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Samsung BlackJack SGH-i607 (AT&T)
Manufacturer: Samsung Part number: I607
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- The Samsung BlackJack heralds another 3G-enabled smart phone to Cingular's lineup. While it supports the carrier's video and music service, some design and performance issues trip up this otherwise sexy device.
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- Reviewed by: Bonnie Cha
- Edited by: Kent German
- Reviewed on: 11/12/2006
The good: The 3G-enabled Samsung BlackJack is sleek, has a gorgeous screen, and a full QWERTY keyboard. Highlights include Bluetooth 2.0, push e-mail capabilities, and good call quality. This Windows Mobile smart phone also comes with support for Cingular Video and Cingular Music services.
The bad: Navigation controls are cramped, and there is no integrated Wi-Fi. Certain applications take some time to load.
The bottom line: The Samsung BlackJack heralds another 3G-enabled smart phone to Cingular's lineup. While it supports the carrier's video and music service, some design and performance issues trip up this otherwise sexy device.
User reviews
Probably the best phone of the year
by j3d1 on November 23, 2006
Pros: Sleek design, 3G UMTS/HSDPA, and call quality
Cons: Battery life but outweighed with 2 batteries
Summary: OK now not for nothing I've had this phone for almost a week now and this is by far trumping the rest of the competition. I had purchased the ...
Summary: OK now not for nothing I've had this phone for almost a week now and this is by far trumping the rest of the competition. I had purchased the 8525 before this as well and it seemed too glitchy for me. The blackjack is by far superior to the 8525 in connectivity on the internet. The battery life on the blackjack is without question horrible but they unlike the Moto Q give you two batteries along with a seperate battery charger. Wi-Fi does not matter to me either do to the superior 3G network.
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I gave it to my 1.5 year old daughter and bought a BlackBerry 8800
by jeffbucaro on October 31, 2007
Pros: Other than the small size, I don't know that there are any other Pros
Cons: Terrible navigation, small keys, ridiculous battery life
Summary: There are so many things wrong with this phone, I don't even know where to start. The overall engineering lacks such common sense that you would think a 4th ...
Summary: There are so many things wrong with this phone, I don't even know where to start. The overall engineering lacks such common sense that you would think a 4th grader designed it. There are a dozen idiosyncrasies that on their own, are an annoyance, but combined, they make the phone almost unusable. The keys are too small, the center navigation (up/down/left/right) is impossible to use with accidentally selecting the wrong item while trying to navigate past it, the number keys are difficult to find, the switching between upper/lower/alternative keys is inconsistent, the battery life is about 8 hours and the USB cable will only charge the battery if it hasn't already drained completely and shut down. Once the battery is dead, you cannot charge it via the computer. It is so hard to explain how poorly engineered this phone is until you actually try it. I used mine for 3 months (paid over $400 with accessories) and ended up giving it to my daughter as a drool toy.
I bought the BlackBerry 8800 and it is light-years ahead of this POS.
It could be soooo much better – wait for the next release!
2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
Balckjack no blackberry
by valiaveedu on January 17, 2007
Pros: Camera, also a mini music player, speakerphone
Cons: Poor battery life, Unfriendly contact search, disappering screens
Summary: I got a new Blackjack last week when my blackberry started rebooting! It was a refurbished one. Fell in love with Samsung balckjack at first sight, and in 3 days ...
Summary: I got a new Blackjack last week when my blackberry started rebooting! It was a refurbished one. Fell in love with Samsung balckjack at first sight, and in 3 days I am going to return for a new blackberry.
Blackjack Call quality was excellent. Reasonably friendly to use. Some of the big issues that really bothered me are:
1. Battery life: By the afternoon, balckjack starts to compalain about low battery! At first I was very happy to notice 2 batetries that came with Balckjack. Now I know why they had to include. I got less than 2 hours of call time.
2. Contact search: The outlook search is designed for a young person - all he or she needs are a few numbers. I miss the search capabilities of Blackberry.
3. Call history: All it gives are the names. It needed many clicks to call another number of the same person.
4. Resetting to home screen: When you are in the middle of searching a contact, and you do nothing (say talking to someone else), blackjack decides to go back to the home screen.
These drawbacks outweigh the benefits. I am returning to Blackberry.
2 out of 3 users found this user opinion helpful.
Worst Phone I've ever owned
by jsplash97 on January 29, 2009
Pros: It's a cell phone
Cons: Memory fills quick (no way to delete without hard reboot)
Have to reset phone several times a day (turn off and back on)
No battery life
Summary: I am on my third...yes...1...2...3...blackjack, I was sold this phone over a blackberry and I really wish I could of changed my mind. I'm ...
Summary: I am on my third...yes...1...2...3...blackjack, I was sold this phone over a blackberry and I really wish I could of changed my mind. I'm locked in and can not buy another phone unless I want to pay full price. I have returned this phone for the same issues several times. First issue was the email funciton would not work. They said there was a problem with the phone itself...second issue was every phone call I recieved I would also recieve a "withheld" call right after it on the call list...just werid. The issue of having to restart the phone several times a day has been a constant with all three phones. In order to operate the internet, or pretty much anything you have to reset at least daily...if not several times a day. The memory fills up, with no real explination on how to empty it, I have a 2 gig card which seems to of been a waste of money. Good valueable phone? Check ebay and see these go for less than 100 bucks...where as other phones such as blackberry seem to retain value quite well, I wonder why. They did come out with a blackjack II...have been told those are just as crappy....the Net experiance is something to be desired as well. Unless you want to try hack programs or 3rd party softwear, you're not going to have much of a net experiance..buyer beware!
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
Drops 100% of my calls
by mneedham on September 6, 2007
Pros: Nice PDA, thin
Cons: Horrible call quality, drops every call
Summary: I have had this phone for six months thru Cingular and have had nothing but problems with this 3G technology. I drop almost every call when it's on 3G. ...
Summary: I have had this phone for six months thru Cingular and have had nothing but problems with this 3G technology. I drop almost every call when it's on 3G. Really bad where I live and horrible when I drive. I have called customer support so many times, they are also horrible. I hate Cingular and I'm going back to Verizon. Make sure you know how this 3G technology works in your area before switching to this phone or the other one, Treo which has same problems.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
great phone for business and communication with great resolution and an even better price.
by skukuraROX on August 11, 2007
Pros: Small, sleek, reliable, worth the price
Cons: for some, the keys are small and difficult to use
Summary: At first glance, i was attracted to the phone's sleek design and the excellent resolution. The rubberish exterior of the phone makes it effortless to hold for a long ...
Summary: At first glance, i was attracted to the phone's sleek design and the excellent resolution. The rubberish exterior of the phone makes it effortless to hold for a long time and it is difficult to break or scratch the phone, keeping it nice and new-looking. The BlackJack is super easy to use and the 3G allows my internet to work pretty fast. It is small enough to fit into my pocket but has no limit in capabilities. It is easy to stay connected through Instant Messaging, txting, calling, and e-mail. This is also a great business phone and it is simple to set reminders or program appointments. A small downside is the size of the keys, but after a while, you get used to them. Even though within seven months I have gone through three of these phones for minor problems, it is unproblematic to receive a new one. Definitely a must have phone.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
A Couple Cans Short of a Six Pack: A Very Surprising Disappointment
by dantrimble on July 25, 2007
Pros: Absolutely EXCEPTIONAL call quality; 3G network; Well designed keyboard; Above average Bluetooth support; Beautiful design.
Cons: Abysmal power management; Very slow application performance; Poor screen contratast; Counter-productive navigation controls
Summary: Firstly, phones cater to specific markets. What is terrible for one person will be a great fit for another. So to give you the context from which I am evaluating ...
Summary: Firstly, phones cater to specific markets. What is terrible for one person will be a great fit for another. So to give you the context from which I am evaluating this phone: I am a very heavy cell phone user. It is my primary personal phone line, and I also use it heavily for business. Total, I go through approximately 1,500 minutes per month. I travel a few times a month, but am not a road warrior. And I synchronize data to my 15" MacBook Pro running Mac OS X 10.4, and also to both Microsoft Exchange servers (through ActiveSynch) and Plaxo servers. I use the phone HEAVILY for email and text messaging. In my line of work I need to stay on top of breaking news, military operations and status updates, political news, and so on--I thus rely heavily on text messages sent to me--upwards of around 1,200 messages per month. By contrast, I do only a small amount of outgoing text messages during a month--maybe a few dozen. I have three email accounts I check with the phone--principally a MS Exchange account, and also both Gmail and IMAP4 personal accounts. I do more receiving than sending, but I still have a need to send a fair number of emails. Usually quick responses (a few sentences), but a couple times a day, longer emails of a few paragraphs. Therefore, form factor of the keyboard and usability of the software are paramount issues to me. Lastly, I couldn't care less about having a camera on my phone, and ringtones, MP3 players, etc. usually don't excite me or motivate me to buy something -- I need speed, flexibility, power over flair and fun.
All that said, I came into the BlackJack with high expectations. I gave Samsung (a company I have never liked among any of their product lines) a chance given the reputation of this product, and what it clearly is very strong at.
I'm so disappointed I am putting up the smartphone for sale, although I don't know what the replacement will be just yet.
The BlackJack is well designed, and has a beautiful, sleek look to it. It is slim, lightweight, and fits very comfortably in the pocket, in your hands, or against your ear. The keyboard is exceptionally well designed, with nicely spaced keys of a very reasonable size, which is vital for someone who will rely heavily on text messaging or email applications. The design of the phone is generally excellent, with one of the few important issues being the terrible positioning of the recharging adapter socket. It is on the left side, which makes for some awkward holding of the phone while in the car chained to a relatively short travel charger. Also, the charger cable is shaped with a tab on the end, with the cord plugging into one of the SIDES of the tab. So when it is plugged into the port, the cord actually flows to the TOP of the phone. Depending on the design of your car and position of the cigarette lighter, this can be problematic.
Call quality, by far, is the best and most consistent I have ever heard on a cellular phone. Volume is perfect, highly adjustable, and clarity is absolutely superior. I have used the phone in several major metropolitan areas now, both on my own carrier's network (AT&T/Cingular), as well as on several others. I have also used the phone VERY OFTEN in isolated towns well off the path of most provider's main reach. Call quality has been uniformly superior to any other phone I've ever had. Using a Bluetooth headset does not change that. Impressive and by far the best feature of this phone -- unexpectedly so.
The phone's ringer has an excellent and adjustable volume level. And the vibrator is top notch. Actually, the vibrator is often strong enough to be heard by others on the other side of the room. This is a slight nuisance, but not a deal breaker.
Bluetooth Support is mixed. Although the voice clarity and connection quality are consistently high, it has limited support for things such as synchronizing with other devices. Case in point, I use a Parrot CK3100 in my car. Because this particular phone does not sufficiently support the full functionality of MS Windows Mobile's Bluetooth libraries, you need to manually synchronize each contact you want available to the voice recognition features of Parrot devices. This is a forgivable problem since NO cell phone has yet to support Bluetooth the way they should, but it is problematic and quite frustrating when first getting things configured. And on that note, handshakes -- connecting via bluetooth to another device -- are smooth and reliable.
The software on the phone runs painfully slow. It frequently takes many seconds or even much longer to start basic applications -- and much worse if the phone has been overloaded. Overloading can happen when multiple text messages are coming in simultaneously, or when it's receiving a single larger message. Add in a phone conversation at the same time and it will take a few minutes for it to settle down enough for you to go back to what you're doing. (Calls are not interrupted, but don't try to load any other applications while it's busy thinking, despite that this is supposed to be a highly multi-tasking phone.)
Application software often leaves a lot to be desired. Text messaging software, for example, does not show an on-going history with your contact -- each message is separate. Not a deal breaker, of course, but a notable loss for functionality so trivial to build into the code. However, the BlackJack's email application is excellent, intuitive, reasonably fast. Unfortunately it does not offer any options for specifying how far back you would like to retrieve emails.
The Contacts application I have mixed feelings about. I synchronize all 4,900ish contacts in Outlook with my phone, and they synchronize all the data just fine. As you type in Contacts, BlackJack will progressively find matching hits against the keys already entered. But type more than 3 letters and it will begin to take MUCH, MUCH longer for it to identify matches. This was not a function of having nearly 5,000 contacts to search through. I tried limiting the number of contacts on the phone to 500, and had the same performance problem. This is a REALLY, REALLY frustrating characteristic of their software.
I miss the quick buttons on my last phone, a Treo 650, for reaching contacts. Or rather I miss being able to see a quick speed dial list of my favorite contacts and pick the one I need. BlackJack supports speed dial -- more speed dial entries than the Treo -- but there is no option to see the whole list, or scroll through it; you need to remember who you assigned to each of your speed dial numerical entries (1 through 99).
The dialer on the BlackJack is also good, but not great. As you type, it searches the call history, the speed dial list, and Contacts for all matches. It's very convenient, even if a tad slow and unorganized (would be nice to see the results across a larger part of the screen, and as is, it is inconsistent in the order in which it will display matches.)
The call history list is wonderful. Unlike most phones, if you push the talk button from the dialer, it will show not just your recently dialed calls, but all calls including those missed, incoming, outgoing, and so forth. No fumbling about in menu options to see the last incoming caller ID, and dial that.
The general navigation is pretty good, but could be great with some work. The five-way button on the phone and the other navigation keys on the face of the phone are completely flat and right next to each other. This means pushing one VERY FREQUENTLY will cause an accidental push on the one next to it. This is the only major design flaw of the phone. Generally it isn't a huge issue unless you're playing games or you otherwise use the five way frequently. The thumb wheel on the side of the phone works excellently, and sits nestled against a slight edge, so it's easy to place and work with. The power button on the top of the phone is also good, providing access to power off the phone, change profiles, etc. I wish it had an option for turning off if you hold the power button a few seconds though; instead you must always work through the menu.
The screen has beautiful resolution and color depth, but in sunlight is nearly impossible to see.
The 3G network support is OUTSTANDING. It is usually as fast as my cable modem at home, with occasional hiccups.
Battery life. WOW. I haven't seen a phone with such bad power management since the days when we slung those heavy brick-looking cell phones over our shoulders to carry them in the early 90s! Samsung attempted to resolve the serious battery life issues by including an extended battery and extended battery cover with all new BlackJacks. This was a very reasonable compromise given that it takes time to re-engineer phone changes, and I thank them for including both batteries. To be commended, even with the larger extended battery, the phone is still very light. However, the extended battery unfortunately does not ease the power management issues. If you can keep the phone regularly charged throughout the day, you'll never have issues. But if you're like me and you can only charge occasionally, you'll be in a tight spot. On several occasions, my phone has completely run dry of power and shut off entirely. I haven't had to squeeze every last second out of a phone for years. This is actually one of the single biggest knocks against the BlackJack. For heavy duty business users, it will be the source of much cussing and frustration and bitterness. If you're fortunate enough to be close to an AT&T 3G network, you can expect battery life to be cut back by almost 2/3 versus EDGE networks. I live in San Francisco, and most of my access is on 3G, so I'm getting both exceptional broadband speeds, but abysmal power management. Other phones don't force users to make this compromise nearly as much as the BlackJack does. Unfortunately, this was the nail in the coffin that made me decide 2 months was enough testing time with the BlackJack, and now to find a replacement phone.
Synchronization to my MacBook Pro works great, but that's because it is done by ActiveSynch -- it is not because of the BlackJack. Samsung makes very clear that they don't care if people are synchronizing to anything other than Windows right out of the box. The CD with manuals and other synch software is PC-based, and nothing is available for the Mac. However, it all runs fine with Parrallels.
All in all, this was a good phone that could have been GREAT. For MANY users, it surely will be an exceptional phone, and probably one of the top 2 on the market. For heavy business users, however, I suspect BlackJack will have a hard time gaining traction over time.
Samsung has come a long way with their phones, and I commend them for some extraordinary benefits on the BlackJack. But the applications, speed and battery combine to create more really frustrating experiences than one should have on a smartphone as expensive as this one. Palm is, rightfully, losing their marketshare after a whole string of disappointments. But it's still a better option than the BlackJack if you can't run the risk of regular performance problems. And so is the Blackberry for that matter.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
Nearly the best Smary Phone On The Market To Date (US)
by rsvirani on July 13, 2007
Pros: HSDPA, Windows Mobile 5, Dimensions, Samsung, QWERTY
Cons: Processor Could Be Faster, Battery Life on 3G, Internet Explorer is Retarded
Summary: This phone is great. HSDPA is amazingly fast. This device truly harmonizes all methods of my communication:
Gmail-> Used via Push E-mail (Consilient Free)
GoogleTalk-> Used via OctroTalk (...
Summary: This phone is great. HSDPA is amazingly fast. This device truly harmonizes all methods of my communication:
Gmail-> Used via Push E-mail (Consilient Free)
GoogleTalk-> Used via OctroTalk (Free)
Google Calendar->GooSync (Free & Syncs Calendars)
Google Maps->Application (Free)
Internet->Internet Explorer & Opera Mobile
And of Course, good old fashioned calling.
It also accomodates all media types I use: DOC;XLS;PDF;TXT;AVI;MP4;MP3;Streaming Radio via XM;Streaming Video via Cingular Video
At the same time, it the size of an eclipse pack of gum, and has a reasonable cost. The unlimited data plan is only $20. Hands down best option if you want a smartphone. If you want a PDA that also works as a phone, look elsewhere (possibly 8125).
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
Skip the iPhone and Save $500
by jamrein2002 on July 11, 2007
Pros: Small Size, Great Features
Cons: A little Small for average Thumbs
Summary: This phone does it all. It is great tool. The most important part is the call quality which is great. The extended battery lasts two days of heavy use before ...
Summary: This phone does it all. It is great tool. The most important part is the call quality which is great. The extended battery lasts two days of heavy use before it needs to be recharged. Web Surfing is a bite slow...but it was never meant to replace a PC.
The only thing it is missing is the automatic number-fill in that my last phone had.
Totally worth getting and the price is unbelievable.
1 out of 1 users found this user opinion helpful.
The best phone I've ever had
by kjb75 on July 8, 2007
Pros: Reliable, Good looking, and does it all
Cons: Shortcuts take some practice, battery life when on 3G network.
Summary: I love this phone. The phone is capable of much more than you might think at first, and I think some users might have posted their reviews before "breaking in" ...
Summary: I love this phone. The phone is capable of much more than you might think at first, and I think some users might have posted their reviews before "breaking in" the phone. The user interface takes a little getting used to at first, but once you get the hang of it, everything is a snap. The phone is durable, lightweight, and has excellent call quality. The reception is also supurb as long as you don't block the top of the phone with your hand (which might account for some people's reception complaints). I use the regular battery and it lasts me three or four days without turning the phone off, despite other reviewers comments. This could be because I do not live in a 3G coverage area. That is what sucks up the battery, so if that's an issue turn off 3G. I highly recommend this phone.
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- Manufacturer: Samsung
- Part number: I607
- Description: The SAMSUNG i607 was designed from the chips up for one purpose: to make you look smart. It comes loaded with Windows mobile 5.0 software, a full QWERTY keyboard, a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0 wireless technology and slim, sexy styling. In other words, the BlackJack will keep you organized, in touch, on the job and looking good. You're feeling smarter already, aren't you?
- Packaged Quantity 1
- Product Type Smartphone
- Form Factor Bar
- Phone Design Candy Bar
- Integrated Components Digital camera,
Digital player
- Width 2.3 in
- Depth 0.5 in
- Height 4.4 in
- Weight 3.5 oz
- Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
- Band WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM 850/900/1800/1900
- Mobile Broadband Generation 3G
- Service Provider AT&T
- Operating System Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 for Smartphone
- Application Software Windows Media Player,
Microsoft ActiveSync
- Input Device(s) Keyboard
Messaging & Internet
- Cellular Messaging Services SMS,
- Supported Email Protocols POP3,
- Messaging & Data Features Text messages,
Multimedia messages (MMS),
WAP Push
- Data Transmission GPRS,
- Wireless Interface Bluetooth 2.0
- Communication Features Mobile Email client
Phone Features
- Phone Functions Vibrating alert
- Additional Features TTY compatible
Media Player
- Supported Digital Audio Standards MP3
- Clock Speed 220 MHz
- Supported Flash Memory Cards microSD
Digital Camera
- Sensor Resolution 1.3 megapixels
- Digital Zoom 2
- Digital Video Formats 3gp
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Diagonal Size 2.2 in
- Display Resolution 240 x 320 pixels
- Color Depth 16-bit (65000 colors)
- Connector Type Headset jack,
- Technology Lithium ion
- Run Time Details Talk - up to 330 min
- Included Accessories Power adapter , Power adapter
Manufacturer info
- Manufacturer profile
- Browse Samsung products on Shopper.com
- Manufacturer:Samsung
- Address:
105 Challenger Road, Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660
- Phone: 1-800-726-7864
- Fax: 1-973-601-6001


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I've been pretty much AWOL the past week or two because of some majorly unexpected life shifts. If I can give you any advice for your 20s, it's to never get too comfortable. Things can change overnight and you'll have to be ready to adapt! Blech, enough with being cryptic.
-Realized just how much I inhabit the same wavelength as my friend, Nessa, who took beautiful pictures of me during her stay in NYC.
-I saw the cutest Pomeranian staying warm in front of this heated area in front of a bodega.
-I had the pleasure of meeting up with a friend from high school at the Bengals bar in the Lower East Side. The Bengals won! Who-Dey.
-Took a walk around Brooklyn, and noticed that (A) the street art here is beautiful and (B) it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
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Those watching 20-plus hours of TV a week had sperm counts 44 percent lower than those who watched very little, the study found. That could be because the lack of activity was bad for health, or because being regularly stuck to the couch raised temperature in the scrotum, which can hurt semen production, said Chavarro.
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Gilead, Abbott Unwrap Dueling Hep C Data (Updated)
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BOSTON (TheStreet) -- Gilead Sciences (GILD) has drawn first blood from Abbott Labs (ABT) (but just barely) in the battle for hepatitis C pill supremacy.
Twelve weeks of treatment with two Gilead drugs plus the immune system booster ribavirin yielded an interim cure rate of 100% in treatment-naive hepatitis C patients.
A 12-week regimen consisting of three Abbott drugs plus ribavirin demonstrated a final cure rate of 97% of treatment-naive hepatitis C patients and 93% of "null" responders -- the hardest-to-treat patients because they've failed previous therapy.The score so far: Gilead 100%, Abbott 97%. Close, but Gilead wins, which means shares are likely to move higher when trading opens Monday. The Gilead result is the "best case" scenario, said ISI Group analyst Mark Schoenebaum in an email to clients. In a Monday note to clients, Jefferies analyst Thomas Wei said, "These data make us more confident in Gilead winning a dominant position among [genotype 1] regimens for hepatitis C, with comparable cure rates, fewer side effects and better convenience relative to the Abbott regimen." Gilead shares closed Friday at $65.01. The Abbott and Gilead regimens were not tested against each other in a single study, so declaring a winner and a loser isn't scientific or fair, necessarily. It's important, too, to note that Abbott's phase II study is larger and reported final cure rates after 12 weeks of follow-up. Gilead's phase II study enrolled fewer patients and cure rates are being reported after only four weeks of follow-up. Wall Street investors are comparing the two sets of results directly against each other, nonetheless. Hepatitis C researchers, with investors tagging along, are gathering in Boston at the Liver Meeting, the annual conference sponsored by the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease. The most important data presentations over the next four days will focus on the race to develop new pills, which when used in various combinations, can replace the traditional injections long required to treat and cure hepatitis C. The hepatitis C drug treatment market could grow to as much as $20 billion, some estimates claim, if more people with the viral liver disease seek cures with simpler and more effective all-oral therapies. The new Abbott data announced Saturday come from a large, phase IIb study known as "AVIATOR" that was designed to assess the efficacy and safety of various combinations of oral hepatitis drugs in treatment-naive, genotype 1 hepatitis C patients as well as hard-to-treat null responders.
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You may know him best from his role on the BBC's hit drama "Sherlock."But after this weekend, you'll know Benedict Cumberbatch as the latest in a long line of 'Star Trek' villains. FOX 2's Lee Thomas sat down with the British actor to talk about his role as Khan."Star Trek Into Darkness" opens nationwide on Friday.
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PETALUMA, Calif., (UPI) — A Chinese Crested dog from Britain defeated an international group of competitors to win the title of World's Ugliest Dog.
Mugly won the grand prize Friday at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, Calif., Bay City News Service reported.
"I couldn't speak when they announced Mugly's name," the dog's owner, Bev Nicholson, said. "I didn't know which way to look. I was shaking as much as the dog."
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3:09pm Wednesday 16th January 2013 in News
MEMORIAL plaques have gone back on the trees near the Market House in Taunton after being taken down by mistake over Christmas.
Among the plaques removed were those to Bethany-Paige Adams, Lily-Mae Jeffries and the M5 crash victims.
The plaques were part of the Make Taunton Sparkle festive lights initiative as a reminder of people who died too soon. The families are working with Cllr Kelly Durdan and her helpers to have permanent plaques installed near the trees.
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How many names can be put there before there is no more room for anyone else?
Sadly a plaque or a tree a bush, a bench will not bring people back, and the families really need to learn to cope with their grief and the loss of loved ones.
The general public really do not need a memorial garden such like, to be on display in public places full time.
Ok this may have been good for a special event but not 24/7.
I honestly do feel sorry for people who have lost children, teenagers and really people under 50 but everyone of us has lost people and know how grief feels but I'm sorry, not a good idea in my view.
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How do you reach the students who come in, don't say a word, sit by themselves and leave as quickly and as silently as they entered?
Every ministry has students like these – here are a few ways to "go after them†and invite them to be a part of the ministry:
No on sits alone.
When you talk to your student leaders, make sure they know that "no one sits alone.†Determine that when someone visits for the first time (or the 21st time) they're going to feel welcome. Prepare them with some basic questions to get the conversation going, and cast the vision time and time again: No one sits alone!
Consider adding a short greeting time.
We've recently added in a short greeting time (we stole the idea from big church), and have seen it work wonders. Put your core students on notice that everyone gets greeted, smiled at, and touched in some way. Adding a greeting time is a short and somewhat artificial taste of community, but it's a chance to break down the walls of the wallflowers.
Add discussion questions to your program.
If you're looking to build community in your youth service, what about inviting students to discuss the message right there in their row or at their table? If you've got a great volunteer in the room, make sure he/she ison the lookout to get everyone involved in the discussion, too.
Invite someone out for a Coke each week.
Ask God to direct you to the right student he wants you to give special attention to this week. When he points you to the right student, invite them out for a Coke and use the time to pour into them one-on-one. Most students who feel like losers or are lonely will find little help at a large group program, but would come alive across the table at Taco Bell.
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Hearings will be held this week on Senator John Rafferty's legislation to require ignition interlocks on vehicles on all individuals convicted of their first DUI.
SB 1036 will go in front of the Senate Transportation Committee, chaired by Rafferty, of Collegeville, who has been praised by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for introducing the bill.
"MADD calls on Pennsylvania lawmakers to advance SB 1036. Nearly one third of the total traffic deaths are caused by a drunk driver. This legislation will help save lives, prevent injuries and stop repeat offenses," said MADD Pennsylvania volunteer Laura Rieg in a press release.
Currently, DUI offenders who had their licenses suspended for a year are required to install an ignition interlock, a small handheld device that tests the alcohol in the driver's breath before it starts. The new law will require all convicted drunk driver to install an interlock on their vehicles for six months.
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Imagine getting to see an exhibit of what some say are religious relics including a piece of the cross on which Jesus died.
A traveling exhibit of 23 Christian relics made a stop in Joplin on Monday, part of the Veneration of Saints Project allowing the pieces to travel.
Knights of Columbus and Sacred Heart officials say the items include things like bone from John the Baptist and a wood sliver said to be from the cross of Jesus.
"Each of the relics is 2,000 years old and that is just incredible to see a piece of history especially when it relates directly to Christ," says Jay Tarter, who came to view the items.
"A priest by the name of Father Emmanual Pair, we found out that he is retiring and that he and that these relics are going to be through the Council, we'll pass them on down to the Sisters of the Clear Creek Convent, Latin right, officially approved by Rome," says Blaine Taylor of the Parish of Sacred Heart.
For student Janessa Pasimio getting the chance to snap pictures of the items is a once in a lifetime experience.
"It's just really amazing having all of these relics and they're really old and so just the fact that they are able to preserve everything, it's really cool," says Pasimio.
Visitors can walk up to and touch the relics, and some say that when doing so you inherit the traits of that saint.
"One of the saints was known to cure cancer, so if you have cancer or know anyone with a history of cancer, that would be a saint you would want to go to and touch the relic with either a rosary or medallion," says Tarter.
The item that touches a relic becomes one itself.
"A first class relic is a particle of the person themselves and then a second class would be something they wore, then third class would be, we invite anyone that comes here to bring from the Catholic expression, your rosaries, your holy cards, your medals, anything that you would want to become a third class relic," says Taylor.
Pasimio says she's thankful for the opportunity to see the relics.
"Not only does it strengthen your faith but it's also a piece of history and it'd be really cool to witness that," says Pasimio.
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You will never catch me on an episode of "Hoarders" for two reasons: 1) I am not a pack rat and 2) I'm a bit of a neat freak.
A week ago, I would have taken that sentence to my grave as a solid truth. Now, having started packing up my apartment for my move, I'm not so sure.
Off work for the week, I commandeered boxes and packing tape in hopes of putting a good-sized dent in the packing. But then the reality of just how much stuff I had started sinking in. Well, caving in is probably more accurate.
I have a lot of stuff.
I can't emphasize that enough.
I have a lot of stuff.
What's worse is I'm not entirely sure where some of it came from. More than once this week I muttered to myself, "Is this mine?"
When packing the items in my entertainment center, I set aside a handful of DVDs that can't possibly be mine. And it's not like I have a large collection and have lost track of what I've purchased. Besides, I would never buy a Snoopy video. I am not a fan, so why on Earth do I have a Snoopy video? (If you're missing one, please call me instead of the police. I'll give it back.)
Unlike Snoopy, most of the stuff I found was, in fact, my own. I just didn't realize I had so much of it.
One thing I really loved about this apartment when I first moved in was the abundance of closets and storage space. Do you know what I hate most about my apartment right now? The ample closets and storage space. Do you know what those things are? Places to hide stuff. Lots and lots of stuff.
I have more towels and blankets than one human could ever use. And don't get me started on the pillows. Oh, the pillows. Do you know how annoying it is to pack decorative pillows? You don't want them to get messed up in the move, so you put them in a box. But then you can only get two to a box. That would be quite a few boxes of nothing but pillows. Seems like a waste of boxes. But if you put them in trash bags, you run the risk of them getting accidentally thrown out. Plus, trash bags don't stack well in the back of U-hauls. So if you're keeping track of things I hate this week, feel free to jot down pillows. So, now we have closets and storage space, and pillows.
So, while I'm wavering on not being a pat rack, I still stand behind being a neat freak. I have a rule about packing: Nothing gets packed that hasn't been cleaned. It tends to drastically slow down the packing process, but I wouldn't have it any other way. A friend I was talking to (read: whining to) questioned why I didn't clean as I unpacked instead. If only I could, I told her. I just can't bring myself to put dusty knickknacks in a box. Besides, it's a bad idea to bring dust from one house into another, I told her. Who knows what new strands of dust would be created? Look at the spread of ash borer. It's much the same. (OK, maybe not.)
Sadly, I'm just getting started and probably should have started earlier. I guess I underestimated how long it takes to pack other people's clean junk into boxes.
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4/5 rDev +27.8%
Nice looking beer. Hazed golden amber. Nice beige head leaves decent lace. Aroma is of mashed blueberries and wheat tang. Flavor follows suit and it is a good summer quaffer. The blueberry is not too dominating, which is good. It mixes in nicely with the wheat base to create a nice, refreshing midsummer beer.
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2/5 rDev -36.1%
22oz bottle. Pours a hazy light copper orange with a smallish white head that quickly diminishes to a thin collar that leaves a little lacing.
The aroma is wheaty malts and astringent blueberries.
The flavor is sweet blueberries with some tart notes with some wheaty malt. The mouthfeel is medium bodied and very watery.
Overall, everything about this is very subdued. It's not really offensive, but not very good either.
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2.15/5 rDev -31.3%
Appearance: minimal head, gold/brown in color, clear, moderate carbonation
Smell: honey, wheat, artificial blueberries
Taste: wheat, honey, cereal like sugar, artificial blueberries that start in the middle and are stronger towards the end.
Mouthfeel: light body and moderate carbonation, sweet
Drinkability: Not a fan. The best way I can describe this is taking the sugariness--if that is a word--of a non-alcoholic beer mixed with artificial blueberries. If you enjoy NA beer, you might like this one. One is more than enough as I have had better in the style. Usually I like Boulder beer, but this one was a big miss in my book.
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North Carolina
3/5 rDev -4.2%
03-24-2012 21:59:47 | More by locckdown
1.75/5 rDev -44.1%
11-19-2013 07:44:41 | More by NOLTERN
3.68/5 rDev +17.6%
Poured from 12 oz. bottle into a Sam Adams perfect pint glass. Playing Miles Davis- "Kind of Blue" as I review :)
Appearance: Deep amber orange with a lot of bubbles and a decent two finger white head that has good retention and a light amount of lacing.
Smell: Bready Pils malts, wheat, and grains make up most of the aroma. Blueberry fruit smell is noticeable but very mild. A very light hint of grassy hops in the background. Aroma is mostly sweet and bready.
Taste: Sweet pale malts and some wheat grains dominate the taste. A mild flavor of blueberry fruits linger throughout. Blueberry is more noticeable in the finish. No noticeable hop bitterness. Taste is fairly bready and sweet.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with a low to medium level of carbonation. Very smooth and creamy.
Overall: A decent beer overall that isn't overbearing on the sweetness which is a problem I find in a lot of fruit beers. That said I still think the blueberries could of been a little stronger.
08-26-2011 03:31:21 | More by MattyG85
2/5 rDev -36.1%
12-13-2011 22:07:53 | More by jminch
2.58/5 rDev -17.6%
Looks like a regular wheat beer. No blue tinge at all to it. And there wasn't any blueberry detectable in the nose. What gives?
Mild berry taste, very mild, wouldn't know it was blueberry unless you read the label, just was reminiscient of a boring palateable wheat beer. Blase.
Even when drank in summer, this one fell flat. Glad I only bought a single of it, but even at $1.49, there are much better options. Pass.
08-02-2011 16:48:42 | More by Beerandraiderfan
West Virginia
3.53/5 rDev +12.8%
Pours clear bright copper hue with a fine bubbled white head forming thick. Lacing dwindles down leaving behind speckled lace on my sierra nevada hop tulip imperial pint glass. Aroma has very tame blueberry earthiness aout it, almost like the skins and stems make more of a presence than actual fruit sugars. A nice sharp wheat breadiness with hints of blueberry. We're so used to bastardized artificial flavorings and aromas like Leinenkugel summer wheat where they claim it smells like blueberry, I tend to think of fruity pebbles instead of actual fruit. As this one warms up it gives m a bit of Blueberry jam smell. Flavor is an American pale wheat with hints of subtle blueberry showing up on the palate, again a very earthy dry slightly bitter blueberry not your sweet candy artificial type. Does it work well with the base pale wheat? Not really the fruit additions don't make this explode with flavor and the base beer seems lackluster by itself, very middle of the road. I guess I'm just appreciative that they didn't make it with artificial flavoring. Mouthfeel is light on carbonation body is light to medium not as light as some pale wheats, the fruit at the end starts to weigh on my palate. Drinkability overall is decent a nice summer refreshing pale wheat from the folks in Boulder I would have been happier with a hoppy wheat instead.
08-13-2010 16:25:57 | More by WVbeergeek
South Carolina
3.23/5 rDev +3.2%
12 oz bottle dated 27 July 2012, so a little past date but no signs of spoilage.
A: Pours a clear, amber-copper color with a small, dingy white head. Plenty of visible carbonation, both fine and coarse. The head settles quickly to a ring and partial top coat that endure and leave patches of lacing on the glass.
S & T: vague fruity aroma [3.25] I probably would not have identified as blueberry in a blind test. This fruitiness is mixed with some wheat, caramel and what smells like winter squash. The flavor is clearly blueberry and toasted grains. Overall, bitter and sweet are more or less in balance.
M: A little over-carbonated and too sharp; light bodied; slightly dry finish.
O: A rather mediocre blueberry wheat, with limited blueberry flavor and rather aggressive carbonation. In comparison to others, however, this one avoids an overdose of blueberry flavor and the more common problem of being overly sweet. [3.25]
10-01-2012 02:19:41 | More by chinchill
3.75/5 rDev +19.8%
07-10-2012 12:11:17 | More by sgttibbs
New Mexico
3/5 rDev -4.2%
05-03-2014 21:32:25 | More by LXIXME
3/5 rDev -4.2%
08-12-2013 01:42:03 | More by ste5venla
3/5 rDev -4.2%
04-26-2013 14:05:39 | More by ltdantheman
1/5 rDev -68.1%
05-27-2012 18:48:26 | More by TeamAlphaDoG
2.5/5 rDev -20.1%
06-29-2012 04:43:07 | More by beerbrains
3.8/5 rDev +21.4%
Has a strange look. It's straw, but with a dark hue. After you see it's a berry flavored beer, it makes sense. On top is a huge pillow of white bubbles.
Smells like a normal wheat beer. You note some flowers and the wheat, but also something different. The berry scent is delicate and muted, not obnoxious like other berry beers.
The flavor resembles the smell. There is an obvious berry presence, but it's very mild and only slightly noticeable.
Some good stuff going on in the mouth. It's gently sweet from the wheat, and moderately bitter from the hops, but everything is balanced by the sweet tartness of the berries. It lacks the carbonated bite I expected, and almost has a creaminess to it.
Highly drinkable. It's not too sweet and you won't get sick of the sweetness after one bottle. It has a nice taste and the ABV of 5.5 means you don't have to worry about going to jail after just a couple.
08-23-2010 02:05:33 | More by RickS95
3.03/5 rDev -3.2%
A: Light copper color. Produced a small white head that dissipated rather quickly. Very thin lacing.
S: Wheat, malt and a hint of blueberries.
T: Similar to smell. Wheat, malt and a hint of blueberries. The finish has mild blueberry accents to it.
M: Medium-bodied. Moderate carbonation. A good choice for a summer beer that has a twist of blueberries.
O: Easy to drink summer beer. The blueberry taste is and not too overbearing.
07-17-2011 23:18:37 | More by SouthFLBeerLover
3.25/5 rDev +3.8%
05-07-2013 22:27:57 | More by blknikon
4/5 rDev +27.8%
11-15-2011 15:14:34 | More by kkrez
2.25/5 rDev -28.1%
Got this bottle on a whim from Market of choice.
A: A light shade of brown, red, and pink mixed together. No lacing whatsoever.
S: I really don't like fruity beers, the aroma sort of disgusted me.
T: All I could taste was blueberry.
M: Went down pretty easy. I had to slam the beer so I could finish it quicker.
O: I will not buy this beer again. If you like fruity beers, then this is for you.
07-02-2011 05:53:19 | More by bradleyp
2.78/5 rDev -11.2%
A - Thin white head with a nice dark gold look.
S - A bready malty beer with a lot of blueberries.
T - Very spicy with hops for a beer with so many malts. No bread like in the smell. Blueberry Budweiser...
M - Light bodied with a nice fruity finish with a bitter aftertaste. Very carbonated.
O - This beer is not bad, but you have to like blueberries. It reminded me a lot of Budweiser because of the similar hop spice and odd aftertaste.
07-25-2012 05:09:03 | More by JamesHenjum
2/5 rDev -36.1%
12-14-2011 03:01:20 | More by DonDirkA
3.75/5 rDev +19.8%
It poured a light bronze color, similar to apple juice, with a small head.
The smell and taste are very pleasant with a mild hint of blueberry; a very easy to drink beer.
The texture is average; once it's swallowed it's gone.
Overall a good beer that has the potential to satisfy the most serious of beer drinkers.
07-19-2012 01:11:06 | More by The_1084
3/5 rDev -4.2%
07-06-2013 16:29:01 | More by Lanstrum
Kinda Blue Blueberry Wheat Beer from Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub
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One expert says a trend of stabbing homicides could be emerging in the GTA.
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CityNews reporter Natalie Duddridge is at the CNE where many are getting their last taste of summer before school starts.
One person is in police custody after two men were stabbed in the Gerrard and River streets area of the city on Sunday afternoon.
The TTC's new accessible, state-of-the-art streetcar made its debut on the 510 Spadina line Sunday morning.
CityNews reporter Natalie Duddridge checks out the many things happening at the third day of Fan Expo Canada.
It was a violent night on GTA streets for pedestrians. CityNews reporter Shauna Hunt learns more about a fatal hit-and-run on St. Clair West.
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$ 3,500 - $ 3,500 / month
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Beautiful and sunny 2 Bedroom, 2 Bath Condo just one block from the
beach! Open the new hurricane sliding glass doors and smell the ocean while laying in bed or just lounging around. Walking distance or take the free shuttle up and down trendy Atlantic Avenue. Stop by and browse the art galleries and the best restaurants in the area or just go for coffee and a bagel or just people watch. You are never bored in Delray since almost every weekend there is a festival or music concert in the park.
The condo complex only has six units and it's very peaceful.
All units are owned and generally habitated by the owner. There is
no loud music, there are no loud parties, college kids, etc. Sit on the back porch and read the news or a great book and enjoy the peaceful environment. Our Condo
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1200 sq. feet
Condo has just been painted and New Carpeting throughout and new appliances.
Master Bedroom has King Size Bed, Walk-in Closet and full bathroom with bathtub
and 42" flatscreen television and DVR. Swivel rocker chair also in bedroom.
Second Bedroom has two twin beds, Walk-in Closet and full bathroom w/large walk-in shower. 24" Television. Wicker chair in this bedroom.
Fully stocked bathrooms and all linens are furnished.
2 Patios/ one off the living room and one off the Master Bedroom
Kitchen remodeled with new oven/built-in microwave, dishwasher, refrigerator, washer and dryer, etc. and all necessities
Game Table and DirectTV in living room and both bedrooms.
WiFi Tivo VCR/DVD player
Living room has a new 50" flat screen television. Large couch and love seat. Comfortable swivel rocker chair. Game table with 4 chairs. Dining room table seats 6 or more. Extra chairs are located in closets.
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7:00am Saturday 10th May 2014 in News By Matt Abbott, Chief Reporter
CELEBRITY Big Brother winner Rylan Clark had fun casting his eye over this elephant statue in Corringham Town Park.
And he will be now decorating the blank canvas model before entering it into a national tour at Lakeside Shopping Centre.
The X Factor star, 25, from Stanford-le-Hope, will see his decorated elephant join dozens of others to launch a 90-day online auction to raise funds for the Asian Elephant Foundation, an international conservation charity.
People will be able to bid on a tour elephant or make a pledge to the Asian Elephant Foundation.
Last week, judges - including Gazette editor Gary Pearson - went to St Thomas of Canterbury school to choose the winner from hundreds of elephant designs submitted by pupils.
Karis Barlow, nine, a pupil at St Thomas, was one of those whose colourful entry was picked out as a winner. She, along with a pupil from both Aveley Primary and Herringham Primary Academy, will now get the chance to paint their very own elephant statues - just like Rylan.
Their elephant designs are currently standing alongside his at Lakeside as part of the national tour which stopped off at the shopping centre on Monday [May 5].
Their designs will be on show at the centre for four weeks.
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It's that time again, gang. Here, for your Friday enjoyment is a collection of the covers and solicitation info for all the BRIGHTEST DAY titles hitting in July. What're you waiting for? Click below.
Spinning out of CRY FOR JUSTICE, "The Fall of Green Arrow" continues with Oliver Queen as a fugitive from justice. But what happens when the Justice League of America learn of his crime? The Emerald Archer's relationship with the World's Greatest Heroes will never be the same, courtesy of writer J.T. Krul and artist Federico Dallocchio with a stunning cover by Mauro Cascioli.
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Huntsville residents sounded off Wednesday over proposed changes to city zoning laws that would open the door to chickens in city yards.
The city's Manager of Planning Administration, Marie Bostick, invited public discussion of the proposal and opened up the gathering with an acknowledgement that passions run high both for and against the idea.
Current Huntsville zoning prohibits chicken coops within 150 feet of any neighboring structure, effectively banning them in most of the city.
The ordinance under consideration would allow up to 3 chickens, hens only, as long as their coop is at least 10 feet from any property line. It also mandates that chicken coops bet at least 12 square feet in size, 4 feet for each chicken.
Some city residents questioned how thoroughly the city could police a population of chickens in area yards when issues often rise already with violations involving dogs.
"I live near chickens and it's not fun. Theyr'e loud. There's an odor. You can't leave your windows open. They're clucking and clacking. With or without a rooster, they're still noisy. That's something I believe you should be free from," said resident Margaret Markin.
Mary Jayroe voiced her disapproval: "If parents want to show their children where eggs come from, the Burritt museium has all sorts of farm animals and chickens," she said.
For those in favor of the ordinance, residents reasoned with logic, saying the coops would be downscaled for the purposes of urbanization.
"I think it's valuable to have a few chickens in your back yard if you're able to. I think if ten feet is the sticking point. It's encouraging for families to grow their own, have their own eggs," said Lee Ellenburg.
The city's proposed new chicken regulation will next go before the city planning commission, probably in December, said Bostick. If it's approved, the city council would then take it up early next year, she said.
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Exploring Guizhou Province
A rare chance to experience China's rural life, Hidden Tribes spins us well beyond the tourist-trod paths for a close and extraordinarily colorful look at the ethnically diverse villages of Guizhou Province, a festival of limestone karsts, spiky hills, and terraced rice fields located east of Yunnan, west of Hunan, south of Sichuan, north of Guangxi, and far, far from home.
We meet in Beijing, then fly south to Guizhou's capital, Guiyang, for numerous days of drives, hikes, and creative wanderings in a series of villages set in bamboo groves by clear streams, atop misty hills, inhabited by Miaos, Gejias, and other minorities whose traditions, dances, costumes, and festivals (they hold more than a thousand a year!) are still rather mysterious to anthropologists (and probably the better for it). Hidden Tribes is a case study in the soul-enriching possibilities of adventurous travel.
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"Very Nice" -2008 Great Lakes Relay Team by Very-Nice - about 6 years ago
"I wanted to get team shirts for the members of the University of Michigan cross country alumni team competing this past July 18-20, in the Great Lakes Relay (GLR). The GLR is a 10-member team distance-running race from Lake Huron to Lake Michigan, across Michigan's beautiful northern Lower-Peninsula. I ordered the T-shirts one week prior to the relay, cutting it pretty close, and didn't think the shipment would arrive in time, but it did! Pictured above is the team, posing with our beloved coach (who's caricature appears on the shirt!) at the UofM track before our departure!"


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If you found a shiny new iPad, would you try to return it to its rightful owner—or would you keep it? A Gwinnett County middle school student was determined to do the right thing when it happened to him, and it turned out the owner was a former baseball player who is familiar to many.Mauricio Ayala was shopping with his mom at a Gwinnett County Sam's Club store when he found an iPad in a cart in the parking lot. After a few moments of consideration, he decided to grab it--- but he didn't keep it. Instead, Mauricio took the iPad to Louise Radloff Middle School, where he is an eighth grader. He hoped the school's computer technician, Michael Ladd, could help him track down the owner—even though the iPad was locked. Ladd found the owner, and no one would have guessed who that would be. The iPad belonged to none other than former Major League Baseball player Marlon Anderson, who had been searching high and low—and even in the freezer—for his missing tablet."The funniest place I checked was I looked in the freezer because I put my groceries in the freezer," Anderson told FOX 5.Anderson went to the school to pick up his iPad, but he didn't come empty-handed. Instead, he brought Mauricio a reward—in the form of an autographed bat. And, the return of Anderson's iPad sparked another reunion. He met up with Good Day Atlanta's Ron Gant, an old friend and former teammate, for a chance to reconnect—thanks to Mauricio. Anderson and his family recently moved to Atlanta.
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MUNCIE (AP) — The Delaware County Health Department will have to rely more on local residents to sustain their anti-smoking efforts rather than government dollars.
The Indiana State Department of Health has announced a $3 million cut for smoking cessation programs across the state, providing $5 million total to county departments of health.
"This is a problem, even for Delaware County," said Joshua Williams, the local health department administrator. "Even though we have a strong smoking ban in the county, we hoped to move toward helping people actually quit smoking. But cutting these dollars, especially when we're going up against hundreds of millions of dollars of tobacco advertisement, is going to be tough, for sure."
This year, Williams and staff at the DCHD had planned to assist pregnant women in their anti-smoking efforts. Nearly 20 percent of pregnant women in the county smoke cigarettes, according to the ISDH and related health studies.
They also have potential anti-smoking endeavors with local workplaces and large campus spaces, including Ivy Tech Community College.
Until the county has been notified of their budget, those plans will have to be delayed, Williams told The Star Press.
To date, the ISDH hasn't determined how much money each county health department will receive for the 2013-2015 funding cycle.
The county health department was given $262,000 for the last two-year cycle, an amount they expect to decrease, affecting not only their office, but the Health Coalition of Delaware County as well.
The Health Coalition focuses its tobacco-free efforts, which is funded by the county's smoking cessation funds, on communities of color, which traditionally have higher smoking rates.
"The (Centers for Disease Control) had already reported that Indiana's health departments already received only 11 percent of the funding needed to achieve best practice status for smoking cessation and this isn't making it any better," said Judy Mays, the tobacco-free coordinator for the local health coalition. "The numbers tell us what we're up against and this isn't going to help us at all."
The CDC has listed Indiana 49th in the nation when it comes to state support for public health funding, and health care professionals expect the ISDH's latest decision to move the state closer to the bottom.
Tobacco-free Indiana, a non-profit coalition of smoking cessation advocates throughout the state, reports Indiana loses $2.6 billion in productivity due to smoking-related illnesses.
They also report marketing dollars promoting smoking products decreased during the last decade, as did the number of teenagers using cigarettes.
The coalition reported tobacco companies spent slightly more than $440 million on advertising for smokeless tobacco products, items perceived as safer than cigarettes and cigars, but the U.S. Surgeon General and the CDC argue the opposite.
The local health department also planned to create projects bringing attention to smokeless tobacco products and the connection to smoking and health problems.
"We're getting to our young people. That we know. Just the other day, a young man told me if people his age didn't smoke, their kids wouldn't smoke. That's the message we want to spread," Mays said. "But that's only part of our work. We have to still work on adults, informing them we can help them quit ... and they can keep the momentum going through their actions. The money isn't going to be there to do it."


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MAC's Bike and Barge - Paris to Champagne, France
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Cycling Vacations of a Lifetime. "Just as Trek understands what it takes to build the worlds best bikes, Trek Travel clearly understands what it takes to provide the worlds best cycling vacations." —Lance Armstrong Trek Travel creates cycling vacations of a lifetime that connect you to the world. With us you'll ride a top-of-the-line Trek bike and live the good life! You don't just move through a region, with Trek Travel you become a part of it—cycling at your own pace, exposed to every sight, sound and feeling,creating a bond with the people around you. Our Trek connection gives beginners, avid riders, and cycling fans benefits that others envy. Our experienced guides host you to exclusive accommodations, savory meals, cultural immersions and infinite knowledge and service. Every detail is taken care of. All you have to do is enjoy the moment.
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Midyear Meeting
Let grand jurors decline indictment when law is too harsh, ABA House resolves
Posted Feb 11, 2013 3:13 PM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss
The wording in the Model Grand Jury Charge for federal courts should be changed to recognize the principle that a grand jury is not bound to indict in every case where a conviction can be obtained, according to a resolution approved on Monday by the ABA House of Delegates.
Currently the model charge says grand jurors "should" indict when the evidence standard is met, according to a report accompanying Resolution 104J. The measure urges the U.S. Judicial Conference to amend the charge to read that grand jurors "may" indict.
"The grand jury can reflect the conscience of the community in providing relief where strict application of the law would prove unduly harsh," the report says, quoting from a federal appeals opinion.
Some law professors are suggesting that grand juries should be further strengthened as a check on prosecutorial overreaching. The issue is in the news after the suicide of Internet "hacktivist" Aaron Swartz, who was facing felony charges for illegal downloading.
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