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Berkeley Lab Guest House Officially Opens
"Just looking at the view here, I'm feeling like we really should be able to make sure this place is sold out; it shouldn't be that hard to do," joked Berkeley Lab Interim Director Paul Alivisatos in introductory remarks before cutting the ribbon to open the Berkeley Lab Guest House on September 21. With the brilliant afternoon sun overhead and the fog-shrouded San Francisco skyline as a backdrop, the event's organizers couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day to showcase a project that's been over 15 years in the making. "It has been obvious from the beginning," observed Janos Kirz, that in a facility that serves 2000 users a year delivering beam 24/7, that "users will sometimes also need food and shelter." Janos, standing in for ALS Director Roger Falcone who was unable to attend, gave a great deal of credit for the Guest House to the continuous advocacy of Gary Krebs who, as head of user services for the ALS, fought for such a building over many years.
From left: Ken Goldberg (ALS Users' Executive Committee), Aundra Richards (DOE Berkeley Site Office), Paul Alivisatos (Berkeley Lab), Eddie Bankston (UC Berkeley Residential & Student Service Programs), Ron Nelson (UC Office of the President), Janos Kirz (ALS), and Kirk Haley (Facilities Division).
Jerry Ohearn of Berkeley Lab's Facilities Division also spoke at the ceremony, thanking the legion of people and organizations supporting the guest house, including the Department of Energy (DOE), the University of California (UC), the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Donald MacDonald Architects, W.E. Lyons Construction, and Facilities Division. For the ALS, he recognized Roger Falcone, Janos Kirz, Gary Krebs, current user services leader Sue Bailey, Steve Rossi (the ALS user representative who attended every meeting to make sure that the facility would meet the needs of ALS users), and Users' Executive Committe (UEC) chair Ken Goldberg. At the ceremony, Ken spoke of seeing "exhausted users occupying the couches and alcoves of the ALS, with their bedrolls and empty microwave noodle containers." Now, thanks to a remarkable effort, he said, the quality of life here is about to change. ALS users will now have "a great, convenient, and comfortable place to sleep, to quietly analyze their data between shifts, to meet with colleagues in a room with a great view, and to have their own kitchenette, where presumably they will make something a little bit more substantial and possibly more healthy than microwave noodles."
Management of the Guest House is provided by UC Berkeley Residential & Student Service Programs. For more information or to make reservations, go to the Guest House Web site.
Left: Guest House lobby. Right: Large room with two queen beds.
Safety First: Shielding-Control End Points Established
The long task of establishing shielding-control end points for 15 soft x-ray beamlines is now complete. An end point defines a spot in a soft x-ray beamline downstream of which users can have the freedom to change their equipment around without introducing a radiation hazard. Users are encouraged to consult with the floor operations staff or the relevant beamline scientist to confirm what restrictions apply to their particular situation.
In the early days of ALS operation, the configuration of the hard x-ray beamlines—especially the superbend beamlines—was carefully controlled to avoid having scattered synchrotron radiation exit the pipe. In the soft x-ray beamlines, this hazard is minimal, because they operate under vacuum and the synchrotron beam is completely attenuated by any closed valve. However, the ALS facility is required to control the configuration of all beamlines to ensure that no modifications are made that could introduce a radiation hazard. So shielding control was extended to the entire vacuum envelope of every beamline, and our excellent floor operations staff administer this policy. At the same time, our scientists do need free access to their soft x-ray endstations to perform their experiments.
The end points resolve this difficulty by defining a place in a soft x-ray line downstream of which no conceivable change to the configuration could introduce a radiation hazard. When this idea was put forward in 2007, a great deal of discussion ensued: ALS staff members are safety conscious, diligent, and empowered. We arrived at a prescription that requires the angles of reflections in the beamline to be monitored, annually, by the survey crew. One by one we examined all the soft x-ray lines and established the end points. The process was completed last month. Many thanks to Rick Donahue (radiation physics), Davy Xu (floor ops), and Alex Gavidia (survey) for pursuing the task to the end, as well as to everybody else involved and to Jim Floyd (ES&H) and Rick Bloemhard (operations) for motivation.
Floor operations staffers Matt Abreu (left) and John Pruyn (right) are happy to be done with this task, and Jim Floyd (center) feels relieved, with the last endpoint established at Beamline 6.0.2.
Site Access Tied to GERT Training Starting October 1
Berkeley Lab Interim Director Paul Alivisatos has announced that, on October 1, there will be a significant change in how the Lab controls access to the site. Starting that day, the Lab's safety training database will be linked to the badge access system. When you swipe your badge at any badge reader, the system will determine if you have a valid badge and are current with General Employee Radiological Training (GERT). If both requirements are not met, the badge reader will deny access. This includes room, building, and site-level access. This means that Lab employees and users who do not meet these two conditions cannot enter any area that requires card access during business hours, and will not be allowed on site after hours or on weekends.
Everyone with a badge is required by DOE regulations to be aware of the potential hazards associated with radioactive materials and radiation-producing machines, such as x-ray machines, electron-beam devices, and accelerators. GERT fulfills this requirement, and retraining is required every two years. We have an outstanding record of protecting our staff from radiation exposure, and this training plays a key role in ensuring that everyone working here has a basic understanding of radiation, its hazards, and how we control exposure here at the Lab. GERT training is available online. For more information, see the ALS Required Safety Training Web page.
Harnessing the Bacterial Production of Nanomagnets
Nanometer-size magnets have wide-ranging uses, from directed cancer therapy and drug delivery systems to magnetic recording media and transducers. Such applications require the production of nanoparticles with well-controlled size and tunable magnetic properties. The synthesis of such nanomagnets, however, often requires elevated temperatures and toxic solvents, resulting in high environmental and energy costs. Metal-reducing microorganisms offer an untapped resource to produce these materials in an environmentally benign way. At the ALS, researchers from the University of Manchester have shown that Fe(III)-reducing bacteria can be used to synthesize magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles with high yields, narrow size distribution, and magnetic properties equal to the best chemically synthesized materials. Read more...
Publication about this research: V.S. Coker, N.D. Telling, G. van der Laan, R.A.D. Pattrick, C.I. Pearce, E. Arenholz, F. Tuna, R. Winpenny, and J.R. Lloyd, "Harnessing the extracellular bacterial production of nanoscale cobalt ferrite with exploitable magnetic properties," ACS Nano 3, 1922 (2009).
Eli Rotenberg Awarded First Kai Siegbahn Prize
The editors of the scientific journal, "Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A," have awarded to Eli Rotenberg (ALS Scientific Support Group Deputy Leader) the first Kai Siegbahn Prize, named in honor of the journal's founder. The award citation recognizes Eli for "the creation and development of the 'Electronic Structure Factory' end-station at the Advanced Light Source, which could legitimately be called the most useful ARPES end-station in the World. This endstation has been used to tease out many first results in a wide variety of complex and exotic materials. Eli Rotenberg's artful application of ARPES has greatly contributed to the understanding of some of the quantum electronic properties of nano-phase and reduced dimensionality materials. His scientific achievements are reported in tens of publications on the most prestigious journals of physics and scientific magazines."
The Kai Siegbahn Prize was established to recognize and encourage outstanding experimental achievement in synchrotron radiation research with a significant component of instrument development, particularly of synchrotron radiation spectroscopies. The selection committee consisted of Fulvio Parmigiani, committee chair, Universita di Trieste, editor, NIMA; William Barletta, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, coordinating editor, NIMA; Erik Karlsson, Uppsala University; Friso van der Veen, ETH Zurich; and Ingolf Lindau, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.
UEC Corner: In Haiku, by Ken Goldberg
Autumn in Berkeley ALS users converge jointly with Foundry Meeting
Energy focus: Talks, posters, Workshops Or come for the food Agenda
ALS User with great ideas to share Join the UEC! Election
Three shifts in a row, Now a great new place to sleep Berkeley Lab Guest House Housing
UEC Corner: Chairman squints at LCD. Do people read this? ALSUEC.org
I'm looking forward to seeing you at the meeting!
ALS Science Cafe Attracts Overflow Crowd
The ALS kicked off its inaugural Science Cafe on Thursday, August 27, to a packed house of scientists and staff. The program, designed to showcase current research in an informal environment, included three scientists invited to present work on energy research and technology underway at their beamlines. Speakers included Alastair MacDowell, who discussed the challenges of CO2 sequestration and opportunities for user research in this area, Alejandro Cruz detailing Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI) collaborations in bioenergy research at Beamline 1.4, and Matthew Marcus presenting work on solar cells. Each ten-minute presentation was followed by an "energetic" discussion that engaged staff and users. The next Science Cafe will be held in early November (in a larger room!).
Matthew Marcus (center, standing) prepares to give a "3-slide" presentation on solar cells to an overflow crowd at the first ALS Science Cafe. Fellow presenter Alejandro Cruz (center, sitting) listens attentively.
Shutdown Features Seismic Retrofit, Air Handler Replacement
Another safe and successful shutdown of the ALS is wrapping up. This month's shutdown was dominated by facility projects that included the final phase of the seismic retrofit of the ALS dome, replacement of two of the three air handlers that provide cooling to the experiment floor, a rebuild of the low-conductivity water towers that provide cooling to the accelerator, and utility connections for the User Support Building, currently under construction.
Technical work on the accelerator was reasonably limited, but a number of important items were accomplished, such as maintenance replacement of the superbend cold heads, testing of a new digital controller for the booster power supplies, and commissioning of new high-level accelerator controls.
As usual there were a myriad of smaller beamline projects completed as well, such as an inspection of the Beamline 5.0 carbon filter foils, a configuration change of PEEM3 at Beamline 11.0.1, and a survey and realignment of Beamline 8.2.2, to name a few.
For the user runs from August 18 to 31, the beam reliability [(time scheduled - time lost)/time scheduled)] was 98.6%. For this period, the mean time between failures (MTBF) was 61.5 hours, and the mean time to recovery (MTTR) was 53 minutes. There were no significant interruptions.
The ALS shut down on September 1 for scheduled installations and maintenance. User operation is scheduled to resume on October 6.
More detailed information on reliability is available on the ALS reliability bulletin board, which is located in the hallway between the ALS and the control room in Building 80. Questions about beam reliability should be directed to
Long-term and weekly operations schedules are available here. Requests for special operations use of the "scrubbing" shift should be sent to Rick Bloemhard (


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Two people suffered major injuries in a Midtown Sacramento crash Monday evening, police said.
About 7 p.m., two cars -- a silver Toyota and a black Ford -- collided at the intersection of 15th and Q streets, a Sacramento Police Department spokesperson told KCRA 3.
The Toyota driver, heading south on 15th Street, struck the eastbound Ford, officers confirmed.
The wreck forced the Toyota into a street light on the southwest corner, knocking down a pole.
Police speculated that if the car had not struck the traffic signal, the vehicle may have ended up crashing into a nearby coffee shop.
It was the Toyota's passenger and the Ford's driver who were taken to a nearby hospital with the major injuries, officers said.
No further details were released.

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Source: Detroit News
quote: Was that an attempt at a logical economic argument, or just expressing your preference for economic apocalypse if it manages to stick it to those you dislike for their success?
quote: Because, that's what would've happened. Most of the rich and powerful would've had their power stripped, a few (probably the government) would've become further entrenched, and everyone else from the bottom of the economic ladder up through the upper middle class would've had any and all savings annihilated. At least, if you'd had your way.
quote: That brings up another point: it's almost useless trying to create an equal society. In history, I'm not aware of it ever being the case. Some lead, most follow. There's always someone "more equal" then the others. In China, 99% were equal, but Mao, he was more equal. Stalin, same thing. Chavez. Castro.
quote: All any plan to remove the powerful simply replace them with someone else. Typically it's a change for the worse. At least in America, the majority of millionaires are in fact self-made, so that should be something to be proud of, even though they're objects of hate for most.
quote: grasp the fact that the USA is an extremist capitalist country.
quote: If people expect a society to work effectively then it needs to be classless. I would never agree to welfare handouts, but I do believe that all people within a society should have more-less equal opportunities to find success as opposed to being under the collective thumb of the "ruling class".
quote: This is nothing but thinly veiled class warfare. The US Treasury created the problem that you're now blaming on a select few rich people. And it's the US Treasury that's going to always prevent any significant changes to the system.
quote: Your opinions are disgusting and divisive. And not at all accurate of the situation.
quote: More proof that YOU'RE the extremist. We haven't been "extremist capitalist" in over half a century. No economist in his right mind would call us extremely capitalist anymore. We're as mixed as can be. Our country is capitalist with corporatist and socialist ingredients mixed in.
quote: In an "extremely capitalist" country we wouldn't be having this discussion. Because bailouts and handouts wouldn't have happened in the first place.
quote: No, it's not success. It's the result of being able to exploit the system since they are the ones controlling the system.
quote: I'd be willing to wager that the bloated facist regime we have now would implode.
quote: Wait..who said anything about equality? I merely said the distribution of wealth would be more spread out...i.e. thrown back to a time when currency actually had value based on goods/services and not the volume of paper money being printed or the Fed's interest rate for banks.
quote: Allowing too few to wield absolute power guarantees corruption...spreading the power around and preventing any one entity from consolidating it maintains a kind of balance.
quote: If people expect a society to work effectively then it needs to be classless.


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LISBON - Voters approved a majority of issues on Tuesday's ballot, but in Center Township, a new 1.3-mill fire levy was defeated, according to unofficial results from the county election board.
Results showed that 55.82 percent of voters opposed the Center Township issue, compared to 44.18 in favor.
The levy would have generated $63,000 annually and was earmarked as the township's share of the $300,000 cost of a new pumper for the Lisbon Fire Department, with which the township contracts for fire protection.
Columbiana County voters also opposed a 4-mill fire/EMS levy for the Sandy Creek Joint Fire District, with 57.47 percent opposed and 42.53 percent in favor. A portion of the district is in Paris Township, Stark County, where it also was defeated, with 53.55 percent opposed and 46.45 in favor.
In Rogers, an additional 2-mill current expenses levy was supported by voters, with 53.40 percent in favor and 46.60 percent opposed. The levy will generate $4,600 annually and will raise taxes $30.63 per year for the owner of a $50,000 home.
Voters overwhelmingly supported the renewal of a 3-mill cemetery levy for the village of Lisbon, with 60.06 percent in favor and 39.94 percent opposed. The levy accounts for a significant portion of the cemetery's operating revenue, generating between $57,000 and $63,000 annually.
In East Palestine, voters also generously supported the renewal of two levies for parks and recreation that, combined, generate $121,600 annually for park operations.
Unofficial results showed 68.21 percent of East Palestine voters in favor of a 1-mill renewal and 31.79 percent opposed, while 61.25 percent of voters favored renewal of the 2-mill issue, with 38.75 percent opposed.
Voters also supported fire levies in several areas, both renewal and replacement issues.
A 1.5-mill replacement fire levy in Fairfield Township was approved by 59.94 percent of voters, with 40.06 percent opposed.
In Hanover Township, a 1-mill fire levy was overwhelmingly renewed, with 72.10 percent in favor and 27.90 opposed.
Knox Township voters supported 1-mill replacement fire levies for both the Homeworth and North Georgetown fire departments. For the Homeworth department, 74.83 percent were in favor and 25.17 opposed, and for the North Georgetown department, 71.62 percent were in favor and 28.38 percent opposed.
Middleton Township voters supported a 2-mill replacement road levy, with 53.61 percent in favor and 46.39 percent opposed.
An additional 3-mill road levy in West Township passed with 50.66 percent of voters in favor and 49.34 opposed.


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The City Quilter is located in the 'Chelsea' area of NY at 133 West 25th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. It's just a few blocks south of the Garment/Fashion District. We were there on a Wednesday evening and it was hopping – the store was full of customers.
The shop has a large selection of fabrics including many of the latest collections by the major fabric manufacturers as well as a collection of Oriental prints and batiks.
Some collections, including the newest, are grouped together, but the majority of the bolts are grouped by color along a L O N G wall on one side of the store. Of the quilt shops I've visited in Manhattan (each has their niche), The City Quilter has the most bolts of fabric and the biggest variety.
And of course I could not walk away empty handed. I found a few odds and ends: a map of Paris by dear Stella, Crowns by MakowerUK, and an in house print of the Manhattan subway system. The girl who cut my fabric wisely warned me not to count on it as a reliable method of finding transportation routes (as the Bronx and Brooklyn kind of overlap in the repeats) but a perfect NYC souvenir nonetheless.


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HTC Windows Phone 8X vs Samsung Galaxy S III
- 1 Introduction and Design
- 2 Interface and Functionality
- 3 Camera and Multimedia
- 4 Call quality, Battery and Conclusion
- HTC Windows Phone 8X specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S III specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S III AT&T specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S III MetroPCS specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S III Sprint specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S III T-Mobile specifications
- Samsung Galaxy S III Verizon specifications
- Photos
- Comments
It's a very close competition when it comes to their cameras, but in the end we think that the Galaxy S III managed to out-shoot the HTC 8X because its images tend to be closer to reality. Detail-wise, neither seems to be better than the other, but the colors of the GS III remain closer to the real deal, whereas those of the 8X's images are a bit too warm. All in all, the 8X's photos are also very enjoyable, but the GS III performs slightly better.
Indoors, the 8X actually bested the Galaxy S III as it captured substantially more detail. When the light is extremely low, though, the Galaxy S III does a better job when it comes to color representation.
video recording of the Galaxy S III for pretty much the same reason as with the images – colors are more realistic, although there's slight overexposure seen with the brightly-lit objects. The 8X keeps things a bit more reasonable as far as exposure goes, but it's not enough to make us prefer its video recording.
HTC Windows Phone 8X Sample Video:
Samsung Galaxy S III Sample Video:
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Samsung Galaxy S III Indoor Sample Video:
The Samsung Galaxy S III is the obvious choice is one enjoys watching video on their phone, because of its large, 4.8" screen. In addition, the large number of multimedia apps available for Samsung's handset mean that you can view pretty much anything with it. The Windows Phone 8X is also pretty good, especially now that WP8 has support for mass storage mode, but the smaller screen makes the movie-watching experience a bit less fun.
However, we do prefer the earphones of the HTC Windows Phone 8X, since they are more comfortable to wear. The ones of the GS III require you to push them deeply into your ear (if you want to hear any bass, that is), which isn't the most pleasant thing to do. Sound quality-wise, the 8X is a bit too heavy on high frequencies, which can be irritating if you're listening on high volumes. At the end of the day, we'd recommend getting a better pair of earphones for whichever handset you plan to listen to music on.
41 Comments
1. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
Phonearena seems to have something against Windows Phone. Windows Phone isn't about app selection and ecosystem for the moment, as that will follow, Microsoft just had the developer's build. The essential apps are on WP anyway, maybe except Viber and Instagram.
I hope you give the Nokia Lumia 920 a good review.
3. MeoCao (unregistered)
MS took a page from Apple: closed ecosystem. MS sucks.
What good thing does WP8 bring? More competition? Nope, there's nothing in WP8 that can put pressure on Android.
We need pressure on Android to help push it forward but MS is sure not up to the task.
5. rickywinataa (Posts: 262; Member since: 05 Apr 2012)
WP8 is not the OS that will face android but it will face iOS when the ecosystem had been developed.
android is an open source OS, google will most likely to look at what their customer like such as the quick settings toggle in android 4.2 and google now.
9. MeoCao (unregistered)
Oh no, I'm not afraid that WP8 will compete with Android, I'm disappointed that WP8 sucks so badly and can't give Android any fight at all.
I do think that the industry need a 3rd ecosystem but I just don't believe in MS.
22. rickywinataa (Posts: 262; Member since: 05 Apr 2012)
no, WP8 isn't sucks but it is disappointed that you have that kind of fanboy-ism with android.
android is great, i know it because i own android devices. however, there's no OS' which are sucks, it depends on the users what do they like.
i see iOS, as a simple OS which is focused on entertaiment ecosystem. Android is an open source OS that many tech-savvy users use. WP is more like a business OS, it is simple & yet somehow it looks elegant
8. neutralguy (Posts: 1152; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
closed ecosystem is not a bad thing, last time i check, apple had more quality apps than android.
android android android. there's no competition if most of the consumers are like you, people that doesn't know how to keep their mind open for new products.
MS doesn't need to beat android in the first place. It needs to gain market share.
Please, be open minded.
*as for the first comment, yes, it's not all about the apps as long as the essential ones are there. You don't need a thousand apps on your phones, you need the essential ones.
Many reviewers forgot that apps will follow after, not lead the way. I don't know what's the worry about, more developers are coming to WP.
10. MeoCao (unregistered)
You are wrong guy, Play Store is improving fast and we have many alternatives in Android beside it.
And you should know that in a closed ecosystem competition from outside is not welcome. If you follow Apple policy with Appstore you should know it
Choice is good for consumers but we need good choices and not the kind MS offers.
11. neutralguy (Posts: 1152; Member since: 30 Apr 2012)
and how did it affect you really?
13. MeoCao (unregistered)
What do you mean? Talk up MS or shut up?
14. eisenbricher (Posts: 973; Member since: 09 Aug 2012)
You talk profane, and so much nonsense. Open your eyes, my friend. WP doesn't suck a bit. Less number of apps is an exaggerated issue.
You just wait a bit and see how wp8 manages to sell in good numbers. The sole fact that it supports DirectX opens up wide doors. I'm a developer myself and I know.
4. pikapowerize (banned) (Posts: 1869; Member since: 03 May 2012)
yeah...its not about apps selection and ecosystem...but people these days choose android or the iPhone coz of its ecosystem!!! thats why WP and even BB cant have that much positive feedbacks because of the word "Ecosystem"!! if people could just think...pause and think!! both WP and BB OS are very capable OSes and they are really a good alternative to android and iOS... but WP's problem is its very unfamiliar(but to me, very unique) looks for a smartphone! while BB can stand a chance against the two coz of the looks and BB10's ability to run android apps is also one of the best thing why to choose BB!
so yeah... ecosystem will just grow!! and i mean microsoft has tons of developers! they'll full the windows store( i still prefer the marketplace than store, coz its the only differentiation! at least BB10 will remain the app world!) in no time! patience is a virtue!
6. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
I wonder how they will rate the ATIV S versus the GS3, since they're mostly the same phone...?
7. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3791; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Exactly! Would've post it below if i was sooner.
No doubt about this one...Samsung definitely has the upper hand.
Want to see Samsung ATIV S versus Samsung GSIII.
33. yajia1 (Posts: 151; Member since: 22 Aug 2012)
It will all come down to the ecosystem, app-selection, better keyboard selection, personalization option, and pretty much the conclusion of this VS, minus the design part.
36. jubbing (Posts: 150; Member since: 20 Aug 2008)
Dude Viber is out on all Lumia phones
2. denied911x (banned) (Posts: 3; Member since: 09 Nov 2012)
but you are right wp don't have great ecosystem like apple or android
12. joeyrants (Posts: 6; Member since: 25 Apr 2012)
The HTC is uncomfortable to handle in the hand while the S3 feels 'natural'? You've got to be kidding me. The 8X has a soft back finish and the back is curved to fit the hand nicely. Not to mention the fact that it feels much more premium compared to the cheap-plastic-made phone which is the S3. I've held the S3 and it feels... really meh (for a flagship device, meh = bad).
For me (and I believe MANY people), the 8X wins in design, hands down.
15. KingShango (Posts: 89; Member since: 16 May 2012)
I was thinking the same thing. Ray seems to be the only peron that doesn't like rounded corners and solid construction.
Of course he also said "the iPhone 5 is a work of art that no mass-produced phone on the market can currently rival."
Seriously it's just s phone, way to be objective. It seems odd that every other site has given praise to the HTC's design.
I'd like a breakdown of all the mindblowing functions that Android has WP8 doesn't. And please don't say rooting. Rooting isn't a feature of Android, it's a necessity because thats the only way your phone will ever get updated.
16. ReddD (Posts: 37; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
We don't have enough time for that list bro :-P ha ha
18. KingShango (Posts: 89; Member since: 16 May 2012)
Exactly my point. Everyone talks about how amazing Android is but never says how exactly. Rooting your phone basically says that it wasn't good enough to begin with.
32. chaoticrazor (Posts: 2347; Member since: 28 Aug 2012)
thank you, put what i was thinking into words.
basically i think android fans are swinging and turning into the ifans. they now bring sales into it and use it as fact that it proves androids the best yet when the iphone was on top they moaned it didnt mean anything
all the need functionality and more is covered in wp8. rooting and customizing is all android fans will keep trying to use as plus points
20. pikapowerize (banned) (Posts: 1869; Member since: 03 May 2012)
haha!! so true!!! even samsung is saying that its s3 is a polycarbonate phone but it doesnt feel that way! i feel very cheap around it! and yeah... for a flagship?! its really bad!
while 8X makes you feel comfortable to touch!!! coz of that back!
this just prove that phonearena writers are kinda unfair!
thats why i like watching lisa of mobiletechreview more!
37. jubbing (Posts: 150; Member since: 20 Aug 2008)
I have to say, even the HTC One X feels better than the plasticky slightly large uncomfortable feel of the S3. I believe the 8X bests the One X because of the nice finish.
Heck, even the Galaxy Note feels better than the S3.
17. b1acktiger (Posts: 223; Member since: 19 May 2012)
When i checked the results of WP8X browser tests, it scored better than the iPhone 5 ! How come SGS3 anf WP8X will be similar browser speed ? If it was iPhone instead of WP8X, it would have won the test by miles..very biased iPhone Arena !
34. darac (Posts: 2156; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Stock browser doesn't matter on android.
Dolphin browser is the fastest one available, and it's the only mobile browser passing full HTML5 test, and passing it with flying colors, at that.
I just updated it today with the latest jetpack and it is bloody amazing.
So fluid, fast and smooth that it makes me just want to scroll pages for the sake of scrolling.
Really a delightful internet experience.
Third party browsers are a MAJOR advantage for android, there's just no other way around that fact.
21. sasobra (Posts: 2; Member since: 11 Apr 2012)
Although it is smaller, the keyboard for WP8 is very accurate and responsive. The app catalouge is growing rather quickly for WP as well. WP8 also seem rather customizeable just in its own uniqe way.
23. blattlaus (Posts: 63; Member since: 12 Dec 2010)
Every other review I have read- 5 or 6 - on the 8X has praised its ergonomic design as its best feature. Where are these uncomfortable edges you are talking about?.
24. Cobra (Posts: 7; Member since: 06 May 2012)
The deal killer for me with the MS platform is the ridiculous limitation of only 16gb of storage with no possible way to add more.
27. zazori08 (Posts: 113; Member since: 21 Dec 2011)
dude windows phone 8 has enabled a micro sd slot on wp 8 devices.
28. Cobra (Posts: 7; Member since: 06 May 2012)
@zazori08 . . . dude get a pair of glasses and then post back exactly where you read that "THIS" phone has a removable SD memory card slot. It does not.
30. knowah (Posts: 15; Member since: 21 Sep 2012)
You used the qualifier of MS platform. It's not the platform, it's this set of hardware that limits the storage.
MS offers the ability to have much more on board storage and expansion with an sd slot. HTC and Nokia decided not to included the function on their flagships.
31. Cobra (Posts: 7; Member since: 06 May 2012)
You are absolutely 100% correct. They could have included more memory as well as an SD slot. Heck, most of us have some version of MS on our computers with tons of memory and those slots. I used the verbiage of MS platform because this MS Windows 8 platform phone is being compared to an Android platform phone that has greater memory capability.
In "THIS" particular Windows 8 offering that capability is just not there and that makes "THIS" MS device a deal breaker for me. Zazori08 remains 100% wrong in the claim that those memory expansion slots exist on "THIS" device. They do not.
38. jubbing (Posts: 150; Member since: 20 Aug 2008)
You said Microsoft's platform, only the 920 and 8X are built in storage without extra storage. Other lower end devices do (odd but true).
25. oldmandaddy (Posts: 64; Member since: 01 May 2010)
Give window phone less that two years , it will neck to neck with android and iOS . Reminder, it took more than four years for android to catch up. Now the challenges will begin, and wonder next two years , who will be the best .
26. zazori08 (Posts: 113; Member since: 21 Dec 2011)
Ray is like somehow biased (No Offense). I think you're siding with the one who is more dominant in the market right now. like comparing apple and samsung. Choosing apple because apple is more dominant. and now choosing samsung over htc! do a dorp test and you'll see that htc's phone is more great that Sammy boy's phone
29. knowah (Posts: 15; Member since: 21 Sep 2012)
One thing people should keep in mind that the S 3 in this comparison is the international version, not what the carriers tagged actually offer. It's HSPA+ only where the reviewer claims this model has capabilities of LTE. The LTE variant for EU/International is the 9305. It does have the quad core exynos, but the NA version of the phone has a dual core Krait. The US version also has the same GPU as the 8x, but I don't know if that was even mentioned in the article.
35. odin09 (Posts: 4; Member since: 21 Nov 2012)
After the HTC 8x vs iphone 5 battle I grit my teeth. You said that the iphone won for looks and made it seem like it wasn't even much of a contest. The HTC 8X is clearly a more beautiful device than an iphone. Yes the iphone is nice, but it is a nice that is dull and that we have seen for years now.... Now, you gave the edge to the Samsung! There was no mention of the Samsung's cheap plastic or the fact that the Samsung feels like it could bend in your hand. As far as looks alone the HTC wins hands down in an OBJECTIVE comparison. The tapered edge on the HTC is not for everybody but I have never seen so many other reviews state that it was the most hand friendly device that they have ever held. I am saying this as someone who wants a Nokia, I am in no way an HTC apologist. For now I will ignore the rest of the review stand on its own but this made me register here!
39. viper1983 (Posts: 36; Member since: 03 Aug 2012)
I don't think a looks comparison can be OBJECTIVE.
40. CRICKETownz (Posts: 980; Member since: 24 Oct 2009)
Windows Phone has already mastered the work side of things & they are making big strides to develop the play side of things. What needs to be understood is that WP is still fairly new & will take some time to catch up to the other vested OS's that the market is used to. As far as build quality goes if you've held a 8X in your hand & a GS lll the construction of the HTC does feel superior. The software moves very smooth as well. The app catalog is a minor set back as that is increasing each day but the biggest let down is the lack of expandable memory (for me). I'm not a big cloud-based storage guy...so 16GB is kind of restrictive to me. Other than that I'd say WP has good potential & with native support for the business world this could steal a lot of corporate business from those who have moved from Blackberry to iOS. It's just getting used to another OS thats completely different from the widget/icon format.
41. cdgoin (Posts: 533; Member since: 28 Jul 2010)
Comes down to the phone feeling "Awkward" or some such nonsense in his hand..? I personally think it feels BETTER, and is UNIQUE. The S3 just looks like any other smartphone. PA admit your bias against WP and get it overwith.


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On the 12th day of Christmas, Netflix gave to me "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" on Watch Instantly!
Christmas isn't easy on us night shift workers. Not only do we never see daylight, we also miss all the great holiday specials. And if one does manage to be on TV in the background, the police scanner makes it hard to hear Rudolph and Hermey singing "We're a Couple of Misfits."
Whenever "Christmas Vacation" is on regular TV, the part where Clark goes ballistic is bleeped, sucking all of the swear-y fun out of the film. I still wanted to watch it in all of its vulgar glory.
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"Santa Claus" was one of those massive holiday movie tie-ins of the 80s, as they had a blood pact with Coca-Cola and McDonald's to promote the movie in every corner of the earth. Despite this, I adore this movie, as it features an evil toymaker (such a delightful film trope) and lollipops that make kids fly. I suggest you queue it up, and don't be swayed by all the elves and primary colors.
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" has eluded me thus far, as I only caught a closed-captioned glimpse of it at a Long John Silver's. I missed "Frosty" and "It's A Wonderful Life" and even the immortal "A Charlie Brown Christmas."
And, being generally a creature of the night, I still have yet to see those plucky singing and dancing Sheely's kids in their commercials telling us that every day is a holiday, and every night a good night at Sheely's Furniture and Appliance. Nor have I seen "A Kraynak's Time of Year" or even the little star trying to get on top of the Eat 'N Park tree.
I did see, however, that they CGI'd the Hershey Kisses commercial where the kisses ring like bells. That's OK, since the original kisses are probably retired by now.
After just a few years, it seems "A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!" has been phased out by Comedy Central. It has Stephen Colbert and John Legend singing a sultry R&B tune about nutmeg, and Willie Nelson, so I can't imagine why.
Also banished to the North Pole is the sorely missed California Raisins Christmas special from those weird, wacky 1980s, which was hosted by two dinosaurs for some reason and featured singing camels, Claymation and waffles, saving the Raisins for the end where they belt out a Motown version of "Rudolph." Because, of course they do.
I was able to watch "Gremlins" on my original 1984 VHS tape (it still looks pretty good). If they made a yard decoration of the gremlins dressed up like carolers like in the movie, I would so buy that.
"A Garfield Christmas Special" awaits me on DVD, a remnant of when CBS had that spinning "special presentation" graphic before all specials. Roughly 10 sequential viewings of "A Christmas Story" await me as well.
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An SUV slammed into the side brick facade of the McDonald's Restaurant in the University Plaza late Monday morning, leaving one customer with a leg injury that authorities described as minor.
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Remember back in 2005 or so when Bill O'Reilly first got all worked up about the so-called war on Christmas? Yeah, I know. I almost forgot about it, too, but a checkout clerk wished me "happy holidays" tonight.
That really ticked me off. He spoiled everything with his cheery secularism. Things had been perfect until he got all politically correct on me. There I was, shopping for Christmas cards, wrapping paper and padded envelopes, taking in the Christmas-themed music as I did my duty as a loyal American consumer. The in-store sound system even played Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" as I coveted a funky radio/CD player that resembled an old-fashioned jukebox.
Happy holidays? Bah-humbug! The nerve of that clerk. I celebrated my first Christmas when I was seven months old. Even though I don't remember it, I'm sure it meant a lot to me. I think of Christmas before I think of other holidays this time of year, and everybody else should, too. So what choice did I have but to get mad at the person who expressed goodwill with his insensitive, generic well-wishing instead of jocular references to Christmas? All he had to say was a simple "Merry Christmas," but he didn't. So I had to give him a piece of my mind, right?
Full disclosure time: I didn't really get angry at the clerk. I smiled and wished him happy holidays, too.
Getting mad over being wished happy holidays as opposed to being wished a Merry Christmas is not unlike getting angry at someone who tells you to have a nice day instead of telling you to have a good one. Nonetheless, I've known people who were bothered by seasonal greetings that did not include the words "Merry Christmas."
All this hoo-hah over "Happy Holidays" vs. "Merry Christmas" just goes to show that if you're looking for trouble, you're bound to find it one way or another. In order to do so, you may have to take offense where none is intended, or interpret someone's kind words as evidence of some sinister plot to undermine the entire Christian tradition in the Western world, or rush to judgment about the moral values of the person who failed to recognize "the reason for the season." If you really put your mind to it, you can turn anything into a source of contention.
So, if you're one of those people who get upset about the state of the world and the decline of Western civilization because you believe "Happy Holidays" to be a frontal attack in the war on Christmas, then I have two very special words for you: "Merry Christmas."
But wait, there's more.
I also want to wish you happy holidays. Christmas, being a subset of the entire "holidays" category, is just one of many reasons to be happy. You can be happy about Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, the solstice or any number of other seasonal reasons to smile.
So don't worry, be happy. You have plenty of holidays just around the corner celebrate, even if Christmas is your favorite holiday of all.
And now, a special holiday bonus link to Punditty's favorite Christmas carol, "Angels We Have Heard on High," performed by the Las Vegas Master Singers with the Las Vegas Philharmonic.
Sources and Resources:
The War on Christmas, Time, Dec. 24, 2008
Bill O'Reilly's War Against Christmas, opednews.com, Dec. 15, 2005
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Every was beautiful: house, service, neighborhood, environs, region - all was the best, but unfortunately the one thing disturbed our stay.
Very unpleasent strong smell of animal (cat, dog?) in living room.
It was really unpleasant.
We really enjoyed our stay in Grau Village. The apartment was well equipped and nicely situated close to the sea. Thank You! The only disadvantage was that we did not have any Wifi.
Very basic studio with sofa bed. Fittings outdated and slightly broken. Would spend a little more next time for something a lot better.
We stayed for 6 days at the apartment. Good spot with nearby metro for different places. Host was on time and welcoming. The air conditioning was undersize for the hot weather and the master bedroom bed needs an upgrade. Apart from that, our stay was nice and the neighbourhood is nice and calm.
Very nice house, great location, excellent weather. Very good places to eat nearby. Christian told us that bedding was included but it was not. Booking through Wimdu was very confusing. Charges for water and electricity and Kur tax at the end of the holiday were very high.
So......an enjoyable holiday but expenses were unexpectedly high and booking was difficult.
We were there in may, and we liked it there. Not too crowded. The house and garden were nice. Inside a spartan furniture, but functional
A great place to stay in the summer.
Very friendly and nice host.
We had a great time at the Apartment, which was almost direktly at the Moldau. The Hosts were great and there was nothing bad about the Stay. The neighbourhood is quiet but still in walking distance to the center.
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Flapjack Fundraiser set for Jan. 12
The Apple Gold Group, a franchisee of Applebees Neighborhood Grill and Bar, is proud to partner with Azalea Chapter #192 -- The Order of the Easter Star, to host a Flapjack Fundraiser on Sat. Jan. 12 at 7 a.m.-10 a.m. at Applebees restaurant located at 1310 N. Main St., Summerville. All proceeds go to the support of Azalea Chapter which contributes to the ESTARL Scholarship for qualifying students of The Grand Chapter of S.C. Tickets for the Flapjack Fundraiser are $7 and can be purchased by contacting Martha Sue Eckles at 873-0537. Breakfast includes a short stack of pancakes, Sausage, Juice and coffee.
Applebees is proud to partner with local nonprofit organizations as a way to raise money for their cause. From ticket sales to event day staff, the breakfasts are managed by the nonprofit organization with the assistance of Applebees employee volunteers. Breakfasts can be held on Saturday or Sunday morning, and cost the organization around $2 a meal. The Applebees Flapjack Fundraisers represent the restaurant chains latest efforts to remain active within its local neighborhood. To request a Flapjack Fundraiser to benefit your nonprofit organization please visit www.AGGrestaurants.com
Berkeley County Democrats New Year Meeting
The Berkeley County Democratic Party will have a fundraising pancake breakfast on Saturday, Jan. 19, at Applebees Restaurant on Rembert Dennis Blvd in Moncks Corner from 9-11am. Plans for the 2013 year will be discussed. Breakfast is $7 per person. For additional information, call Melissa Watson @ 793-9818 email@example.com or Jane Pulling@899-4463 firstname.lastname@example.com.
Scottish American Military Society
Saturday, Jan. 12 9 a.m.
The Scottish American society is forming a Post and is meeting at the VFW on Bell Wright Road. We meet the second Saturday of each month. If you have been in the military and are retired or active duty we would like to see you. Members of the Air Force, Army, Navy and Coast Guard and are of Scottish heritage are invited.
The ScottishAmerican Military Society (SAMS) was founded and chartered in North Carolina, April 12, 1981, as a non-profit organization to preserve and promote Scottish and American Armed Forces customs, traditions, and heritage.
Go to S-A-M-S.org for more information.
Dorchester Seniors Inc. Board to meet
Dorchester Seniors Inc. Board of Directors will have their Board meeting on Thursday, Jan. 10 at 5:30 p.m. at the Faith Sellers Senior Center, 312 N. Laurel St., Summerville. The public is welcome to attend.
Dorchester Seniors Inc. is a private, non-profit organization providing services and programs for senior citizens. The organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors and functions largely with the help of volunteers. The Board also operates two senior centers. Seniors age 50 and up are eligible for membership. For more information please call the Faith Sellers Senior Center in Summerville at 871-5053 or the David Sojourner Senior Center in St. George at 843-563-3709.
The Lowcounrys Social Womens Group
Monday, Jan. 14. 10 am
New to the area? Just looking to meet some great, fun women? Come join our social group.
Location: Perkins Restaurant, 1700 Old Trolley Rd., Summerville.
MLK Program
Monday, Jan. 21, 6 p.m.
The St. Paul Community and Recreation Park Committee will sponsor their Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Program at the Greater St. Paul AME Church.
Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
Applications now being accepted for Summer Music Camp Scholarships
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Fleet Reserve Association Serves Christmas Dinner To Veterans
Members of Fleet Reserve Association Branch 269 and Ladies Auxiliary Unit 269 teamed up to assist Veterans Village volunteers in preparing and serving Christmas dinner with all the trimmings to over forty veterans residing in a transitional facility located on the old Navy Base. The event was organized by Kristina Friend a seventeen year old teenager who is the daughter of FRA members Perry and Lisa Friend. She is described by her parents as a caring young lady who participates in several volunteer events throughout the year. The Goose Creek Branch 269 membership was led by Branch president Fred Bolz and Ladies Auxiliary president Gail Bolz.
Summerville Day at the Stingrays
The South Carolina Stingrays will have Summerville Day at the Stringrays on February 9th when they battle the Toledo Walleye at the North Charleston Coliseum. The game is set for 7:05 p.m. Residents and businesses of Summerville are all welcome to take part in this special night with $17 tickets and $7 from each ticket sold will go to the Summerville Miracle League.
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I lost my father two months ago.
While he was sick for a long time, his final decline happened over a period of just three weeks. And, of course, I didn�t realize how little time we had until the very end. Time. It is so precious. It�s all we really have. As I am going through the process of grieving, healing, reflection, and inventorying a man�s life, I�m struck by the idea of time. I can�t get it out of my head.
I picked the news magazine The Week and read a column compiled there by Richard Schiffman of The Washington Post called �Getting More by Working Less.� He says, �We shouldn�t have to kill ourselves at work just to make a living. Too many Americans are sacrificing their sleep, health and happiness for their jobs. We plug away late at night and on weekends, working hundreds of hours more each year than people in other developed countries.�
There it is again, time. Too many of us in and out of education (adults and students) work ourselves to death � long hours, weekends, up at 3 a.m. writing to-do lists at the expense of not only our health, but the relationships with the people we love and care about the most. I�m as guilty as anyone. I am often so focused on a task or a to-do list, I lose sight of what is truly important. We live in a culture of constant movement, endless stimuli and the ability to work remotely (a paradox of good and evil there for sure).
A friend of mine always says, �Work smart, not hard.� While his meaning is clear, I like to think there is an inherent value in hard work. I�m only proud of the difficult things I�ve accomplished, not the easy things. But nothing should come before those we love and our own health and happiness. Work is important and can be life enriching � though too often it can be life draining. My goals for 2012 and beyond lie in the idea of time � whether it�s not working too hard myself, or realizing that my students have lives outside of school and deserve time to be young, or most important for me, never losing sight of the person looking at me across the dining room table. There has to be a balance for us all what we do and who we are.
The strongest economies in Europe including Germany, Holland and France have significantly shorter work weeks, longer vacations and leaves, health care and better benefits. These countries have systems in place that take into account that a happier, healthier workforce is a more productive one. Germany�s economy is growing during these tough economic times because of a combination of education policies and the positive and balanced work environment for all its workers, regardless of occupation. The average work week across the European Union is 37 to 40 hours per week. In some countries it�s 35 hours per week.
While a shorter work week isn�t the end all or be all, it may be a good place for us to start. Who hasn�t awakened at 2:33 am with their brain buzzing like a hornet�s nest? If you�ve blown off friends or family for work, you know I�m talking about. Or even worse, speaking for myself, sometimes I�m so engaged in my thinking about work-related matters that while I may be in the same room physically as my friend, I am really somewhere else entirely. I owe her more than that.
And I owe it to myself. There isn�t much I wouldn�t give for just a little more time with my father.
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To the editor:
In reading Mr. Jon Mertz's letter of Nov. 30, among many of his comments, "I genuinely wish to understand the thought processes involved in arriving at these obviously heartfelt opinions" stands out. Our program's thought process is based on our mission statement of:
"Citizens Concerned for Human Life Mifflin Juniata Inc. is committed to promoting the dignity and value of human life from conception to natural death and to restoring legal protection for preborn children. Through legislation, political action, education and other legal means, we proclaim the truth about abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia."
The other statement of, "...their faith-based opposition to President Obama..." is solely based on his support of abortion. As scripture states. "But because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold, not hot, I will begin to vomit thee out of my mouth." Obama goes beyond lukewarm in his supporting abominations, that is, gay sex.
My personal opinion is that as Israel was chastised so will be the United States for their sin.
As in Hosea 10:10: "When I please, I will punish them; nations will be gathered against them to put them in bonds for their double sin."
An example of present times Mathew 24 states: "Watch out that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, claiming, 'I am the Messiah,' and will deceive many. You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of birth pains.
"Then you will be handed over to be persecuted and put to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of me. At that time many will turn away from the faith and will betray and hate each other, and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people. Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in the whole world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come."
Mr. Mertz offers a well-written article but I believe it has much conjecture and I find it difficult to understand what his beliefs are. I hope not luke warm?
I do invite him to our Lewistown Pro Life March on Jan. 20, 2013 at 1 p.m. at North Dorcas and Third streets. He can join us at the Hope Center as we pray for the unborn and for all of us to have wisdom.
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Softball Racks Up Eight MAC Awards
CLEVELAND, Ohio - - The Ball State softball team was heavily rewarded for its 2012 Mid-American Conference regular season title run, with a league-high six members of its squad being honor by the conference's 12 head coaches Tuesday afternoon.
The Cardinals' six All-MAC selections (either first or second team) were one ahead of Ohio and three more than any other conference program. BSU's three first team honorees were also a league-high, with only three other schools (Bowling Green, Northern Illinois and Toledo) having two representatives.
Highlighting the list is 2012 MAC Player of the Year Jennifer Gilbert (McKinney, Texas/McKinney). Gilbert, a sophomore left fielder, along with senior designated player/catcher Amanda Montalto (Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde) and senior shortstop Alison Mercado (Perris, Calif./Arizona Western College) were named First Team All-MAC.
Junior center fielder Amanda Carpenter (Santee, Calif./Santana), sophomore third baseman Audrey Bickel (Munster, Ind./Andrean) and freshman right fielder/designated player Hanne Stuedemann (Mattawan, Mich./Mattawan) earned Second Team All-MAC accolades. Stuedemann was also named to the MAC All-Freshman team.
The Ball State softball team returns to action Thursday, when it opens play in the 2012 Mid-American Conference Tournament as the No. 1 seed and will face either No. 4 Ohio, No. 5 Western Michigan or No. 8 Toledo in a scheduled 5 p.m. first pitch.
Jennifer Gilbert (McKinney, Texas/McKinney) - MAC Player of the Year/First Team All-MAC
Gilbert, who becomes just the fifth player in program history to earn MAC Player of the Year, turned in one of the most dominating conference seasons ever recorded. A starter in all 20 of BSU's MAC games, Gilbert tallied a .380 batting average in league action with 22 of her 27 hits going for multiple bases. The effort, which included 13 home runs, seven doubles and a pair of triples, equated to an 1.085 slugging percentage. She also drew four walks and was hit by a pitch twice for a .457 on base percentage. Gilbert also led the MAC in both runs scored (30) and RBI (28) in league play.
For the year, Gilbert is the only player in the MAC and one of just nine players nationally to average at least one run (1.19) and one RBI (1.00) per game. Gilbert ranks in the top 35 nationally in runs per game (5th / 1.19), doubles per game (9th / 0.35), home runs (13th / 18), home runs per game (15th / 0.35), triples (25th / 4), slugging percentage (27th / .783) and RBI per game (31st / 1.00).
Amanda Montalto (Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde) - First Team All-MAC
Montalto, who becomes the first three-time First Team All-MAC selection (2009, 2011 and 2012) in program history, is one of just three players in Ball State annals to earn All-MAC honors her entire career as she was also a second team honoree in 2010. A starter in all 20 of BSU's MAC games, Montalto paced all league players with a .431 batting average and a .570 on base percentage in conference play. Her 27 runs scored and .948 slugging percentage were both second in the conference, trailing on Gilbert's numbers. She also ranked among the league leaders with 20 RBI, 17 walks, eight home runs and six doubles.
For the year, Montalto leads the MAC and ranks 51st nationally with a .403 batting average. She also ranks in the top 65 nationally in doubles per game (9th / 0.35), slugging percentage (19th / 0.836), runs per game (28th / 0.98), home runs (29th / 14), home runs per game (35th / 0.39), RBI per game (55th / 0.90) and walks per game (64th / 0.63).
Alison Mercado (Perris, Calif./Arizona Western College) - First Team All-MAC
Mercado, who earns All-MAC accolades for the first time in her career, has started all 20 league games at shortstop of the Cardinals. She ranked second on the team and eighth in the conference with a .386 batting average in league-only contests, while adding 16 runs scored and 12 RBI. She also posted a .426 on base percentage by adding three walks and a hit by pitch.
For the year, Mercardo has helped the Ball State defense climb to first in the nation with 31 double plays, and to 31st nationally with a 0.970 team fielding percentage. She ranks second in the Mid-American Conference, behind only Montalto, with a .402 batting average. She also hit her first two collegiate home runs.
Amanda Carpenter (Santee, Calif./Santana) - Second Team All-MAC
Carpenter, who earns All-MAC honors for the first time in her career, started all 20 MAC games in center field for the Cardinals. She posted a .344 batting average in league action, with three doubles, two triples and a grand slam. She also drew eight walks and was hit by a pitch three times for a .438 on base percentage. In addition to her solid offensive numbers, Carpenter posted a perfect fielding percentage.
For the year, Carpenter is batting .335 with 10 doubles, six home runs and a pair of triples. Her 58 total hits rank 10th in the conference, and she has also racked up 35 RBI and 33 runs scored. The team leader with 13 stolen bases, Carpenter also owns a perfect fielding percentage for the season.
Audrey Bickel (Munster, Ind./Andrean) - Second Team All-MAC
Bickel, who earns All-MAC honors for the first time in her career, started all 20 MAC games in the hot corner for the Cardinals. She posted a .364 batting average in league action, including five home runs, three doubles and a triple for a .667 slugging percentage. She also drew nine walks for a .440 on base percentage, while ranking second in the conference with 26 RBI and scoring 10 runs.
For the year, Bickel ranks second in the MAC with 48 RBI and 47th nationally with a 0.92 RBI-per-game average. She also ranks among the league leaders in home runs (7th/10), total bases (9th/96), walks (9th/24), slugging percentage (9th/.604) and on base percentage (10th/.435).
Hanne Stuedemann (Mattawan, Mich./Mattawan) - Second Team All-MAC / MAC All-Freshman Team
Stuedemann, who earns All-MAC honors for the first time in her career, played in all 20 of BSU's league games and earned 19 starts. She reached base safely in 19 of the 20 contests, hitting .333 with seven doubles and three home runs. She also added seven walk and was hit by a pitch five times for a .430 on base percentage. Her 23 RBI in conference action ranked fourth in MAC-only games, while her 17 runs scored were 10th.
For the year, Stuedemann has put together a brilliant freshman campaign, including reaching base in 40 consecutive games at one point during the year. She is a .324 batter with 12 doubles, six home runs and a triple. She ranks seventh in the conference in RBI (43) and on base percentage (.448), while ranking eighth in walks (25), runs scored (36), doubles (12).
2012 Mid-American Conference All-Conference Teams
First Team All-MAC
Catcher - Alexis Curtiss, Buffalo
Catcher - Lauren Gellerman, Ohio
1B - Alissa Birkhimer, Akron
2B - Brooke Gates, Toledo
SS - Hannah Fulk, Bowling Green
SS - Alison Mercado, Ball State
3B - Jessica Richards, Eastern Michigan
Outfield - Jennifer Gilbert, Ball State
Outfield- Nicole Gremillion, Northern Illinois
Outfield - Lindasy Tobias, Toledo
Outfield - Danielle Parish, Northern Illinois
Pitcher - Jessica Simpson, Miami
Pitcher -- Jamie Kertes, Bowling Green
Utility Non-Pitcher - Amanda Montalto, Ball State
Utility Pitcher- Meredith Whitney, Western Michigan
Second Team All-MAC
Catcher - Kayla Ledbetter, Miami
1B - Tara Buchanan, Western Michigan
1B - Molly Coldren, Central Michigan
1B - Raven King, Ohio
2B - Sammi Gallardo, Buffalo
SS- Alexis Joseph, Ohio
3B - Audrey Bickel, Ball State
Utility Non-Pitcher - Jennifer Barnett, Northern Illinois
Pitcher - Lauren McClary, Ohio
Pitcher - Kara Dornbos, Central Michigan
Pitcher - Emma Johnson, Kent State
Outfield - Jillian VanWagnen, Ohio
Outfield - Shanyn McIntyre, Miami
Outfield - Hanne Stuedemann, Ball State
Outfield - Amanda Carpenter, Ball State
All-Freshman Team
Keelia Nester, Akron
Hanne Stuedemann, Ball State
Paris Imholz, Bowling Green
Jamie Kertes, Bowling Green
Alexis Curtiss, Buffalo
Chelsea DeLamielluere, Central Michigan
Emma Johnson, Kent State
Dani Ramos, Kent State
Shanyn McIntyre, Miami
Lauren McClary, Ohio
Freshman of the Year -- Jamie Kertes, Bowling Green
Pitcher of the Year - Jessica Simpson, Miami
Player of the Year - Jennifer Gilbert, Ball State
Nan Harvey Award -- Jordan McElroy, Miami
Coach of the Year - Shannon Salsburg, Bowling Green


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Community service can be useful to help address community needs. Federal, state, and municipal governments throughout the United States have set up various forms of community or national service, including the Peace Corps, VISTA and AmeriCorps.
But while community service ought to be encouraged, should it be coerced outside of the criminal justice system? And should community service be required of one group of Americans who receive federal aid, but not all people who receive assistance from Washington?
Congress apparently thinks so. In 1998, the year I was elected to the House of Representatives, Congress passed the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act. This bill funded a range of programs beneficial to public housing residents, but it also contained a provision requiring public housing residents, 18 to 62 years of age, who are not working or attending college full time to perform eight hours of community service per month.
Community service ought to be a matter of choice, not coercion. We should offer incentives to encourage community service, not require it of Americans just because they have the misfortune of being unemployed. Moreover, unemployed public housing residents should not be singled out, while people who receive federal housing vouchers or a variety of other federal housing subsidies are exempt from community service.
The community service requirement stigmatizes unemployed public housing residents. Many people regard compulsory community service as a form of punishment meted out by the criminal justice system and thus will assume that a public housing resident who is forced to do community service must have done something wrong. Unemployment is not a crime.
In context, the community service requirement continues the punitive concepts of public assistance that crystallized in the 1980s and intensified under the Republicans' Contract with America in the 1990s.
I grew up in public housing in East Harlem, raised by hard-working parents, and then went on to college and law school. Later I served as a county prosecutor, as an administrative judge, as a member of the State Assembly and now as a member of Congress - who proudly represents tens of thousands of public housing residents in the Sixth Congressional District. Because of this, I have some insight into how hurtful and humiliating this community service requirement is. All of us should ask, as a public housing resident recently did, "Why stop at people who live in public housing? Lots of people get federal subsidies, including corporations. Why aren't they also forced to do community service?"
I have introduced two amendments to correct some of the unfairness of the 1998 law. The first converts community service from a requirement to an incentive. It would give each adult resident in public housing who performs eight hours of community service priority for admission to education and job training programs sponsored by the public housing agency that administers the development where that adult lives.
The second would exempt from mandatory community service any public housing resident who is 60 or older; in the third trimester of pregnancy; the parent or guardian of a child under five years of age and who resides with that child; a victim of domestic violence; parent of a child under 14 years old and who also has a spouse who is employed full time; provides more than 20 hours of unpaid child care to a child for whom that resident is not the parent or guardian; or who receives food stamps.
These amendments also spare local public housing authorities from a colossal and costly administrative headache of having to process, assign and follow up on possibly hundreds of thousands of public housing residents who are to be compelled to do community service.
I hope that the debate about the community service requirement encourages Congress and the public to take a deeper, more thoughtful look at the notion of punishing, humiliating, or singling out public housing residents. The current law seems to say that those living in public housing and who are unemployed are somehow living off of society, and therefore, need to be coerced into "giving back." Like other unemployed people, unemployed public housing residents would be happy to "give something back" in the form of the payroll and income taxes that accompany full-time employment.
Gregory Meeks, a Democrat, is the U.S. representative for the Sixth Congressional District in Queens.