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Former MLB MVP Vladimir Guerrero has been arrested in the Dominican Republic after allegedly attacking a police officer during a brawl inside a nightclub ... allegations the baseball player strongly denies.
According to local authorities, Guerrero surrendered to police this morning ... following a massive fight at a nightclub in which Vlad "physically attacked" a cop named Renato Pena Rojas.
Guerrero denies the allegations ... and has released a statement saying, "At no time did I attack anyone, nor was I fleeing. I presented myself at the jail last night after the complaint from the disco, and this morning first thing I went to the police that are handling the case."
37-year-old Guerrero -- who's from the D.R. -- is currently unemployed. He last played with the Baltimore Orioles in 2011.
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No one is above the law," the official said. "Guerrero and the others will be charged for the incident which left one injured. Nightclub Brawl: Vladimir Guerrero Arrested http://usspost.com/nightclub-brawl-vladimir-guerrero-arrested-73561/
He's in the D.R. now. Who gives a flying f*** what he does??
I truly wish MLB would stop getting so many of their players from the DR...whats wrong with developing good old USA born minority players? Too much money and baseball youth factories have been poured into that Island---and far too many of the players coming from there are cheaters, ungrateful, and make fun of our Country--nary a one of them becomes a resident here and they send most of their money home, and too many still cant speak our language fluently...its all disrespectful. I say get our own players from this Country, or if you must get players from Latin America--concentrate on Cubans--they'd at least appreciate the opportunity and return the respect.
If Guerrero is so innocent whats he even doing in a night club that would draw the type that would break into an all out brawl and strike policemen? Vlad's just another in a long list of disgraces from that place. And please, no more DR flags in our faces at All Star games...Sammy Sosa is now an Ambassador of Business for that Country--that shows you how their government thinks.
How can he be unemployed? He's like one of the best players not so long ago.
The police officer wich allegaly wa attacked wa drunk
Not breaking news, read it yesterday on Canadian site.
The charges were dropped this morning because the police officer was drunk at the time of incident this according to Dominican news.
And to the guy that says that why MLB is importing so many player from D.R. it's because they are superior ball players it show how much you know about baseball..
I haven't used the word "disco" since the 70's. Lol!
he is allready clear of any wrong doing... check againg ...please.
the police officer who stop him was drunk...thanks again... i correct the info
To the very ignorant and bigot person that is hating on Dominican players, why dont you get off your b*tt and show them how good YOU can play baseball. Also, that police officer was trying to create a situation in order to extort Vladimir, he has been a role model and has given a lot back to the community, and he was at that night club because his family owns the place, and even if they didnt, isnt he allow to have a good time at a public place like anybody else? Also, since it is SOO bad that Dominicans abroad send money back to their families, I can only wish you never find yourself in need of help or support from your family. It's because of people like you that the WORLD hates Americans. (North American's that is).
Vladimir Guerrero received an apology this morning from the Police in Dominican Republic for wrongfully accusing him. WHERE IS THAT BREAKING NEWS!!!!!
Say what you want. money talks. They are all over paid ganster types, just look at their Tatoo's. Gang all the way..
Domincian police official issued an apology. He was worngly accused and the police officer he "attacked" was proven to be intoxicated at the time. Why not publish a follow up???


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Hey guys! I'm a new guy here and this is my first post. I've been trying to study digital painting for the past years and couldn't seem to work on it consistently. So I decided to sign up on here so I could track my work and have audiences and critiques as well.
Here's my first WIP, El o El the Mexican Comedian:
One quick glance and anyone could see the irony in El o El's career.
He rarely smiles,never laughed, yet he is a standup comedian.
El o El settled on this career not by his choice,but because it is dictated by his family's long line of comedic actors and his own long line of credit with his neighbors.
As such, he has an extremely distorted view of things. In his mind, he perceives himself as someone extremely muscular,handsome and lathered with baby oil. Maybe this self appointed adonis complex is the reason he hates his job, thinking he is too manly to make people laugh.
He hates every minute on stage.
Sadly, the audience does too.
For now I am working on values and trying to have that painterly feel on it. I seem to have a hard time rendering the clothes' folds, it always ends up looking odd. Another problem I see is the rendering of the stains, I don't have enough experience yet about doing those so this is a big jump for me.
Comments and suggestions are really appreciated. Thanks for stopping by!
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A spotlight will create a very high contrast between light and shadow.
You need to increase the contrast.
If you struggle with folds, stains, lighting situations, clothing, props etc. look for reference. If you can understand why something looks the way it does, you will learn a lot.
I think that even more than increasing the contrast, you need to figure out how the light will fall across his body. I did a paint-over to show how you can define his shape using the spotlight.
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Thanks Zelda geek, I needed to be reminded that references are important in painting, especially in lighting.
Increase in contrast it is!
Keith_v-WOW! Man what you did was awesome! Especially for defining the shadows that has been casted from his hat, I totally overlooked that one and the reflections on the floor. Honestly, thanks a bunch man, what you did was really helpful. I'll study what you did and will be back with an update.
Kieth's tips and paintover is really good. I must agree with what he and Zelda said.
Regardless, the concept of El o El is very cool and I can't wait to see the piece progress.
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Bahahahaha I love the backstory. Brilliant! huhuhu
Well, everyone's mentioned what I had in mind. Keith with the reference in the lighting, awesome.
For pre-lighting and quick studies or referencing, he's pretty much an egg shape.
So I would just flash light an egg and see how the lighting and shadows go.
The quickest way would be 3D for lighting setups. Sketchup is ... ?free? I'm not sure.
But I personally use lightwave and light up basic shapes, just to give me a better idea of where the refractions/lighting/shadows are.
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For whatever reason, I see an apple core at the bottom left corner of this piece.
For a secondary attraction? I suppose. (or it's just my taste)
Nice backstory.
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Hi guys! Just an update on what's been done so far:
I've increased the contrast just as many of you suggested, it worked wonders! I also tightened up the form of El o El and it's been going pretty well so far. Next time I get the time, I'll work on the background, but all in all, I'm really happy how this is turning out.
Thank you all for your suggestions, if you still have any comments, let me know!
oimooki-the lump on the screen right of the picture is a pie, since people are throwing stuff at him. He is that bad at comedy haha. Thanks for dropping by!
And it is done! What dya guys think?
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Nice cookie for family meals and snacks. Ridiculously easy to make, too--No mixer needed! I made 1/2 the recipe but doubled the spices and am glad I did. Might have been bland otherwise. Might add chopped pecans next time. I had to cook an extra three minutes, and the center is very soft when they come out, but crisps as they cool. Just noticed that this is a vegan cooky and great for people who have egg or dairy allergies.
Cinnamon-Spiced Date Cookies
While dates come in many different forms in the market, we suggest using the boxed variety that's prechopped and lightly coated with sugar. It makes quick work of these cookies--and the sugar adds just the right amount of sweetness.
Yield: 3 dozen (serving size: 1 cookie)
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Amount per serving
- Calories: 96
- Calories from fat: 30%
- Fat: 3.2g
- Saturated fat: 0.6g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.9g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.5g
- Protein: 1.1g
- Carbohydrate: 16.5g
- Fiber: 0.9g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 0.4mg
- Sodium: 64mg
- Calcium: 11mg
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole-wheat flour
- 3/4 cup chopped pitted dates
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 1/4 cups sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Cooking spray
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine flours and next 6 ingredients (flours through cinnamon) in a large bowl; make a well in the center of mixture. Combine 1 cup sugar, oil, applesauce, water, and vanilla in a bowl; add to flour mixture, stirring just until moist. Cover and chill 1 hour or until firm.
- Shape dough into 36 balls, and roll the balls in 1/4 cup sugar. Place the balls 2 inches apart on baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 15 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool 1 minute on pans. Remove from pans, and cool on a wire rack.
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The Value and Cost of Restaurant Calorie Labels: Results from a Field Experiment
AbstractUsing field experiment data, we estimate a structural model of consumer demand to determine the value of information for restaurant menu labels. Our experimental design allows us to compare the effectiveness of calorie labels to a "fat tax" at reducing caloric intake. Results show numeric labels did not influence demand, but symbolic traffic light labels reduced the marginal utility of caloric intake. Our model projects both labels would reduce intake more than high-calorie taxes or low-calorie subsidies. Ultimately, traffic light calorie labels led to the largest reduction in caloric intake but also one of the largest reductions in restaurant net returns.
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I've setup a test SSID with a 504 bit WPA passphrase, in the belief that (a) this is as strong as they get and (b) this makes it as difficult as possible to hack.
Are there any downsides to using such a high strength passphrase e.g. (and forgive my naivety) would it make the connection slower?
I'm checking ahead of deploying this in a wider environment.


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April 25, 2013 By: egzthunder1
Ever since the days of Windows Mobile, we have had features available on our devices that we pretty much have taken for granted. This includes things like applications for taking down notes, setting calendar events, alarms, and many others are things that we have lived with for many years. Because of this, not too many improvements are done to said features as they essentially do everything we expect of them—and they do it well. We have some developers out there who apparently can take these 100% working, reliable concepts and squeeze an extra 5-10% more out of them, making them effectively even better than the original tools. In this particular case, the concept in question is ensuring that you can use your devices when you wake up the following morning.
XDA Forum Member shadrmg has developed an application called AC Socket. The concept of this app is quite simple: It is a reminder to charge your device every night. Stock Android (well, not just Android but pretty much any device out there with a battery) will normally start complaining about lack of juice somewhere around the 10-20% battery charge remaining mark. While this app does not actually mess with that, it provides the device with a dedicated app to ensure that you remember to plug in your phone at a specific time, regardless of the charge level present in your phone. While you could potentially accomplish the same by setting up an alarm on your phone, this app also goes a step further and provides you with an average for your daily battery usage. The app also gives the user the opportunity to either disable this notification for a single day or completely.
Again, while this may not be the most novel concept out there, it takes an existing one and adds a bit more functionality. After all, lets face it. How many times have you gone to sleep after a stressful day only to find out that your phone died halfway through the night because you forgot to plug it in? Please take this for a spin and provide any feedback you may have to the dev.
AC Socket is an easy tool to help You not to forget dock-in Your smartphone at night every evening to have fully charged battery each morning.
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April 23, 2013 By: egzthunder1
Not too long ago, XDA Forum Member taomorpheus released a rather interesting alternative to the current official Facebook app called Fast. The app is essentially a replacement for the original, bringing to the table a far simpler, less bloated, and much lighter client for the the infamous social media site. As good as it is, there is always room for improvement. Since the dev knew this to be the case, he kept on cranking ideas to make the experience of Fast even faster. The result after some months worth of testing, one can now use the app without going into the app thanks to widgets. With that in mind, he embarked on a journey to add as much FB functionality to the home screen launcher as humanly possible. However, this had to be done without compromising the lightness of Fast, which is (after all) what sets it apart from its official counterpart
Fast Home Widgets, much as its name suggests, is a set of widgets (10 to be precise) to do virtually everything you normally do on Facebook, but without actually opening the FB app. As mentioned earlier, the beauty of this pack is that it allows you to do something different with each widget, so you could essentially arrange them and use just the ones with the services that you normally use. For instance, lets just say that the only two things you do on Facebook are update your status and upload pics, but you are not interested in anything else like group chats, instant messaging, or even the news feed. You now have individual widgets dedicated to these two things alone, without having to have extra options that you do not use, effectively reducing the clutter and making the entire experience a more simplified one.
As a quick note, the dev has stated that these are in private beta testing at the moment. If you would like to participate as a tester, to please send him a pm. There is no mention of limit for the beta testing program, so this can only mean that the dev is doing it to have a better pulse on the feedback for the widgets. They will be released in two batches: The first few will be available for testing in the next day or so and the last few towards the end of next month. As it is the case for everything on XDA, please do not ask for ETAs. If you get on the beta list, please provide any and all feedback for the dev. After all, that is exactly what you are signing up for.
It's a set of 10 widgets (android 4.0+) created in order to do the basic stuff on Facebook.
The first release will come with 5-6 widgets. I have planned to release the other 4-5 widgets by the end of May.
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April 14, 2013 By: egzthunder1
One of the key advancements in the mobile industry is the fact that people want to break away from the chains of a desktop (and even laptop) computer. Not having to carry 5-7 lbs of tech on your back is always an interesting point to consider when deciding what you want to get for work/play. However, since our devices are not (yet) fully capable of replacing our computers, the best thing we can do is try to utilize what we have and make ourselves as comfortable as humanly possible. After all, even if it is a pain, being able to use your PC from a distance with wireless devices is not nearly as bad or cumbersome when you are sitting in your most comfortable couch. The only issue with this is that you need to spend money on wireless devices (such as keyboard and mice) to do what you normally do on a PC, and these are not always cheap. If you are reading this article and are on XDA, you more than likely have a wireless-enabled mobile device. Why spend more money when you have something perfectly capable of accomplishing said task?
XDA Forum Member monect released his own version of a wireless interface to control a PC, effectively turning your phone/tablet/phablet into a keyboard/mouse/joystick/keypad all-in-one combo. Monect uses WiFi or Bluetooth to connect to your computer via a sever application that needs to be installed in the target computer. Once that is installed, the device can act like a wireless mouse or a keyboard, just like most other apps of its kind. What truly sets this one apart from the others is the fact that it can also be used as a controller for different types of games such as racing, FPS, RPG, and more. Each type of game has its own different set up with familiar layout for those who are used to having different kinds of controllers for each game style. And it is not just the layout, the app makes full use of the on board sensors to provide the user the ultimate experience when playing (accelerometer, G-sensor, gyro, etc). For instance, FPS mode enables the gyroscope sensor, allowing you to aim at your target, while Race mode uses the G-sensor to enable steering. And these are just a few perks in this loaded all-in-one goodness of a control app.
The app is freely available in the Play store and has no special requirements such as root (other than the installation of the server side app on your computer, that is). The only thing that the dev is looking for at this point is feedback regarding bugs and suggestions on how to improve it. Please take it for a spin and share your experience with the dev.
Monect is a free app that allows you to control the PC over wi-fi or bluetooth,
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April 14, 2013 By: egzthunder1
HotSpot functionality: the forbidden apple of mobile telecommunications. Being able to share your Internet connection with others or even with your own multiple devices is something that we did have always desired, particularly those who hate the idea of paying a "convenience/access fee" to a carrier. The feature/idea of tethering from our mobile devices is not new, and in fact has been around since well before the PDA Phone came to be. However, ever since its implementation, both manufacturers and carriers have been on a crusade to limit or flat out eliminate this functionality from our devices. Android comes with native wireless tethering capabilities, which again, are disabled, blocked, or removed from the OS for a wide variety of reasons. Well, if you fall under this category, XDA Elite Recognized Developer Chainfire can help you with his latest work.
HotSpot Control will allow you to use this functionality as long as it is present on the device (meaning, it was not removed from the OS). Normally, the native app can be disabled or hidden to favor other things such as carrier apps, which could prompt you to sign up for tethering monthly services. What's more, there are times when the functionality will be blocked regardless of whether you have a carrier or not. In this particular case (and what really prompted Chainfire to work on this app), the Samsung Galaxy Note 2 has a "feature" which disables the option to create a tethered connection to other devices if the SIM card is missing from the device. This app will allow you to activate and configure your hotspot regardless of whether you have a SIM card in there or not, or even if the native component is hidden from sight. Oh, and unlike other apps for tethering, root is not a requirement here.
Do keep in mind that this app was intended to allow the connection to be established between the devices. This app was not created as a means to bypass any software locks your carrier may have implemented to charge you for hotspot usage. There are various practical uses for this, so if you have something that requires a tethered connection to your device, now you can do it. As always, if you have any feedback or run into any bugs, please leave the information in the thread. Logs welcome.
THIS IS NOT DESIGNED TO BEAT YOUR CARRIER'S TETHERING PROTECTION – For some people it does (it depends on how that protection is implemented) but this is not what the app was made for. It's no use complaining that it doesn't do this for you.
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April 6, 2013 By: rstanford
Altering your home screen has been made simpler thanks to the work of XDA Forum Member Buzz Plan. Buzz Launcher, which is only available for phones with Android 4.0.1 or greater, allows users to quickly download, apply, and share home screens. The application also makes it possible to create your own home screen using features such as Multi-Wallpapers and My Icons.
The Buzz Custom Widget add-on gives users access to clock, date, and battery widgets to include in their own personalized home screens. If the stock look of the widgets doesn't leave you satisfied, you can modify them to look any way you want. Home screens that you create can easily be shared thanks to a one-touch upload feature.
Buzz Launcher also has other features such as:
■ MULTI-GRID: you can designate different grids for each screen (up to 12×12)
■ MANAGE FOLDERS: you can make folders in app drawers/Homescreen, modify folder image, and resize folders
■ MANAGE APPS: features for viewing most frequently used apps, recently installed apps, and hiding apps
■ MANAGE APP DRAWERS: Screen concept is applied to app drawers so you can manage apps by screens
■ GESTURE SUPPORT: Glide up, Glide down, Double tab and more.
■ Previewing is supported for various view settings.
If creating home screens is not your thing, there are more than 300 available to choose from—and they are all provided through Homepack Buzz Service. Installing a home screen only requires you to download the one that you want. Buzz Launcher automatically sets everything up once the download is complete. Linked apps can then be downloaded at your own leisure.
There are many useful and created home screens available for use with this application. Many of the changes that Buzz Launcher users have made are reminiscent of Rainmeter. So if you're in the market for a new launcher or simply just want to try something novel, more information can be found in the original thread.
March 28, 2013 By: egzthunder1
As our devices become more powerful, larger, and are filled with more and more software from the manufacturers (bloatware and some spyware); some things tend to take a hit that tend to make our experiences with our devices rather short lived. The battery is about the only thing in the entire technological salad that comprises our mobile devices that does not keep up with the rest. In this day and age, you will see similar sized batteries (in terms of capacity) to what you saw 2 years ago for far less power hungry devices. On top of that, as stated earlier, some software packages pre-installed do not help with your battery life either, which is why custom ROMs (particularly those of the AOSP variety) are a blessing as they are not loaded with the extra overhead. These extra apps are not only unnecessary, but many of them have a rather nasty side effect: They prevent your device from fully going to sleep when it has to.
Wakelocks have been around for quite some time (meaning they are nothing really new), and they are part of your overall Android experience. The wakelocks essentially will prevent certain apps from being totally killed by the device's native memory management, allowing you to enjoy a faster response when opening apps, preventing your device from sleeping while you are in the middle of something, and even allowing you to do things with the screen off. As one would expect, there is no free lunch and keeping your device's processor active has a toll on battery life. Determining what is responsible for these wakelocks is not always an easy or straight forward task because any given app could have more than 1 process keeping your device from sleeping. XDA Forum Member ahikmat has developed an app that allows you to determine which apps are causing the biggest wakelocks.
Wakelock Detector will group all processes causing wakelocks on a per app basis, which makes it easier to determine which ones are the biggest offenders. This is indeed a great tool for analysis of battery drain on devices suffering from constant power "bleeding." Please leave some feedback for the dev in case you have any suggestions or run into any bugs.
Ever wondered why your smartphone screen doesn't turn off automatically when it should have, the screen wakes up all of a sudden or you find your phone battery drained even when you exited apps and turned off the screen? This might be due to wakelock holding apps.
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March 8, 2013 By: egzthunder1
Not too long ago, we started covering how-to guides in the Epic 4G Touch section. These guides aimed to teach users and aspiring developers alike the ins and outs of messing with ROMs internals at the code level, as opposed to simply flashing zip files from recovery. The guides covered a few minor mods (features of TouchWiz ROMs on SGS3) that were mostly for eye candy and some functionality. However, the underlying point of them was not to make your phone prettier (this was the end result). The point was to try and get people to understand the process involved in coding and making tweaks is not as simple as some make it seem.
Taking on a very similar concept, we now jump to the Sony Xperia Arc where XDA Forum Member sandy7 brings us something rather similar. The dev has created a one stop shop thread for mods that can be enabled in the Xperia device. The first tutorial covers a mod that has been ported to virtually every brand of phone out there… music track skipping by using the volume rockers (long press). The dev goes on to discuss and talk about the different parts of code that must be added and modified in order to get this going on the Arc. The following one talks about modifications to the lock screen and the addition of the magnifying glass. Last but not least, the third post covers addition of settings to control things like CPU and panel settings. All these mods will require you to modify the android.policy.jar and whatever APK you are trying to mod, so make sure that you have the necessary tools available to decompile APKs and add the reuqired lines of code to them.
XDA Forum Member jader13254 has also contributed to the thread by adding a guide to make the mods compatible with the newer ICS base (.13). This means that if you know of something that could be included in this master thread, you should definitely drop by and add your share of knowledge to enlighten and motivate others. Lastly, leave your feedback and things you would change if you find easier methods to get to the same end result.
- android.policy.jar
- Notepad++
- winrar or 7zip
- and some patience.
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March 3, 2013 By: Samantha
Installing multiple essential mods on a device that's been constantly reflashed with a fresh new ROM can be cumbersome and tedious. You run the risk of finding yourself with the dreaded bootloop if you forgot one simple step in the installation process. On top of this, the whole process is extremely time consuming, on many occasions taking up hours of your time. To help alleviate this, XDA Recognized Contributor Pandemic presents ST Octane Settings for the Xperia P, U, Go and Sola.
ST Octane Settings is a collection of useful mods for the Xperia P, U, Go and Sola, all packaged into one simple and flashable zip file. The pack includes mods such as Jelly Bean switches, Quick panel, On Screen Buttons as well as settings to turn them on and off, CPU Control, and location-based WiFi. Installation is relatively straightforward, requiring the user to flash the provided zip file through ClockworkMod recovery, however Small Apps must be installed prior to the installation of ST Octane Settings. Pandemic also has a mod pack for the Xperia S and Ion under the same name, and Xperia Arc, Arc S and Neo called Xperia Go Settings offering similar modifications, all wrapped up and presented in the same, singular zip file.
If you're running stock Ice Cream Sandwich and you're interested, make sure to check out the original thread for the Xperia P, U, Go and Sola, here for the Xperia S and Ion, or here if you have the Arc and Arc S, or here if you have the Neo.
March 2, 2013 By: egzthunder1
Since the introduction of Ice Cream Sandwich, Android has been rather stringent on developers because of the whole Holo requirements set forth by Google. Essentially, ROMs are required to have this theme in the ROMs in order to be able to access the Play Store. Because of this and because a seamless aesthetic always looks better, many app developers have focused on trying to implement the Holo look on all their creations. The result is a myriad of launchers, themes, widgets, etc that tend to give those on AOSP (and variants) a nice and lightly themed device. The latest inclusion to the "Holo family" is a file browser and manager created by XDA Forum Member uncopt.
UNCOPT File Browser is, as its name clearly states, a file manager capable of doing what most file managers can do today and more. One of its biggest features is something that TotalCommander fans will certainly appreciate, which is a split panel view to easily move files from one directory to the next. Panels are independent of each other and can be resized, which is a handy feature for devices that lack a bit on the screen real estate department. The app also has a very nice way of handling compressed archives which makes it stand out a little more. The files, upon being opened, are not decompressed or extracted on temporary directories or even on memory, which is a great way of not hogging down resources on your device. This last bit is of particular use for lower end devices, which may not have as much available internal memory. Moreover, the app offers the ability to view and open nested archives.
Some other features include full keyboard navigation, automatic sync of MTP and MediaStore, and all the root level access goodness that you are used to having (navigate up to root, change permissions, mounting system storage as read or read/write, etc). The dev is looking for some feedback to make the app better. If you have any features that you think may be worth considering, please let the dev know by posting your feedback.
UNCOPT File Browser is the nicest and most innovative Holo styled file browser for Android with root capabilities.
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February 25, 2013 By: egzthunder1
For most people, this is an old tune, one to which they have danced before: the eternal promise of extending battery life, making your device smooth and silky as the time it was taken out of the box. We have had these programs such as task managers, app killers, RAM savers, and so on for a very long time. The truth of the matter is that Android is actually quite capable of handling apps in a very efficient manner, and more often than not, these are not normally needed. Also, the available RAM on most newer devices certainly makes them obsolete (for newer gen devices anyways). Furthermore, leaving programs in RAM (when available) prevents the need to relaunch them the next time you open them. However, when a new approach is tested, it is always worth looking into it, and that happens to be the case with Greenify by XDA Forum Member oasisfeng.
The app itself acts like a bit of a task killer, hunting down applications that may be active in memory but not being used. This app, however, uses a different method to kill an app. The method used here not only disables the apps, but it prevents it from coming back to life, which is the failing point of most app killers. There are other ways to achieve a similar result, such as using the freezing feature of Titanium Backup, which essentially completely disables the app temporarily. However, using this approach also disables your ability to use said app. Greenify uses a method known as am force-stop pkgname as opposed to the commonly used kill. The app hunts for alarms and active ServiceRecords, which act as restore points for the app being killed and gets rid of them. This way, the app is completely disabled without actually completely disabling the app.
The app requires root, but other than that, it has no special requirements. Please take it for a spin and make sure that you leave some feedback for the dev. Also, please leave your experience as well. Did it help? We would love to know.
No more envy of your friends' iPhone which never become slow and battery hungry after lots of apps installed. With Greenify, your Android device can also run almost as smooth and lasting as the first day you have it!
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February 19, 2013 By: egzthunder1
I have been a Sense fan for a very long time—ever since it was known as Manila, to be more precise. It offered all the eye candy that you could handle at the expense of not having much RAM left over, but as phones became more powerful, this became less of an issue as time went by. Among all the pretty weather animations, fancy clocks, and sliding homescreens, there was one feature that always captivated me: the picture frame. I am not entirely sure how or why. Maybe it was a mistake or an Eureka moment, but HTC got it right the first time around with this feature. Going from WM to Android, the Photo Widget was adapted into Sense and retained much of the same look and functionality that it had before. During the days of Sense 3.5, the widget was given an alternative look, and that pretty much completed what was missing: a grid preview that shows an array of pictures from your folder, all laced with a beautiful tile-style transition animation as you swipe your finger through it. On top of all this, the standard photo frame in Android is just plain bad.
The issue with this is that, much as it is the case with all Sense widgets, you need to have Sense to run it. Not everyone is a fan of Sense-based ROMs or even have access to a Sense device. And even with one of these on hand, the idea of running lighter ROMs such as AOSP-derived works pretty much makes this into choosing between your choice of OS versus your choice of home screen contents. Well, attempting to work towards a future where such choices need not be made, XDA Forum Member itandy decided to make a widget to bridge the gap between both worlds. While still a work in progress, the dev's Photo Frame/Grid Widget aims to bring most functionality of the infamous Sense widget while retaining your right to run AOSP, TW, or any kind of ROM you want to have on your device. You can choose from either design, and the grid sizes as well as spacing between pictures can be fully customized. On top of that, if you feel that you want to have separate widgets for separate albums, the app allows you to have multiple widgets, each with its own settings, which can be changed on the fly without having to scrap the widget every time.
As mentioned, the widget is still under development, but it is certainly a breath of fresh air over the stock Android widget. Please provide some feedback for the dev if you run into any bugs.
This is my first Android app. Basically I want to replicate the grid-style photo widget from HTC so it can be used by other phones or in AOSP ROM.
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February 6, 2013 By: jerdog
Let's face it: HTC is far from being the model of the open source development world. While they still have a large following, their recent earnings statements are an indication that their followers are no longer following them. Their deliberate snubs at the development community, and the users who depend on them, have ranged from complete lack of required GPLv2 kernel source code to locked bootloaders and then allowing a pseudo-unlock which prohibits the flashing of partitions. With a net profit of only $33mil in Q4 2012 (down almost 90% from Q4 2011) and sales down 7% in January 2013 compared to January 2012, it's obvious something needs to change. HTC's CEO Peter Chou seems to think that marketing is the way to solve their problems though. Living in a different dimension, anyone?
Typically we would say that providing OS updates to devices is a great step to keeping the user happy, but this is another area in which HTC continues to falter. They have routinely promised updates to their phones and then delayed them or just flat out said they aren't happening. Now, as luck would have it, the HTC Thunderbolt, a device launched in mid 2011, is finally getting the ICS update after being promised it would be released back in August of 2012. Verizon notified users a few days ago that an OTA update would be slowly rolling out to those still using this older device, with the software version upping the device to Android 4.04 (HTC Build 7.02.605.06710RD) and HTC Sense 3.6. What is interesting is Verizon has added a new application to the Thunderbolt, "Verizon Remote Diagnostics." If you look at the description for this application, it sure seems like HTC and Verizon haven't learned a thing from the CarrierIQ saga of late 2011.
New customer care solution to improve customer service experience. When a customer calls into Verizon Wireless customer care, this solution, with the customer's permission, allows support personnel to remotely view the user's device for device training, application demonstrations and troubleshooting.
There is currently a thread discussing the update, with development soon to follow once XDA's developers get their hands on it.
January 18, 2013 By: jerdog
As mobile devices have evolved, so have the tools for performing every day tasks. What used to require Microsoft Office on a standard computer can now be accomplished with various mobile applications that can create, edit, and view Office documents (because Microsoft still can't figure out how to mobilize their mammoth, memory-hungry, piece of… oh never mind). Further expanding the analogy, we used to use apps like Notepad to edit text files, and now we have a bevy of apps on the desktop that allow you to not only edit a text file, but also features color-coding for different programming languages.
Sure, we have a number of text editors on mobile, but many of them try to be all things to all people. Now we have a new text editor designed for Android 3.x and above. Wordpad – Minimal Text Editor by XDA Forum Member Gibbz1 lives up to its name, and takes the minimalistic approach to app design.
When you open the app for the first time, you are presented with the screen seen to the right.
There is not much more minimal than that. You get a nice blank screen, with a blinking cursor waiting for you to type or to open an existing file. One downside to the app is that it can only be used with text files on your SD card, and does not show up as an option for editing text files elsewhere on the device. That said, the developer is very responsive, and is looking to continue to add features. So visit the application thread and add your feedback.


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woke up at 3am. feel like tea and biscuits. no way to achieve said goal without waking up whole house. frustration.
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I had my breasts done 3 months ago. The right breat dropped after about 6 wks but the left breast has not dropped at all & appears 1/2 cup smaller than the right. The left nipple also points downward. My right is my dominent side which makes it even stranger. It only took 6 wks for my right to drop, is it unlikely the left will drop after all this time? FYI!!!!! In the one picture I am flexing my chest muscles, that explains the distortion)
I had my breasts done 3 months ago. The right...
I'm unsure if I would recommend my dr. I don't know if this was something that could have been prevented.
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I had the same problem as you. My doctor said to not expect my left implant to drop any further, since it's been 1 yr already. He said a revision is necessary. I go for revision in one month. He's only charging a minor fee (approx $500). Revisions sometimes need to be done. My doctor is a perfectionist. It's his reputation, and he wants his clients to be happy with the results.
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had my surgery last July 2009. I am having the same problems and I will go under surgery in two weeks to repair scar tissue and to have my nipples more even. I also will get a 25cc more on my smaller breast. Unfortunately everything would be out of my pocket. I must redo it because I can't stand my breast now:( Good luck to you.
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omg... I am experiencing the exact same thing. My right side is dominant and it dropped i believe within the first month and the left breast is higher nipple points downward and the upper pole of the breast is fuller because it hasn't dropped on the left side. I am wondering the same exact question. Will my left one drop. I had my BA on march 16th so its been about 2 months for me!
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I had my surgery may 2010 and my left breast settled within 3 weeks. Now 6 weeks post op and right breast will not drop and im assuming that its not going to. I am so devastated. Ive waited for so long to have this done and now more depressed then before. My doc is a pretty good doc and i pray hell correct the problem. In the meantime im absolutely miserable!!!
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Foundation for Democratic Process
"Power in the Service of the People"
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
PEG Net Conference on Employment strategies in the Developing World - How to create sufficient, productive and decent jobs
FODEP will be exhibiting at this year's PEG Net Conference on Employment strategies in the Developing World - How to create sufficient, productive and decent jobs organized by the Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis and Research (ZIPAR) at the New Government Complex in Lusaka, Zambia September 18-19, 2014 Conference tomorrow at Government Complex. Come and See what we have to offer
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Up Dates from the Mangango By-Elections
From our monitors in Mangango, Voting commence at 06:00 this morning. the overall situation: There are no signs intimidation or violence so far, voter turnout is avarage across polling stations. this Morning at 11:00 Chief Mwenemutondo of the Nkoya Speaking people cast his vote at Mutondo Primary School in Mangango constituency. This is an indication of the importance he has attached to the by-election and the democratic process of his country.Voter turnout in mangango is average as of 11:00 today 500 out 1832 voters had voted at Mangango primary school, 150 out of 682 voters had voted at Mutondo primary school in Mangango. We will keep you posted
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
PEACEFUL NOMINATIONS IN FIVE CONSTITUENCIES, ELATES FODEP Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) would like to express its happiness at the peace that characterized the nomination process in the five (5) constituencies where parliamentary by-elections are scheduled to take place on September 11, 2014. It is indeed gratifying to learn that the nomination process progressed without any negative electoral incident and that political parties conducted themselves in a mature and disciplined manner throughout the process. FODEP therefore commends all participating political parties for valuing peace, tolerance, and co-existence during the nomination process, a practice that should always be envied and pursued by all in the coming days when the electoral campaigns heat up. Now that official campaigns have commenced, it is FODEP's hope and prayer that concerned stakeholders would operate within and respect the provisions of the Electoral Code of Conduct. Electorates would only have confidence in the electoral and political processes if competing political parties, candidates and supporters abhors and avoid violence, corruption and other electoral malpractices but embrace peace and love for each other. It now remains the role of all stakeholders, the media and the police inclusive, to ensure that the electoral environment continue to remain peaceful and accommodative to all competing parties to canvass support without hindrance. With eroding confidence levels among political parties towards the work of the police to curb electoral violence in the electoral process, FODEP would like to particularly urge the police to redeem themselves by carrying out their duties without partiality to enable a fair playing ground for all players in order to recoup public and stakeholders' confidence. FODEP would also like to further remind all civil servants and ministers to desist from using government facilities, transportation and other resources for partisan activities as the act is against Part III Regulation 21(k) of the electoral Act No. 12 of 2006 and Electoral Code of Conduct. McDonald Chipenzi Executive Director
Dear Colleagues, Introduction We have decided to call this briefing to update you on the goings-on in Mangango ahead of the by-election in a week's time scheduled for the 19th August 2014 especially with increasing reports of electoral and political violence being reported almost on daily basis as the day of the vote nears. On Friday, 8th August 2014 Foundation for Democratic Process (FODEP) officials travelled to Mangango for the following reasons 1) to ascertain reports of electoral and political violence being reported in the area and 2) hold a discussion forum dubbed "Race to Manda Hill Discussion Forum" which was held on Saturday, 9th August, 2014 with the aim of bringing together all aspiring candidates to face the electorates and make their plans for the area. FODEP is happy to report that in the two days that FODEP spent in Mangango and Kaoma areas respectively, it never witnessed any incident of violence. The people there were complaining of lack of development and the state of the main road to Mangango. The electoral environment was peaceful and tranquil as political parties went on with their business of canvassing for votes. Race to Manda Hill Discussion Forum: FODEP is glad to report that all the candidates, save for the United Party for National Development (UPND) candidate, Godwin Putu, featured at the Forum held at St. Joseph's Catholic Church grounds on Saturday, 9th August 2014. A number of issues were raised by the aspirants. Among the issues promised by the candidates to do if elected, were; improved and quality social services such as water, health and education. Others include working on the Katunda-Mangango-Lukulu road which is currently in bad state. At the end of the discussion which took almost three hours, the aspirants and their supporters pledged to promote and conduct peaceful and issue based campaigns ahead of the by-elections. The Forum which attracted hundreds of Mangango residents of all sheds, accorded the residents an opportunity to meet and ask questions to their prospective members of parliament which the aspirants ably responded to. FODEP Observations on the electoral campaigns However, the following were FODEP's observations on the Mangango electoral campaigns: • Some participating political parties, candidates and supporters are engaged in smear campaigns of discrimination based on age and language; • Treating of voters through the provision of philanthropies such as meat and food is said to be common; • Presence of pockets of political party officials from others parts of the country such as Lusaka; • Allegations of involvement of District Commissioners in the campaigns despite them being civil servants Political violence However, reports of violence emerged from Luampa where suspected UPND and PF cadres crashed on suspicion that the latter was harboring alleged "thugs from Lusaka" who they accused of causing problems in the area ahead of the local government by-elections and that one of the sub-chief and District Commissioner in the area were allegedly campaigning for the ruling party. This resulted in the alleged beating of a sub-chief by suspected UPND cadres. Fortunately, Hon. Josephine Limata is said to have freed the area after sensing danger. On Sunday, the 10th August, 2014, FODEP received another report of violent campaigns right in Mangango which happened on Saturday 9th August, 2014 at night. The violence is said to have been ignited by suspected PF and UPND cadres over among other things allegation that PF was camped at a government House for their partisan activities leading to UPND cadres wanting to force them out of the premise and also on allegation that PF cadres wanted to block the UPND from holding a campaign rally on account that UPND candidate, Godwin Putu snubbed the public forum FODEP organized in the day that brought together all candidates. This attracted angry reactions from the UPND camp hence fighting ensued. All these incidents could be avoided if the top leadership of the two political parties could be sincere and practical steps are put in place to curbing electoral violence and in promoting electoral harmony and co-existence. PF and UPND Rivalry FODEP is at a loss to appreciate the political and electoral rivalry between the PF and the UPND which is growing by the day. Records of their violent crashes are coveted for anyone to see. The vivid ones include events in Livingstone and Mpongwe parliamentary by-elections and Rufunsa local government by-election. The recent ones being in Batoka, Luampa local government by-elections current under way. In this regard, FODEP wants to strongly condemn the recent violent confrontation between the UPND and the PF in Mangango and Luampa areas respectively and demands an immediate end to politics of confrontation in Zambia being practiced and perpetuated by the two rival political parties. This reminds the country of the rivalry that was there prior to the 2011 elections between the PF and the MMD. Zambians should seriously reflect on that this kind of politics never pays but rather discourages people from being part of the political governance process of their own country. The actions of the two political parties do not inspire confidence in the electoral process and has the greatest potential to scare away would be voters in Mangango and other areas where elections are taking place and essentially and especially where the two political parties will be competing. Further, though both political parties have condemned violence in their public statements, this has only remained as lip-service condemnation hence time for them they walked the talk. They should find amicable ways of settling their political differences rather than resorting to confrontations and violence every time there is an election. The Role of Police and other Law enforcement agencies FODEP hopes that the presence of Inspector General of Police Ms. Stella Libongani in Mangango will not fuel the situation as it happened in 2010 when the IG's presence in Mufumbwe caused more violence in the area than peace. The police should not aim at pursuing the suspected committers of violence only but finding a lasting solution to the root-causes of such violence during elections too. The police should at all times try to be fair enough in applying the law. The Anticorruption Commission should also intensify its hunt for the perpetuators of electoral corruption and treating. District Commissioners in campaigns The suspected presence of DCs in the campaigns is a breach of the electoral laws and regulations and one expected the police to have swung in action by now but alas inertia has gripped the Zambia Police Force with reasons best known to themselves. The continued involvement of DCs and other government officials in campaign trails of the party in power and also the unfettered use of government resources and facilities by unauthorized government officials could be an instigator of electoral violence hence the need for the employers (President) to instruct the DCs to immediately withdraw from engaging in partisan and active politics. Part III of the electoral Code of Conduct regulation 21(K) the use of government and parastatal facilities, transportation and resources are only limited to the Republican President and Vice-President. Any person who contravenes this regulation commits an offence and is liable on conviction to fine not exceeding 5,000 penalty units or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both. Conclusion FODEP will continue to keenly follow the happenings in all areas where by-elections are to be conducted and would try to place monitors including holding discussion forums, funds permitting. In Mangango, FODEP is already on the ground and receiving reports on a daily basis from its monitors. It is our prayer that Mangango by-election will be held in a peaceful electoral environment and that law enforcement agencies and the people of Mangango will continue to be vigilant and report any suspected perpetrators of violence and electoral malpractice before and during elections. Way Forward FODEP is a firm believer that elections are a process of actualizing representative democracy and expose people to the experiences of competition for power through balloting and not battering each other. Elections are means of peaceful and not violent change of leadership in societies be it at local government, parliamentary and presidential level. In as much as FODEP is aware that violence and conflict arise from pursuit of varying interests, goals and aspirations by individuals and or groups, there is no justification whatsoever, for any political party or its cadres in a multiparty democracy like Zambia to employ force to intimidate the opponents. This is undemocratic and an affront to free expression and credible electoral process. The earlier the two political parties provide effective leadership to their cadres and supporters on this thorny issue in the electoral process the better for Zambia and the electoral process in general but if nothing is done till 2016, then the 2016 general elections are threatened with heightened political confrontation and violence. It is in this regard that a new constitution is needed before 2016 general elections as it will be key to resolving some of these electoral and political malaises. This is so because the electoral body will be empowered to decisively deal with such delinquencies in the electoral process. Leverage
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Race to Manda Hill forum in Mangango this Saturday at 14:00 at Mangango Catholic Parish.
Participate in the Race to Manda Hill forum in Mangango this Saturday at 14:00 at Mangango Catholic Parish. #FODEPandHIVOS Let us listen to what contestants have to say as they sell their manifestos.....FODEP Executive Director Mr McDonald Chipenzi will be in Mangango for this important meeting
Monday, July 28, 2014
MANGANGO BY-Elections Statement by FODEP Exective Director Mr McDonald Chipenzi
Foundation for Democratic Process FODEP House, Omelo Mumba Road, Press statement Foundation For Democratic Process Omemlo Mumba Road Rhodespark, P. O. Box 32387, Lusaka, Zambia Tel-fax: 236281/236275 E-mail: email@example.com 28/07/2014 FOUNDATION for Democratic Process (FODEP) is disturbed by reports of electoral and political violence and vote-buying ahead of the Mangango by-election scheduled for 19th August, 2014. FODEP is in receipt of unpleasant reports of political confrontation which erupted over the weekend at Pumulo Take Away at the Kaoma Boma-Mongu Road Junction in Kaoma yesterday. After consultations with FODEP monitors and other stakeholders in Kaoma, FODEP has established that some named senior government officials were at the center of the mayhem that happened at Pumulo Take-Away sparked by some named politicians for allegedly replacing GRZ vehicle number plates with private ones, an act which incensed other players. FODEP finds such acts blatant abuse of public resources and facilities and expected that the perpetrators could have been arrested by now by the relevant authorities such as the Zambia Police Force and Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The fact the perpetrators are still scot-free, demands that relevant law enforcers should take keen interest in arresting the situation before it is out of hand. In this vein, FODEP demands the immediate probing of politicians involved in replacing government number plates with private ones. FODEP is also in receipt of reports of vote-buying through the dishing of money to unsuspected electorates and civil servants involvement in the campaigns in Mangango such as District Commissioners. Such acts are sources of electoral provocation, misunderstanding and conflict and those involved should stop with immediate effect. FODEP continue to appeal to all stakeholders in Mangango to desist from engaging themselves in electoral malpractices and further remind all players that Mangango by-election was as a result of nullification due to electoral malpractices, which should be avoided at all cost. FODEP finds it unfortunate that after weeks of a tranquil electoral environment in Mangango, some irresponsible politicians, mostly non-Mangango residents, want to disturb the peace obtaining and create an atmosphere unconducive for the holding of a free and fair electoral process. In this regard, FODEP urges the police and other relevant law enforcement agencies to ensure that peace is preserved in Mangango by applying the law fairly to all players rather than protecting individuals at the expense of public peace, tranquility and harmony. FODEP will continue to monitor and expose any inimical activities to a credible electoral process ahead of the Mangango by-elections and request all persons with information on electoral malpractices to report to FODEP officials in Mangango or indeed contact secretariat in Lusaka. Finally, in pursuant of accountability among elected leaders through the fulfillment of campaign promises, FODEP will be holding a "Race to Manda Hill Public Discussion Forum" in Mangango in the next two weeks aimed at bringing all aspiring candidates to a common platform to communicate their manifestoes and promises to the electorate. McDonald Chipenzi EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ______________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Pre Elections Statement Issued By FODEP Executive Director - Mr McDonald Chipenzi -July 17th 2014
FOUNDATION for Democratic Process (FODEP) is calling on all stakeholders in the electoral process to strongly advocate for the application and invoking of the provisions of the Electoral Code of Conduct of 2011 throughout the electoral cycle to take care of premature electoral campaigns in the country. This is so because of the prevalence of premature electoral campaigns conducted by prospective candidates across the country ahead of the 2016 tripartite elections where some aspiring candidates have already started pasting campaign posters and other electoral propaganda materials. For instance, aspiring candidates in Kabwata Constituency in Lusaka Urban District of Lusaka Province from various political parties are already in high gear conducting electoral campaigns even when there is no pending by-election in sight. FODEP expressing great concerns with the trend especially that the electoral Act No. 12 of 2006 and Code of 2011 only applies and allows the use of electoral propaganda and campaigns materials by aspiring candidates during an election campaign which under the Act and the Code is determined by the Commission. The pasting of campaign posters on electrical poles other buildings by prospective aspiring candidates in Kabwata Constituency when Commission has not determined election timetable for the campaigns is of great concern and should be censured by the relevant authorities. It is also a wake up call to both the ECZ and CSOs in the electoral process to explore the possibility of effecting the provisions of the electoral Code during the pre-nomination periods to arrest some of the irregularities and malpractices that prospective candidates may be involved in currently outside the jurisdictions of the provisions of Code and the Act. Applying and invoking the provisions of the Act and the Code throughout the electoral cycle will enable the Commission, Zambia Police Force, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and other relevant bodies censure erring aspiring candidates when breaches of the Code and the electoral Act are noticed, which has proved to be difficult at the moment.
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Some of corn's best partners--medium-hot chiles, chorizo, and basil--join up in this simple dish. It's substantial enough to call a chowder, but light enough for summer.
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- Calories: 764
- Calories from fat: 68%
- Protein: 32g
- Fat: 58g
- Saturated fat: 27g
- Carbohydrate: 34g
- Fiber: 5.9g
- Sodium: 1801mg
- Cholesterol: 158mg
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- 12 ounces chorizo, casing removed
- 4 cups fresh corn kernels (from about 3 ears)
- 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup slivered red onion
- 1/2 cup finely sliced basil leaves
- Lime wedges
- 1. Preheat broiler. Oil a rimmed baking sheet. Set chiles on sheet and broil, turning as needed, until blackened all over, about 18 minutes total. Let cool, then peel, remove stem and seeds, and chop; set aside.
- 2. Cook chorizo in a large saucepan over medium heat, breaking sausage into smaller pieces with a wooden spoon, until meat and fat have separated. Strain through a fine strainer and discard fat. Wipe pan clean with a paper towel.
- 3. Return chorizo to pan and stir in corn and broth. Bring to a boil and cook, stirring occasionally, until corn is just tender, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to a simmer, add cream and poblanos, and cook 2 minutes more to blend flavors.
- 4. Ladle soup into bowls, sprinkle with onion and basil, and serve with lime for squeezing on top.
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What Would Warren Buffett Do?
Published on - April 16th, 2008 (Modified on - May 6th, 2008) (by J.D. Roth)
You folks have been sending me a lot of Warren Buffett stuff lately. I appreciate it. Buffett is one of my financial heroes, and I love to soak up his advice. Because I don't have room to highlight all the Buffettology that comes my way, I'd like to briefly point out two of the stories.
First, Vincent sent me an article from Fortune magazine about what Warren Buffett thinks. A lot of people like to put words in Buffett's mouth, but he's not shy about sharing his secrets. If you really want to know his philosophy, the best thing to do is listen to him speak (or read what he writes). Fortune sat in with a group of business students as Buffett talked to them about economics and investing. My favorite Q&A:
What advice would you give to someone who is not a professional investor? Where should they put their money?
Well, if they're not going to be an active investor — and very few should try to do that — then they should just stay with index funds. Any low-cost index fund. And they should buy it over time. They're not going to be able to pick the right price and the right time. What they want to do is avoid the wrong price and wrong stock. You just make sure you own a piece of American business, and you don't buy all at one time.
Buffett has said this time and time again, which is why I'm baffled when people use Buffett as a reason to not diversify. I am not Warren Buffett. Neither are you. Unless you have Buffett's combination of patience and intense research, you're better off putting your money in an index fund. (As one reader recently noted, if you can afford to buy a share of Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, you're getting the best of both worlds: a diversified portfolio picked by Warren Buffett!)
Meanwhile, Tim Clark at Soul Shelter shared some billionaire lessons in prosperity-building. Clark's brother attends Berkshire Hathaway events in Omaha every year, and provided the following anecdote from the 2006 shareholders' meeting:
One shareholder asked a question along the lines of "how should I study investing in order to build wealth in my spare time?"
Buffett replied that, for most people, the bulk of their income is going to come from earning power in their chosen profession. Therefore, from the standpoint of building wealth, free time is better spent sharpening one's professional skills rather than studying investing.
I also love the story from Clark's brother about seeing Warren Buffett and Bill Gates dining together in a cheap Omaha steakhouse. Buffett's frugality is legendary. Sure, he built his wealth through shrewd investments, but he kept his wealth through thrift. Buffett is a reminder that frugality is not a dirty word.
Previous Buffett-worship at Get Rich Slowly:
- The billionaire next door: The wisdom of Warren Buffett
- Questions and answers with Warren Buffett
- In defense of Warren Buffett
I've saved a couple other Warren Buffett pieces to share in the future, including his advice for market downturns.
Warren Buffet is my hero too. He still lives in the same house he bought in the 70′s. He is a person that personifies the use of wealth to live as he chooses, not to be known for the trappings and toys of wealth.
He understands the true value and power of the dollar. As a steward of finite resources, he's a role model for the Get Rich Slowly reader. Slow and steady wins the race…
I heard a story once about Buffett. He was eating lunch with a friend at a great steak restaurant in Omaha, but the car wouldn't start after their meal. The other man was also wealthy, but both were too wise to own a cell phone that cost $50 /month, and both walked to the nearest pay phone to make a toll-free call.
I thoroughly enjoy reading Buffet's annual reports from BRK.a. You could also find his earlier letters from the Buffet Partnership from the 1950′s and 1960′s. One of them gave two specific examples of stocks that Buffet invested in, the criteria that he used and what the outcome was.
Warren didn't buy his house in the 1970s: He bought it in the 1950s. Though he does have the massive California oceanfront house as well…And a private jet…
And what's up with people talking about him eating at cheap steakhouses all the time? As if that's a frugal thing? I can't even afford eat at cheap steakhouses once a week!
Also he inherited an insane sum (though not billions) from his father (Congressman and businessman) and he went to the University of Pennsylvania. Not a "modest" start.
I admire Warren as much as anyone, but I wouldn't say he is a Silas Marner, and I wouldn't say he's really a model for the rest of us trying to get rich slowly on five-figures.
It was a NICE steak house, not a cheap one [are there any cheap ones?], but he had LUNCH there, not dinner, frugal for a billionaire, I suppose. The point was he invests that $50/month instead of sending it to the cell phone company, even though you'd think a million people would need to get ahold of him at any time (or vice versa).
That is a good quote of Mr. Buffett.
He is certainly an exception, but most people will never beat the market indexes over time. I laugh at the people who are 2 or 3 years into buying individual stocks for the short term claiming how their system "always" works!
They usually lose in the end!
Great article Trent!
Warren Buffet is my single favorite investor. I still have a hard time understanding how people can use him as a reason not to diversify, supposedly because he's "concentrated" in Berkshire Hathaway. Completely senseless, of course.
Investing success "secret formula"? Index funds dollar cost averaging time = wealth
Of course I won't be making headlines anytime soon with that formula
It all depends on what you mean by ethics. Warren Buffett has done some things that I would never do, though other people might consider these actions to be smart business practices.
One company where I worked was a subsidiary of a large foreign company (and even had the same name). The foreign company made the mistake of owning only about a third of its subsidiary. Buffett showed up one day, having just purchased an even larger share of the operation, and demanded that the foreign owner cough up large amounts of money to get control of its sub. Which they did. All of this was perfectly legal and smart business, but just a little bit sleazy from my perspective.
Buffett's frugality is legendary and funny at this point. I guess he's a creature of habit, but at this point he can afford to splurge a little. A "cheap Omaha steakhouse" – wonder if that is cheap like Outback (cheap to a billionaire) or cheap like Sizzler (cheap to a thousandaire)? I believe he did break down and buy a Cadillac last time he needed a car – but it was a CTS, not the most expensive model. But I have to applaud him springing for a Cadillac – I think he deserves it. I'm all about being frugal, especially if you are young and saving for a prosperous future. But when the prosperous future has been attained I think you should live a little.
My first finance professor was from Omaha and always had a buffett story.
He would sit in a diner, and every once in a while talk about the companies he was researching. A few locals would run off and buy those stocks in hopes he would soon too.
I know he loves Cherry Coke, and bought into Coke because he loves the product.
JDs right though, its these stories that make him so admirable.
"As one reader recently noted, if you can afford to buy a share of Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, you're getting the best of both worlds: a diversified portfolio picked by Warren Buffett!"
… 'one reader' is WRONG! By buying BRK-A or -B, you are:
1. Buying only ONE stock, admittedly one that has performed well in the PAST and MAY (or may not) perform well in the future, and
2. Buying into only a partially-diversified conglomerate.
Stick to low-cost index funds … ONLY buy any individual stock – including Berkshire – IF you know what you are doing.
I'm still surprised at how "common sense" long term investing is. Buffet is not giving away some secret that none of us knew. It just proves that if it ain't broke don't fix it.
RE: Buffet & Steak
My story (Post #3) was about Gorat's steak house in Omaha. Dinner steaks run up to $25, maybe more, but they have lunch steaks for under $9, hence the frugal choice of eating steak for lunch instead of dinner.
But what would Jimmy Buffett do?
I'm a big index fund fan but I use more than one. I still think it is important to diversify among different asset types.
As for spending time learning about investing vs. spending time on your professional skills, I also like to diversify my learning so I will still keep reading and learning about investing.
I know that probably was not what he meant…Sorry Mr. Buffett!
AJC, Berkshire may not be as diversified as the S&P 500, but it's diversified aplenty. As an owner of B shares, I do see risk, particularly in its insurance business, which is a signficant part of Buffett's strategy, but BRK is still significantly diversified and cheaper than even an index fund. In many ways BRK offers the best of both worlds–reasonable diversification coupled with the active management of Warren Buffett. FYI, the BRK shareholder's meeting is coming up on May 3rd.
For a guy who has amassed a great deal of wealth, he's not flaunting it and lives well below his means. If it was all about the stuff, we'd be reading and watching all over the news…Also, let's not forget that the wealth he inherited was NOT frittered away like some famous heirs have known to do. Again, he is a model for GRS: he weathered the storm over the long haul and continues to do so.
I have two Warren Buffett stories.
I was standing near him while he was signing autographs. A young teenage girl told Mr. Buffett her father owned Berkshire Hathaway long before he did. Without blinking an eye, Buffett replied: "Well, if your father knows about any other great businesses, have him call me."
Buffett arrived about 30 minutes late to the Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting. Walking across the stage wearing a cap with ear flaps, a plaid hunting jacket, and snow boots (think Elmer Fudd), he apologized for arriving late: "Sorry I'm late, but I missed my bus." Before I left Omaha, I found out seniors get to ride the bus for a quarter.
@Joe G:
Parrot-heads unite!! LOL
I agree but I`d add something.
Don`t let your capital shrink more than 15 % from the peak. In that case, convert your money to safe funds and never stop purchasing whatever pundits tell you.
I always marvel at how the advice to buy Index Funds is given to "rookie" investors. The very reason the stock market has done so well over the past 50 years is because of the massive influx of dollars thru 401Ks, etc. As long as you have millions of workers pumping their $200 or $400/month into the stock market, it will continue to rise in value. What about buying on fundamentals? The stock market is still an inherently risky investment — and an index fund does NOT shield you from it.
The Oracle is correct…do what you love and you will achieve success beyond your dreams.