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Originally reviewed on 26 August 2014
This phone has been replaced: LG G5
There's a hell of a lot to like about the LG G3. For a start it was the winner of the TrustedReviews Best Phone Award 2014. Its combination of clever design, excellent camera and top-notch screen made it a cult favourite that deserves to sell by the bucket-load. In a world with Apple's iPhone 6 and Samsung's Galaxy S6, though, that's a tricky feat.
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And even though the LG G3 has now been superceded by the LG G4, it's still a formidable phone – particularly when you factor in its new low price of £260 / $380 SIM free. That really is a bargain and here's why.
Firstly you get a 5.5-inch screen in a phone that's not far off the size of the 5.1-inch Galaxy S5. This really is a phablet trapped in a normal phone's body. It's not just the size of the screen that's a bonus – it is also super-sharp thanks to a QHD resolution. That's a lot sharper than the more recent 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus, although the LG G3 doesn't quite match up in the brightness stakes.
Performance is also still as good as you'll probably ever need. The quadcore Snapdragon 801 processor in the LG G3 powered a bevy of 2014 smartphones and tablets and is still plenty fast for daily use.
The best thing about the LG G3, though, is it's 13-megapixel camera. This is arguably as good as the ones on the newer iPhone 6 or Samsung Galaxy Note 4. With optical image stabilization and incredibly fast laser focusing it manages to capture moments brilliantly. If cameras are the most important aspect of a phone for you then this is a big selling point, but the LG G4 does an even better job and comes with a manual mode that makes you feel like a proper photographer.
So what's the catch? Well we've already mentioned that the screen isn't the brightest, but the LG G3's biggest problem is that despite packing a large battery its battery life isn't that great. It's not bad – it'll last you a day – it's just not as good as we'd like.
These are minor qualms, however. It's difficult to think of another phone that offers as much bang for buck as the LG G3 manages to at its new price point.
Related: iPhone 7
The LG G3 might have been one of the last flagship phones to arrive in 2014, but it's by no means the least. And it's a worthy successor to the excellent LG G2.
This Android handset has an excellent 5.5-inch QHD screen and laser-focusing camera. Not only has LG caught up with the competition, but in some cases it's raced past its rivals.
Since the LG G3 arrived, the iPhone 6 has shaken up the top of the phone tree, but an update to Android 5.0 Lollipop is on its way, which should help the LG G3 become even slicker.
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SEE ALSO: LG G3 vs G2: What's changed?
The LG G3 is a massive phone that somehow manages to only feel big. Not too big.
For a start it's light – just 149g. That does make it 4g heavier than the Galaxy S5, but it is more than 10g lighter than the HTC One M8 or Sony Xperia Z2. That doesn't sound that impressive until you consider that the LG G3 packs a rather special 5.5-inch screen – almost half an inch larger than its key competitors.
The LG G3 on the left next to the Galaxy S5 and HTC One M8
The slim screen bezels and tapered edge design also help the LG G3 feel reasonably trim when held. Its height and thickness are almost identical to the HTC One M8, although it is half a centimetre wider (dimensions: 146.3 x 74.6 x 8.9 mm).
The width is one of its most important aspects of a phone, it's what most makes you stretch and juggle to reach a corner of a screen when using it one-handed. The LG G3 is not quite as easy to handle as the HTC One M8, but it's not far off and the benefit of the bigger screen makes the little bit of extra hassle a worthwhile trade-off. This is even more the case when comparing it to the Galaxy S5 which is just 2mm narrower but has a 0.4-inch smaller screen.
SEE ALSO: Best Phablets 2015
For such a big phone the LG G3's ergonomics are impressive. The rear power and volume buttons that first made an appearance on the LG G2 are back, and they're much better. Using buttons you can't see on the rear of a phone takes a little getting used to. Once you do, though, you'll really begin to value that there are no awkward side or top buttons that can be accidently knocked or that feel lumpy under your fingers as you hold the phone. The controls are also easy to reach with either index finger so there's no difference to using the G3 whether you're a lefty or a righty.
The buttons themselves are elegant, with the power button recessed into the vertical volume rocker making it easy to tell the difference by feel alone. The power button is circular with a faint concentric circle pattern while the volume rocker is oval and comes with a dotted texture. And while there's no dedicated camera button you can get quick access by pressing the volume down button for two seconds. Do the same with the volume up button and Quickmemo pops on screen. LG has thought about the button design very carefully and it shows.
SEE ALSO: LG G3 vs Samsung Galaxy S5
With the buttons hidden away on the back there's nothing to break the clean lines of the LG G3 aside from a 3.5mm headphone jack and microUSB port at the bottom. This doesn't just help with holding the phone comfortably. It is also more aesthetically pleasing.
It's a bit of a shame, then, that the phone as a whole doesn't feel quite as premium as it could. There's nothing wrong with plastic, it doesn't feel as slick to hold as metal but it can be a fine material to use for a phone. The Nexus 5 is a good example of a plastic phone that feels more expensive than it actually is.
The plastic rim that goes around the whole of the LG G3 and the plastic that surrounds the screen both feel like the same kind of material you find on cheaper phones. The removable back-plate that hides the microSD, micro-SIM and removable battery is a lot better, though, and is a big step up from the glossy plastic on the LG G2. Although also made of plastic it comes with a thin metallic coating that gives it a slight sheen and texture. You won't mistake it for metal when you're holding it, but it looks good, is suitably grippy and does a fantastic job of avoiding greasy finger marks.
The LG G3's design is a safe one that won't polarise opinion as much as the dimpled back of the Galaxy S5 does, but at the same time won't gain the plaudits of the solid and refined metal HTC One M8. And while LG has managed to keep the G3 as trim as possible for a phone with a 5.5-inch screen it is still a very big phone. If you're used to sub-5-inch phones we recommend you go in store and try it before buying, particularly if you're planning to add a case for protection.
Looks interesting, especially for the price. Still a lot of money though.
If it was around £300, this would be THE phone to have.
LG need to get rid of the split screen nonsense or do it properly.
Why are you expecting an extra 1Gb of memory to make any difference? This is only used when running several apps at the same time.
It is a fair amount of money but it's cheaper than other phones of this spec. There are very good phones around for less but they all tend to have quite a serious disadvantage somewhere along the line. The Nexus 5 for example is £300 but I'd pay the extra for the camera on this because I take a lot of phone pics and video.
We didn't expect an extra 1gb to make much difference it's just a little explanation that it's not something to worry about too much, especially as it's only going to the South Korean market (to start with anyway). A German site did some tests and found it to be a few percent faster in most tests (around 5% overall) https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Edit: The test was with no other apps running so there is a small benefit even when running a single app.
Agree with you about the price - it is cheaper than the competition.
I'm just saying that if it was £300 or thereabouts, it would define a whole new price point and sell exceptionally well. A bit like the Moto G which went on to become THE phone to buy at that price.
LG prices usually come down after the initial release so let's see ....
Yup - someone needs to "do a Moto G" at this end of the spectrum.
Can you put the main specs in table on the first page. I don't like to wade through to find out about removable battery and microsd.
Great phone.. Gonna wait till September..
Btw, which stand to you use?
Please provide with a link if it's possible..
I'm late to the party but the 3GB wouldn't really change the benchmark results and should not be expected to. What it should help is with the smoothness of the phone during daily use; switching between apps which may use a lot of RAM. It's possible that apps may use memory due to the ultra high resolution.
Average battery life!?!?!?
you might want to do another test on that lol
Err they have, it's called the Nexus range...
Loving this phone, I just bought it and I'm already in love with it! The 3GB RAM is absolutely a killer, its almost as much as my laptop!
The Laser Focus has to be the fastest focus I've ever encountered! The camera delivers brilliant quality pictures too!
Check out my own review here: http://tech-xyz.com/which-s...
can anyone tell me what the setting is under the front facing camera and press the settings (wrench). theres 2 heads facing outwards and if you press it, they both face left. i cant seem to find out what this does... anyone???
I just bought mine a week ago and boy oh boy is it a brilliant phone so far..... in the first 2 days that i had the phone i saw it needed a software update, i thought it was strange because we did all the updates in store, but non the less i did the update and one of the features for the update was a battery performance enhancer, after doing that my battery is 10x better!!! Not that it was bad before but now it lasts even longer!!
I love this phone, but the battery life is below average. I have uninstalled a few apps and tried monitoring my battery life. After 6 hours of ONLY texting about 20 times, 20 minutes of music, and the rest on standby the battery has went from 100% to 29%. How in the world did you do all those things and the battery last ALL DAY? Wow, this is some kind of joke right?
About 15-20% battery per hour than display is on with avarage brightness. 1% - 4-6 hours on standby than wifi is on, mobile data on and bluetooth on. I am not gamer, for me this phone holds 2 full days, 2 hours on display per day (web browsing, some youtube video, messages and calls). Also this phone have very good network reception, possibly one of the best antenas in world, not sure but i am happy enough.
Dont buy phones on ebay, mostly sellers selling refurbished phones, whats why they are cheaper than in shops and sometimes faulty.
Perhaps you got faulty phone
I don't know about you guys but my phones battery life sucks, I am a big widget user but haven't added any because of this. I also get told that they can NOT hear me. I have traded my phone thinking that it was a bad one but NOPE its not. I am disappointed with this phone. My G2 was better call quality and battery life was too (i know its because of the screen quality).
Perhaps! I really hope that is the case, and if it is, I REALLY hope verizon will let me try another one out. :/
A full day of use off a full charge and my battery is still over 70%. Light use, I've seen it in high 80% area. If I tether and use the camera a lot....I've seen it go as low as 58%. The battery life is superb.
I got this phone in early August - had a Nexus 5 before that and previously iPhone 5 and 4S. The LG G3 is by far the best of the lot, much better battery life than the Nexus 5, great screen and nice thin bezels, which in my opinion, make it look much more elegant and streamlined than any iPhone or Sony phones, both of which have unattractive wide bezels top and bottom. I really can't imagine how this phone could be better for my use. I mainly read news and sports apps, kindle ebooks, emails and web browsing - no graphics intensive games or videos. I have no regrets with this phone, the first time I can say that, so I highly recommend it.
wow , i could only dream of that...
i have the 32gb - 3gb ram version and today i only got a lousy 2.5 hrs of screen on time. havent watched any vids, i was on wifi for an hour or so... there certainly is something wrong
Just curious: have you solved this problem somehow?
It is £300 now and I have got it.
I think it's a "beautify" button. It makes your skin tones look better in different lighting.
You have settings and apps that are generating too much activity.
Learn to phone.
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NZ Maori 20 Tonga 9
New Zealand Maori overcame a predictably sluggish start to subdue an ill-disciplined Tonga 20-9 in their Pacific Nations Cup rugby opener at North Harbour Stadium in Albany tonight.
The contest displayed the hallmarks of an opening round match as both sides were unable to assert any authority with handling errors and indiscretions ensuring plenty of whistle from Australian referee Paul Marks.
The Pacific Islanders were heavily penalised throughout and spent 20 minutes of the second half a man down through sinbinning after two unnecessarily dangerous tackles - illegalities that contributed to their defeat.
Fullback Sione Tu'ipulotu was binned in the 48th minute after Maori blindside flanker Liam Messam was shoulder charged as he in-passed to the first tryscorer Tamati Ellison - and seven minutes after his return second five-eighth Epeli Taione was yellow carded for a high shot on impressive No 8 Thomas Waldrom.
Though the Maori side only added three points while Tu'ipulotu was sidelined, the numerical advantage eventually told second time round when discarded All Blacks halfback Piri Weepu loomed in support to cross untouched after a strong burst by wing Hosea Gear down the left hand touchline.
Weepu's score in the 72nd minute sealed the outcome though the Tongans rarely threatened and had to settle for three penalties by pivot Fangatapu Apikotoa to stay vaguely in touch.
Although the Tongans occasionally enthused a vocal support base by bludgeoning valuable metres, they rarely ventured within range of the Maori goaline.
The scores were locked at 3-3 at the end of a turgid opening half highlighted by the whistle of Marks and the trend continued after the interval.
Callum Bruce missed his first two handy shots at goal but atoned with success from four of his last five to give the Maori breathing space.
New Zealand Maori coach Donny Stevenson agreed it wasn't an attractive game at times but he was relieved to bank the win.
"We looked like a team that had been together for less than a week to be honest so we're happy to take the few positives out of that and move on," he said.
"We never got any momentum going, we didn't really string phases together. It was the first week and hopefully we'll improve on that."
Although it took Weepu's try to guarantee success, Stevenson felt his side always had the game in hand.
Tongan captain Nili Latu, who played the entire match despite suffering from the 'flu, said moments of ill discipline obviously undermined his side.
"We thought we had a fair chance of winning the game if our defence and discipline were good. I guess our discipline didn't work that well, it cost us the game."
In the other match today, Fiji beat Samoa 34-17 in Lautoka, Fiji where the Maori side will be in action on Saturday. Tonga play Japan in Sendai next Sunday.
New Zealand Maori 20 (Tamati Ellison, Piri Weepu tries; Callum Bruce 2 pen 2 con) Tonga 9 (Fangatapu Apikotoa 3 pen). Halftime: 3-3.
New Zealand Maori 20 (Tamati Ellison, Piri Weepu tries; Callum Bruce 2 pen, 2 con) Tonga 9 (Fangatapu Apikotoa 3 pen). Halftime: 3-3.


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I am very curious about where Rat Terriers stand in the show world. There is a standard for them on the AKC website, but is it correct that they can't be officially shown in AKC? What kennel clubs is the Rat Terrier showed in? Why does AKC have this terrier in a separate group(as well as other familiar breeds like the Karelian Bear Dog, Jindo, Cirneco dell'Etna, Catahoula Leopard dog, Treer Walking Coonhound, etc)?
Does anybody on Dogster own/breed/show purebred Rat terriers? I would love to hear some information on them as a breed, in regards to conformation/showing, breeding, etc. I always thought the name was a general tag for a terrier mix (you know, like how people call lots of bully mixes "pits"? I always thought "Rat Terrier" referred to a generally small/medium, usually tricolor terrier, not an actual breed. I was sorely mistaken, and am now very interested in learning more about them).
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I think rat terriers are a cross out of fox terriers and chichauaha( spelled that wrong I am sure) Since it is a cross and they maybe didn't get the breed approved by a.k.c. that the breed remains one that can not be shown.
I will look this up. Usually wiki. has a example of why and or whats.
ok , i didn't read it but it gives the details.
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This is the Misc. Class from the AKC site. The Rat terrier and the other dogs, have not yet been fully recognised by the AKC and have therefore not been classified with their groups.
The Entlebucher was added to the Misc. class in Jan of 2010. I don't know the dates of the other breeds addition or when they are reclassified. At AKC's leisure I guess....
As for how Rat terrier's look, this is a site with odd color's, dilutes and mismarks.
This is a more typical Rat terrier:
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Original post made by Perspective, Midtown, on Mar 12, 2009
BTW, we pay much more than 22% of the UN bill, since we also give from our own wallets UNICEF and other sub-sets of the UN. I seem to remember that we add up to 35% of the UN total expenditures.
I really think we should boycott the UN and just donate to our own organizations, helping other nations our OWN way. At least we won't rag on ourselves all the time. Disgusting.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House objected Thursday to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's description of the United States as a "deadbeat" donor to the world body.
Ban used the phrase Wednesday during a private meeting with lawmakers at the Capitol, one day after he met with President Barack Obama in the Oval Office.
White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Ban's "word choice was unfortunate," given that the U.S. is the largest contributor to the United Nations.
The United States pays 22 percent of the organization's nearly $5 billion operating budget but is perennially late paying its dues.
Asked whether Ban should retract his comment, Gibbs said some recognition by Ban of the U.S. role would be appropriate.
"I think given the contribution that the American taxpayer makes, I do think it would be appropriate to acknowledge that role," Gibbs told reporters at his daily briefing.
Ban, apparently concerned about his choice of words, issued a statement late Wednesday saying the U.S. "generously supports the work of the U.N., both in assessed and voluntary contributions." Ban also said he enjoys "an excellent working relationship with the United States and appreciates the many ways that it supports the United Nations."
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a resident of Midtown
on Mar 12, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
Ban, you live under the highest living standard in Asia, while your neighbors to the North live in abject slavery. That isn't just coincidence. We paid our dues in the dearest currency.
a resident of Midtown
on Mar 12, 2009 at 7:00 pm
What return do we get from our investment in the UN?
They have been useless and cowardly in every engagement, remember Rwanda and the Balkans.
Bolton may have been right in saying that we should take out the top 7 floors of the building, it is bloated by paper pushers and time wasters, the application of some Management Science is needed, cut the fat.
A better body would be a united nations of democracies,with the Anglosphere as the security council, let the corrupt low trust dictators and failed states talk among themselves until they see the light, lets stop enabling them.
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For a start, the UN site in New York should be sold, and the UN headquarters moved to the poorest member nation, where delegate spending would improve their lot. The US should insist on a super veto over agenda. US troops should NEVER be put under UN control. The cost of US military assistance to UN charter work should count toward US dues. Allowing Bolton to be Borked is another black mark against Bush.
a resident of Downtown North
on Mar 13, 2009 at 4:12 pm
My what thin skins. Whining about the UN again. You'd think it had some real power or influence.
a resident of Midtown
on Mar 13, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Correct, Paul. Conservatives are not making ANY decisions at this point, and haven't for the majority of the decisions over the last 20 years. Note the consequences as time continues on...
The only decisions that Conservatives agreed with were those relating to overthrowing the Taliban and Saddam, and even then we were not happy with how little we did in an effort to "leave a small footprint", but we were ecsatatic at the surge. Result: 60 million living in democracy fashioned after their own culture. No longer averaging 70,000/year massacred and 100,000 tortured per year in Iraq. Good results, fewer innocents hurt and killed. Now THAT is HOPE AND CHANGE they can live with!
What else was Conservative: ok, putting up an impermeable border BEFORE setting up more enticements for illegals to enter the country, that was from us. Results? Less crime, less tax dollars on schools and prisons for illegals..Dems want nothing to do with completing this project.
What else..oh, reforming welfare so that silly women wouldn't keep having kids in order to "earn a living" off taxpayers paying for the kids. Made 'em go back to work, and now we have fewer kid being born into poverty. Good result. Fewer hurt innocents. Dems want to undo that.
What else: Parental notification laws on abortion ,..in states with these laws, there are now fewer teen pregnancies. Odd how that works. Good result, fewer hurt innocents. Dems trying to undo that.
What else: easier legal procurement of guns in some states..which now have fewer deaths from illegal guns as a result. Good result, fewer dead innocents. Dems trying to undo that.
What else: Vouchers in DC so that poor kids could go to good private schools. Obama and the Dems just annhilated that. Guess he didn't like the poor kids going to school with his girls.
What else: private financial support for stem cell research which has actually resulted in life helping and saving breakthroughs..no govt money involved! Dems just opened up a lot more FED money for EMBRYONIC stem cell "research" ( murder). Not one advance has been made in embryonic stem cell stuff, ....why is that? Where has been the private financial support for this "work"?
Conservative policies that were shouted down? Community Reinvestment Act changes. Changes in Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac regulation. NO bailout for failing businesses. NO "stimulus checks" to anyone. NO doubling of the budget deficit. NO doubling of the NATIONAL DEBT. And on and on.
Any power left to us anywhere in Congress or the White House? Nope.B Don't forget that as you see the results happen before your before your eyes.
a resident of Downtown North
on Mar 13, 2009 at 5:53 pm
"Conservatives are not making ANY decisions at this point, and haven't for the majority of the decisions over the last 20 years."
You mean Bush 41 and Bush 43 weren't conservatives or were'nt deciders? Didn't the latter call himself "the decider"? Didn't he tell the truth?
BTW, I was referring to the UN, the topic of this thread.
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When the Hobson Bay dinghy lockers and ramps were demolished there was talk of replacing them in the future. Described at the time as "dangerous and dilapidated", I noticed it took three months with jack hammers to wreck them. Not bad for dilapidated buildings. But are there still plans to replace them? Wally Simpson, Oratia.
No. The building housing the dinghy lockers went up in 1939, at the same time as the Hobson Bay wave screen. The building was condemned for health and safety reasons in 2002, and demolished in 2004.
Spalling concrete had exposed the reinforcing in the building, chunks were falling off it, and there had been several arsons.
The launching ramp was pretty much unusable.
"Spalling" is not a misprint, by the way. It means breaking or causing to break into chips or splinters.
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The council's current strategy is to focus facilities around existing amenities such as those at the Landing at Okahu Bay.
The traffic lights at onramps change quickly and I have observed that by the time most people go the lights are red again. My son was refused his licence for running a red light at an onramp in exactly those circumstances. Can you clarify the law regarding these traffic lights? Linda Outhwaite, Auckland.
The same rules apply to motorway onramp traffic lights as to any others. If the light is red, you wait.
When the light turns green, you move off, but not before. And, from experience, there is time to go before the light goes red again.
I am interested in what will become of the Waitakere Licensing Trust once the Super City is formed. John Mules, West Auckland.
Nothing at all. Licensing trusts are not affected by the amalgamation of city, district and regional councils. Nor are district health boards, or any other ad hoc bodies of that type.
Can you please help clear up confusion at the intersection of Domain Drive and Stanley St? Drivers turning right into Domain Drive have a give way sign, drivers turning left don't. Who gives way here? Those turning right certainly think they do! Bill Hicks, Auckland.
Well, they don't. Here, as at any other intersection, vehicles on a give way sign must give way to all other vehicles except those at a stop sign.
But, just to be clear, I went out for a look. It was a nice day, after all. And I found that at the intersection of Lower Domain Drive and Stanley St, traffic coming from the hospital and Grafton does not actually turn right, but goes across Stanley St to get to the Domain.
And it does indeed have a give way sign, so it must give way to traffic turning left from Stanley St into Lower Domain Drive.


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Stevan Jovetic's journey from the Montenegrin capital to Manchester included a stop off in Florence. Whispers of interest in the then curly-haired playmaker from United before 2007 never developed into a transfer, but the player's ultimate destination this year looks likely to be in northwest England.
Fiorentina signed the prospect from Partizan Belgrade in 2008 shortly after the youngster made his international debut for the recently formed nation of Montenegro. He hastily established his credentials in Italy as a silky second striker with a keen eye for goal. With over 10 goals in three of his four full campaigns, the Podgorica native terrorised defences and attracted attention from around the continent.
The 23-year-old has developed dramatically with every passing year on the peninsula, and blossomed into a truly unstoppable trequartista when in his pomp. Aside from being sidelined for the entire 2010-11 campaign, he has consistently been at the fore of the club's brief successes in the Champions League and return to prominence last term under the guidance of Vincenzo Montella, as they finished fourth.
Manuel Pellegrini is set to acquire a player fully capable of adapting to the rigours of the Premier League. Ideally he will operate behind a target man leading the line such as Edin Džeko, Álvaro Negredo or perhaps even Sergio Agüero as previous partnerships with Alberto Gilardino and Luca Toni highlight. Alternatively, he is also an option as a 'false 9' as Montella employed him throughout last season.
Manchester City look set to land the Montenegrin magician in spite of Italian champions Juventus being his first choice club to move to this summer, as it is widely believed he would still accept a Serie A stay. However, the perfect conditions never presented themselves for the transfer to Turin to take place.
Jovetić crossed a line with the dedicated Fiorentina faithful with his interview at the beginning of June in La Gazzetta dello Sport. "Juventus have been following my progress for a year," began the deep-lying forward, "Who would not be flattered when they say I come before [Zlatan] Ibrahimovic, [Carlos] Tévez and [Gonzalo] Higuaín on their list? I do not even think it is a betrayal to my club to admit it."
Viola president Andrea Della Valle voiced his outrage at the tone of the discussion being portrayed as "pro-Bianconeri" in the pink newspaper, and subsequently fined his star player for his comments. The teams have generally shared a bitter relationship, but it was the controversy surrounding the Dimitar Berbatov transfer last summer that tipped the scales and created a poisonous atmosphere between the pair.
Fiorentina director of sport Daniele Pradè judged the mercurial Bulgarian to be the missing link in attack for Montella's team – a void since filled by the signings of Giuseppe Rossi and Mario Gómez. The Viola had paid for the Manchester United man's airline tickets, and fans eagerly gathered at Peretola airport to greet his anticipated arrival. However, he never boarded his connecting flight from Munich.
It transpired that Juventus, at the time enveloped by rumours as to the identity of their new 'top player' upfront, had attempted to hijack the transfer. In the end, Berbatov stayed in England and joined Fulham.
The entire ordeal made it problematic for the Turin-based club to turn around to Fiorentina this year and negotiate a viable deal for Jovetić. The Old Lady simply could not reach the Montenegrin international's buy-out clause of £27m, despite trying to bring the fee down by including young players such as Manolo Gabbiadini and Luca Marrone in attempted bids. "Even if Juve offered just £1 less than the £27m we would not accept it," smirked Viola chief operating officer Sandro Mencucci on 'Jojo's' potential suitor.
The Italian media reported the Blues to be in contact with Jovetić's agent Fali Ramadani shortly after Bianconeri director general Giuseppe Marotta dampened rumours on him being a transfer target after signing Tévez. "He will go to a club that can afford his buy-out clause," explained Juve manager Antonio Conte during his first press conference of the season on Thursday, "And right now Italian teams cannot."
Napoli certainly could afford a bid for the forward – as their president Aurelio De Laurentiis revealed they have just under £110m to splash on marquee names fresh off cashing in Edinson Cavani to Paris Saint-Germain for £53m. However, the film director also disclosed that Ramadani had told him over a year ago that his client would favour a passage to England instead of making the move south.
City chief executive Ferran Soriano and director of sport Txiki Begiristain are all set to seal a deal with Fiorentina at a reported £25m plus bonuses adding up to the full amount of the buy-out clause. Jovetić was videoed visiting friends around Florence on Monday, in which he appeared to be saying goodbye to a city that fully embraced him, as he opens up a new chapter away from the Stadio Artemio Franchi.Reuse content


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In Israel, Civil Marriage Is on the Horizon — But Only For a Few
L'Chaim! It's nearly time to celebrate for the 60,000 Israelis who, until now, were unable to marry in their own country because they are not Jewish according to Orthodox interpretations of Jewish law.
And thousands of Jewish couples will be extremely jealous.
A new marriage registrar, expected to be approved by the Israeli government within days, will pave the way for civil marriage, which, until now, has been non-existent. Right now, valid marriages are only those performed by an official representative of the religious community to which the couple is affiliated — Jewish, Muslim, Druze or Christian.
Those who do not legally belong to one of these groups are defined as "non-denominational," a group that is primarily composed of those who immigrated to Israel under the Law of Return, which requires a Jewish grandparent but aren't halachically Jewish.
For most engaged secular Israeli couples, their encounter with Israel's Chief Rabbinate is something to be endured, and in many cases, is dreaded. In order to be granted the privilege of a Jewish wedding in Israel, couples must produce extensive documentation proving their Jewishness, and are required to undergo Orthodox-style marriage education on family purity laws.
The hassles and headaches of marriage by the Rabbinate sends thousands of these Jewish Israelis abroad for their official wedding ceremony — and such couples are a staple of the tourism trade in neighboring Cyprus. Those heading abroad includes those couples who chose to stand under the chuppah and have their ceremony performed by a Conservative or Reform rabbi, since the Chief Rabbinate refuses to certify non-Orthodox rabbis to perform legal marriages in Israel.
In this climate, it seems certain that the establishment of civil marriage for non-Jews will put pressure on the Israeli government to give all citizens the option of civil marriage.
Already, David Rotem, the Knesset member who is behind the new law, has said he views the measure as a "first step" and will work to make civil marriage available to all. That would include those who want to intermarry, as well as Jews who want their religious ceremony to be performed by a non-Orthodox rabbi, and don't want to have to fly abroad to make it official.
The Rabbinate and the Orthodox establishment can be counted on to fight such a law tooth and nail.
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The Warriors' NRL finals hopes were ruthlessly crushed 52-12 by a North Queensland team in which former bit-part player Michael Morgan was the driving force.
The 20-year-old has traditionally covered for Australian Test star Johnathan Thurston when the Cowboys captain is on representative duty, but the apprentice managed to shade the master in the nine-try thrashing on Saturday night.
Cowboys prop James Tamou (ankle) and interchange player Ray Thompson (shoulder) copped minor knocks in the first half and such was their team's dominance, neither was required to return.
Winger Ashley Graham returned to the top of the NRL tryscorer's list with a hat-trick in the nine-try belting.
For Brian McClennan's side, needing victory to remain in the finals race, it was a dismal performance which challenged the previous week's 45-4 loss to Cronulla as the club's darkest day of the year.
After leading two matches against Newcastle and Manly by 18 points only to lose, they have conceded 97 points in their past two matches.
The Aucklanders gave themselves the slightest hope of revival with second-gamer Carlos Tuimavave's 38th-minute try, but then returned to their tackle-shy ways after the break.
Centre Kane Linnett scythed his way through the defence in the 44th minute, Morgan laid the foundations for second rower Gavin Cooper to cross in the 47th and Morgan's pass put centre Brent Tate over in the 52nd.
Even at 40-6 up with two reserves on the bench, the Cowboys weren't finished shooting.
Hooker Aaron Payne scored from close range in the 62nd minute and then Ashley Graham completed his hat-trick in the 68th.
The Warriors lost lock Elijah Taylor before kick-off when he returned to New Zealand following the death of his father.
They managed a consolation try, via winger Manu Vatuvei, in the final minute.
The contest was as good as over when North Queensland scored four tries in the opening 19 minutes to lead 22-0.
While the performance was worthy of a top four side, wins at the weekend to Melbourne and Manly prevented the Cowboys returning to that company.
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That's how cold it's been up in the northern part of Sweden the last couple of days. This record low temperature was measured in Kvikkjokk on Friday and it's the lowest temperature measured in Sweden in 11 (!) years. It's not been as cold down here in Gothenburg but I think the -14 degrees we've had here the last couple of days is more than enough.
It's been a bit quiet in the blog the last week and that's because I've been very busy at work trying to catch up on all the work that built up during my holiday and when I was sick. Pollux started doggy kindy last week and it's been running smoothly and he seems to enjoy himself. I'm almost rid of my cold as well so soon we might be back on track. 🙂
The past weekend was pretty quiet. We went over to my brother's on Friday night for a taco dinner and on Saturday we had friends from Malmö stop by with their two kids on their way up on their ski holiday in Sälen. It worked out better then I expected being 4 adults, 2 kids, a cat and a dog in the apartment.


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Disclaimer- I don't own MSG or Zeonic Front, they are the property of Bandai Entertainment and their respective creators. One can only dream.
So, this is my first Gundam fanfic, not really, but the first one I published. It's a re-telling of Mobile Suit Gundam- Zeonic Front. I used some license, but it's pretty faithful to the game's storyline, just branches out at the very end. I'm using army rather than navy ranks and the spellings from the game manual.
It is the year 0079 of the Universal Century. A half-century has passed since mankind began moving its burgeoning population to gigantic orbiting space colonies. Where people are born and raised, and die.
The colonies furthest from the Earth, Side 3, proclaimed itself the Duchy of Zeon and launched a war of independence against the Earth Federation. Initial fighting lasted one month and half the human population was lost. People were horrified at the indescribable atrocities that had been committed in the name of independence.
3 months have passed since the war began, they are at a stalemate. Zeon invaded Earth with the purpose of securing land and resources for the long war ahead. At the head of the invasion forces were the fearsome Zeon humanoid fighters known as mobile suits. At the head of the mobile suit forces was one unit:
The Midnight Fenrir
Suit up.
Chapter 1
Fenrir Fangs
1600 Universal Century 0079, March 10
Earth Orbit, above North America,
2nd Fleet of the Space Attack Force
Zeon Gwazine Class Battleship Gwazine
Major Garret Schmitzer limped down the corridor of the Blackstalker on the way to the briefing. He was a decorated veteran of the Battle of Loum, the most costly battle in the War so far. He had been injured in the battle and lost the lower half of his left leg. He now walked with the aid of a crutch. Under orders from Rear Admiral Kycillia Zabi, he had formed the Midnight Fenrir Corps as a special operations group in preparation for the Second Earth Descent Operation scheduled for 0300 on March 11. Tomorrow. The Major knew full well the significance of this one operation- since the beginning of the Universal Century, the Earth Sphere had been dominated by the Federation. This one operation just might signal the end of their dominance.
"Rear Admiral Zabi, Major Garret Schmitzer reporting as ordered!" He said as he stood at attention in the briefing room.
"At ease major." The woman responded as she turned from the tactical map. Even though she and Schmitzer had a close working relationship, he was nevertheless intimidated by the tall, thin woman in front of him. Her masked face never showed any emotion and her high, stern voice made even a compliment sound like a reprimand.
"Thank you for volunteering your unit for this operation. I believe you know my younger brother, Colonel Garma Zabi?"
"Yes ma'am. We fought together at Loum." Schmitzer answered as Garma Zabi walked into the room. He was as handsome as his sister was imposing, and as personable as she was reserved. He brushed stray hair out of his face as he addressed the major.
"Garret, I'm pleased to see you again. How's the leg?"
"It's coming along rather well sir, I can pilot my zaku again finally."
"I heard about that, Zeonic's scientists reconfigured the controls to two pedals instead of four. I'm glad you're leading a facet of this operation. I'll be interested to see if your skill as a tactician match your talent as a pilot." Garma said as he took his seat at the briefing table.
"Thank you for your confidence, sir. I look forward to serving under you." Garret answered as he also took his seat.
The commanders of other mobile suit units arrived soon after Schmitzer. He recognized several of them: Col. Walter Curtis, Lt. Col. Norris Packard, Gen. Yuri Kellarny, Col. M'Quve, and Capt. Steiner Hardy among others. As they took their seat around the large briefing table, Kycilia stood at the head to deliver the briefing.
" Good afternoon officers. As you all have read the details of the operation and the overall objectives, I will proceed with the specifics of the Operation. As you know, there will be three areas invaded in the initial stages of this operation: Europe, Australia, and North America. General Kellarny and Colonel M'Quve: your units will invade the European Theater, specifically the Odessa region. Your objective is to hold the region and advance outward as the opportunity presents itself. Colonel Curtis and Lieutenant Colonel Packard- you will land and establish a beachhead in Australia in preparation for a push into Southeast Asia. The strategy for these two continents is very simple: attack and destroy. There is no overreaching strategy other than that of general outward expansion. Do not over-extend your supply lines." As she finished this portion of the operation, she paused as the commanders took notes on what she had said.
" Are there any questions?" she asked, when the officers responded in the negative, she continued, " Very well, on to North America. I don't think I need to mention that this continent is the most important target. Our forces in North America will establish a beachhead for the invasion of South America and the destruction of Jaburo- Federation general head quarters. In the first phase, Captain Hardy and the Cyclops team will knock out an radar early warning station in northern California and the Midnight Fenrir under Major Schmitzer will do the same at an airbase in Montreal. In the second phase, four divisions of mobile suits and other vehicles will descend, two each to east and west. The eastern force will take control of New Yark and the surrounding area. The western force will proceed to take over the series of installations known as California Base. Colonel Garma Zabi will be the commander of this invasion effort, known henceforth as the Zeon Earth Attack Force. I do not need to remind you that the success of this operation rests on your actions- we cannot give the Federation time to counter attack. This invasion cannot fail. The Operation begins a 0300 tomorrow. Dismissed!"
As the commanders left the briefing room to brief their own units, Garret limped down the hall already planning Fenrir's attack. He would have three teams of mobile suits. Nine suits total. More than enough. However, when he returned to the Fenrir's Chivvay Blackstalker, there was a hitch in his plan. The supply unit could only obtain six mobile suits. Garret called an emergency meeting with his pilots and technical staff to re-plan the attack.
"What the hell's going on? I'm supposed to be in bed for another six hours!" Sergeant Major Matt Austin bellowed as he stormed into the room. Loud and coarse, the Sergeant major was a veteran of mobile suit combat from its inception.
"Wow Matt, it's a wonder you've been written up for insubordination 15 times." Captain Lou Roher observed as he turned to face the enlisted man. Capt. Roher had gained notoriety during Operation British for destroying a Magellan-class battleship using only his heat hawk.
"Screw you"
"Thank you"
"Enough gentleman." Maj. Schmitzer ordered as he walked into the room. Behind him came the technical officer, Migaki; the head mechanic; and a pretty, young 1st Lieutenant with deep red hair.
"Yo! Major what's with the coed, shouldn't she still be out at a bar somewhere?" Austin shouted when he saw the young girl.
"Go to Hell, old man"
"Got an attitude, this one."
"Really Austin! For once could you just put a lid on it! This is Lieutenant Charlotte Hepner, she comes to us from the Academy. I requested her myself as she actually saw combat during a training exercise. Now if you're all done acting like high schoolers, we have actual business to attend to. The supply unit just notified me that they could not locate another unit of Zaku II's for this operation. As it stands right now, we have three Zaku II F's and three Zaku I A's. It is my decision that Roher and Austin are the team for this mission. Hepner will fill the operator's position. Lou do yo-"
"WHAT? I'm sorry to interrupt sir, but I prepared just as hard for this operation as they did I-"
"Lieutenant! I selected these two for one reason and one reason only- they have seen actual combat against a prepared Federal force more than once. Don't question my authority again. Now, Lou, since you wrote the plan for this operation, what do you suggest we do to compensate for the loss of 3 suits?"
"Sir, I think that the plan will work just fine as is. The only change I should suggest is that Blue Team double back and join Red Team for the attack on the command center, since we no longer have a Greed Team."
"Good. That's the plan then. Migaki, are the experimental sensors installed in the suits?"
"Yes sir," the tech chief responded, adjusting his glasses, "and the balancers have been readjusted for Earth's gravity. There are no problems that I can foresee right now."
"Thank you, and Sergeant Anderson, is all the ordinance loaded and the weapons checked?" Schmitzer asked, turning to the young man in charge of Fenrir's mobile suits' maintenance.
"Yes sir. Everything's ready for combat.," He answered, "if there's nothing else sir, I need to go to supervise the loading of the suits into the HLV."
"Yes, go ahead and take care of that. Get some sleep, all of you. You board the HLV at 0245 tomorrow morning. Don't be late."
Six hours later, Austin, Roher, and their respective wingmen were in the hangar of the HLV preparing to board their mobile suits. As they put on their pilot suits, Schmitzer came to see them off.
"Remember, gentlemen, re-entry will be rough, and your mobile suits won't operate the same inside Earth's gravity. This is a surprise attack, you must move quickly to subdue any enemies before they can sound the alarm. We can't let them organize. Good hunting."
"All hands- prepare for departure. Mobile suit pilots- board your zakus and strap in" Lt. Hepner said over the comm., " There'll be a comm. blackout during re-entry, once you land I'll be able to guide you to your target."
"Launching in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1- Launch!"
With a lurch, the HLV broke away from the Chivvay and entered the atmosphere. Its hull glowed red with the heat of atmospheric friction. After 30 minutes, the HLV reached the upper atmosphere- the first Zeon troops to land on the Earth.
0330 Montreal, Former Canada, North American Territory
After the HLV set down, the hatch fell open, and six zaku's stepped out. The first, a MS-06F Zaku II piloted by Roher, activated its mono-eye camera and surveyed the area.
"So this is Earth. Seems pretty calm out here." He remarked.
"Yeah, well, we'll soon fix that!" Austin shouted as he stepped out of the HLV with his team of MS-05A Zaku I's. Every hard point on his suit was occupied by a magazine for the 280mm Bazooka it held in its hands.
"Teams, report in!" Hepner's voice came through over the speakers
"Blue team, all clear." Roher responded curtly as he adjusted the seatbelt and checked his ammo.
"Red team, ready to blow some shit up!" Austin shouted into the comm.
"Sergeant major Austin-that's not exactly proper comm. protocol, now is it?" Schmitzer said as his face appeared on the pilots' monitors, "Alright- advance on the airbase, you mission is a go!"
"Roger," Roher radioed as he signaled the other pilots to advance.
The mobile suits began to walk through an abandoned town near their landing point. They were halfway through when Austin's wingman's proximity alarm blared a warning.
"Sergeant, I'm detecting enemy nearby!"
"I've got 'em Heine! Red Team engaging enemy!"
With that, he targeted the enemy with a radar lock and fired his bazooka. The enemy they detected turned out to be a squad of Type 61 Main Battle Tanks, sent out to investigate their landing.
"It's a Zaku!" A Federal soldier screamed just before the bazooka round obliterated his tank.
"Radio HQ!"
"Too late!"
Heine charged in with his 105mm machine gun and shredded the remaining two tanks.
"Hey! Roher! You see anything; we just got some feddies over here!"
"Yeah, I just took out some tanks to. We better move fast, before they realize that we're here."
"Commander, we've lost contact with the tanks we sent out!" A Federation officer at their HQ exclaimed, "You don't think, could it be..."
"No, I don't think the Zeon would invade. We still hold the Earth at least, those fighters wouldn't be nearly as effective down here, at least, I don't think so," the commander responded as he shifted uncomfortably in his seat, "Send some tanks to the control tower and into the forest. Keep the rest here, just in case."
After subduing some automated turrets, the mobile suit teams entered a large forest between the city and the airfield. Despite the suit's 50 feet height, the trees provided good cover.
"Lou, head over to the control tower and take it out. We'll hold the line here for the assault on the command center."
The Zaku II team headed in the direction of the control tower. Just then, Austin came under fire from a Federation tank, losing part of his zaku's skirt armor in the process.
"Shit! Eat lead and die asshole!"
His team destroyed the tanks, but now it was obvious that they were in the area. The element of surprise had been lost.
"Damn, Lou, you better finish and get back here- the feddies know we're coming now!"
"On my way back, the control tower's destroyed."
The Captain emerged out of the forest, a power cable dangling from his suit's backpack, the casualty of a confrontation with Federal tanks. As they advanced on the command center, it became clear that something wasn't right.
"Hold!" Roher yelled as he held up a hand to signal the rest of the team, "Where's the command center, we should see it by now. Wait, thermal sensors are picking up a heat source! Weapons discharge! Take evasive action NOW!"
The Zeon soldiers activated their rocket thrusters and spilt apart as three large shells fell right where they had been standing and exploded. The shockwave and flame leveled a good amount of trees and a Zaku II as they retreated further back into the forest.
"What the hell was that? Command, talk to me!" Roher screamed as he tried to drag his wingman's legless suit along with him.
"Captain! That's a Big Tray land warship- I'm looking at a satellite image right now!" Schmitzer shouted into the radio as the Chivvay's CIC went crazy. Communication officers trying to warn the descending assault teams of the battleship's presence, commanders trying to halt any more launches and everyone trying to warn Col. Zabi aboard the first HLV to depart after the Fenrir.
"Major, I think we should retreat! They'll never survive out there! Let's re-assault the airfield when the rest of the attack teams land!" Hepner shouted to her commander, a look of panic on her face.
"No! Captain, you have to take that battleship out, and fast! It can shoot the HLV's out of the sky and Col. Zabi is aboard the first one!" Schmitzer responded.
"Is he insane! How can we destroy it when we can't get close to it?" Austin bellowed, slamming his hand on his console, "Lou, You better have some plan!"
"Okay, here's the plan," Roher said, regaining his composure, "All mobile suits will throw napalm grenades followed by smoke grenades. They' won't be able to tell which heat sources are grenades and which are mobile suits. We'll advance unseen in the smoke and blitz the warship. We'll hit it with machine guns. Matt, you take out the bride with the bazooka."
"Let's get one with it!"
They deployed the grenades and waited for them to take effect, then the pilots moved into action. They ran forward, rapidly firing their machine guns at the Big Tray. Austin ran right up next to the battleship, hit his boosters and fired one shell point blank into the center of the tri-level bridge. As it exploded, the levels of the bridge collapsed on each other.
"Cea…fir…we….surr..der!" the commander of the Big Tray groaned into the comm.
"All units we accept the enemy's request to surrender. Cease-fire and secure the area for the assault force. Good job everyone!" Schmitzer ordered as he sank into a chair in the CIC.
"Are you okay, sir?" Charlotte asked him as he unbuttoned his collar and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"I will be. That was more than I anticipated. At least they succeeded. If they hadn't… Well, at least we proved the advantage of a fast strike mobile suit unit today. I guess we should prepare for our descent to Earth."
"Yes, sir."
As he walked to the hangar to board his Komusai shuttle, Schmitzer breathed a sigh of great relief. He was sure for a moment, just a moment, that he had sent his men into an ambush that none would walk away from. Something he promised himself he would never do, again.
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Rhinoplasty and Breast Augmentation
This is fairly common where a patient wants the best surgeon to do their areas of expertise. I often work together with a board certified plastic surgeon who can do the breast augmentation while I do the rhinoplasty the same day. This allows you to heal at the same time and take less time off of work/daily activities/etc. Please consult with a board certified specialist who can assist you with achieving the best results you can.
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Waiting between surgeries
While I am on the conservative side, I would recommend:
1) have your nose done first
2) wait at least 6 weeks before your breast surgery
When you operate on the nose, it is not a completely "clean" operation because the nose is next to the mouth which cannot be sterilized. I DON'T recommend having this type of non-clean operation soon AFTER breast implants because bacteria can get into the blood during nose surgery and can theoretically seed the breast implants with an infection. This is why you should take antibiotics after breast implant surgery whenever going to the dentist- bacteria from your teeth can get into your bloodstream during a cleaning. While that is usually not a problem and very transient, I have seen one case of breast implant infection that was likely caused by this type of oral work, and so I extrapolate that issue to nose surgery which can be seen as similar. Good luck!
Two different surgeons
If you have the breast surgery done first, you could have the nose job done in as little as one week. If you have the nose done first, the wait might be about two weeks. Just make sure both surgeons are aware of your plans, which I don't think would be a problem for any reasonable surgeons.
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Time between breast aug and rhinoplasty
There is no strict rule on time to wait between breast augmentation and rhinoplasty. Generally speaking I would recommend waiting about 4-6 weeks in between, thought it really depends on how extensive each procedure is, and how much time it takes until you feel back to normal afterwards. It is important to consider the healing time from each, and the amount of downtime involved with each, and plan accordingly. There are some select surgeons who are highly skilled in both procedures, and combining the two procedures would save you cost and down-time, so it is worth consulting with other surgeons. You just want to make sure you have a board certified plastic surgeon with experience in breast augmentation and rhinoplasty. In my practice nose and breast procedures are combined in appropriate candidates with excellent results. It really comes down to good clear communication and finding the right surgeon to suit your needs. If you feel you found the best surgeons for you and want to go with separate doctors, ask their preference on which order and how much time they would prefer between procedures.
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Much wait time between rhinoplasty and breast augmentation
Probably best to wait a month between procedures to allow full recovery for your body from the anesthesia and the surgical intervention
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If you are losing hours of your life to games like Candy Crush and Angry Birds, consider using your smartphone or tablet to work on music skills or simply play with sounds and create something all your own. On Saturday mornings, I will be hosting free "lobby workshops" where you and your children can learn how to use downtime to enjoy your own creativity. Or, stop in anytime the lab is open to get a crash course.
Some of these are iPad or iPhone only, and descriptions are of the Apple versions. To download these apps, search their names in the Apple or Android App Stores. If you have any suggestions to add, email Dave Chisholm.
Quirky Things to Play withCreating Electronic MusicTools for Practice and Performance
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The lab is an excellent place to learn creative new ways to build musical ideas or hone skills. Stop in whenever the door is open for some one-on-one guidance on using the available tools. If you have any specific questions, email the lab director, Dave Chisholm.
Ear Training
With software like Auralia®, you can work on interval training and rhythm skills outside of your lessons. Guided exercises of varying difficulty will help to develop these invaluable skills. Practicing often, just like with your instrument or voice, will help you to be a stronger overall musician
Music Reading
Another program called Musition® helps students to learn the terms and symbols that are so necessary for reading and performing from sheet music. Besides, how can you know how to play a piece marked "Cantabile" if you don't know what it means? And why does that flat have a line through it?
Using programs like GarageBand®, you can build entire songs without singing or playing a note. Instead, composers young and old use "loops," short recordings that work like building blocks. By moving them around and layering them on top of each other, just about anyone can make new music that you can share.
Finale® and Sibelius®
These powerful notation programs allow you to turn your musical ideas into professional scores. They also give you the chance to hear your music, something that a pen and paper just cannot do.


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CORRALES, N.M., July 12--The annual Corrales chicken slaughter was well under way by 6 A.M. today and the first "medicinal" beer emerged at 7:30. By that time, there was a satisfactory pile of chicken heads next to the chopping block, a mess in the bucket and many handsomely dressed chickens waiting for the deep freeze.
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Ex-PM gets his mojo back as Gillard's Labor faces defeat
The Australian Labor Party leadership spill. It is a fight of acute savagery. It is titanic. Bring out all the words that have anything to do with life and death and the tearing out of hearts with your bare hand.
Kevin Rudd wants the top job back. To do it he's prepared to instigate civil war. He made his surprise move from Washington and smacked Julia Gillard right between the eyes, as she did to him nearly two years ago.
It is ugly. It is ruthless. It is bruising bare knuckle. For the both of them, tough, ambitious politicians, this is the fight of their lives.
Gillard, the moment Rudd quit as Foreign Minister, blitzed him back. Kevin Rudd was a useless and erratic Prime Minister. A succession of Gillard loyalists elaborated on Rudd's perceived eccentricities.
Others spoke of his contempt for caucus, the way MPs didn't know what Rudd was going to do or say from one day to the next.
Oh, it's a monumental fight this one. To the death. This is it now. This is the endgame. By the middle of the day on Monday, there will be one lauded victor and there will be one broken soul banished forever to obscurity.
I think Gillard will win. She is a formidable character. She is tough as nails. On the hoof she phrases herself with elegance and clarity.
From this side of the ditch she looks and sounds great but over on the other side of the Tasman too many voters can't stand her. Her numbers are hopeless. And this is the one great Australian issue this weekend and it is the one great and simple strength Kevin Rudd has.
Everyone knows that Gillard cannot be returned as Prime Minister at the next election. Everyone knows she is a goner, that Tony Abbott, a man who parades in budgie smugglers, is on track for a Liberal landslide. But all might not be lost for Labor. Labor MPs know that Australians sense something about Abbott they don't like. The right Labor leadership could beat him, or at least cause the defeat to be not so resounding. But Labor MPs, in making their decision between Gillard and Rudd, and the self-preservation instinct being what it is, will weigh another issue as well.
If they stick with Gillard will they be out of work after the next Australian federal election? And what would a decimation mean for the Labor Party? It might be a long time in the shade for them. So it's a tough one.
As I say, Gillard is so impressive. Nicola Roxon, one of Gillard's most loyal supporters, says that Kevin Rudd could behave appallingly to his colleagues and his staff. He could be funny and witty and he could be acerbic and hurtful as well. Sure, said Roxon, a prime minister is under all kinds of pressure but she had never seen Gillard behave like that, no matter how pressed she gets. Roxon says people marvel at Gillard's grace and patience under stress.
Gillard came to Wellington and addressed the New Zealand Parliament. Some of the MPs still rave about that speech. Maurice Williamson told me it was the best speech he had ever heard.
But she cannot lift her numbers.
Nevertheless, Kevin Rudd is one very odd man. You can find yourself getting the creeps watching him. There is something decidedly precious there.
Who will ever forget that rambling, ranting nonsense he came out with after Gillard deposed him in mid-2010? It was a long, self-pitying list of his proudest achievements as Prime Minister. On and on, a long bleat of self-pity.
It was one of the finest examples in history of how to lose badly, whining your way into obscurity. Well, so you might have thought.
A friend of mine - a man who cut his political teeth in the backrooms of Queensland Labor Party politics in the 1980s when Labor was about to wrest power from the National Party after a long time in the wilderness - tells me he once saw a most peculiar thing .
The Queensland Labor leader was Wayne Goss, whose Eminence Grise - his Heather Simpson, the adviser who was always with him - was an immaculately groomed young fellow, a Tin Tin lookalike called Kevin Rudd. My friend says Goss and his entourage were about to leave a room to meet the media or the public. Suddenly the entourage and the premier were stalled in the room.
Kevin Rudd would not go out without checking himself in a mirror and there wasn't one to be found. And that's what people sense about Rudd, that he's a narcissist. And this contest makes you wonder also if he's a hater and a destroyer.
Maybe so. But in the end, there is one great elephant in the room. Julia Gillard is about to get thumped by Tony Abbott. Might it just be possible that Rudd could beat Abbott into submission and return Labor to government?
One thing is already clear. Rudd has his mojo back. He knows a simple truth. Julia can't beat Tony.


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