text: Glen Beane wrote: > Kyle Spaans wrote: > does that mean I > >> should suck it up and learn Fortran/C/C++? >> > > If you really want to get into parallel programming, you really should know C (actually I think everyone should know C). C++ isn't too much of a stretch once you know C (if you learn the concepts of OO programming), but I find that when I'm writing serious number crunching code that just reads in a datafile, crunches it, and spits out an output file I don't bother with OO. As someone under the age of 30 that knows Fortran, I wouldn't recommend bothering to pick it up unless you need to work on legacy code. > > > also keep in mind that there are MPI bindings for other languages. If you want to learn about parallel programming concepts you might be able to develop code faster in something like Python instead of C, but I still like to stick with C for my "real work". > Ouch this hurts! I've gotten the same rubbing from RGB. I hate to say it, but I'm a Fortran programmer ("Hi! My name is Jeff and I'm a Fortran programmer. Hi! Jeff!"). I know C reasonably well (except for the esoteric garbage) and I code in Python and the usual assortment of shell/interpreted language. The recent development of Fortran has been remarkable. Considering the world was stuck with Fortran77 for many, many years, the new features of Fortran are quite refreshing. If you really want you can even do OO programming with Fortran (some of it is very useful IMHO). I know this will set off a language war, but I've found that anything technical or scientific I need to code is always easier in Fortran than anything else (well except Matlab, but I usually prototype in Matlab and move to Fortran for extra speed). For many other tasks, I use Python or bash or perl or whatever I have handy. So my general opinion about coding for clusters is to use whatever you want. You can usually find thread libraries or MPI libraries for that language. Of course, it's always best if you code in Fortran :) Jeff


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Oklahoma gets set for their annual Red & White Game April 14, and has less than two weeks remaining on their spring practice schedule. Bob Stoops met with the media for the first time since spring practices began March 5, and talked about developments up and down the roster.
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Stoops on the backup QBs: "They're doing well. It's kinda day-to-day. Drew and Blake are making the biggest jumps. Kendal is coming along. Those guys are coming along and getting better all the time. You get a little bit everything in practice. They'll get their stretches when they're doing well and then a play pops up that they have to learn from. That's why you keep putting them out there.
Stoops on if Blake Bell is working some at tight end: Not really, No. He did early in the camp because of those young tight ends - those new guys - we're still figuring it out, but no, not really.
Stoops on Lane Johnson's move to left tackle: It's not a big deal I don't think. To me that move was just about some experience. He's kicking one leg back instead of the other. He's pretty ambidextrous. I don't think it's gonna hurt. I think it's been pretty easy for him.
Stoops on replacing Jamell Fleming as a starting cornerback: Lamar Harris continues to do a good job. He and Joe Powell continue to get the most action there. They're doing well with it. Julian Wilson has looked good. The safeties, overall, have done a really good job. There's always an opportunity to put Aaron Colvin there as well. He's not going right now. Kass Everett has done a really good job in the short time he's been here. He shows promise.
Stoops on Gabe Lynn's move to safety: He's playing safety and nickel. He's done well with it. We've been very pleased with how he's coming along.
Stoops on Javon Harris: He's doing a nice job. He's making improvement. He's been in better position and made more plays. Hopefully, that will continue to happen.
Stoops on Chaz Nelson: He's doing a nice job. It's just hard for me to remember everybody. He's making steady and good progress. He's a guy we really like. He's doing well.
Stoops on Trey Millard: He's the slash. I was thinking that today. He's a tight end, at h-back, at tailback, at fullback. I don't know how he remembers, but he does. It's funny, even the new guys - Mike and Tim Kish - they've made the statement on more than one occasion that he may be the best player on the team. He's a just great athlete that can do so many things.
Stoops on Dominique Whaley's recovery: It's been very encouraging. I don't know how to quantify it, but he continues to improve.
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Braves not ready to say goodbye to Cox
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From the depths of despair they've picked up the pieces and rebuilt their destiny.
They'll be jetting off to San Francisco some time Tuesday afternoon, having rewarded their legendary manager with his 15th trip to baseball's postseason wearing Braves colors.
"This never gets old, no matter how many times you do it," Cox gushed as he was hugged by his wife Pam. "And this one is very special."
It wasn't easy.
Even after reliever Billy Wagner sealed Sunday's crucial 8-7 conquest of Philadelphia, the Braves waited in their clubhouse while 2,100 miles away in San Francisco the Giants were eliminating stubborn San Diego.
Wagner, who's also calling it a career after this season, punched out the last three Phillies he faced for his 37th and final regular-season save.
When Greg Dobbs was frozen looking at a third strike, the Turner Field clock read 4:32 p.m. ET.
Nearly three hours later, at 7:10 p.m., the Giants raced off the field at AT&T Park with their 3-0 triumph and the National League West title.
That's when the true, much-deserved celebration finally began in the catacombs of Turner Field, eventually spilling out onto the field where several hundred fans waited.
By then, dozens of champagne corks had been popped, the players had pulled on the special "Wild Card" shirts and caps for the special moment. Within 10 minutes they were all soaked with the bubbly as their families and club executives joined in. How different baseball is these days. The two teams that will face each other in the best-of-five Division Series beginning Thursday celebrated simultaneously a continent apart. The Phillies play Cincinnati at Citizens Bank Park in the other NLDS.
At Turner Field on the crisp autumn afternoon, many in the sellout crowd of 52,613 remained for an on-field concert by the REO Speedwagon. Once that ended, many stayed to watch the Giants-Padres game unfold on the huge center-field TV screen, poised to take part in the celebration.
The Braves obviously will be underdogs in the series against the Giants, but to Cox and his players, getting to the postseason is what matters.
"We try hard," he said. "This team is the hardest-working, hardest-trying we've ever had here. It's easy to say they never quit; there was no quit in them in April. It's a great group of guys and they're fun to manage."
The Braves have been written off the last two weeks more times than the double-martini lunch. They're entering through the side door as the Wild Card, but at this point that really doesn't matter.
Saturday, when they fell to Philadelphia 7-0 for their fifth straight loss to the powerful East champion Phillies, there were signs of a collapse.
That would have been a terrible, if not unthinkable, way for Cox to end his Hall of Fame career.
Bobby Cox's final team quit on him?
It didn't happen.
The Braves' bats came to life with a firestorm of 14 hits against the Phillies, who may have helped Atlanta's cause a bit. Manager Charlie Manuel decided before the game he would use it as a tuneup for his pitching staff.
Cole Hamels, one of the three aces, started and pitched just two scoreless innings. Roy Oswalt, another of the Big Three, gave up a run in the third inning.
Ineffective reliever Danys Baez, who's had a dreadful season, allowed four runs in just two-thirds of an inning allowing the Braves to vault out to a 5-2 cushion.
In the fifth inning, Derrek Lee homered off Joe Blanton, who also allowed another run. In all, Manuel used eight pitchers.
On July 21, the Braves had a seven-game lead over Philadelphia. That dwindled, and on Sept. 9 the Phillies roared into first place and never looked back.
The Braves, on the other hand, had a poor September, winning just 13 of 27 games before Sunday. When they lost five of nine on their last road trip, including three to the Phillies, their playoff hopes dimmed as they fell out of the Wild Card lead.
"I'm just happy we got it done," said Wagner. "I pitched like I had nothing to lose. I like competing against the Phillies. They're such a great team, you have to stay focused. They make you pitch your best."
Wagner said it was so important for him and his teammates to "give Bobby another day, another tomorrow. We all love him to death. There's nothing greater than to have Bobby Cox in your corner. You can hear him above the crowd as loud as it was. Even a pitch off the plate, he's screaming it's a strike. That's what you need, something to go to bat for you no matter what the situation. It's fun to compete for him."
Ask Bobby where this trip to the postseason ranks and there's no hesitation. "Pretty far up there," he said. "We've come a long way. To get 91 wins is hard to believe. We had a lot of ups and downs, but the ball went our way quite a bit. We made it happen. It's been such a super year."
When the Braves had such a poor September, losing six of nine games to Pittsburgh and Washington, not to mention blowing a seven-game lead, I doubted they were playoff caliber.
"We had the big lead, but Philadelphia got really strong," said Cox. "We just couldn't hang on to it."
When the Braves lost third baseman Chipper Jones and second baseman Martin Prado to injuries, plus pitcher Jair Jurrjens, I doubted they could survive, especially with the Phillies storming to their fourth straight Eastern Division title.
"We lost a lot of main-core guys," Cox said during the celebration. "To come back under those circumstances is pretty darn good."
The Braves had 45 come-from-behind wins and led the Major Leagues with 25 final at-bat victories.
They seem to wait to the last minute for their most meaningful accomplishments, attested by a must-win on the last day of the season, then having to wait for the Giants.
"Quite honestly, that's the way it's been all season," said Cox.
And a huge reason why these Braves are so special to him.
Hal Bodley is the senior correspondent for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The details are still scarce, but it has been confirmed that President Barack Obama will be in Atlanta on Thursday.
The White House is expected to announce the details of his visit in the next few days, including the purpose of the trip and where and when the president will appear.
The President is going to travel only to two cities next week, following his State of the Union address on Tuesday night. He will be in Asheville, N.C., on Wednesday, and then Atlanta on Thursday.
Many believe that the president's visit is part of a long-term strategy by Democrats to win the state of Georgia in the 2016 election. The visit may also be part of a strategy to make a play for the Senate seat that will be vacated in 2014 by Saxby Chambliss.
Chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia, Mike Berlon said Friday that the President's appearance in Atlanta is part of a plan to help bolster the party in its quest to turn Georgia from a Red state into a Purple or Blue state in the next two election cycles.
"It's huge for us," Berlon told WXIA. :I mean, we know that in 2014 and into 2016, Georgia's going to be in play. And this is just the beginning, I think, of a lot of visits to Georgia to help turn the state Blue….. We know the next two targeted states are North Carolina and Georgia. If you win North Carolina and Georgia in 2016, that's a combined 33 electoral votes. If that happens, there's almost no chance they'll elect a Republican nationally to the presidency in my lifetime."
Berlon said that even though President Obama did not win Georgia in 2012, "The President got 45.5 percent of the vote here with very little help from the national party. And the President's people are very smart people, they understand both issues and politics, so we're really excited to have him here. They recognize the significance of the state, and I think that now that the election is over, they're on to making sure that we win in the future."
Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed recently said told a group of journalists at the Atlanta Press Club that Georgia was on "an irreversible path to a Democratic majority" largely because of the changing demographics of the state.
The historically red state looks as though it may be a hotbed of political activity in the next two-four years.
Last week Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus visited Atlanta to speak with several to Black Republicans in the state on what the party termed, "an African-American engagement and listening session" designed to produce ideas on how to bring more Black voters to the GOP.
Priebus said the party plans to be in communities of color and specifically Black communities year-round, "asking for the sale."
Obama's visit looks to be a counter to that strategy. The White House is expected to announce soon the time and location for Obama's return to Atlanta. The president was last in Atlanta on march 14.


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Note: If you want to write this bunny, I think it would help if you have a copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard
Characters involved: Mostly OC's, but the director of the play must be called Professor Beery and teach Herbology, the CoMC teacher must be Professor Silvanus Kettleburn and provide a giant 'worm' (an ashwinder with an engorgement charm on it) and Dumbledore must be the teacher in charge of 'special effects,' or more specifically a working 'Fountain of Fair Fortune' and a mini grass hill that sinks into the stage to give the effect that the characters climbed up the hill.
Mood of plot bunny: Light, kind of entertaining (But not to the main character. To her everything that's happening is just sort of frustrating)
Plot line: So, for anyone who's read 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune' (it's in The Tales of Beedle the Bard), in his commentary, Dumbledore mentions that the Herbology professor at the time, Professor Beery, wanted to do the story as a Christmas pantomime for the Hogwarts students. However, the giant 'worm' that Professor Kettleburn provided explodes very early on in the performance, the ashwinder's eggs ignite the floor boards, and the Hall is evacuated. The girls playing "Amata" and "Asha" begin fiercely dueling because "Sir Luckless" just dumped "Amata" for "Asha" an hour earlier. Professor Beery was caught in the duel and had the size of his head manipulated (it doesn't say if it was shrunk or enlargened), and many others are also sent to the Hospital Wing. Professor Kettleburn is put on probation.
Other details: It would be from the point of view fof the girl who plays "Altheda." I named her Catherine, and she's a sixth year Ravenclaw. She senses the whole fiasco before it happens, and tries to prevent it so the play will go smoothly with the help of a boy who works on the scenery for the play. I don't have a name for him, but I'm pretty sure he's romantically interested in her. But if you can give the story a better conclusion than Catherine ending up with him, by all means, go for it. I also had another girl that is not in the play in the mix with "Amata" and "Asha," who is the rival of "Asha," but you don't have to keep her. I just thought it would give it more drama, and add to Catherine's desperation to keep everyone happy until the play's over. Other characters of your creation to add drama or something are definatly welcome.


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San Clemente High School's fourth annual Winter Extravaganza Concert filled the campus Triton Center on Wednesday night with music from all the school's choirs, bands and orchestras. It was the opener of the two-night show, which ends Thursday.
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This sounds very similar to Test::Inline [cpan.org]. How does Test::Pod::Snippets compare?
It's very similar indeed. The big difference is that T::P::S extracts the code to test directly from the pod, whereas with T::I you have to explicitly add the test code. In other words, T::I don't do any dark voodoo magic with the pod, it just deal with files that contains code, pod and tests.
For example, with T::I you'd have to write:
=head2 Foo
That's how you do it:
# will set $x to 'baz'
my $x = bar( $y );
=begin testing
my $x = bar( $y );
is $x => 'baz';
=end tes
Ah -- I didn't get that part.
As a result, you've got the opposite problem from Test::Inline -- you have to specially flag verbatim code that isn't related to testing. (E.g. synopses and random examples).
Some say pota-TOE and some say po-TAH-to...
I think it's worth highlighting that difference to Test::Inline in a SEE ALSO section.
I also don't particularly like the way you're using
=for test ignore followed by a blank line as parser flag. In my opinion, that meets the letter of the Pod syntax but v
Actually, it's mostly the synopses and the random examples that I am interested to run. They just tend to be stuff that you write directly in the docs and never get around testing, or just get out of sync with the code as time passes by.
And yeah, seen like that, T::P::S is a wee bit like the alter-ego of T::I from the Alternate Univ


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The Post is reporting that the Knicks have interest in Anthony Tolliver as a possible backup plan in case Novak gets too expensive to re-sign.
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worried as 6 weeks later I'm very involved in such interesting
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psychiatric inpatient facility. There are 2 Cuban psychiatrists
working in the country, on secondment from their own country,
otherwise there are no psychiatrists, and although the service is
well staffed by competent nurses and assistants, there is only one
trained psychiatric nurse.
I have been splitting my time between the
Outpatient clinics at RVTH, which run every day and are always
busy, and Tanka Tanka. In the first week of clinics I learned that
you cannot predict who will walk in the door and what they'll be
presenting with. It's a self referral system, and the range of
psychiatric problems is vast; all ages, all problems. Several
people per day are transferred from the clinic to the inpatient
unit, most often with substance abuse disorders and psychosis,
although unusually for The Gambia we've had a run of psychotic
depression in older women in the past week. The nurses who run the
clinic are very experienced though without any formal psychiatric
nursing training. They are experienced in making diagnoses and
treating, and know the system and are incredibly supportive, which
I'm hugely thankful for as a CT2 and very used to having seniors
around to ask advice! It's safe to say I'm learning fast.
On first sight the psychiatric hospital looked
unusual to me, as patients are not confined to certain areas as
they are at home in wards. It is a large enclosed open air plot
laid out with separate buildings for male and female dormitories,
offices, and other facilities such as kitchen and dining areas. The
patients choose to spend a lot of their time outside, sitting in
the shade or walking around the grounds. Over the ensuing days, I
learned there is value in allowing people to have freedom within a
large space: when patients are distressed and agitated they tend to
manage themselves differently, and use the space well. Another
difference is that the patients are not split into different wards
depending on their age or presentations, they are all together, so
keeping an open mind and being aware of risks is particularly
Having spent 3 weeks settling in, I joined the
CMHT on their 3 monthly trek to the South Bank rural regions,
visiting local health centres and doing a clinic in each place. We
visited 8 towns, and stayed with the staff in their quarters each
night. It was an amazing trip, and probably the most challenging
experience of my medical career so far! I have to mention the heat,
and the dust, and the endless tinned sardines. The work itself was
incredibly interesting – in those rural areas people do not have
access to mental health care, and they do not have a 'Western'
style understanding of what problems represent mental illness.
Therefore many of the patients attending had long histories of
untreated mental illness, and all the complications in their lives
that this entails. The CMHT make huge efforts to arrange for the
clinics to be announced on local radio and sometimes in the local
mosques beforehand, inviting people to attend the clinic or bring
in relatives they are concerned about. The attendance is variable,
depending on how many people have been reached by the news and
whether they're able to get there.
At our first stop, Kudang, we were preparing
for our clinic and the team were unsure how many people would
attend, having had only a few on a previous visit. Next door was
the public health clinic, and already at 9am a crowd of people was
waiting for the clinic to open. The lead nurse of our team
suggested we give an impromptu talk to the crowd, with the aim of
educating them about mental health, what to look out for in mental
illness, and encouraging them to bring in any of their relatives.
There were men, women and children listening to our talk; I spoke
about how a person might behave with mental illness of different
types, and this was in turn translated into the local language. The
locals listened intently, and I was wondering how we were being
received as their faces gave little away except for clearly
concentrating on what we were saying and studying us (me in
particular as I rather stood out in the rural Gambian village
environment!). As we were winding it down, people started stepping
forward out of the crowd, one woman said she was experiencing
seizures, another man said he wanted to come to see us as he feels
unwell and hears voices, and a third elderly gentleman told us that
he has 2 younger people in his family who he is concerned about who
he will go home and bring directly back to us. With these
spontaneous visitors, and others, the clinic was pretty busy that
The elderly gentleman, the head of a large local family, brought
back his 25 year old son who presented with a 3 year history of
psychotic symptoms, which the family had been managing at home, at
times of agitation having to confine him to his room, his 24 year
old daughter who was having frequent seizures, and then personally
revealed that the last few years have taken their toll on him and
talked about his difficulty sleeping, loss of appetite and constant
rumination on his own death. I had had misgivings about giving the
talk in the
morning but obviously it had been helpful, for these people at
least as we were able to start involving them with treatment.
Throughout the 8 days people brought their relatives from far and
wide to our clinics, some even came from across the border in
Senegal, as one town was about 4 km on the Gambian side and they
listened to the local radio. The majority of cases were epilepsy
and psychotic disorders. I saw a large number of people with
untreated psychosis, and was amazed at how their families and
communities absorb their challenging behavior and sustain them,
even through florid periods. The interesting cases we saw and
treated on the trek are too many to talk about here. I want to
mention however, a 20 year old woman who was the daughter of one of
the nurses working in one of the health centres, and her mother had
asked her to attend. She described an 8 month history of paranoia
and depressed mood, she was quite suspicious and took quite a
paranoid stance throughout the interview. She was losing weight,
sleep, and referred to vague nihilistic ideas she had about
something in her body. She was tearful. There was a marked rash
across her cheeks, sparing the chin and forehead. She said the rash
started at the same time as the depressed mood, and admitted to
suffering with aching joints. In that rural environment I was
rather stuck how as to proceed, so as well as starting some
treatment, we took her contact details, and advised her to come
into Banjul, as a visiting dermatologist from Dakar is here to do
some teaching at the medical school for a few weeks, and I can
arrange the relevant tests. I must admit to having never seen
untreated SLE with psychiatric complications outside a textbook
before, and we are yet to find out whether this is the case here.
She's agreed to come next week, but her mother called today to say
she's refusing her medication before the telephone line cut out.
Another hazard of working in less wealthy countries. Fingers
crossed we'll see her in Banjul soon, otherwise we'll have to wait
until the next trek in 3 months time. Her case demonstrates the
constraints of the service here.
My training programme in
London can seem a long way away sometimes, and it's important to
strike a balance between learning and doing as much as is helpful,
and knowing my limits. Email support from my supervisor at home, Dr
Peter Hughes, is invaluable. So far however, this is a truly
enlightening and enjoyable experience, and I would recommend it.
I'll be spending some more time in Tanka Tanka next, and will be
preparing for some teaching of the medical students at RVTH.
The Gambia has a lot more to offer outside the city – and the
people are friendly and energetic, keen to share their beautiful
country with you. Some new Gambian friends took me out with a bird
watcher at the weekend. European tourists flock here to twitch the
local birds, and as a complete novice I had a go.
After the creek we visited
the village, and I found myself in the middle of a naming ceremony
for a baby girl – seemed like the whole village was out, dressed in
colourful and sequined dresses and kaftans. Of course all the
children surrounded me, shouting "Toubab" meaning white person, and
wanting to shake my hand.
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Merriam-Webster adds Yoopers, freegan, tweep to dictionary
NEW YORK (AP) -- Da "Yoopers" up dere in da U.P., Michigan's Upper Peninsula, have hit it big with inclusion of their nickname in Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and the company's free online database.
The moniker for native or longtime residents of the Lake Superior region known for a distinctive manner of speaking and its Scandinavian roots was among 150 new words announced Monday by the Springfield, Massachusetts, company.
The update of the Collegiate's 11th edition has pleased Yooper Steve Parks, the prosecutor in Delta County, Michigan, who pushed for more than a decade to have the word recognized by Merriam-Webster. He and others splashed their joy online when news of the higher profile spread back in March.
"People up here, we really do have our own identity and our own culture," Parks said by phone Friday. "We're a really hardy bunch. We love the land, we love the lakes, we love hunting, we love fishing. You have to be very resilient to live up here."
But really? Is Yooper as recognizable as, say, the Yankees of New England? Peter Sokolowski, a lexicographer and editor at large for Merriam-Webster, insists it has crossed from regional to more general usage.
"Plus, it's just a really colorful word," he said.
By Leanne Italie, Associated Press
Top 15 words and definitions added to the latest edition of the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary:
Auto-Tune or auto-tune vt (verb transitive) (2003): a proprietary signal processor, to adjust or alter (a recording of a voice) with Auto-Tune software or other audio-editing software, especially to correct sung notes that are out of tune
cap-and-trade adj (1995): relating to or being a system that caps the amount of carbon emissions a given company may produce but allows it to buy rights to produce additional emissions from a company that does not use the equivalent amount of its own allowance
catfish n (1612): (second definition) a person who sets up a false personal profile on a social networking site for fraudulent or deceptive purposes
crowdfunding n (2006): the practice of soliciting financial contributions from a large number of people, especially from the online community
dubstep n (2002): a type of electronic dance music having prominent bass lines and syncopated drum patterns
fangirl n (1934): a girl or woman who is an extremely or overly enthusiastic fan of someone or something
freegan n (2006): an activist who scavenges for free food (as in waste receptacles at stores and restaurants) as a means of reducing consumption of resources
gamification n (2010): the process of adding games or gameline elements to something (as a task) so as to encourage participation
hashtag n (2008): a word or phrase preceded by the symbol (hash) that classifies or categorizes the accompanying text, such as a tweet
selfie n (2002): an image of oneself taken by oneself using a digital camera, especially for posting on social networks
social networking n (1998): the creation and maintenance of personal and business relationships, especially online
steampunk n (1987): science fiction dealing with 19th-century societies dominated by historical or imagined steam-powered technology
turducken n (1982): a boneless chicken stuffed into a boneless duck stuffed into a boneless turkey
tweep n (2008): a person who uses the Twitter online message service to send and receive tweets
Yooper n (1977): a native or resident of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan - used as a nickname
Many of the other new words and terms stem from digital life and social media -- spoiler alert, hashtag, selfie and tweep -- while others are food driven, including pho and turducken, a boneless chicken stuffed into a boneless duck stuffed into a boneless turkey.
Such is the Yooper culture that it has its own band, "Da Yoopers." They rely on the dialect, usually for parodies that include "Smeltin' USA." And Jeff Daniels symbolizes the highest Yooper profile in film with his star turn in "Escanaba in da Moonlight," out in 2001 and so named for the Delta County seat.
Climate change and the environment did not go unnoticed, with the addition of cap and trade, a system that limits the amount of carbon emissions companies can produce but allows them to buy extra emissions from others.
Fracking also made it into the update, which has already shipped to retailers. So did e-waste and freegan, one who scavenges for free food in store and restaurant trash bins as a way to reduce consumption of resources.
"It's a young word, from 2006," Sokolowski said of freegan. "It's one of the youngest in this list. This kind of environmentalism was a Lone Ranger type of activity before but has taken off."
Merriam-Webster relies on a network of observers who track down word usage in everything from newspapers to soup can labels. Three or four senior editors make the final cut.
While an early reference to Yooper can be traced to 1975, in an Upper Peninsula newspaper, it had a "break-out" moment in The New York Times four years ago, along with other mainstream media outlets, Sokolowski said.
"This word is fun to say and has a fun origin, from U.P. It's just the kind of word that many people are likely to hear and remember -- and look up in the dictionary," he said, noting the distinctive dialect of turning "th" into a "d" sound for da Yoopers.
As for social media, well, that term is already in the dictionary, but social networking wasn't. Adding the latter was "just taking care of business," said Sokolowski, a word nerd and Twitter lover with nearly 11,000 followers.
So how does he feel about Oxford Dictionaries making selfie a star last year, when the British company named it word of the year? Did Merriam-Webster wait too long to jump on the selfie bandwagon?
"No, not at all. One of the most important things we have to watch is the trendiness of language, so we don't want to put a word in that will then have to come out," Sokolowski said. "We want to make sure a word is here to stay."
Selfie, that thing with the smartphone that Ellen DeGeneres did at the Academy Awards, has now spawned shelfies, which are photos people put up on social media to show off their books and how they have arranged them. And we now have stealthies, those sneaky little phone pictures masquerading as selfies when the taker actually snaps what's behind him or her instead.
Other new words in the Merriam-Webster Collegiate, along with the lookup database at Merriam-webster.com:
Catfish (not the fish but the person who takes on a false online identity, a la the phantom girlfriend of football pro Manti Te'o); poutine, a French Canadian snack or side dish of french fries covered with brown gravy and cheese curds; steampunk, a literary genre with dress-up followers that mashes up 19th-century Victorian or Edwardian societies with steam-powered technology; unfriend, which joins defriend; and hot spot, a place where Wi-Fi is available.
And still more: crowdfunding, big data, baby bump, digital divide, dubstep, fangirl and gamification, the process of adding gamelike elements to something to encourage participation.
Follow Leanne Italie on Twitter at http://twitter.com/litalie
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i haven't liked Mike Bibby since Sacramento give that young dude we just signed some time.
i haven't liked Mike Bibby since Sacramento give that young dude we just signed some time.
Somebody better give STAT some coffee. Dude is sleep walking in there
Who is that imposter with jersey #1? It's not my STAT. My STAT had fire. He played the game with passion. I don't know this dude..I WANT MY STAT BACK:.
BALKMAN with no regard for human life!!!!!!!!
Amar'e Stoudamire is the oldest less veteran player in the NBA. That's all i had to say.
@LeFlume: idk, saw him in some commercials and talk shows, a celeb or something, maybe a soap opera actor?
At least Bibby is trying to find STAT in the pick n roll
We deserve that I mean damn no one contested that shot
And without a quality (real) point guard, he isn't always going to get that on a consistent basis.
Just look at that last play where STAT got fouled and went to line (he didn't even perform that great of a move, either); he was able to get legit motion off a crevice of space.
Those crevices of motion and space won't always be there, especially with a good, smart defensive team (which GSW is not), barring a legit PG,
aka a creator.
I see we're still playing Dantoni 3 pt shoot out.
Real Talk
STAT is pissing me off from an effort stand point....its like he's uninterested in the game.
Good decision coach D, they need some kick.
Somebody ****ing run over Balkman with a truck pleaseeee!!


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Vaccination Table Topic (AAEP 2012)
- Dec 29, 2012
- Topics:
Attendees discussed a variety of topics surrounding current a future equine vaccinations.
Photo: Erica Larson, News Editor
The first topic of discussion at the vaccination table topic at the 2012 American Association of Equine Practitioners' Convention, held Dec. 1-5 in Anaheim, Calif., was the equine rhinitis A virus vaccine that has been granted to Boehringer Ingelheim on a conditional license. To obtain a conditional license from the USDA, the manufacturer must provide data to demonstrate their product is safe, immunogenic (able to provoke an immune response in the animal's body), and has a reasonable expectation of efficacy. Additionally, there must be a demonstrated need for the vaccine in the target species based on disease risk, lack of available treatments, or other factors. Attendees briefly discussed the most likely equine populations to benefit from this vaccination: athletic horses that travel frequently or compete in venues with horses from multiple sources. The audience was asked if anyone had information about the conditionally licensed Rhodococcus equi vaccine from Harris vaccines, but no company representatives were present. John Prescott, MA, Vet. MB, PhD, a professor in the department of pathobiology at Ontario Veterinary College, might have a promising intrarectal R.equi vaccine in development.
For West Nile virus (WNV), there are currently four vaccines on the market. David Wilson, BVMS, director of the University of California, Davis, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, commented that inactivated WNV virus vaccines appear to be less subject to maternal antibody interference than inactivated Eastern and Western equine encephalitis vaccines. He also expressed the opinion that the recombinant West Nile virus vaccine can overcome maternal antibodies, potentially giving it an advantage in at-risk foals.
Attendees next discussed equine influenza. Pfizer's flu outbreak model has demonstrated that in an unvaccinated population, 90% of the horses are susceptible to clinical disease. After one vaccination just 40% are susceptible. This number is reduced to 26% following a second vaccination. Antigenic shifts (in which the virus changes itself/produces new strains, undermining vaccine efficacy) in current equine influenza isolates are of interest. The H3N8 (Influenza A-equine-2) isolate from 1963 has branched into Eurasian and North American strains. In the North American strain, three branches include Florida (Clade 1 [C1] and Clade 2 [C2] variants), Kentucky, and South African lineages. All outbreaks in North America (and in most of the rest of the world) in recent years have involved Clade 1 viruses. David Wilson commented, however, that a recent case of influenza seen at the University of California, Davis, in a horse recently imported from Germany, had the C2 strain, highlighting the fact that C2 strains continue to be a threat and should be included in North American vaccines. The Ohio 2003 strain contained in some vaccines is the Florida C1 type. Cross protection between C1 and C2 strains is much weaker than protection against the homologous strain following vaccination. Julia Wilson, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, Turner Wilson Equine Consulting LLC, in Stillwater, Minn., asked a pragmatic question about veterinarians' experience administering the intranasal vaccine intraorally in horses that are too difficult to pass the nasal tube. Attendees did not express strong opinions regarding the efficacy of intraoral administration, although it should be noted that this is not the approved route and the manufacturer makes no claims for efficacy for this route. Although some racing jurisdictions require influenza vaccination every 60-90 days, David Wilson believes this is too short an interval and that a six-month (minimum of four-month) interval is appropriate. Craig Barnett, DVM, a senior equine technical services veterinarian with Merck Animal Health, mentioned the World Animal Health Organization (OIE) meeting in January, and said that the Center for Veterinary Biologics has made updating vaccines easier for manufacturers, as only serologic (blood) studies are needed when new isolates are included in vaccines.
An audience member asked about rattlesnake vaccines. One of the plasma manufacturers has an anti-rattlesnake antibody, but the commentator was unsure of whether this product was effective for diamondbacks or was species-specific.
Veterinarians are using intrarectal Lawsonia intracellularis vaccination with a double dose of swine vaccine on a few farms with endemic problems with proliferative enteritis. Nicola Pusterla, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, an associate professor in the Department of Medicine and Epidemiology at the University of California, Davis, said he knew of vaccine use in Kentucky, southern California, Australia, and South Africa. He said most are using monthly total plasma protein concentrations and serology to determine infection prevalence and to make vaccination decisions. A foal with normal protein levels and positive titer is not susceptible. The vaccine engenders a cell-mediated immune response but not a positive serology. Practitioners administer two intrarectal doses of 20-25 mL three weeks apart using a 16-inch soft catheter 30 days before the historical onset of disease. He recommended encouraging the foals to run around for 30 minutes before vaccine administration to promote defecation and to allow greater mucosal contact of the vaccine. He said the cost of the vaccine is $1.20-1.50 per mL, so it is relatively expensive to vaccinate. The infected foals might amplify the number of Lawsonia in the environment, but a rodent most likely brings it onto the farm.
Lastly, attendees discussed equine herpesvirus 1 vaccination. David Wilson, BVMS, commented that the virus does not stimulate immunity while latent, allowing recrudescence (a new outbreak after a period of inactivity) when the horse is stressed. The decrease in virus shedding induced by vaccination is unfortunately short lived and should be considered in vaccination planning.
This table topic was moderated by Julie Wilson, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, of Turner Wilson Equine Consulting LLC, in Stillwater, Minn., and David Wilson, BVMS, director of the University of California, Davis, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital.
About the Author
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Julie Wilson, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM, is with Turner Wilson Equine Consulting LLC, in Stillwater, Minn.
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Summaries of EU Legislation
Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
Liquid fuel tanks and rear underrun protection devices for motor vehicles
To introduce new provisions on plastic tanks for passenger cars, to extend their scope to tanks for gaseous fuels, and to simplify the procedure for adapting the Directive to technical progress.
Directive 2000/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 70/221/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to liquid fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers [Official Journal L 106 of 03.05.2000].
There is increasing interest in gaseous fuels for the propulsion of motor vehicles, in particular for environmental reasons.
In parallel with the aim of protecting the environment, the directive seeks to prevent fires and the accidental spillage of fuel (especially diesel) on to the road in order to avoid accidents involving cyclists, pedestrians and riders of two-wheeled motor vehicles.
In the field of long-distance road transport, it is common for original fuel tanks to be replaced by larger fuel tanks or for additional, unapproved, fuel tanks to be installed
In this context, there is a now an urgent need to establish specific technical requirements for these fuel tanks in order to ensure that they comply with strict safety criteria.
New Directive
This Directive adds new provisions to Directive 70/221/EEC with regard to plastic fuel tanks for category M1 vehicles (vehicles used for the carriage of passengers and comprising no more than eight seats in addition to the driver's seat).
No Member State may refuse to grant EC type-approval or national type-approval for a vehicle on grounds relating to its fuel tanks if such vehicle satisfies the requirements set out in this Directive concerning fuel tanks.
No Member State may refuse or prohibit the sale, registration, entry into service or use of a vehicle on grounds relating to its fuel tanks if such vehicle satisfies the requirements set out in this Directive.
The technical requirements include those in the Regulation drawn up by the UNECE (United Nations Economic Commission for Europe) concerning the establishment of Community regulations on motor vehicles and the reciprocal recognition of approvals.
The tests used to check the fuel tanks include a hydraulic test, overturn test, impact resistance test, mechanical strength test and, for fuel tanks made of plastic, tests for permeability, resistance to fire and resistance to high temperatures.
Date of entry into force
Deadline for implementation in the Member States
Directive 2000/8/EC
4) implementing measures
5) follow-up work
Commission Directive 2006/20/EC of 17 February 2006 amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical progress, Council Directive 70/221/EEC concerning fuel tanks and rear underrun protection of motor vehicles and their trailers [Official Journal L 48 of 18.2.2006].
Last updated: 12.04.2007


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The Brooklyn Nets won't have long to recover from their heartbreaking loss to the New York Knicks as they head north to face the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night.
The Nets fell to the Knicks, 100-97, on Tuesday night at the Barclays Center when Jason Kidd drained a late 3-pointer, which proved to be enough for the victory.
Kidd got fouled on the play and missed the free-throw. The Nets got a decent look at the tie from Gerald Wallace, who missed, then Deron Williams had a open opportunity, but it was too hard.
The loss on Tuesday was Brooklyn's fifth in a row and this was a tough one to swallow. The Nets had a 17-point lead in the first quarter, but the Knicks were better late.
Brook Lopez missed all five games during this slide and it was announced the team's leading scorer at 18.5 ppg won't even need his passport. Lopez didn't travel with the team to Toronto.
The biggest problem the Nets have endured this season has been the sub-par play of Deron Williams and Joe Johnson, the best backcourt in the league according to most.
Williams had 18 points and 10 assists against the Knicks and is not happy with his level of play.
"I don't feel like I've had a good game yet this season," admitted Williams. "To me, 18 and 10 still isn't a good game for me. That's an average game. I want to get back to dominating games. I'm trying to find a rhythm out there, it's just not happening the way I'd like it to, for whatever reason."
The Raptors came home from a winless five-game western trip. They fell to the Portland Trail Blazers, 92-74, on Monday night and the Raptors have lost 11 of their last 12.
The Raptors have 11 of their next 15 at Air Canada Centre, where they are 3-4. Toronto and Denver have played the most road games this season with 15.
The loss in Portland was a disaster on a few levels.
Andrea Bargnani fell awkwardly after a dunk in the first quarter and did not return. X-rays on his elbow were negative and his status Wednesday night is questionable.
Point guard Kyle Lowry also fell against the Blazers and didn't play in the second half.
Then, Amir Johnson got ejected after a bizarre exchange with referee David Jones. With 5:01 left in the third quarter, Johnson went to grab the ball after a Portland free throw and got into a tug-of-war with Jones for the ball. Jones tossed Johnson, who then threw his mouthpiece at Jones. Johnson was suspended for one game, so he will be out Wednesday night.
"I don't know what happened with Amir. He kind of lost his mind there for a little bit," said head coach Dwane Casey. "I told him we can't have that on a night where we're short-handed and we're in a situation where we're scrambling. We just gotta have more discipline than that."
The Nets have won three of the last five against the Raptors, including a 107-100 victory on Nov. 3 in Brooklyn.


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But with all regards communication has become more socially revolved so if your not one that so much follows the trend feel free to buy this phone.
The Samsung GT E1080 excellent phone with basic features. I love it because it performs the main functions that I require which are making and receiving calls. It does include some interesting features such as call blocking and sending SOS (save our souls)messages in emergencies. It is also affordable and sturdy. I can simply reassemble it and reset information such as the date and time if it falls. Daily, I use the alarm, calendar and calculator functions. I use the alarm to alert me when the end of my lunch break is soon approaching. The calendar is great for completing the date section on forms and the calculator is excellent for performing simple numerical calculations. It is easy to transport due to its lightweight and slim design. The numbers appear large on the screen which allows persons with poor eyesight to easily see if they have dialed the correct number. For entertainnment very few games are available. If the battery is relativley low the phone does not function well (it is very difficult to receive and make calls), so charge it promptly.
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For use it, it's not too hard like other Samsung cell phone couple years ago. For me this cell phone is not just having standard features but this cell phone had more important features, like torch light or flashlight. You can use the flashlight with way press on the d-pad for turn on and turn off.
This cell phone is having too mobile tracker features, when your phone has been stolen and the thief replace the card. The card will send a message to phone number who which you fixed. So you can track the location of your phone.
For fill in your free time, you can playing 2 full version games from Carom and Super Jewel Quest, this phone have a great battery. The battery will hold for 3 days with normally use it.
There comes a time in life when you want a simple phone that can just make a call like the good old days rather than the modern smartphone's we have now which can do everything. So that's why I decided to get the Samsung GT E1080.
I wanted a cheap mobile that I can use to call and text, also that I wont be devastated if I lose it on a night out. The samsung GT E1080 is a budget phone from Samsung. What i noticed was the lack of features on the phone which i already expected it doesnt come with a camera for you to take pictures.
You will also be surprised to know that there is no internet capabilities due to lack of WIFI within this budget phone. What I liked was how small the phone is and can fit in your pockets very nice, the phone comes with a 1.43 CSTN LCD screen which is nothing spectacular, the screen is not really bright and colorful but that is to be expected for the price.
The mobile feels very solid and thin, it is also very easy to grip it in your hands when you want to make calls. The mobile comes with a alpha numeric keyboard its very easy to use , its very intuitive when sending text messages and there is no lag in between. I felt that the letters on the screen were rather small when sending a message to someone.
The phone comes with built in phone memory which can hold up to 100 messages and can store 200 of your contact lists but it can hold more depending on your sim card. The phone comes with a built in calender which is rather useful, notes where you can store your notes, it comes with a built in alarm clock which you can set up five different alarms. It also comes with a calculator, converter etc.
Samsung have even included two games which you can play if you feeling bored. A feature I liked was the torch which comes in handy when you are in a dark room and want to find your way around. The main selling point for this phone I believe is the excellent Battery life which can easily last you up to four days which is good when you are travelling a lot.
No, this is definitely NOT a Smart Phone ,but excellent value ,only costing somewhere between £10 to
£20 at most, mine was £12 from Tesco. It is advertised as being "slim and sleek" this is true, it fits
comfortably into the palm of the hand, and feels smooth and light. It is hard to damage; today it fell out
of my pocket onto some wet grass, but seems fine. Ofcourse there is no camera and no internet access
or Sat Nav, but I have a Sat Nav and a digital camera, so don't mind too much.You can't download apps.
Its' features are basic but work well. It will receive and make calls, send and receive messages, and let
you know when an out going message has been received.I find texting from it quick and easy, though my
husband who has bigger fingers has a bit of difficulty as the keys are small. It stores sent and received
messages indefinitely until you choose to delete them. The ringtones are nice and clear, you can adjust
the volume. You can also make fake calls incase you need an excuse to leave a meeting, but I haven't
used that feature.It records missed calls,with date and time, and has an ansaphone feature.This is OK
but is fiddly and time consuming to switch it on to listen to messages.
The games feature seems pretty limited with one game, "Jewel Quest" not very diverting.
The alarm feature is very good ,when set for a particular time it will repeat it once, nice and loud, you
don't need a biscuit tin to put it in overnight and switches off easily using the OK button.
The calculator can be very useful, accurate and easy to use.
Like all phones it switches itself off if not in use, this activates itself very quickly, and it can be annoying
to keep having to turn it back on, even though its only a small matter of having to press the star button.
The phone will run on various networks, mine is Tesco, I do pay as you go. and it is incredibly cheap for a
light to medium user like me.As well as clubcard points for topping up, I get triple credit, and offers of
free text bundles. Until very recently I was using it for ringing work often, the credit lasted for ages and
ages. The battery also lasts a long time before it needs recharging, the phone comes with a nice plug in
charger, this is not an extra. Transferring data from another phone via Sim is not a problem.
If the battery gets low it does send out little signals to let you know which can be a bit annoying.
All my grumbles are minor, I am a satisfied customer, and don't want to change.
This phone is amazing value for money, but comes with no bells and whistles. There is only one game, but the call quality is good and the battery life is excellent. I purchased this phone after a theft and I was very glad I did. Excellent product for excellent value.
The phone's charger is not a standard charger which makes replacing it a problem and the back of the phone is also not very well kept on, but this may just be my level of wear and tear.
I would recommend this to a friend as it is very simple to use, being very reminiscent of the early Nokia "brick" phones. I dropped it multiple times and it didn't take any damage at all. Perhaps a good phone to give to a child as their first? It can stand wear and tear and is not likely to be stolen due to the low cost of it.
I really love my little GT-E1080, especially the version 1080W version, which has improved storage capacity and some improved mp3 ringtones. The ringtones of this phone are quite loud to be able to hear it for example on public transportation or other noisy places. The speaker can be set to quite loud, and the microphone is also quite sensitive. The overall sound quality is nearly the best. The keypad is also good, and that is only one plastic block, so you can use it in slow rain, the internals won't get wet.
The 1080W version has improved storage capacity:
500 SMS message, instead of 100 SMS message of the basic model,
1000 Phone Numbers instead of basic 200, and
100 Calendar schedules instead of ???(doesn't signed)
which I think is not bad. This modification has made this model really usable.
This model has no data-communication to the outside world, but I think, if it is not really necessary, it doesn't mean a problem.
The display is quite small, but the bigger problem is the CSTN technology, which produces very slow displaying, even in wintertime, when there is cold outside, that slows down the display even more. The scrolling texts simply can not be read.
The battery life is unbeatable, two weeks between charges at average usage.
Just over the Christmas period, typically, since all shops and services are shutting down, my HTC smart phone broke, and I could no longer access my text messages. Considering that I live with my phone in my hand, and that I pay almost £30 per month for the contract, I decided to get a cheap phone which I could use with my contract SIM to still get the advantage of my unlimited texts and calls until I could get my phone fixed.
I went into Tesco and picked the cheapest phone which would fit my needs, which was this one. At just under £10 I thought it was really worth the money, even though it is intended as a temporary measure. Having been used to a smart phone, I had forgotten how few functions these phones had - just one game, and very few theme/colour options, and I really miss the camera and internet functions! But it does the job! And one thing which really was a pleasant surprise, was the battery life!! Usually I charge my HTC every night, or at least every second night. I have had this little Samsung since before Christmas and I have charged it twice! Absolutely fantastic.
The display size is 1.43 inches, is 1.8 inches wide total, 4.2 inches long and half an inch deep. I was also pleasantly surprised at the light weight - just 65g.
All in all, the phone was really good value for money, and although it is very basic, it has a good feel and a good quality - at least it doesn't fall into a million bits when I drop it like my HTC!
If all you want is a phone, and not a hi-tech touchscreen smartphone this is for you. does exactly what it says on the box, it phones! the interface is basic but easy to use, especially for people who cannot fathom the modern smartphones. features are kept to a minimum, no camera, light or internet. this means the E1080 has a fantastic battery life, whilst smart phone users will be charging a minimum of once a day, this little phone lasted me 2 weeks without a charge, making it fantastically practical. the buttons feel solid and the unit is very light and well sized, making it perfect for people who want a mobile for what it was intended for, calling and texting! the display is bright and easy to read, its feels solid and tough, and at only £15 what more could you want! the perfect everyday mobile or backup for when the smartphone almost inevitably encounters issues!
I'm one of those people who prefers having a basic phone than a phone that can do everything. Sure I would love an IPhone, but there's times when a fancy phone can distract you using a phone for its original purpose: calling and texting. Which is why i bought this very basic, little Samsung phone.
I wanted a good battery life and i got it, I can charge this phone up and not have to worry about it for a week. Meaning it won't let me down when i need it the most, whereas with a smartphone you have to charge them more or less every day.
This phone feels like it has been made well. The plastic casing is tough and it comfortably sits in your hand. I've got quite big hands and I think the buttons are just about right in size. I've dropped this phone many times and nothing has changed, it's safe to say that I'm going to have it for a few more years. Even if it does brake (which it won't), I'll definitely buy another straight away.
I'd say the most advanced feature it has is 'fake call' or the 'mobile tracker' which is not very advanced, but i don't care. It has an alarm, a feature that makes the screen act as a light and basic calling and texting.
You can pick one up for under £10 on eBay or about £15 brand new, i got mine for £8.50. So if you want a cheap, reliable phone, I'd recommend this Samsung to anyone.
It's cheap, has no special features to speak of, isn't overly attractive, but it's a phone. The Samsung GT-E1080i is small, black, and sturdy. It doesn't matter if you drop it, it always bounces back. I'd say the handset is virtually indestrucable, even the buttons look strong and at no risk of falling off, as you'd expect of a cheap phone.
It won't take a picture, has no fancy touch-screen, but it'll let you make and recieve calls and send and reciever txt messages, and it won't cost a fortune. With prices varying from £10 - £17 depending where you shop, the phone really is a bargain buy.
The Sumsung GT-E1080i comes unlocked to any network, so you'll have no trouble transferring your number, or have to worry about changing provider. The phone seems to pick up good signal on any network and has a suprisingly long battery life for both standby and talk time.
The only downfall I feel with this phone is the noises it makes. Everything it does causes the phone to squeek and chime in extremly irritating tones. These can however be silenced with the press of a button, but this isn't helpful if you need to hear your phone.
OverallyI'd rate this phone 8/10 if you want something cheap and cheerfull that does the minimum you need it to and no more, or if you're just looking for a temporary stop-gap phone and don't want to spend a fortune, then this is the phone for you.
After breaking yet another budget phone (dropped in the bath) I was scouring the shops for a cheap but stylish phone. After searching for some time, I picked the Samsung GT E1080, picked up for a bargainous £11.99 from Asda Home. I have recently become quite a fan of Samsung phones for their stylish designs and usability, this being the 3rd Samsung phone I have had. I was really surprised by how sleek and stylish the phone was for such a cheap price. A lot of the other cheaper phones I have bought have been slightly bulky or childish in their design, but this phone looks modern with a shiny black case.
I don't buy phones for any modern features ( I break far too many phones to warrant spending mega bucks) - I've never owned a touch screen phone and wouldn't know how to use an app. This phone has all the basic features as expected - receives calls, sends text messages (with predictive text) the usual extras (calculator etc.) which is all I require for my needs. The sound quality is good, a plus as a couple of the budget phones I have bought did compromise somewhat on sound and speaker quality, and the volume goes up high enough for me to hear the phone ring from upstairs in my house if I leave my phone downstairs. I also found this phone has a really good battery life as well, Im constantly texting away, and one for leaving my phone charger at home, but find the phone easily lasts a long weekend out (Friday - Monday)
I have now introduced the 'Grandma Test' giving my budget phones to Grandma to see if they are easy enough for anyone to pick up and send a text, and she had no problems with this phone as she has had with some of my other models. Overall, I would say this is now my favourite budget phone to date - easy to use menus, sleek and really great battery life. A definite 5/5.
I got this phone as a cheap spare to keep for when either myself or my husband had phone problems. It was actually bought initially when my husband's pile of crap flip phone that he loved dearly gave up the ghost, and he used it for a few weeks while deciding what phone he wanted eventually settling for another Samsung that's pretty much a blackberry clone. When my own phone had a screen issue I used it for about two weeks while mine was being repaired, and then again more recently when my battery got so bad that it was only holding a charge for a few hours before it needed charging again and I had to order a new one which took a while to arrive (why do these things always go belly up just before a bank holiday weekend?!).
Because this was bought as a spare, we chose one which was something that either myself or my husband would be ok to use, and which wasn't expensive and didn't have a lot of fancy features to bump up the cost. What that basically meant was that my dh had to be able to use it and as he finds touch screens irritating and likes 'real buttons' this seemed fairly suitable.
The phone cost us £19 including the sim card that came with it which had £10 of airtime on it. Once we'd bought it, we went home, rang virgin and had the £10 of airtime transferred from that sim to my husband's as at the time he was on pay as you go while I was on contract. They were absolutely fine doing this for us.
What You Get
Being a pretty basic phone you don't get a lot with this. The phone, a mains charger and some instructions. Because my husband and I both have Virgin phones, we've bought this on Virgin but it also comes on O2, and various other networks.
Yeah I know I said this was a basic phone without much on it, but it does in fact have a few features as follows:
Radio - not very good and we couldn't get much on it and what we did get wasn't very clear. As this doesn't have headphones it's quite a tinny sound that you get out of the phone itself.
Alarm Clock - fairly basic range of noises you can chose from, and easy to set the time on it.
Calculator - same as that on most phones - works ok but nothing special.
Calander - again, ok and you can set reminders on it if you need to although I have to say we've not bothered using even this as neither of us has used the phone for long enough at a time to make it necessary.
Stopwatch - never used it, but would imagine it would work in much the same way as that on my regular phone which I've also never used. Press the button once it starts, press it again it stops.
Bejewled Game - A game I've owned on my pc in the past where you move things around the screen to score points. Not easy to play on this phone and I only tried it once because of this. The controls are just damned awkward and the whole thing isn't very clear as the screen is pretty small.
Using the Phone
As a phone - for making and receiving calls this is fine. The sound is clear enough and it has a good volume control and will turn up fairly loud so you can easily hear what people are saying. The ringtones with it are pretty crap, but if you wanted something better you could probably install it - again we only use this for short periods of time when regular phones are out of action so we've not bothered.
For texting - again fairly simple although I do find it quite hard going back to buttons after using a touch screen phone for so long, but it's not impossible and the buttons themselves are fairly easy to use if a little clunky.
A Few Other Thoughts
The battery on this is extremely long lasting. I'm guessing this is because it's got so little in the way of features that there's nothing really to eat the energy. Add to that you can't sit and play much in the way of games or surf the net or anything so you're not wearing it down that way either. I do make quite a lot of calls and texts through the day, but the battery still lasts several days before I need to charge it - though to be fair it's my habit to charge my phone regularly so I tend when using this to just top it up in the evening as normal.
Looks wise this isn't really the sort of phone that you will be proud to own or display as a status symbol. It is however nice and clear, so might be ideal for someone who is new to mobiles or not very confident, or even someone who needs bigger buttons and more visible numbers as they're pretty clear on this.
Would I recommend this? Well if you're looking for a cheap spare phone, or one that is nice and basic for a beginner to mobile phones then yes I would. If you're looking for something good that you can do a lot more than just make the odd call or send the odd text from then no, this won't be much use to you. It all depends on what you're looking for from a phone really.
And that is really all this does. I don't use a phone for the Internet - we have a laptop, a tablet, and my computer + my husband has a smart phone if we need to check anything away from home. We have MP3 players for music, an excellent digital camera and a camcorder, and if I want to play games - there is Nintendo DS - in short I have other devices that do a better job at all the extra functions one often buys a phone for - I want a phone to make and receive calls - nothing else. I bought this phone so that I can easily call my husband to collect me after hospital appointments, have access to a phone for emergencies if I am in the caravan, and the odd time the main landline has gone out on us - which has happened a few times - the last time taking 4 days before we had phone service again.
I paid £5.95 for this phone with a mandatory £10 calling time which brought the total up to £15.95 from the carphone warehouse. In the box you get the phone, a mains charger, a small instructions book and nothing else, you don't even get an earphone. If you should want to buy an earphone - there is not a seperate slot for this. Instead you will have to open up the charging slot and attempt to thread the earphone into the small circular bit in the middle. I have this on Virgin, but it was available on, Orange, O2, T-mobile and Vodaphone as well at the same price. The phone itself is unlocked so you can put any card into it - you just pick which network you want and you can take the card home and set it up, or they will do it free of charge. I took this option and let the salesperson set it all up, but it was only a few minutes and I do think it would be simple enough to do yourself.
This phone does have a couple of features - it has a radio, alarm clock, a calculator, a calender, a stopwatch, torch light and one game, but I do not use any of these. I would point out that the torch function is simply the screen lit up and isn't going to do much, and the game - a jewel puzzle game is so awkward to use even the kids won't play it - and I like bejeweled - it's just that the controls are awful. There is no camera at all. You can of course text with this phone, but the keys are tiny , a bit stiff, and this phone would not be ideal if you spend a lot of time texting. The phone book is simple and easy to use, and you have a choice of a few ring tones but they are all awful in my opinion - very high pitched polymorphic noises. I'd much prefer a simple ring, but then I don't get a lot of calls on this, so I can live it with it. If turned up loud - which my husband did - I can hear this from anywhere in the house or even if the phone is indoors and I am out in the garden. It is very, very loud. There's no way you can claim not to have heard this one.
But the one area this phone really shines is the very simple making and receiving calls. I live in a signal blackspot of sometime. My husband has always had trouble getting a signal and often has to stand in the hallway, as it the one spot in the house with a stronger signal. This little phone has never had a problem though - I can get a signal anywhere. We are both on the same network, so I do think this just has a stronger device for picking up a signal. It works grand out in the middle of nowhere too. Voices are crystal clear with this unless my husband is having trouble with a signal on his phone - not the fault of this phone. I never have to ask anyone to repeat anything.
The other strong spot on this phone is the battery. I've been waiting for the battery to run low before reviewing this - and waiting and waiting and waiting. Two weeks in fact, and that is with a few phone calls, setting it up and general messing about while the kids tried the game etc..... It still isn't dead - I could still make a phone call on this - but it has started to beep in a very loud annoying fashion and tell me that the battery is low, so I have just plugged it in and started my review. This came charged as well, and I have no way of knowing how long this phone sat with this charge before we bought it, but it was of course turned off. It has left been on for the whole 2 weeks I have owned it.
Overall - I am really happy with this phone. Yes I know it doesn't have any extras - but I don't need them. It is reliable and does what it meant to do - make phone calls. I like having this for an emergency back up in the house, and I like the fact that I now have a phone of my own for the caravan. My son does have a better phone that he kept for the games when his father upgraded, but if he wants to go out and play around the neighbourhood, or caravan park I'd rather he take this. It is very sturdy and can easily handle a few drops and a bit of bashing about. It isn't really good enough for anyone to want to steal - and if my son should lose this - it isn't the end of the world as it far easier replaced than his own phone.
If you are looking for a very simple phone, for calls only, I am quite happy to recommend this. Even if you have a much better phone, this is good one to take places like the beach where a good phone could be damaged, or just as an emergency back up. For a child just to have a way to contact home when out, or for parents to call it is grand as well - but I think most children would be quite disappointed with this as their own phone. It certainly would not make a nice Christmas box. Honestly , I would have liked a simple camera on this as it's so small and easy to carry about in a pocket, and I am afraid to take my good camera some places like a day at the beach, but I am planning to buy a tiny cheap, tiny, digital camera as well and combing the price of the two items, this still works out so much less expensive than buying a phone with a decent camera built in.
In deciding how to rate this phone, I have not rated down for lack of features. I knew it did not have any features when I bought this, and I don't think anyone who wants a phone that does it all would even look at this phone. You really can a lot expect a lot of features for £5.95 . I bought this for phone calls only, and it is excellent for this single purpose.
So my iphone broke and I decided I had had enough of the responsibility of carrying around an expensive phone all the time, and decided to get a cheap one that I wouldn't mind losing or breaking. This phone was not the cheapest that I could find (there was one for £6 in carphone warehouse) but this did look like the best of the cheapies so I went for it.
- Overview -
First off the build quality is pretty good, its not a really tinny light device that feels like it was put together by a 5 year old, it feels pretty sturdy and has a good weight to it, not too heavy but feels nice in your hand. The buttons make quite a lot of noise when you type a text message and the noise can sometimes be a bit squeeky and annoying but thats what you get when you spend £15 so I am not really complaining.
It has limited features, there is of course calling, texting, alarm clock and a calendar (though you cannot set dates for reminders on it), as well as the added feature of memos and a rather addictive game called Jewel Quest, good for killing a bit of time.
A fairly interesting and possibly useful feature is that it can do fake calls, which means that if you are in an awkward meeting or date and want to get out you can set it to look like it is receiving a call from an unknown number and make your escape - useful! - maybe.
The flashlight feature is not a flashlight, it just makes the screen a bit brighter, which doesn't really make any difference so this is not quite so useful.
Battery life is immense on this thing too, I charged it once and it worked without fail for almost an entire week. I suppose this is because it does not have all those juice draining background features that most smart phones have nowadays and just uses batttery when calling and texting really. The instruction manual says that it will last for 19 hours of talk time, which is pretty impressive I would say.
- Calling -
Connectivity is good on the phone and it is easy to make calls either by looking up numbers in the contacts menu or by inputting them manually. The volume is good and there is no problem hearing what somebody on the other side is saying, though I have had problems with my voice not being too loud on the other side, so I have to speak a bit louder sometimes, which is not that big of a problem.
- Texting -
For those of us who are used to smart phones it is a bit of a hassle to go back to using the old fashioned keypad for writing texts, and it certainly takes a few tries to get back into it, but it is not so bad after all that and this phone is quite good for it, as well as including a predictive text dictionary which is pretty useful. The buttons are not massive however and it can often take a few tries to get the words right, so long texts are a pain, especially when still getting the hang of the interface.
- Verdict -
Pretty much the best you can expect for a phone that costs less than 20 quid, really very good value for that and is useful for all the primary tasks that we need a phone for, but not much else. If you really want to be able to check all the sports scores and play angry birds then this is not for you, however if you just want to call your friends and keep in contact, theres nothing comparable for cheaper out there really.


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Update: Missing 15-year-old Ipswich girl found in Kessingland, near Lowestoft
02 January, 2013 - 12:32
A missing 15-year-old girl from Ipswich, who was believed to be in Great Yarmouth, has been found.
Courtney Laird had last been seen at her home address, in Ravenswood Avenue, Ipswich at 4.45pm on Thursday, December 27, when she went out for a walk.
She did not return home as expected and police had carried out a number of inquiries to try to locate her.
It was believed she was in the Great Yarmouth area, but she was found in Kessingland, near Lowestoft, on New Year's Day.
A Suffolk Constabulary spokesman said: "Police would like to thank the public and media for their support during this missing person enquiry."