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The Samsung Galaxy S III may serve as a basis for the first Windows Phone 8 smartphone made by Samsung
Samsung Windows Phone 8 smartphone to be "as good" as the Galaxy S III, Windows 8 Note tablet incoming
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1. wendygarett (unregistered)
will Focus S2 will as sexy as SGS3??
If so shut up and take my money :)
2. wendygarett (unregistered)
And R.I.P to Lumia 900 :)
3. santaclaus (Posts: 52; Member since: 20 Jul 2011)
If Focus 2 can't win Lumia 900, then it will be a tragedy since Focus 2 is a WP8 but 900 is WP7.5
But Nokia WP8 should be better than this Focus 2 (because of added pureview feature)
5. wendygarett (unregistered)
I think focus will be on par of that, since samsung now king of the phone :) they dont change much
12. kshell1 (Posts: 1143; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
I may not like windows phones alot but I may take a look at this. Still buying galaxy s3
26. ZEUS.the.thunder.god (unregistered)
me too
14. Veigald (Posts: 290; Member since: 13 Jan 2012)
As sexy as SGS3? The SGS3 must be one of the least sexy also-rans in terms of design ever. Even Samsung with their tradition of bland, unidentifiable design should be ashamed of that piece of cheap plastic.
If Samsung wants to be serious on Windows Phone, where specs is less important than for droids, they need to produce something that looks a bit more appealing, imo.
19. tward291 (Posts: 559; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
Exactly if samsung want to compete in Windows that have to beat Nokia in desighn and build quality because specs besides screen is not that important. after all windows will run off of 256MB of ram on a single core. so if they bring that cheap feel and plastic material then nokia will beat them every time. if they buld a lumia tablet with the same desighn and material as the 900 man o man they would own the tablet market.
4. a1000smiles4u (Posts: 84; Member since: 24 Apr 2012)
Imagine windows running on that killer hardware....
24. Veigald (Posts: 290; Member since: 13 Jan 2012)
Yeah, still a fluent as on a single core processor with 512mb ram (or on 256mb for WP8) :)
6. hateftotti (Posts: 198; Member since: 03 May 2011)
GSIII with Android or Windows 8.The question is...
7. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
if samsung is making a windows8 phone that powerful and with such a large screen, does that mean it will be able to have desktop compatibility? That would be awesome.
9. wendygarett (unregistered)
I like your imagination :) here your thumb up!!
8. Bluesky02 (Posts: 1439; Member since: 05 Dec 2011)
I hope they don't use that ugly Galaxy 3 design with Windows Phone 8. Better they redesign it.
10. shadez10 (Posts: 427; Member since: 15 Jan 2012)
sorry samsung Nokia has Windows phone 8 + pureview tech... Lets see what you can do. =D
13. bobfreking55 (Posts: 866; Member since: 15 Jul 2011)
yeah, i was thinking nokia is doomed - until I remembered. we haven't seen what Nokia can do without hardware limitations and they have been working on that 41MP sensor in secret... i think Nokia's gonna wow me with their Prodigy Handset.
17. dickwyn (Posts: 621; Member since: 07 May 2012)
i think by the time WP Apollo come out Pureview MIGHT just reach higher limits
32. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
Nokia is nowhere near doomed. Samsung is coming in to wow with hardware specs like they do with Android. But on android it has a purpose. Unless they add desktop compatibility of some sort, exactly what would you do with a quadcore windows phone? Nokia has a near permanent upperhand with their partnership with MS.
If nokia was smart, they would pair an exynos 5250, OMAP5, or S4 Pro with that 41mp sensor and some other things to really wow us out.
43. shadez10 (Posts: 427; Member since: 15 Jan 2012)
and don't forget Nokia promised the Rich Recording Technology will be coming to their new handsets... =D
that means Windows Phone 8 + PureView + Rich Recording = REAL INNOVATION...
Samsung is doomed... xD
11. som (Posts: 768; Member since: 10 Nov 2009)
Nokia is losing to Samsung in every specs. and marketing.
29. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
15. tward291 (Posts: 559; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
this sounds promising but i will wait to see what nokia has to offer i just love nokia build quality samsung is just to into platic and cheap fill. my 900 is the first phone ive had that IMO matches the iphone in build quality.
16. dickwyn (Posts: 621; Member since: 07 May 2012)
No Matter what i still see nokia leading the WP 8 Line up because they are the only OEM partner to be able to modify the OS. and Pureview is going to be one of its abilities. android really has to ramp up their maximum camera MP, 12MP really isnt enough
18. kshell1 (Posts: 1143; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
How many times will people have to hear this to get the picture. Megapixels don't count unless you want a billboard!
20. shadez10 (Posts: 427; Member since: 15 Jan 2012)
yea right... nokia has better quality pics because of their good camera sensors + the OS itself is good at processing such images...
22. dickwyn (Posts: 621; Member since: 07 May 2012)
nobody else has used the Xenon flash the right way except for nokia's N8 and the 808 pureview
21. dickwyn (Posts: 621; Member since: 07 May 2012)
yeah it dosent matter but pureview technology is something new with up to 3X Loseless zoom, paired up with a Xenon flash and perfecto
23. wendygarett (unregistered)
The minority will... ME!!!
25. kshell1 (Posts: 1143; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
Im perfectly satisfied with my Infuse's camera, the procapture app is great for pics.
27. Schmao (Posts: 357; Member since: 05 Jul 2009)
All windows phone needs is all those popular apps from other platforms, and it can gain solid marketshare.
28. dickwyn (Posts: 621; Member since: 07 May 2012)
i think microsoft is working very hard for that
30. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
But windows is much restrictead than Ios....
How or why would Android users would find that
so good? It cant even run nokia drive let alone
so many others. what a joke...
Comparing Linux vs half baked Windows Os....
31. mobilefuture (Posts: 214; Member since: 12 Nov 2011)
Well i know for sure that nokia and samsung are both going to be dominating windows platform, which ones comes out on top? Only time will tell. Just like how HTC and samsung are dominating android. Everywhere you look if someone has an android its either samsung or htc. Just like that nokia and samsung will be toe to toe in terms of windows phone 8 OS. But that will also only happen if the marketplace blows up. Its going to be samsung's 'S' softwares vs nokia's pureview tech! Nokia FTW!
33. ananya22 (Posts: 93; Member since: 23 Apr 2012)
Windows phone sucks. it doesnt need that amazing hardware to play its best game with amazing graphics(fruit ninja). when theres no high end game or any other requirement then whats the need for specs. and i dont know about lumia 900 but lumia 800 has a very bad touchscreen (in terms of responsiveness compared to htc hd7) so nokia will suck as always. Only 480x800 resolution. And no apps. it just sucks. Why would any android fan like wp7. its not even as customizable as ios. if there was no android then i'd buy iphone. if there wasnt even iphone i'd buy blackberry or symbian. but not wp7. it sucks. (i am a former htc hd7 user. good hardware crap software) do whatever the hell you want microsoft but in a market with options you just cant sell crap
35. tward291 (Posts: 559; Member since: 14 Feb 2012)
lol wtf are you talking about 480x800 is the standard micrsoft has set to keep cost low along with a number of ofther limitations.your comment about iphone has more customization than windows that has to be a joke. at the end of the day if you want to customize then android is for you.
37. Penny (Posts: 1648; Member since: 04 Feb 2011)
Lol. I find this comment to be so ignorant that I realize a well-reasoned well-reasoned response would be futile. Congratulations and enjoy your day.
Oh and btw, the topic of discussion in this article was WP8, not WP7. Congrats there too.
39. TROLL (banned) (Posts: 4851; Member since: 13 Apr 2012)
34. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1545; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
The Samsung Galaxy S 3 is a very formidable Android Smart phone it has great specs and if indeed Windows 8 is installed on another Samsung smart Phone with the same
specs then that would be an awesome Windows smart Phone of the kind that will at last make people considering buying Windows smart phones because they have latest
technology People want in their smart phones. Nokia will cut loose with a super smart
phone of the Windows 8 class and if reports on the net are true Nokia has already put
New components into the body of the Nokia Lumia 800 and 900 so that they can run
Windows 8 software so if you like the Lumia 900 look out for the the Lumia 900-2 that
will be running windows 8. it will look the same outside but inside it will have NEW GUTS.AND A HIGH DEF SCREEN AND ECT. The Nokia Prodigy will have a new case design the question is will it look as classy as the Nokia 900.
36. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1545; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
I do not believe Nokia is DOOMed 1= Nokia still makes feature phones that sell well.
2=Nokia makes the Number 1 selling Windows Smart Phones on the Planet Earth
and is finally going to cut loose their best Windows smart phones the Windows 8
class smart phones that will have the High technology in them that Android and Apple trolls have said windows smart phones do not have and have a better OS than windows 7.5 mango. 3= If Nokia does a smart marketing move and put High tech components into the body of the Lumia 900 .and put Android 4 ICE Cream Sandwich on it. Nokia would sell more Android smart phones than anybody out there peroid! All android smart phone makers out there FEAR A NOKIA LUMIA 900 RUNNING ANDRIOD 4 I am a Windows Metro Phone fan but I would like NOKIA
to Give you nice Andriod folks out there a really nice Nokia android smart phone.
38. Leon101 (Posts: 90; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
They probably did a hot design for windows 8 phone and put a crappy design well not a crappy design but not he best design for android just to help the Windows 8 phone market!!!! My guess...
40. Credo (Posts: 748; Member since: 19 Apr 2012)
Lol Samsung is getting tired of Android :D
Windows Phone 7 already beat Android in the fact that it runs smootly on just a single core instead of thousands of cores like Android does, Windows Phone 8 is going to be the reall Android killer on every way, and don't come with the excuse that you cannot personalize WP!
Its sexy how it is :D
42. kshell1 (Posts: 1143; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
I don't see how they are getting tired of android, they come out with 2 maybe 3 windows devices a year that dont sell all that terribly well and they come out with an army of androids every year.
44. Credo (Posts: 748; Member since: 19 Apr 2012)
they are waiting for wp8, and believe me, wp7.5 is making its succes today, many people have such a device but everyone is waiting for wp8
45. kshell1 (Posts: 1143; Member since: 05 Oct 2011)
I still dont see how they are waiting on wp8 or having success with wp7.5 considering the fact market share for windows if anything has dropped slightly. Nokia is the only company truly putting any effort into windows
41. snowgator (Posts: 3583; Member since: 19 Jan 2011)
I believe that Sammy noticed that the company they just displaced as the #1 cell phone maker in the world (Sales) is betting their future on WP8 and the generations to follow. Samsung can afford to throw some top spec device at the WP Market to compete with them.
This argument has been done to death, but we can keep having it. Billions of cell phones are being sold every year. 2012 is expected to be the first year they outsell feature and basic cell phones. Why is it that so many think that there isn't room for 3 to 4 OS systems on that large of a market? If WP never makes it to the level of Android or iOS- So what? 15% of the smartphone market at those type of numbers is HUGE money. Samsung ain't stupid. Why not compete for those future dollars?


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The district will also consider reinstating ADAPT (Alcohol/Drug Assistance Program for Teens) in the wake of the incident, Carrick said.
"Obviously we are very concerned for the safety and well being of our students," Carrick said. "We do have contracts that students have signed and agreed to in which they agree to remain drug and alcohol free.
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GENESEE COUNY, MI – President Barack Obama won Genesee County in a landslide on Election Day, but it was a slightly smaller one than in the 2008 presidential election.
Democrat Obama was elected to his second term Tuesday night claiming victory over Republican challenger
Mitt Romney. As the president won over Michigan, Genesee County followed suit with 128,927 votes -- 63.3 percent of those who voted for president cast their ballots for Obama.
Romney received 71,807 votes, or 35.25 percent, from Genesee County voters.
In 2008, 65 percent of registered Genesee County residents cast their vote for Obama.
Almost every community that favored Obama four years ago did so again on Tuesday, but in smaller numbers. The city of Fenton, however, favored Obama in 2008, but this year swayed to Romney.
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Art Reyes, chairman of the Genesee County Democratic Party, said the Democratic Party got a slow start during this year's campaign, but really picked up speed the last couple of weeks before the election.
Where he expected the Democratic voter turnout to be roughly the same, he knew it would be a different kind of voter going to the polls to support Obama, he said.
Four years ago, "2008 obviously had a lot of energy around first-time voters and the thought of making history," Reyes said. "First-time voters made up the difference in 2008. (This year there were) more voters who think their livelihood was at stake, more motivated voters."
Kendrick Threlkeld, 36, of Grand Blanc Township said he voted for Obama because he believed he was doing a good job so far.
What people need to remember, Threlkeld said, is that whatever mess is left in the country by the past president is what the new president needs to clean up.
"Four more years can really turn things around," Threlkeld said after he voted Tuesday afternoon.
Anna Berney, 63, of Flushing Township, however, voted for Obama four years ago, but switched this year to vote for Romney.
"We just feel like we need a change."
The county had a strong Democratic Party showing on Election Day, not only in the presidential election but in local races as well.
Six positions in Genesee County races switched from Republicans to Democrats, including multiple seats on the Flushing Township and Grand Blanc Township boards, and the District 5 County Board of Commissioners seat.
Residents in Grand Blanc Township, traditionally a conservative area, voted two more Democrats onto the board Tuesday night. Before the election, Supervisor Micki Hoffman was the only Democrat out of the seven board members.
"It was a strong Democratic turnout and that's the only reason it was the way it was," said incumbent Clerk Cathy Lane, a Republican who lost her seat by a couple hundred votes. "Well, I was disappointed, because I had been dealing with elections for a lot longer than others. I knew it was going to be close."
Jamie Curtis, chairman of the Genesee County Board of Commissioners, said he "couldn't be a happier guy" with the results of Tuesday's election, including the election of a Democrat in District 5, a seat held by Republicans for many years.
"It couldn't have shook out any better," Curtis said of the election of Democrat Mark Young in District 5, Republican Tony Brown in District 6 and Democrat Pegge Adams in District 9.
Adams was expected to win the heavily Democratic District 9, replacing Patrick Gleason, but Young's victory was more of a surprise. The district includes all of Atlas Township and most of Grand Blanc Township, traditionally conservative areas politically.
Democrats spent heavily in the state House of Representatives race in the area while Curtis and Young were both campaigning for election.
Curtis said Young was endorsed by Atlas Township Supervisor Shirley Kautman-Jones, a Republican, which helped his campaign.
Young said local Democrats benefited from a strong national campaign by President Obama and successful 5th District congressional candidate Dan Kildee. He said the area is changing and becoming more Democratic.
"I saw some 2010 Census data, and it looked like there had been a pretty good turn in the population," Young said. "That looked good to me."
Staff writer Ron Fonger contributed to this report.


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Now that summer has at long last arrived, you would think that it was finally time to dig out our seasonal clobber and invest in some new staple pieces to see us through the heated weather. However, instead of wearing funky patterns and colour-popping shades this season, it seems that some men are choosing to go back to basics by wearing classic black.
Let's be honest, black has never faded too far away from the limelight due to its flattering qualities and versatility. However following the recent heat wave, you would think black would be the last shade people would be reaching for when making up their daily ensemble. With the likes of prestigious fashion designers including Rick Owens and Lanvin allowing black to dominate their spring/summer 2013 collections, it seems the summer trend is walking off the catwalk and onto the high street for a number of fashion enthusiasts to follow suit.
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This trend isn't about wearing anything that is black in your wardrobe; it is about making a style statement by opting for solid uses of black and choosing industrial shapes which are a little bit out of the ordinary. Think diagonal closures, fabric gathering and playing around with textures such as leather and suede. By combining these elements you are sure to nail the grunge look with this trend.
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The series follows the trials and tribulations of the residents of James Turner Street, an ethnically diverse road in the Winson Green area of Birmingham where 95 per cent of people are on benefits.
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Bending lines and roll backs didn't alter U-Turn's direction.
The 9-year-old Holsteiner gelding, and her rider Abby Sjoberg, took it all in stride, capturing the Equus Events Aiken Fall Festival, $5,000, Week No. 1, Welcome Stake Thursday afternoon at Highfields Event Center.
Sjoberg and U-Turn were the only rider/horse combination to go fault free in the class as they mastered the Joe Carnicom designed course. The first round track featured 11, 1.30 meter obstacles and 14 jumping efforts. The questions asked by the first and seventh verticals proved challenging for a number of the rider/horse combinations. Sjoberg and U-Turn completed the course in 83.809. The horseman thought the course rode really well.
"It was legitimate (the course)," said Sjoberg. "She was was a little rusty, so for her to walk in the ring and be the only clear was really exciting. She was really fabulous. The lines all rode really well. I thought the jumps were really nice."
The short course featured seven obstacles and eight jumping efforts, and Sjoberg, and the mare bred by her family, stayed in the ring after the first round effort, and were equally impressive stopping the timer at 45.710.
U-Turn is a Sjoberg family homebred, and is by the sire, Mr. Wizard, and out of the dam, Nothing Ventured 210415598, providing the rider with the opportunity to form a strong bond with the Holsteiner mare.
Erin McGuire, was the fastest four faulter, as she and Kasarr, turned in a time of 69.427 over the first round track. Mario Garcia and Mistletoe Farm LLC's, Pacha de Nantuel, placed third, incurring four faults, as the rider and the Selle Francais, completed the course in 72.149.
It appeared that Aiken's DFG Stables' Daniel Geitner, and the Holsteiner, Invictus, were going to have a clear first round, but the 11th and final obstacle would have the last say.
"He jumped it nice, and at the last moment he got his eye on the EquiFit vertical, and just squatted," said Geitner. "He's only eight, and hasn't shown since February. So, I was really pleased with him."
The Aiken Fall Fesitval is one of Sjoberg's favorite shows, and the rider embraces the opportunity to exhibit on the grass Grand Prix field at Highfields Event Center. Sjoberg and U-turn, and Geitner and Invictus, will be among the rider/horse combinations returning to compete in Saturday's mini prix.


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Ontario judge fails to end strike
TORONTO — An Ontario judge failed to end the Canuck actors strike on Tuesday, instead referring thesps' contract dispute with producers to arbitration.
Both sides declared victory: Actors union ACTRA underscored that producers did not get the injunction they'd sought to halt the strike, while producers said they'd wanted arbitration all along.
News is bad for anyone hoping for a quick end to the strike. Arbitration can be a lengthy process, and an ACTRA release pointed out that an arbitrator's decision can be appealed.
ACTRA and orgs repping producers in Quebec and the English-language provinces outside British Columbia have been locked in an acrimonious battle over the terms of the Independent Production Agreement since October. It expired Dec. 31.
The two sides have been unable to settle their differences over wages and the contentious issue of new-media rights.
Meanwhile, thesps in British Columbia, who are repped under a different contract with the Union of B.C. Performers, have resumed negotiations with producers. The current IPA covering performers in B.C. expires at the end of March.
Talks between performers and producers, spearheaded by the Assn. of Motion Picture & Television Producers repping the Hollywood studios and the Canadian Film & TV Production Assn.'s B.C. division, are scheduled to run until Thursday.


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OKC police investigating overnight shootingUPDATED 10:16 AM CST Dec 10, 2012
Oklahoma City police are investigating an overnight shooting. One man is in the hospital Monday morning after he was shot near Northwest 23rd Street and North Purdue Street, according to police.
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Getting off laxatives takes awhile and in general isn't a cold turkey process. When you've been helping peristalsis artificially for a long time, it takes the body awhile to get back to doing the job on its own. So, decreasing laxatives slowly is less painful than stopping all at once.
Fluids are important. Coffee does help some people, as does a mug of warm tea or soup. Maybe keep a food journal and have a code for days when you went more easily than other days? In that way you can see what foods or combinations of foods or even the timing of meals and how that affects you.
Maybe a gentle walk after big meals? Not strenuous exercise, just a 10 or 15 minute stroll.
If you are in the process of both changing your diet and decreasing your reliance on laxatives, you may have a little discomfort for awhile. Stressing about it may make it worse. Take a book in when you go. Don't worry about how long it takes you unless it is so excessive that it interferes with your life.
Eventually balance will be key. After relying on laxatives for a long period of time, it's normal to go for the one food, or fat, etc. that will get you to go. Because you've been relying on one thing (the laxative) for so long. It's a mindset.
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When Mount St. Dominic defeated Nutley, 3-0, in a Super Essex Conference, American Division game on May 25, it not only marked the final game for each team in conference play, but also signified the end of a special four-year run for twin sisters who played on opposite sides.
Eileen Purcell, a senior shortstop at Nutley and the 2011 Star-Ledger Essex County Player of the Year, had just competed in her final high school game. Her twin, Jamie, still has a few games left as the starting catcher for Mount St. Dominic Academy, located in Caldwell, including a game against Morris Knolls on May 26, and a state semifinal contest on May 31 in NJSAA, Non-Public A.
The two have played against each other in the SEC since 2010 and last year, were in the Essex County Tournament championship game, which Nutley won, 3-0.
Jamie, perhaps the quieter of the two, has a burning intensity. She was a first team, All Essex County player last year, coming back strong after a broken wrist sidelined her for a good portion of the 2010 season.
Eileen, a more vocal leader, has that mischievous smile. The girls are fraternal twins, and their parents, Tim and Karen are quick to say the twins are as different as they come. (The couple also have a younger son, Michael, himself a pretty good athlete, too).
"When you look back at the past four years, it worked out well that Jamie went to Mount St. Dominic and Eileen attended Nutley," Tim Purcell said. "I think the Mount was the perfect place for Jamie. Eileen fit in well at Nutley."
Eileen, who also played soccer and basketball, will attend Central Connecticut State University this fall while Jamie is headed to The College of New Jersey. Both plan on playing softball. The duo have been chosen to play in the first New Jersey Pride Super 36 Senior All Star Game on June 12 at Ivy Hill Park in Newark. They're the lone representatives from Essex County.
Nutley coach Luann Zullo knew that Eileen was going to be a special player at Nutley from the first time she took the field as a starting shortstop in 2009.
"She's the real deal," Zullo said. "She led us to a state sectional championship (and a berth in the Group 3 final in 2010) and last year's county title. Eileen is an incredible talent."
Lorenzo Sozio, the coach at Mount St. Dominic, started Jamie behind the plate as a freshman, and with the exception of the wrist injury in 2010, has been resolute in his commitment to Jamie.
"She's given us four tremendous years," Sozio said. "I'm so proud of what she has accomplished as both a student and athlete. Jamie is going to The College of New Jersey and I think she'll do great there."
The emotions following the May 25 game were subtle, but noticeable. For Tim and Karen, watching Eileen conclude a fabulous high school career represented an end of one era, but certainly the dawn of a new part of their daughter's life.
For Jamie, the season continues, at least for another week, and perhaps a fitting ending in Toms River, where Eileen had the chance to play for a state title two years ago.


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Earlier this month, I recommended using the "pinch, twist and pull" technique to hull strawberries on the vine, which can save hours of time removing stems before freezing the berries or making them into jam.
Strawberries can be hulled on the spot by pinching into the stem of the fruit with your fingernails, giving the fruit a twist, then pulling.
Chronicle reader Lollyama welcomed the tip.
"I like this idea even though I have always felt the berries freeze better with the hull left on. Also, as with blueberries, they freeze better if not washed or rinsed with water.
"But for convenience, next time I plan to hull and rinse well before draining and storing in freezer bags. Thanks for new ideas."
Some maintain that without the stems, strawberries absorb too much water when they're washed and don't freeze well. So they leave the stems intact.
Others hull strawberries after washing them, but freeze the berries individually on cookie sheets before bagging them.
Our experience hasn't found either of these methods to be necessary, but then again, your experience may be different.
If you try my method, let me know how it worked.
Down on the farm
Matlock Fruit Farms Inc. in Alderton, Wash., was where I learned to hull strawberries working summers as a teenager.
David Matlock, who ran the family farm along with his brother, Ivan, and father, Gerald, says he enjoyed the reminiscences.
"I really liked your hat with the Grand Champion buttons (awarded for being a crew's top berry picker of either the day or week)," he wrote. "They must have meant something to you."
Picking strawberries and raspberries on those long, hot summer days was an experience that taught me about perseverance and the importance of hard work.
And yes, I'm still proud of my Grand Champion buttons.
The farm is no longer a berry-producing operation.
Matlock, now retired, has sold some of the land. He says the remainder is being rented to a vegetable farmer who raises bush beans that are mechanically harvested.
Looks like today's teens won't have the same opportunity for hard work that I did.
But maybe there's an app for that now.
I won't be doing anything about my hair -- or even my beard.
But I'll be doing something about the photo accompanying this column on mlive.com.
Readers have had their say, and the results are in.
The photo of myself blowing imaginary smoke from a power drill is out. It was the favorite of only 10 percent of readers voting in an online poll.
"Its creepy, him blowing the screwdriver," reader vcm said.
Instead, I'll be replacing it with a photo of "Stan just being himself," the overwhelming favorite among seven photo choices with 50 percent of the vote.
It's not creative or humorous (indeed, maybe some think it is), but it is me.
Coming in a distant second was the photo of "Stan mishandling a pipe wrench," favored by 15 percent of readers.
Receiving no votes at all was "Stan wearing a chef's hat in the kitchen."
Readers must have no faith in me as a cook -- and probably rightly so.
Egg on my face
When it comes to eggs, it turns out that I -- and Chronicle reader Cindy -- are indeed full of nonsense.
In an April column, I mentioned that although I had devoured scrambled eggs as a child, I eventually came to avoid eggs altogether, not because of taste or color, but probably because of an aversion to their texture.
Reader Cindy had sided with me in her distaste for eggs.
"They're chicken embryos GROSS YUK!!" she had commented.
But they're not.
Chronicle reader consumerjoe set the record straight:
"A short lesson on eggs: The egg is only an embryo if the hen has mated with a rooster. Chicken farms do not keep roosters. They (roosters) become food on your table because they grow faster and bigger than hens do. Hens are kept for egg production.
"Also, eggs have to be incubated either by machine or by the hen to develop into chicks."
So, of course, unfertilized eggs aren't really chicken embryos.
But embryos or not, I still don't think I'll find myself eating one anytime soon.
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Thaksin a billionaire before entering politics: Noppadon
Former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was already a billionaire with a net worth of more than Bt60 billion before beginning his career in public service, his legal adviser Noppadon Pattama said on Tuesday.
"Thaksin was already rich before entering politics," he said, rebutting an allegation about ill-gotten gains raised by the Democrats.
Noppadon said the opposition Democrat Party had no justification for saying Thaksin had abused office to enrich himself.
As of October, 1994, before assuming office as the foreign minister, Thaksin had 69.5 billion shares worth Bt51 billion. If counting other assets, his net worth was some Bt60 billion.
In 1997, the year in which the law on asset declaration came into effect, Thaksin had the same amount of equity stakes although the market value dropped to about Bt23.8 billion. This reflected the price fluctuation in the stock market and was not an attempt to conceal his assets as alleged by the Democrats.
Thaksin's net worth changed in accordance with the stock price movement and had no connection to the office held.
Before Thaksin became prime minister in 2001, he was obliged to comply with the anti-graft law prescribing a cap on equity stakes for office holders.
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Ken Rosenthal wrote a nice column about steroids and baseball last week, and it reminded me how journalistic standards have changed the last decade.
Some of us in the media missed the boat on steroids. We didn't have the context of what steroids were or the impact they were having on the game until it was too late.
I laugh most of the time when I hear people cast steroids as a conspiracy to save baseball. (Sometimes I don't laugh. They still play my rant at 1560.) Bud Selig was in on the conspiracy. Donald Fehr was in. All of us in the media were in on it, too.
We looked the other way while players injected themselves, got big and made the game more popular than it had ever been before.
There's just one problem with this theory. It's 100-percent wrong. I was right there when it was all going on and simply didn't grasp what was happening. I was around those Oakland teams quite a bit, and what I saw made sense.
Those guys were into supplements (some of those supplements surely are now banned) and nutrition, and after every game, they were back in the weight room at the Oakland Coliseum hitting it hard.
As a result, they got real big and hit a bunch of home runs, and along the way, they changed baseball forever. What I didn't realize is there was something else going on.
Some of those guys were using steroids. It's important to note the word "some." Even some of the players on that team don't know who used and who didn't. Carney Lansford got big, too, and I'd bet my last dollar he never used steroids.
I have no idea when I had an epiphany that baseball had a serious problem with steroids. It probably was after the SF Chronicle reporters exposed Barry Bonds as a cheat. A conversation with Selig was like a slap in the face as well. He'd gotten a call from a doctor friend after andro had been discovered in Mark McGwire's locker.
I'd written a story for The Washington Post about how andro was a mild steroid and helped McGwire recover from workouts and stay on the field. I remember McGwire telling me he appreciated the story, that I'd gotten it just right.
Anyway, this doctor tells Selig that andro many times is part of the regimen of heavy steroid use.
"Your sport has a problem, Commissioner," Selig remembers the doctor saying.
Selig asked a team of doctors for a report. He showed me the chilling conclusion of one doctor.
"If you don't do something, players are going to start dying."
He immediately began pushing the players for a testing plan, which was included in the next labor agreement.
It's difficult to comprehend now, but steroid testing wasn't at the top of the list when the labor talks opened in 2002. At that time, baseball had such serious financial difficulties that owners felt they had to get some rollbacks.
Some teams were having trouble meeting their payrolls, there was a mountain of debt and it seemed the game's very survival was on the line.
People roll their eyes now when they hear that financial issues were more important than steroids, but the game was being smothered by money problems. If those weren't taken care of, steroids testing wasn't going to be important.
Anyway, Ken Rosenthal's column deals with those times and the notion that reporters should have exposed the cheats.
What were we supposed to do? Reporters didn't see steroids being used or bought. We only had the circumstantial evidence that players were getting bigger, but like I said before, there were other variables.
To this day, Bill James maintains that steroids was just one of the things going on at that time. Strike zones and ballparks were getting smaller, bats and balls were getting harder and yet everyone said it was steroids.
Kenny wrote that if he'd gone to his editor at the Baltimore Sun and said, "I think Barry Bonds is using steroids. I only have circumstantial evidence, but I feel strongly enough I want to go with it," he would have been laughed out of the newsroom.
Every significant news story about steroids has stemmed from law-enforcement investigations, and at that time, none of us knew of any investigations.
Some newspapers did run stories about the potential impact of steroids, but there was little follow-up work and most of the reporting was speculative.
Now, though, if a guy hits a few home runs, he's branded a steroid cheat in blogs and on talk radio. These people are allowed to say whatever they want no matter how baseless because they're not held accountable.
I hear all the time about me covering for Jeff Bagwell.
Everyone knows Jeff Bagwell use steroids.
Yes, that's true. Every guy with a blog, every moron with a talk show knows Jeff Bagwell used steroids.
The difference is they don't get sued. I would get sued. I would be asked to produce some proof, and I have none.
Oh wait, I do. He got big. Got that one. He also spent hours in the weight room and could have gotten big by legitimate means. I also know of no legal action concerning Jeff Bagwell. I've never seen one bit of proof. To some, proof and fairness don't matter, and that's another of the sad byproducts of baseball and steroids.


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David Kim, concertmaster with the Philadelphia Orchestra, still gets nervous before performing, even at a small venue such as Springhill Retirement Community in Millcreek Township.
"Every time I pull my violin out of the case and play for a single soul or 30,000 souls, it is special. It is a privilege," Kim said.
Kim performed at the Springhill center as a recent guest of Gannon University's Erie Chamber Orchestra.
"Playing in a place like Springhill is very special for me," Kim said. "You have the true music lovers in a place like this, real supporters of classical music, who have spent their lifetimes listening and passionately following classical music," he said.
The Erie Chamber Orchestra's next performance will be on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Luther Memorial Church, 225 W. 10th St.


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The Greenville County School Board is considering a tax hike to give its employees raises and hire more school bus drivers.
Under the 4.9 millage tax increase, starting pay for bus drivers would jump from $11.68 an hour to $12.80 an hour.
Parent Lori Bolton said she sees the need for more drivers. She said her special needs son sometimes spends a total of five hours on the bus to get to and from school in Greenville County.
"He gets on the bus around 2:30 p.m. and he doesn't get home until 4:45. And the last two weeks they have been doubling up their routes because they don't have enough buses and then they're not getting home until 5:15," said Bolton.
Bolton said she's complained to the district about the issue in the past.
"There is not a lot they can do without more buses. They need more drivers. They need more aides and I think the pay may have a lot to do with that," said Bolton
Greenville County Schools spokesman Oby Lyles agrees.
"We're going to raise that salary a little bit more for next year in hopes of retaining bus drivers and recruiting bus drivers," said Lyles.
The tax increase does not apply to homeowners, but it would apply to car owners. A person with a $10,000 car would pay an extra $3 per year.
A public hearing on the budget will be held June 1 at 6 p.m. at the J Floyd Administrative Office.
This is one of several tax hikes being proposed this year in the county and city.
Greenville County is one reading away from putting a penny sales tax hike on the November ballot to pay for road improvements.
That translates into an extra $80 per year for a family of four that makes $38,000.
The city of Greenville is also proposing a tax hike to pay for a new fire station. The city hasn't had a tax hike since 1993.


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This very exiguous volume offers the reader only one of the 22 addresses that Sir William Osier himself later published as Aequanimitas With Other Addresses, a volume that is still available. The title of the privately published edition (1903) of this address puts Osler's message plainly, "The master-word is work." As Osler phrased it elsewhere, he preached the "gospel of the day's work" and faith in the "routine work of our profession." This short address is an excellent example of Osler's eloquent apologies for the practical humanism of the physician and is a sensitive appeal to the students of medicine to fall in love with the labors of medicine.
The address was delivered Oct 1, 1903, at the dedication of a building for the University of Toronto Medical Faculty—the building in which Banting and Best were to discover insulin—and is rich in references to the early history of that school.
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Letters to the editor: Millcreek crew deserves praise
On Aug. 9, I was opening my garage sale when the Millcreek Streets Department arrived to put cones at the end of the street to close it off for paving.
After pointing out to them that I was set up for a sale, they were kind enough to keep part of the road open for me, enabling me to have the sale. A big thanks to Tom and his crew. They were extremely nice!
Jeannie Nelson/Millcreek Township
Lake swim list one man short?
Regarding Victor Fernandes' Aug. 12 article about Halli Reid recalling her swim across Lake Erie and Steve Wargo becoming the 17th person to swim across Lake Erie ("'Amazing feat,'" Erie Times-News):
The Plain Dealer of Cleveland reported on Aug. 16 that 18 people have made the swim. Perhaps both newspapers should list the number at 19 if you count Carbis A. Walker's swim, completed Aug. 2, 1923, as reported by the Lewiston Evening Journal on Aug. 2, 1923. The newspaper reported:
"Carbis A. Walker, Central Y.M.C.A. swimmer, landed at Lorain, Ohio, at 5:30 a.m. today after he started his swim across Lake Erie from Point Pelee lighthouse, Ontario, a distance of 32 miles, according to a telephone message to the news here.
"Meanwhile, a search is being made for his power boat Argus, which left Pt. Pelee lightship yesterday morning, acting as a convoy to Walker."
Also reported by the Nevada Daily Mail on Aug. 3, 1923: "The Argus became lost and no further trace of it was seen until it pulled up here (Lorain, Ohio) after Walker had arrived. The only compass Walker had to steer his course by was on the yacht and when it disappeared, he was forced to steer by the sun and moon. The row boat remained near him all the way."
E.W. Nagle/Fairview
Editor's note: Then-17-year-old Pat Budny is credited with being the first person to swim across Lake Erie when he arrived at Presque Isle's Beach 10 at 2 a.m. on Aug. 20, 1975. He completed the swim from Long Point, Ontario, to the beach later renamed in his honor in 26 hours.
CrossFit event was excellent
I recently had the pleasure of attending the CrossFit competition at CelebrateErie in August. I really had no idea what to expect, even though my son was to be a participant for the first time.
Not only were these athletes in great shape, but the camaraderie with each other was exceptional. It didn't matter if you were new to the challenge or had competed in previous competitions. I would hope that CrossFit would be invited back next year.
These athletes were amazing and very dedicated to their sport. Great job to all those who competed. Keep up the good work.
Pat Kaulis/Erie
Christmas gift group grateful
Operation Christmas Child of Northwestern Pennsylvania is grateful to two local groups for their giving spirit. On July 29, a beautiful group of women from the Erie City Mission Women's Ministry packed 70 gift-filled shoe boxes for needy kids around the world. That evening, we had an amazing time with the wonderful fourth- through sixth-grade campers, counselors and staff at Camp Judson who packed 94 shoe boxes with gifts and notes.
Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has delivered gift-filled shoe boxes to more than 100 million children in more than 100 countries. This year, OCC NWPA hopes to pack 45,000 boxes. Anyone can participate by packing an empty shoe box with school supplies, toys, clothing and hygiene items. These will be collected from Nov. 18 to 25. For information on how to participate, go to www.samaritanspurse.org/occ or call 823-2574.
Kathy Schriefer/Operation Christmas Child area coordinator, Erie
Airport project deserves kudos
We would like to express our thanks to all those involved in the airport expansion project. Owning one of the homes directly affected by this expansion, we have gone from the shock of losing all of our beautiful trees, three of which our children planted, to having our two-story home, roof and second floor cut down to clear the view of the new runway from the tower.
The project leader Tyrone Clark handled our fears with poise and assurance that he would do everything he could to make this transition a good one. With the great landscaping headed by arborist Maggie and co-worker Maudie, our property was transformed to, although a different look, a new pretty one.
Thanks to Glazier Builders for their suggestions and beautiful work transforming our Cape Cod to a lovely ranch. Progress and change isn't always easy, but Tyrone and crew, you pulled it off.
Jim and Betty Hellman/Millcreek Township
Stoneworks worth the visit
Recently, my three grandchildren, ages 12, 10 and 8, and I visited Stoneworks Lapidary in East Springfield, and what a good experience it was for all of us.
My grandchildren thoroughly enjoyed the visit, and "panning for gems" was the highlight of their day. They are all looking forward to returning to Stoneworks.
For those who haven't visited, I believe it is worth the drive. Not only do the children "pan for gems" as miners once panned for gold, but there is much to see and learn about gems and stones once inside the gift shop. Have you ever held or seen actual dinosaur poop or bones?
Thank you to all the friendly people at Stoneworks for giving my grandchildren not only a fun afternoon, but also a good learning experience.
Karen Laurel/Fairview
Tooth fairy has sense of humor
Regarding the story "Cost of tooth fairy visits rises" (Erie Times-News, Aug. 31):
In the mid-1960s, my son Joshua left his first lost tooth under his pillow. The next morning, he discovered a quarter. Excited about this find, he made a paper tooth and put it under his pillow. The next morning, he discovered the tooth fairy had left him a paper quarter.
Joan August/Erie
Senior Expo was big hit
Senior hats off to state Rep. Ryan Bizzarro, D-3rd Dist. The Senior Expo offered on Aug. 26 at the Tom Ridge Environmental Center was excellent. Also, it was very well attended. There were more than 50 vendors offering information to seniors, covering services and benefits available.
Thank you to all who took part in organizing this worthwhile event.
Kathleen Birk/Erie
Tippers tops
On behalf of SafeNet's Big Backyard on Erie's east side, I want to thank all of the customers at Denny's at East 10th and Parade streets who gave a total of $277 in tips to SafeNet when they came to see me sing and play my saxophone these past weekends.
James S. Ligons/Erie
Butterfly release inspirational
The Visiting Nurse Association celebrated its 9th Annual Wings of Hope Butterfly Release on Aug. 4. Hundreds gathered in Perry Square to remember their loved ones or honor someone special in their lives.
The 90-minute program filled the community with inspirational messages, music, and over 500 names of loved ones were read aloud. The breathtaking vocals of Daniel Cabanillas filled the air during the program. The Rev. Harry Johns reflected on the significance of life as David Pennsy played the guitar in the background.
The sun was shining as 550 monarch butterflies took flight at the conclusion of the program. The monarch butterflies surrounded Perry Square as they landed on both children and adults. Smiles, tears and an exchange of emotions between each other are the reasons the VNA presents this signature event to the Erie community.
The VNA extends its appreciation to all of the volunteers who worked together as one to allow for a wonderful program. The VNA is grateful to Lincoln Recycling as the lead sponsor and to all sponsors for sharing their time, talents, and treasures in allowing for a successful and most memorable day. The VNA wishes to recognize many for their gifts.
The proceeds from the VNA Wings of Hope Butterfly Release will benefit VNA Hospice services and support the terminally ill and their families.
Christine O'Brien/VNA executive director, Erie
Kind gesture appreciated
I was deeply moved today by an anonymous person. My son's friends had lost their child shortly after birth. After making some of the arrangements, they returned the next day and were told that someone had paid for the entire bill.
Losing a child has to be the hardest thing that a parent would ever have to endure, and to have someone ease some of their burden, kudos to whoever you are. You have touched many hearts that will never be able to thank you for what you have done.
Mary-Lynn Ecker/Erie
Football takes toll
I was saddened to see the front page of the Erie Times-News sports section on Aug. 30. The top story outlines how the National Football League has agreed to pay more than three quarters of a billion dollars to thousands of former players who developed dementia or other concussion-related brain disorders from playing the game ("NFL to spend $765M to settle suits"). The story mentions Erie resident Woody Thompson, a graduate of my alma mater, East High School (class of 1962). Thompson suffers from chronic injuries and debilitative cognitive damage from his years of playing the game.
The second major story, "The wait is over," celebrates the start of the local high school football season. The story hypes 32 pages of info and promotion on the upcoming season within your paper, and the new edition of "Kickoff" a 116-page high school football preview magazine you're selling.
Do you detect a hint of irony in the juxtaposition of these two stories? There are some of us out here who aren't pleased with the relentless commercial exploitation of intramural sport in our schools, high school and college, and the media. I have a question for your editors: When the season is over, do you think these young players will still be able to spell "debilitative cognitive impairment"?
Bob Eyres/Jupiter, Fla.


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This article was corrected on Aug. 27, 2002.
William Warfield, Grammy-winning bass baritone memorable for his rendition of "Ol' Man River" in the 1951 movie version of "Show Boat" and his lead role in stage versions of "Porgy and Bess," died Sunday Aug. 27 at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago from complications of a broken neck after falling in late July. He was 82.
Arkansas native's family moved to Rochester, N.Y., and in the late 1930s he won first prize in the National Music Educators League Competition, which earned him a scholarship to the Eastman School of Music, interrupting his studies for service as an Army intelligence officer during World War II. Aiming to be a music teacher because he expected race discrimination, he was encouraged by stars Marian Anderson and Paul Robeson to focus on the stage, first appearing in a production of Marc Blitzstein's Broadway opera "Regina" and in several musicals including a touring production of "Call Me Mister."
His breakthrough came in 1950when he made his recital debut at New York's Town Hall. That led to a tour of Australia and a contract with MGM to play Joe in the remake of "Showboat."
In 1952 he toured with "Porgy and Bess" in the U.S. and Europe, and married his co-star, Leontyne Price (they separated six years later divorced in 1972 but continued to collaborate throughout). Their recording of selections from "Porgy and Bess" remains popular.
He is also known for his performance of Aaron Copland's "Old American Songs," with the composer conducting; "But Who May Abide" and "The Trumpet Shall Sound," with Leonard Bernstein conducting the 1956 recording of Handel's "Messiah"; and German art songs and Bach cantatas. In 1975, he gave a sold-out concert in Carnegie Hall marking the 25th anniversary of his New York debut, and in 1984 he received a Grammy award for his narration of Copland's "A Lincoln Portrait."
He became a professor of music and chair of the voice department at the U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1975 and joined the faculty of Northwestern U. in 1994, but he continued to perform, touring with the Jim Cullum Jazz Band, narrating the ensemble's concert version of "Porgy and Bess," and in the mid-1990s performed in a staging of "Showboat." He was skedded to perform at Carnegie Hall next March.
He is survived by two brothers and numerous nieces and nephews.


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Posted 27 July 2005 - 02:59 PM
i guess that's what happens when you sign a 2-tool player to a contract worth over 20 million a season.
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The only way Manny could ever be of use to the Tigers is if he played DH and nothing else.
Could you imagine him trying to cover ground in Comerica's outfield??
The demon code prevents me from declining a rock-off challenge.
Posted 29 July 2005 - 02:48 PM
Posted 29 July 2005 - 06:12 PM
that being said, manny is definitely overpaid. he puts up numbers comparable to guys like a-rod, vlad, abreu, tejada, and others, yet for that kind of money, you need to have at least a little bit of fielding and maybe some speed.
and, the king of moneyball, mr. beane, wanted manny out of left and into the dh spot.
Posted 31 July 2005 - 12:04 PM
with manny staying in Boston probably...why would he DH?...Ortiz is the DH, they have Millar and Olerud to play 1st base, just curious to what would happen with Ortiz then?
Posted 31 July 2005 - 12:10 PM
|fielding's overrated. moneyball philosophy. you wind up paying too much for fielding when an exceptional fielder is only gonna save about 17 more runs a year than a crappy one, while an exceptional hitter is gonna score about 70 more than a crappy one.
Quite the opposite is true.
When you have an excellent fielding team behind you that you can trust as a pitcher thats a big deal. So a great fielding team can be a catalyst for a pitcher. Plus they do save the obvious runs by making great plays. Then on top of the rest an error is the fastest way to turn momentum in a ball game.
Fielding, and throwing are the cheapest tools to buy, and with all of their effects how could they be overrated?
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Morgan Stanley Vs. Goldman Sachs: The Shrinking Pay Gap
By Liz Moyer and Brett Philbin
The average worker at Morgan Stanley might still be getting paid less than counterparts at rival Goldman Sachs Group, but the gap is shrinking.
The average Morgan Stanley employee is now making just $90,228 less than the average Goldmanite, compared to a gap of $179,447 at this point last year, a narrowing in pay that equates roughly to the cost of a brand new Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan.
Of course, the average pay at both firms covers every one from the highest paid bankers, who in some years can make millions, to the lower paid back-office personnel.
So far this year, the average compensation for Morgan Stanley's 62,648 workers is $202,608, up 6% from a year earlier as headcount is down 1%. Last year, the average Morgan Stanley worker pay amounted to $191,229.
Meanwhile, the average Goldman worker pay accrued so far this year is
$292,836, which happens to be down 21% from pay accrued in the nine months through September of last year, when the average pay per Goldmanite was $370,706. Average headcount is down 3% from last year.
Morgan Stanley has far more employees than Goldman and has widely different pay schemes depending on the operating division. For example, the comp-to-revenue ratio is 38% at the division that houses investment banking and trading while it is 62% at global wealth management, the brokerage arm. Brokers are paid on a sliding scale based on factors like production and length of service.
Goldman's overall pay-to-revenue figure is 43% through the first nine months.


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Behind the Scenes: Firth on 'Magic in the Moonlight'
Set in the 1920s in the opulent French Riviera, Woody Allen's "Magic in The Moonlight" involves Stanley, a master magician (Colin Firth) who tries to expose Sophie, a psychic medium (Emma Stone), as a fake. Firth talks about the film.
"He is supercilious, judgmental, cynical and arrogant and has a very high opinion of his superior intellect. As a specialist in the art of illusion, he is a skeptic when it comes to anything that is spiritual, mystic or occult."
"I don't think I have ever played a protagonist in a film who gets so close to being completely unsympathetic. I'm sure the audience is rooting for him to get a pie in the face."
"He considers her to be an inconsequential street urchin and he thinks it will be absolutely no problem to unmask her as a fake."
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The two most recent games have easily been the Chiefs' best in terms of offensive production, and they've happened without much of a contribution from Dexter McCluster.
He loomed as a principal figure out of the backfield when the Chiefs lost Jamaal Charles for the season with a knee injury, but the Chiefs have been unable to make a weapon out of McCluster. He has been effective running draw plays, but at 170 pounds is too small to be a consistent threat running between the tackles.
Jackie Battle at 6-2, 238 pounds has been far more productive as a runner, particularly when the Chiefs are looking for tough yardage. The Chiefs have also been unable to get McCluster matched up one-on-one against linebackers in the passing game, and his contributions in that part of the game are even more disappointing.
Because he's a home run threat, McCluster will continue to get touches, but he won't get as many as anticipated earlier in the season.
Notes: Javier Arenas has blossomed into one of the league's most dangerous punt returners and the Chiefs need a big effort from him in Sunday's game at Oakland. The Raiders' Shane Lechler has a big leg but tends to outkick his coverage, so the opportunities could be available for Arenas to make big returns.
The Chiefs also need a solid effort in other areas of the kicking game. They don't match up particularly well on either side of the ball with the more physical Raiders, so they can't afford to be yielding field position on a consistent basis.


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New Student Orientation for Jump Start and J-Term Visiting Students is on January 6, 2013.
Congratulations on your decision to get a jump start on the Spring 2013 semester at Landmark College! And if you're visiting exclusively for the January Term, welcome! New Student Orientation for January Term and Jump Start are on January 6, 2013. Here's helpful information you'll need as you get started.
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