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H&W Computer Systems has announced the release of the 2015 CICS report, which covers the state of CICS now and compares to past results to identify trends. The report analyzes the continued use of business-critical applications through CICS and those applications' relevance in modern uses like mobile and Web. It also considers its relationship to business-critical data, as well as looking at how respondents view its future and examining past predictions for accuracy. The report further reveals variances in usage, based on industry. More information can be found here.
Part 2: CICS and its relationship to crucial business data is available here.
Part 3: Key CICS findings and survey demographics is available here.
Compuware has announced Version 12.4 of Abend-AID, its fault management tool. The new release features tighter cross-product integration, modernized utilities, and usability enhancements. There's deeper integration between Abend-AID and File-AID within the Eclipse plug-ins, which facilitates faster problem solving. Abend-AID Fault Analytics now shares common Web services with iStrobe to help users simplify and automate common tasks. Compuware Find & Fix functionality has been expanded to include Batch, IMS, and DB2 components along with existing CICS support.
HostBridge Technology is licensing its HBZT CPU Monitor Software (HBZT) to IBM mainframe users at no cost and no obligation. HBZT is a CICS transaction that provides an interactive, real-time view of the timer information contained within the MVS ASSB control block. It provides CPU usage statistics for a CICS region since the region began or during a dynamically-defined interval of time. The statistics can be used to ascertain how much CPU time was used by a particular workload. HBZT was designed to facilitate rapid testing and performance assessment of software that exploits IBM specialty engines like the zIIP. More information can be found here.
BMC Software has announced BMC Subsystem Optimizer for zEnterprise, which removes the traditional requirement that DB2, IMS, and CICS subsystems must reside on the same LPAR to communicate and process workloads. Users can now reduce MLC charges by reconfiguring their subsystem placement across partitions. More information can be found here.
IBM has announced CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V5.2 will be available on Friday 13 June. This release includes support for stronger cryptographic ciphers per Special Publication 800-131A from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). A Service Stream Enhancement (SSE) to IBM Security zSecure 2.1 is planned for the same date. Besides providing support for this new CICS release the SSE will also further enhance the zSecure Compliance Testing Framework. More information can be found here.
Critical Path Software has announced Turbo CICS, which analyses and identifies improvements to CICS online response times and reduces R4HA and MLC. It is completely compatible with Striping and Record Level Sharing (RLS). The analysis is fast, non-invasive, and free of charge upfront to determine the impact of discoveries. More information can be found here.
IBM has announced CICS Tools V5.2, which support the new features, resources, options, and metrics in CICS TS V5.2.
CICS IA V5.2 collects more information about applications and platforms, to help clients create a more dynamic CICS cloud environment. The new Command Flow visualization provides yet more insight into program behavior. A new variable sampling technique is introduced to help reduce the CPU overhead by up to 75% while collecting data. This technique can be applied to production regions to balance the impact of collection, the fidelity of the data collected, and production throughput.
CICS DA V5.2 introduces a new RESTful API that allows the deep insight captured in the discovered model to be shared with other management tools, or viewed from mobile devices and browsers. New cloning options deliver value to a wider range of client environments. A new compare option highlights key differences in region configuration and helps to ensure standards conformance and system reliability.
CICS PA V5.2 supports the CICS cloud with new Performance Summary reports for platforms and applications, while multi-version application support enables fine-grained analysis of ever-changing mobile applications. New, simply configured, batch reporting of CICS TS and CICS TG statistics provides a wealth of valuable diagnostic and planning information. Plug-in enhancements, which include new Performance Alerts, and more advanced visualization and analysis, help development and systems staff to identify and resolve performance issues quickly.
CICS CM V5.2 improves DevOps collaboration with new plug-in support for Migration Schemes and Deployment Analysis. New support to manage CICSPlex SM Topology and Workload Management definitions allows dynamic mobile workloads to be quickly reconfigured.
CICS VR V5.2 adds new support for extended address volumes (EAVs), and delivers usability, installation, coexistence, and customization enhancements. CICS VR provides Disaster Recovery support for online data and operation support for batch to minimize the batch window. CICS also supports the replication of VSAM data for IBM GDPS® Active-Active continuous availability, enabling cross-site workload balancing, continuous availability, and disaster recovery.
CICS Optimization Solution Pack for z/OS, V5.2 is updated to include the new releases of CICS IA, CICS DA, CICS PA, and CICS CM.
More information can be found here.
Compuware has announced enhancements to Compuware Strobe, a component of Compuware APM for Mainframe. Strobe is a mainframe application performance measurement and analysis solution that helps users pinpoint application inefficiencies. Amongst other enhancements, Strobe Advisor now automatically highlights the largest performance opportunities and provides recommendations on how to resolve problems. Strobe Advisor now includes information on CICS, IMS, and Language Environment (LE) performance issues. Strobe furthers its integration with PurePath for z/OS CICS and now includes the ability to profile CICS transactions from within the dynaTrace dashboard. More information can be found here.
CA Technologies has released Version 7.1 of CA LISA. New features include support for CICS Transaction Gateway (CTG), and the ability to virtualize more types of mainframe implementations as well as to trace and virtualize transactions through mainframe CICS. More information can be found here.
Parasoft has announced a new release of its Service Virtualization solution, which helps development and QA teams access the complete, realistic test environments needed to develop or test an application. They can capture real system behaviour by using monitors to record live transaction details, by analysing transaction logs, or by modelling behaviour from a simple interface. This latest release introduces advanced service virtualization for mainframes and enables fast, easy manipulation of complex data structures for use in defining sophisticated simulation behaviour.
Parasoft's Service Virtualization enables organizations to simulate the application under test's interactions with subsystems including CICS regions, DB2 databases, and IMS. Communication may occur over protocols such as MQ, HTTP, TCP/IP, and JDBC, and it may involve payloads such as Copybook, XML, fixed-length or other custom message format. This not only promotes faster, more complete testing, but also minimizes disruption to high-value mainframe resources that could be better utilized for runtime or later-stage testing and validation. More information can be found here.
Compuware has announced enhancements to Compuware APM for Mainframe, its 24/7 end-to-end transaction management solution. The product has extended its support for CICS to include CICS Transaction Gateway (CTG) and CICS Web Services (SOAP). These enhancements enable customers who use these technologies to reduce MIPS usage, accelerate mean time to resolution, and deliver better performing applications to their end users. More information can be found here.
HostBridge Technology has released HostBridge Version 6.62, which helps organizations increase efficiency and service agility when using CICS, CICS socket applications, and DB2 in enterprise integration. Improvements include: tighter integration between HostBridge Socket Support and HBz (HostBridge for zIIP) server. Organizations replacing CICS Socket Support (EZASOKET) with HostBridge Socket Support shift MIPS to specialty engines, cutting general processor MIPS consumption, and reducing mainframe TCO. More information can be found here.
IBM has announced the IBM Enterprise COBOL for z/OS V5.1 compiler, which works with the latest versions of CICS, IMS, and DB2. It's expected to be available later this quarter. The new software: provides support for Java 7, new UTF-8 built-ins, debugging enhancements, and support for unbounded tables and groups; supports a new level of z/OS System Management Facilities (SMF) tracking, which allows users who implement sub-capacity tracking to reduce their administrative overhead; Improves control over XML documents with the z/OS XML parser, allowing parsing workload to be off loaded to specialty engines to reduce operating costs. More information can be found here.
IBM has announced CICS Transaction Server for z/OS (CICS TS) Value Unit Edition (VUE) V5.1, which offers a one-time-charge (OTC) price metric for eligible workloads that are deployed in qualified System z New Application License Charge (zNALC) logical partitions (LPARs). CICS TS VUE offers the following benefits for eligible workloads: an OTC licensing option for CICS TS V5.1, with subscription and support; deployment to zNALC LPARs, which delivers a reduced price for the z/OS operating system; the ability for new CICS TS VUE V5 workloads to federate with existing CICS TS V3, CICS TS V4, and CICS TS V5 workloads; and a licence that does not initiate any SVC period for any other monthly licence charge (MLC) versions of CICS TS. More information can be found here.
CASI Software has announced JES2RSS, mainframe software for publishing z/OS report content via RSS Web feeds. It takes report content directly from the JES queue or designated datasets, transforms them into Web friendly formats (PDF, HTML, etc) and publishes the results so an RSS reader on any device - laptop, tablet, smartphone - can retrieve the published content. Web feed publication of mainframe report content can be immediately deployed without any mainframe TSO or CICS access requirement. More information can be found here.
Attachmate's MobileNow initiative, along with updates to Verastream, will help IT let smartphone and tablet users access mainframe data, applications, and more. The list of Attachmate's mobile-optimized capabilities across MobileNow, Verastream Host Integrator, and VeraStream Process Designer includes: allowing IT to design and support customizable mobile UIs for host applications, including those using COBOL copybooks; and integration with multiple backend mainframe resources including 3230, 3270, and CICS. More information can be found here.
Virtel has announced Virtel for iPad. Mobile users can access the traditional screen interface of CICS, IMS, TSO, and other 3270 applications with iPad ergonomics and BOYD-capable security features. Android tablet support will follow (Q2 2013). More information can be found here.
Virtel has also announced that Virtel Transaction Server reduces the footprint of Web-initiated CICS/DB2 transactions by over 50 percent, while doubling their performance and throughput. More information can be found here.
Matter of Fact Software has announced Version 2 of CICS JS/Server, its CICS Web Document API that allows Web applications to be built and served right out of CICS. Writing the user interfaces for such applications can be facilitated by using Open Source Javascript Libraries and Toolkits such as Dojo Toolkit, JQuery, YUI Library, Scriptaculous, D3JS, and MooTools. CICS JS/Server V2 also supports bespoke content so you can define and serve your own plugins and other content using the software. More information can be found here.
Compuware has announced Compuware APM (Application Performance Management) for Mainframe, which provides transaction management from the edge through to the mainframe. By combining Compuware dynaTrace's PurePath Technology with Compuware Strobe's mainframe application management expertise, distributed system and mainframe teams can resolve performance problems faster, reduce MIPS costs, postpone hardware upgrades, and accelerate time-to-market for new applications. Compuware APM for Mainframe is available in two versions - PurePath for z/OS CICS, for monitoring CICS application transactions in a CICS region or CICSPlex; and PurePath for z/OS Java, for monitoring mainframe Java applications. It automatically discovers, maps, and monitors all transactions through distributed tier and mainframe applications with complete mainframe CICS and Java transaction steps and timings. More information can be found here.
IBM has announced CICS TS Version 5.1, which drives operational efficiencies with:
And increases in service agility with:
IBM also announced CICS Explorer Version 5.1, CICS Interdependency Analyzer for z/OS V5.1, CICS Deployment Assistant for z/OS V5.1, CICS Performance Analyzer for z/OS V5.1, CICS Configuration Manager for z/OS V5.1, and CICS VSAM Recovery for z/OS V5.1.
Also announced were updates to IBM CICS Transaction Gateway for z/OS V9.0, CICS TG for Multiplatforms V9.0, and CICS TG Desktop Edition V9.0.
IBM Session Manager V3.2 was also announced. More information can be found here.
GT Software has released Ivory Hub, a product suite that allows rapid application delivery for mobile, Web, and cloud. Ivory Hub helps organizations tap the valuable data inside their mainframes and meet current business needs faster. The Ivory Hub product suite enables users to tackle various business challenges from direct access to data and applications to transferring data between mainframe and non-mainframe systems. The product removes the complexities from these tasks, requires minimal professional services, and operates in a multi-platform environment. It also provides SQL access to distributed data and allows users to deploy access through a gateway or directly, depending on their preferred deployment option. Ivory Hub Enterprise Access enables SQL access to distributed data on mainframe and non-mainframe (LAN-based) platforms from single SQL queries Supported access environments including: CICS, DB2, IMS and DL/I, VSAM, Adabas, Datacom/R or Datacom SQL, and sequential disk. More information can be found here.
Oracle has announced Oracle Tuxedo ART 12c, which lets sites run mainframe applications on Exalogic. Tuxedo ART currently emulates CICS, and, with this release, ART will also emulate IMS. Sites running CICS could move their applications to Tuxedo and have them run on Exalogic. More information can be found here.
IBM has announced IBM SmartCloud Enterprise+ mainframe edition, which means that mainframes will be available for its SmartCloud customers later this year. It will support recent releases of z/OS, CICS, DB2, IMS, WebSphereMQ, and WebSphere application server. More information can be found here.
Nastel Technologies has announced Version 6.5 of AutoPilot, which monitors and manages applications end-to-end across the enterprise by automating the analysis of complex issues. This unified platform manages multiple middleware technologies. The new version simplifies monitoring and management, automates the analysis of complex issues, improves IT staff efficiency, and reduces risk and overall costs - they claim. AutoPilot 6.5 now monitors CICS, WebSphere MQ and DataPower, TIBCO RV and EMS, Solace, and homegrown middleware. There's a new Web-based GUI for ease of use and simplicity in management. A unified middleware management strategy can be beneficial in removing some of the duplicate tools or at least funnelling their events into a single view and analysis engine and thus reduce both cost and error. More information can be found here.
IBM plans to make the CICS Transaction Server for z/OS V5.1 open beta available on 13 July. It introduces cloud-style CICS development, deployment, and operations. More information can be found here.
IBM has announced CICS TS Developer Trial V4.2, which is free of charge and for evaluation (non-production) use only, and offers a full set of features but with restricted performance and limited operational lifespan. It will be updated, periodically, to include the latest service fixes, and to provide an evaluation period of at least 90 days.
IBM has also launched CICSdev, an online community for CICS users to discuss, share, and learn. More information can be found here.
Compuware has announced Strobe 4.3. This mainframe application performance management solution, now includes the ability to automatically measure batch jobs that exceed dynamically calculated thresholds. Other new capabilities include: integration with existing monitoring tools; improved CICS transaction reporting; and new views of DB2 accounting statistics. More information can be found here.
Viaserv has announced Version 4.5 of ViaSQL, which is now able to provide CICS 4.2 support. ViaSQL connections now support use of SSL/TLS protocols. The Viaserv TCP/IP Secure Tunnel Processor is distributed with Access Server to support its use and of multiple TCP/IP resource managers in the same CICS region. ViaSQL V4.5 is available immediately for both the z/OS and z/VSE platforms. ViaSQL provides access to VSAM, sequential, DB2, IMS, DL/I, Datacom, Adabas, and other z/OS and z/VSE data stores, and to mainframe applications and stored procedures. More information can be found here.
DSI Document Systems (DSI) has announced SysQManager, which dynamically creates and manages CICS extra-partition Sysout Transient Data Queues (TDQs). SysQManager automatically manages CICS TDQ output, thereby eliminating the risk of non-stop CICS processing generating Sysout TDQs that could interfere with 24x7 CICS operation. SysQManager includes Critical Message Alert Detection, which can be set to e-mail notify designated users. DSI has also refreshed BatchCICS-Connect for real-time interfacing to CICS via batch. More information can be found here.
Progress Software has announced Version 2.0 of its Progress Responsive Process Management (RPM) suite, which comprises the Progress Actional Business Transaction Management (BTM), the Progress Apama Complex Event Processing (CEP), and the Progress Savvion Business Process Management (BPM) platforms, all of which are managed using the Progress Control Tower interface. Progress Control Tower is a browser-based interactive interface that can be accessed on an Apple iPad anywhere with Internet connectivity. Users can monitor, manage, analyse, and also act on information stored across a variety of data sources, including IBM mainframe CICS, Tibco, Oracle, FUSEsource, and SAP environments. Progress RPM suite uses Progress Actional interceptors to gain access into IBM CICS/MQ mainframes, Tibco Activematrix BusinessWorks, SAP ABAP, and Lombardi TeamWorks facilitating real-time cross platform visibility without additional mainframe costs. More information can be found here.
New Era Software has a free download for auditors called "Auditing CICS - A Beginner's Guide". More information can be found here.
Voltage Security has announced Voltage SecureData z/Protect, which makes encryption easier for any application in any z/OS environment. Mainframes running CICS, IMS, DB2, and batch can now add native encryption. More information can be found here.
Rocket Software has announced the availability of Rocket Seagull LegaSuite 6, its application modernization suite offering new features and functions across the entire LegaSuite lineup of modernization, integration, localization, automation, reporting, and testing solutions. LegaSuite now offers a Java-based runtime CICS engine that leverages the latest multithreaded 64-bit JVM server in IBM CICS TS 4.2 and brings significant savings for SOA deployments, reducing the cost of ownership of an SOA infrastructure. More information can be found here.
Zephyr has announced a new version of PASSPORT Host Integration Objects 2011-826 (HIO), its non-intrusive IBM System z and System i host application integration software that allows fast creation of custom .NET applications to access and integrate with existing host-based systems. Along with the release of this version of HIO, Zephyr is providing open access to a sample z/OS application running under their CICS environment. Zephyr has written a new sample C# .NET application and re-written existing ones to use its CICS-based host application, allowing users to familiarize themselves with its server and client-based custom HIO applications. More information can be found here.
IBM has announced that CICS TS 4.2 is now generally available. More information can be found here.
Also, IBM has announced that CICS has been recognised as an 'Icon of Progress' - meaning CICS has been chosen as one of the 100 most important ideas in IBM's 100 year history. Find out more here.
CA Technologies has announced that CA ACF2 r14 SP1 for z/OS and CA Top Secret r14 SP1 for z/OS have met the requirements of Common Criteria, an independent security certification recognized by governments in more than 26 countries, including the USA. CA ACF2 and CA Top Secret provide access control for z/OS resources across operating systems, subsystems, third-party software and databases, which includes externalized security controls for UNIX System Services (USS) as well as DB2, CICS, and IMS transaction and database management subsystems. More information can be found here
H&W has announced SYSB-II Version 6.4, which allows users to keep mainframe CICS applications online while batch updates VSAM files. This ability allows organizations to increase business capacity, extend the life of crucial business systems, and obtain updated information more often to make better decisions and ensure customer satisfaction. Performance enhancements gained from features designed to avoid unnecessary update locking, optimize use of Read Ahead Buffer space, and take advantage of syncpoint optimization. Full details can be found here.
Rocket Software has announced that its LegaSuite SOA integration and application modernization software will support CICS TS V4.2 when it becomes generally available. Among the new features is a Java-based CICS service flow runtime engine that offloads SOA processing to an IBM System z Application Assist Processor (zAAP). This leverages the latest multithreaded 64-bit JVM server in CICS TS 4.2. Full details can be found here.
IBM has decided to run another open beta program for the new release of CICS TS Version 4 Release 2. The objectives of providing an open beta program for this release are: to give early access to the new function in CICS TS V4.2; to provide feedback to IBM; to test the code in various and unique environments; to ensure that the code functions as designed. Full details can be found here.
Veryant has announced vCOBOL Enterprise, a platform to migrate legacy COBOL applications off IBM mainframes to Unix, Linux, and Microsoft Windows systems. This approach significantly improves critical runtime performance commonly associated with mainframe CICS transactions, the company claims. Full details can be found here.
Alchemy Solutions has announced Version 2 of NeoData, which comprises NeoData SQL, NeoData Utilities, and NeoData zLink, its migration software for COBOL applications and VSAM data. This release of NeoData zLink provides access to VSAM files from batch applications in addition to online (CICS) transactions from the original version. Batch applications can be migrated to Windows even if they still need to share VSAM data with applications remaining on the mainframe. Full details can be found here.


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Want a traditional (yet simple) dessert to go along with your Sunday dinner? You can't go wrong with strawberry shortcake. / Benjamin Roberts / Iowa City Press-Citizen
Strawberry Shortcake
I wanted a traditional (yet simple) dessert to go along with my Sunday dinner. It doesn�t get much more traditional (or more simple) than strawberry shortcake. I have written about shortcake before, railing against the store-bought sponge cakes that pass for shortcake nowadays, but given that most people love shortcake, I didn�t think one more recipe would hurt.
I found the shortcake recipe in Flo Braker�s book, �Weekend Baking.� Sunday dinner is the perfect cap for the weekend, so I figured the recipe would be appropriate.
For the shortcake:
1 2/3 cup flour
3 tablespoons sugar
1 tablespoon baking powde
r� teaspoon ground ginger
� teaspoon salt8 tablespoons cold butter, cut into 8 pieces
� cup buttermilk
� teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Strawberry Filling:
3 pints of strawberries, stemmed and thinly sliced
�-1/2 cup sugar (how much you use depends on the sweetness of your berries)
For the whipped cream:
1 cup whipping cream
� tablespoon sugar (use more if you like your whipped cream sweeter)
� teaspoon vanilla
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, ginger and salt in your food processor and process until combined. If you don�t have food processor, just mix everything together in a bowl. Cut in the butter (pulsing with the food processor or with a fork if doing it by hand). There should be large chunks of butter visible in the mixture.
Add the buttermilk and vanilla and gently toss with a spatula until the dough just comes together.
Dump the dough onto a lightly floured countertop. Roll out until about � inch thick (approximately a 6-inch by 4-inch rectangle). Use a biscuit cutter to cut out the shortcakes (you should get about 6-8). Place shortcakes on prepared baking sheet.
Bake for about 18 minutes until lightly browned. Cool for 10 minutes, and then remove to a cooling rack and cool for at least another 10 minutes.
Now, make the filling. Stir together the sliced strawberries and the sugar (use more or less sugar depending on the sweetness of the berries). Let the berries sit for about 20-30 minutes. The berries will begin to break down. Mash them lightly with a potato masher.
Whip the cream until soft peaks form. Add the sugar and vanilla and continue whipping until stiff peaks form.
To create the shortcakes:
Slice each shortcake in half using a serrated knife. Top with a spoonful of berries and a spoon of whipped cream. Add the top of the shortcake and top with another spoonful of berries and more whipped cream.
Pot Roast
Roast beef or ham? That was the question I posed to Michael as I tried to decide on a main course for my Sunday dinner. He wanted roast beef, not just for the column, but for dinner, so that�s how I stumbled upon this recipe.
The recipe comes from Marcia Adams� �Cooking from Quilt Country,� a great cookbook I received as a gift 20 years ago. The recipe, like most in the book, is simple. The hardest part is remembering to baste the roast every hour. Actually, I don�t know if that step is even necessary. My roast produced so much wonderful �juice� that the meat practically basted itself.
One note: Do not toss that juice after dinner. It makes a terrific dipping sauce should you want French dip sandwiches with your leftovers the next day.
3 lb. beef roast (I used chuck roast), trimmed of fat
1tablespoon vegetable oil
� cup soy sauce
1 cup coffee
2 bay leaves, crumbled
1 garlic clove, minced
� teaspoon dried oregano
2 onions, peeled and sliced
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Dry the meat using paper towels. Heat oil in a heavy skillet over high heat. Sear the meat on all sides. Remove from heat.
Meanwhile in a large roasting pan, combine the soy sauce, coffee, bay leaves, garlic, oregano and one of the sliced onions. Transfer the browned meat to the roasting pan. Top with the second sliced onion. Cover and bake for 3 � to 4 hours, basting every hour with pan juices. If the liquid begins to boil away, add another cup of coffee and a bit of soy sauce. (This was definitely not a problem for me. I had more liquid than I knew what to do with!).
Cut the meat into thin slices and serve with the pan juices.
This is an old recipe my mother has been making for years. It is sort of a jazzed up version of mashed potatoes with sour cream and cream cheese and a little paprika thrown in for color.
The recipe has become a favorite of my younger sister. In fact, along with my older sister�s �green Jell-o salad,� this dish is a staple at Knock family holiday meals. They do pack a lot of flavor, so there is no need to serve them with gravy.
8-10 medium potatoes, peeled and quartered
8 oz. cream cheese
1 cup sour cream (with or without chives)
� teaspoon paprika
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Place the peeled potatoes in a large saucepan. Cover with water. Bring to a simmer, and simmer until tender when pierced with a fork.
Drain off the water. Add the cream cheese and the sour cream to the potatoes. Use an electric mixer, and whip until creamy. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Turn mixture into a 2-quart casserole pan. Sprinkle with a bit of paprika. Dot with a bit of softened butter (I�d say 1-2 tablespoons).
Bake uncovered for 25 minutes.
Whatever happened to Sunday dinner?
I ponder this question as I sit at a downtown eatery with a glass of water and two slices of pizza on the table before me. I am alone, though dozens of people occupy the tables around me. At one nearby table, a child of about 10 has just declared that his Sunday dinner companion is �out of the club.� No idea what �club� he is describing, nor do I know what his infraction was. Fomenting revolution? Regicide? Taking an extra slice of pizza? Whatever it is, I expect to hear �Off with his head!� any second.
Things seem a bit more relaxed at another table where a family sits quietly. Mom and daughter are immersed in some sort of puzzle while Dad and son talk intently. Otherwise, most of the diners are like me: alone. Some sit typing on their laptop computers. Others stare intently at their iPhones. We are alone in a crowd, and that�s the way we like it.
This scene is so different from the Sunday dinners of my past. Growing up, every Sunday meant two things: church followed by Sunday dinner at my Grandma Kruse�s house.
Actually, we never called her Grandma Kruse. To us she was Grandma Cricket, not to be confused with my Grandma Knock, a woman we knew as Grandma Candy. I�ll let you decipher where that name came from.
Grandma Cricket was named for her dog, Cricket, a cranky little Chihuahua who typically stayed as far away from the grandchildren as possible. Grandma Cricket was good and kind, however, and every Sunday, her family would gather at her home in Little Rock for a potluck dinner.
Getting to dinner was slightly more of a burden for my family than for my cousins. While everyone else lived in or near Little Rock, a small town of about 500 just south of the Minnesota border, the Knocks lived in Melvin, about 30 minutes away. Before I knew how to read, I passed time on that drive by staring out the window at the passing scenery. I knew the line of poplar trees that grew beside the road about 3 miles outside of Melvin. I knew the tiny little creek valley with the scrubby trees and the grazing cattle (I was convinced it was the subject of the painting in Grandma Cricket�s living room; it was not). I remember the spot on Highway 9 just outside Sibley where a car once collided with a train (my parents would remind us of this accident every time we drove past). And I remember the first sight of the Little Rock water tower on the approach to town.
That water tower meant that dinner was near. Let me clarify for one second. This was never a �lunch.� It was a hearty Midwestern dinner in every way. I am sure that the menu varied from week to week, but all I can remember eating is either fried ring baloney or Grandma�s goulash, a dish that consisted of hamburger, ketchup and noodles. For the sides, there might have been French cut green beans or, our favorite, creamed corn. Family members would supply dinner rolls and dessert, possibly my Aunt Fran�s famous cheesecake.
The younger cousins � me, my two sisters and my cousin Jana � would sit at the standard �kid�s� table, a folding table that typically was set up in Grandma�s back porch. Everyone else sat at the kitchen table. Grandma had a dining room, but I don�t remember anyone ever eating in there. Nor was there ever TV allowed at dinner. We entertained one another with talk of school and sports. The latter was a painful subject as Little Rock always beat Melvin in basketball.
I rarely eat like that anymore. Nowadays, Sunday dinners are far more likely to include leftovers wolfed down while sitting on the couch with the dogs. It�s not special. It�s not an event.
I sense the same may be true for others. Brunch has sort of taken over the spot that Sunday dinner used to hold in our national culinary tradition. But it doesn�t have to be that way. I want to revive Sunday dinner. Not just the foods, but the meaning. Here are a number of recipes that will get you off to a great start. These are the recipes you can start before going to church in the morning and then finish afterward. And while I did not include creamed corn, every recipe here is of that same hearty stock.
Given them a try and think back to your roots. Just don�t throw anyone out of your �club.� Sunday dinner should be for everyone.
Note: This note has nothing to do with Sunday dinner. However, if, like me, you have been swarmed by gnats this spring, give this kitchen remedy a try. Our neighbor Wayne suggested it, and it seems to work really well.
Just dab a little vanilla extract (real, not imitation) on your forehead or neck or wherever the gnats are most likely to swarm. The gnats will no longer bother you.
Why does it work? I have no idea. Maybe gnats prefer chocolate.
Michael Knock is a former Press-Citizen reporter who welcomes your input, so send your recipes and ideas to email@example.com, or to the Iowa City Press-Citizen, P.O. Box 2480, Iowa City, IA 52244.

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If you have a graduate who's finally "done it" {I know… the title is totally corny} then these are the donut cupcakes for you!!
Recently we launched a new graduation collection (invitations, printables, damask table decor) and I got busy in the kitchen to create a fun new twist on the mortarboard graduation cupcake. I came up with two ideas. The first, a mini cupcake with Hershey's Bliss mortarboard and twistie tassle, was a bit more traditional and I posted it a few week's ago.
This is the second, and in my opinion a bit more fun, using a chocolate covered donut as the graduate's head {hee hee}. It's super simple, here's what you'll need:
- small chocolate covered donut
- Keebler Deluxe Graham cookie
- fruit chews (match to school colors)
- white icing
And here's how you assemble:
- Cut two pieces of fruit chew. One for the scroll (roll and set aside) and one for the tassle (cut a 1.5 x 1.5 inch square; using a straight edge knife cut individual threads leaving the top .5 inch attached; roll)
- Ice your cupcake
- Set one donut in the center of the cupcake and insert the scroll (do this while your icing is fresh so that it will hold)
- Using a small dolup of icing, attach the Keebler Deluxe Graham cookie to the top of the donut and allow it to set for a few minutes
- Place a very small dot of icing on the cookie (aka mortarboard) and attach your tassle
As always, I hope you're inspired! And stop over at Snackpicks.com for more of my Kellogg's treats ideas.
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If the pain is lacking so is the discipline... "the only 911 call I need is chambering a round" - Mr. Muller, MO car dealer
A friend out west sent me about 600 pieces of that free,it has quiet a bit of tarnish on it almost to the point I about threw it in the recycle bucket. But what the heck I had the time so I soaked it in Lemi Shine for a couple hours stirred or shaken in the container occasionally,does a nice job cleaning out the inside of the case as well. Follow that with a good rinse with warm water and spread out on a towel in the hot sun to dry for a couple hours. The Lemi Shine turns the black tarnish a very light pink color and a few hours in the tumbles with your favorite cob & polish make it look like brand new. Mine was all 9mm NATO so it had crimped in primers,they punch out easy compared to some of there rifle brass counterparts. I use a Hornady primer pocket reamer tool chucked in a cordless drill and knocked all those crimps out in just a little over and hour.


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I am not bringing my rifle to Africa. The outfitter is providing a Krieghoff Semprio in 300 win mag. I only own a 308 and am somewhat recoil sensitive. Should I continue to practice with the 308 or borrow something bigger to try to get used to the recoil?
I guess you could practice with heavy loads in your 308 Win? The Semprio is pretty fine rifle and you should be able to adjust to it. Just my two cents.
Before going to Africa on my last trip I shot perhaps 150 rounds in the 30 days before I left through the rifle I was going to use. I also spent some time with my 22-250 and some prairie dog towns. I also spent a bit of time just dry firing off the shooting sticks that I was taking with me. I guess my point is just shoot as much as you can. Even if its dry firing. You want that connection between your brain and finger that says to squeeze and not jerk EVERY time. I almost never feel the recoil when shooting at an animal. Too excited. So my suggestion is practice with what's comfortable and available. It will make you a better shot. I wouldn't worry too much about the recoil of the rifle you will be using in Africa. Likely you'll never notice it. Bruce
What is "somewhat recoil sensitive"? How much time would you like to spend on a treatment plan for flinching? Not likely enough. Get to the range when you arrive and shoot that rifle a few times. Then when you are shooting at game you won't have time to worry about it. Most flinches develop at the range, not while hunting!
I did own a 7mag but just didn't like the recoil. I enjoy shooting my 308. I can "handle" the 7mag if I have to but don't like it. I just assumed the 300 win mag would be significantly higher in recoil.
Some 7mm can bark a bit. If you just "didn't like it" you should be fine with a 300. You are not shooting a box of shells every day when you hunt. If you shot it a lot and developed a flinch and are now scared of recoil. That is a problem. Fix that before it gets very expensive when you shoot at game in Africa and wound it. Depends on the load and the gun (design, weight,recoil pad, etc) Get a pad for your shoulder like sheep skin and use it. Hold the gun into that shoulder when you shoot it and you should be fine. The gun will be sighted already. You just need to do a test shot and then go hunting. As an aside I shot a .375 H&H for the first time and did not even know it went off (same as a 308 I used), beyond the fact that I pulled the trigger. The excitement should take care of the issue.
I tend to agree with most of the above, however the difference in recoil between say a 7mm Rem mag and a .300 WIn mag is considerable, especially in factory form. For some reason the 7 mag is usually not loaded up to potential it seems, though maybe its better now, and is often loaded to not much more than max loads in a .280 Remington which is a pussycat compared to a .300 Winnie. If it were me, I would ask the outfitter if a .30-06 were available over the .300. Its much easier to shoot and not much more kick than your .308, just my 2 cents for whatever its worth.
Meassage, I too am somewhat recoil sensitive and don't enjoy prolonged use of heavy recoiling rifles. Stick with your PH's rifle though. As Brickburn stated you won't notice the recoil while hunting. I'm going to suggest a slightly different strategy. Check the sight in with the rifle when you get there and then don't shoot it again. Familiarise yourself with the operation of the action, the scope 'view' and dry fire as much as your PH will allow to get used to the trigger. Then go hunting. .308's are very popular in southern Africa and I'm sure the PH would be able to hire one if the worst comes to the worst. No matter what, have a great trip
There are different forms of recoil too. I feel the .300 win mwg has a sharper punch than my .375 H&H. I am small framed and recoil bothers me on the range. Like others have said not while hunting though. I have learned to shoot my .375 H&H. I think its a combination of proper shooting form and just getting used to the impact. Me personally i would ask about another rifle or i would borrow a .300 and shoot it just a couple of times after practicing with the .308.
I think the 300 Win Mag is a lot stronger than a 7mm Rem Mag. Felt recoil being twice as much with heavy loads. With good form at the shooting range, comes good form in the hunting field. The Semprio should be a excellent hunting rifle...and you should be alright.
I am very recoil conscious and was concerned about shooting high powered rifles on my SA trip. My hunting partner and I went to the range and shot a few times prior to our departure to try and switch from our duck hunting "slap the trigger" to the necessary rifle trigger squeeze. I prepared myself by shooting a moderate weight (7lbs) rifle in 30.06 with the intent of shooting the same caliber provided by the outfitter. I actually ended up shooting a .300 Win mag but I had brought along a Kick-ez slip on recoil pad which was really helpful. I left the pad with my PH for his father to use with his light weight 12 bore shotgun. I shot okay in Africa but not nearly as well as I should have (missed a couple of animals but killed all of the others) but recoil wasn't the issue, being excited and out of breath were the main issues. Since returning from Africa in May I've been preparing for my next trip. I've been to the range at least six times and am shooting my 30.06 maybe six rounds and then switching to a .22. I take a break of five to 10 minutes between .06 rounds, too. Another thing that makes a huge difference is shooting at photographic plains game targets, not typical "bullseye" targets. I'll be taking my 30.06 on my next trip. I'm am also working out twice a day to get into shape. So, I guesss what I'm offering is to get the recoil pad (read the reviews for it), practice frequently but take a break between rounds and limit your rounds. I also highly recommend you get the photographic targets, they make a huge difference to me. And be sure to get into better shape, that really helps when you're sighting in on that big kudu bull. Looking forward to your trip report and your plans for your next trip.
Cant say I agree, have owned both and actually sold the 300 Win Mag in favour of the 7mm Rem Mag as they performed almost identically, but ballistically (and here it can become subjective due to the closeness of the call) I believe the 7mm Rem Mag proved superior........their recoil was always 1 : 1. just my experience........use it dont use it..............
I have a Super Grade Winchestor 70 7 mm Rem Mag and it shots just fine...even better if I toyed with and replaced the hard recoil pad. My Browning A- Bolt 300 Win Mag is a "SOB" to shoot compared to the 7mm. I replaced the stock and put a muzzlebrake and it fine now. But before I altered it....I didn't care for it at all. Ballistics wise they are close. For the record I love the 7mm Rem Mag. I think the 300 Win Mag is a very good killer of game...but not comfortable to shoot and I absolutely hate the 300 Rem Ultra Mag. I have a 7mm Rem Ultra Mag that is probably the perfect long range gun!
One more suggestion, take an ammo pouch with you. I didn't think about it since I was using the outfitter's rifles and I didn't think about carrying ammo and ended up having to carry ammo in my pants pocket, not the best solution.
Another consideration is have you ever shot a Semprio? It is a different type of rifle. First it uses the much maligned cocking device in lieu of a traditional safety. Next it is basically a pump that operates backwards from a traditional pump gun. you slide the front of the rifle forward to eject the empty round and back to chamber the new round. I have tried them at the shows and they feel very strange to shoot. I would practice with a 300 Win Mag standing and on the sticks before leaving, that way you know what to expect. Semprio In-Line Repeating Rifle
I love this site for its ability to get such great information. Lots of ideas to digest. As far a the Semprio being wierd I agree. But I figured hunting with a Krieghoff while in Africa was too good to pass up. I think I will go with a combination of all the suggestions. I will shoot lots of rounds through my 308. They will be heavier loads. While I wait for my barrel to cool I will shoot my 22. I will get a slip on recoil pad to put on the outfitters rifle (Any Suggestions?) and assume that I won't feel the recoil when shooting at the animal.
Recoil is not an issue when hunting as far as feeling it in the shoulder. Where you might have problems is a scope with too little eye relief. If you choke up on a scope with short eye relief, then expect a good whack into your eyebrow. Buy a long eye relief scope or mount your scope as far forward as practical. Some European scopes like Zeiss are notorious for short eye relief, so be aware of that.
Best advice yet was to try to line up a 30-06, that was my first thought and I am sure there are plenty of them over there. The other really good advice was not trying to shoot your way through a flinch, it just doesnt work that way, it only gets worse. If you truely want to condition yourself to recoil do it one shot at a time, over a long period of time. Going home after firing many low recoiling rounds and just 1 high recoiling one will give you the confidence you need, going home with a hamburger shoulder is no fun and makes no sense. One other option if you cannot locate a 30-06 is to purchase a recoil tamer shoulder pad. get the thinnest one that will fit under your clothes. It is amazing how big of a difference they can make by spreading the recoil out over a much larger area of your shoulder.
Good surplus 7.62 NATO ammo is $100 per 200 rounds. If you buy a lightweight .308 Winchester mountain rifle, the recoil will be high enough to mimic a larger cartridge in a heavier rifle. You can practice relatively cheap, perhaps less than the cost of reloads. If you go prairie dog, woodchuck, pond turtle, poisonous snake or other type of high volume varmint hunting, you will be doing somebody a favor and in a real fire situation you do not notice recoil like at a rifle range, and it is real world practice with varying wind direction, etc. Varmint hunters are the deadliest big game hunters, for good reason due to their high volume of fire practice.
Just get a recoil pad. I have this One from Cabela's. That way you don't need to fret about recoil at all. Honestly you wont feel it when your hunting but it will help your confidence when your practicing and sighting in. I use it for my .300 RUM and when im sighting in my 12ga Slug gun. It also helps you practice better and longer when your at the range.


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The twelfth Doctor in the "Doctor Who" franchise will be announced this weekend.
BBC America announced that in a special — 'Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor' — which kicks off at 2 PM ET on the network this Sunday, the announcement revealing who will be replacing Matt Smith, will be made.
"The decision is made and the time has come to reveal who's taking over the TARDIS. For the last of the Time Lords, the clock is striking twelve," "Doctor Who" Executive Producer Steven Moffat said in a statement on Thursday.
British television presenter Zoe Ball will unveil the new Doctor.
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From All Movie Guide: Former pro football player Bernie Casey turned to acting in the early 1970s. He has been steadily employed in theatrical films ever since, playing supporting roles in such films as Boxcar Bertha (1972), Cleopatra Jones (1976), Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), and all three Revenge of the Nerds epics (as "U.N. Jefferson"). Casey's series-TV assignments included the title character (a blue-collar father of five children) in 1979's Harris and Company and the role of baseball coach Ozzie Peoples in Bay City Blues (1983). A ubiquitous TV-movie actor, Bernie Casey was seen in such highly-rated efforts as Brian's Song (1971), Gargoyles (1972) and The Sophisticated Gents (1981). ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi


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Last week we had our Kinect launch with a special Channel 9 Live event. Just prior to this we held a 24 hour Code Camp to allow developers to play with the Kinect SDK for 24 hours and see what they could come up with. I interviewed the teams after the event to take a look at their project and get an idea of the challenges and surprises they found as they worked with the SDK.
Team Funnect includes Fabio Matsui, Alex Wiggins, and Ruma Paul. The Funnect Team had a cool project using a Parrot AR Drone, a remote controlled quad-copter with a front mounted camera. Using Kinect you can drive the drone around the room. The interface includes some common avionic gauges and a video feed from the drone along with HUD information displayed on top.
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The filmmaker was speaking at the ongoing Fifth Bangalore International Film Festival
Ajay Bahl's debut film B.A. Pass, as he puts it, has a strong "sexual spine" and is certified 'A' by the Censor Board. But the filmmaker is keen that these ought not to be factors that would draw people to theatres when the film releases in March.
"I have tried to make the film in a way that it is not manipulative and exploitative. It is important for me to position it for a viewer in a way that it is not exploitative," said the director, speaking at the ongoing 5th Bangalore International Film Festival (Biffes), where his film was shown.
Even though sex is prominent in the film, it is not explicit like it would be in a typical European film on a similar theme. "There is no frontal nudity because I would not be able to show it in my own country without cuts. If I cannot show it here, then it is pointless," said Ajay.
Based on Mohan Sikka's story, The Railway Aunty, the film revolves around a young boy in Delhi who is drawn into the dangerous world of sex, crime and violence by an elderly woman.
The dark tale explores these characters in a society that "feeds on its own weak" but wears a thin veneer of sophistication and modernity.
While B.A. Pass takes a no-holds-barred look at the underbelly of the political capital of the country, Ajay did not want it to be a "poverty porn and gutter inspection" variety of Indian films that make it more easily to the international festival circuit. There are several instances of films which are "lesser in terms of craft" making it to film festivals abroad because they feed the stereotype of the third world that the West constructs, said Ajay.
Though deprivation forms the backdrop of the film, it is "driven by plot and characterisation", said Ajay. "The intention translates through the film," he said, arguing that an honest film speaks for itself.
Ajay is a self-taught film maker and cinematographer who has also funded his own film.
"I am working on the distribution aspect, but if that does not work, I will release it come what may in March," said the 42-year-old director.
He may have been able to make the film earlier had he been formally trained. But then he "would perhaps have failed to relate to the theme or make the film in this fashion" had he been younger.
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The show, starring Academy Award winner Timothy Hutton, is filmed in Portland. The premise of the show is a that a team of con artists have come together to become modern Robin Hoods.
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About half of the women worldwide diagnosed with breast cancer are pre-menopausal, she said. "For those women, tamoxifen is the main treatment option," she said.
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Scottevest and ThinkGeek release tech-focused Tropiformer Jacket capable of holding iPad
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Thanks, guys... Skip, the logo is just a decal that was in the box...
Posted 20 April 2013 - 08:25 AM
Thanks, guys... Skip, the logo is just a decal that was in the box...
Posted 20 April 2013 - 12:29 PM
Posted 21 April 2013 - 09:00 AM
Rear lights look great,also the other work done. How do you plan on make the new windscreen?
Posted 22 April 2013 - 08:41 AM
Perfect taillights.
Wish I had spare windshields to share with you.
Posted 22 April 2013 - 10:48 AM
Posted 22 April 2013 - 12:02 PM
I think you could paint the outer lip of the door jambs with body color to keep the polished aluminum parts from showing up.
Posted 22 April 2013 - 12:17 PM
Very nice job with this, Matt. Well-done taillights, nice foil work, everything looks great.
As a thought, perhaps you could use some air-drying modeling clay or something like Play-Doh to mold to the shape of the windsheild and then vacuum-form around it?
Charlie Larkin
Posted 26 April 2013 - 07:54 AM
...still battling on with the windscreen, but otherwise a couple of moments of truth today...
Posted 26 April 2013 - 08:08 AM
Wow, all around. Perfect hood liner. What epoxy resin did you use for the interior roof lights? Looks perfect, and would be just right for exterior lights such as turn signals.
Edited by sjordan2, 26 April 2013 - 08:11 AM.
Posted 26 April 2013 - 11:26 AM
Edited by Matt Bacon, 26 April 2013 - 11:27 AM.
Posted 26 April 2013 - 06:55 PM
I am sure you are a little too far along in this project at this point, but here is the threadI was referring to earlier regarding wiring your own rims;
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Posted 02 May 2013 - 02:07 AM
Beautiful job on this .. all your detail work paid off .. and was enjoyable to watch!
Posted 02 May 2013 - 04:12 AM
Amazing work on the windshield. What did you do?
Posted 02 May 2013 - 11:43 AM
Thanks, guys... Monty, I watched that video several times in HD during this build -- it's great! And boy, is this a great-sounding car.
Skip... I used the "plunge-moulding" technique I described back at the beginning of the thread, but I bought some proper 0.5mm PETG sheet to mould with. Then I laid it over the buck, cut it a bit bigger than the original windscreen, and VERY slowly trimmed it back a bit at a time until it fit. It's glued in, again a bit at a time, with Formula 560 canopy glue. Ace stuff!
And now...I think this is done.
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Hi, > That seems backwards from the way OO inheritance is supposed to work. > You don't go from a more feature-rich case to a less feature-rich case > -- it's the other way around. Of course it is -- that is precisely why inheritance is the wrong formalism for my problem! What I need is a "reverse inheritance" formalism, where a fully defined data structure sits at the root, and whose descendants are PRUNED versions of the parent. If sound (and I let the theoreticians decide on that), such a formalism would be an interesting solution to the type of problem that originated this thread. Cheers, Dario ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Answers - Got a question? Someone out there knows the answer. Try it now. http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/


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Last Request_TA
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- 09/16/2012
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- 1 min 28 sec
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- 4.26 / 5.00
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- Rated 4.26 / 5 stars
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This is Part 1 in a Trilogy I composed. The order is Last Request - Somewhere In Time - Summer's End. I hope you enjoy!
This is the first part of the trilogy. Unlike the others, this song is very upbeat.
Rated 4 / 5 stars
Good song, but I'm failing to understand why this is classified as a classic rock song.
I always seem to have a hard time using Newground's listed genres to classify my music. I suppose I picked classic rock because it's definitely a rock piece, just really light rock, and it's heavily influenced by classical elements. I realize this does not constitute classical rock in its traditional sense. Perhaps I should move it to miscellaneous with most of my other pieces? Nevertheless, thank you for the comment.


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As I was looking on my phone to upgrade my phone I see a 32 gb white frost and black mist galaxy s4 for 299.99. When I try to do it on my computer i dont see it only on my phone. Looks to be real soon. Eric
Verizon to Sell the Samsung Galaxy S4 32GB Starting Tomorrow for $299 – Droid Life If anyone wanted confirmation
It's official tomorrow http://news.verizonwireless.com/news/2013/04/samsung-galaxy-s4.html Edit: Ninja'd by Treb
......... Well, now I want the S4 with the Snap 800 in it. S3 and S4 are the same chipset family, but the Snap 800 is newer and shinier..... Future speak: Verizon announces S4 Super: 16GB October 2013 and 32GB July 2014
While I'm excited, I would really like to wait and see until the 64gb comes out in late August/early September. A few weeks back, I had spoken to a Verizon rep manning a kiosk in a Target store, who infringed me of the impending 32gb release. I asked him about the 64gb and he said late August/September timeframe. I would have posted it as an unsubstantiated rumor here, but didn't want to dance the scrutiny. So now I'm putting it out here since he was right about the 32gb s4, the 64gb version "should" stiff later this summer. I am seriously biting on the 32, and buying into any service plan that Best Buy may have, which allows for an upgrade. ...I just wouldn't be able to root it until I settle on my final phone.
Not so fast on the newer and shinier as far as the Snap 800. Though Samsung mentioned it was built with a new process and would be better on battery, the chipset uses the same 28nm process as the 600. Not seeing how the same 28nm process with a much faster gpu and faster cores will get that or run cooler. Seems it will run hotter. I think I fell for the marketing BS they pushed out. Perhaps the LTE is a newer process. Seems this is all not adding up.
Snap 800 is also manufactured on 28nm process according to Wiki and TSMC site. But it's on the newer process node called HPm allowing for higher clock speed at the same power level. So I don't think battery life on snap 800 will crush snap 600 though it will be faster with better CPU/GPU, higher clock.
Verizon is now sold out of the 32 gigabyte version until July 8th. I tried to next day ship one, but too late.
Personally, I had anticipated that 16 GB would be more than enough. I have zero interest in games, and memory was never a constraint on my Droid 3 (which had only 8 GB). I simply installed all my music, videos, photos, and other big files on the SD card. But, GOOGLE is clearly not interested in promoting phones with external storage any more and music or movies from the playstore can't go on the SD card (at least not without using a PC as a go between, or rooting). I am beyond the 14 day return period but I got my phone at COSTCO. I called them about an hour ago and they agreed to swap my phone for the 32GB model. The big problem now is that they also do not have that model in stock.
I was under the impression that there is an update coming that allows us to do something similar with a $15 sdcard. I know it's not exactly the same, but a hundred bucks for 16GB of flash memory?!?!
The update is supposedly going to allow you to install applications on an SD card, but not the data that comes with the application (which is the real issue for gamers). Also, GOOGLE PLAY still won't let you store music or movies on an SD card. Granted, most of us have tablets for watching movies and a many of us have no interest in games. IN that case, I think 16 GB of Ram (with a flash card for photos and most music) should work fine. $100 for 16 GB of RAM is a ridiculously poor value though. VZW stores didn't even stock the 32 GB S3 for that reason.
Whoa, so you're saying that even after this update, 3 gigabytes of GPS map data is still going to be required to reside on the phone?
I don't know about that one. I suspect that is the case though but I would be lying if I said I knew for sure.
forgive me for being behind on the latest news.... but any idea when the update is coming? I am not a gamer. I have moved all my pics/music/etc. to my 32 GB card.. but for some reason I too am almost out of on board memory on my Verizon 16GB. I was trying to figure out how to upgrade to the 32 GB without shelling out another $699 bucks and trying to sell my current phone. (i bought off contract) But if there is a solution coming... Suggestions?
That doesn't sound right. Given what you are telling us about what is on your phone, you should have about 7 gb free. Download a memory utility, like the free one by Sandisk, and find out what is eating all that memory.
Anybody else get theirs? I was dead wrong about the S4. The demo units I used appear to have been the problem. The S4 is the best device I have used to date. Though it has the same radio reception as the S3 (exact same), the device is better in every way. I posted a comparison that is in another thread, but even that needs updating. S4 is growing on me more, even though already rocked on first day. Just wish I did not update, since root might be dead for good. Works GREAT, but prefer the option to root. Word.
I got my S4 32gb on Tuesday. It's amazing and I could not be happier. It's an evolutionary step, but a great one. I have rooted and installed the Google Edition ROM and this thing flies. TouchWiz slows this phone down greatly. Do yourself a favour, get rid of touchwiz, it slows everything down! Fly S4, fly!
I use Nova and is speedy. I do not have root though (did the update) and would have preferred a Google rom. I guess I am out of luck in that regard now.


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Three years early, Gov. Mark Dayton is taking a stand for his 2016 presidential pick.
The DFL governor joined Ready for Hillary, the political action committee supporting Democrat Hillary Clinton's potential run for president, the group said Thursday and Dayton's staff confirmed.
"Everyday, Minnesotans from all over our state and from all walks of life tell me that they want to see Hillary Clinton run for president in 2016," Dayton said in a release. "Hillary Clinton is the most qualified person to be the next president of the United States."
The governor has long been a Clinton fan. Back when Clinton was battling in Iowa in 2008, Dayton has said one of the Clintons would go to speak to any large group of Iowans but if two or three were gathered Dayton would go to sing Hillary Clinton's praises.
There is a lot of time and challenge between now and the 2016 election. Dayton, in his first term, first has his own race to run and win next year. Recent polling found that fewer than half of Minnesotans approve of the job he is doing.
Despite that, Dayton said: "I am proud to join the national movement that Ready for Hillary is leading to show her that, if she runs, she will have a huge grassroots army behind her."
Dayton served in the U.S. Senate with Clinton and he also helped fundraise for her presidential campaign in Minnesota..
The governor has a history of picking Hillary Clinton for early backing. As early as 2005, he introduced her as "the next great president of the United States of America." Three years later she lost her presidential bid to now president Barack Obama, who handily won Minnesota's presidential caucus that year.