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Its time to enjoy the new Samsung Galaxy S5 with the Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 Neo Black Smart Watch that makes your life easier. Your experience is more instinctive than ever. Keep up with calls, texts, emails and other third party applicationsjust by glance notifications, without having to reach for your Samsung Galaxy S5. Enjoy the Gear 2 Smart Watchs heart rate sensor, pedometer and fitness motivator and achieve your fitness and health goals without the hassle of additional gadgets. Other features like standalone music player, irLED sensor to control your TV, and its dust and water resistant material make this watch one of a kind. Purchase your own Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 Neo Black Smart Watch today!
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In his latest triumph Alejandro Jodorowsky travels back to his native Chile to bring us the "imaginary autobiography" The Dance of Reality. As the film went on and the subject matter became more tragic, I knew I was watching the work of a filmmaker who promises nothing but fulfills everything. An artist so ambitious that he demands no less of himself than to strive for a little immortality, even if it takes twenty-three years to do so.

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Since the Tea Party takeover of the GOP in 2010, the nation has been in a constant state of turmoil. Inaction, coupled with stubbornness has taken the country from one crisis to the next, with the American people and world financial markets being strangled in the process.
What remains obscured in the epitome of GOP hostage negotiations is what do these people really want?
In both 2010 and 2012, Republican candidates ran on platforms of job creation and fiscal responsibility. But candidates elected have accomplished neither.
"Something has gone terribly wrong when the biggest threat to our American economy is the American Congress," Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.) said on the Senate floor, amid the continuing failures of fiscal cliff negotiations.
At the heart of the Tea Party ideology are rigid, core beliefs. On the social side, Tea Party Republicans believe the government should have the power to control the outcome of pregnancies, whether through access to birth control or abortion rights.
Tea Party economic goals are somewhat tied to their social agenda through the fundamental role of government. In a perfect Tea Party-world, the social safety net support system is removed, along with virtually all government regulations and taxes for upper income groups. In essence, the only role Tea Party Republicans believe the government should play is in regulating individual personal behavior to conform to a specific, religious moral code.
Economically, much of what the Tea Party seeks, fits the model of the American Gilded Age.
The "American Experience" on PBS describes the era in a historical perspective:
During the "Gilded Age," every man was a potential Andrew Carnegie, and Americans who achieved wealth celebrated it as never before… While the rich wore diamonds, many wore rags.
In 1890, 11 million of the nation's 12 million families earned less than $1,200 per year; of this group, the average annual income was $380, well below the poverty line. Rural Americans and new immigrants crowded into urban areas. Tenements spread across city landscapes, teeming with crime and filth….
Corruption extended to the highest levels of government. ..
Europeans were aghast. America may have had money and factories, they felt, but it lacked sophistication.
The policies of the Gilded Age brought America to the "roaring" 1920s, when income inequality had widened dramatically. But the Republican Party's laissez-faire approach to capitalism was unsustainable. Corruption and lack of government regulation led to the Oct. 29, 1929, crash of the US stock market. The event marked the beginning of the global economic collapse dubbed the Great Depression.
The modern-day Republican Party has been whittling-away at the financial rules and regulations enacted during the Great Depression, which were designed to prevent such an event from ever occurring again.
In 1999, pro-business Republicans succeeded in undoing one of the most important parts of the Great Depression safeguards with the repeal of a critical part of the Banking Act of 1933, commonly known as Glass-Steagall. Nine years later, the US financial markets imploded, setting off the worst economic meltdown since the Great Depression. If not for the 2008 taxpayer-funded bailout program (TARP), many believe the Wall Street debacle, centered around mortgage securities fraud, would have resulted in a second worldwide depression.
By the end of 2012, neither the US nor foreign economies have fully recovered from what Wall Street bankers caused in their unbridled quest for profits. Despite the losses average Americans took in their devalued or foreclosed homes, the bankers rebounded with record profits.
Based on the type of budget cuts ultra-conservatives have suggested, what Tea Party Republicans really want is to return to the economic policies of the Gilded Age and the Roaring '20s. Those were the days before Social Security and Medicare. There were no food stamps or housing assistance programs back then. People were left to their own methods to find ways to pay for a college education. Food inspections, workplace safety, and pollution in the air and water did not have to meet government regulated standards. It was a time when business ran the country with a free hand. The rich paid little in taxes, leaving the burden of funding the basic functions of government to the working-class. This is what the Tea Party Republicans want in the 21st century, and they are willing to destroy the social and economic structure of United States in order to get it.
Over the next three months, the Tea Party-controlled Republican congress will have a chance to achieve their goals. The debt ceiling limit will have to be raised or America will default on its debts. Sequestered budget cuts will have to be funded or recession is virtually certain. And congress will have to support spending measures to avoid a government shutdown. At any of these turns, Republicans can try to force America back in time to the policies of the Gilded Age and Roaring '20s.
What the public may be missing is the catastrophic results of Tea Party success. Deep spending cuts mean job losses for government employees and the local economies they support. Less money for Social Security recipients means less money in the economy, and more job cuts. Sudden and deep cuts to health care programs like Medicare and Medicaid means less money in the pockets of doctors and hospitals, and more job losses.
There are ways to reduce the deficit that are not likely to cause another recession. But that can only be considered if recession is not another goal of the Tea Party. Senate Minority Leader, Mitch McConnell may have failed in his mission to make Barack Obama a one-term president. But that doesn't mean that his new goal is not to sabotage his second term, at the expense of the nation. History repeating itself does not have to come from the distant past.
There is little doubt that Republicans have rejected the results of the 2012 elections, because they are driving legislation in the opposite direction of the message voters sent. America is more liberal on a wide range of issues than Tea Party Republicans want, which is why their regressive agenda is such a hard sell. They may have a majority of seats in the House, but their ideas do not garner the support of a majority of the American people.


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Amid 55-gallon drums of raw honey, shelves of specialty mustards and jellies and straws of flavored honey stacked inside Honeyville�s facility north of Durango, four oak barrels hold something a little bit different � bourbon.
The barrels and the golden liquid inside are the property of Honey House Distillery, a separate business co-owned by Honeyville owners Danny and Sheree Culhane, their son Kevin Culhane and a friend, Adam Bergal.
After 2� years of planning, experimenting and tasting, the distillery is swinging into production mode. It rolled out its first batch of honey bourbon whiskey in January using, of course, Honeyville�s honey.
The company rolled out the whiskey during St. Patrick�s Day weekend at the Irish Embassy Pub, and began selling its first 500 special-edition bottles at the Honeyville store this week.
Kevin Culhane and Bergal will be the first to admit that there is one key element absent from their setup.
They have yet to purchase a still to distill the whiskey, so for now they are importing bourbon from a distiller in Kentucky.
They are in the process of designing the $200,000 custom-made copper still, but quickly found out that getting a loan to buy the device was next to impossible until they had established a capable, revenue-generating business.
The multi-year aging process required for bourbon means they�ll have to import the whiskey for at least the next three years, but they plan to start self-distilling and selling other alcoholic beverages sooner.
Their plan to install a still is also contingent upon Honeyville completing a new facility that will replace its current building, Denny Culhane said.
The new building will be three times the size of the old one and will allow for Honeyville and Honey House Distillers to expand their operations. It will include a tasting room for the distillery, he said.
The business� owners believe Honeyville and Honey House Distillers will help each other by attracting a broader base of customers than one business could have done on its own.
Bergal and Culhane said they expect their retail profit margins to be about 52 percent on bottles of bourbon sold at Honeyville.
Just getting to this point has been a lesson in patience and perseverance, Kevin Culhane and Bergal said. They decided to plunge into the distillery 2� years ago, and have had to wade through a mountain of paperwork and statutory requirements, Bergal said.
�I realized why many people aren�t doing it,� he said.
Federal law requires distillers to have their entire operations production-ready before they are issued a distilled-spirits plant permit, which means startups have a lot of up-front costs, said Andy Causey, vice president of the Colorado Distillers Guild.
The licensing process also requires distillers to post a bond equal to the amount in excise tax that they would have to pay on all the alcohol stored in the distillery. And the excise-tax system isn�t tiered as it is in the brewing industry, meaning the smallest distilleries pay the same tax rate as the largest ones, Causey said.
State licensing procedures also are extensive, requiring state approval of all information on the product labels, Bergal said. It took a year to get both licenses.
A spirit such as whiskey adds another challenge because the aging process means a distillery can�t begin generating revenue on its product until several years after it starts operations.
�With our Double Diamond whiskey, we will have paid for ingredients, labor and production of whiskey almost two years before (we�re) able to sell that whiskey,� said Causey, who is the president of Downslope Distilling in Centennial.
Everything involved in the process means startup distillers need to be prepared for a lot of preliminary work.
�I remind people to keep their day job because it�s going to take you two years to open,� said Bill Owens, president of the American Distilling Institute.
Such challenges haven�t hampered a growing number of startup distilleries in Colorado and nationwide.
The craft distilling industry has soared during the past several years, with almost 500 distilleries slated to open by the end of the year, Owens said.
Owens said the craft distilling industry is growing at 30 percent annually, bounding ahead of the craft-brewing industry that logged a 15 percent growth by volume in 2012.
There are 42 distilled spirits plant permits in Colorado of which more than half have been issued in the past four years, Causey said.
The freedom to experiment was one element that attracted them to distilling, Culhane and Bergal said. They�re already thinking beyond the honey-bourbon blend.
�With the distillery, the sky is the limit in terms of creativity � how you ferment, the blend, what you ferment it with,� Culhane said.
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Man hospitalized after crashing ATV
UPDATED 12:25 AM EDT Nov 03, 2012
A southern Indiana man is undergoing treatment at University of Louisville Hospital after an ATV crash in Harrison County.
Conservation officers said 55-year-old James Baumgart of Lanesville was on St. Johns Church Road when he lost control after cresting a rise in the roadway.
The ATV overturned and he was thrown from the vehicle.
Authorities said his injuries included head trauma.
According to investigators, Baumgart was not wearing a helmet or any other safety equipment, and the ATV was not properly registered.
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The mayor recently signed a bill revising the County Code that created an avenue for the county to accept the private, substandard Eha Street in Wailuku? Should the county:
"Substandard"? Compared to what, a dirt road? Has the pollster even driven on Eha Street? The County should have taken ownership years ago. Thank you Mayor for taking care of business.
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Harrisburg officials have a new plan to clean up the city's streets.
A new coalition called Clean and Green Harrisburg announced a three-part approach to combating illegal dumping.
The plan includes teaching kids about the problem at school, promoting community cleanups and strengthening enforcement.
Dauphin County Commissioners have organized an illegal dumping task force to catch violators, who could be fined up to $1,000 or sentenced to 10 days in jail.
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(Editor's Note: The following is a portion of Publisher Larry Tobin's Ups-N-Downs column in the Feb. 25 Tomahawk Leader. His column is one of several that are published every week.)
I'm sure the terror-mongering Yassir Arafat is quaking in his sandals at this one. Now he has not only the United States and Israeli governments on his case, but the People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) are after him, too. That ought to bring the most domineering tyrant to his knees.
Frankly, I've always thought that PETA people were about a sandwich short of a picnic, but now I think an honest case can be made for declaring them legally incompetent and having them institutionalized. Remember how they developed an ad campaign that attempted to get college students to drink more beer instead of milk? Well, get this one.
PETA folks were disturbed because of the death of a donkey in a Jan. 20 bombing that took place in Jerusalem. The group was so angry, in fact, that a letter was sent to Arafait: "Your Excellency, we have received many calls and letters from people shocked at the bombing ... All nations behave abominably in many ways when they are fighting their enemies, and animals are always caught in the crossfire. The U.S. Army abandoned thousands of loyal service dogs in Vietnam. Al-Qaida and the British government have both used animals in hideously cruel biological weaponry tests. We watched on television as stray cats in your own compound fled as best they could from the Israeli bulldozers. ... If you have the opportunity, will you please add to your burdens my request that you appeal to all those who listen to you to leave the animals out of this conflict?
The letter was written by a Ms. Newkirk on behalf of PETA. When asked why she didn't urge Arafat to stop the bombing of innocent civilians, she replied, "It's not my business to inject myself into human wars."
Isn't that just a hoot? PETA-files can poke their collective noses into every other area of human activity - food, clothing, medicine and hobbies - but when it comes to homicidal maniacs blowing up innocent people, that's none of the organization's business!
Like I said, of all the nuts who should be locked away, some of the worst are still walking around loose.
Some of the idiots over in the Middle East are at least improving the gene pool by blowing themselves up. Unfortunately, they are taking a lot of innocent people with them. Maybe they could do some practice runs with live explosives at the PETA meetings ...?


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Edens Garden B&B
Edens Garden Bed & Breakfast is located in a tiny village called Hllsj, just 30 km north of Vsteras in the heart of Sweden! And only 12 km north of Skultuna. The view from our location is unique and the silence is enchanting!
The Old Cottage is a beautifully renovated Swedish stock cottage from the 17th century and is has original features and details. The cottage can accommodate up to 4 guests.
Edens Garden is located in the area of Svartadalen (The Black River Valley) in the distrikt of Vastmanland. Svartadalen is known among birdwatchers as a bird eldorado. Svartadalen is classed as an internationally valuable nature area. Svartadalen is Historically a farming area, it still possesses a wealth of forests, lakes, hay meadows and open wetlands. Experience the space, solitude and silence, whilst participating in the cultural events and pastimes of this beautiful Swedish Countryside.
Edens Garden offers also:
* Bicycles rental;
* Canoe rental;
* Traditional Swedish wooden rowboat rental;
* Rental of fishinggear;
* Great hiking possibilities and the nature is a eldorado for birdwatchers! You can buy the English translated hikingmap of Svartadalen at our place.
Places of interest: Vasteras, Sala, Salbohed, Flackebo, Norberg, Angelsberg, Arboga, Stromsholmen, Uppsala, Stockholm.
Furthermore you can also enjoy an urban atmosphere and small villages. Shops, museums, town parks, golf, etc. can be found in our area. The city of Vasteras to the Malaren-achipel has appeal and good restaurants. The glowing brass of Skultuna is world-famous. The silver mine of Sala is a term in the surrounding area. The quiet witnesses of the historical iron complex in Angelsberg is almost enchanting.
We offer great outdoors possibilties!
Canoe rental, Bicycle rental, fishing equipement, row boat, hiking, horse back riding, bird watching and much more in the Swedish rural county side!
Stockholm Vasteras Airport (VST) is just on a distance of 30km. RYAN AIR flies from London Stansted, Barcalona Girona.
Stockholm Arlanda Airport is a distance of 1½ hour (transferbuss to Vasteras costs 210 SEK);
Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO) have a Ryan Air connection to serveral destinations in Europe, exempel Düsseldorf-Weeze. This airport is just on a distance of 180km from our place;
Car rental is possible with every airport.
The trainstation and the central bus station in Vasteras is at a distance of 25km away. Bus number 46 stops in Skultuna. The nearest busstop is 10km away in Skultuna. Our recommendation is to rent a car at the airport.
Supermarket, postoffice/tobacostore, food, drugstore, moneydispencer in Skultuna is in a distance of 10km; 25km from the highway E18, see our homepage for more details.
There is a cycle route from our house all the way to Västerås! and from Skultuna the path is carfree!
We are member in the board for Swedish Eco Tourism.
Our property has a no smoking policy!
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
B&B Facilities & Policies
- Bicycle parking
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Child Friendly
- Credit Cards Not Accepted
- DVDs
- Free City Maps
- Free Parking
- Internet Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Meals Available
- Non Smoking
- Outdoor Terrace
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Towels Not Included
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
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The nearest busstop is 12km away in Skultuna. On request can we eventually fetch our guests from the bus station in Skultuna.
The train station and the central bus station in Vasteras is at a distance of 30km away. And the bus with number 46 stops in Skultuna.
Stockholm Vasteras Airport (VST) is just on a distance of 30km. RYAN AIR flies from London Stansted to Västerås.
Stockholm Arlanda Airport is at a distance of 1½ hour (transfer busses to Vasteras costs 210 SEK);
Stockholm Skavsta Airport (Ryan Air connection to serveral destinations in Europe is at a of distance 180km;
Car rental is possible with every airport.
Supermarket, postoffice/tobacostore, food, drugstore, moneydispencer in Skultuna is in a distance of 12km; 25km from the highway E18, see our homepage for more details.
There is a cycle route from our house all the way to Västerås!
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Stockholm Vasteras Airport (VST) 35 minutes;
Stockholm Skavsta Airport (NYO = Nyköping) 1½ hour;
Vasteras City - 30 minutes;
Skultuna - 10 minutes;
Svartadalen - International Valuable Nature Area - Natura 2000 and RAMSAR;
Sala - Silvermine;
Satra Brunn - Spa, Swimming, Sauna and Wellness;
Bangbo Gard - Western Style Horse Riding
Satra Brunn - Spa, Swimming, Sauna and Wellness;
Power Meet - Big Meet;
Uppsala (1 hour);
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Posted February 26th, 2014 @ 11:46am by Gossip Cop
Jimmy Fallon and Shaquille O'Neal switched clothes on Tuesday's "Tonight Show."
It was funny because the men are very different sizes.
"This is exactly what I've been looking for!" declared Fallon, who looked like he was wearing a tent.
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The Granville has carved out an excellent reputation for serving modern European food of the highest quality and is featured in The Good Food Guide and other major listings.. The pub is full of character and is divided into a comfortable sofa area, a bar area and an eating area, with a central fireplace and original artwork on display for sale.
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17 February 2014
More than 900,000 UK jobs depend on Britain's brewing and pub trade. That is the finding of a new study by Oxford Economics for the British Beer & Pub Association (BBPA), which looked at the industry's impact on employment, wages, and the economy at a local level.
15 February 2014
Simple salad starters or snacks served in jar jars or kilner jars look great on wooden boards with some rustic bread and can be prepared in advance and stored in the fridge until required.
13 February 2014
We are very sad to report that Les Wood passed away on Tuesday after a short illness.
Les joined Shepherd Neame in 1941 and worked in a variety of roles ending as Head Brewer in the mid 80s. He retired in the early 90s and lived in Brewery premises at Court Street for the rest of his life.
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This week's featured pub is the incredible Kings Head, that first opened its doors in 1870, situated in the historic village of Wye.
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Shepherd Neame LimitedThe Faversham Brewery17 Court StreetFavershamKent. ME13 7AXUnited Kingdom
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The main attraction of Beatenberg is its location. The village is one of the best vantage points set against the Bernese Alps and affords a view of deeply blue Lake Thun. Just about 10 kilometres by road away from Interlaken, Beatenberg is furthermore a perfect starting point for excursions to the Lake Thun and Jungfrau region.
In summer the mountain countryside is perfect for walking. High moors and karst fields of national importance are a treat for nature lovers. For relaxed walks there is the Beatusweg from the Waldegg district to the village centre. The 4-kilometre-long play and adventure trail relates the legend of Holy Beatus, patron saint of Beatenberg. The wooden castle which is safe to walk on, the ship and the big dragon are simply waiting for children to play on them. A biographical theme trail is dedicated to the bestselling author Erich von Däniken.
The Niederhorn (1950 metres above sea level), Beatenberg's "house mountain" is accessible by aerial cableway from the village as well as from the nearby lakeside. From the Niederhorn several routes head in the direction of the village or over the Gemmenalphorn to the neighbouring village of Habkern. It's not unusual to spot the odd ibex or marmot along the way. Two scooter-bike routes provide the perfect opportunity for a fast ride. The Niederhorn is particularly popular with paragliders. The colourful spectacle of paragliders set against the steel blue sky is a delight for spectators as well.
The Beatenberg family ski region of Niederhorn and Hohwald, a toboggan run, cross-country skiing tracks, an extensive winter walking trail network, a natural ice rink and the ever fascinating view of the snow-covered peaks make the Bernese Oberland holiday resort an attractive destination for exciting while relaxing winter holidays.
- Niederhorn – vantage point above Beatenberg, starting point for short and long walks and family-friendly ski region.
- Beatus Caves – one of the biggest limestone cave systems with stalagnites and stalactites in Switzerland, a lit section of it is open to visitors.
- Lake Thun – from the Beatenberg sun terrace easily accessible by funicular. Water sports and excursions by ship.
- Jungfraujoch – the ultimate excursion destination of the region. From Beatenberg via Interlaken a rewarding day-trip.
Top Events
- Alpenhorn Meeting – in the course of the years the meeting at Alp Chüematte has developed into an event involving several regions (August).
- «Chästeilet» in the Justis Valley – one of the most traditional farmers' festivals in the region during which cheese produced up the mountain during summer is divided among the cattle owners (September).
- Animal Show – the breeding successes of Beatenberg's farmers are judged and the most beautiful cow is awarded the title Miss Beatenberg (October).


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ABA President Defends Policymaking Process
Replete with inaccuracies designed to make a point, columnist Karen Lee Torre's article ("No To ABA, Yes To CBA," Aug. 10) presents anything but a balanced view. Yes, the ABA takes positions that its members bring forward. Any member may propose a position to be taken - whether liberal or conservative - and any member may advocate his or her views to convince the 555-member House of Delegates to adopt that view as policy.


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Situation for volunteers in Iraq gets more difficult
03 April 2007
"I cannot stay in Iraq anymore. The situation for aid workers has been getting very difficult over the past few months. We are being targeted so I started look for refuge in a European country or in the US," Samir Marouf, a 33-year-old aid worker, said.
Marouf has been working as volunteer for various aid agencies in Iraq since January 2005. When he began, he never imagined that he would one day receive death threats for helping a neutral organisation feed people in need. Now, he is desperate to get his wife and daughter out of the country.
"One of our colleagues was killed while trying to deliver aid to a neighbourhood in Sadr City [a Shia-dominated area of Baghdad]. Militants stopped his car and asked for his documents. When they saw from his surname that he was a Sunni Muslim, they took him away. His body was found two days later near the capital. He was going to help their [militants'] Shia relatives but they killed him.
"These aid workers are staff and activists of international organisations, UN agencies and NGOs. Our data is for incidents reported to NCCI," said Turlan. "The [death] figure for aid workers is certainly higher, particularly regarding local NGOs' staff."
"One of the major problems is that Iraqis in general don't know what an aid worker is and what an NGO is. Since 2003, the line between military, private sector and humanitarian aid is so blurred that we can't blame anybody who doesn't respect aid workers" he added. "But we have to blame those responsible for the violence that affects all civilians, including aid workers."
Agencies close Iraq offices
Since 2003, dozens of international NGOs and UN agencies have closed their Iraq offices after their volunteers or staff were targeted. The UN and most international NGOs operate from neighbouring countries and rely on Iraqi organisations to deliver supplies to families in need.
The Iraq Red Crescent has been at the centre of aid delivery in Iraq but after its staff and volunteers were kidnapped in December 2006, it has been keeping a low profile and thereby providing less assistance to people countrywide, especially in the capital, Baghdad.
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January 20, 2013, 09:10 PM
I was wondering if there is a taste difference between Elk, Mule Deer and Whitetail Deer?
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January 20, 2013, 09:55 PM
Neve had mule deer and only had elk once...but it was different from whitetail...both are very good...but that elk loin was out of this world.
January 20, 2013, 10:13 PM
Thanks for the response gspn.
I was worried because what I've seen from pictures Elk look like a massive animal and it'd be a huge waste if it doesn't taste nice.
I can't wait to get stateside and go hunting.
January 21, 2013, 02:31 AM
Well...a good buddy of mine sent me some elk steaks one time...rather than retell the story...here it is:
January 21, 2013, 02:56 AM
Damn you GSPN!:neener:
Now I'm hungry and now I have to get my sweetie organize some elk tags for my trip.
You've created a monster! :p
January 21, 2013, 04:20 AM
I prefer Elk to Mullies but they are both very good, better than beef if dressed out proper.
Lloyd Smale
January 21, 2013, 07:58 AM
Id say this. From my experience mule deer is a bit better. That is comparing the mule deer ive killed out west to the whitetails ive killed around camp. Now if i compare mule deer to the whitetails we shoot doing crop damage shooting on the potatoe farm id take the whitetails hands down. Personaly i think either is a step up from elk. But thats just my opinion. I think elk is kind of tasteless. If you want your meat to taste like beef youd probably like elk more but if you like the tasted of good venison id take deer over elk.
January 21, 2013, 10:44 AM
I used to hunt out west a lot until I got too old for those steep hills and high altitude. I have killed 9 mule deer and 2 elk and eaten some meat of several others. Everyone's opinion will vary on taste but mine is as follows:
#1 Elk - no contest. It has a sweet flavor that makes it better than deer.
#2 Whitetail deer - This depends on what cut of meat and how young the deer.
#3 Mule deer - I have only killed older mule deer bucks so the muley's position on this list could change if younger deer were involved.
#4 Moose - Based on 2 moose killed in Wyoming - Tastes good but just the same as grass-fed beef to me. (I like deer better than beef or buffalo.)
#5 Pronghorns - Again only older bucks taken during the rut. Good for sausage.
January 21, 2013, 03:10 PM
They are all good if handled properly.
They can all be ruined if mishandled.
January 21, 2013, 03:53 PM
The buffalo hunters hunted the Great Plains elk to extinction because they preferred the taste to buffalo while not putting a dent in the deer population. I've got a freezer full of deer and elk, I'll run out of elk first.
January 21, 2013, 05:03 PM
Mule deer, elk and whitetails all taste different from each other. And as has been mentioned will have a different taste depending on their diet. Some of the nastiest mule deer I've ever eaten were from South Eastern NM and lived in areas with lots of grease wood.
Some of the finest tasting have been killed off of agricultural areas especially areas were there is lots of alfalfa farming. Over all I prefer cow elk, whitetail deer, bull elk, and last buck mule deer. In that order.
January 21, 2013, 05:06 PM
Elk extinct!!??? Thinned out,but far from extinct. But without question,elk is the best tasting game I have eaten.Where I hunt,the whitetail tastes better than mule deer,but that may have something to do the timing of the rut.The mule deer bucks I have taken have a stronger smell than whitetails,and it seems to affect the taste.
January 21, 2013, 05:51 PM
Lots of variables. A rangy old buck during the rut isn't gonna taste like a yearling. My corn fed Illinois whitetail are good eating but when I went to northern Minnesota and shot a buck in a swamp, it tasted swampy by comparison. Elk is excellent. Mule deer is good. Pronghorn can be excellent or sometimes a little sagey.
January 21, 2013, 06:55 PM
Personally, while I like elk, moose is better, and antelope is right up there as well. But as mentioned previously, if not handled properly after the kill, any meat will taste bad
January 21, 2013, 08:35 PM
I agree, it is all about how it is handled. I have lived on mule deer for years, whitetail is screamin, antelope chops,mmm, But elk is hard to beat...I better go have a look in the freezer.
January 21, 2013, 09:31 PM
jest me, but I rate them...
Mule Deer / Antelope
White Tail
But = if Moose is a 9, the scale is such that White Tail is still an 8...
January 21, 2013, 10:17 PM
Elk extinct!!??? Thinned out,but far from extinct.The Great Plains species of elk are gone. All that is left is the Rocky Mountain elk. There used to be two species of elk in North America, now there is one.
January 21, 2013, 10:39 PM
There used to be two species of elk in North America, now there is one.
Well actually there are three species of elk in North America, Rocky Mountain Elk, Tule Elk and the Roosevelt Elk.
January 21, 2013, 11:08 PM
I guess I have just overdosed on elk. I killed three this year and gave them to folks who need the meat more than I need it. Lately, I have grown fond of white tail deer that live in agricultural areas. I really like those deer that live in the corn all day, then wander into the alfalfa in the evening.
January 22, 2013, 12:39 AM
I love elk. #1 in my book. But part of that may be the challenge and rarity of actually getting one.
Had some young whitetail for the first time ever this year. That little buck was yummy.
Grew up on mule deer. Whether I actually liked it depended on what they were eating and how old they were.
January 22, 2013, 07:34 AM
Elk, then Whitetail in the corn.
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January 22, 2013, 07:35 AM
Hard to say as not all taste buds ......are a like. Plus, it all depends where those mentioned live and what they eat. Plus age may or may not play a part in the taste test.
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January 22, 2013, 07:58 AM
Elk is my favorite, followed by mulies, then pronghorns. Pronghorns make for great jalapeno jerky from my favorite processor in Arvada. Yum!
January 22, 2013, 10:42 AM
I love elk. #1 in my book. But part of that may be the challenge and rarity of actually getting one. I have always wondered if that isn't true of a lot of folks, but you are the first one I have heard say as much. Around here, the rarity is a white tail and folks (myself included) find them great table fare. FWIW, pronghorn taken in agricultural areas are pretty darned good. Especially in comparison to their sage brush counter parts. I never have understood why people kill pronghorns, then literally feed them to their dogs. Seems like wanton waste to me.
Art Eatman
January 22, 2013, 11:06 PM
I've eaten a heckuva lot of central Texas whitetail. All of it was good. I've eaten a few west Texas mule deer, and I'd say that those were maybe a bit better, but hard to say why.
I'd rate the rather small amount of elk I've eaten through the years as better than the deer. Not bunches better, but better.
I've only killed and eaten one antelope, killed near Marfa, Texas. It was very good eating and seemed "richer" than deer or elk. Very tasty, but it didn't take all that much for me to feel full.
There is a brushy plant in the area from around Uvalde, Texas, on out past Del Rio that's called "guajilla". Wah--hee-yah. Deer love it. Butchering out the meat, you can smell it. Not a bad smell, though. But it never seems to affect the taste any, compared to the deer from back in the hill country.
January 23, 2013, 11:06 AM
I have killed managed White Tails that had a diet of alfalfa and winter rye. Very tasty over the acorn dieted national forest deer. The meat had a grassy smell and the noses of the deer were green.
Larry Ashcraft
January 23, 2013, 07:50 PM
I grew up on elk and mule deer. Dad would usually get one elk and two deer every year in the 50s and 60s. In fact, when we did have beef, it tasted greasy.
Elk is better than mule deer, but like others have said, it's marginal. That said, the best big game I ever had was a pronghorn I shot in the head at 300 yards. He never knew what hit him and we had him dressed, skinned and washed out with cold water within the hour.
Dad shot a six point bull elk in 1971 that weighed an honest 1000 pounds. It was all my brother and I could do to drag one front quarter over the snow, and we were both in our early twenties at the time. That meat was so tough we ended up grinding the whole thing into hamburger. Even the hamburger was like chewing a mouthful of rubber balls. OTOH, I shot a two year old dry cow a few years later, and the meat was like veal.
January 23, 2013, 11:08 PM
OTOH, I shot a two year old dry cow a few years later, and the meat was like veal.
Those are the elk that I try and shoot every year if I have a cow tag. I've had some bulls that were simply rank..
January 24, 2013, 02:49 AM
A big old trophy bull may indeed be gamey--especially close to the rut. Never had a bad elk, but I have never eaten a 'trophy'.
Antelope can smell pretty awful when you dress them out but wow do they taste good.
Deer are browsers more so than elk and pronghorn (that eat primamrily grass) they can be 'flavored' by their environment.
January 26, 2013, 07:21 AM
Well actually there are three species of elk in North America, Rocky Mountain Elk, Tule Elk and the Roosevelt Elk.
Fair enough, but the fact remains that there used to be another one that was hunted to extinction because of a preference for the meat.
Lloyd Smale
January 26, 2013, 07:55 AM
I guess to be really fair about this youd have to compare year old does from each that were exposed to the best feed. Problem is that doesnt happen. Its probably why i can take or leave elk. All the elk ive ate has been from trophy bulls. Now if i had to compare the meat from trophy bulls id take caribou hands down over any of it.
January 26, 2013, 10:01 AM
Where I hunt, the whitetail is terrific. They live off of corn, soybeans and berries for the most part as it is agricultural land with lowland woods. The mule deer I've tasted for further west of us was not near as good, but they lived off of grass. Other Mule deer I've had was almost as good as the whitetail I hunt, but it was taken by a friend in Colorado just outside of town and had lived off of neighborhood gardens.
It really does depend on what they eat.
As for elk, I've only had commercially raised elk, and it was incredibly good.
January 27, 2013, 12:30 AM
I've had lots of all three and they tend to vary for some reason, diet perhaps.
How they are shot and cared for matters also as already stated.
That said a young (cow or spike) elk or a cropland whitetail are hard to beat, but my all time favorite was a smaller 4 point bottomland muley buck shot just before rut. It was just fantastic.
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The 5 Most Ruined Orgasms in Cinema History
But I do want to impart one completely legitimate gripe to our younger readers: do you know how much harder it was for junior high school kids to find spanking fodder before the Internet? Seriously. Shoplifting Playboy, buying black market VHS porns copied from some dude's older brother, and engaging in herculean leaps of imagination to animate J.C. Penney catalog underwear models. Occasionally, however, Hollywood would release an R-rated movie you could get on VHS, tape off cable or carefully commit to the spank bank for later use. Movies like The Big Easy, 9 1/2 Weeks and Body Heat were a horny boy's very best friend.
Unfortunately, because mainstream media is not pornography, many of these T&A films had to combine some of their hottest scenes with dramatic or comedic content that may have furthered the purposes of the film but absolutely destroyed its orgasm-producing potential.
Here are five of the biggest ruined orgasm moments in modern (pre-Internet) film.
#5. Private School
In 1983, Hollywood released an incredibly awful movie about a bunch of horny boys thinking about breasts and how they could see some breasts and touch breasts and then do something with their penises. I think that was the plot of Private School. Not sure. I do know Phoebe Cates was in it, and that was a great start. After all, Phoebe was kind enough to teach me how to use my penis at 13 with her Fast Times at Ridgemont High performance.
Thanks, Phoebe!
But catching young Gladstone's eye even more than Phoebe was bad rich girl Betsy Russell.
True or false: in the first few months of puberty, this image was semipermanently freeze-framed on my basement TV. (False. Our TV was in the den.)
The Sexy Bait: Betsy Russell Striptease
And wouldn't you know it, Ms. Russell gets kinda naked and sexy in an attempt to seduce Matthew Modine. So what's the problem?
The Erection-Destroying Switch: Sweaty Matthew Modine in Drag
The problem (masturbatorily speaking) is that this is a scene where Modine pretends to be a woman to get into the girl's dorm, so each shot of Russell and her vanishing underwear is chopped up with a shot of a clammy Modine in drag. (BTW, Clammy Modine would make an awesome college band name. Get on that, kids!)
Some of you might be thinking, "Just ignore Modine!" While that may have been easy for Hollywood to do from 1987 onward, it's a lot harder for a kid. Something to remember about 13-year-old boys: they're stupid. Like really incredibly stupid. And somewhere in the back of their minds they believe that if they're engaging in an act of self-love and somehow reach climax at the exact moment the camera switches to a dude -- especially a dude in drag -- they'll turn gay forever.
#4. Basic Instinct
Everyone remembers the seminal scene from Basic Instinct: Sharon Stone at the peak of her hotness flashing her clammy modine at Michael Douglas.
And yeah, that's pretty great. But not even 13-year-old boys reach climax that quickly, and no one's hoping for just one still picture. We wanted to see sexy ladies not wearing clothes and, y'know, moving around all sexy-like. And the good news is Basic Instinct had lots and lots of sex.
The Sexy Bait: Sharon Stone Sleeps With Everyone
Stone's character is a dynamite-looking, promiscuous, bisexual lady, so my friends and I headed to the theater (place you used to watch movies that wasn't your phone) expecting to see one hot escapade after another. What we got, however, was this:
The Erection-Destroying Switch: Sharon Stone Brutally Murders People With an Ice Pick
I don't have a great clip, but check out the beginning of this trailer. Much like the second entry on this list, this movie thoroughly enjoys mixing sex and violence. Accordingly, the opening scene features hotness and an ice pick. A really, really, really nasty way to go, and so traumatic that I remember not being able to get into any of the sexiness that followed. It was like my junk had developed a Pavlovian fear response to Sharon Stone. It would take another 10 years for the rest of my body to follow suit.
#3. Blue Velvet
Back in junior high school, when most little boys were pining away for Heather Locklear or Elle Macpherson or Madonna, I was focused on a classier pursuit: Isabella Rossellini. And when I say pursuit, I mean using telepathic mind control to get Ms. Rossellini to pick me up at my parents' house and drive me away in her sex limo.
Still waiting, Ms. Rossellini.
Needless to say, when I found out that there was movie I could rent called Blue Velvet in which she played a sexy lounge singer and got naked a lot, I was pretty excited.
The Sexy Bait: One of the Most Beautiful Actresses Ever, Naked
In some ways, Blue Velvet delivers. After all, Rossellini does lose her clothes a bit and often wears little more than a kimono. She also sings in a sultry cabaret voice. And no matter what, Isabella Rossellini always conveys the most attractive combination of grace, intelligence and sexuality.
The Erection-Destroying Switch: Dennis Hopper and David Lynch's Circus Sexuality
The bad news for your penis, however, is that Blue Velvet was directed by David Lynch, and it has become increasingly clear during Lynch's long career that he apparently lost his virginity after dropping acid at a carnival as part of a snake boy/bearded lady sandwich. Sex is not so sexy in David Lynch's world.
First off, through the glory of hair and makeup, he turns Isabella Rossellini into Rocky Horror Tim Curry.
I will get you for this, Mr. Lynch.
And then there's the bigger problem of Rossellini's sex happening at the hands of a drug-addicted, unhinged criminal with mommy issues.
The only thing from the '80s to kill more erections than Dennis Hopper's performance was Mrs. Garrett from the Facts of Life.
Serves you right for dropping trou to Tootie!


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SALEM — The day after the last Salem-West Branch football game, both teams start preparing for the next one. "It's a year-long rivalry," Salem coach Ron Johnson said. "Every sport takes it seriously....
"The rivalry reached its heighth..."
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"In 1994, West Branch pulled out a 28-21 overtime win on the way to the Division III state championship." Had to open a wound. Haha.
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Behind the scenes of Listen To Your Mother with Patrick Thornton...
Patrick Thornton is is an actor, writer, and a 2010 Butler University grad. A former stay at home man-child, he recently started working at the Memorial Opera House earlier this year.
Although he doesn't have any children of his own, he stays busy raising his two middle aged parents and 87 year old grandfather, and helping them through those awkward years between 50 and 100. Find Patrick online at patrick-thornton.blogspot.com & @retropat on Twitter.
Thoughts from Patrick: "Although I had been encouraged by my cousin Shelli and our friend Katy to audition, I never thought I would actually be a part of LTYM. It wasn't until I met Stephanie that I decided to audition. I can't thank her enough for talking me into doing the show.
The most difficult aspect of LTYM was writing a monologue. The fact is, there are an overwhelming number of stories to tell about my mom. There were so many I wanted to tell. The "Get Us In The Will" story was almost replaced by the time when mom found a opossum in our basement and she told me to smack her because she was in shock and couldn't stop screaming. Another one that didn't make the cut was when she broke her nose picking up cat poop. I know what you're thinking, "Been there. Done that."
I briefly met Patrick before he decided to audition and admit I thought he was this shy young man and had no idea what he would come up with for auditions. Did you watch the video up there? Yeah. He blew me away! First of all, I knew my mom would love him as would every woman in the audience (I was right!) and second, he made me laugh and was such a different style than the rest of the auditions I'd seen, with his stand-up comic style. I also instantly had him in mind as the perfect emcee to introduce me before my piece at the end of the show. He had the audience roaring, and the best part is that his mom was the leader of all that laughter."
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Big tennis fans (and players), Kate, 30, and Pippa, 28, clapped enthusiastically as Murray took the early lead against Roger Federer, and they were seen sharing a giggle in the royal box above Centre Court.
In the end, though, Federer bested Murray and took home his seventh Wimbledon title, and the sisters stood as Murray gave an emotional speech after his defeat.
Kate's husband William had a prior commitment and couldn't be at the match. Also in the royal box: David and Victoria Beckham. Kate stopped to talk to the L.A.-based pair before taking her seat.
Kate wore a cream jacket from Joseph, which she previously sported at the Epsom Downs racecourse in June 2011. And she teamed it with a Vanessa dress by Joseph, which she donned in Quebec City last summer. She beamed with joy and joined the 15,000 spectators in applause as Murray took the first set.
Kate was last at Wimbledon late last week, watching Murray alongside William, 30.


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Some Sony Xperia Z Ultra users are having a problem getting the phone to wake up
0. phoneArena 21 Aug 2013, 18:42 posted on
The Sony Xperia Z Ultra right now offers the largest screen on a smartphone at 6.4 inches; but the size of the glass doesn't seem to matter for a number of owners of the device whose unit is suffering some problems with the display. The most talked about problem deals with the Xperia Z Ultra's inability to awaken by pressing the power button...
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1. kozza3 (Posts: 697; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
oh man, that is unfortunate.
29. james004 (Posts: 486; Member since: 15 May 2013)
every phone and tablet runs into issue like this but soon company sends out update and fixes it. i hope the issue is only of software and sony is able to fix this ASAP.
btw the worst was galaxy s3 and note 2 with their side black clipping issue, company refused to so many customers when it was their fault.
33. PunyPoop (Posts: 752; Member since: 18 Jan 2013)
this ^
for those who whines so much!
2. ZeroCide (Posts: 772; Member since: 09 Jan 2013)
I have problems waking up my Lenovo Ideapad sometimes.I have to reboot it to get it back. I hate that,
3. artealis (Posts: 98; Member since: 15 Dec 2010)
wow, this is really a super phone sony, very sexy and great design, have a great feature which to train the user finger to push hundred times, not like the soap bar cheap plasticky with many gimmick, xperia ZU king of smartphone with death screen for 2013 and this new innovation called xperia ZU finger trainer should increase sony patent port folio.
4. Sankyaku (Posts: 6; Member since: 18 Dec 2012)
Atleast this issue happend pretty early from the release. Sony should be able to fix it quickly. I am still getting one. :)
17. Jason2k13 (Posts: 1214; Member since: 28 Mar 2013)
Now why would it be a good thing if it happened early? People are gonna be turned off from buying it, and people who owns it won't recommend it to friends.
28. ianbbaa (Posts: 305; Member since: 20 Mar 2013)
I posted before...every single SONY device is actually a prototype for whole production time...till the end of production. And will remain as a prototype in users eyes.
I thought that Trliluminos means something else then "three lines" on screen at wake up...
5. mrraider602 (Posts: 25; Member since: 27 Mar 2013)
Look at my big *ss screen!
How does it look?
Don't know, it won't turn on!
34. PunyPoop (Posts: 752; Member since: 18 Jan 2013)
Another troll :| Well it really shows your insecurities.. All OEM's having different problems.
47. mrraider602 (Posts: 25; Member since: 27 Mar 2013)
whats up with the troll bs? I simply made a humorous comment on an article I read.. I for one know nothing is perfect, especially technology...so get over it!
6. papss (unregistered)
What a strange problem to have. Hope they take care of this issue right and either offer a new phone or an update to fix it
7. bwhiting (Posts: 188; Member since: 15 Jun 2013)
seems like the motorola black screen of death issue that I had with my Droid Razr 16GB but at least their device comes on again
8. ottje (Posts: 22; Member since: 18 Dec 2012)
same with my nexus 10 sometimes
9. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
My N7 1 does as well rarely.
14. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
yep my nexus 7 too once in a while doesnt react too the power button but it usually fixes itself quite quick, this xperia isuues seems very extreme 50-150 presses
10. pyradark (Posts: 852; Member since: 10 Jun 2012)
On gsmarena site, the power button problem has been solved by update!!!
Well we have warranty so still im buying it!!
12. JGuinan007 (Posts: 684; Member since: 19 May 2011)
Why is it that No north American carriers will sell this?
16. JunBringer (Posts: 137; Member since: 01 Oct 2012)
Cause North American carriers blow. I already imported mine so it's going on AT&T for five months and then over to T-Mobile.
13. GeekMovement (Posts: 2156; Member since: 09 Sep 2011)
Hope the honami won't have the same issue.
18. gazmatic (Posts: 795; Member since: 06 Sep 2012)
no xperia defenders here....
how strange
i thought they would be shout about how bias PA is and and anti sony they are
this is an unfortunate defect and the last thing anybody wants to happen on such an expensive device
i hope this issue is fixed for all future devices
24. kobainez (Posts: 429; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
SONY fans aren't stupid. They will say PA biased when PA is being biased not this kind of issue.
44. buccob (Posts: 2564; Member since: 19 Jun 2012)
I do not consider myself blinded for a particular brand... but Sony has earned my respect lately and I have been recommending their phones around me... However this issue has nothing to do with PA being biased (which some of the authors are, particularly when it comes to reviews) and it does not change the fact that Sony makes great innovations, but it does have failures.
Like some have said, hopefully this does not extend to the Honami and future devices... I truly want to get a Honami Mini...
19. skyguy7567 (Posts: 148; Member since: 17 Nov 2012)
It's a software issue, guys. Had that in one software update in my Xperia Z. Calm down, Phonearena. We know that you think Samsung wins and Sony sucks. But it's not.
22. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
This problem is worse than what the iPhone suffered from at launch lol.
43. Lyngdoh (Posts: 260; Member since: 06 Sep 2012)
Problem is problem regardless its big or small, its annoying. Every company has different types of problems. However, unlike Apple, Sony won't say "You hold the phone wrong".
20. sattoofy.htc (Posts: 1; Member since: 21 Aug 2013)
that's big problem for Sony
21. cyborg009 (Posts: 112; Member since: 17 Sep 2011)
Most likely a software problem!
23. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Sooooo where are the Sony bandwagoners now? With the screen not able to turn on, it's just a big, black rectangle.
25. kobainez (Posts: 429; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
Well, at least it doesn't blow up and hurt anyone like your sammy plastic
26. PapaSmurf (Posts: 10456; Member since: 14 May 2012)
Third party battery caused the explosion, not the hardware from Samsung. Apple phones exploded due to third party chargers.
It's nice to know you don't have anything to say about the ZU considering it's basically a brick until you spend 10+ minutes trying to turn it on.
41. pyradark (Posts: 852; Member since: 10 Jun 2012)
WARRANTY!! Its not the end of the world when it has defects, sony can replace it!!
But replacing life is not sammy cant provide, too bad
27. shikhar (Posts: 28; Member since: 14 Aug 2011)
Well, well, well. Can't say I am surprised. As much as I admire Sony, this is one issue which I think Ot is too obdurate to address. My Xperia T recently died with the same problem, and while I didn't try clicking 150 times, I surely did click about 100 times before I gave up and gave away the phone. There was also a recent case where Sony had to apologize for the sudden death issue on a complete batch of Xperia Zs. This apathy will bring about Sony's own downfall until it addresses this issue immediately and genuinely with efficacy.
35. PunyPoop (Posts: 752; Member since: 18 Jan 2013)
Downfall? I think you should read more tech news. SONY smartphones are selling very well, and regarding the updates, they are also doing well.
38. shikhar (Posts: 28; Member since: 14 Aug 2011)
Yeah sure, if this issue stays as rampant across all Xperias, then you can rest assured that sooner than later people will start avoiding Sony (I am talking only regarding their smartphone segment). Sony is presently doing very well, no denying, but such issues could have severe repercussions.
30. SonyFindOneDroidple (Posts: 793; Member since: 11 May 2013)
People here are so annoying..
Pls dont let your fanboyism justify this case..
You are not one of those disappointed people.
This is the same issue during the initial release of Xperia Z handsets and oh Again?
31. epicandroid (banned) (Posts: 40; Member since: 08 Nov 2012)
Hehe...so many defects with the ZU...loool so much for that 6.4 INCH display ~
32. Tsepz_GP (Posts: 987; Member since: 12 Apr 2012)
It's a damn shame, so it becomes essentially a 6.44inch paper weight. Trust a Sony to have such a strange issue, their QC really is awful.
36. TheM16 (Posts: 80; Member since: 14 Aug 2013)
The way I see it, it's a typical Android OS issue nothing related to the Great device.. all other android devices faced the same issue or something similar Exp. (mighty Samsung, Motorola, LG,HTC …and the list goes on)
Hence the OS is unstable you will run into these unexpected problems.
I prefer concentrating on suggestions on how to fix this issue not just complain about "Sony" or this Great most powerful device of 2013!!
I used many android devices and from many different companies they all share one thing (OS issues) but with updates or restarts might be fixed.
So for the UZ users I prefer they try the "small red button in the microSD flap" to reset the phone first and hopefully solve the issue.
If not then they should wait for the company's update or solution (Typical Android phone situation).
And enjoy your (Android, Apple, Blackberry, Windows)whatever you own to the fullest be positive.
37. ntsiotinos (Posts: 16; Member since: 18 Nov 2011)
Luckily I've only had two problems:
1. Galaxy S2 delivered with faulty volume rocker - replaced by carrier immediately.
2. 2012 Nexus 7 severe speaker distortion and unresponsive screen. Replaced by Google within a week.
It's a real downer when your brand new device develops a fault. Makes you lose confidence in the brand unless the problem can be resolved really quickly.
39. anleoflippy (Posts: 595; Member since: 03 Jan 2013)
Don't you all know that the .475 fixed this? lol
40. jeff1434325 (Posts: 97; Member since: 07 Aug 2012)
i think that's one of the feature of it's so called 'Triluminos Display'.
Sony should patent it right away before apple will have it:)
42. Amir1 (unregistered)
don't be the first adopters, they are the real testers! lol.
45. procopiojose (Posts: 132; Member since: 26 Oct 2012)
Well it is named Xperia Zzz.. Don't know what you guys are whining about..
46. rickysam (Posts: 44; Member since: 07 Jan 2013)
ha ha ha now whose supporting sony?????????
48. magnum44 (unregistered)
I was planning to buy this device as soon as it becomes available in my local market ... now what? ?!!
49. geekandproud (Posts: 1; Member since: 02 Sep 2013)
Pretty sure this is because of the brightness. I had my SP set to 10% brightness and it the screen wouldn't turn on or would flash on then off. Once i set my brightness higher it worked every time
50. theshack_ca (Posts: 1; Member since: 18 Sep 2013)
Just received my ultra from Clove UK and am having this problem. What r the options?
51. Anonym (Posts: 1; Member since: 25 Dec 2013)
Yep. I am experiencing the same bug. Only difference being I am (well, if the handset bid the dust - was) a proud owner of the Xperia M. I face exactly the same issue as described above. The screen does not display graphics. It is pitch black. Only glow from the backlight. However, the Android OS runs perfectly..... Lost all credibility for Sony.........
52. shelbo1074 (Posts: 1; Member since: 08 Apr 2014)
i have the same problem. ive had mine since december 2013 and it started from day one. i took it to my local phone shop and they said its a common problem but nothing to worry about as its more than likely software problem than the build of the phone. my phone does the green line thing when i finish a call and lasts a second so doesnt interrupt my use of the phone in any way, so i suppose thats a good thing on the upside of things. to be perfectly honest, it would have to be something like the wake up issue that would make me even consider changing my phone. I LOVE IT!
53. dskadberg (Posts: 1; Member since: 12 Dec 2014)
I have the Sony Xperia Z3, I've had it about 2 weeks now, and it is having this problem as well. Going to return to the T-Mobile store I bought it from to try and get a replacement. Will keep y'all updated on my results.