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Samsung Galaxy S II AT&T Review
0. phoneArena 27 Sep 2011, 06:24 posted on
It can be considered a long time in the making, even more when the original model launched overseas a few months ago, but AT&T customers are undoubtedly going to satiate their appetites with the Samsung Galaxy S II. So you might want to sit kick back and stand still, because if you happen to flinch for a mere second, you might simply find the Samsung Galaxy S II too darn fast for you to handle...
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1. nyamo (Posts: 274; Member since: 19 Mar 2011)
i thought the ATT version was supposed to have an NFC chip? did something change a long the way?
6. vette21man (Posts: 351; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Seconded, does it have NFC? What other abilities does it have out of the box rather than Google wallet in the UK?
24. baldilocks (Posts: 746; Member since: 14 Dec 2008)
Didn't you see the 'Near Field Communication' that was printed on the battery??
2. GJanee (Posts: 214; Member since: 29 Jun 2011)
"...with the WVGA resolution of the handset, it's beginning to show its age when we're finding ourselves zooming in to properly view text within the web browser."
ohh cmooon. this is ridiculous. who could see a single pixelation (especially at texts) on a 4,3" 480x800 samoplus display? browsers don't even let you zoom in that much. :D and WVGA is a con? this is just pure casuistry.
STILL this statement could well be true in case of pictures. but text? fonts? meh...
9. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
i think they were commenting more on the inability to read small text, not the ability to zoom in on text so big it looks pixelated.
i cant read that small anyways, so doesnt bother me. :)
69. NeXoS (Posts: 288; Member since: 03 May 2011)
I have a QHD screen and even though it's higher res, I'd rather have a lower res SAMOLED+.
All things being equal, I'd take SAMOLED+ over 300+ppi any day. 300+ppi sounds nice on paper, but it's just a spec and in the real world, most people aren't holding the phone 2 inches from their faces.
But, the Nexus Prime gives us both!
11. vette21man (Posts: 351; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
I stand by PhoneArena on this one. Witnessing web browsing on qHD and Retina displays, WVGA is definitely lagging (especially on a large 4.3" display).
I also think that your argument should be reversed. Text is annoying when it's fuzzy. Ever watch the news in standard definition with the ticker scrolling across the screen? Much easier to read on an HDTV.
Some would say photos are equally important to view in high-resolution. In general, it makes sense to leave the WVGA resolution as a con. In fact, I would be interested if the Exynos/graphics processor would exhibit equal performance if the resolution was upped to qHD.
14. WirelessCon (Posts: 309; Member since: 11 May 2010)
I have yet to see a qHD screen that is as vibrant or more vibrant than the WVGA on the Infuse. Pixelization on text is just as evident on qHD.
qHD is a waste of time. 720p is the next step that matters. Then 1080p, which is overkill, but tech- geeks love overkill.
1080p color e-ink with optional LED backlight. BRING IT ON!
19. vette21man (Posts: 351; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
What you list as "vibrant" is actually color saturation, which is really a debatable pro/con. Some people prefer more natural looking colors, some prefer the pop of saturated colors.
When I see WVGA on a 4.3" screen next to a Retina or 4.3" qHD display I see a world of difference in pixel density and text readability on the same web page. Not sure if you have done this type of comparison before.
720p will be awesome and just about overkill. Agreed 1080p will be overkill, and marketers will plaster the FULL HD marking all over ads.
30. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
screen resolution is great and is better than qhd pentile...and to be honest do many people read on the web when its fully zoomed out?most people zoom in using text wrap...
66. vette21man (Posts: 351; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
In either case, it sounds like your argument is saying, "It's good ENOUGH," which is another way of saying it's lagging. It's still a con.
82. beefalo (Posts: 16; Member since: 10 Nov 2011)
uhh have you actually used an iOS device with the retina display?? it makes a huge difference when reading text. don't get me wrong, colors etc look amazing on super amoled plus, but high res and high PPI is key for readability on phones.
i literally brought up the main phone arena page on a 3.5" iPhone 4s and a 4.3" focus s(super amoled plus). Fully zoomed out i could just read the text on the iPhone 4s, yet it was too blurry on the focus s. This alone proves that the retina display was not a gimmick, and it serves more of a purpose than just getting rid of jaggies. It truly hits the limit of what the human eye can make out on the screen, anymore resolution would not have made the text anymore readable IMO because at that point it would be too small for my eyes.
if you are just looking at pics and video, i think the colors and contrast on the super amoled plus will be better. but if you are looking at text or browsing the web, you will realize that a bigger screen does not mean easier reading. at 4.3" i think you would need around a 1280x720 screen to again hit the mark where you are seeing as much detail as the human eye can handle(obviously using the same resolution as the retina will give you just as clear text, but with a bigger screen your eye could see even more detail given more resolution) this is one reason i am very interested in the htc rezound!
3. rwolf1984 (Posts: 530; Member since: 06 Jun 2009)
Disappointed that AT&T handicapped TouchWiz...I'Ve played with the Epic Touch and it's the screen, the thin form factor, cameras, the gestures, the speed and the UI widgets etc that differentiate this device from the other android devices. I am debating on ordering the international Galaxy S II or checking out the next iPhone...the Captivate turned out to be a major disappointment...ready for a new phone.
4. henrickrw (Posts: 408; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Dear Phonearena. Definetly all your reviews on the GS2 will be 9 because you don't have a choice. This handset is very cool & it's the best on the market. I own the international version and I'm very happy with my purchase.
i just wonder which grade you will give to the IPhone 5?
68. NeXoS (Posts: 288; Member since: 03 May 2011)
Dear iPhoneArena, you guys are real app holes.
Flimsy cover? Nice choice of words there guys, it's actually highly flexible and will not break when you remove it, it's made to flex:
Also, the WVGA Super AMOLED Plus looks better than the Retina$$ display any day!
5. qdz (unregistered)
Why not try out what everyone who has owned a Samsung android device wants to know about...the GPS!
28. iDroidx650 (Posts: 78; Member since: 26 May 2010)
it works fine
8. rex0422 (Posts: 30; Member since: 12 Aug 2011)
I am not the biggest fan of the design, but I have the international version and it is pretty darn fast, despite its design, you know, is only THIN and LIGHT. Also, the ridiculous WVGA display on 4.3-inch device NOW!? Samsung should knock their heads against the wall! THEY NEED TO WAKE UP! I love the speed, I really do, but something like the HTC Sensation and LG Optimus 2x (T-Mobile G2X) are better, in my opinion.
10. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
so, what exactly gets a 9.5 or a 10? you say this thing is the best power, camera, performance, beauty, ect ect..
what exactly is a 10? if the iphone5 scores higher, im calling foul.
12. vette21man (Posts: 351; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
My interpretation of their review:
- TouchWiz stinks: -0.5
- WVGA is lagging: -0.5
Maybe TOGETHER those cons equal -.5, but not sure it should be knocked a whole point. This GSII may not be a perfect 10, but man it's close...I think 9.5 is more appropriate.
31. taz89 (Posts: 2014; Member since: 03 May 2011)
touch wiz is a matter of opininion but how does it handicap this phone...it adds more features to it...
73. jroc74 (Posts: 6006; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
I'm one of they few ppl that like the different custom UI's.
13. WirelessCon (Posts: 309; Member since: 11 May 2010)
Call quality is one reason to keep it below 10. After all, this is a phone we're talking about.
This phone sounds great, but it's not enough of an improvement from the Infuse to get me excited.
The Infuse is really nice and it doesn't have Gingerbread yet. What will Gingerbread enhance on the Infuse?
17. vette21man (Posts: 351; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Agreed about the call quality. All phones (smart or not) should have perfect call quality.
Sounds like a lot of improvements over the Infuse. Better camera, dual-core processor, perfect screen size (not too big), gingerbread out of the box, NFC (maybe?). That's just off the top of my head. IMHO, the Infuse was a release to keep AT&T customers salivating in anticipation for the GSII.
15. WM6.5Sucks (Posts: 42; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
can anyone explain the reason why hspa+ is slower on AT&T than t-mobile? Is it because there's more coverage on AT&T therefore speeds are slower?
18. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
2 factors:
1. Phone software
2. Network capability in area
So, if the phone is capable of only 14.4, then there you go.
I know T-Mo has phone capable of more, and that they are upgrading the network to HSPA+48. AT&T upgrades slowly, thus the reason why they want to buy T-MO.
This phone is HSDPA 21 Mbit/s. Most of the network is probably a step behind.
16. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Who cares about a handicapped TouchWiz....just root the phone and go grab TouchWiz over at XDA. Call Quality rating has to be questioned....every phone is tested only in Philly. I have an SGSI in California and its call quality is outstanding, so I can only imagine that the SGS2 call quality will be fine. Seems like an excellent phone. Do you wait for Samsung to produce an SGS phone with a 3D screen, and a higher rez front facing camera, or take this one? Must suck to be an INFUSE user, and then see this phone out on the market only a few short months later.
20. Forsaken77 (Posts: 553; Member since: 09 Jun 2011)
I find this review to be very contradictory. The phone is dogged, then says it's top-notch.
I was looking forward to this phone for months and now this review makes me feel like the phone is sub-par on many levels. Like the processor is the only upgrade from the Captivate. Think I'm gonna call my AT&T store and tell them to forget it. :(
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75. jroc74 (Posts: 6006; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Compared to the GS1, the GS2 would be a better choice for a few reasons:
Exynos processor
Samsung fixed the file system, lag issue
Battery life (?)
Better screen
More ram
Front camera
Reading what I typed...looks to be more than a few reasons, I initially was only gonna put 2...lol
The GPS and lag due to the file system might didnt effect everyone but it effected enough ppl that they were legitimate problems. The screen, GPS and lag issue alone makes it worth upgrading from the Captivate.
26. PzykoSkillz (Posts: 7; Member since: 29 Aug 2011)
It says at the end of the review that this is the best Samsung phone and the best Android phone on AT&T. It also mentions the great screen adn the camera as one of the best they've used. What more do you want?
36. Ivan6479 (Posts: 249; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
Hmm.. maybe you haven't read the specs in its entirety because this phone has not only a better processor, but it's possibly the best dual core currently on the market, a full gig of ram which is nearly twice the ram of the captivate which only had 512mb, 8mp vs 5mp cam giving you the ability to shoot 1080p vs 720p, Super AMOLED Plus vs Super AMOLED and it's currently the only phone on the market that has touch functionality with a gyroscope, oh and the screen is .3 larger not like that makes a whole lot of difference. I almost forgot it also has the implementation of a 2mp front facing cam, which the captivate does not have. So I think it's your loss passing up on possibly the best phone of the year. :)
21. Forsaken77 (Posts: 553; Member since: 09 Jun 2011)
I'm also VERY disappointed with the HSPA+ speeds. Those are the speeds I usually get with 3G for Christ sake. The reviewer had to have like 2 bars or something. Or maybe it's like with the Atrix... they have to turn it on? I don't know but other HSPA+ phones go much faster than this.
22. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 468; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
When I had the infuse I was pulling 11 down and almost 2 up in certain areas. ATT is by far the slowest at upgrading their network. Anyway I'm still debating over this phone. I was sold but $200 for a phone that isn't truly leaps and bounds over the infuse or atrix is weighing heavily on me. Heck I can get a atrix for $50 now.
23. aar0983 (Posts: 51; Member since: 26 Sep 2011)
Att will always be fail!!!!!! Slow connections will always handicap your good investments. LTE ftw!!!
38. Ivan6479 (Posts: 249; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
Hmm... not so sure about that, because if this merger goes through with T-mobile then both AT&T users and T-mobile users will both have improved connections with faster speeds for AT&T thanks to T-mobiles LTE and improved coverage for T-mobile users in more rural areas thanks to AT&T's help.
27. twenti7 (Posts: 152; Member since: 09 Jul 2011)
Let me get this straight; AT&T's GSII variant gets a con for not having enough TouchWiz, while Sprint's gets one for having too much. What gives? It's like PhoneArena is going out of their way to not give this phone a 9.5 when it is so clearly deserves it.
29. Forsaken77 (Posts: 553; Member since: 09 Jun 2011)
The numerical score is irrelevant. It's the facts mentioned within the review that you should be concerned with. Not some random guys opinionated score of the phone. But the review is very contradictory imo anyways.
39. theo14461 (unregistered)
Agreed, I had the Epic 4G Touch and, although the hardware was great, Sprint's horrible network and their so-called 4G made me return it. Totally ruined the GS II experience.
32. Cryosx (Posts: 2; Member since: 27 Sep 2011)
Is this phone physically the same as the international version? so say i wanted to put the 2000mah extended battery in it (with the back cover that's provided), would it work?
40. theo14461 (unregistered)
Most likely not.
33. Punter Kickie (unregistered)
The Sprint version has an LED indicator, does the at&t version?
34. harsh_732006 (Posts: 65; Member since: 15 Aug 2011)
no led
41. iphonejam1 (Posts: 7; Member since: 28 Sep 2011)
wow i bet it feels like another cheap play phone
42. primeone1 (Posts: 7; Member since: 14 Jun 2010)
i kno its kinda late but to answer the first comment, watch the video review at the part when he pops open the back, look at the battery...if im not mistaken it reAds "Near Field Communication"
43. Punter Kickie (unregistered)
I love the GS2 and would love to own one, but I have one major problem with my Captivate and it appears that the GS2 could have the same problem. The Captivate runs very poorly if not connected to a strong wifi signal, or not at full signal. I will try to update my twitter stream, or updated my facebook app with 2-3 bars of 3g and it won't work. Now, I know there's a bunch of you out there that want to blame at&t for that, but my wife has an iphone 4 and it will work just fine at the same location. The Captivate consistently has 1-2 less bars of signal that the iphone does too.
45. BenCjamin (Posts: 80; Member since: 13 May 2011)
That seems like an issue with the phone you have. I have a captivate and have NEVER had that problem. In fact my wife had iphone and I consistently had a stronger signal than she did in most areas.
47. networkdood (Posts: 6330; Member since: 31 Mar 2010)
Root the phone to rid yourself of the 3rd party apps. 2.3.5 GB is out for the phone. To see what your battery is using - go to the settings.
48. RAIDERWILL (Posts: 22; Member since: 07 Aug 2011)
Anyone near the Sacremento Ca Area getting one of these phones? I would love to challenge you to a little speedtest.. say: In Front of Fry's in Sac on a weekend? Because.. I have a Rooted, Rom'ed, Kerneled, GummyChraged 2.0, TSM Enhanced, Overclocked 1300 mhz Verizon Droid Charge... Running on Verizon's 4G LTE Network.. And... Its Ahh.. " Yester Years Phone.." And lets just see if this so called ALL MIGHTY 1.2 *DUAL CORE* on ATT's Hspa Nework phone can work the web at the speed of my Droid Charge on LTE 4G... And.. Not To Worry.. I will not keep you there too long... I would not want our race to push you over your 2 GIG DATA CAP..... What a joke.. So many people waiting for this phone... And ya could've been Grandfathered in with Unlimited Internet with Verizon at 4G speeds.... ( No Matter Where You Live In The U.S. Verizon 4G Is On The Way.. ) Thinking its all that... And the Nexus Prime (Verizon..) is about to burst your bubble.. Shhh ! That's why they passed on the S2...... So by all means jump into the S2 and be hobbled by Data Caps / HSPA and Shock to s**t when the Nexus Prime Debut's in about 45 days... Eh.. You could wait for the S3! I hear its QUAD CORE! and packing 1.5gigs of ram!.. Now.. Just sit on the sidelines about 6 months longer................ I am serious about the Challenge.. Real World Test.. My LTE 4G Custom Droid Charge will blow the socks off your S2...
49. BDR (unregistered)
Not buying because of touchwiz and cheap plastic build quality.
53. Cinnamon (Posts: 87; Member since: 16 Jun 2011)
No one is stoping you.
51. *wow* (unregistered)
Maybe I;m crazy but was that film on the phone from crocker park
52. vishu9 (Posts: 252; Member since: 03 Mar 2011)
thanks for not mentioning the iPhone4 in the review!!!! SGS2 rocks!
54. Mike (unregistered)
Is this model phone Hearing Aid compatible ? Thanks. Mike.
57. GreyP (Posts: 3; Member since: 16 Jun 2010)
Have you ever ordered your Samsung toner fromhttp://www.tonerstore.com/cgi-bin/toner/make/Samsung.html
59. Alexandre prt (unregistered)
Perfect! Fast and eficient. The only thing i have to point out agaínst is The battery autonomy. Waiting to see and ear from iPhone 5...
60. preacherwannabe (Posts: 1; Member since: 27 Sep 2011)
This phone is fantastic. So user friendly! Had it for 2 days, and it feels like an old friend already. Love it!
65. DUde (unregistered)
What happen with the radio feature?? It is labeled on spec sheet but where?? Another Att control bit!?!
72. GeekMovement (Posts: 2156; Member since: 09 Sep 2011)
Personally prefer the shape of this phone over the other two, but they're all awesome for real.
74. jroc74 (Posts: 6006; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
I thought this was funny from the review:
"Excellent in getting adequate signal strength in high coverage areas"
Excellent at being adequate? What is that? lol
My Motorola phones in high coverage areas on Verizon get above adequate signal strength. Whats their definition of adequate I wonder...


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A teen was seriously hurt Monday after falling through a skylight at Taylor Middle School.
The Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office said four teens were horsing around on the middle school's roof when one stepped through the skylight above the gym and fell 20 to 30 feet.
The teen was seriously hurt and taken to University of New Mexico Hospital for treatment. He was in surgery on Monday night.
Bernalillo County authorities said they don't believe the four teens were attempting to break into the school. No charges are currently pending, but the investigation is ongoing.
Classes were not in session on Monday at Taylor Middle School because of the holiday. The teens were tentatively identified as Taft Middle School students.


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Records: Mohawk 4-5, 3-2 MAL; St. Joe 6-3, 3-2 MAL.
Coaches: Mohawk Erik Baker; St. Joe T.J. Buckley.
Last week: Mohawk was downed by Calvert 27-6; St. Joe hammered North Baltimore 44-8.
Last season: St. Joe beat Mohawk 33-8.
Outlook: Baker said his team had a choice after beginning the season with four consecutive losses: Accept the season was going to be a struggle or work to turn it around.
The Warriors chose the latter, and now sit in a position to perhaps make the playoffs.
Beat St. Joe Friday, and the Warriors likely will have a Week 11.
"Our young men have earned the opportunity to play in a meaningful week 10 football game vs a great opponent, what more can you ask of a team?" Baker said. "It would have been easy to accept a lesser fate after Week 4, but our team never quit and kept working to improve. Our best football is still ahead of us, and I hope we have an opportunity for this team to experience November football."
Standing in the way of a postseason appearance are the Streaks, a squad already assured of playing next week. Baker said St. Joe is a tough offense.
"SJCC has great linemen," he said. "They have morphed from a 5-wide offense of the last few years to a power offense to take advantage of their abilities."
Leading the charge is Marcus Kerr, who is third in the Midland Athletic League in rushing with 1, 135 yards.
"Marcus Kerr does all the things you ask of a premier running back," Baker said. "He blocks, runs with power and is elusive in the open field."
Of course, Mohawk has a pretty good back as well in Gunnar Johnson, who leads the league with 1,448 yards and an average of more than seven yards a rush.
Baker said Johnson and the Mohawk offense will get a major test from St. Joe.
"Defensively they have been very solid the past few weeks," Baker said of St. Joe. "we expect to see a great effort this week as well."
Upper Sandusky
at Galion
Records: Upper Sandusky 7-2, 4-2 North Central Conference; Galion 8-1, 5-1 NCC
Coaches: Jake Moyer, Upper Sandusky; Chris Hawkins, Galion.
Last week: Upper Sandusky lost to Colonel Crawford, 28-27; Galion blasted Bucyrus, 42-0.
Last year: Galion blanked Upper Sandusky, 28-0.
Outlook: It feels very familiar to Moyer.
This time last year found Upper Sandusky and its staff scoreboard watching and doing all the complicated math that comes into figuring out playoff positions.
In the end, Upper Sandusky won its game against Riverdale and then had all the things it needed to fall its way happen, giving the Rams its first playoff berth since 2004.
This year the math may be a little easier but the opponent certainly is not.
If Upper Sandusky wins and picks up a couple other wins from teams its beat, it'll be in.
But the former is a pretty tall task.
Galion comes in with just as much at stake. If the Tigers win, they clinch a share of the final campaign of the NCC and more importantly, cinch a playoff berth.
"How much better can it be? It takes on the proportions of the Ohio State-Michigan game. I'm not trying to play it up that big but on our level it does," Moyer said. "In our little world, it takes on that proportion and that's how we have to approach it. Both teams are vying for a playoff berth. Everybody wants to win."
One can't talk about the Tigers without talking about Dareian Watkins, the team's all-world quarterback who has verbally committed to Northwestern.
The senior has thrown for 1,279 yards and 17 touchdowns against just two interceptions. But he also hurts teams with his legs as he has rushed for a league-leading 1,175 and 16 touchdowns.
While he doesn't make a lot mistakes throwing the ball, he leads the league in another category: lost fumbles, with six.
"He's very difficult to prepare for because you can't simulate his speed in practice. He's a good size young man, very strong. He's going to Northwestern, so he's a pretty intelligent young man," Moyer said. "He's a tough runner, much like (Rams' quarterback) Tylor Pritchard. We're going to have gang tackle and come with proper pursuit and pursuit angles."
Moyer is hoping to get an assist from Mother Nature.
"Everyone focuses on his running, so you take some chances on the defense," Moyer said. "The weather is supposed to be quite windy so that will limit him some on the throw and maybe can focus on some running."
The Rams return a full offensive team as well as Will Adelsperger comes back to the backfield after missing a few games with a hamstring injury. He plays in limited stretches on defense last week but Moyer said he'll be back on both sides of the ball Friday night.
"It's going to take the pressure off of using some kids with lesser experience. All of the cylinders in our revolver are filled," Moyer said. "We're going to try to come out with all the guns blazing and see what happens."
In Upper Sandusky's two losses this year, the Rams are minus five in the turnover ratio (8-3). Moyer said playing smart and turnover free will be critical if Upper Sandusky wants to play in Week 11.?"Eliminate the turnovers, limit the penalties and we stay in the ballgame," he said.
Seneca East
at Carey
Records: Seneca East 5-4, 3-3 MAL;Carey 6-3, 5-1 MAL.
Coaches: Ed Phillips, Seneca East; Todd Worst, Carey.
Last week: Seneca East beat Lakota 54-12; Carey beat Hopewell-Loudon 54-47.
Last year: Carey beat Seneca East 35-0.
Outlook: This game has big ramifications for Carey. Still alive in the Division VI playoff race (but barely), the Blue Devils need to win and have help.
Carey has a much better chance at a piece of the final MAL crown. Win and it has a share, win and Hopewell-Loudon beats Calvert, and the Blue Devils take the championship outright.
But for any of that to become a reality, Worst said Carey must play better.
"We need to play better defense than we did last week and hang on to the ball," Worst said. "This should be a good game of keep away."
Phillips knows how important it is to have the ball in his players' hands as well.
"This is a Carey team that does what they like to do, they run the ball well with the triple option," he said, "They like to keep the ball and control the clock." With each side approaching the game with this mentality, these coaches know the importance of every possession and getting out in front early.
Worst said Carey can't afford another first half like last week, when its defense struggled against the Chieftains.
"Our first half last week was kind of scary to watch as a coach, but we were able to put in together in the second half and come out on top," he said.
Each team has had its ups and downs this season, and with similar game plans its all about who will execute better.
"We need to play well up front on both sides of the ball," Phillips said. "We need to create turnovers, get more possessions; we need to score on them, they like to put up points but so do we, our defense needs to play well, they could make all the difference."
Worst said it will be a tough game.
"Seneca East is a pretty dynamic team, when they put it all together they play well," Worst said. "we've had a couple off games here and there, but our boys can also play very well. We will see which on of our teams shows up to play, and which one of their teams shows up, overall this should be a pretty interesting game to watch."
North Baltimore
at Lakota
Records: North Baltimore 2-7, 0-6 MAL; Lakota 3-6, 0-6 MAL.
Coaches: Greg Bishop, North Baltimore; Dave Vodika, Lakota.
Last week: Fremont St. Joe beat North Baltimore 44-8; Seneca East beat Lakota 54-12.
Last year: North Baltimore won 28-12.
Outlook: Someone will finally get a league win and someone will close out the final game of the final season of the MAL without one.
Any MAL win is a rare for Lakota. The Raiders have just one since joining the MAL in 2009, a 48-34 victory over these same Tigers in Week 8 four years ago.
But this year's Raiders are more focused on atoning for last year's result than the overall showing in the league.
"We were very disappointed last year that we played so poorly and gave up so many penalties. That was only mentioned [in preparation]. We do not want to play so poorly again," Vodika said. "We're focusing on this is our last opportunity for a win and finishing the year on a good note.
"We're just real anxious to play and play well," he said. "Certainly don't want to end on the note we ended on last year."
The teams closely mirror each other.
North Baltimore is seventh against the pass (161.6), but last in the MAL against the run (271.8) and overall (433.3).
The Raiders are last against the pass (163.8) and sixth overall (346.1), but fourth against the run (182.3).
The visiting Tigers hold an edge on offense, entering third through the air (184) and overall (389.9), and fifth in rushing (205.9). Lakota is is last in the league running the ball (89.9) and overall (261.7), but fourth throwing the ball (171.8).
North Baltimore's offense will be led by Lane Bishop, who has passed for 1,622 yards and 13 touchdowns while running for 970 yards and seven scores.
Running back Taylor Bishop (146-685) and receivers Sean Watson (38-383, 3 TDs) and Levi Newcomer (24-256, 2 TDs) add depth.
"They're a good team. Statistically, they've got some good players," Vodika said.
The Raiders will counter with the arm of Colin Timmons, who has thrown for 1,404 yards and 10 touchdowns. Jack Raymond has caught 40 passes for 652 yards and four touchdowns, with Dakota Bowling reeling in 36 passes for 461 yards and four TDs. Josh Kirkpatrick (11-165, 3 TDs) has also figured in the passing game.
While the Raiders want to improve for the final game, Vodika said they don't plan to trot out any extreme changes.
"We don't have any plans for big changes, we just want to go out and do what we've been doing for 12 weeks now and do it well," he said.
"We've got nine really good senior kids and we want them to play well and play hard and lead the team," he said. "Hopefully we come out and play well and get a win."
at Fostoria
Records: Lake 7-2, 4-2 NBC; Fostoria 0-9, 0-6 NBC.
Coaches: Mark Emans, Lake; Jim Kelly, Fostoria.
Last week: Lake beat Rossford 48-20; Eastwood beat Fostoria 63-0.
Last year: Lake won 66-13.
Outlook: It's the last game of what's been a long season for Fostoria, but the challenge gets no easier in the season finale.
Lake enters with a well-balanced offense (223.7 yards passing, 200.9 yards rushing) and plenty of weapons to make it go.
"They're very good. Jared Rettig, their quarterback, is one of the the finer throwers around, and they have three good running backs," Kelly said.
"They're going to definitely be difficult to slow down," he said.
Rettig has thrown for 1,996 yards and 25 touchdowns, with the last of his four interceptions coming back in a 38-0 Week 4 win over Otsego. He's also run for five touchdowns.
Adam Duncan (44-858, 8 TDs) and Todd Walters (30-632, 10 TDs) provide two quality receiving targets, while Brandon Short (98-641, 9 TDs), Marcel Bryan (60-441, 5 TDs) and Nick Walsh (43-369, 3 TDs) have combined to run for 1,451 yards and 17 touchdowns.
Still, the Redmen remain upbeat for their final game.
"We've had a good week of practice thus far. The guys were getting to the football, playing pretty intense," Kelly said.
"They're going to come out and compete," he said, adding that the youngest Redmen have been showing lots of spirit. "Our freshman just finished off an undefeated season. They have that instinct in them and I think that feeds the others.
"We're going to try to generate offense any way we can. We have guys we think we can get the ball to in the passing game, and we're going to run the ball," Kelly said. "We just have to go out and attempt to do what we've been doing. We're not going to try to reinvent the wheel."
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Records: Bucyrus 4-5, 3-3 NCC; Buckeye Central 3-6, 2-4 NCC.
Coaches: Aaron Eckert, Bucyrus; Jeff Niedermeir, Buckeye Central
Last week: Galion beat Bucyrus 79-78; Buckeye Central beat Riverdale 27-26.
Last meeting: In 2010 Bucyrus beat Buckeye Central 19-13.
Outlook: It's been about three years since these teams last met. With similar records coming into the game it could be a close one.
Last week both teams edged out opponents by one point.
"We could see a similar contest like last week, a very close back-and-forth game," Niedermier said. With no postseason on the horizon Buckeye Central is not laying down.
"We're going to miss the playoffs this year, so we're trying to get a nice win here as we wrap this season up," Niedermier said, "We'd like to get another 'W' to add to our record and send our seniors off happy."
Buckeye Central will not only be playing for it's seniors but in addition this game will be a special night. It will be Military Appreciation Night.
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In-depth look at Government Accountability Office report on Non-Practicing Entities
New report: What the Government Accountability Office has to say about Non-Practicing Entities
During the August Congressional recess, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its long-awaited study on Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs), required under the America Invents Act (AIA).
The report paints a rather grim picture of the current patent system. It reinforces the call by key leaders in Congress for legislative reforms that address abusive patent litigation as well as action by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the courts, and the US PTO.
Among the important disturbing trends the report identified:
- Between 2007 and 2011, two-thirds of defendants in patent litigation were sued over software-related patents.
- Among the most important factors contributing to patent litigation abuse are the prevalence of unclear and overly broad patents.
- Lawsuits involving software-related patents accounted for 89% of the total increase in defendants from 2007-2011.
- By "2011 patents related to software made up more than half of all issued patents," meaning the problem and challenges we face today are going to get worse before they get better.
- NPEs brought approximately 20% of all the cases studied by GAO between 2007-2011.
- They sued four times more defendants in 2011 compared to 2007, and relative to operating companies, tend to sue many more defendants per suit than operating companies.
- In many cases brought by NPEs, the real identity of the party behind the lawsuit and who benefits financially is obscured intentionally.
- An estimated 39% of suits involving software-related patents were brought against non-technology companies, such as retailers, hotel chains, public transit agencies, and other everyday businesses, a dramatic increase in recent years.
- The potential for disproportionately large damage awards remains a key factor in litigation abuse – an issue that was left on the cutting room floor during consideration of AIA.
- There has been a fundamental shift from using patents to protect ideas to aggressive strategies for monetizing portfolios (regardless of the innovation embodied in the invention).
Some commentators, primarily from the traditional patent bar which has resisted any changes to current law, suggest that the report "begs the question of whether drafting new legislation is really needed."
But that view is misplaced and in a distinct minority. For those following the GAO work closely, it became clear that consideration of legislative alternatives was unlikely to be a focus of their work. Silence in the report does not equate to calls for non-action.
The GAO did outline steps for the US PTO to take, reflecting its greater comfort in making recommendations to an Executive Branch agency. The report also points to the role of the courts.
Evidence builds for legislative reforms
In this light, the GAO report is the latest evidence that there is not a silver bullet solution. As FTC Chairwoman Ramirez observed earlier this summer, there is a growing consensus that:
Flaws in the patent system are likely fueling much of the real costs associated with PAE activities.
...effective monetization of low quality patents imposes a de facto tax on productive economic activity with little or no offsetting benefit for consumers. High litigation costs add to the problem by allowing PAEs to coerce targets to pay license or settlement fees that are detached from the economic value of the patents at issue. In short, PAEs exploit underlying problems in the patent system to the detriment of innovation and consumers.
The GAO emphasizes the role of patent quality improvements in its report. But even there, the report is far from suggesting that this will solve the basic flaws.
At best, such incremental steps can only help in the future. And with the rising number of software-related patents the challenge will be enormous. Such efforts do little to address the large number of overbroad, unclear patents that exist today. Even the USPTO has acknowledged this with its "Software Qualty Partnership" efforts, which recognize the agency's assessment that "software-related patents pose unique challenges from both an examination and an enforcement perspective."
Some who are opposed to legislative reforms have jumped on one sentence in the GAO's conclusion that "the focus on the identity of the litigant—rather than the type of patent—may be misplaced."
This one line is hardly a recommendation of no action, especially since the GAO avoided commenting on legislative alternatives.
In fact, the current landscape of legislative reforms that are under serious consideration have moved beyond this debate. The key areas of focus of the major proposals are litigant agnostic—they seek to address the abusive practices generated by lack of clear pleadings; fixing the Post-Grant review estoppel; and expanding a carefully tailored program that takes the question of the validity of certain covered business methods out of the expensive court process into an administrative proceeding.
Other priority provisions are being crafted to address the specific ways that NPEs game the system without prejudice to a plaintiff litigant's stature. These include addressing the asymmetric costs associated with suits brought by a NPE, whose current calculation to bring suit is today relatively risk free; reducing discovery abuses; and seeking to protect down stream users from being 'held up' by demand letters that force settlement rather than fighting back.
In my view, the GAO missed a critical point: that the 20% actually represents, as many studies have shown, some of the most egregious litigation abuses. As one observer noted publicly, "[t]he GAO largely punted on the mandate by Congress to determine what the impact of nonpracticing entities has been on the U.S. economy in recent years." Why did they miss this? It's not entirely clear.
It is worth noting that the GAO acknowledges that a lot of NPE activity occurs outside of the courtroom. (This is a key point raised by FTC Chairwoman Ramirez and other Commissioners as the agency assesses its own roadmap for action.)
In short, it may be 'only' 20%, but it is the tip of the iceberg of abusive practices that have been well documented and studied that are unique to the NPE business model and which legislative reforms—and other actions—are necessary to mitigate.
As many others have pointed out, the GAO report provides ample additional evidence that the current litigation abuses are undermining confidence in the patent system and costing job-creating American businesses.
It's critical we work together to support the on-going efforts by leaders in both the House and the Senate, supported by the White House, to find meaningful measures that turn the tide of abusive patent litigation. The GAO study is the latest evidence that such actions are needed.
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Can you say dissemble?
Red Hat generates its revenue not from technologies it owns, but rather from supporting its customer base who use products in the public domain, or in some cases owned by 3rd parties. All Red Hat knows about patents is...they don't have any.
Just because they call it "reform" doesn't mean it is.
"patent reform"...America Invents Act, vers 1.0, 2.0, 3.0...
"This is not a patent reform bill" Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) complained, despite other democrats praising the overhaul. "This is a big corporation patent giveaway that tramples on the right of small inventors."
Senator Cantwell is right. All these bills do is legalize theft. Just because they call it "reform" doesn't mean it is. The paid puppets of banks, huge multinationals, and China continue to brain wash and bankrupt America.
They should have called these bills the America STOPS Inventing Act or ASIA, because that's where they're sending all our jobs.
The patent bill (vers 1, 2, 3, etc) is nothing less than another monumental federal giveaway for banks, huge multinationals, and China and an off shoring job killing nightmare for America. Even the leading patent expert in China has stated the bill will help them steal our inventions. Congress passed it and Obama signed it. Who are they working for??
Patent reform is a fraud on America. Congress and Obama are both to blame. This bill will not do what they claim it will. What it will do is help large multinational corporations maintain their monopolies by robbing and destroying their small entity and startup competitors (so it will do exactly what the large multinationals paid for) and with them the jobs they would have created. They have already damaged the US patent system so that property rights are teetering on lawlessness. This bill will only make it harder and more expensive for small firms to get and enforce their patents. Without patents we cant get funded. In this way large firms are able to play king of the hill and keep their small competitors from reaching the top as they have. Yet small entities create the lion's share of new jobs. According to recent studies by the Kauffman Foundation and economists at the U.S. Census Bureau, "startups aren't everything when it comes to job growth. They're the only thing." Meanwhile, the large multinationals ship more and more jobs overseas. This bill is a wholesale destroyer of US jobs. Those wishing to help fight this bill should contact us as below.
Small entities and inventors have been given far too little voice on this bill when one considers that they rely far more heavily on the patent system than do large firms who can control their markets by their size alone. The smaller the firm, the more they rely on patents -especially startups and individual inventors. Congress and Obama tinkering with patent law while gagging inventors is like a surgeon operating before examining the patient.
Those wishing to help fight big business giveaways and set America on a course for sustainable prosperity, not large corporation lobbied poverty, should contact us as below and join the fight as we are building a network of inventors and other stakeholders to lobby Congress to restore property rights for all patent owners -large and small.
Please see http://truereform.piausa.org/default.html for a different/opposing view on patent reform.
Abolish software patents. Better yet, abolish patents.
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Congress is being pressured to tip the balance in courtroom patent fights more toward the defendants and away from the complainants. While this is an admirable idea it will probably have the opposite effect to what is intended. Patent trolls and patent aggressors (those who want to monetize their patents) use the high cost of litigation as a weapon against their victims. Making the patent laws more complex works in the patent trolls favor by increasing the complexity of a patent lawsuit and therefor increases the cost of litigation.
The best solution to the software patent problem is to abolish software patents. A huge financial burden will be removed from the entire software industry. And yes, there may be a few pockets in the industry where the benefits of software patents exceed the drawbacks but they are relatively so few as to be insignificant.
We need to lobby the U.S. Congress to abolish software patents in their entirety with no loopholes.
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Any entity that is not in the process of producing a physical product within 2 yeas of grant of a patent or within 1 year of purchase of a patent needs to lose control of that patent. Such patents need to become public domain after these limited times if the company is not in the process of producing a product that directly involves that patent. This would eliminate most of these NPEs overnight if applied retroactively. Patent litigation by NPEs needs to be illegal, with very long jail sentences and very heavy fines for violators.
On May 10, 2013 the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit made a landmark ruling in CLS v Alice. The court heard the case en banc and decided in a 5 - 4 - 1 split that a common banking practice did not become patentable by writing it in software.
Now on September 5, 2013, the Federal Circuit affirmed a District court ruling in In Accenture Global Servs., GmbH v. Guidewire Software, Inc that a computer system claim was not patent-eligible when a common insurance industry practice was written into software. The decision cited CLS v Alice as well as the relevant Supreme Court decisions. The vote was 2 -1 with Chief Judge Rader dissenting.
This decision is HUGE for several reasons:
1. For years Chief Judge Rader has consistently ignored Supreme Court precedence and written patent law as broadly as possible. Now for the first time the Court paid more attention to the Supreme Court's opinions than to Judge Rader's.
2. This ruling solidly affirms CLS v Alice which was a shaky precedent at 5 - 4 - 1.
3. Judge Rader is losing control of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. In choosing the judges to hear In Accenture Global Servs., GmbH v. Guidewire Software, Inc he could not find any other judge who was a lock to rule for Judge Rader's all software is patentable position.
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STATELINE, Nev. - Deb Allenspach is a golf ball magnet. Or at least she was on Saturday when both Gary Sheffield and Ray Romano hit drives right into her camp on the beach at the 17th hole.
First Sheffield sliced his ball over Allenspach's tent and directly into her backpack. About 20 minutes later, Romano was also in the sand behind her stakeout. As the actor and comedian lined up for his chip, Allenspach and the rest of her party hurriedly pulled up their tent stakes to clear an opening to the green.
"He hit over here and we just made a path for him. Everybody loves Ray! He's just sweet, he talks to the fans," Allenspach said.
It took three hits, but eventually Romano escaped the sand and, surrounded by a cheering crowd, sunk the ball two over par.
Instead of letting the close call bother her, Allenspach and the rest of her beach crew from Arizona were ecstatic.
"We definitely got the right spot," said Alex Law, another member of the group.
Romano didn't express quite the same level of enthusiasm about the shot, admitting he played a much poorer round than he did Friday.
"Not good. Yesterday was much better. I hit my ball into a tent, I think. No, I hit my ball into a barbeque, it was pretty much a drunk barbecue going on. It's a hard hole, double bogey in front of the cameras, you know, that's the way it is. I'm not a pro," Romano said.


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New Mexico to expand its Amber Alert system
A new state law will allow New Mexico to expand a warning system used to help search for abducted children.
The state's Amber Alert system will be able to send alerts about children abducted by a parent or other family member. The law takes effect June 14.
Gov. Susana Martinez signed the measure on Thursday.
She says the current system "requires law enforcement to sit on the sidelines" if a child is taken by relative and believed to be in danger.
The Amber Alert system provides for emergency distribution of notices to the news media, the public and law enforcement of a child's abduction, but currently in New Mexico only if the child was taken by a stranger - not someone who is a relative.
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Giving siblings equally great names is hard! Need a girl equivalent to Shepard
I have two sons with the names Harrison Cash and Shepard Knox. What I love about their names (esp Shepard), is that they are different, but not too out there. You've heard them before, but they aren't everywhere. Shepard has a nice meaning and lastly, both names work for a 2 year old as well as a 50 year old.
I'm struggling with girl names as they either feel too cutesy or too formal. Also, not sure the names on my list have the same uniqueness as the boys' names. Hoping to find something feminine (to contrast the masculine feel of Harrison & Shepard) and not overly traditional (no alexandra, victoria etc). Thanks peeps!
Would love to hear your thoughts (be honest!) on the names I have on my short list and feel free to add suggestions.
Poppy (what would nn be?)
Bea (love this, but is it too much of a nn to be used as her full name. I like Beatrix, but it doesn't sound very feminine to me)
Emery (too popular? different enough?)
Haven't even started on middles yet!
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Out of your list I like Emery the best. Isla is very popular at the minute and I do think Bea is a nn and Poppy has a distinct lack of nn.
Some suggestions:
Pandora nn Panda
Hope this helped! If not I can suggest more!XName lists still under construction
Holliday Astrid Mabel
January Iris Aurelia
Gretel Sunflower/ Ireland Kate
Fauna Flannery Elizabeth
Ingrid Lilou Josephine
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I like the idea of being able to stick with the surname-y feel! Just can't think of something girly that works.
I am open to both!
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This team stinks, period. It's time for a rebuild.
I really don't think so, it's time to drop the junk, kindl, quincey, white, cleary, mursak, can all go. bring up a defender from gr for the time being, until you work out a trade for a top pairing dman, and then sign perry or getzlaf in the offseason.


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Person1: "Gumbi's are awesome"
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What a freaking Gumbis!!!
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bogan/castlemainian. usually mentally disabled in some kinda way and is a filthy hillbilly
A crap castlemainian soccer player (Gumbi). Colts is the best
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COLUMBIANA - Mayor David Spatholt was recently called on to break council's tie vote on whether to contract with the Mahoning County Building Department for commercial and industrial inspections.
Spatholt cast his vote against working with the county, and the decision elicited a strong reaction from Councilman James King, who argued throughout the meeting-even after the lengthy discussion had ended-that contracting with the county would be more beneficial for the city.
He said that prior to the meeting he spoke with three people involved in the construction trade and was told by them "we would be a fool if we did not contract with Mahoning County, just for ease of operation."
But council members Mary Calinger, Spatholt and Lowell Schlonegger said they heard otherwise.
"I have received several calls from it being in the paper, and everyone that called me was opposed to it," Spatholt said.
King then asked why they were opposed, to which Spatholt replied they didn't give a specific reason.
"How can they be opposed to something and not give a reason?" King said.
Schlonegger said a reason given to him was that inspections could be filed through the state electronically and Mahoning County inspectors aren't always available.
Councilman Brian Blakeman called the latter reason "completely fictitious" and told Schlonegger the public wasn't telling the truth on how often the county inspectors are available.
He argued the inspectors would be available to the city however often the city wants, based on what is included in the contract, which was only recently presented to council although the matter has been discussed since April, when Blakeman first made the suggestion.
He and King also argued there are many commercial buildings in the city that are "embarrassing" and commercial inspectors are needed in order to have them improved, but Municipal Attorney Daniel Blasdell said they were suggesting "going into areas where (they) have no authority."
"We are not the beautification police here," he said.
King contended that buildings like one on South Main Street, which has long been out of operation, are unsafe.
"You can't walk through that place without potentially falling through the floor," he said.
But Blasdell said the building was addressed in the past and deemed not a hazard, which elicited laughter from Councilman Bob Bieshelt, who also later accused Blasdell of being "too defensive" about the matter.
"I don't know why you're laughing .... I don't have a dog in this fight," Blasdell responded.
To King, he said, "You are assuming all sorts of things you don't know to be true, and the things you are suggesting are not a public nuisance."
"We can tell someone to cut their grass, but we can't tell someone to fix up their building? The building looks like it should be burned down and used as a parking lot," King said.
Again, Blasdell said council couldn't "invade" someone's public/private property when it is not posing a nuisance, or danger, to the community.
King then called upon City Manager Keith Chamberlin to verify the building was unsafe, and Chamberlin said the foundation there "doesn't look good," but that it would be a matter for the owner and contractor to deal with, not the city.
Prior to the vote Blasdell told council they were "getting very far afield of the issue at hand," which was whether or not to proceed with a contract with the county.
Those opposed to contracting were Schlonegger, Calinger and Councilman Tom Ferguson while those in favor were Bieshelt, Blakeman and King.
Blakeman said by not contracting with the county the city is sending the message that they "don't care what our city looks like. We'd like to push it off on someone else (the state), that's what we are saying."
Following Spatholt's vote, King said, "This is ridiculous. This is absolutely ridiculous. I don't want to hear one person complain about the building inspectors ... unbelievable."
Assistant building and zoning inspector Bob Belding is set to take the certification test in December and will continue conducting residential inspections on one-, two-and three-family dwellings. Although he is called the assistant inspector, he is the primary person conducting inspections in the city for residential buildings. Chamberlin is head of the department of which Belding is the only employee.
Commercial and industrial inspections will continue through the state.


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3 Tbsp organic unbleached white flour
1 cup water, including reserved shiitake soaking water
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2 cups Edensoy Unsweetenedor Edensoy Original
1 1/2 cups Eden Sliced Shiitake Mushrooms, soaked 10 minutes in 1 cup hot water
2 Tbsp Eden Mirin
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried oregano
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Poptastic! The Art of Burton MorrisThis first major retrospective of Burton Morris' work will feature nearly 50 items including early art and drawings from Morris' Pittsburgh childhood, signature painted works, product lines such as his Pittsburgh ties, sculptural work, and interactive works of art developed in conjunction with the Entertainment Technology Center at CMU. Carnegie Mellon-trained Morris was inspired by comic strips and magazines as a child, and later by artists Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Tom Wesselmann, and Red Grooms.09/15/2013 - 02/23/2014Heinz History Center, 1212 Smallman St., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
From Franz Schubert to Reza ValiCyrus Forough, violin; Michael Lipman, cello; and Sung-Im Kim, piano, perform Vali's Calligraphy #5 for Solo Violin, Three Romantic Songs (Hommage a J.B.), and Khoiasteh (Calligraphy #10), and Schubert's Piano Trio #1 in B-flat Major "Military" Op. 99, D. 898.09/19/2013Time: 7:00 pmLaughlin Music Center, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Nearly WildFresh from its triumphant debut at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Texture Contemporary Ballet stages "Nearly Wild," which explores the blending of the tame and the wild within the human condition. The progam also includes premiere by Kelsey Bartman with original music by Blake Ragghianti, an expanded version of the ballet "Broken Flow", and new pieces by up-and-coming choreographers Oscar Carillo and James Barret.09/20/2013 - 09/22/201309/20 - 8:00 pm09/21 - 8:00 pm09/22 - 2:00 pmLocation: New Hazlett Theater, Allegheny Square East, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Opera Workshop Aria MarathonThe Duquesne Opera Workshop directed by Guenko Guechev presents a marathon of popular operatic arias.09/20/2013Time: 7:30 pmPNC Recital Hall, School of Music, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
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Music and Poetry - "Façade"The Renaissance City Winds present a production of Facade, featuring readers Robert Page and Kate Young. British composer William Walton wrote the music to the poetry of Edith Sitwell, which is recited in precise rhythm against the instrumental music. The Winds will also perform quintets by Jacques Ibert and Gabriel Pierne, plus a trio, The French Suite, by Robert Washburn.09/20/2013 - 09/22/201309/20 - 8:00 pm09/22 - 3:00 pmLocation: Third Presbyterian Church, Fifth Avenue and Negley Av, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Great Opera for a Great CityThe JSO's 21st annual Opera Festival Gala heralds the concert season with inspiring music and world class guest opera singers including soprano Sari Gruber, mezzo-soprano Barbara Rearick, tenor Ray Bauwens, and bass-baritone Richard Zeller. Istvan Jaray conducts. A dinner and live and silent auctions follow the concert.09/21/2013Time: 7:00 pmPasquerilla Performing Arts Center, 450 Schoolhouse Rd., Johnstown, PAwebsite | map
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A drawing toy with a gray screen surrounded by a red plastic frame. There's 2 knobs, 1 at the lower right to move horizontally & 1 at the left to move vertically~a stylus displaces aluminum powder to create visual fun pictures. Really Fun! When I was a kid, my Mom accidentally stepped on my Etch-A-Sketch & the aluminum powder stuck to her shoe! She ended up throwing that pair of shoes in the trash & it taught me to take care where I placed my Etch-A-Sketch!
I drew a map of the USA on my mini Etch-A-Sketch in about 5~10 minutes! So Very Awesome! You can make lots of drawings of anything on an Etch-A-Sketch.
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The classic drawing tool that uses two knobs to create a drawing using a magnet and metal shvings, Notoriously difficult to create anything intelligble. Often comes on a key-chain.
I spent hours doodling on that Etch-a-Sketch but never got anything but Cubism.
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When used as a verb, it can mean to rock one's head forcefully back and forth in an effort to erase a supremely unpleasant thought or memory.
After seeing his grandmother nude, he etch-a-sketched in an attempt at avoiding lasting psychological damage.
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A term used to describe a situation or person of a shady/sketchy characteristic. Also a variation of hella sketch.
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"We had a pledge to get it right and we did."
That's what William Kelly and Kurt Hausammann Jr. said Thursday in response to receiving a revised list from the Public Utility Commission of Marcellus Shale impact fee distributions to municipalities by a Dec. 1 deadline.
Kelly is deputy director and Hausammann, director, of the Lycoming County Department of Planning and Community Development.
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After receiving what the county thought were miscalculations by the PUC in mid-October, additional information was sent to the agency.
"We presented to municipal and community leaders our understanding of Marcellus Shale impact fee distribution (Act 13), and how it would be implemented at the local level in April," Wheeland said late Thursday afternoon.
"At that time, we presented our best estimate of gas allocations that each municipality might expect to receive this year," Wheeland said.
The biggest difference locally between those estimates and the original set of numbers released by the PUC in October was that for the City of Williamsport, and it was about half of what city officials were told to expect.
Williamsport is to receive about $560,000 after being told on Oct. 15 the city would be getting about $260,000.
"We also pledged at that time to make sure the well count was right, and to address any problems we found along the way," Wheeland said. "In honor of that pledge, we thoroughly examined the mid-October PUC-generated funding allocations identified for each of our municipalities, and we found a few discrepancies."
The county team researched the issue and notified the PUC of its findings, he added.
"We were informed today that PUC issued a new fund allocation list that corrects the problems that we found and gets the count right," Wheeland said Thursday. "It's reassuring to know the funding estimates are close to the final set of figures."
Kelly explained in a meeting with the Sun-Gazette how the new allocations of impact fee across the county was derived.
"The reason is due to our department and county commissioners picking up on what we believed was a miscalculation by the PUC and asking the PUC to re-examine our estimates," he said.
Other counties similarly contacted the PUC about perceived errors in the initial set of numbers.
Several of the 52 municipalities in the county are receiving less money after the adjustments, noted Hausammann.
Such differences are important because many municipalities are starting to prepare their budgets for next year, he said.
Hughesville Borough Secretary Sherry Young said the borough received a $19,000 check in the mail Thursday. Young said an accompanying letter that came with the check said the borough could expect a supplemental payment of $22,030. "It will be issued in advance of the deadline," she said.
In Montoursville, $121,231, was adjusted down to $98,000, and Loyalsock Township will receive $244,000, after anticipating $300,500, Kelly said.
Reached at the offices by telephone, the Loyalsock Township officials declined to comment.
"Getting it right sets the template for the next set of checks, which are to be distributed in July," Kelly said.
The state gets $50,000 per well, Kelly said. The distribution amount is done through a formula, with 36 percent going to counties within the Marcellus Shale play, 37 percent to municipalities with wells and 27 percent to all municipalities.
"The last part of that is where the problem arose," Kelly said.
As for the city adjustment, Kelly said the department looked at the wells nearest to the city, asking the PUC whether two of them, one in Lycoming Township and another in Upper Fairfield Township, were eligible and within the five linear miles requirement from the city's boundary.
"We calculated and plotted that information and found that they were eligible in distance as the crow flies," Hausammann said. "We drew our line from the closest municipal boundary point by looking at a taxable property and could see it was within the Williamsport tax district," Kelly said.
Another discrepancy was the listing of a well in Fairfield Township, but there were no wells in that township, Kelly said.
"If something didn't seem to add up right, we wanted to check it out," Kelly said.
Using a geographic information system to plot the latitude and longitude of the wells, the planners drew the lines and readjusted their linear miles, sending back the information for the PUC to review.
"Other counties also had questions," Hausammann said. "We presented data for all of the recalculations and didn't know how the PUC would evaluate it," he said. "We didn't know they would adjust their distributions."
"We didn't know if and when we would get the money," Hausammann said. "Over the last two days, some municipalities were reporting to us they received letters showing the adjustments were made."
"You know what's amazing?" Kelly asked at the meeting with the Sun-Gazette. "The adjusted PUC list is almost spot on, within a few percentage points, of our original estimates in April."


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Nominations for MTV's 30th annual Video Music Awards, to air live August 25 (9 p.m. ET), were announced Wednesday morning, with Timberlake and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis each scoring six to lead the pack.
Timberlake, 32, has been nominated for top honors, including video of the year, best male video, best pop video and best editing, while his single "Suit & Tie" featuring Jay-Z, scored nods for best collaboration and best direction." Previously, the 20/20 Experience singer taken home seven Video Music Awards.
Macklemore & Lewis scored their first-ever VMA nominations, including video of the year, for their smash hit "Thrift Shop," while "Same Love" received a nod for best video with a social message.
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Durango-area runners used some old fashioned home cookin� to take control of the Durango Double on Sunday.
Runners based in the Four Corners won three of the four road races on Sunday�s final day of the Durango Double running festival.
Logan Ott of Mancos and Marina Leith of Durango won the full 26.2-mile road marathons on a brisk, fall morning.
Lee Rosenthal of Durango won the men�s half-marathon.
Marlene Armijo of Jemez Pueblo, N.M., broke the locals� hold when she won the women�s half-marathon � on the heels of her third-place finish in Saturday�s 25-kilometer (15.5-mile) trail run.
�The whole race was exciting. I had another runner who helped me keep my pace,� said Armijo, who prevailed in a final sprint down Durango�s Main Avenue.
�I fueled up (Saturday) night,� Armijo said, adding that she was worried about how she would recover from Saturday�s trail run.
�This is my first (double). The trail run ... up and down those hills. It took a toll on the legs. But (Sunday), I felt good. Knees were good. Legs were good,� said Armijo, who finished in 1 hour, 37 minutes, 57 seconds. She was seventh overall in the 25K.
�The whole time I was training, I tried to do long miles back to back to get ready ... to get my body accustomed to two long runs,� she said after finishing Sunday at Buckley Park in downtown Durango.
Ilana Stern of Durango was second in the women�s half-marathon Sunday.
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David Buck of Durango was fourth in the 13.1-mile race (1:31:14)
Pfetzer and Teague both doubled; they ran the 25K trail race Saturday. Pfetzer finished third; Teague was fourth.
�About the last mile or so, we fought it out,� Rosenthal said of a final duel with Pfetzer.
�It just came down to the last turn ... and it hurt,� said Rosenthal, who runs the Crazy Dog Window Washing service in Durango.
One of his regular training partners, Ott, won the full marathon Sunday in his first 26.2-mile race.
�I finally did one (marathon). I like it,� said Ott, a Fort Lewis College graduate and former FLC cross country runner.
�I�m pretty pleased. Not bad for a first marathon,� he said after finishing in 2:42:22.
�I�ve been doing long runs on the weekends,� said Ott, a former winner of the Steamworks Animas Valley Half-Marathon in Durango.
He said he�s also been doing regular speed workouts with Pete Mech of Durango, who finished third in Sunday�s marathon (3:03:20).
Second place went to Gary Krugger of Flagstaff, Ariz., the winner of the men�s 50K trail race Saturday. Fifty kilometers measures to 31.1 miles.
Even with the 50K behind him, Krugger still finished the road marathon in under three hours: 2:58:11.
Krugger, who won the celebrated Madison Marathon in Montana last summer in record time, has the best combined finish in the Durango Double: first in the 50K, second in the marathon.
A new resident of Durango, running in only her second full marathon, won the women�s race.
Leith, who works at Open Sky Wilderness Therapy and Steamworks, captured the women�s marathon in 3:34:59.
�My strategy? Honestly, I didn�t have one,� Leith said in the finish area. �This was kind of a last-minute thing. I just wanted to beat my time from my last (marathon).�
She did. By a lot.
�I crushed it by almost 30 minutes,� the overjoyed Leith said when she learned her time will qualify her for future big-time marathons.
�I just moved here in May,� said Leith, originally from Maryland-Washington, D.C.
�This is totally unexpected,� she said.
Sunday�s marathon field featured 70 runners with 51 of those also running either the 25K or 50K trail races Saturday.
A field of 186 ran in the half-marathon, including 58 doublers. The half-marathon field was more than 60 percent women.
Complete results from both days of the Durango Double are available at my.raceresults.com.


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