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Some departments will move offices
It's not just Major League baseball players that get traded in the final weeks of July, this summer, office space is switching hands at Shoreline Community College.
"We are making some changes to better meet the needs of staff and students," Interim President Daryl Campbell said. "Workspace changes are sensitive and can be disruptive. There are many details to consider and we will do everything we can to make sure employees are both comfortable and get what they need to be as efficient and effective as possible in their new locations. These changes will occur over the next number of weeks and we will consult with the appropriate union representatives."
The moves start with Financial Services staff moving from the 1200 Building into offices on the second floor of the 5000 Building (FOSS). The changes include:
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The move puts Trippel closer to Enrollment Services and Financial Aid, two of the areas he supervises as Executive Director for Business and Student Support Services. Trippel also oversees Financial Services and Technology Support Services.
Once that is accomplished, the way is cleared for the next move, which includes most, if not all, of the eLearning/Virtual College staff relocating from the current space in the library to the 1200 Building. Also moving to 1200 from his current location in the 1000 Building is with Brandon Rogers,Special Assistant to the President for Grants and Contracts.
"We love being in the library and I'll miss seeing all the students, but this move will bring a little more space and the opportunity to work more closely with Brandon in my new role as Executive Director for the Virtual College and Resource Development," Ann Garnsey-Harter said. Specific office assignments in 1200 have not yet been made, she said.
Dean of Social Sciences Bob Francis, who also oversees the library, says the space being vacated by Garnsey-Harter et al. has not yet been allocated. "There will be discussions about the possible and best uses for that space," Francis said. "There are no immediate plans."
And, moving from her office in the Bookstore to Campbell's former office in the 1000 Building, 1019, is Mary Kelemen, recently appointed as Executive Director for Auxiliary and Logistical Support Services.
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Mica already eyeing a new gavel in 2014
House Transportation Committee Chairman John Mica (R-Fla.), who is giving up his gavel due to term limits, already has set his sights on another role two years from now: chairman of the high-profile Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
With the ink barely dry on his Monday letter to Speaker John Boehner in which he dropped his bid for another term atop Transportation after six years as the top Republican, Mica is now waiting for Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) to run into the same term limits issue in 2014.
"I'm going to work my way up to hopefully become the chairman someday God willing, and the right speaker and the right members of the [Republican] Steering Committee all coming together," Mica said Friday of Oversight.
Mica is the most senior member of the panel and already holds cache with media outlets. He's made regular appearances this year on Fox News to bash government bureaucracy in the TSA and at GSA after lavish Las Vegas parties were revealed.
Many in Congress had suspected Mica was mulling a run at the job of the Obama administration's chief investigator, but his remarks Friday were the most explicit on his plans to go after that gavel.
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Admit It, Wingnut Indonesian Minister: You Wanted to Shake Michelle Obama's Hand
Indonesia's conservative information minister, Tifatul Sembiring, is eating so much crow for shaking Michelle Obama's hand upon the Obamas' arrival in Jakarta. Sembiring makes a point of not touching unrelated women! So he's awkwardly blaming Michelle Obama for this.
Sembiring is apparently a crazy asshole who loves two things: Shunning women, and writing terrible things on Twitter. He has let the public know that he "avoids contact with women who are not related to him" and written tweets "blaming natural disasters on a lack of morality," "joking about AIDS," and incorporating Hitler quotes. He's like a mild version of Pat Robertson.
So what is he doing in the clip above? That's Sembiring, alright, the one smiling and laughing like a giddy fan as he extends his hand to Michelle Obama, wanting desperately to make contact with hers. How could he break his own rule like this? Is he a hypocrite? Heavens no! According to him, the First Lady set him up:
After footage broadcast on Indonesian television clearly showed Mr. Sembiring reaching out to clasp the first lady's hand after they were introduced by Mr. Obama, a female journalist whose hand the minister has refused to shake poked fun at him on Twitter.
Stung, Mr. Sembiring claimed on his Twitter feed that Mrs. Obama had made it impossible for him to avoid touching her hand, writing: "I tried to prevent [being touched] with my hands but Mrs. Michelle held her hands too far toward me [so] we touched."
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Here's a question I have that bugs me every time I watch a figure skating competition on TV: why, if so many skaters take ballet and dance to improve their choreography, never go to rétiré when they're in an upright spin?
I'm a dancer, and I was always taught that whatever pirouette/piqué-like turn I was doing, my foot should always be in rétiré (the inside of the foot resting against the side of the knee). And yet, I'm watching all these clips from the European Championships, and not only are the skaters' feet not against their knee in an upright spin, but (especially in the men's competition) it's sickled around their leg (which was a huge no-no to my dance teacher). So, is it just poor training/technique or the skaters being too lazy, because I see this too often from the Russian skaters who should (I assume) know better.
Granted, there are skaters who do go to rétiré in their spins (Kirk, Kostner, Volchkova, OTTOMH), but they are few and far between.
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NEW YORK -- A Japanese-led consortium is reportedly planning to rescue Renesas Electronics by blocking an attempt by the U.S. private equity firm KKR's to purchase the ailing chip company, Japan's economic journal Nikkei reported Friday (Sept. 21).
The new consortium includes Toyota Motor, Panasonic and a Japanese government-backed fund called the Innovation Network Corp. of Japan (INCJ). The group is reportedly looking to invest more than 100 billion yen (about $1.28 billion), Nikkei reported, with plans to acquire a majority stake in Renesas by the end of 2012.
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Consortium's members include key members of Japans automotive ecosystem, Nissan Motor Co. and Honda Motor Co. along with Canon Inc. and Fanuc Corp. Other members include parts and components makers such as Denso Corp. and Keihin Corp. Nikkei also speculated that the consortium might invite Germany's Bosch and other foreign companies to join.
Japan's government appears to view the survival of Renesas as critical to the future of key industries such as automotive and industrial machinery. Still, it is highly doubtful that the chip maker could engineer a miraculous recovery, even if rescued by the industry consortium. Renesas previously failed to make drastic cuts and to orchestrate a major restructuring.
Nikkei reported: In late August, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts proposed investing about 100 billion yen in Renesas. Major lenders were ready to accept at one point but are wary that microcontroller supplies could be disrupted if KKR pushes for significant additional restructuring.
It also reported that KKRs tough demand which includes seeking the removal of Renesas entire board, additional loans from the lenders and three shareholders, made the KKRs offer difficult to accept."
Under the INCJ's lead, the team is putting together an investment plan so that an alternative for rescuing Renesas can be presented to its shareholders, including NEC Corp., Hitachi Ltd. and Mitsubishi Electric Corp., as early as next month, Nikkei reported.
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January 28, 2010
Mini Yellow Handkerchief interviews that I kinda love...
Thanks MrsBLong
Via KStewartFan
- Lorabell
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Who is she referring to in the second vid? Who is connected at the heart and head?ReplyDelete
@Heidi Ho: Arthur Cohn, the producer :)ReplyDelete
- Lorabell
I still think Kstew is beautiful because her face has so many emotions passing over it at any given time, a book with many pages and depth.ReplyDelete
I love Kristen now. It's been a gradual process but I can honestly say I love her as much as rob, and that's one hell of a lot. It's like she has her own sign language when speaking haha!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 28, 2010 at 8:36 PM
Were is the Lykke Li music vid for Possibility?ReplyDelete
- I remember her saying (at the NM US premiere) that they shot a video to go with it.
-- Where is it?? I really want see it so bad!!
Next time I feel down, I'll think about what Kstew said: It's okay not to be okay.. Brilliant ^^ReplyDelete
@Anon 3:36 PM - Lykke Li stated the video she did for 'Possiblity' was with a switch blade and showing her knife technique, so I don't think it will be matched up with 'New Moon' - but this is an assumption. And you know what they say about those who assume...ReplyDelete


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"Once upon a time, in America, there was a violet kingdom
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its unique time in history is now part of the American experience. From
our Violet Gazette
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Growing in America" series to be completed in Winter 2001.
Violets the Year Round
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found among the archival papers. To be frank, we're not sure of its
origins or who the real author is, but are almost certain it was
published in the early 20s, and by the Rhinebeck Violet Association. We
like the idea of "discovering" it and make it useful once
again, just as it was intended in the first place. The authorship matter
is under investigation and in due time we will credit the rightful
Dr. Theresa M. Culley's Why
Violets Are So Successful is the main feature of this
Fall 2000 issue as well as her first and exclusive contribution to The
Violet Gazette. Dr. Culley is the AVS newest Board member, and
one of the organization's best advocates. At present she is engaged in
post-doctoral viola research at her new post at the University of
California-Irvine. Her enthusiasm about violets in America is truly
inspiring; in fact, she plans, in the near future and on behalf of our
society, to lead violet exploration activities on the West Coast. In
this paper, Dr. Culley discusses the survival habits of V. pubescens,
an American favorite better known as "Downy Yellow Violet" for
which she's provided her own photographic work. We welcome Theresa's
contribution, her commitment to the violet cause, and look forward to
reading more of her work in the next issues.
A fervor for violets has been in the American mind since colonial times.
It was particularly well represented throughout the 19th century by
several American intellectuals and poets, among them the naturalist and
author Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) who liked to compare his own
sense of loss to "a bunch of violets without their roots." Our
Poetry Corner wishes this time to honor the American poet
and journalist William Cullen
Bryant (1794-1878) whose romantic poetry is "steeped in
nature imagery paralleling the picturesque style of the Hudson River
painters." Such attributes are well exemplified in his poem, The
Yellow Violet. In addition, and in keeping with the
American theme, Annebelle Rice has contributed historical information on
why and how four states in the Union came to adopt Violets as
State Flower Symbols.
Finally, we present a whimsical take on that famous dilemma: --What's in
a name? Is your name Violet? Chuck Lavazzi's amusing and original A
Bunch of Violets measures up your chances of obtaining
Dr. Watson and Sherlock Holmes' aid in a moment of trouble. We're sure
this commentary at a common thread is bound to bring a smile to your
On a recent visit to Burpee Seeds
Company's Pennsylvania
facilities, I was pleasantly surprised to see that the cover of their
1897 seed catalog featured a lovely illustration of the 'Princess of
Wales' violets. Burpee Seeds, in
business for 124 years as America's best-loved seed company, was a
pioneer in seed and plant distribution to the entire nation. Mr.
George Ball, Jr., President and CEO of W.
Atlee Burpee & Co. has graciously granted us permission to
feature that catalog violet cover on our Fall 2000 Index page to match
the "American violet" theme. On the subject of illustrations,
we wish to point out that most graphics in this issue derive from old
American postcards popular in the early 1900s. These have been adapted
digitally by Gary W. Sherwin, our webmaster and chief magician. As
always, Gary makes sure the AVS homepage and the online version of
The Violet Gazette are
top notch. We are forever grateful to him and to Annebelle Rice, and to
those AVS friends who make it all possible every time.
We do hope you enjoy this "American" issue, and take this
opportunity to extend our best wishes to you and your families for a
wonderful Fall and Holiday Seasons.


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Samsung's legal team successfully convinced Judge Koh that while their firm was aware of Apple's patents, they had a firm belief they were invalid, hence were not willfully infringing on them in a legal sense. Judge Koh bought that argument; the fact that the
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Given the recent invalidations and her willingness to nullify certain aspects of the jury's infringement verdict, many observers expect Judge Koh to trim the damages Samsung owes Apple. If that happens it will be a major blow to Apple's largely fizzled legal campaign to "ban" Android and prove that the rival "stole" its technology.
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Donald Trump: I'm Obama's 'Worst Nightmare'
Weekends now serve no other purpose than to tease the entire American nation for two horrible days before each week's new Fox and Friends segment, Monday Mornings with Trump. Well we've got this week's clip!
Trump calls in to respond to top White House political strategist David Plouffe, who said yesterday that Trump has "zero chance" of winning the presidency. Not true, Trump sneers, before sharing a story with all the trappings of pure fiction: Obama's big "contributors" tell Trump that the White House doesn't want to run against him. He's the last guy they want to face. Anyone but Trump!
Then, some econo-talk. China's stealing everything. This Obama, he can't cut a deal, he's never cut a deal in his life. Trump, he'll get those credit card call centers back from India. He'll get that deficit down "quickly," too.
And finally, a recap of last night's Celebrity Apprentice. Mark McGrath had to go; Gary Busey is still in.


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posted on 29 Mar 2011, 00:46 (Posts: 2; Member since: 28 Nov 2009)
Env Touch
baykid415 has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
This phone may have only a C rating as a phone but its an A+ as a quick messaging phone. it excels in one area but is not as good overall. But due to teens demanding to text more lately through the years, this phone is perfect. It's also on the Verizon network so you don't need to worry about losing reception.Build quality 7/10Reception 9/10Call quality 8/10Internet 5/10Multimedia 7/10Camera 5/10UI speed 7/10Everyday usage 8/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 5/10
- 480 x 800 display with 16 million colors
- good qwerty keyboard
- evdo rev A
- feels plasticy
- not heavy
- last for 5 hours
posted on 24 Mar 2011, 23:52 (Posts: 0; Member since: 24 Mar 2011)
"OK Phone"
MNKiNG1998 has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
This phone was pretty good. I really liked the camera, and all the options that you could use on it. The call quality was really good. The reception was also very good. Everyday usage was superb! The internet was good so was the build quality. Multimedia was OK. The phone was fast and the internet seemed to load pretty fast. The QWERTY keyboard was excellent! The digital keyboard was OK for me, having bigger fingers, but I only used the digital keyboard for short texts. The display was good, but the battery life was kind of short. For some reason the phone would just randomly shut off, and when I turned it back on, my backround and theme were always reset.Build quality 6/10Reception 9/10Call quality 9/10Internet 7/10Multimedia 5/10Camera 8/10UI speed 8/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 9/10Display 8/10Battery 5/10
- QWERTY keyboard
- Camera
- Music
- Internet
- The phone randomly shut off, and reset my backround and theme.
posted on 17 Dec 2010, 12:08 (Posts: 0; Member since: 17 Dec 2010)
Dont buy this phone, You will regret it!!!
elaneamg2008 has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
This phone has givin me so many problems. I would love to get a new cell but i gotta wait till my contract is up, in like 10 months! Right now, Im on my third phone replacement. The same thing keeps going wrong. The worse part about this phone is the touch screen. No matter how many times you try to calibrate the phone, the touch screen never actually works correctly. It gets very irritating. This phone has a tendency of shutting off for no reason, specially when you go online. The battery life sucks and sometimes it will say full bars then two seconds later, no lie, its dying.Build quality 5/10Reception 4/10Call quality 5/10Internet 5/10Multimedia 4/10Camera 5/10UI speed 4/10Everyday usage 2/10Text input 4/10Display 2/10Battery 1/10
- camera is nice
- Horrible battery life
- Shuts off for no reason
- Freezes up
- Vibrate mode doesnt always work
- calibration doesnt work
- Touch Screen hard to use
- hardly any apps
posted on 17 May 2010, 17:36 (Posts: 0; Member since: 17 May 2010)
So i got this account just to tell you how much i hate this phone! Of course its beautiful and the keyboard is amazing. But its too big and it barely fits in my pocket!! Secondly it always calls people even after i continoosuly lock it. Third : THE BATTERY LIFE SUCKS!!! Listen here i text moderately and this phone is just the worst battery life ever. It dies litterally in 2 hours and i dont even look/ recieve pictures or videos.... Its just horrible so now i have to spend another 50 dollars on a new battery thanks. FOurth: MY TIUCHSCREEN DOESNT EVVEN WORK!!!!! I dont even use my touchscreen anymore and no matter how hard i try IT DOESNT WORK! it agrivates me so much! Oh and whenever i turn my phone off the backround resets itself!Design 7/10Features 7/10Performance 2/10
- Great design
- Keyboard
- Camera quality
- Touchscreen
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posted on 27 Sep 2009, 11:12 (Posts: 3; Member since: 27 Sep 2009)
nice phone
I had the env touch for a few weeks and overall it is a very nice phone. I like to touch screen and if you flip it open you have a qwerty keyboard. I had a few issues with memory and it wouldn't read my memory card at times and i would have to remove it and put it back in. Battery life isnt the best but when powering two screens you cannot expect too much. A tad bit bulky, but overall a really nice phone.Design 9/10Features 9/10Performance 8/10
- 3.2 megapixel camera
- qwerty keyboard
- touch screen
- battery life
- software issues
- bulky size
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posted on 08 Jun 2009, 20:28 (Posts: 0; Member since: 08 Jun 2009)
favorite phone ever
i got my env touch this sunday and i loved it the second i used it. it is not very expenisve and is almost like a smartphone.Design 10/10Features 10/10Performance 10/10
- everything
- nothing
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posted on 18 Jun 2011, 13:36
Honestly, after 2 years I can say this phone is not HORRIBLE, but pretty bad...
Justin(enVtouch owner for 2 years) has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
Let me tell you, I've owned the enV Touch since June in 2009, it's an old phone(by today's standards) and now that my contract is finally up I'm ready to upgrade and I couldn't be happier.
Build quality is great, a very sturdy phone, I've dropped it(HARD, accidently of course) on concrete once before and it came out with nothing more then a scratch.
Reception is not bad, nothing to complain about, I usually have EV(1 bar) and 1x(2 bars).
Call quality is fantastic, among the highest quality mics I've ever heard.
Internet is just horrible, it's slow, laggy and it even makes the phone get quite hot. Multimedia is bad, browsing pictures is slow and choppy, playing videos isn't bad but attempting to skip foward causes a lag and it's also very hard to pinpoint where you want to skip too, also playing videos(like using the browser) makes the phone get hot, and music is bad, it freezes the phone alot, it skips when browsing through songs, it's very slow and just.... not a good phone for music
Camera: It's not horrible, but very close, the auto focus is very slow and unless you have the hands of a surgeon the auto focus will make it VERY blurry and distorted. Videos are the same.
UI speed: Quite slow, it lags alot browsing the simplest pages and can also cause your phone to freeze if you attempt to browse these laggy pages too fast.
Everyday Usage: Quite good if you're using it for everyday stuff like Calls/Txts, but anything more is asking too much with this phone.(Out of text)Build quality 9/10Reception 6/10Call quality 10/10Internet 2/10Multimedia 3/10Camera 3/10UI speed 2/10Everyday usage 4/10Text input 8/10Display 8/10Battery 2/10
- Great build quality, very sturdy
- Reception is OK, can't complain
- Call quality is fantastic
- Internet is horrible, slow and even makes the phone heat up.
- Multimedia is just bad, it's also very slow and freezes the phone alot.
- Camera is good quality if you have the hands of a surgeon, the auto-focus can make or break the picture/video
- UI speed is very bad, again it's slow and at times can freeze the phone up if you scroll too fast through certain laggy menus
- Everyday usage is good, if you only plan to Call/txt
- Display is pretty good, it's very easy to browse through and nice to look at
- Battery is HORRIBLE, using the phone for just music lasts me about 4 hours
- written in the pros
posted on 21 May 2011, 14:18
oliver has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
I have had this POS for almost 2 years finally upgrade is in august i have had to send it back 3 times and my friend has the same phone returned it twice,The touchscreen is really annoying. No matter how many times you try and calibrate it, it never seems to work right
Battery life is horrible (like most phone). I usually charge it twice per day
Web browsing doesn't integrate well with gmail, facebook, google talk, etc.. (I suggest you get an android phone). Even the app they offer for free to improve it doesn't work well
Locking mechanism - doesn't seem to work well. Very easy to call people by mistake
The only good thing about this phone is the keyboard for texting. do not buy this phone worst phone EVER, i am getting the DROID X hope itsBuild quality 1/10Reception 9/10Call quality 7/10Internet 1/10Multimedia 2/10Camera 7/10UI speed 2/10Everyday usage 4/10Text input 7/10Display 2/10Battery 2/10
- good texting on qwerty keyboard
- everything else
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posted on 21 May 2011, 09:05
Scoutmann has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
I have had this phone for almost 2 years, and folks I have got to tell you that it is one of the best dang phones you can get! I live in the mountains, where cell service is almost unheard of. MY phone will work ANYWHERE on my ranch. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and many Verizon phones do not work. This phone has great reception! Camera is awesome. Internet is sweet. I have replaced my MP3 player with this phone! The keyboard is perfect for messaging. I use it probably about 50-200 times a day. Bottom line, If you have the chance, BUY THIS PHONE!!Build quality 10/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 10/10
- Great Battery
- Great EVERYTHING!
- none
posted on 03 May 2011, 13:48
Find Something Else
bobdakseb has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
The things that make me hate this phone are: it is slow to load, it is HUGE, and the touch screen is too sensitive. The touch screen can be prompted by anything touching it, and it's easy to unlock so i am constantly hitting buttons when it is in my pocket, so called 'butt dialing' people, and that is not okay for me. The camera is OK when outside, but inside when the flash has to be used it is awful it takes like 10 days to take the shot, by the time its ready the subject is long gone. the touch screen is too inaccurate for the web browsing and is also too slow when trying to scroll through the browser, contact list, or pictures. It has also done the mysterious shut downs and freeze ups.
on the plus side call quality is great and great for texting. I've also dropped it a few times and my kids use it and it has held up great physically.Build quality 9/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 2/10Multimedia 6/10Camera 2/10UI speed 4/10Everyday usage 4/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 1/10
- QWERTY Keyboard
- Good Interface/navigation
- Customizable
- Battery goes dead fast
- Freezes
- Screen goes Black
- Touch Screen Off
- Camera Too Slow
- Slow Browser
posted on 10 Apr 2011, 16:29
this phone is garbage
mikek has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
i had this phone for over a year and like the others people hyad it shuts off , wont power up the battery doesnt last / wont charge sometimes and the screen goes black and random callsa are made thenit resets itself PIECE OF SHIT PHONE ....I WISH VERIZON WOULD GIVE US A DIFFERENT PHONE OR CHARGE US LESS TO GET OUT OF CONTRACT IF THEY KNOW IT SUCKS AND ISNT RELIABLE AT ALL .Build quality 2/10Reception 3/10Call quality 2/10Internet 1/10Multimedia 1/10Camera 5/10UI speed 1/10Everyday usage 2/10Text input 3/10Display 4/10Battery 1/10
- everything else but texting
posted on 18 Mar 2011, 14:19
Not Dependable
CaitCat has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
I had the voyager and never had any problems with it, then it fell into water, so i decided to get the voyager 2 (enV), at first it was great, but after a few weeks, things started to go downhill. At first it was not a major problem for me, but any time i charged the phone it was not responsive while on the charger, but i usually charge while i sleep, so i figured it was not a big deal, fast forward 2 months, now the phone is sticking and non responsive during, and after the charge, until it is powered down and turned back on. Then it started progressing, i would need to use the internet in a hurry and as soon as i hit the icon, the phone turned off - so much for quick directions, etc. Now it will turn off whenever it decides to. I have been patient, waiting for my upgrade. I did go into the store twice, the first time they did a "software update" that did not help at all. The second time, they gave me another phone, same model, and 5 minutes down the road it was sticking again. At this point i pretty much count on it being a hassle when i want to use the web or charge it, or finding it turning itself off for no reason (full charge). So I have been pretty disappointed by this. If Verizon knows that there is a "software issue" with this model, i think the least they can do is give some kind of offer to customers with this unit, to get a equally priced phone.
My advice, don't get this phone.Build quality 4/10Reception 6/10Call quality 7/10Internet 2/10Multimedia 4/10Camera 4/10UI speed 4/10Everyday usage 2/10Text input 5/10Display 5/10Battery 5/10
- large screens
- versitile texting
- software problems
- powers off randomly
- sticks/freezes
posted on 21 Feb 2011, 14:07
Love hate relationship
Sarahs has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
When I first got this phone I loved it and I still do. But about 6 months after getting it problems started to happen. It started turning itself off, then rearranging my important dates. Finally the touch screen started going bad. I was having to recalibrate 5 times a day sometimes. Now sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I've had it for about 1 1/2 years now and I would still love it if the touch screen would still work and it does sometimes but not very well.Build quality 5/10Reception 8/10Call quality 8/10Internet 5/10Multimedia 6/10Camera 6/10UI speed 5/10Everyday usage 4/10Text input 6/10Display 2/10Battery 2/10
- It responds to my nails for touch
- Touch screen will go Bad
Jeffrey Young
posted on 18 Jan 2011, 23:37
WOW! This is the phone I've always wanted!
Jeffrey Young has owned it for less than month before publishing this review
After 18 months with a Voyager, I was ready for some multitasking. I use it with wireless stereo bluetooth headphones at the gym so I don't have to have an i-Pod AND a phone at the same time. This ENV Touch does it all and does it all so much better than the impressive Voyager. The music software is awesome and even has a "resume" feature so I can get back to the last song I was playing. The number of features is so amazingly increased that I cannot adequately express my pleasure at using it. Bravo LG on a frickin' fantastic phone. And keep making this type of format: With the stereo speakers I can use it like a mini "boom box" when I don't want to use my headphones (like while tanning by the pool!)Build quality 10/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 9/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 10/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 8/10
- Addresses every issue you'd have with the Voyager
- Amazing depth of features
- Ability to hack themes and add your own
- Case could be prettier
- Wish it could display animate GIF wallpapers without jerkiness
posted on 23 Dec 2010, 20:03
nm113 has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
Verizon SUCKS, and everytime this phone breaks they just give me a new phone of the same model because I would have to pay full price otherwise. So yes, the phone unlocks by itself and scrolls through contacts/calls people/changes settings. Then, i've had the problem where it resets itself to factory settings at random. It also turns off and on by itself sometimes, and doesn't answer calls sometimes. The touch screen often turns all black or all white and becomes unresponsive and the phone will have to be turned off and on again. Basically, it's the worst phone ever. And I have had 5 different phones of this model and the same problems with every single one. All the phones were purchased at different Verizon venues.Battery 3/10Everyday usage 4/10Text input 4/10Display 5/10Camera 1/10UI speed 2/10Build quality 2/10Reception 5/10Call quality 5/10Internet 3/10Multimedia 2/10
- Texting on inside not bad
- Read description
posted on 20 Dec 2010, 20:41
jayneskk has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
this phone is crap...terrible dont buy it touch screen breaks randomly shuts off and totally resets all your setting......the outside screen goes then the inside screen ...terrible... do not buy it!!! save your money and buy a blackberry or dorid ...Build quality 1/10Reception 2/10Call quality 6/10Internet 5/10Multimedia 6/10Camera 5/10UI speed 1/10Everyday usage 2/10Text input 8/10Display 4/10Battery 1/10
- none!!!
posted on 19 Dec 2010, 17:19
mnk has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
DONT EVER BUY THIS PHONE! bought this phone for my birthday, by far it is the worst! the touch screen does't work and will go blank or power down. sometime it will be in my pocket and will randomly call some one. the charge will last for only about 2 hours and when it is charging it will get really hot. It will also hang up when i am on the phone. Luckly i can still use the inside of the phone. ive had a couple LGs but this one by far is the worst! Dont spend your money on this phone!Build quality 2/10Reception 1/10Call quality 1/10Internet 1/10Multimedia 1/10Camera 2/10UI speed 1/10Everyday usage 1/10Text input 2/10Display 1/10Battery 1/10
- nothing
- its good to put in a sock and beat up a mugger
- everything
posted on 19 Dec 2010, 08:05
Aweful Phone
Kendallann has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
When I first got this phone it was great, I loved it it worked great but then it started randomly shuting off and restarting and sometimes it wouldn't send or receive messages even when you had great service. The camera works okay not the best. The internet is terrible!!! I think the best thing about this phone is the music. All in all I would not suggest this phone and I regret getting this phoneBuild quality 10/10Reception 5/10Call quality 2/10Internet 1/10Multimedia 1/10Camera 2/10UI speed 1/10Everyday usage 3/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 2/10
- Nice speakers, plays music great
- Camera isn't the best
- Battery is terrible!!!!!!!!!!!!
- Internet it hard to use
- Reception sucks!!!!!!!!
posted on 24 Nov 2010, 00:03
meh has owned it for less than year before publishing this review
this phone has extremely varied results. my mom has one and it works fine. it has a good camera, ok touchscreen, and good keyboard. the only problem is if you get a bad one, like i did. mine shuts off randomly when i am using it. sometimes is will not turn back on also. plus, the browser sucks. yes, it is not a smartphone, but i think it should at least work! the major flaw with the browser is that it doesn't delete history! you click dlete history, and then it goes away, but it will be back if you reopen the browser. the dumb part is that it is completely random what history it remembers! so remember, it is just luck if you get a good one that doesnt break! do not submit yourself to "enV roulette!"Build quality 1/10Reception 5/10Call quality 5/10Internet 1/10Multimedia 1/10Camera 8/10UI speed 1/10Everyday usage 1/10Text input 5/10Display 8/10Battery 8/10
- it actually has a really good camera
- keyboard
- good battery life, if you dont use it
- bad quality
- internet browser
- randomly shuts off
- sometimes wont turn on
posted on 17 Nov 2010, 13:36
steph has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
This phone is absolutely horrible. Don't ever get it. I have been through 2 and about to go through three since it just broke. My sister went through three and moved onto a blackberry. dont waste your money.The screen gets all messed up and then you shut it down and it wont turn back on. the battery life is terrible and you it always restarts all the time. its awful.dont buy it.Build quality 2/10Reception 5/10Call quality 3/10Internet 4/10Multimedia 2/10Camera 4/10UI speed 2/10Everyday usage 2/10Text input 2/10Display 2/10Battery 2/10
Sick of this phone
posted on 11 Oct 2010, 10:18
Don't even think about getting this phone!!!
I have gotten 2 of these phones so far and both of the touch screens have broken. I will say that I liked the phone when it worked, but now I am stuck with this POS thing until my plan is up. I am thinking about switching back to my old enV phone....yes that bad!! Save yourself the trouble and get a different phone.Design 1/10Features 6/10Performance 1/10
- Great phone when it works
- It doesn't work!
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posted on 09 Sep 2010, 18:10
I've had this phone for a little over a year and in my oppion is one of the worst phones you could ever get. i wouldn't recomend it to anyone. It shuts down or resets itself all the time and the buttons under the touch screen just came off! Don't get this phone!!!Design 5/10Features 4/10Performance 1/10
- QWERTY keypad is okay.
- Every time i turn it off on silent it resets itself to be on loud volume and the the backgrounds that are default.
- No touch screen speaker.
- It freezes when you open a new text message on the touch screen then open it.
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posted on 09 Aug 2010, 19:32
So, I've gone through a couple of these (due to malfunctions, not my own fault) and realized that the quality of this phone just sucks. It is a great phone for up to a month, but then just starts to break down from there. I've had so many problems from screens not to random shut off (a lot of times during the sending of a text) to my more recent problem of a defective battery. I can no longer make a call longer than 10 minutes before it powers down. The worst part is that I'm out of my warranty now so i'll have to put up with it until my upgrade. Even the verizon salesperson told me that he steers customers away from the phone now because of all the issues. DO NOT BUY!!!!Design 3/10Features 5/10Performance 1/10
- good for texting (when it doesn't randomly shut off)
- just about everything else
posted on 08 Aug 2010, 23:54
Hunk O Junk
This phone has serious designs flaw. After about one month the front screen went out, had it replaced w/a brand new one. A month later, on the new phone, both the screens went out at the same time. Got it replaced by yet another brand new phone and now two days later the front screen has gone out on this one. I'm taking it back tomorrow and am going to demand a different model of phone. It also has very poor battery life and a touch screen that is makes it impossible to click what you're aiming for for.Design 1/10Features 6/10Performance 1/10
posted on 05 Aug 2010, 10:37
Without a doubt the biggest piece of crap I have ever used in my life. The phone constantly shuts off mid activity (anything...calls, browsing, texting etc). At least twice per week it shuts off and resets to the factory configuration, meaning I have to go back in and reset everything the way I like it. The browser is useless, the sound is bad...all around it is a pretty worthless phone. It is easy to text with, assuming it doesn't shut off on you mid-text.Design 4/10Features 3/10Performance 1/10
- Good texting
- Everything else


text:
Living Room Spin: Kyle Eastwood
"At home we had music all the time. My father always made sure I listened to jazz. He took me to the Monterey Jazz Festival every year. What was really great was that being the son of Clint gave me backstage access to all the gigs and I was very fortunate to meet and talk with Sarah Vaughan, Stan Getz and all the legends."
– Kyle Eastwood Read more


text: Ever noticed that after George Takei, of Japanese descent, played an ethnic Japanese character, the asian characters have all been mismatched? Linda Park is Korean but played a Japanese, Garret Wang is ethnic Chinese and played a Korean. The next series needs to have a Japanese to play a Chinese.


text:
Exam Eats
Wow. April has been quite a month. What's being going on in your ends of the neighborhood? I haven't been here for a while.
It's been that exam-y time of year again, all books and no fun. The end of this term was rough, I was feeling stupendously stressed out about the looming graduation. I'm not sure if I'm ready to be done school yet. I'm not sure if I'm ready to grow up yet. Having a degree sure feels like a grown up sort of thing to have, as does having a house, but so much of me is balking at the grown-up-ness of it all.
Being all stressed out, my tummy has been giving me issues. Having a nervous tummy really takes a lot of the fun out of being a culinarily inclined person like myself. While I was avoiding eating to avoid feeling sick, or attempting stop from throwing up, my normal exam time diet fell through: no hint-of-lime tostitos with salsa, none of these lovely roasted chickpeas. On a normal year I live off of that tasty snack-y food, but no such luck for a Dana with a sore tummy.
I did find a new, tasty and quick to prepare exam snack, though, one that covers three food groups, and takes less than 10 minutes from start to finish. When you're elbow deep in notes and textbooks it's just the perfect thing.
Cheddar Apple English Toasts
(makes 2 servings)Ingredients
2 English muffins
1/2 Cup sliced or grated cheddar cheese
1 apple, cut into slices.Directions
- Set the broiler to high.
- Sprinkle the cheddar cheese evenly over the English muffins.
- Put the English muffins under the broiler until the cheese melts and begins to bubble.
- Arrange the apple slices over top of the unctuous melted cheese.
Sweet, salty, gooey and crunchy, they're a little bit of everything and you can eat them with one hand while you read.
Mister, who is normally the one with the nervous tummy but was fine because he wasn't the one writing the exams, suggests that these toasts be made with sharp or old cheddar rather than medium, so that they would have more flavor contrast. Frankly, I couldn't agree more.


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List of Americans Abroad
Guzan, Aston Villa are shelled in pair of Premier League routs.
Parkhurst moves from Denmark champ Nordsjælland to lowly Augsburg of Bundesliga.
Onyewu scores in stoppage time for Málaga to salvage Copa del Rey draw.
Boyd scores decisive goal as Rapid Wien edges Wacker Innsbruck 2-1.
Howard's four saves send Everton past Spurs, Dempsey 2-1.
Dempsey makes critical contribution to Spurs' advancement in Europa League.
Dempsey makes visit to Fulham and helps Tottenham Hotspur to shutout win.
Wooten's two tallies lead Sandhausen past Energie Cottbus 3-1.
Demspey begins to excel for Spurs while Friedel loses his job in goal.
Torn hamstring shuts down Bocanegra for rest of 2012.
Dempsey's relief appearance can't save Spurs in Arsenal rout.
Onyewu scores in first start for Málaga, which survives in Copa del Rey.
Dempsey fails on late penalty kick, Tottenham Hotspur is bounced from Capitol One Cup.
Despite Friedel's best efforts, Spurs defense is no match for Chelsea in 4-2 loss.
Despite scoring prowess, Altidore runs into stretch of bad luck.
Friedel sees his record streak end as Lloris replaces him in Spurs net.
Dempsey, Friedel help Tottenham to rare road victory at Manchester United.
Johnson, Williams find net for Hoffenheim in 3-1 win over Hannover, Cherundolo.
Altidore score three, assists another, leading Alkmaar to 4-0 victory over Roda.
Boyd scores three more, leads Rapid Wien to pair of victories.
Friedel's EPL record streak might be at risk with Spurs' acquisition of Lloris.
Liverpool deal dashed, Fulham sends Dempsey to Tottenham Hotspur; Onyewu, Bocanegra move.
Americans Abroad
By Robert Wagman (in Washington, D.C.)
By Robert Wagman
(Wednesday,. January 9, 2013) -- Things slowed down a bit in England with a weekend of FA Cup matches. Meanwhile, play started up again in Italy, Spain and Mexico.
It was a dreadful weekend for young United States defender Will Packwood. In the 66th minute Saturday of Birmingham City's third-round 1-1 FA Cup draw with Leeds United in a meeting of English second-tier League Championship teams, the 19-year-old suffered a badly broken left leg after colliding with Leeds striker Luciano Becchio and falling awkwardly to the turf.
Packwood and Becchino went up for a header and Packwood was knocked off balance. He landed on his left leg and immediately crumbled. Both Birmingham and Leeds medical staff worked on him for almost 10 minutes before he was removed by stretcher and taken directly to the hospital where the diagnosis was double breaks of both the fibula and tibia -- four distinct breaks in all.
He was operated on in Leeds General Infirmary and will be transferred to Spire Little Aston Rehabilitation Hospital in Sutton Coldfield. At
best, he is likely to miss nine months to a year. That not only ends his promising season at Birmingham, but his important role with the U.S. under-20 men, who are trying to qualify for their World Cup.
"I think it took the gloss off a fantastic performance by us today, Birmingham manager Lee Clark told his club's web site. "His young teammates and friends were distraught on the pitch, in tears. I tried to get them refocused and I just said to them, 'Let's try and win the game for Will,' but we couldn't do it.
"We've lost a good young player who's a magnificent kid. We love him to bits at the football club. He's so honest and genuine and he's a good pro. It's not actually his proper position, right back. He's played his entire career as a young lad as a center half and he must be in double figures for appearances at right back for us now. He just gets on with it. We're going to give him the best care possible and get him back fitter and stronger next season, and he'll have the support of everybody at the club."
"For those asking, it appears I have a double tib+fib fracture," Packwood said via Twitter. "Broken in as many as four places. Long road to recover
but not impossible! Thank you to everybody for all the support I've received! It means so much to me to have you all behind me."
Jonathan Spector did not dress for Leeds.
As bad as Saturday was for Packwood, it was good for U.S. midfielder Clint Dempsey. Starting his first match after missing three matches because of a groin strain, and then making two substitute appearances, Dempsey scored twice and set up third goal for Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League in a 3-0 FA Cup victory over Coventry City of the third-division League One.
Dempsey opened the scoring in typical fashion. He beat a defender to a spot in front of the net and redirected a low cross into the net for a 1-0 lead in the 14th minute.
In the 33rd minute, he rattled a shot off a goal-post and it caromed back to Gareth Bale, who put it back in. Four minutes later, Dempsey closed the scoring with a high looping header off a corner kick for his sixth goal for Spurs.
American Brad Friedel was in goal for Spurs and had four saves.
In other FA Cup matches. U.S. defender Geoff Cameron went 90 minutes for the Premier League's Stoke City in its 0-0 draw with Crystal Palace of the League Championship.
U.S. midfielder Maurice Edu did not dress for Stoke.
American defender Eric Lichaj went the distance for the EPL's Aston Villa in its 2-1 win over Ipswich Town of the League Championship.
American Brad Guzan was Villa's the backup keeper.
Everton of the Premier League was taking no chances playing on the road at Cheltenham Town of the fourth-tier League Two at Abbey Business Stadium. It played a number of regulars, including U.S. keeper Tim Howard and came away with an easy 5-1 triumph Monday night.
Howard was somewhat busy with six saves.
American defender Frank Simek played 90 minutes in Carlisle United's 4-0 loss to Swindon Town in a battle of League One sides.
Irish-American striker Conor Doyle played the final 11 minutes for Derby County of the League Championship in 5-0 whitewash of Tranmere Rovers of League One
American forward Mike Grella played the final 15 minutes for Scunthorpe Unite in a 0-0 draw with Shrewsbury Town in a battle of League One teams.
American defender Tim Ream dressed, but did not play for Bolton Wanderers in a 2-2 draw with Sunderland in a meeting of Premier League clubs.
American defender Zak Whitbread is injured and unavailable to Leicester City of the League Championship. American forward Robbie Findley did not dress for Nottingham Forest of the Championship. American midfielder Robbie Rogers did not dress for Stevenage of League One.
In Italy, U.S. midfielder Michael Bradley played 90 minutes for AS Roma in its 4-1 loss to Napoli.
In Spain's La Liga, U.S. defender Oguchi Onyewu did not dress in Málaga's 1-0 loss to Deportivo La Coruna,
In the Segunda Division, U.S. defender Carlos Bocanega did not dress for Racing Santander in a 2-1 victory over Ponferradina.
U.S. striker Herculez Gomez got his Mexican Clausura season off to a good start with a goal for Santos Laguna in a 1-1 draw with San Luis.
He went high for a cross and headed it sharply past Mexican national-team keeper Oscar Perez before being replaced in the 74th minute.
U.S. defender Edgar Castillo was credited with an assist and was shown a yellow card for Club Tijuana in a 2-1 decision over Puebla.
U.S. midfielder Joe Corona played the first 61 minutes for Club Tijuana. U.S. midfielder-defender Michael Orozco Fiscal went 90 minutes for Puebla, while U.S. midfielder DaMarcus Beasley played 72 minutes.
U.S. midfielder José Torres is injured and did not dress for Tigres UANL in its 3-0 shutout of Jaguares de Chiapas.
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text: Anthropologists have been increasingly concerned with the conflict between "cultural relativist" respect for local culture and the notion of "universal" human rights. With this key issue in mind, "The Anthropology of Human Rights" investigates the discipline's theoretical and practical engagements with global social justice. The course examines a number of documents and theoretical texts central to the development of the notion of human rights. In light of these works, it explores several studies oriented around such historical and contemporary human rights issues as colonialism and imperialism; refugees' experiences; indigenous people's, women's and children's rights; genocide; and development and corporate transnationalism. The course supplements assigned readings with interdisciplinary, documentary, and other material.


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Aluus wrote:So Sky-byte is this year's Erector?
datguy86 wrote:This is the second TFCC toy named after a vibrator, yes?
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"Unfortunately, one time RODIMUS got in OPTIMUS PRIME'S way with disastrous results.")
Can one of the people pushing this Sky-Byte thing please explain the joke to the rest of us?
Also, who the heck writes these things? They're nigh-unreadable, especially with all the random CAPITALIZED NOUNS.
Since when is Rattbat Arcee's "great-nephew"?
How could a Transformer even have a great-nephew?
And what does this even mean?
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Hernandez solid, but Rays can't solve Dickey
ST. PETERSBURG -- Roberto Hernandez's English is less than immaculate, but he knows the words to express his goal for every outing: "Keep the ball low."
For the most part, Hernandez succeeded in keeping his sinker down in the strike zone on Wednesday afternoon against the Blue Jays, who hit two solo homers and scratched across another run as Hernandez pitched into the ninth inning for the second time this season.Full Game Coverage
ST. PETERSBURG -- Roberto Hernandez's English is less than immaculate, but he knows the words to express his goal for every outing: "Keep the ball low."
For the most part, Hernandez succeeded in keeping his sinker down in the strike zone on Wednesday afternoon against the Blue Jays, who hit two solo homers and scratched across another run as Hernandez pitched into the ninth inning for the second time this season.Full Game Coverage
Unfortunately for Hernandez -- who took his third consecutive loss -- one run proved to be too many against Toronto starter R.A. Dickey, whose knuckleball danced and darted across the plate, dodging the bats of Rays hitters throughout the afternoon as the Blue Jays took a 3-0 win at Tropicana Field before a crowd of 21,502.
"I thought Roberto was fantastic," Rays manager Joe Maddon said. "That probably was his best game all year, one walk, seven punchouts. The ball was alive, the sinker was very good, the slider. Everything was good today with him, too. It's just unfortunate we got out-pitched today. But I thought Roberto pitched probably his best start as a Ray."
Dickey was perfect through 4 1/3 innings before James Loney rolled Tampa Bay's first hit through the left side of the infield. But Dickey allowed just one more hit the rest of the way in a complete-game shutout, striking out six.
When asked if the team could have done anything different Wednesday to change their fate, Maddon smiled, then quipped: "If they had been able to take up a tennis racquet, they might have had better results."
Added Desmond Jennings: "There's really nothing you can say or do, I guess. He can do whatever he wants with it, which makes it tough. A video game is probably easier."
Maddon noted that Dickey looked good from the beginning, evoking memories of the gem he pitched against the Rays on June 13, 2012 at Tropicana Field while wearing a Mets uniform.
"He was as sharp as he was last year with the Mets," Maddon said. "The knuckleball today was harder consistently. He was able to elevate with it when he wanted to. Look at his first-pitch strikes. I mean, that's absurd what he did today with his first pitch. When a guy like that is getting ahead with his first pitch, it makes it even more difficult."
Dickey agreed with Maddon's assessment of why he found success on Wednesday.
"You know what made [the knuckler] good?" Dickey said. "It was consistently in the strike zone. It's starting to take shape a little bit.
"I just concentrate on trying to produce a good knuckleball down in the strike zone for a strike. Today, I was able to do that. Mechanically, I was very repeatable, and you saw the results. They were hitting a lot of ground balls. I had a high strike percentage. That's what I'm looking for."
The Blue Jays opened the scoring in the top of the fourth when Jose Bautista fouled off five pitches in an eight-pitch at-bat that culminated with a double to right field. Two outs later, Melky Cabrera singled to right-center field to bring Bautista home for a 1-0 lead.
Adam Lind followed in the sixth with his 11th home run of the season, a full-count shot to left-center field. Lind also went deep off of Hernandez in his previous visit to Tropicana Field in early May.
Edwin Encarnacion capped the scoring with a solo shot off Hernandez leading off the ninth. Hernandez exited having allowed three runs on six hits over eight-plus innings.
"[Hernandez] held us in check, too, until we got that big home run late," Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said. "That was a nice run to add on there from Encarnacion."
Wednesday's outing marked the fourth time in Hernandez's last six starts in which he has made it through at least seven innings. Prior to May 29, he had not thrown more than six innings once this season.
Based on the recent overuse of the bullpen, the run by the Rays' starters in this series -- seven by Jeremy Hellickson on Monday, six by Matt Moore on Tuesday, and Hernandez's eight innings Wednesday -- were much needed, and should give the Rays a boost heading into this weekend's series against Detroit.
"I thought we pitched to them very well for three games," Maddon said. "Obviously, they got three points today. They scored five runs in three games. That's pretty nice.
"We played great defense. Overall we swung the bats really well. That's the kind of game we need to play to be consistent and win and get back to the playoffs. That's the kind of series we need to have."
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com.


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Furniture Row Racing and associate sponsor CSX Transportation and Regan Smith, driver of the no. 78 Chevrolet Impala, are anxious to get started.
Smith is starting the race from a prime position — 6th, outside lane row 3 on the starting grid. His sleek black stock car, adorned with a bumper sticker proclaiming "I BRAKE FOR TRAINS: PLAY IT SAFE AROUND RAILROAD TRACKS," is said to be performing extremely well. Smith has consistently been one of the fastest cars on the track during Speed Week at Daytona International Speedway.
During an interview in the NASCAR Fan Zone on Sunday, Smith talked about his experience on board a CSX locomotive at the railroad's Moncrief Yard, Jacksonville, impressing upon the fans how massive a locomotive really is, and how important it is to obey grade crossing warning signals and exercise caution when walking near railroad tracks.
"We know Regan's going to be a great spokesperson for CSX and our Play it Safe public safety campaign," says Director-Community Affairs and Public Safety Cliff Stayton.
Tune in tonight on FOX at 7:00 p.m., when the green flag is scheduled to drop on the first-ever Daytona 500 under the lights. Watch for Regan Smith and the black no. 78 Furniture Row Chevrolet with the safety-orange rear bumper sticker!


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In Season: Persimmons
Despite the fact that it's Winter, don't limit your fruit intake to oranges, bananas, and apples. Next time you're at the market, pick up a few persimmons. The sweet, mild-flavored fruits, which originate from Asia, are in season between November and February.
Persimmons are bountiful in Asia, and are popular yard fruit trees in the United States, but if you've never enjoyed a persimmon before, know that there are two distinctly different kinds: fuyu persimmons and hachiyas. While they're both persimmons, fuyus and hachiyas have striking differences. Learn more about them when you
Orange-red, acorn-shaped hachiya persimmons are very astringent when unripe, which means that if you eat them before their prime, you'll experience a bitter, tannic, chalky taste. When ready to eat, the variety will be soft and squishy to the touch with a jelly-like texture.
In contrast, tomato-shaped, light orange-hued fuyus are ripe when they are firm, yet give slightly to the touch, much like a peach. While the two kinds of persimmons are distinct, they're both aromatic and sweet. Here are some ideas for enjoying both of them:
- Freeze soft hachiyas and eat them instead of ice cream.
- Slice fuyus either cross-sectionally, like apples; or, for a pretty presentation, slice them laterally to show off their seeds' natural asterisk pattern.
- Purée extremely ripe persimmons and mix into nutty batter for an enticing bread.
- Use ripe hachiyas to make persimmon pudding.
- Slice fuyus into a salad for added crunch, color, and flavor.
Have you been afraid to try persimmons until now? If you're already a fan, tell me how you like to enjoy them below.


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She's settling into the Vancouver life! In town to shoot New Moon, Dakota Fanning took a break from work for a leisurely lunch with her mom and two women at the Cactus Club Café on Robson Street. The group grabbed a booth, and Fanning enjoyed fish tacos with shredded cheese. On her way to the restaurant, the teen star stopped and seemed happy to sign autographs for some fans.Thrilling. :-) I am really liking Dakota's leather jacket though.
May 8, 2009
Dakota Fanning Ate Fish Tacos (among other mundane 'news')
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Anyone know the nickname of the Helena minor league baseball team?
Helena Handbaskets.
I am definitely ready for some playoff baseball after having to miss the first two games because of work.
List of things to get in order before game:
1) TV on? Check.
2) Food and beverage ready? Check.
3) Wife locked out of the house? Check.
Yep. I am ready.
No one is interested in the game?
So much for no Rally Towels. Geez.
there's a game today?
The older I get - the better I was
and yes - I hate the Cardinals (Reds fan since 1958)
C'mon you Reds!!!!!
Think I'm as "jacked" as Homer! GABP is rocking. Bit too much with fans already running out on the field. Check out all those towels. The noise. Awesome stuff and here we go....
Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
There's a nice start. Strong strike and easy fly. Nice.
Reds & Nats, 2013 LCS. Take2 (9/13) Reds but no Nats
I hate TBS's super-loud field mic. Every ball off the bat sounds like it was crushed
Come on Homer, put the Panda in the zoo.
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Video and photo gallery: Thousands attend BBC First World War roadshow at The Forum in Norwich
PUBLISHED: 17:31 31 May 2014 | UPDATED: 18:39 31 May 2014
Poignant songs, stories and performances about the First World War drew an estimated 3,500 people to a BBC roadshow marking the centenary of the conflict's outbreak.
The BBC World War One At Home Live Event made only its second of 25 stops around the country when it came to The Forum in Norwich on Saturday.
Visitors brought objects ranging from tattered black and white photos to a deactivated bomb and a watch which saved someone's life when it stopped a bullet.
For many, the chance to discover more about what relatives did during the war was the main reason for coming.
Patricia Sutterby, from King's Lynn, brought pictures of her grandfather Samuel Bone. She said he had not talked to her about the war, and she wanted to find out what medals he got.
The 68 year old said: "My mother said he was a King's Lynn fisherman and he went into the Royal Navy when the war started. He did not come home until she was about three years old and she did know him. She ran away from him when he first came back."
Norma Carroll, from Norwich, also brought pictures of her grandfather, Frank Slinn, who rarely talked about the war unless prompted.
She said: "As far as I know from my parents, he tried to get in in 1914 when he was 14 and he got brought home by his mum. He was working for an engineering company and his mum got his boss to get him back."
She said he was in the Royal Flying Corps, and she wanted to find out whether family anecdotes were true.
Kylie Maritza, 25, from Aldridge in the West Midlands, said she was impressed by the number of people who came to the event, and added: "I like the atmosphere. It's a nice remembrance of the whole thing."
Shaun Peel, regional broadcast co-ordinator for BBC East TV, said highlights for him included a "haunting" performance of first world war songs by 16-year-old King's Lynn musician Soham De.
The event came to an poignant end when James House, who was visiting with his fiancée the day before he was due to deploy on HMS Illustrious, played the Last Post.
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The conclusion may not be the 2007 New England Patriots, but the question is still relevant - and WhatIfSports.com has a definitive answer.
The debate is why the site exists. It is one of the major reasons why sports talk radio exists. It is why we all talk sports with our fathers and grandfathers, just like we do or will with our children. The conversation concerns historical context. On the heels of one of the most exciting and dramatic Super Bowls ever and, with so much recent discussion about NFL history, the specific question is, Which team was the greatest Super Bowl champion of all-time? Or, more appropriately, what if the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins and other elite teams played all of the other Super Bowl champions? The answer: the Dolphins would win just more than 60% of the time, while the 1985 Chicago Bears and 1999 St. Louis Rams would each win well over 70% of their games.
To find out more about how this analysis was conducted, please read the About the Analysis section below the top ten. Some recent teams that just miss the cut include the 1993 Dallas Cowboys at #14, the 1998 Denver Broncos at #12 and the 2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers at #11. All five of the Dallas Cowboys teams win over 50% of their games and rank in the top half. Conversely, the two Colts teams, 1970 and 2006 (go look at the rush defense numbers for validation), finish in 41st and 42nd. The 2007 New York Giants rank #23. The Giants looked like the better team in Super Bowl XLII, but it was still an upset. Had the Patriots just won, they would appear among the top few on this list. Now they are not on it. That is how big that game was.
The top ten starts with a bit of a surprise:
#10 1972 Miami Dolphins (60.7% winning percentage)
We would even go so far as to say that the undefeated Dolphins were very lucky. The team had a good running game, yet was relatively one-dimensional on offense and the defense allowed some otherwise poor rushing teams, to do well on the ground. Miami also played one of the weakest overall schedules of any team on this list and it shows in the ranking.
That being said, they were clearly the best team that year and have good numbers across the board, yet are not really outstanding at anything. In 1972, that wins a ring; but, against 41 of the other best teams in NFL history, that gets you tenth place.
The very lucky part is in the 0 (as Mercury Morris would say). Re-simulating the games from 1972, the Dolphins are a 77% favorite on average in their 17 games. That sounds dominant, but, even as a big favorite, the chance of winning those 17 games in a row is 1.2% (i.e. very lucky). For comparison purposes, the Patriots were a 92% favorite on average in their first 17 games this season. The chance of winning all of those games is 24.2% - still not likely, but not necessarily lucky.
Pro Bowlers: Larry Csonka, Mercury Morris, Paul Warfield, Dick Anderson, Nick Buoniconti, Jake Scott, Bill Stanfill, Larry Little
#9 1994 San Francisco 49ers (62.4%)
Steve Youngs 1994 season is the epitome of statistical efficiency from the quarterback position. Young completed 70.3% of his passes for over eight yards-per-attempt, threw just one interception every 45 passes and averaged 5.1 yards-per-carry on the ground with seven rushing touchdowns. In the conference championship, the 49ers defeated a Cowboys team that won three of four Super Bowls by ten points and then routed the San Diego Chargers 49-26. Young, the NFL and Super Bowl MVP, had six touchdowns in the finale. He definitely made his lone championship season as the 49ers starter count.
Pro Bowlers: Steve Young, Ricky Watters, Jerry Rice, Brent Jones, Merton Hanks, Deion Sanders, Tim McDonald, Dana Stubblefield, Jesse Sapolu, Bart Oates
#8 1996 Green Bay Packers (62.8%)
A team with no glaring weakness, the 1996 Green Bay Packers scored the most points in the league and allowed the least points. Yet, what sets this squad apart from other balanced teams on this list may be the special teams. Desmond Howard averaged an astounding 15.1 yards-per-punt return, taking three back for touchdowns in the regular season.
Pro Bowlers: Brett Favre, Keith Jackson, Frank Winters, Reggie White, LeRoy Butler
#7 1992 Dallas Cowboys (63.2%)
Some may contend that the 1993 (#14 on this list) team was better, but the 1992 team was more balanced overall. This Cowboys squad is one of the top ten Super Bowl champs in passing, avoiding sacks and stopping opposing teams momentum (aka bend a little, but dont break). They did not cause many turnovers or get many sacks; but, they did not need to because the offense was not allowing those things either. 52-17 against a team playing in its fourth-straight Super Bowl looks pretty good too.
Pro Bowlers: Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, Steve Wisniewski, Mark Stepnoski, Jay Novacek, Nate Newton
#6 1984 San Francisco 49ers (66.5%)
One of two Joe Montana-led teams to crack the top ten, this team may have had one of the top three most efficient offenses in NFL history. Joe Montana averaged over 8 yards-per-pass-attempt, a full two yards more than his opponents, and the running game picked up 4.6 yards-per-carry, a half-yard better than the league average. The defense was great at keeping opponents from scoring touchdowns in the red zone, but that is generally overcome by the other teams in this analysis.
Pro Bowlers: Joe Montana, Wendell Tyler, Keena Turner, Ronnie Lott, Dwight Hicks, Carlton Williamson, Eric Wright, Fred Quillan, Randy Cross, Keith Fahnhorst
#5 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers (66.6%)
The best Steelers team of the 1970s came at the end of the decade. For reasons this team is so high, please see Pro Bowlers (all but Shell and Greenwood are in the Hall of Fame).
Pro Bowlers: Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, John Stallworth, Jack Ham, Mel Blount, Jack Lambert, Donnie Shell, Mike Webster, L.C. Greenwood, Joe Greene
#4 1991 Washington Redskins (66.8%)
Mark Rypien and his Posse rate as the most prolific passing offense of any Super Bowl champion. The Redskins also give up the fewest sacks of any team. The rest of their stats are pretty average, but those facts are enough to put this team in the top five.
Pro Bowlers: Mark Rypien, Earnest Byner, Gary Clark, Charles Mann, Chip Lohmiller, Darrell Green, Mark Schlereth, Jim Lachey
#3 1989 San Francisco 49ers (68.2%)
The best 49ers team on this list, the 1989 team combined the offensive efficiency of the previous Bill Walsh-coached teams with the defensive mentality of new head coach George Seifert. That season, the 49ers recovered 11 more fumbles and intercepted 11 more passes than their opponents.
Pro Bowlers: Joe Montana, Roger Craig, Jerry Rice, John Taylor, Ronnie Lott, Guy McIntyre
#2 1985 Chicago Bears (74.9%)
As the winning percentages suggest, there are two elite teams on this list and the 1985 Chicago Bears are clearly one of them. They have the most dominant defense of any Super Bowl champion; and, they have Walter Payton. The passing offense is the only minor weakness, lacking true explosion and turning the ball over against ball-hawking teams like the 2000 Baltimore Ravens, 1971 Dallas Cowboys and 2003 New England Patriots. The main difference between #1 and #2 on this list is that the margin for error of a team thats strength is in the running game is much narrower than the margin for error of a team that can pass the ball effectively (we have found that this is actually true with all sports: the margin for error is greater for high scoring teams as opposed to defensively focused teams). The Bears may not get behind much; but, when they do, they cannot catch up easily.
Pro Bowlers: Jim McMahon, Walter Payton, Dave Duerson, Richard Dent, Dan Hampton, Mike Singletary, Jay Hilgenberg, Otis Wilson, Jimbo Covert
#1 1999 St. Louis Rams (77.1%)
This ranking may surprise most people, but the Greatest Show on Turf was also the greatest single-season team in NFL history. Fans generally think of this as a pass-heavy offense, yet it is the running game and opportunistic defense that set this apart from teams like the 1991 Redskins and 2006 Colts. The Rams actually rank as the third most efficient rushing Super Bowl champion of all-time as well as one of the best passing teams ever. Marshall Faulk averaged 5.5 yards-per-carry to go with an astonishing 12.0 yards-per-reception out of the backfield. The Rams also forced 14 more interceptions than they threw en route to outscoring opponents by an average of 17.8 points per game, which is the highest average margin of victory on this list. The defense was pretty good too. Without Mike Jones last second stop in the Super Bowl, this team may be in the same category as the 2007 Patriots.
Lightning in a bottle. Flash in the pan. Perfect storm. Pick your cliché and they may have been it in 1999. But, there is no doubting that the 1999 St. Louis Rams are the best champion the sport has ever seen.
Pro Bowlers: Kurt Warner, Marshall Faulk, Isaac Bruce, Kevin Carter, Todd Lyght, Orlando Pace
About the Analysis
To come to this conclusion, sports simulation website, WhatIfSports.com used its free NFL SimMatchup technology (you could do this too!) to simulate the 42 Super Bowl champions against each other 100 times each. This means that each team played 4,100 games and 86,100 games were played in total (took a couple of hours). At the end, we looked at all of the games and ranked teams by winning percentage to find the top ten. This is the most accurate and thorough approach to answering the question.
When running these games, the simulation engine factors in actual regular season statistics that are adjusted equally on a historical and relative (to other teams that season and to strength of schedule) basis. This means that if a team or player had a record breaking rushing season against a schedule that includes very weak rush defenses, the team or player will still perform well, but may not perform as well it did that year. This also means that the computer does not have to try to figure out how a 230 pound offensive lineman can block a 330 pound defensive tackle. Everything is in the numbers and relative to the context of that season.
There are about 15 team and 10 individual stats that are utilized. Durability, playbook and touch distribution are important, but the most important statistics are on a per-play basis. For that reason, the most important statistics by which teams should be measured are yards-per-rush for and against, yards-per-pass for and against, sacks-per-pass-attempt for and against and interceptions-per-pass-attempt for and against. Furthermore, we found that almost all of these teams seemed to have well better than league average yards-per-pass-attempt figures on both offense and defense. In fact, we would suggest that those two figures relative to other teams are the most important non-scoring-related statistics to use when predicting the Super Bowl champion for any season.
Record has nothing to do with this analysis, but do not confuse that with a neglect for heart or clutch. The engine is not a measure of athletic ability - 40-yard dash times or bench press numbers are not included it looks at overall football ability. Those can always be found in the numbers. Strengths, weaknesses, consistency, comfort under pressure, etc. All of those intangible factors show through in the numbers. And teams with better numbers typically win especially when the games are played A LOT of times.


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If you're gonna compete in a bodybuilding contest, here's a good pieces of advice: Talk to me first.
Earlier this year, I profiled porn star Mark Dalton prior to his competing in the Ronnie Coleman Classic, a well-known muscle show here in the Metroplex, and Dalton won first place in the novice heavyweights category and best overall novice.
Then a few weeks ago, I profiled Tony Giles, who models as Tony DaVinci, as he prepared for the Europa Supershow event, which took place last weekend in Dallas. And how did he do? Best novice middleweight, best novice overall and best open middleweight — the most medals of anyone there. Not bad for first-timer. (Dalton also competed at Europa, in the light-heavyweight category, but failed to place.)
Great results for Giles, though it was, he admits, different that what he expected would happen.
Giles had planned to compete as a light-heavyweight (Dalton's class), but the day of the weigh-in — following a water fast and taking diuretics — he had dropped too many pounds to qualify.
"On Thursday I weighted 182 and by weigh-in on Friday I was 176," he says. That was too low for light-heavyweight and the lightest he could be and still qualify as a middleweight. It may have been a blessing, though. "It was actually a good thing because those guys were huge."
Even Giles admits the loss of fat — and water — made him look gaunt if not actually unrecognizable, so the first thing he did was eat: A cheeseburger, french fries and carrot cake, followed that evening with pizza. No food ever tasted so good. The proof? In less than a week, Giles has bulked up again by 29 lbs., clocking in at 205.
Despite all the torment, he plans to compete again. He's on vacation this week and will skip the next season, but plans to be back for the Junior USA contest after that. He'll need to change the regimen for that one, though: He needs to gain 15 pounds of muscle.
Piece of cake. Carrot cake. And only when he's done.
— Arnold Wayne Jones
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition August 20, 2010.