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HTC DROID DNA vs Samsung Galaxy Note II
Big screens and high resolutions typically results in getting poor battery life, right? Well, with the HTC DROID DNA, its battery life isn't prolific in any means, seeing that it pulls out 10 hours of normal usage via LTE connections. However, we're surprised to say the least to find the Note II pulling 2 days of usage via HSPA+ connections – with close to a solid day under its belt on LTE.
Indeed, the HTC DROID DNA is one attractive looking handset that's setting the bar with its 1920x1080 display. More importantly, though, we're grateful to find it priced at $200 with a 2-year contract, which makes it a solid buy for anyone in the market for a premier smartphone. However, if you're willing to dish out the extra $100 to pick up the Samsung Galaxy Note II for $300 on-contract, it's still an alluring option to go with considering the wealth of functionality it has to offer over its rival. Above all, it's the bigger 5.5" display and the TouchWiz Nature UX experience of the Note II that makes it such a prolific offering – especially when we see the advantageous benefits of the S-Pen. Not only that, it proves its worth in key categories, like taking photos/video and battery life, to make it a tangible selection worth the money spent on it.
HTC DROID DNA vs Samsung Galaxy Note II
76 Comments
1. MeoCao (unregistered)
Note 2 if you want an useful tool
DNA if you don't
7. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3791; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
Maybe Sammy and HTC should collaborate together...Put DNA's resolution and build quality in to the Note II...without eating away the features of Note II.
11. sheik (Posts: 249; Member since: 12 Sep 2012)
You will get that in Note III
12. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 3791; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
There will be much more things happening by that time...and even 1080p will not be anything superior to the other!
13. Dr.Phil (Posts: 1175; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
I agree with sheik that the next Note will most likely have it. I also agree with your statement, the Note III will probably have things like a quad-core A15 processor which should put it over the Droid DNA. Hopefully they can put in the Mali-T658 GPU in it as well. Perhaps an edge-to-edge screen and a better camera. Oh how I can dream...
31. psysect (Posts: 49; Member since: 27 Sep 2012)
DNA Sure..
quality: HTC Always the best Quality & solid
Design : HTC More attractive than sami
Screen: Dna Far better
ui: Sense 4+ with new upgare been easier & very
Smoother..its effect distinct it from the other ui`s.
performance : better panchmarks
camera : better than note 2(compare pics)
Sound : beat audio no doubt.
but softwar in note 2 is fantastic..
38. richardyarrell2011 (banned) (Posts: 510; Member since: 16 Mar 2011)
I applaud HTC but get serious my brother. Sense is tired worn out and useless compared to Samsung and it's new Nature UI which is extremely light. Check out the RAM being used on your device that's how hoggish htc really is. Plus we won't talk about the 64gb sdcard i have plus the 16gb internal and 50gb of drop box. Your build quality is great yes others HTC ain't going anywhere. Samsung rules this space. Always will.
48. SherlockHolmes (Posts: 125; Member since: 10 Apr 2012)
Your face tells that you are a RETARD !!
68. joey_sfb (Posts: 5754; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
You forget to mention screen size bigger, battery life longer, and sd slot for extra media content to be carried with you.
Removable battery extend the phone shelve life if you choose to resale it after 18 months.
46. Jonathan41 (Posts: 532; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
What the point of waiting around for the Note III & IIII when the HTC DNA is already out waiting to be bought?
61. iami67 (Posts: 318; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
you mean the note IV lol
22. McLTE (Posts: 824; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
I'm perfectly happy with the build quality of the Note 2.
While the HTC phones are nice.. I don't jump up and down about their amazing build quality. I actually like that the note is somewhat light (for the size).
The only thing that really bugs me about the Note2 and Samsung is.. WHY on earth make the phone body glossy??? It's slippery and gets greasy and ugly fast!
19. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
S-pen may have some hiccups, but IMO, Sammy really stepped up with this feature.
36. richardyarrell2011 (banned) (Posts: 510; Member since: 16 Mar 2011)
Bottom line here guys''DON'T LET NOBODY FOOL YOU'' The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 is the ultimate productivity/all purpose device ever made. It has the BEST BATTERY LIFE PERIOD. I get 19 to 22plus hrs of battery life daily on my Gnote2. Plus 7 to 9hrs of on screen time with my Galaxy Note 2 something unheard of on any smartphone ever made and I am talking heavy daily usage. Yes the HTC DNA may have the better screen at 1080p but what else is it offering??? ?else what so ever. Software wise and features alone the Galaxy Note 2 pimp slaps anything on the market including the Droid RAZR Maxx Hd, Lg Optimus G, Lg Nexus 4, Htc One x+, Nothing compares period.
54. lzsbleach (Posts: 155; Member since: 20 May 2012)
I agree with you on this but there are alot of HTC fans on this site and to tell the truth I really dont see anything big with the DNA; It isnt touching the Note 2 at all
62. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
Dude, I'm sure the Razr Maxx HD gets better battery life than your Note II. Bigger battery + smaller screen + less intensive UI = better battery life.
Yes, the Note II is a VERY solid device that is more inclined towards productivity than any other device on the market right now, but you're taking it WAY too far. Samsung is pretty sub-par in terms of build quality than any other major manufacturer; HTC, Sony, Motorola, Apple, even LG as of late. It isn't bad by any means, but still lacking.
Software is subjective, so you shouldn't go around talking bad about other companies UI when it's only your *opinion*, not fact.
Yes, Samsung is a quality handset maker, but quit brown-nosing; you're acting like they're paying you by the truck load.
65. LionStone (Posts: 743; Member since: 10 Dec 2010)
haha...whatever...post your screen shots...otherwise...yawn...
2. bloodline (Posts: 706; Member since: 01 Dec 2011)
daaaat screen
3. ajac09 (Posts: 1481; Member since: 30 Sep 2009)
note 2 if you want user replaceable battery and SD card. DNA if you want the iphone of android.
29. AnTuTu (Posts: 1580; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
f**k look at that beauty of Note 2. A fully featured pack beast (Note 2) with another awesome piece of technology (HTC DNA).
47. Jonathan41 (Posts: 532; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
Why would you say such a thing!?
51. AnTuTu (Posts: 1580; Member since: 14 Oct 2012)
Being a kid unaware of technology you won't understand it mate :p
Just to make you happy even if I say DNA FTW, it won't make sense to anyone cause front of Note 2 this DNA falls by the way side :)
52. Jonathan41 (Posts: 532; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
That reply was for ajac09 not you. Being a kid unaware of how the commenting section is organized you wouldn't understand that :p
66. LionStone (Posts: 743; Member since: 10 Dec 2010)
yea did you see/hear that cheap skin of plastic when he pulled it off to show the battery! Typical Samsung.
70. joey_sfb (Posts: 5754; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
HTC Droid is the only Apple approved Android Phone. HTC is paying $$ to Apple for every HTC's Android Phone you buy!!
Wow! Its so magical! That's simply mind blowing!!
4. anirudhshirsat97 (Posts: 408; Member since: 24 May 2011)
Normally i am a Samsung fan, but i would go for the Droid DNA this time.
10. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
I touched DNA last night, gorgeous. But, I am a size KING and, therefore, I can truly be satisfied and happy by that extra half inch.
Besides, being able to remove and swap out my parts is always advantageous; you never know when you might have to improvise!
20. fanboy1974 (Posts: 1345; Member since: 12 Nov 2011)
Once you get past the 1080p display whats left to keep you entertained?
And I'm surprised that PA did not mention that hideous use of the virtual menu button. That alone turned me off.
5. htclover (Posts: 2; Member since: 09 Dec 2010)
About the screen of the DNA you say it is difficult to firmly distinguish its superiority.
Compared to the Note 2?! C'mon, the screen of the note 2 was the reason I did not buy it. You can definitely see pixels..
28. nobelset (Posts: 270; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
Sad, I got used to it in a day. Unless you are a pixel hunter...
39. redmd (Posts: 1269; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
what pixels? unless you have eyes that can see invidious cells of your skin, you are a rare specimen.
55. SherlockHolmes (Posts: 125; Member since: 10 Apr 2012)
Sorry Friend Human With Normal Eyes can see the Pixels on the Screen of Note II !!
I think you need an eye check up !!
6. smallworld (Posts: 484; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
Apart from the screen, what else the droid has to offer ?
8. MeoCao (unregistered)
The design of DNA is much more beautiful and solid, and it's a phone not a phablet.
15. smallworld (Posts: 484; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
The screen may be HD but I don't like its colors.
25. SherlockHolmes (Posts: 125; Member since: 10 Apr 2012)
Who Cares what you like !!
Every Body else just likes them !!
Be a Fan-Boy but appreciate other companies Good Work !!
34. smallworld (Posts: 484; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
I hate amoled screens but the droid screen is not my taste either. f**k you. Thanks.
49. SherlockHolmes (Posts: 125; Member since: 10 Apr 2012)
Htc DROID DNA uses Super Lcd 3 and BTW Samsung uses Amoled Screens !!
Seriously you live in a Small World !!
63. Berzerk000 (Posts: 4275; Member since: 26 Jun 2011)
What is your taste then? there are only 3 major screens out there;
And I guess Motorola's ColorBoost, but that's only on 2 devices (to my knowledge).
If you don't like AMOLED, or S-LCD, and since LCD-IPS is relatively similar to S-LCD visually, what in the world do you like?
9. VJo003 (Posts: 357; Member since: 11 Mar 2012)
DNA = Phone
Note = Phablet
Make a choice !!
14. fanboy1974 (Posts: 1345; Member since: 12 Nov 2011)
About time guys. I haven't read it yet but it would have been nice before Verizon Note 2 preorders shipped.
18. fanboy1974 (Posts: 1345; Member since: 12 Nov 2011)
Just what I thought. The Note 2 is a better package overall and worth the $100 premium. Just adding a 1080p display to the Note 3 will guarantee a sale from me. Oh, and a A15 quad core processor will not hurt either. I can't wait and I don't even have my Verizon Note 2 yet.
16. lzsbleach (Posts: 155; Member since: 20 May 2012)
Note 2 wins hands down!
17. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Note II for me. S-pen, exact same UI as my GS III didn't hurt either. Multiple windows too. Basically, a desktop that fits in my hand. Sammy is going to beat their 20 million sales objective for the Note II.
Note II is just an incredible device.
21. fanboy1974 (Posts: 1345; Member since: 12 Nov 2011)
I would love to see a Note 2 vs iPad mini comparison just to see how they stack up. That would be a good read.
23. _Bone_ (Posts: 2154; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
The Note II all the way, there's only one alternative, and that's the Nexus 4 for the price point.
40. redmd (Posts: 1269; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
true indeed.
24. cnyte (Posts: 28; Member since: 24 Nov 2012)
DNA is awesome! i want one
26. Immolate (Posts: 310; Member since: 17 Jun 2011)
This sounds a lot like the smoking hot blond airhead vs. the merely pretty but smart and resourceful brunette question. I take the brunette every time because, once you've been together long enough to see past the superficial beauty, the brunette is still interesting and fun, but the blond is boring.
No offense to my wife who is a smoking hot blond but in no way superficial.
If not being able to see the pixels was my alpha criteria, I'd have been an iPhone all along. Obviously, that's not a big deal for me, and it must not have been such a big deal for the rest of you if you've been using Androids up until now.
And yes, my Verizon Note II arrives tomorrow. Hello baby.
27. twens (Posts: 978; Member since: 25 Feb 2012)
You guys need to know one thing by now. Only Samsung can over thrown their own noteline up. Droid DNA is just a phone with basic android features. Its not different from the one x or one x+. The reason I went for the note is not hardware but software. I just love the vast features. They come in handy from time to time. The most amazing is the S pen.just when u think u ddon't need it some things comes up and it becomes useful
30. NeoSin (Posts: 2; Member since: 27 Nov 2012)
Overcritical people are overcritical, and hilarious.
32. MorePhonesThanNeeded (Posts: 645; Member since: 23 Oct 2011)
Sheesh, loads of weird comments about which phone beats the other. Was I the only one confused by the photos, looks like the DNA photos had more saturated colors unless they mixed up the photo labels. Well anyway getting the phone that suits you is what it's all about. Note II if you are comfortable with a larger phone with top of the line tech in it, DNA for a large phone with top of the line tech and an attractive price.
I am still on the fence about getting the DNA, thought about the Note II and the Razr HD Maxx. I haven't given HTC a chance since 6 years ago and windows mobile, what a horrible experience. Decisions, decisions!
42. Twisted247 (Posts: 282; Member since: 12 Oct 2012)
How do you even think to put the razr maxx even in the same sentence as the note2 and dna? That's like saying I can't decide between a Corvette Zr1, Viper ACR, Or a Camaro...lmao
I have a note 2 and absolutely love it and say it's the first phone in a long time that you don't sacrifice anything in light of other features. Not sacrificing battery for performance. Or performance for screen. Or storage etc. It literally is a BEAST in EVERY aspect. Straight dominates. .
But for those of you saying the DNA had a screen going for it and nothing else your retarded. The performance is killer quick. The processor gpu combo kills, sense is a great clean UI. Do your homework before talking s**t
33. doejon (Posts: 398; Member since: 31 Jul 2012)
note 2 all day long
35. GoBears (Posts: 449; Member since: 27 Apr 2012)
Better battery, better camera, S-Pen, removable storage, removable battery, bigger screen. I checked out both these phones and the NoteII smoked the DNA in all aspects. I even think Touchwiz is much better than Sense. I'm so sick of hearing about HTC build quality, it's made of plastic too. NoteII best phone I ever layed hands on and can't wait to get my own. I wouldn't even trade my GSIII for a DNA. All that said, they both destroyed the iCan't5 on display lol.
37. fins71 (Posts: 17; Member since: 29 Oct 2012)
Seeing as how I'm a Sprint customer obviously the DNA isn't an option. However my Note2 is by far the best device I've ever Owned. My wife is using my "old" rooted EvoLte which is a great phone itself. I rooted my Note2 just because I always do, and it really didn't need it. My only complaint is Google Wallet isn't working on it yet. Think that is a sprint problem, but other than that it simply is a great phone with great battery life. I also ordered a 4200mah replacement battery just because I don't like using charging ports too much. It uses the stock battery cover as well, even though I have a aftermarket brushed aluminum back cover in blue and a black one. I've always used HTC until this phone and I was weary about Sammys build quality. Not anymore. My HTC Hero, Evo, Evo3d will always be in the closet ready for back up duty, but I can't imagine using anything besides my Note2 from now on. Unless it is a next Gen Note.
41. redmd (Posts: 1269; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
Samsung have done a commendable job with the latest software. it's so light and polished that it's so good to use. their hardware is also the latest and the greatest or there. Samsung has a big winner on the Note 2.
HTC on the other hand wants to be an iPhone. non removable battery and non expandable storage. so why would I choose this over iPhone 5? because of Android?
43. preet27in (banned) (Posts: 173; Member since: 07 Jul 2012)
well.... ahemmm......... pple r just fighting over sammy n htc , good point. but but but lets talk about user experience of both i mean htc and smmy. htc dna is damn good in quality and sense software. far better screen reso and pixel density. far far better processor. user user friendly. and as far as benchmarks r concerned then u must visit sme links which already compare these too. even in so called benchmarks HTC IS SUPERIOR. sammy is just cheap bunch of plastic heavy brick. nothing else. BUT YEH the only catagory , sammy is ahead of is. the MARKETING. and htc lags behind only because of this reason. otherwise samsung phones r not even near to HTC PHONES. ( htc far better in every aspect) i ve used sammy gs3 and htc one x .but hey hey hey, htc is damn good and definately has made a mark. screen is so better than sammy. i ve sold it to my friend and still he keeps staring at my one x. nyways i dont need to hurt and sammy fanboys feeling here but guys TRUTH TASTES BITTER. htc rocks/
44. tiara6918 (Posts: 2036; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
It's a hard decision to choose between the droid dna and note 2, both are really the best phones to date. For the screen, I like that full hd resolution and high pixel density on the dna but the eye popping oversaturated colors with the deepest blacks on a bigger 5.5" screen makes it all a tougher choice. When it comes to the camera, note 2 might take better shots and videos but the difference is only slight and almost unnoticeable when compared with the dna as it features a wider camera angle and etc...
45. Jonathan41 (Posts: 532; Member since: 22 Mar 2012)
I would certainly take the DNA over the Note II. The DNA's screen mesmerizes me. It's sets a new standard in pixel density on mobile devices. HTC Sense is gorgeous. I've been hooked on HTC Sense since I bought my HTC Evo 4G and I have to say it in my opinion it's the most pleasurable OS I've ever used on any device. HTC combines tasteful aesthetics and functionality very well with HTC Sense. As for the Note II. I've never really been all that impressed by the Note or Galaxy lines and this generation is no different. The Note is not a bad device at all but, I most of the 'features' that the Note II offers are fairly trivial and in some cases seem like strait up gimmicks. Samsung's ace-in-the-hole is usually a strong hardware specification advantage but, the DNA's hardware give the Note some extremely stiff competition. All things considered I feel that the DNA is the better device and is definitely the one I would choose to have in my pocket with no hesitation.


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Kevin Levine-Flandrup: Do you play any other sports besides baseball?
Garin Cecchini: No. I used to play football but I gave it up back in my freshman year because of injuries. I just play baseball, try to have fun with it, and that's about it.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: Correct me if I'm wrong, but if I recall correctly from when Carmen Angelini was drafted, Lake Charles is in very western Louisiana on the border of Texas – is that right?
Garin Cecchini: Yes, it's in southwestern Louisiana, 30 minutes from the border.
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Garin Cecchini: Oh yeah, no doubt.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: Are your height and weight still 6'2", 200 lbs?
Garin Cecchini: Yes.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: As we were just talking about, you're from the same high school as 2007 Yankee draftee, Carmen Angelini. Did you guys play together?
Garin Cecchini: I was actually a freshman, I was playing second and he was playing short. It was fun playing with him, a great experience to play with a great player, and I loved it. He's a good guy and he taught me a lot about baseball.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: So you guys were turning a lot of double plays?
Garin Cecchini: Yep! The Italians: Angelini to Cecchini!
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: I have to ask because it just seems so random to have two extremely talented baseball players with very distinctively Italian names coming from the same school in Louisiana within three years of each other. Is Lake Charles the Little Italy of the South?
Garin Cecchini: [laughs] No, there's actually not any Italians, there are Cajuns. Carmen and I work out together, and we laugh all the time about it. The Yankees actually are always coming to see me we were talking about that, and he was saying "dang, it would be awesome if you were drafted by the Yankees because they really do like Italians up there!" People think there are Italians over here, but there really aren't – we're like the only ones!
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: What drew you to LSU and coach Mainieri?
Garin Cecchini: Of course the winning really drew me there – they're national champions, and I really wanted to go to a winning program. If I didn't go to a winning program it would have been a big change for me because our high school program at Barbe always expects to win, so going to a winning program was number one for me. The second factor was the coaching staff, and they're great. I love them all, they're great coaches and they're honest with me. They told me I'd be able to compete for a position, that they're looking to give everyone a fair opportunity, and I'm ready to compete for it. That's what I really wanted to hear, because I didn't want them to guarantee me anything, or anything like that. So the coaching staff is the best bar-none, they're national champions, and then they're in my home state so it's kind of hard for a Louisiana kid like me not to go to LSU.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: How much have you thought about the draft?
Garin Cecchini: You know, this year I'm trying to worry about helping my team win and hit. I can't really worry about the draft right now, whatever happens, happens, and it's in God's hands. Worse comes to worst and I don't even get drafted, I go to LSU, so it's really a good situation. Yeah, I would love to get drafted because it's always been my dream to be a professional baseball player, but I've dreamt of playing baseball as an LSU Tiger, so I have a win-win situation, and I really thank God for that.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: What is the image you have in your head when you do allow yourself to dream about being a professional baseball player?
Garin Cecchini: Actually, it's very ironic that I'm doing this interview with you, because my favorite team is the New York Yankees. My bathroom is all pinstriped out, I have Yankee pictures and posters all over my room, and I love Derek Jeter, so I would have to say hitting at Yankee Stadium – hitting a HR at Yankee Stadium to win a game or something. I've always wanted to play in pinstripes, but whatever happens will happen - as I said it's in God's hands…but I would love to be playing in Yankee Stadium for all the Yankee fans around the nation.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: You said earlier that the Yankees were always coming to see you – have you met Damon Oppenheimer?
Garin Cecchini: Our area scout, Andy Cannizaro actually just called my father, who is the head coach at my high school, and they said they're coming in the next few days with the brass. So whatever that means I'm not totally sure, but it's going to be more than just an area scout. They've really showed a lot of interest in me - they came over for a home visit and all that good stuff. Anything can happen, but I'd love to see myself in pinstripes.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: How many teams have you heard from?
Garin Cecchini: I've heard from around 25.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: How would you describe yourself as a hitter to a fan of the team that drafts you?
Garin Cecchini: I guess you could say I have power potential, but I like to characterize myself as a pure hitter. I'm gap to gap, I'll take a homerun once in a while, but I get the barrel on the ball and try to get the contact that makes the perfect sound. I try to hit it up the middle, use the gaps, and if they go over, they go over. I just love to hit and get good barrel on the ball.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: What is your approach at the plate?
Garin Cecchini: Aggressive, but with my pitch. So, I'm aggressive and trying to take the pitcher's head off back up the middle, but it's selectively aggressive – I'm waiting for my pitch. I'm not really trying to hurt the pitcher, but just trying to hit a line drive right up the middle. If you make a mistake and I'm late it's in the left-centerfield gap, if I'm early it's in the right-centerfield gap, and if I'm right on it it's right back at the pitcher's head. That's my approach.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: Where do you hit in the lineup for Barbe?
Garin Cecchini: I hit first. Actually our coach puts the best hitter first, the second best hitter second, and so on.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: You said your dad is the head coach earlier, right? That lineup construction is really interesting because people interested in analyzing it statistically have been clamoring for that type of order for years. Has it always been like that?
Garin Cecchini: It's always been the tradition and it's worked out – 5 state championships and a national championship, and that's how he's done it, so I'm like "ok, I'll hit first!" He tells me that I'm only a leadoff hitter for the first at bat, the rest of the game I'm just another hitter.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: What's your personality on the field?
Garin Cecchini: I lead by example most definitely. I try to keep quiet, but if I have to say something I will, but I'm not going to be flashy and all of that. I'm just going to play the game hard and play the game the right way with no off-the-field distractions. I like to play calm but with intensity – that's my approach.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: Do you pitch at all?
Garin Cecchini: No, I don't. Ever since I had rotator cuff surgery when I was 12 my mom won't let my dad let me pitch [laughs].
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: Wow, how did you end up with rotator cuff surgery at 12?
Garin Cecchini: Football. I was the youngest kid to ever have rotator cuff surgery in Dr. James Andrew's history. I'm perfectly fine now, but I was a case study for him because I was the youngest kid ever. It was because of football, and that's why I eventually gave it up.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: So you were obviously the quarterback?
Garin Cecchini: Yeah, but I was playing free safety on defense when it happened. Everyone else was kind of scared to hit this one guy. Coach brought me in, I hit him, and my shoulder kind of went back.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: You're a SS now but some scouts project you as moving over to 3B because of your size, what do you think about that? Also, the National18U team had you listed as an OF – what can you tell me about that?
Garin Cecchini: Yeah, I played leftfield, too. My position is not for me to decide, I don't care where I play, I just want to hit. I try to take my defense very seriously, just like my hitting. I don't care where I play – third, first, left or right – it doesn't phase me, I'm going to do my best to be the best that I can be at that position.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: Do you know what LSU's plans are for you?
Garin Cecchini: Yeah, they're talking about third.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: What was the Under Armour game at Wrigley like for you?
Garin Cecchini: Awesome. It was great, I mean I had the best time of my life with all of those special athletes, there were some really great kids out there playing the game. Then you get to play in one of the crown jewels of baseball, and that was amazing. Ever time I took a breath I tried to feel all of the guys that had played there, from Ernie Banks all the way up to Albert Pujols when the Cardinals come in. You're like "gosh!" You just have to take a breath because of all that history, I mean you're playing on the same field as guys who are now in the Hall of Fame. I just had so much fun playing in that game.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: What was it like traveling to Venezuela with Team USA's 18U team?
Garin Cecchini: It was crazy. Venezuela is a different country, but it was the experience of a lifetime. I know I won't take the United States for granted ever again, because it's one of the greatest countries, if not the greatest country I think, in the world. Once you step foot in Venezuela you see how things are totally different with their socialism. The people in Venezuela loved us, but you could tell the government didn't. They like good baseball, and we played good baseball down there, so the fans loved us.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: How did you fare as a team and individually?
Garin Cecchini: We went 8-0 and won it all. I actually did really well. I played left and think I led the team in six hitting categories. I had a good tournament and was happy with it, but most of all we came back with the gold.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: Did you notice any differences in the international pitchers?
Garin Cecchini: You know what, it's funny you ask that because we were discussing it the other day with my parents. It wasn't too much different, but you could tell the Cuban pitchers threw more curveballs, almost like they were throwing the curveball every single time. Sometimes you'd think, "do you even have a fastball?" The Venezuelan pitchers were the same, but they threw a lot of changeups. The mechanics were the same, but the stuff was definitely a little different.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: We spoke a little Yankees earlier, have you been a fan your whole life?
Garin Cecchini: My whole life. My whole family got me into it. My grandpa could have played for the Yankees. They had the Yankee guy come and tell him that he could pitch for them in the minor leagues, and he was going to go play, but my great-grandpa said he wanted him to go to college; to be the first kid in our family to get his degree. So he could have played for the Yankees, he's always told me that story, and he was a big Yankees fan so I became one, too.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: Was this down in Louisiana?
Garin Cecchini: No, California, that's where my father is from.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: Who are the players that you look up to in terms of their skills or the way they play?
Garin Cecchini: Derek Jeter, without a doubt. The way he handles himself both on and off the field is very deserving of the credit a kid like me gives him. I'll praise Derek Jeter until…I mean I just love that guy. He runs out every ball, he plays the game hard, he dives in the stands, I just love the way he plays. I respect everyone in the Major Leagues, but I have greater respect for guys that play the game hard 162 games a year.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: Have you ever heard any comparisons from scouts of you to other players?
Garin Cecchini: You know, they say I could play a lot of positions like Mark DeRosa, but they've never really said anything about my bat. They ask me who I compare myself to, but I say, "that's for you to decide."
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: As a left-handed hitter do you try to model your swing after anybody?
Garin Cecchini: Griffey [laughs]. I have pictures of me in his jersey when I was young trying to model his swing.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: If you could steal one tool from any other HS senior in this draft class, what would you take and from whom?
Garin Cecchini: Tony Wolter's hands. I mean, I have good hands, but from a defensive perspective that kid's hands are ridiculous. On the offensive side I'd say Bryce Harper's power.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: What's the biggest thing you want to focus on going into this season both as a team and individually?
Garin Cecchini: As a team, without a doubt I want to win a state championship again. As an individual, just square up balls, that's all I want to do. I don't care if I get hits, I just want to hit the ball hard, square it up, and wherever it goes, it goes. If I can do that, and be productive for my team, we'll win. If everyone can do that we'll win a state championship.
Kevin Levine-Flandrup: Finally, what's this whole process like for you?
Garin Cecchini: Like I said, I have a good chance to get drafted, but whatever happens this year is going to happen. Someone upstairs has a plan for me and I cannot change that plan, I just have to follow it. What I'm going to do is just have fun and not worry about anything because it's my senior year and my last time playing for my dad, so it's a great moment, but also a sad one. If I worry about anything from the college or professional standpoints it won't be as fun. So what I'll try to do is go out there, have fun with my friends and my buddies because I might not get to play with them ever again, and these are the kids I've played with my whole life. Try to have fun, respect the game, and hit the ball hard – that's all I've got to say! [laughs].
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To the Editor:
In reference to George Drechen's Jan. 17 Times letter regarding the federal government's supposed violation of states' rights, I noticed that Drechen conveniently neglected to mention Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18, of the U.S. Constitution, also known as the necessary-and-proper clause or the "elastic clause."
This clause allows our government to create laws needed to carry out
the specific powers given to it earlier in Section 8. The wording in
this clause also specifically mentions any officers who might be
appointed, or any departments that might be created by the federal
Of course, in 1787, when the Constitution was created, there would be no mention of those specific departments listed in Drechen's letter as violating state's rights. How could there be?
As a specific example, I'll just mention that the Constitution gives the federal government the right to "lay and collect taxes." Hence, today, we have the Internal Revenue Service, an agency that Drechen claims is unconstitutional. Drechen also fails to state that there was, and still is, no mention of Social Security in the Constitution. Would he have that program declared unconstitutional?
Yes, we may have a fear of "big government" or a concern about those federal mandates that Drechen cites, but at least let's understand that simply because a program isn't specifically mentioned in our Constitution doesn't mean it's unconstitutional.
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Ball State football opened up the 2014 season Saturday with a 30-10 win over Patriot League foe Colgate. Cardinal Cuts helps you relive the action with video from the ESPN telecast and play-by-play from 104.1 WLBC.
Every Monday during the season, BallStateSports.com brings you Cardinal Cuts. The weekly feature melds together the best highlights from the previous Ball State football game with the play-by-play from Joel Godett and Rich Spisak on the radio. If you couldn't make it to the game, make sure you head online to catch Cardinal Cuts.
Ball State is next in action Saturday at Iowa. Kickoff is scheduled for 3:30 EST. Coverage beings live on WLBC with Mutual Bank Countdown to Kickoff at 2:30 pm.
For the latest on the Cardinals make sure to follow @Pete_Lembo and @BallStateFB on twitter for continuing updates.


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A lot of vomit usually following a late night of excessive drinking topped off with greasy Waffle House food. Sometimes, the chowder is a direct reflex hurl from the food resulting in a trail of chowder to the bathroom of the food establishment.
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On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:19:46 -0700, left_coast wrote:
> @f609.n257.z2.fidonet.org wrote:
> It really is simple folks, IF bit just stopped being dishonest about test
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Yet Another Fabricated Lie (YAFL) and Yet Another Libelous Accusation (EALA)
I was using humor to take the sting out of pointing out something to
the user. It makes a nice/friendly segeu into providing the user with
some information. Since there was no intent to deceive there can be no
dishonest invloved.
> and just explained what the REAL objection to them is,
YAFL. I have no REAL objection, I am just being friendly and giving out
information I feel the poster might could use.
> I would have no reason
I see, I have no freedom speach to speak my mind in my own way UNLESS you
approve of it.
> to be critical of him
Critical and DEMANDING how I decide to provide information or
stalking me on Usenet with your lies are far from being the same thing.
> and NONE of this would happen.
I would say your track record as a stupid liar would beg otherwise.
Let's take a snippet and a brief look at another of your violent
personal attacks
No question THERE, but what about "DNS"? Where does the letters
"DNS" fit in and how does the claim "Since DNS is Domain Name
Server" EXPLAIN this confusion? How does the explanation of an
abbreviation explain mistaking one phrase for a different phrase?
See, there you are demanding I EXPLAIN making a mistake and my
explaination does not meet your CRITICAL approval.
You take any opportunity to make a viscous attack to discredit
me if not downright attepmts at trying to domaniate me.
> But now I am convinced, I am confronting a culture of lies each liar
> supporting the other.
What you found are people who show you up for the liar and bullie that
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Hey everyone! Hope you've had a great week. How sexy was this episode and how hot are the Biggest Loser trainers? Seriously!
Bob takes off his shirt and gets in the pool. Dolvett's rockin' abs show through his tight shirt while playing basketball. And Anna gets back in her tennis clothes. If you missed this episode, download it online immediately. Working on Days of Our Lives all these years, I know sexy. And this is it!
Meanwhile, Joe learned to swim, Ramon literally carried the weight on his back up a mountain, and Bonnie tackled the elements and pushed herself to the top of a mountain! And how great did Biggest Loser alumni Marci, Hannah and Adam look? If you're not watching, wow are you missing out on some serious excitement.
There were some great takeaways from this week:
1. Do not be ashamed of food – just make smarter choices. I've had so many people come to me since starting the show to talk about being ashamed of themselves and what they eat. John talked about going to drive-thru restaurants and throwing away the wrappers before getting home. He said he felt like by doing all that he was cheating on his wife. That's something that resonates with so many people and I'm proud of him for sharing his story and hopefully inspiring others to change in the way he's changed.
2. Don't let injuries slow you down. Jennifer lost 7 lbs. this week by working hard and trusting Bob to push her in ways that would work without further injuring herself.
3. Always "pay it forward." Having former contestants return and help out is always so meaningful because of how well the contestants can relate to them. To watch Hannah dominate the room, cook great healthy food and then work alongside with Bob was so special to me. I bet she never would have imagined being at the Ranch and doing all that a year ago when her journey began. There's a fraternity among Biggest Loser contestants and alumni – to me it's one of the best takeaways from the show. I can already see these contestants befriending those they have watched and whose transformations they've admired.
4. Don't make Dolvett mad. I thought Bob and Jillian were intense but this week's last chance workout showed that Dolvett really does not like to lose. His determination in the gym definitely pushed his team, especially Ramon, who stepped up and solidified the Red team's place on campus for another week.
At the end, losing Coach Mike was not fun but he clearly found his focus on campus, and man has he worked his butt off (literally) at home. He will definitely be "paying it forward" to everyone he coaches for many years to come.
By the way, since last week I've gone to Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch where they're partnering with Yoplait and for every pumpkin purchased, $1 is donated to the Los Angeles Food Bank. So for all of you in the Los Angeles area, grab your pumpkin at Mr. Bones and help the one in six adults and one in five children who are not sure where they're getting their next meal!
Tune in next week for a side of Bob you've ever seen in Biggest Loser history!


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Know any high school students who need to write a winning college entry exam? Here's some advice from the Figarospeech blog.
English is a "magnificent bastard tongue" which has grown by absorbing words from other languages. Try this word/origin matching quiz from About.com. I only got 10/20, and I might have cheated a bit.
Another quiz from About.com—this one is an English Language Trivia Quiz.
Where does English get its best new words? According the todaytranslations it's the Simpsons with words like Doh!, introubulate, craptacular and eat my shorts. Doh! has its own entry in the Oxford English Dictionary.
Here's a fun blog about English idioms—learn about the source and meaning of expressions like 'pushing the envelope,' 'give a hoot,' and 'Potemkin Village.'


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Moby, Aphex Twin, and Enigma play ambient.
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Usually beatless,sometimes relaxed, sometimes eerie electronic music. Term "ambient music" created by legendary musician/producer Brian Eno. Other notable ambient artists/acts include The Orb, Testu Inoue, Peter Namlook, and Zoviet France
Brian Eno's "Ambiet 1:Music for Airports" pretty much defines ambient music
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"Man, I wish I could be Ambient"
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a ringtone on motorola phones
I set my ringtone to ambient
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Basically any dance music that James Morgan and Josh Mills believe to be fucking clown shoes.
In other words it is all the music that James Wilson likes apart from The Prodigy.
In other words it is all the music that James Wilson likes apart from The Prodigy.
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STORAGE VENDOR EMC has launched a data storage product based on its Project Lightning, called VF Cache, in a bid to deliver flash memory technology to big-tin server users.
The use of a sold-state disk (SSD) storage designed for use in high-demand server applications allows vital information to be stored and delivered through a high-speed PCIe connection.
EMC Flash business unit senior director of product marketing and management Barry Ader said that by embedding the SSD on a PCIe card, the company could dramatically speed the performance of its storage subsystems and overcome the speed mismatch between the processors and storage units.
"The Intel chipset is doing an amazing job of following Moore's law, but disk drives are not," Ader said.
"This is causing a gap between what the disk drives are able to deliver and what the CPUs are able to consume."
The company believes the VF Cache can help to close much of that gap. EMC estimates that data stored in VF Cache can be delivered up to 4,000 times faster than from conventional disk drives.
The VF Cache system will initially target high-performance markets such as trading applications and financial transaction systems. Soon, however, the company hopes to expand the product line with the release of its 'Thunder' system.
Using the same principles as the VF Cache cards, the Thunder system will expand the system to a large-scale appliance capable of delivering extremely high-speed transactions.
"Think of it as taking multiple VF Caches and bringing them together in a single appliance," Ader said.
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40 years ago, as I was ready to leave PR, a friend gave me a little duck (Eend), which I have kept to this day. Later, a friend here in NY got me a larger version (Eendje) at the flea market. I added two small ones --one of which I gave to a friend. I found a second large duck, this time with a Leerdam label. The hunt was on.
Then there was the matter of owls. By now I could recognize Leerdam's distinctive frosted glass. Both my partner and I collect owls, and my advice has always been to avoid the cheap stuff. But when I saw this first owl, I knew what it was and bought it. Now I had to document everything!
I went on E-Bay, and lo and behold, a similar owl had just gone for a considerable amount. I wrote the dealer asking for ID help and he DIRECTED me to the Leerdam exhibition catalog, which was currently on sale. I got it (more expensive that my three owls put together, since I had found them at the local FM)
And thus I found out the ducks and the elephant (Oliphant)which I added later had been designed by Lucienne Bloch, Ernst Bloch's youngest daughter(check Wikipedia: a fascinating story) The owls (Uil), by Hein Hauptman, and the 14" Madonna, my latest find, by S. A. . Uiterwaal.
I do not like clear glass except in wine stems. But I love animal figurines!
I forgot to add: they had paper labels which most have lost. I think I can recognize them anywhere, having memorized the book!
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The South by Southwest Music Festival, which takes place in Austin, Texas, this week, is a colossal event.
Last year, more than 2,200 bands played official SXSW showcases. Hundreds more performed nonsanctioned gigs ranging from taco-shop parking-lot parties to corporate-branded megastar events.
In 2014, it's only getting bigger, with stars you'd think wouldn't need the exposure, such as Coldplay, Kendrick Lamar, and Lady Gaga playing at events sponsored by Apple and Doritos.
What are the chances of an up-and-coming act like Cheerleader, a Philadelphia power-pop band that played only their second gig in public last week at Kung Fu Necktie, gaining their share of buzz?


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Commuting time will take a big chunks out of my studies, but I can no longer study without training anyway.
I hope you're merely being dramatic here, and I hope you have the perspective to realize it before you do too much harm to your studies. If not, it sounds like a learning disability, and there are probably resources on campus to help you develop an adaptive learning strategy. No, I'm not being facetious, or making fun of you, or making fun of people with learning disabilities. If you're having trouble with your studies, you should address that head on, find the root of the problem and deal with it. A strategy of avoidance and retreat into more pleasurable activities is a recipe for failure.
It's also possible that college is simply not for you. Again, this is something that should be dealt with head-on, rather than "deciding" by avoidance and ultimately flunking out. There's nothing wrong with deciding not to go to college, unless the reason why is because it's too much work of a type that you don't want to do. Unless you're independently wealthy, you'll get a bellyful of that kind of work in life, and you won't be able to opt out of it like you can get out of organic chem at the add-drop.
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Rattus Rattus is commonly known as the roof rat, black rat or ship rat. Wild rat infestations of people's homes come mainly from two breeds of rat: the brown rat (Rattus norvegicus)and the roof rat (Rattus rattus). Rattus Rattus is commonly known as the roof rat, black rat or ship rat and is well known for carrying the plague.
Bait stations should be placed where residents believe roof rats are either nesting or feeding. These bait stations, such as the EZ Kleen Tamper proof bait station, safely contain the recommended poison for the roof rat. Bait stations, which have been an effective tool in battling roof rats are available for purchase at our rat solutions section. Bait stations are for rodent bait or snap traps not for trapping the roof rat. Placing bait stations every 10 or so linear feet around property/structure will insure baiting success.
Rodent baits recommended are Final Blox and Contrac Bait blox.
Literally thousands of house fires each year are caused by pest control practices that fail to get rid of roof rats. A roof rat problem goes well beyond the average pest control issue.
Like Norway rats, roof rats eat a wide variety of foods, but their food preferences are primarily fruits, nuts, berries, slugs, and snails. The roof rat likes to live above the ground and it eats mostly vegetables, fruits, nuts and berries. They will eat almost anything, but roof rats prefer fruits, nuts, grains, and vegetables.
Roof Rat
The Roof Rat average body weight is 6 to 12 oz, and has a long slender body, usually 6 to 8 inches in length; the nose is pointed compared to the Norway Rat and the ears are large and very prominently displayed; The tail is long and uniform in color, and can usually reach the tip of its nose; The color is black on the back and grayish white on the underside.
Droppings are pointed and average 1/2" in length
The roof rat typically eats seed, fruits, vegetables, and grains and eggs; the roof rat will consume about an oz of food and an oz of water each day, producing 30 to 180 droppings per day; There are 6 14 pups in a litter, and 3 7 liters per year; adults live about 18 months.
Roof Rats usually enter and nest in upper portions of buildings. They can nest outside in trees, especially in palms and ivy; They rarely burrow and are excellent climbers; Very active at night; Rats are suspicious of changes in the environment or new foods, for this reason it may take a couple of days for traps or poison baits to take. Rats are nocturnal, with their peak activity at dusk or before dawn. When the population is large or they are disturbed or hungry, you can see activity during the day.


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Goals Soccer Centres, which operates five-a-side football pitches, has scored with a £73.1 million agreed takeover offer.
It comes from Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, an active investor on world markets. The fund will pay 144p a share.
Goals shares jumped 12½p to 147½p on the news this morning.
The Canadians appear to have beaten the private equity firm Patron Capital in a penalty shootout. Three months ago the fund was revealed to have approached approached Goals with a preliminary bid.
But earlier this month Goals also confirmed that Patron had expressed an interest. Patron this morning said that it was


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After launching Nokia Lumia 1020 in US and U.K market, Nokia planning to launch the world's first Windows Phone with a full HD display, the all new Lumia 1520 with 20-megapixel PureView camera as Lumia 925. According to rumors Lumia 1025 codenamed as Bandit will launch by the end of 2013 priced around Rs 30,000.
According to leaks upcoming Nokia Lumia 1025 will a polycarbonate body offer you 6-inch 1080p display will run on Window 8 OS sporting a 20MP pureview camera powered by quad-core Snapdragon SoC processor and longer battery life with wireless charging.
At last I would like to say that Nokia Lumia 1025 coming to please the smartphone lovers and mid- range buyers. What you think? Please be open to give your view.


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The US is back in the air over Iraq, bombing ISIS. Is this a mistake?
Of he may just be stubborn and sticking to his guns.
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Or he may have been de-rezzed. *shudder*
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Grant may be banned. But I think either he or a compatriot disagrees a lot.
But I think he called me some slur that was his current equivalent of the Vietnam era "baby killer" when I asked earlier if we should do more in Syria. And when I initially said we Had to make sanctions early that hurt Russia regarding Crimea.
Rand Paul is man enough to say that earlier he was an idiot. Grant, you gonna do the same?
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Okay, WHERE IS GRANT??
His hero:
Last week, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, who is widely considered to be mulling a presidential run, wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal stating the policies of so-called "interventionists" such as Hillary Clinton in Syria have "abetted ISIS." In that piece Paul outlined his support for a far more cautious foreign policy:
A more realistic foreign policy would recognize that there are evil people and tyrannical regimes in this world, but also that America cannot police or solve every problem across the globe. [The Wall Street Journal]
Paul is now singing a different tune.
On Friday, Paul told The Associated Press in an email that he was in favor of robust military force when it came to ISIS:
If I were president, I would call a joint session of Congress. I would lay out the reasoning of why ISIS is a threat to our national security and seek congressional authorization to destroy ISIS militarily. [AP]
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Fighters from Islamic State (IS) have taken control of a key Syrian government airbase, activists say.
The Tabqa airbase was the last remaining stronghold of Bashar al-Assad's government in Raqqa province..
State TV confirmed that government forces had "evacuated" the airbase. Days of fighting there have reportedly killed hundreds on both sides.
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Syria's foreign minister has offered to help the US fight the Islamic State (IS) militant group, which has seized swathes of land in Iraq and Syria.
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Stand by for a new acronym for the ISIS/ISIL/IS terrorist group causing havoc across Syria and Iraq.
Dar al-Iftaa ("the House of Fatwas") in Cairo, headed by Egyptian grand mufti Shawki Ibrahim Allam, has launched an Internet-based campaign aimed at distancing Islam from the group known variously as Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant, Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham, or simply Islamic State.
(He's) urging media to drop all names for the group that incorporate the word "Islamic," in favor of "al-Qaeda separatists in Iraq and Syria" (QSIS).
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Related To Poll Question. New Question: Agree or Disagree with...
For years, Pentagon officials have publicly grumbled that sequestration, combined with the removal of some $600 billion from the defense budget over the next decade, would decimate the military's ability to confront enemies around the world. Now, with Russia and Ukraine on the verge of war and as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria plunders the Middle East – and presents a bold new challenge to the U.S. in the wake of its brutal murder of American journalist Jim Foley – some in Congress are buying into their argument.
Sen. John McCain revealed that he and Sen. Lindsey Graham would attempt to repeal the defense cuts mandated by sequestration hopefully in September.
For months, DOD brass, including Army Chief of Staff Ray Odierno, have been warning the cuts would make the military unable to deal with global threats.
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unrelated, except it goes with the Ben Carson editorial:
The big corporate news of the day is that Burger King is in talks to acquire Canadian coffee and donut chain Tim Hortons.
Besides the possible linking up of two iconic brands, each strongly associated with its home country, the deal is significant because it would be a tax inversion for Burger King. If the deal is consummated, Burger King would become a Canadian company and pay a lower tax rate.
Meanwhile, the news gives Democrats another talking point. The potential departure of an iconic American company because of "corporate greed" will be trotted out on the campaign trail.
(Carson's article said the Sec Treas says paying The highest corp taxes is patriotic)
(BK has sign: Welcome Pres Obama. Stimulate Us. Try a Whopper.)
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I wish they would get a little faster with posting poll questions about significant events since we can't post on the articles. Nothing more frustrating than a fast-paced news week and getting just a few re-run questions about the weather and favorite sports teams.
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Unrelated, but just read the paper's editorial by Ben Carson, Not in the business of supporting the government. Wish we could comment.
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A mess that can only be resolved by destroying ISIS/ISIL but there is not the will by the people or the courage of the President.
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Better that the upheaval in a country to which we committed so much blood and treasure remain the fault of George W. Bush.
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Most news organizations have not referred to ISIL until President Obama began using the term, which stands for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. But when Obama used the term 5 times on June13, and 16 times in his commencement speech at West Point on June 19th.
Most continue to use the widely accepted acronym ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, but both describe the same murderous organization. The difference is that the Levant describes a territory far greater than simply Iraq and Syria. It's defined as this: The Levant today consists of the island of Cyprus, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Palestine, and part of southern Turkey.
Why would Obama prefer ISIL? An "army" of that territorial magnitude takes the focus off the two countries that many believe define Obama's continued failure in the Middle East. Most likely, he would rather eliminate the connection between the chaos in Iraq with his inaction in Syria. Better that the upheaval in a coun
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"And no, I don't want to go in to war with them. Just wouldn't mind a barrage raining down on them-- like a big shoe stepping on a poisonous insect. "
That's what it will take, like the finger of God.
America, in its current form, doesn't have the will to fight.
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"Maybe a poll question should be: Do you think we'll see peace in our lifetime? "
Considering radical Islam has been at war since the 7th century with everyone is not Islamic, no, no peace.
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And no, I don't want to go in to war with them. Just wouldn't mind a barrage raining down on them-- like a big shoe stepping on a poisonous insect.
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Maybe a poll question should be: Do you think we'll see peace in our lifetime?
I see no redeeming value in ISIS, or IS--I guess they've rebranded themselves. They're not a country, but just a bunch of terrorists. While I don't really like to admit it, they are a group that I would be okay with wiping out. I think a "holy war" on the part of the rest of us against them could be justified.
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Eighty-nine missions so far as of yesterday. Looks like we're back at war in Iraq.
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and back to Ukraine:
Russian bombers have penetrated US airspace 16 times in the last TEN days. At the same time, Russia's Navy says it chased a submarine out of its 'boundary waters' in the Barents Sea, near the home of its powerful Northern Fleet.
This is a huge spike in the number of such events – which have already increased greatly since Russia invaded Crimea last February.
The sheer number of Russian bombers and surveillance aircraft operating near American territory is clearly a sign of a new strategy being executed by Putin's more aggressive Russia. Whether these missions are being conducted to lure America into a false sense of familiarity with such operations, or they are being executed as a form of pure power projection, bordering on harassment, remains unclear.
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"There are tens of thousands of defectors from the Syrian military, many of whom fled to neighboring countries (some were put into a refugee camp in Turkey), while others stayed to fight as part of the overall FSA," Tabler said. "There was also the Supreme Military Council, the armed affiliate of the Syrian National Coalition, which also included a number of defected commanders. I met a lot of them in southern Turkey over the last few years."
The real problem, Tabler says, was that "as assistance didn't arrive, the defectors became disheartened so not sure where they all are at the moment."
And ISIS took full advantage of that vacuum, as stated by journalist Michael Weiss and Nada Bakos, a former CIA targeting officer in Iraq:
ISIS was savvy. They let FSA-aligned groups take the lead on anti-regime victories; they started state building and resources
"Had the requisite assistance started flowing two years ago, both Syria and Iraq would be in better places now,
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the president's characterization ignores "decades of universal conscription and mandatory military service in Syria" by characterizing the armed opposition to the regime of Bashar al-Assad "as a hopeless collection of former butchers, bakers, and candlestick makers."
Hof notes that the recommendation to arm to the moderate opposition was offered in some form not only by Clinton, "but by Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, CIA Director David Petraeus, and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Martin Dempsey."
When Obama made a similar "farmers" argument in June, Hof highlighted that the commander in chief "fails to mention the tens of thousands of Syrian Army officers and soldiers who abandoned the Assad regime rather than participate in that regime's campaign of mass homicide."
And here's how Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy detailed issues with Obama's statement, speaking to The Washington Post:
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For the past two years, the main criticism of the Obama administration's policy toward Syria has been that the U.S., "rather than read the signals early on and arm the Syrian opposition when it was making substantial gains, allowed a vacuum to form and then fretted when that vacuum was filled by jihadists."
Obama considers that to be "horsesh*t," saying the notion that arming the rebels would have made a difference has "always been a fantasy" because the opposition of "former doctors, farmers, pharmacists, and so forth" was fighting "a well-armed state backed by Russia, backed by Iran, [and] a battle-hardened Hezbollah."
A former administration official has subsequently dismantled the president's argument.
Fred Hof, a former special adviser for transition in Syria under then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, writes in Politico that the president's characterization ignores "decades of universal conscription and mandatory military s
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You see, in calling the withdrawal a "moment of success," in 2011, at least the president had the decency to note the contribution of America's military forces in Iraq, even if he was about to render "all the fighting and all the dying" moot with his premature withdrawal.
In retrospect, America should have seen this coming when Obama said, "We are ending a war not with a final battle but with a final march toward home," because there's a term for that particular military maneuver.
It's called "retreat," and successful armies don't often employ it.
A mistake...more like a failure!
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Ok, I know that some of you don't want to see or hear the truth from we conservatives...but what s your anointed one saying:
Well, former secretary of state, Hillary Rodham Clinton, isn't buying it. In an interview earlier this week, she used her sharpest language yet to describe the " Obama failure" that resulted from the decision to keep the U.S. on the sidelines during the first phase of the Syrian uprising.
"The failure to help build up a credible fighting force of the people who were the originators of the protests against Assad—there were Islamists, there were secularists, there was everything in the middle—the failure to do that left a big vacuum, which the jihadists have now filled," Clinton said.
Now watch how either Bush or I will be called a name...and will a single pro Obama poster agree?
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DOTHAN, Alabama -- A Slocomb man is charged with first-degree kidnapping after a more than two-hour standoff with Dothan Police at a Motel 6 this morning.
James Tyler, 33, is being held on $250,000 bond.
According to Dothan Police, Tyler held a female victim, with whom he had a previous relationship, against her will at hotel located at 2907 Ross Clark Circle.
Witnesses called police to report a woman was being assaulted and held against her will at the hotel at 5:32 a.m.
The Crisis Negotiation and Special Response Teams responded to assist with resolving the incident, Sgt. Rachel David released.
Crisis negotiators began talking with the suspect at 6:28 a.m. and continued communications through multiple conversations until 8:45 a.m. when the suspect agreed to release the victim and surrender.
At 8:47 a.m. the victim was released without injury and the suspect was successfully detained by the Special Response Team.


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Medical Officers report of May 22nd 1847;
During the past two months the number of those suffering from fever, dysentry and measles averaged 220 per week and 153 inmates died during that period. The workhouse is not only a great hospital for which it was never intended or adapted, but an engine for producing disease and death, as a fearful proportion of the admitted in health fall victim of the fever in a few days due to the crowded state of the house.
Dr. Thonas Taylor, M.O. of the Workhouse reported on Dec. 19th 1846:
Nearly one sixth of the entire number in the house are in fever. Hot coffee continues to be given to these patients instead of milk and nothing could be more improper and cruel, as they were tormented with thirst which coffee will not quench. This drink also retards recovery and promotes a fatal termination. For want of straw, up to four patients lie in each bed while convalescents cannot rise for want of fire and clothing.
Lord Landsdowne's agent William Stuart Trench calculated that 5,000 people had died from starvation in the union. They died on the roads and in the fields; they died on the mountains and in the glens; they died at the relief works and in their houses; so that little streets and villages were left almost without an inhabitant: and at least some few, despairing of help in the country, crawled into the town and died at the doors of the residents and outside the workhouse walls.
During the summer of 1849 some of the townsfolk became alarmed at daily passages of carts from the Workhouse bearing the remains of inmates who had perished during the outbreak of the dreaded cholera disease. An objection was made against the practice of interring these "outsiders" in Kenmare Old, the cemetery having become so much overcrowded as to make it offensive if not dangerous. The pauper burial parties were issued with a daily ration of tobacco or snuff as a preventative to contagion.
...... Mary, 18 yrs. old Mary Anne Connor of Kenmare was listed among 25 orphan girls in the Workhouse, with an industrial and domestic education suitable for colonial life. On Nov. 29th 1849, this party of girls arrived at Penrose Quay in Cork from whence they journeyed to Plymouth to board a ship for Australia. An organised scheme was put in place by Trench during the following decade which removed about 5,000 survivors of the Famine from Kenmare for various parts of North America.
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