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Harry Thalman was a retired jeweler was a gay man who frequently picked up homeless men and strangers to back to his apartment. Mr. Thalman was last seen on July 8 at approximately 7 pm. Many pieces of jewelry were missing from his apartment as well as his 1987 gray and silver Cadillac Deville sedan.
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33 of 37 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Could not put it down.
The 74th Annual Hunger Games are soon to begin. The Hunger Games are a fight to the death. In the new country of Panem, in the ruins of North America, each year as punishment for a rebellion and as a control mechanism, the Capitol forces each of the 12 provinces to draw names of a male and female tribute. The tributes are drawn from all people between the ages of 12 and...
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Very good
The book was well written and it kept my attention pretty well. Interesting concept and I intend to read the next one.
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33 of 37 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Could not put it down.,
Steven R. McEvoy "MCWPP" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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The 74th Annual Hunger Games are soon to begin. The Hunger Games are a fight to the death. In the new country of Panem, in the ruins of North America, each year as punishment for a rebellion and as a control mechanism, the Capitol forces each of the 12 provinces to draw names of a male and female tribute. The tributes are drawn from all people between the ages of 12 and 18. They receive training, are assessed by the game masters and then the betting begins. The games will be televised and are required viewing for the whole nation.
The draws are not exactly even though. You can choose to enter your name extra times, for yourself and for family members to receive a terse, a grain and oil supplement from the government. Thus enters our heroine Katniss Everdeen. She is entered this year 20 times as she is 16 and taken the terse every year, for herself, her sister and her mother. Her close friend Gale has his name in 42 times, but this is the last year he is eligible. Then Katniss has the worst fear hit - her younger sister Prim (short for Primrose) is drawn with her 1st and only ballot. Katniss then does the unthinkable; she volunteers to take Prim's place.
Katniss Everdeen knows that she has at least some chance of survival in the games. She has been secretly hunting in the woods and feeding her family since her father died years earlier. She hunts and gathers what she can with her friend and hunting partner Gale, in the woods beyond the fenced border of District 12. Yet even so, most believe she has just given up her life for her sisters.
Katniss and Peeta Mellark are the tributes from District 12 for the 74th annual hunger games. As they travel to the capitol they have two mentors - Haymitch Abernathy the only surviving Hunger Games winner from the district and Effie Trinket the Capitol's representative in the district. They will each in their own way try to help them to survive both the Capitol, to win favor with the citizens who can sponsor them in the games, and then the games themselves.
This book is very well written, the scenes sharp and crisp, the world believable and detailed. The characters become real as you read. You reach the end and are left hungry for more, which is what you will get as this is book one in a trilogy. The only drawback in my opinion is the lack of a map. I keep hoping for a map of Panem, with the 12 districts, the mysterious destroyed 13th district and the wilderness area's between them. Maybe it is just a guy thing, but I wanted a map. In this book Twenty-four are forced to enter the game zone but only the winner survives. You get a sample online. You can read chapter 1 online but it will only whet your appetite for more. There is also a video trailer for the book you can find online. This is a great Sci-fi book and would make an excellent movie.
(First Published in Imprint 2008-10-31.)
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Incredible Incredible,
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For a full day this book sucked me deep into it's incredible story... time passed and I didn't notice. I couldn't stop reading until I was done. Then on the last page I read, 'End of Book One' and my mouth fell open, my stomach dropped. I didn't get to know the end of the story. There's so much more to come... and another book to be released in Sept. I have another day off tomorrow and I'd really rather just have the next book now and spend another day in bed entranced by the next part of this amazing story.
I'm a teacher and I also work in a childrens book store. I read a review about this book and was intrigued. The description reminded me of a Japanese horror movie called "Battle Royale" which follows a similar storyline. That movie was great, but utterly disturbing and full of gore. So, I really wanted to read this book intended for youth, wondering how the author could have a similar story but not have it turn out as disturbing for the young readers. She succeeded. I'm still not even sure how, but she did it! Incredible.
I will be recommending this to friends my age, other book lovers, the book buyers at my store, teachers and youth (with a warning about the material as it still is about an upseting game/war). I can't wait to get my hands on the next book!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars lives up to all the hype,
I had absolutely no interest in reading these books. Saw the movie and thought it was ok, but still wasn't planning on reading them. Then someone I totally respect told me just how good they were, so I picked them up, and oh my goodness.....I was hooked immediately! Definitely lives up to all the hype, and of course the book is WAY better than the movie.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars The Hunger Games,
This review is from: The Hunger Games (Paperback)
Katniss everdeen is a 16 year old girl who loves her sister more than you can imagine. Times are hard and Katniss's family must fight for survival. The Hunger Games are an unforgettable read. Most people watch the movie before reading the book. That right there is a big mistake. The audience watching the hunger games wants blood and violence. So the directors think okay, lets give them what they want. So they make the movie with blood and violence and the parents of the kids watch it and seeing all that violence their immediate response to their child is "no you cannot watch or read the hunger games they are too violent" period end of story. But what the parents do not think is "hey, maybe the directors of the movie have over done all the violence." If you are thinking that you are right. In full truth the movie is actually way more violent than the books. In the first book there is about six deaths, three of which are slightly violent. let me assure you there is no extreme violence. Okay so yeah Katniss does kill a few people and there are a few other deaths but over all this is not a violent book. The three slightly gory deaths i can think of are when Cato gets attacked by the dogs and Katniss finishes him off in mercy with an arrow, and when Thresh kills Clove with a rock to the head. Another one is when Rue gets stabbed with a spear and dies but that one is more sad then gory. Overall these deaths aren't that bad at all. There is a bit of sadness though. So now that you know there isn't much violence you are going to say "ok but what about the romance?"I have to admit there is quite a bit of romance between Katniss and Peeta. They kiss quite allot. Unlike other books it does not describe the kiss. For example it would say "... it was a long kiss the first one where she and peeta were not sick or dying." frankly I don't think that is too bad. The author is showing romance in a very respectful way. There is no sexual content in this book. The Hunger Games is a great book where Suzanne Collins keeps you suspended every minute. It is a great read suitable for readers age 11 and up. Parental guidance is suggested. If you feel that the Hunger Games is too mature for your child you might want to consider letting them readGregor the Overlander the start of a series also written by Suzanne Collins. this series is a good read for all ages to enjoy.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Very good,
The book was well written and it kept my attention pretty well. Interesting concept and I intend to read the next one.
5.0 out of 5 stars An Unforgettable Story,
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Could you kill a human being?
Could you kill 23 of them?
What if you had no choice?
For the last few days, you've been training mentally and physically in the Capitol for the Hunger Games. Living in the poor mining community of District 12, your mouth waters every time you breathe the lovely smells of savoury soups, fresh breads, fragrance fruits, and sweet desserts. It has been ages since you've scrubbed away the dirt and the grime from your skin with hot water and soap, and dressed in clean clothes. You are treated like royalty, but then you remember tomorrow they send you into the arena. Will you kill for survival or die to keep your morals?
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5.0 out of 5 stars loved it!!,
Couldn't stop reading it. Each chapter left you hanging and needed to start the next right away. Can't wait to read the next book.
5.0 out of 5 stars great book!,
It was very similar to the movie, which surprised me. It was hard to put down, and I look forward to the next two books!
4.0 out of 5 stars well done,
This book was well written and kept me on the tip of my toes. Very enjoyable even though the ending was a bit heart wrenching, I definitely want to read the next one!
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful read,
Very enjoyable book. Thought the character were very realistic and believable. Liked it so much that I ordered the second book.
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October 24, 2013
Rainbows decorated the Community Room at the NCC Monroe Campus as members of the College and community celebrated the 25th anniversary of National Coming Out Day on October 24. Participants shared their own coming-out experiences as well as those of their family and friends.
"You don't just come out a first time," said Aleksej Wilczek, vice president of NCC's Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), which sponsored the event. "You come out one hundred times." He recalled pacing the room for 25 minutes before he told his mother he was gay. And when he did so, his legs shook. While it took about a year for his mother to assimilate this revelation, she did come around to full acceptance. It took additional time for Wilczek to tell other family members.
Steve Rivera, a teacher in the East Stroudsburg school district, acknowledged his homosexuality to himself while a partner in a heterosexual marriage. Long divorced, he still finds himself coming out twenty-five years later to new colleagues and students.
Sally Corvinus, an adjunct English instructor, recently married her partner of 34 years. She felt she had to tell her mother that she did not make her gay, but rather that she was born with her sexual orientation.
Anita Lee, a member of Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays, said that her gay son was outed, and that her husband discovered his son's orientation via the Internet.
Shawn Copeland, president of GSA, came out when he was in ninth grade, first to his mother.
For Sean Salmon, coming out embodied his transgender transformation from female to male, a change he made while he was a student at NCC.
While reactions to coming out varied for speakers at the event, all recommended thinking things through before revealing sexual orientation to family and friends. "You don't know who will be receptive," Rivera said. "Don't force or rush it."
Lee, who facilitates communication between gay youths and their families, recommends a gradual conversation. She advised students whose parents may be homophobic to wait until they are financially independent to come out. She has known of parents who evicted children from their homes on learning the news. To parents, she points out that their children are the same as they were on the day before coming out.
Jen Bradley, assistant professor of psychology at NCC, showed a film of celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres, Wanda Sykes, Chaz Bono, and Jason Collins making coming-out statements. She gave a history of what it has meant to be gay in America, from the psychiatric community labeling homosexuality as a mental disorder in the 1950s, to psychiatry's repudiation of this classification in 1973 and to the legalization of gay marriage by fourteen states at present. In the intervening times, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people were forbidden to teach in public schools, discriminated against in hiring, barred from their partners' intensive care hospital rooms and forced to hide their sexual orientation while in the military. Even with societal change, anti-gay discrimination still pervades our society, Bradley says. Gay marriage is still illegal in most states, and gays face unequal treatment in many milieus. Violence and prejudice against gay people continue to occur.
Although all of the speakers advised caution when coming out, they also described relief and liberation at being able, at last, to discard concealment. Corvinus passed a copy of her marriage certificate around the audience and related her joy at her wedding ceremony at New York's City Hall, where she saw gay, heterosexual, and ethnically diverse couples getting married also.
Salmon said that his NCC classmates are willing to learn about transgender people even if they don't understand them. "NCC is the best environment I've ever been in, and the most accepting," he said.
The participants said that coming out demands courage. Some told about losing friends and relationships with relatives. But all described the joy of being able, finally, to be themselves. "Life is too beautiful and too short to let anyone get to us," Rivera said.
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Marinette has built two of the Navy warships, and is working on four more. They're designed to operate in shallow waters, with speeds approaching 50-miles-an-hour. Questions have been raised about the boats' capabilities. Hagel said the Navy must determine whether the littoral ships have the firepower to survive against more advanced adversaries.
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While police continue to investigate the suspicious death of a Sugar House woman, her 18-year-old son believes his father killed her.
Uta von Schwedler, 49, was found dead in her bath tub last September.
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Now, her oldest son,Pelle von Schwedler Wall, 18, has filed a petition in 3rd District Juvenile Court aimed at removing his three siblings — ages 16, 12 and 11 — from his father's custody.
Pediatrician John Brickman Wall, 48, is accused in the petition of failing to properly care for the children, as well as inflicting "non-accidental harm, threatened harm and emotional damage."
But Pelle said during a recent interview with The Salt Lake Tribune that "the most immediate threat is a physical threat ... I thought maybe he would harm them, just like he harmed my mom and killed her."
The children — the subject of a bitter custody battle since their parents divorced in 2006 — began living exclusively with their father after their mother's death. Pelle moved out in January. The petition requests placing the other three children with another family or in protective custody.
Pelle said the last time he saw his mother alive, Wall had picked up him and his siblings from her house. When Uta tried to talk to Wall about the ongoing custody dispute, he just rolled the window up and drove away.
A year prior to his ex-wife's death, Wall told the children his life would be "better if he never saw Uta again," documents state.
The next day, Sept. 27, 2011, Uta's body was found by her boyfriend.
The medical examiner's office has not determined if her death was a homicide or suicide, but found the cause of death was drowning. Police have called her death suspicious.
Wall's criminal attorney, G. Fred Metos noted Tuesday that despite the son's allegations, no charges have been filed against Wall.
"You would think that if they had some evidence, it would have surfaced by now," Metos said.
Salt Lake City police continue investigating the case, but there have been "no significant changes at this point," said police spokesman Shawn Josephson on Tuesday. As for Pelle's petition, Josephson said, "That is a civil part of it, we continue our investigation on the criminal side of it."
Pelle said that on Sept. 27, Wall was acting strangely as the children — who did not yet know their mother was dead — got ready for school.
"His behavior that [day] was paranoid or freaked out," Pelle said.
Earlier that day, the two oldest children awoke to find their father absent and his car gone. That afternoon, Pelle saw a scratch across his father's eye and blood inside his eye, documents state. When Pelle asked about it, Wall said that Molly, the family's 4-year-old Labrador "became excited and accidentally scratched his eye" while he was sleeping on the porch the night before.
Wall also told Pelle there was a burrito stain on his car seat, so he took the car to get detailed early that morning. He also said he left the windows open to air the car out and someone stole his cell phone, according to court records.
The following day, Sept. 28, Salt Lake City police opened an investigation into Uta's death and questioned Wall, among several others.
A frightened Pelle slept with a knife and an airsoft gun under his pillow that night, not knowing why his dad was being questioned.
Wall told police he was asleep at his own home the night his ex-wife died, according to Pelle's court petition. Wall later came into Pelle's room with the other children trailing behind him as he cried and said, "Uta's dead and they think I did it," Pelle said.
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FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. -- Before the IRS came knocking Michael and Vicki Quiel lived a charmed life.
High school sweethearts, married for 30 years.
Michael was in the navy, Vicki's late father was also a military man.
But the couples' respect and trust for the government is forever changed,
"You just don't do this to people is what I thought," Vicki Quiel said.
The reason behind the couple's recent trust issues with the government?
Three letters, I.R.S.
"I was having a real hard time imagining that you could go to jail when you don't owe taxes," Vicki said.
Even though a 6 week trial proved Michael Quiel owed the I.R.S. nothing
, the way it stands now he must spend 10 months behind bars.
"It's not what it did to me it's the people around me," Michael Quiel said while chocking back tears. "It's real hard."
Before all the IRS press releases tarnished his reputation, Michael Quiel was known in Phoenix as a prominent businessman.
He donated thousands to charities, even taking a special interest in a young man's debilitating spinal cord injury.
But last year all of Quiel's success was overshadowed by the IRS.'s highly touted criminal case against him.
"I would never wish this on anybody actually," Vicki Quiel said.
In the high profile IRS prosecution the government accused Quiel of
being involved in secret foreign bank accounts, willful million dollar
tax evasion and multiple conspiracies.
"Anybody that didn't know
Mr. Quiel and who read the IRS propaganda would believe he was a
horrible human being," said Houston attorney Michael Minns.
"I invest in a lot of different companies, Quiel said. "I'm usually the first investor in the door."
Upon the urging of his tax attorney Christopher Rusch, Quiel says he opened up Swiss bank accounts.
"He starts seeing news reports that if you have any involvement with Swiss bank you're suppose to come forward," Minns said.
Those reports prompted Quiel to seek advice from Rusch.
He says the tax attorney advised him to do nothing, not even submit an
IRS form that's required for anyone who has more than 10 thousand
dollars in a foreign country account.
"Most people did not even know this form existed," Minns said. "Most CPA's didn't know it existed."
"Everything was represented to me in the beginning as being legal,"
Quiel said. "So I didn't think in the beginning it was any big deal."
Even if charges were filed Quiel said his tax attorney assured him he could turn himself in and avoid being arrested.
But on a bright Sunday afternoon while playing golf at his country club Quiel learned that was all a lie.
"The IRS agents showed up in the clubhouse showing badges and guns," Quiel said.
"There was no way he was going to get out until Monday," Vicki Quiel said.
His weekend arrest meant Quiel had to spend at least one night in the county jail.
"There were people bouncing off the walls," Quiel said. "It was crazy."
The Quiels soon discovered crazy had come to stay.
"Finding out about it was hard in the first place," Vicki Quiel said.
"But going through the trial was probably the worst it had a huge affect
on me and my family, mostly the kids."
One of the most shocking things to emerge from the 6 week federal trial was Christopher Rusch's role.
Remember he was Quiel's tax attorney.
Ever heard the term attorney client privilege?
"In this case it went into the trash can," Minns said.
When Minns got involved he had a real mess on his hands.
Turns out Quiel's own attorney, Chris Rusch turned into the governments' star witness.
"While he was representing Mike Quiel in this case he found himself indicted in this case," Minns said.
In a deal with the government Rusch pled guilty throwing client after client under the bus.
He's still awaiting sentencing.
We tried contacting Rusch for comment by email addresses and phone numbers. so far we've heard nothing back.
The government spent a lot of money on this case, according to Minns.
But did taxpayers get enough bang for their buck?
Probably not once you hear the end.
All of the most serious charges, the ones that had Quiel facing 35 years in prison ended in dismissals or not guilty.
He was convicted of filing incorrect tax returns.
The mistake, his attorney says didn't cheat the government it cost Quiel who ended up with less of a return.
Quiel's 10 month prison sentence is now on appeal.
"If you make a mistake on your tax return is it possible you could do
time in prison even if you don't owe a tax? now the answer is yes,"
Minns said.
"Basically I had a nervous breakdown at the end of the trial when it was over," Vicki Quiel said.
Even though the government failed to prove the most damaging charges
against him Quiel says the damage the government did to him, his family,
his businesses is irreparable.
"Collateral damage I guess, Vicki Quiel said. "Why does anybody's family have to be collateral damage."
The government's case caused such havoc for his companies Quiel says a thousand people lost their jobs.
"To me it was like a disease because it affected so many other people,
so many other lives," Quiel said. "It was so unnecessary."
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A fresh new take on how to get drivers to keep their eyes on the road may work out for pilots at an airport as well. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University students came upon an eye-catching technology as part of their quest to win an FAA design competition for reducing accidents and incidents on the airport surface.
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How To Make Discarding Old Toys A Little Easier
It can be tricky to get kids to sort though their toys and when push comes to shove, there comes a point where the collection needs to be thinned down. Instead of listening to sobs and tears, try a impromptu toy photoshoot to say goodbye in style — you can even keep a scrapbook as you go!
Although it seems silly, it's a great way for kids to keep a memory of the toys that have gone to good homes and families (if they were donated) and be able to have a piece of them forever. Get creative and toss them in your bag if you go to the beach, or on the train on your way to the doctor's office. Either way, your kids are sure to get a giggle out of it and the'll be ok with hanging onto a photo instead of the toy itself. Plus, by the time they're 20, it'll make a pretty great coffee table book!
How do you make letting go a little easier? Share your tricks and tips in the comments below!
(Images: Flickr member sindy2010 licensed for use by Creative Commons - make sure to check out their full toy photoshoot set, it's quite lovely)
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I started teaching my kids how to declutter around the house before I set them to decluttering their own stuff. It is always so much easier to declutter other folks stuff than your own - so they learnt the skill on stuff that wasn't theirs!!! Here's a post I wrote on it.
These pictures are making me cry!
The photo idea is ingenius!
Im gonna have to do this with my little brothers, they'll love the idea, and its a great way to get rid of the old toys they've been piling up, especially since were moving!


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A Toni & Guy-affiliated hair salon is one of Birch Bay Square's newest openings.
Colleen Lund along with her parents, John and Brenda Lund, of Mount Vernon, will open Boulevard Hair Studio at Birch Bay Square on Tuesday, July 7.
Although locally owned and operated, the salon is a Tigi boutique, said stylist Melissa Johnson, which means it is affiliated with the Toni & Guy company and features the line of Tigi products.
Johnson added that because of the location of a new Toni & Guy Hairdressing Academy in Bellingham, they will easily be able to recruit new talent.
The salon will offer six stations, full service cuts and colors as well as laser treatments, facials and waxing.
The Lund family opened their first salon in downtown Mount Vernon four years ago. Since then, they have moved their operations to a new development in Burlington near the George Hopper Road I-5 exit. John has extensive experience as a banker and Brenda has more than 30 years in the hair cutting business.
Colleen said they decided to expand their operations north when Birch Bay Square developer Levi Ware approached them looking for a Tigi affiliate salon to complement the mall's Nail Masters salon, which opened in May.
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Few great businessmen have ever reached such stratospheric heights and stumbled as far as the infamous Gary Halbert.
During his lifetime Gary became an unquestioned master of direct sales letters.
Every bit as talented as , Gary saw all his hard work go down the drain during a stint at Boron Federal Prison in Nevada, but rose to the top once again by the end of his life.
Yet despite the grim circumstances of prison life behind barbed wire fences, Gary used his time wisely and created what would become his most famous work in the .
These candid conversations between Gary and his son Bond were Gary's way of teaching Bond the art of copywriting at the young age of 16 years old. The letters are touching, insightful, and outright one of the best lessons on writing ever put together.
In just 25 short letters Gary left so much detailed wisdom to Bond that practically any writer can enhance their craft just by a quickly clicking through them. (Note: The letters require you to sign up for an email list, but are otherwise completely free to read.)
But just in case you can't be bothered to enter an email address, here are Gary's most important lessons from The Boron Letters.
1. Keep Moving
Halbert never let anything stop him from improving himself.
Even a federal prison sentence for mail fraud didn't stop him from creating numerous direct mail order ideas for Bond to use.
Keeping yourself moving is great advice when you are struggling with a bout of writer's block.
Rather than avoiding that pesky project, put the pen down to the paper and write about anything that comes into your mind.
The act of writing, even if it's gibberish, will do far more for you than starring at YouTube videos.
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Gary was a huge proponent of knowing what people were buying first, and then creating a product for a carefully chosen segment of the marketplace. Gary's long body of success helped prove that a good product in a hot market will almost always outsell a great product in a lousy one.
Bushels of money can be yours too if you find a profitable niche and create a product to satisfy its needs.
3. Describe the world around you
I bet you noticed the bushels of money comment didn't you? That little gem is actually Halbert's and it shows his true mastery of descriptive writing.
From Gary's writing we learn that it wasn't just hot at Boron Prison, it was so sweltering that Halbert needed a "blue handkerchief" just to stop from sweating on the paper.
Your stories will come alive like Gary's just by describing what you are seeing, smelling, and felling.
4. Even in business your family comes first
Gary won and lost a fortune enough times that he could have set a land speed record, but he never let money take over his family life.
The Boron Letters are first and foremost about making sure Bond got the fatherly advice kids so desperately need in their formative years.
Halbert knew teaching his son would brighten up his day more than any $40 million sales letter ever could.
Never forget those who you care about most.
5. You don't need to act tough; you need to be tough.
Without ever shanking anyone, people knew not to mess with Gary at Boron. Gary was notorious for cutting people out of his life who were not positive influences rather than surrounding himself with people who wanted to see him fail.
This lesson bears repeating: Surround yourself with well-minded people if you want to have to be successful. All the fights in the world won't make you appear anywhere near as tough as continually dominating your niche in life.
6. Be a copycat
Put together a collection of the all-time best direct sales letters and copy them down word for word.
This is easily the easiest to implement piece of advice to Bond, and one that can improve any writer's ability.
Over time copying down others masterpieces will help your own words mimic theirs.
7. Short and readable text
Readers love brevity so you would do well to make most of your writing easy to follow. Keep sentences short and paragraphs to 3-4 sentences.
Parentheses are another neat trick that helps provide eye relief for your audience. (Not to mention a chance to make witty remarks)
Breaks in your text like these will help keep your readers glued to the screen longer.
8. Catch their attention
Are you more likely to read a plain letter about real estate, or a letter about Hawaiian beach front properties with a bag of sand attached to it?
Gary perfected the art of using specific locations and relevant mementos like a bag of sand to make an impression in the readers mind.
In fact it must have worked, because most of his best-selling letters contained some form of attention grabbing object.
This technique is still used by internet marketers today, but just with a free e-book, or white paper as a substitute for a physical object. Don't miss your opportunity to follow his winning formula.
9. Write headlines so effective that they will still pull decades later
The headline "" made Halbert a killing back when it was written in 1973. But as the comments on the link show, even 38 years later the ad still draws plenty of interest from buyers.
The power of a simple headline that delivers your message in a clear fashion is essentially self-explanatory here. Make a headline that offers what your market wants and you too can make a killing.
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The Boron Letters are about as thorough a writing education as you can get in such a short time. Requiring less than 2 hours to read, these 25 letters still manage to pack an emotional punch stronger than most inmates.
But don't stop there, because every single newsletter at tells a great story with lessons from a master writer at the top of his game.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The inventions range from a high-tech 3-D joint scanner to a low-tech yet highly sanitary toilet-seat lifter, and the inventors range from a top-flight surgeon to a part-time shuttle-bus driver.
But in the end, the result is the same at the OhioHealth Research and Innovation Institute: "This is a benefit to the community," said John Niles, director of the institute.
The institute takes employee ideas and puts them to work, building on research and innovation activities that are conducted at OhioHealth hospitals, which include Riverside Methodist and Grant Medical Center in Columbus.
In the past few years, 75 physicians, nurses and employees have brought in more than 130 new product concepts to OhioHealth's program. Out of those concepts, 11 new companies have been formed and seven products are in clinical use. Other products are in varying degrees of development and commercialization.
In most cases, "We start with the end user of the product," said Patricia Eisendhardt, the manager of commercialization at the institute.
"They've recognized some unmet need and come to us, asking, 'Could I do something to meet this need?'??"
Such was the case when orthopedic surgeon Dr. Ray Wasielewski at Grant Medical Center realized there was a need for a quick, easy and noninvasive way of gaining 3-D images of knees without using radiation.
Wasielewski -- "one of our rock star clinician innovators," Niles said -- knew that other doctors had long wanted a device to fill that need, but up until a few years ago lacked either the technology, data or software to create it.
"I think the 'eureka moment' was when I realized we now have all the parts to create the technology," Wasielewski said.
His JointVue allows a doctor or technician to wave a wand-like electromagnetic tracker to create a 3-D image of a knee on a video screen. An accessory will allow a technician to watch in real time as a needle is inserted into the knee.
JointVue, which is primarily a computer software program that can be applied to essentially any standard ultrasound equipment, is currently in clinical use at Grant but not yet for sale on the market.
Not every invention comes from health care professionals.
In one case, nurse manager Tabitha Campbell, who works at Grant, noticed that it was difficult to move orthopedic patients in traction because the frames were attached to the bed.
Campbell worked with design and construction project manager Chris Lagana to develop a traction frame that attaches to the ceiling. The device -- dubbed an "overbed trapeze" -- is now installed in 45 rooms at the Grant Medical Center Bone and Joint Center.
In another case, Eisendhardt found that one of OhioHealth's part-time shuttle van drivers, retired Columbus schools music teacher Steve Foster, had come up with a clever idea for a toilet seat lid lifter.
"In two minutes' time, she asked all the right questions," Foster said. "What had I done with it? When did I develop it? How did I develop it?"
The conversation was fulfilling, Foster said.
Foster's invention is an example of how "little things can make a big difference in patient experience," Eisendhardt said. "We believe business value will follow."
In addition to its use in clinical settings, Foster's invention is now available for consumer use at home and is available via its website, www.Sanasafe.com. He declined to say how much money he is making on the product.
OhioHealth's Research and Innovation Institute, formed in 2006, allows any of the health care system's physicians, nurses or other employees to bring their product ideas to life. OhioHealth doesn't make money from the inventions, and officials said that they don't have profit figures from the companies.
Here's how it works:
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The maximum number of projects hasn't been established, but the institute can currently handle more than 30 new ideas per year on top of existing or ongoing projects.
The institute represents a departure from traditional research institutions on two scores. First, it doesn't look to researchers funded by grants for its ideas. Second, it takes a different approach to ownership of the ideas it acts on. While other groups keep commercial rights to inventions, Niles said, "We give full ownership to the inventor, and we work with the inventor to determine if the idea has commercial merit."
In return, OhioHealth simply asks that the inventors put their work to use in its medical institutions.
"It's fair to say that it's the only institution we've come across that is doing this," said Will Indest, vice president of venture development at TechColumbus. "It's pretty unique. It was pretty insightful of management at OhioHealth to put this together."
Such a reversal of the usual procedure initially surprised some OhioHealth staff, but soon energized them.
"When they came up with this idea, I was kind of suspicious, to tell you the truth," said Dr. Gary Ansel, a cardiologist at Riverside hospital who has developed several ideas for inventions.
"I can tell you, with any device and patent (application) you'll talk to a panel and everyone will be positive," Ansel said, "but at the end of the day, someone is making a lot of money and you make very little. There's never been an easy way to go through the sharks and not get eaten up."
So when Ansel brought a couple of ideas to the institute for initial discussions he was impressed -- even when the panel found his first idea had problems.
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The second idea fared better.
"(The institute's vetting panel) said, 'It's a great one. We've run it through patent searches, and we think it's protectable.' So, it's been great, ... and it keeps it in Columbus, and hopefully creates jobs here."
To support the commercialization of such inventions, the program has been part of TechColumbus' startup accelerator program, TechStars Network, from the beginning, said Tim Haynes, interim president and CEO of TechColumbus.
"They really dove in all the way," Haynes said. "They saw a real opportunity to tap into the creativity of their doctors, especially those who have that mindset to think creatively and innovatively to improve patient care."


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He's seen the world and then some. Now, at age 23, Rome Kirby is tackling the San Francisco Bay with ORACLE TEAM USA.
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Kirby shifted from offshore racing to sailing on the Bay at the start of September when he joined the team at Pier 80 full-time. While he's new to sailing in San Francisco, it's still familiar territory. He grew up around the America's Cup as his father, Jerry Kirby, is a veteran of six campaigns.
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He's also excited about the next generation of America's Cup boats – the AC72.
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"The fundamentals are all the same, but I have a lot to learn about these boats," he said. "They're fun and the Volvo 70s were fun, but it's a different ballgame.
"It's not as physically punishing to do higher boat speeds," he said. "It hurts on a Volvo 70 to go 30 knots, where in training here we were going 30 knots no problem. It's still insanely physical but you're not underwater while you're doing it, you're just getting smashed by water. It's a different kind of sailing."
For helmsman Jimmy Spithill, it's great to add the youth and energy to the team. They have focused on quickly integrating Kirby into the program to get him up to speed.
"Rome has slotted in seamlessly," said Spithill. "It's exciting to have him – he's young yet incredibly experienced, he's strong, he's fit; he ticks all of the boxes. When he came to join us, he had just finished the Volvo, so he was obviously exhausted. But we were impressed at how he jumped in. And, he fits right in with all of the guys."
Kirby has been trimming during training onboard the AC45s, and he is embracing the daily schedule. From gym sessions to meetings, boat maintenance to testing, it's all a welcome routine that he's grateful to be part of.
"It's nice getting off the boat, having a warm shower at the base, eating real food not freeze-dried, and you get to go home every night," Kirby said. "It's just a blast. These boats are a ton of fun and this is a team of really good guys."


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- No fillers or excipients (e.g. inulin, cellulose, maltodextrin, FOS)
- No strains that are reported to cause reactions (e.g. streptococcus thermophilus, etc)
- No strains that contribute to d-lactic acidosis (e.g. l-acidohpilus, etc)
- No unnecessary ingredients (e.g. magnesium stearate, silica, titanium dioxide)
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GUTPro™ Custom Probiotic Powder
GUTPro™ Powder: Each bottle contains: 30 grams. Serving Size: 1/32 tsp, which provides 25+ Billion CFUs. Servings per Bottle: 230 servings. Ingredients: Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus salivarius, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium lactis.
Other Ingredients: None.
GAPS Stories:
Personal Accounts of Improvement and Recovery Through the GAPS Nutritional Protocol [Paperback]
NEW BOOK! This is a collection of over 50 stories of people who overcame real health problems by using the GAPS Nutritional Protocol. Please use these stories as case studies – to study how to progress through your personal healing, and how to deal with problems that you may have to face along the way. This is a great motivational book for everyone who has considered using the GAPS Diet to improve their health. A small sampling of health issues that people overcame by using GAPS that are covered in the book: addictions, ADHD, alcohol abuse, allergies, anemia, anorexia, anxiety, arthritis, asthma, autism, autoimmune problems, candida, colitis, constipation, crohn's disease, cystitis, dental problems, depression, digestive disorders, dyslexia, ear infections, eczema, epilepsy, food intolerances, FPIES (Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome), GERD (Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease), hay fever, hair loss, headaches, hyperactivity, heart problems, IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome), infertility, Kawasaki disease, Lupus, menopause, menstrual problems, migraines, narcolepsy, OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder), PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Disorder Associated with Streptococcal infections), panic attacks, PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified), PMS (Pre-Menstrual Syndrome), psoriasis, reflux, rosacea, schizophrenia, seizures, sinusitis, sleep apnea, sleeping problems, tantrums, thyroid problems, tics, ulcerative colitis, urinary problems, vomiting, yeast infections. Paperback: 260 pages ISBN-10: 0954852052 ISBN-13: 978-0954852054
Cooking With GAPS 2-DVD Set
Have you struggled with implementing the GAPS Diet? Do you want to learn how to prepare meals for the GAPS intro diet? Buy the "Cooking with GAPS" 2 DVD set today! Only $34.95 for the complete DVD set! This is the Official GAPS™ DVD set produced to compliment the book Gut and Psychology Syndrome by Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride. Caroline Barringer and Kris Gustafson show you how to prepare delicious GAPS meals, all the way from the GAPS Intro to the Full GAPS Diet.
GUTPro™ Capsules
Looking for a probiotic with no Prebiotic (inulin, maltodextrin, FOS) and is NOT cultured on dairy or soy? GUTPro™ is the only 8-strain probiotic on the market that is manufactured without the following ingredients: Dairy, Soy, Corn.
Other probiotics make the claim that they are "dairy-free" and/or "soy-free", but most probiotics are cultured on dairy and on soy, and then they filter the offending substances out during the final stage of manufacturing. GUTPro™ custom probiotic formula also eliminates the many of the specific strains that people react negatively to, including: L. acidophilus, Streptococcus thermophilus, and others.
When temperatures are above 80 degrees, we recommend shipping with an ice pack.
GUTPro™ Capsules: Each bottle contains: 120 Capsules, 5 Billion CFUs per capsule
Learn more information about GUTPro custom probiotic
Ingredients: Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus gasseri, Lactobacillus salivarius, Bifidobacterium bifidum, Bifidobacterium infantis, Bifidobacterium longum, Bifidobacterium breve, Bifidobacterium lactis. Other Ingredients: Cellulose, Vegetarian Capsule (hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, water), and L-leucine.
GUTPro™ Capsules: $49.95 per bottle.
$5.00 Ice Pack
GUTPro™ probiotic bacteria are freeze-dried, which makes them relatively shelf-stable at room temperatures. To minimize any potency loss during shipping, we recommend shipping the product with an ice pack. During the winter months, ice packs are not required. Our recommendation is that an ice pack be purchased if the high temperatures in the shipping route exceed 80 degrees. We ship from Ann Arbor, MI.
GAPS Diet DVD
Watch Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride in the comfort of your own home. This GAPS Diet DVD captures Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride's 90 minute lecture at Wise Traditions Michigan. Hear first hand about the link between learning disabilities and the food that we eat. More information on the GAPS Diet DVD. Retail Price: $24.95
Yeastbiotic™ contains Saccharomyces boulardii, a non-pathogenic, transient yeast long-used for diarrhea or dysentery. It is a hardy, acid-resistant, temperature tolerant microorganism that is not affected byanti-bacterial agents. Broad antimicrobial activities against C. dificile, toxigenic E. coli, Candida, and other gastrointestinal pathogens. Augments colon bifidobacteria populations and increases butyrate concentrations. Enhances brush border enzyme activities and improves gut barrier function.
Yeastbiotic™ is naturally resistant to all antibacterial antibiotics and can be taken along with antibacterial antibiotics without adversely affecting its potency and efficacy. Yeastbiotic™ is SCD Compliant.
Suggested Use: As a dietary supplement take one capsule twice daily with meals or as directed by a physician. 60 vegetarian capsules: $34.95
$5.00 Ice Pack
Yeastbiotic™ probiotic yeast are freeze-dried, which makes them relatively shelf-stable at room temperatures. To minimize any potency loss during shipping, we recommend shipping the product with an ice pack. During the winter months, ice packs are not required. Our recommendation is that an ice pack be purchased if the high temperatures in the shipping route exceed 80 degrees. We ship from Ann Arbor, MI.
Ratfish Oil
Rosita Ratfish Liver Oil is a true primitive "whole food" which has been handcrafted from the finest-quality livers and extracted using AGE-OLD Principles. ABSOLUTELY NO Heat, Chemicals, Steam, and Mechanical Pressure are EVER used during production, and we really do mean EVER! It is raw, pure & additive free. The oil maintains EXACTLY the same form and nutritional composition that nature gave it, without being altered in any way. It is simply the REAL OIL contained in FRESH Liver and in the form preferred by the old Scandinavian fishermen and Vikings. No other company on this PLANET is aware of our remarkably natural and ancient extraction technique. This oil is therefore rich in wild & raw nutrients, and was termed "Liquid Gold" by the Norwegian Vikings.
Suggested Use: We have recommended a dose of 2-5 drops per day. 10 drops of oil = 0.5 ml
Ratfish Liver Oil (10ml Bottle): $55.00
Ratfish Liver Oil (50ml Bottle): $187.50
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Many children with tracheostomies have difficulty speaking. Sign language can help babies and children communicate with their families. There are many places families can turn to for help learning and teaching sign language.
Families can review several of these books, videos and CDs for no charge in the Little Rock Family Resource Room in the Children's Seashore House at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Early Communication Skills for Children with Down Syndrome: A Guide for Parents and Professionals. This book describes the communication delays that are common in children with Down Syndrome. It offers parents and care givers information about what to expect in the development of a child with Down Syndrome, as well as techniques for managing communication delays.
Signs For Me: Basic Sign Vocabulary for Children. This is an excellent book for preschool and elementary school children to learn American Sign Language and written English. It includes more than 300 essential signs, their English equivalents, and a picture "translation." Signs For Me introduces signs for common household items, animals, family, verbs, emotions, safety and other concepts.
Where is Baby? A Lift the Flap Sign Language Book. This fun, interactive book is written to teach basic American Sign Language to children ages 1 to 4. The book features 12 basic questions in ASL with their English translations.
ASL Dictionary (on CD-ROM). Contains approximately 1,850 ASL signs linked with 3,500 English synonyms. It requires no installation and will run on either PC or MAC computers that have 64+ MB RAM and are capable of playing MPEG-1 files.
ASL Video Dictionary and Inflection Guide (on CD-ROM). Shows ASL signs for English words, and shows these signs within ASL sentences, showing how the signs can change depending on the ASL sentence. English translations of ASL sentences are provided.
Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP). This free service provides open-captioned videotapes of educational videos for children and adults of all ages, life-long learning topics, general interest/information topics, classic movies, videos in sign language and captions and videos captioned in Spanish. Hundreds of open-captioned videos are now available for viewing on the DCMP website. Registered users can click on a title and watch the entire video online. Voice: 800-237-6213, TTY: 800-237-6819
Look Who's Signing, Part 1 A-J. This interactive DVD is excellent for infants, toddlers and young children. It includes 26 basic signs in American Sign Language, the alphabet, classical music and much more. The video offers parents, caregivers and even teachers a tool for not only communicating with their children but also educating them and having fun all at the same time.
Look Who's Signing, Part 2 K - Z. This DVD picks up right where Part 1 left off and continues to teach your child the wonderful art of signing by introducing him or her to new vocabulary from the second half of the alphabet.
Signing Time. This company provides a wealth of DVDs, information, newsletters, blogs, coloring sheets and chore charts to support families who want to learn American Sign Language and teach it to their deaf or hard-of-hearing babies, preschoolers and school-age children. This material is developed for use with children with and without hearing loss.
Sign Me a Story: Sign Language for Everyone. Linda Bove of Sesame Street narrates children's stories including, Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Sign Songs: Fun Songs to Sign and Sing. Children's songs are signed in American Sign Language.
We Sign Babies & Toddlers. This two-tape set is a great resource for teaching sign language to young children. The first tape includes an introduction to sign language and more than 30 of the most commonly used words. The second tape provides over 200 words for expanding a child's signing vocabulary.
We Sign Play Time Video. Join a group of moms and children as they sing, sign, laugh, move and play-along to such great songs as: Wheels On The Bus, This Is The Way, One Little Kitty, Stop Look & Listen and many more.
The following community colleges have offered classes in American Sign Language in the past:
The following organizations periodically provide sign language classes, and will arrange for home-based or business-based tutoring/mentoring or training:
Sign Out Loud
Glenside and Doylestown, PA
American Sign Language (ASL) instruction for enhancing family communication and language development for parents, babies and kids ages 4 months to 4 years and beyond. To register, call (215) 572-5139.
Baby Signs Program
Classes, products for babies with normal hearing or with hearing loss and their parents. The Baby Signs Program teaches babies to use simple, easy-to-do gestures for communicating with their parents and caregivers. These gestures or "signs" represent an item or concept, like "cat," "eat," or "all gone." Using signs gives babies a way to "talk" with their parents, before they can talk.
Center for Community and Professional Services, PA School for the Deaf
Philadelphia, PA
Voice/TTY: (215) 754-4770
Fax: (215) 754-4792
Deaf Hearing Communication Center
Swarthmore, PA
Voice/TTY: (610) 604-0450
Fax: (610) 604-0456
PAHrtners Deaf Services
Glenside, PA
Voice: (215) 884-9770 (ask for Linda Claypool)
Fax: (215) 884-9774
Email Linda at firstname.lastname@example.com
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Service Center of Lancaster County
Lancaster, PA
Voice/TTY: (717) 291-1839
Fax: (717) 291-1830
Berks Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
Reading, PA
Voice/TTY: (610) 374-7300
Fax: (610) 374-0379
Erin Wiggins
Harleysville, PA
Email Erin at firstname.lastname@example.com
Rebecca and Meghan Rainone
Voorhees, NJ
Email Rebecca and Meghan at email@example.com
Voice: (856) 383-8398
Diana Meade
Manasquan, NJ
Email Diana at email@example.com or email@example.com
Text: (732) 604-1025
Voice: (848) 333-7014 (connects to an interpreter who calls Diana)


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What is water aerobics?
Water or aqua aerobics is a type of exercise performed in waist- or chest-deep water. It is designed to promote physical fitness and muscle training while minimizing the impact of the exertion on the joints and muscles.
What advantages do water aerobics offer?
Water resistance and buoyancy make water aerobics different from other types of land-based exercises. Although the water keeps the body light, natural resistance creates 'drag', encouraging you to work your muscles harder. And when muscles work hard, the results show.
What is the appropriate attire for water aerobics?
Wear the appropriate swimsuit for comfort and ease of movement. Go for athletic swimwear such as the long torso athletic swimsuit, racerback swimsuit or cross-back swimsuit. For better flexibility, use synthetic fiber such as polyester swimwear. If you will be performing exercises in a pool, use chlorine-resistant swimwear. These work best in treated water.
Do you need special equipment to do water aerobics?
The great thing about water aerobics is that exercises can be performed with or without equipment. All you need is waist- or chest-deep water, room to move and appropriate water aerobics swimwear. For added resistance and ease of movement, you could also use weights, float belts and flippers.
What are the types of classes available in water aerobics?
If you're looking for variety, you can do water stepping or water boxing. Switch from one type of exercise to another with ease or combine favorite moves to burn more calories.


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In honor of Earth Day on April 22, Snapping Shoals EMC is raising awareness about the importance of nourishing a clean, sustainable environment by providing area elementary schools with trees for planting. Snapping Shoals EMC received its trees from Green Power EMC, a partnership of electric membership corporations in Georgia formed to facilitate the procurement of renewable energy sources for its members.Planting trees encompasses the spirit of Earth Day, as it is a day for actions that enhance the environment and trees naturally help improve air quality, conserve water and save energy, according to the EMC. Green Power EMC utilizes "green" resources such as biomass, solar, wind and water to generate electricity. The nonprofit corporation was the first in Georgia to invite EMC consumers to choose how some of their electricity is produced. Since its inception, Green Power EMC has generated over 141,094,091 kilowatt-hours of green energy, providing the same environmental benefits as taking 140,017 cars off Georgia's roads or planting 199,524 acres in trees. For more information on Green Power EMC, visit www.greenpoweremc.org. While Earth Day is a time to act by turning off a light, joining a carpool, cleaning a park or planting a tree, caring for the environment is a year-round responsibility, according to the EMC. Snapping Shoals EMC offers a range of conservation advice at www.ssemc.com.
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Once upon a time, when you wanted to buy a mobile phone you did just that – it was a phone you could carry around and nothing else. Then, as technology moved on, we got the choice of flip phones, sliders and candybars, before being tempted by phones with QWERTY keyboards and smartphones, which could do almost everything your laptop could do. Now, since the launch of the Google Nexus One, we have a new category to consider, the superphone.
Does they leap tall buildings in a single bound? Or accelerate to 60mph in under 4 seconds? No, but in the world of mobile phones, they do the equivalent. Here, we're talking about the HTC Desire, the second official superphone on the market, after the aforementioned Nexus One. As you may know, the Nexus One was also built by HTC and the Desire is essentially their version of the phone without the Google branding.
Initially known as the Bravo and the Passion, the HTC Desire was launched at Mobile World Congress and instantly become one of the hits of the show. If you're one of the many who are excited about this new phone, then enjoy out in-depth overview, which should keep you going until its release!
Understanding Why the HTC Desire is Super
Hidden deep inside the case is the Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The QSD8250 is also found inside the Nexus One and incorporates a 1GHz processor, a 3G radio and GPS radio on the same platform, which results in a low-power, small size chipset ideal for the latest, and most powerful mobile phones. There is 512MB ROM and 576MB of RAM to keep everything super-smooth too.
The Desire's operating system is Google Android and is the latest v2.1 build. This revision brings new features such as live wallpapers, Bluetooth v2.1, the latest version of Google Maps, changes to the user interface, Microsoft Exchange support and several other hardware specific tweaks to Android.
For such a powerful device, the HTC Desire is surprisingly compact at 119mm long, 60mm wide and just 11.9mm deep. The size of the chassis has enabled the fitment of a stunning AMOLED touchscreen measuring 3.7″. This capacitive screen has a WVGA resolution, or 480×800 pixels and is ready for multi-touch use, so you can use your thumb and forefinger to pinch the screen to zoom in. It's not a lightweight though, at 135 grams.
We've already told you that it's Android keeping the Desire up and running, but as this is an HTC phone, we have HTC Sense making it just that little more usable and a lot more attractive! Also unveiled alongside the Desire at MWC, this latest version has several performance upgrades along with some great new features, including Friend Stream, an program which collects all your social networking updates into one handy stream, and Leap, which offers an expanded overview of all your homescreens. Leap makes use of the pinch-to-zoom function for your screen selection.
Along the bottom of the front panel, there is a collection of hardware buttons, where the Nexus One has touch-sensitive keys, for Home, Menu, Back, Search and a central optical trackpad.
What Else Can it Do?
- 5 megapixel camera While HTCs of old had disappointing cameras without any features, this has changed with recent models, and the Desire is no exception. The widescreen 5 megapixel lens is accompanied by autofocus and a flash, plus software for face detection and geo-tagging. Finally, the camera can shoot video at 30fps and a resolution of 720×480.
- GPS To enable the geo-tagging via the camera, the Desire must come with GPS. Of course, this being an Android phone, Google Maps comes pre-installed and there is a digital compass to further enhance navigation and enable use of downloadable augmented reality apps. HTC Footprints is also installed, which is like an enhanced version of geo-tagging where you can add audio and text notes to be stored alongside a photo.
- Connectivity The HTC Desire is a 3G mobile phone with support for both HSDPA, to 7.2Mbps, and HSUPA to 2Mbps. If 3G isn't an option there is also GPRS and EDGE, plus of course, the Desire has Wi-Fi, A2DP Bluetooth v2.1 and USB tethering too.
- Social Networking Again, as the Desire is an Android phone, you'll find widgets for Picasa and YouTube, plus Facebook, Flickr and several others. For Twitter users, the HTC Peep application makes an appearance and all the above are organised into one place thanks to Friend Stream, part of the latest version of HTC Sense.
- Other Widgets There are a variety of standard widgets with which you can fill up to seven homescreens. These include a photo frame, a Twitter feed, a weather app, a clock, your Friend Stream, SMS and the latest news.
- Sensors. The Desire is complimented by a G-sensor, a proximity sensor and an ambient light sensor. These enable helpful features such as the phone decreasing its ring volume when you pick it up, adjusting the backlight to compensate for natural light conditions and muting an incoming call when you turn the handset face-down. An accelerometer handles auto-rotation of the screen.
- MicroSD Card A MicroSD card slot can be found behind the battery cover and can accept cards up to 32GB in size.
- Multimedia You may as well make use of that massive screen! Supported video files include WMV, 3GP and MP4, while the audio side is happy with MP3, WMA, AAC, OGG and several others. The Desire has an FM radio and Dolby Mobile too.
- Internet Browsing and Email The standard browser is very fast and has clever text-resizing software when you zoom into a webpage, so as much of the text is kept readable on the screen. Flash is installed too. With Android 2.1, Exchange support is added to the Gmail and POP3 email account system.
- Application Store Using an Android phone gives you access to Android Market, where there is a massive range of free and paid-for applications for you to download on your phone.
Any Downsides?
- Size Is the HTC Desire pocket friendly? We're not sure, but it does depend on the size of your pockets we suppose!
- No Dual-Mics The Google Nexus One has dual microphones for noise cancellation, but this has been dropped from the Desire. While it's not a deal-breaker, the system does tend to work really well.
- AMOLED It's utterly gorgeous indoors or out of direct sunlight, but on a very bright day, you may struggle to make out the screen as well as you may want.
So is the HTC Desire a superphone? Well, as the term 'superphone' hasn't really been defined it's difficult to say. However, if we take it to mean is the phone on the cutting edge, packed with the fastest processor available, every top-end gadget including 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS, a compass, a massive AMOLED screen and super stylish looks, then yes, we think the Desire fully qualifies as a superphone!


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Isobel is a sleek new core swimwear collection, available from D-K cup. All styles are made from Black Xtra Life Lycra fibre, to help degradation from perspiration, chlorine and oils.Colour: Black. 81% polyamide, 19% Lycra elastane. Hand wash only.
Panache Cleo Betty Halter Swimsuit
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2 reviewsColour: Pink Spot. 88% polyamide, 12% elastane. Machine washable.
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Panache Savannah Padded Bandeau Swimsuit
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Panache Savannah Bandeau Swimsuit
Swim in style with this bandeau swimsuit by Panache.
Sleek your holiday wardrobe with the chic elegance of this swimming costume. In classic black with a contrast panel to highlight your waist, this swim wear is the perfect pick for your romantic holiday in the sun. The padded bandeau style top is a stylish touch that creates the perfect shape.
Wear your swimsuit with retro shades and a golden tan for an ultra glam poolside outfit.
To keep me looking my best, please hand wash my only.
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- Swimsuit by Panache
- Contrast print panel
- Padded bandeau style top


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Philips Sonicare Airfloss Nozzle Relacement (3 Pack)
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- Next day delivery available
These Air Floss nozzle replacements are designed for the Philips Air Floss and are ideal for keeping your teeth plaque free.
Philips recommends you change the nozzle of your Philips Air Floss every 6 months and with this pack of 3 you can keep it clean and germ free so it can do the job of removing bacteria and stains from inbetween your teeth.
The Philips Air Floss (available separately – see item number 3KL4T) allows you to clean areas that standard flossing just can't reach and these angled nozzles give you the best possible result for a sparkling smile.
Useful info:
- Pack of 3 nozzles
- Designed for the Philips Air Floss
- Air Floss nozzle replacement


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