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Q: WOW! It's obvious you haven't lived on a city street with your un-informed article concerning street trees! PLEASE do NOT recommend trees such as the crabapple or the Cornelian cherry dogwood! THEY ARE A NIGHTMARE!! They are HORRIBLE! The fruits fall on the sidewalk, they get stepped on, they rot, and get gooey. We here on Cumberland Street had to secretly "terminate" them a few years ago, forcing the city to remove them after they thankfully died. YAY!!! They were NOT good! Try getting that gooey stuff off your car and especially off of your footwear!! Boy, you REALLY goofed on that one! From: A VERY happy now, fruit-tree-free street resident!
A: First, I don't condone whatever "secret termination" methods you might have used to kill the street trees -- especially if they weren't your trees.
Second, I disagree with your blanket opinion that all crabapples and Cornelian cherry dogwoods are "horrible nightmares" unworthy of city planting (not to mention your Limbaughesque attack that I'm "un-informed" or "goofed" just because I don't share your opinion). You don't have to be nasty.
I suspect the crabapples you might've had were older varieties that produced larger golfball-sized fruits. The ones I like for street-tree plantings are newer varieties such as 'Prairifire' and 'Sugar Tyme' that produce berry-sized fruits.
Most of the time, birds polish off the entire crop in a day or two before any fruits ever hit the ground.
I should also point out that both crabapples and Cornelian cherry dogwoods produce fruits that are perfectly edible. Instead of letting the fruits go to waste, why wouldn't you just pick them and turn them into pies or jelly?
Before recent generations got lazy and more concerned about sanitizing yards than growing their own food, your crabapples and Cornelian cherries would have been considered a free source of nutritious food.
If you don't can or cook, a more ethical alternative than "secretly terminating" your trees would have been to pick the fruits and donate them to Channels' Plant a Row for the Hungry program on Sixth Street. Lots of city dwellers would have appreciated the donation.
If you didn't want to eat or donate the fruits, another option would have been to prune the trees after flowering. By removing pollinated flowers, that would have aborted the ensuing fruits and solved the problem.
Why badmouth a tree for doing what it naturally does, especially if a trait you don't like is preventable with just a little work?
I'd encourage you to look beyond your parochial viewpoint at the bigger picture in city tree plantings. Example: As a writer, I've seen a huge interest lately in people wanting to attract wildlife to their landscapes (specifically birds, bees and butterflies).
A key way to do that is to plant more flowering and fruiting plants, especially in urban areas, which too often have become barren concrete jungles. Many people specifically want species that fruit, and I get that request commonly from my landscape clients (many of them city-dwellers, by the way). From what you say, I "goof" if I mention fruiting trees as an option for these readers. Remember, not everyone shares your viewpoint or is horrified by the potential "mess" of fruit on a sidewalk.
Something else you should consider. Are you aware that concerns like yours about "messy trees" have led to increased allergy problems?
California horticulturist Thomas Ogren wrote an excellent book on this called, "Allergy-Free Gardening." You should read it before killing any more fruiting trees.
Because of so many people complaining about "messy" trees, the plant industry began breeding more male species that don't produce fruit. The down side of that is males produce way more pollen than females. (That trait makes sense since males have to throw around a lot of pollen to pollinate the females.)
The upshot has been a huge increase of pollen flying around and aggravating allergies. I would argue that's a much worse issue than fruit on sidewalks, which itself is preventable by the ways I mentioned above.
Some people take the view that we should just skip trees altogether. I could list a ton of reasons why the benefits outweigh the drawbacks, but I hope you're already well informed about those. (See the Trees Are Good web site (www.treesaregood.com).)
If not, you picked a good place to live. A city is the best place to avoid trees. Just try not to condemn others for wanting to plant a few -- even if they lead to such horrors as fruit.


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Employees have many protected rights, including Family Leave protection, whistleblower protection, anti-discrimination protection, civil rights, freedom of speech, defamation and many others. Each conferred right has many rules and regulations which depend on the particular situation of the employee, the size of the employer and the particular circumstances of each situation.
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WYOMING, MI – A wrinkled steel wheelbarrow tub from Guatemala demonstrates why Die Tech Services could find work for 30 or more tool and die makers.
The plant that stamped out the flawed tub needs help to understand why it did not turn out smoothly like the wheelbarrow you would want to buy in a hardware store, said Ron Bourque, vice president of Die Tech, a company that supplies contract tool and die makers to manufacturers throughout the U.S. and the world.
Tool and die makers are the craftsmen and women who produce the dies and molds for the machines that make most of our metal or plastic manufactured products -- from door handles on cars to wing struts on airplanes to wheelbarrow tubs.
West Michigan was once the nation's hotbed of tool and die makers and Die Tech found it easy to find and hire good help, Bourque said. But the demand is outpacing the supply, he said.
"We have a client who has asked us for as many people as we have (on staff) right now," said Bourque, whose firm employs about 30 tool and die makers. "We've had the opportunity to add another 20 over the last year."
The tool and die trade is leading a resurgence in American manufacturing, Bourque said. "Manufacturing is back in a big way," he said.
For one, customers are demanding greater quality in manufacturing and foreign-made tooling isn't living up to American standards of quality.
Secondly, foreign wages for tool and die makers and skilled workers are rising, making American tool and die shops more competitive again in the world market.
Third, the pipeline for new tool and die makers dried up during the surge of foreign competition that closed many American tool and die shops and curtailed high school shop programs and apprenticeship programs.
Meanwhile, veteran tool and die makers retired and younger persons found other careers, Bourque said. The average age of a tool and die maker is about 50 years old or older, he said.
Their tool and die makers can make from $20 an hour to $27 an hour plus a full array of benefits, Bourque said. With overtime, it's not unusual for one of their employees to earn more than $70,000 and up in a year.
But qualified tool and die makers are not made overnight. The average tool and die maker must go through a four-year apprenticeship that includes 576 credit hours of classes and 8,000 hours of on-the-job training before they earn their journeyman's card, Bourque said.
To meet the current demand, Bourque said they are trying to lure back people who left the state in search of greener pastures or left the trade in search of more job security.
They also are offering more flexible working hours for younger workers or parents who do not want the typical 9 to 5 workday.
Longterm, Die Tech President Casey Darby said they hope school systems and trade schools will reintroduce the shop classes and trade programs that fed their demand for tool and die makers.
Ideally, a tool and die maker is someone who is mechanically inclined and likes to work with their hands, Darby said.
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On the second Monday of each month, euphonia will present a new program at Lula. For their first Lounge gig nineteen members of the orchestra, 10 violinists, 4 viola players, 3 cellists and 2 double bass players, along with conductor Simon Capet, will perform music by Philip Glass, Beck and Shostakovich.
Bookending the night are two very different but equally gripping Symphonies. Philip Glass is a brilliant composer of movie music and his Third Symphony has all the 3D, HD, 5.1, texture and energy of a Hollywood film score. A half-century before Glass, Shostakovich was also a composer for the silver screen. His Chamber Symphony, another powerfully cinematic work, has a profoundly Russian character that makes a perfect companion piece to Philip Glass' "All American" symphony.
A highlight of the evening will be a selection from Beck's latest album, "Song Reader". This album, released at the end of 2012, comes in an almost-forgotten form, twenty songs existing only as individual pieces of sheet music! Beck has yet to record a note of these songs, so if you're a fan and want to hear anything from his latest album, come and enjoy euphonia bass player Jordan O'Connor's arrangements with special guest, the hugely talented, jazz vocalist, Gillian Margot.
Join euphonia at Lula Lounge for classical music as you've never before experienced it!
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Simon Capet (pronounced Ka-pay) knew his place in the orchestra pit before he even knew where his seat was in the kindergarten classroom. As part of three generations of professional classical musicians, he was born with music in his blood.
Growing up in London gave Simon the opportunities to break new ground in classical music from an early age. Conducting already at 14, Simon directed the Wakefield Youth Symphony Orchestra in a concert of Dvorak's New World Symphony. At 15 he began his studies at the Royal College of Music, and then won an exhibition scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music. After leaving the Royal Academy in 1990, Simon held posts as Music Director for the Pegasus Ensemble, Battersea Arts Centre Opera, The Middlesex Philharmonic, and the Harrow Symphony.
Flash forward to today, Simon is an innovative and award winning conductor, having received the Brian McMaster Award for Outstanding Achievement in Opera and the Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award for his work as Music Director for the Modern Baroque Opera in Vancouver, Canada, where he also served as the Music Coordinator and Assistant Conductor for the Vancouver Opera, starting in 1995.
After making his Carnegie Hall debut with the New York Pops in February of 2009, Simon returned to the West Coast of Canada where since 2005 he has been the Music Director for the Victoria Philharmonic Choir. He shook up the choral world in 2007 with a modern rendition and unusual production of Dvorak's The Spectre's Bride. With a creative team that included the design skills of Disney and Pixar Studio's Michel Gagne, and Emmy award winning puppeteer Tim Gosley. Simon worked with writer Mollie Kaye to totally re-write the outdated and avuncular English libretto and made the piece literally come to life using shadow puppet dramatization; reviving this neglected masterpiece and introducing it to a new generation of concert goers.
Currently, Simon travels between Canada, the US, and Europe, guest conducting while developing his exciting new, web-based series Conducted Tours


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In honor of Veterans Day, The Inter-Mountain set out in search of readers who make a habit of honoring the veterans in their families not just once a year, but each and every day. We wanted to know why they were so proud of their veteran relatives and what life lessons those veterans had instilled in their minds and hearts.
Keep reading for three star-spangled stories of selflessness, sacrifice and unconditional love for the United States of America.
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Bowden resident Jerry Jerow is one of the few members of his family who hasn't served in the military.
His father, William Jerow, was a Navy serviceman who was on the USS Honolulu in Hawaii when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941. One of his brothers, Tom E. Jerow, served in the Navy in Cadiz, Spain, while his other brother, Tim Jerow, spent 20 years in the Air Force and was stationed in Spain, Alaska, Colorado and Maryland.
Jerry Jerow's daughter, Jennifer Jerow Vance, joined the Army in September 2000, and she was deployed with the 101st Airborne Division out of Fort Campbell, Ky., when the United States invaded Iraq following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. His son, Robert Jerow, enlisted in March 1999 and currently serves as a sergeant 1st class with the 101st Airborne Division at Camp Clark in Afghanistan.
His family members' service has inspired Jerry Jerow to serve others, even if it isn't militarily.
"My family has always given to their community and country, and it has always made me want to give back to all those who have given so much," he said.
He's tried to do so through coaching and teaching social studies for more than three decades. He also is a member of the Sons of the American Legion Post 206 in Chesapeake Beach, Md., where he lives for six months out of the year.
Jerow also honors his family members' service by taking the wisdom they impart to heart.
"If there is one thing I learned from my son, daughter and dad, it was that the USA should never get into a war unless it is directly attacked," Jerow said. "They all think that going to war should be only a last resort and never done just because we fear that we will be attacked. I guess it takes people who have seen combat to really grasp the horrors of war."
A husband's passion
Jennifer Morrison's husband, Joshua, was working in Boston on Sept. 11, 2001. As a cautionary measure, his building was evacuated.
As Joshua Morrison watched the towers burn that day, he decided he couldn't stand just standing there - he wanted to do something. That's why he went to the nearest recruiting station and joined the Army.
"Since then, it has been a little crazy," Jennifer Morrison said.
Joshua Morrison signed his contract in November 2002, and his wife said his passion has never wavered. He was twice deployed to Iraq, from 2004 to 2005 for 13 months and from 2006 to 2007 for 15 months. He's been stationed in Schweinfurt, Germany; Fort Hood, Texas; and Berlin, N.H.; - and finally in Elkins, where he serves as the station commander for the Elkins Army Recruiting Station.
"He's missed his children's birthdays, anniversaries - we didn't get to celebrate one together until year five - weddings and funerals," Jennifer Morrison said.
Nonetheless, "he sets such an amazing example to his children, showing them commitment, loyalty and love of county," his wife said. "He has earned many awards and medals for his service and the unwavering admiration of his family."
A granddaughter's
Buckhannon native Jessica Hays recently lost her grandfather, James Leonard Hays, who passed away after devoting much of his life to selflessly serving his country.
James Leonard Hays was enlisted in the Army during World War II. He served from June 4, 1943, to April 16, 1946, as a member of the 60th Field Artillery, 9th Infantry Division.
But his service didn't stop when the war ceased. Soon after, he joined the Army Reserves as a Level 3 chief warrant officer, a civilian position.
"There are four levels," Jessica Hays noted with pride. "Grandpa was extremely proud to have served our country. Some of my greatest memories are of listening to him and my dad talk about their service years."
The story Jessica Hays describes as her grandfather's "legacy" is one that's been told in her family time and again. Hays' grandfather underwent training to become a pilot in the Army - but he was transferred based on a handful of crash landings linked to issues with depth perception.
"How many people can say they crashed a plane?" Hays said.
Just before James Leonard Hays passed away, he requested that the military's combined Honor Guard perform ceremonial last rites - including taps, a gun salute and the presentation of an American flag to his son and Jessica Hays' dad, James Richard Hays, who is also a veteran.
"It was one of the most beautiful things I have seen," Jessica Hays recalled.
"Words cannot describe the respect and dignity that those gentlemen gave to my grandfather!
"When I think of the freedoms and liberty we have," she continued, "I think about the sacrifices of not only my own family members, but those that other service men and women have made to serve, protect and honor our country. Proud doesn't begin to explain how I feel about knowing these individuals, who have made it possible for each of us to live a life of freedom."
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WOUNDS OF THE thoracic cavity and mediastinum proved a formidable surgical problem during the Civil War. With surgeons having no technical know-how regarding operative intervention, penetrating injuries were fatal in 65% of cases. Treatment usually involved little more than the attempted removal of foreign bodies by a surgeon's unwashed and filth encrusted fingers and placement of a simple lint dressing topped with a broad chest bandage intended to maintain the chest immobile. Difficulty with respiration, secondary to either flail chest or pneumothorax, was not easily resolved and it was usually a pragmatic matter of the patient either improving on his own or dying. Suprisingly, pneumonia was an infrequent complication of penetrating chest trauma and in this preantibiotic era there were remarkably few cases of erysipelas or tetanus. The overwhelming surgical complication was empyema, which was treated by the insertion of drainage tubes.
This drawing of Pvt Charles P. Betts was completed by Edward Stauch at the Potomac Creek Hospital 1 week after the private's injury. Published in The Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion, 1861-1865 (Vol II. Washington, DC: Government Printing Office: I:486), so faithful was the likeness of the patient, as well as the features of the wound, that 3 years later, surgeon S. A. Holman, medical director of the Sixth Corps, in unexpectedly viewing the illustration exclaimed, "I know that man; that's Betts."
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'Real Steel' may be your typical underdog tale (aside from the giant robots), but it didn't behave like an underdog at the box office. Hugh Jackman's brawling-'bots saga came out swinging and easily knocked all rivals out of contention, surprising no one with its estimated $27.3 million victory. George Clooney's Oscar-baiting drama 'The Ides of March' also did about as well as expected, debuting in second place with an estimated $10.4 million.
'Real Steel' entered the ring a heavy favorite. Its plot combined the macho robotics of 'Transformers' with the tear-jerking heart of boxing dramas like 'Rocky' and 'The Champ,' it was directed by Shawn Levy (whose 'Night at the Museum' movies display his expertise with both family films and special-effects blockbusters), it had no real competition for the mainstream action audience, it had a handful of IMAX screens in its corner and it reminded nostalgic adults of the Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots toys they had as kids. The only questions were whether the movie's just-okay reviews could overpower its strong word-of-mouth and whether Jackman could open a movie without unsheathing Wolverine's claws. Turns out they couldn't, and he could.
'Ides of March' also had to weather less-than-ideal reviews, which are much more important to a smaller-scale, Oscar-hopeful drama seeking to attract an older adult audience. Plus, the movie is about presidential campaign politics, a topic that can make eyes glaze over and throats gag. Still, the movie did well in the popular vote, earning positive word-of-mouth. And there's no denying the heartthrob appeal of Clooney and Ryan Gosling (in his third movie in three months). Studio exit polling showed the film's audience was 58 percent female.
Last week's winner, 'Dolphin Tale,' was still the biggest family movie around that didn't feature aggressive androids. In its third weekend, the film slipped a modest 34 percent to an estimated $9.2 million, landing in third place and bringing its total to date to $49.1 million.
'Moneyball' also held up well in its third weekend. Despite competition from 'Real Steel' for sports movie fans and from 'Ides of March' for thoughtful Oscar-type drama fans, Brad Pitt's brainy baseball movie fell just 38 percent to an estimated $7.5 million. The fourth-place finisher's three-week total is $49.3 million.
The closest thing to an upset was in the battle for the No. 5 spot. According to pundits, it was going to be a cage match between the four-week-old re-release of 'The Lion King' (grabbing the family viewers for whom 'Real Steel' was too violent) and the two-week-old 'Courageous' (grabbing the faith-based audience for whom 'Real Steel' had too many cuss words). Apparently, both canceled each other out, allowing cancer comedy '50/50' to sneak in and grab fifth place with an estimated $5.5 million. That's down just 36 percent from last week's premiere and gives the film a total of $17.3 million to date. 'Courageous' settled for sixth place with an estimated $4.6 million, edging out 'Lion King' by just $48,000.
After a strong September, box office for October is just a hair (about $3 million) behind last October's take, even though this weekend's movies earned a combined $2 million more than the same weekend last year. The total take so far for 2011 is still about $300 million (3.2 percent) behind the same period in 2010 ($8.0 billion to $8.3 billion).
The full top 10:
1. 'Real Steel,' $27.3 million (3,440 screens), new release
2. 'The Ides of March,' $10.4 million (2,199), new release
3. 'Dolphin Tale,' $9.2 million (3,478), $49.1 million total
4. 'Moneyball,' $7.5 million (3,018), $49.3 million
5. '50/50,' $5.5 million (2,479), $17.3 million
6. 'Courageous,' $4.60 million (1,161), $15.9 million
7. 'The Lion King,' $4.55 million (2,267), $86.0 million
8. 'Dream House,' $4.50 million (2,664), $14.5 million
9. 'What's Your Number?', $3.1 million (3,011), $10.3 million
10. 'Abduction,' $2.9 million (2,591), $23.4 million
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This RHS AGM variety produces glossy, scarlet-skinned fruits with dark ruby-red flesh that attain weights of 120g (4oz) per fruit. The round, greenback free fruits are ideal for adding to salads and sandwiches. Tomato 'Cristal' is best grown under glass, although it can be grown in a warm, sunny position outdoors. This cordon variety also has excellent disease resistance. Height: 200cm (79"). Spread: 50cm (20").
Companion planting: Try growing tomatoes with French marigolds to deter whitefly, and basil, chives or mint to deter aphids and other pests.
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For greenhouse cultivation: sow from February to March.
For outdoor cultivation: sow from March to April.
Sow seeds on the surface of a good, free-draining, damp, seed sowing mix and cover with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Place seed trays in a propagator at a constant temperature of around 15-20C (59-68F) until after germination, which takes 7-14 days. When seedlings gain 2 true leaves, transplant into individual 7.5cm (3") pots of compost and grow on at a minimum temperature of 15C (59F).
When growing in a heated glasshouse tomato plants may be transplanted at the end of May or when the first flowers are showing, if earlier. Allow 3 plants per growbag, or one per 25cm (10") pot, or plant tomatoes directly into the greenhouse soil.
When growing tomatoes outdoors, wait until all risk of frost has passed before transplanting tomatoes. Gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions over 7 - 10 days before planting out from early June when tomato plants are 20cm (8") tall. Choose a sheltered position in full sun on fertile, reliably moist, well drained soil, and transplant at a distance of 60cm (24") apart. Drive a (5') cane into the soil adjacent to each plant to support them as they grow, and tie each main stem to its support with soft garden twine.
Water tomato plants frequently, to keep the compost evenly moist. Feed tomatoes regularly with a high potash plant food once the first truss of fruit has formed.
Tie the main stems to their supports and remove any sideshoots that develop between the main stem and the leaf stems. Once the plant has produced 6 or 7 trusses, pinch out the top of the main stem. This process of "sideshooting" and "stopping" will increase the availability of light and air movement around the developing fruit, and focus the plants energy on producing a good crop of high quality tomatoes. Tomatoes can be harvested as they ripen from July to September.
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By Peter Clarke 25-09-2016
Grew this tomato in my polytunnel and everyone who tasted the tomato are still saying a couple of years later, that it was the best tasting tomato they have ever had. The result is now I have to grow this every year from now on. I need a bigger polytunnel to keep trying new tomatoes and keep Cristel as my permanent crowd pleaser.
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By Robert Porter 30-01-2016
An excellent tomato I have grown for several seasons. I have had no problems with blossom end rot at all and found them to be good sturdy plants. The only problem is the price which is now £2:99 for an average 6 seeds.
Thank you very much for your review. I am so pleased to hear of the great success you have had with your tomatoes! Thank you so much for taking the time to let us know. I hope we can continue to be of service to you in the future.
By kevin barber 13-12-2013
This was the best tomato i have grown . I grew 12 plants in the greenhouse and got a yield of about 50 lb .Froze a lot to see us through the winter with our breakfast at weekend .Hope Thomsons put the deal on again at £1 99 a pack.
By Peter A Chapman 08-10-2013
An excellent tomato with large fleshy dark red fruit with a wonderful flavour. Perhaps the best tomato I have ever tasted in almost half a century of growing them. However, although it is high yielding and consistently greenback free, it does seem to be more prone to blossom end rot than most varieties I have tried.
By Simon Hirst 11-09-2013
One of the best tomatoes I have ever grown. Well worth trying. I have grown in the greenhouse.
By david jones 20-11-2011
exelent large firm fruit. i have grown cristal as a main crop for six years, they are firm favorates with friends and family.
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Since trying this variety about three years ago I was so delighted, I will always choose this again. Its got a superb flavour and is easy to grow and versatile to use. I have no hesitation in recommending it. I have always grown it in a greenhouse and it has done equally well in large pots or planted in the ground


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Moral issues aside, every single small to mid market baseball team should have a major problem with Alex Rodriguez getting suspended without pay for 2014. Without any real form of salary cap, teams like the Indians and Rays have created a different style of roster creation that is even more frugal than Moneyball, but moves like this suspension threaten even that. With the extreme disparity in money between the top and the bottom, those teams without it have been forced into a situation where they have to trade their superstars before they reach the end of team control (like Asdrubal Cabrera and David Price), sign young players long term while there are still huge risks (like Grady Sizemore and Evan Longoria) and sign reclamation projects as free agents, in a hope they will turn things around like Ryan Raburn and Scott Kazmir.
Using these strategies, the Indians, Royals, Rays and others have been able to compete for the play-offs, despite spending almost half of what the division leaders do on team salary. The Indians have done so twice in the past ten years, despite the fact that they haven't spent more than $90M in a single season since 2001. Players like Rodriguez, and more recently Robinson Cano, are completely out of thought as their total contract equals that of the Indians entire roster for three seasons and their yearly amount would add another third to the team's yearly liabilities. These small market teams have accepted this situation and moved their emphasis down with the Indians getting excited about signing Nick Swisher and the Twins bringing in players like Phil Hughes. These players are available for the price they are mostly because teams like the Yankees and Red Sox are concentrating on bigger things.
The reason small market teams are still able to survive at all in this unbalanced environment is that the large market teams don't have an infinite amount of money and these huge deals are incredibly risky. For every C.C. Sabathia, who actually earns his paycheck without getting injured, there are ten Randy Johnsons. When these massive contracts fail, like what happened on a whole new level with the Yankees in 2013, large market teams are forced to waste hundreds of millions of dollars while still trying to still field a post-season quality roster. Essentially, what this means is that if Billy Beane or Mark Shapiro were running the Yankees, they may actually achieve their goal of winning a World Series every season by combining their ability to sign whatever player they want with the knowledge of the correct players to sign.
Things like the A-Rod suspension (and the Red Sox/Dodgers trade of 2013) allow large market teams to remove the risk of the long term deal. When the Rangers signed Rodriguez, they should have seen the risk, known the rest of the team wasn't play-off ready, and stayed away. Instead, they irresponsibly gave him the largest contract in baseball history. The Yankees saved Texas with the trade of Alfonso Soriano, then made the exact same mistake the Rangers made by giving Rodriguez another ten year deal. Now, the Yankees are the happiest people in the world that their three time MVP, 10 time Silver Slugger and 14 time All-Star isn't allowed to play in 2014.
Even without any suspensions, Rodriguez hasn't played in 150 games since before he signed his latest ten year deal in 2007. That was also the last time the perennial 50 home run hitter did so. In that 2007 season, when he won MVP, A-Rod knocked in 158 runs. He hasn't matched that in the past three seasons total. The fact is, Alex Rodriguez isn't good enough to be a Yankee anymore. Of course, at 38 years old, past the time the average player retires, this shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. This is the punishment of the Yankees for artificially inflating all salaries in baseball. If they want to outspend every one and raise the average salary to ridiculous levels, they will have to pay Alex Rodriguez $60M after he turns 40.
Except that now, they don't have to. By suspending A-Rod without pay for 2014, Major League baseball is essentially giving the Yankees their $24M back. While they were already in the running for Masahiro Tanaka, an extra $24M could allow them to also sign Matt Garza, especially if they can weasel their way out of the $85M still owed Rodriguez. If they do sign both pitchers, it will not only possibly buy them a play-off birth they don't deserve in 2014, but it will raise the amount it will take to sign Ervin Santana and Ubaldo Jimenez and will keep one more team from signing a quality starter. This whole situation is reminiscent of a decade ago when the Yankees signed every player in the league. Don't let the Yankees sign every player in the league, Mr. Selig. Make them give A-Rods remaining salary to charity. A great one would be the small-market baseball teams of America, they've all been trying to buy a new starter, but can't afford it.


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Convert a standard-size 5 gal. bucket into a portable toilet with the Reliance Luggable Loo seat cover.
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Friday, December 11, 2009
Carty Finkbeiner leaves office in a few weeks after serving as Toledo's mayor for 12 of the last 16 years. What are his plans for the future? What advice would he give mayor-elect Mike Bell? And how does he think history will assess his long and tumultuous political career? Carty Finkbeiner joins Jack Lessenberry for the full 30 minutes.


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Coghlan's Laundry Reel
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Handy indoors or out. Sturdy ABS plastic construction. 21 ft. strong nylon rope and 2 brass hooks included. Wt. 2.5 oz.
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Letters to the editor: Restoration of museum welcome
I was so happy to read that the Watson-Curtze Mansion is getting some needed restoration and expanded use of empty space for more exhibits ("Museum to expand," Erie Times-News, March 20).
One glaring incongruity that I hope will be addressed hits people in the face as they enter the main foyer. The ceiling. It has been lowered to the point where it cuts off the balcony that must have overlooked this grand entrance and it cuts off the grand stairway at the second floor.
Surely the ladies and gents who attended the grand galas given at the mansion did not divert over to the tiny narrow servants' back stairway to access the third-floor ballroom. The ceiling looks weird the way it is and I hope they tear it out and bring it back to show this welcoming foyer in its original configuration.
Rae ClaunchErie
Let's privatize
trash service
Problem solved: privatize. Use Waste Management, as garbage is their business. Better service, no bills for the city to collect and no overhead to pay.
What are we waiting for? Take the city of Erie out of the garbage business.
Ronald C. Damon Sr.Erie
rally vexes
I would like to weigh in on the matter of the Gallegos family ("Debate turns local, vocal," Erie Times-News, March 21).
Someone at the immigration reform rally mentioned the effect this is having on the children. Seriously? Alfredo Ramos Gallegos, what are you teaching your children? You entered this country illegally and that's OK?
You left this wonderful country and re-entered again illegally and that's OK? You should not be held responsible for any actions that violate laws?
I would like to know how is it that after all these years you never found the time to become a citizen of this wonderful country.
Joann LambErie
Greed is freedom's
greatest foe
So, you're a conservative, supposed freedom loving, "git the government off my back" FoxNews devotee who thinks the Bible is the best guide to the natural history of life on Earth.
Your historical wisdom includes opposition to child labor, the abolition of slavery and women being able to vote, own property or practice professions. Your heritage is one of opposition to "handouts" to anyone but the rich and resistance to civil rights legislation because states should be able to determine just how racist they "need" to be.
In 20 years, you'll be viewed once again as deluded cranks for your denial of climate change, your opposition to gay rights and the fantasy that decreasing the disparity of wealth and power will lead to some vague socialistic totalitarian oppression.
You love anything but freedom, as demonstrated by your unwillingness (or inability) to recognize that the greatest threat to freedom in America is unregulated greed. You revere the privileged, and those who dream of unrestrained power.
When a privileged elite has most of the wealth, it has the economic and political power to "own" politicians, judges and the decisions they make that favor the elite.
Look what your "freedom loving" has wrought: an ever widening gap between rich and poor, a decaying infrastructure as the decadent elite look for a quick buck while neglecting services vital to those who can't afford jets and villas, and thriving wing-nut political factions with buffoonish apologists like Glenn Beck, Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin, who could have been a heartbeat away from being president.
Bill BrownErie
Erie should
'embrace the vape'
Dr. Bruce A. MacLeod used questionable arguments in his recent letter ("Doctors wary of e-cigarettes," Erie Times-News, March 19).
Before I opened up my vapor store, I looked for real information regarding risks of the products I was about to start selling. I kept coming up with nothing, except one critical piece that contained no true information, only conjecture and hyperbole.
This doctor did nothing but take that piece of "journalism" and regurgitate it with some crafty statistical language. Some of the points being made are valid and need to be addressed. Most pressing would be limiting the age to 18 for the purchase of nicotine. There is pending legislation in this state that would do just that.
If he were truly concerned with youth, he would have used his letter to press for passage of that common-sense legislation. My store has had a policy of no nicotine for under 18 from the beginning. This is not the case with other stores in Erie. Most seem apathetic and some are downright predatory when it comes to selling nicotine to your teens, but, hey, it's a legal right.
It is a shame it will take the government to make people do the right thing and even a bigger shame it is taking so long. The real story here is why the medical community is so slow in seeing the opportunity these products offer (could it be because the pharmaceutical/medical industries don't control it).
I have read doctors from Europe say they feel we could use this technology to wipe out smoking in a generation. I have seen it in my customers and myself.
Erie should embrace the vape! Workplaces could encourage their employees to switch by making vape rooms so they don't have to go outside in the cold. Heck, we could make it part of our "tourist" promotions, with the growing number of people vaping it would be nice to see a city welcome them to vape openly.
Scottie Freemanowner, Hippie
and the Hound Vapor Lounge, Erie
Fee increases
hurt seniors
I received the water and garbage bills for this month. Garbage rose from $48 to $55. However, my water bill went from $65 to $100 for three months, which I believe is kind of ridiculous. I am a senior citizen on Social Security, which is not very much. Income hardly ever changes from year to year.
I have compared the bill to the last one I got and they read: $16.46 on the old bill for customer service, $17.45 on the new bill; $12 sewer service charge on the old bill, $17.45 on the new bill; $21.56 for water on the old bill, $36.19 on the new bill; $15.40 sewer metered on the old bill, $29.15 on the new bill. Total for three months was $65.42 on the old bill and $100.24 on the new bill. What gives? That's a $35 increase.
What gives? Is the city that greedy that it's stealing from the senior citizen who lives on a monthly income?


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Information for overseas (non-European Union) PhD applicants
Manchester: an overview of the city and the university
|A brief history of the University of Manchester.
|The University of Manchester today.
Manchester is a major UK city and the University of Manchester is one of the largest single-site universities in Europe. The University is an internationally renowned centre of excellence in research and teaching, boasting four current Nobel Laureates, two of whom are based in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
The city of Manchester boasts a rich cultural heritage as the epicentre of the industrial revolution and, today, as home to two famous football clubs, Manchester United and Manchester City. The city contains many fine examples of 19th, 20th and 21st century architecture from the Victorian Gothic Manchester Town Hall through to the award-winning Alan Turing Building, in which the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics is housed. Manchester is home to numerous art galleries, theatres, museums and restaurants. It also has a renowned music scene and a thriving nightlife.
You might also like to look at the University's Youtube Channel for student video diaries and other information about the University.
Travel links within and outside the UK
Manchester is a great city for international students and hosts more
international students than any other UK university. It boasts
excellent international and UK transport links. Manchester Airport is a
major international air hub and is the busiest UK airport outside of London,
with several direct international routes. It is one of only 17 airports in
the World with a catagory 10 runway able to accommodate the Airbus A380, the
World's largest passenger airliner. It hosts a daily A380 service to
Dubai. Manchester is just a two-hour rail journey away from
London. The London to Manchester rail service operates every 20 minutes
during peak hours.
The School of Physics & Astronomy
|Professor Brian Cox, a particle physicist and science broadcaster based at the School of Physics & Astronomy, talks about how Jodrell Bank and physics research at Manchester attracted him to study physics at the University of Manchester.
The School of Physics and Astronomy can rightly claim to be the epicentre of many seminal discoveries and breakthroughs in physics and astrophysics, from the nuclear physics work of Ernest Rutherford and Hans Geiger, the pioneering development of Radio Astronomy by Bernard Lovell, through to the recent discovery of Graphene by Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov.
The Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics is part of the School of Physics
& Astronomy with a cohort of around 80 staff and students including
around 25 members of academic staff. Our research spans: technology development; extra-solar
the Sun; stars and the inter-stellar environment; pulsars;
extra-galactic astronomy
and cosmology.
Funding possibilities for non-EU overseas studentsThe University operates some bursary schemes which are available for highly qualified international students which can contribute towards tuition costs and, in some cases, towards living costs. Current schemes are outlined below.
NEW: The 2014 President's Doctoral Scholar AwardsInternational PhD applicants applying before December 10th 2011 will be eligible for consideration for the first round of the 2012 President's Doctoral Scholar Awards scheme. More information about the scheme is avaliable here: PDS scheme
Overseas Research Studentship (ORS) Scheme
A limited number of Overseas Research Studentship (ORS) awards are offered each year by the School of Physics & Astronomy to pay the difference between the International and UK/EU fees (see here for the current fees). Successful candidates are normally awarded further bursaries to cover the remaining fee and a contribution towards living costs. The awards are made for PhD and very occasionally for MPhil study, but are not available for MSc courses. In rare cases of exceptional applicants support may also be provided from School funds outside of the ORS scheme.
ORS awards are extremely competitive and the success rate is very low (below 10%). In order to be given serious consideration you need to show in your application, as a minimum, that:
- you have a degree that is within the top 10% of degrees awarded in the country in which you have done undergraduate study. In the case of countries which divide degrees into classes (e.g. UK, India), this means a first-class degree, preferably at the 75% level or above. For the USA and similar systems, this means a grade-point average which is clearly in the top 10%. For US degrees a grade-point average normally 3.5 or above, and preferably 3.6 or above, is needed;
- you have some experience, academic or otherwise, in astronomy, observational or theoretical astrophysics or techniques of radio or optical astronomy;
- you have some other indicators of distinction, for example, university prizes or published work in a refereed scientific journal;
- you have two referees, preferably of international standing in the particular research area, who are prepared to confirm the above.
Applications which require ORS funding must reach us by early January.
Other university funding sources
There are opportunities for part-time teaching in the Physics department in the form of maths tutorials or assistance in the teaching laboratories. These pay a maximum of 1500 pounds per year. There are no other teaching assistantships or other jobs available in the University which provide extra money over and above this amount.
Details of current fees and more on funding opportunities can be found on the University postgraduate website.
When and how to apply
Early application for the PhD programme is advised, especially if you are intending to apply for ORS or other University Scholarships. If you wish to apply to one of the University scholarship schemes you must apply for it separately as well as filling in the PhD application form.
Applications involving self-funding or other sources of funding can be considered at any time.
All PhD applications should be made online - please see the online application page.
Application guidance for overseas students
It is important that you complete the application form carefully and fully. Your nationality should be that which is recorded in your passport.
English language requirements
All graduate students are required to be proficient in the English language. Students whose first language is not English or who have studied at an institution where English is not the language of instruction should arrange to take the IELTS Test or the TOEFL test and either enclose their official score reports or send them to us as soon as they are available. Please note that on the IELTS test applicants are expected to score a minimum of 6.0 overall; on the TOEFL test a minimum of 550 is required on the paper test, 230 on the computer-based test or 88-89 on the internet-based test.. Applicants may be required, as a condition of admission, to undertake training in the English language.
What to include with your application
It is important that the application returned to us is filled in completely and accurately. Referees' reports may be included in sealed envelopes with your application, or sent directly to us by the referees in the case of online applications. Although we try to reach decisions within a few weeks of receiving applications, consideration of applications may be delayed until the referees' reports arrive. You should enclose copies of your degree certificates and official transcripts, where appropriate. You should also include score reports for English Language tests. If you would like a written acknowledgement of your application, please enclose a stamped self-addressed postcard; otherwise acknowledgements will be sent by email. Any document enclosed which is written in a language other than English must be accompanied by a certified translation into English.
You do not need to send us a 1000-word account of the research you propose to undertake as specified in the Graduate Study website. It would however be helpful to us if you specify up to three areas of interest on the "areas of proposed research" part of the form; this is used to gauge demand for particular subject areas.
Please enclose details of any disability/special needs. This information will not prejudice your application but will be helpful in discussing whether the university facilities are sufficient to meet your needs. Contact the Disability Support Office for more information.
Further information
Further information which may be useful for international applicants can be found on the University's international webpage.


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How do I start a cell phone business?
Starting a cell phone business can be a long-term profit maker for you. Isn't it sad that most people dream about building a business and working for themselves but never do anything about it? Starting a cell phone business is hard work and requires determination. If you think that you have what it takes then you should read this guide, follow its instructions, and try to give it your best shot!
Online Store or Traditional Storefront
The first thing that needs to be decided is where the business will take place. Online stores require less start-up costs, but need tech-saviness and patience. The online cell phone business is very intense because there is a big pie out there. Traditional storefronts cater to a specific area, which may or may not be a competitive environment depending on geographic location. These types of stores require employees, liability insurance, computer equipment/software and paying rent. Stocking inventory follows and as anyone can reasonably expect, expenses start to cost thousands of dollars.
How to Get What a Cell Phone Business Needs
In order to get the inventory you need from the cell phone carrier, you need a Master Dealer. A Master Dealer has the power to get your store exactly what it needs. Master Dealers are in charge of supplying cell phone inventories, processing commissions and giving advice.
Furthermore, they provide support and training for your business. Some Master Dealers are nationwide, while others only operate locally. Every Master Dealer varies in pay and quality. Choosing the right Master Dealer is an important step toward starting a cell phone business.
Finding a Master Dealer
Here comes the hard part. A list exists with the names and numbers of Master Dealers across the country. The problem is that this list is confidential and only few have access to it. In order to solve this problem, you must talk to people in the cell phone business.
People who work with Master Dealers can give you the information that you need. After contacting the Master Dealer, you need to persuade them to work with you. Having a cell phone business with a traditional storefront instead being online can really help persuade a Master Dealer. If you are persuasive, then a Master Dealer might still supply you without requiring you to own a storefront.
Exclusive or Non-Exclusive Carrier
If you choose for your business to become your cell phone's business exclusive supplier then there are benefits and drawbacks. The benefits toward going exclusive are newer products and higher commissions. The drawbacks are that the carrier has a high amount of power over your business. For example, if the carrier decides to cut off your commission by 70 percent, then your cell phone business will definitely go under. This can happen when a carrier wants to open it's store around your area.
Now let's go on to what a cell phone business really sells.
The cell phone business model works by selling the following:
- Prepaid Cards/Activation – Varies, cards $5-30
- Accessory Sales – $5 to $50 each
- Upgrades and Add Ons – $30 to $100 each
- 1-2 Year Contracts(Post-Paid Activation) – $75 to $450 each
How Do They Make Money?
So how does a cell phone business make money exactly? Well, glad you asked! Here are some of the different money makers that you as a cell phone business owner will soon be intimately familiar with:
Prepaid Cards/Activation
Prepaid card sales work on a commission basis. A prepaid carrier might allow you to have a 10% commission which means that if you sell a prepaid card for 10$ then you receive 1$ in profit and the rest goes to the carrier. Prepaid activations are easy ways to make a profit without doing much calculating work. Prepaid activations make money on the amount that is made from selling the card past its wholesale price. For example, if you buy the prepaid activation at wholesale value for $30 then you could make a hefty profit by selling it to a customer for $50.
Cell Phone Accessories
Accessories are a major source of profit for a cell phone business. People need to feel that accessories are required in order for a sale to occur. Having persuasive salesman can help move potential buyers into real sales.
The most common accessories sold are chargers, headsets and replacement parts. Accessories can be bought cheaply in bulk from suppliers in Asia and sold for much higher than their original price. You might order a hundred cases for a dollar each from Hong Kong and sell them for 9 dollars each once they arrive at your store. Combining cheap accessories with expensive phones will attract customers and allow you to sell more phones.
Upgrades or contract extensions are another way of making some money in the cellular phone business. Upgrade happens when a customer has a given carrier, and they want to extend their contracts for another 2 years in exchange for a new phone on the same carrier. Carriers will pay a commission for every upgrade which is sold to a buyer. Upgrades make a small profit for cell phone businesses, usually in the range of thirty to a hundred dollars each.
Carriers also give commissions for add-ons. A business can expect five to one hundred dollars for every add-on sold. Add-ons are things like web browsing capabilities, additional texting and Blackberry capabilities. Combining a cheaper add-ons with a more expensive cell phone can result in additional profits for your business.
Cell Phone Activations
This is the main stay of a cell phone businesses profit source. Activations are what people mean when they say talk about getting a new cell phone. A one year or two year contract can mean $60 – $180 in profit for a cell phone business. Depending on how many are sold, a dealer can expect $3000 to $8000 per month from activations alone.
Starting a cell phone business might seem like hard work, but it has been done successfully many times over. If you have the heart and dedication, then starting a cell phone business won't be impossible. Learn more by reading through all of our cell phone reviews now!


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SOUL by Ludacris SL49 Ultra Dynamic In-Ear Headphones (Silver)
" This can be said as a uncut ruby, why? Because it needs a lot of tempering. First time I used it, the human voice in my music was muffled by the background track itself but it wasn't to the point where you can't actually hear the lyrics itself (unlike monster beats). Though it didn't sound amazing at first, I gave it a try, mainly because it was on a discount; if it were at its..." --Miniclap1
Denon AH-C551K In-Ear Headphone
" I looked around for a review on these and didnt find many, so bought a pair and heres what i found out. - Nice build quality - Good comfortable fit - Worst cable design I have ever seen (wtf were they thinking?!) - Easy to be driven - Extremely well defined mids & highs (these are not laid back and softsounding!) - Good soundstage..." --fabiosouzajr
Denon AH-C360 Advanced In-Ear Headphones
" I've tried out several pairs of in-ear phones and never got used to the feel of them. These are much more inviting straight away, as several earpads of different sizes are included. I found my size and was off to the races. The cable is a bit short, and I usually have to bring the included extension cable along with me on my commute. This is not a problem, just an..." --phallumontis
DENON AH-C560 Black | In-Ear Stereo Headphones (Japan Import)
"I bought these last summer during a visit to Taiwan. I had hoped to buy a replacement Audio-Technica CKM500 (which broke) but they have been replaced with the CKR5 which are a bit of a let-down with its bloated bass and congested soundstage. After trying out various headphones, the salesperson suggested the AH-C560, a mid-range Denon IEM released in 2010. Although they have been considered..." --FYLegend
Denon AH-C400
Denon's new $249 AH-C300 may be the biggest, bassiest in-ear monitor in headphone history. Each of the IEM's seemingly bulky earpieces has one of Denon's patented Double Air Compression Drivers. It's an arrangement with dual 11mm drivers, both firing at each other into a chamber that vents directly to your ear. A miniature control wheel gives the same functionality as on...
Denon AH-C300 Urban RaverTM In-Ear Headphones, Black
"full and detailed review here: http://www.head-fi.org/t/714564/denon-ah-c300-iem-review " --xkonfuzed
Denon Music Maniac In-Ear Headphones (AH-C250)
When was the last time you really sat and listened to your favorite piece of music? With Denon's line of Music Maniac headphones you'll want to do it again, and again, and again. Some people are just as obsessed about sound quality as we are. And they know sound quality is much more than the size of the driver and the cavity space in the ear cup - it's further enhanced by the...
SOUL by Ludacris FLY Premium In-Ear Headphones
Sleek, ergonomic design and superior sound makes the "Fly" In-Ear Headphones unique and a cut above all others. Designed by world class engineers, the "Fly" In-Ear Headphones delivers superior bass and clear mids and highs. The ultra-comfort in ear design eliminates ear fatigue which allows for a longer and more pleasant listening experience. Tested with the active user in...
Denon AH-C260 Acoustic Luxury In-Ear Headphones (Black)
" i got it for bass , cuz headroom says its the best in bass . now i will compare it to the klipsch s3 . package ;- 4 pair of tips , here i got the cable clip , and manuals too many . cable winder is good , thats it . s3 had a pouch . the cable is too cheap even cheaper then my she 3580 , too filmsy . design is common . a cable slider is loose , the cable clip is..." --suman134
Denon AH-W150BU Exercise Freak In-Ear Headphones, Blue
Denon's Exercise Freak in-ear headphones are the ultimate, super-lightweight, sweat proof, wireless fitness headphones that perform the way you do. Listen to your favorite music & answer calls without the inconvenience of cables getting in the way of your workout. These headphones have been tested by frequent exercisers and found to be the most comfortable and provide the most secure...


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'Zero Dark Thirty' captures first
"Zero Dark Thirty" hunted down the top spot at the box office -- and easily won it.
The controversial Osama bin Laden raid drama nabbed first place with $24 million in its first weekend in wide release.
The film earned five Oscar nominations last week, including best picture, original screenplay and actress for Jessica Chastain as a dogged CIA operative.
The horror parody "A Haunted House" starring Marlon Wayans debuted in second place with a solid $18.8 million. "Gangster Squad," starring Josh Brolin and Ryan Gosling as off-the-books police officers battling a mob boss played by Sean Penn, opened below expectations in third place with $16.7 million.
"The timing is great because there are a host of these awards contenders still out there," said Paul Dergarabedian, box office analyst at Hollywood.com.
Controversies surrounding "Zero Dark Thirty," which depicts waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods, may have helped create buzz for the film.
"Gangster Squad," similarly attracted controversy last year after the mass shooting at an Aurora, Colo., movie theater left 12 dead. Warner Bros. pulled the movie's trailer and delayed the release out of sensitivity because the film originally featured a scene with mobsters ruthlessly shooting into a movie theater audience.
Overall business in North America this weekend came in at $142 million, up more than 7 percent from the same period last year.
Foster makes bold revelations in speech
Jodie Foster came out without really coming out, and suggested she was retiring from acting without exactly saying so, in a long, breathless and rambling speech at Sunday night's Golden Globe Awards.
When Foster took the stage as this year's winner of the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award, she suggested she had a big announcement that would make her publicist nervous (the broadcast audio dropped out at this point, but for no apparent reason; nothing was said off-color). Then she stated: "I'm just going to put it out there, loud and proud ... I am, uh, single," pausing for dramatic effect before that last word. "I hope you're not disappointed that there won't be a big coming-out speech tonight. I already did my coming-out about a thousand years ago back in the Stone Age."
Foster, 50, who first appeared on screen at age 3, also hinted that she's retiring from acting. But she admitted she's been talked into returning to the stage and screen before.
Critics hail Fey, Poehler for performances as hosts
Poor Seth MacFarlane. Until Sunday night, hosting the Oscars must have seemed so easy. What did he have to do, really, to shine?
Then Tina Fey and Amy Poehler took the stage at this year's Golden Globes. Lovely, brilliant and utterly fearless, they made awards-show hosting an art form again, helming three hours of occasionally hilarious, occasionally emotional and surprisingly enjoyable TV.
The show's opening dialogue had only one flaw -- it had to end. Introducing the Globes as the only awards show in which "the beautiful people of film rub shoulders with the rat-faced people of TV," Poehler and Fey, both nominated for actress in a comedy or musical series, never stopped smiling even as they confused the acronym for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association with a disease and, within the first few minutes of the show, brought audible gasps from the audience by effectively ending the controversy regarding "Zero Dark Thirty."
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Healthy Roberts vows to return to 'GMA' -- maybe in Feb.
Robin Roberts' grueling road to recovery will be bringing her back to the "Good Morning America" anchor desk soon.
Appearing from her home on Monday's show, Roberts wore a broad smile as she announced that her most recent bone marrow test showed no sign of the life-threatening disease that has kept her off the air for months.
That means she can begin the process of returning to the anchor chair, she said, emphasizing she needs to go through a "process of re-entry."
She said she hopes to be back "in weeks, not months," perhaps as soon as February.
"I'm coming home," she declared during a festive appearance complete with "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" played as a musical accompaniment.
Timberlake releases new single with Jay-Z
Mr. "SexyBack" is back.
Justin Timberlake released his new single, "Suit and Tie," late Sunday night. It features rapper Jay-Z.
The upbeat jam is the 31-year-old's first musical offering since 2006's critically acclaimed "FutureSex/LoveSounds." His third solo album, "The 20/20 Experience," will be out later this year.
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DOHA: Noted Doha-based Islamic scholar Dr Yousuf Al Qaradawi has denied rumours circulating through a section of the media and some social networking sites that he has been banned from delivering Friday sermons in Qatar.
Quoting the twitter account of Al Qaradawi, Al Sharq reported yesterday that the scholar didn't give a sermon last Friday because he was suffering from cold.
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More rumors confirm September 21 to be iPhone 5 release date
0. phoneArena 26 Jul 2012, 07:17 posted on
Do you remember that accessory maker which said the iPhone 5 is coming on September 21, based on direct contact with Apple? Well, it seems it might not be all fiction...
This is a discussion for a news. To read the whole news, click here
1. wendygarett (unregistered)
Thanks, anonymous tipster?? LOL Im ready my popcorn to watch fanboy's dissapointment :D
19. A-P-P-L-E (banned) (Posts: 45; Member since: 26 Jul 2012)
This will change every-thing......
The new iPhone5!!!!!!!
28. jaoowolabi (Posts: 201; Member since: 07 Jun 2012)
lol imma buy it anyways m contract is over finally
77. quakan (Posts: 1373; Member since: 02 Mar 2011)
I plan on only buying iPhones until something better eventually comes along.
Oh and for the Android extremists who plan on replying with "Android is already better"...don't. I tried Android out BEFORE iOS and was disenchanted with it so there will never be a time i'll consider an Android phone.
78. noskcir (Posts: 3; Member since: 27 Jul 2012)
-you cant change extra battery on iphone because they will not allow you..
-you cant add SD memory on iphone because they will not allow you...
-you cant connect iphone on other brand because they will not allow you...
-you cant install flash on iphonebecause they will not allow you...
=in short you are just a user, not an owner.. apple sucks!
86. quakan (Posts: 1373; Member since: 02 Mar 2011)
-I've never needed to change my battery because I get great battery life
-I've never needed more memory on my iPhone
-I don't know what you mean by connecting on another brand
-Flash is dead
=In short: You're ignorant.
45. Motatrola (Posts: 33; Member since: 27 Oct 2011)
Do you burn candles while worshiping your iphone?
74. wademvp91 (Posts: 11; Member since: 29 Nov 2011)
32. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
iOMG, iCan't wait.
My iPhone 4S is already a huge disappointment (GREAT music player, though), iJust hope that the new iPhone changes all that. iMean, there's a fecal-matter load of stuff iCan do on my Rezound that iCan't do on my iPhone 4S; and, my Rezound supposedly was reported to have so many connectivity issues. No connectivity issues here and iCan do everything iCan't do on my beloved iPhone 4S. iJust hope [THIS TIME] everything 'does change'.
BTW, sent from my Rezound cuz' my iPhone 4S doesn't let me "Reply" within PhoneArena comments; it just lets me post new comments.
40. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
Have you ever consider changing your handle to iPAPINYC?
Just asking....
53. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)
iDiD, a few months ago and iWas iBanned by iPhoneArena - :)
It's all good though, my Rezound makes up for all of my iPhone's short comings.
59. Lift_Off (Posts: 152; Member since: 04 Apr 2012)
el oh el you have rezound! what a loser.
71. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
You need to stop using "iPA" since it can be offensive to the people on PA since they work hard on this site.
Just my two cents.
48. nofear (Posts: 151; Member since: 22 Jun 2012)
That's Apple for something you have to pay. The trend is Android got the edge over Apple. Huge time gap on Android vs Apple aspect for apps availability, you see how Android proven its superior in OS support across the globe.
Here something about Apple came up with a 19-pin dock connector that you must have with you vs 30-pin connector that you might have under your bed or in your junk box, it CAN NOT being use with a new iPhone 5. Too f[][]king bad!
65. biophone (Posts: 1956; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
All you have to do to reply is tap on the name first then hit reply.
Sent from my iPhone
66. JessJess (unregistered)
No biophone. The iPhone obviously sucks. iWonder why don't you believe him? ;)
70. biophone (Posts: 1956; Member since: 15 Jun 2011)
Hahaha jess thats funny.
People really shouldn't rant when they don't know what there talking about.
87. jaoowolabi (Posts: 201; Member since: 07 Jun 2012)
why do u have two phones?
41. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
Does anyone remember Foxconn CEO Terry Gou? He stated: "... [iPhone 5] will put Samsung's Galaxy S III to shame."
2. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4833; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
These dates almost never come to fruition. I only accept a release date if it comes from the big bosses, meaning the actual OEM or the actual carrier. Even though the carriers sometimes mess with those dates.
Can anyone remember the Samsung Galaxy Nexus on Verizon last year. That was a crazy fiasco.
6. J-LoTheGreat (Posts: 32; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
And the Bionic? Now THAT was a disaster!!
8. iamcc (Posts: 1319; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
Ugh. I don't want to remember the Nexus on Verizon... gives me a headache just thinking about it.
55. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4833; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
Guys it seems we have a common culprit. Can we all say VERIZON? lol
3. bloodline (Posts: 706; Member since: 01 Dec 2011)
I have no doubt the iphone design and build will be top notch, but siri-ously... its the same looking OS its boring, dated and to simple.
4. serious9010 (Posts: 254; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
OS's should be simple.
16. sandysingh252 (Posts: 27; Member since: 22 Nov 2011)
So simple that it starts to burn one's eyes with the same icons and folders since last four years. Call that simple, Fruit fan.
23. A-P-P-L-E (banned) (Posts: 45; Member since: 26 Jul 2012)
Sales will reach a million in 2days.
29. jaoowolabi (Posts: 201; Member since: 07 Jun 2012)
maybe some ppl dont have the capability to use an android or WP. i do like apples simplicity, makes money and is good.
49. serious9010 (Posts: 254; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
In my opinion OS's should be simple, because that's more practical and functional. Someone once told me that iOS is for stupid people because it's so simple. I said: do you think a faucet should have a sudoku installed on it so you wouldn't feel so stupid turning it on? My point is that a simpler OS is more functional and practical.
57. SonyFTW2020 (Posts: 311; Member since: 03 May 2012)
Thats true for all the non techy average joe, which is a good thing becuase not everyone wants to use there phone the way we use our andorids....(droid power) most people just want a nice looking phone that can do "half" of what android does and they are satisfied with that...And why shouldnt they be?? But heres where apple loses.....PRICE RANGE! you are paying double the money for an iphone with a simple os when you could be paying wayy less for android that does MORE....and to be honest android is not that complicated lets just be real here there is nothing hard to figure out about it...If apple fans actually took a bit of time to try an android phone and calculate the cost the are paying for an iphone versus a top end power android "for less money" then it would be really hard for them to not want a galaxy s3 or an htc one s...
76. MineralsMate (Posts: 3; Member since: 26 Jul 2012)
Wow. Makes sense to me; thanks for the lesson. I'm still trying to figure out which way to go, but AT&T's 4G LTE was just launched here in ATL so that's one consideration; the iPhone 5 is supposed to be geared for that. But, I'm a hairdresser; how complicated a phone do I need? Not sure. Still, thanks for this info.
68. MartyK (Posts: 816; Member since: 11 Apr 2012)
Since it's your Opinion that an Os's should be simple, then you want a simple phone,...
Thus we got you cover..it's call a ...JITTERBUG!!..
How many do you want?...lol
82. serious9010 (Posts: 254; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
@MartyK, your comment is ignorant. Plus, you're twelve and that's an inappropriate way to talk to adults.
By simple I didn't mean lacking all the functionality of a modern smartphone. What I meant is that the OS should be as advanced and functional as any other OS on the market, yet practical with it's simplicity.
By the way, Apple doesn't lose when it comes to price range. You can get an iPhone with a subsidized pricing on different carriers. Even if it was as pricey as you state (@SonyFTW2020) it is still worth it's money for it's built quality and stable and advanced OS, which is simple and user friendly at the same time.
84. MeoCao (unregistered)
You are wrong man, a powerful OS can do many things under the hood. Look at how Google can place voice recognition feature in the handset and you can use distation feature off line.
That's only 1 example. Google now and the new notification system also require a robust OS.
67. JessJess (unregistered)
9 thumbs down for stating a fact. Welcome to PA.
72. ardent1 (Posts: 2000; Member since: 16 Apr 2011)
I get thumbed down for poking holes in the android camp. The number of thumbs down is a sign of how successful I was at shooting down their arguments. It's almost like a badge of honor.
69. pkiran1996 (Posts: 166; Member since: 22 Oct 2011)
The amount of people that hate you will reach a million in 2 days.
83. serious9010 (Posts: 254; Member since: 20 Jul 2012)
The "hate" you mention is a clear indicator of how brainwashed and misguided android fans are. Such hard feelings over a bunch of tech. Sheesh :/
38. andro. (Posts: 1998; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Yep it'll essentially be an iphone 4$ with a dissappointing ios 6 and a slightly bigger screen,slightly slimmer and a different charger requiring new accessories.
50. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
That's your opinion and millions disagree. 26 million last quarter to be exact.
5. MeoCao (unregistered)
Hopefully there will be some nice surprises. I'm not sure what the selling point is this time.
21. A-P-P-L-E (banned) (Posts: 45; Member since: 26 Jul 2012)
Apple will lead 4gLte. 4g is not that famous now. The iP5
will ush sales dramatically!!!!!
25. Roomaku (Posts: 278; Member since: 06 Feb 2012)
Wow. I like some Apple products but are you serious about what you are saying? I mean your icon is apple, your name is apple? Is this a joke if so good job, if not Im kind of worried for you...
51. nofear (Posts: 151; Member since: 22 Jun 2012)
A-P-P-L-E is a marker!, he is pretending and be in as iFan because he fulled of Apple products, stirred us away from using Apple product.
42. wsucoug13 (Posts: 164; Member since: 04 May 2012)
4G is not famous now?? What are you retarded or something...
7. Aeires (unregistered)
I would love for it to come out today so the web could stop getting inundated with iPhone stories that are based solely on speculations.
36. ZayZay (Posts: 571; Member since: 26 Feb 2011)
You realize once the phone launches, the very next day iphone 5S will start rumoring. It will never end.
9. bighandssmallpockets (Posts: 67; Member since: 13 Dec 2011)
If I were coming out with a new device in November I might let some rumor slip that it might be coming out in September just to get people to hold off on their upgrades.
September rolls around and then the "official" November date gets announced and you figure that you waited this long for the upgrade whats another 2 months?
September = 0% chance
on other reason Sept is no chance is that my next upgrade is Sept. 20!
10. 50taco (banned) (Posts: 5; Member since: 26 Jul 2012)
This phone will change everything....again....again. Its going to be not just revolutionary but SSJ3 revolutionary. It will dice and slice, usable as a cheese grater and it will also blend OTHER phones. It will walk your dog, and give you enough motivation to start working out again. It will whisper in your ear and give you the confidence to overcome all your goals. This is the NEW iPhone (totally not that same as the old iphone you idiot). Now go away I'm making pancakes.
13. wendygarett (unregistered)
LOL 50taco....
14. smartphonemad (Posts: 42; Member since: 10 Jul 2012)
Dafuq did I just read? :$
18. A-P-P-L-E (banned) (Posts: 45; Member since: 26 Jul 2012)
Get ready everyone. this will cause a big hype like no otherd.
33. Aeires (unregistered)
You actually wrote something I agree with, definitely a big hype, with emphasis on the word hype.
44. Motatrola (Posts: 33; Member since: 27 Oct 2011)
Google and Motorola are going to open hand slap yo silly ass.
24. iamcc (Posts: 1319; Member since: 07 Oct 2011)
That was great.
30. jaoowolabi (Posts: 201; Member since: 07 Jun 2012)
which one will have better sales though? iphone lol
34. buccob (Posts: 2566; Member since: 19 Jun 2012)
my first ever thumb up for taco (is it the same old taco?)
This was freaking hilarious
46. Motatrola (Posts: 33; Member since: 27 Oct 2011)
I don't care...
60. SonyFTW2020 (Posts: 311; Member since: 03 May 2012)
HAHAHAHAHHA did 50 tyson inspire your name sir?
11. sammy_saw (Posts: 28; Member since: 07 Jan 2012)
completely redesigned ? It's look a like with there older phone just with a bigger screen , a Smaller connector and a aluminum plate on the middle of the back part ,the rest look the same


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The people at the party were so wack...it was a train wreck.
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