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Starring Marc Evan Jackson as Sparks Nevada and Mark Gagliardi as his faithful Martian companion, Croach the Tracker. Also starring Linda Cardellini, Joshua Malina, Annie Savage, David Fury, Elin Hampton, Autumn Reeser, Emma Danoff, John DiMaggio, Grant-Lee Phillips, Craig Cackowski, Busy Philipps, Nathan Fillion, JK Simmons, and John Hodgman.
Recorded November 5, 2011.
I do not like musicals. I find them hard to sit through. While the songs are often great, they do little more than interrupt the featherweight plot. The classic musicals never quite come together for me. There are, however, two that I can get behind. One is The Wizard of Oz. But, nostalgia aside, what works in Oz are the driving plot and the introduction of each character via a song. I know this happens in other musicals but never so well as in The Wizard of Oz. And, still, there are some really draggy parts. The only musical that works for me (almost) top to bottom is "Once More with Feeling," the musical episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The songs are great, they move the episode forward, there is justification for the music, there is real emotional heft to the episode, and it the characters do not remain stagnant — they come out of their musical experience changed.
When Acker and I approached doing a musical episode, those notions were foremost in my mind. We were helped somewhat by the fact that Sparks Nevada is a space-western, so we knew the flavor of the songs we're be writing with Andy Paley.
I believe the notion of a Sparks musical had been floating around for some time between us, though it was Acker who first suggested it. (He likes musicals). As we did the first few years of the show, it became apparent that all of our actors can sing. And really like singing. Not content to be brilliant comic and dramatic actors, I suppose.
The plot to the episode started to take shape as we plotted out the "season" of Sparks (unlike the other pieces of the show, we tend to plan out the Sparks episodes about a year at a time. Often this is because of the need for recurring characters such as Cactoid Jim or Rebecca Rose Rushmore; we wouldn't want anyone but Nathan or Linda to play these parts if we can avoid it, so we want to give them plenty of notice for scheduling. Which reminds me that I owe Linda an email). We knew that the musical Sparks would be the culmination of Sparks' nearly year-long romance with Miss Rushmore. That was the big emotional pay-off that was a hold-over from the first time we performed the show at M Bar five years ago.
At Largo, we had such fun with our cast of players — Nathan Fillion as Cactoid Jim, Busy Philipps as the Red Plains Rider — that we beefed up their roles over the course of Sparks' second season. So we added in the Cactoid/Red wedding as another big emotional beat of the episode. (By this time the episode was swelling to squeeze out a middle part of that month's show anyway) Acker had the idea of doing a medley in the middle, based around the wedding, and (like Andy) I was dubious. But Jonathan Dinerstein put together this absolutely lovely (and tremendously complicated) piece of music and I have never been prouder of our actors than when they performed this on stage. It was fascinating seeing it come together — everyone gathered around the piano at Andy's place where we rehearsed, the piece gradually taking shape. I hope it comes across in the podcast as beautifully as it did on stage.
We gave a LOT of work to our director Aaron Ginsburg and he delivered (as he always does). He brought out often unexpected performances and moments in our actors, encouraged everyone to dig deep in a way that it's easy not to do in our show. Not to mention maneuvering the movements of over a dozen actors at only six microphone positions.
I cannot overstate how hard everyone worked on this episode. Certainly this is the script that Acker and I wrote and rewrote more than any other. Andy and Jonathan created charts, and rehearsed the hell out of an already crack team of musicians (see Andy's notes below for a peek inside the process). We usually have one rehearsal preceding a show; for this episode we had three or four, and Josh Malina was the first to arrive every time. It shows in the confidence of his performances in this piece. I will never forget watching Josh and Craig Cackowski (who had performed these songs back at M Bar and is among the most adept at performing our sometimes difficult dialogue, no less difficult in melodic incarnation!), the first at bat, finding their footing and swinging for the fences with each run-through. It was exhilarating, and the energy they brought to even those first attempts set the tone for everyone.
Having seen Dr. Horrible, we knew that Nathan Fillion could carry a tune. And, like everyone, he put in 100%, working around his Castle schedule to come to rehearsal and learn some very complicated pieces. We also knew that Busy Philipps could really, really sing (though we hadn't seen anything quite like what she did here). What we didn't anticipate was the emotion that both would bring to their love-song duet and the chemistry they'd have doing it. It's a testament to these two actors—singing almost completely in metaphor — that you believe that they're falling in love. Busy just kills me with the spin she puts on the line "The way you say 'howdy' makes me rowdy" in the medley.
Marc Evan Jackson and Linda Cardellini also brought a beautiful chemistry to both the scenes and songs that would spell the demise for their characters' relationship. Sparks has always been a little emotionally oblivious and playing that against Rebecca's self-awareness (and ability to read Sparks) made things really hit home. Linda was very nervous about singing — she's a perfectionist as a performer — and I think she really knocked it out of the park.
To up the emotional stakes of the episode, we decided that this would also be the time that Croach fulfills his onus to Sparks. We love spending the year building up Sparks' world only to strip things away from him. We'd already taken his Marshalhood (in his showdown with Techs, last month) and now not only were we having Rebecca dump him but Croach was, in essence, doing the same. There's not much I can say about Mark Gagliardi's Croach that I haven't already. Mark brilliantly performs anything we throw at him. It was a lot of fun making Croach express himself metaphorically through song, something a Martian would never do. Gags walks this hilarious line between embracing it and utter embarrassment.
We had the most over-qualified Banditos Mutantes in Grant-Lee Phillips, David Fury (both unbelievable, basso voices), John DiMaggio, Autumn Reeser, Emma Danoff (whose parents wrote the hit 70s song "Afternoon Delight"), and Elin Hampton (who wrote a damned opera last year!). They threw themselves into the parts — Fury and Elin brought the sombreros that you see in the photos, and be sure to check out Autumn in full costume! Andy's arrangement of the Banditos' theme is the icing on the cake.
When we cast Garret Dillahunt as Techs a few months prior to this, we made sure that he could sing. We did not make sure that he wouldn't be in New York shooting a movie when we did this show. Marc Evan Jackson has done a series of Farmer's Insurance ads with JK Simmons and pitched him to fill in for Garret in this episode, knowing that JK has a musical background. Acker did his homework on JK and found that he was in the early 80's cast of Guys and Dolls on Broadway. JK is the real thing. He was able to attend one rehearsal, and when he showed up I asked him if he'd had a chance to listen to the demos I'd sent. "No," JK said. "But do you have the charts?" We gave him the charts and he proceeded to cold-sing "I'm Gonna Kill You Someday" in the same powerful, beautiful voice that you hear on the podcast. Having JK on board raised the game for everyone.
I listened to the podcast again yesterday, and I immediately emailed Annie Savage to tell her that her singing — particularly the verse of "Poor Me (Pour Me Another)" — gave me chills, just as it did in the live performance. There is a longing and emotion that Annie can convey when she sings which is a direct line to the heartstrings. We have a studio version of Annie singing "Poor Me" (with somewhat different lyrics) as a country ballad. Hopefully it will someday see the light of day. It is, in my opinion, the best song that the Acker & Blacker/Paley team have written.
Finally, when we found out that our friend John Hodgman would be in town the weekend of this show, there was no question that he should play the "villain" of the piece. John brings such a lovely pathos to his performance as a robot(ish) full of unrequited love. Plus, John finds the comedy in the sadness — or perhaps the humanity in the comedy — of every performance he gives.
I could not be prouder of this episode of the show. It really was a great accomplishment, hard earned, and I think the work everyone put in comes across in this podcast. Andy and Barre Duryea worked hard on the recording as well to make it sound so great. We hope to someday offer you an "original cast recording" of the Sparks musical (as well as the other great songs we've written with Andy). Is that something you guys would be interested in?
Musician and composer Andy Paley:
A lot of hard work goes into making one of these monthly performances. Certain aspects of the process are like a well-oiled machine because we've been doing it so long, but every month there are new bits, songs, characters, etc which we have to incorporate so they fit in just right. This week's podcast, "The Piano Has Been Thinking" is our first big musical episode. Acker and Blacker and I have always talked about doing an episode like this where characters burst into song. So what you hear in this particular episode are some new songs, bits of music, and some songs you've heard in previous episodes — but you've never heard them like this before.
The Andy Paley Orchestra consists of a rotating cast of characters with some hard-core regulars.
At a typical show, we'll have 4 musicians on the stage. We're able to call that an orchestra without being disingenuous because most of the players play a number of instruments, therefore we're able to add more depth and color to our music. I try to find musicians who can double, triple or quadruple on instruments.
For instance, Mike Bolger, one of our regulars, plays trumpet, melophone, tuba, accordion, organ and piano. He can even play the trumpet and the accordion at the same time. Mike Uhler joins us fairly regularly and plays bass, cello, melodica, guitar and trumpet. Two years ago Mike picked up the musical saw, which is exactly what it sounds like. The only difference between a musical saw and a regular saw is that the musical saw has no teeth and is played with a violin bow by bending the saw while you're bowing it. As you bend it the notes get higher. Also you cannot cut a 2 x 4 with it. In the Thrilling Adventure Hour, whenever you hear eerie sounding ethereal "oohs," that's not a Theremin, it's either Mike Uhler playing the saw or Annie Savage in her highest register.
I play various keyboards, guitar, harmonica, castanets and autoharp in the show. I seem to always be there (unless I'm cruising the Bahamas or the Italian Rivera with SpongeBob & the Hi-Seas). Jonathan Dinerstein and Becky Ward are nearly always there, although they did miss a show to go on their honeymoon (selfish). Jonathan does the charts for the show, plays the piano and writes out the cue sheets so the musicians know where and what to play in the show. Becky is a brilliant violinist who also sings beautifully and doubles on glockenspiel, which comes up more than you might think.
Ben Jaffe, who you may know as half of the power-pop, heart-throb duo Honeyhoney, has been a fairly constant member of our ensemble. Ben is a great guy to have on hand because he's a really solid drummer who also plays guitar and keyboards and sings. Jordan Katz plays trumpet and banjo and is one of our regulars. Other members include Jillinda Palmer, Brittney Westover, Jeff Lass, Charles Burns, James King (when he's not on tour with Fitz and the Tantrums), and Scott Healey and Mark Pender of Conan O'Brien's Basic Cable Band.
When Honeyhoney is on the road, our friend Barre Duryea fills in on drums and percussion. Barre is also a great guy to have around when there's a loose wire or a broken guitar string. He helps us put this podcast together too.
"Andy Paley Orchestra Fanfare" and "Buddies"
The first thing you hear in this week's podcast (and in every podcast) is the "Andy Paley Orchestra Fanfare." While Brian Stack introduces the show and the players, Mike Bolger and Mike Uhler play the horn lines, Ben Jaffe does a timpani roll and the rest of the band joins in. We segue into an instrumental version of "Buddies," a song which longtime Thrilling Adventure fans will recognize from our earlier shows when it was sung as a duet by Annie and Hal.
"Red Planet Rodeo" and "Sparks Nevada"
The next instrumental music you hear is called "Red Planet Rodeo." That's me playing the tremolo (spaghetti western guitar) and Mike Uhler and Jordan Katz playing mariachi trumpets on the bridge. This segues into the "Sparks Nevada" theme, which was written by Eben Schletter, featuring Marc Evan Jackson's lead vocal and Annie Savage doing her best Theremin imitation.
During the next narration, we do a very slow, rubato version of "Red Planet Rodeo." We use this theme a lot under the narration.
"Haunted Saloon Piano"
The first scene takes place in the saloon. It's lucky for us that Largo's piano is an old upright which happens to have a fairly rare attachment which is sometimes referred to as a mandolin bar. This is basically a strip of metal which can be lowered with a lever to rest across the strings, thus giving the piano a metallic, tinny, saloon-like sound. We use this whenever the action takes place in a saloon. That's Jonathan Dinerstein playing.
"I Don't Want No Trouble In My Place"
This song addresses the barkeep's primary concern. The title is self explanatory. Josh Malina as our worry-wart barkeep sells the song beautifully. You can hear me playing harmonica and Drew Taubenfeld playing dobro guitar pretty clearly on this recording.
"Haaaaalp!" (Not to be confused with The Beatles song with a similar title)
It's great to hear Craig Cackowski's panic-stricken, scaredy-cat reading of this Thrilling Adventure Show classic.
"Cantinela Peligrosa"
John DiMaggio, Autumn Reeser, Ellin Hampton, David Fury, Grant Lee Phillips, and Emma Danoff take over the stage as Los Banditos Mutantes. Their presence is intimidating and their resonant pipes are enough to fill the theater with a sense of impending doom. You can almost see the goose bumps on the first few rows every time they walk on stage. Mike Uhler and Jordan "Fur Face" Katz are playing those mariachi trumpets and that's Ben Jaffe on the castanets.
"I'm Gonna Kill You Someday"
Ben Acker called and said that he wanted to collaborate with me on a "big ballad" in the style of "Somewhere Out There." I said, "Is it okay if I write something that I'm going to like?" This is typical of our collaborative process. The title he gave me was "I'm Gonna Kill You Someday" and it was to be a duet between Sparks and the one who's gunning for him, Techs, sung as though it were on a split screen. When Acker came over a few days later, I already had the skeleton of the song done. After 2 or 3 hours we almost had the rest of it. Let me give you an illustration of why Ben Acker is a great collaborator: at one point, we were stuck on how to end the bridge. I asked "Is it too stupid to say 'if killing you is right, then how can killing you be wrong?'" Ben said "Not only is it stupid, it's sooo stupid that I'm putting it in right now." This is why you want to write songs with Ben Acker. We had the song almost finished. But we still needed a two-syllable word ending with the long "a" sound for the opening of the song. One option: "Where are you hiding today?" (Boring.) Another option: "Where are you hiding, Jose?" (Not his name.) But we really couldn't find the right word. "Where are you hiding, Hombre?" occurred to me at 3 in the morning. I emailed Blacker. He said, "That's perfect."
It's really gratifying to hear the audience reaction on this recording. Whenever you get to hear Marc Evan Jackson singing as Sparks, it's a treat, and J.K. Simmons, with his seasoned Broadway chops, really hits it out of the park.
"Written in the Stars"
"Written in the Stars" is a song I had partially written many years ago which was lying around collecting dust. Ben Blacker and Ben Acker wanted something romantic and sentimental for the show and I was reminded of this song. I always intended for it to be in the vein of "The Three Bells" which was sung by Jim Ed, Bonnie and Maxine Brown (The Browns), or "The Orphan's Lament" which is an old country/folk song. I'm really proud of what the three of us came up with. Where else in 2012 are you going to hear lyrics like "though hoary snow and wind did blow / their hearts knew not the storm"? You can hear me on the autoharp and Mike Uhler on the church bells, Becky on the glockenspiel and Drew playing steel guitar on this sentimental ballad. Busy and Nathan do a super job putting this one across.
"Poor Me (Pour Me Another)"
This is another great Ben Acker title. We've written a few drinking songs together, most notably "Here's To Us" for Paul F. Tompkins and Paget Brewster to sing as Frank and Sadie Doyle. This is the first country drinking song we ever wrote. I was happy to get the word "botheration" into a song. In the original version, Annie Savage sang this all the way through with her sad, sweet country twang, but as scripts change and storylines shift, it was necessary to have this version split between 3 actors: Mark Gagliardi, Josh Malina and Annie Savage. (Annie Savage groupies can scour the internet looking for her version — I'm not sure it's out there but it should be and someday it will be, I promise.) You can hear Becky on the fiddle and some pretty steel guitar by Drew.
"Cantinela Peligrosa Numero Dos"
Los Banditos Mutantes re-enter the scene for an encore of the ever-popular "Cantinela Peligrosa."
"Getting Nowhere Fast"
In the 1970s, I wrote "Getting Nowhere Fast" for The Charmettes, a girl group of four teenagers from Roxbury, Massachusetts. I later worked on it with The Shangri-Las. Neither version was ever released. Ben Blacker and Ben Acker needed a romantic song for the show and when they described the emotion that they were trying to convey, I offered the title to them. So the three of us re-wrote my old song to be sung as a duet. Linda Cardellini and Marc Evan Jackson do a bang-up job in this rendition.
Broadway style medley reprise
Since this episode was like a Broadway show, Acker and Blacker asked me for a big overture/finale. Although I'm a fan of many songs from Broadway shows, I've never been a big fan of overtures or any medleys or, as they're called now, mash-ups. I also was very worried about performing anything complicated. Broadway shows have weeks of rehearsal leading up to their performance. We only had time to do three rehearsals: two at my house and one at Largo on the day of the show, and not all of the actors could attend every rehearsal. Coward that I am, I handed the arrangement duties over to Jonathan Dinerstein, who did a mind-blowingly great job, and even though I'm still not a fan of medleys, I can honestly say that I almost like the end result.
"Cantinela Peligrosa Numero Tres"
Los Banditos Mutantes are back yet again.
"Poor Me (Pour Me Another)"
"Poor Me (Pour Me Another)" comes up a couple more times. One version is sung by John Hodgman as the saloon piano dying. Hodgman breaks your heart in this touching death scene. The next and final version is by Annie as the saloon doors. I love how she milks it.
"Red Planet Rodeo" and "WorkJuice Anthem"
We play a little bit of "Red Planet Rodeo" which segues into an instrumental version of the "WorkJuice Anthem."
I hope these notes have given you some insight into the creative process that we go through to write and perform this show.
I had a blast doing it!


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Coming Apart
I'll be shocked if there's another book this year as important as Charles Murray's "Coming Apart." I'll be shocked if there's another book that so compellingly describes the most important trends in American society.Spencerblog concurs.
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Sony Ericsson W910i review
|Review: October 2007
Last updated July 2009
In a nutshell: Another Sony Ericsson phone that promises much, but fails to deliver in practice.
We're getting fed up of writing good reviews of Sony Ericsson phones, only to be deluged by a flood of user reviews telling us that their phones simply don't work. What good is a phone that's outstanding when it works, but has such poor quality control in its manufacturer that many users receive a dud? The big problem with the W910i is freezing and switching off. Read the user reviews below to appreciate just how common this fault is. If this phone actually worked, it would be fantastic, but if it doesn't it's an expensive lump of plastic. Do you want to take the risk?
The Sony Ericsson W910i is a superslim slide phone, measuring just 12.5mm thick (slimmer than the Samsung D900.) It's a lovely looking phone with a tapered bottom edge and a superslim profile. The W910i wears its Walkman credentials on its sleeve, with music controls featured prominently when the slide is closed. Fortunately SE have given the W910i am easy-to-use circular navigational key, not the dreaded joystick that appears on some of their models. The screen is large, bright and high resolution (240 x 320 pixels) and the menus are clear and simple to navigate. The slide opens smoothly to reveal the full keypad below. Sony Ericsson have got a funny thing going on with keypads at the moment. With each new phone we find a new style of keypad, some with tiny "designer" buttons, others with larger, more conventional ones. The W910i has larger, flatter keys than most, but it still isn't as easy to use as many rival phones. It's high time that SE got their act together with the keypad issue. Anyway, the W910i doesn't have the fastest keypad for texting, but it's not the worst.
The W910i incorporates Sony Ericsson's new "Shake Control" that lets you change to a new random track by giving the phone a flick. The motion sensor also lets you flip between portrait and landscape viewing of photos. Fun, but not life changing.
So, this is a music phone first and foremost, and it ticks all the boxes. Audio quality is excellent as usual, with SE's MegaBass feature to enhance bass frequencies. You can plug in a conventional stereo headset or use a Bluetooth stereo headset if you prefer. The Walkman music player 3.0 is very easy to use, with controls on the front of the phone, and is a fully-featured digital music player. You can create and manage playlists, shuffle songs, equalise, etc, etc. The supplied software lets you transfer music from PC to phone, and rip music from CD's. Storage is limited to 35 Mbytes, so you'll want to add a memory card - the W910i supports cards up to 4 Gbytes. In addition there's an FM radio equipped with RDS.
The camera is rated at a middle-of-the-road 2 megapixels and lacks autofocus, putting it well behind the flagship K850i. But this is a Walkman phone, not a Cyber-Shot, so you pay your money and make your choice. The full phone specs are listed below, but we'll just point out that this is a 3G phone with HSDPA (high speed 3G) and video calling.
But a final word of warning: many people have experienced faults with their W910i. If you're lucky, or have good phone insurance, then you'll be happy with your W910i. But if you're not one of the lucky ones, this could be an expensive mistake. Sony Ericsson had better wake up soon or they're going to lose market share in a big way!
Now replaced by the Sony Ericsson W595.
Sony Ericsson W910i features include:
- 3G with HSDPA & video calling
- 2 megapixel camera with 2.5x digital zoom
- Video camera
- Display: TFT LCD, 262,144 colours, 240 x 320 pixels
- Walkman® music player (MP3, AAC formats)
- FM radio RDS
- MegaBass™ enhances bass frequencies
- TrackID™ tells you the name, artists and album of any song you're listening to
- PlayNow™ lets you buy and download top ringtones
- Polyphonic ringtones / MP3 ringtones
- Speakerphone
- Sound recorder
- Messaging: SMS, MMS, Email
- 3D Java games
- Animated wallpaper
- Web browser, RSS feeds
- Personal organiser functions
- Memory: 35 Mbytes plus Memory Stick Micro™ support (up to 4 Gbytes)
- Connectivity: Bluetooth, USB
- Flight mode (offline mode)
- Vibration alert
- Size: 100 X 50 x 12.5 mm
- Weight: 86g
- Quadband plus 3G (UMTS 2100)
- Talktime: 3.5 hours (3G) - 9 hours (2G)
- Battery standby: 350 hours
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Reviewed by Emman
from Zambia
on 18th Dec 2015
Ive had my W910 for 9 months now even though its an old phone i think its still a rival to many other modern phones.. When it comes to music I dont think any phone would beat it if incoporated with good headsets. The interface just makes it better as it allows me to wultitask than most phones would allow..and the battery is weigh awesome!! I thnk if this phone were to be remade with bigger specs and appliction software.it would be the best.!! Though the freezng could be anoying its not frequent and that givs it more advantages than disadvantages...
Reviewed by Itz
from Umar
on 3rd Sep 2015
Bad Boy phone shout rts and issy badman 786
Reviewed by k.haridasan
from kerala.india
on 10th Sep 2014
Reviewed by c sembu
from India
on 2nd Jan 2014
The phone SE w910i is not at all reliable. It goes off even when the charger removed besides its routine off. No word about HSDPA or 3g function because video calling is null in my case though the signals are available in my other Samsung phone. The bad thing I did in my life is the purchase of one w910i.
Reviewed by BHAVIN from INDIA on 2nd Aug 2013
Reviewed by Dil from Sri Lanka on 19th Dec 2012
I bought my SE phone in yr 2009. Up to 2011 it was so pleasure to use it. But it made some problems since middle of yr 2011. It suddenly restarting, freezing and some problems in keys as well. Now I can't receive the incoming calls even because receiving button is not working. I'm fed up with the phone now. Its like that problem is spreading to keys. Earlier only the cancel key didn't work now, with the top 2 navigation keys almost 5 keys are not working. I'm searching for a repairing center to give it for repair.
Reviewed by CHy from England on 21st Aug 2012
I've had my W910i since 2007 and it's been great, still looks cool and works fine. OK, it's now 5 years old but so what "if it ain't broke - don't fix it". I'm suprised it can still be bought, and at a premium price for a piece of kit of this age.
Reviewed by ezrasammy from kenya on 30th Jun 2012
this is the worst craziest phone failing to reach world standard recomended gadget..what is it now if You cant even update firmware, freezes often, no perfect flashing, internet problems, poor camera even the cheapest nokia has better a focus and beautiful lens.. consumers keep off! Be warned
Reviewed by U.M.Aryamane from India on 3rd Apr 2012
I was using W910I since June 2009.It worked without problem till November 2011 and one day during first week of Dec.2011 Its mice stopped working resulting other party was not able to listen what I was speaking / talking. I am in search of it's authorized service centre to repair it but in vein.
Reviewed by 1TCHR15M4YT33 from England on 12th Mar 2012
I think this phone is really great, Even though it maybe considered as an old phone now, I recently bought a brand new one off ebay and have had it for about a month...
It's been fantastic, great looking phone, lovely slide, great resolution screen, and for a 2mp camera it's very good quality. I have had many SE Walkman phones and have seen how much they have evolved from this model but still it's a veteran of the walkman series and theres nothing like a clasic! I have a SE Live With Walkman At the moment which is a touch screen model but i miss using buttons Lol.
& since a always wanted a W910i when it was released i thought i would have a catch up with it now. Why not eh?
I think i made a good choice and god a brand new in box W910i In White & Gold For Just £22.99 :)
Very Satisfied.
Reviewed by liz
from UK
on 5th Jul 2011
A Big No...worst phone
Reviewed by deepa
from UK
on 18th Jun 2011
i got a sony ericsson mobile w100i... but i was very much disappointed since it does work oly for a week propely and it got switched off.. and moreover i gave it for service more than four times.. walking from home to shop for more than four months... and the shop is 30km from my home.. its a great stress for my dad to travel.. and my kind request you to stop releasing these kinds of dummy phones... its rubbish and totally annoying
Reviewed by Enlinerne
from UK
on 16th Jun 2011
No bad :), it's unusual, to be useful
Reviewed by raja
from UK
on 31st May 2011
mah fne is turnin off whn i strt or turn it on............sony ericsson should figure out what the problem is and give out ways in which buyer will not have to suffer as we are suffering
Reviewed by Reena
from UK
on 22nd May 2011
this phone is seriously awful :S it started freezing so often that i went back to the shop after a month only to be told that the warranty doesn't cover this kinda stuff :( continued using the phone and went through the same problems week in week out. i recently had the cover changed n i dunno what the heck the fella did in the process as my phone became worse....n now, it's completely gone. i can't even switch it on n no it's nt the battery as the phone is still new. :(
Reviewed by drew+lee
from UK
on 21st May 2011
i have a 910i sonyeric and it keeps turning itself off 24_;7 pain in backside
Reviewed by xellos
from UK
on 17th Apr 2011
F word for this phone that all...
Reviewed by Helz
from UK
on 21st Mar 2011
I have had to have this phone for two years as I am on a 2 year contract. I got in june 2009. I liked the phone at first because all my friends had it however. The camera is a pile of rubbish- no flash. It constantly freezes and I had 25% battery- it's turns off- I then have 10% battery. It's a joke!
Reviewed by Tina
from UK
on 12th Mar 2011
I would recommend that you never buy this phone it freeze's all the time, have to reset all the time was sent a replacement which did the same now the 'c' button doesn't work and the call button and the button above no longer work either
Reviewed by (=
from UK
on 10th Mar 2011
had this phone when i first started my contract. aloved it a first. could leave it alone (=. i dont know WHAT happened but every so often it would freeze - crash - then turn its self off! i got done once or twice at school. it did it SO many times before! It slippes out your pockets, easily brakes, dusty screen ALWAYS, easy to scratch, screws come loose, slidy bit becomes stiff and wont open! I experienced all this. I would say only use this phone if you really want to! or need an easy to use! Which it is (= hope this helps and sorry to dis you SONY ERRICSON... <3
Reviewed by mehul machhral
from UK
on 3rd Mar 2011
i hate this mobile very much because while working or lishing song,s 4 many hours it hang........ that,s why i hate this mobile........i want that company plz do something about thiis mobile or made some new software.......plz plz
Reviewed by robo
from UK
on 15th Feb 2011
had the w910i for over 2 years now. What can i say its been very good to me. i have dropped this phone countless number of times and am amazed it still works. the internet is very quick cameras ok for what it is just 2mp. in the past couple of months it has started suffering with the redlight reset problem but only goes off 10sec max. only other miner niggle is the ear speaker is a little quiet. despite that still a very reliable phone that feels like a quality product.
Reviewed by jhon
from UK
on 3rd Feb 2011
excelent phone
Reviewed by zarah
from UK
on 31st Jan 2011
i think this phone is veryyyy veryyyyyyy gooooooooddddd!
Reviewed by Lorna S
from UK
on 24th Jan 2011
Unbeatable and unbreakable, this fone is OUTSTANDING! I`ve had mine for two YEARS and only had three probs, twice screen froze and once turned itself off - in 2 years! Not handled with kid gloves either, i work with horses and its fallen from a great height more times than i can count and been stood on by large horse once. God i wouldnt swap this for the world, its universaly admired too. 1st Class, no gripes here!!
Reviewed by Jonny G
from UK
on 2nd Dec 2010
hey folks, i had this phone what seems like ages ago. i have since had a couple of new ones. the W910i kept freezing and switching off so i sent it away to get fixed. 6 weeks later and i got a new one but after a week or so it kept freezing and switching off randomly!! one day it decided to switch off and not go back on! charging doesn't help. all that happens is a wee red button shows but nothing appears on the screen?!? anyone able to help as i have some photos and things that id like to see again... please help. p.s. ive tried connecting it to the comp but no luck :(
Reviewed by mgill
from UK
on 2nd Dec 2010
stupid phone. started with the occasional screen freezing, progressed to the dreaded red light stage. now evey button on the top slider has stopped working. DO NOT BUY!!!!!
Reviewed by Desmond
from UK
on 11th Nov 2010
Well, i've had this phone (W910i) for 5 months now and already problems have occured and i've not yet used the phone an awful lot. I see that this particular phone has been causing alot of hassle to others aswell. Anyway, the buttons on the slide-up part of the phone are not working, the call button and end-call button in particular. When i turn on the phone, all the buttons seem to flash alright but i get nothing from them. Any help?
Reviewed by Enonmous
from UK
on 7th Nov 2010
i have had this phone for about 2 - 3 weeks and i love it so far i have had no problems with it unlike others on these revbiews i would recomend this to anyone
Reviewed by Josiah McMillan
from UK
on 30th Oct 2010
I wish I had read this before I purchased it, It is the worse phone I've ever used, well until telecom made the R100, It keeps turning off at the most unpractical moments normally halfway through a song or even worse a conversation, Do not purchase no matter what anyone else says
Reviewed by Sarfaras
from UK
on 29th Oct 2010
This is the worst phone i have ever used. Its shuts down un expectedly.. kind of going to sleep mode in between.. speaker volume is too low for phone calls.. and finally the key started not functioning after a year..
Reviewed by Fiona
from UK
on 25th Oct 2010
This phone is one of the worst phones i have EVer had!it keeps turning off and frezzing, the buttons are hard to press and takes way to long for things to load and send. Rubbish phone!!!
Reviewed by leon walsh
from UK
on 16th Oct 2010
good for music and phone calls. Not good when it keeps deciding to turn off and back on when it feels like it, technology is rubbish. If ya want a phone get a basic one. If ya want a camera, any camera is alot better than this one. If you want music get an ipod. nuff said dont get me started on touch screens!!!
Reviewed by Clodagh
from UK
on 6th Oct 2010
My phone keeps freezing since the day I got it. I brought it back to the shop, they sent it to SE. I got it back and it was working fine until about 2 or 3 weeks later it started freezing again. Now about 6 months later some of the buttons aren't working. So whatever you do don't buy it.
Reviewed by phil
from UK
on 24th Sep 2010
I think about 3 days after i bought my phone it started freezing up and shutting down on me. If i happened to be writing a text and then received a text while while writing the phone could lock up for a good 5 seconds. So many things wrong with this phone it really is a shame because if it didnt have those faults it would have been quite nice
Reviewed by Chris (from England)
from UK
on 20th Sep 2010
Yeah the amount of times this phone crashes is immense! My W300i which isnt made anymore lasted me 4 years with no faults and suddenly died. The W910i is just VERY annoying and i'd prefer my Nokia 3310 to be honest! Still works a decade after i first brought it.
Reviewed by Ollie
from UK
on 19th Sep 2010
When I got this phone I was so happy but a couple of days later it started to freeze I thought maybe it wants to do an update but evrey 6 hours it swiches its self off so DONT BUY THIS PHONE IT RUBBISH!!!! get a nokia or something else it will never do that I dont know why they sold it and this costed me £130 so ripoff as well.
Reviewed by Roshni
from UK
on 18th Sep 2010
Have had this phone for around 2 years now, mine doesn't seem to have crashed as much as most people's do- my friend had the same for around the same amount of time and his almost NEVER worked. Personally, mine has only started to malfunction within the past 6 months or so- not bad, considering. It's a good phone, but overpriced considering the amount of times it doesn't work.
Reviewed by sophie
from UK
on 15th Sep 2010
I had to buy 5 new batteries for this phone coz it kept dying the amount it costs I might as well buy a new phone!
Reviewed by Matthew Bird
from UK
on 14th Sep 2010
Phone is ok but every so often turns itself off and restarts for no reason what so ever. WHY???
Reviewed by MUNISH SHARMA
from UK
on 6th Sep 2010
if you like to have look then fine.. but phone has very bad software and hang issues... Now, it becomes dead as try boot up the phone, lights come on but screen stays blank.. I will not recommend to buy this phone.. Only look is there rest phone stop working after 6 to 7 months.
Reviewed by Wani
from UK
on 4th Sep 2010
Funtastic music. But phone reboots. Any way thanks so much for this little wonderful plastic. Its worth what i payed for. but please no front camera and most importantly no gps. Hope you'l sort that out. BIG thanks.
Reviewed by Yoav Sofer
from UK
on 30th Aug 2010
Pros: 1. Overall many nice features. 2. Good castomized shortcuts manues. 3. Castomizable buttons (its great). Cons: 1. Restarts itself from time to time. 2. When you have many contacts (I had around 450 and this is too much for it), the phone gets stack when you start a call to a number that is not in your contacts. When it get stuck you can't end the call. So if no one answers, you are forced to get into the destination message box.
Reviewed by Adrianna
from UK
on 11th Aug 2010
I greatly dislike this telephone - admittedly, it is not brand new now (although it was when I bought it...but even at that point I found its features far less user friendly than the phone it superseded, also Sony Ericsson). It has been switching itself off after particularly "strenuous" activity (e.g., sending a text message or something animated on the radio) for a number of months now, but this is something I could live with. What is significantly more inconvenient is that the buttons now don't work - including the main 'Menu' button, so you cannot even turn it on consistently (although I confess I did manage to do so once yesterday - only to see that I had five new texts that I now have no means of reading). Even more irritating? Unconnected with SE, of course (and therefore not incorporated in the given rating), but Orange are UTTERLY hopeless. Mailed their customer services team for guidance at the beginning of the week for guidance and have yet to hear anything at all(the text messages wouldn't be from them, would they? They COULDN'T be, surely...that would just be RIDICULOUS...); the man in the shop gave me advice that I dutifully followed - re. downloading software - but, despite his being very nice, this was a complete and total waste of everybody's time and was clearly designed to get rid of me. It seems software and hardware are - perhaps to nobody's great surprise - completely separate things. *sighs* I am cancelling my contract and moving onto pay-as-you-go. At least that way when it fails to work and nobody is interested in helping to fix it, there is no salt being rubbed in the wound by simultaneously being charged in the interim.
Reviewed by tosan esoko
from UK
on 5th Aug 2010
well its good but it freezes at times,i have repaired the screen once but know its faulty again.i think sonyericsson should modify d soft ware and make it more hardcore ready
Reviewed by kislay
from UK
on 1st Aug 2010
worst phone in this price range
Reviewed by Billy lynch-white
from UK
on 23rd Jul 2010
My sony ericsson keeps shutting itself off by itself in the inter net pages saying probs to load the worse phone i have had cant wait to get rid of it
Reviewed by Conner
from UK
on 21st Jul 2010
Sent this phone for repairs 4 times after it continued to freeze and turn itself off. After the fourth attempt, they decided to replace it with another of the same model. The problem hasn't stopped. Never buying from Sony ericsson again because of this problem they aren't managing to solve.
Reviewed by jamse
from UK
on 21st Jul 2010
amazing phone its good.
Reviewed by Aaron bellas
from UK
on 25th Jun 2010
I cant sort my mms settings out for love nor money! Its a total head doer
Reviewed by michael chu
from UK
on 24th Jun 2010
this is my first sony ericsson. i am so surprised that a huge company like s and e can make a phone with such a bad manufacturing quality. the phone always turns itself off and this morning, i can't have it started any more ....
Reviewed by aj
from UK
on 22nd Jun 2010
my phone restart automatically and always emergency calls only
Reviewed by louise
from UK
on 22nd Jun 2010
do not buy this phone so much trouble it freezes or shuts down sent it to be repaired still shutting down hassle to get it sent off for free have to pay if not in warranty bad phone do not buy!
Reviewed by tildy
from UK
on 14th Jun 2010
I have many problems with it. My phone restarts itself, it says INACTIVE SIM, or if Is push the camera button, it goes back to the menu, and nothing is happen. Forgot my last call numbers, and so on. I don't like it. Previously when I was in the service point, they upgraded the new softeare.
Reviewed by karthick
from UK
on 12th Jun 2010
just a strip fault ...... then other than this all is good
Reviewed by Eddy from Xi an, China
from UK
on 1st Jun 2010
well well everyone is talking about its freezing problem. i also had experienced this problem when i purchased....but after updating my software....my phone is fit fine and fantasti.. secondly durability of fone is far better than previous SE fones...as twice i threw my fone intentionally while fighting...and amazingly its fine...and still working 100 %...this thing make me impress...TRY at ur own risk....or believe my words...anyways its better than N73 in music but there is no comparison b.w JAVA and Symbion for only music and shape...se w910i rocks...white colour suits for Medical professionals especially for med students and docs..decent look reading pan screen is fine and clear as i use atlas, encarta e books, dictionaries n stuff....inshort its good for those who got less pocket money and wana buy good mobile...
Reviewed by Foysal Ahamed Ovi
from UK
on 1st Jun 2010
It's nice phone.easy to use but else something new.new softwere need.sound is low.whatever it is good
Reviewed by abbie
from UK
on 21st May 2010
i got this phone like a monnth ago and it has many faults to it, it looks nice and wouold be appropiote for teenagers i would say, but the quality of the actual phone is poor, the camera mostly fogs and blurs, the phone just switches itself of at unapropite times and it also freezes for long periods of times.. overal i would give this phone 2/10 i wouldnt reccomend buying it, everyone i knew who had this phone also had these problems so it wasent that my phone was broken. its just generally not good.
Reviewed by Adam
from UK
on 13th May 2010
Had this phone for a year and a half now..however if i wasn't stuck in a contract i would of got a new one a long long time ago. I am now on my 8th handset that orange have had to replace. They last for about 3 months and just die on you.. and yes my battery's were all perfectly fine, not downloaded anything at all and i look after my phone pretty well. The first 2 had to go back because they were constantly turning off (at least 10-15 times a day), the third went back because all the buttons on the top half of the phone stopped working so i couldn't ring or text anyone. 4th- turning itself off lots again... 5th- phone swapped the name and number of my contacts so when i thought i was ringing one person it was actually ringing somebody else. At first i thought my friends had been messing around with it but when i changed them back the phone wasn't having any of it and automatically changed them straight back, 6th- turning off again, 7th- Lost access to network every where so couldn't send or recieve anything. When i mean everywhere i even mean in my bedroom which has a mobile broadcast pole outside the window on the street. Now i'm on my 8th and hoping (fingers crossed) that nothing goes wrong.. in my opinion the phones hardware isn't good enough to cope with the software and the software is flawed anyway. Also disapointed with there not being a camera flash and the shake control is kind of rubbish as you have to press a button anyway. Good pints ..... er .... it looks good and simple to use. But would not reccommend to anyone.
Reviewed by John Hurley
from UK
on 13th May 2010
The WORST phone ever made. Don't DON'T DON'T go any where near it. Tuns itself off all the time. So frustrating.
Reviewed by Matt
from UK
on 12th May 2010
I bought this phone, the Sony Ericsson W910i and it was great when I first got it. However after a year the call key stoped working as well as the key to end call. Also the c key and the options key stoped working. This was after updating the phone on Sony Ericsson's website. Prior to the update the phone froze alot and shutdown. It would come back on eventually, however it would take a long time. The phone would crash during calls, txt, during game play and whilst brwosing the internet. This phone has some cool features and looks really stylish. It also has some serious problems.
Reviewed by Betty 1996
from UK
on 11th May 2010
This phone has been absolutely fantastic and I love all of the applications that it gives you. Everything has been great however I also have the problem of it turning off automatically forcing me to remove the battery and sim card. I still think that its a fab phone though. Sadly I broke it!!!
Reviewed by Emma
from UK
on 8th May 2010
I had bought a Sony Ericsson w910i, and within 6 months things had started to go wrong, so i had to by a new one.. do not buy this phone. Sony Ericsson need to sort themselves out!
Reviewed by Ladan
from UK
on 8th May 2010
i brought this phone like a year ago. Its rwally dogey.. it decides went to shut down and has spaz attacks. It randomly shuts down. And yeah' the camera is a basic 2.0 mega pixels and is good in daylight but useless at night :| Itz suppose to be a music phone but i sear after 2months the spund went bad too?!
Reviewed by rude boy
from UK
on 6th May 2010
load of rubbish shuts down time after time day in day out would never never ever buy 1 again proper head thrash
Reviewed by bev
from UK
on 2nd May 2010
i cant acccess the internet at all on my phone
Reviewed by liz
from UK
on 24th Apr 2010
this phone was not worth the money at all! The phone keeps on turning off automatically and it would happen several times in a row, the phone keeps freezing and there is no flash on the camera
Reviewed by Shaniqua
from UK
on 15th Apr 2010
After 2 months of having my phone, it started freezing and shutting down. Sony Ericssons phones are rubbish and I'm never gettin their phones again, ive had 2 sony ericsson phones and both of them broke. Making me watse my money, Dont bother buying one of these phones. The buttons are messed up and today the bottom half of my phone snapped off so i have no speaker and cant get a reception because the aerial broke off! It is slow and messed up. I hate it and wished i never watsed my money on it.
Reviewed by F.Reilly
from UK
on 14th Apr 2010
Love this phone.Had slight problem with it shutting down tho,but had the same prob with se w890i but only worse.I like the keypad layout.I find it great for texting and playing games.
Reviewed by Megan
from UK
on 13th Apr 2010
I got the phone a while back and was great to begin with then started going on/off and during phone calls and while writing a text the signal would just go and then restart itself.
Reviewed by AS
from UK
on 12th Apr 2010
Not a recommended phone froze a lot had it a year and broke to pieces..a mistake if you buy it.
Reviewed by jackie
from UK
on 9th Apr 2010
Please dont waste your hard earned cash on this 'so called' phone, its the 7th one iv had now and every single one has frozen, screen gone blank and got the RED LIGHT SYNDROME as a few people have put it. Iv complained again and again to Orange and Sony but to no avail. The phone itself is a nice looking phone but so annoying, my partner was so annoyed with his one day he threw it across the room and had to pay £100 for it to be fixed - even tho it was broken to start with! The MP3 player deletes songs as and when it feels like. Sound is poor and generaly a rubbish phone!
Reviewed by Alex Gallo
from UK
on 6th Apr 2010
I love the style of the sony w910i . The screen has fantastic image and plenty ways to define words size . Good sound . I.D. Tracking , very useful . Yes it has frozen a few times ! Still give it a 4.5
Reviewed by Zawmy
from UK
on 6th Apr 2010
i also had these shutdowns and freeze on my sew910i.. after that i re-install the software... now it's working properly and smoothly.. superb, cool model mobile.. i love it lot...
Reviewed by Maheen Ali
from UK
on 4th Apr 2010
Whem i first bought this Phone it was wicked, The Music Volume Was Wicked And The Whole Look of the Phone. I Had the freeze Problem But I Updated the Software on my Phone Usind The CD I got With the Phone & Now That Problem doesnt happen Anymore. All Toghether I Think This Phone is Stunning And Fun To Use. 5/5 Thank You
Reviewed by Nii Annan
from UK
on 4th Apr 2010
It simply cant download anything on the web.why
Reviewed by sarah
from UK
on 24th Mar 2010
do not buy this phone. I repeat; DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE. i've only had it for 9 months and the screen has gone blank. the walkman makes the other features very slow, the camera quality is poor. texting is really slow. it can't multitask at all. for example, when you are talking on the phone and a message comes in, the keypad suddenly stop working. then u have to endure the freeze. you cant even hang up, and have to ask the person on the line to hang up on u. it is even hard to delete text messages because it will freeze. this freezing started even on the 2nd mths. i thought i put too many songs so i deleted some. still the same. i hate this phone to the core that when i finally get my new phone tomorrow, i'm gonna throw it on the road to be crashed by cars. if not, i'm gonna stamp on it really hard and jump on it till it is crashed into pieces. PHEW. that's a relief. i'm glad i can tell somebody about this.
Reviewed by tony
from UK
on 24th Mar 2010
i think the phone has a very poor sound quality effect but is good when an ear piece is involved. the radio function however keeps freezing
Reviewed by Craig
from UK
on 23rd Mar 2010
This phone is brilliant if you want to go to concerts and record, it can pick up the sound brilliantly. The one thing that making me buy a new phone is way this one is always slow and it shutsdown when it feels like it, for instance i was on the phone the other day and the phone just turned itself off and then when your texting it does not always respond to you when you push a button. i would not recomend this phone to you
Reviewed by Andy
from UK
on 15th Mar 2010
TERRIBLE The most unreliable phone I have ever owned. Battery life is poor, the internet connection SOOO slow, and the picture quality of the camera is low. I've had numerous problems with the functions freezing, it switches itself off then on (eventually), and now the bluetooth has stopped working. It's been repaired 4 times alrady over the last 12 months. Now, while still in the Sony guarantee they claim that it's 'unrepairable' and want £10+VAT to send it back to me. What an absolute rip off and waste of money. Sony products look good but performance doesn't match up.
Reviewed by David Lillywhite
from UK
on 14th Mar 2010
Now, i must speak up for this phone as alot of people are having a pop at it here! I have had this phone since April 2008 which is almost 2 years now and after the first month i had one problem where the red light was lit up on the back, the phone was lit up with the screen black and the phone was hot?! I have no idea why, but it hasnt done anything like it since and i have had it with me almost everyday and it has been to many different climates vairying from boiling hot countries to freezing ones and no problems. Brilliant phone which i have never had to update or replace or anything! 5+ Stars
Reviewed by Bankzy101
from UK
on 9th Mar 2010
it nearly always laggs, freezes and shuts off, the battery wears out really quick and it is just a terrible phone, like they said above it should have been recalled as they are full of manufacture faults!!
Reviewed by anshul khandelwal
from UK
on 8th Mar 2010
"you pay for that'sony ericsson i am going to consumer court now.just watch it.
Reviewed by Jayy Maggot Monroe .
from UK
on 7th Mar 2010
Its A Load Of Over Priced Plastic In My Opinion. ¬_¬ The First Few Weeks i Had It It Started To Freeze And Turn Off, When this Happens I Have To Take The Battery Out An As An Effect Of This My Back To My Phone Has Now Snapped. Also The Other Day It Came Off The Slider, The Buttons Stick Up And The Other Day The Bottom Of My Phone Caught On The 2 Button So Its Now Missing. The Part At The Bottom Off The Phone Is A Sticker, This Has Fallen Off And Now Has The Plastic Bit As It Appears The Sticker Was All The Was Holding It On, The Shaking In The Walkman Works When It Wants Too, An When You Shake It Violently To Make It Work When It Decides To Work Again You Skip About 6 Other Songs, When I Connect It Too My Laptop The Battery Life Goes Down And Not Up, About Every Other Week It Refuses To Send Messages And Wont Let Me Access My Inbox So I Have To Master Reset It ALL the Time. The Camera Is Terrible, You Have To Hold It For Forever For It To Take It Without Going Blurry, And At Night Even When Night Mode Is On All You See Is Black... And Now The Other Day It Decided It Would Freeze Turn Itself Off And Not Turn Back On At All, Myself I Used To Be a HUGE SE Fan, But After This Phone I Swore To Myself I Would Never Get One Again As It Seems To Mee All The New Phones They Bring Out Have Faults In One Way Or Another And Their Old Phones That Worked Fine They Have Stopped Making.
Reviewed by angelofdeath
from UK
on 7th Mar 2010
this fone is awful wen i got it 2day i thort it ws kwl nw i av it i h8 it wenever i slide it up the screen goes blank and it keeps freezing wot a waste of money
Reviewed by why do you want my name?
from UK
on 3rd Mar 2010
i have this phone and it is alright. it would be way better if it has wifi.... the walkman layout should improve as the visualisations are smaller than it should be. it looks really cool and slik as it is the slimmest sony slide phone available... lightweight but very sensitive...
Reviewed by Jane
from UK
on 1st Mar 2010
This phone is awful - I have been in correspondence with Sony Ericsson due to the phone switching on and off intermittently - they say it is customer damage due to cracks in the resin. I have written three letters to them about this and they remain firm that it is my fault - a company who don't care about their customers - avoid their phones, and in particular this model at ALL costs.
Reviewed by John Matthews
from UK
on 1st Mar 2010
I am now on my third W910i in a year, and I can honestly say that I have never had such an unreliable phone. It is no wonder the o2 shops were only to willing to change them, its a pity that they ever sell them at all. I have had a good Sony phone in the past and was prepared to keep trying until I got another, sadly no joy. My 910i freezes at will and when it's had enough of messing me about like this, it gets bored; gives up completely and turns itself off for the hell of it. It is a lovely looking phone and the radio and walkman are good but not good enough to put up with all the other messing around.
Reviewed by katie
from UK
on 26th Feb 2010
Exactly same problem as everyone else. Both my boyfriend and I got the same phone from Tesco for Christmas last year. Both phones keep freezing and switching off. Gets worse as time goes on. Deffo very badly made. Would not recommend Sony Ericsson to anyone now. We are both going to have to ditch the phones. We call each other - next thing - nothing. One of them has switched off. Not the best thing for an emergency phone call!!!! I think I will contact Sony Ericsson too but don't hold out much hope for any help. Would be great if it worked. But it doesn't.
Reviewed by Sophia
from UK
on 24th Feb 2010
After having this phone for near enough 15 months with orange i'm tired of it breaking so many times. I think walkman and sony have really let me down on this. My sister has also had a simlar phone not 100% what type but a downgrade i think. We've had all the same problems with it... It repeatedly shuts itself down (usually when has no signal, don't have a clue what that has to do with anything), the microphone broke and the speaker has been broken for no particuar reason. If you are thinking of buying this phone I strongly advise you not to. the only good thing is it looks pretty. That's it. No joke... DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE! If there was an option to pick no stars I would!
Reviewed by nigfl
from UK
on 24th Feb 2010
inactive sim everytime wen try unlocking it they say its blocked but i bought it
Reviewed by James
from UK
on 23rd Feb 2010
Firstly I think it's hilarious that people can rate this phone as "outstanding" when they haven't even had it for more than a month. The issues tend to happen when you've had the phone for a while. Mine happened after 2 months. It froze all the time and switched itself off - even during phone calls. Predictive text recognition is slow even though I'm slow at texting on it's purely useless keypad. The Walkman slows other phone features down when in use. The Walkman eq. sound is terrible even with "mega bass" selected. Volume is quiet - both with the Walkman and the voice calling and speaker phone. I could capture more detail with my own memory than what the camera could, it's utterly disappointing. The ringing tone is really loud, which yes, is good. But the ringing sound is sssooo tinny that I'd rather have it on vibrate and stick it in my mouth instead. Sony Ericsson have disappointed me this time, I've had 3 phones, 2 were a different model and so I had this one i nstead. And it has the same problems. Sony Ericsson have disappointed me. If there was a "0 star(don't buy)" option I'd select it. NEVER BUYING ONE AGAIN.
Reviewed by Sisha
from UK
on 23rd Feb 2010
I Thought this phone was actually good ! although the camera isint like 50 megapixels its ok! the texting is really easy & good memory is really good music player brilliant ..! its 3G so yes you can do video calls! overall its a pretty average good phone!
Reviewed by dave w
from UK
on 23rd Feb 2010
red light thing...network failure..etc etc...truely rubbish phone!
Reviewed by EE
from UK
on 21st Feb 2010
This is the worst phone ive ever had its great for about 3 months then its slow and turns off when you want to write a txt or make a call which is abit pointless when thats what you want a phone for.
Reviewed by Jane Edgeler
from UK
on 21st Feb 2010
I am in a dispute with Sony Ericsson regarding the problems I have had with this phone - had it less than one year and sent it back a few weeks ago to Sony Ericsson. It switches itself on and off intermittently and the problem became worse so I sent it back to them - report back saying unrepairable, cracks in the resin, customer damage. I have escalated my complaint as I will not accept their diagnosis as I have never mistreated the phone - to me it must be a software problem. I am determined that they will admit I am not at fault and will get a replacment.
Reviewed by DENNIS
from UK
on 20th Feb 2010
This phone stinks really badly. First the shutting down red light thing, the Walkman player lags when you have lots of songs. Sometimes it doesn't let me send a text and that really annoys me. If you go on the internet it usually says "Not enough credit" but i had 200mb of data, then when it worked it said unavaliable. Then the 'Inactive Sim" situation that annoys me and you have to take out your battery and turn it on again. The camera is really laggy and at night it is really bad.
Reviewed by Dylan
from UK
on 19th Feb 2010
I was a Nokia user for a good 8 or 9 years, wnad when it came around to upgrade time, my girlfriend recommended this phone...worst recommendation EVER! At first I loved it, having 200 songs on shuffle all the time is great for the long drives to and from work. However, the retarded flat buttons are lame, the slow reaction if you do anything else whilst listening to music, and of course, the benighted red-light problem. For example, the phone does it's thing and pops off into Redlightland, when it comes back on (after like 3 bloody hours) then my battery has gone from just short of full to 1 bar remaining. It's terrible. A said by someone else here, Sony should be ashamed that they unleashed such an appaling phone upon an unsuspecting public. I'll be rejoining the Nokia family soon.
Reviewed by Tushar K
from UK
on 19th Feb 2010
it is very difficult to hear anything in crowded place i think if earpiece volume was bit high then it might have made good phone but with habdsfree is vey good
Reviewed by Tom Hardy
from UK
on 18th Feb 2010
DO NOT BUY This Mobile Phone has been nothing but trouble for me. The Phone mostly restarts itself once you turn it on because of problems such as *inactive sim* or no sim card inserted. The walkman music player lags when you go down the list of songs and starts at the top of the list again. The 2 Megapixel Camera is rubbish especially in dark areas and pictures are blurry. Worst phone Ever


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Oct 31, 2009 at 7:12 pm
nice back end! black and white were always my first choice in color
Dec 27, 2008 at 6:04 am
vert nice car it fits your style that's cool
Aug 19, 2007 at 11:20 pm
Seen one in a junkyard about a hour from my house. Probably still there. Yours should be in a museum! That is nice, especially the interior.


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Last updated May 8, 2012
List of repairs, restores, upgrades to 1971 Ford F-250 Ranger XLT Camper Special
Unless otherwise noted, all parts came from either Pick n Pull Auto Parts in Tigard/Sherwood Oregon, of if new from either O'Reilly Auto Parts in Tigard/Tualatin/Beaverton/Aloha Oregon or NAPA Auto Parts in Tigard/Tualatin/Beaverton Oregon. This owner wished to acknowledge the assistance from many fine and experienced clerks, technicians and mechanics from providing their knowledge to this owner during the restoration process, with special thanks going to Harvey of O'Reilly Auto Parts in Tualatin, then Aloha Oregon, and Mike the owner of Advanced Automotive in Tualatin Oregon. Although knowledgeable in automotive matters, this owner would not have known the little tricks and less expensive ways to accomplish the goals of this project without these fellow "certified car nuts" invaluable input. It has been, is, and will continue to be a fun ride. KEEP ON TRUCKIN!!!
Note: This truck was in very original complete condition when purchased, that is what makes it so special and a joy to work on. As you will see there are many little things, but nothing huge in the work listed below.
1. Redo fuel lines at tanks removing incorrectly and un-necessary electric fuel pump installed by previous owner to over come clogged fuel filter on stock mechanical fuel pump.
2. Tune up including new fuel filter, air filter, spark plugs, spark plug wires, distributor cap, distributor rotor, condenser, points, coil, and timing set to factor spec (done by Juan of Brake Team Tigard), air fuel mixture and curb idle speed set to factory spec.
3. Complete oil change using Fram FL-1 oil filter, and name brand high mileage motor oil to clean out slug in the engine. Next oil change and subsequent oil changes using Restore Brand engine restore oil additive to bring compression on piston cylinders back to close to factory new and seal oil seals as best as possible without a full engine rebuilt.
4. Missing horn installed and horn relay switch replaced along with contact points in horn bar on steering wheel fixed to make horn work.
5. Interior entry/exit light fixture replaced and connected to make light work.
6. Cargo light fixture replaced and plugged in to make cargo light work.
7. Dash lights fixed for instrument panel and speedometer to be visible at night.
8. Saddle blank seat cover installed to hide ware on seat upholstery.
9. Glove box compartment interior replaced to make glove box usable.
10. Gas tank caps replaced to match those the truck came with when manufactured in the Ford Assembly Plant in September-October 1970 in San Jose, California.
11. Headlight surround bezel replaced to fixed damaged one on passenger side of front grill.
12. Tie downs added to allow for bed to be covered with a tarp.
13. Arm rests replaced to match those the truck originally came with, purchased from Tony's Ford Trucks a salvage yard in northeast Portland specializing in Ford pickups.
14. Ash tray replaced to match the one the truck originally came with.
15. PVC value replaced along with PVC head cover mount /oil breather.
16. Oil cap replaced with upgrade one from original.
17. Leaking power steering fluid lines fixed and power steering sealant added.
18. Turn signal lever replaced.
19. Broken windshield washer reservoir replaced.
20. Windshield washer tubes replaced to make windshield washers work.
21. Left front brake rotor, pads and caliber replaced to repair broken items.
22. Starter motor replaced by Damerow Ford in Beaverton on emergency basis, outstanding service as they had just closed for the weekend.
23. Battery replaced.
24. Stereo and speakers installed using new AM/FM cassette stereo (Can't find 8 tracks anymore).
25. Original paint completely hand cleaned with rubbing compound to remove black coating over the entire truck from it sitting up a tree for 7 years.
26. Hand waxed, truck had not been waxed in at least 7 years when purchased in July 2009 for $900 from a posting on http://portla...aigslist.org.
27. Power pump gasoline leaked fixed on stock carburetor.
28. Bully style steps added, also purchased from a posting on http://portla...aigslist.org.
29. Tool box added, also purchased from a posting on http://portla...aigslist.org.
30. Rear side marker lights fixed.
31. Cigar lighter fixed.
32. Door courteous light switches replaced.
33. Brake light switch replaced.
34. Dollar Tree soapy steel wool pads used to restore bright metal trim on both side of the truck.
35. MP3 music play back capability optimized with the suggestion of Leo Mendoza, this owners co-worker at Cartridge World in Tualatin to use a cassette style MP3 player adapter and a 2 Gigabyte MP3 player both purchased from Bi-Mart in Beaverton Oregon.
36. Leaking radiator replaced with one from a 1968, purchased from Terry Tally who is also a Ford truck enthusiast who's business is located and parting out wreaked 5th generation Ford pickups to keep the one's still alive on the road, Terry is a terrific guy who's passion for Ford 5th generation pickups is evidenced by his willingness to help this owner further the restoration by providing parts at terrific prices and including the installation at no extra charge. Terry is located in southeast Portland and can be contacted through his website http://www.familygsale.com.
37. Vacuum hose to power brake booster replaced.
38. Ran into a guy who suggested that I use Vasoline Patrolium Jelly to rehydrate the vinvyl wood grain strips on the bright metal and tailgate. It worked perfectly. Who would have thunk.
39. Transmission serviced by Advanced Auto Systems in Tualatin. Had no idea when the last service was.
40. Got California License Plates for use in car shows from a fellow gearhead Cody of Beaverton.
Major replaced items from to current owner purchasing:
1971 Ford FE 390 that the truck was originally manufactured with went away sometime in the trucks life and a 1970 Ford FE 360 was installed.
Major points in the trucks life know through research by the present owner:
Frame put the assembly line in the Ford Motor Company San Jose Assembly Plant September 1970, truck rolled from the assembly in October 1970.
Truck purchased on the west coast of the United States most likely in California as it was a California built truck.
The next 39 years who knows?
The current owner purchased the truck July 2009 and the above listed work began.
Major features of the truck:
1971 Ford F-250 with the Ranger XLT trims and style package, and Camper Special package making it the top of the line for Ford pickups of that model year.
1971 was the next to the last year of the 1967 to 1972 5th generation Ford F-Series trucks, which was first built in 1948. 1971 was near the end of the muscle car era.
Truck has its original C-6 transmission is also using in drag racing cars because it is so durable.
Truck has a 1970 Ford FE 360 V8 engine with no emissions controls and a manual choke making it an engine that can be modified for higher performance without the need to be concerned about passing DEQ as no vehicle 1975 or older has to go through DEQ in Oregon.
Original Calypso Coral (Competition Orange) paint.
Very rare original Ranger XLT door panels worth $100 or more each.
List of parts and costs with total investment both actual and if repair items purchased from National Parts Depot or LMC Truck, or Mac's Antique Auto Parts catalogs. (Note: This section will be completed to this owner's best estimate at project completion) As the song goes, (Kenny Rodger's The Gambler) "you don't count your money, while sitting at the table…"
Stock 1970 360, C6
Ranger XLT Package, Camper Special Package
Steel Horse Automotive Steps, Tool Box, AM/FM Cassette stereo with MP3 input, everything on this truck is either original, from self pulling wreaking yard (U-Pull It, Pick and Pull here in Oregon) or from Craigslist, or Goodwill Outlet Store in Hillsboro. Only safety related repairs were done with NAPA or O'Reilly Auto Parts supplied pieces.
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ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig says he is examining the pending blockbuster trade between the Miami Marlins and Toronto Blue Jays and is aware of the fan anger in South Florida.
Speaking at the conclusion of the owners' meetings, Selig said Thursday the trade hasn't officially been presented to him. But he said the matter is under review and he talked to two independent baseball people who feel the Marlins did well in the proposed swap.
Miami has agreed to send All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes and pitchers Mark Buehrle and Josh Johnson to Toronto for a group of the Blue Jays' top prospects. The trade is pending physicals, but many Marlins fans are upset with the deal since the team just moved into a new publicly financed ballpark.


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Boston April 25 1775
Dear Sir
I wrote you by Capt. Robson & should not so soon
troubled you again, were I not impelled by the unhappy
Situation of this Town, which by the late cruel & oppressive
measures gone into by the British Parliament is now almost
depopulated or will be in a few Days. Filled with the Troops
of Britain & surrounded with a provincial Army, all communi-
cation with the Country is cut off, & we wholly deprived of
the necessaries of Life, & this principal mart of America is
become a poor garrison Town. The inhabitants have been confined
to the city more than a week, & no person suffer'd to enter --
At length the General hath consented that if the Inhabitants
would deliver their Arms they should be sufferd to depart
This proposal humiliating as it is, hath been complied with
In consequence of this agreement almost all are leaving
their pleasant habitations & going they know not whither--
The most are obliged to leave their furniture & effects of
every kind, & indeed their all to the uncertain chance of war
or rather to certain ruin & destruction--- The last Week I thot
myself in comfortable circumstances had a convenient
dwelling well furnished, a fine Library made so very much
a large, affectionate, & generous Congregation, happy in a Consort one
of the best of Women, & surrounded by a large Number of desirable
Children; now I am by a cruel Necessity turned out of my House
must leave my Books & all I possess, perhaps to be destroyed by a
licentious Soldiery; my beloved Congregation dispersed, my dear Wife
retreating to a distant part of the Country, my Children wandering
not knowing whither to go, perhaps left to perish for Want, myself
soon to leave this devoted Capital, happy if I can find some
obscure Corner wch will afford me a bare Subsistence. I wish to God
the authors of our Misery could be Witnesses of it. They must have
Hearts harder than an adamant if they did not relent & pity us.
I am sensible your tender Mind is deeply affected wth this tragick
Scene. How would it have torn the benevolent Heart of our that
excellent Man whose Death we so deeply deplore, but who as you
justly observe is taken from the Evil to come? Alas when you so
pertinently & almost prophetically used that Phrase little did I
think what was to come. What misery doth Pride & a Lust of
Dominion bring on mankind? What doth Great Britain gain by this
unnatural Contest? How long before the proposed Revenue if it should
be submitted to would repay the Charge of this cruel Expedition? Your
Trade is destroyed as well as ours, & all parts of the British Empire
will severely feel the effects of this dreadfull exertion of power. Must
millions be sacrificed to a mere Punctilio, to a mere Point of Honour
for the Dispute with which Great Britain maintains against her Colonies
is in Fact but [illegible] more. She would gain if she conquered not
near so much by Taxes, as she does in a way of Trade. But
Power must be owned, that is her Pride must be gratified let what
will follow. Forgive Dear Sir these severe Reflections on the Parent Country
my Heart is wounded, deeply wounded, almost to [illegible] Death.
Surely there is a God that judgeth in the Earth, & what must the Contrivers
of these Schemes have to answer for in another World, if not in this.
But I know not why I should make you unhappy by reciting what
we suffer. My Design is only that the Friends of America. The Friends of Liberty
Friends of Humanity may unite their Efforts for our Deliverance.
Great Britain may ruin the Colonies, but she will never subjugate
them. They will hold out to the last gasp. They make it a common
Cause & they will do so. In this Confusion the College is broke up,
nothing is talked of but War. Where these Scenes will end, God only
knows, but if I may venture to predict, itthey will terminate in a
total Separation of the Colonies from the Parent Country. Your Troops
have made a most ill judg'd Manoeuvre, were obliged to retire, & are
now cooped up in Boston, afraid to march out, & expect to be assaulted
within. If you should favour me with your Correspondence it must
be by the Way of New York. Please to direct to Mr. Andrew Eliot
Minister in Fairfield in the Colony of Connecticut. That Direction
answers to my son wch will be the safest in the present State, for
suspected Letters are opened. You need not put under Cover, my
Son will know for whom it your letter is designed. Through his hands, a Letter so directed it will come safe to Hand me, if I should not be at Fair-
field myself. But I trouble you too much, & shall only add
that I am,
Yr. Afflicted Fr'd & Hble Servt. [The following endorsement is written on the long edge of page 4 (perpendicular to the main orientation of the page) and relates to the letter on pages 1-3 of this manuscript leaf :]
[The following is a draft letter from A. Eliot to an unidentified recipient:]
May 31. 1775
Dear Sir
I have remained in this Town much ag: my
inclination [previous addition to text appears below the line]
till this day in a lonely solitary state My
family is dispersed gone - My
Congregation dispersed. Most of the Ministers being gone I have been prevailed with to officiate to those who are still left to tarry - but
my situation is uncomfortable to the last degree ... Friends perpetually coming to bid me adieu take their farwell
Much the greater parts of the inhabitants gone out of the town -- the rest following as fast as the Genl will give
leave. -- Grass growing in the public walks & streets of this once populous & flourishing place - Shops & warehouses shut up - business at an end every one in
anxiety & distress. The provincial army at our doors -- The Troops absolutely confined in
this town which is almost an Island & surrounded with ships which is its greatest security. -- There have been two or
three little skirmishes in which has been verified what I wrote some time ago, That
our people would certainly fight. Certainly the advantage hath hitherto been on that the side
of the provincials & it is not improbable to me yt if 44 attempt ye town 44 will carry it for 44 are numerous & very
determined -These things you will easily believe keep us in perpetual alarm keep us in perpetual alarm - & make this a very unquiet habitation -- I cannot
stand it long - but whatever may becomes of me - may you enjoy every blessing you can yourself
desire & for a long time. This is the sincere wish & prayer of your very obliged humble Servt


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Farmingdale State, 9
Polytechnic, 5
Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State baseball team (14-11) defeated Polytechnic University (5-21) by the score of 9-5 under the lights at the Farmingdale State College's new baseball stadium in Farmingdale, N.Y. Freshman pitcher Mike Kobel (Patchogue, N.Y./Bayport-Blue Point) pitched a strong five and a third shutout innings for the win, giving up only one hit and a walk while striking out five.
The Rams offense was lead by junior left fielder Manny Solomon (Bronx, N.Y./Globe CC), going 2-for-4 with a bases-loaded-clearing triple to left-center field and a run scored. Freshman first baseman Don Moscatelli (Massapequa, N.Y./Massapequa) added two singles and three runs scored.
Senior second baseman Cliff Mahoney (Yonkers, N.Y./Fordham Prep) and senior designated hitter Joe Pontillo (Brooklyn, N.Y./Xaverian) both added two hits each in defeat for the Fighting Blue Jays.
Farmingdale State will continue their fight for a playoff spot with two home conference doubleheaders this weekend. The Rams will face Manhattanville on Saturday and Mount Saint Mary's on Sunday. Both series will start at Noon and will take place at the new baseball stadium on the campus of Farmingdale State College in Farmingdale, N.Y.


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Leaning toward gas. For the past 6 years our electric stove has been very doable on an off dock no issues there. But obviously running the big gen isn't ideal.
Questions: Do you see possible issues with going from natural to propane on long term use? Do most manufacturers have tag info on this switchover.
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MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A 34-year-old gunman was expected to face criminal charges in Minnesota on Tuesday after killing a 9-year-old boy and wounding two women when he opened fire on motorists in a St. Paul suburb, authorities said.
Police in Oakdale, Minnesota, said the attacker, whose name was not immediately released, fired two bursts of bullets at passing vehicles from a handgun before he was taken into custody on Monday evening shortly after the shooting.
The gunman appears to be a "random single active shooter," Oakdale Police Officer Michelle Stark said on Tuesday. "We feel with his arrest there is no active threat to the public safety at this time."
A handgun and ammunition were recovered near the suspected gunman after he was taken into custody, police said.
The boy and one of the women were found by police in a grocery store parking lot and the second woman was found nearby with a gunshot wound to the hand, according to police. At least two vehicles were hit by gunfire.
Stark said the women were aged 39 and 68. Early reports had identified the child as 10 years old and the gunman as 33.
An initial search of the area had not turned up additional shooting victims as of Tuesday morning, Stark said.
The man was being held at Washington County Jail in Stillwater, Minnesota, on suspicion of second degree murder and first degree assault, but formal charges had not yet been filed.
The shooting came as U.S. President Barack Obama was expected to reiterate his recent calls for a crackdown on gun violence when he gives his State of the Union address on Tuesday evening.
(Reporting by David Bailey in Minneapolis and Tom Brown in Miami; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn and Dan Grebler)


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BEIRUT (AP) — A suicide attacker blew himself up at an army checkpoint after troops tried to search his car Saturday, killing and wounding a number of people including soldiers in the latest blast linked to Syria's civil war, a senior military official and the state news agency said.
The army general, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to brief journalists, had no immediate word on casualties from the blast at the entrance of the town of Hermel. The National News Agency said one person was killed and 14 of the wounded were rushed to three hospitals in the area.
Humam Farhat, an official at the Assi Hospital in Hermel, told Al-Manar TV that they received five wounded people of which three are soldiers.
Hermel is a stronghold of the Shiite Hezbollah group, and on Feb. 1, a suicide attack at a gas station in the town killed at least three people.
Footage aired on local TV stations showed fire engines spraying water on burning cars at the checkpoint, which is on a bridge over the Orontes river.
The troops have been on high alert searching suspicious cars for fear of more suicide attacks in Lebanon. Lebanese soldiers have arrested about half a dozen people suspected in planning bombings around the country.
On Wednesday, two suicide bombers blew up their cars near an Iranian cultural center in Beirut, killing at least eight people and wounding scores, including children in an orphanage.
A series of attacks have struck Shiite areas in Lebanon over the past months, killing and wounding scores of people.
Al-Qaida-linked groups claimed responsibility for most of the bombings, saying they were retaliation for Hezbollah's involvement in the Syrian war alongside President Bashar Assad's forces. The Shiite militant organization has vowed to continue fighting in Syria.


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ARM CTO Mike Muller will deliver the keynote address at Embedded Processor Forum 2004 (EPF), San Jose, California.
ARM executives will also participate in sessions on high-performance embedded processing, embedded signal processing and on-chip interconnect technology.
Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 8:30 a.m.
"The System Level Design Challenge"
Mike Muller, CTO, ARM
Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 9:20 a.m.
"A New ARMv6 Symmetric Multiprocessing Core"
Peter Middleton, Engineering Manager, ARM
Tuesday, May 18, 2004 - 3:00 p.m.
"Inside ARM's Optimal Data Engine Technology"
Koen Van Nieuwenhove, Product Development Manager, ARM
Wednesday, May 19, 2004 - 4:15 p.m.
On-chip Interconnect Technology Panel
Peter Aldworth, Hardware Systems Architect, ARM
Embedded Processor Forum (EPF) 2004
The Fairmont Hotel
San Jose, Calif.
ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, peripherals, software and tools, combined with the company's broad Partner community, provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
"ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc (LSE: ARM and Nasdaq: ARMHY); its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM INC.; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd.; ARM Taiwan; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; and ARM Belgium N.V.


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Whiskey Review – Bushmills 16yr Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Posted by Arctic Wolf on November 7, 2009
A good Irishmen will tell you that Ireland is the birthplace of Whiskey. (He probably will not tell you that this original Irish Whiskey was made from oats not barley and it tasted disgusting.) Whether Ireland really was the birthplace of whiskey is a matter of debate, (for a good Scotsman overhearing the conversation might just roll up his sleeves and start swinging at the mere suggestion that his ancestors did not invent the stuff). But actually the evidence tips slightly to the Irish who are not above tipping and tottering after a dram or two. In fact it is said that the Irish first spelled whiskey with an "e" and the Scots decided to drop the "e" just to point out that their whisky was different, which originally it probably wasn't, but soon was. And if you follow all of that you probably need a dram of the stuff right about now. So let me introduce an outstanding Irish Whiskey:
Bushmills 16yr Old Single Malt Irish Whiskey
Irish Whiskey has its own unique flavour heritage, spicy anise and a smooth grainy profile. Personally I find Irish whiskey to be a smooth and easy to drink. Bushmills 16yr Single Malt does not disappoint in this regard. The Irish heritage stands proudly here, but this is a single malt, not a grain whiskey. This means we get a little more sweetness on the palate. The anise flavour is more licorice like. However the whiskey has other complex flavours not commonly found in other Irish whiskeys. A firm but mellow vanilla bourbon (from the American whiskey oak), a subtle but slightly heavy sherry influence (from the Oloroso cask), and fruity cherry like flavours from the port pipes. ….
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Name: Bishop D. Frederick Wertz Excellence in Service Award in honor of D. Frederick Wertz
Mission/Purpose: The Bishop Wertz Excellence in Service Award is to recognize Lycoming College graduating seniors for their outstanding dedication and selfless service to others. Founded in 2006, the Award focuses on individuals who have performed and documented their service during their college career and have given of themselves for the common good.
Requirements: The top five graduating seniors honored with the Bishop Wertz Excellence in Service Award must have completed and documented, through the Lycoming College Community Service Center Service Database, a minimum of 300 volunteer hours over their college career. They must also have a clean academic record and standing with the Dean of Student Affairs. Those individuals who meet this requirement by March 1 of their graduating year will be recognized. Please note that Community Service Center Scholars are not eligible for this award, but are recognized through scholarship monies and a name plate on a plaque.
Recognition: The Bishop Wertz Excellence in Service Awards will be presented during the Annual Lycoming College Honor's Convocation. A certificate of honor, and a medallion to be worn at commencement, will be presented to each award recipient. The Helen Hoover Service Award recipient will be selected from the Bishop Wertz Excellence in Service candidates.
Medallion: The medallion presented to recipients of the Bishop Wertz Excellence in Service Award will be of copper color, decorated with a blue and gold ribbon to signify the Lycoming College colors. The explanations for the front and back of the medallion are as follows: