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Now, bear in mind that when it comes to "Gardner's Multiple Intelligences" I am (amongst other things) a "Naturalist" (No BAViscount, not a naturist!), I grew up in rural seaside England in the only county on earth where Political Correctness prescribes, rather than eschews, discrimination of its inhabitants (Norfolk) and now live in a part of NZ that even Kiwis think is "Choice", you may be able to understand that despite my best efforts at being understanding and egalitarian, when I opened the curtains in the morning I closed them again with a swift "Oh my God!!"
For this is the view that greeted me.
Never, in all my days have I witnessed industrialist architecture on such a scale, OK, some people like it and I know Chinese people who feel agoraphobic and exposed in even the densest parts of Auckland…I know how they feel but in reverse…
Forgive me if this seems harsh but this is a TR of my personal thoughts and feelings, I'm just telling you how I felt, I felt a sinking despondency that anyone could be forced to live like this, I feel the same in "Industrial Northern Towns" in England and I feel the same about NY, I would far rather live in Serekunda in The Gambia than in a high-rise wasteland.
The one saving grace was the Vasco De Gama play park in front of the Hotel, 16 floors and a flight of steps below me.
What really horrified me was the haze of pollution and the report in the paper that Macau and HK will miss their "Blue Skies" target by 28 days this year if things don't improve.
At ground level things weren't as bad, I love new cultures and to get up close and personal with the "Macacks???" was a truly remarkable experience, when not locked in a windowless air-conditioned room with our delightfully crazy Singaporean and Irish Trainers, or attending "Nodding and Smiling Functions" with a vast array of nationalities, I managed to escape one night with an Aussie (the one who didn't bring his missus!) and a Pom from Japan.
We hit the Red Market but there were no Communists for sale, so we bought belts and handbags for our daughters and reeled with shock at just how cheap North Face down jackets were!!! And other such branded stuff that is made in China and falls off the back of lorries (trucks).
We had taken a Taxi to the market, on the way we concluded that the Highway Code for Macau contains only one page and on it is the Emergency services number!! So we headed out on foot looking for something that would correspond to our map, we bought 4 beers a piece at the supermarket and eventually located ourselves.
It has to be said that lurking through the dark and dusty back streets in search of a beer and some distractions we felt safer than we had ever felt in any city on earth.
This may be due to the fact that everybody is out and about, shopping, dog walking, riding scooters and generally bustling about.
We came to the conclusion that to pull a girl in Macau one must have either a black scooter or a large yellow dog.
The transition from dusty docks to brightly lit Portuguese style shopping streets and colonial buildings takes 2 seconds, you turn left and there you are on those distinctive square mosaic pavements and into the hum and bustle of late night Macau.
We three hoons went and sat on the steps of the ruins of Sao Paolo and drank our beers, watching the endless sweep and eddy of humanity, man with dog meets girl with dog, dog shags dog, girl and boy go off together, boy with microwave in box meets girl with tiny dog in Burberry jacket (the dog that is).
And so on ad infinitum, life, observed with the western eye, westerners observed with an Asian eye, greetings and felicitations with no common language…man, at times like this its great to be a citizen of the earth.
The Portuguese influence has left a legacy of intimate courtyards and precincts, a haven from the drab concrete sky-rise that from such an interesting pavement culture can be largely forgotten.
And even up in the sky one can find bizarre and intimate spaces, like the back end of Gormengast Castle.
On the penultimate night of our stay I began to feel most unwell, I had a racking cough and felt very light-headed, which may or may not have been the reason my closing speech went down so well.
Next day I had totally lost my voice and felt like crap and rising, it was discussed whether I should ditch today's flight and go home tomorrow, I figured that if I was going to be ill I would rather be ill at home and if my temperature got to 38 deg I would be quarantined in HKIA anyway, so I was deposited at the ferry terminal to catch the 13:00 Turbo Jet to HKIA.
This means checking in at the Ferry terminal which has the enormous advantage that my 2 kgs excess baggage, although it still cost me $20, it was 20 HKD ($4NZ), choice!
I watched through a haze of paracetamol as the ferries plied their trade on the choppy grey seas, disappearing into the haze about 2 miles out, after first turning under the "MacDonald's Bridge" (It has 2 sweeping arches).
Boarding time came, I waited until I saw a gap and made my way by stealth to the front of the queue, not easy when you're one of only 2 white people there and by far the tallest!
I was allocated 14H on the Ferry which was just like an a/c.
The sign said "Please ensure you fasten seat belt"….but there wasn't one!
We shot off across the turbulent grey waters with a relentless surge of power and pretty soon the apartments opposite HKIA hove into view.
At the Sky Pier I was briefly re-acquainted with my baggage and checked in at desk 1, the very lovely Asian FA (aren't they all?) had my pre-booked 37B ready (no C on a 767, why is that?) and mentioned that at present there was no-one in 37A, "I would really like it if you could keep it that way" I told her, flashed her my most devastating smile and was rewarded with more good news.
The FA gave me a slip of paper, because I had only been in transit in HKIA I was entitled to a refund of my airport taxes, good news indeed when you consider I didn't pay for the ticket, it got even better at the refund desk when the nice lady pressed $120HKD into my hand, awesome!
She flashed me an enigmatic smile, my heart fluttered.
Then it was ordeal by queue as we waited for the bus, boarding the bus was another example of Asian efficiency, we were herded on board, and as the doors shut a security guy put a sticker on the doors where they joined, you might lose your baggage from time to time but you will never lose yourself between the Sky Pier and HKIA!!
The final part of the bus run involves a road that is tucked in between the enormous terminal buildings and the noses of a/c as they line up at their gates, the waving of bats to guide the a/c in is done from a small balcony on the terminal building itself, I was gawping in wonder at the efficiency of it all and saw a chap hold up a big flouro orange disc to tell the BA 744 captain that it was time to put the handbrake on.
Someone came to take the sticker off the doors and we all piled in through gate 10, the same one I left through a week ago, I followed the signs to the shops, I had 5 hours to kill and a fistful of HKD to get rid of and eventually I found my way to the "Clinique" counter at the duty free perfume shop.
I bought Mrs Jafa something she wanted but was always afraid to ask for, it was very cheap compared to buying it in NZ, cheaper even than AKL duty-free….all good mate, all good.
To pass the time I sought out some good spotting places, there are funny little bits around the backs of the shops where you can hang out undisturbed, getting your Boeing or Airbus kicks, the sight of serried ranks of CX 744's and A340's was simply gob smacking.
But after a couple of minutes of this I was overcome with hunger and sought out "Popeye's" again, yum!!! The food brought on a feeling of utter weariness so I found me a quiet place to sit, I took some more paracetamol and sat down, the chair was comfy but my body screamed for horizontal, I contemplated the 11.5 hour flight ahead and suddenly the floor seemed a good place to be.
I lay down, rolled a T Shirt up and put it on my laptop case, stretched out and drifted off into a deep sleep, I was woken by the far away sound of clapping, something was going on, somewhere in HKIA but I was still not ready to go upright but I was a bit cold, I considered my options and regretted putting my light raincoat in the checked baggage….and then an idea hit me!
In my laptop case (along with my laptop) were my flight socks, wrapped up in the thin plastic bag my suit came back from the dry cleaners in. I took it out, ripped it down both sides and opened it out, I pulled it over me and stretched out again, looking like some over-stuffed vagrant but I was warm, comfy and oblivious to the world again.
A woke again at 5ish and decided I needed water and some drugs, both were found at "Watsons" I chose some "Extra Strength Flu Remedy" and stashed them with the perfume for later.
All the bimbling around that was required to locate the correct shop had eaten up the best part of 45 mins and I happened upon a free internet service (Yay!) and posted on a thread about Christmas Trees, here on a.net, checked my e-mail and figured it would be a good time to head for gate 35, where my flight would be ready to board in 30 mins.
I took the very fast underground train to the "Gates 30-80 Area", pausing to take a picture of the Christmas tree, I thought the Chinese were pretty much onto the Christmas thing and everybody wished people Merry Christmas as they served in shops, the USA govt and states have much to learn about equality I fear.
I turned round to find gate 35, it was my end of the longest….well, the longest anything man-made I have ever seen! The departure wing looked like it stretched to AKL!
The gate sign gave the messages in English and Chinese, if you ever wondered how you write "Auckland" in Chinese………
I changed into my flight socks and after perving at the purser, who was 50 if she was a day but in a state of preservation that made me realise I had been away from home too long, I looked out into the darkness to sight ZK-NCK, just seeing the 767 made me feel that I was already nearer home, the ambience of NZ colours and the FA's blazers, the colour of the sea, made me feel more relaxed.
The call came, we boarded but no Zoo this time, the flight was only 40% full at most!! Which posed the question, if the outbound flight was full….how did all those people get to AKL in the first place?
Of the few people on board only about 25% were Asian, the rest appeared to be Israeli backpackers, returning Kiwi back-packers and me.
Catching sight of the Male Maori FA was wonderful, I had been missing the sturdy Teak-coloured features, those expressive eyes and cheerful manner of Pacific peoples.
"Almost home" my weary bones sighed.
There was no-one in 37A, as predicted, no-one in 37 anything, or 38, 39 or 40!! The rear of the a/c was deserted.
The swift boarding meant a slightly early push-back and we taxied up to the end of the runway for ages, lights marked the way, two Malaysian Airbuses followed us and a Dragonair A330 roared over our heads, climbing north as we pottered south, the sodium lights over by the Cargo hard standing showed orange cones of polluted air, everywhere there was this grey haze, it had been with us all week, I think it is permanent, I'll be honest with you bro, I wasn't sorry to be leaving.
We roared off and overflew Macau, I noticed the ferry terminal and spotted a few places I recognised from my short (7 day) stay, then the clouds enveloped us, we began our long and lonely escape from the northern hemisphere, there was silence in the cabin as if all pax were contemplating what had been, what was to come and what might have been.
I made a Jafa-nest out of 37A & B plus cushions I had sneaked from repeated incursions into unoccupied territory.
But after a short trip to the middle lavs for some "exercises" where I witnessed the appalling spectacle that showed two things, 1: How empty the flight was and 2: how polite Asian people really are, get this.
How many a.netters would have sold their teeth to be in a situation like that???
Anyway, staggering back, reeling from shock at this sight the Maori FA collared me.
"Man, just grab yourself a row, get some sleep, eh bro".
Best not argue, eh.
I woke at one point and noted we were crossing the Equator, I ambled over to the window to see if I could see anything, there was a light far down below, I blinked, looked again, checked it wasn't our wing light but no, it was really there, for about half a minute, hmmmmmm.
I necked a couple of the "Chinese Flu Remedy" and lay down across row 38, switched the headphones to the Classical Music Channel and drifted off to the sounds of a piece called "Waiting for the plane" very apt.
I awoke with a start, fighting for breath, seething with adrenaline and in the throes of a major panic attack, bugger, it seemed that I was having a recurrence of the sleep disorder, caused by a bad day at the dentist, that I had only recently shaken off.
"How could this be?" I pondered, then I was gripped with an urge to do "no 2's", I just made the lav in time..
I felt very strange, I hadn't felt this bad in years, my pulse was racing, I was white and clammy, my pupils were dilated, I felt sick.
"F***k, how am I going to survive the rest of this flight?"
I grabbed the sink for support and then I had a realisation, my flu symptoms had gone completely, to be replaced by something far worse, I whipped out the packet of "Chinese Flu Remedy" and read the ingredients with a sinking heart.
Not only did they contain heaps of caffeine (which I had stopped taking to beat the sleep disorder, it worked) but there were a variety of other chemicals ending with "ine".
So that was it, I was having a major rush from my pills!!
This in itself was reassuring and I returned to my 2 seater Jafa-nest to implement a variety of stress management techniques, ranging from Reflexology to Meditation, at this point I thought it wise to draw the line at Masturbation, effective though it may have been, the large girl and the delightfully sulky purser may have misunderstood and I might have got my bits felt, this would not please Mrs Jafa, no matter how attractive the proposition seemed at 35,000 ft, or I might have got a slap from either one of them, also not good for a man in my position.
Once the initial rush had subsided I felt good, damn good in fact, so good that I threw the pills away, lest I find them too pleasing…
The upshot of all this was that I was wired for the sunrise, I wanted to see it happen and as I gazed out of the window I noticed what I thought was light from a window spilling onto the wing, on closer inspection it turned out to be the very first glimmer of a new day, the wing was the black bit underneath.
I watched transfixed as some dude sang a song about weary travellers on the headphones.
Night was gradually ousted by a new Pacific day as we cruised through the middle of Australia, heading for Brisbane.
In a matter of minutes things got a bit darker for a while as we cruised over massive anvil headed thunderclouds that must have reached to 30,000 ft, I was rewarded with flashes of pink lightening which lit up the clouds from within, what a sight! Utterly fantastic, nature in the raw, just doing what it does best.
And soon we were past this massive architecture of vapour and electricity, maybe it was the pills but I was on a high, I really was loving it.
Finally, the sun appeared and spilled pink all over the layers and layers of cloud, at the moment I took this shot, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa was singing "the Coventry Carol", I could have died right there and not felt cheated.
As usual the camera doesn't do it justice, but then hallucinations are hard to capture on film!!
As we headed towards Brisbane I caught a glimpse through the clouds of Australia, my first glimpse and I was disappointed that what lay below me was green and not red, bummer, now I'll have to come back and try again!
Then breakfast was served, the lack of pax meant the FA's didn't bother with the cart, they just delivered by hand and then, the full effect of the pills became manifest as I lost all control and photographed my breakfast.
There! Happy now????
After Breakfast the clouds went away and I was treated to excellent views of Brisbane and the Airport, too high to identify any a/c but I bet there was an Airbus down there, and a Boeing.
Brisbane looks like a nice town, the beaches are huge and it seemed pretty much idyllic for a city, dunno what the reality is though.
A while after pondering Brisbane I noticed some clouds on an otherwise clear sea, as we drew nearer I noticed it was two Coral Atolls, all ringed breakers and a sky-blue lagoon in the middle, there was not much land on the nearest one, just a large sand dune, I wondered if it was possible to go there, all in all it was the coolest thing I have ever seen, sitting there all serene in the middle of the Tasman Sea…choice!
As the pills wore off I felt less well but appreciably saner and was thankful of it, I gazed upon the perfect blue sea until I spied a "Long White Cloud" my pulse quickened, I saw land, the very tip of the Northland, we followed the deserted West Coast down towards the Kaipara Harbour, gradually losing height.
At the mouth of the harbour the Captain threw an enthusiastic left, we banked over a long way and the feeling of space and movement was just awesome, after 11 hours in a straight line this was something to savour.
We crossed from West to East, the Captain announced we would be landing to the SW, clouds obscured the view but suddenly we were over the coast and they cleared, I looked down and noticed the Tor that gives Torbay its name, Waiake Beach, the Reef where the Snapper hide in winter and further north I could see the beach-scalloped finger of land that I call home, a mile further north and I would have seen my house!
Everything looked so clean, so open, so pure and so uncrowded, the a/c swung out over the Hauraki Gulf, over Waiheke Island
and sorted itself out for the finals, I spotted a Helicopter far below, buzzing along some jungle-filled gulley
We crossed South Auckland, some would say not the most desirable place in NZ but after HKG it looked like a rural backwater.
And then, not a moment too soon, we were near the threshold, Puhinui reserve came and went
"Bump, Sway" and we were down, I looked up and saw the Warbirds DC3 about to cross the runway at 500 feet, this reminded me of Noelg's impending visit and our proposed trip in this fine beast.
It took seconds to disembark, being a resident I got to do the short queue at Immigration and only 30 mins later I was on the tarmac outside the Airport breathing in deep lungfulls of warm, scented air, the Pohutakawa's were in bloom, the sky was blue and I was home, back in the arms of my beloved New Zealand, my Aotearoa, Land of the Long White Cloud, for, as the saying goes:
"Home, is where the heart is"…..Eh, Bro?


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As children were being tucked into bed to wait for Christmas morning, one neighborhood was lit brightly to provide a run-way for Santa.
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The beautiful display shined bright late last night.
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Anyone yearning for another glimpse of Christopher (The Rat Patrol) George? Anyone think it would be really neat to see a young woman vomit up her intestines? Anyone turned on by the idea of seeing a young man drill-pressed through the head? No? Well, for anyone else, this sickening, lame-brained film about another of those nights when the dead come out of their coffins would be an inexcusable waste of time and money. This little bit of excrescence was directed by Lucio Folti, with a largely European supporting cast whose lines have been badly dubbed in English. (R)
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The following is a roundup of Jewish events taking place on Staten Island. For more information on upcoming Jewish community events, Shabbat services and Torah classes, visit the Council of Jewish Organizations' website at www.cojosi.com.
This week's Torah portion is Parshat Chukat. This week's Shabbat candle lighting time for Staten Island is 8:13 p.m.
Unity rally
The Jewish community of Staten Island will unite and stand in solidarity with Israeli teenagers Eyal Yifrah, 19, Gilad Shaer, 16, and Naftali Frenkel, 16, who were abducted June 17, during a unity rally Monday at 7 p.m. in the Bernikow JCC.
Local elected officials and clergy are expected to attend. Andrew Gross, political adviser to the deputy consul general of Israel in New York, will be the keynote speaker.
The event will be sponsored by the Council of Jewish Organizations of Staten Island in partnership with Agudas Yisroel of Staten Island, AMIT Staten Island Chapter, Arden Heights-Boulevard Jewish Center, Aur Torah Sephardic Minyan, Bikur Cholim of Staten Island, Chabad Israel Center of Staten Island, Chabad Lubavitch of Staten Island, Congregation Ahavath Israel, Congregation Aviv Hadash, Congregation B'nai Israel, Congregation B'nai Jeshurun, Congregation Ohel Abraham, Congregation Temple Emanu-El, Congregation Toras Emes, Council of Synagogue Presidents of Staten Island, Family Torah Center, Hadassah Staten Island Chapter, Hatzolah of Staten Island, Hebrew Free Burial Association, Hillel at the College of Staten Island, Israel Bonds Staten Island Division, Jewish Committee on Scouting of Staten Island, Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, Jewish Community Relations Council of New York, Jewish Foundation School, Jewish Historical Society of Staten Island, Jewish Russian Learning Center, Jewish Russian Learning Center of South Beach, Jewish War Veterans of Staten Island - Post 80, Nachas Unlimited, New Springville Jewish Center, Ohr HaChaim Sephardic Congregation, Oorah of Staten Island, Rabbi Jacob Joseph School of Staten Island, StandWithUs, Staten Island Hebrew Academy, Temple Israel Reform Congregation, Tomchei Shabbos of Staten Island and Young Israel of Staten Island.
Grandparenting to interfaith grandchildren
Paul Golin, a native Staten Islander who is associate executive director of Big Tent Judaism/Jewish Outreach Institute (www.JOI.org) will discuss the topic Friday from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Jewish Community Center of Staten Island's Center for Life-Long Learning, 1466 Manor Road. The national, independent, trans-denominational organization is reaching out to unaffiliated Jewish families with an emphasis on engaging intermarried households and helping the organized Jewish community welcome them.
For more information about the free event, call Albana Telic, CLLD senior program coordinator, at 718-475-5289 or email email@example.com.
Family Shabbat
Come for a spiritual service paired with words of inspiration, while your children enjoy a fun-filled, action packed Shabbos program geared just for them. Followed by Shabbos lunch with children's menu. Morning Services, 10 a.m.; Kids Program, 10:45 a.m.; Kiddush/Shabbos Lunch, 12:30 p.m. The Kiddush will be sponsored by the Shulman family in honor of Jason's Bar Mitzvah.
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Guest Speaker Mark Langfan, a correspondent for Arutz Sheva
Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at noon
Who needs settlements? What Israel's topography can tell us about its borders. With the guidance of attorney and researcher Mark Langfan, study Israel's physical terrain with the most current, scientifically engineered renderings available. Langfan will highlight key parts of the holy land.
Congregation Temple Emanu-El
Weekly Class on Song of Songs (Shir HaShirim)
Saturday mornings after Shabbat services with Marvin Ben-Aron
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
Clothing Drive Drop Off
Sunday, 10-11 a.m.
Collecting wearable and usable clothing, shoes, belts, handbags, linens, stuffed animals and toys.
Congregation Aviv Hadash
Book Club Meeting
Wednesday, 7 p.m.
Discussing "The Last Runaway."
Arden Heights-Boulevard Jewish Center
Shabbat BBQ Dinner
July 11, 6:30 p.m.
Arden Heights-Boulevard Jewish Center
Hebrew and Sunday School Registration
Arden Heights-Boulevard Jewish Center
1766 Arthur Kill Road
Under the supervision of Principal Glenn Wechsler, youth and camping services director at the Staten Island JCC. Taught by a staff of experienced teachers.
First- and second-grade students attend Sunday School from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Third- to seventh-grade students attend Hebrew School on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:15 to 6:30 p.m.
For more information, call Rachel at the synagogue office at 718-948-6782.
Temple Emanu-El Hebrew School Registration for 2014-2015
Temple Emanu-El Hebrew School meets on Sundays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
The school seeks to instill a feeling of connection to the Jewish people, pride in their heritage and love of Torah.
Contact Scott Kalmikoff for more information at 718-737-8883 or email@example.com
Congregation Temple Emanu-El
Shabbat Services
Arden Heights-Boulevard Jewish Center
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, 9:30 a.m.
Chabad Israel Center
Friday, 15 minutes after candle lighting
Saturday, 10 a.m.
Congregation Ahavath Israel
Friday, 8 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m.
Congregation Aviv Hadash
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m.
Congregation B'nai Jeshurun
Friday, 8 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m.
Congregation B'nai Israel
Friday, 8 p.m.
Saturday, 9:20 a.m.
Congregation Ohel Abraham
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Congregation Temple Emanu-El
Friday, 8 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m.
Congregation Toras Emes
Friday, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, 10 a.m.
Temple Israel Reform Congregation
Friday, 8 p.m.
Saturday, 11 a.m.
Young Israel of Staten Island
Friday, 6:50 or 8:25 p.m.
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particular AIX server.
also, if you have a support contract you could call AIX support so
that they could look that up for you
the problem is that AIX can query what hardware is installed but
since each pSeries machine can have different amount of max. amount of
real memory installed AIX would have to maintain a database in the
rootvg to be able to give you what you are asking for or
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JAKARTA: Actress Ayu Azhari says she is a big fan of jamu, the traditional Indonesian herbal health drink.
"I like to consume jamu. After I give birth, I always like to have jamu. Jamu Madura, jamu delima, I like all jamu for women," she said on Sunday as quoted by kompas.com.
Ayu added that she is starting to introduce the habit to her children as well.
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New building takes Museum of Wisconsin Art in new direction
West Bend — For the first time since it decided to change its name several years ago, the Museum of Wisconsin Art seems like an actual museum.
Although it has been researching and refining the story of art in our state for more than 20 years, the otherwise modest-sized, regional museum has not had the square footage or museum-quality space to showcase the breadth of its collection. »Read Full Blog Post(19)
Clear Lake man writes a new chapter on book restoration
Clear Lake — To Ralph Weber, a bookworm is not someone who loves to read.
The rare book restoration expert works on tomes both lofty as Renaissance manuscripts and pedestrian as cookbooks caked with food that he painstakingly restores to good health. Some books are tattered from overuse, some are damaged by the elements and some have been snacked on by actual bookworms. »Read Full Article(4)
A new coffeehouse, Coffeeworks, opens in West Allis
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Badgers broadcasts move to WRIT, WOKY, WISN
Clear Channel announced it has entered a five-year contract with Learfield Sports to carry Wisconsin Badgers sportscasts on its stations WOKY-AM (920), WRIT-FM (95.7) and WISN-AM (1130).
Previous rights holder WTMJ-AM (620), which has carried the broadcasts since 1927, recently declined to renew its agreement with Learfield Sports. »Read Full Blog Post(30)
Amy Schumer, Gabriel Iglesias coming to Riverside
Comedians Amy Schumer and Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias are making return trips to Milwaukee next year, with performances at the Riverside Theater.
The venue is an upgrade in size for Schumer. The sweet-and-foul comedian performed at the Pabst last year right before the premiere of her Comedy Central show "Inside Amy Schumer." »Read Full Article
Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert headlining Country Thunder
Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Brantley Gilbert and Gary Allan are all rolling into Twin Lakes next summer for Country Thunder.
The annual country music festival will also feature performances by Craig Morgan, Colt Ford, Mark Chesnutt, Sawyer Brown, Joe Diffie, Will Hoge, Charlie Worsham, Chad Brownlee and the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Seven more artists have yet to be announced. »Read Full Article
Finalists named for public art project on W. Wisconsin Ave.
Colorful cellophane murals, 100 billowing Bronze Fonzes, a beer garden to support artists and something called FaceBOX are among the dozen finalists named Monday for a public art -- or placemaking -- initiative to take place on W. Wisconsin Ave. next summer and fall.
In May, ArtPlace America, a consortium of national and regional foundations and banks that works with the National Endowment for the Arts and other federal agencies, awarded a $350,000 grant for the "Creational Trails" proposal, which is being overseen by two local groups, Art Milwaukee and beintween. »Read Full Blog Post(9)
On Tap for Today: Holiday display opens, Bay View tree lighting and a guy talks about beer
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After more than a decade, CBN News' Lee Webb is stepping down from anchoring CBN's Newswatch program.
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"So this is not a goodbye, but a new challenge and opportunity," Webb said at the end of his final Newswatch show, Dec. 18.
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This jacket with zip detail is constructed from modern materials but the cut retains nostalgic elements. Biba was important in leading the trend for exaggerated retro styles that came to dominate youth fashion in the 1970s. The excesses of glam rock have also been traced back to Biba's version of 'camp'.


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When Does Life Begin for Tax Purposes?
Paul L. Caron
Pepperdine University - School of Law
Tax Notes, Vol. 68, p. 320, 1995
U of Cincinnati Public Law Research Paper No. 06-36
I have written before about what I call "tax myopia" - the tax law's failure to consider insights from other areas of law that would inform the tax debate. (Tax Myopia, 13 Va. Tax Rev. 517 (1994); http://ssrn.com/abstract=799007). One illustration of this theme is how the tax law has ignored insights from other areas of law on perhaps the dominant social issue of our time: when does human life begin? The question was addressed in two tax cases decided over 55 years ago, and then revisited recently.
Although Wilson v. Commissioner, 41 B.T.A. 456 (1940), refused to treat an unborn child as a person for purposes of the income tax dependency exemption, Faulkner v. Commissioner, 41 B.T.A. 875 (1940), treated as unborn child as a person for purposes of the gift tax annual exclusion. The Board of Tax Appeals justified the different results on the ground that the dependency exemption benefitted the parents while the annual exclusion benefitted the unborn child. In subsequent rulings, the Service has rejected this distinction and refused to treat unborn children as persons for both income tax and gift tax purposes. In Cassman v. United States, 31 Fed. Cl. 121 (1994), the Court of Federal Claims recently denied the dependency exemption for an unborn child but accepted the Board's facile distinction permitting unborn children to be treated as persons for tax purposes where they benefit from that treatment. Cassman thus perpetuates the schizophrenic state of the tax law in this area and ignores both basic tax principles and nontax considerations in addressing this pivotal issue.
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With Mothers Day right around the corner, Hallmark stores will be bursting at the seams with customers purchasing cards, flowers and gifts. But the McBride Hallmark stores are offering something different.
To help raise money for breast cancer, McBrides Hallmark is featuring its annual Shop for a Cure benefit from 4-8 p.m. on Thursday, April 26 at all six locations. The stores are offering a 20 percent discount on all items in the store. Customers can choose to donate the savings to the Susan G. Komen Foundation (SGK) to help raise funds for breast cancer research.
We have been a sponsor with Susan G. Komen Foundation for several years now, said McBrides Hallmark owner Stacy Ryan. Its a really fun event for customers and a really good opportunity to raise money for Susan G. Komen.
Along with the 20 percent off sale during the evening, McBrides also will feature a silent auction, fashion show, door prizes and refreshments. Money raised from the silent auction will go toward SGK. Ryan said the silent auctions will vary at each store location.
For a $10 donation, customers can receive a stationary caddy, Ryan added.
We donate that $10 directly to Susan G. Komen, she said.
McBrides is one of the many headquarters where people can sign up to participate in the SGK Race for a Cure. There are three local McBrides Hallmark locations, 2890 Bucklin Hill Road in Silverdale, 19525 Seventh Avenue in Poulsbo and 275 High School Road on Bainbridge Island. Other locations are in University Place, Oak Harbor and Anacortes.
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Erie Community Foundation to highlight successes at annual meeting
The Erie Community Foundation has backed local anti-poverty projects for several years.
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Erie's Future Fund, fueled with $200,000 from the foundation over a two-year span, provided scholarships to 230 low-income children so they could attend quality prekindergarten programs.
On Thursday, when the foundation hosts its annual meeting for an expected crowd of 500 people, the organization's president will tout the success of these and other anti-poverty programs.
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Spencer police said officers received an anonymous report that two young girls were locked out of their home in the 5300 block of Sunset Terrace.Video Transcript
HER SON FACE CHILD ABUSE CHARGES. BUT THEY SAY IT'S A BIG MISUNDERSTANDIN G. POLICE SAY AARON BRADFORD AND KAREN BRADFORD WERE ARRESTED FOR CHILD NEGLECT. KOCO'S NAVEEN DHALIWAL HAS THE DETAILS. POLICE SAY KAREN BRADFORD LEFT HER TWO ADOPTED GIRLS IN THE CARE OF HER SON. BUT THEY SAY HER SON DIDN'T TAKE HIS BROTHERLY DUTIES SO RESPONSIBLY AND LOCKED HIS SISTERS OUT OF HOUSE...SEVERAL TIMES. AARON BRADFORD HAD JUST BEEN RELEASED FROM JAIL WHEN WE SPOKE WITH HIM TODAY. CLIP 18 48:17 they said I neglected my sisters by leaving them outside...is that true?? No it's not true. BUT AFTER AN ANONYMOUS CALL, POLICE FOUND THE TWO GIRLS IN THE FRONT YARD. WITH A GALLON JUG NEARLY EMPTY. OFFICERS QUESTIONED THEIR MOTHER...KAREN BRADFORD. CLIP 1 VIRGIL GREEN - SPENCER POLICE CHIEF 43:13 she was aware of what the son had done and she stated she had done the same thing at her home where they stayed at Midwest city. IT WAS ENOUGH TO ARREST BOTH MOTHER AND SON. AND WHEN WE ASKED AARRON AGAIN. 56:36 So you did lock them out...YES... why because they said they wanted to sit out on the porch they didn't want to stay in the house so I let them do what they wanted to do. WHAT'S EVEN MORE SURPRISING....KARE N BRADFORD IS A TEACHER'S ASSISTANT AT THIS SCHOOL. POLICE SAY THE BRADFORD ADOPTED THE GIRLS -- THE GIRLS ARE NOW IN D-H-S CUSTODY. CLIP 1 44:17 how can you sleep and operate day by day and these two girls are not being taken care of the way they should be taken care of. WE CHECKED WITH D-H-S... THEY WON'T COMMENT ON THIS CASE BECAUSE IT'S AN OPEN INVESTIGATION. LIVE IN THE STUDIO -- NAVEEN DHALIWAL -- KOCO 5 NEWS. WE CHECKED ON KAREN BRADFORD'S POSITION AS A TEACHING ASSISTANT. WE'RE TOLD IF SHE'S CHARGED WITH A FELONY -- APPROPRIATE ACTION WILL BE TAKEN.
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Storm threatens holiday travel in East
NEW YORK -- Thanksgiving travelers scrambled to book earlier flights Tuesday to avoid a sprawling storm bearing down on the East Coast with a messy mix of snow, rain and wind that threatened to snarl one of the busiest travel days of the year and ground giant balloon versions of Snoopy and SpongeBob SquarePants in the Macy's parade.
The iconic characters that soar through the Manhattan skyscrapers every year may not lift off Thursday if sustained winds exceed 23 mph and gusts exceed 34 mph, according to city rules enacted after fierce winds in 1997 caused a Cat in the Hat balloon to topple a light pole and seriously injure a female spectator.
Current forecasts call for sustained winds of 20 mph and gusts of 36 mph.
"At this time, it is too early to make any determinations on the flight of the giant balloons," said Macy's spokesman Orlando Veras. "On Thanksgiving morning, Macy's works closely with the NYPD, who, based on real time weather data and the official regulations, determine if the balloons will fly and at what heights."
Balloons have only been grounded once in the parade's 87-year history, when bad weather kept them from flying in 1971. They're set to be inflated in Manhattan tonight.
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Lisa Jablon was originally supposed to fly Delta from New York City to Syracuse, N.Y., today at 9:39 a.m. But after following the storm's movements, she decided to jump on the last flight out Tuesday night.
"I'm flying up to spend the holiday with my boyfriend's family and I didn't want to get stuck," Jablon said. "The rain seems to be better off tonight than it looks tomorrow morning."
The good news is that the storm is supposed to pass through the Northeast before Thanksgiving Day, with the weather mostly clearing up by this evening.
Most airlines are hoping the storms won't be too severe, allowing them to continue operating a nearly full schedule with few cancellations, but likely a lot of delays, said Daniel Baker, chief executive of FlightAware, a global flight tracking service.
"Cancellations are used as a good, preventative measure to avoid cascading delays that can negatively impact travelers thousands of miles away," Baker said.
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OSCARS: 'Anna Karenina' Score
David Mermelstein is an AwardsLine contributor.
For Dario Marianelli, who has scored all but one of Joe Wright's five films, Anna Karenina presented exciting challenges. Wright's fragmented telling of Tolstoy's great novel afforded the composer new opportunities for musical expression—even as the film hewed to the story's period setting.
"There were huge opportunities by the film not being literal," says Marianelli, who recently spoke by phone from England. "But because those opportunities were opened up, they had to be taken, and that's hard work. I can't remember a film where I worked so hard and so long. For more than a year, on and off."
Beyond that, Wright's film was heavily choreographed, so Marianelli's music had to be ready especially early. "It was a lot of work up front, written before the script was even finished, particularly the two waltzes. I had to write them first, then adjust them when they were shot and then adjust them again during the editing. It was an inordinate amount of work, but all worth it."
Related: OSCARS: Filmmakers Say 'Anna Karenina' Was A Calculated Risk
The freedom extended to the kind of music Marianelli would write, and its instrumentation, including a surprising amount of brass. Anyone expecting buttoned-up strains will be surprised by the pulsing passion and robust comic flair of the composer's score, which despite such indulgences remains appealingly tasteful and elegant.
Related: OSCARS Q&A: Keira Knightley
"We started with the idea of two opposites," Marianelli says, "the folk music, the earthy music toward which the character of Levin (Domhnall Gleeson) is attracted, and then the more sophisticated music of the aristocracy and also the pretense, the life on a stage. Then gradually more ideas came in, and they started interbreeding. We ended up with a lot less folk music and more of this new entity of the bands—rougher sounds coming into the sophisticated orchestra but still very pure high violin over simple piano or music-box notes."
Related: OSCARS: Alexandre Desplat
But a third element soon forced its way into Marianelli's musical consciousness. "There was a necessity to have something that could give voice to the aspirations Anna (Keira Knightley) and Levin have to lead a life away from the stage. So I have a compass with three points, the third being this otherworldly music that had to be very pure and simple, and that represented the truth of a life they all wanted but couldn't have—the escape they desired."
The hardest part, of course, was getting started, and Marianelli points to that first waltz with particular affection. "I remembered recently that was the very first tune when I put my hands on the keyboard and wanted to send something to Joe to start the conversation," the composer recalls. "This was May of last year, a full four or five months before the scene was shot. But I wanted to find something tender that could be danced to but that I could use at the end as well for when Anna dies. That slowly descending harmony—I'll whistle it badly for you—that theme is particularly dear to me because it's the first."
He is equally partial to the clarity—rare for him, he says—that accompanied its articulation. "At that point, it was clear that it had to be something that could take this whirling moment when Anna falls in love with Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), when she's enraptured or entrapped by him, but could also be used as a mournful commentary on her death. And I never let go of that in the months that followed. I found variations on the piano, in the orchestra, but substantially it was the same tune I had from day one. It's like an old friend now. And if I have to go to the piano and play a bit from Anna Karenina, that's what I will play."
Related: OSCARS: Studio-by-Studio Look At This Year's Best Picture Hopefuls
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Great piece. I think the film will definitely get nominations in score, costume, art direction, I also believe Knightley will make the cut and that would be 4 nods already…could the 5% No1 Rule help 'Anna Karenina' to get a 5th nomination and in Best Picture nonetheless ? I think that's a more viable possibility than we give it credit for. The Academy loved the previous two Wright-Knightley films considerably MORE than other awards organizations : she made the cut for 'Pride & Prejudice' without a SAG or even a BAFTA nomination, and Atonement landed 7 nods (including picture, writing, acting) without any serious guild-love (no PGA-DGA-WGA-SAG). Long story short, based on this precedent, I firmly believe that 5% could be there…easily. The passionate campaign and The New York Times/Rolling Stones raves won't hurt, either. It IS a divisive film for sure BUT that's exactly the kind of contender that could greatly benefit from the new voting system…hopefully, it will.
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In a town where I was born, lived a man who sailed to sea. and he told us of his life in the land of submarines. If this man were around today, he'd surely come aboard the Beatle Brunch Cruise!
What a magical time we're planning on board Royal Caribbean's 4-Star Enchantment of the Seas the weekend of August 28th, 2008 (Labor Day Weekend).
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0. phoneArena 28 Jan 2013, 03:33 posted on
RIM's latest devices may not have been particularly hot, but all of this is soon going to change! At least, that's what the company wants us to believe now that we're counting the days until the official BlackBerry 10 presentation...
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1. MartianMe (unregistered)
i just taught of an idea.. how about blackberry with android os integrated ... that would be something :)
5. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
I really don't get why people like you want android on every darn phone? Nokia Lumia: get it with JB, BB Z10: get it with JB. We as consumers need choices and the better the competition among manufacturers, the better and cheaper products we as consumers get.
7. wendygarett (unregistered)
I think bb10 can receive 3rd party apps from Google play tho ...
10. bb10.is.a.junk (Posts: 3; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
RIM making the biggest mistake of century along with Nokia.
IF RIM use Android they will success because.....
First BB10 device ONLY DUAL CORE & 4", WHY? because BB10 were not prepared for 5" 1080p (FULL HD). If RIM goes to android route, they won't be bothered to support CHIPSET THAT WILL GIVE THEM 5" 1080p.
In other words... going to Android route will let ANY phone company on the CUTTING EDGE!!!!
Look at Nokia, Why WP8 fail??? Because it's only DUAL CORE and nokia try to sell their lumia 920 in quadcore price range...
This is the same things that will make BB10 failllll....
Their Dual core device is only worth US$ 200 - US$ 300 IF on the right ecosystem.
It's a sure things.
Those german dude has been lying and hyping about BB10
15. jellmoo (Posts: 1590; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)
Dude, please stop randomly capitalizing words as though it somehow proves your point. It really does not.
For starters, not everyone wants a 5 inch screen. Some people want a compact device that is easily pocketable and can be used one handed without too much effort.
A Full HD screen sure is nice in theory. In practical application though, can you tell the difference between a screen showing 355 and 441 ppi? Probably not.
You mention Nokia as a failure. You see, your comparison here is flawed. It really isn't Android that is the success story. It's Samsung. Samsung is the only Android manufacturer making high profits everywhere outside of Asia. LG breaks even, while Motorola, HTC and Sony struggle to stay out of the red.
You are getting way too hung up on meaningless phone specs that don't tell the whole story. I get it, you like Android and think it's the best. That's cool, a lot of people do and there are a ton of great points to support that line of thought. But letting yourself get so wrapped up in your fanboyism that you can't see ll of the cool things other platforms are doing will give you some terrible tunnel vision.
Now I don't have a crystal ball, so I don't know whether or not BB10 will succeed. I certainly hope it does, as choice and competition is great for us as consumers. Having played with a Dev Alpha BB10 device, I think RIM has a great platform to work with, but that they really need to market it, get app developers excited, and show consumers that BB is cool again. I don't know if they can do it, but bringing them down just because they aren't your platform of choice doesn't benefit anyone.
20. Captain_Doug (Posts: 997; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)
Apparently if you make sense, people thumbs you down.
24. BB10.the.looooosserr (Posts: 3; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
When a regular user come into store, they will COMPARE what's in the store.
Let say the user have US$ 700 in their hand,
would he/she buy a quadcore, 1080p, 5" android phone or a 4" dual core BB10, in which if he opted for 4" dual core, he would be able to buy Samsung Galaxy SIII mini, for HALF the price of BB10, and it still be better. BECAUSE IT HAS PLAY STORE, compared to BB Pirate Store.
29. jellmoo (Posts: 1590; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)
Huh... If only iCould think of a single 4 inch, dual core phone that is a success. iWish that there was one out there. iDunno what to tell you,.
31. jeck77 (Posts: 25; Member since: 09 Dec 2010)
LOL. Ignorant comment of the day. Thank you for this dose of stupidity.
38. MC1123 (Posts: 1255; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
but not all people like humongous screens even though it is 1080p, you wont really appreciate its beauty on such screen size, the one that deserve 1080p are the 10",9",8",7" tablets coz you will really appreciate its beauty with those screen size!
and having 1080p videos on your phone will eat huge amount of memory! some of us would still prefer 720p,480p, and the trustie 360p coz they eat small amount of memory and you cannot really see the difference since you are using a phone screen size!
thats why i think 1080p screen and 1080p videos make no sense if you put them on phones!
nikolas stop being pathetic with new user everytime!
39. MC1123 (Posts: 1255; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
totally agree! you dont really see the difference on a 1080p on a regular screen (lets say 720p HD screen)
some even say that the sreen size of 808 pureview are life-like than s3, its a symbian device with just nHD screen!
all that matters is that it should have sunlight ligibility!
and i really think 1080p screen and and 1080p videos on a phone is just stupid since you dont really need it! it drains the battery fast and also it take too much space in your memory (1080p videos)! and also the quadcore is just a commercial to magnet buyers! coz on day to day basis, you dont need one!
you only need quadcores on a PC to perform better, but i compared a quadcore, single core and dual core, single core is not that good but dual core and quadcore performs almost similar and you dont even notice the difference!
i just hate android fans here, they are really annoying as hell!
and totally agree that android is not that a big success, its samsung since samsung hold the biggest market in android empire! the reason why bada before has a respectable market share coz it looks like an android coz of that touchwiz UI of samsung ( i see users and ask them if they know what is the OS on their phone, and they said android but its not, its a wave phone so its running bada)
17. wendygarett (unregistered)
Stop creating that much of account just to thumb us down Nikolas....
40. chezy (Posts: 20; Member since: 29 Dec 2012)
blackberry A series will be quad core. so your comment is a fail.
46. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
champ....quad core doesn't mean that this or that phone is in a premium league. Start thinking. It doesn't hurt unless your brain has been washed
37. MC1123 (Posts: 1255; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
that is disgusting! so you want to be like windows and intel playing monopoly on PC market again?
RIM is giving a full blown and very awesome OS as an alternative!
not even other linux are happy with android's monopoly the reason why other wants to make another OS that is very versatile like android namely sailfish and ubuntu and even webOS, while others go for the more advance like firefox and tizen with HTML5(i say advance since HTML5 is said to be the future of the web)
so if you want a BlackBerry android, i'll discourage you since it wont happen!
but dont worry, your android apps can be ported to BB10 so dont be sad about the ecosystem!
2. RaKithAPeiRiZ (Posts: 1488; Member since: 29 Dec 2011)
it already runs Android apps which are modified
11. bb10.is.a.junk (Posts: 3; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
nobody cares....!!!
It's not real as real Android
22. apiskula (banned) (Posts: 578; Member since: 25 Jan 2013)
Your exactly right. This will fail just like all the other blackberry's.
3. PhoneLuver (Posts: 481; Member since: 05 Jul 2010)
I really like the new platform and features. Let's just hope they release a phone with excellent specs soon!
13. bb10.is.a.junk (Posts: 3; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
Next iPhoneArea article:
4" DualCore Smartphone WAR: Samsung Galaxy SIII mini, Apple iPhone 5, BB Z10.
DualCore Smartphone War: Samsung Galaxy Grand, Nokia Lumia 920, Apple iphone 5
4. MartianMe (unregistered)
right ,but imagen if they come up with one model fully android with their own skin, bbm, and all that s**t ... it would probably make em some cash.
6. uchihakurtz (Posts: 370; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
The OS is really interesting, can't wait to see the full review on Phonearena :D
8. lenovo.almost.die.by.bb (Posts: 3; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
This BB10 is DEAD ON ARRIVAL....
Well, not really..... pickapowerz will buy it, MC12345 will buy it...
then.... it will be dead on arrival....
it's unattractive...
no ecosystem....
only hype
9. No_Nonsense (Posts: 826; Member since: 17 Aug 2012)
Why don't you tell us the reason its crap rather than making statements like these with no proof? "Only hype", hype is what companies do before launching a new product, its not limited to just RIM. Or is this a new of trolling, that the eggbot employs in GSMArena?
23. apiskula (banned) (Posts: 578; Member since: 25 Jan 2013)
You are right. I had a blackberry one time and I would NEVER EVER go back to another one. I don't care if they changed the operating system. There phones are garbage, app world is terrible.
41. chezy (Posts: 20; Member since: 29 Dec 2012)
and you and all the other haters are narrow minded fools
12. Sathishkumar.V (Posts: 2; Member since: 28 Jan 2013)
I really like the Operating System of Blackberry. And eagerly waiting to see its specifications, features, price and its availability
14. rickywinataa (Posts: 262; Member since: 05 Apr 2012)
i'm really excited for this product, my first impression when i heard about next BB OS is that it will suck and RIM would be bankrupt in the next 3 years. this might become the saving grace for RIM, they got the design right and the apps selection right, let's hope that they got the hardware right this time
16. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Welcome back black berry. Wish u the best of luck & too its fans
18. jroc74 (Posts: 6005; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
I am really excited about BB10. And I'm a big Android fan. And I like that phone design.
All I will say is the iPhone has some stiff competition out now: Android, WP, and I got a feeling BB is gonna make a big push now.
19. jonartpop (Posts: 181; Member since: 25 Oct 2012)
The design is just beautiful. I really really hope the battery will last longer.
21. apiskula (banned) (Posts: 578; Member since: 25 Jan 2013)
Hopefully they will announce they will close the doors! This will be another failed product.
25. Googlethis (Posts: 179; Member since: 05 Jul 2012)
Pathetic not every thing has to run android to be a success and I would hate to see this company do so I prefer that there should be as much compitition as possible I want each company let alone os to actually fight for my money
26. InspectorGadget80 (unregistered)
Better than the iphone launch
27. MobileMac (unregistered)
BB10 runs on top of QNX. It is a unix type of OS. The difference between Android and BB10 is that Android runs the OS as a single process. QNX runs the os at the core and the applications as processes. So if a process acts up, it just turns it off. You may not need a quad core processor for it to work smoothly. As for chosing this OS, the os runs military tanks and medical equipment. They didn't just pick something off the shelf.
With that said, BB10 looks cool, looks fresh and may soon over run Windows. It will take a long time if ever to catch Android or IOS.
If they want to compete, they need to have apps, eco-system and battery life to make it. Well, two more days and we shall see if they show us something we don't seem to know already.
30. jellmoo (Posts: 1590; Member since: 31 Oct 2011)
Incredibly well said. RIM has a platform with a ton of potential, it will take time to see if they are capable of fully realizing it.
36. MC1123 (Posts: 1255; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
the ecosystem is at good start, 70,000 and more..apps is not that a big problem coz devs of iOS and android wont have a problem to port it on BB10, Batter life isnt a problem too, even old BB is know for battery efficiency, but this is a different OS so its a complete different story, so we'll still see what its gonna be!
28. MobileMac (unregistered)
Also, the Lumia did not price itself at a quad core price. From the outset they were at $100 with a free charging mat.
32. elirev4 (Posts: 14; Member since: 02 Jun 2012)
This OS seems pretty boring...
35. MC1123 (Posts: 1255; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
tell that to iOS but not to this one!
33. jroc74 (Posts: 6005; Member since: 30 Dec 2010)
Some of us were talking about BB10 today. Ppl are actually excited about it. One was a iPhone user....
They said BB is their first love....and they may be switching back. I really think BB has a hit on their hands. I know when I first saw the Playbook...many of us were wondering when that OS was gonna make it to phones. Like when many saw Honeycomb for the first time...many wondered when it was coming to phones.
It came in the form of ICS...and its the best version of Android to date. I have a feeling BB10 will be the same thing. I dont know why the earlier QNX based version didnt take off. But this looks even better.
34. MC1123 (Posts: 1255; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
honeycomb is a complete flop!
but the playbook is a complete flop as well BUT it just flop coz of the pricing! i think if RIM price it on a competitive price like $250 it will be a hit and im pretty sure RIM wont be really on big trouble...
42. jrparnell1977 (Posts: 7; Member since: 29 Jan 2013)
You know, all of these other fanboys are showing how uneducated and stupid they really are. I have Android, but I'm not bashing BB10 or the specs. You don't know if it is going to succeed or not, so shut the heck up and see first. Oh and learn to spell before you go bashing others. I can tell a lot of you are from overseas by your grammar.
44. MC1123 (Posts: 1255; Member since: 12 Nov 2012)
oh so you think americans are the best in grammar?
43. Crowsticks (Posts: 2; Member since: 24 Jan 2013)
bet they'll get sued by Apple cuz it looks kinda like an iPhone5 .... >.>
45. Siaw_Yong (Posts: 12; Member since: 09 Dec 2012)
It's a new start for blackberry and I'm a blackberry user for 2 years now. I hate my bold 9780 but this new blackberry is something else. Not just a new way to interact with out phone but also the smoothness of the OS. If this thing come at a budget price, I'll definetly buy it ;)


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THE WINTER Olympic Games are over, but I can't get the Canadian national anthem out of my head. While my granddaughter was saying Grace at dinner the other night, I was silently humming "O Canada."
I realize this may be the equivalent of poking a badger with a sharp stick, but I have to say it: when it comes to national anthems, Canada wins the gold and the United States might not make the podium.
Go ahead. Fire off the nasty emails. I consider myself as loyal and patriotic to the land of my birth as they come, so I can take the abuse.
However, when I stand up at a ballgame for the "Star Spangled Banner" and place my hand over my heart, I mouth the words but I don't sing them. I can't. An octave and a half is beyond my capability. If I start out low enough to hit the lows, I can't get high enough to hit the highs without screaming.
Inasmuch as most Americans are as vocally challenged as me, why did we go and make the "SSB" our official national anthem in 1931, especially when we had other choices that would stir our hearts without straining our vocal cords?
The problem, and it happens a lot at sporting events, is that we turn the assignment of singing the national anthem over to somebody who has no business attempting it. Roseanne Barr comes to mind. Amateurs also often forget the lyrics.
Francis Scott Key's original poem, by itself, is fine. His words should rouse pride in every American who remembers the story of the brutal but ultimately unsuccessful British assault on Fort McHenry in Baltimore in 1814.
But the melody? Whoa. Not only is it difficult even for professional singers, the song itself originated in England, and celebrated an ancient Greek poet named Anacreon who was fond of good wine and good love – not that those are bad things.
In other words, we appropriated an 18th Century drinking song from the very country from which we had fled, a song that paid reverent tribute to the fruits of the vine, and we made it our national anthem.
If we were going to borrow from the British, why didn't we just go all the way and adopt "My Country 'Tis of Thee" as our anthem? Well, there's a good reason we didn't. The song, with different lyrics, is England's national anthem, "God Save the Queen."
Okay, what about "America the Beautiful"? What's more inspiring than those "spacious skies" and "amber waves of grain," the "purple mountain majesties" and that magnificent "fruited plain?" Americans from "sea to shining sea" get choked up when they sing it, which by the way, they can do with reasonable ease.
In spite of all that, is anything going to change? Absolutely not. Nor should it. The "Star Spangled Banner" has officially been America's anthem for 83 years. It will not be replaced.
So you have to hand it to the Canadians.
"O Canada" goes all the way back to 1880, though it was not adopted as the official anthem until 1980, a century later. Thanks to the Olympics, I'll be humming it for another month..
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One of the nation's largest churches is wading into the gay rights debate. Tuesday night, national Episcopal Church leaders voted to officially bless same-sex couples.
It's a move supported by local Episcopal leaders and strongly opposed by some other religious groups.
While it's not a same-sex wedding, Episcopal church deputies have now approved a blessing ceremony that includes an exchange of vows and rings.
"The signs outside our church say, 'All are welcome,'" said Rev. Pete Ross with the Diocese of Michigan. "Do we need an asterisk that says, 'All straight are welcome?'"
Rev. Ernesto Medina of Nebraska added: "There is never anything wrong with celebrating love."
The overwhelming vote came Tuesday night at Episcopalians' national convention in Indianapolis. It was not without controversy though.
"For 2,000 years, the church has had clear teaching regarding marriage, the Biblical norms for sexual behavior, and has upheld a standard consistent with God's word," said South Carolina's Rev. David Thurlow.
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Justice appears doubtful for Trayvon Martin
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As you know George Zimmerman has been charged with second degree murder, granted bail, posted $150,000 bond, then left to an undisclosed location. Gov. Rick Scott announced a task force and appointed Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carol with the task of reviewing Floridas citizen safety laws including the Stand Your Ground Law. In response to the governors task force, Sen. Chris Smith launched a Stand Your Ground task force of his own right back at you Governor Scott. A group of State legislators subsequently called a press conference in Miami on the selection process of the task force members they are still waiting for an answer from the Governors office. But the truth of the matter is that there will probably be no official hearing of any substance from either task force. Scott is not calling for a special hearing, special session or anything else for that matter. So, that takes us to next year when the Republican-controlled legislature is back in session I doubt that the NRA will allow any House or Senate committee to entertain amendments or repeals to the Stand Your Ground Law. By the way, lets not forget that the Real George Zimmerman Legal Fund was raising a ton of money up until recently and from mostly conservative donors. As of the today, an estimated $200,000 has been raised to help pay Zimmermanss legal fees. Ironically, during the bond hearing Zimmermans attorney lied to the judge and said that Zimmerman did not have any money to pay a bond. But in fact, some of the funds were used by Zimmerman to fund a portion of his bail. A request by the Martin familys attorney Ben Crump, called for Zimmermans bail to be revoked, however it was denied by the judge presiding over the case. And to add injury to insult, the Sanford City Manager negotiated Police Chief Lees resignation only to be upstaged by the Sanford City Commission who rejected the Chiefs resignation. What is my point? Based on the series of events surrounding this case, I believe we are fooling ourselves if we think that Trayvon will get any real justice. The struggle continues . . . Henry Crespo, Sr., is vice chairman of outreach for the Miami-Dade Democratic Party.By Henry Crespo Sr.Miami Times Contributor, firstname.lastname@example.com