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What a year! If you had told me one year ago all the changes that would happen in the next 365 days, I wouldn't have believed you. I'd have asked what pharmaceutical you were using. And maybe where I could get some of the same.
Or I might have gone back to bed, and not gotten up for a year, too. It's a good thing Life happens one day at a time. Sime changes were great and some were tough.
I lost:
- my entire family,
- my life partner (that hurt even worse)
- my beloved Manx cat of 18 years (if you are an animal lover, you know this can be worse than loss of a person)
- my job
- use of my right ankle and left knee for periods of time
-sense of security with various cancer-related issues occurring
But... I also gained:
- freedom from a set of toxic, abusive people (ain't nuthin' better than that!)
- faith in myself to carry on, no matter what the outlook or odds
-faith in my ability to think quickly and act creatively (and FAST!)
- a healthy lifestyle to keep my weight and health under control, in spite of *everything* (now, that's freedom)
I learned:
-it's never too late to start a new chapter. Be who you always wanted to be. As long as you have a pulse, you can keep learning and start something new.
- Anything good you have been given is yours forever, even if the "anything/anyone good" has to leave physical form.... for now. They are in your heart forever.
- Making lemonade out of lemons can be really fun, and can lead you on new pathways if you have a creative and daring spirit. (Apparently, I have exercised one of those into being... and pretty glad about that.)
- And the converse: It's exhausting making lemon after lemon after lemon into lemonade. It would tax any sane human (fortunately, I am crazy). . But the alternative (sitting around moping) isn't very useful and won't manifest the life you want. So get a little crazy.
- Exercise does help when you are anxious. It helps when you aren't, too.
-I can exercise through nearly anything. I just have to modify a few things when this or that limb does not work.
-I can start every single day with oatmeal and blueberries. Really. They're good!
-Water is the coolest chemical compund on Earth - or anywhere else. It has the coolest properties that nothing else can compare with, and that's why we have life on Earth. Drink lots of it. It is pretty amazing!
-Make Spark Friends! There are some awesome people here!
- Some people will be there for you when things are down. There are some folks who will even hold your hand, let you cry, and .... sit in silence with you. Treasure them. They are gems!
- Some people will celebrate your successes with you, with absolutely no jealousy at all. They are jewels, too!!
-Some people will be both of the above. Hang on tight to these folks, and nurture them, too,, because they are rarer than unicorns!
-Have faith that you can reach a goal. This isn't a race. There is no time limit.
-Feel free to modify your goals. It's your life!
-There's no One, True, and Only Way to live Life. Trust the way that works for you. We're all different, and that is fabulous! It's ok to be different - you might just inspire someone else to be daring and creative.
-Enjoy your life. It's the only thing you truly possess, and it is yours for a short time.
Since many folks were curious, here is a little bit about Palo Mayombe. Just a wee bit, as it would be impossible to sum up an entire religion in a SP blog. It's my take, based on my experiences in the religion. Other people's mileage may vary. My initiation was in Venezuela, so frankly, I trust that TONS more than pseudo-explanations I hear from people who read a book or a website in America, who speak neither Congolese nor Spanish, and just get off on the "power" aspect.
Wikipedia is NOT your friend when it comes to certain topics... and this would be one of them :-)
There are different pathways of Palo, and it was, and is, practiced in what is now the DRC (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Some Congolese were enslaved and brought to the islands of the coast of what is now North America during the Middle Passage. As people migrated between the U.S. and Cuba, Puerto Rico, the DR, Brazil, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, there has been more migration of religious and spiritual practice.
The branches of Palo remain somewhat obscured, even on American spiritual landscape. Oh, we're not in the closet. We're just not up for a parade!
Palo Monte and Mayombe are earth-centered and element-centered religions that recognize a Supreme Being. Pagan paths, in one sense, in that they are practiced by "country" people. Palo in Spanish means 'stick' or 'wood', and Palo does connect us to the healing properties of woods, trees, and plants. Ideally, it connects one to the reverence for trees and plants.
I was drawn (some/most practitioners would say called - as Palo chooses YOU, not the other way round) by the emphasis on ancestor-reverence, work with the Dead, the reverence and working with Nature, the reverence and working with Forces of Nature, and a Supreme Being.
My padrino (godfather) in Palo once said that this Supreme Being set the Universe in motion, but is old and tired and not directly involved in human lives. That made complete sense for me.
You don't have to agree or argue or anything - this is just an explanation of what it is I've experienced. I respect your path. I am sharing a bit of mine.
Spirits "own" your head ( a bit like Santer�a or Voudoun); they are Forces of Nature which guide you and protect you. They choose YOU, not the other way round. In many branches and expressions of Paganism, you choose to work with those gods, goddesses, deities, spirits, etc. that resonate with you in some way. In Palo, it is very different. These Elemental Forces (Nkisis) are very different in the way that they interact with us, and with initiates, and our relatioships are different, even though these Forces sound similar to those orichas in Santer�a and lwas in Voudoun.
You develop a relationship with the Nkisi (spirit/Elemental Force) who owns your head, and you deepen this with your appropriate offerings and prayers as part of your bidirectional communication.
You also develop a deep relationship with your personal ancestors - those people you love who have died - and the larger community of los Muertos, all the Dead who have gone on before. I've found that the relationship between oneself and one's dead are the largest part of Palo. For nearly anything, any question, any remedy, my Padrino will say first, "Talk to your Dead!" It is a daily practice. A bit like Samhain for Pagans and Wiccans. But for us, it is a daily practice, not a yearly holy day.
Some people might look at this as morose, but I've found it deeply enriching and liberating. I love my dead, and feel closer to my ancestors - very healing.
We work with Nature rather than against It. We have free will, but... so does Nature.
Palo does get a bad rap, as the 'negative side of Santer�a'. Actually, this is perpetuated by people who know pretty much nothing about our spirituality. Santer�a or Ifa, and the Reglas of Palo are different religions altogether. Yes, some santeros will make an initiation in Palo as part of their particular pathway. Not knocking Santer�a by any means, but this makes about as much sense to us Paleras/os as hearing that a Christian has been baptized and is going to make their Confirmation -- but first has to make a bar- or bat-mitzvah. Ummm, a foray into another religion, that is related in some ways, but not all. So, you can see our confusion.
Anyway, there are initiations one makes. These are deeply spiritual, emotional experiences that bind us, to our dead, to our nkisis, and to each other. An important one requires being cut, or 'rayada' - literally, scratched. Umm, you get cut or scratched depending on the initiation. The word means 'scratched', but yes, you can be cut. So, when one is 'rayada', there is no more cutting the skin after that. Oh, you can have emergency surgery, but not elective. No plastic surgery in my future. And no tattoos or piercings.
So, I do have ritual scarification. It's not flashy, but it's there, for me, not the world. I've found that most practitioners are very quiet people, literally. usually soft-spoken folks. Somewhere in life, they have been through an ordeal. We tend to be more introverted and meditative. Many of us work with the dead, the very, very ill, or those who have been through tragedy, in some way. It's not an employment requirement - we all just notice this trend. I've mostly met water signs.... Camcers and Scorpios mainly, and a few Taureans. It's a very watery, cool, quietly meditative pathway. It's not for everyone. But if it calls you, you find your way.
Belief in a Supreme Being isn't necessary, as in Buddhism. You do walk a particular pathway, as in Buddhism. It's a positive pathway.... no matter what B movies you might see this Halloween!
I filled one out ages ago, but Life keeps changing, and I read a few on my friend feed, and thought, "Why not?"
1. What time did you get up this morning? Morning?? What's morning? Noon.
2. How do you like your steak? I don't like steak, so I'll pass...and thought of eating the vahana of Siva makes me sad...
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? Withnail and I... old movie, great strange little cinema overseas
4. What is your favorite TV show? I don't have a tv, but when I had access to an elliptical that did have one, it was... NCIS
5. If you could live anywhere in the world where would it be? London, UK
6. What did you have for breakfast? oatmeal, flax seeds and blueberries. Every day.
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Thai, Indian and Indonesian.. can't decide
8. What foods do you dislike? okra... and red meat... well, pretty much most meat, except fish flesh, which makes me feel like a carnivore, but there you have it
9. Favorite Place to Eat? S & M Caf� - where else would you go after a collaring ceremony? Tofu sausages to die for
10. Favorite dressing? Sesame ginger
11.What kind of vehicle do you drive? A 1996 Saturn - it still runs just fine
12. What are your favorite clothes? Anything in PVC vinyl... or velvet. I am wearing velvet leggings and a PVC bodice at the moment
14. Cup 1/2 empty or 1/2 full? It may have differing amounts of water, but there's always oxygen, nitrogen and carbon molecules, so it's always... Full.
15. Where would you want to retire? I'm not retiring. I decided that when I was 6 years old, and the economy has made sure my wish came true. Plus, I always love what I do.
16. Favorite time of day? Whenever it is night.
17. Where were you born? In a city in Massachusetts, where I lived for a whole week, before I was transported to a tiny town in deep northwestern Maine... so I usually just say 'Maine' to make things easy.
18. What is your favorite sport to watch? Baseball, though I haven't had time to watch it lately
19. How many siblings? legally, 2, supposedly.. They've been gone for a very long time. Ahhh, the joy of dysfunctional family.
20. Favorite pastime/hobby? Reading, whipping, writing, whipping, performing my work live, whipping, hiking, whipping, and some flogging
21. Who are you most curious about their responses to this? Everyone
22. Bird watcher? For nearly all my life. Yes, I've seen Jimi Hendrix' parrots, and lived with toucans in Venezuela.
23. Are you a morning person or a night person? Night. I know that's hard to believe.
24. Do you have any pets? I live with a cat whom I adore, but I wouldn't call Her a pet. And you mustn't either. As we all know, Cats own Us :-)
25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? Let's see... I am getting A's in all my classes (hard work does pay off), my newer slave looks like Dolph Lundgren and I can climb him like a jungle gym, my newest slave acquired a horse farm in upstate NY, and... oh, I made the jump into polyamory :-)
26. What did you want to be when you were little? Morticia Addams or Lily Munster. I did. Then I grew up, graduated with a degree in Folklore & Mythology before it was trendy, and owned an occult store. I sold it when I got married and moved to Caracas.. what was I thinking? I also wanted to be a teacher, a scientist, and a writer. The schedule was all mapped - I'd teach in the morning, go to the lab in my home in the afternoon (I had a great imagination), and write in the evening. Guess what I do now?!? That little 6 year old was wise, very wise....
27. What is your best childhood memory? Kayaking with my dad, who was my absolute best friend! :-))) Miss you tons, Dad! Hug Angus, Blackie, Betsy, Pugsley, and Thinge for me!
28. Are you a cat or dog person? CAT!!!!!!! I know that's hard to imagine. I grew up with cats, and have shared a home with at least one my entire life. Venus is the Cat I serve (for the past 15 years)... I bow to no one but Her. She taught Me everything I need to know about Domination. I've been known to ask how people cope with Life without a Cat. No one has the answer....
29. Are you married? Not legally. I've been married, though, and liked it. I'm just not into the Home Ec krappe. I like having a stable though. I like it a lot.
30. Always wear your seat belt? Always
31. Been in a car accident? Yes, been rear-ended - and not in a fun way - by fools who just had to run that red light to gain that whole extra 10 feet.
32. Any pet peeves? Ahhh, yes. Stupidity. Energy vampires who run hot and cold, expect you to be there for them night and day, and are not there for you, who love you yet hate you, revere you yet degrade you, are jealous, clingy and demanding. Have you met one of these? Me, too. Closed-minded, judgmental folks, which often includes the subset of energy vampires. And gum-chewing.
33. Favorite Pizza Toppings? Onions, carmelized onions, scallions.
34. Favorite Flower? Mmm, too many to name... but I'll try. Purple roses ( my slave knows why). Irises and cyclamen plants... and pipsissewas, because they remind me of childhood and Dad.
35. Favorite ice cream? I like frozen yogurt... peach, or chocolate-with-edible- objects-in-it.
36. Favorite fast food restaurant? Hmmm... not much into fast food...
37. How many times did you fail your driver's test? None.
38. From whom did you get your last email? slave simon
39. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Honour of London. No question. I could live in Honour of London. I wouldn't need to eat. Really.
40. Do anything spontaneous lately? Let a man I'd never met fly me to NYC... hmmm, he might make a good slave. . Sophie Tucker was right. Do you know her most fanous quote? *winks*
41. Like your job? YES!! And... due to my ex-job, I have the wonderful job of being a full-time student. And part-time Dominatrix. Both of which professions I adore. Naughty nurse by day, naughtier Nurse by night. Due to My very personal slave(s), I've had less time for the professional dominant arts. But I do have time for acadame. they knew that going in.
42. Broccoli? Yes, thank you, I'll have more.
43. What was your favorite vacation? Every trip to London :-) My favourites have been ones during which performed.
44. Last person you went out to dinner with? Thierry
45. What are you listening to right now? The music of Venus purring and the breathing of slave adonis under My feet.
46. What is your favorite color? Black, with purple and turquoise as a very close tie.
47. How many tattoos do you have? None. I was rayada en Palo Mayombe many years ago. No cutting the skin after that. But I have beautiful ritual scarification from my initiation.
48. How many people will fill this out? No idea, but it will be fun to read and learn about my friends.
49. What time did you finish this quiz? 3:10 PM EDT
50. Coffee Drinker? No. gastritis. ouch.
I'm sitting here, basking in the after-glow of what was supposed to be a healing... fling.
Except neither Me, nor the Adonis who is busy cancelling appointments in NYC right now, so he can stay on here, are fling material.
I didn't factor that in.
I was just lookin' for a boy toy, a fun way to burn some calories ...OK, pounds... I put on after eating chips for tne first time in over a year. Often referred to as "break-up binging'. Which I haven't done much of at all in the past 3 years. Throw in that I was losing my life partner, and... it was rough. I couldn't stop crying.
But, I think my new friend LIFEANDALL nailed it. Some... OK, most...men are easily intimidated by a healthy, attractive woman. Factor is some serious accomplishments, and... she's terrifying. It sounds all wrong, but maybe such a lady respresents a mountain of work to keep up with.
(I'm really not. I'm very easy-going. Men are always surprised by that. Very strange.)
I had found a fabulous man who I still believe is the mate of my soul. W/we've had an amazing relationship, and continue to have an emotional and spiritual bond, he made Me realise that there's hope and love in store for Women, post-rape, no matter what the rape has done to Her body, or brain. he made Me believe in hope for unusual Ladies Who believe in (and have to have) connection with someone at all levels... not just physical, vanilla, D/s, but who believe in an emotional, intellectual and spiritual level as well.
For all that, I am grateful. I learned a lot, and expanded my concept of love. How can I stop loving a person I have once loved? If I do, it cheapens the bond. If I loved someone, there must have been something good about them.
Fast forward to meeting the 6'4" blond, blue-eyed body-builder. Mmmm, mmmm.
No, I'm not putting up pictures... yet. Earth girls may be easy, but we have some grace.
It never, ever occurred to me, till LIFEANDALL wrote it, that men may be frightened by a healthy-weight attractive woman. I mean, don't men have it all? What could they fear, if they make all the rules? Don't they get to pick and choose in this society? Unless you are a Lady with an... 'alternate' .... sexuality and political worldview. But still, even We alternative Ladies live in the world-at-large,too, not in a vacuum.
So, I got to thinking that if I am a bit 'frightening', then maybe I should start hanging out with men who are not frightened of Me.
(Well, not at first... and only by mutual consent. I have morals. *wink*)
I learned that handsome men have a similar problem. Ohhhhh, to have these problems, I hear you saying! Hey, they are still problems if you get hurt.
This particular gorgeous specimen found Me attractive (OK, 'hot' in his words - but I'll take 'em!) and interesting. And unique. And non-judgmental.
he told me that in O/our lifetsyle, he is often overlooked. Women assume he is just some dumb jock who wandered into the wrong place. They would rather have the 'emo boy'. He wants to say, "Nooo. emo boy will just use you, and play his terrible guitar while you support him, as he makes more demands... Pick me, Pick me!" But he doesn't, because that is contrary to who he is. Apparently, folks assume he couldn't possibly be A) smart enough to know about the lifestyle, or B) deep into it and NOT the role his height, form and looks would make one think.
he was blown away that I approached him and treated him with respect and dignity. And... erm.... isn't that what W/we all want??
Yes, he's physically gorgeous, but he's also smart and sweet....and been around the block enough times to know that it's not easy to find Ladies like Me. Best of all, he knows what it is like to be overlooked because of 'assumptions' by other people, as opposed to his actions or intrinsic value as a human.
(I wish the heck this SP thang had underlining capabilities! Or I could write assumptions in magenta...)
Soooo.... I'm taking a little vacay. I'm gonna enjoy My present. I'm learning that wealthy handsome men are intimidating to (most) women. But they are human beings, and need love too. And recognition for who they are as people.
Is it a fling... or a start of something beautiful?
Who cares? he's making dinner.
All I know is that the poor,ugly men out there, who keep groaning about 'women', wanting shallow things and vain men have it all wrong. Some ladies DO give them chances. In fact, chance after chance after... and We just want to be appreciated. But ... if they can't appreciate us, then we'll go for the other 'outliers'. The ones who aren't afraid of us and like us just as we are, the ones who have no desire for us to stunt our own growth or hide our Light.
If that means a handsome, wealthy mover and shaker, well, them's the breaks.
We all, all of us, want to be appreciated for our own unique selves. The people on all parts of the spectrum. The folks with some extra punds, and the folks without. Those with extra income, and those who have hardly enough.
The folks whom society calls "pretty" or "handsome", and those whom society calls "alternative". Well, *I* say "alternative"... society says something else.
Well, dinner's ready. I may be off the boards for a bit. I do deserve a vacay, according to my horoscope.
Be well, Spark Friends, and never judge a book by its cover... even if it's a really pretty cover!!
I've been in a depression cycle of late. I'm coping, but I do struggle with the disease.
Yes, I have reached my goal. For all those tremendously curious people, who are wondering about the numbers ( and....hmm, why do we love numbers so much? And other people's bidness? Hmm, a puzzle indeed), and my 'unstated goals', well, here are the stats for ya.
I am 5' 9" and weigh 155 lbs now.
I am in the healthy BMI Zone!
I can think of a lot of SP people that would jump up and down over that!
Heck, I can think of loads of people out there in the world ( yup, there's a world out there beyond the compter. I like to go there. Spend most of my time there.) I think they'd jump up and down over that.
After reaching my goal, I decided to set another one. Thought I'd try to lose another 15. Ummm, reconsidering. Do I really need to be 140?? I'm 2 inches shorter than Liv Tyler, and I'm not gonna be in any movies anytime soon. Hey, if I make it deeper into the Zone, awesome. If I maintain, awesome.
Just going through a serious funk, as there are now loads of relationship issues. Unlike a lot of women here, I found that being 5'9" and 130 lbs in college and my 20s wasn't so much fun. Oh women/girls admred that, and some were catty and jealous. And men liked to LOOK, but it seemed that I was always: The Vacation From The Girlfriend. Never 'good enough' to be The Girlfriend.
Oh, I was told I was lovely, kind, intelligent, non-judgmental..what they'd always wanted.... hey, occasionally even pretty! But ... they always wanted to return to the ex, or the current GF, of whom I'd had no inkling, or there would have been no gracing them with My Womanhood, LOL!
What the....?
I didn't understand it then, and I don't understand it now.
Then, by my 30s, I just...... gave up. Being pretty, healthy. kind, intelligent and all that was 'all wrong'. So, since I was doing everything wrong, might as well try the opposite, right? Eat! And ohhhh, I ate Myself into oblivion. I felt better, because I was deadening the pain. And hey, if all those other attributes weren't enough, and neither was slimness, then why not experiment? Eat... and see what happens.
Oh, and I should mention, I am a Clairol Indian. I regularly stripped My hair and tried other colours. Blonde, red, brown, colours of the rainbow. Aqua was a favourite! So, while I was eating, I dyed it "Frump Dumpy Brown".
And surprise of surprises, I met a man who loved me for me! How strange!! I enjoyed cooking, being the breadwinner, the whole bit. We got married, and we were going to live happily ever after. Because hey, now I weighed 202, and had Frumpy Brown hair. I finally figured out The Secret. Wayyyyy before Rhonda Byrbe, LOL!
Then, I made a terrible mistake. I got... happy! I really liked being married. I loved being introduced proudly as a Wife. I remember the first time I was introduced that way, I almost cried. I almost fainted the first time I was introduced as The Girlfriend, but that is another blog!
So, I was happy. Lovin' my life. And guess what? I started losing weight! Yup, I was cooking, in charge of the vegetables, back to walking, back to enjoying my life. I didn't need food to stave off the pain, because... I didn't have any.
I got back real close to my college weight.
He left me for a short, chubby, redhead. Who was Being-In-Total-Control-of-Herself-y. What the....????
Needless to say, I went back to my old habits. B.F. Skinner was right. I hate admitting that, but hey, he was pretty smart. I ate my way all the way up to 225 lbs. That is still a lot even on a 5' 9" frame... and even with linebacker shoulders!
Lotsa pain gone, but felt frumpy and dumpy even without the brown hair, LOL! It wasn't.... Me.
More stuff than I care to write here, but .... I took My body back! It's Mine, I like how it looks, and I worked harrrrrd to lose those 70 lbs! I can't even pick up those 40 lbs of dogfood in each hand to see what it was like carrying all that around.
So, I am healthy, sweet-tempered, still intelligent. Didn't lose any mass from My brain. Finally found a man whom I thought would overlook My 'lookin' good' and feeling good, and...now all sorts of things are amok.
I just don't get it. I am having: What the...? Syndrome.
Oh yeah, I grew up with Wimmin's Liberation. I heard Gloria Steinhem. A Woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.
But, it still hurts.
I know I'll hear "You did it for you", "You don't need a man", "You are a strong women", etc. All that good stuff.
Well, ya know what? Strong Women have feelings too, and Mine are hurting. A lot!
(Note: Beware the Strong Woman who has a single-tail whip and knows how to use it!!!! LOL!)
These are silly petty problems, compared with what I coped with 8 years ago, and following. Those were health issues of fatality-magnitude. What I have now? These are the problems I dreamed of!
But... it still hurts. I am uber-tempted to just eat myself back into oblivion. Bread, pasta, chocolate = nodding. It's my drug of choice, after all.
Just needed to vent. I'd like to hear from the OTHER side. The women who found men who loved them EVEN though they were at a healthy weight, feeling good, and looking good. I hear it happens. Can you give Me some hope???


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Yancey Arias Books Two-Episode Arc on Castle Season 6by Matt Richenthal at . Comments
Yancey Arias has booked a two-episode arc on Castle Season 6. (If there is a Castle season 6... hurry back, Nathan Fillion!)
According to TV Line, the veteran actor (who turned up on fellow ABC drama Revenge last season as a shady senator) will portray Carl Villante, the head of an elite investigative unit.
Look for the character to butt heads with Beckett and Castle during the working of a high-stakes investigation.
Does this mean Beckett remains in New York?
The previously-announced casting of Lisa Edelstein as a federal investigator in D.C. appeared to hint in the opposite direction.
But we'll find out for sure when Castle returns with new episodes on September 23.
Matt Richenthal is the Editor in Chief of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Twitter and on Google+.Tags: Casting News, Castle
There is trouble in Paradise, I hope ABC and Nathan Fillion kiss and makeup soon because the competition this fall will be brutal, CBS moved Hawaii 5-0 to Fridays, CBS new show "Hostage" will take over in that slot against "Castle" and NBC is programing their new show "The Blacklist" with James Spader for Mondays at 10:00pm too and who knows which show is Fox throwing Castle's way. Maybe Nathan don't want to do the show anymore 6 years will burn you out. Nothing last for ever. In any case I hope we all give Castle the outstanding support we gave it last year I know I will even if it's the last season.
All these new investigator type characters added to the S6 storyline. How to fit the Castle screen presence into the federal crime fighting scenario and still keep the love relationship credible? Beckett resigns from NYPD twice in one year? The couple worked together at the same desk at the 12th precinct for 5 years and both had miscommunication issues all over the place. Viewers are supposed to now accept a long distance engagement? It makes no sense really.

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The Bushnell's Production of Peter and the Starcatcher on Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Enter to win a pair of tickets to Peter and the Starcatcher at The Bushnell in
Recommended for children ages 10 and up, Peter and the Starcatcher is a hilarious retelling of how a miserable orphan came to be "the boy who never grew up," Peter Pan. Based on the best-selling Disney-Hyperion novel, the play features a dozen actors portraying more than 100 unforgettable characters, and presents a fascinating back story of the rivalry between Peter Pan and Captain Hook.
To enter for a chance to win a pair of tickets to the performance of Peter and the Starcatcher on Tuesday, February 18 at 7:30 p.m., fill out the form below. Entries must be submitted by Friday, February 7 at 12 p.m. ET (Eastern Time). Good luck!


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Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Swim: Six Public Events You Won't Have to Sneak Into
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Nothing excites us more during the scorching hot summer months than seeing models strutting their stuff in swimwear. But good luck getting into most of the shows that week without a press badge or some sort of celebrity status.
That's where we've got you covered. We've scoured the city to dig up Miami Swim Week events that are open to the public, with plenty of VIP perks (think: mini spa treatments, goodie bags, open bars). Hey, some of them even have fashion shows (or at the very least, viewings of the shows you couldn't get into). Check them out after the jump.
Ready, Set, Swim
Presented by Miinto.com, a fashion website that partners with local boutiques to shed international spotlight on their brands, and hosted by the fashionable Kelly Saks of Kelly's Kloset and Lori Riviere of Shortcuts To Fabulous, Ready Set, Swim is an evening open to all. (RSVP is required, though.) Shop the latest summer trends from swimwear (Karess Swimwear) to accessories (Cre jewelry, Calamarie and EArthlie Chic, Savara Chopra, Diamantina handbags), sip complimentary refreshing summer drinks (Snap Lemonade cocktails), receive mini spa treatments gratis and watch a fashion show. Miinto.com will also award the first 40 people to arrive at Ready, Set, Swim with a $15 gift card to Miinto.com.
At Emena Spa (Buena Vista Building), 180 NE 39 Street I Suite 223. RSVP required: email@example.com
Friday, July 20
UPDATE: This event has been canceled.
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4100 NE 2nd Ave., Miami, FL
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Returns for senior season after disappointing 2006 campaign when he played in only two games due to injury ... saw first action of UAB career in 2005 after transferring from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College ... primarily a deep snapper his first two seasons at UAB, Barrett spent a lot of time as holder on placekicks during spring practice ... two-time recipient of C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
2006: Saw action in only two games because of injuries ... suffered knee injury as deep snapper on his first play in season opener vs. Oklahoma ... came back to play vs. UTEP in 10th game of season and suffered similar fate as in season opener as he went down with knee injury ... shined in the classroom as he was named to C-USA Commissioner's Honor Roll.
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Junior College: Was primarily a deep snapper but also saw playing time at tight end where he had one reception for 10 yards and a touchdown.
High School: Attended St. John High School ... played on both sides of ball but excelled mostly at tight end and was named Class 2A all-state following senior season ... helped lead St. John to 2002 state championship ... caught 14 passes for 196 yards and five touchdowns in 2002 ... coached by Buddy Singleton.
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Intel Reports Second-Quarter Revenue Of $12.8 Billion, Net Income Of $2.0 Billion
Intel Corporation today reported second-quarter revenue of $12.8 billion, operating income of $2.7 billion, net income of $2.0 billion and EPS of $0.39. The company generated approximately $4.7 billion in cash from operations, paid dividends of $1.1 billion, and used $550 million to repurchase 23 million shares of stock.
"In the second quarter, we delivered on our quarterly outlook and made several key product announcements," said Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. "In my first two months as CEO, I have listened to a wide variety of views about Intel and our industry from customers, employees and my leadership team and I am more confident than ever about our opportunity as a company."
"Looking ahead, the market will continue buying a wide range of computing products," he added. "Intel Atom and Core processors and increased SOC integration will be Intel's future. We will leave no computing opportunity untapped. To embrace these opportunities, I've made it Intel's highest priority to create the best products for the fast growing ultra-mobile market segment."
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Brian P. Kenedy, Bonita Springs
Too left
Up until recently I have always felt that the Daily News was pretty much middle of the road as it pertained to the body politic.
Like most of our participants of the fourth estate, they have been slowly tippy-toeing to the left. But given their penchant to deal with hopes rather than facts, this was understandable.
Suddenly, however, we are now being bombarded with articles from The New York Times and, worse yet, The Washington Post.
Having spent four years in New York and 15 years in Washington, I can assure you there is nothing even close to the "middle of the road" in their efforts.
We live in an area that is predominately Republican. I'm not saying this is good or bad — it just is.
Suddenly you are rubbing our faces in articles that we have all felt to be totally left wing. Your only right-wing conservative writer seems to be Thomas Sowell.
So if you want to become left-wing, then make it so; but please don't march around flourishing a flag saying "we feel strongly both ways," because you really don't.
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We're going to have to use Africa's untouched farmland and also our technology more efficiently if we want to feed 9 billion in 35 years.
Published June 27, 2014
Drought, disease, and growing demand are contributing to rising food prices, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture reporting this week that the cost of food is up 2.5 percent since May 2013.
The federal government expects food prices to rise as much as an additional 3.5 percent in 2014, with heftier price increases expected for fresh fruits, vegetables, dairy, and pork.
Fresh fruits are expected to rise 6 percent, with oranges and other Florida citrus walloped by disease going up 22.5 percent compared to May 2013. Egg prices are up 10.1 percent since this time last year.
National Geographic spoke to USDA economist Annemarie Kuhns about the latest numbers.
Can you put these numbers in perspective?
Food price inflation for grocery prices was lower than average in 2013, increasing 0.9 percent. Overall, food price [inflation is] expected to return to levels that are closer to the historical norm [2.8 percent on average since 1990] in 2014.
Which prices will rise most?
Consumers will likely see higher pork prices, which increased 3.2 percent for two months in a row [12.2 percent since a year ago]. One of the reasons is porcine epidemic diarrhea virus, which has increased the number of piglets that die.
Both potatoes and lettuce had the highest rates of inflation, which contributed to the overall category of fresh vegetables going up in May. [Up to] 85 percent of the lettuce grown in the U.S. comes from California, which is suffering from ongoing drought conditions. We also saw a slight increase in exports and a slight decrease in imports last month, so there's a smaller supply of lettuce.
Fruit was really led by citrus [up 7.3 percent since May 2013] in Florida. That's because of the cold winter in Florida and the widespread citrus greening, a disease on the trees that causes [oranges] to fall off the tree earlier.
Dairy prices are increasing [up to 4 percent in 2014] due to really strong domestic demand for milk and cheese. There also was a cold winter in the Midwest, which harmed the hay production, lowering output per cow.
Is the current drought in the West to blame for higher prices?
It's too soon to tell. Some of the crop hasn't come to market yet. We just don't know how long the drought will last and how bad it will be and its effect on retail food prices. But we will be watching fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, and dairy that have large markets in California.
Now we've had drought in Oklahoma and Texas, so ranchers are being very cautious about expanding their herd size and we have been seeing higher beef prices.
The drought of 2012 impacted a lot of the feed crops, and as feed prices got higher, ranchers contracted their herd sizes. We're currently seeing herd sizes in the United States the same size as they were in 1951. That's a major decrease in supply when you factor in greater population as well as the higher foreign and domestic demand for beef.
What will consumers notice most at the grocery store?
The big takeaway is that at the periphery of the grocery store, the prices will be increasing at higher rates than your center aisle. So all your perishable foods—dairy, meats, fruits, and vegetables—will see higher-than-average food price inflation, whereas packaged food like sugars, cereals, candies, cookies, non-alcoholic beverages will be slightly below average.
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Como dijo Ramos, ¡sonamos!.
difficult times ahead for sure
I believe that this issue can be mitigated and even resolved through simple and sustainable farming, taking advantage of every available space and resources while retaining the environmental balance, I'm talking about community initiatives and reuse of water resources, but this only good thing is when everyone is involved in the cause, this applies to any community anywhere in the world right now
Well put Nadine. We live in Michigan and have planted a garden for the last 23 years. It started out with a small plot and grew as we did. This year it is about 100 feet long by about 70 feet wide. We have 7 different varieties of Tomatoes and 10 different Peppers with only 1 variety being hot peppers. There are 31 Tomato plants and 30 pepper plants. We also have onions, Dill Weed, Cucumbers, Zucchini, Yellow Summer Squash, and 7 varieties of Winter Squash including Hubbard Squash, My favorite Squash. We have 3 varieties of green beans with one variety that grows Purple when raw and turns Green when cooked. And we have sweet corn and pumpkins. There are a few other items but this helps trim our food budget HUGELY!! And we grow giant pumpkins for the fun of it. So far our biggest was 473 pounds and 11.5 feet around. Lots of fun!
Yes it takes some work to make it happen, But it's a labor of Love.
If everyone just had a couple of plants it would make a big difference and wouldn't be any work at all, So give it a try. You might just get a new hobby and eat better than you ever have!!!
Again, grow your own; plant a tomato on your balcony, mow your lawn for the glorious last time, build raised beds to watch your food budget take on personal proportions--it only takes 2 4'x8' beds to grow enough vegetables in 2 or 3 shifts to feed a family of 2 0r 3 people..add a couple of apple trees some grapes a pear, a plum and you can can the surplus for winter..
Does this sound like work? no-no, it is a home gym, a relaxation station, a family social project..and a place to plant worries and recycle stress into pride..the well fed body is a happy person.
Planting more home gardens, freezing, canning, and changing diets to live off of what is in season rather than buying things as you 'want them' is a good place to start to try and cut your grocery bill. If you live in a place that you are able to plant and keep things alive without raising your water bill to high to off set the savings, that is.
Bulk buying from local ranchers and local meat lockers is great too, but most people dont have the freezer space to do such things, nor the initial investment of buying locally and in bulk. Maybe try to get in with a handful of friends and family to split a hog or cow. You could see your steaks and ground beef costing you less than $3/pound, even lower for pork.
The picture above of the irrigation ditch with little water remaining in it is actually being filled with water. Once again, very misleading information.
fresh healthy food is for the rich only, malnutrition, obeseity and diabetes for everyone else.
@Wonder Mike :In china,the rich even can't get safe and heathy food,
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Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. (IAA) the leading live and live-online salvage auto auction company and wholly-owned subsidiary of KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE: KAR), today announced two new locations in Texas, including McAllen and Lubbock, respectively, increasing its footprint to a total of 12 IAA auction locations in the state. Both locations are critical to IAA's continued expansion in giving providers more locations to sell their vehicles and global buyers more cars to bid on and win.
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Why Apple needs a phone with a 5 inch or larger screen
47% of those smartphones with a screen 5 inches or larger, shipped in the first quarter with a price of $500 or more. Of the remaining 53% that had a screen size smaller than 5 inches, 87% were iPhone models. There obviously is a market left here for Apple to go after. Right now, rival Samsung is leading the way in smartphones with a 5 inch or larger glass. Sammy owned 44% of that market in the opening three months of the year. Looking at smartphones shipped in Q1 with a 5.5 inch screen or higher, Samsung had 53% of that market.
The latest leaked pictures and information we have, points to a 4.7 inch Apple iPhone 6 to launch in August, with a 5.5 inch model coming the following month. Samsung's current flagship model, the Samsung Galaxy S5, offers a 5.1 inch panel. There is talk that Sammy will release a Samsung Galaxy S5 Prime with a a bit larger 5.2 inch screen, offering 1440 x 2560 resolution.
We should point out that if 5 inches is the magic number, and the iPhone 6 is released with a 4.7 inch display, Apple will still not cross the 5 inch barrier until the rumored 5.5 inch version of the iPhone hits the market.
It seems so long ago when the Apple iPhone's 3.5 inch screen was considered large by industry standards. Two years after the launch of the OG Apple iPhone. HTC released the 4.3inch HTC HD2. The Windows Mobile powered phone was considered humungous at the time. The Motorola DROID and the Nexus One, two important phones in the history of Android, each carried a 3.7 inch display.
Smartphones with screens larger than 5 inches, made up 34% of the smartphones shipped in Q1
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1. AfterShock (Posts: 3000; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
If you want the mobile users media dollars,
You got to give them the hardware to enjoy it on.
Catching up, but is it enough to win any new buyers when mobile media is king on others remains to be seen.
Dollar for dollar right now, its absurd the costs associated on a tiny mobile device.
Retina quality though.
41. sgodsell (Posts: 1450; Member since: 16 Mar 2013)
The iPhone was long in the tooth. They needed to change. Anyone who has a note or 5" phone in general can vouch that looking at a larger display is better for lots of things. I am 6'5" and the iPhone was always a toy to me.
57. mrblah (Posts: 549; Member since: 22 Jan 2013)
I had the Note II, I went back to iPhone and have never been happier.
2. GreekGeek (Posts: 848; Member since: 22 Mar 2014)
Any guess on the screen resolution?
8. eggimage (Posts: 69; Member since: 19 Jan 2012)
it's likely to be 1080p on the 5.5".
10. GreekGeek (Posts: 848; Member since: 22 Mar 2014)
Apple doesn't follow the ''standards''
my bet would be an odd sh*t like 1423 x 744 or something like that
9. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
Would love a 1080p and 2Gb Ram also 2500Mah
But that's a big upgrade to iP which I believe won't happen, but yes 720P a must and 4.3screen
24. fzacek (Posts: 2235; Member since: 26 Jan 2014)
Would you love a $1000 price tag, too? Because that's coming...
31. 0xFFFF (Posts: 3784; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)
Because $700 for a phone with a 4MP camera is not overpriced?
33. fzacek (Posts: 2235; Member since: 26 Jan 2014)
I agree, but Apple always takes it to the extreme...
42. AfterShock (Posts: 3000; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
They shall have their pound of flesh from users too no doubt.
3. 0xFFFF (Posts: 3784; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)
It seems that if Apple doesn't price themselves out of the market, they should see very good sales of their larger iPhones later this year.
I personally hope that Apple has moved the bar up (as they did originally with "retina") for screen resolution. Apple's new devices could both offer "RetinaHD" resolution -- screens double the current "retina", i.e. with 2272 x1280 resolution.
The current A7 drives a similar resolution in the iPads and I have little doubt an A8 chip would handle things even better. The question remains if Apple can get a company to make the screens in quantity with good quality.
5. fzacek (Posts: 2235; Member since: 26 Jan 2014)
I doubt that it will even be a 1080p screen. Apple buyers already think that Retina is the best that it gets, so why make it any better?
11. 0xFFFF (Posts: 3784; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)
Because Apple's business model relies on doing something special approximately every 5 year years to maintain brand prestige.
For the iPhone 6, I think a super quality screen with a sapphire covering would be a big selling point. The other thing Apple could do is offer some breakthrough in battery life. Or improve the camera.
Neither the battery or camera is the new shiny that will cause the iFaithful to lust for the new gear, not compared to "RetinaHD + Sapphire".
13. eggimage (Posts: 69; Member since: 19 Jan 2012)
quiet honestly, these 1080p, 1440p/ 400+ ppi displays are rather pointless if they still run at 360p in reality (like all these phones out in the market), and the interfaces appear to be just as large, the only benefit you get from it would be clearer images when you hold the phone extremely close to your eyes.
From the previous reports, apple will likely tweak the OS and make use of the high resolutions to avoid the above situation. It's already too hard to distinguish the pixels when the ppi is above 400, if the OS still runs at low resolutions it'll be just a waste of battery and cost
17. 0xFFFF (Posts: 3784; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)
Contrary to public belief, there are quite a few benefits from having a high density screen, the most notable of which is a reduction in eye strain. This reduction in eye strain helps reduce the rate of onset of myopia from using devices with small screens. It is easier for the eye to focus on a well defined image of a certain size than a blurrier image (sometimes it is helpful to think of the higher definition image having a higher signal to noise ratio, so the eye/vision system can detect the signal with less strain/effort).
Also keep in mind that the human eye is capable of resolving well over 500ppi. While we cannot see individual sub-pixels at normal viewing distances, we can still see distortion and blurriness of computer screens, even when we don't register all of it consciously.
43. AstronautJones (Posts: 272; Member since: 01 Aug 2012)
I would point out the og retina screen got the name "retina" because Jobs claimed the pixel density was higher than the human retina could discern any further increase.
So why would they need to increase the pixel density? And how is it ground breaking and special if other phones already exist with higher resolutions?
46. 0xFFFF (Posts: 3784; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)
I hate to sound didactic, but there is often a big difference between marketing and reality. As far as I recall, Apple claimed for "retina" that the eye could not make out individual pixels at some particular common viewing distance.
So two things:
1. The eye does not work like a computer, i.e. it doesn't "see" one pixel at a time. So while a pixel size that the eye can't resolve is most often better than a pixel size that the eye can resolve, it doesn't mean that an even smaller pixel size has no benefits when it comes to human vision. For instance, consider my example above of eye strain. The eye is not straining to read pixels one at a time like some sort of scanner. The eye is straining to recognize some shape, some image, some text. The clearer that shape, image, or text is, the less strain there is, the quicker and easier the recognition by the eye/vision system (including the brain).
2. I think for Apple's "wow" factor that it will be a mix of a few things. First, it will be doubling the screen in each dimension, giving the iPhone four times as many pixels as before. Second, Apple can easily demonstrate that "RetinaHD" is better than "Retina". After all, the eye easily resolve 500ppi and above. Third, the new screen will be combined with some sort of "sapphire", so it is very strong. There may be some advantageous optical properties of sapphire as well.
Lastly, there is an x-factor for sapphire in that Apple's fingerprint reader can work underneath sapphire, but not underneath glass. So the sapphire may be for a "touch id" that is the entire bottom part of the phone below the screen, the top above the screen, both, etc.
Keep in mind this is speculation. I think Apple has gone a long time without putting doing something special for the iPhone. RetinaHD + sapphire would be very impressive and worthy of lust. As this high resolution hasn't made it to the mass market yet, Apple could even claim to be "first".
50. TheOldOne (Posts: 105; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
finally someone said it. I got enough of the "everythng above 1080p is pointless" nonsese opinions.
Thank you my good sir!
I must also add that I've noticed an recent increse in the overall quality of PA comments in the past weeks.
6. izim1 (Posts: 74; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
I must be the minority by far but I so do not want a large phone. They're getting ridiculous and my options are limited to maybe a moto x or a mini flagship without flagship specs or apple. I have the HTC one m7 at the moment and I'm finding it too big to carry around. if Apple can put out a small 4.7 I'm going to the dark side.
15. GreekGeek (Posts: 848; Member since: 22 Mar 2014)
It's all about trade offs and getting-used-to-it dude, coming from an iPhone 4s myself , I swear to God I will never go back to 4 inch phones
I don't mind the bulk in my pocket for as long as I am enjoying my media content more
18. izim1 (Posts: 74; Member since: 04 Feb 2013)
No. I've pretty much had HTC since the touch pro 2. I know all about bricks. Then the hd2 came out and I thought it was awesome. Large enough and thin enough. But I have no use for huge screen phones. The trade off for me isn't worth it and I have zero desire to "get used to it". And because I'm in the minority I'm S.O.L because all the flagships are reaching tablet size. I still use my phone to make calls. You know how ridiculous that looks? moto x or iPhone seem to be my only choices as I can't get a Z1 compact here.
47. Ashoaib (Posts: 2438; Member since: 15 Nov 2013)
I am also coming from 4 & 4s and I will not go back to apple again bcoz I have used other phones and I know apple is over hyped, over price ordinary phone
7. albakri10 (Posts: 13; Member since: 02 Mar 2014)
LG G3 will change the Percentage by LG G3 5.5 inches....
12. amiaq (Posts: 500; Member since: 30 Jun 2012)
iApple answer to android KitKat, iCopy Cat!! Who's copying who now? you piece of crap.
51. TheOldOne (Posts: 105; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
who cares? They will copy and make a better product, then Samsung will copy to get better products to cope with the competition, ans so on. Guess what: more and better choices for me and you in the near future, and this is how the technology and innovation happens - small gradual improvments, aka evolution. They are not *inventing* anything; smartphones, tables and smartwatches are quite old and they were not the first ones building such devices in the first place).
I don't shed a tear for any of these lawsuits we hear everey day. I will still buy (what I think at that moment for me is) the best product anyway.
"Girls don't cry over Louie / He wouldn't waste a tear on you." - Vaya con Dios.
14. darkkjedii (Posts: 12739; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Release that 5.5 in. model, and I'll be rite there to snatch one up. Camping out for this, if it comes out.
19. 0xFFFF (Posts: 3784; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)
If Apple comes out with a RetinaHD 5.5" phone with sapphire, I think you'll have a lot of company in that line :)
22. AfterShock (Posts: 3000; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
I have to agree, it'll keep the loyal an fence sitters will be knocked off.
32. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
Grown middle aged man like him along with his middle aged wife camping outside lmfao
Grow up he should act his age
Temptation it's a natural thing but irresistible
Only cults and hippies and paid users camp outside
34. 0xFFFF (Posts: 3784; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)
Don't forget trust fund kids -- young and old.
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39. darkkjedii (Posts: 12739; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
So is this post somehow supposed to make me not camp out TrollTM?
48. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5958; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Even at a price point of say, $900 off contract ($350 - $400 on contract) for 16 Gb? Would you still camp out to get an iP6 XL? Have you decided to accept the power switch move to the RHS of the phone?
Personally, I think the Note 4 (which should be shipping in Oct/Nov 2014) would offer more value for about the same price point (maybe even lower price point for the Note 4).
49. Cicero (Posts: 504; Member since: 22 Jan 2014)
And what to do with ios. Maybe playing games. For the rest is obsolete.
16. acharlest (Posts: 8; Member since: 19 Jul 2012)
It's not about copying. It's about keeping up with the competition. For some odd reason, consumers want giant screens. If Apple doesn't release an iPhone with a larger screen, they will lose customers. When the Note got popular, people were jumping to that from iPhone due to the screen size. Fanboys need to quit worrying about who's copying who and be happy that we live in a world with all this advanced technology.
20. PBXtech (Posts: 984; Member since: 21 Oct 2013)
And history all but forgets about the Dell Streak.
21. nctx77 (Posts: 578; Member since: 03 Sep 2013)
Alan, the fact that they will be releasing a 5.5 inch version pretty much make this article pointless. It doesn't matter if the smaller one in 4.7. Neither one is all that far from the so called sweet spot of 5 inch. Besides, most of the popular flagships have passed 5 inches except the M8, so 5.5 seems like it's becoming the sweet spot.
55. Alan01 (Posts: 210; Member since: 21 Mar 2012)
But the problem is that so far, 99% of the leaks are the 4.7 phone. Yes, that doesn't mean that the 5.5 incher isn't coming, but let's face it...we know an iPhone 6 is on the way. The phablet may or may not appear.
Alan F.
23. -box- (Posts: 3882; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
The iphones' screens are laughably small. I can barely fathom how their owners tolerate them with the awfully large bezels (top and bottom), plus the terrible design with the rough (despite the chamfers) edges, and miniscule screen. I can't comfortably use anything smaller than 4.3", but prefer 4.5-6" diagonal, like my Lumia 925. I tried a Lumia 1520 at the Microsoft Store the other day and loved the overall feel and design and especially the keyboard, and still found it pleasantly pocketable, but realized it would take some getting used to were I to ever get one, but between it and a same-specced 5.5" I might gravitate to the 5.5"
25. darkkjedii (Posts: 12739; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
We tolerate them, cuz everything else is so good. Eco system, looks, performance, support, and resale value.
27. 0xFFFF (Posts: 3784; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)
This why I left the iPhone world -- tiny screens. I moved to Samsung phones and have a Note 3 which I can't carry around like a small iPhone, but when I am using it, the experience is much more enjoyable.
But now that Samsung has locked down their phones and made them unrootable (on ATT), there is no reason not to look at iPhones again. Basically Samsung took "the beauty of Android" and threw it all away. Of course, something like the OnePlus One is also quite compelling to me as the price will be 1/3 that of a new iPhone 6 of comparable size, and the OnePlus One is unlocked and easily rooted.
28. nctx77 (Posts: 578; Member since: 03 Sep 2013)
Good ol android fanboys trying to get in the, "your screen is to small" comments before this summer/Fall LOL!
30. 0xFFFF (Posts: 3784; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)
The iPhone screen is small. Try sharing a YouTube video on an iPhone 5 vs. a Note 3. They iPhone looks like it made for children it is so small. I used to have an iPhone, but Apple lost me with the small screen and the forced advertisements in Safari (i.e. no AdBlock).
35. PBXtech (Posts: 984; Member since: 21 Oct 2013)
Apple is admitting that by increasing the screen sizes. What's your point?
37. Arte-8800 (banned) (Posts: 4562; Member since: 13 Mar 2014)
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38. 0xFFFF (Posts: 3784; Member since: 16 Apr 2014)
The point is that like Phil Schiller said, that customers want larger screens. It is not some "fanboy" issue.
26. networkdood (Posts: 6328; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Apple would be smart to have larger phones... It will stop me from making fun of iPhone users...
Currently, I use the 7 inch behemoth Coolpad 9976A...codenamed Great God. I already sold my tiny 5 inch Nexus 5 in anticipation of the OnePlus One...
29. eman99 (Posts: 238; Member since: 03 Aug 2010)
just a bigger screen with bigger grid and app icons
40. JasmineLovesTech (Posts: 7; Member since: 04 May 2014)
Two sizes 4" and 5" would be perfect. :)
44. networkdood (Posts: 6328; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Last time I purchased a 4 inch screen phone was July 2010....
45. zachattack (Posts: 590; Member since: 31 Jul 2013)
Too bad it doesn't matter what size their screens are. They will be cluttered by apps and you won't see any of the background. Their crap OS will never be good because of that so go ahead make a 5 inch or 4.7 Inc screen it won't matter!
52. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1158; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
so many people use smart phones theses' days to view Music video's, Movies, Maps, read documents. E-books, play games and Internet based TV, that if a smart phone screen is less than 4.5 inches it's not fun to use unless it's a 4 inch budget smart like a budget smart phone like 4 inch smart phone like a nokia lumia 525.
53. jroc74 (Posts: 5192; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
See....this is exactly what I meant by ...trend setting. Me and a guy on here had a lil debate about Apple being trend setters. I kindly explained that Apple isnt that much anymore....one example was larger phones.
Thanks for this article to back up my point.
54. iampayne (Posts: 257; Member since: 12 Aug 2013)
Honestly I refuse to believe Apple is releasing 2 phones with 2 different screen sizes. The ONLY possible way I see this happening is if both phones have the same resolution to scale apps the same, like the iPad and iPad Mini. They will not force developers to make 3 different apps for 3 screen sizes, 4, 4.7 and 5.5. Maybe if they completely stop making 4" phones and push everyone to the larger phones, but I don't see this happening. The 5S will have another 2 years on the market to transition everyone to Touch ID and 64bit. In conclusion no on the 2 phone sizes.
56. robocopvn (Posts: 221; Member since: 10 Mar 2010)
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325sir Iohn I bought him in Paules, and heele buy me a horse
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332Iustice Whats hee that goes there?
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352Iohn Why sir, did I say you were an honest man, setting my
353knighthood and my souldiership aside, I had lied in my throat
354if I had said so.
355seru. I pray you sir then set your knighthood, and your sol-
356diership aside, and giue me leaue to tell you, you lie in your
357throate, if you say I am any other then an honest man.


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In-flight Wi-Fi to get 6x faster than current turtle speeds
Even faster in-flight Wi-Fi is coming. Gogo Inc., the leading airline ISP is planning to roll out a new system that will boost Wi-Fi speeds to six times over. Virgin America will be the first carrier to use Gogo's new 60 megabits per second — current speeds max out around 10 megabits per second) — in-flight Wi-Fi staring in mid-2014. From there, the company plans to trick out its fleet of 53 planes with the faster surfing speeds.
Just last week, JetBlue Airways Corp. got the green light from the government to install a high-capacity satellite link that would enable them to provide Wi-Fi that would allow fliers to use their video streaming services right on their own devices.
The previously Internet-less airline decided to go with an ISP that uses the high-cap Ka-band spectrum, ViaSat Inc, which uses a different connection than Gogo's. While JetBlue plans to charge fliers for streaming their own video due to the increased bandwidth it would use, basic Internet browsing will be gratis (subject to change, of course, as they deliberate pricing). So far, that's a great deal compared to Virgin's Gogo service, which will charge fliers $14 for a one-day pass and $50 for a monthly one to use their internet.
Both airlines' addition of upgraded Wi-Fi services now possess speeds that are comparable to those on the ground. The average connection on the ground is around 8.6 mbps. JetBlue claims that their new service will be providing up to 12 mbps to just one person's device, not collectively to the airplane, which is the reason why in-flight internet is so unreliable. Currently, if a certain amount of passengers are logged on — for example, if only ten users are online, the connection will be fine — but if five more people join, the service slows down.
However, since video streaming uses considerably more bandwidth, JetBlue's promise may not hold, especially if all 80 passengers on board are streaming at the same time. Like anything with airlines, it's a work in progress. Hopefully they'll work on their in-flight snacks too — I'm sick of only getting peanuts and those nasty Biscoff cookies!