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Interloc is passionate that your Maximo implementation is best suited for your business.
Our Maximo assessments look at your implementation as a whole – taking into account your as-is processes and industry best practices to determine the desired to-be processes. Interloc engages Maximo certified consultants who have experience in your industry so you get the greatest return from your Maximo assessment.
Interloc has performed hundreds of Maximo engagements. Typically, we start our engagements by assessing your current processes to determine what the current process is, what the desired outcome is, and where the gaps are. We are committed to staying current not only with Maximo and compatible products and technologies, but also with global technology as a whole. Maximo business assessments can be performed for any reason, including new implementations, upgrades, reimplementation, integrations, reports, calibration, linear, etc.
Interloc provides the following services for our clients:
Interloc's technical assessment capabilities are virtually unmatched within the Maximo community and are current, up to and including the latest versions of Maximo. Our technical team has built a wide variety of tools to expedite processes and bring efficiency to the project.
Maximo, as delivered, contains well over 100 separate applications. Within each application you can often find a dozen or more tabs and sub tabs covering an immense quantity of functionality. During technical assessments, Interloc works with our clients to nail down the scope of the project, including:
This step is critical to the project's success. This is the entire project team's opportunity to insure that the mission and goals are clear, the scope and deliverables defined, and the team roles and responsibilities are documented and understood.
If you are considering a mobile solution, Interloc can assist by performing an assessment for mobility use including your business requirements as well as your IT organization's technical requirements, such as security.
A thorough technical assessment is important to your mobile success as mobile access security will depend on the solution selected. For example, assuming that the solution communicates to Maximo via web service calls, SSL should be implemented at a minimum. Interloc will help our clients determine the most secure measures based on their currently established IT policies and procedures.
Interloc has developed the award-winning, industry recognized Mobile Informer solution. Interloc Mobile Informer applications mirror field workers' exact processes on the smart devices they want with performance they need — providing your business with 100% field user acceptance. Mobile Informer can bring GPS/GIS, RFID, barcode, ACM, linear, calibration, transportation or any Maximo process to your smart device.
There's a lot more to your Maximo licenses than just paying an annual customer support plan fee.
If you don't know how many licenses you have, what types of licenses they are, or what quantities of what types of Maximo licenses you need, you risk being non-compliant with your IPLA (IBM Program License Agreement). You also risk paying renewal fees for licenses you aren't using, or that may be inappropriate to the needs of your organization. Additionally, if you're not familiar with new or current versions of Maximo products that have been released since your initial Maximo implementation, you may be missing out on areas of functionality that could be very useful.
At a glance, there are four tiers of Maximo Asset Management license options. They are:
As an IBM Premier Business Partner, authorized to resell Maximo licenses and provide Maximo levels I and II support, Interloc can assist you in reviewing your organization's Maximo licenses and ensuring you are fully informed of your license-related options.Download Our Licensing Whitepaper
If you are expanding Maximo to new business units within your organization, or if you are merging with another organization and looking to include both within a standardized Maximo implementation, Interloc can help.
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If you are adding new business units to your existing Maximo implementation, you may require process development, application configuration or customization, reports development, or training. You may also need to purchase additional Maximo licensing to account for the new users.
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In an organizational merger where at least one of the original companies had been using Maximo, there are several things to take into account to roll Maximo out to the resulting organization:
Interloc has considerable experience in industries with fluid organizational structures. We have:
Interloc has worked with many software manufacturers and software organizations that approached us on behalf of their clients with specific Maximo needs, providing such services as:
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Day 3. Enormous Flora and angry Fauna
Today felt like vacation. We slept in, Coco only woke us up twice in the middle of the night to be let out. I moseyed on over to the fence line to check out the Elk that hang out in the back meadow. They were all kinds of elegant just sitting around chewing and head butting each other. I'm pretty sure the two males were just play fighting. Or they really weren't feeling the violence today because they were just going through the motions. Who knew Elk could get the Mondays?
I managed my first RV shower. Fun fact, the water heater only holds 6 gallons of water and takes 30 min to heat up. I have learned the importance of turning the water off during any lathering process. My head actually hits the ceiling so it made hair washing a unique and bendy challenge. But I got clean and that was the only goal so therefore it was a success.
At some point, I realized that we never really stopped to get groceries in the last two days and the food we did bring is running low. I consider this a badge of honor. Normally I would prepare more food than a football team could consume in a week. Bacon, Hawaiian rolls and some protein bars make for a very filling breakfast.
We tried to find a grocery store in the Town of Orick (human population 650, Cow populations 1000) to stock up on some supplies. We ended up with Oreo's, french toast sticks, cheese and firewood. It was more of a general store / cess pool of questionable breeding practices. I decided to forgo their offerings of ground meat products. You would need to prove to me it was cow and not ground tourist.
We headed over to Stone Lagoon Beach and let the idiots frolic in the sand and surf. It was delightful and remarkable that we were alone on most of that beach. It is really lovely to travel on the off season. You get to see so many things and share that moment with your loved one without the 9 members of the Clampett family swilling beer and getting into domestic disputes while spoiling your view. It's weird coming from such a tourist driven state that fills every beach and beach town to the brim with t-shirt shops and sketchy tattoo parlors, to see miles and miles of breath taking coast line that is populated by a herd of very smug milk cows.
We cut the beach trip short after Mango got too excited and his hind legs kinda gave out a little. He's pushing 13 and we think he has some nerve damage so this isn't completely unexpected. I had to carry his fat ass all the way back to the RV. He seemed to enjoy that portion of the walk almost as much.
We decided to take the Newton B. Drury Scenic Parkway through the Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park. We kept expecting Little Foot to step out from behind a tree and ask if we have seen the Star Leaf. The Redwoods could only be described as august. I was only slightly disappointed to not find any Ewok tree houses in the canopy. We did get to see the Big Tree and it was. It seems it isn't actually the largest nor the oldest tree in the park. It's just the only one that they will tell you the location of. It makes me sad that my fellow humans are such shit balls that the parks have to keep these beautiful giants a secret to keep them safe. How can anyone look at one of these behemoths and do anything but stare in awe and silent wonder at their eminence? This tree is estimated to be over 1500 years old it has endured more than we can conceive and some asshat will probably try an kill it some day.
On our drive back we stopped at a turn off that is a well know Elk hangout. When we stopped the first time, there were maybe 15 just hanging out at the far edge of the field eating grass and waiting to be photographed. This time there were probably 50 and they were almost standing in the parking lot. I guess when your smallest female is over 500 lbs you don't have a lot to fear. They mostly looked annoyed that we were only using camera phones to document their splendor. I felt the need to apologize and explain that the RV was a rental and we are in fact poor. They weren't impressed.
We came back to the camp site early so we could relax before we spend much of tomorrow driving up to Oregon. In my infinite wisdom I decided to build a camp fire. I was convinced this was going to be some next level romantic shit. Turns out.. that even with a fire starter mini log and some firewood, you really only get a single smoldering flame and a lot of smoke. It was easily the saddest camp fire in the history of camp fires. The Bear was a good sport and lovingly froze his ass off to humor me while I made hot chocolate and then dinner. I took pity on him when his lips started to turn blue and brought him his winter coat to replace the insufficient hoodie he had on. We gave up once it got dark, so I dumped a gallon of water on the fire and retreated inside admitting defeat against the frosty air.
I am considering a second attempt at sleeping in the bigger bed above the driver's seat. Now that we have the heater fixed I'm not nearly as likely to freeze to death. The only reason for the change is that any time the bear gets up to take out the dogs or do anything I have to pull myself into a tight fetal position to avoid having him drop kick my legs on his way out of bed. This is not an ideal way to wake up in the middle of the night. The only other drawback about this move, other than the loss of my in bed human powered heating system, is that in order for me to make one of my many midnight bathroom trips, I would need to climb down onto a bench and then to the floor and back to the bathroom. I am not well coordinated in the middle of the day fully awake, caffeinated and alert. I am down right bumbling when I am half asleep. I also get the added obstacle of sleeping dogs laying in the middle of the walk way. I will let you know how it goes tomorrow if my next post is written from the ER.


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MCE Processes!
Once you've set MCE up, do you have to have all the processes for it running? Can they be disabled?
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In windows vista, after setting media center up, the process ehshell.exe (or something like that) loads at startup. Not in Windows 7
After setting it up, the ehshell process only appears if Media center is started. The only process that might appear is the media center update process and you can easily disable it.
In otherwords, there IS no processes for it running when you aren't using it
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Helping physicians and the medical community for more than 30 years.
The Maryland Physician Health Program (MPHP) assists physicians and physician assistants in a confidential, private setting to address issues that may potentially impact their ability to practice medicine. The Program assesses and refers participants to clinically appropriate treatment, helps the participant develop a rehabilitation plan, provides case management to facilitate progress with the plan, and provides advocacy on behalf of the client when needed. The program also provides education and outreach to the medical community regarding physician impairment and available services.


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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — One person was killed and dozens of people were injured when anti-American protesters tried to storm the American Consulate in the southern port city of Karachi and clashed for several hours with the police and paramilitary troops on Sunday evening, rescue workers and police officials said.
The outbreak of violence came after days of peaceful demonstrations in Pakistan against the release of a video mocking the Prophet Muhammad. Pakistani officials had increased security in all major cities before Friday Prayer services, which have in the past served as flash points for protests, and until Sunday, calm had prevailed. The American Embassy here said in a message posted Sunday evening on Twitter that "all American personnel are safe and accounted for at U.S. Consulate, Karachi."
"The United States government has absolutely nothing to do with this video," another Twitter message by the American Embassy said. "We reject its content and its message."
Karachi is Pakistan's commercial capital, and the sprawling city is frequently torn by ethnic and sectarian violence. "Things usually get out of hand in Karachi," Mehreen Zahra-Malik, an assistant editor at The News International, said in an interview.
The demonstration on Sunday was spearheaded by two groups of Shiites, a minority in Pakistan, which had urged demonstrators to march "toward" the American Consulate.
The police responded by blocking the road that leads to the American Consulate with concrete barriers and shipping containers on Sunday afternoon. Then, as the march neared, the police fired tear gas canisters into the crowd. That failed to contain waves of angry demonstrators, who grew increasingly agitated, witnesses said.
The police and Rangers, a force controlled by the Interior Ministry, then fired shots into the air as demonstrators rushed through the clouds of tear gas, trying to reach the outer boundary wall of the heavily fortified consulate building. Water cannons were also used on the protesters, who began hurling stones.
Local television broadcast images of young men falling on the roadside after being struck by water jets. One young man ran toward a police officer, who was firing warning shots in the air, and flung his arms open, daring the officer to shoot at his chest.
After battling for a few hours without entering the consulate property, the protesters dispersed. They later assembled in the Numaish Chowrangi neighborhood and staged a sit-in. Local news media reported that the demonstrators had set at least four police vehicles on fire.
Mirza Yousuf Hussain, the leader of one of the two Shiite groups that organized the protest, claimed that violence had broken out in Karachi after police opened fire on "peaceful protesters." He said in a statement that police fire had killed the brother of the deputy secretary general of his party's Karachi chapter. He also said two wounded workers were in critical condition. He accused high-ranking police officers of "working to protect American interests."
In the eastern city of Lahore, thousands of protesters took part in a demonstration led by Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, the leader of the militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba, which is accused of orchestrating the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. While the protest remained peaceful, the fiery speeches were filled with anger as protesters gathered at the Mall, about half a mile from the American Consulate in Lahore.
Mr. Saeed said in his speech that the production crew of the video "must be hanged to set an example."
Protesters held placards and shouted slogans against the United States government. One placard read, "O Obama, we are all Osama." Another placard read, "Blasphemy is not freedom of expression, and its sentence is death."


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Prince D' Angkor Hotel & Spa is a sanctuary for tourists and corporate guests alike who expect excellent hospitality and friendly service in Siem Reap. So whether you are here for business or pleasure, the Prince D' Angkor Hotel & Spa offers a luxurious haven, elegantly furnished to provide you with a comfortable stay, all the facilities and traditional Cambodian hospitality you would expect.
Luxury beyond your expectations, superb rooms offer more than just a place to sleep. There are 195 stunning rooms including the Prince Royal Suite, Presidential Suite and Champei Rooms as well as the Deluxe and Superior rooms, all finely decorated with traditional Khmer style furnishings and wooden floor.
You will find comfort to surpass your every need; simply press the button on the remote console to control all the lights, the room temperature, the TV (including over 80 international satellite channels) and Do Not Disturb sign.
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Oh, acne scars….the zits weren't bad enough? You wanted to leave me something to remember you by? So sweeeeet.
Acne scars are caused by collagen going crazy trying to protect your body from an open wound.
Which is kind of adorable.
But, it's like you getting a paper cut and then your mom deciding that maybe 8 bandaids will protect you better than just one.
Except on your face. And then you have to keep the bandaids on for like 6-12 months. And sometimes you get more paper cuts in the mean time…..
Okay. So how do we get the bandaids off?
First, let me tell you my personal skin story:
I have finally cleared up my breakouts that I've been having continuously since September.
How? I finally stopped eating processed foods & sugar. I am eating less bread and cheese and more whole foods: fruits and veggies and nuts and grains.
And I started drinking at least 64 oz of water every day (starting the day with warm water with lemon to detox my body)
I'm also taking b-complex, magnesium, vitamin d, and ashwaganda.
I'm also eating a high-protein breakfast within 30-min of waking up.
Before bed, I swipe apple cider vinegar on my face, rinse with water, and apply coconut oil.
All of these things combined have helped balance my hormones and make my skin happy.
Will they work for your skin? I don't know. But, I'm not breaking out for the first time in 4 months….actually I don't remember a time in the last 8 years that I didn't have at least one zit. It's been a never-ending battle.
Now, I'm able to focus on getting rid of the scars!
Okay, so how do we do that?
Well, media says we could use snail slime, laser treatments, fillers, and other weird things which are gross and/or temporary fixes.
OR we can use some things which are totally healthy and easy to incorporate into our lifestyle.
Every single day:
ACV (apple cider vinegar) +water on your whole face at night.
Mix it with water, the more sensitive your skin the more water you need. (I have sensitive skin so I actually rinsed my face right afterwards the first couple nights. I didn't seem to have any problems so now I'm mixing the ACV with water and letting it dry on my skin and then just applying my coconut oil*)
*Some people say that coconut oil makes them break out. I use it because in Ayurveda it's actually the best for acne prone skin. I don't use it to wash my face though (that's on the internet a lot….I think that would probably seal in the dirt and then make you break out….wash face and then use coconut oil as moisturizer)
ACV is great because it is antiseptic, it lightens skin, dissolves dead skin cells, balances pH, and minimizes pores, ((along with like 5-bajillion other wonderful things that it does.))
Only at night and only on red scars:
Lemon juice + rose water (1:1)
Two times a day:
Aloe Vera gel (pure) apply for 30-min and then rinse off
*Drink hot water with lemon every morning to detox your system
*Eat a whole food diet with NO chemicals
*More fiber
*Almonds, tomatoes and cucumbers
*Beta carotene found in yellow fruits and veggies
*Vitamin c- heals collagen and connective tissues
*Silica from fruits and veggies
*Zinc from the dark meat of organic chicken or turkey, beans, eggs, dairy, pumpkin seeds, potatoes
*Fenugreek either as a supplement or as a tea (can place tea bag on your face)
*Green tea (drink or use tea bag on face)
**Vitamin E
*Vitamin A
*Evening primrose oil or fish oil
Essential oils (use as spot treatments only. Use ONLY on scars–place on q-tip to apply.):
******Lavender oil– HIGHLY RECOMMENDED and great for sensitive skin. This is the only one you can apply directly to your skin without a carrier oil. Lavender regenerates damaged skin tissue, reduces inflammation, and fights redness.
All of the following oils you will need to apply along with either grapeseed oil, jojoba oil, argan oil, or borage seed oil. Or you can apply myrrh oil first.
****Frankincense oil- natural toner (also good for wrinkles!)
**Neroli oil- safe for sensitive skin, clears scars by helping for new cells.
**Helichrysum– *Make SURE to dilute this one. It's is said to be the MOST effective. And also I've heard it's kind of expensive. But, it does the job.
**Geranium oil
**Calendula– famous for wound-healing capabilities
**Rose hip oil– contains retinol which helps get rid of dead skin
*Rosemary– cleansing
*Carrot seed oil
Sage oil– even old scars respond to this treatment. It's also anti-stress so it accelerates healing. *Do not consume!!
Masks (1-2 times a week):
Exfoliate GENTLY with baking soda.
(1:2 baking soda to water) Pretend you're rubbing a baby kitten on your face. Be gentle. If you SCRUB then you might cause your face to break out….that is NOT the point of this exercise.
Probably a little too much honey….
Manuka honey +aloe Vera + lemon juice (lemon juice will fade any pigmentation)
Honey + nutmeg
Bonus fact for people who suffer from acne:
Benzoyl peroxide contains free-redicals, ages skin, and depletes your body of antioxidants….so don't put it on your skin!
Maybe using some ACV will change your life the way it's changed mine.
If you have anything helpful to add, leave a comment! Thank you.


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The palatial Antilia
The first six levels of the glass tower, which stands about 174 metres, has a garage where more than 160 cars can be parked and has nine elevators, the reports said.
On the top floors of the house, with a sweeping view of the city and out over the Arabian Sea, are quarters for the 53-year- old tycoon and his family of four. The family will occupy about 400,000 square feet, making it the largest home in the world.
Towering above the Mumbai skyline, the 37,000sq ft tower is grander than the Palace of Versailles in France. To keep things running smoothly, there is a full-time staff of 600.
It is designed by Chicago architects, Perkins & Will and is inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Melbourne-based construction company Leighton Holdings began constructing it but it has been finished by another company.
The skyscraper will have 3 helipads including air traffic control area on the top floor. The building is equipped with amenities such as a health spa, and small theatre with a seating capacity for 50 on the eighth floor. Other features include multiple swimming pools, three floors of hanging gardens, and a ballroom. Included in the tower are six floors of parking – the seventh floor is for in-house vehicle maintenance. It has been reported in the media to have a current extrapolated value at between US$1 billion and $2 billion, making it the most valuable residential building in the world. Reliance, however, said it cost U$50-70 million.
The 53-year-old industrialist is expected to move into his palatial home with his wife Nita Ambani and his three children Akash, Anant and Isha later this month.
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Thursday, July 28, 2011
Palin running in 2012? More like Palin CAN actually run...
Note to GOP: please nominate someone young and healthy and not old or with exploitable ailments. First Bachmann with the head, Ron Paul--so old looks like Grandpa in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, then Rick Perry with the back surgery and now Christie rushed to the hospital. These are 2012 hopefuls? I'd prefer my nominee to be healthy thank you very much. Sarah Palin running? More like at least she can actually run!
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Note to Tea Party--Beware of the Obama DNC BoobieTrap
Why I and two popular conservative writers believe Obama and the DNC is setting up a trap for conservatives, republicans and the Tea Party via the debt ceiling and debt negotiations. We're in the home stretch. 2012 shouldn't be about running against republicans. It should be about ousting Obama and that's it!
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Review of HBO Diane Schuler Taconic Car Crash Docu--Husband Suing Brother in Law ABSURD!
A review of the HBO documentary about Westchester, New York Taconic parkway fatal crash caused by a drunk and high Diane Schuler, killing 7 people including herself while driving on the wrong side of the road 2 years ago. Now, husband Daniel Schuler has the unmitigated nerve to sue HIS BROTHER IN LAW the father of the three girls killed in the crash! ABSURD!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
No Sympathy for Amy Winehouse No Tolerance for Those Who Do.
Title self explanatory. Amy Winehouse dies--Mr.L doesn't cry. I have no sympathy for this woman nor tolerance for those who want to continually make excuses and give sympathy to people who do not deserve it.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Michele Bachmann Gives Me A Headache
The Daily Caller discovers that Michele Bachmann gets "incapacitating" migraine headaches. Frankly, her responses to some of her political short comings give me a headache. Public Policy Polling thinks 730 people polled is an accurate assessment of who will be the GOP nominee for 2012.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
Puttin the Pieces of the Palin Puzzle Together
In this edition, I put the pieces of the Palin 2012 puzzle together. Not if, not will she or won't she, she's running. It's not my opinion-- all you gotta do to come to the realization is to cross T's, dot the I's and do the math, evaluate her history, words, actions, character and it will all add up to a run for president. It's her time. She knows this. Sarah Palin also knows she can win. Also, she will run because she knows she's got nothing to lose. "It just doesn't matter".
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Casey Anthony & Barack Obama Cut From Same Cloth
I talk about the injustice of Casey Anthony verdict. If Casey didn't kill Kaylee, who did? Who will step up to the plate to find out? A fat slob has been Roseanne Barr insensitively tweets bringing abortion into this tragedy. You wanna go there? I'd be happy to-- how the man chile president Obama & Casey Anthony are cut from the same cloth? Hint: "I don't want my daughters punished with a baby"
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089 – Words reverberating throughout Ascending heaven pavillion
"Aaaah,save me…"
Xia Houwu finally reacted. Like a dog crawling backwards, he screamed like a pig squealing as he was being slaughtered.
From Ye Qingyu's cold and imposing gaze like that of a blade, Xia Houwu was absolutely sure that he really was going to kill him.
If it was any other person, Xia Houwu would not have been afraid.
Because there were so many higher ups of the academies and different seniors of different years present. Killing him in such an open and evident fashion, was simply looking for their own death. Even an idiot would avoid shooting at the rat to refrain from breaking the vases. Normal people would have some apprehensions about killing someone so openly. But this was Ye Qingyu, a demon king like existence. When he went crazy he was willing to do anything and everything. If there was one person, that really dared to kill someone in this place, this person was definitely Ye Qingyu.
Xia Houwu scrambled backwards in terror. He could not care about the numbness in his face from the strike anymore, quickly crawling away to avoid the next attack.
"You dare!"
Several noble elders shouted loudly at the same time, acting out to block.
A terrifying yuan fluctuation, in a flash surged throughout the entire Ascending heaven pavilion.
Ye Qingyu held his spear across his chest, directly taking such a strike. His entire figure was sent soaring through the air by the impact. A trace of blood was evident in the corner of his lips, but even in mid air, he still cried loudly the spear in his hand flying out. As if it was a weapon that shot out from the siege bow to destroy cities, it streaked towards the terrified Xia Houwu retreating in terror.
Xia Houwu screamed horrendously.
The long spear pierced through his left shoulder then continued flying out. With a boom, it nailed directly on a statue far off.
"Save me…Aaaaaaa, I'm about to die…..Save me!"
Xia Houwu began screeching like the wails of a ghost and the howls of a wolf, pain emitting from the very depths of his bone marrow. He felt as if death had really arrived. This place was different to the [Boundary canyon battlefield]; to die here, represented a true death. There was no way of resurrecting.
"Outrageous, to dare to try to kill someone right in front of us!"
"This is truly unforgivable!"
"Too arrogant!"
The elders who were from the noble organisation, that had already expressed their dissatisfaction with Ye Qingyu, finally found their opportunity. Everyone of them was enraged and shouted to discipline Ye Qingyu, all of them righteously indignant. Especially the elder who led the pack, he was so angry that his figure was quivering.
"Do you see? Does everyone see? This child is vicious to what degree?" The leading noble elder pointed at Ye Qingyu, his face filled with rage. "In Ascending heaven pavilion, such a holy place, you dare attack and injure someone without the slightest trace of regret. Such a rebellious child, what's the point of teaching him? I advise that we take away his position of White Deer student, and give him to me for severe treatment!"
"Junior brother Ye, you really have taken things too far…"
Jiang Xiaohan slowly walked beside Ye Qingyu, a perfect picture of someone trying to kind heartedly correct someone. She shook her head. "No matter what, we are all students of the White Deer academy. Even if junior brother Xia Houwu was wrong, this should be left for the elders of the academy to manage. Even you do not have the right to meddle with an ordinary student. Not only is that exceeding your place and meddling in the teacher's affairs, your attack was far too serious!""
Ye Qingyu rotated his head fiercely, looking at Jiang Xiaohan.
Jiang Xiaohan originally wanted to still say something, but facing this cold and disdainful gaze, her heart shivered. The things she wanted to say, she could not speak it out.
Such a gaze, she had never ever seen in Ye Qingyu's eyes before.
This was a gaze that was for enemies, for people they loathed.
It was not the gaze of someone regarding their childhood friend.
Jiang Xiaohan thought that this teenager in front of her, no matter what the time, would be humble and flatter her.
But currently…
A shiver that came from her soul, made Jiang Xiaohan embarrassed and angry. She hesitated, then opened her mouth to say something again: "I only want the best for you, I …"
"Shut your mouth." Ye Qingyu coldly broke off her words. He said, word by word: "This has nothing to do with you. Scram!"
Jiang Xiaohan was as if she was struck by lightning.
She could not believe the words she had heard. Such a decisive and abhorrence in his tone, did it really came from the little boy that listened to her every word from when he was small? That little boy, that no matter what she did, would smile graciously at her? He really told her to scram?
At this time, the little loli Song Xiaojun that had recovered, walked over lightly. She pulled on Ye Qingyu's arm.
She was evidently scared by such a scene, but she still resolutely stood beside Ye Qingyu.
"Xia Houwu attacked me and sister Qingluo from behind in the battlefield." Her little voice, clear and determined, reverberated throughout the entire Ascending heaven pavilion: "He was the person who was in the wrong. He's the bad person, you shouldn't punish senior brother Qingyu!"
After hesitating for a moment, Song Qingluo also took a step forward. "Regarding this situation, I can vouch for it. Xia Houwu feared death, and fled in the face of the enemies, causing us to nearly lose this round. If not for brother Qingyu…."
"Shut your mouth!"
The noble elder loudly roared, his voice like thunder. Yuan qi energy exploded from him, jolting the Song sisters backwards like a little boat in front of a surging wave. Under such a terrifying yuan qi energy, the two girls had trouble even opening their mouths, they completely could not say anything more.
He waved his hand. "There's nothing here that relates to the two of you. Move aside. The matters regarding Xia Houwu, I will naturally take care of. But what I need to manage right now, is Ye Qingyu this bastard who dares disrespects his teacher…."
"Hahahaha…" Ye Qingyu abruptly began laughing.
"Impudent. Rebellious student, what are you laughing at?" The noble elder shouted.
Ye Qingyu was like a blade making a judgement, his eyes icy cold. "I'm laughing at a old dog like yourself. Unable to distinguish between right and wrong, not understanding gratitude and grudges, using one's position to bully others, distorting the truth deliberately. I don't believe that you did not see the things that happened in the battlefield through the formation projection. What about it? To protect a scum like like Xia Houwu, you don't even need your old face anymore? Really pitiful and lamentable, you have lived so long in vain, have you lived to turn into a dog? Such an old dog like yourself, relying on your age to do what you want, to be able to become an elder of White Deer academy, is really one of the legends of this world!"
Every word was clear and distinct, like a sword or a blade. It had the power to quiver one's heart.
After finishing, Ye Qingyu did not take a step back in the slightest. His pair of eyes was flickering with electricity, furiously glaring at the elder.
Such words resounded for a long time throughout the Ascending heaven pavilion.
Once these words were said, numerous people were dumbfounded.
He was only a tiny little student…how could he dare…to speak to an elder of the academy like this…he had gone mad!
Bai Yuqing lowered her head in shame.
Even she felt disdain for the shamelessness and biased stance of these noble elders. But such words, even she would not dare to speak it out in such a way.
"You…..you…you.." this noble elder face was filled with shock, so angry that his entire body was shaking.
He did not expect at all, that a student who in his eyes was a pig that he could slaughter at any time, really dared in front of so many people, to speak such words. In this moment in time, he was so angry that he could not formulate a word. After spluttering 'you' for a long period, finally killing intent appeared sinisterly on his face. "You are looking to die!"
Before he had finished.
His palm struck out
A saffron yellow enormous palm formed from yuan qi advanced crushingly towards Ye Qingyu.
This was the enraged strike of someone at the Bitter sea stage, possessing a terrifying aura. Once the palm struck out, the majority of the people within the Ascending heaven pavilion felt as if they were ants being thrown into the ocean. They could sense a suffocating pressure that made them unable to stand stably.
Ye Qingyu stood at the very front and bore the full brunt of this attack, engulfed by this gale.
He laughed madly, snapping but not bending. Contempt in his face, he would rather die than take a step back.
Seeing the humongous palm about to crush Ye Qingyu, at this time, the little loli Song Xiaojun being suppressed reacted. Extreme worry and panic appeared on her face. She wanted to struggle from the restraints of several of the noble elders, but was not able to do. Without realising, an abnormal change began to happen within her body. Her body suddenly began shaking, a shred of scarlet red air, began to leak. It was so tiny and minuscule that it could not be seen from her petite body …
The Wang Yan who had not spoken all along, suddenly noticed something. Her figure flashed, instantly appearing beside the little loli.
Her palm light like a blade, slicing the back of the little loli's head…
The figure of the little loli quivered, but she did not stop shaking. In fact, a ray of scarlet red light, began growing from within her clear and bright eyes, taking a very strange shape…
Wang Yan's palm was bounced off.
Shock and worry appeared on Wang Yan's face. However, her hand did not hesitate in the slightest, striking at t he back of the little loli's head again. This time, one could distinctly see the Wang Yan's palm was wrapped by a green aura. Very evidently, this was the sign that she had activated an extremely powerful yuan qi.
The little loli's figure only fell then, the scarlet red aura disappearing in the air. Slowly, she sank into the embrace of Wang Yan.
Song Qingluo was shocked and was about to say something, but Wang Yan shook her head slightly.
The other side.
As the noble elder's yuan qi giant palm was about to completely crush Ye Qingyu, the old Dean who had remained silent finally acted. Everyone only felt their vision blur, before the figure of the old Dean shockingly appeared in front of Ye Qingyu.
This old man's palm filled with wrinkles slowly stretched out, pushing lightly in the air.
There was no fluctuation or aura….
But this crushing giant yuan qi palm, like a sand statue within the wind, when it was less than one inch from the old Dean, disappeared!
This noble elder's figure quivered, opening his mouth and spurting out a mouthful of blood.
His entire body staggered backwards, his face instantly turning deathly pale. Within his eyes, it flickered with both rage and fear.
He had never thought, the old Dean who had always concealed his strength and bided his time, would act and protect Ye Qingyu at such a time.
What he did not imagine even more, was that the old Dean had not just simply protected Ye Qingyu. He had secretly punished himself—-while it may seem that the old Dean had just resolved his attack, but this noble elder was clear, that a hidden force had emitted from the palm of the old Dean. Soundlessly and without any signs, it had entered into his body. Without three or four months of rest, such a wound could not recover!
"Enough, the things today shall end here." The tone of the old Dean was icy and dominating, glaring at the noble elders. "Lin Weifeng, even if you don't need your face, our White Deer academy needs our face. The things that happened here today, who's wrong and who's right, everyone knows clearly within their hearts. Don't pester endlessly…" Saying to here, he looked at the other elders and teachers, his tone severe: "Recently a lot has been happening within the city. I hope that everyone can fulfil their own duties and roles, and don't disrupt order, nor to see profit and forget morality. The affairs that has nothing to do with you, there is no need to care about it. Wanting to act for someone else and inciting trouble, the White Deer academy will not be responsible for it."
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Saturday, November 29, 2008
Holiday decorating and pets
Then I remember our current residents and I begin to laugh.
Gorgeous Bo Kitty, featured in the photo, is nothing less than a wrecker of all things holiday. He never met a vase of flowers that wasn't worth chewing up or a wrapped box that wasn't good for teething practice. We gave up Christmas trees for good the year he managed to chew through three (yeah, three different) sets of lights within a week. Between his decimation of the twinkling lights and Weebs non-stop war against any bright shiny ball draped on the end of limb, it was obvious that the amount of joy we were getting from seeing the tree was far outweighed by the nonstop hassle of keeping it intact...safety issues aside.
But after close to five years with almost no decorations to ring out the year, we think we may have a plan. The one place we think we can install a little season's greeting without fear of mayhem. Yes, folks, we'll be decorating the ceiling.
Or, to be more exact, the large beam that runs the length of the living room. We figure it's the only place that's left where the little buggers can't reach out and touch, well, anything. I even think I have a plan for displaying some of my pet-themed ornaments, which are some of my very, very favorites.
If we manage to do anything interesting looking I'll snap some shots and post them. In the meantime, if anyone else has stories of surviving holiday decorations while being out-manned and out-gunned, I'd love to hear about it.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
On Thankfulness and Pets
While I hope my pets are thankful for their lives with my husband and me, I suspect that as long as they cannot open the refrigerator or the container of dehydrated salmon on their own they will always consider their circumstances a bit less than idyllic.
So, on their behalf, I am thankful they have a warm, safe, loving environment in which to call "home". Their lives are free of the trials and tribulations that pets still awaiting their forever homes are going through at this very moment.
I am thankful I was working the day Weebs needed a nursemaid and the day Muse got dumped. Had I been off, we may have missed having them in our lives. I'm happy we did all the work we did before we got Bo Kitty, who has never known a day of anything less than a loving household. And I'm grateful that the woman who nearly ran over Darby when he was a lost puppy wandering the streets stopped her car and took him to the SPCA. Without her, Darby and I may never have met.
I'm grateful that our quadrupeds live in a house without chains, shock collars or outside-at-all-times edicts. Where the cats will never have to worry about anything more harmful being done to their claws than the occasional trimming, and where none of our four-footed friends is contributing to our pet overpopulation problem, having been altered before they had a chance to reproduce. I'm thankful that we believe in clickers, positive motivation and downright bribery for special occasions, and for knowing that dehydrated salmon will get you further than a rolled-up newspaper.
I'm even grateful that we have increased yoga-master skills, the result of years of trying to fit three cats and a dog in a queen-sized bed with us on cold winter nights. Yeah, we know they are only using us for our body heat, but it's wonderful to have so many snuggly pieces of goodness to share it with.
Finally, I remain ever grateful that our cats and our dog mean the world to us, and that we would never, ever consider a life, or a life-change, without them. And I'm grateful for all of the pets who came before. Their presence in our lives deepened our understanding, broadened our perspective and helped build the foundation for the lives our current pets live.
May you and yours have a Happy Thanksgiving.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Tuffie's toys are the best!!!
I love the Tuffie because where else am I going to get full-on doughnut-head?
Lovin' the happy face.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
The 575 Project
Through that came the 575 Project as part of a multi-artist exhibit called Art For Animals. The full story on the exhibit can be found here.
Saturday, November 22, 2008
"All it was was dogs"
Friday, November 21, 2008
Contacting Petland
If you want to contact them, Petland can be reached the following ways:
Corporate Offices
250 Riverside Street
Chillicothe, Ohio 45601
(740) 775-2464
(800) 221-5935
If you missed the prelude, this all started over the HSUS investigation of Petland's puppy suppliers:
Puppy Mill Inc.
Petland linked to Puppy Mills
Former Petland Kennel Manager Speaks Out
Still grinding on Petland
Apparently someone got through to Petland, because at the very top of the site is the phrase "Petland responds to the HSUS".
If you're interested in reading what they have to say, head on over. What I found interesting is what they didn't say.
What they didn't say is that they condemn puppy mill facilities and are committed to never obtaining pets through puppy mills. They do not welcome people to report any concerns they might have about breeders who sell to Petland. Petland doesn't mention the words "puppy mills" at all.
They do, of course, reprint attacks made against the HSUS by the group Center for Consumer Freedom. You may have seen Rick Berman on 60 minutes some time back. If you want to see what CCF is all about, head here.
Yeah, those are the folks I trust to give me the straight story. After all, look who's interests become their interests.
Petland does not like me
22.214.171.124 does not like recipient.
They don't like me??? They haven't even met me. They certainly didn't block me after reading my last email, since that got bounced back as well. Not big on hearing for the pet-owning public, I guess.
Being the curious gal I am, I decided to plug in the IP addy that was provided. Turns out it belongs to Petland's mail server. Maybe it's just the server that doesn't like me.
Petland rejects my email
Twenty-four hours later I got the always popular delivery failure notice.
The following message to <firstname.lastname@example.com> was undeliverable.
The reason for the problem:
5.4.7 - Delivery expired (message too old) 421-'4.4.5 Directory harvest attack detected'
Petland Headquarters
250 Riverside Street
Chillicothe, OH 45601
Dear Petland Headquarters,
Despite assurances by staff at many Petland stores visited by
The HSUS and on Petland's corporate website that the company
knows its breeders and deals only with those who have "the
highest standards of pet care," many of the puppies sold at
Petland stores come from massive commercial breeders in Missouri
and other Midwestern puppy mill states, where hundreds of
breeding dogs are packed into cramped, barren cages. This
support of cruelty needs to end now!
I will not only not spend a dime in your stores, I will continue
to tell as many people as I can, both face-to-face and via the
Internet, to stop supporting you until you end your practice of
carrying puppies.
Honestly, I have no idea how you all sleep at night.
I guess a harvest attack is some tech term describing a bombardment of emails, which sort of makes sense given that the HSUS has a pretty good reach. There certainly wasn't anything attached to the email, nor did I send multiple versions. No matter, I'll just try again outside the HSUS system.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Petland = Puppy Mills?
For more of the story, head to the HSUS story and video here.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
I rescued a human today
This is currently floating around the Internet. I thought it was sweet enough to share here. Hope you enjoy.
I rescued a human today.
Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her. I wagged my tail, not too exuberantly, so she wouldn't be afraid.
As she stopped at my kennel I blocked her view from a little accident I had in the back of my cage. I didn't want her to know that I hadn't been walked today. Sometimes the shelter keepers get too busy and I didn't want her to think poorly of them.
As she read my kennel card I hoped that she wouldn't feel sad about my past. I only have the future to look forward to and want to make a difference in someone's life. She got down on her knees and made little kissy sounds at me.
I shoved my shoulder and side of my head up against the bars to comfort her. Gentle fingertips caressed my neck; she was desperate for companionship. A tear fell down her cheek and I raised my paw to assure her that all would be well.
Soon my kennel door opened and her smile was so bright that I instantly jumped into her arms. I would promise to keep her safe. I would promise to always be by her side. I would promise to do everything I could to see that radiant smile and sparkle in her eyes.
I was so fortunate that she came down my corridor. So many more are out there who haven't walked the corridors. So many more to be saved. At least I could save one.
I rescued a human today.
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Humane Scorecard now available
Sadly it's no surprise to see that my local congressman Kevin McCarthy (who ran unopposed in the latest election) voted in favor of exactly one item in the 2007-2008 congressional session, giving him an overall score of 8%. Guess somehow even he couldn't find a way to be in favor of dogfighters. Fortunately both of my senators scored 100% in their support of animal issues.
Items like this provide one more reason for people who care about animals to pay attention to who is representing them at the highest levels of government. Take a peek at your own representatives and let me know what you think.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
This woman has my dream life...
And it's bad enough that she has it, but she doesn't even have the decency to be located far, far away. She's only a car ride away.
What an amazing facility. What an amazing woman. Stories like this are the reason my husband doesn't play the lottery. Not because he believes we'd never win, but for fear that we might and he'd be sentenced to live a life like this one :o)
If you have a couple of dollars to spare, you could do worse than sending them here.
Cat House on the Kings
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
The last link of the chain
I might not have bothered to mention the story at all had a second item not been posted an hour or so later detailing the incident.
It turns out that the dog in question was chained. Chained to a tree in the backyard. How long had the dog been chained? Who knows. Apparently the family who owned the dog missed the memo that chaining a dog for longer than three hours is now against the law in California. And they surely didn't take the time to read that chained dogs are nearly three times more likely to bite than are dogs that are unrestrained.
Perhaps if the owner of this dog taken the smallest amount of time to think about the long term needs --- social, emotional and physical --- of another species they chose to bring into their home, this whole incident could have been avoided.
It's simple, folks. Dogs deserve more than to spend their lives at the end of a chain. They deserve more than to be cast out into the backyard, separated from their pack and from the comfort of a warm, safe environment. They deserve, before being brought into a home, for someone to spend more than ten minutes thinking about the long-term needs a social creature has. They deserve not just to be thought about, but to be thought of.
The injuries to the child, according to the post, do not appear to be life-threatening, and for that I'm glad. Don't think that caring about one side of the equation means that there is no concern for the other.
But perhaps a little clarity of writing was due in the composition of the piece. The injuries were not life-threatening for the child. The dog in question, a dog who in all probability had spent far more time on a chain than off one, is most surely dead as I type, having been taken away by Animal Control at the owner's request.
To find out more about why chaining a dog is never a good option, look into these resources:
Dogs Deserve Better
Unchain Your Dog
Humane Society of the United States
Sunday, November 9, 2008
I really didn't think that the measure would pass on the first try, but maybe that's just a reflection of having spent so much time in Bakersfield. Anyway, yea California!
The other item I think worthy of mention is the abolition of dog racing in Massachusetts. Another move towards compassion. Way to go!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Prop. 2 - for the benefit of all
I've heard the arguments against the measure. Naturally, the majority of them coming from the pro-factory farming crowd and those who believe the best business is big business. But there are times when people really need to look beyond the hype and think about an issue on the basis of its merits. No matter how you couch it, animals living in the conditions that currently exist in factory farming, particularly on egg ranches, are living a pitiful existence. We have it in our power to change that if we don't allow ourselves to be driven by fear.
Opponents argue that it will make our food less safe. Let me tell you, I subscribe to the FDA's list of product recalls and most people have no idea how many products are recalled every week of safety concerns. Since most of the recalls are regional, and not national, unless you're in the affected region you may never hear about them at all.
Allowing farm animals to have one small concession in exchange for our use of them is the only compassionate thing to do. Now is your chance. Vote for compassion by voting yes on Prop. 2.


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Activision and Infinity Ward Feud Had History
Activision and Infinity Ward Feud Had History
Infinity Ward's failure to deliver a live demo for E3 2009 might have sparked the feud.
The trial hasn't officially started yet, but that hasn't stopped evidence from entering the public awareness. The L.A. Times acquired copies of emails sent between Activision executives and, based on the contents, the massive game publisher looks even worse in its dispute with Jason West and Vince Zampella. The two heads of Infinity Ward drew ire from Activision when the studio didn't deliver a live demo for Microsoft's E3 press conference in 2009. When called about the delay, West and Zampella reportedly hung up on Activision's head of publishing at the time, Mike Griffith. The executives go on to discuss removing the pair while worrying about the PR backlash, as well as possibly allowing Treyarch to finish work on Modern Warfare 2.
Activision had a deal with Microsoft to contribute a live playable demo of MW2 to the press conference in 2009, but the code wasn't ready to show. West and Zampella were unapologetic, and Activision CEO Bobby Kotick didn't react well.
"They hung up on me," wrote Griffith, to which Bobby Kotick responded, "If they really did I would change their locks and lock them out of their building."
Of course, that's exactly what Kotick did less than six months after Modern Warfare 2 sold 7 million copies in one day. It seems Kotick took Griffith's advice to "get a gold master" of the game before any move was made against West and Zampella.
That's because the Activision executives knew they were in a bind. They had a bad working relationship with Infinity Ward, but the game needed to get made. Although they put forth the idea to let the other Call of Duty studio Treyarch finish the game, they were worried Treyarch could pull it off in time.
"We should also discuss what the plan B is going to look like," wrote another executive Dave Stohl. "There still could be a ton of risk getting the project done depending on how the team [at Infinity Ward] takes it. Treyarch taking it over now is also an option, but scary given the tight timeline.
"Is everyone ready for the big, negative PR story this is going to turn into if we kick them out?" Stohl added in a reply. It's "freaking me out a little."
Kotick and his cronies tried to execute plans to keep the top 20 employees at Infinity Ward happy by offering a "retention plan" of more money. "This would be an equity-based award for the top 12 team members ex Vince and Jason to help ensure we retain the team if things blow up at the top. As you know, this has been a difficult relationship," said Griffith in an email dated June 17, 2009.
The plan didn't work. Most of the top Infinity Ward staff members jumped ship to join the new studio Respawn after West and Zampella were forced out.
All these emails are crucial to pointing out that Activision wanted West and Zampella gone way before Modern Warfare 2 shipped in November 2009. In addition to IT people admitting they were asked to "dig up dirt" to find grounds to fire the Infinity Ward heads in "Operation Icebreaker", and it looks like Activision will end up paying out the royalties West and Zampella are due based on the termination of their contract.
We'll find out more when the trial begins on May 29th.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Oh look, more proof (as if we needed any) that E3 (not to mention Activision) causes more harm to the industry than good. Hey Escapist, how about you man up for a change and refuse to cover the circle-jerk that is E3 this year?
I remember that E3 press conference. I'm pretty sure there was a demo of MW2. Jason west was playing MW2, starting with the Ice Ax portion of the game. Was that not a live demo, but just a recording of the game footage and the IW guy just miming the controller action?
Everytime I see Activision in the title of something I let out an audible sigh. Why can't they just go into a corner and die.
You know what this is probably good press for Activision since it's gotten to the point where any press is good press for them.
The sleaze continues for Acti.
So wait wait. Why is Activision the bad guy in this scenario? Infinity Ward knew that were supposed to have a workin demo for E3. When they didn't they hung up on their bosses when they called to bring up the fact that they completely failed at meetin that demand.
If any of you straight up hang up on on your boss when you fail to meet expectations, how would they react to you?
This blind hate towards Activision is really idiotic.
well in this case i think it's both sides being stupid, activision should have used that failure as leverage rather than a burn the bridges moment, and those two just dropped the ball and the call :P
given the circumstances they could have easily cheated them out of pay on entirely reasonable sounding grounds without shooting their pr in the foot
Sounds more and more like both sides have behaved badly. But yeah hanging up on your bosses after they call you about a missed deadline is just bad form. Surprised they did not boot them right there.
I am fairly surprised this sort of thing is not getting more attention from the Escapist community. Usually we rally around events such as these. In any case, something seems amiss. I have to believe that there is information missing. Otherwise, I must assume that West and Zampella are naive, irresponsible, and antagonistic in their evasiveness. Simultaneously, I must treat Activision as a monolithic, diabolical, and draconian madhouse for believing operation ice-breaker was a good idea, or thinking that it was a viable option to leave loose ends (like pay) lying around upon the firing of two head developers.
Sadly, I think most people are expressing their outrage by playing Modern Warfare. 8/
Either way, yea, this is pretty deplorable all around.
For all the hate EA gets, the worst thing you can say about them is they bumble and fumble around with their studios like drunken idiots.
I certainly won't defend hanging up on your boss, but for realz, Acti is a bunch of frelling demonic frelniks. They've earned this rep & then some:


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Anonymously texting your friends and colleagues with vulgar messages is quite amusing.
Sprint Sprint HTC EVO Shift
: Slide-out QWERTY keyboard is a texter's dream. Software is stable and fast. The sharp screen makes reading tiny text easy. Smaller form factor sits better in your jeans.
: Keyboard is tough to operate single-handed. One wimpy camera means no videoconferencing. Battery life is less than awesome. Puny 2-GB microSD card is an affront to all that's decent and wholesome.
How We Rate
- 1/10A complete failure in every way
- 2/10Sad, really
- 3/10Serious flaws; proceed with caution
- 4/10Downsides outweigh upsides
- 5/10Recommended with reservations
- 6/10Solid with some issues
- 7/10Very good, but not quite great
- 8/10Excellent, with room to kvetch
- 9/10Nearly flawless
- 10/10Metaphysical perfection
Such juvenile pranks are made all the more easy with the slide-out keyboard built into the new EVO Shift 4G mobile phone that was made available to Sprint customers this week.
It's a bit smaller than its big brother, last year's EVO 4G. But like that phone, the Shift is a speedy and functional Android workhorse. (Curiously, the brand-new phone runs Android version 2.2, even though Google released Android 2.3 weeks ago.)
When there's no Wi-fi nearby, it lets you surf and stream at whopping 4G speeds wherever coverage is available. Best of all, it transforms into either a 3G or 4G Wi-fi encrypted hot spot with the press of a button.
We should probably mention that the phone makes and receives calls clearly, too. Not once did it drop a call during four days of testing. Also, I can count on one hand the number of times my first-generation EVO lost a call in the six months I've been using that device.
Of course, the big feature separating the Shift EVO from HTC's other Android phones is the physical keyboard. It slides out from under the left edge and runs the entire length of the 4.6-inch-long phone. Thumbing dozens of unfriendly, work-inappropriate texts and e-mails was made simple by the spaciousness of the Shift's keys.
Those tasks were not as easy or comfortable when using the stock, on-screen keyboard standard on the older EVO. I found myself typing more e-mail and texts on the Shift's keyboard than on my first-generation EVO, a device I fell in love with months ago. In fact, it led to me divorcing my iPhone.
Still, during our testing, I often got annoyed when it came time to slide out the keyboard, regardless of the benefits of doing so. Frankly, I needed to use two hands — I couldn't deploy the keyboard while standing in a crowded San Francisco subway, with one hand holding the phone and the other keeping myself upright. Maybe you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
But here's the bottom line for all the original EVO fanboys out there, including myself: Don't consider the EVO Shift an upgrade unless you really miss a physical keyboard.
Frankly, there's no comparison. The original EVO is a rock star, and the Shift is the drummer in its backing band. HTC has skimped on the goods and made too many compromises for a phone that's only $50 cheaper.
The Shift's screen is smaller by nearly half-an-inch. It's a little bit crisper than the EVO, and the phone fits better in your jeans pocket, but you'll miss the real estate.
The Shift comes with only a 2-GB microSD card — not even enough to carry my Eminem collection — and 2 GB of internal memory. The regular EVO comes with an 8-GB microSD card, although only 1 GB of internal memory. Both phones will house up to a 32-gig card.
The original EVO has an HDMI output and a rear kickstand. The Shift has neither.
Like its big brother, the Shift demands that you carry an extra, fully charged battery. The standard 1500-mAh battery on both devices will last about four hours when using the phone as a hot spot or pushing the limits of surfing and streaming content over 4G. Changing the battery takes only seconds, but while there are many cheap aftermarket batteries available for the EVO, you're stuck using pricier name-brand batteries for the EVO Shift.
The Shift's camera falls short, too. The big EVO sports an 8-MP camera with a dual LED flash, as well as a 1.3-MP front-facing camera for video-calling and conferencing. The Shift has a single-flash 5-MP rear-facing camera, and that's it — no front-facing camera. Both phones do 720p video, however.
Both phones also run Android 2.2. They have the same highly functional HTC Sense user interface. But, unfortunately, they both sport the same nonremovable crapware like the NASCAR app, Sprint TV and a ridiculous app called Sprint Zone that hits you with spam messages from the Big S.
Photos: Jim Merithew/Wired
See Also:
- Wired Video: HTC Evo 4G Dissected
- Sprint, HTC Unveil First 4G Android Phone
- Overclocked HTC Evo Runs Almost 30 Percent Faster
- OLED Shortage Forces HTC to Switch Displays
- Storage Bug Hits HTC Evo 4G Phone Just Before Launch
- HTC Evo 4G is a Blockbuster for Sprint
- HTC Clones Nexus One, Launches 3 New Phones
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Bad Business Decision For Apple?
2 comments:
- AnonymousSeptember 14, 2008 at 5:30 PM
I don't think it is necessarily a bad decision..ReplyDelete
Think about it..
If the iPhone went to every carrier, then Apple could sell a lot of phones.. ok... but at what margin? at what profitablity? are their manufacturing operations up to snuff to handle it? etc.
If they keep it "exclusively" with ATnT, and ATnT offers them a "kickback" on a per phone basis... Then the Apple gets a higher margin, higher profits, and lower manufacturing costs, on a per phone sold basis.
It's kinda like selling 2 phones for Apple.. 1: the phone, 2: the kickback...
So, if they want to "introduce" the phone to market, and work out the software bugs, and get the feedback from customers, and basically dip their toes, rather than just jump in the deep end... then it makes good sense to me.
Good Luck
Maybe you are right. Maybe it was the best decision for them to take it to market cautiously.ReplyDelete