online.
58. letgomyeggroll (Posts: 138; Member since: 13 Jun 2012)
It sounds you have done any research!!! You could not answer any of my questions? Becauuse there is no quad core phones in the USA. I never mention anything about laptops. Its a totally different device. The more core doesnt mean it save more battery power. Izzy, I will stop here, because none of what yiu post ate facts!!!! I built computers since AMD started, and deal with phones since Air Touch started, plus Im system tech. So enough knowledge base.
59. Ezzy77 (Posts: 4; Member since: 20 Jun 2012)
You never mentioned anything about laptops? You said "THIS IS WHY most laptops dont have quad core!!!!!" in your previous post, which is absolutely not true.
I'll just stop there. There is no point in continuing this discussion if you don't even read what you write.
As a side note: The reason why the T-Mobile version of SGS3 isnt quad-core, is that Exynos 4212 SoC's radio doesn't support HSPA+ "42Mbps" speeds. That's why it has the Snapdragon S4 SoC.
The original test, to which you are commenting, uses the international version of SGS3 - which has the quad-core Exynos SoC - hence your first reply is obsolete. There was no mention about the US models of these devices in the comment before you brought it up. Also, Amazon is selling the quad-core SGS3 unlocked in the States and probably One X as well.
And I have the quad-core Exynos version of SGS3 right here in my hands.
61. mbck1 (Posts: 1; Member since: 23 Jul 2012)
Typical american."me me me i'm the centre of the world"
google up quad core phones. you know...use the internet. don't just go to your local shop.
in saying the above, you are right. dual cores are more than enough. but hey we've seen this argument before...i've got bigger balls/breast/p***, etc, so you go have a surgery to make them 10* bigger. It's all pride and the companies are cashing in on that
my gnex can do whatever the sgs3 can. smart stay? there's an app for that. pop up video? again another app. super smooth scrolling? jelly bean more than fixed that. straight calling from a message? pffft i just click a button...not a big deal
the only thing you can't change is the average camera and the lousy speaker.
700 AUD vs 300AUD (i got mine for 120 :P)
5. lzsbleach (Posts: 155; Member since: 20 May 2012)
I think its bull when its Android against Android theres always a declared winner but when its Android against the iphone 4s its always a tie no matter what high end Android phone it is.
25. SonyFTW2020 (Posts: 311; Member since: 03 May 2012)
beause no matter HOW MUCH better android is, people dont like to admit iphone sucks and why are we still comparing high end android phones such as the S3, the Xperia S and HTC one x to the pewny iphone?? you know iphone sucks when they stop comparing iphone to android and all you get is android vs androids now lol
28. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
when comparing Android vs. other OS there could never be a clear winner as you are comparing Apples to oranges..
37. jroc74 (Posts: 6006; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Please explain how its apples to oranges .....comparing the OS's....
I agree there is or never will be a clear winner. Preferences kills that with most things in life.
44. rsco6969 (Posts: 1; Member since: 04 Jun 2012)
i have been a massive apple fan, since the release of the 2nd gen iphone.
i've had no other phone except the iphone, no tablet but ipad though i recently switched to S3, and im so glad i did. though the ipad is still top in my opinion. the s3 feels faster lighter less bulky. im glad i took the plunge. now i however the iphone 5? maybe ill get i dunno apple used to rule the market with there new ideas and most importantly patents, now thats over with older (original) companies can really kick ass apples a hasbeen though they still rule the tablet
52. letgomyeggroll (Posts: 138; Member since: 13 Jun 2012)
Exactly my point,people that brags and defends the Iphones neer tried Android phone. Android phones by far is more user friendly, you have more options to set ur phone how you want it, and the hardware has always been couple years ahead of Iphones. The IPhone new gadgets has been followed from the Androids. Sorry to say this but Android had the front and back cameras, voice command and among other things years before Iphone. The worst part when Iphone release a new version, its TO FIX the previous version problems.
7. ddxmms (Posts: 170; Member since: 09 Feb 2012)
we wont sg3 vs htc evo 4g lte.
8. KingKurogiii (Posts: 5711; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
they did. see the GSIII vs. the One X. :P
29. ddxmms (Posts: 170; Member since: 09 Feb 2012)
lol,but i honestly think that the evo 4g better than the one x.
10. Non_Sequitur (Posts: 1111; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
I wouldn't get the EVO 4G LTE because of the multitasking issue reported. That'd get seriously annoying.
12. ddxmms (Posts: 170; Member since: 09 Feb 2012)
i didn't heard any thing about such problem.
14. ap1989 (Posts: 145; Member since: 12 Oct 2011)
GSlll is ugly with the home button im still glad i bought the Gnex
15. lzsbleach (Posts: 155; Member since: 20 May 2012)
Not really I like it N I think they did it so it can stand out in a room of smart phones.
16. jjjsong (Posts: 74; Member since: 27 Dec 2011)
Interesting PhoneArena's article on "Galaxy Nexus vs iPhone 4S" (http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-Nexus-vs-Apple-iPhone-4S_id2924/) says it's up to personal preferences and indicates it's pretty much a tie between the phones.
Now for the article on "Galaxy S III vs iPhone 4S" (http://www.phonearena.com/reviews/Samsung-Galaxy-S-III-vs-Apple-iPhone-4S_id3038) also says it's pretty much up to "what kind of guy" you are and your own preferences. That again indicates a tie just it's up to people's tastes.
Now we have SGS III clearly winning over Galaxy Nexus in this article. So very confusing.
19. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
thats ray for you,,,he'll never say an android phone is better than iphone although like you pointed out if the nexus and 4s are equal and the s3 is better than the nexus than the s3 is better than 4s...
17. lzsbleach (Posts: 155; Member since: 20 May 2012)
Wouldnt the phone that can do everything the other phone can do and more be the better phone.... Wouldnt that make more sense in stead of making it a tie.
21. baldilocks (Posts: 746; Member since: 14 Dec 2008)
I think you guys have a defective unit. The loudspeaker on the GS III is much louder than what you claim.
It easily blows the GS II and the iPhone 4S out of the water.
22. barondebxl (Posts: 131; Member since: 04 Nov 2011)
I'm getting an s3 on launch day. But the galaxy nexus is such a cool device, it shows you that a nexus is always relevant.
23. BillKilpatrick (Posts: 3; Member since: 12 Dec 2011)
While it's fun to imagine, this is not really a walk-off. The Galaxy Nexus, on Verizon, has no competition from the S3, which is not available on Verizon. Maybe on a different carrier we could see people agonizing over which phone, but these two are so closely matched. The S3 has a slightly larger screen - with emphasis on "slightly" - and the Nexus has a slightly better pixel density - with emphasis on "slightly."
Who cares? I have the Galaxy Nexus and I can't see myself "upgrading" for some time to come. Even if I cared about the Galaxy Note and its stylus, its larger screen would not do for me what the GNex's screen did - in comparison to what was out there before. I returned my Razr to get the GNex and, quite frankly, I was happy with the Razr. The lesson I learned was that little upgrades don't really matter. It's the big leaps that count.
26. tiara6918 (Posts: 2036; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
I think samsung should change their designing team because of:
the back-looks like it came from the note except for that glossy plastic
the sides: reminds me a lot like of the galaxy nexus
the front: wave(for the home button) and again the galaxy nexus(imagine what the phone could have looked more if they decided to go with on-screen buttons)
After reading several reviews of the galaxy s 3 competing with other smart phones...it is the best but not with the design
33. maryaaadil (Posts: 146; Member since: 07 Apr 2012)
you mean change its Lawyers?
27. richardyarrell2011 (banned) (Posts: 510; Member since: 16 Mar 2011)
Yes I love my Galaxy Nexus just not my carrier Verizon. Due to the inability of Verizon to handle it's business from an update standpoint I will be leaving Verizon and taking my two lines of service to tmobile come July. With the fact that the Galaxy S3 will hit tmobile on July 1st 2012 I will open my line on tmobile on launch day for the Galaxy S3. In November when the new Nexus is introducted with Jellybean I will then purchase that new Nexus from the google play store then use that for my second line for tmobile. I gots to have me some jellybean 5.0 love plus new hardware I just love stuff like that. Meanwhile I will use my CDMA Verizon Galaxy Nexus till July then sell it to the highest bidder then use that cash toward my November purchase of my 5.0 jellybean Nexus. The purpose is the Verizon version will never see jellybean since we have been stuck on 4.0.2 since December 15th 2011 you know jellybean won't hit this device at all. Plus Verizon overall network is extremely overrated as well as all there LTE devices overprice there are device inconsistantcies on Verizons LTE network. No devices runs the same poor dBm as well as asu on my current Galaxy Nexus as well as just pathetic signal strenght in strong LTE areas enough is enough truly. Tmobile here I come and who knows with the Note 2 arriving on that network in August I might just snatch that up too. I will be a proud Galaxy S3 owner in July and a very proud new galaxy nexus owner come November...
30. OptimusOne (Posts: 694; Member since: 22 May 2012)
Galaxy Nexus gets the first updates and it doesnt have that awful touchwiz
gnex is also guarenteed not to get a bootloader lock in the future and will be easily rooted. Gnex has more development and always will because it is a nexus device(not that gsIII has no development), but gnex will have more.
quad core, quad core... who needs quad core other than for benchmarks? in my opinion quadcore is just a gimmick for people to buy phones. There is no feature on android that needs a quadcore processor, not even ICS
my lg optimus t runs cm9 just fine no lag smooth scrolling, smooth video , and awesome pictures and videos and optimus t only has 600 mhz armv6 processor
please excuse my bad english
in my OPINION gnex beats gsIII hands down (im not saying gSIII is bad, but i think gnex is better)
32. maryaaadil (Posts: 146; Member since: 07 Apr 2012)
GNex lag sometimes......
It is not in case of GSIII
This is why one needs quad-core in Android..
In case of ios dual core does it allllllllll
and wp is good with single(core)
BTW lg optimus is Froyo..........
GNEX and GSIII are ICS
36. jroc74 (Posts: 6006; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Ppl said the same thing about dual core before dual core phones came out....that it was a gimmick.
Ppl dont really say that anymore...lol.
Quad core on a phone could mean a better experience when using a dock like the laptop or tablet dock that Moto and Asus will use.
31. maryaaadil (Posts: 146; Member since: 07 Apr 2012)
i wanna see GNote vs GSIII
34. Suts_97 (Posts: 124; Member since: 05 May 2012)
anyway, S3 vs One X is a fair comparison, but, S3 vs Iphone 4s, oh man! You must be kidding, the Iphone 4s doesn't even deserve to be compared with the S3, especially with its "huge" screen size.
38. RORYREVOLUTION (Posts: 3108; Member since: 12 Jan 2010)
Verizon SGS3 vs Verizon Galaxy Nexus will be hands DOWN SGS3. Why? Because I fear that Galaxy Nexus on Verizon isn't a true Nexus device. Not because of a couple apps, no because we are still stuck on freaking 4.0.2 which 6 months was WAS what it was running on! The Galaxy Nexus only has one thing going against the One X and SGS3 and that it's a Nexus and will get the updates. BUT NOT ON VERIZON! So if you are on Verizon, wait for the Verizon SGS3, you might be stuck on ICS but at least you'll have the awesomeness that is the new touchwiz, a great camera, a huge display, way better battery life, and even if its S4 processor, it will still run laps around the Galaxy Nexus.
AGAIN and I not bashing the GSM Galaxy Nexus, only the Verizon one.
39. TMach (Posts: 457; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
I doubt anyone will disagree that the One x is a superior phone to the Galaxy Nexus. I have owned the GN and been using the One x since April. Not really going to debate the specs as they are there on paper so am going on real life usage and feel. This same reviewer then seemingly, correction, suggests there is not enough between the GN and SGS 3 to merit upgrading. On the other hand, he posts an obviously jaundiced review/comparison of the SGS3 and One x.
Still scratching my head as this completely defies all logic!
BTW, since the software updates, the One x which already performed with buttery smoothness now has a battery that lasts almost two days and much improved camera! Loving it!!
40. SonyFTW2020 (Posts: 311; Member since: 03 May 2012)
To me the Galaxy Nexus is the best looking Samsung phone.....
41. ghost__uwi (Posts: 175; Member since: 28 Nov 2011)
good review. Well then I guess I will go from nexus to iphone.
47. Jillxz (Posts: 149; Member since: 04 Jun 2012)
I sure would not be going to an iPhone right now , as the new iPhone 5 is due out soon. Unless it has a larger screen at least 4 in. and an SD slot , I still won't have an iPhone.
42. DJ___ (Posts: 1; Member since: 28 May 2012)
It's pretty easy to prevent the scrollbar from appearing over the web page in the Galaxy Nexus browser. Go to Settings -> Labs and check either of the two checkboxes: "Fullscreen" or "Quick controls". Done.
43. DePenguin (Posts: 22; Member since: 13 Jan 2012)
Nice to see that my Gnex can hold its own against such a powerful and new device! :) Makes me feel good that I made a good choice in my phone this time.
45. Jillxz (Posts: 149; Member since: 04 Jun 2012)
The Galaxy Nexus I do not want. It is really inferior to the Galaxy S lll . The Nexus does not have an SD slot. The ringer volume is low , and there are reception problems. I would never buy that phone. No , the Samsung Galaxy S lll or the RAZR MAXX and I think the RAZR MAXX is probably the best one of all Verizon phones.
46. Jillxz (Posts: 149; Member since: 04 Jun 2012)
Deleted this one as it was a double post.
48. SinePari (Posts: 1; Member since: 17 Dec 2010)
No one is suspicious of a TI OMAP 4460 with ICS running slower than a 4430 with 2.3.6? the latter hits 2285 on Quadran: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v
I think that specific Nexus might have an issue. Should be pulling at least a 2500.
49. CRICKETownz (Posts: 980; Member since: 24 Oct 2009)
I know the GS3 out-specs the Nexus but I'm still liking the stock ICS above the Sammy overlay. Wish there was a way to choose stock ICS for the GS3
60. Naveen_BOSS (Posts: 1; Member since: 17 Jul 2012)
Who the hell starts beef over Smartphones and Superphone


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UNIVERSITY PARK - We may be in the heart of the 2013 NCAA Tournament, but Monday Penn State began taking its first steps toward an expected bounce-back season next winter. The strides in question came in a literal fashion.
All-Big Ten guard Tim Frazier, who ruptured his left Achilles' tendon in November and was lost for the rest of the season, jogged on a treadmill for the first time since the injury. He was on the machine for 12 minutes.
"It's a huge step," Frazier said Monday afternoon. "To be able to run on a treadmill ... basically being able to run on your own, it was a huge milestone that I've been looking forward to for a long, long time."
Nittany Lion coach Pat Chambers expects Frazier to be granted a medical redshirt for what would have been his senior campaign and be back at full strength for 2013-14.
"He ran for 15 minutes today, full body weight," Chambers said. "I expect him to continue on that path. We're going to start doing individual workouts next week and he will be in them."
Chambers added that Frazier will ease back into things initially, saying, "He's not in Tim Frazier shape, but he's slowly getting back to where he needs to be. It was a proud moment today. ... He was a little fired up, emotional. Which was great. ... It was just an amazing feeling for all of us."
There is good reason for the excitement over Frazier's expected return. As a junior in 2011-12, he accounted for 58 percent of his team's offense via scoring and assists, which was tops in the nation. He led the Big Ten in assists (6.2) while finishing second in scoring (18.8) and steals (2.4) on the way to winning first-team All-Conference honors.
Last season, he was expected to combine with transfer guard D.J. Newbill and returning wing Jermaine Marshall to form one of the best backcourts in the league. But when Frazier went down - and Newbill was forced to move from his natural shooting guard position to Frazier's point spot - Penn State struggled in the league.
With Newbill and Marshall as the only fairly consistent scoring options, the Lions (10-21 overall, 2-16 Big Ten) lost a school-record 14 games to open league play. Though they played better down the stretch, winning two of their final four regular season games (including an upset of then-No. 4 Michigan), they still finished in last place in the conference.
Chambers took solace in the fact that his team never packed it in, even when the odds of making it to the postseason were next to zero.
"I thought that team was the best team it could be by the end of the year," Chambers said. "Unfortunately, it didn't show up in the win column. But we were battling, man. We were right there."
Frazier will re-join a roster that returns 81 percent of its scoring (including four of its top five point-producers) and 82 percent of its rebounding. The only departing seniors are inconsistent starting center Sasa Borovnjak and starting guard Nick Colella, who was known more for his hustle than stat-sheet production.
Newbill, who led the team with 16.3 points and 4.0 assists per game, and Marshall (15.3 points) are the only returning players who averaged more than 7.0 points per outing. But the Lions will also welcome Pitt transfer John Johnson, a talented shooting guard, to the active roster in late December. Johnson is already on campus.
Two more guards - Pittsburgh wing Geno Thorpe and Minnesota point Graham Woodward - highlight a four-man recruiting class.
Though next year's team appears to be stacked in the backcourt, Chambers did not bite when asked if a four-guard attack (which Villanova used to get to the Final Four when Chambers was an assistant there in 2009) might be in order.
"We're going to put the best team on the floor," he said with a smile. "The guys that earn it, they're the guys that are going to play."
Playing time is sure to be a hot topic now that Chambers has begun individual season-ending meetings with his players. Including Johnson, Penn State now has 10 returning players on scholarship. And there are four prospects joining the team this summer.
The NCAA scholarship limit for Division I men's basketball is 13.
"These things will take care of themselves," Chambers said. "We're going to have individual meetings. Guys are going to ask about playing time, where they are and where we see them. ... I'm going to tell them the truth. I'm going to be brutally honest. I believe it will take care of itself. Either they want to be here or they don't."
Of course, there are no difficult decisions to be made about Frazier. If he returns healthy as expected, he'll take over his familiar point guard role. Newbill and Marshall will man the wings. Small forward Ross Travis and Brandon Taylor are both all but assured significant playing time, as is the transfer Johnson.
They all realize Frazier is the key to it all.
"Getting him back is a big step," Marshall said of Frazier. "We missed him. I'm not trying to make any excuses, but he's a great player. And then, going back to our natural positions, it opens a lot of things up."
"I'm excited to have him back," Newbill said. "I can't wait to get back out there and battle with him on the court and in practice. ... Just getting better and getting ready for next season."


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"I know it sounds sappy, but it was a waste," the 58-year-old actor tells PEOPLE. "It takes a lot of creative energy to sit on your ass and figure out what you're going to eat next ... I wanted to live life better."
Mission accomplished: The Treme actor has lost more than 100 lbs. thanks to his healthy new lifestyle. He quit drinking three years ago and hired Mackie Shilstone – a health coach who has trained many athletes including tennis player Serena Williams. Now Goodman has cut sugar from his diet and works out six days a week. "I'm breaking a sweat but I'm not going nuts," he says.
He is excited about the results though, says Shilstone. "He remembers what it feels like to be extremely heavy and it's something he doesn't want again."
Now, says Shilstone, "John is very agile. When I see him running I get out of the way! He can be a different type of actor now. He can take on athletic parts."
Before Goodman becomes an action hero, though, he needs to focus on getting a new wardrobe. "I just ordered some nice slacks," he says. "I finally got them and they're too big now."
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Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Arkansa, USA
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J Clin Oncol 31, 2013 (suppl; abstr 8595)
Shebli Atrash, Amanda Tullos, Susan Panozzo, Sarah Waheed, Frits Van Rhee, Alejandro Restrepo, Jameel Muzaffar, Aziz Bakhous, Monica Grazziutti, Zainab Shahid, Senu Apewokin, Al-Ola A. Abdallah, Bart Barlogie, Saad Zafar Usmani; Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy, Little Rock, AR
Background: Herein, we report CV events observed in late-stage, heavily pretreated pts who received salvage CFZ under a compassionate use protocol.
Methods: Pts received IV single-agent CFZ (20-45 mg/m2) over 2-30 min on days 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, and 16 of a 28-day cycle (C) or CFZ with weekly dexamethasone (4-40 mg) during C1, along with other agents (eg, lenalidomide, thalidomide, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, cisplatin, vorinostat) during C2 and beyond. CV events were grouped according to preferred terms. Serious CV events were defined as those that required hospitalization. B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) values were measured at baseline; peak values were recorded during C1.
Results: 143 pts (median age, 61 years old; 70% were male) received treatment. Prior to enrollment, pts received a median of 7 prior lines of therapy (range, 2-15), including doxorubicin (range, 0-360 mg/m2). Most pts (92%) had prior autologous stem cell transplants (ASCT), with 74% receiving ≥2 ASCT (range, 0-5). Pts received CFZ for a median of 2C (range, 1-36). Of pts with available BNP values at baseline and during C1 (n=69; 48.3%), the median peak BNP increase from baseline was 407 pg/ml (P<0.001). 27 pts (18.9%) experienced a serious CV event, 21 (77.7%) of which had preexisting CV risk factors. Of these 27 pts, 11 pts (7.7%) developed CHF or worsening of existing CHF (confirmed by echocardiogram [ECHO] ≤1 month from diagnosis), and 13 (9.1%) required hospitalization for hypotension (n=6), arrhythmia (n=2), hypertension (n=2), pulmonary edema (n=1), pulmonary embolism (n=1), or pulmonary hypertension (n=1). Additionally, 3 pts (2.1%) experienced cardiopulmonary arrest. Of the 11 CHF pts, 10 had a baseline ECHO (recorded ≤6 months before study); left ventricular ejection fraction decreased from a median of 55% (pretreatment) to 33% (posttreatment).
Conclusions: Late-line, heavily pretreated pts with RRMM occasionally experienced CV events following administration of CFZ with or without other antimyeloma agents. Given the number of confounding factors and the uncontrolled nature of these data, causality for these CV events could not be definitively determined.
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Shenango Parade Committee Sponsors Operation Warm Hands
Penn State Shenango faculty, staff and students will be collecting mittens, gloves and hats to donate to Joshua's Haven, the Prince of Peace, and West Hill Ministries as part of its "Operation Warm Hands" during the Hermitage Light Up Night Parade on Saturday, November 23. Look for the decorated collection bins beside the Penn State Shenango "Winter Wonderland" float.
Donations will also be accepted at the Shenango campus in Sharon Hall room 200, located on Penn Avenue in downtown
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I was really drunk and smoked it till it was kicked. I usually repack it once it's posnered.
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on February 10, 2013 - 1:00 AM
During an afternoon snack at Noodlecat, a downtown Cleveland purveyor of noodles and Asian-style steamed buns, reality smacked home like a chuteless skydiver.
This bowl of noodle soup was making me jealous.
It was not only delicious, but thoughtful in its production. The garlicky, almost smoky pork broth was made from the same locally raised pigs that provided the shredded pork in its depths. The noodles were freshly made at another local company. The vegetables were grown at area farms. On another plate, a puffy white bun held a slice of light, tempura-fried Lake Erie walleye topped with bracingly peppery daikon radish. It turns out they grow daikon in Ohio, too.
"Noodlecat re-creates traditionally inspired flavors using locally sourced and sustainable business practices in all areas of restaurant operation," the menu stated. Noodlecat is a restaurant with a mission statement.
As a business, it can afford to have a conscience because chef-owner Jonathon Sawyer is making good money at his flagship Cleveland restaurant, The Greenhouse Tavern. He was named Food & Wine magazine's "Best New Chef for 2010," and Greenhouse Tavern earned a spot in Bon Appetit's "Top 10 New Restaurants" that year.
Customers have been coming ever since, from near and far. For tourists who like to eat, the refined rustic glory of The Greenhouse Tavern, with its roasted pig's head with homemade barbecue sauce and crispy hominy salad, has become its own reason to go to Cleveland. Its spin-offs, including Noodlecat, are gravy, so to speak.
How did Cleveland get so awesome? I wondered, chopsticking up more noodles, and kale salad, and braised octopus, and pork belly. And what's the chance Buffalo can follow suit?
Reality check: Cleveland is twice the size of Buffalo, meaning there are far more restaurant customers, fueling a more aggressive marketplace, with more potential investors.
I don't think changes in the Buffalo restaurant landscape amount to a revolution. But in the months that followed my Cleveland trip, there has been a surge of interesting occurrences involving food, drinks and people who provide them to the public. Folks hellbent on deliciousness are planting seeds, shopping for real estate and holding secret seven-course dinner parties in undisclosed locations.
Spurred by the growth of a discerning, digitally expressive cadre of diners, hungry for the new and different, what can the Buffalo restaurant scene become? Given the developments in the last year, it's a legitimate question to ask.
First, what happened in Cleveland?
In conversations with Cleveland restaurant owners, chefs and critics, four or five main factors contributed to the city's renaissance as one of the hottest food destinations east of Chicago.
Down on the farm
The best-known one is Michael Symon. The shaven-head, tattooed, proud son of Cleveland cooked his way to national acclaim and onto the Food Network stage, becoming an Iron Chef, then co-host of ABC's "The Chew," joining Emeril Lagasse and Mario Batali in the pantheon of ubiquity. He had the support of Michael Ruhlman, an award-winning food writer with a best-selling book list and his own television career, who championed Cleveland's restaurants to his audiences.
As it turns out, Symon was the only the best-known face among a talented posse of chefs who already had opened praiseworthy restaurants before Symon commanded the spotlight as an Iron Chef in 2007.
"When Symon said, 'Cleveland is awesome, check it out,' he wasn't lying," said restaurant critic and author Douglas Trattner, who co-authored Symon's "Carnivore."
"Anybody can get up there and talk about their hometown, but he had stuff to back him up, so it wasn't just 'Here's what I'm doing' but 'Here's what Cleveland's doing as a dining town, I'd think you'd be surprised.' "
But Symon was not the beginning, Trattner said. It started with the ingredients.
In the 1980s, an Ohio farmer named Bob Jones decided to refocus the flagging family farm: He went from pesticide-reliant commodity crops to growing specific vegetables, for specific chefs. He started with zucchini blossoms and baby lettuces, and built from there.
The farm was discovered by Chef Jean-Luis Palladin of Washington, D.C., Jones' son Lee told Cleveland food blogger Michelle Venorsky. "Once [Palladin] figured out we were willing to pay attention and do it the right way, he got on the phone and called other chefs and said, 'There is a farmer who is willing to listen,' " Lee Jones said. "He introduced us to Daniel Boulud, Alain Ducasse, Thomas Keller, Charlie Trotter, Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Norman Van Aken, Ritz Carlton chefs."
The Jones farm became Chef's Garden, a leading grower of artisanal vegetables for restaurants across the United States and the world's top chefs. Its fields produce more than 600 varieties of vegetables, micro greens, micro herbs, specialty lettuces and edible flowers.
The Joneses' farm inspired others, and by the time Karen Small opened her Flying Fig bistro in 1999, she had a number of farmers to buy from locally. Flying Fig led Cleveland's farm-to-table movement, making "local, seasonal and sustainable" its mantra. Business wasn't great, and neither was Cleveland's self-image, but like other chefs, Small "made a commitment to the city," she said last year. "We were so beat up in so many levels that we sort of dug our heels in and turned to food."
Meanwhile, the "boomerang effect" was bringing home chefs who had made their bones elsewhere before returning to their Cleveland roots. It wasn't pure sentimentality – the city has relatively cheap real estate along with its access to excellent ingredients, Trattner said.
The customers were growing, too. "When I asked Cleveland chefs 'What changed?,' a lot of them pointed to diners starting to demand a better product," he said. "Diners like me started demanding more, and less – more quality, less price and stuffiness."
The new generation of restaurant diners supports local places, and they have influence through their "social media savvy," said Trattner. "They're Tweeting, Yelping, talking up these places in a way my parents never would have."
Setting the bar high
So when Symon opened his flagship Lola in 1997, the conditions were right for a spark.
What happened in Cleveland? "Two words: Michael Symon," said Cleveland Plain Dealer Food Editor Joe Crea. "A high tide lifts all boats." The attention Symon brought to Cleveland helped everyone.
As important, Symon set a standard for how a chef should act, Crea said. "He recognizes he's had good fortune, and he tried to extend and share that good fortune with other people. He set the bar higher, and as a result, a lot of other people said 'If he can do it, I can too.' "
Trattner described the Symon effect this way: "He made it cool to be a Cleveland chef. He made it cool to be a Cleveland diner. He made it cool to be a Cleveland tourist."
Symon is on morning talk shows now, but a squad of other young chefs like Jonathan Sawyer, who ran several kitchens for Symon before going independent, are helping erase the city's outdated reputation as the "Mistake on the Lake."
Dante Boccuzzi, who earned a Michelin star at Manhattan's Aureole, returned home to open Dante, a modern Italian showcase that has won national attention. Then he opened more places, Japanese, modern American, and a family Italian place where the pasta is all housemade and only the scallops reach $20.
At Momocho, chef-owner Erik Williams has won attention for his modern Mexican, one of many Cleveland places packing them in for sophisticated, satisfying entrees in the $20 and under range. Williams won the undying love of tattooed hipsters and blue-collar types with Happy Dog, a bar that serves 75 beers and $3 boats of Tater Tots with as many of the 19 sauces, ranging from black truffle honey mustard to Oaxacan chocolate mole, as you want. And live polka happy hour on Fridays.
At Crop, chef-owner Steve Schimoller and partners have transformed a big, dead building – a former bank – into a grand room featuring modern American. Special parties can enjoy the bank vault dining room in the cellar.
Crop is kitty-corner from Cleveland's famed West Side Market, anchoring one end of Cleveland's West 25th Street restaurant strip. At least eight restaurants have opened there in the last two years, including a Southern place called SOHO, run by former Momocho chef Nolan Konkoski, dishing up pan-fried chicken, shrimp and grits, and a Low Country seafood boil with lobster butter. Prices top out at $18.
Another 25 places are worth mentioning, but here's the point: Casual, affordable, local bistros are the heart of the revolution.
Farther up the lake
So what's all that mean for Buffalo diners, besides making road trip plans? Let's start by taking stock of what we do have.
We have hungry people, looking for more, different, better food. They will be fed. They want more from restaurants, and farmers' markets, and breweries, and bakeries.
That desire has made places like Five Points Bakery (426 Rhode Island St., 884-8888) possible. Four years after Kevin and Melissa Gardner opened their locally focused whole-grain bakery, they've expanded, hiring employees and buying a building across the street. The Gardners' business is thriving, despite their insistence on relatively expensive organic ingredients, a ban on white flour, and a West Side address.
Not too far away, on the Grant Street strip of ethnic groceries and food emporiums, Buffalo's growing international community is expanding eating opportunities for everyone. Immigrants have added Ethiopian and Burmese cuisines to Western New York's menu in the last year.
The demand for local, sustainable food produced with little or no chemical intervention has been rising steadily across Western New York, and farmers have been tuning into the demand for better vegetables. There are at least 16 community-supported agriculture farms serving subscribers, up from three in 2005. In the city, urban farms like the Massachusetts Avenue Project and the Wilson Street Farm are growing food and creating inner-city farm jobs.
Unlike in Cleveland, few local farms are growing specifically for Buffalo restaurants. Three farmer-chef gatherings organized by the nonprofit Field and Fork Network helped connect some buyers and sellers, and another is scheduled for Feb. 24-25 in Niagara Falls.
Buffalo already has a talented community of people working in locally owned restaurants, who have already made the city an excellent place to be hungry. The pool of kitchen talent is substantial, even if it seems like too much of it is dedicated to perfecting chicken parm.
And then there is Omakase, an underground dinner club that so far has held three finely crafted gourmet dinners, with the sites and chefs a tightly held secret. (You can try to get on the guest list at omakasebuffalo.com.)
Ambitious cooks have been leaving town to learn in high-end kitchens elsewhere. Some have returned and now run outstanding places here. But the number of ambitious cooks has outstripped the supply of appropriate jobs, making leaving Buffalo the choice for many.
Partly to combat that, Christa Glennie Seychew started Nickel City Chef. The Iron Chef-like live cooking competition, which showcases Buffalo chefs and local ingredients, has sold out all five seasons. Last year she added Firing Line, a Chopped-style competition, aimed at giving young cooks a chance to raise their profiles.
"I figured if people are going to buy Rachael Ray measuring cups and Bobby Flay cookbooks," said Seychew, "they might as well know who's sweating their tails off for them in the restaurant down the street."
Seychew, now the food editor at Buffalo Spree, has been working to expand the reach of local restaurants for five years, starting with taking chefs on tours of area farms.
"My goal has always been nothing but to help grow, improve, and bring to victorious levels the local restaurant industry," she said. "I am completely supportive in particular of independent restaurants, independent farms and small independent food businesses."
This has made Seychew a popular person to seek out with ideas for food businesses. She estimates that she has 20 conversations a week with people who want to pick her brain. "Probably only 5 percent of those ever go anywhere," she said. "But there has to be somebody people can go to and ask, who's doing this? How can I do that?"
In July, with leading Buffalo chef Mike Andrzejewski, she started Buffalo's first official restaurant industry night, where line cooks and other restaurant types can hang out socially. It's free and open to the public.
Called IN, it's held at Andrzejewski's Seabar (475 Ellicott St. 332-2928) every other Monday night, usually enlivened with extras like tastings of whiskeys, fine cheeses or liquid nitrogen-powered mad scientist cocktails. It's about relaxing, but also about stimulating discussions, ideas, and perhaps one day, partnerships.
All of this food-centric activity is reflected to a larger audience through a robust online community of food bloggers and activists, who provide countless glimpses into the kitchens and eating lives of Western New York. There's at least a dozen, but Donnie Burtless and Alli Suriani of BuffaloEats.org have set the standard, compiling a vast, detailed portrait of the local eating world, with reviews, photographs and more. Burtless has interviewed more than 50 chefs, critics, owners, purveyors and other denizens of the food world in "Eat it Up," his chatty podcast, available on the site.
He started with Seychew, the obvious choice as the most vocal proponent of the notion that Buffalo restaurants, as a group, can be better. "I am driven almost to the point of sleeplessness by this vision of Buffalo being considered a place you go to eat something marvelous besides wings," Seychew told me.
Learning, teaching
She's not alone in caring, though. Among those Seychew mentioned was Bruce Wieszala, a chef at Carmelo's in Lewiston, which has its relationships with local farmers proudly noted on its menu.
Wieszala worked in top Atlanta kitchens and even cooked for an "Iron Chef America" episode, with Chef Linton Hopkins. When he came back to Buffalo five years ago, he found that few local kitchens knew how to break down a whole pig. So he started teaching classes, at conferences and Niagara County Community College's culinary school. Over the years, he "probably showed more than 500 people the basics" of breaking down pigs, lambs, beef cattle and chickens.
Why? "I think it makes for a better environment in our industry, all around, for this area," he said.
"It helps people grasp the concept that you don't have to go through these big distributors to get whatever you're going to sell at your restaurant. There's plenty of farms in this area that you can get products from and just process it yourself. It's a lot cheaper, and you're actually helping support your own community by doing this."
Wieszala crafts some of the Lockport-raised pork into Italian cured meats for serving at Carmelo's and for sale at Nickel City Cheese & Mercantile. While he keeps busy working with chef-owner Carmelo Raimondi, serving meals like their suckling pig dinner for eight, Wieszala is itching to run his own place.
"I would love to have my own kitchen, whether as proprietor or chef. I definitely need to do that," he said.
He's not the only one itching for a kitchen. Some of Buffalo's cooks are presenting their inspirations to the masses the only way they can: through a truck window. You can set up for less than $100,000, sometimes much less, if you get lucky finding a truck.
Lloyd the taco truck, run by Chris Dorsaneo and Pete Cimino, started the modern Buffalo food truck era in 2010. Three weeks into service, the truck's engine blew. That could have sunk the entire enterprise. Seychew helped organize a successful party to raise cash for a new powerplant.
Last year the Lloyd partners spearheaded the shaping and passage of food truck regulations that make Buffalo a relatively safe zone for food trucks. Now there are 12 out there, dishing up everything from wood-fired pizza (Pizza Amore) to pork belly banh mi on an authentically crusty roll (Black Market). Local Web developer Derek Neuland even coded up a website to make the trucks easier to track: bflofoodtrucks.com.
Dorsaneo said he and Cimino extend a helping hand to the new truck owners. "We want to sit down and talk to them about our failures, because we don't want to see them go down the same road. We're willing to help out in any way possible."
The night before Black Market was going to debut its menu on Elmwood Avenue two weeks ago, the truck's generator ground to a groaning halt. The Lloyd guys found out, and called them to offer their generator. "That totally saved us," said Black Market's Mike Dimmer, and they used the loaner for two weeks.
"These people are going to be our competitors. They're going to be taking dollars out of our pockets eventually, sure," Dorsaneo said. "But we want to see the industry flourish."
Once called a threat to restaurant jobs, the Lloyd outfit has become a job creator, with 13 employees, said Dorsaneo. "Winter slowed us down, it always does, but we've been able to pay our bills and keep our employees on for spring, instead of laying off," he said.
Running two trucks with multiple shifts, Lloyd is considering adding a third in the short term. Then perhaps opening a brick-and-mortar restaurant. "Not with the Lloyd menu, though," Dorsaneo said. "It's got to be different, and it's got to be awesome."
So while there's lots of interesting signs of ferment, Buffalo has a long way to go to match Cleveland in national restaurant buzz. Even if you have most of the ingredients, it doesn't mean you'll make a delicious cake.
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"My best friend died yesterday," the singer, 31, announced on Twitter Friday of her adopted dog's passing, saying, "Joplin was special. He fought his whole life to survive & now he can rest. I loved him."
Clarkson thought she lost her BFF almost two years ago, when Joplin ran away on New Year's Eve.
"I lost it ... and started bawling when [my sister] told me [the dog was missing]," she shared. "Seriously, I was so dramatic ... but I don't have children and [my dogs] are my babies that I sleep with every night."
After fearing the worst, Clarkson found her little guy and called it a miracle, adding, "Yes, I might be too attached to my dogs and highly sensitive, but I don't care. I love them!"


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I was outraged. The nerve of this woman who gave birth to me and took care of my every want and need for 22 years to now demand payment for food and shelter, at a time when we didn't have cable and she refused to turn the furnace on until we could see our breath indoors. But I couldn't afford an apartment on the pittance I was earning. So I paid … under protest.
I left the first check in an envelope for her, knowing full well that she would take it to the bank where she had been the manager three years earlier and where everyone knew her. On the memo line, in huge letters that the teller couldn't miss, I wrote: "CONDOMS."
When my mother came home, still unsure whether she would kill or simply maim me, she requested that I not do that again. I agreed. The following month, I wrote "PROPHYLACTICS!" in bigger letters.
How I ever made it to 23 is a mystery.
I've been thinking of those days because my 22-year-old daughter, Megan, has her first full-time job and, unlike me at that age, can afford her own place. In fact, her younger brother regularly and sometimes loudly suggests it.
I'm torn. Her mother and I could ask her to pay room and board, but I shudder at how karma would come back to bite me if we did. We could pack up her stuff and tell her it's time to go, the equivalent of tossing a bird from the nest and forcing it to learn to fly. But that seems needlessly harsh. (That's how I feel today. Ask me how I feel the next time she wakes me up early in the morning or late at night because she has never quite mastered the indoor voice.)
Here's what makes it especially difficult: I really like her.
That might sound like a strange thing for a father to say about his daughter, but some of you with offspring who are teens or older understand that as much as we love our children, sometimes they're not the most likable creatures.
Part of it is Megan's sense of humor. She is a riot. Over the last several years, I lost a lot of weight and got in decent shape. It's a point of pride for me. Yet Megan doesn't let a day go by without calling me "Fatty," and it cracks me up. (It also proves that the apple doesn't fall far from the humor tree). One morning, I left a note on the table that said I was out running. When I returned, I found a note from her that said, "Maybe get a salad for dinner?"
The time will come when she is going to leave whether I like it or not. When that happens, I know I will immediately begin reminiscing about moments like that one, much like my mother and I fondly recall the check story.
Megan was looking at apartment listings a few weeks ago. She was asking questions about utilities, off-street parking, neighborhoods and carefully weighing her options. For now, she's in no hurry to strike out on her own, but there's no sense denying the obvious: She's 22, gainfully employed and ready to live like the adult we always hoped she would grow up to be.
I guess maybe I'm just not ready to start missing her.
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Love was in the air recently at Granville Manor, as residents chose their king and queen at a Valentine's Day Social.
This year's royal pair were two friends, Dick Harr and Arjetta Piggott, and everyone agreed they made a lovely couple.
"I have never expected to be king, this is great," Harr said after learning the surprise. Piggott's big smile showed she also was excited.
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Dick Harr and Arjetta Piggott are recognized as king and queen at a Valentine's Day Social at Granville Manor in Parsons.
The king and queen candidates were seated at the head table while residents and visitors enjoyed sweets, snacks and a social.
The dining room was decorated in red, pink and white. The halls and doors were decorated with Valentine's Day crafts made by each resident.
Granville's owner, Sheila Rice, said the residents enjoyed the many cards and treats that were given to them by staff, family and the community.
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With all it's top secret missions, the F-14 Tomcat was catapulted into the consciousness of pop culture with one movie.
In "Top Gun," Tom Cruise was behind the controls, but "Maverick" and "Goose" aren't in Cementon, Lehigh County.
"Cheese" and "Charmin" are in the Lehigh Valley instead, with an F-14 Tomcat that keeps watch.
It sits on the grounds of the Egypt VFW Post 7293.
"It's just a tremendous view and this aircraft would just sit here looking like it was taking off," said Quartermaster Allen Meckes.
Built in 1972, the bird spent time on the U.S.S. America and Enterprise.
It's last recorded mission was at a Top Gun school in Nevada.
It was the 18th Tomcat built out of more than 700. All but 80 went to the U.S. Navy.
The Shah of Iran bought the rest.
Its top speed is mach 2.4. Its size is impressive, but nothing compared to when its wings are out and it reaches 64 feet across.
With supersonic strength, one Tomcat can engage the same number of targets as three of its replacements.
But the Tomcat was too expensive. It required 15 hours of maintenance for every hour of flight time. So it was retired.
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HOLLIDAYSBURG - Requests for a new trial or modified sentence on behalf of Nicholas Horner, the Altoona man facing two consecutive life terms for murder, have been denied.
Blair County President Judge Jolene G. Kopriva, in an order filed Wednesday, said she found nothing that "shocks-the-conscience to warrant an abrogation of the verdict."
Horner, 32, was convicted in March of killing Scott Garlick, 19, on April 6, 2009, while robbing the 58th Street Subway, and of killing Raymond Williams, 64, after fleeing the restaurant.
Altoona attorney Thomas M. Dickey, who filed the appeal on Horner's behalf, said he wasn't surprised with Kopriva's ruling and will take his arguments to the state Superior Court.
"Being able to introduce the insanity defense, that's what the whole appeal is about," Dickey said. "Did the judge make a mistake in her ruling? We believe she was wrong."
Kopriva, who rejected the use of an insanity defense in January, rejected it again in her latest order. She referenced law reviewed in January, relevant to intoxication and drugged conditions, as precluding any insanity defense.
During the trial, Dickey defended Horner on the basis that he suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and other mental health problems resulting from his military service in Iraq.
Dickey tried to convince the jury that Horner lacked the specific intent to kill and claimed prosecutors failed to offer enough evidence of that.
Kopriva rejected those claims and referred to testimony from Michelle Petty, a Subway employee who was wounded in the robbery. Petty testified that Horner told Scott Garlick: "I'm sorry. I didn't want to have to do that to you."
Kopriva also rejected the appeal based on testimony of Dr. Harry Kamerow, who said Horner shot both Garlick and Williams in vital areas of their bodies.
Kopriva pointed out that Dickey was allowed to use a diminished capacity defense on Horner's behalf. On that basis, she instructed the jury that Horner "could not be guilty of first-degree murder if, as a result of a mental disorder or abnormality, the defendant was incapable of forming the specific intent to kill."
Dickey said Kopriva's instructions also include a deadly weapons inference, which implied that a diminished capacity defense could be ignored. She disagreed.
"A review of the jury instruction transcripts indicates that at no time did the court explicitly say or imply that a deadly weapon inference pre-empted the consideration of diminished capacity," the judge said.
Dickey also accused Kopriva of abusing her discretion by imposing consecutive sentences, but Kopriva defended her decision.
"In this case, consecutive sentences on all counts were not unreasonable," she said. "To do less would diminish the gravity of each life the defendant took."
Mirror Staff Writer Kay Stephens is at 946-7456.


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man 1: yo is dat ganj good?
man2:"KOO KOO BALAHI its is
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With urban development on the rise, city design with an environmental component is sorely needed, and award-winning hydrologist Ann L. Riley knows how. This book presents the author's thirty years of practical experience managing long-term stream and river restoration projects in heavily degraded urban environments. Riley provides a level of detail only a hands-on design ... read more
Dr Matthew Bowker, Kristina Young, and Henry Grover of the Forest-Rangeland Soil Ecology Lab of Northern Arizona University are working towards incorporating biological soil crusts into the restoration picture. In this webinar, they share their progress and plans for restoring biocrusts using the following approach: 1) Develop optimal culturing techniques; 2) Maximize field survivorship; 3) Dev... read more
Dr. Ed Hansen and Suzanne DeVries-Zimmerman present on dune ecology and management in this webinar, hosted by the Society for Ecological Restoration and SER Midwest-Great Lakes Chapter. Dr. Hansen is a professor of Geology at Hope College where his work has focused on dune history and how physical processes affect the dune formation, growth and migration. Recently he has begun collaboration wit... read more
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is one of few states in the U.S. to operate a government division dedicated solely to supporting pro-active ecological restoration. A restoration advocate might ask: How was this division created, what are the benefits of its existence, and what challenges and opportunities does it foresee for the future? Tim Purinton of the Massachusetts Division of Ecological... read more
The Australasia Chapter of SER recently published the groundbreaking National Standards for the Practice of Ecological Restoration in Australia. The editors and key individuals in the development of these standards, Kingsley Dixon, Tein McDonald, and Justin Jonson, discuss the process for developing these standards and offer guidance for restoration professionals who may want to establish ... read more
Some might remember our restoration news round up publication called 'Restore'. Well, we are happy to announce that we have restored Restore! This monthly newsletter will provide the latest news, resources, and research updates in restoration from around the world, delivered to you every month. Check out the March issue here.
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The Society for Ecological Restoration is pleased to announce the creation of the International Network for Seed-based Restoration (INSR), its newest thematic section. INSR links practitioners, scientists, communities, governments and industries who use seed-based techniques for ecological restoration and rehabilitation. With an interactive web page and development of discussion forums bet... read more
A big project for 2016 is the publication of national Standards for the practice of ecological restoration in Australia. Based on the foundational concepts in the SER Primer, SERA worked with 12 restoration non-profit groups to develop and disseminate a set of national Standards for the practice of ecological restoration in Australia. Read about the standards in the December issue of SERNews. read more
SER's Primer on Ecological Restoration has been translated to Arabic, making it now available in nine languages. View the PDF here: http://www.ser.org/docs/governing-foundation-documents/ser-primer-arabic.pdf?sfvrsn=2
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The SER-Ontario 2016 scholarship application is open. Applications are due January 18, 2016. This scholarship is valued at $2,000 and is non-renewable.
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Wow, those went fast! I didn't even get a chance to think about signing up. Could I get one if I promised to do something nutty or quirky promoting your totality cool and awesome anniversary and wearing the shirt? What about if I did a jig for one of these great articles of clothing? How about a jig in the snow, naked. How about getting one for NOT doing that? (my neighbors and kids would sure appreciate that) What can I do? Skin a skunk? Wash a wombat? Dress a drake? Or is it just that I am gonna hate that I was simply too late? What can I do to make it so, I really, really, want one, you know! Should I tell you a story? Something scary something gory? Or something sweet and upbeat? Oh why, oh why do I not get this treat. Can I teach a class or write a book, Oh please, Oh please give me a second look! Don't forget me, please don't pass me by, I love you I love you, DON"T MAKE ME CRY! To get an XL t-shirt I pray, please don't let me go astray, I guess there's nothing left to say but Happy Birthday anyway!
Happy Anniversary to you opensource.com, may you celebrate many such achievements.
Hello Guys,
Excellent work, size would be XL pls.
I'd appreciate if I can get one too
Thanks in advance
I'd appreciate if I can get one too
Thanks in advance
Thank you open source community for serving the nation


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Mexican slang word for prison. Often used by members of "Nuestra Familia" and "Mexcan Mafia"
When are you coming out of the pinta holmes?
av brown huero 30 december 2003
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Can you define these popular missing words?
chicano slang for prision
he vato yo la tenía mejor en la pinta
hey vato I used to live better inside prision
hey vato I used to live better inside prision
av arielrock 4 maj 2013
Cuban slang word meaning very well dressed or has nice bling.
El tipo tiene tremenda pinta.
av Richard Fleites 3 april 2008
an acronym commonly used by teachers to describe an annoying child while they're right in front of them; stands for "Pain IN The Ass"
Little Johnny wet himself again; he is is such a pinta.
av Nikki Marie Stephens 17 januari 2008
a girl who thinks she is popular
She is such a pinta
av lickey 25 juli 2008
when a woman passes gas during buttsex.
Boy-What was that sound?
Ho-Sorry i just Pinta'd.
Ho-Sorry i just Pinta'd.
av Naughty Santa 27 juni 2009
In Azorean slang: vagina!
I would like to get some of that pinta.
av papam95075 6 februari 2011


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So who is the chap playing her prince?
The on-screen Prince William is Nico Evers-Swindell, a newcomer to the scene who hails from New Zealand. His credits to date feature bit parts on NCIS: Los Angeles (he was Blond Russian #1), Guiding Light and Law & Order.
The 30-something actor is also a New York transplant, who studied with The Upright Citizens Brigade, according to Famecrawler. He's also reportedly got a law degree and an actress fiancée.
And, of course – hello – he's certainly easy on the eyes.
Michael Germana / Landov
What's more, Reid has got actual royal connections. The actor, 26, is the son of the Queen's treasurer, and it was those family ties that kept him from the role of William.
"It probably wasn't a role I'd be able to do at the end of the day," Reid told E! online of playing Prince William. "I think my dad would have stepped in and put the brakes on it … I think my dad is happy and a lot more comfortable than he would have been if I had been playing William."
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