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Have you ever been eating a dish that you just created thinking it was a masterpiece, and then after your first bite you think to yourself, "It's missing something.." That something may be wine. The best part about cooking with wine is being able to share! By this I mean, a little for the food… A little for you.. A little for the food… Ok you get it! I have always said that cooking should be fun and passionate, so grab a glass of wine and crank up the Temptations, or whatever floats your boat. The point is to enjoy yourself while cooking and NEVER view it as a chore.
Back to cooking with wine. I have always been taught when incorporating wine into a dish to never use something you yourself would not drink. Now this does not mean when making Coq Au Vin or Osso Bucco that you bust out a bottle of Nickel and Nickel Merlot. Don't get me wrong drinking that while cooking would be pretty nice, but let's just keep that for drinking. I am thinking more along the lines of using a nice $6 to $10 bottle of wine. There are several different things you can do when cooking with wine, sauces, infusions, braising, but for all intensive purposes let's ease you into this concept. The first thing you should use wine is for deglazing. So when you are caramelizing your onions, garlic, proteins, etc. hit it with a little wine and watch the smoke roll off and the food you are cooking infuse all of that wonderful wine flavor. The kind of grape to use will completely depend on what it is you are cooking. For instance, white with chicken, fish, vegetables, light colored soups and red with meat, dark soups, braises, etc. The second cooking method, for now, to use wine in is braises. Think of how much more flavorful your roast or chicken will be when using wine. If you are filling up your braising dish with water or stock, cut that in half and replace it with wine. The acidity in the wine will help break down the protein you are cooking for maximum tenderness, juiciness and flavor. So the next time you are contemplating what to put into your dish, try a little wine!


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|Face of Ghana organization
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1102 BA Amsterdam
The Face of Ghana Organization is registered as a subsidiary of Soulhour Radio at the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce under registration number 34255364 to organize the Face of Ghana Holland Beauty Pageant in The Netherlands with endorsement by the Embassy of the Republic of Ghana in The Hague.
The event with the slogan 'Beauty With A Mission' and expectation to showcase, principally, the abundant cultural riches of Ghana and the striking beauty her maidens are endowed with, seeks to, among others things, achieve the following goals;
1. To open doors and provide career and educational opportunities not only to the winner, but also to all the contestants.
2. To offer a potent avenue where young women can build themselves up in elegance, poise, confidence, communication and public speaking, physical fitness, self-discipline and more importantly not only serve as role models for their generation but also inspire other peers to make the best out of their circumstance.
3. To encourage active involvement of the contestants and particularly the title-holders in community service, public awareness campaigns and diverse charities.
4. To provide positive alternative to the many distractions and destructive activities that lure our young ones into wrong things today.
Following the extraordinary organizational skills put behind the premier event and the mega success story achieved, the organization has earned exceptional expectations and support among highly valued Ghanaians and non-Ghanaian businesses as reflected in the sponsorship role call for the event.
Organization of Face of Ghana Holland Beauty Pageant is in the hands of highly dedicated and very skilful team otherwise known as "The Best and The Brightest".
Contact Details.
Joe Lamptey (Chief Executive Officer/ Event Manager).
Peter Kwaku Duah (Executive Director/Production Executive)
Tel: + 31(0) 6 14 782 552
+ 31(0) 6 55 355 537
Website: www.faceofghana.com

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Sunday, August 5, 2012
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Even dragons start out small. Have you seen the two Komodo dragon juveniles now living at the Adaptations Building at the zoo? Born in January at the Memphis Zoo as part of the Species Survival Plan for this endangered species, the duo moved here this summer to be raised in our ample dragon digs.
Hard to imagine these tiny critters, who each weigh in at about one-and-a-half pounds (650 grams), will one day be as big as our 15-year-old male Selat, who is 110 pounds (50 kilograms). Though, they won't reach adult size until they're about 7 to 10 years old!
Once these dragons mature, they'll continue to participate in the Species Survival Plan and may move on to other zoos if they are matched up with a partner for breeding.
It'll be some time before they are ready for that next step. For now, the juveniles are on view next door to Selat. We've built a little apartment for them inside one of the Komodo dragon exhibits that's just right for their small size and juvenile temperament. It includes some tree branches for perching and UV light bulbs for sunning.
It's hard to miss Selat when you are at the exhibit, but you may have to put in a little extra work to spot the young ones. If you don't see them right away, try looking at the top of their cage, where they may be busy basking in the light. Not there? Try looking at the bottom of the cage. Look everywhere, honestly. These lizards like to cruise around a lot, so they could be anywhere inside their enclosure!
You might spot a keeper inside the exhibit with the young Komodo dragons at times, which usually means some training is going on. Komodo dragons, just like other monitor lizard species, are very intelligent. Monitors—lizards belonging to the family Varanidae—can learn basic tricks, such as coming to a target or responding to their name or other verbal commands. They are widely thought to be the most intelligent of reptiles. Our keepers train the Komodos to shift between spaces and follow a special targeting stick. These learned behaviors make it easier for the keeper staff to manage these potentially dangerous animals.
|A hidden camera captured this image of a Komodo dragon in the wild. Photo: Population Monitoring of Komodo Dragons and Capacity Building in Komodo National Park.
When you visit these young ones, know that your trip to the zoo helps us contribute to Komodo dragon conservation in the field. Through our Wildlife Survival Fund we support a Komodo dragon research and conservation project in Indonesia, which is helping us to understand natural history and captive husbandry needs of this iconic reptile.


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Orioles who need to come up big in the second half
As the Orioles struggled through a 42-46 first half, one constant remained -- they still had a second half to play after the All-Star break. But for this team to succeed, it has to get better starting pitching from Chris Tillman and Kevin Gausman, hitting from Manny Machado and Chris Davis, and a healthy J.J. Hardy at shortstop to solidify the defense.
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Author:Hagiwara Saori Status:in series Genre(s): Drama Region:Japanese
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10-Week Honey And Herb Tea Therapy
You like honey? Did you know that honey is an ingredient that does not go bad and, if properly stored, it can be perfectly fine for thousand years?
Honey has antibacterial properties and property to clean the organism. It contains formic acid that destroys harmful microorganisms and also acts antibacterial. Honey is food that strengthens immunity, nourishes the body and makes it resistant to diseases. It is easily digestible, acts of formation new cells and significantly increases the immune system.
In addition we will introduce you to therapy with honey and herbal tea which is a folk remedy for treating many diseases and cleansing of the body, of course if they perform properly. With modern lifestyle many have health problems such as chronic fatigue, stress, anemia, fatigue, poor nutrition. Since all would like to regenerate and improve their health, do this therapy with honey and herbal tea that is ideal for improving your health.
During 10 weeks, you should drink the herbal tea with honey in small sips three times a day.
Half a cup or 1 dl of herb tea (consisted of half a teaspoon of yarrow and chamomile) should be consumed one hour before breakfast, lunch and dinner. When the tea becomes lukewarm, add the following amounts of honey depending on the week that you go through with the overall therapy.
First week: Half a teaspoon of honey diluted in each cup of tea.
Second week: 1 teaspoon diluted in each cup of tea.
Third week: One and a half teaspoon of honey.
From fourth to seventh week: 2 teaspoons of honey in each cup of tea.
Eighth week: One and a half teaspoon of honey in each cup of tea.
Ninth week: 1 teaspoon of honey diluted in each cup of tea.
Tenth week: Half a teaspoon of honey diluted in each cup of tea.
It is best to make the entire amount of tea in the morning and add the required amount of honey afterwards. Drink the adequate amount in the morning, keep the rest it in a thermos and drink in the afternoon and evening in small sips, never at once. If conducted properly, the treatment of cleaning the body with honey and tea herbs will bring you great benefits and improvement of your overall health. It is recommended not to consume meat, alcohol and cigarettes during the treatment. The combination of honey and tea is designed to clean your body and to simultaneously convey the best ingredients of honey in an ideal way that fits the body. Numerous users of this therapy claim this therapy has helped them overcome many diseases that conventional medicine did not help them with. Where conventional medicine cannot help, this therapy can.


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Dear friends,
FIDE, the FIDE Arbiters' Commission and the Tunisian Chess Federation announce the first workshop for the training of the International Arbiters in French language.
The workshop will be held in Monastir, Tunisia, from 20 June 2014 (arrival) to 22 June 2014 (departure).
The venue will be the Monastir Hotel (4*), in Monastir, where the accommodation of the participants will be arranged.
The schedule of the workshop will be as follows:
Saturday, 21 June: 10.00 -14.00: Laws of Chess
16.00- 20.00: Titles, Ratings and Swiss pairings regulations
Sunday, 22 June: 10.00 -14.00: Incidents happened in tournaments
Anti cheating recommendations for Arbiters
The Lecturers will be: IA Dirk De Ridder, Secretary of the FIDE Arbiters' Commission and FIDE Lecturer and IA Stephen Boyd, FIDE Lecturer.
The maximum number of the participants will be 25.
The final list of the participants will be approved by the FIDE Arbiters' Commission.
The priority for the participation in the workshop will be as follows:
FIDE will reimburse twenty (maximum) of the participants with up to 300 euros each, for covering their expenses, based on receipts.
The International Arbiters who want to participate in the workshop are kindly requested to register their participation, by sending an email to the FIDE Arbiters' Commission (Chairman Takis Nikolopoulos:
For accommodation details please contact IA Bechir Messaoudi (
With best regards
Takis Nikolopoulos
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Religious Education
Location: St. Albert the Great School
Hours (during the school year): M-F 9:30am - 3:30pm
For those parish children who do not attend St. Albert the Great School, Religious Education classes are offered from September to April for children 3yrs to grade 8. All classes are held at the school building.
2019-2020 Registration:
Please send in the forms (see below) sooner rather than later! This will assist the RE Office in planning the upcoming year. Payment is not due until Sept. 15, 2019.
Religious Education Registration Packet (please print all forms):
- Registration Cover Letter
- Registration Form*
- Medical Authorization Form*
- Tuition Commitment Form*
- 2019/2020 Religious Education Calendar
*Student helpers are needed for early childhood grades.
Call the RE office if you are interested in helping.
Click here to download the Religious Education Handbook.
Athletic Association (Youth Sports) - All St. Albert School & RE Students are welcome to participate in all sports.
Support St. Albert the Great Church while you shop - The Dorothy Lane Market Good Neighbor Program
Supporting our community is tenet in the DLM Mission statement and the Good Neighbor Program is one of the main ways we do this. Over 300 local organizations have signed-up to be part of the program. DLM donates $75,000 back to the community, but our customers choose how the money is distributed. Each Club DLM member is able to choose an organization from our list to have their purchases credited. Every time they shop and scan their Club DLM card, the organization is credited with the purchase. Up to 1% of the sales will be rebated back to the organization. You can help our Religious Education program. Click here to download the sign-up form.
St. Albert the Great is # 200.
Religious Education Coordinator: Jean Carr (937) 298-2402 x249
Religious Education Junior High Coordinator: Julie Penno (937) 298-2402 x287
Secretary: Laura Shawhan (937) 298-2402 x248
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7 Secrets of Super-Productive Women
We all know that one woman who somehow gets everything she needs done and never seems to be stressing in the process. She's simply a highly productive person. And you can be one, too, by stealing these seven secrets.
They don't multitask
According to a study at Stanford University, people who multitask "do not pay attention, control their memory or switch from one job to another as well as those who prefer to complete one task at a time." Focus on one thing and complete it before moving onto the next.
They say no
It's not easy, but when you have a ton of stuff to do already, saying no is necessary. It's about knowing your limits: If an extra task is going to push you over the edge, deny it in a polite but firm way. You don't want to come across as rude, but you also don't want to overload yourself.
They're experts at delegation
This could mean starting a carpool with your neighbors and their kids to clear up time in both parents' schedules or assigning part of a presentation to a colleague who has a little more time than you do. The sooner you delegate, the sooner you can refocus on your most crucial responsibilities.
They aren't perfectionists
Productive people value a job well done, but they aren't obsessive about everything being flawless–nor do they agonize over every little detail, which slows down the entire process.
They take care of themselves
Being truly productive requires firing on all cylinders, and to do that you have to be at your best. That means getting enough sleep and living a healthy lifestyle, including dieting and exercising regularly.
They value quality over quantity
Quality and quantity of time, that is. The most productive person in your office might be the person who spends the least amount of time there. It's not about how long you work; it's about how much you get done.


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Young people hit hardest by fall in Palm Beach County homeownership rate
Homeownership rates plunged nationally and in Palm Beach County after the Great Recession, but the effects vary widely by demographic group, according to research released Thursday by Trulia.
Young people have made a hard turn away from homeownership. Among 26- to 34-year-olds in Palm Beach County, 54.1 percent rented in 2006. By 2014, fully 71.3 percent rented. Older age groups saw homeownership rates fall, too, but not as drastically.
Among racial groups, Palm Beach County Hispanics fared best. In 2006, 51.4 percent of Hispanics rented. By 2014, that share had edged up to 54.2 percent. Whites and blacks saw bigger jumps.


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Book Review: "The Magician's Nephew"
Author: C.S. Lewis
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy, Children's Literature
Pages: 220
Cost: 125 Rs.
Publisher: Harper Collins
First Published in India: 2006
"The Magician's Nephew" is a part of very popular book series "The Chronicles of Narnia" written by C.S. Lewis. It is in the genre of other book series like 'Lord of the Ring' and 'Harry Potter'. Basically the book is written for children. Although it is a children's literature I was very much interested in reading this book for various reasons. There are some movies already made on this book series and they are quite well made. So I was curious to read the original draft of the story. I always do that. If I watch a movie which is based on any book, I try to find the book and read it and vice versa of course. And other reason is I always loved children's literature. I grown up reading it, comic books, magic and magicians, other supernatural world, heroes with supernatural powers, bunch villains with evil ideas, animals with man's head or vice versa, all these adventures fantasies fascinates me. And they still do, I can't help it. After all these comic books and children's books create avid passionate reader out of me. Today I can't sleep without reading something every day.
Now many of us already watch the movies based on the world of Narnia. So it won't be as adventures or fascinating for the people who already watch the movie. It is also less adventures due to the fact this is first book in the 7 book series of "The Chronicle of Narnia". So real action does not start with this book, it only prepares you for what's coming next. As matter of fact books tells the story of how the world of Narnia is born. This part of series explains how the Lion called 'Aslan' creates a new world altogether with his singing. Yes it is too fantastic too believe for adults. The talking animals, another magical world and on top of that singing Lion can be little too much to believe. But isn't it great imagination by writer? I look at it as I would look at paintings. Just get absorb in artist's imaginations.
There are 7 books in the series of "The Chronicles of Narnia" and they should be read in following order as suggested by author,
· The Magician's Nephew
· The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe
· The Horse and His Boy
· Prince Caspian
· The Voyage of the Dawn Trader
· The Silver Chair
· The Last Battle
If I have to rate this book, I will give it good 7 out of 10.


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The only female member of Parson's gaming group, Ashna appears to be Indian (re India).
Proposed Canon
"It's such a huge escape for you."Erf-b1-p016
Strengths: Concern, Being the Only Girl
Weaknesses: Taking Advantage
First Appearance: TBFGK 15
Ashna is concerned about Parson's current lifestyle and the amount of time he devotes to his games, to the point of politely but definitely confronting him on the subject.
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Author Notes: Inspired by a recipe from "The Italian Baker" -by Carol Field, published 1985 by HarperCollins. Adapted to my methods and whole grain protocol. This recipe requires a gram scale, the use of which will ensure consistent results by weighing all ingredients as professional bakers do. - chef_ub —chef_ub
Food52 Review: With their thin, slightly crisp crust, a delicate whole-grain flavor and a gorgeous, fine crumb, these are among the best rolls I've ever made. At chef_ub's recommendation, I used a light barley malt extract powder, purchased at a local home brewers' supply store, instead of malted barley flour. It was well worth hunting down, as it gives the rolls' flavor greater complexity. I strongly encourage bread enthusiasts to try this outstanding recipe. Carefully weigh the ingredients in grams and follow the instructions to the letter. You will be thrilled with the results. NB: I mixed and kneaded the dough by hand, and the rolls turned out great. ;o) —AntoniaJames
Makes: 12 rolls
Day One - Do Ahead
filtered water
active dry yeast
organic hard white spring whole wheat flour
organic all-purpose flour
malted barley flour
natural lard- room temperature
fine sea salt
extra virgin olive oil
Day Two
Day One - Do Ahead
- Dissolve the yeast into the weighed water.
- In the mixer bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle, combine the flours, malt, and lard. Switch to the dough hook and while stirring, add the water/yeast mixture. Stir until combined into a rough dough. Autolyse (rest) 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle the salt over the dough and stir for 1 minute on speed "1". Pour in the olive oil and work on speed "2" helping the absorption with a flexible rubber spatula. Continue to work on speed "2" for three minutes more. Then increase to speed "3" for 2 minutes more. Place in a rising container, cover and retard, refrigerated overnight.
Day Two
- Remove from refrigerator and warm to room temperature for 2 hours. Line two baking sheet pans with silicone mats or parchment.
- On a work surface, gently deflate and flatten the dough. Divide the dough into 12 equal pieces with a bench knife. Roll and shape into tight balls.
- Spray the lined sheet pans with oil spray. Arrange 6 balls in a free-form circle separated about an inch apart on each of the two baking sheets. Cover with plastic wrap and then a towel and allow to rise until doubled in bulk, about 1½ hours. Meanwhile, configure oven with two racks in center positions and preheat to 400ºF.
- Brush the tops of the rolls with olive oil. Bake 15 minutes, then rotate the pans top to bottom, front to back. Reduce temperature to 375ºF and continue baking for 10 to 15 minutes, or until internal centers measure 200ºF. Cool rolls on the pans placed on racks. Do not move the roll circles until completely cool.
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August 5, 2014
Fuelstream, Inc. (OTCQB: FLST) ("Fuelstream" or the "Company") announced announced today that it has signed a term sheet with NuVenture Lending, LLC, a Salt Lake City-based financier, to provide the Company a revolving line of credit of up to $1.0 million for purchases of airline fuel for resale to customers. The term sheet is subject to customary due diligence by the lender, whose representatives intend to make a site visit to the Company's Florida headquarters on Friday this week. If the due diligence and site visit are satisfactory to the lender, the Company expects to execute definitive agreements concerning the line of credit one to two weeks thereafter.
Commenting on the proposed transaction, Thomas McConnell, Fuelstream CEO, said: "We welcome the opportunity to secure additional credit facilities to expand our business and add to the number of flights Fuelstream can service. An additional line of credit will facilitate increased sales activity and greatly assist in the Company's growth and development."
About Fuelstream
Fuelstream is an operating fuel logistics company that concentrates its supply chain management efforts in the distribution of aviation fuel to corporate, commercial, military, and privately-owned aircraft throughout the world. Currently, a majority of the Company's fuel and related services are concentrated in the sourcing, purchase and delivery of (Jet-A) fuel "into the wing" of private and commercial aircraft at various airports. With offices in Sunrise, Florida and Johannesburg South Africa, the Company intends to supply a variety of ground services either directly or through its affiliates, including concierge services, passenger and baggage handling, landing rights, coordination with local aviation authorities, aircraft maintenance services, catering, cabin cleaning, customs approvals, and third-party invoice reconciliations.
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J.C. Tretter Scouting Report: NFL Outlook for Cornell OGApril 23, 2013
J.C. Tretter
Fourth Round, 122nd Pick
J.C. Tretter is an all-around athlete. He was a quarterback and basketball player in high school and was recruited to Cornell as a tight end.
After playing the position for his first two seasons, he moved to tackle and the offense improved immensely. He shows great football smarts and made a very quick and smooth transition to his new role.
Tretter is being recruited mainly as a guard due to his lack of competition in college and arms that are considered a bit on the short side for an offensive lineman. However, he could certainly find his niche as an interior lineman in the NFL.
Due to his background as an all-around athlete and tight end, he possesses a very athletic build and is very light on his feet. Even after bulking up for the tackle position, he maintained his balance, quickness and lateral mobility.
His high football I.Q. allows him to quickly recognize different defensive schemes and blitzes. He is then able to react quickly and throw multiple blocks in these situations. This is quite remarkable considering his lack of experience at the position.
He has only two years experience as an offensive lineman and what experience he did gain was against less-than-elite competition. This will be heavily considered by NFL scouts.
Despite his good size and frame, Tretter still needs to fill out more to play on an NFL offensive line. Until he does, he probably won't see much action.
His biggest weakness were he play offensive tackle is his arm length. At 32.5", their length is below average for an offensive tackle and would give Tretter problems with quicker pass-rushers at the next level. This will be the main reason for his potential move to guard in the NFL.
Tretter stands at 6'4" and weighs in at 307 pounds. He has a very athletic frame and has a great amount of potential to bulk up into the size of a typical offensive lineman at the NFL level.
His short arms will not allow him to continue to play on the outside of an NFL offensive line, so Tretter will be much better suited as a guard moving forward.
Tretter has no known character issues. He is a very serious football player and a student of the game. He shows attention to detail and constantly wants to improve. These are all things that an NFL scout would love to see being that Tretter will be considered a developmental project.
Like many college prospects these days, Tretter worked mainly in a shotgun or pistol formation during his years with Cornell. He did not take many snaps with the quarterback under center.
This will add yet another level to Tretter's development before he can become a contributor at the next level.
Tretter is very quick off the snap and can get himself into position well before contact is made with a pass-rusher. He shows a nice ability to get his hands into the chest of a defender and continue to stay on his block throughout the duration of a play.
He adeptly recognizes blitz packages and is able to detect early what the defense is trying to do. He adjusts nicely and allows himself to get into position to pick up the pass rush and make multiple blocks.
He did alright in pass protection on the outside in college but will struggle at the NFL level—hence his expected move to the guard position.
Tretter has a really nice lateral move and can get out in front of a quicker running back and sustain blocks into the second level.
He also plays with a bit of a mean streak. When Tretter notices that a defender has been knocked off-balance, he will quickly drive them to the ground.
Blocking in Space
Because of Tretter's athletic ability, he is able to use his lateral agility to get outside in a hurry when blocking either on a sweep or screen.
He is able to get upfield quickly and continue blocking at the second level. He does show good recognition on the move and engages defenders at an appropriate angle.
Tretter does use his arms well in protection and is able to extend them into a defender's chest to keep him at bay throughout the duration of a play.
However, he does not have the upper-body strength or leverage to sustain a block on a larger NFL defensive tackle. He will need to bulk up and work on evening out his pad level to become more of an effective interior lineman.
Future Role
Tretter will not see action during his rookie season. He is a project player and will likely see time on a practice squad while being developed.
He does possess great upside and has only begun to scratch the surface of his potential. With the right coaching, Tretter could be a very solid starting member of an NFL offensive line within the next couple of years.


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How it works. You tell GVC how many nights and meals you are interested in staying. (See our Rates and Available Dates pages for more information) From their we provide the setting, maintenance, and Meals. The rest is up to you. Our staff is here to help along the way but we want you to use our camp in the way that best meets the needs our your ministry. Please Contact Us to if you are interested in reserving GVC for your next camp or retreat.
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Sunday, May 26, 2013
On Earth Magazine / June 2013
Four portraits and one still life for Barry Yeoman's story on San Francisco Salmon for On Earth Magazine, out this month.
Fisherman's Wharf has Ripley's Believe It Or Not Museum, and then some. But behind tourism machine that pulls in people from around the world is a functional fishing community that heads there every morning in the dark and drives home that afternoon. These are the people whose footsteps we walked in every day for a week, putting together this story.
Read it HERE. See the images big and bold HERE.
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text: English to Tamil Translation Population: Of the approximately 20 million population of Sri Lanka in 2005, 280,000 had access to the Internet.Search engines: http://www.google.com/intl/ta, http://www.tamilraja.com, http://www.aaraamthinai.com,http://tamils.tamilpower.com/tamilsearchengines.htm, http://www.au-kbc.org/research_areas/nlp/demo/tse,http://www.tamilraja.com, http://zatka.comCharacter Encodings:Language Code: taCharset: iso-15919Geographical Location: Tamil is one of the official languages of India, Singapore and Sri Lanka. In 1996, it was the eighteenth most spoken language, with over 74 million speakers worldwide.Literacy Rate: 90.4%Dialects: Tamil dialects vary according to both region and community. Several castes have their own dialects which most members of that caste traditionally used regardless of where they come from, although these differences are now becoming less common. There are twenty-two current dialects of Tamil, including Adi Dravida, Aiyar, Aiyangar, Arava, Burgandi, Kasuva, Kongar, Korava, Korchi, Madrasi, Parikala, Pattapu Bhasha, Sri Lanka Tamil, Malaya Tamil, Burma Tamil, South Africa Tamil, Tigalu, Harijan, Sankethi, Hebbar, Tirunelveli and Madurai. Other known dialects are Kongu and Kumari. Although not a dialect, the Tamil spoken in Chennai (capital of Tamil Nadu) infuses English words and is called Madras Bashai.Currency: The currency of Sri Lanka is the rupee (SKR), divided into 100 cents.Language Tips: Tamil is a language in which the words are formed by joining smaller words together. Tamil nouns (and pronouns) are classified into two classes, the rational and the irrational, which include a total of five classes. People are classified as "rational," and all other nouns as irrational. Tamil doesn't distinguish between adjectives and adverbs and has no articles (a, the). Definiteness and indefiniteness are indicated by grammatical devices or context. The Tamil alphabet has 12 vowels and 18 consonants. These combine to form 216 compound characters. There is also one special character giving a total of 247 characters. Tamil has its own script.On a typical business card: Although the business language is English in Sri Lanka, business cards are essential. It's advisable to have your card translated into Tamil on the reverse. Include any academic qualifications and professional titles, which should be prominent and stated clearly. Logos are also very popular.Facts were compiled from:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_languagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_literacy_ratehttps://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ce.htmlhttp://www.bsicorp.net/961014/bizcards.htm


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By Theresa D. McClellan
For The Fort Bend Star
The bright-eyed blonde-haired boy who loved Batman, cooking with his father and cuddling with his mother blew out his four birthday candles in November 2014 and gave that trademark big grin as he told his parents, Peter and Alexis Olympia, that he wished for a baby brother.
"Connor wanted to be a big brother so badly. It wasn't part of our plan but it was a blessing from above," said his mother. "Such a beautiful blessing," she said as she kissed the cheek of her smiling 9-month old son, Ryan Henry Olympia, while he bounced on her lap and clutched a fistful of hair.
Connor chose Ryan's middle name and gave him a virtual "high five" as he went to his mother's doctor appointments and traced the baby's outline on the ultrasound monitor. But he never got to meet his baby brother.
Connor died Oct. 29, 2015, six days before his brother was born – snatched away from his family by a rare, fast-growing brainstem cancer called DIPG that affects about 200 children a year between the ages of 5 and 10 years old.
They thought he had the flu
The Missouri City parents brought their son three times to the hospital emergency room with a flu diagnosis until doctors finally did a cat scan and returned with the devastating news.
Connor had an inoperable brain tumor. There wasn't much they could do. Within five days of the diagnosis Connor lost his ability to swallow, speak and move the right side of his body.
The cancer moves that fast and treatments haven't changed in more than 40 years.
"Neil Armstrong's daughter – the man who went to the moon – she had this and she got the same treatment as Connor, nothing has changed" said Peter Olympia.
This is the story of a little boy who made an Olympian effort to survive and shine a light of joy while fighting a devastating, rare cancer. He endured radiation treatments and chemotherapy and had a brief reprieve. To make matters more difficult, while Alexis Olympia was carrying Connor, her parents were battling cancer and husband Peter was serving in Afghanistan. He made it home eight hours before Connon was born.
This is also the story of a young couple that did everything they could to fight the cancer that took their son – including donating his tissue to continue research to find answers – and the community that supports them.
Restaurant owners Ron and Claire Brandani of Brandani's Restaurant and Wine Bar, learned of Connor's story through neighbors, as they both live in the Sienna Plantation community. Ron lost his mother to pancreatic cancer and her paintings adorn the walls of his restaurant at 3340 FM 1092 in the Missouri City Town Center Square.
"I know loss," said Ron Brandani whose eyes well up thinking about his mother who painted a picture foretelling of his restaurant ownership but did not live to see his success. "But when you think about kids getting cancer, you get goosebumps," he said.
They started off offering small help. The restaurant owners provided the family food for six weeks as her parents were going through separate cancer treatments.
"We wanted to be a blessing and didn't want them thinking I was peeping in on their grief," said Claire Brandani, who has been volunteering in the community since she was a teen.
After Connor died, they learned about the Defeat DIPG Foundation created by the Olympia family and their website www.Connorman.org.
The Brandanis decided they wanted to help make a bigger financial impact. Since August is Restaurant Week, when businesses donate $5 per customer to the Houston Food Bank bringing exposure and funds to the charity, the Brandanis said they decided to do one better. There are five Tuesdays in August, so every Tuesday in August he donates half of his restaurant sales from lunch, dinner and carry out orders. They want to raise $20,000 for the family foundation. All monies raised go to research.
"The thought of giving half your sales for five days is scary but if we can help bring exposure to this disease," said Ron Brandani.
It's an ugly disease that took the Olympia family on an emotional rollercoaster.
"There is nothing like seeing your child sick. But to see what the disease and tumor had done to him, no one should have to go through that. We don't want another parent to go through that," said Peter.
To combat the swelling from the disease they gave Connor high doses of steroids but that caused more complications that severely increased his appetite and changed his outward appearance. "He couldn't even smile, it robbed him of his beautiful grin," said his mother.
But she could still see the smile in his eyes, As he lost his ability to walk, his father carried him. A neurosurgeon said he had a month to live.
"I couldn't believe what was happening to us or him. How is that possible? Five days ago he is riding his bike at pre-school. We are living our life, how can this be? It was just shock and disbelief," she said.
Alexis said she went into "mommy mode" just holding him, reading to him, talking to him. Peter's father started researching clinical trials and options. At one point he pushed a tablet toward her to read something.
"He thought I knew it was such a rare cancer. It hit me. Oh. My. God," the mother recalled.
After receiving the diagnosis at Memorial Hermann, they were transferred to MD Anderson Hospital where they spent 51 days at their son's bedside from December through February.
"They said to say goodbye. The radiation was increasing problems and causing complications. That Christmas they told us to say goodbye and two days later he stopped talking," recalled Peter.
After 30 radiation treatments Connor came home. They said he had hydrocephaly and the tumor was not shrinking. The family refused to give up at home and met with a neurosurgeon who suggested a procedure to alleviate brain pressure.
"They did it and three days later we heard our little boy laugh. He regained his different functions from laughing to talking. He worked hard with his physical and speech. He was 4 years old but he was all in. We called it our new normal," said his mother.
But the honeymoon of health didn't last.
As her oldest son was deteriorating, her second baby boy was growing bigger inside her. She credits Peter's forward thinking with deciding to donate Connor's tissue for research. Their donation was the 13th in the nation. In addition to helping researchers find the missing connection that could set them on the path to a cure or give better odds for new patients, providing a tissue donation is way of keeping Connor alive.
"If we hadn't done that, I would have a big regret. Another family we connected with did not donate and they regretted it. We decided to create this foundation to carry on his fight and make a difference," Alexis said.
"With DIPG only 4 percent of federal dollars go to pediatric research for ALL pediatric cancers and a fraction of that goes to DIPG. Affected families make up 90 percent of the dollars going to research," Alexis said.
So they created the DIPG Foundation using Connor's beloved Batman logo with the words "Connor Man." They connected with another family in Bethesda, Md., and plan to join forces to make the foundation grow.
"We want people to know there is hope," Alexis said.
She also wants to thank her community for standing behind her.
A bowling tournament raised $30,000. The Brandanis hope to raise $20,000. The family wants to be able to give a local researcher $100,000 to focus on DIPG.
"I didn't know Connor had such an impact on people he never met. Despite all the bad we've been through, and it's a lot, there are good people out there. We are grateful for this opportunity to raise money from everyone who walks into the restaurant," Alexis said.
She talks to Ryan Henry about his big brother.
"I feel as if he knows him already. I tell him how badly Connor wanted to meet him. How brave he was and what an amazing big brother he was even though Ryan was still in mommy's tummy to him. He was so excited to share the news with people. He'd call him 'our baby.' I will tell him how much he loved him."


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The Byre, Granary and Carthouse were originally derelict Farm Barns and have been stylishly converted to provide a beautiful base from which to explore the moors and coast with walks from the front door. The Barns are super insulated to provide cosy accommodation with ground source heat pump underfloor heating in the Granary and Carthouse and a woodburner and radiators in the Byre.


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provides information about Argentine Week in Viet Nam to come
From 23 - 27 November 2015, in Ha Noi, the Embassy of Argentina
will organize Argentine Week in Viet Nam to introduce Argentine culture, music,
cuisine, dance, films, photography and trade to Vietnamese people after the
success of the first "Argentine Night in Ha Noi" in 2014.
Visitors will have the opportunity to taste Argentine beef and delicious wines,
learn how to cook local delicacies, enjoy Tango show, listen to Argentine
electronic-tango-folk-rock music, participate in photo exhibition and watch best
The chain of events will kick off on 23 November with B2B meetings among the
Argentine Beef Promotion Institute, some Argentine beef exporters and Vietnamese
businesses. This will be followed by Argentine Night in Ha Noi where visitors
will have the chance to enjoy authentic food cooked by the renowned chef Pedro
Lambertini, music performances by DJ Pato Di Bernardo and tango show performed
by Julieta Biscione and Roberto Castillo at Sheraton Hanoi Hotel.
On 24 November, the two chefs Lambertini and Nguyen Chung from Sheraton Hanoi
Hotel will present how to prepare Western and Vietnamese dishes with Argentine
With 30 photos of cities in the world including Ho Chi Minh City (Viet Nam), the
photo exhibition "Urbana: City View" by the Argentine photographers Juliana
Montani, Gabriela Cecilia Bardon and Nacho Calderón will be held on 25 November
at the residence of the Argentine Ambassador to Viet Nam (Quang Ba Street, Tay
Ho District, Ha Noi).
On this occasion, the Vietnamese audience will have the opportunity to watch
free movies: "Vinyl days" on 26 November, "Natural Sciences" and "Tracks to
return home" on 27 November.
Hong Nhung.
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Brilliant, as the British say: take the side-sliding QWERTY keyboard design from popular HTC-made Pocket PC phones such as the Cingular 8525, T-Mobile MDA and Verizon XV6700 and use it on an MS Smartphone. When we first saw the HTC Vox (that's developer's code name for the HTC S710 and carrier branded versions such as the Orange SPV E650) in prototype at the beginning of January, we wondered why we, HTC or anyone else hadn't thought of this before? But then, until recently electronics components were too large to add a full slide-out keyboard plus the usual heavy compliment of features to a smartphone this small.
Indeed, the S710 has an impressive feature set for a phone that measures just 4 x 2 x 0.73 inches: Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi 802.11b/g, long battery life, a 2 megapixel camera and the full Windows Mobile set of smart goodies such as mobile versions of Internet Explorer, MS Office, Outlook with Direct Push, Windows Media Player and Windows Live. The phone is one of the first on the market running the new Windows Mobile 6.0 operating system. The S710 runs Windows Mobile Standard Edition (that's the new name for the smartphone version, while the Pocket PC Phone Edition devices now run Windows Mobile Professional). Though the ever-changing naming conventions keep users confused, we're happy there aren't six different editions .
The S710 isn't currently offered by any US carrier, but the phone is sold unlocked for use with any GSM carrier by importers and e-retailers. This quad band smartphone has EDGE but no 3G for data. It uses the same charger as other HTC devices sold in the past year and the same mini USB cable as other recent HTC devices such as the Cingular 8525, Cingular 3125 and T-Mobile Dash.
In the Box
HTC includes a world charger, mini USB sync cable, stereo earbud headset with inline mic, software CD with ActiveSync 4.5 and a 60 day trial of Outlook 2007, and a thick printed manual.
Windows Mobile 6 at a Glance
Since this is the first Windows Mobile 6 device we're reviewing, we'll cover a bit of what's new. This isn't a major overhaul of the OS in terms of look and feel. If you're accustomed to Windows Mobile, you'll note only small changes to the user interface such as prettier icons and new Windows Live home screens. The improvements include a more powerful IE that handles more sites and is significantly faster at downloading and rendering pages, support for HTML email in Outlook, mobile versions of Word, Excel and PowerPoint are now standard, DUN is easier with the new Internet Sharing application, new and more pleasant system sounds and Windows Update on the smartphone itself (no more hunting in several places to find device updates).
Design and Ergonomics
The S710 is similar in size to the Cingular 2125 and shorter than the T-Mobile SDA. By smartphone standards, this is a petite phone. At 0.73", it's surprisingly thin for a phone with a slide out keyboard and it's not much thicker than the 0.69" SDA. The phone is very attractive looking and feels solid in part thanks to its hefty 4.93 ounce weight. The S710 has a black plastic casing with a bright metal surround around the display and keypad, and a silver keyboard with blue backlighting. The keyboard slides out easily with spring assist and stays open, however when closed there is some slight movement that's disconcerting. The display automatically switches to landscape mode when you slide the keyboard open (the switch takes about 2 seconds and is accompanied by a nice system sound).
Closed, the phone is easy to use one handed, with large raised buttons and a roomy d-pad that's neither too easy nor too hard to press. The S710 isn't a fingerprint magnet, other than the chrome surround, and it feels great in hand. The excellent 2.4" display dominates and the phone has a relatively uncluttered design that lends a modern look. Buttons are relatively few, with only the power button up top (this takes some effort to press, as it should) and the camera button on the right side. The left side houses the volume rocker (a little too hard to press) and voice command button. The microSD card slot is on the right side under a rubber door and the combined ExtUSB sync/charge/headset port is on the bottom under a rubber cover. On the back you'll find the camera lens, self portrait mirror and speakerphone grill. The battery lives under the door on the phone's back. Status LEDs for signal (flashing green), Bluetooth (flashing blue) and charging live above the display, nested beside the earpiece. Those who hate flashing LEDs won't appreciate these as they're nearly impossible to cover up with tape (you'd block the earpiece). We weren't bothered by the lights, which aren't overly bright by any means.
Size comparison: Treo 750, Samsung BlackJack, i-mate SPL, S710, Motorola RAZR V3m and the Nokia N95.
Though small, the slide-out QWERTY keyboard is surprisingly easy to use. I have large hands and long, slender fingers and I had no trouble instantly typing well on the Vox's keyboard. The keys are domed and well-separated, and each gives a tactile and audible click when pressed. The keyboard layout is standard except the space bar which is shifted to the right of center and the period key is on the top row to the right of the "p" key rather than to the right of the comma and "m" keys. The comma shares a key with the period key and you'll press the Fn key to type it. Two standard Windows Mobile softkeys live just above the top row of keys and there are two LEDs to indicate caps lock and Fn lock (double press on the caps lock or Fn key to enable lock and double-press again to turn it off). These indicators are small touches that really improve the typing experience.
Windows Mobile 6 does a bit better job of sensing the proper input type than prior versions, and we found ourselves having to manually enable and disable Fn lock less frequently when entering numbers.
Phone Features, Reception and Internet
The HTC S710 is an unlocked quad band GSM world phone that operates on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz frequencies. It will work with any GSM carrier's SIM since it's sold unlocked. Note that if you buy the Orange SPV E650 or other carrier branded version of the Vox, it will be locked to that carrier, unlike the HTC. Like the HTC S620 (aka T-Mobile Dash), the S710 has excellent reception which makes it a good solution for both those in strong signal and signal-challeged locales. Voice quality is good for both incoming and outgoing calls (in fact outgoing is a bit better than incoming) and call volume is quite loud by GSM standards. We kept volume at 50% in normal locations and only set it to max when in a very loud family restaurant with acoustics befitting the Metropolitan Opera House.
The S710 has the usual complete set of WinMo call features including support for conference calls, call waiting and call forwarding. You can manually select the network or leave it set to auto (note that some carriers block manual network selection) and you can enable call barring as well as enable or disable Caller ID. The phone comes with the same voice dialing found on prior HTC devices. It uses recorded voice tags for matching rather than true speech recognition and works with Bluetooth headsets. The HTC's rear-firing speakerphone is more like a PA system: extremely loud (the phone vibrates with the power of the sound and folks in the next room will likely hear the call with no problems even at half volume). As a result of the high volume, there is distortion, though less than we expected. Convertible drivers will likely appreciate the S710's speakerphone.
For data the S710 has 2.5G EDGE with fallback to GPRS, but alas no 3G. The Vox's lack of 3G is its only gap in an otherwise cutting edge feature set. Being an everyday user of 3G devices such as the Treo 750 and Samsung Blackjack, I dreaded the return to EDGE; but was pleasantly surprised by networking improvements in Windows Mobile 6 that made web pages download and render much more quickly. In short the device felt more like a UMTS 3G phone, which is to say not bad at all. UMTS, with a max download speed of 384k is the lower of the two GSM network 3G standards, and HSDPA is the faster. Web pages loaded noticeably faster than the T-Mobile Dash (HTC S620), Cingular 3125 and even Pocket PC phones like the i-mate JAQ3. We also noticed improvements in application download times: we downloaded the free 3.9 meg 3D Golf Game from Microsoft's Windows Mobile web site and it took a few minutes rather than 5 to 10 to download. Nice. If you need a phone to use with a notebook for tethering, then you'll likely want a 3G phone. However, if you plan only to use the data connection on the phone itself, then the S710 is acceptable.
Internet Explorer Mobile is improved, not just in terms of download and rendering speed but in its ability to handle more web sites. Though the smartphone and Pocket PC phone editions of Windows Mobile 5 shared much of the same code, the PPC version of IE handled more web sites well. With Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition (smartphone), web sites that bombed before with a blank page such as nytimes.com do render (granted, the Times serves the smartphone their mobile version, but before you got nothing). WinMo 6 also adds the ability to install Certificates fairly easily.
Outlook Mobile has undergone a bigger face lift, with many changes visible to the user. These include more desktop-like features such as support for HTML email receipt (but not creation), the ability to mark messages with status flags, switch between email accounts using the left and right directionals and search Exchange folders (the searched content need not be on the device locally).
Windows Live is heavily integrated into Windows Mobile 6, with Live Search, Messenger and Hotmail (some of the included Today Screens include the Live components). These worked well, though Microsoft's web search isn't our favorite, and MSN Messenger can even download your IM contacts to your address book (it claims to de-dupe them for those folks already in your Outlook contacts, we found it didn't). We did run into trouble with basic connectivity: we had a live EDGE connection with IE running in the background, yet Live claimed we had no viable Internet connection unless we set the EDGE connection to be the "Internet" connection rather than our Work, WAP or user-defined connection. Live Search did work, despite this, as did Hotmail, but not Messenger. Live liked our WiFi connection just fine (which works as if it were the "Internet" connection), as a consolation. On a different Windows Mobile 6 device using the same SIM card and Internet settings, we didn't encounter this problem-- go figure.
Horsepower and Performance
Microsoft isn't known for making each release of an OS faster than the last, so don't expect Windows Mobile 6 to speed things up. Happily, it doesn't slow things down either, and we didn't perceive a speed hit with the new OS. The S710 runs on a 201 MHz Texas Instruments OMAP 850 processor, which is the lowest common denominator for MS smartphones. If it can run WinMo 6, then pretty much anything can within reason. The S710 is middle of the Windows Mobile road in terms of speed opening menus, launching applications and playing back video. If you're used to the Dash or Cingular 2125, you'll find the S710 to be about the same. If you're used to zippy feature phones, you'll have to slow down a bit. If you're coming from an older Nokia S60 phone, the speed will be just slightly slower (though the new Nokia N95 is faster overall).
For memory, the HTC has the usual 64 megs of RAM (used like RAM in your PC) and 128 megs of flash ROM, of which approximately 50 megs are free for your use. Should you need more storage space for programs and files, you can use a microSD card. The S710's card slot is located on the side of the phone under a rubber cover and is hot swappable. It's compatible with cards up to 2 gig in capacity.
Just a few years back, Windows Mobile camera phone images reminded us of that first sticky-eyed glimpse of the world after waking with a hangover: dim, fuzzy and full of kaleidoscope color effects. Fortunately, just as our hangover days of youth have passed, so have the horrid VGA and 1.3MP cameras from those old devices. The Vox takes nice photos with reasonable clarity, not too much grain and decent color. The 2 megapixel camera is actually on par with feature phone counterparts like the 2 megapixel LG VX8700 (Verizon Shine), and that's a compliment as LG puts some nice cameras in their phones. In fact, we wonder if the two manufacturers aren't using the same camera assembly as both have the same brownish tint to photos that requires some manual correction on the desktop (Photoshop's Auto Color feature doesn't get it right, you have to raise the blues and reduce the reds yourself). Though to be accurate, the S710's brown color cast isn't nearly as pronounced as the LG's.
The camera can take photos at a maximum of 1200 x 1600 pixels with a variety of less resolutions available including 120 x 160 for caller ID photos. The camera uses the entire display as the viewfinder and operates in portrait orientation (even if the slider is open and the phone is otherwise in landscape orientation). There are a variety of settings for image quality, white balance, spot vs. average metering, brightness and effects. If you insert a new storage card, the camera will ask you if you wish to save photos and videos there by default. There are 6 modes (photo, video, MMS video, contacts picture, picture theme and sports) and the user interface is easily learned after a bit of playing around. The shutter sound can be turned off for stealth photos.
The camera can take video at 176 x 144 and 128 x 96 pixel resolutions and it has 2x digital zoom. You can turn audio recording on and off, and record videos for saving (not MMS) of any length limited by available storage. Video quality was also very good, with audio-video sync, good colors and little blockiness or ghosting. Of course, max video resolution is relatively low for a 2MP camera, and that helps improve video quality. We wish the phone took QVGA 240 x 320 video for a fairer comparison. Audio volume is low when shooting video. The camcorder can take video in H.263, MPEG4 and Motion JPEG formats.
Display and Multimedia
The S710 has an excellent QVGA 240 x 320 pixel display that's capable of displaying 65k colors. The LED backlit 2.4" display is just the right size for the resolution, and is fairly easy on the eyes. It's extremely sharp, has great color and is modestly viewable outdoors. Since this is Windows Mobile Standard Edition (Smartphone Edition in the old lingo) it does not have a touch screen. The rear-firing speaker is loud enough to listen to video soundtracks but isn't high fidelity by any means so you'll want to use the included stereo earbud headset with inline mic and volume control for music playback. Music sound quality and volume are good through the headset, and you can use either HTC's Audio Manager or Windows Media Player 10 Mobile (which supports AAC, WMA, WMV and ASF files and more) for music playback.
MS Smartphones, with their mostly 200 MHz processors and no dedicated graphics chip have never been the best for hardcore movie playback. Stick with QVGA videos recorded around 350kbps for best results. High bitrate files will drop frames. We tested the freeware TCPMP video player on the S710 and it worked fine, the only caveat being that our phone's backlight got stuck on and we had to edit the registry to return it to normal behavior.
WiFi and Bluetooth
This smartphone has Bluetooth 2.0 (not EDR) and WiFi 802.11b/g. You'll manage the various radios using HTC's Comm Manager (in the Today Screen, highlight the top line where the carrier's name and WiFi status are listed and press the center d-pad button to bring up Comm Manager). There's Microsoft's standard Bluetooth stack and software to manage Bluetooth connections and the standard Windows Mobile WiFi management. Neither are exactly feature-rich but they get the job done.
WiFi worked reliably in our tests and had above average range for a phone. It supports WEP encryption, WPA, LEAP, certificates and has power saver settings. While cellular data and WiFi connections sometimes created connection settings nightmares in some mobile phones, the S710 and Windows Mobile 6 happily switched between them. Hopefully carrier customizations on other WinMo 6 devices won't muck this up.
Bluetooth range was average and file transfer speeds were up to Bluetooth 2.0 standards. Supported profiles include headset, handsfree, DUN (dialup networking), serial port, SAP (SIM access profile used by car kits), HID (keyboard and mice) and A2DP. We tested the phone with a variety of headsets including the Plantronics Discovery 640 and Samsung WEP 200. Both worked well, had the average 10 to 15 foot range for these two headsets, but incoming voice quality seemed less full compared to other phones (outgoing was excellent). We tested A2DP with the Plantronics 590 stereo Bluetooth headphones. Volume was quite good and sound quality was good (not the best we've ever heard but solidly middle of the pack and much better than early A2DP phones). The headset's play/pause and fast forward/rewind controls worked to control Windows Media Player, indicating AVRC support. However the volume control on the headset did change how loud the music played but didn't change the level meter in WMP, nor did changing the volume in WMP effect playback volume through the headset. Handoff between music and calls worked seamlessly with the Plantronics.
HTC offers their usual touches: their HTC green Today theme, Quick Notes (a notepad application), Comm Manager, voice dialing (uses voice tags, not speech recognition), a handy app to wipe out the phone's data, Esmertec's Java runtime, shortcuts (i.e.: press the number the corresponds to the grid location of an application in the programs window grid to launch that program) and their own Audio Manager (a music player that also has an easy way to set an MP3 as the phone's ringtone). Microsoft has smart dial: just type in a few letters of the contact name to bring them up for a call (this feature is now on the Pocket PC version of the OS as well).
Other improvements in Windows Mobile 6 include the added MS Office suite that allows you to view and edit MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint files. Editing is fairly basic in Word and Excel, and there's little you can change in a PowerPoint presentation, but it's much better than nothing. Though you can edit documents, you can't create new ones (strange). You can get around this limitation by keeping blank documents on the device. Open one, create to your heart's content then use "Save As" to save it as a new file.
Contacts enhancements include integration with call history and the Calendar now has a much more useful view in week and month view (highlight an entry to see its contents at the bottom of the display) and a new ribbon up top that shows your free and available times. Though Microsoft has sprinkled a few handy new shortcuts here and there throughout the OS, many tasks still require more clicks than necessary. We'll leave that up to Windows Mobile 7.
The significant upside to the staid CPU and lack of 3G is excellent battery life. HTC claims an amazing 7 hours of talk time, and we honestly ran out of idle chit-chat long before the phone lost power. HTC's smartphones (in contrast to Pocket PC phones) often have very good battery life by smartphone standards and the S710 follows suit. With average use, the phone lasted us just under 3 days on a charge. That includes 30 minutes of phone calls per day, watching a few short videos, listening to music with the display off for an hour per day and surfing the web over EDGE and WiFi for 45 minutes/day. Heavy WiFi users will get shorter battery life, and MS Direct Push email will also shorten battery life if you've got the phone checking email every 5 minutes throughout the business day.
The phone comes with a 1050 mAh Lithium Ion battery that's user swappable. There is no extended battery option as of this writing.
HTC's first Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition offering is a strong one with an ingenious design. It's an ergonomic near-delight that offers the best of candybar phone ease of use and a QWERTY keyboard. We wish the slider stayed more firmly shut, but overall we're still very pleased with the design. Windows Mobile 6 itself brings improvements that are worthwhile, though some of them require Exchange Server, so we're not saying you need rush out and buy this phone just to get the new OS. Though the networking improvements do make us mighty happy, especially on the IE and data transfer fronts. The phone has excellent battery life, a great display, Bluetooth 2.0, WiFi and a camera that's actually worth using . If the HTC S710 had 3G, our star rating would have been higher.
Web site: www.htc.com
Price: Approximately $530 from importers
Display: 65K color transmissive
LCD with LED backlighting. Screen size diagonally: 2.4". Resolution:
240 x 320, supports both portrait and landscape modes.
Battery: Lithium
Ion rechargeable. Battery is user replaceable.
1050 mA. Claimed talk time: 7 hours. Claimed standby: 175 hours.
Performance: Texas Instruments OMAP 850 processor running at 201 MHz. 64 MB RAM and 128 megs flash ROM with ~50 megs free for your use.
Size: 4.0
x 1.97 x .73 inches. Weight: 4.93 ounces.
Phone: Quad band GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz. EDGE for data. Unlocked for use with any GSM carrier (carrier branded versions such as the SPV E650 are locked, but not the HTC S710).
Camera: 2.0MP with self-portrait mirror (no flash). Max photo resolution: 1200 x 1600 pixels. Video resolutions: 176 x 144 and 128 x 96 pixels.
Audio: Built
in speaker, mic and HTC ExtUSB stereo headphone
jack. Voice Recorder and Windows Mobile Media Player 10 included for your MP3 and video viewing pleasure.
Networking: Integrated
WiFi 802.11b/g and Bluetooth 2.0.
Software: Windows
Mobile 6.0 Standard (Smartphone) Edition operating system, Esmertec Java runtime.
Microsoft Mobile Office suite including Mobile versions
of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Internet
Explorer, and Outlook with Direct Push email support. Windows Live including Messenger, Live Search and Hotmail, Windows Media Player
10, Solitaire, Bubble Breaker (game), Voice Recorder. Additional applications:
Camera, Comm Manager,
Internet Sharing (use the phone as a modem over BT,
IR or USB), Clear Storage (wipes
out all data and resets unit to factory defaults), Bluetooth Explorer, speed dial, voice dialing, Quick Note, HTC Audio Manager.
ActiveSync 4.5 and Outlook 2007 60 day trial for PCs included.
Expansion: 1
microSD card slot on the phone's side (hot swappable).
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Savannah attorney Lawrence Edward Madison today was sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole and a lifetime probation for the 2009 aggravated sexual battery of an 18-year-old woman.
Chatham County Superior Court Judge James F. Bass Jr. added a 20-year consecutive sentence for child molestation of the same victim in 2006 and 12-month, concurrent sentenced for two counts of sexual battery.
Madison, 53, was convicted by a jury June 11 in what prosecutor Emily Thomas said was six yeas of victimization of the child/woman which began when she was 11 until age 18.
Thomas urged Bass to impose the mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years for the aggravated sexual battery with additional time for the defendant's conduct after the verdicts were returned when he hurled slurs at the victim before being removed from the courtroom.
Madison's conduct in the case amounted to "use and misuse of the judicial system in a way that re-victimized" the victim and for which he showed no remorse.
Defense attorney Michael Schiavone asked that Bass impose minimum terms, noting that the 25-year with no parole minimum amounted to a life sentence given the defendant's age.