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HTC Sensation XE ReviewHTC Sensation XE 8.5
We find the HTC Sense 3.0 UI on the Sensation XE – it's the only overlay that changes every nook and cranny of stock Android, and integrates beautiful graphics with useful functionality in one seamless, coherent experience.
For more info about it, you can read our HTC Sensation 4G interface review, since what we have on the Sensation XE is nearly identical, if we don't count the Beats logo which slows boot-up time with a few seconds, as well as the popup that appears when you plug in the Beats headphones.
HTC Sense has some of the best collections of useful preinstalled apps in it, and the Sensation XE benefits from that fact, sporting apps that range from the excellent Locations for offline navigation worldwide, through SoundHound for song recognition, to small but important bits like Flashlight.
The handset sports the most powerful chipset Qualcomm can currently supply – 1.5GHz dual-core Snapdragon S3 – and it shows in the fluid performance of a heavy overlay like HTC Sense. It's not as speedy as Samsung's Exynos, for instance, but Qualcomm's strength is in the integration and optimization of the whole chipset, including the baseband radio.
It might not get record Quadrant scores, but have no doubt that this chipset is one of the most powerful out there at the moment, more than enough for any Android task thrown at it. The 768MB of RAM are the norm for the company's high-ends, and you also get 1GB of ROM for installing apps, plus a 16GB card in the package (8GB in some regions).
Browser and Connectivity:
HTC's Android handsets sport excellent browsers, and the Sensation XE makes no exception, with fast page load times thanks to the dual-core goodness, and speedy Adobe Flash performance.
The pages render in real time while zooming without any hiccups, unlike many other handsets which blur the image during the process, and then resume rendering. We are especially fond of the speedy text reflow, which seems to always hit the sweet readability spot, with ample inertia when scrolling up and down.
The Sensation XE is loaded with connectivity options, starting from the 14.4Mbps HSDPA radio and the MHL port nestled inside the microUSB profile at the bottom, used to connect to a TV's HDMI port. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, A-GPS, FM Radio and DLNA round up the connectivity options, and the multimedia streaming to DLNA-enabled gear is handled by the Connected media app. Of note here are the quick times for the GPS to lock us when using the Location app.
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2. jamrockjones (Posts: 345; Member since: 26 Oct 2011)
Agreed! I love HTC's UI and fast processing speeds but HATE their screens. You can tell just from the pictures the colors don't come through very bright. I don't think I'd buy any of HTC's phones right now, I'm still waiting for a slimmer and brighter phone with their great UI and hardware.
5. jacko (unregistered)
i have the sensation and the screen is very nice i find myself using the sensation more then i do my galaxy s II
17. Dark4o90 (Posts: 205; Member since: 20 Feb 2011)
can't agree super lcd is good enough and their displays look really good but when you campare them amoled it makes diff
3. tmcr7 (Posts: 180; Member since: 02 Nov 2011)
What kind of a conclusion is that? The HTC Sensation XE comes with a more powerful processor, bigger battery, and better speakers, yet you say that the only difference is the high quality earphones? Come on!
8. Retro-touch (Posts: 273; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
overclocked processor, the bigger battery was put to compensate for the higher clock speeds which would give poor battery life on its previous capacity, better speakers; wouldn't know unless I tried them. Hence the only difference is high quality earphones and better sound quality assuming the speakers are better.
16. Dark4o90 (Posts: 205; Member since: 20 Feb 2011)
i love my creative ep 630
40. htainlintha (Posts: 41; Member since: 20 Mar 2010)
My friend please I use 2430mAH battery for this one plus 32Gb miniSD memory card my phone is totally perfect :). Can outlast any phone I think even driod razar Max LOL. You can get one here if you want to.
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4. buggerrer (Posts: 306; Member since: 21 Sep 2011)
Beats a total gimmick !!1!1
6. Epic09 (Posts: 12; Member since: 24 Oct 2011)
I might not like the iproducts much but I'll agree on one thing..they're one of the top tier companies when it comes to sound quality.
7. xenover (Posts: 174; Member since: 27 May 2011)
Cons are stupid as hell. Phone on the other hands seems quite top notch.
9. roscuthiii (Posts: 2217; Member since: 18 Jul 2010)
Couldn't they have put the 1730mAh battery in the Rezound too??
10. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Beats audio or whatever this gimmick can be called was ported to other phones.
HTC made a bad decision. It's all about stupid software..they didn't use any new hardware for sound.
12. choupino (Posts: 69; Member since: 28 May 2011)
jackhammeR... Do some research. This is not simply a software upgrade. "Ported to other phones"???? We should have a mute button for those people that spout stuff they have no knowledge of on PA. I mean really.
HTC paid hundreds of millions of dollars to purchase the beats company. Dr. Dre & Jimmy Iovine(Interscope Record's CEO) made $351 Million off the deal alone...
So you basically think that all of this was for some software and earbuds???
You can't really be that slow... Can you???
15. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
The only person who should read is YOU. dre dre beats was ported to HTC HD 2 and I think desire as well. And it's only software matter.
Yes, that was about software and earbuds...you know why? because dre dre is a trademark and is well known in music industry...which dosen't mean that is good or best.
You know what marketing is boy, do you?
The only slow dude here is you again.
Hug your precious htc and try convince yourself it's something more than a phone. Get a life dude!
11. CreeDiddy (Posts: 722; Member since: 04 Nov 2011)
Another medicore upgrade from HTC...
I have had a Thunderbolt. This is no different, besides Beats Audio, bigger battery, and faster processor and RAM. What makes this different from the HTC Rezound.
Too much redunancy for Andorid phones now...
If the Iphone 4 and Iphone 4S is no different, then the Thunderbolt is no different from the Rezound.
Can HTC come out with one or two phones, instead of 10 of the same phones on multiple carriers. They have increased profits for this quarter, but they could improve their cost drastically by staying with one or two designs on multiple carriers.
That is why Apple has the highest profitability of any smartphone manufacturer. They are using the KISS method.
14. CreeDiddy (Posts: 722; Member since: 04 Nov 2011)
Within 2009 to now...I have had BB Storm 9530, Droid 1, Thunderbolt, Bionic, and now iPhone 4 and not 4S. The top manufacturer's are only Samsung and Apple now. HTC is too gimmicky with their Sense 3.5 spin carousel OS. Too, too cheesy for me...The only phone that I want now is the Galaxy Nexus. The RAZR is nothing more than a Bionic. The Rezound is nothing more than an updated EVO3D without 3D and Beats Audio.
HTC is now becoming a joke...No comparison to Samsung Galaxy lineup in terms of performance, display, and features.
32. ILikeBubbles (Posts: 525; Member since: 17 Jan 2011)
you do have a point, but didn't samsung pass apple as the highest grossing smartphone manufacturer this year? and part of the reason Android is an amazing alternative (not nessisarily better i'll agree) is because of how open it is. Android gave options when Apple said no. different strokes for different folks i think. it all depends on what you're into. we can't praise google for something then 2 years later backhand them for the same thing.. your agument is all valid but when it comes down to it there hasn't been a real gamechanger in the industry since the first iphone/android came out in like 2002/3
18. winsaki234 (Posts: 63; Member since: 30 Mar 2011)
Phone arena suck! This reviewer is a iPhone fanboy
19. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
For God's sake!
Why the choosed 3gp as a contender in 1080p shooting??????????
This is nuts!
20. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
*they, sorry
21. henrickrw (Posts: 408; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
Agreed. The galaxy s 2 is the phone to beat.
22. henrickrw (Posts: 408; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)
In only interested in the phones to use them on my galaxy
23. andrej040 (Posts: 1; Member since: 05 Nov 2011)
the res. of gs2 is lower then sensations. so, how in the world can you say that the screen on galaxy s 2 is better then on sensations. its almost like to compare a dvd rip movie and x264 or 720p movie.
24. nameless1521 (Posts: 17; Member since: 06 Nov 2011)
Super Amoled Plus(SGS2) VS S-LCD(Sensation XE), my friend. Not about the resolution.
Technically Super Amoled Plus is better than S-LCD. That's just a fact. If you are happy with S-LCD, then it's fine, but don't be angry about the fact.
Besides, S-LCD is identical to Samsung's Super Clear LCD since S-LCD is a joint venture of sony&samsung and samsung uses this display for their low-end phones.
25. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
Well...SA in not a great deal for everyone.
I don't see anything spectacular is Super Amoleds. I remember that colors in Galaxy S were very annoying.
I got N8 with Amoled and I had for a while C6-01 with Amoled CBD.
One thing I can say for sure is that black color is amazingly..well, black.
And very readable under the sunlight.
I don't like too much oversaturated colors. The new gen of SA+ can be adjusted but still, I don't think it's far more superior than Nokias amoled cbd (compare them and you will see).
S II has lower resolution, despite of it's more than 4 inches.
Still, it has more than enough pixel density to use it comfy in day-to-day usage.
27. nameless1521 (Posts: 17; Member since: 06 Nov 2011)
There is no such Amoled CBD.
It's manufactured by Samsung which owns OLED market(90%), so yeah Amoled display is basically identical to Samsung Super Amoled.
Bad rumors about oversaturated colors? I can you my friend, most of recent high-tech TVs from any manufacturers have oversaturated colors. We should be glad that Sammy provides $1000 TV screens for small handsets. Besides, yet again it applies to so-called Amoled CBS, since they are same products from same manufacturer, Samsung.
SA+ is even better. Blowing away most of disadvantages of OLED and maximize the pros of OLED.
I don't think 800x480 is a problem. Since, there aren't many photos and apps availalbe for 960 x 540 comparing to 800x480, which is already used for many laptops and netbooks.
26. jackhammeR (Posts: 1548; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
too bad it doesn't support FLAC. it's a music phone dammit!!!
28. som (Posts: 768; Member since: 10 Nov 2009)
It look like Samsung display 4.3 S-AMOLED.
29. Pego71 (Posts: 7; Member since: 08 Nov 2011)
What kind of a conclusion is that? More powerful battery, faster processor, improved audio and Technology Beats you say that the differences are minor whit sensation ...... tell lies!
30. kabir02 (Posts: 18; Member since: 16 Dec 2010)
i think its true. HTC has same phone facilities different carriers and little manipulations on the specs
31. ifailandfandroidsuck (unregistered)
Apple and Google are reinventing products for 10+ yrs ago... nothing innovative here.
34. nunoy (Posts: 1; Member since: 30 Oct 2010)
wat is the real built-in storage of xe.? 4GB of built-in. & the 1GB is for user space for apps.?
or only 1GB built-in storage for apps. & phone space..?
36. jeffkoe (Posts: 2; Member since: 08 Dec 2011)
Strikingly handsome phone with typical HTC failures. Why does HTC refuse to offer us decent audio quality with the camcorder function? Why put a weak camera in your high end smartphones? If I were an HTC stock holder, I'd really be upset over this. Inexcusable. HTC cannot continue to compete unless it steps up its game.
37. Shayne (Posts: 1; Member since: 17 Dec 2011)
The red and black color scheme, an amazing HD display, Beats audio and extremely fast performance (the fastest phone thus far) come together in an ergonomic design to create a fantastic finished product. While almost comical at this point, the HTC Sensation XE is now my favorite Android device in the world. XE features all the latest lust-worthy pieces that fit together to make up any smartphone-lover ideal puzzle
38. shashivydyula (Posts: 4; Member since: 08 Jan 2012)
This is a phone am dreaming of...Will get it soon.
39. knightlore (Posts: 5; Member since: 03 Jul 2012)
would have been better if it has a oled screen like my desire...
41. ram134 (Posts: 2; Member since: 03 Mar 2013)
im facing problems in play store in my sensation. the images and screen shots are not loading in play store. it displays the message "cant load screen shots".
im using wifi connection with high speed but the images are not showing and when using data connection the images are loading. .
i have contacted google on this issue and they mentioned to clear cache and data in play store app and download manager. but nothing worked for me
i have also unistalled updates in play store app and again open the play store it gets updated to latest version 3.10.14 but the images are not showing.
so i cant figured out yet where the problem exist? is there any setting to be changed with the wifi connection?
anyone who came out of this issues please help me . it makes me frustrating from many days. .
HTC Sensation XEOS: Android 4.0 2.3
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I enjoyed Durs Grünbein's essay, "The Poem and Its Secret," in your January issue. (At last, I thought, no mention of Pound anywhere!) But I'm concerned: are we to take from the piece that poets are masochistic? That is to say, is the urge to write poetry one of kicking against the air? I don't disagree, but do find it less optimistic than Grünbein seems to. Poets still have to live a daily life, even if they are renowned as liars and comparable more with the village idiot than the village wise man. Grünbein suggests there is some comfort in this, some wall of protection, but that is not entirely satisfying. The work of loners and dissidents is marginalized, sure, but I'm more of a mind with Octavio Paz, who wrote that "poetry occupies a place at once central and eccentric." Eccentric for reasons much the same as Grünbein's, but central because of those reasons too; poetry's need to criticize and subvert all it comes into contact with has left it few allies.
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April 20 was the day that Bram Stoker, author of "Dracula" died in 1912. The Irish author's famous novel has inspired countless scary tales and movies for over a century.
In 2011, the private journal of Bram Stoker was discovered in his great-grandson Noel Dobbs' bookshelf in England. The journal contains 305 of Stoker's own entries, varying in length.
"When I saw it, I was amazed. 'I thought, 'The Holy Grail! We've found it!," said Professor Dacre Stoker of the discovery in his cousin's home.
The journal would have gone unnoticed had an American researcher not contacted Dobbs looking for it. The thin journal was found on Dobbs' bookshelf, unmarked, save for the name "Abraham Stoker" written on it.
Dobbs forwarded some photocopies of the journal to his cousin Dacre Stoker, a professor in South Carolina. Stoker used the photocopies to create a book detailing the more personal side of Bram Stoker's life.
He noted how his cousin Dobbs remained "blase" about the discovery. Dacre Stoker's book, The Lost Journal, will be published to commemorate the 100 years since the passing of Bram Stoker.
Dacre Stoker worked with other Bram Stoker scholars to annotate the journal which Stoker began keeping in 1871 when he was in his early twenties. He would continue the journal for a decade, with one of his last entries hinting at his now famous Count Dracula character. It wasn't until 1881 that Stoker first learned about 'Vlad the Impaler,' the major source of inspiration for his Count Dracula.
Bram Stoker was born in Clontarf, north of Dublin and studied mathematics at Trinity College.
Before writing Dracula in 1897, he spent several years researching European folklore and mythological stories of vampires.
Dracula is an epistolary novel, written as a collection of realistic, but completely fictional, diary entries, telegrams, letters, ship's logs, and newspaper clippings, all of which added a level of detailed realism to his story.
Bram Stoker died in 1912, about twenty years before Dracula was made into an internationally popular film starring Bela Lugosi in the 1930s.
In his diary, Stoker apparently alludes to there being another diary somewhere, though no one seems to know the whereabouts of it.
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Tullis will leave office at the end of the year with 24 years of public service completed. He served 16 years as treasurer after first being elected to the post in 1997 and spent another eight years as a councilman prior to that.
Conrad, a retired optometrist, won election to the treasurer's spot in November and will take over Jan. 1. Tullis had announced last January that he would retire at the end of his term and not seek re-election.
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ALLENSVILLE - Jonathan L. Zook Sr., 55, of 218 Water Street, Allensville, died at 5:42 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013.
Born on June 5, 1957, in Lewistown, he was a son of Jonathan R. Zook and the late Mary R. (Yoder) Zook. His wife, Julie A. (Peachey) Zook, whom he married on Oct. 28, 1976, survives.
He also is survived by: children, Rachel S. Byler and husband, Elmer N., of Dundee, Ohio, Nannie M. Hostetler and husband, John K., of Evart, Mich., Mary R. Hostetler and husband David N., of Evart, Mich., Julie A. Byler and husband, Benuel L., of Belleville, Jonathan L. Zook Jr. and wife, Miriam L., of Holmesville, Ohio, Daniel M. Zook and wife, Karen, of Belleville, Sylvan E. Zook, of Allensville, and his fiancee Kimberly Rhodes, of Dayton, Va., Lydia J. Zook, of Santa Elena, Guatemala, Katie J. Sharp and husband, Jesse A., of Allensville, and Roman J. Zook and Ruth J. Zook, both at home; three brothers; six sisters; and 19 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his step-mother, two sisters, one brother and a brother-in-law.
Jonathan attended Shavers Creek Mennonite Church. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends.
A funeral service will be held in his memory at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, at Valley View Amish Mennonite Church. Burial will take place at Allensville Amish Mennonite Cemetery. His family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Valley View Church.
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After this weekend, my nest will be empty.
In fact, right about the time you read this article, I'll be loading the car in preparation for a 33-hour drive to Nashville, Tenn. That's where my remaining homebound daughter, 25, will be striking out on her own.
There's nothing particularly unusual about a grown child leaving home, of course. After all, it's a scene that plays out hundreds, if not thousands of time a day across the United States.
But that's the point...
In recent years, an increasing number of debt-laden and job-challenged 20- and 30-somethings (including my daughter) had little choice but to move back home with mom and dad. Only 11% of 25- to 34-year-olds lived with their parents in 1980, according to Pew Research. By 2000, that number increased to 15.8%, and by 2010 the percentage was up to 21.6%.
These days, however, there's evidence to suggest the tide is turning -- a demographic shift that could provide economic relief for baby boomer parents and opportunities for investors.
Thanks to a gradually strengthening U.S. economy, many young adults (including my daughter) are finally making their move -- from their parents' basement to their first apartment rentals. To help meet the anticipated growing demand for rentals, revenue from apartment and condominium construction will grow an average 10.6% annually to more than $44.9 billion by 2017, according to research firm IBISWorld.
"As this group's members increasingly move out of mom and dad's or out of the dorms, their share of demand for apartments will grow, pushing up overall demand for rental properties," IBISWorld says.
When my daughter -- and her growing legion of cohorts -- moves into her first apartment, she'll have created a "household." In real estate parlance, a new household is formed when a couple marries or a child leaves home.
Until recently, household formation hovered at historically low levels. But that's changing in a big way.
During 2008 to 2011, as economic circumstances caused many young adults and others to retrench, an average of 650,000 new households formed per year. In the 12-months ended last September, formation soared to nearly 1.2 million households -- most of them of the multifamily variety -- as the economy showed signs of improvement.
And there's still room to run, particularly on the rental front.
In an article about the apartment boom, The New York Times last December said there were still some two million doubled-up households "waiting for the opportunity to split in two." Jeffrey Friedman, the CEO of Associated Estates Realty (NYSE: AEC), a real estate investment trust (REIT), wrote in his company's annual report that nearly 70% of 5.5 million new households between 2012 and 2016 will be renters.
No wonder High-Yield Investing's Carla Pasternak dubs this era "Renter Nation."
In her February issue, Carla assesses investment opportunities in the multifamily sector -- all with a focus on income, of course -- including a look at REITs in general and the aforementioned Associated Estates Realty in particular.
Note: Several REITs made Carla's list of "Ten Retirement Savings Stocks That Can Give You the Second Income You're Looking For." Some of these stocks pay quarterly. Others pay monthly. All offer you a safe, stable, and reliable source of high income even if the market goes down. To learn more, click here for an audio presentation or click here for the text version. And if you already subscribe to High-Yield Investing, you can access Carla's report directly by following this link.
In the following interview, Carla explains REITS and names her favorite apartment play right now, a growing small-cap that's currently yielding 4.4%.
Bob: Let's start with the basics. Explain REITS.
Carla: REITs (pronounced "reets"), short for real estate investment trusts, offer some of the richest dividends on the market today. These unique stocks make their money by investing in real estate. Many own land or buildings directly and make their money by renting out this available space. Meanwhile, others hold real estate related assets such as mortgage-backed securities.
Some REITs may yield 10% or better, but most average 5% to 6%. That's more than double the average 2.5% yield sported by the 407 dividend-paying stocks in the S&P 500.
What's behind the big payouts? Simply, REITs are legally required to pay out 90% of their taxable income as dividends. In return, REITs can deduct these payouts from their reported income for tax purposes. As such, most REITs pay little to no taxes.
One hitch is that since REITs don't pay income tax, their dividends are mostly taxed as ordinary income, up to 39.6%. Unlike other stocks, REITs don't qualify for the 15% or 20% "qualified" dividend tax rate. Even after the higher tax rate, though, REIT dividends will put more cash in your pocket than most other investments. In addition, you can defer taxes by stashing your REITs in a tax-advantaged IRA or avoid taxes altogether by placing them in a Roth IRA.
Bob: What's your top apartment REIT right now?
Carla: Associated Estates Realty, which you referenced above, is a relatively conservative play on the multifamily housing recovery. Currently, AEC owns 52 multifamily properties with a total of 13,950 units in 10 states. In the past several years, it expanded to higher-growth markets such as the Washington, D.C. metro area, southeast Florida, and Dallas.
Management focuses on the millennial generation, as it believes renting is a preferred and in some cases permanent lifestyle for some in the 21-34 year age group. In one new apartment complex, for instance, it added such high-end features such as granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, deluxe cabinets and nine- to 11-foot high ceilings to attract and retain these clients.
For the first nine months of 2012, AEC had adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) of 93 cents a share and distributed 53 cents, for a sustainable payout ratio of 57%. In the comparable period of 2011, an AFFO payout ratio of 66% still resulted in distribution hikes, so further increases are possible.
AEC provides a solid yield of 4.4% and is projected to have double-digit FFO growth. The payout ratio is low and allows for further distribution growth. The shares are suitable if you're seeking a relatively conservative play on the multifamily housing recovery.
Bob: Will dividend payers continue to outperform in 2013?
Carla: If history is any guide, then dividend payers will outperform non-payers over the long-term. Numerous studies show that dividends account for more than half the returns of the S&P 500 over the decades. For example, according to a recent report by Henderson Global Investors, during the past seven decades, from the 1940s through 2010, dividend payers contributed 52.7%, or more than half, of the total returns of the S&P 500.
The study also found that high-yielding equities historically outperformed lower-yielding equities. A look at the average 12-month relative returns among the top 1,500 performing stocks during the period from 1978-2011 shows that the best performing stocks, when ranked by dividend yield, are those in the first quartile, with above-average yields.
In 2011, 100% of the stock market's returns were from dividend-paying stocks, and last year dividends accounted for about half of total returns. But even more important than these stats to individual investors like you and me is that dividends provide you with income you can pocket today, not just the promise of capital gains tomorrow.
Bob: Aside from REITS, what types of dividend payers are piquing your interest right now?
Carla: As readers of High-Yield Investing know, I've been favoring plays on the housing recovery, whether these are real estate investment trusts like AEC or common shares like Home Loan Servicing Solutions (Nasdaq: HLSS), which have surged a dramatic 35% since being profiled as my "High-Yield Security of the Month" in the November 2012 issue. In addition to the housing recovery, today's low interest rate and recovering economic environment is providing a perfect backdrop for mergers and acquisitions. The recently announced privatizations of Dell and Heinz are just two of the more prominent examples of what's happening. And there's one sector in particular that's benefiting from these deals that I'll be taking a look at in the upcoming issue of High-Yield Investing. It's private equity firms, many of which are organized as limited partnerships or business development companies (BDCs). I'll save the specifics for subscribers, but I have chosen two top picks with yields of up to 9% that I think are poised to benefit from Goldilocks conditions right now.
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Campus Ministry provides an exceptional opportunity for students to translate the College's Benedictine principles into action through our annual summer service trip to Asia, a place very unfamiliar to most students. While in Taiwan, the students work at Cathwel Service, an orphanage for 120 children who are born with disabilities or serious illness; as well as for those who are abandoned or parentless because their families are not able or interested in caring for them. Each day, the collegiates extend their love and compassion by dressing, feeding, and playing with the children. Besides the orphanage, the students also provide service in a remote mountain village where they extend this same love and compassion to not only children, but to the elderly, as well. This interaction includes visiting, playing games, sharing meals, and celebrating Mass. Through this one-on-one contact, the Saint Vincent student missionaries give of their time and love to transcend language, age, and cultural barriers.
During their free time the students also have unforgettable experiences as they explore different cultures, places, and foods in the markets and mountains.
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Just finished a couple hours ago! I was invited by my friend to have brunch at Bino's Restaurant on Kingsway and 41st~ I had never been there before today, but I had heard of it's cheap eats.
Brunch. Party of 8. 10:30 am.
There were a lot of options, and I wasn't really sure what to order. Normally, I would always go for the sweet things, but I didn't really feel like pancakes or waffles today. Bino's is known for their breakfast special, which was popular amongst our party.
Clubhouse Sandwich: 3-layer sandwich with a side of fries
This was under the lunch menu, but oh wellz! Hehe.
The clubhouse sandwich had tomato and bacon in one of the layers, turkey in the middle layer, and lettuce(or cabbage?) with mayo in another layer. There was the option of whole wheat or white bread too, so I chose WW. The sandwich was pretty good! It came with fries too, which made the whole thing pretty filling.
I think it was $7.95 but I don't really remember. I ended up paying almost $9, which was okay.
Breakfast Special: 2 eggs, choice of ham/bacon/sausages, and pancakes/(toast & hashbrowns)
Lol, I just noticed that there's no such thing as "bacons"?
Half of the group ordered breakfast specials I think! It's cool that you can choose what you want. I think it was $4.75something? so it's a pretty good deal.
Someone had a steak breakfast too.
French Toast: bread dipped in egg? ^o^
This looked yummy and fluffy! It's one of my fave snack items to make at home! <3
Waffles: are waffles?
This looked just okay. I would've put lots and lots of whip on it if I ordered it hehe! <3 Supercreamfluff whip ftw!
3/5 berries for food and 3.5/5 berries for service: The food is average, nothing special, but it does its job. The waitress was good about asking for coffee refills; I remember that she came by a few times. Oh! And if you order coffee here, I think there are free refills.
It was great meeting new people today!
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Fans of festive music will have not one, but three chances to catch the Harrisburg Singers as they welcome the holiday season.
"Holiday!" with the Harrisburg Singers will include a performance of a new work by K. Lee Scott, the 2010 American Composers' Choral Festival Guest Artist. Titled "Gloria," the piece will include accompaniment by brass, organ and timpani. The Harrisburg Singers will also perform popular Christmas carols such as Silent Night, O Little Town of Bethlehem and "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," secular songs from "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," and Franz Biebl's arrangement of "Ave Maria."
In addition to this Friday's concert at Faith Presbyterian Church, the Harrisburg Singers will perform Saturday at 7:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Camp Hill, and Sunday at 3 p.m. at Mechanicsburg Presbyterian Church. More details can be found at harrisburgsingers.org/concerts/.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday
WHERE: Faith Presbyterian Church, 1801 Colonial Rd., Harrisburg
COST: $18, $15 for seniors and students
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"M" Butterfly was the play about the real story of a French diplomat who had an affair with a Chinese male transvestite for many years (who was really a spy for the Chinese Communists), with out ever realizing that the person was in fact a man. The spy even presented a child in the relationship as being theirs.
Well apparently there was a telephonic version of that in the recent Manti Te'o Notre Dame incident (which at least is a bit more plausible since it was on the telephone). Still however, BSC.
#10factsaboutmyvirtualbestfriend "She died on September 12, resurrected on December 6, and came out to Dr. Phil." ~ Manti Te'o
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China has raised its profile in global fruit and vegetable markets, with the value of its exports during 2002-04 more than double the value from a decade earlier. Most of China's exports are processed fruits and vegetables that do not yet pose a serious challenge to U.S. exports. However, China's fresh vegetable sales to Japan and other Asian markets compete directly with U.S. products. In addition, the United States has been the largest market for China's apple juice exports. Over time, China's growing domestic market may absorb more of its production. Moreover, China faces stiff challenges in improving the quality and safety of its products, upgrading its marketing and distribution infrastructure, and reducing marketing costs.
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Though many entertaining matches last several hours, points and sets, there is no doubt that some straight-set matches can provide just as much viewing enjoyment.
Recently there has been an increasing amount of lengthy, tough matches played across all surfaces.
Many matches of the past few years have been historic (examples are the longest Davis Cup match of all time and John Isner's unprecedented lengthiest match in history against Nicolas Mahut).
But even when there is a loser (sometimes in straight sets), he still tries his best to show what he is made of.
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3 of the Best Cities for Newlyweds to LiveKrishann Briscoe
For a number of couples the decision on where to live after getting married isn't an easy one. While some couples lived in the same city, staying in the place they have both always called home makes sense. Other couples live in different zip codes entirely and as a result they must make the choice. The other might move to the city one of them already calls home or, they might move to an entirely different city and build a life in a new place in hopes that that particular city becomes home.
When it comes to making the decision to move there are various factors couples need to consider. Examples include the current job market, the price of housing and the school system in the event they have children or are looking to start a family.
As reported by The Huffington Post, recently Rent.com released their list of the best U.S. cities for newlyweds. Take a look below at three of the cities that made the list and why:
1. San Diego, California — I might be biased but it only seems appropriate that a California coastal city makes the list. San Diego is praised for the variety of activities couples can engage in. There's the well-known San Diego Zoo, a "bustling downtown" and beautiful beaches. Additionally, San Diego is very close to other Southern California destinations making romantic getaways easy!
2. Washington DC Our country's capital is filled with "romantic opportunities." According to The Huffington Post couples can go to museums, political events and see pieces of our history all around. Washington DC is also known for having a "high mean annual income" and more money just might mean more of an ability to afford and enjoy all that the city has to offer.
3. Seattle, Washington — If you already have a family or are looking to start one Seattle should definitely be on your radar. The city not only has residents with a higher mean income but out of all 10 cities highlighted, it has the highest percentage of children under six. That means plenty of opportunities for play dates and family adventures. Additionally, the city is accepting of all newlyweds regardless of gender or sexual orientation, something reflected with their recent legalization of same sex marriage.
For the remaining 7 best cities for newlyweds visit The Huffington Post. If you are married how did you and your spouse make the decision on where to reside?
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TRENTON Lawmakers and health-care advocates urged the Christie administration Thursday to develop a proposal to use $7.6 million in federal funds to market the new health-care law before the state loses the money this month.
New Jersey has until Feb. 20 to submit a plan for how to use the grant, which the Department of Health and Human Services originally provided in February 2012 to support establishment of a state-operated health insurance marketplace.
Gov. Christie opted instead to let the federal government set up the exchange, and since then his administration has been negotiating with the Obama administration about how else to use the money.


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Buccaneer's Quarterback Breakdown
On the team's official website, you'll see four players listed as quarterbacks for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
They are, in order of predicted ranking of the depth chart: Josh Freeman, Mike Glennon, Dan Orlovsky, and Adam Weber.
Out of all these guys, Freeman is the player most fans are familiar with. Drafted out of Kansas State in 2009, "Free" has been the club's starting quarterback for the last three seasons, missing just one game in that span.
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There's no avoiding gas stations, but there is something you may want avoid when you head to the pump to keep you and your family healthy.
Most consumers are only worried about gas prices when they stop at the pump. But Target 7 discovered something else that could bring a whole new meaning to pain at the pump.
Target 7 went to random gas stations all over town, swabbing both the pump and the keypad to find out what kind of crud is crawling there.
Microbiologist John Golobic with Quest Diagnostics said all but one sample grew gross, grimy bacteria like strep and staph.
In fact, the majority of the samples had both staph and strep.
The good news: Target 7 didn't find any fecal matter on any of the gas pumps.
"As Dr. Ramo has said many times, it's the cold and flu season, it is time for us to wash our hands all the time, keep your hands away from your face, don't put them in your mouth, nose," Golobic said.
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A man "collapsed" onto the hood of a Jersey City Police cruiser after being shot near a bar early Sunday morning, police said.
Officers heard a shot ring out on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive around 1 a.m. this morning, police said. When the officers drove toward where they believed the shot had come from, they found a crowd standing outside of bar and lounge in the 100 block of MLK Drive, police said.
As police approached the bar, people began to scatter and a man in his 20s ran in front of the patrol car and collapsed on the hood of the cruiser, police said.
Police saw the man had been shot in the abdomen, police said.
When police questioned the man who was shot, he was "very uncooperative and refused to answer ... questions," police said.
The man was transported to Jersey City Medical Center, where he underwent surgery for a "life threatening" gunshot wound, police said.
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Dallas, Texas is more than just barbecue and football. The city was founded in 1841 and grew up in the rough and tumble era of cotton and oil. Today, this sophisticated and welcoming urban center offers everything from modern art to old school jazz. Don't worry though - succulent ribs and the Dallas Cowboys are never far out of reach.
Just fifteen minutes from downtown Dallas is the outdoor haven of White Rock Lake. Bike the lake and keep an eye out for the bright green of the park's resident monk parakeets. Catch a lecture and browse the wide-ranging collections of the Dallas Art Museum for free at DAM's Friday Late Nights. Head to Deep Ellum - so named is the end of Elm Street - for live music at Dada, and a plate of ribs plus fried apple pie at Baker's Ribs. Wander the neighborhood and get a glimpse of Deep Ellum's history through its early 20th century storefronts.
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5 Sneaky Moments in Adulthood No One Ever Sees Coming
#2. The Moment Your Family Patterns Start to Show
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Unless you're willing to take part in the kinds of experiments that'll probably require you to fight Spider-Man somewhere down the line, you can't really do shit to influence your genetic makeup. We all are a human-shaped bowl of gene porridge made of ingredients from our mom and our dad, and that's the thin and thick of it.
Technically, we're all well aware of this fact. It's just that when it actually gets its pants off and starts dong-slapping us across the cheeks, we're never quite ready.
One day, you're going to notice you sport the hairline and jowls of your father. Or maybe you start a fight with your significant other, only to find out your style of debate and spontaneous reactions are the exact same stingers one (or, if you're a really interesting arguer, both) of your parents favored when you were a kid.
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"Good thing neither of us takes after dad, eh, Bob?"
"Hold on, what? I thought you were dad."
Sure, you can fight it. Tons of people don't like their parents and attempt to be the antithesis of them. If they were conservative middle class, you may very well wind up the teen in torn jeans and a PUNK IS NOT DEAD vest, or whatever the cultural equivalent for people who are not as out of touch with today's kids as I clearly am. If ma and pa raised you in a hippie commune and you had crabs by the time you were 14 thanks to the communal bath, you might be heading for Wall Street. You might even rebel in a way that's not horribly cliched and stereotypical at all. Unfortunately, as we've mentioned before, it's completely useless. Little by little, bit by bit, you're going to turn into yet another update for your family OS, and no amount of Marilyn Manson you listened to as a teen is going to help you.
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Again, this is not a good thing, per se. It's not a bad thing, either. It's merely a thing that is. Also, it's very much a thing that you need to realize. Otherwise, you might try too hard to rebel by becoming a certain type of adult, which means you might never notice ...
#1. The Moment You Realize You'll Never Completely Grow Up
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There are tons and tons of people who will never realize that adulthood is not a goal in itself.
It's not.
It's more of a side effect of being you as hard as you possibly can.
I'm not saying that you should devote your life to the "you" who enjoys getting wasted before noon, knows the Konami Code by heart, and considers wearing pants only when it's someone's wedding. You can totally let that aspect of your personality out every once in a while, but it shouldn't be in charge all the time. The trick is to recognize that this piece of you exists, instead of trying to stifle it.
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Back when I was younger, I always sort of expected to magically become an adult -- to one day wake up as a responsible creature that knows the workings of the world and never ever eats cereal in his underwear while watching wrestling on YouTube at 9 am on a Tuesday. After years of striving to become that civilized fucker, I finally realized that he flat-out doesn't exist. All I'm ever going to become is a slightly less inexperienced me. This is another thing that tends to draw enthusiastic "yeah, I've totally been there" reactions whenever it comes up in the conversation. At some point, we all realize we're never going to gain that seemingly supernatural grown-up insight our parents had, because they were totally winging it too.
This is yet another thing that we all sort of know in the back of our heads, and even Hollywood -- the most cynical of all entities -- likes to remind us of the importance of keeping in touch with our inner child with a movie or six every year. Even so, many of us still strive to reach that arbitrary, nonexistent Adulthood Medal, with our career aspirations and fears of death and all the other junk we tend to get our head all stuck up with.
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So why don't we all just fucking stop it? It's not like we'll become any wiser by pretending we're more grown up than we actually are.
Let's face the facts: You might be a parent of five. You might not have kids at all. You might be rich as Croesus, or struggle to make the next month fiscally alive. But you're always, always going to be a little kid at heart. You see it every day, with large, hard people who openly weep tears of happiness when their team scores, and hardcore businesspeople who drop their tough-as-nails role when they see their baby smile. Those moments are the ones we live for. They're not about adulthood, they're about pure, unbridled joy.
So, by any means, be as much or little of an adult as you want to. Just remember to drop the grown-up bullshit every once in a while, and fucking go embrace the little joys in life.
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Author Affiliations: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (Ms Roman); and Department of Dermatology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (Drs Lugo-Somolinos and Thomas).
The incidence rates of melanoma in Hispanics are on the rise, and melanoma presents at a more advanced stage among Hispanics than other ethnic groups.1 Delay in diagnosis may be owing to a low index of suspicion for melanoma in Hispanics among both medical professionals and the Hispanic population.2 It has previously been shown that comprehensive skin self-examination (SSE) may lead to earlier melanoma diagnosis.3 Despite this evidence, the percentage of patients in the Hispanic population performing SSE has been reported to be low, 15% compared with 32% in non-Hispanic whites (NHWs).4 Several studies have reviewed skin cancer screening practices among Hispanics, but these studies have all been retrospective, and the conclusions are mainly speculative.1 Our objectives were to determine the percentage of Hispanics who undergo skin examination by a physician and perform regular SSE and to explore reasons why they might not. Additional focus was placed on participants older than 40 years because skin cancer screenings are recommended for patients in this age group owing to increased risk of melanoma with older age.
Design Setting and Participants. Patients of Hispanic descent (N = 301) were recruited from the Piedmont Health Services in Carrboro, North Carolina; the University of North Carolina (UNC) Dermatology Clinics; and the Hispanic advocacy group El Pueblo in Raleigh, North Carolina. All self-reported Hispanics from any Hispanic country of origin and older than 18 years were invited to complete a survey. The study was approved by the institutional review board of the UNC at Chapel Hill.
Questionnaire and Statistical Analysis. Surveys were prepared using Teleform software (Autonomy/Cardiff) and scanned using a Scantron machine. Data analysis was performed using GraphPad Prism).
Most of our patients were women (72%), with a mean age of 35 years (Table). Most of the participants reported their country of origin as Mexico, although 9 other countries were also represented. Of the Hispanics in our study, 23% reported knowing the risk factors for skin cancer; 9% received a regular skin examination; and 22% performed SSEs. No difference was seen in the group older than 40 years.
Of 273 subjects who did not get regular skin examinations (91%), 32% felt that they did not have ample time with the physician, and an additional 32% reported that they did not think to ask or did not know how to ask for a skin examination, partly because a skin examination was not the primary reason for the visit. It should be mentioned that all the physicians at Piedmont Health Services and some at the UNC Dermatology clinic are fully bilingual. Of the 236 participants who did not perform an SSE yearly (78%), most responded either that they were not told to do so (49%) or that they did not know what to look for (29%).
Although a disparity has been reported in knowledge and sun-protective behaviors among Hispanics and NHWs,5 we know of no published literature discussing the reasons why Hispanics do not perform regular SSEs or ask their physician for a skin examination at their regular visits. This study addresses those questions and stresses the importance of education to this growing population. Cultural perceptions of modesty, especially among female patients, were not a significant factor, reported by only 7% of participants. Physicians should take a more active role in educating their patients about safe skin practices, including sun avoidance and SSE. Safe skin practices are as important as regular exercise and smoking cessation and should be included in routine health education counseling.
With evidence suggesting the importance of SSE, it is concerning that most of the Hispanic participants did not report performing them. Physicians should educate their patients, demonstrate for them how to perform a proper SSE, explain what to look for, and provide resources with examples. Physicians should also teach their Hispanic patients to pay particular attention to acral areas and extremities because there is a higher incidence of melanoma on those areas in Hispanics.2
Correspondence: Dr Lugo-Somolinos, Department of Dermatology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, 410 Market St, Ste 400, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (email@example.com).
Accepted for Publication: July 26, 2012.
Author Contributions: Ms Roman and Dr Lugo-Somolinos had full access to all of the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis. Study concept and design: Roman, Lugo-Somolinos, and Thomas. Acquisition of data: Roman and Thomas. Analysis and interpretation of data: Roman. Drafting of the manuscript: Roman and Thomas. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Lugo-Somolinos and Thomas. Obtained funding: Roman. Administrative, technical, and material support: Roman and Thomas. Study supervision: Lugo-Somolinos and Thomas.
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Funding/Support: This study was supported in part by Case Western Reserve University.
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Additional Contributions: We thank the staff of El Pueblo and Carrboro Piedmont Health Center for allowing us to conduct this study in their facilities.
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Four-year-old twins Max and Emme stayed close to Casper Smart and a caregiver during an Aug. 28 visit with a harbor seal at the Georgia Aquarium.
The former American Idol judge, who snapped photos on her phone during the meet-and-greet, was in town for a performance at Atlanta's Philips Arena.
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ERICK, Okla. - Ronald F. Bass, 73, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2010.
Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Erick First Baptist Church with Brother Charlie Floyd and Brother Joe Jernigan officiating. Burial will be in Texola Cemetery by Fatheree-Albert Funeral Home.
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Survivors include two daughters, Shea Dunlap of Sayre and Stacie Bass of Dallas; a grandson; a sister, Glenda Beck of Shamrock, Texas; and two brothers, P.R. Bass of Shamrock and Buck Bass of Erick.
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Instead of focusing on a particular platform technology, Synta Pharmaceuticals' biomarker approach zeros in on important questions in the biology of human disease. "We let the biology choose the assay, not the other way around," comments Kevin Foley, Ph.D., director of in vivo pharmacology.
Synta's scientists try to understand the molecular basis of a disease and develop animal models to test compounds for the specific biology that translates into human disease. "Traditionally, the problem has been the gold-standard model. If you're developing a drug for arthritis, you use the collagen-induced arthritis model—everyone uses that model no matter what type of drug is being developed. That's where you run into problems—the gold-standard model reflects some of the biology going on but not all of it. What we try to do is link animal models and human disease to have a better understanding of both ends so you can choose the best development pathway to develop drugs."
These animal models have proven effective in development of the company's vascular disrupting agent, STA-9584, which targets tumor vasculature. It binds to the colchicine site of tubulin, selectively targeting endothelial cells of tumors, but not normal tissue. This shuts off blood flow in the entire tumor (not just the center), leading to hypoxia and necrosis.
In preclinical animal models, the agent has shown improved therapeutic index relative to other VDAs such as combretastatin, Dr. Foley says. Necrosis and apoptosis will be used as biomarkers in the clinic to examine what happens in the tumors when treated with STA-9584. "We're not using animal models to say, 'yes, this drug is going to be clinically active,' but we're using it to say 'it's more likely to be clinically active compared to competing agents in this field.'"
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Dr. Bangs emphasizes that the uniqueness of the PhysioLab platform is that it's a mechanistic model, versus a statistical model that cannot distinguish relationships between high-level clinical markers. "Having the deeper representation of physiology (the mechanisms) means there are more potential places to identify markers in the system that could be predictive. To do the same in a clinical trial, you would have to measure too many things because you may not know in advance which would be most predictive."
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Animal Rescue New Orleans (ARNO) has been inundated with cats and dogs lately. The recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has led to a decrease in tourism and fishing in the New Orleans area, affecting local workers in the retail, hospitality and fishing industries. As a result, many cat and dog surrenders have arrived at the shelter from resident pet owners who have fallen on difficult economic times.
"The oil spill situation has caused our surrenders to double," said Charlotte Bass Lilly, executive director of ARNO. "Our shelter is over full with a waiting list to come in, and as many animals in foster as in the shelter."
As a no-kill shelter, ARNO works hard to find each animal a new home. The facility serves up to 63 cats and dogs at a time, but the latest influx of dogs and cats could strain their resources to help Gulf Coast residents.
Its alternative plan helps both the shelter and the public: the Pet Retention Program. This allows low-income or out-of-work individuals or families to receive financial aid to care for their pets during disasters. According to Lilly, the program not only allows people to keep their beloved pets, "but cuts down on surrenders into municipal and private shelters."
"I hope that making this program public, and our need for support of this program, also encourages shelters everywhere to institute such a program," Lilly said. "The pet is less stressed because it remains with the family it has always known, and the human caretakers are less stressed as well with the financial burden lifted from their shoulders."
The Pet Retention Program provides for all cat needs: food, medical care transportation to and from the vet and even a carrier to in case of evacuation. A caseworker stays assigned to a specific family to ensure consistent care for the cats and proper social services for the cat owners. ARNO makes one request — if the animal is intact, the group insists it spay/neuter the cat at its own cost.
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The Ann Arbor Summer Festival offers up mainstage and Top of the Park events this weekend, but there's also the Ann Arbor Book Festival, as well as an Ann Arbor Civic Theatre Studio Series show, and a performance by legendary musical pair Joan and Marcus Belgrave. See all the details below.
Ann Arbor Summer Festival events. "Miracoco" lets you walk through an enormous, interactive luminarium at U-M's Palmer Field, and it's open Thursday through Saturday, 2:30-9 p.m., and Sunday, 1-7 p.m. The cost is $10 (kids 3 and under free) at the door. Also, modern dance troupe MOMIX presents "Botanica" - a celebration of the changing seasons set to a score ranging from birdsong to Vivaldi - at the Power Center on Saturday at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $45-$55 (kids 11 and under, $15), available at www.tickets.a2sf.org or 734-764-2538.
10th annual Ann Arbor Book Festival. AABF's Moonlight Book Crawls - during which writers will read from their work - are scheduled at a series of restaurants and bookstores in the area on Thursday and Friday evenings, plus an all-afternoon Book Crawl on Saturday. A writers' conference (registration required) happens at U-M Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library on Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., with workshops and a keynote talk by Mardi Jo Link, bestselling author of "Bootstrapper: From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm." And on Saturday, the AABF Street Fair will happen on Washington between 4th and 5th Ave., showcasing a variety of programs, organizations and authors who are passionate about writing, reading and books. For complete information, visit http://www.aabookfestival.org/2014-festival/.
Washtenaw Community Concert Band concert. Chris Heidenreich directs this 70-member band in an outdoor concert of light classics, including Balmages' "Reverberations," Holst's "First Suite for Military Band," selections from "The Sound of Music," Gershwin's "Strike Up the Band," Fillmore's "Klaxon," Sousa's "Glory of the Yankee Navy," and Fucik's "Florentiner March." Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on.
Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at WCC Community Park, 4800 E. Huron River Dr. in Ann Arbor. Admission is Free.
Ann Arbor Civic Theatre Studio Series presents "Or,". Wendy Wright directs Liz Duffy Adams' inventive neo-restoration comedy, based on the life of the pioneering 1660s female playwright Aphra Behn. Desperate to get out of the spy trade, Behn has a shot at producing a play at one of only two London companies, provided she can finish her play by morning, despite interruptions from several love interests. Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. at the A2CT Studio, 322 W. Ann in Ann Arbor. Tickets cost $12, available in advance at a2ct.org or 734-971-2228.
Joan & Marcus Belgrave at Kerrytown Concert House. Jazz and blues by the husband-and-wife duo - celebrated Detroit trumpeter Marcus and veteran, church-trained Detroit jazz vocalist Joan. With pianist Michael Malis, bassist Josef Deas, and drummer Gayelynn McKinney. Saturday at 7 p.m. at KCH, 415 N. Fourth Ave. in Ann Arbor. $10-$30 (students, $5); reservations recommended. 734-769-2999.
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UNDP Holds Consultation on Citizen's Engagement on Climate Change and the Global Economic Crisis
9 June 2009: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) held a two-day consultation with 25 representatives of civil society organizations and foundations in New York, US. UNDP is preparing a 20-year review of the impact of its flagship publication, the Human Development Report, which advocates for a healthy environment where people can lead productive and creative lives.
The recommendations received from the various groups and organizations will be part of the Platform HD2010.
This initiative will also feed into the ten-year review of the Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2010. The key message emerging from this first consultation emphasized the opportunity generated by climate change and the economic crisis to transform current global governance and to prioritize human development and citizen engagement.
During the consultation, Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator, stressed that the new climate change agreement to be sealed in Copenhagen in December needs to be a development deal, underscoring that efforts to address climate change are at the heart of poverty reduction and the achievement of the MDGs. Civil society representatives called on UNDP to generate opportunities for citizen engagement in development. [UNDP Press Release]