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Imagine, amid the detailed planning, frenzied gathering of precious objects, painstaking construction and growing sense of anticipation, Moses stands before the people and says, Enough! "Let no man or woman make further effort toward gifts for the sanctuary!" (Exodus 36:6).
I recently sat with two fifth-graders, discussing this seemingly odd directive. We discussed how Moses had previously called upon the Israelites to bring gifts for the construction of the tabernacle, but how in this week's portion, Vayakhel-Pekudei, we learn that the Israelites were bringing too much. I asked the students why they thought Moses would tell the people to stop bringing gifts and one replied, "Maybe they brought so many gifts that there wasn't any space left for God?"
This command to stop all donations comes on the heels of an altogether different building project. In last week's parasha, the Israelites grew impatient with Moses' time away on Mount Sinai and joined with Aaron in the misguided construction of the golden calf. In that episode, Aaron said to the Israelites, "Take off the gold rings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me" (Exodus 32:2). The people did as he said.
When Moses lingered on the mountain, the Israelites donated jewelry to build an idol. When Moses told them to bring treasures to build the tabernacle, the Israelites gave until Moses said stop. Whether asked to give freely or by command, whether for purposes sinister or holy, the Israelites seem happy to oblige.
Under Pharaoh's rule, the Israelites not only witnessed but also participated in the grand construction of monuments. They worked until Pharaoh said quit, they built what he designed, and they fulfilled the wishes he expressed. When it came time for the Israelites to contribute, they contributed without autonomy. For them, doing and building came as second nature. But, the Israelites built in order to build. They did in order to do. What they failed to experience was the deeper purpose of the construction, the intention behind the act.
Maybe they brought so many gifts that there wasn't any space left for God?
Moses knew his people's history. He had witnessed their labor as slaves and seen their construction of a useless idol well before he called upon them to stop their donations for the tabernacle. Maybe Moses came to fear that the Israelites were building the tabernacle in the same spirit that they built a golden calf for worship or erected a monument for their master?
But, the tabernacle was meant to be different.
The Hebrew word for tabernacle, mishkan, is constructed from the root letters shin-kaf-nun, meaning "dwell." The tabernacle's purpose was to be a dwelling place for God, not just a building project for humanity. The tabernacle was to be the antithesis of all that the Israelites had come to know and experience. The tabernacle was to be a space for being, not for doing.
Maybe they brought so many gifts that there wasn't any space left for God?
The Israelites were so busy gathering gold and silver, crimson yarn and acacia wood, that they lost sight of the sacred purpose of their task. They were focused on the means, and missed the end.
In our lives today, we are not so different from our desert ancestors. We have our own edifices to keep us busy. Today, we too gather in our own individual pursuits, filling our moments with collections and constructions. We busy ourselves with our objects and our relationships, our worries and our passions, our aspirations and our failures. We may also find ourselves building in order to build, doing in order to do.
Maybe we are consumed by so much gathering that we fail to make space for the sacred?
Torah comes to remind us this week that life is not just about the building, but also about the being. This is a week for consciously making space. This is a week for considering the towers of activities and details and dealings that we pile around ourselves. This is a week for considering what we are using to fill our mental, emotional and spiritual wells. This is a week for clearing aside some of that stuff, which keeps us feeling full and occupied but also ultimately distracts us from that which is holy and meaningful.
Amid the detailed planning, frenzied gathering of precious objects, painstaking construction and growing sense of anticipation, Moses once again stands before his people and says, Enough!
Let us hear his call.
Rabbi Jocee Hudson is rabbi educator and religious school director at Temple Israel of Hollywood (tioh.org), a Reform congregation
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go, Bobby, I got a bad feeling."
She may not be seeing dead people just yet, but her sixth sense is right on target. Bobby Shatford and his crewmates are about to run straight into a colossal storm—in fact, three colliding colossal storms—that engulfed the East Coast in October 1991, wreaking havoc with anything unlucky enough to be out on the frigid waters of the North Atlantic at the time. The Perfect Storm, based on Sebastian Junger's enthralling 1997 nonfiction bestseller and directed by Wolfgang Petersen (Air Force One), recounts in drenching detail exactly what happened to the Andrea Gail and its six-man crew when nature let loose.
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Clooney has little to do besides talk tough and literally laugh in the face of danger, letting out maniacal cackles as he muscles his boat through crashing waves. Wahlberg is more affecting, but you know his fate from the moment he promises Lane that this will be his final trip. (PG-13)
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Based on a meeting between free agent shortstop Jimmy Rollins' representation and the Philadelphia Phillies that took place either late Sunday night or early Monday morning, the two sides still are far apart on a contract.
Rollins' agent, Dan Lozano, met with Phillies general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. and it "did not go all that well," an unidentified source told CSNPhilly.com.
As has been the hang-up for some time in these negotiations, Rollins is insistent on a five-year deal from the Phillies, or any team, but the Phillies are not willing to offer that.
That's an understandable position from Amaro when you factor in Rollins' injury history, his age (33) and that he already is in decline.
A three-year deal seems more likely, and the Phillies might even push it to four, but that means Rollins would have to come down from his stated stance.
The same CSN report has the Phillies in talks with free-agent third baseman Aramis Ramirez, who also is 33 but could upgrade the middle of the lineup.
There is some uncertainty about whether negotiations with Ramirez are a ploy to help sign Rollins or if the Phillies have real interest in Ramirez, but it seems like the team might be serious since FOX Sports has reported that the Phillies are shopping third baseman Placido Polanco.
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The shutters are up at the supreme club surrounded by the Diyawannawa. How many of the former members woke up on Sunday to find that they had been stripped of all their perks and privileges that went with membership over there, we do not know. It was only a matter of time when the inevitable would happen.
And now the battle lines are drawn for the stakes are high. The new configuration - United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) is no doubt the cynosure and occupies centre stage gathering momentum by the day. Key members have fanned out to their respective strongholds to amass their forces. Even some of those contacted pleaded urgent engagements. All this frenzied activity meant that nominations for the 13th Parliament were being worked at with vigour and the bigwigs had hit the campaign trail.
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The reality was that there was a massive surge of support for the SLFP-JVP alliance. Already the MEP, NUA, SLMP, DVJP, have strengthened and broadened the power base of this new force that is gaining ascendancy by the day. SLFP top ranker and former Opposition Leader, Mahinda Rajapakse also confirmed that several discussions had taken place with the LSSP and CP and he was hopeful that they will be with them on the Alliance stage.
In the other camp, the UNF is likely to lose the support of the SLMC at the forthcoming election. The UNF at several meetings with the SLMC leader had been unable to win its support and the Muslim Congress will be contesting alone. The SLMC leader has realised that he should work in the interests of the Muslim community and not on his own preference.
The remarks by LTTE theoretician Anton Balasingham as well as several LTTE stalwarts that they were ready to talk with any stable government which comes to power at the election was a positive omen and at the same time it also became a hard slap to several NGOs and parties claiming that the peace process will be blocked with the dissolution of Parliament.
America's support for any government which comes to power had been confirmed last week. Indian High Commissioner had also announced that India would not involve Sri Lanka's internal political matters accepting the President's decision to go for elections to select a stable Parliament.
A committee to work on maintenance and implementation of the Ceasefire Agreement had been agreed by SLMM Chief Maj. Gen. Trond Furuhovde in a discussion with the President last week. The proposed committee will comprise Defence Ministry Secretary, three Service Commanders, a Peace Secretariat representative and several representatives from the SLMM. Regular briefings to the President and Prime Minister and peace related issues will have to be conducted by the committee.
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In 1960, a young haole couple from Denver traveled to Maui. He had a job teaching music at Baldwin High School. They drove to the West Coast where they boarded a ship for the trip to the islands. Along the way, they studied Hawaiian. Surely that was the dominant language. They were surprised and relieved to find everyone spoke English.
Eight years later, a newsman landed on Oahu. From what he heard on the street, it seemed pidgin was the language to be learned. A local-born haole colleague set him straight. There are many kinds of pidgin, each incorporating words from Hawaii's many ethnic groups. In the most simple terms, pidgin is a mix of English and other languages, most of them using a corrupted Hawaiian syntax. Besides, locals expected haole to sound haole.
Much later on Maui, the newsman learned pidgin had to be absorbed, not learned. There were no textbooks if you ignore the surfer-influenced "Pidgin to the Max" and "More Pidgin to the Max." The magazine-styled books are sort of illustrated dictionaries with an emphasis on humor.
Speaking it was one thing. Understanding it, particularly when rendered with a thick accent, was another. The newsman finally settled on saying, "I'm sorry but I've got haole ears" when being nonplussed by what he heard.
In 1973, the newsman moved to Maui. The Hawaiian renaissance was just beginning to take hold. There was no need to learn the language but the newsman thought he could at least correctly pronounce the island's many Hawaiian place names.
It wasn't that hard. Vowels are pronounced as they are in Latin or any of the other Romance Languages such as Spanish or Italian. No diphthongs, each vowel was said separately, he'd been told. That isn't always true, but "the rule" served well for the most part.
There was one small problem. Some of the island's place names were commonly mispronounced. Hali'imaile (literally, "maile vines strewn") came out as high-lee-migh-lee. Pu'unene (goose hill) had become poo-nay-nay. Ma'alaea was said to be mah-ligh-ah. There is more than one definition of Ma'alaea, depending on pronunciation. Separating all the vowels makes it a place of wind. Saying mah-ah-ligh-yah, one of the exceptions to the diphthong rule, makes it the place where medicinal red ocher is found. The latter is preferred by Hawaiian speakers.
The two other inhabited islands in Maui County were pronounced lah-nigh and mo-lo-kigh. "Place Names of Hawaii," the accepted primary source for Hawaiian place names, says it should be Lana'i ("perhaps literally, day of conquest"). According to the book written by Mary Kawena Pukui, Samuel H. Ebert and Esther T. Mookini, it should be Moloka'i (moh-loh-kah-ee). There's no literal translation, although it might be a reference to a kind of sweet potato. There are some island kupuna there who say it should be mo-lo-kigh, which might be translate as twisted sea.
It all gets complicated, but there is no excuse for imposing English pronunciation on Hawaiian words. An irony is that Hawaiian is a generic adjective devised by the missionaries who turned olelo o Hawaii into a written language. Not so incidentally, some say Hawaii should be pronounced hah-vigh-ee.
Live here any length of time and you'll hear a tourist say he wants to go to lah-hay-nah. The old pronunciation of Lahaina is lah-high-nah with the emphasis on the first syllable ("literally, cruel sun").
One of the most egregious examples of mangling Hawaiian was in a Ho'okipa surf report on the radio. The guy said waves were good at hoo-kee-pah. No, no. It's ho-o-kee-pah, a word that means hospitality. His version doesn't mean anything.
Times change and even the most local of locals are shifting away from the old corruptions. You can thank Hawaiian immersion school classes and the resurgence of respect for the indigenous culture.
Still . . .
Listen to any radio or television based on Oahu and you'll hear examples of "commonly accepted" but wrong pronunciations. A good example is Wahiawa ("literally, place of noise"). Usually, you'll hear wah-hee-wah, not wah-hee-ah-vah.
There's no excuse for mispronouncing one place name, Honolulu ("literally, protected bay"). It's ho-no-loo-loo, not hah-nah-loo-loo. Saying it the wrong way is really lolo ("feeble-minded").
* Ron Youngblood is a retired editor and staff writer for The Maui News. His email address is firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Gardeners love to show off.
Meandering along winding paths filled with perennials of all shapes and sizes is most often what you will find when you visit the home of nearly any seasoned gardener.
But believe it or not, there are gardeners out there who don't want beds filled with perennials.
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Gardening with annuals can be easy and rewarding, as demonstrated by the annual garden at the Research and Development Gardens at the Trumbull County Agriculture and Family Resource Center in Cortland. Annuals can be used on their own to brighten up any landscape, or can be mingled among perennials to bring added color and fill in areas when nothing else seems to be blooming.
"I might put a few perennials in my garden, but that doesn't mean I've made friends with them," said Joan Travers, one half of the husband and wife team who were first place winners in the 2008 Tribune Chronicle and Trumbull County Master Gardener amateur garden contest. (Read more about the Travers' gardens and our second-place winner in the Aug. 27 issue of the Tribune Chronicle).
Travers, who loves gardening without the back breaking work included with the nearly constant moving and dividing overgrown perennials every few years, prefers instant gratification with her gardens. Plant it all at once at the beginning of the season, take care of weeds and water throughout the summer and start again next year, is the motto of annual flower growers.
And there are obviously many annual growers around as is evident of the hundreds of trays of these remarkable plants sold each spring at garden centers, home stores, parking lots and driveway retailers. Annuals are, after all, fast-growing, colorful, easy to grow and practically maintenance free.
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Calendula, also commonly called pot marigold, is an annual herb that is used to make soothing balms and scented candles. Grown easily from seed, calendula was the International Herb Association's 2008 Herb of the Year. At one point in history, the flower petals were used to color butter, cheese and some soups. If grown without chemicals, the petals are edible and can be used in salads and other recipes. Discard the bitter center disk of the flower, however.
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Although Hairy Galinsoga has been a Weed of the Week in the past, it bears repeating. This annual weed that propagates from seeds that can lay dormant in the soil for several years, is a common pest of vegetable growers. Seemingly growing and producing flowers overnight, the plant has shallow roots and pulls up easily, but even after clearing out an entire garden bed, in a few days, new seedlings appear that grow quickly to compete with other plants for nutrients and water.
Travers admits that she sometimes lets a perennial into her gardens, proving that there are not just perennial or annual growers. Most gardeners use both to enhance their garden beds, but for a lot of people out there, it's annuals or nothing, and for good reason.
Annuals are quick growing and provide instant color. They are inexpensive. Often the cost of one perennial is equal to an entire tray of annuals. And while there is no guarantee the perennial will survive its first winter, there is no worry with annuals because they aren't meant to survive. Annuals grow, flower, set seed and die, all within one growing season.
Some plants that are perennials in other parts of the country are treated as annuals here in northeast Ohio due to their inability to survive our winters. These plants are not true annuals, but because they are easily grown and equally inexpensive, it is easier to buy them new each spring. Other plants, called biennials, grow foliage the first season and flower and set seed the second year before dying when frost hits in late September. Still other annuals and biennials seem to act like perennials, such as hollyhock and malva (marshmallow) because they look as though they are returning each spring, when in reality, they are growing from seeds that dropped from plants the previous year.
While most annuals prefer four to six hours of sun each day, some will grow equally as well in shade, including wax, or fibrous rooted, begonia; impatiens and coleus.
In late summer, begin preparing your garden bed for next year's annual plantings. You can cultivate the soil by tilling in fresh compost and fertilizer or you can take the easy route and simply mark off your garden area, cover the site with several inches of compost and at least four layers of newspaper. Wet down the papers to keep them from flying away and mulch heavily with composted leaves or grass clippings. By next spring, the newspapers and mulch will have decomposed into the soil creating a new garden bed free of weeds and no hard work or tilling of precious topsoil was involved.
Be sure that your site drains well after a heavy rain and there is no standing water in the area or the plants will suffer. In early spring as soon as the soil can be worked, plant half-hardy annuals. Half-hardy annuals, such as pansies, allysum, dianthus and Artemisia 'Dusty Miller,' can handle a light frost in late spring. Once all danger of frost has past, usually mid- to late May in Trumbull County, the rest of your chosen plants can go into the garden. You may like petunias, salvia, ageratum, sunflowers, borage, stock, annual black-eyed Susan vine, climbing cardinal flower and a host of others that are both fragrant and brilliant.
Most annuals are grown from seeds; however, some take a long time get going, such as lobelia and petunias. These are often started indoors as early as February, so gardeners without greenhouses or a lot of windows with bright sunlight prefer to buy the plants from garden centers.
Of course, if you prefer instant gratification, you can start other annual seeds indoors six to eight weeks before the last frost date to ensure they are well on their way to blooming by the time you put them in the ground. Or you can simply buy healthy plants locally.
Because annuals grow quickly and flower profusely all season, feeding an all-purpose fertilizer once a month will keep them healthy. However, if you have amended your soil with plenty of nutritious compost and the plants are growing well, there may not be a need for fertilizer at all.
Deadhead plants throughout the season to keep them looking attractive and to prevent them from going to seed, however, some plants are "self-cleaning" and don't seem to mind if they aren't deadheaded. These include vinca, begonia and many new varieties of petunia.
For more information on growing annuals, contact The Ohio State University Extension Trumbull County Master Gardener hotline at 330-637-3908 or e-mail your questions to email@example.com.
Evanoff is a Master Gardener with The Ohio State University Extension of Trumbull County. She can be reached at email@example.com.


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After working over Crystal's asspipe with a half hour of wunderbar, Tony easily managed to go twix on that bitch.
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Two black people in the same sleeping bag.
You look at those two black campers. They look like a Twix.
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Noun: A chocolate bar. Finger-shaped crunchy biscuit topped with caramel and coated in chocolate. Rumoured that some people also use these for other things =/
Verb: To twix = to finger.
Verb: To twix = to finger.
'I twixed myself with a Twix'
'One finger or two?'
'One finger or two?'
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To stall in order to create an excuse that saves you from embarrassment, beatdown, etc. This may or may not be accomplished by freezing time/eating candy.
He twixed himself out of trouble after his girlfriend found an inappropriate text.
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Two dicks inserted and occupying one rectum at the same time.
She's taking two dicks in her ass right now! Yeah girl, conquer that Twix!
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Slang term for a 26-ounce bottle of hard liquor.
Hey Keebz, where's the other twix of Bacardi?
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A candy bar that you can smoke. Bite off the two ends and smoke it like a cigarette. You have to hold a lit lighter under it while you smoke it because it will not stay lit.
Smoking Twix bars is the latest trend.
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I was unaware of Mike Sigman's magazine titled similarly, and the another web thngy by the same title that came up associated to Mike. Might be the point of contention for some with my use of true internal strength. Might be a branding issue. I don't know.
Going back on track. I guess terms are differently used in different circles, dialects, and places. I have allways associated the term internal strength with what I talked about. I hope These definitions helps to further define what I mean. And some other interesting stuff. First from Websters (internal see 2nd defination):
Main Entry:
Pronunciation: \in-ˈtər-nəl, ˈin-ˌ\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English internalle, from Latin internus; akin to Latin inter between
Date: 15th century
1 : existing or situated within the limits or surface of something: as a (1) : situated near the inside of the body (2) : situated on the side toward the median plane of the body b : of, relating to, or occurring on the inside of an organized structure (as a club, company, or state) <internal affairs>
2 : relating or belonging to or existing within the mind
3 : intrinsic, inherent <internal evidence of forgery in a document>
4 : present or arising within an organism or one of its parts <internal stimulus>
5 : applied or intended for application through the stomach by being swallowed <an internal remedy>
— in·ter·nal·i·ty \ˌin-ˌtər-ˈna-lə-tē\ noun
— in·ter·nal·ly \in-ˈtər-nəl-ē\ adverb
Main Entry:
Pronunciation: \ˈstreŋ(k)th, ˈstren(t)th\
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural strengths \ˈstreŋ(k)ths, ˈstren(t)ths, ˈstreŋks\
Etymology: Middle English strengthe, from Old English strengthu; akin to Old High German strengi strong — more at strong
Date: before 12th century
1 : the quality or state of being strong : capacity for exertion or endurance
2 : power to resist force : solidity, toughness
3 : power of resisting attack : impregnability
4 a : legal, logical, or moral force b : a strong attribute or inherent asset <the strengths and the weaknesses of the book are evident>
5 a : degree of potency of effect or of concentration <chili peppers in varying strengths> b : intensity of light, color, sound, or odor c : vigor of expression
6 : force as measured in numbers : effective numbers of any body or organization <an army at full strength>
7 : one regarded as embodying or affording force or firmness : support <you are my love and my strength>
8 : maintenance of or a rising tendency in a price level : firmness of prices <the strength of the dollar>
9 : basis —used in the phrase on the strength of
synonyms see power
— from strength to strength : vigorously forward : from one high point to the next
Internal Strength Definitions And Elaborations
By Peter Lim Tian Tek
Below are some definitions from Chinese sources concerning Internal Strength. Whilst important, Internal Strength is not the sole purpose of Internal martial arts.
Mo Jing: In Search of Internal Strength
By Tu-Ky Lam
Do you know what to do when you practice zhan-zhuang? Many people do not. During zhan-zhuang, we do an exercise called "Mo-jing", which means feeling or searching for internal strength. Once we have found or built up our internal strength, it will accumulate and our internal strength will get stronger and stronger. Mo-jing requires that we have a correct posture with good zheng-li (which means opposite tension), use mind and not force, and move slowly with very small movements. We will discuss this in greater details in here.
No movement in zhan-zhuang does not mean absolutely motionless. It is mo-jing at its highest level where the movement is so tiny and not noticeable. Here our internal strength is placed at the best optimal position, ready for us to pounce at the enemy. That is why no movement is better than small movements.
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Easy recipes, doable beauty tips, a 30-day fitness guide, and so much more in the September issue of Good Housekeeping Philippines, out now.
When you juggle your career and social life, especially when one or both of these demand a lot of your time and attention, it's easy to forget to take some time out for yourself.
"Me" time, as we like to call it, gets set aside in favor of family time, barkada nights, and projects at work. After all, everyone's relying on you to get your work done or bring that dish to the pot luck party, but you're the only one who really notices if you don't have time to have your nails done regularly or get that monthly massage you promised yourself.
Still, it's important to fill your life with rituals and adventures that make you feel good about who you are, what you're doing, and where you're going. Otherwise, everything starts to feel like a hassle, and you'll find you're headed straight for burnout central.
In the slide show below, we've listed some of the things you may want to make time for in order to enrich your life. Click through our suggestions and let us know your top picks!
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Welcome The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has undertaken the preliminary design and environmental study for a new link between Jessamine and Madison Counties, commonly referred to as the I-75 Connector. People who live or work in and around Jessamine and Madison Counties can provide valuable input that is important to creating the best possible project. For that reason, KYTC encourages the public to stay informed and engaged in the project as it moves forward. The project team is currently developing the alignments in the zones and plans to host additional public involvement opportunities in 2016. (more)
9-14-15: The project team is currently working on refining preliminary design concepts and assembling a high level comparison of impacts, which will be used in the selection of a Build or No Build preferred alternative. Team members are also finalizing the traffic analyses and exploring potential funding options. KYTC plans to present the findings of these tasks to the public in 2016.
4-2-15: The environmental and engineering studies are still underway. The next updates are now planned for early summer. Meeting schedules will be posted here in advance.
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Dear Kay,
Snow day. Slow.
Working on a beanie, for my fella.
Who doesn't really need a beanie. But maybe I need to make him one?
It's Haven Leavitt's simple 'n' satisfyin' Man Hat. These could be totally addicting. I'm already on Man Hat Number 2.


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Metro Waste Authority said there will be no garbage or recycling on Thursday due to the storm.
The announcement affects residents in Clive, Des Moines, Urbandale and West Des Moines.
Collection will be delayed one day the remainder of the week with Friday collection on Saturday.
Officials said Windsor Heights will have garbage and recycling collection delayed one day as well, with Friday collection on Saturday.
Residents in other communities should check with their garbage collection company or city hall for updates on collection schedules.


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In lieu of doing any actual typing myself, here's some links to occupy your Sunday afternoon....
First, the incredible video that led to Millsaps College (coached, of course, by former Tide coach Mike DuBose) losing to Trinity College.
Next, a take on the LSU-Alabama game from The Advocate in Baton Rouge.
Finally, two LSU players were apparently somewhere they weren't supposed to be over the weekend.


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Outstanding Virginian of the Year recipient William B. Holtzman gets a hug and a plaque from his daughter, state Sen. Jill Holtzman Vogel (R-Upperville), as she presents him with the award Saturday at the Northern Virginia 4-H Educational and Conference Center in Front Royal. Holtzman is president of Holtzman Corp., based in Mount Jackson.
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DURRES, Albania — Take about 500,000 giant mushrooms made of concrete. Put them every place you can think of: on beaches and mountains, in vineyards and pastures, in villages and towns, even on the manicured lawns of Albania's best hotel.
They are Cold War-era military bunkers, installed by Albania's paranoid dictator Enver Hoxha as he imagined his poor little country simultaneously being invaded by Europe to the west and the Soviet Union to the east.
Virtually indestructible, the bunkers remain the most distinctive feature on the Albanian landscape - testimony to a leader gone mad.


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WHOEVER said a week is a long time in politics clearly didn't have the patience of Clonakilty town councillor Cionnaith Ó Súilleabháin, who after 18 years in the job has finally been elected as the town's mayor.
Having served on the council for almost two decades the election of the Sinn Féin councillor to the highest office in Clonakilty proved a popular choice among the public as well as political colleagues and rivals with congratulations flooding in via social media sites.
Cllr Ó Súilleabháin has topped the poll on numerous occasions in the town council elections and stood for the office of mayor on at least 10 previous occasions.
Speaking to West Cork Times, Cllr Ó Súilleabháin said that he wanted to thank Labour's Cllr Aidan Pendlebury and Fianna Fáil councillor Anne Cullinane who both went against their party line in supporting a Sinn Féin candidate.
He also thanked independent councillor Phil O'Regan whose deciding vote made it 5 – 4 in favour of Cllr Ó Súilleabháin's election.
Cllr Pendlebury was also elected as Deputy Mayor.
The new Mayor of Clonakilty told West Cork Times, "It is a huge honour, I am from Clonakilty and it really means a lot to be elected.
"It has been a long time coming but I was very pleased with the congratulations I received from people across the political spectrum.
"It will be an especially great honour to hold the office of mayor going in to 2013, which is a major year for Clonakilty as the town celebrates its 400th anniversary.
"I'm really looking forward to the job ahead of me and will give it 100 per cent," he said.


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Altoona Aglow International will host guest speaker Ana Dascalescu at noon Monday at Gourmet Buffet Restaurant, 520 W. Plank Road.
Participants pay for their own meal.
Dascalescu is an Assembly of God missionary to Romania with her husband Mike. They couple escaped the country in 1981.
Since the fall of communism, they have felt compelled to take the gospel to their native country.
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul will sponsor its back-to-school project to help students in need of new school supplies.
Financial donations may be sent to SVDP Youth Ministry, 927 Franklin St., Johnstown, PA 15905. New school supplies also will be accepted or to help, call 539-4627.
Juniata United Methodist, 808 N. Fourth St., will hold an outdoor community worship service at 7 p.m. July 27 featuring The Calvary Boys, a musical group from West Decatur.
The five men sing hymns, contemporary music, choruses, country songs and secular music. An offering will be taken.
The Oasis of Love Church, Huntingdon, will host the New Generation Singers in a free concert at 7:30 p.m. July 31. Doors open at 7 p.m. An offering will be taken.
The New Generation Singers is a group of young people who use music to spread God's message.
Fairview United Methodist Church, 2214 Fifth St. will host a dance for youths of all ages from 6 to 8 p.m Monday. The theme is patriotism.
Snacks are provided. Music will be by D.J. Azzie of DJF Productions.
Abundant Life Assembly of God Church, 231 Howard Ave., will hold a free community luncheon and clothing giveaway from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.
Providence Presbyterian Church, 2401 Broad Ave., will hold a free community luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. The menu will include ham salad sandwiches, chilli, soup, fruit and desserts.
The Twenty-eighth Street Church of the Brethren, 2800 Union Ave., will serve free soup from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the fellowship hall. The church will serve summer lunch foods and dessert.
St. Benedict Church, 100 Main St., Carrolltown, will hold its 57th Homecoming Festival July 25-27. A bouncy house, climbing wall and dunking booth will be available all three days as well as a basket auction, garage sale, games, music, ethnic food, a bake sale and refreshments.
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n July 25 - Ethnic foods at 5 p.m. and wings at 6 p.m.
n July 26 - Grounds open at noon, Mass at 4 p.m., Altoona Curve mascot Steamer from 1 to 3 p.m., hula hoop and adult karaoke at 7 p.m., Shades of Leather from 7 to 10 p.m. and the Sharptones from 8 to 11 p.m.
n July 27 - Chicken dinner from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cost is $9 for adults, $4 for ages 5 to 12 and free for ages 4 and younger. Entertainment will include Clay Bowser from noon to 3 p.m., and the band White Shadow from 7 to 10 p.m.
The Shrine of Our Lady of the Alleghenies in Loretto will be the site for an outdoor Mass to honor married couples to be celebrated by Bishop Mark L. Bartchak at 7 p.m. July 27.
The Mass is open to everyone and participants should bring lawn chairs. Families may come early and picnic on the grounds. In case of rain, the Mass will be held indoors.
Juniata United Methodist Church, 808 N. Fourth St., will hold a street fair from 4 to 7 p.m. July 26.
Music, games, a dunk tank and a silent auction are planned.
A backpack giveaway will be held and infant and children's clothing will be available.
Jaggard First United Methodist Church, 1801 Pleasant Valley Blvd., will hold a yard sale from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
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And it gets even better. This year's show will feature celebrity appearances by "Swamp People" stars "Trapper Joe" LaFont and stepson Tommy Chauvin on Friday and Saturday.
The hit reality show, now in its fourth season on the History Channel, follows several gator hunters as they make their dangerous living in the Louisiana bayous. LaFont and Chauvin appeared in the first three seasons of the show.
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NBC (Fridays, 9:30 P.M. ET)
Lisa Darr, a Baltimore prosecutor on the fast track, is an adoptee looking to find out more about her biological family. She gets more than she bargained for in a wild swamp dog of a brother (David Keith) with Elvisy scimitar sideburns and two gamey kids (Chris Stacy and Meghan Andrews). "Whoa," Keith exults at their reunion, "a sister and gun permit in the same week."
Keith goes at the role pompadour and tongs, Darr is a marvelous straight woman, and the supporting cast is sharp. The show is crisply written even if the punch lines are hit-or-miss and the setups a mite labored.
And Keith's character, tossing off those cracked but colorful country aphorisms ("I guess that's about as plain as ketchup on eggs"), clears up one mystery. Now we know who's been writing Dan Rather's ad-libs all these years.
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Here's NBC's other yokel yuk-fest. Olivia Burnette plays a sensitive 14-year-old constantly mortified by her scheming white-trash mama (Connie Ray) and her crude brothers and sisters.
The producers of this show should be paying All My Children royalties, because the sitcom's anchor, Ray's resourceful rube, is a clear clone of AMC's popular Opal character.
Beyond its derivativeness, the show bounces disconcertingly between cheap humiliation humor and cheaper sentimentality. The most interesting aspect is the casting of William Schallert as a boarder. He doesn't look all that different than he did three decades ago as Dad on The Patty Duke Show.
A&E (Sun., Sept. 22, 8 P.M. ET)
After a four-year hiatus, the diverting cable series based on the British mystery novels of Jonathan Gash returns. Ian McShane again stars as Lovejoy, the sharpie antiques dealer and forgery expert from East Anglia. His leery aides are played by Chris Jury and Dudley Sutton.
The proceedings are dry by American standards (in other words, not enough car chases), but McShane, England's answer to James Farentino, lends them a sly spark. After this enjoyable two-hour premiere, which features McShane's old Dallas partner, Linda Gray, the show moves to Mondays at 10 P.M. ET.
Fox (Sundays, 9:30 P.M. ET)
Remember the sketch in the Woody Allen movie Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex in which Burt Reynolds, Tony Randall and others played the interior machinery of a man? You know, the one where Woody himself played a sperm very reluctant to do his duty. This clumsy sitcom takes that idea, then cheapens, vulgarizes and runs it into the ground. Ah, television, gotta love it!
As William (Fright Night) Rags-dale leads his life as a researcher at a magazine publishing house, we can see the warring impulses battling it out in his head—namely his anxiety (Rick Lawless), his intellect (Peter Mackenzie), his sensitivity (Molly Hagan) and his unbridled lust (Ken Hudson Campbell, doing a bad John Belushi imitation). On a crowded attic set—get it, they live on the top floor—these four argue with utter predictability about every decision.
Ragsdale has vigor, and the office scenes, featuring Jason Bernard, Yeardley Smith, Jane Sibbett and Hank Azaria, work moderately well without the intrusion of the barbershop quartet in his cerebellum. That gimmick, however, makes the show unbearably contrived.
ABC (Tuesdays, 8:30 P.M. ET)
Once again ABC has built a sitcom around the stand-up act of a comedian. This isn't another Roseanne, but it is a relaxed and likable show.
Tim Allen stars as a power-tool addict who hosts his own TV home-improvement show. In Mr. Fix-It's own house, his projects, such as souping up the appliances or supercharging the mower, don't inspire the confidence of his wife (Patricia Richardson) or the interest of his three young sons.
Earl Hindman is a droll creation as Allen's neighbor who hangs over the backyard fence like Kilroy, spouting men's movement wisdom: "Men need to spend more time around the campfire with their elders like in ancient days, seeking wisdom, telling stories, sharing."
Allen is one of the fall's freshest finds. But all the best punch lines in the hilarious pilot came right out of his "Men Are Pigs" stand-up routine. With the writers out on their own, the humor seems to be thinning out.
There is an unprecedented flood of made-for-TV network movies this week. Here's a rundown (all start at 9 P.M. ET unless otherwise indicated):
On Friday (Sept. 20) CBS presents Us, the bathos-loaded pilot from Michael Landon's final TV project. He plays a man trying to reunite his family after 18 years of false imprisonment.
Married couple Gerald McRaney and Delta Burke star in a CBS mystery, Love and Curses...And All That Jazz (Sat., Sept. 21 P.M. ET).
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On Sunday (Sept. 22) NBC has Guilty Until Proven Innocent, a grim, fact-based movie about the campaign of a Brooklyn man (Martin Sheen) to exonerate his foster son (Brendan Fraser), who has been convicted of a drug murder.
CBS counters the same night with the weepy Runaway Father, the true story of a mother of three (a brunet-dyed Donna Mills) who tracks down the husband (Jack Scalia) who abandoned them. Seems there's a little matter of 17 years of back child support.
ABC weighs in with Marilyn and Me, a romanticized, antiseptic rendering of Marilyn Monroe's pre-stardom years, starring Susan Griffiths and Jesse Dabson.
On Monday (Sept. 23) NBC has the pick of the litter with Dolly Parton and Gary Busey in the affecting Wild Texas Wind, about a country singer in an abusive relationship.
On Tuesday (Sept. 24) Raymond Burr returns as Perry Mason in NBC's The Case of the Fatal Fashion, a standard red herring brew with Diana Muldaur and Valerie Harper.
CBS trumps Perry with Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Smart Story, based on the recent headline-grabbing crime. Helen Hunt stars as Smart, the school adviser who seduces a teenage student (Chad Allen) to kill her husband. The movie isn't bad for a rush job.
AT THE 1992 OLYMPICS IN BARCELONA the U.S. basketball team will for the first time include NBA pros. This weekend (Sat., Sept. 21, 5 P.M. ET) in a live show NBC will unveil the roster, a lineup expected to include Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and other perennial all-stars. Maybe we could extend this trading-up tactic to other international athletic events. We'll see how good those Taiwanese tykes are next year when they step out of the dugout at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pa., and see Roger Clemens glaring at them from the mound.
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Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon on Wednesday inaugurated the domestic flight of US-Bangla Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
The flights of the airlines on Dhaka-Chittagong and Dhaka-Jessore routes will, however, start operating on Thursday.
Addressing the inaugural function, the minister asked the airlines companies to ensure safety and improved services for passengers before making profits.
He urged both local and international entrepreneurs to invest in the sector assuring that the government will provide assistance to them if they come up with greater investment.
Civil Aviation and Tourism Secretary Khurshed Alam Chowdhury, Managing Director of the US-Bangla Airlines Abdullah Al Mamun and Director (admin) of the airlines Khan Md Nazib were among others, present at the function.
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White Samsung Galaxy S III having build quality issues too?
0. phoneArena 13 Jul 2012, 04:55 posted on
Do you remember the late May story that Samsung had to destroy over 600,000 back covers of the blue Galaxy S III, because of problems with the paint? Well, it looks like the white version of the handset may note be flawless too...
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1. cepcamba (Posts: 717; Member since: 27 Feb 2012)
Maybe he accidentally sat on it or something like that.
With a bulging back camera, applying force on it will result in a crack like that.
4. B3BLW29 (Posts: 238; Member since: 02 Mar 2012)
good point...
20. khmer (Posts: 95; Member since: 21 Jun 2012)
The photo back cover is not original, it is too tight, it is cheap plastic and it cracked. Samsung back cover made from polycarbonate is 30x stronger than plastic never crack or break on normal usage.
31. darkkjedii (Posts: 21186; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
Never huh? I guess mine is only 29 times stronger then.
35. gallitoking (Posts: 4718; Member since: 17 May 2011)
well is not the plastic is the paint that is cracking...
40. Goldeneye (Posts: 419; Member since: 22 Jan 2011)
I've been saying it all the time Samsung craftsmanship simply sucks and this is their flagship? Imagine the quality of the cheaper models! Yeah Samsung is the best! So its fanboys say, BTW has anybody seen Remix and Rory?
43. Forsaken77 (Posts: 553; Member since: 09 Jun 2011)
I always say the same exact thing... Samsung has good features and solid specs but they use garbage components that have a very high failure rate. I had the GS1 Captivate and went through 4 under the warranty for all different problems. I then bought a white GS2 Skyrocket in December 2011 and am on the 2nd one already. And the thing is, the phones I end up with still have issues, I just can deal with them more. Samsung = CHEAP JUNK
34. mandkeee (Posts: 82; Member since: 27 Feb 2009)
samsung is garbage company....
45. Wiki_jaan (Posts: 704; Member since: 24 Jun 2012)
i think these are some custom separate cases from china which are not fix properly.
2. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
It can't be worse than the cracks that always appear around the charging port of the iPhone 3GS.
18. rf1975 (Posts: 258; Member since: 01 Aug 2011)
You mean to say Samsung copy this from iPhone 3GS. LOL.
And you are compairing very old phones build quality with a flagship phones built quality. Don't be so biased.
33. darkkjedii (Posts: 21186; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
This is about Samsung not apple
37. amish1512 (Posts: 28; Member since: 07 Jun 2012)
u samsung boy cant compare apple build quality with samsung they r far away
49. mdpinamar (Posts: 1; Member since: 17 Jul 2012)
hablemos de comparaciones cuando tu iphone puedas abrir paginas con contenido flash jajajajajjaja o iphone permita procesar mas de una tarea al mismo tiempo en segundo plano jajajajja iphone es un celular. no es un smartphone.
3. wendygarett (unregistered)
Ray article on sgs3 ?? Lol...
5. tes101 (Posts: 39; Member since: 11 Jul 2012)
Im not suprised.
7. HeliosXenon (Posts: 3; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
It looks like this is not the original white back cover. If you look at the speaker cover there is a big gap to the cover.
8. script_writer (banned) (Posts: 56; Member since: 27 Jun 2012)
definatly not an isolated case (no pun intended). Have got 3 s3 in my office. one blue and two white. Both the white ones had cracks in the paint around the camera when they came out the box. and my lil bro who has a white note had the same issue when he unboxxed his.
14. HeliosXenon (Posts: 3; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
I never had problems with Samsung phones, but with HTC....
All my friends that have Samsung phones don't have problems.....
10. vladd100 (Posts: 56; Member since: 12 Jul 2012)
hahaha,u get a samy and then u start suffering..don't u ever learn..go get an htc...
15. Tjey007 (Posts: 86; Member since: 22 May 2012)
yes.. to suffer task manager and wifi problems..
16. HeliosXenon (Posts: 3; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
I had only problems with my HTC EVO 3D, the first had hardware problems (vibration did not work), the second had a problem with the graphics chip... the third now works....
11. 09wbd03516 (banned) (Posts: 140; Member since: 30 May 2012)
Thank you Samsung!!! You just save my money to buy oneX !!!
12. wendygarett (unregistered)
Or waiting for the next xperia...
13. script_writer (banned) (Posts: 56; Member since: 27 Jun 2012)
Xperia J is next to be announced
27. Atlas (Posts: 158; Member since: 15 Apr 2012)
Ye I'm waiting for the new Xperia aswell. The 'mint'.
22. dsDoan (Posts: 229; Member since: 28 Dec 2011)
You base your judgement on an article you read on the internet, containing no evidence of it's authenticity?
Don't become a lawyer. Or a judge. Hell, don't do jury duty, if you form your opinions without facts.
17. kach22 (Posts: 153; Member since: 04 Nov 2011)
I always believed Samsung use cheap plastics in their devices. It's been proved again and again. With such a hefty price tag they are simply robbing the millions.
19. adilshaheen (Posts: 2; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
I am having similar issues with my Galaxy S III too, I've got the same cracks on my phone, yet smaller and less notable but in the exact same area! However, i also have these light brown marks on the edge of my phone too... which is quite odd as I've not stained or dropped my phone since it's been purchased as i have been extra careful with it and have had a protective cover on at all times! So if Samsung does come out with a statement, i would like at least a replacement, if not more!
21. JC557 (Posts: 1513; Member since: 07 Dec 2011)
Polycarbonate is not some miracle material. It is strong but sometimes there will be problems in the manufacturing process or maybe some unwanted cuts were made.
My white Apple MacBook has a polycarbonate shell but inexplicably started cracking on its own, mainly near the edges or rounded areas. Meanwhile my motorcycle and race helmet, also polycarbonate, are still smooth and mostly pristine.
23. Mitchel (Posts: 228; Member since: 25 May 2012)
The owner was unlucky.. My S3 doesn't any have issues like that..
24. Tycoon (Posts: 28; Member since: 10 Nov 2010)
I am in the final stages of deciding which color I want. I've gone one local store a couple of times and they only have a white (dummy) phone. I would like to see the blue before making a decision. Nevertheless, I didn't plan on keeping the back cover on min anyway. There are a couple of places on ebay that are selling aluminum backs to add some individuality to them. I ordered two: A black one (shiny black around the edges, with a muted black aluminum predominantly covering the back) and a white one (white edges with gray aluminum over the back). Either cover will work well on the white one, but the black one would work well on the blue one. Most are coming from overseas, so you will have to be a bit more patient to get the better prices.
If you are interested... for a white phone: http://www.ebay.com/itm/130722
128136?var=430076749465&ssPage Name=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p39 84.m1439.l2649
For the blue or white: http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html
?_nkw=samsung+galaxy+s+III+met al+back+cover&_sacat=0&_odkw=s amsung+galaxy+s+III+aluminum+b ack+cover&_osacat=0&_from=R40
25. aloner (Posts: 2; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
There are threads in xda-developers.com and other forums about paint chipping issues on the silver bezel of several white S3s.
26. nDray (Posts: 7; Member since: 10 Apr 2012)
You guys are idiots, I mailed you about this issue about a month ago and you said nothing!
Other than the similar cracks, I have found a crack in the rim, below the volume rocker. Other people on forums have reported the same issue.
I went to a samsung repair center and they gladly replaced everything, having left me with the old battery and an essentially new phone.
How ever, this new unit has a rather flimsy volume rocker (just the volume down function), and a dust spec under the glass in the screen. It could only have come like so from the factory.... I'll see about these issues only in the future, they don't bother me much.
29. metoyou (Posts: 279; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
Did you sat on it with his phone inside his back pocket? I sat on mine a few times hahaha but nothing happen. Maybe that have to do with my body weight :)
32. metoyou (Posts: 279; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
oops i meant he not you
30. adilshaheen (Posts: 2; Member since: 13 Jul 2012)
The good thing is though, since my galaxy SIII is made of flimsy polycarbonate plastic, it is easily replaced and I have done so and got the back of the pebble blue, matching with my front of marble white, seems to look pretty awesome imo! Design team from samsung deserve credit for this as the back is tottaly seperate from the front as far as their body goes, so blue and white dont look bad at all, infact i prefer it to the original white, but can't seem to not go back to the full white shell! Prefer replacing plastic over glass (*iphone fanboys enrage and run to the keyboard*) as it's alot easier and cheaper :)
36. whothisperson (Posts: 102; Member since: 06 May 2012)
Indeed.. it cost 32 dollars or so to replace the glass back of the iphone 4/4s
38. frydaexiii (Posts: 1443; Member since: 01 Dec 2011)
Damn, you guys are a whiny bunch...It's just a cover, go to the Samsung shop and get it changed, if not just buy a new one. It's not that expensive and since S3s are popular you can find accessories everywhere. It's definately cheaper and easier than fixing say a broken iPhone 4 back or if the OneX has a crack you can't even fix it.
39. Jay2ice (Posts: 13; Member since: 15 Jun 2012)
" I could never get a samsung" Lol.
41. dmn666 (Posts: 244; Member since: 19 Oct 2011)
Wow...looks like hyper turd is not holding up pretty well.
44. OSFantasma (Posts: 119; Member since: 27 Sep 2011)
meh.. hey if you want to sell your gs3 i'll buy it and buy aluminum back. I've seen that phone and will say a thing like this will not change my mind i would but a after market back made out of aluminium or some type of metal.
46. 300men (Posts: 7; Member since: 16 Feb 2012)
All parts are easy to replace, but in unison Samsung is the master for cheap build.
The build quality of the SGSlll was a total let down for me.
47. JunitoNH (Posts: 1774; Member since: 15 Feb 2012)
People STOP!!! complaining, reason phone chips so much, was made for humans. So of course there are going to be many imperfections.
48. evolutionqy7 (Posts: 38; Member since: 27 May 2011)
I seem so many white SGS2's with that issue. Looks like nothing has changed...
50. jeffronc (Posts: 17; Member since: 15 Jun 2012)
I got my s3 on thursday. Yesterday it fell out of my pocket while sitting at the kitchen table (about 12-18") and the "gorilla glass" cracked from the top corner in an arc almost 2 inches long right down to the side near the power button. I'm pissed. This thing is CHEAP. Called Costco (wireless advocates) and they said they are hearing a lot of breakages from normal wear and tear. They are contacting Samsung today to tell them ther is a serious quality issue with this glass. If it can't hit a hard wood floor from 18 inches it's worthless to me. Unfortunately I was supposed to have my Otterbox case by now but it is delayed. Thanks Samsung. Thanks Otterbox. I'm going to trade it in for a RAZR Maxx.
51. jamkur (Posts: 1; Member since: 29 Jul 2012)
I have a white Samsung s3 and I've just noticed 2 small cracks around the camera lens. I've never dropped my phone and I've always treated it with great care etc. There is defiantly an issue with quality of the back covers. Anybody know how to get this replaced without calling expensive Samsung customer service number?
52. Tycoon (Posts: 28; Member since: 10 Nov 2010)
Hey jamkur, you can always look on ebay. I bought a battery cover that had metal (silver, gray, black, wood grain, etc) on the back for a more premium look. Also, they have just the regular (plastic) covers on there as well, though you may not have the carrier's name on it (which is fine with me). They even have some that have a carbon fiber back.
Here is a link:http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html
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Those Aren't Just Cankles: Lady Sybil and the Politics of ChildbirthKacy Faulconer
(WARNING: Downton Spoilers Ahead)
My fellow Downton Abbey fanatics and I are still in shock. We were traumatized Sunday night by a very surprising and tragic turn of events. While sad, I thought it was brilliant.
OK. No more of this polite tip-toeing around the issue for those of you who are behind on your DVRs. In 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…
So Lord Grantham basically killed Lady Sybil who was suffering from Eclampsia in childbirth by privileging the diagnosis of the, well, more privileged doctor over the less-lordly family practitioner. Whoo. Was Cora mad at Robert! We're talking separate rooms and everything.
I wouldn't blame him—Each doctor had a 50/50 chance of being right. But Grantham took the word of the aristocratic doctor over of the intuition of his wife, and in spite of the family doctor (Dr. Clarkson) who had treated Lady Sybil and was familiar with the normal size of her ankles. They were super swollen, Chief. And Clarkson knew it.
I find this issue so tasty. First, it represents the central conflict of the whole series—The Upstairs/Downstairs-ness of it all. Lord Grantham is a slave to the olden days and aristocratic ways while Sybil is the one truly enlightened, progressive, forward-thinking character. How fitting, in a tragic sense, that she should die as a result of the old way of thinking.
More than that, however, I love how the politics of childbirth resonate with modern audiences because it's still a hot topic for women and parents. Is Dr. Clarkson's hands-on familiarity with Sybil an argument for midwifery? Kind of, although he also seems to represent big medicine with his suggestion of getting her to the hospital for a C-section. And, in spite of all our preparation and birth plans, who is empowered to make decisions for a mother in crisis? Her mother? Her husband? Her doctor? The man paying for it all? (Insurance companies?) The issue was as fraught then as it is now.
Also, this episode underscores the sheer helplessness we feel in these life-or-death-type situations. The Granthams are rich with a houseful of servants. They had 2 doctors on call in their mansion for the birth, but the room of lords and ladies had no choice but to sit helplessly by as Sybil seized and died. It was horrible and poignant. Sure we have better medicine, blood-pressure cuffs, and heart monitors now, but birth, life, and death are still big mysteries that we haven't exactly solved.
Sybil's final scene was quite troubling to watch. Heartbreaking. I haven't felt so traumatized by TV since Lori gave birth and was (SPOILER!) subsequently put down by her son in The Walking Dead. The crossroads where a birth and a death overlap is always thought-provoking and moving and was perhaps explored best by Live in their 1994 song, Lightning Crashes.
And so, hats off—For Lady Sybil!
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