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Always was, hopefully always will be. Although there has been some change... unless its a special event, like New Years or the annual March anniversary party, its been a number of years since I walked in and had a "Norm" moment, i.e., everyone in the place looks up, smiles and says my name. On a crowded night, I may now know 2-3 people, not including bar staff. So the palce definitely has changed. But so has the neighborhood.
Then again, its been a number of years since I was there more than once a month. Might've been a bad idea to have those damned children.
I am by no means as regular as some of the "real" regulars, but am certainly a familiar face.
Yes, the crowd has changed. It was once the only place to go nearby, now there are many, many places.
...part of my loyalty might stem from Bar Sepia securing me as a customer during my "formative years", my 30s.
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Phil Mickelson drew the loudest roars from the biggest crowd in golf history Saturday at the Phoenix Open.
Mickelson nearly aced the par-3 16th, hitting a 9-iron to a foot to set up a birdie on the rowdy stadium hole packed with nearly 20,000 screaming fans.
Estimated at 179,022, the third-round crowd broke the record of 173,210 set last year, also on a Saturday at fan-friendly TPC Scottsdale. The event has drawn 467,030 for the week and is in position to break the mark of 538,356 set in 2008.
Mickelson birdied the final four holes and five of the last six for a 7-under 64 and a six-stroke lead over Brandt Snedeker.
The 42-year-old former Arizona State star has led after each round, opening with a 60 and shooting a 65 on Friday. He fell a stroke short of the tour record for the first 54 holes, and matched the tournament mark set by Mark Calcavecchia in 2001.
Making his 24th appearance in the event that he won in 1996 and 2005, Mickelson is trying to complete his third career wire-to-wire victory and first since the 2006 BellSouth Classic — a 13-stroke blowout the week before the second of his three Masters victories.
He also is in position to match the tournament record of three victories set by Arnold Palmer and matched by Gene Littler and Calcavecchia. Mickelson won the last of his 40 PGA Tour titles 51 weeks ago at Pebble Beach.
The left-hander played the first 12 holes in 2 under, making a 20-foot birdie putt on the par-4 first and a 25-footer on the par-4 fifth. He got up and down from greenside bunkers for birdies on the par-5 13th and 15th holes, followed with the tap-in on 16, then chipped to 2 feet on the 337-yard 17th.
A day after making a double-bogey 6 on the 18th when he hit a 3-wood drive into the water on the left, Mickelson blasted driver over the water and into the grandstand. He got a free drop, hit to 15 feet and holed the putt to another round of loud cheers.
Snedeker had a 65 to reach 18 under.
Padraig Harrington and Ryan Moore were tied for third at 16 under. Harrington, making his first appearance in the event, shot a 63, and Moore had a 65.
Harrington is winless on the PGA Tour since sweeping the British Open and PGA Championship in 2008, and hasn't won anywhere since the Asian Tour's 2010 Johor Open.
On the 16th, the 41-year-old Irishman kicked footballs — official Super Bowl models provided by Wilson, also his equipment manufacturer — into the crowd. He kicked the first ball field-goal style, and then punted the rest as he made his way to the green.
Drawing "Ole! Ole!" chants from the crowd, Harrington ran his 15-foot birdie putt 4 feet past and made the comebacker for par.
DIVOTS: Mickelson also led wire-to-wire in 2005 at Pebble Beach. … Bill Haas, four strokes behind Mickelson at the start of the round, had a 70 to drop 10 shots back. Keegan Bradley, playing alongside Mickelson and Haas in the final group, had a 73 to fall to 10 under. … Defending champion Kyle Stanley was 3 over after a 74.
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A day after bombings at the Boston Marathon, Sen. Mark Warner said that fiscal issues are more important than terrorism for the future of the country.
"In my mind, with the tragedy of yesterday, the issue of this national debt is a greater threat to our nation and our future than any terrorist action," Warner said Tuesday evening at an awards dinner in Washington. "We will not be destroyed from the outside."
The Virginia Democrat comments were part of larger remarks he gave on the importance of putting the country on better fiscal footing Tuesday evening at the Capital Hilton during the Bryce Harlow Foundation's annual dinner. Warner received the Bryce Harlow Award for his career and contributions to the advancement of government relations.
He comments are in line with what Joint Chiefs Chairman Mike Mullen has said on the debt as the greatest national security threat.
Warner also took to the Senate floor Tuesday, saying "our hearts go out to the families if the victims of the most recent tragedy that took place in Boston."
"The broader point is one he's been making for some time, but he acknowledges the timing of these remarks was tone-deaf," Warner spokesman Kevin Hall said.
Byron Tau contributed to this report.


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AMERICAN DAD/FAMILY GUY (FOX) - FOX is moving forward with 13 additional episodes of each of the Seth MacFarlane-produced animated comedies. The network had previously committed to 19 episodes of "American Dad" and 22 episodes of "Family Guy," bring each series' total to 32 and 35 episodes respectively. The news comes as little surprise for both series as FOX asked for eight additional scripts of "Dad" back in November (read the story) while 20th Century Fox Television committed to "Guy's" full 35-episode production run as part of its initial revival (FOX simply picked up its option to air the remaining 13 installments). Overall, enough episodes of both series should be in the can to last through the first part of the 2006-07 season.
BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE (ABC Family) - The cable channel has confirmed the original series will premiere Monday, August 8 at 10:00/9:00c. ABC Family has committed to eight one-hour episodes of the Sony Pictures Television-based project, which comes from executive producers Michael Rauch, who wrote the pilot, and Paul Stupin. Here's how the network's press materials describe "People": "BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE is the fictional story of the Kerr family - three dynamic women in transitional periods of their lives. When Sophie receives a scholarship to attend a prestigious private school in New York, the girls convince their mother that they should all move to the city from their quiet hometown in New Mexico. They find the city full of challenges, but with each other's support, all three women venture on a journey of self discovery. Starring Daphne Zuniga, Sarah Foret, Torrey DeVitto, Ricky Mabe, Jordan Madley, Kathleen Munroe and Jackson Rathbone."
CAMPUS CONFIDENTIAL (ABC Family) - The original movie has been slated to premiere on Sunday, August 21 with airings at 7:00/6:00c and 9:00/8:00c. Here's show ABC Family describes the project: "Violet is in for the shock of her life when she goes from urban to suburban and finds a drastic difference between schools. Not only is there a popular crowd, but even the teachers' show blatant favoritism. With her acerbic wit and acute sense of social justice, Violet decides to take matters into her own hands and use her first amendment right to start a school tabloid that exposes the embarrassing secrets of the popular kids that rule the school. She soon finds out that the pen is mightier than the sword and must now try to heal the deep wounds she has cast. Starring Christy Carlson Romano and Katey Sagal. Produced by Julie Yorn, Marc Gordon and Paul Frank. Teleplay by David Kukoff and Matt Roshkow. Director Melanie Mayron ("thirtysomething")."
HAUNTING SARAH (Lifetime, New!) - Kim Raver ("24") has booked the lead roles in an upcoming Lifetime original movie, a supernatural-themed project involving identical twins Erica and Heather Rose (both played by Raver). Said project, which is targeting a October premiere, revolves around the connection between the twins' respective children as Sarah (the daughter of Erica) reveals that David (the deceased son of Heather) is contacting her from beyond the grave. No other details were available about the telefilm.
SCI FI FRIDAY ORIGINAL SERIES (Sci Fi) - As a warm-up to the return of Sci Fi's Friday original lineup on July 15, the network has scheduled all-day marathons of all three series. Each marathon will run from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. eastern time with "Battlestar Galactica" on Wednesday, July 6, "Stargate SG-1" on Thursday, July 7 and "Stargate Atlantis" on Friday, July 8. No details however were given about exactly which episodes will air.
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New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is more concerned about citizens deciding to buy Big Gulps than the prospect of a high-tech Big Brother state violating their privacy with drones.
Bloomberg dismissed wanton violations of the Fourth Amendment as inevitable during his weekly WOR radio program.
"We're just going into a different world, uncharted," he said. "Like it or not, what people can do – or governments can do – is different and you can to some extent control [it], but you can't keep the tides from coming in. We're going to have more visibility and less privacy. I don't see how you stop that. It's not a question whether I think it's good or bad, I just don't see how you can stop that because we're going to have them."
Bloomberg then said he opposes legislative remedies to a high-tech panopticon state where citizen-subjects are under constant surveillance. He characterized opposition as counterproductive demagoguery.
"Everybody wants their privacy but I don't know how you're going to maintain it," he continued. "This is something that society really has to think about, and not by writing a quick piece of legislation. These are long-term, serious problems. Whether we have the discipline to approach problems that way, I don't know. I mean, Everybody demagogues on all these things; there's some serious issues before you write legislation."
Bloomberg's response is predictable considering the New York City government has embraced drone technology. New Yorkers reported random sightings of unidentified drones after NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly expressed his desire to add the technology to the "arsenal of surveillance tools [that] could come in handy during future mass protests in the Big Apple," RT reported in January.
The NYPD has long served as a political Gestapo and "has spied on people up and down the eastern seaboard, not because they're engaged in wrongdoing, but because of their religion, national origin and their political associations," the ACLU reported last year. NYPD undercover cops "have infiltrated progressive political groups nationwide and compiled files on people engaged in political advocacy. The police department conducted similar spying in the run up to the 2004 Republican National Convention in Manhattan."
Finally, Bloomberg's dismissal of the privacy rights of millions of New York citizens is quite natural considering his complicity in widespread expansion of surveillance technology in the city. "New York City has expanded the surveillance network that is mentioned in many newspapers and at many internet pages as Domain Awareness System, and was recently described by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg," writes Alex White of Security Blog.
Bloomberg plans to integrate all facets of surveillance into a sprawling Big Brother network:
This system will operate the existing network of CCTV cameras in the New York City, which is also paired with hi-tech developments from Microsoft Corporation that is meant to create a common tech infrastructure, which will support the full integration of advanced security technologies. The Police Department of New York currently works with more than 3,000 CCTV cameras, and that is only in lower Manhattan, so with this expansion of security measures, those cameras may end up upgraded with license plate readers and facial recognition software, to create much more intelligent and integrated surveillance system of the city.
After it is successfully implemented, Bloomberg, his bureaucratic cronies and legion of cops will not only have the ability to enhance their lucrative revenue generation schemes victimizing citizens, but also keep tabs on enemies of the national security state – for instance, a fledgling Occupy movement that incubated in New York and died a premature death there.
Nanny Bloomberg's high-tech panopticon – an integrated system that will eventually become an all-seeing technological eye – has nothing to do with terrorists in faraway caves or those trained on U.S. military bases.
It is about the real enemies of the state and its financial class overlords – you and me.
Video: Congress grapples with the "subjective harm living in a society where you feel you're under surveillance."
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The Maya Lanta Resort is a very naturally attractive loveliness in the tropical paradise of Southern Thailand, ideally located on the Klong Dao Beach, the most popular beach on Koh Lanta Island. Heading to Koh Lanta Yai will eventually take you through one of Koh Lanta local transit cities in Krabi, Phuket or Trang, depending on your entry point into Thailand
We would like to offer 18 comfortable rooms. 2 single bed Suites rooms (King-size bed), 13 single and twin bed Deluxe rooms 3 single and twin bed Superior rooms. Room amenities are include Air – conditioning, in-room safe, refrigerator with mini-bar along with DVD player following by cable/satellite all room have their own balcony stunning sea view overlooking at Klong Dao Beach.
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Mar 19, 2015
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Perfect stay! Would love to come back!
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Mar 02, 2015
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Kjempe flott hotell på en vakker plass. Med basseng og Strand rett utfor døren.
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Veldig bra men bilen som skulle ta oss fra flyplass til koh lanta hadde de lite kontroll på. Pluss at rommet vårt ble dobbelbooket.
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Good location right on the beach and close to Saladan. Nice spacious rooms. A small property and small pool - best suited for couples, not families.
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Nice hotel, spacious rooms, good service and breakfast. located on the long dao beach, near Saladan town.
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good booking site,
Mar 04, 2015
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Strandnära hotell med hög medelålder Vi tillbringade sex nätter på Maya och njöt av de fina rummen, de lugna frukostarna och närhet till strand och andra restauranger på stranden. Rummen är fräscha och moderna och personalen är serviceminded. Poolen är relativt liten och solstolarna räcker inte till. När vi var där var vi den enda barnfamiljen bland par, de flesta i övre medelåldern. Det var ett klart minus. Inga kompisar att leka med och vi kände att våra barn lät väldigt mycket jämför med de övriga klientelet.
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Good hotell with the potential to be great. But the staff lacks service skills and they need to maintain the hotel better. Nice location at the beach and good poolarea.
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Magnificent hotel with the best beach of Koh Lanta. -. Good, large rooms and great balconies to watch sunset. Really to be recommended for couples - not with lots of children
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Once again we booked our recent trip to Thailand through sawadee .com . Whom we have used many times and will use again in the future .thank you
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Second floor suit was perfect for a family. For the compulsory new year party the staff made an effort a lot and not even children get bored. It was worth of money. This is so small hotel you never meet queues and there is always space in the pool. Room door was not mosquito-proof before blocked off.
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A very nice Hotel directly on the Beach. The Service was very good. The breakfast was very less without Thai Food. We had a littlebit Problems with Aircondition and the doors but teh Hotel Service was very fast to repair it.
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The Service was great.
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The hotel was not as nice as expected. It was really expensive compared to other hotels with the same quality!Location was right at the beach, but so are most hotels at Koh Lanta. We stayed at similair hotels for half the price and they where of the same standard.
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Yoon formally introduced, ready to get to work
Veteran of Korean baseball eager to make his mark in Majors with Orioles
SARASOTA, Fla. -- The first thing that comes to South Korean pitcher Suk-min Yoon's mind when you bring up the Baltimore Orioles is Cal Ripken, Jr.'s famous consecutive-games-played streak. Yoon, who was officially unveiled in a news conference Tuesday afternoon, has watched a lot of Major League baseball games.
Now, finally -- two years after he could have been posted -- the right-hander turned down more money to return to the Korean Baseball Organization in order to make his Major League dream a reality.
"Obviously, I liked the terms of the contract," Yoon said through his interpreter, agent Tad Hun Yo of the Boras Corporation, of the three-year, $5.75 million pact. "Dan [Duquette] was very gracious with the terms. And secondarily, the opportunity to start and try to compete for a starting position here with the Orioles."
Yoon, who battled shoulder tendinitis last season and pitched in the bullpen as a result of a late start, has a contract that escalates with his workload. Simply put, the more games he starts, the more money he stands to make. But the O's acquisition of Ubaldo Jimenez, who signed a four-year contract pending the results of Monday's physical, makes for some pretty tough competition.
"I think until we get our arms around him and get him on the field and see where he is physically and get to know him, we're not going to get ahead of ourselves," manager Buck Showalter said of how the team will use Yoon. "We know he has the capability of both [starting and relieving]. We're not going to preclude him from doing anything. He's obviously here to contribute, and the question is going to be when and how. That's what we're looking at. Where that comes into play, if you ask me that in about 10 days, I think we'll have a real good idea. I want to leave us some wiggle room to adjust to him, as opposed to him adjusting to us."
Yoon, the first Korean-born player to be an Oriole, will wear No. 18, which represents the ace in international play. With a repertoire similar to current starter Miguel Gonzalez, Yoon went 3-6 with a 4.00 ERA and seven saves last season for the Kia Tigers of the Korean Baseball Organization. His best pro season in South Korea was in 2011, when he went 17-5 with a 2.45 ERA.
"He's a nine-year veteran of professional baseball in Korea," Duquette said of Yoon, who is listed at 6 feet and 190 pounds. "He's a three-time All-Star. He also won the Gold Glove. In 2011, he had the pitching Triple Crown. Lifetime, he's got a 2.75 [strikeout-to-walk] ratio, but actually in the past three years, it's 3.72/1.
"So he's improved over the last three years, and that's always a good standard, if you will, for players that are coming into Major League baseball, because now you know he has the pitches and he has good control of the pitches, and he can throw the ball where he wants to."
Still, it is a big jump in competition for Yoon, who has been in the United States since November, strengthening his shoulder. He suited up on Tuesday and did some sprints and long toss off to the side, saying he was excited to finally get out on the field. The last bullpen session Yoon threw was in Arizona while auditioning for opposing clubs, and he commented on how much he likes playing in the U.S., where the facilities are all first-rate.
"I had better offers in Korea to play in the KBO and stay there," Yoon said. "But ever since I could have been posted two years ago, and now that I'm a free agent now, my determination to pitch in the U.S. hasn't changed -- in the MLB. That was the ultimate decision-maker. It wasn't necessarily about the money, it was about the opportunity to be competitive and play in the best league in the world."
Asked how he felt about the possibility of being a reliever, Yoon said he would draw on his experience with the Kia Tigers, and the uncertainty surrounding that.
"I'm approaching that in the same manner," he said. "I want to work hard, look good in front of the manager and pitch well, so I have an opportunity to start."
The club is also hopeful Yoon, whose throwing session took place off to the side, can start working out with his teammates soon. Duquette said the club is still working on a scenario that avoids sending Yoon back to South Korea to secure a work visa.
"We think we have a solution to that where he can go to Canada and return," Duquette said. "So we are going to try to do it that way. But that's still in process. We are hoping to get that resolved in the next couple weeks."
Yoon's interpreter is scheduled to arrive on Thursday, and Duquette singled out Yoon for his instrumental part in getting the contract finalized. The signing is the Orioles' third Major League contract to an Asian-born player under Duquette, following Tsuyoshi Wada -- now in Cubs camp -- and Wei-Yin Chen, who is part of the current rotation.


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FDA considers tightening rules on menthol cigarettes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it may place restrictions on menthol cigarettes following a scientific review that showed the products are likely to be more addictive than regular cigarettes.
The FDA published preliminary results from a study it conducted that suggests "menthol cigarettes pose a public health risk above that seen with non-menthol cigarettes."
The report found that while menthol cigarettes, which account for about a quarter of all cigarettes sold in the United States, are no more or less toxic than regular cigarettes, menthol's cooling and anesthetic properties can reduce the harshness of cigarette smoke, increasing their appeal to new smokers.
"Menthol smokers show greater signs of nicotine dependence and are less likely to successfully quit smoking," the FDA said.
The FDA is seeking public comment on whether a limit could be set on the amount of menthol in cigarettes. It is also seeking information on how menthol cigarettes are marketed to young people and minorities.
Anti-tobacco groups said the FDA has enough evidence in hand to ban menthol cigarettes and should not need additional input from companies or the public.
"This additional delay will simply prolong the disease and death caused by menthol cigarettes, with particularly adverse consequences for youth and African-Americans who smoke menthol cigarettes at disproportionately higher rates," said David Dobbins, chief operating officer at Legacy, a tobacco research and public health advocacy organization.
Shares of Lorillard Inc, which makes the Newport brand of menthol cigarettes, fell as much as 5 percent while shares of Altria Group, which makes a menthol version of its Marlboro brand, fell as much as 3 percent.
Lorillard Chief Executive Murray Kessler said in a statement that the company is "encouraged" by the FDA's "science-based approach."
"It is Lorillard's long-held belief that the best available science demonstrates that menthol cigarettes have the same health effects as non-menthol cigarettes and should be treated no differently," he said.
A spokesman for Altria, David Sylvia, said the company had just received the FDA's report and was reviewing the information.
The tobacco industry has previously acknowledged the inherent risks of all tobacco products, the FDA said, but the industry has raised the possibility of a black market in menthol cigarettes emerging should a ban be imposed.
At least some tobacco company analysts interpreted the tone of the report as positive for the industry in so far as the FDA did not immediately recommend an outright ban. An advisory committee to the agency had recommended in 2011 that they be removed from the market. The agency is under no obligation to follow the panel's recommendations.
"We believe it's unlikely that menthol will be banned," said Bonnie Herzog, an analyst at Wells Fargo Securities, in a research report. "We see this as a buying opportunity as we expect the stock to recover as investors digest this report," she said, referring to Lorillard shares.
The FDA's move comes during a trade dispute in which Indonesia has charged that the United States illegally allowed menthol cigarettes to remain on the market while banning the import of clove-flavored cigarettes from Indonesia.
In 2012, the World Trade Organization ruled that the United States should either end its ban on Indonesia's imports or impose a ban on U.S. menthol cigarettes. So far the United States has stopped short of a ban.
"The United States has been clear that it would comply with the WTO findings in a way that is appropriate for the public health," said a statement from Andrea Mead, a spokeswoman for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, which negotiates with foreign governments to create trade agreements and resolve disputes.
The U.S. has until Wednesday to comply with the WTO ruling.
Lorillard's shares were down 4.3 percent in afternoon trading to $44.36 on the New York Stock Exchange. Earlier they fell as low as $43.77. Altria's shares were 2.4 percent lower at $35.98, after dropping as low as $35.73.


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(Pocket-lint) - We really liked the Huawei P1 that appeared earlier this year. A solid, likeable and barebones Android handset from the Chinese company that most people still haven't really heard of - and many can't pronounce.
The P1 LTE offers 4G network access on EE, and it's exclusive to that network. There's not a lot of information about which 4G frequencies it supports, but it's fair to guess it's not going to be a phone that you can switch to Vodafone or O2 when those networks launch their 4G services next year.
So what does the P1 LTE offer, and is it worth considering? We've had some time with one to find out and the results are - it has to be said - something of a mixed bag.
Anyone expecting this phone to be a higher-speed version of the original P1 is in for a shock. This phone looks entirely different in every major way. Gone are the slender - world's slimmest for a while - looks and instead we have a more conventional handset that recalls a Nexus phone, more than it does any other kind of device.
We asked Huawei about the styling, surprised that the phone has almost the same name, but looks totally different. The answer was that P1 is really just the term the company gives to its "performance" handset, and the devices will look different with each iteration. It's an iPhone or Nexus style decision, to give the firm a product that people can remember.
Visually, we think it's a bit disappointing. Put it next to the firm's G330 - a £100 budget phone - and the two look virtually identical from the front. The P1 is bigger and more rounded in appearance, but it has lost the high-end look of the non-LTE P1, and that's a great shame. It seems to us that the company will struggle to sell these, in the face of the other LTE handsets on the market.
So, to specifics. On the back of the device is a textured battery cover, we like this a lot, as it gives you some decent control over the device when it's in your hand. It's very unlikely to slip on to the floor and break. There's a camera, as you'd expect, here too, but the lens is surrounded by a red metal ring. It's actually cool-looking, and we quite like the way the rear looks. There are also some logos, that proclaim the device is capable of Dolby Digital Plus and is 4G LTE enabled.
On the left is a power button, and a volume rocker. The top hold the headphone socket, while the right is the USB socket for charging, and if you're anti-cloud, getting data on and off the device.
Pop off the back cover, and you'll see a microSD slot, the removable battery and the biggest SIM card in the known universe - well, since credit card SIMs went the way of Brontosaurus. It seems mad that any 4G phone would opt for a full-sized SIM over a micro or nano these days, but Huawei has done.
We also noticed that our sample, while almost certainly not that old, had some war damage on it. A chip here, and a scratch there suggests it might not be that hardy - our Motorola Razr survived all manner of shenanigans without visible damage. It's not a big deal, but it might be a sign that the materials used aren't that sturdy.
A largely vanilla experience
There isn't much in extra software included with the Huawei, but some of what is there is very handy: for example, the firm provides a backup app. For those who don't know Android well, it's worth pointing out that backups have always been the weakest area for the platform. Google handles a lot of stuff, like email and contacts, but apps and SMS messages have never been handled well. It's sad really. But the Huawei All Backup app does all of this, it's simple too, and if anything goes wrong, it will save your life. The only problem is, it doesn't seem that you can move this data to another manufacturer's handset. Shame.
There's a DLNA app too. It's as rubbish as all DLNA apps, and it will either work, or not work on your home network, with the devices you use. It's entirely impossible to predict if you'll get any value from it, as it's not possible to know if you'll be one of the lucky ones who can use it. If you want DLNA playback, get Skifta, it's much better. And for a media streaming option, get the paid Plex app, it's stunning.
You also get Security Guard, which aims to stop on-phone malware, a game called Riptide GP, which is fine, and shows the phone is capable of doing 3D gaming with some skill. It's basic though, and not much fun. You also get an FM radio, which we're always pleased to see, and there's a weather/clock widget too, which is essential since HTC started that craze with the first version of its Sense overlay.
There's not much in terms of other customisations. Huawei adds some quick-setting buttons to the drop-down notification tray, but aside from that and the custom keyboard - and clock widget - what you're looking at here is basic Android Ice Cream Sandwich. It's kind of nice, but with such a small number of tweaks, could Huawei not have gone for Jelly Bean, and made this a device to go after the Nexus 4?
Some people will like this cut-back look, while others might miss some of the more fun features from Sense or Touchwiz. This is a personal matter, and not for us to tell you how to feel.
Phone and text messaging
As a phone, we quite liked the P1 LTE. It's still like having a headstone pressed up against your face in cold weather, and there's no sense you're on a phone, you might as well be talking into a completely smooth lump of plastic, but that's the modern way.
The earpiece is clear to hear though, and call volume is loud enough for normal environments, but forget about using it in busier places. We liked the call quality, which seemed solid even in our home area, which doesn't have exceptional signal coverage - we get 4G, but only just.
Text messaging, the single most important feature in the lives of many, is fine too. It's the stock Android app, but it works well with either the basic Android 4 keyboard or the slightly improved version Huawei includes. We've got a soft spot for the Android keyboard, so we usually stick with that. You can use your voice too, with Google, but it does need a network connection, and it's a bit slow at times. It does work though, surprisingly well in quiet conditions.
Music and Video
The performance of the P1 LTE is impressive in media playback. At least in theory. We had a lot of trouble getting streaming video to play via DLNA and Skifta - which suggests a codec problem on the phone. Plex is unaffected, because the server re-encodes the video.
Local video is okay, if you're playing MP4s, and audio here is managed by Dolby - and it does sound good. Plonk an MKV on the device, and it works well too. We played a short clip from Amazing Spider-man at 1080p and it looked great. We couldn't hear anything though, because the audio was DTS. You'll need to convert, or use a Dolby Digital soundtrack to hear anything - unsurprising, we guess, on a Dolby certified device.
Music was good, with a nice range and clear sound. It's not using any special playback trickery either, it's just quite normal sound that has everything we'd hope to hear. And this was tested on a reasonably expensive set of headphones, but not unaffordable ones - in the £200 range.
So if you're a music or movie lover, this phone could work well for you. Just remember to bring a large SD card to the party, as the built-in storage won't keep you happy at a pitiful 4GB
The camera tries hard, and it's only a hop, skip and jump away from being quite good. As it stands, it's not bad. There's good detail and colour in the images, and less of that nasty slushiness you sometimes see on some cheap cameraphones.
The one issue we did note is that it's easy to get muck on the lens, and as a result of that, and fairly low-end optics, there is often a washed-out effect on images. You'll see this most on bright days, or when a light source is at the edge if your image frame. It's a bit ugly, but may not be a huge problem most of the time.
The camera app options are decent. You have some daft face-modification effects that are next to useless. Then there are the now-standard Instagram-style image-butchery options, that take your perfectly good photos and make them look like they came from the early 19th century.
It's all easy to use, but lacks any of the excitement of the apps that come with other phones, and build upon the base Android functionality. It's worth pointing out that Windows Phone 8 has some tremendous image add-ins, which Android could really do with.
At 2000mAh, the battery is decent enough. Use it tiny amounts, and it will stay on for four days. Use it more, and you'll get through the work day with few problems. That's on Wi-Fi, of course. Anything involving 4G will munch through your power like Pac-man through tiny little munchy things.
The Ascend P1 LTE is a solid phone. Really, we should love it, as it's a barebones Android experience for the most part, has speedy 4G and seems to manage well with its battery. And indeed, it's reliable and practical, but it's also a bit dull.
Of course, not every phone can be a flagship model, but we'd have loved it if Huawei has made this phone as glorious to look at as the regular, 3G P1. After all, phones sell well when people talk about them - ask Apple and Samsung - and the Ascend P1 LTE is unlikely to cause a fuss based on its slightly average looks.
But a good phone is a good phone, and this is a good phone. If you're more about function than form, then go for this handset, because it won't let you down.
Our P1 LTE was provided by EE, on its 4G network. You can buy this phone direct via its website, should it tickle your fancy.


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Our science studies this week revolved around pumpkins. We even threw in a little math for fun! First we learned about the life cycle of a pumpkin. We read a couple of books on the subject:
Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden by George Levenson, photographs by Shmuel Thaler
Mystery Vine by Cathryn Falwell
We also discussed how two years ago Grandma left her jack-o-lantern outside to decompose in her flower bed. The next year a pumpkin vine grew from the rotten pumpkin. She must have left a few seeds behind when she cleaned it before carving! The book Pumpkin Circle mentions decomposition, too. My daughter told us that she learned in school that a pumpkin is a fruit.
We examined the inside of a pumpkin. Both kids like touching and pulling out the inside mass of string and seeds.
Every year our family carves pumpkins, but we've never tried counting the seeds inside. This year we were inspired by the book How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin? by Margaret McNamara and G. Brian Karas. We picked two pumpkins to compare, a small and large one. We estimated how many seeds were inside. My daughter thought the big one would have 120. I thought around 350. We were both wrong. My daughter and I grouped the seeds from the small pumpkin into piles of 10 seeds. Daddy grouped the big pumpkin seeds into piles of 100 seeds. (My son tried to help with this, but he kept messing up the piles. We gave him a spoon and the pumpkin insides to play with and he happily transferred the mush into the pumpkins and back out during our counting period.) After counting we discovered that the large one contained 696 seeds. The small one contained 360 seeds. In McNamara's book the smallest pumpkin has the most seeds, unlike our result.
Some of the seeds were not fully formed. We did not add these seeds to our final count. We only used the white seeds (the ones suitable for roasting).
Happy Halloween!
Pumpkin Life Cycle Printables:
Kizclub How a Pumpkin Grows [pdf]
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Montessori for Everyone Life Cycle of a Pumpkin - seed seedling vine flower [pdf]
Scholastic Life Cycle of a Pumpkin Observation Journal [fill in blank pages]
If you enjoyed this post you can find more Science Sunday experiments involving kids at http://adventuresofmommyness.blogspot.com/ or even join in the weekly meme. Science is Fun!
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The end of Procurement
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COVID-19 is prompting numerous changes in society, the economy, and commercial relationships. Many are changes that would have occurred anyway, but the pandemic is generating a new sense of urgency. Examples range from the massive debates over racism and equality, to a rethink...
Managing Contracts under Covid-19: What have we learnt?
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IACCM provides a range of support services that will assist in addressing the issues identified in this report. Managing Contracts under Covid-19: What have we learnt?
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Training and development were already changing, and now COVID has accelerated the move towards online delivery. But before you rush headlong into 'webinising' your training courses, or pushing them into a virtual classroom, take a step back. Think about how you can tak...
Will lawyers undermine our recovery?
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People want change. Many believe there will be change, real change, as we emerge from the pandemic. Even politicians are being forced into fundamental reassessments of their policies, proving adaptive, acknowledging their mistakes and errors of judgement.
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STC Solutions
2020-08-27 12:28:02
very in interesting subject
very in interesting subject
• World Commerce & Contracting • 2020-08-28 04:40:25
Yes, procurement is very interesting and challenging. Now Tim Cummins posits the end of procurement. 'Procurement' roles of the future will focus on market management, economic assessment, funding and relationship quality. In fact, some procurement professionals have been steadily shifting into these more holistic roles - but this trickle is now set to become a flood as the old ways are abandoned. See
; and also
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2020-08-12 06:46:49
The end of Procurement
Hello Tim I found your article very interesting. I agree that procurement struggled for years to prove its real value, and it is still struggling. Firstly. Until the ...
Hello Tim
I found your article very interesting. I agree that procurement struggled for years to prove its real value, and it is still struggling.
Firstly. Until the procurement staff performance is measured on monetary savings mainly and their work considered purely administration, it will be difficult to make any changes. The demand need to come from senior commercial leaders. The targets set for procurement staff are quick turnaround time and monetary savings. There is very little time to build relationship!
Question. If the new technologies will make procurement quicker, with less or without people, would the relationship element be pushed back even more? No need to lift the phone anymore or meet in person!
While I can hear that you would have more time to interact with suppliers. That is not, what I can see, but increasing volume of work, as you can do procurement quicker.
In my view, the senior commercial leaders need to understand the benefit of relationships in business, set the direction and support the staff to achieve it. Support means not only sending a person on course but show it how it is done. Really seen nowadays!
Secondly. I am always interested in self-development. What do you think what skills should we should concentrate on?
• World Commerce & Contracting • 2020-08-13 13:01:03
Hi Judit, thanks for your message.
There is no doubt that the measurement focus is wrong. It drives Procurement to operate within narrow boundaries and tends to drive a strong functional perspective, rather than a broader business focus. In order to deliver value, the role of the future must be far more integrationist in its nature - evaluating and reconciling across stakeholder interests.
As you say, commercial leaders need to be prompting this change and that leads us to a critical area for development - influencing skills. These are built around empathy and coming at problems from the other side's perspective. To some extent, this is a 'soft skill', but actually in my experience can best be learnt through studying elements of marketing. This is also fundamental to becoming a better negotiator - internally and externally.
Some areas I would be focused on right now are:
Agile methods - what are they, how do they apply to my work?
Design-thinking - communicating with the user / receiver in mind, simplifying
Analytics - understanding what data we need and then how to use it (e.g. sources of value versus sources of efficiency)
Negotiation and influencing - as above
Knowledge transfer - enabling others by creating 'self-service'
There are plenty of short courses available - obviously we have a growing library of those and in the next few weeks will make more available - ethics, social value, diversity and inclusion are examples.
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The Boeing Company
2020-07-29 17:48:12
Modular Contracting Discussion / Help Needed!
HI: I would love to chat about your entity's experience with implementing a Modular Contracting system. From a look, feel, and integration perspective, I am par...
I would love to chat about your entity's experience with implementing a Modular Contracting system. From a look, feel, and integration perspective, I am part of a group running into some challenges that I believe previous experiences have probably already experienced and solved for. From a substantive standpoint, some questions about order of precedence, survival, SOW/purchase order term co-alignment and other questions.
Is anybody able to share their experience and/or willing to share a rule/bylaws document? Thanks so much!
• Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals • 2020-08-05 13:54:15
Hello, this is the type of contract structure my company has used for a while, Master terms, often evergreen, with annual Product and Service Agreements falling under it. I find it really helps create flexibility for purchases through sub agreements since anything that falls under the Master tends to be a shorter document. Generally, the Master governs unless it's a service or product specific term that the Master does not speak to, but we make that all very clear in the body of each section of the agreement. We also make it clear that any agreement falling under the Master only stays in effect as long as there is a Master in effect; though I have seen agreement terms that state until the end date of the sub agreement the Master terms still govern even if that Master has expired.
For Order of precedence I've seen it done with a list, as already mentioned, we try to keep things as uncomplicated as possible, so sub agreements just refer back to the specific Master, which supersedes any PO terms, and each sub agreement only speaks to one topic.
I don't have much of an issue with PO/SOW (for me, service agreement) alignment, ours is a pay at the beginning of the term, after agreement execution, so PO creation can occur after the service term has been set, but I would imagine there should be some sort of language you could include in your SOW that would address that concern...
• World Commerce & Contracting • 2020-07-29 19:37:43
Hi, I would be willing to have a chat about this. I am a lawyer with more than 20 years experience and although I have not worked extensively with modular contracting, I should be able to provide some advice. Please reach out to me at pdoyle@
• 2020-07-30 15:15:47
If I understand the question correctly, it is asking about the benefits and challenges of breaking contract terms into, for example, POs/SOWs, Master Agreements, Terms of Service, Data Processing Agreements, etc. This has certainly become the norm in the technology industry allowing for multiple purchases under a single master agreement, with the added benefit of allowing companies to amend the ancillary agreements on notice or website updates. Most deal with the order of precedence by listing the agreement order. It may, however, be better to set the order based on the nature of the term, so that updates to data processing agreements take priority over all other agreements. With respect to survival, the most common approach is to extend contractual terms until the expiration of the last PO or SOW or some period following such expiration.
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KEO International Consultants
2020-05-26 13:02:59
Negotiation effectiveness
What are the fundamentals and effective tools to be taken into consideration before negotiation meetings. Please share negotiation cases initiated from both parties. I...
What are the fundamentals and effective tools to be taken into consideration before negotiation meetings. Please share negotiation cases initiated from both parties. Individual cases. - Thank you.
• World Commerce & Contracting • 2020-05-26 13:29:38
Hi Mohammed,
Great question. You have certainly come to the right place for some expert advice. I hope others jump in as well. You can find an array of resources at your fingertips (including case studies).. if you go into the resource library (Resources > Resource Library) and search by category = Negotiation. I would particularly recommend:
IACCM Dubai Member Meeting April 2019 Presentations
Ask The Expert: Negotiating and Contracting in the Middle East
The Power of Intent Workshop - IACCM APAC Conference 2019
Do Procurement practices cause dishonesty?
Negotiating in a time of coronavirus
In Negotiations, Givers Are Smarter Than Takers
In addition, you may wish to consider our new Managing Contracts Virtually training program (which is currently included as a member benefit) .. Training > Managing Contracts Virtually.
If you need help accessing any of these materials, please contact me at info@
Regards, Paul
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Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
2020-05-25 10:22:15
Call for Help for Contract Innovation in the Defence and AeroSpace Industry for the DASI
Dear All, first of all I hope you are all doing good considering the challenging times. Airbus as most large corparations has initiated and started an internal inno...
Dear All, first of all I hope you are all doing good considering the challenging times.
Airbus as most large corparations has initiated and started an internal innovation challenge.
I am right now preparing a pitch for this innovation campaign coming from the Commercial&Contract department.
As I really would also like to present some first reactions on my idea from eg. Customers as well as Suppliers of ours and also other companies with focus on DASI, it would be great if you could spent 5 minutes and answer the enclosed questionnaire with 6 questions :-)
Google survey:
The Idea/pitch is:
A contract in 3D based on smart data input using AI, NLP and ML together with data modeling to be used for internal means or also within companies external ecosystem.
Time line:
Please feed back until May 28th 2020. That would be perfect as I my deadline for the pitch is Friday May 29th 2020)
If you have any questions please let me know via the forum or PM me.
If you wish to share that with trusted colleagues that is also very welcome))
Warm regards
Ines Curtius
• World Commerce & Contracting • 2020-05-25 10:54:51
Hi Ines,
What an excellent initiative. Thank you for this thought-provoking post. I would encourage all our members to complete your survey! and I would be very interested in the results.
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2020-04-07 01:47:23
Manufacturing capacity
Where will the extra manufacturing capacity come from to make goods to combat Covid 2019?
Where will the extra manufacturing capacity come from to make goods to combat Covid 2019?
• Fire and Emergency NZ • 2020-04-14 09:00:25
Hi - great question - and perhaps if I reply with a perspective from New Zealand.
I think that the leading company see opportunities where demand is no longer the lowest price or most recent tender - but on availability and quality within a short space of time - and often local ! There are good examples of firms here changing up their business models - making masks and other protective gear - when their tools and workers would otherwise be idle as a business that is not deemed essential, and can't therefore operate.
Some others seem happy to wait it out, but it's fair to say that early signs are that the landscape for both work and production within the economy will change post COVID. Even from a work point of view, many are going to question why they need to come into an office each day to do their work.
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Fire and Emergency NZ
2020-04-03 07:17:39
What I wished I could do during COVID19 lockdown
With some awesome discussion underway from Neal, Mark and the Global CEO of IACCM, Sally, I thought I'd continue this theme a little. Just a quick one that hopefu...
With some awesome discussion underway from Neal, Mark and the Global CEO of IACCM, Sally, I thought I'd continue this theme a little. Just a quick one that hopefully might generate ideas or solutions that could benefit ourselves, our teams or IACCM members.
So my request is that you complete the following sentence :
What I wish that I could do, or could have done during the lockdown is.......
Never ask a question without knowing the answer they say. So my answer is simple. Yesterday, one of my team, who is also a volunteer firefighter, took the initiative to put on his gear and offer himself up to a group of local kids for a video conference. It allowed a group of kids, currently on holiday, some time to learn. It also allowed a bunch of parents working from home, a short break from dual duties of working and supervising kids.
I think that was a great idea, and something that I wish I could have done during lockdown. Just a proud Dad moment, because he wasn't asked to, and just took the initiative himself.
I have pondered whether or not to offer a discussion on accountancy myself, but I'd imagine it would only cause children to sleep. And sadly I only have a limited ability to make balloon animals, and no balloons....
Over to you group.
• World Commerce & Contracting • 2020-05-05 13:33:55
Hi Darren, for the last few weeks I have been reading bedtime stories to'the children of IACCM' (though given time differences, it is a funny bedtime for some). It happens three times a week and they keep turning up .... I'm also an accountant by background - so maybe that is what makes it effective!!!
• 2020-05-29 10:56:04
I wish I could better balance my work life and home life, there have been a few too many midnight finishes of late!
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Toronto transit commission
2020-03-27 15:19:59
Commercial Management Structure, Model, and Governance in Public Sector
Hi Everyone; Hope you and your loved ones are doing well and staying safe! We are in the process of Commercial Management Function establishment. We do have Materia...
Hi Everyone;
Hope you and your loved ones are doing well and staying safe!
We are in the process of Commercial Management Function establishment. We do have Material Management (subs: Planning and Inventory Control, Warehouse and Distribution), Project and Category Management (subs: Procurement (capital), procurement (operating)) which both department directly report to finance. How do you add the commercial management to this hierarchy?
• World Commerce & Contracting • 2020-05-05 07:27:52
Alma, my apologies for not spotting your post earlier!
The elements you mention are components of a Commercial Management process. To gain a comprehensive overview, you may find the IACCM 2019 Benchmark Report helpful - it sets out the various activities associated with the contracting and commercial lifecycle.
If you would like to discuss how you might best approach building the Commercial function, I'd be delighted to arrange a call. You can contact me at tcummins@
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Telstra Corporation Ltd
2020-03-16 10:39:35
Defining roles for a team - a personal account.
Reflecting on this article, I agree that it's important to set boundaries for the team as outlined, but it also depends on the skill level and experience of the m...
Reflecting on this article, I agree that it's important to set boundaries for the team as outlined, but it also depends on the skill level and experience of the members of the team. For junior or less experienced, you need to set out the outcomes and provide boundaries. For those more skilled, the outcomes need to be defined, but the boundaries less so. It is however, very important that when the team works across boundaries or cross-cultural teams, setting the expectations for collaboration and approach is essential - this requires effective leadership. A helpful read.
2020-03-11 05:47:57
FM Event - Foreseeability
Can someone please clarify for me: Australian Jurisdiction Where, in a FM clause, it defines an event which does not constitute Force Majeure as "any circumst...
Can someone please clarify for me:
Australian Jurisdiction
Where, in a FM clause, it defines an event which does not constitute Force Majeure as "any circumstance which is reasonably foreseeable" is this interpreted to mean:
(a) "any circumstance which is reasonably foreseeable (at the commencement of the contract)"; or
(b) could it be read to mean that, at the time of applying for relief under FM, the event must not have been reasonably foreseeable?
Thank you.
• Victorian Rail Track (VicTrack) • 2020-04-01 04:48:08
Hi - at my workplace we are mainly dealing with FX related claims that are being submitted as force majeure. In these cases, they are (b) - in that did the party have an opportunity prior to the FM event occurring to reasonably speaking, manage and treat the risk.
! disclaimer - I don't know anything about Australian law !
but I don't see how option a) can be reasonable.
Risks can appear as time goes by due to changing circumstances and something that is not reasonably foreseeable at one point in time could well be later on.
• World Commerce & Contracting • 2020-05-05 07:35:51
My apologies for the delayed reply to your question.
In general, the clause is referring to an issue that you could reasonably have anticipated and therefore could have prepared for it in some way. That means not only before inception of the contract, but also during its performance.
Even in a case where Force Majeure applies, there is a duty to take reasonable measures to mitigate its effects.
In the case of the pandemic, there are many debates over whether and in what circumstances it represents a Force Majeure event. However, even when disallowed, there may be grounds for claiming frustration of contract or impossibility of performance due to related events.
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