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We recently had a chance to speak to Green Day drummer Tre Cool about the upcoming Green Day: Rock Band. The outspoken stickmaster gave us the inside skinny on the band's involvement in the production of the game, the exciting unlockable bonus features, and his "sneaky uncle."
How did you get approached to do this project? Was it after you had seen the Beatles game?
It was during development of the Beatles game. They had a lot of the bonus material already compiled, some of the unseen Beatles stuff. That's what really impressed me. I had played Rock Band 1 and 2 before, but the fact that they were doing an entire game devoted to the Beatles really impressed me. The fact that they were offering us the second game after the Beatles was an honor. I didn't know how much Rock Band had beside the gameplay. There's so much to it, the special features and old interviews and things. With us, there is all this old stuff we hadn't seen in years – us getting interviewed high on the Bookmobile, crazy stuff. So many old pictures and great memories. It's a trip. I thought it would just be the gameplay.
Did you dig into your own personal vaults for some of the bonus material or did MTV help provide that?
I don't know if you're old enough to remember but MTV used to be a music channel! [Laughs]
I am definitely old enough.
Back when they were a music channel, we used to do quite a bit of stuff with them, since we play music. [Laughs] So, they have dirt on Green Day for miles. They have all sorts of stuff showing Green Day acting badly. They dug it up and they used it. It's pretty cool.
I know you wanted the game to really reflect what a Green Day show is like. Did you do motion capture for full takes of songs done how you would do them on stage?
We actually went back and forth with them on that. They wanted us to go in that little room with the balls on us. The only person putting balls on me is my sneaky uncle, you know what I mean? [Laughs] So we tried to weasel our way out of that, and we figured out a way to do it by cross referencing old video with a special filming we did for them, where they had their cameras in just the right spots. They used that and I think they got some guys that are in a Green Day tribute band to go in the room with the suits with the balls. So, we amalgamated that in a scientific and artistic way. It's a trip. These video game dudes are super smart, yet they have creativity.
Read the full interview at Game Informer: HERE.


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Samsung Galaxy S III ReviewSamsung Galaxy S III 9.3
Samsung kick-started its whole Galaxy line of Android phones back in 2009 with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy I7500 – the first Android smartphone of the manufacturer. Initially, there wasn't such great interest in the product; it was an OK device with moderate specs and no special feature to spawn interest. This was the beginning of Samsung's Android business – no fanfares or great expectations. The company was still trying to figure out if there's potential in the open-source platform.
A few months later, at the end of 2009, Motorola somehow managed to nail it with its new Android phone, the DROID, exclusively available through Verizon. And this turned out to be the moment Google (and the entire Android community, as small as it may have been at that time) was waiting for. In just a few months, everyone knew about Android, and it was mainly Motorola that gained from this. Never wanting to be left out of the limelight, Samsung went back to the lab, firmly decided on crafting the ultimate Android phone, or the ultimate Galaxy phone, to be more specific. In mid-2010, the South Korean company was ready with its new product and unveiled it to the world. Named Samsung Galaxy S, it was a phone that didn't catch the eye, but managed to get every geek excited with its hardware characteristics. With Android becoming more and more popular as an alternative to iOS, and with the Galaxy S basically being the best Android had to offer at the moment, the phone just couldn't fail. And it didn't – the Galaxy S went on to become one of the most popular Android phones ever. Now, the obvious question is how do you follow such a successful product. How do you follow the Galaxy S? Well, with the Galaxy S II, of course! Introduced in 2011, the Galaxy S II actually become something like the people's champ in Android Land. Even when newer models with significantly refined user experiences began to show up later, users preferred to hold on to the Galaxy S II, claiming that it's still unbeatable in many areas. In a way, that meant that all these people were waiting for the Galaxy S III.
Well, it is now 2012, and the time has finally come for the Galaxy S III to show up on stage. The difference between this launch and those of the Galaxy S's before it is that the expectations of the audience are much higher now. People were waiting to see the next BIG thing in the world of wireless. They weren't hoping for a top-notch specs sheet – that was pretty much taken for granted. They were hoping for a ceramic body, a new, premium design that would not only get the job done, but would also spark a few envious glances along the way. That's why many were kind of disappointed after the official announcement of the handset, because it wasn't really what you'd call a looker.
However, our first impressions of the Samsung Galaxy S III were quite positive. Yeah, the handset may not be so eye-catching, but it isn't bad, and it does run incredibly smooth; plus, it has learned some very cool new tricks, in an attempt at enhancing our user experience. The time has come for us to take a good, in-depth look at the device and see just how much of a Galaxy S this new Galaxy S III happens to be.
The Galaxy S III is a departure from the styling seen with the Galaxy S II. Now, the phone has rounded corners that give it a somewhat friendlier look. Gone is the simplistic rectangular silhouette of the S II, making way for a new, pebble-inspired shape. Overall, Samsung has claimed to have been very inspired by Nature when it comes to the Galaxy S III, trying to make the phone as people-friendly as possible.
Meanwhile, due to a radical increase in screen size, the phone's overall dimensions are much bigger compared to its predecessor. The Samsung Galaxy S III is definitely on the bulkier side, which makes it extremely difficult to operate if you have to use just one hand. The home key, which is positioned near the bottom edge of the phone, is often hard to reach because of the handset's size. Anyway, the Galaxy S III isn't significantly bigger than the rest of the top models in its class, so having such big dimensions is now pretty much standard. Samsung has tried to decrease the size of the bezel so that the bigger screen doesn't impact the overall device dimensions dramatically, but even with those efforts, the S III is as big as the Nexus, which is already quite big.
You ca compare the Samsung Galaxy S III with many other phones using our Size Visualization Tool.
With that out of the way, the device by no means looks bad. Its inspired by nature design is actually quite relaxing and feels good in the hand. Due to the phone's thinness (8.6mm) and light weight, the Galaxy S III doesn't feel too much like the bulky phone that it is.
As we said in our introduction, many fans hoped to see a new fancy ceramic coating used for the S III, which would have given the handset a new, premium appearance. Unfortunately, that didn't happen, and we were treated to the good-old plastic solution. Well, technically, the material used for the handset is polycarbonate, but it definitely doesn't feel as high-quality and premium as the body of the One X, for example. This has practically guaranteed a relatively light (good), but also uninspiring (bad) construction. Samsung has come up with the name "Hyperglaze" for the specific finish of the utilized plastic, but we couldn't find anything that special in it. It's just a glossy plastic with an OK texture on it.
There are just three physical buttons on the Galaxy S III (actually four, if you count the volume rocker as two buttons). The home key, situated under the display, is surrounded by old-school capacitive menu and back keys. Apparently, Samsung isn't willing to make the switch to on-screen navigational keys for its flagship line just yet. We aren't big fans of the exact position chosen for the home button and even the capacitive keys surrounding it. They don't take the center of the plastic area below the screen (considering the vertical axis); instead, they are placed a bit lower. While this may sound as nitpicking to you, it does have a significant (negative) effect on the appearance and comfort of using the phone. It has a negative effect on the appearance, because the home key look very good in this position, while the comfort is compromised because the capacitive keys sit too close to the edge, meaning they are easy to press accidentally (yep, we had many of those frustrating moments).
home key and volume rocker respond well when pressed, but the power/lock key isn't very well made. We noticed that it's not particularly clicky and you can hardly tell if you've manged to press it just by feel.
Of course, there's the usual 3.5mm jack at the top, as well as microUSB at the bottom. The glossy back houses an 8MP camera with LED flash and the speaker grill right beside it. Interestingly, gone is the characteristic bump that's present on the lower-back sides of the Galaxy S and S II. Not that we'll be missing it much. Removing the flimsy back cover will grant you access to the Micro-SIM and microSD card slots.
Power key (right)
3.5mm jack (top)
Volume rocker (left)
microUSB port (bottom)
The sides of the Samsung Galaxy S III
4.8" HD Super AMOLED display, with resolution of 720x1280 pixels. As with every AMOLED screen, this one has extremely saturated colors. In some situations, like when browsing the web, for example, this doesn't look great, as we aren't really used to such "colorful web" experience. It doesn't seem natural, so to speak. However, in many other situations, like viewing photos, watching video or playing games, having such vibrant colors really pays off. Thankfully, Samsung has added an option in the settings which allows you to change the saturation level. This way, purists can simply select the "Natural" preset and they'll get a much more... natural-looking image. And for those wanting even higher saturation, there's the "Dynamic" preset.
When you combine the screen's vividness with the great contrast (black color that is completely black, not just very dark gray, as in LCD displays), multimedia consumption does get much more enjoyable, compared to the LCD experience.
Many were actually disappointed when it was announced that the S III will use a PenTile matrix for its screen, instead of a regular RGB one as in its predecessor. Just recently, Samsung USA's Philip Berne shed some more light on why Samsung decided to stick with PenTile. Obviously the reason is in the longevity – according to Samsung, a PenTile-based AMOLED screen will keep its initial quality for a longer time, compared to an RGB AMOLED one, which will suffer from deteriorating blue subpixels over longer periods of time. Well, since we don't really find the traditional drawbacks of the PenTile screen to be that visible in the GS III, that seems like a good decision by Samsung. If you look very closely at the screen of the Galaxy S III, you will notice some pixelization going on here and there, but when you look at the screen from a normal distance, those nasty dots aren't really visible, due to the high resolution.
With Apple iPhone 4S
With Samsung GALAXY Nexus
With Samsung Galaxy Note
The Samsung Galaxy S III (left)
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172 Comments
1. android_hitman (unregistered)
WOW!!! that's a really good score .. I can't believe my eyes PA ...
nice review btw :D
4. Birds (Posts: 1157; Member since: 21 Nov 2011)
It is. I don't like the GSIII though. I mean it is a great phone and a worthy buy but IDK why I don't like it. lol I guess I would have to play with it for a while then my opinions will change.
106. Saamic (Posts: 119; Member since: 20 Feb 2012)
lol sometimes I don't get why people thumbs down a comment... I mean what did you say there that was irrational, offensive, or biased?
In my opinion I think this phone is amazing because it's the full package with a unique beneficial software, it's very fast, highly customizable, innovative and clean. My only problem with it is the plastic and the fingerprints it's prone to.
I'll be waiting at in line for it on its U.S. release =)
117. BravoTeam127 (unregistered)
Well the design on those have a good chance at changing depending on carriers. Take the t-mobile one for example, that one changed a whole lot with the galaxy s ii
139. Dadler22 (Posts: 161; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)
AT&T generally doesn't alter the design so much on at least the flagship launch device, HTC One X for example. However, Firmware wise the unlocked version will always be far superior than the ones the carriers rape.
146. jdot104 (Posts: 95; Member since: 17 Jun 2011)
AT&T's version of the past two Galaxy devices was different from the flagship. The GS2 even had a smaller display.
6. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
The 9+ score prediction came true!
PA should have this feature where you can display all the phones according to their score.
If I had the money, I'd get the blue one NOW.
still waiting on the PA knows best lol, PA never answered my e-mail.
Smackdowns are coming, HTC One X vs S III, and the iPhone 4S I'm sure.
97. tluv00 (Posts: 134; Member since: 18 Oct 2007)
They do have that sort of. It's by carrier or by OEM.
143. jmoita2 (Posts: 930; Member since: 23 Dec 2011)
The iphone 4s??? Why even bother? It will be completely outclassed, kinda like comparing a destroyer to an aircraft carrier.
78. stillaPOS (Posts: 2; Member since: 15 May 2012)
the sgs3 is still a POS compared to the SGS2:
-the design is the same
-same old screen found on the gnex
-same soc found on so many F+ing phones (for the ones here in the US)
-for international version the gpu is the same one on the GS2 just overclocked!!!
everything about this phone is a recycled, rehashed, and reused just being sold again for full price. Nothing my overclocked and rooted GS2 can't do better
94. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
you have zero understanding of the phone or what's inside it.
100. sgtdisturbed47 (Posts: 559; Member since: 02 Feb 2012)
Good review, but the phone itself looks pretty cheapie. It doesn't look like they spent a lot of time on ergonomics and design. Looks like it's just about "shove the biggest screen in there as we can, without it being another Note".
It might perform well, but ergonomics are more important.
160. zhypher_23 (Posts: 195; Member since: 04 Jun 2012)
Cheapy? Polycarbonate is not cheap man, it's one of the most durable things to put on a smartphone, try to kill a gs2 landing on it's back, it's gonna take you a long time man...
116. medalaster01 (Posts: 42; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
WOW! It may be the highest score till date,of all the phones on P.A.
124. smacsteve (Posts: 68; Member since: 16 May 2012)
Nope, the Galaxy Nexus on VZN was higher at 9.5 Which raise's an interesting question... A phone reviewed a year ago by then standard gets a great score and a phone that is reviewed today with raised standards due to much better technology is being judged by a different set of standards. What is one to do? Clearly a HTC One X is a better phone than the GNexus, but according to the score it would appear otherwise.
131. Shocky (unregistered)
No consistency in the reviewing process, so the scores are meaningless
Might as well just be some guy's random blog.
173. MobileKicker (Posts: 212; Member since: 19 Sep 2013)
Still the iphone 4s wins
2. Birds (Posts: 1157; Member since: 21 Nov 2011)
I have to say this. I like PhoneArena and all but it's reviews are inconsistent. It doesn't seem to have a standard for what makes a great phone a great phone, what makes a good phone an good phone, and what makes a bad phone an bad phone. I only could hope that it is because each reviewer has a different opinion, but I've come to realize that certain reviewers on this site run back over their previous opinions as well. I'm not trolling I just want to know if the reason they were so inconsistent with their opinions on phones between reviewers was because of them waiting for the next phone-to-beat (GSIII)? I just wish that all the reviews had a scale or something so I can know each particular flaw to category. That will keep it really consistent....But still a good review...
14. Dr_fajardo (Posts: 32; Member since: 29 Apr 2012)
very true.
44. Commentator (Posts: 3692; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
There was a time when reviews were authored by "the PhoneArena Team." What happened to those days? If nothing else, at least all high-end devices should be compared by the same person/team, for consistency's sake (my vote is for John V, as I'm sure most people would agree with.)
Also factor in the fact that Ray clearly has some sort of vendetta against HTC. The last sentence of this review takes a completely unnecessary shot at them (and he just recycled it from his preview of the device, mind you.) Sure, the Global One X wasn't perfect, and the Galaxy S III is almost certainly a better phone, but it damn-well deserved a better score than a 7.8 considering that when it was launched it was unanimously hailed as the greatest Android device ever made.
71. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
I agree on this one and every PA reviewer out there has their own standard, and I did notice that Vendetta part for quite awhile now.
Oh, and also, WHERE"S THE VIDEO? lol, i have been waiting for it to download so that I can watch it on my nerd time alone.
74. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
oh and Sir Ray, if you ever happen to conduct the smackdown between the One X and the S III, please don't be too harsh on the One X. We would also want to know the advantages and disadvantages of each.
well, since I'm not the only one who feels like you're angry with HTC. *just a feeling though lol*
and for constructive criticism, please take this positively, you say too much "uhmm." :)
82. QWIKSTRIKE (Posts: 1131; Member since: 09 Mar 2010)
Agreed on all points here. The reviewer especially has his own opinionated reviews in my opinion. Was this such a great review or was it more like we anted so very much to hear only great things that we had presupposed high marks for this phone.
I am not taking away from any thing said; However the reviewers many reviews have left my opinion of his reviews jaded, and distrusting. I feel to validate reviews on this site I need to read else where to make an informed opinion in the last few months.
83. Jonathan41 (Posts: 532; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
I just said that yesterday! I would give you another thumbs up if I could.
93. Jonathan41 (Posts: 532; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
dk but phonearena's reviews lack a certain consistancy that I would expect from such a otherwise carefully though out sight. Reviews seem inconsistent between reviewer and devices. Something that are cons for one device aren't for others. Sometimes more powerful international unlocked phones get lesser scores then their supsidized versions (this is especially peculiar when the only differance between the two is more powerful chipset of the international version). Sometimes the reviewer puts something into cons that's more opinon then actual fact. It's like PA reviews and comparisons are generally mostly based more on opinon then fact. During review they never actually test devices with benckmarks or test to compare statistics. You usually just hear the reviewer say 'this device feels/looks like it does xxxx better'. Meaning that however trained that reviews eye is we are still subject to their perspective on thing much less then actual device performance. PA attempt to tell the reader which device is better for day to day use. That's impossible to do without generalizing your audience in someway and if each reviewer has a slightly different idea of what the readers want it's very hard to keep consistency between all the reviewer when scoring phones. I used to live buy pa review but I have grown weary. I love PA but, at times I see thing that seem like contradictions.
3. Muhannad (Posts: 455; Member since: 20 Sep 2011)
My only problem is that plastic is collects a lot of fingerprints but I think the white version makes up for that. Nevertheless, this is definitely my next phone. Also, what's the point of an extremely detailed preview followed by a 26 minute video preview if the review was a few days away?
5. Birds (Posts: 1157; Member since: 21 Nov 2011)
because Ray S. has a sexy voice.... lol jk
150. jeraldjamescapao (Posts: 23; Member since: 17 May 2012)
7. Jericho (unregistered)
WOW! Incredable score from phonearena to THE galaxy s3. Between lg optimus 4x, htc one x and samsung galaxy SIII I was going to buy the phone which had the highest score on phonearena but i think LG can't beat SAMSUNG here.
8. Birds (Posts: 1157; Member since: 21 Nov 2011)
I'm actually rooting for LG this time. LG has the power they are just naive about the UI design.
10. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
if it comes with Tegra 3 and an LG UI, well expect it to be like the One X.
I'm saying this without any fanboysim, but Samsung just raised the bar again with Super AMOLED, Exynos, the Camera and the software - without anything better or equal to those 4, i don't think it will be a success.
21. Filly (Posts: 16; Member since: 02 Mar 2012)
Raised the bar with s**tty short-living pentile amoled? LGs AH-IPS Screen is much better then samsungs hd amoled screen. Its comparable with the display in the htc one x
61. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
well played. :) maybe except that part I went wrong.
62. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
maybe u cant read but samsung just put out a statement proving that pentile arangements last a lot longer than RGB. My sgs1 is 2 years old and still beautiful without any dead pixels or anything.. so i can atleast attest to that.
Samsung's LCD2 and Amoled/+ screens are all superior to IPS.
But then again, its user choice at the end of the day.
73. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
Yeah. Everyone also praised the display on the One X so much - dubbed it as the best display ever... HTC sucked at making displays until that 'one' day. (pun)
but again, here's the Samsung Galaxy S III's display. Is there a difference between the attributes of the Gnex's and S3's screen? (no idea on that, answers?)
- cause if they are different, then we should have a display comparison.
75. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
HTC didnt make that display, Samsung did. Its samsung's LCD2 display that is riding the OneX.
85. rpostel (Posts: 2; Member since: 29 Feb 2012)
Samsung did not make the displays for HTC. HTC has 3 manufacterers for their screen for the One line: Sony, Acer, and Sharp.
123. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
then... which is better? :)
84. ph00ny (Posts: 1237; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Sony and LG makes those displays
29. henrickrw (Posts: 408; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
I´m glad you understand. The S3 is the beast.
57. Jericho (unregistered)
Hey i am a BIG LG! fan but if the 4x couldn't even come close to S3 then i will buy this phone. And i really want LG to win They still haven't revealed 6 unique features.
79. stillaPOS (Posts: 2; Member since: 15 May 2012)
umm didn't the GS2 and the iphone beat this score when it came out???
88. Commentator (Posts: 3692; Member since: 16 Aug 2011)
Don't worry too much, PhoneArena's rating system goes by nothing more than the personal preferences of whoever is doing the review (not to fault anyone, it's human nature to be biased. I know I'd probably rate certain phones higher than others based on my ideas of what makes a good phone.) At any rate, it's probably better to take the number system with a grain of salt and go by the content of the review instead.
To address your specific question, yes the GS2 and iPhone both had higher scores than this, but that's because they were the best phones of their generation. If they compared generations of phones to each other, PhoneArena would have to rate the GS3 a 1 so it could rate the GS12 a 10 (or whatever). Obviously this doesn't make any sense, so you have to compartmentalize phone rankings by generation. Rankings are good for comparing, say, the GS3 to the One X, or the Xperia S, or any current generation phone. It doesn't work too well when comparing to anything before the Galaxy Nexus though (except maybe the iPhone 4s, since it IS the current generation iPhone...)
As an example, PA ranked the original Palm Pre a 9.9 (for some reason), which would make it the current most powerful phone, as no other phone has been ranked that high since. Clearly it isn't the most powerful phone.
9. Non_Sequitur (Posts: 1111; Member since: 16 Mar 2012)
I used to hate the design of the Galaxy S3. It's growing on me, though. The one thing I HATE about LG and Samsung is the favorites bar. It really should be like stock ICS and have the apps drawer in the center. That drives me crazy.
11. bayhuy (Posts: 320; Member since: 23 Jun 2011)
Not for me...i don't like cheap plastic...
52. Dark4o90 (Posts: 205; Member since: 20 Feb 2011)
then buy a metal brick and make calls and watch video on it
63. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
so you would rather buy expensive plastic? you know its all the same plastic right? lol
this isnt cheap plastic, its the same polycarbonate made in the Nokia 900 and HTC OneX/S
And I'll take that over glass and tin any day of the week.
13. tharag (Posts: 26; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
as expected it will sweep the reviews all over the net ...but let me tell you one thing when the hype around those imaginary will clear out then the true capability of s3 will wow us
15. APPLE_R0YALLY (banned) (Posts: 73; Member since: 08 May 2012)
WE SAY® REALLY NICE REVIEW "RAY. S" WE SAY® we are Amazed......!? EYE SAY® i shall be buying this very Soon......!? WE ARE® Liking This......!?
16. PackMan (Posts: 277; Member since: 09 Mar 2012)
This is just re-branded preview article with ratings.
17. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3791; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Time to begin speculations for the 4th version of the Galaxy series!!
18. Martine (Posts: 102; Member since: 20 Oct 2011)
Pros: Fantastic Video Camera, Unlimited Storage cabalities, Great batteey performance, etc
19. Jericho (unregistered)
When will you guys do a video review or preview of LG Optimus 4x HD. Really waitin 4 it.
20. JDCohen722 (Posts: 39; Member since: 18 May 2011)
Love the copy and paste from the Preview. These days I never trust PhoneArena Reviews, especially the ones by Ray S. The One X gets a rating as horridly low as 7.8 making it average whereas the SIII gets a rating of 9.3?!?! Look at User Opinions of the One X, they rated it 9.4. Not that PhoneArena should rate it 9.4, but ATLEAST +8.8. Whats more, other reviewers from major websites have rated the One X as arguably one of the best phones in the world, giving it ratings of 4.5 or 5 stars, or ratings of ±9/10, but PhoneArena is the only website to give such a low score to it. The Verge claiming it to be probably the Best Phone in the World (With their only drawback being they would rather have it closer to stock ICS) Im not trying to troll, but this isn't fair Ray S. Its pure biased.
23. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
the oneX also has video issues, crash issues, and gets like 1/2 the battery life.
31. ph00ny (Posts: 1237; Member since: 26 May 2011)
Maybe their review unit of the HOX was a defective one (it looks like some owners are going through boatload of defective units and amazon UK pulled it off their sitehttp://www.amazon.co.uk/HTC-One-Sim-Free-Smartphone/dp/B0078LXM40/ref=s
r_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1337014513&s r=8-1)
As for inconsistency of the scores, there is really no way of getting around the fact that people have different opinions about a device.
Now I'm not entirely sure what happened with the One X review, it just sounded like he didn't like sense. I think he complained about the sense arrangements as much as he complained about plastic in this review
I'm however very surprised by the score of the S3 from the resident iphone fanboy/android hater Ray S
42. Ray.S (Posts: 331; Member since: 19 Jul 2011)
Unfortunately, the problem wasn't with our unit only. We tested several One X units, and all of them performed the same.
50. JDCohen722 (Posts: 39; Member since: 18 May 2011)
What do you mean by performance? Was it laggy or not buttery smooth or was Sense just glitchy? Because as far as I'm concerned anything promoted as "Quad Core" should not display the slightest hint of lag.
58. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
read the review. it details the issues with the camera FPS and other things.
The T3 chip impresses me quite a bit in many areas, but unless they can figure out the 1080p video issues its a non starter with me... at least on a phone. On a tablet I could care less since i wont be using it for much video.
66. gwuhua1984 (Posts: 1237; Member since: 06 Mar 2012)
The One X is filled with bugs. The device hardware itself has no problems, it's all on the programming part. There was screen glitch, video recording frame drops, and battery bug. I think screeen glitches and battery bug are fixed with the new OTA...
Samsung Galaxy S IIIOS: Android 4.3 4.1.2 4.1.1 4.0.4
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|4.8 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi) Super AMOLED
|8 megapixels
Samsung Exynos 4 Quad, Quad-core, 1400 MHz, ARM Cortex-A9 processor
|5.38 x 2.78 x 0.34 inches
(136.6 x 70.6 x 8.6 mm)
4.69 oz (133 g)
|2100 mAh, 22.5 hours talk time

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Son, Tyler Jacob Brink, born Dec. 13 at St.Elizabeth Health Center, to Caleb Josiah and Brooke Elizabeth (West) Brink, 10355 Stratton Road, Salem.
Tyler weighed 6 pounds and 8 ounces and was 20 inches long. He joins a brother, Caden James West, 4.
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Bill O'Brien to the Texans?
Or could it the Browns? (No way! What a crummy job, where any coach could get fired after a year or two.)
How about the Dolphins, if they fire their coach?
Or the Lions, whose coach should be fired?
Or the Giants, whose coach may or may not retire?
And if O'Brien leaves, is Penn State AD Dave Joyner heading to Tampa to woo Greg Schiano?
What about James Franklin, the hot coaching name who's done a terrific job at Vanderbilt?
There are so many rumors flying around about Penn State's current coach - and the potential next one - that nobody really knows what to believe.
There is one person who knows what O'Brien is going to do, and he's not talking.
Wisely, the coach is staying mum, letting the process play out and undoubtedly enjoying the feeling that we all crave, which is to be appreciated for our efforts and wanted by others.
Today is black Monday, and a bunch of NFL jobs will come open. O'Brien will be linked to some of them, but if we are to believe the NFL insiders, he's atop the Texans' list, and that organization wants to make a decision by Tuesday.
That puts O'Brien in a bit of a pickle. He could wait and see what all develops with the openings, but the Texans aren't going to want to be strung along by him, especially with the big salary and buyout they'd be offering.
Opinions vary greatly on how good of a job the Texans gig is, and whether O'Brien can do better either now or perhaps after next season if he comes back to PSU for another year.
Again, only O'Brien knows where he wants to go, what kind of money he's looking for and if returning to Penn State for another year is even an option.
For all we know, he's already made up his mind that he's not coming back to PSU because the school will have a new president and AD by next summer and he doesn't want any part of that transitional phase.
It has always been my belief that if O'Brien were to leave after his second season, he deserves a heavy dose of thank you's and pats on the back from everyone for the wonderful job he's done guiding the program through the dark years of the NCAA sanctions. He's been a great leader and shown tremendous class throughout his PSU tenure.
However, if he leaves now, just a few days after reportedly telling some recruits that he's coming back to Penn State, then O'Brien's legacy could be heavily damaged amongst the fan base.
Many fans already have expressed frustration about the coach potentially walking away from Christian Hackenberg, Adam Breneman and other recruits who stood by their commitments to Penn State despite the sanctions. But the reality is coaches come and go all the time, and promises made during recruiting have to be taken with a grain of salt.
Not, however, if you're allegedly making those promises over the weekend, only to bolt a few days later. That would be, at the very least, pretty shady on O'Brien's part if it's true.
One thing everyone needs to keep in mind with all these rumors is the gamesmanship that takes place in these kind of situations. Everybody has an agenda when they leak something, including team officials, agents and the coach himself.
It's entirely plausible that O'Brien knows for sure he's returning to Penn State - just like he's telling recruits - but that his agent or someone else is leaking favorable information to the media to make him appear more desirable when he does decide to leave for the NFL.
So, who are we to believe? The national NFL reporters who get a lot of their stories correct but also whiff on some, too? Or the high school recruits who remain convinced that O'Brien is staying put at Penn State because that's what he told them?
Honestly, I have no idea. And probably neither does anyone else.
Except O'Brien.
We all can speculate until we're blue in the face, but until the coach makes a definitive statement, we'll all be mostly flying blind when it comes to his future.
Let's just hope he's ready to talk in the next couple of days so the Penn State program can move forward and not be held hostage by all these rumors any longer.
Cory Giger is the host of "Sports Central" from 4 to 6 p.m. daily on ESPN Radio 1430 WVAM. Reach him at 949-7031 or @CoryGiger on Twitter.


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Someone (male or female) who either kisses w too much saliva, bumps your teeth, has no chemistry or just no experience. Sadly there are a lot of these in the world. Some ppl say smokers are always bad kissers but i disagree.
shelley- wow you're a bad kisser
kyle- no im not!
kyle- no im not!
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Monday, April 2, 2012
Broccoli Salad
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I have made a variation of this broccoli salad that is very similar to your recipe, and it is so good. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
This is probably my favorite salad. My version is just broccoli, bacon, red onion and shredded sharp cheddar cheese. For the dressing I use cider vinegar, sugar and Kraft Olive Oil Mayo which seems to keep the dressing thicker. Yum! Your version looks delicious!ReplyDelete
I was just given a recipe for broccoli salad and then seeing your photo, I'm going to try yours. It looks really good.ReplyDelete
I have a version of this recipe too. With mine I use cranraisins instead of raisins, sliced almonds instead of walnuts and I totally leave out the onions. Thanks so much for reminding me to make this again. Everyone loves it.ReplyDelete
I have a version of this recipe too. With mine I use cranraisins instead of raisins, sliced almonds instead of walnuts and I totally leave out the onions. Thanks so much for reminding me to make this again. Everyone loves it.ReplyDelete
Looks intriguing! I haven't had broccoli this way before.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 2, 2012 at 4:38 PM
I want to make this recipe because it looks so good but am confused to where I should place the freshly ground pepper, in the chopped ingredients or the dressing? Can't wait to make this one -- but again all your recipes are winners!ReplyDelete
Hi Elizabeth, thanks for catching that. It goes in with the dressing. :)ReplyDelete
This is one of my favorite salads. Your recipe looks terrific.ReplyDelete
Bran, Broccoli is my all-time favorite veggie! This salad sounds delish! :)ReplyDelete
This recipe definitely reminds me of summer! It's a staple at just about any picnic or bbq you go to and one of my favorites!ReplyDelete
Looks really yummy! I'd have to leave out the raisins in my house!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 6, 2012 at 6:01 AM
Believe it or not at 50 years of age I don't think I have ever had anything like this.Other than boiling brocolli or dipping it in sour cream /'finger foods' didn't know what else to do with it. This looks wonderful. I am going to try this ! Thanks !!ReplyDelete
Your broccoli salad looks so good. I have made this before, but it's been awhile. Thanks for jogging my memory.
This salad is good for warm weather, but now we have frost;(
oh my goodness... the deli in my local grocery store sells this salad and I love it... i think it is the same recipe.... I am so happy I will be able to make my own now instead of having to purchase from the kind of pricey deli!ReplyDelete
thank you so much for posting this recipe!
- AnonymousMay 24, 2012 at 9:30 AM
I substitute halved, red seedless grapes for the raisins. Very good.ReplyDelete
This sounds great. I'm thinking lunch today.ReplyDelete
I love this salad. Perfect to take to a potluck!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 7, 2012 at 5:08 PM
Hey! This looks wonderful! Is it kid friendly? Like, has anyone had their kids just love this? My kids can be picky when it comes to vinegar, so I was wondering how strong that was?ReplyDelete


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that one piece of the series is entertaining and very good because it is about pirates who are very good and are great fighters and they like to get a lot of gold
a little of them the fithing ceanes are well... goodbut haven't watched it on serious mode
i've seen alot of the show and thought it is good at times.
yea its is a alright show.
I'm getting tired of it though...I mean it's already 400 episodes long encounting! It can be a really good anime but regardless you got to know when to end it.
it is pretty long.
who cares if its long, as long as the story is good, its okay, we know that oda knows best
man its funny how the people that eat the cursed fruit hate water and cant swim its like if u went up against them ur best weapon would be a firehose XD
guys!!! were we can watch one piece 415???? becuz im new here!!! i dont know how to use manga^____^
thats where my aniki watchesmaybe they already have the episode btw welcome darcel!make yourself at home!i'll be friends with ya right away!!^_^
you can watch it in youtube.
you can watch the episodes of one piece and popular animes at www.animecrazy.net,, check it out you will love it, if you wish to watch anime you go there, if you want info go to manga. gl
i dont get this site either
rocks!!!!!i love that animesuper funny too!! " i am justice..."
about pirates who want to compete to get to one place before someone else does.<~~Im the mysterious girl of your dreams~~>
i want to see it.
is as good as that looks then I think I might get into it.....probably not but the cover art looks good.
a lot of pirates that even though there is only so many devil fruits it just seems that everyone has special powers anyway... But eh I still read the manga all 500+ chapters of it...
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One Piece has begun baring season 13, but it has been found, that masses are unable to get the episodes due to their fussy schedule. The success of the show could be easy made out from the fact that more than 483 episodes have already been vented and so excited for one piece episode 484 The unsubdivided reason behind this is, that the Sept 5 would bring some determining moment. Probably the popularity of the manga gets transferred into the sketch version. One Piece season 13 episodes are full of suspense, device and turns. Since the origination of the show, it has come with all the chemical elements of amusement, that maintain peoples to watch a appearance. Among these anime versions there be one piece episodes, which are better than the best.
I do like one piece :) for some reason idk why i stop watching it.. But i hate it when 4kids destory it
what are doing men..
That happened to mee too i loved it though, i was watching it with zach bell.
I think One Piece is a very good anime. I love it because the charakters are so real.
i thought it was a good show..very entertaining and always interesting and new with every episode
(Bite my shiny metal a**)
i like it. its funny yet it has its moments.
don;t get me started on one piece, on of my favorite manga and anime, i could say it is third on my top ten anime and manga favs, it has its epic moments, and Luffy's so lovable my fav characters are in order ace, zoro, sanji, luffy, dragon, garp, chopper,and nami... oh and ofcourse shanks
a like manga one piece
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2. One who obstreperously cuts to the chase.
2. One who obstreperously cuts to the chase.
Well... your Mercedes debacle is mezmerizing and sounds like a story for the shooty shiznipps.
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23-year-old coaches in new Duronto Express
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Published: 19th December 2012 08:12 AM
Last Updated: 19th December 2012 09:24 AM
If you imagined that the brand new Duronto Express that rolled out of Chennai towards Madurai on Sunday last would make rail journey interesting, perish the thought.
For starters, the only new element is the name; everything else is old. The bogies are over 23 years old and close to retirement. Besides, most coaches do not have fire extinguishers.
When this reporter peeped around, he found boards on coaches saying that their year of manufacture was 1989. When contacted, a senior official on condition of anonymity, conceded that most of the coaches have run for 23 years in other sections, mainly in Delhi route for Rajdhani trains. "These coaches can be used maximum for another eight months," he said.Of the 15 coaches in the train, fire extinguisher were missing in five, include three passenger bogies and two that house diesel generators for the AC units. "For the remaining 10 coaches, though the fire extinguishers are available, they have been stocked in one compartment and not placed in the designated location in each coach. So much for rail safety!"
Another missing element is the indicator light on AC coaches. It helps officials locate the coach in which the chain has been pulled to stop it during emergency."In normal coaches, you can easily hear the sound of the vacuum release if the chain is pulled, but in AC coaches, it is the lights that act as indicators, as the sound comes from the compressor," a technician said.
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whatis your favorite movie
princess mononoke ftw
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That was a good one. And it was a great storyline
Is life reality or is it a mirror image of what you want it to be?
I am in love with the first ghost in the shell movie. It's one of those movie's that made me ask questions. And i mean those philosophical questions conserning our souls. I'm a sucker for movies that make me think like that.
Is life reality or is it a mirror image of what you want it to be?
and bleach season 5
It would be Inception.....forever...
my brother loves that movie & the ending was bogus
The Matrix Revolutions ♥ ::does a dive roll and takes cover::
I'd have to go with...Superhero Movie or Meet the Spartans
princess mononoke, spirited away, or the green mile.
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North Charleston, S.C. / February 7, 2012 – On Wednesday January 9, Trident Medical Center became the first hospital in the country to perform a Precision Spectra Spinal Cord Stimulator (SCS) implant. The surgery was performed by neurosurgeon Dr. Jason Highsmith, who is one of just 10 surgeons nationwide trained in implanting this device. The device, which was created by Boston Scientific, relieves pain by delivering electrical pulses to the spinal cord. Instead of feeling pain, patients experience a tingling sensation. Individuals control the level of pulses sent by a handheld remote control, giving them the ability to change the amount of pulses depending on the level of discomfort they are feeling. "This device is the most technologically advanced implant available today for the control of chronic pain," said Dr. Highsmith. Until now, SCS systems have offered a maximum of 16 contacts and two lead ports, with each lead port allowing the placement of one lead. The contact is the area on the lead that provides stimulation to the patient. The lead is a catheter that is threaded through a needle or inserted through a laminotomy to the desired level in the spine through the lead port. By providing 32 contacts and four lead ports—twice that of any other SCS system—the Precision Spectra System offers more coverage of the spinal cord for the management of chronic pain. The Precision Spectra System is the world's first and only SCS system with 32 contacts and 32 dedicated power sources. "Trident Health strives to remain on the cutting edge of technology. We are excited to be chosen as the location for the first implantation of the Spectra IPG in the nation. This is a great addition to the wide variety of spinal procedures that are offered at Trident Medical Center," said Donna Daws, Trident Medical Center Director of Surgical Services. Trident Health is an HCA hospital system comprised of two acute care hospitals – Trident Medical Center and Summerville Medical Center – as well as Moncks Corner Medical Center. The Joint Commission recently named Trident Health to their list of the nation's top hospitals for quality and safety. In 2011, Trident Health provided almost $45 million in charity and uncompensated care and contributed $38 million in taxes. Accredited by The Joint Commission, Trident Health is committed to providing quality health services along with wellness information and opportunities to the communities it serves. For more information about Trident Health, please visit our website at www.tridenthealthsystem.com or call 843.797.7000.
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Martigny, surrounded by vineyards and orchards, is famous for its gastronomy which is celebrated at many outstanding restaurants and guesthouses. Blessed with the warm Valais sunshine, the region is ideal for growing strawberries, apricots, grapes, asparaguses etc. And in the past famous figures, such as Rousseau, Goethe, Stendhal and Liszt, already succumbed to the delights of the region's culinary delights.
Martigny's history stretches back two thousand years: Celtic tribes, the Romans and Napoleon's troupes have left behind traces. A restored amphitheatre, Roman thermal baths, temples and living quarters can be admired in Martigny today. Later Martigny became the first bishop's seat in Switzerland and nowadays is admired for the historical districts of La Bâtiaz and Vieux-Bourg featuring several churches and secular buildings worth seeing.
The Pierre Gianadda Foundation (Fondation Pierre Gianadda) is the most important cultural attraction in Martigny and in addition to the Gallo-Roman Museum houses a car museum and every year two top exhibitions focussing on world-famous artists. The building was constructed around the remains of a former Roman temple.
The French holiday resort of Chamonix is accessible from Martigny in one-and-a-half hours travelling on the boldly constructed narrow-gauge tracks of the "Mont Blanc Express". The "Sankt Bernhard Express" takes passengers from Martigny to Orsières and from there by bus through impressive mountain countryside to the hospice on the Great St. Bernard. Thanks to Martigny's ideal transport connections the winter sports regions of "4 Vallées", "Portes-du-Soleil" and Ovronnaz are only a short journey away.
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Some new years resolutions
Lets see how the last-last-last…. year's resolutions went
Old ones revisited:
1) Read daily
Totally blew this one if you're counting paper books. I read slashdot daily… does that count? I'll keep this as a resolution for 2012… I do have some very cool sounding books on my shelf I should dig into.
2) Get 8+ hours of sleep daily
Did pretty good on this one.
3) No junk food at all
So far no soda in at least 5 years. I've had an occasional chocolate chip cookie and maybe some cake here and there. I've not eaten any junk food as a snack in at least two years. Two points so far.
4) Eat organic for breakfast, lunch, and dinner as often as possible.
Does kashi count? I should try being somewhat gluten free… my energy levels really tank at the office during the day sometimes. No points for this one.
5) Climb 5.11 consistently.
This one is coming along quite nicely. I seriously stagnated in my climbing while living in PA. I stagnated going to Rocksport as well. Now that there's The Edge, a fantastic rock gym near by, my climbing is improving again… climbing solid gym v5 at the moment. Some 5.11 gym leads in there. Definitely heading in a good direction. It seems a point is in order.
6) Try not to spend too much.
Did pretty good on this one. No fancy toys, no expensive power tools. Point!
7) Buy a house.
It's in the works… we'll see how the building inspection comes through in a week. Temporary point.
8) Find a female adventure companion.
Several dates, some hikes, so far nothing serious but there is potential in the works!
5 out of 8 isn't too bad.
New resolutions:
1) The above items for which I've received no points!
1a) Read Daily
1b) Organic/Freerange eating
1c) Female adventure companion!
2) Climb 5.12 consistently?
Gotta have something to shoot for
3) Practice guitar and juggle way more often
Definitely been slacking on these
4) Lots of climbing and bouldering outside
I did quite a number of climbing trips in 2011, need to fit bouldering in there too.


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TRUCKEE, Calif. - At its Tuesday meeting, the Truckee Town Council voted to reorganize heading into 2013 with two new members joining the council.
According to a press release from the town, Carolyn Wallace Dee will be the new mayor, while newcomer Patrick Flora will be vice mayor; Joan deRyk Jones, the town's mayor in 2012, along with Mark Brown and newcomer Alicia Barr are the other three council members.
Barr replaces outgoing member Barbara Green for a four-year term; Flora replaces outgoing member Richard Anderson, who will represent Truckee as a member of the Nevada County Board of Supervisors, for a two-year term.


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EBENSBURG - Police departments in the southern half of Cambria County will have to wait until another week to utilize the county's recently opened central booking center.
Commissioners and prison officials had previously said the lower half of the county would utilize the booking center starting July 8, but the official date was pushed back as the staff prepares for an additional volume of suspects, Cambria County Prison Warden John Prebish said.
Police officers bring suspects to the booking center, located at the county prison on Manor Drive, for quick processing.
Many of the "bugs" with the center are related to the new computer software and processing walk-in individuals at the center for fingerprinting, Prebish said.
Despite the delay, area police departments have adjusted well to the new system, he said.
"Everything's been positive," Prebish said.
The prison has four corrections officers who work in the center, which is staffed by at least one employee 24 hours per day, seven days per week, Prebish said.
Officers bring suspects to the booking center where they are then fingerprinted and arraigned via video conferencing with the on-call magisterial district judge.
"I think it's 100 percent successful," Ebensburg Borough Police Chief Terry Wyland said. "It's been great for us."
The district magistrates have set times when they arraign suspects instead of being on call throughout the night, Wyland said. The center also has the equipment necessary to digitally fingerprint and photograph each suspect, Wyland said.
"I just think it's a real win-win for everybody," Wyland said.
During their meeting June 13, all three Cambria County commissioners praised the program, calling the initiative an effect, cost-savings measure.
In the past, officers had to wait at the district magistrate's office while suspects were arraigned, or schedule video arraignments with the on-call district magistrate for after-hours arrests, Cresson Borough Police Chief Jeffrey Kopsic said.
"It's very time consuming," Kopsic said.
The booking center is an easier, more beneficial alternative, Kopsic said.
Richland Township Police Chief Mike Burgan said he was looking forward to his department utilizing the booking center when the center opens to the southern half of the county on July 22.


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Pretty much every goal in soccer is celebrated this way. Those guys also manage to slide surprisingly far on grass before bunch of teammates piles over the goalscorer.
I do not have a problem with Yakupov's celebration. After all it was a game-tying goal in less than 5 seconds left.
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The 5 Ways We Define Love (And Why They're Wrong)
#2. Love Is Being Someone's Hero
Hey, here's a recipe for disaster: I used to think love was wanting to be someone's Prince Charming. A hero. A knight in shining armor. Growing up, the world kind of teaches you that. And man, it feels good to be a prince. Like really good.
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Not that Prince (although I imagine that feels pretty awesome, too).
I once dated a girl who made me feel like her own personal savior. And I'd do little things for her that made her day and I thought, wow, I know what love is. It's being with someone who makes you want to do those things all the time. Don't get me wrong. It's nice to do things for loved ones. It's nice when those little things become big things and you are a hero. But that's not the definition of love.
Here's the thing. The people who are best at making you feel like you're a hero are people who really need a hero, who are desperate for salvation in the form of another human being. Basically, the people who make you feel like a hero the best are the people who need it the most. They're in trouble. And they are trouble.
And guess what? If YOU need to be someone's hero to feel loved, YOU'RE trouble, too. It's an intense feeling both ways. Having someone be your savior and one true path to happiness feels just like love. Knowing someone looks at you like Jesus Christ, but one they get to have sex with, feels like love, too. But at the end of the day, it's not.
#1. Love Is Cleaning Shit
When I was about 5 years old, I thought I might like a dog. After all, that seemed like a normal request, and I'd seen a lot of that on TV. My 12-year-old brother then informed me that having a dog meant cleaning up its crap. Literally.
Hey, I used that word right this time!
In any event, that pretty quickly put an end to my dog-wanting desires. Fetch seemed fun and all, but not worth cleaning up shit. For that, you'd need ... love. And the more I think about it, that's the best definition of love I know. Love is cleaning shit.
Hmm, not really the right ring to it, either. Must be why my resume to SomeECards has gone unanswered.
But think about it. What better definition is there? It's not just social services that makes parents change hundreds of diapers filled with godawful stuff. Parents clean their kids' shit because love. People take care of their dogs because love. And what about cats? Well, cats are evil and they know they're evil and that's why they bury their own shit -- so they can be indebted to nothing and no one.
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"Yeah, I'll clean my own shit, thanks. I owe you nothing!"
My friend told me a story once about having a horrific virus while he was sharing a bed with his girlfriend. Long story short, he woke up at three in the morning having crapped the bed, creating some horrible diarrhea-designed mess. He crawled off to the shower, and when he returned, his girlfriend was cleaning the sheets. That's the day he decided to marry her, and that's as good a reason as I can think of.
Love can be messy and complicated and painful. Lives built together can be sloppy and ugly and unpleasant. The best definition of love we have is finding a friend willing to roll up some sleeves and get to work, by your side, in the shit.
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Moguls are tough on the knees, and Sho Kashima knows that better than most.
After two season-ending knee surgeries, the South Tahoe moguls pro also knows exactly what it takes to get back on the bumps at the highest level.
"The biggest lessons you can learn are from the toughest times," Kashima said.
Kashima was named to the 2013 U.S. Freestyle Moguls A Team on Friday. This marks the seventh year he's picked up the national honor.
"It's the fun that keeps me coming back every year," Kashima said. "Most of my teammates are also some of my closest friends."
That and the Olympic dreams Kashima is finally on the verge of catching.
Kashima was all set for a trip to the 2010 Winter Olympics when he tore his ACL, MCL and meniscus about three months before the Games.
Last year, Kashima was erasing all that. With three World Cup podium finishes, 2011-2012 was shaping up to be his best year until he was dealt another season-ending blow.
Halfway through the season, Kashima tore the ACL and meniscus in his other knee and fractured a femur.
It was a devastating setback. Kashima had just spent the better part of a year rehabbing the same injury in his quest to climb back to the Olympic level. Now he was back to square one.
But like Kashima said, the biggest lessons are learned in the toughest times. So once again, he started marching down the same rehab road, keeping his head down and sights set on February. February because that's when Kashima expects to be competition-ready again.
"I've had all this time to be able to think what I can improve upon and how to better my weaknesses," Kashima said. "Last year started out to be great, so I'm just taking everything I've learned since then and building on it."
Between rehabbing, Kashima is coaching freestyle at Winter Park Resort, and snagging some quality time with his little brother, who seems to be following in big bro's footsteps. Yamato Kashima is nearby at Cooper Mountain competing in Selections, where the top 60 moguls skiers are vying for a World Cup start.
Kashima is also busy logging mountain time of his own.
He got back on the slopes for the first time this month. He's skiing moguls again, hitting jumps and his knee is responding well.
"Maybe another month or two of being on the hill and just getting some mileage on my knee," Kashima said. "It's a little scary because some days my knee will hurt and some days it will feel good. So I'm just trying to find that consistency."
And if anything positive can be taken from the ordeal, Kashima found it.
"Unfortunately it's a weird advantage to have the same injury twice. I know what's to come and what's normal," Kashima said.
What's to come is Kashima tearing up the slopes in front of a home crowd in March.
Heavenly will host the U.S. Freestyle Championships starting March 29, and Kashima is looking forward to putting the injury behind him in front of a hometown crowd.
"I don't think I've skied in front of my family in a few years, and most of my friends from back home," Kashima said. "It will be good to come back and be able to compete there. The last time I did I think it was 2004."


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Posted 28 October 2012 - 11:05 PM
Hopefully now Mr. I can turn his full attention to the Lockout and get it fixed.
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Posted 28 October 2012 - 11:19 PM
I'm bummed the Tigers lost and feel especially bad for Mr. Ilitch. We all see how hard it is to just get to the World Series even with the ability to spend a lot of money. The near future still appears strong, but a missed opportunity like this really stings right now. Disappointing ending to a frustrating yet special season overall.
Now the long wait until Opening Day begins and we get to experience winter with no Red Wings. Time to start the hot stove with a call to Torii Hunter hopefully first on the agenda.
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Posted 29 October 2012 - 01:27 AM
Phil Coke has earned himself some money after his performance
Delmon is probably gone
Posted 29 October 2012 - 08:47 AM
If you had told me this team would make the playoffs a month ago I wouldn't have believed you - so I can't be too upset with dropping the World Series. It would have been nice to put up a fight, though. It seems the layoff slump is a real thing and it certainly hurt the Tigers. They were thoroughly outplayed by a Giants team that was simply on fire and never got "that hit" or "that play" to turn this thing around. Poetic and cruel that Cabrera watched the 3rd strike. Really summed up the Tigers' offense for the Series.
You have to feel good about the Tigers' chances going forward, but it is so tough to get to the World Series that nothing is guaranteed. I was really hoping to see them win it for Mr. Illitch, but here's hoping he gets another chance to see his team win it all.
Having said all that, I've got to say thank you to the Tigers for what really was a great, albeit frustrating, season. Can't wait to do it again next year.
I'm very excited for the off-season, I love the Hot Stove time of year. Looking ahead just a little bit I say these things should/will happen:
- Delmon Young is gone.
- The Tigers find a strong corner OF.
- Quintin Berry becomes a bench player, Don Kelly is gone.
- Jose Valverde is gone.
- A new closer is promoted in-house.
- Peralta's option is picked up.
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Posted 29 October 2012 - 01:06 PM
*Rioting is hyperbole here, but it's said in the same spirit that is reported about Detroit.
Can't wait to read the "Phoenix: I still think it's a hockey market" chapter of Gary Bettman's autobiography. I'm guessing it's going to be chapter 11.
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Posted 30 October 2012 - 04:12 PM
Dombrowski also said that the club may not get a closer from the free agent market, but instead elect to fill the role from within. He mentioned the strength of some of their bullpen arms, specifically Bruce Rondon. Personally, I'm okay with this idea. Rondon throws fire and ascended through the minor league ranks very quickly this year. If he has what everyone says he does, then he seems like the perfect man for the job. Plus, I'm not wild on spending $10 million dollars on a closer.
Posted 31 October 2012 - 03:02 PM
"To whom much is given, much is expected."
"Play them six times, they might win four, but not this game. Not tonight."
"Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard."
Posted 31 October 2012 - 07:38 PM
The Tigers announce today the return of Jim Leyland, Jhonny Peralta, and Octavio Dotel. In a press conference following the announcements Dave Dombrowski announced that the club will not re-sign Delmon Young or Jose Valverde and Don Kelly will be removed from the roster. Dombrowski declined to discuss the future of Ryan Raburn, saying that he had yet to talk to him.
Dombrowski also said that the club may not get a closer from the free agent market, but instead elect to fill the role from within. He mentioned the strength of some of their bullpen arms, specifically Bruce Rondon. Personally, I'm okay with this idea. Rondon throws fire and ascended through the minor league ranks very quickly this year. If he has what everyone says he does, then he seems like the perfect man for the job. Plus, I'm not wild on spending $10 million dollars on a closer.
Completely agree with you here and your bullet points as well from the previous post. Glad Peralta and Dotel are coming back, plus the obvious joy that results from no more Delmon or Valverde. I hope we get the in-between Jhonny Peralta next season. 2011 was a career year, 2012 was just the opposite. He doesn't get to anything defensively and he's slow, but he's sure-handed and typically strong offensively for a shortstop. I would love a shortstop with some speed and more range -- there just aren't any of those available in free agency and Elvis Andrus would cost a ton if they try to trade him.
I'm OK with Leyland returning. Hard to argue with his success in Detroit, even though some of his decisions and 1950's baseball mentality drives me insane. The players love him and the World Series failure certainly wasn't on him. I saw Rondon in Toledo and he's electric. He's huge and was throwing his fastball in triple digits. My only concern is his control was very erratic. I still somewhat expect both Rondon and Garcia to start in Toledo and maybe come up later in the season if their development continues well. I couldn't agree more about not spending big on a closer. Relievers are extremely tough to predict each season. I know there's an obession now with having a defined closer, but multiple options would be fine with me if Rondon isn't ready.
My two biggest wants this off-season are to keep Anibal Sanchez and sign a corner outfielder. My first preference there is easily Torii Hunter. Having him hitting second would fill a hole the Tigers never found a permanent answer to this season. Plus he's still incredible defensively. I like Dirks and Berry as an option off the bench for speed, but the Tigers have to do something significant in the outfield (please, not Josh Hamilton). Sanchez is going to be expensive (especially after his playoff showing) though I think you could make the case the Tigers have the best starting rotation in baseball with him around. Porcello and Smyly as the 4th and 5th starters would be pretty adequate, but Sanchez there is lethal. I wouldn't care if the Tigers dangled Porcello if Sanchez stays because I think Smyly is the better pitcher already. Porcello needs a good defense to be effective and he isn't getting that here. Having Sanchez and Infante for an entire season would easily get the Tigers closer to 95 wins than 88.
I also can't wait to get Victor Martinez back. I love the guy and think he's the heart and soul of the clubhouse. As disapponting as the end of this season was, with a couple of moves, the Tigers can get back to the World Series and be better a year from now.
Posted 03 November 2012 - 11:24 AM
I'm getting very excited for the Hot Stove. I'm anxiously awaiting some signings throughout all of baseball.
Here's hoping we hear about Annibal re-signing with the team soon.
Posted 04 November 2012 - 02:21 PM
"Mess up tomorrow, don't mess up now".
- Harry James Benson, CBE.
Posted 04 November 2012 - 07:50 PM
What's the general consensus about Soriano opting out of his contract? He doesn't seem like the greatest clubhouse guy from what little I've heard of him.
Posted 04 November 2012 - 08:27 PM
According to the new collective bargaining agreement, teams can make a uniform and predetermined offer of one year at $13.3 million, which will ensure they are compensated with a draft pick if the player signs elsewhere.
In the end, I guess it's just a business decision by both parties.
"Mess up tomorrow, don't mess up now".
- Harry James Benson, CBE.
Posted 09 November 2012 - 06:58 PM
Looks like Jeremy Bonderman is getting a contract as well. Low-risk move with maybe a slight chance for upside. Gotta think the extent of his injuries are always going to be a factor in returning to form, but I'm glad he's getting an opportunity to pitch again. Always had a lot of talent and the Tigers really stifled his development by rushing him to the big leagues so soon.
Posted 11 November 2012 - 07:22 PM
I'm hoping for a corner OF, a bullpen arm, and to re-sign Gerald Laird as the back-up (if the Tigers can't realistically get Annibal back).
At this point, I'm excited for any and all Hot Stove action. Let's see some changes of scenery!
Posted 12 November 2012 - 07:24 PM
Happy Birthday!
"Mess up tomorrow, don't mess up now".
- Harry James Benson, CBE.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 04:23 PM
My off-season would damn near be complete already if Torii Hunter signs.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 05:00 PM
I would love this. Have been coveting him since it was reported that Anaheim might not re-sign him. He would be a perfect fit in the Tigers' outfield, a near-ideal 2 hole bat, and has long been regarded as a great clubhouse leader.
In my opinion he would be the ultimate free agent signing for the Tigers to fill their OF need based on cost and need.
Posted 13 November 2012 - 08:29 PM
The Toronto Blue Jays receive: Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Josh Johnson and catcher John Buck.
The Miami Marlins receive: SS Yunel Escobar, SS Adeiny Hechavarria, SP Henderson Alvarez, minor-leaguers SP Justin Nicolino and CF Jacob Marisnick
So much for Miami's rebuilding plan. You've got to consider the Blue Jays immediate contenders in the East. At this point I'd list them as the second best team in the division, behind New York.
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Saturday, May 10, 2014
Stratford High Schools margin for error in the softball playoffs has disappeared.
The Lady Knights came up short on Saturday, falling 5-2 to Bluffton in the Class AAAA Lower State tournament. Stratford (20-9) hosts Summerville in an elimination game on Monday. The Lady Green Wave lost to Wando, 3-2.
Its like I told them, you win and youre still in, Stratford coach Debra Tolar said. You lose, youre through We hope to be playing Wednesday.
Blufftons Courtney Smith dominated for the Lady Bobcats (25-3). She was 4 for 4 with a pair of RBI doubles and also tossed a complete game, allowing four hits and striking out nine batters. Morganne Parker and Jordyn Parker added two hits each for Bluffton, which hosts Wando on Monday.
Fallon Tingler threw the first three innings for Stratford, giving up five hits and three runs. Nikki Linthicum hurled the final four, allowing six hits and two runs.
Emily Harmon led Stratford with two hits and Megan Lindberg had an RBI single.
Bluffton scored single runs in the third, fourth and seventh innings after Stratford scored its lone two runs to tie it 2-2 in the bottom of the second inning.
It was a great wakeup call, Tolar said. We had won eight games in a row. Maybe we got a little lackadaisical.
The Lady Bobcats struck quickly. In the top of the first inning, Jordyn Parker tripled to right field and came home on the same play on a throwing error. Lilli Otten had an RBI single later in the inning make it 2-0.
Stratford evened the score in the bottom of the second. Jordan Prince led off with a walk, moved to second on a sac bunt and came home on a throwing error. Lindberg tied the score by lacing one down the third-base line to score Madison Ryan.
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He has two assists tonight for Saint John, which extends his point streak to 7 games. On the season he has 6+6 and has a poiint in all but one of the 10 games he's played.
Defying virtually every published ranking on the market, Jurco a puck magician who was a key player for the Memorial Cup-winning Saint John Sea Dogs in May slipped from his consensus first-round ranking to 35th overall, where the Red Wings nabbed him.
Playing on such a good team in Saint John, he was getting second-line duty, second power play, and I dont know if it turned people off, but it didnt turn us off at all, said Red Wings director of scouting Joe McDonnell. His skill level is real high first-round material, and thats where we had him rated.
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Rafael Nadal and the red clay of Roland-Garros seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly.
Nadal has the lead on Roger Federer, and it looks like he will win the 2011 French Open. He came into this event as the top ranked player in the world but by a hair as Novak Djokovic just needed to beat Federer Friday to take that top spot from him. But, Djokovic failed to do so and it became another Nadal/Federer final in a major.
Federer is putting up a good fight, pushing Nadal in all the sets, but Nadal is navigating the surface too well and covering the course with ease. The only thing to stop Nadal at the final, so far, has been the weather, and even that was brief. This would be his 10th major and he just turned 25 in March.
What is even more impressive is that would be Nadal's sixth French Open title in seven years. Wait, six out of seven? How dominant can one man become?
How high is the ceiling on Rafael?
The man he is about to dispose of, Federer, has the record with 16 major titles and counting. Federer at one point was the most dominant athlete on the planet. I expect him to win another major or two, but with Nadal rolling along at such a young age, how long will it take Nadal to surpass Federer? Federer will turn 30 in August. If you were to compare them, Nadal, with a win, would only need six more to tie him in major victories.
It seems to me that Nadal will not only get to 16 but pass that number by a few more wins. I mean after all, he does get to go back to Roland-Garros once a year and win his French Open, yearly.
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It was the first basketball camp at Goose Creek High School for coach Blake Hall but it had the energy of an event that has been around a while.
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He estimated about 50 kids participated in the camp over four days last week. The camp was for grades 1-8 and was broken up daily with two sessions. Emphasis was placed on skill development.
"Hopefully that number will grow," Hall said. "We're trying to teach the kids the game and the skills they need to work on to be a better basketball player at the next level."
The camp was attended by kids from areas all over the Lowcountry not just Goose Creek, Hall said.
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In commemoration of what would have been his father's 80th birthday, students and faculty of the Huntsman School of Business gathered Wednesday at a Dean's Convocation Speech to hear author Stephen M.R. Covey reflect on his father's legacy of leadership.
Covey's father Stephen R. Covey, the Huntsman Presidential Chair in Leadership, a renowned educator, public speaker and bestselling author of "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," passed away in July.
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WASHINGTON – Nearly four years after devastating floods overwhelmed the Village of Gowanda, the federal government has finally decided to pay its part of the cleanup bill.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is now set to deliver $1.3 million in cleanup aid to the village, Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., said Thursday.
Due to delays in finalizing the aid, the village has incurred more than $200,000 in interest costs.
"When I heard that foot-dragging by FEMA was costing the village hundreds of thousands of dollars, I was outraged," Schumer said. "After sending several letters to [Administrator Craig] Fugate, and speaking with both him and other top FEMA officials, I am thrilled that FEMA has done the right thing."
The funding will cover six of the remaining flood-recovery projects still remaining in Gowanda, including repairs to the village reservoir and the restoration of stream banks that were washed away in the summer 2009 floods.
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"The 2009 floods were a disaster for Gowanda, and we have been working hard ever since to rebuild and move on," said Gowanda Mayor Heather McKeever. "These outstanding project costs were a weight on the village's finances, and we are very thankful for all of Sen. Schumer's efforts to get us the funding we were promised."
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The month of March was no day at the beach for the Stetson University softball team, who had to play 19 games in a span of 24 days. That included four Atlantic Sun Conference series and seven midweek games.
As the team prepared for its upcoming weekend series at Northern Kentucky, the Hatters enjoyed their first extended stretch without competition in four weeks. Head coach Frank Griffin said the break came at good time.
"We are banged up right now, so I think in that regard it was good for us to get a little time off," Griffin said. "Just minor stuff, but banged up none-the-less."
On the other hand, the team completed the busy stretch with a 17-2 mark, having won its last 10 games in a row. The Hatters hope the time off doesn't slow down their momentum.
"We love to be playing as much as possible," senior Meredith Owen said. "However, it was great to have a little time to recuperate and get refocused on our goal for the rest of the year."
Stetson (25-5, 9-2 A-Sun) will travel to Northern Kentucky for the first-time ever to face the Norse (3-27, 1-11) in a three-game series beginning with a noon doubleheader on Saturday. The teams will complete the conference series at 11 a.m. Sunday. GoHatters.com will blogging live from Grein softball field for all three games while NKU will provide live stats.
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Sophomore Kayla Drury hit just one home run during her high school career. She never went deep in travel ball, and she didn't leave the yard her freshman year at Stetson despite several near misses.
So when she finally got one to go out at ETSU on March 22, Drury was relieved and excited all at the same time.
"Knowing that last year I was the only person in the starting line-up not to hit a home run was a little upsetting," Drury said with a laugh. "To hit that one, especially during a conference game was great. I didn't even know it was over until I heard everyone in the dugout started screaming. Demi (Meza) was the first one to grab me when I touched home plate, and then I was hounded. It was an incredible feeling."
It took Drury all of two games to go deep again, this time at home against Bethune-Cookman on March 26.
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4-H sale of apples, peanuts, honey, cookbooks underway
The Henrico County office of the Virginia Cooperative Extension has launched its fall sale of apples, peanuts, honey and cookbooks with proceeds to benefit the 4-H Youth Development program.
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• Raw peanuts, with recipes, $9 per two-pound sack;
• Salted and unsalted deluxe cocktail peanuts, $12 per two-pound sack;
• Honey, $7 per one-pound jar; and
• Cookbooks, $6.50 apiece. The titles are "5 Ingredients or Less," "Kids in the Kitchen," "Busy Mom's Cookbook" and "Better Health." Each spiral-bound cookbook measures 5.5 by 4.25 inches, with a soft cover and 150 pages.
Order forms are available at http://www.co.henrico.va.us/extension; the Extension Office in the Human Services Building, 8600 Dixon Powers Drive; any Henrico library; and by calling 501-5160 from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
Because supplies are limited, orders received after Friday, Oct. 26 will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Orders will be available for pickup from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14 and from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15 at the loading dock of the Human Services Building. For details, call 501-5160.
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On new years day, i noticed that someone was calling my husband on his phone, while it was on the charger. This was around 745-8 am. The number wasn't saved or anything, so when my husband came back in from outside i told him that i heard his phone ringing. He then went back to his phone and called the number back. I was curious what odd number could be calling so early in the morning, so i asked who it was. He said he didnt know and that it went to voicemail. About 10-15 minutes later his phone rings and he answers it. He was talking in a real low tone, i couldnt hear what he was saying. This alerted me, because my husband is usually automatically rude when someone who has the wrong number calls him and he doesnt speak that low when it is one of his friends or family calling him. So after he got off the phone i asked who it was and he said a girl. And i was like what girl? And he said a girl from church that he hasnt spoken to in years.
I found that very strange. Who the hell calls someone at 8 am randomly that they havent talked to? I got angry because to me that seemed like bullshit. I grabbed his phone and copied the number down in my tablet and then went to the grocery store. While out i was thinking that maybe i was being insecure and that i overeacted. So when i got back home i said to my husband maybe the girl was still drunk from new years eve and decided to call people. My husband said yea i think so too. The odd number was still saved in my tablet at this point too. So after that we just continued on as usual.
Fast forward today my husband tells me he is going to go get breakfast and he is not back yet. It has been over 2 hours and he isnt answering his phone. My mind starts wondering and i go look for the odd number that was saved in my tablet and its gone. I know my husband had to delete it. He has been acting different in the past few weeks too. He doesnt do things that he use to and he seems distant.
Cheating is a dealbreaker for me, so i will be done with this marriage if this is what he is doing. Should i wait for concrete proof to leave or just start packing my bags now?


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Photos: Plano West sweeps Allen; Rockwall wins rubber game vs. Plano; Lovejoy softball advances
Photo: Louis DeLuca/Staff Photographer
Lovejoy right fielder Amanda Keefer dives but misses Sarah Coronado's line drive in the first inning in softball action from Game 2 of a best-of-3 Class 4A Region II semifinal series between Frisco Centennial and Lovejoy High School at Plano West High School on Saturday, May 18, 2013.
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