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A 55-year-old Texas woman died late Thursday afternoon after she fell 15 to 20 feet down a ledge onto rocks at Oheo Gulch in Kipahulu, police and fire officials said.
The woman, Cheryl Black, of McKinney, Texas, was pronounced dead at the scene. She remained unresponsive after bystanders performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Maui firefighters responded to a 5:32 p.m. call and used the Air One helicopter to airlift the woman from the pools to a landing zone near campgrounds in the Haleakala National Park's Kipahulu District. Paramedics took over patient care, but their attempts to resuscitate the woman also were unsuccessful, officials said.
Hana firefighters and a Kahului fire rescue crew found Black unconscious, lying halfway in the water. Black had been on a 15- to 20-foot-high ledge, trying to get to another pool, when she fell, fire officials said.
The woman sustained severe head trauma, according to a news release from the National Park Service.
Police said the cause of death remained unknown, pending an autopsy.
'Ohana by Hawaiian expanding service
'Ohana by Hawaiian will be expanding to Kahului Airport for the summer with flights between Maui and Molokai, Kailua-Kona and Hilo, according to an announcement from Hawaiian Airlines.
Beginning July 8, the 48-seat ATR-42 turboprop planes, operated by Empire Airlines, will offer daily flights between Kahului and Molokai and Kahului and Kailua-Kona. Flights between Kahului and Hilo will begin July 10, the airline said.
An additional flight between Honolulu and Molokai will operate for the summer beginning July 8, increasing service from three to four times daily.
Flights currently are scheduled through Sept. 2, according to Hawaiian spokeswoman Alison Croyle.
'Ohana by Hawaiian Managing Director Hadden Watt said the airline has seen increasing demand for flights between the islands.
For a schedule of flights or to book a reservation, visit hawaiianairlines.com or call (800) 367-5320.
Nava to address Kahului Kiwanis
Rick Nava, candidate for the Maui County Council's West Maui residency seat, will be the guest speaker at the Kiwanis Club of Kahului meeting at noon Tuesday at Cary and Eddie's Hideaway in Kahului.
Lunch is $12.
For more information, contact John Buck, club president, at 269-6670.


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Despite the fact that South Carolina, and most of the Southeast, has no utility-scale wind farms, we are reaping the benefits of the industry even today.
On March 13, Cape Wind, the first proposed offshore wind farm in the United States, which is being built off the coast of Massachusetts, announced that it is are buying its transmission cables from Abbeville manufacturer Prysmian (who also supplied the cables to Clemson's new turbine-testing center in North Charleston).This is great news for our state and a reminder that South Carolina is a real player in the wind energy industry. Because of contracts like these, South Carolina already hosts around 1,100 employees working in the wind industry, among 33 businesses, as identified by Clemson University in 2012.
And as recently reported Nexans cable company will soon open up shop in the Bushy Industrial Park on the Cooper River and will employ an additional 200 workers. Our wind workforce would grow even more if we were to build offshore wind farms along our wind-rich coastline. This news also goes to show that federal policies, such as the Investment Tax Credit and the Production Tax Credit (both of which, Congress let expire at the end of the year) that support out-of-state development still benefit states that don't have wind farms installed yet. The converse is true, too - that failure to uphold policies conducive to economic development results in impacts to businesses here in the South.
In 2012, Kaydon Corporation had to shut down one of its manufacturing plants in Sumter, because Congress continually fails to set a stable tax policy. Legislators, take note.
The wind industry tax credits reduce the burdens on private industry and have been quite popular among conservative political leaders. With Cape Wind's contract with a South Carolina company, the benefits of these tax policies should be obvious to our elected officials.
It's time for Congress to extend the Production Tax Credit and Investment Tax Credit for wind energy, and for our state officials to get serious about bringing home the benefits of offshore wind.
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The American Association of Blood Banks has expanded its Bulletin into a full-fledged journal, Transfusion. The justification for another journal is said to be a growing need for an outlet for papers on blood group immunology, genetics and anthropology, blood preservation, and general transfusion problems. It was felt that the paucity of American journals specializing in the transfusion sciences had caused this material to become hopelessly dispersed in a large number and variety of periodicals. The editor-in-chief of the new journal, Tibor Greenwalt, and the list of associate and consulting editors plus the advisory editorial board reads like a "Who's Who in Blood Banking."
The first issue commemorates the diamond jubilee of Landsteiner's original article, On Agglutination of Normal Human Blood, and contains a translation of that historic paper for those who enjoy ancient lore. The scientific papers are short and pertinent, in keeping with an expressed determination of the
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Fun!!!!! Love the patterns in the fabric.
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This evokes the beach feeling for me. Good job. Like your hanging rod and technique - really adds to the piece.
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American Airlines' parent AMR Corp. asks bankruptcy court for a 30-day extension to file its plan to exit bankruptcy reorganization (Updated, 3:50 p.m.)
American Airlines' parent AMR Corp. today asked a bankruptcy court judge for a 30-day extension to file its plan to exit bankruptcy reorganization.
American has requested that its so-called exclusive period be extended from Dec. 28 to Jan. 28, according to a court document jointly filed today by the airline and its unsecured creditors committee.
An extension is "warranted and appropriate given the size and high-level complexity of these chapter 11 cases and the progress made as to American's business and operations," the court filing said. "The relief requested will allow American to continue focusing on preserving and enhancing going concern values and restructuring American's financial condition and operations to achieve a competitive and sustainable cost structure."
American releases its third-quarter financial results tomorrow.
The airline listed 10 reasons for the extension, including additional time needed to: negotiate a labor contract with its pilots' union, refine its business plan with the credits' committee, continuing to work with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. and continue reviewing strategic alternatives for American.
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I cannot figure out how to play with 2 players using split screens for Minecraft - I googled this problem and read that you have to have HD or you are out of luck - is this true? Any way around this?
I don't think there is any sure fire way to get around this but you could try connecting your console to your PC or try using a HDMI cable.
What they say is not true. Yes, HD TVs are required. Widescreen format TVs, are necessary. However, HDMI cables are not necessary. Just a widescreen TV. I use component cables, myself, not an HDMI, with a widescreen HD Tv, and it works fine.
There's no way around it, if your screen is 4:10. Sorry mate!
Unfortunately there is no way around it...
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yep you do need a HD tv with a HDMI cable if you get one you just connect a controller and press start on the controller
Yes, Unfortunately you do have to have a HD TV with you Xbox plugged in to the HDMI cable to play Minecraft on splitscreen, and there is no way around this at the moment.
I dont get the point of having to have HD for split screen on a game that has the worst graphics out of every xbox game... my toaster can process minecraft, will i need an HD toaster to play split screen?
yes yes you do need a HD toaster XD
LOLZ but seriously minecraft RULES!!! and it doesn't have bad graphics its supposed to look like that its the point in minecraft
it's 8-bit :P Doesn't mean it's old, And seems kinda stupid, Im 14 and i know every splitscreen game and yet minecraft was the only game i had trouble with
Sorry for the bad wording. I did not mean to say it had bad graphics in that way. Yes i know it was meant to be that way and i really do like the look of it, it is a cool artwork that makes the game unique. But with that artwork being very simple I would imagine the TV would have an easier time processing all the information the game is sending it. I do not get why you need to upgrade your TV just so you can have an aspect of a game that is available in say Halo Reach without an HDTV even though it would be harder to process.
You "HAVE" to have HD. sorry about that, time to upgrade your TV :)
anyway you will be AMAZED by the graphics on a HDTV especially 3D one's
so i recommend you get a HD tv because i love them i have a 60 inch HD tv and its great for games "I LOVE IT"
Yes, you need an HDTV, no matter what size, and it need's a HDMI.
As people have said you do need HD but the chances are you probably have a HD TV already as most newer TVs actually do as standard now, even if they don't advertise it.
If you have got a HD slot on the TV you should be able to pick up a cheap enough HD cable to get going with split screen on Minecraft. It's a great game and it's just as fun split screen as it is over Xbox LIVE :)
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i meant HDTV'S are great when you have a HDMI cable they have great graphics
LOL again you already have a HDTV :P
This is stupid. I have to go out and buy a new component just to play this freaking game's two player feature? My brother even went out and bought an HD television so we could do this? WHat else? Do I need to buy a new Llama? A beach towel? How much more do I need to buy before I CAN PLAY MY *** GAME!?
No, there is no way around this. What I think they made it like this is because for SD televisions, the screen will not fit.
An example of this is Gears of War 3: The reason you can't quickly switch loadouts in Gears 3 was because for 480p TV sets, it would jump onto the 2nd player's screen.
I'm guessing the same happened to MineCraft and they did this restriction.


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Stunning original large-format display photograph (10.5 x 14 inches), taken by photographer P. Sebah, capturing the World Tourist players in uniform posing on the Sphinx in the desert in Egypt on February 9, 1889, during Albert Spalding's celebrated 1888/89 World Tour. This photograph is the most famous image from the tour, and one of the finest and most famous of all nineteenth-century photographs, having been reproduced in countless books and periodicals over the years. While it cannot be stated with certainty, this extremely rare photo was most likely removed from a World Tour photo album that was presented by Spalding to the participants following the trip. Only one complete tour album is known to have survived, with photos neatly mounted on thick cardboard pages. This was George Wright's album, which appeared as Lot #671 in REA's April 2005 auction, and which included four photographs with players. Presumably each player received an album, and only a few additional original separate plates such as this offered example are known to exist. The name of the photographer ("P. Sebah") appears in white lettering along the lower right. Also lettered in white, along the lower left, is the notation "Spalding American Base Ball Party. Chicago vs. All America at the Sphinx. Feb. 9 1889." The 1888/89 World Tour was the idea of sporting goods magnate Albert Spalding, who sought to introduce and popularize the American game of baseball to the four corners of the world. The Tourists, who were comprised of members of the Chicago White Stockings and an all-star group of players from both the National League and American Association, traveled to five different continents and visited fourteen different countries during their five month journey. Among the notables who participated in the tour were Cap Anson, John Ward, George Wright, Ed Hanlon, Ned Williamson, George Van Haltren, and James Ryan. In World Tourist James Ryan's journal of the Tour, his entry for February 9, 1889 reads in part "Today is a gala day for us for a visit has been arranged to the Sphinx and Pyramids...We then had our photographs taken sitting upon the face and shoulders of the Sphinx and descending to the plain introduced the game of baseball to the Sheiks and children of Isreal upon the desert sands of Egypt. Five innings satisfied us for the fine sand blowing into our eyes made them sore so we mounted our camels and donkeys and rode home to Cairo." This, of course, is the photograph to which Ryan refers. Museum-caliber and one of only several examples known to exist. The photograph has outstanding contrast and is in Near Mint condition. Beautifully matted and framed to total dimensions of 18.5 x 22.5 inches. Reserve $1,000. Estimate $2,000/$4,000. SOLD FOR $19,720.00
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The Animal, Batista, returns to the WWE on January 20, just in time for the road to WrestleMania.
We last saw Dave Batista leaving in a wheelchair, quitting the WWE after losing an I Quit match with John Cena. Since then, Batista's focused on his acting career, which led him to a supporting role in Marvel Studios' upcoming film, Guardians of the Galaxy.
No one expected The Animal to return to the WWE. Now, however, he's set to return and make an immediate impact. The question of the day is a huge one: Where does Batista fit into the WWE story?
He could face a plethora of opponents between now and WrestleMania 30, which is three months away. Batista is a sure lock to wrestle at the event. Who will take him on at WrestleMania 30?
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Rick is a wartime leader. Transitioning to the more peaceful world of Alexandria has been challenging. To Rick, none of the Alexandrians know what it takes to survive in this new world. Sadly, if you have something worth protecting, trouble always finds a way of getting in. Rick's ability to lead will be put into question.
Andrew Lincoln recently won the 2015 Saturn Award for Best Actor in a Television Series for his role as Rick Grimes in AMC's The Walking Dead. Previously, Lincoln earned a nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the 2013 Critics' Choice Television Awards, in addition to 2011 and 2013 Saturn Awards nominations for his work on the series.
Lincoln made his television debut in the 1994 series Drop the Dead Donkey. His first major role was in BBC's drama This Life. Since then, his television credits have included This Woman in White, Bomber, A Likeness in Stone, Trevor's World of Sport, Canterbury Tales, Whose Baby?, Lie with Me, and Teachers, on which Lincoln also made his directorial debut and was nominated for a BAFTA TV Award for Best New Director (Fiction). More recently, Lincoln has played major roles in Strike Back and Stephen Volk's Afterlife, for which he won a Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series.
Lincoln made his big-screen debut as Ted in Paul Hills' 1995 drama Boston Kickout. However, film audiences perhaps best know him for his role in Richard Curtis' Love Actually. Other film credits include Enduring Love, Human Traffic, These Foolish Things, Hey Good Looking!, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Heartbreaker, and Made in Dagenham. He also appeared in Moonshot for The History Channel and Wuthering Heights for ITV.
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ome research on innovation that succeeds suggests two particularly important insights: First, the single largest predictor of new product success offers a differentiated high-value product/service. Second, the single largest predictor of new product failure is inadequate market research and customer knowledge. (Cooper, Robert: Winning at New Products, Basic Books, Fourth Edition, 2011)
However, while most business plans address and articulate the product's or service's differentiated high value, most assume that nobody else will identify the same needs or that there are few projects, as yet unpublicized, tackling the same opportunity. Few assume that a large number of competitors will build a similar product with similar tools or offer similar value propositions. This is essentially "me too" innovation.
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In a competitive environment, a lack of value differentiation, which is the most important predictor of success, is almost certain to be a problem. And even worse, if you don't know enough about your customers, then your definition of value may not match that of the market. Or, you may not be able to identify who is likely to buy quickly with a low sales cost.
Value varies by segment and in some cases by individual customer, so the lack of knowledge about a market and customers will send you down the wrong development path. You may offer a product, but the customer wants a service or a solution. You may target the wrong group of buyers. You may offer an inadequate set of benefits. Alternatively, you may over-deliver features, performance and benefits when a simpler product may be easier to understand, purchase and use.
Device life cycles
With the growth of microprocessor-based products, a proliferation of usage and form factors has led to an inevitable shift between embedded devices, appliances and platforms. Failing to navigate the generational shifts between platforms, appliances and embedded devices has proven to be a major cause of failure or loss of market share.
Nokia, a hardware-oriented company that built well-engineered phones (devices), had difficulty matching the email-oriented phones of RIM/BlackBerry. BlackBerry was primarily a service company with devices that offered a great keyboard and a secure email network. The key source of BlackBerry's differentiation, a closed and proprietary network and a physical keyboard, made it difficult to focus on the idea of the "soft keyboard" needed for a general purpose device and the building of an ecosystem of applications and content availability. Not surprisingly BlackBerry was late to market, because in order to compete with Apple, they had to reject what had made them great. They would have to substitute a soft keyboard for one of their major differentiations – an exceptionally good physical keyboard. And they would have to work with other firms, at the operating-system level (e.g. Android or Windows Phone) and with app developers – all of which pretty much ran against the grain.
Nokia primarily sold products. RIM succeeded as a service business with a dedicated piece of hardware; in the future it will likely be more of a service business than a hardware business. Apple built a platform business but, paradoxically, with a consumer-appliance orientation. And as so often happens with a successful digital business, Google went after Apple with an open source set of parity capabilities.
In the embedded systems world, there is a common problem: squeezing everything into an embedded system often requires significant trade-offs to meet the small-form factor, performance and battery constraints. These constraints often prevent more open development approaches or use of a more general platform. But when the volume of the general platform becomes high and when the size and form factor match the embedded device's capabilities, the value and attraction of the proprietary embedded or dedicated device is suddenly devalued.
For example, many consumer electronics companies such as Sonos, the vendor of superb wireless music systems, offer proprietary remotes. But they also offer free apps on Android and Apple iOS that are substitutes for the expensive proprietary controllers. In the past a consumer might have bought one proprietary, somewhat expensive controller; it is unlikely they would have bought two unless they had very high income. And over time, formerly primary platform devices (old IOS and Android phones) may migrate to the role of a controller, reducing the market for high-priced, hardware-based custom controllers.
The consequence of these generational shifts is that most businesses must either move from a proprietary embedded system to a more platform-oriented solution, or they must package a platform-based solution in such a way as to make it more like an appliance. Note that I say "more" in both cases. The lines between the two strategies are often difficult to see precisely. Apple's entire business model is based on taking a platform and converting it to what is primarily an appliance approach for the user's core usage needs. But clearly, the Apple environment does offer incremental value from third-party apps, which is a platform strategy. From the perspective of value and profit capture however, Apple captures most of the value. The majority of apps are little used and unprofitable for the developer.
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text: Russia passes Accession Law to accede to Cape Town Convention Publication | February 2011 Introduction Convention and Protocol not yet in force Declarations and non-declarations Declaration under article 39(1)(a) unclear Creditors and financiers benefit No change The non-official translation of the declarations made by the Russian Federation is for reference purposes only Introduction Russia is expected to accede to the Cape Town Convention later this year, following its recent enactment of an Accession Law. Russia's accession to the Cape Town Convention will be good news for international creditors and financiers. The Accession Law can, however, be seen as a missed opportunity to improve access to export credit financing for Russian airlines. We explain why.The Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment – the Convention – and the associated Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment – the Protocol – are designed to facilitate aircraft financing and leasing of aircraft and to reduce the risks involved by providing a method for the creation, recognition and enforcement of certain international interests in aircraft objects, and their registration and priority in an International Registry.The Convention applies to transactions creating international interests if the aircraft is registered in a contracting state, or if the debtor (as defined in the Convention) is situated in a contracting state.The Convention and the Protocol came into force on 1 March 2006. There are currently 35 contracting states. Convention and Protocol not yet in force On 23 December 2010, Russian President Medvedev signed the Accession Law (Federal Law No. 361-FZ).Although the Accession Law took effect in Russia on 1 January 2011, the Convention and the Protocol have not yet entered into force. Under article 49 of the Convention, this happens on "the first day of the month following the expiration of three months" after Russia deposits its instrument of accession with UNIDROIT (the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law).At the moment no deposit of the instrument of accession has been made with UNIDROIT by Russia. If this takes place in February of this year, the Convention and the Protocol would take effect in Russia on 1 June. Declarations and non-declarations The Accession Law provides for Russia's accession to the Convention and the Protocol with declarations under article 39(1) (a), article 39(1) (b), article 53 and article 54(2) of the Convention; and article XXX(3) of the Protocol.See below for an English translation (unofficial) of the declarations.Russia has nominated its state arbitrazh courts (commercial courts in Russia) as relevant courts for disputes involving the Convention and the Protocol.International aircraft financiers and lessors will welcome Russia's declarations permitting self-help remedies (article 54(2)), and electing Alternative A for all types of insolvency proceeding (for the purpose of article XI of the Protocol) and providing for 60 days' waiting period (article XXX(3) of the Protocol). However, Russia has failed to make a number of other key declarations.Russia has failed to make a declaration (article XXX(1) of the Protocol) concerning article XIII of the Protocol on de-registration and export request authorisations.Russia has also failed to make a declaration (article XXX(1)) concerning article VIII of the Protocol on choice of law.Without these additional declarations, the Accession Law fails to comply with the requirements in the OECD Aircraft Sector understanding for a reduced premium to apply for export credit financing. The Accession Law can be seen, therefore, as a missed opportunity to improve access to export credit financing for Russian airlines.It remains to be seen whether Russia will make further declarations or change its Accession Law in the future.Other than the missed opportunity to comply with the OECD requirements, Russia's failure to make these declarations will have little, if any, negative impact on Russian airlines. In practice, each of the above two declarations would be relevant primarily to transactions with aircraft registered in the contracting state – whereas most aircraft operated by Russian airlines are held through offshore companies and are registered outside Russia (in Bermuda, for example). We do not expect that practice to change as a result of Russia acceding to the Convention and the Protocol. Declaration under article 39(1)(a) unclear One declaration made by Russia – under article 39(1)(a) – is ambiguous.The declaration refers to the different types of monetary claim which have priority over "international interests" on insolvency. The ambiguity arises because "international interests", as defined in the Convention, represent interests in the objects specified in the Convention rather than monetary claims. Since article 39(1)(a) is intended to regulate the priority of different interests rather than monetary claims, the likely interpretation of this declaration will be that any interests securing those types of claim referred to in that declaration made by Russia will have priority over "international interests" in Russia.Other interpretations are possible; we shall have to wait for any amendment to the Accession Law or for court practice to develop in order to clarify the meaning of this declaration. Creditors and financiers benefit After the Convention and the Protocol enter into force in Russia, Russian airlines' international creditors will benefit from a much clearer and more predictable priority regime for "international interests" in Russia (established by the Convention and the Protocol). Lessors and financiers will welcome the recognition of "self help" remedies and take comfort from the right to the return of aircraft in insolvency proceedings. No change However, unless Russia undertakes significant reform of its aircraft registration and import regime, or makes further changes to its declarations or Accession Law, we do not expect the accession to result in an increase in the number of locally registered aircraft. Neither do we anticipate any major changes to current financing structures for Russian-operated aircraft. The non-official translation of the declarations made by the Russian Federation is for reference purposes only Article 39(1)(a) of the Convention:The Russian Federation declares pursuant to Article 39(1)(a) of the Convention that the following claims of creditors settled during insolvency proceedings shall have priority in the territory of the Russian Federation over international interests registered in the International Registry:current claims of creditors;claims to cover costs on implementation of measures for prevention of industrial and (or) environmental disasters or loss of life in the event when termination of activities of the debtor's organisation or its structural subdivisions may lead to industrial and (or) environmental disasters or loss of life;claims of citizens to whom the debtor is responsible for causing damage to life or health, which are settled by means of capitalisation of relevant periodic allowances, and claims for compensation of moral damage;claims for severance payments and payment of salary to the current or former employees working under employment contract and royalties.Article 39(1)(b) of the Convention:The Russian Federation declares pursuant to Article 39(1)(b) of the Convention that nothing in the Convention shall affect the right of the Russian Federation or state organisation, intergovernmental organisation or other private provider of public services to arrest or detain an object under the laws of the Russian Federation for payment of amounts owed to such organisation or provider directly relating to those services in respect of an aircraft object.Article 53 of the Convention:The Russian Federation declares pursuant to Article 53 of the Convention that any dispute relating to the Convention and the Protocol shall be settled in arbitrazh courts of the Russian Federation.Article 54(2) of the Convention:The Russian Federation declares pursuant to Article 54(2) of the Convention that any remedy available to a creditor under any provision of the Convention which is not there expressed to require application to the court may be exercised out of court.Article XXX(3) of the Protocol:The Russian Federation declares pursuant to Article XXX(3) of the Protocol that it will apply Alternative A of Article XI of the Protocol in full in the course of all types of insolvency proceedings. 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• Noninvasive carotid artery testing was performed in 73 patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation who were referred because of symptoms or signs of cerebrovascular disease. Thromboembolism related to atrial fibrillation without valvular heart disease was the probable source of cerebral ischemia in 25 (80%) of 31 patients with stroke and coexisting atherosclerotic disease at the carotid artery bifurcation in six (20%). Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation was the probable source of symptoms in nine (70%) of 13 of patients with transient cerebral ischemia, while coexisting carotid artery disease was present in four (30%). Nonvalvular atrial fibrillation accounted for the symptoms in four of five patients with amaurosis fugax, with atherosclerotic carotid artery disease present in one. The remaining 24 patients had nonhemispheric symptoms of cerebrovascular disease, including vertebrobasilar Insufficiency, dizziness, and syncope, and only one had a carotid lesion. A significantly higher proportion of patients with focal hemispheric symptoms had coexisting carotid disease than patients with nonfocal symptoms had, suggesting that atherosclerotic cerebrovascular disease contributes to stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Noninvasive carotid artery testing may be helpful in identifying atherosclerotic lesions at the carotid artery bifurcation in patients with atrial fibrillation and cerebrovascular disease, because different therapeutic modalities may be appropriate when two potential sources of cerebral ischemia are present.
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LATEST: Preliminary investigation suggests facility not the source of illness
UPDATE: Plainwell High School to close Wednesday to disinfect facility
PLAINWELL, MI -- Some Plainwell High School students spent Mothers Day on the couch with a bucket, moaning while mom fetched 7-Up.
For others, the vomiting and diarrhea struck Monday morning, hitting after they had already gotten to school.
By Tuesday morning, health departments in Allegan and Kalamazoo counties had launched an investigation into what is "potentially a food-borne or water-borne illness," said Richard Tooker M.D., medical director of the Allegan County Health Department.
In Allegan, they've started with the sick students themselves, interviewing, documenting symptoms, and perhaps securing stool samples for analysis at state labs, Tooker said.
In Kalamazoo, the investigative team is not waiting to see whether students' attendance at prom held in Kalamazoo County might be a factor in the disease spread, as parents have speculated on Facebook. A team has already been dispatched to the facility where the dance was held to begin looking at possible sources of contamination, said Vern Johnson, Environmental Health Division Supervisor for the Kalamazoo County Health Department.
"It's easy to speculate that it may be food borne, but it may not be," Johnson said. "If it is a virus, and it could be, it could be passed person to person, or person to food to person ... We're not sure if prom was a catalyst for spreading illness," he said, stressing the very preliminary nature of the investigation.
A person who answered a call to Rose Street Market in downtown Kalamazoo, where the Plainwell prom was held, referred questions to the manager. A message seeking comment from the manager was not immediately returned Tuesday.
Johnson said it is his understanding that 31 kids left Plainwell High School sick Monday; Tooker declined to mention a number, and the May 13 letter to parents from Plainwell High School Principal Jeremy Wright cites only "an increase in the number of students who have experienced flu-like symptoms."
One of those students was senior Carter Yaw, whose mother, Necole Yaw, has communicated with other parents via Facebook to learn more about what's happening with the students. Her son Hogan, a junior, is not sick.Yaw said that she had heard 30 students did not attend school Monday, already sick, and another 26 more went home. "All of us social media people are talking.
The schools are saying it might be norovirus, not prom, but all of the kids who are sick had water or (nonalcoholic) strawberry daiquiris at prom," Yaw said.
Both of Yaw sons attended prom, but only Carter, the sick boy, drank water or the strawberry drink, she said. Hogan, who ate or drank nothing at the dance, is fine, as are other family members, she said.
"We are kind of all up in arms about it, because we feel no one is taking it seriously," Yaw said.
If they weren't Monday, they were Tuesday.
Tooker said his department was notified by the school at about 10 a.m. Tuesday and immediately began a routine investigation protocol, a systematic collecting of evidence that is shared by Kalamazoo County.
"My concern is that something was not sanitized correctly or that there was something in the water — someone needs to check that out," Yaw said.
"We hope to gather that information quickly, to identify the type of illness and source, and to stop any additional illness" if the source is ongoing, Tooker said.
"The last thing we want is to have future illnesses," Johnson said.
"One of the reasons we try to identify a cause is so we can recommend effective treatment if needed," Tooker said, though for many viral illnesses, if that is what this turns out to be, it is a matter of letting them run their course with supportive care, helping kids avoid dehydration.
What part has social media played in the investigation?
Wright's letter urged parents and students to avoid speculation on Facebook, saying "most of it has proven to be false or inaccurate."
Tooker called Facebook "the classic two-edged sword.
"We love social media because we can communicate public health issues to people, and people can report to us quickly and in large numbers, just like this," he said. "The bad part of social media is that people may jump to conclusions — people start putting two and two together and maybe getting six.
"Let us do our investigation," he urged.
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CRAIG � Likely Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney on Tuesday made the first visit by a major presidential contender in nearly a century to this Northwest Colorado coal-mining town.
Supporters of the coal industry invited Romney to Craig, and he spoke briefly about energy while keeping up an attack on President Barack Obama for mismanaging the economy.
�(Obama) started off by blaming George Bush, but after three-and-a-half years, that sort of wears thin,� Romney said.
Romney�s morning visit came hours ahead win in the Texas primary, which ensured his nomination for the GOP�s spot in the presidential race in November. It was a triumph of endurance for a candidate who came up short four years ago and had to fight hard this year as voters flirted with a carousel of Republican rivals.
According to the Associated Press count, Romney surpassed the 1,144 delegates needed to win the nomination by winning at least 88 delegates in the Texas primary.
The former Massachusetts governor has reached the nomination milestone with a steady message of concern about the U.S. economy, a campaign organization that dwarfed those of his GOP foes and a fundraising operation second only to that of his Democratic opponent in the general election, President Obama.
In Craig, Romney stuck mostly to his stump speech, ripping Obama on the federal debt, national health care and high unemployment.
Craig, a town of 10,000, was an unlikely place to deliver such a speech. It is one of the most isolated places on the Western Slope and is a four-hour drive from Denver�s suburbs and their hundreds of thousands of swing voters, where conventional wisdom says the election will be won and lost.
�Democrats don�t win around here,� said Craig�s mayor, Terry Carwile. �So for him to take the trouble to come to an area that would be a slam dunk for his campaign, it�s a pretty generous gesture.�
It was the first visit by a major presidential candidate to Craig in modern history, Carwile said.
Despite its size, Craig has figured prominently in Colorado�s long-running debate about energy, and the town starred in a video by Energy for America, a group linked to Charles and David Koch, major funders of conservative campaigns against Obama.
The video, �The Perfect Storm Over Craig, Colorado,� rips Colorado�s mandate that major utilities get 30 percent of the electricity from renewable sources.
Koch-affiliated groups also have run television ads against Obama for his energy policy.
Romney, however, did not talk state laws Tuesday, confining his criticism to Obama for blocking access to public lands for coal miners and natural-gas and oil drilling.
Colorado Democratic Party Chairman Rick Palacio criticized Romney for calling for tax breaks for big oil companies.
�That would be in keeping with Romney economics: favoring short-term gains for those at the very top over long-term investments that would help everyone. Rather than supporting an all-of-the-above energy strategy like President Obama, Mitt Romney is favoring one form of energy over others � and Colorado would lose out,� Palacio said.
Romney ridiculed Obama�s �all of the above� energy policy.
�He�s for all the sources of energy that come from above the ground, not those that come from below the ground,� Romney said.
Carwile, a retired coal miner, said local coal mines and coal-fired power plants are doing well, and no jobs have been lost because of state or national regulations. But people are worried that more onerous laws may be on the way, he said.
The mayor wanted to hear a little more than the standard stump speech Tuesday.
�It would have been nice to have it a little more specific to the region,� Carwile said.
Carwile is unaffiliated and has not endorsed a candidate in the presidential race.
It was Romney�s second visit to Colorado since he became the de facto Republican nominee. This first one was also to a rural area � a small oil company outside Fort Lupton.
Later in the day, Romney was scheduled to campaign in Las Vegas with Donald Trump, who flirted with a run for president and repeatedly questioned Obama�s American citizenship.
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Snowskin Mooncake
Here they are. My first attempt at making Snowskin Mooncakes (also called ice-skin mooncakes) for Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Hopefully I can improve on the imperfections next year.
During Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, mooncakes are traditionally enjoyed with a cup of hot tea. Usually right before Moon Festival, you'll see bakeries and grocery stores carrying mooncakes. People will buy them and give them as gifts to friends and family to enjoy.
There are the traditional mooncakes which have a golden brown pastry skin and there are these snowskin mooncakes, which have a skin that is white in its original form, but can also have other colors and flavors.
These caused more stress and headache than they should have. Now that I know what to do, it's actually quite easy to make.
Last year, I read several recipes for snowskin mooncakes and they seemed really simple. So I vowed to make them this year. First, I had to get the mooncake molds, which I couldn't find. Luckily, there are quite a few options on Ebay. (Update! they are now available in various sizes and designs on Amazon.) Traditionally, mooncakes are made in wooden molds which you can still get in Asia. A more modern development are these plastic molds where you can easily shape and have different faces to you mooncakes. It reminds me of the spritz cookie device.
There's many sellers selling these on ebay coming out of Asia and you can choose one with the face plates that best suit your needs. I bought this set, which came with some chinese character plates, some flower patterns, and some cute ones like a chicken and hello kitty. I also bought it in the 100 gram size, which makes a medium sized mooncake.
Every recipe I came across used a flour called koh fun (烤粉), which is basically cooked or fried glutinous rice flour. Some recipes also just called for the a premade snowskin flour. While these flours appear readily available in Asia and some other parts of the world, I could not find them anywhere in San Diego and went to several stores in search. See last picture in this post for the picture of the flour that I kept finding online as a reference.
Update: I was finally able to find the flour in 2013, though not the same brand as the one I linked. You can see my updated post with pictures of the flour I bought here.
Finally, I decided to make my own flour. It seemed easy enough because you can buy raw glutinous rice flour from Chinese supermarkets and it was just a matter of cooking it. Unfortunately, the recipes out there describing the cooking process are pretty vague. First, I followed one that did the steam and then microwave method. Once I finished steaming, my rice flour looked exactly the same. When I put it in the microwave, I was told that it would turn lightly brown in a few minutes. It never happened and then suddenly my flour started burning. Not good.
Then I followed another recipe telling me to cook it in a frying pan until brown. I cooked for more than 20 minutes and nothing.
Finally, I tried baking the flour in the oven. It took much longer than the recommended time, but about an hour in, I could finally see that the flour was starting to brown. It's not a significant color change, it's like a light tan color.
Once the flour reaches that stage, it's done. Once I started mixing it with the other ingredients, it turned even darker, so that the dough is more of a yellow tan color rather than white. I think the version you can buy in store may be bleached in order to create the white snowskin mooncake because I would not be able to make a white one if I left the dough alone. When kneading the dough, it also have an almost nutty aroma since I was working with toasted flour.
Making the flour is definitely the hardest part. Once that's done, everything is a breeze. You mix a few ingredients to form a dough, place the filling inside, put in through the mold and then it's ready. You do need to let it chill to solidify, but you don't need to cook it or anything else. Now if only I could find the flour. It would make my life much easier. I'll have to hunt harder for it elsewhere. For the inside filling, I used lotus paste and red bean paste, both ready made from Ranch 99. They are found in the refrigerator section.
Another problem I encountered was that all the recipes I tried called for more water than I needed. And if I added in all the water, I was left with a liquid mess. So after two failed attempts, I finally got smart and would only add a little water at a time until the dough came together.
I love how versatile these are. You can simply add food coloring to the skins to get different colors or you can actually change the flavors of the skin. You can also even mix a few different colored doughs for a marbled effect. I'll try that one next year.
If you do end up using the plastic molds, they don't come with instructions. It took a few minutes to figure it out. First, you need to twist the knob so that the hinges of the plate fit into the mold device. Then you twist it to lock it and keep it in place. When you're done with the mooncake and place it inside, first you press down hard. That makes the shape. Then you press the lever to release it and a beautifully shaped mooncake is formed.
Snowskin Mooncakes
to make the koh fun:
100g raw glutinous rice flour
100g koh fun (cooked glutinous rice flour)
90g icing sugar
30g shortening
approx 50g cold water
filling of your choice. I bought premade red bean and lotus pastes
optional (food colorings, flavor drops like pandan, rose, ube, etc)
1. To make the koh fun if you cannot find it in your grocery store. Preheat oven to 350F. Line a baking pan with parchment paper. Spread out glutinous rice flour across surface. Place in oven and bake for 10 minutes. Remove and stir around so flour cooks evenly and does not burn. Place back into oven for ten minute intervals until flour turns a light tan color indicating it has been cooked. This may take half an hour to an hour. I actually made more than 100g, so I would have extra flour to work with.
2. To make the mooncakes: Sift the koh fun and icing sugar in a mixing bowl. Gently rub the shortening into the flour mixture, combining until the mixture resembles coarse bread crumbs. Mix in the cold water about 1 tsbp at a time and knead dough until soft dough forms. You may need slightly less water or slightly more so dont pour it all in at once. It's best to knead the dough with your hands so that it comes together. . If you wish to add in food coloring or flavor, add it in together with the cold water. Let the dough rest for at least 30 minutes before using. (please note, only do this if you are making your own flour. If you are able to buy the premade flour, don't let the dough rest as it will dry out)
3. Divide dough, depending on size of mooncake molds. The ratio should be 1 part dough, 2 parts filling. So for a 100g mooncake, you would weigh out 30 grams of dough and 70 grams of filling.
4. Flatten the ball of snow skin and roll out until you get a thin circle. Place the ball of filling in the center of the dough and seal the filling with the snowskin dough. You may need to maneuver and smooth it around. Put the ball seam-side up into the floured mould and pack it in gently. Flip it over onto flat surface. Press down on the lever hard so that the mooncake shape is formed and the face plate makes imprint. Then squeeze to release and your mooncake. Repeat with remaining dough. Chill for 6 hours before serving. Keep uneaten ones in the fridge.
37 Responses to "Snowskin Mooncake"
I'm impressed, Kirbie! Those molds are so cute. I haven't had a mooncake in years, mostly because they're too rich to have a box at home. I don't think I've ever had a snowskin one – maybe I'll have to look for some soon.
wow, these are so beautiful! love your recipes and can't wait to try more of them out!
Great job! I meant to make snowskin mooncakes this year but simply did not have the time. I'm glad you added tips on cooking the glutinous rice flour – the ones I've searched online had steaming methods, pan frying methods, etc which turned me off.
Let me know if you find it in SD or the LA area. I am in Oceanside, which is between the two. I have been to a lot of the markets up there, but I have never looked for that particular thing. I need to find the package picture and I can look next time I'm up there with my husband while he's at work. Great post!
These look great! How would you use the traditional moon cake molds (wooden)?
These are too pretty to eat!
These are the most intricate home-made snowskin mooncakes I have ever seen!
hi! I have a question, what's the size of the mold?
You can buy the roasted sweet rice flour at Viet Wah in Seattle. I bought some
yesterday. You made beautiful cakes..thanks for the recipe.
roasted sweet rice flour is for sale at Viet Wah in Seattle. Your cakes are gorgeous
Hi Kirbie! I was able to find tons of koh fun at two markets here in Chicago. The only thing I couldn't find was premade lotus paste. I love lotus paste! Do you know of a place I can buy it online?
How many 100g mooncakes does this recipe yield?
Heyy, I tried out your recipe but the dough seems to be a little too wet… I tried adding more "koh fun" but it doesnt seem to get any better.. what should I do?
Dear Kirbie
Like yourself, I am living in San Diego and decided to try experimenting making snow skin mooncake this year as I don't think they sell snow skin here. I went searching several Asian Markets to look for the mould but to no avail (stupid me..buying it from eBay never crossed my mind!).. So, I decided to mould it free form into piglets shape like one of the recipe I came across on the Internet. I found the red bean paste over at the Linda Vista Vietnamese market and the glutinous rice flour too. As both hubby and I love Durians, I decided to make durian paste fillings from the frozen durians I bought instead of using the store bought red bean paste.
Long story short, my piglets turned out looking super duper cute and my durian paste tasted good but my snow skin pastry tasted strongly of flour and also I find it too sweet for my taste bud even tho I already reduced the powdered sugar as stated in the recipe! I fried my flour in the wok for about 20-30 mins like some recipe suggested. Wonder if I need to steam my dough before assembling it together.. Also wonder if I drastically reduce the powder sugar to cut down the sweetness.. Do you think the dough would still work? Just wondering how I could make it to taste like mochi without the powdery taste.
Btw, since we are living in the same area.. Would love to hook up and do baking together.
Hi Kirbie, thanks for the recipe. I gave it a shot yesterday (yeah I know, I'm a week late for Mooncake Festival ahhah), and it tasted kind of… funny. I wasn't able to find the roasted glutinous rice flour that you had from this year, but I was able to find the one you posted last year at this site: http://cornercafe.wordpress.com/about-the-recipes/flours-starches/
However, the end result… tasted like raw flour. My chinese is limited, so I really just went by the front label that says (glutionous fried). Do you think it's the flour? or maybe it was my flour to water to sugar ratio? After letting the flour rest for 30 minutes like you instructed, I found that the dough was a bit on the dry side–I had trouble sealing the filling! Do you think adding more water would help with the taste?
Any suggestions you might have would be awesome! In the meantime I will also continue to hunt down the flour you posted for this year's batch!
Thanks, I'll give it another shot without the resting.
But this is the flour I got if you wanna verify it for me: http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Vr_n3rclEFM/TmwWoHBzb9I/AAAAAAAAC0w/f126MUxSPDE/s1600/Snowskin+Mooncake-0524.jpg
I think I've seen you confirm it in the comments of the more recent posts too. But thanks a bunch!!
Oh, also–it should be okay to substitute shortening with non-salted butter, yes?
I was just wondering, do you know any other uses for the cooked glutinous rice flour other an this one? I bought it by accident instead of the regular glutinous one and tried to make mochi with it and realised it was not gloopy at all!
Now having trouble to find a use for it!
Will definitely be giving this a go though, looks so good!
Thank you


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0. phoneArena 19 Sep 2013, 17:49 posted on
Considering that Nokia represents a huge chunk of the Windows Phone market, Microsoft's purchase of Nokia means that it will have to straddle two worlds; one world is made up of the models that Nokia once produced, and the other world is the one in which it supports other OEMs like HTC, Samsung and Huawei...
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1. ocilfa (Posts: 334; Member since: 03 Aug 2012)
Wonderful! We all know how successful Microsoft is with hardware.
3. Heritor (Posts: 47; Member since: 05 Nov 2012)
Uh... you know they have been successful with hardware called the Xbox and Xbox 360 right?
4. DukeX (Posts: 327; Member since: 28 Aug 2013)
Thats a gaming system. This is cell tech. Gaming systems success come from developers. But remember the 360 had issues. I went through 3 of them.
5. HASHTAG (unregistered)
Well you must of had issues, because I only went through 1 of them.
10. CX3NT3_713 (Posts: 2275; Member since: 18 Apr 2011)
I went threw one,, red ring of death? Haha
27. natesvlogs (Posts: 40; Member since: 15 May 2012)
my first Xbox spent more time with Microsoft getting repaired than at my house. at least I got a free month of XBL when I got it back. 6 month total.
37. DontHateOnS60 (Posts: 867; Member since: 20 Apr 2009)
And that's why they bought Nokia's handset division... so they can now have all that cell phone making and distribution know-how...
12. Dr.Phil (Posts: 1163; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
They've been successful with sales of the 360, but analyzing the actual piece of hardware is another story.
In my opinion, the 360 was never up to the same standard as the PS3 was. The PS3 seemed to run cooler while also being more powerful. It's hard to say how the next generation of consoles will be at this moment, but that's a different story.
Also, just remember that Microsoft was the one behind those Kin smartphones we had a few years ago:
ess.org/images/Microsoft%20Kin .jpg
We all know how that turned out. But on the bright side, they do make nice controllers.
13. joey_sfb (Posts: 5744; Member since: 29 Mar 2012)
I was happy with my xbox 360 slim till i saw their power brick...WTF is that!!... compare to my PS3 there no noisy external power brick.
You are right PS3 still run cooler with an internal power circuitry.
16. woodshop20 (Posts: 459; Member since: 14 Sep 2013)
Yep, the PS3 had pretty good build quality. The PS2 slim was another matter though....went through three of them and after the fourth one failed, I just gave up on it.
19. Rehankhan (Posts: 323; Member since: 24 Oct 2012)
'The PS3 seemed to run cooler while also being more powerful' uh uh i think you forgot all those sub hd third party games running at 25fps on ps3 all these years until last year third party developer finally made ps3 games run on same performance as xbox 360 so NO ps3 is not powerfull despite all those red ring xbox 360 slim have been great console this gen and i still laugh at all those pro
25. Dr.Phil (Posts: 1163; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
I have to disagree. The cell processor in the PS3 was ahead of it's time. I mean it was one of the main reasons the PS3 was twice the price of the Xbox at launch.
The fps doesn't necessarily equate to raw power. You can run a game at 60 fps but the graphical quality of such a game may be low, which is what was evident with games on the 360.
26. nlbates66 (Posts: 328; Member since: 15 Aug 2012)
actually the main reason was largely the Blu-ray drive :)
29. Dr.Phil (Posts: 1163; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
"the final price was escalated by two very advanced (and very expensive) pieces of Sony technology."
In that article it mentions the cell processor technology being one of the two most expensive components that drove the PS3's price up. If you re-read my comment, I did not state "the main reason" but rather "one of the main reasons" which is true. If people were to actually sit and read what a person was writing, we wouldn't be having these little squabbles all the time.
28. Rehankhan (Posts: 323; Member since: 24 Oct 2012)
dude what are you smoking look at any third party game they ALL run better on xbox 360 it took devs a whole generation to learn that cell processor which was nothing special what sony told to consumer and nlbates66 is right it was blu-ruy drive why ps3 cost that much on launch basically sony tried to make a entertainment settop box back in 2006 which microsoft is doing now its all same thing again expect this time microsoft is what sony was in 2006 and sony is what microsoft was in 2005 but yeah i think you dont know what you are talking about and no ps3 is not powerfull i think you haven't played many games
30. Dr.Phil (Posts: 1163; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
Obviously you aren't realizing the fact that the games that don't really look that much better on PS3 were the games DEVELOPED using the Xbox 360 and then ported over. Please tell me what Xbox 360 games rival "Beyond Two Souls" and "The Last of Us" in graphical quality?
32. Dr.Phil (Posts: 1163; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
This is based on the knowledge that it was easier for developers to develop games using Direct X than it was for them to develop using OpenGL which is not as widely used by developers. Microsoft has a bigger advantage in having easier development software which, again, is why more games were developed to favor the Xbox 360 versus the PS3.
20. Rehankhan (Posts: 323; Member since: 24 Oct 2012)
and i still laugh at all those promises that sony made in the start of this gen that ps3 games will run at native 1080p res on 60fps iirc microsoft never made those promises
36. picka_vi_materina (Posts: 174; Member since: 21 Nov 2011)
The initial PS3 design that was supposed to be released by crazy Ken was based on 2 Cell CPUs. A single Cell would do the job of the RSX and excel at it. The RSX was a quick design change asked by developers.
2. kozza3 (Posts: 698; Member since: 17 Oct 2012)
i've always been curious about a Surface phone or w/e they decided to call it
6. papss (unregistered)
Again I could care less IF they make amazing phones with an incredibly smooth modern OS. the better apple if you dare to imagine ;)
33. WHoyton1 (Posts: 1635; Member since: 21 Feb 2013)
you are such a M$ fanboy!!!
7. timezone (Posts: 87; Member since: 16 Jun 2013)
I don't get these crazy stories. Yes I suppose there is an element of truth or possibility it can happen. Just that there needs to be more clarification. With Android, Samsung is the only successful company and now with Google owning Motorola Mobility why have we not seen a mass exit? If the other Android manufactures are willing to stay with Samsung and Google as the prime movers then surely these same manufactures won't be spooked by Microsoft. In fact they should do better if they switched to the Windows phone.
15. Pdubb (Posts: 248; Member since: 08 Aug 2011)
Android is free(mostly) while the other ones pay MS for the use if its OS. So you see the dilemma of paying to use the OS of your competitor.
18. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
Samsung is NOT the only successful Android company. All other Android companies made money last quarter, that includes Sony, LG, HTC, Huawei, Oppo, Levono,,,,,etc. This is why Android is successful. It's open and competitive. Apple and Microsoft have no chance, if they keep it closed and no competition within their system. Microsoft needs to keep Samsung, HTC and Huawei in the Windows phone platform to keep itself competitive.
22. luxzy801 (Posts: 140; Member since: 16 Jun 2010)
Really bro, then why is HTC having so many financial issues and continually getting slammed because it is not selling enough units (Even though the HTC one is a great piece of hardware), LG cant get it together and will never sell even half of what HTC is selling, Huawei cant make sh** stick on a wall, and it definately cant compete in other markets outside of china, except maybe for the sub 100 dollar prepaid units. And the great and all powerful Sony couldnt make a good smartphone 7 years ago and I really dont expect much from them now, and niether does anyone else. Everyone is always talking about how great these manufacturers are while typing in the comments section from their Samsung Galaxy series LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!
34. AKumar47 (Posts: 48; Member since: 11 Sep 2013)
todays competitions between diff OSes are all the same unlike ms a well established software developer... patent issues is the main factor... lucky for them they owned the mswin that all the company must buy...
ms is all around with ya pc's, tablets,phablets and phones...vice versa, ms will definitely be there...
40. jdoee100 (Posts: 334; Member since: 04 Jun 2013)
HTC is having financial issues because of their years of blunders, they're not due to Android. Despite their blunders, they have managed to make profits up to now. This speaks volumes of Android platform. Not convinced? Just look it Nokia(sold to MS with significant discount) and BB(losing $1billion 2nd quarter alone).
"LG cant get it together..." Huh?, LG is one of top 5 smartphone makers right now, and they're selling more than HTC(Not sure, but HTC is like 11th smartphone maker in the world now.)
"Huawei....cant compete in other markets outside of china." How about Nokia and Apple? Nokia is only somewhat popular in India(losing market share in US,China,Europe,,) Apple is only popular in US and few other places. Without US, Apple is no different than Nokia and BB.
Sony, LG, Chinese smartphone makers are making profit and doing better than most non-Android makers.
8. ilani (Posts: 90; Member since: 23 Dec 2011)
if you EVER make the mistake of removing the Nokia name from your phones, you guys are DONE!
9. Googler (Posts: 813; Member since: 10 Jun 2013)
The amount of comments about how Android was going to die because Google purchased Motorola was overwhelming. Couple of years later and it's still there, going stronger than ever. I see no reason why Microsoft can't do a similar thing with WP and the Lumia lineup.
23. luxzy801 (Posts: 140; Member since: 16 Jun 2010)
True, but Google didnt change Motorola Droid to Google Droid. If Microsoft changes Nokia to Microsoft, I think its fortunes are pretty obvious. In my opinion, at this point they will only find success if they keep the Nokia moniker on all the phones coming out of Redmond at this point. It will boost everything considering its a "Nokia" instead of Microsoft. Im afraid that if they change it, it will meet the same fate as the Kin series.
38. Googler (Posts: 813; Member since: 10 Jun 2013)
They have a very creative marketing job ahead of them. Biggest thing they have to do before changing anything is get the Lumia series to become a household name, they aren't there yet. Once that happens, I'm not sure what name on the back of the phone makes a difference.
Buying Nokia's smartphones wasn't an easy one step to success process.
11. Kishin (Posts: 704; Member since: 30 May 2013)
Nice this way microsoft could update windows much faster cause of complete controll over windowsphone
14. -box- (Posts: 3991; Member since: 04 Jan 2012)
I'm optimistic. They've learned lessons from the Kin, Zune, Xbox, Surface (table), and Surface (tablets) hardware, plus they're strong on software (OS and deployable software like Office) and were pioneers in cloud storage, plus close collaboration on computers, phones, vehicle infotainment systems, etc., and as phones become the hub of everything electronic (cars, phones, home alarm and control systems, computers) in folks' lives, they are and will continue to be poised to be at the forefront and dominate the future electronic frontiers better than any other company out there.
17. Joshing4fun (Posts: 1236; Member since: 13 Aug 2010)
I think this is a good thing. Hopefully now they'll put more effort into the phones. I'd love to see a windows phone as powerful as android. Just don't nickel and dime me like Apple.
21. cameogt (Posts: 88; Member since: 18 Oct 2012)
"Microsoft could end up like Apple with total control of Windows Phone software and hardware"
- but i thought, since from the start of WP7, that is what they're aiming for?
24. luxzy801 (Posts: 140; Member since: 16 Jun 2010)
They should have just stuck with WinMo
31. ilia1986 (unregistered)
Microsoft wants to be like apple?
That's like C3PO wanting to be like Darth Vader. Makes no sense.
35. AKumar47 (Posts: 48; Member since: 11 Sep 2013)
ms wants to be like apple in terms of pc's to phone, apple wants to be like ms in terms of phone to pc's...
both of this companies compliments with our devices in terms of OSes..
39. theruleslawyer (Posts: 108; Member since: 23 Apr 2012)
They already have such strict limits on the platform. I'm not sure total control buys them much.
41. 7thspaceman (Posts: 1546; Member since: 14 Feb 2011)
I think Microsoft will continue to have two types of Windows devices on the Market which are
1= Microsoft's "OWN" signature brand that runs their software exactly like Microsoft wants it to run. These devices will be good for People who want an unaltered form of Microsoft's software to run their device 2=Microsoft's OEM Partner version's which will have some of the OEM's software Added and as much customization of the Microsoft's software as Microsoft allows.
the case designs and choice of hardware Microsoft's OEM's have in some case's may be better than Microsoft's. for instance to me the "SONY" TAP 11 with it's thinner lighter design is a better than the Surface Pro case design. It has a digital pen as well and has what appears to be Type covers like the Surface pro has. It's design is what many expected the surface Pro 2 to be like
which is thinner and lighter. I do not think the Sony tap 11 has a tougher case wise but it looks good and a lot of people will buy them. Microsoft wants it's OEM partners devices to sell well also so it continue to make money off them by selling them Microsoft's software.