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I appreciate your input. It was an eye-opener! Jeanine H. Bartlett, HT(ASCP) Centers for Disease Control NCID, DVRD, IDPA 1600 Clifton Rd., NE MS/G-32 Atlanta, GA 30333 -----Original Message----- From: ANATECH [mailto:email@example.com] Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2000 9:46 AM To: HistoNet Subject: Hazards of formaldehyde For several months there have been recurring threads concerning health and safety issues that have troubled us greatly at Anatech Ltd. The general theme has been to make light of toxicity claims, provide anecdotal comments about having survived many decades of working in labs, and giving the impression that current health and safety regulations are at best a pain and probably are the cunning products of misguided governmental agencies. There are approximately 1100 HistoNet subscribers (HistoLogic 31(2):37). Twenty or so seem to be regular contributors whose comments are given considerable credence by many of the readers. Regretably these regulars are creating an impression that can only harm the great strides we have made in the last 20 years toward making our labs safe. I cannot change the attitudes of many of these regular contributors, so I address the following comments to the rest of you, the 1080 or so reader, whose minds may still be open to reason and documented fact. The great hazard of formaldehyde is not its proven carcinogenicity. Anyone interested in formaldehyde's effects on humans should read the preamble to OSHA's Formaldehyde Standard (Federal Register 52(233):46168-46312; December 4, 1987). According to studies cited therein, formaldehyde has been directly implicated in causing tumors in the lungs, naso- and oro-pharynx and nasal passages of humans occupationally exposed to levels of formaldehyde not unlike conditions existing in histology laboratories a few decades ago. Repeated and prolonged exposure increases the risk. True, the risk is small, and with the improved ventilation in most US labs (at least), one could justify ignoring the issue altogether. I personally do not care to increase my risk, but the significance is truly minor. However, Formaldehyde presents a vastly greater risk to histotechnologists by being a potent sensitizer. Once sensitized, you will probably experience worsening symptoms for the rest of your life even if you leave the field. You cannot get away from formaldehyde. It off-gasses from most building products except untreated lumber. It has been widely used in the permanent press treatment for fabrics (although glyoxal is replacing it there as it is in histological fixatives). It comes out of carpeting drapes and upholstery. You will get more colds, suffer with them longer, may develop asthma, or experience worsening asthmatic attacks. OSHA reported in 1982 that 79% of the histotechnologists studied showed respiratory and dermatological symptoms consistent with formaldehyde-induced sensitization, a 2-fold increase over the control group. Exposure levels for those histotechs were 0.2-1.9 ppm, levels that were really rather moderate for the time (pre-1987). The Formaldehyde Standard was written in great part because of the unacceptable conditions in pathology labs. Industry had long since cleaned up its act. The standard's preamble specifically singles out pathology labs as being among the worst for workplace exposure. Perhaps many of you do not remember or were not in the field before 1980. A few techs were concerned about chemical exposures, but were mostly stymied by glib administrators and uncaring co-workers whose attitudes were strikingly like those being aired on the HistoNet today. NSH struggled many years to bring these concerns to light, organizing a Health & Safety Committee, sponsoring studies of formaldehyde and xylene exposure, providing workshops and lectures on all aspects of health and safety, and compiling lists of resource materials and personnel. The real leaders of this field have taken the subject very seriously. Please don't go back down that road in reverse; if you do, do it alone. I want to set the record straight. Formaldehyde can be worked with safely. No histotech should ever need a respirator. Simple, properly designed ventilation can easily keep vapor levels below the OSHA Action level of 0.5 ppm averaged over 8 hours. If you stay below that level (and the STEL of 2 ppm over 15 minutes), you avoid almost all of the standard's requirements and have a safe workplace at least for the inhalation of formaldehyde vapors. Skin contact with formaldehyde is another issue altogether. Latex surgical gloves offer NO protection (breakthrough time is seconds to a few minutes). Very thin nitrile gloves are probably marginally better, but breakthrough times are not available. This form of exposure is the cause of most modern-day sensitization reactions to formaldehyde. Butyl and nitrile gloves comparable in thickness to dishwashing gloves will protect you for most histological tasks involving formaldehyde (Schope et al., 1987, Guidelines for the selection of chemical protective clothing, ACGIH, Cincinnati, OH). Unfortunately, grossing is difficult with these protective devices. Making your own formalin makes economic sense only until you factor in labor, overhead and compliance costs. Couple that with QC issues and suddenly the commercial product from a reputable vendor is a lot more attractive. As Randy Kline has ably pointed out, having it made by a company conforming to Good Manufacturing Practices and controlled by the FDA goes a long way toward providing you with peace of mind that the solution actually does contain 3.7% formaldehyde. You can buy it cheaply,but you will get exactly what you paid for...as always. Finally, concerning the assaying of formalin, there are several methods available but few will provide the specific concentration with a given level of precision and accuracy. Of the latter, only one is feasible for general use (the others require glassware and calibrated standards that you don't want to mess with). Anatech Ltd. and B/R Instruments have an assay kit that unambiguously determines the concentration in increments of 2 percentage units (e.g., 9.0-10.9%). The test takes a minute or two to perform once you become familiar with it. Sakura recently came out with test strips, like pH dip sticks, which are much easier to use but may be difficult to interpret (the color differences between 7.5% and 10% are debatable, the colors are transient, and the important color develops in the center of the stick's patch, not the edge, making comparison with the picture difficult). If safety issues are of concern or interest to you, obtain a copy of our Hazmat Maunal (Dapson & Dapson, 1995, Hazardous materials in the histopathogy laboratory, 3rd edition, available from Anatech Ltd.). The answer to virtually every health, safety and disposal question that has ever appeared on the HistoNet can be found within its 253 pages. I could continue with another tiresome page on xylene, but I'll spare you. Dick ANATECH LTD. 1020 Harts Lake Rd. Battle Creek, MI 49015 616-964-6450 800-262-8324 E-mail: anatechnet-link.net http://www.net-link.net/anatech


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Patton upbeat despite series of setbacks
Justin Patton laid out a plan for the end of his college career — one he thought would finally lead him to the NCAA tournament — a few years ago.
Seemingly nothing has gone right for the Louisiana native since.
Patton transferred from Grambling to North Texas prior to last season believing he would be granted immediate eligibility by the NCAA, only to have his appeal denied. He sat out a year and suffered a serious knee injury along the way.
Surgery and constant knee pain followed, limiting his playing time and reducing his ability to make an impact when he became eligible at UNT, which has struggled to meet high expectations in his senior season.
The way Patton has remained positive through those trials and tribulations has made an impression on his teammates, who say he will be vital to their chances of making a late run in the Sun Belt Conference standings, beginning today with a game at Louisiana-Lafayette (7-15, 3-8 SBC).
"We can get on a roll," Patton said. "We are not going to be down the whole year. The coaching staff is working really hard, and we are working really hard. We are going to get through it. We have had a lot of injuries this year that have hampered us."
Patton's was among the most devastating.
UNT coach Tony Benford said over the summer that there was a good chance the 6-foot-7-inch forward would start for the Mean Green (8-14, 3-8) because of his ability as a defender and the all-around talent that made him a second-team All-SWAC selection as a junior.
Patton's chances to display that ability vanished three weeks before UNT's first game this season. Patton was trying to defend during practice when his right knee buckled, causing cartilage damage.
"It was devastating — one of the worst things that has ever happened to me," Patton said. "I haven't been full-speed since."
Patton had surgery and recovered to the point where he can play, but tightness in his knee has limited him throughout the season. He has scored in double figures just once — on Jan. 5 when he tallied 16 points in a loss to Louisiana-Monroe — and is averaging 3.3 points per game.
Patton averaged 13.2 points a game and led the SWAC with an average of 7.1 rebounds as a Grambling junior in the 2010-11 season.
"It's been tough on him," UNT guard Alzee Williams said. "Before the knee surgery, he was moving really well. It affected him. He would have helped us a lot if he was 100 percent."
What has made the situation even tougher for Patton is that the injury is just the latest setback he has encountered late in his career.
Before he pulled on a UNT jersey for the first time, Patton was best remembered by Mean Green fans for a 26-point, 10-rebound performance at the Super Pit while he was playing for Grambling.
The Tigers advanced to the SWAC tournament final in 2011 but fell to Alabama State.
What was nearly as tough to deal with for Patton was the news that came after the season, when Grambling was banned from the 2012 postseason for poor performance on the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate report.
Patton says he thought he would be able to transfer and play right away at another Division I school because of that ban, and he chose UNT. The NCAA waiver he was hoping for never arrived, relegating him to the bench last season.
"It really ended up being a positive," Patton said. "I was able to catch up on my schoolwork and get my grades right so I will be able to graduate on time. I got a chance to work on my game, too."
His opportunity to display improvement is essentially gone because of the knee injury.
"It's been tough for him mentally," Benford said. "He put in so much time to get ready for his senior year. He had a solid career at Grambling and was going to have a chance to play here at a higher level, but because of injuries, he hasn't been able to do that.
"He's really only about 60 percent. It's hard for him to guard perimeter players now."
Patton has found ways to give UNT a boost both on and off the floor despite his limitations.
He scored eight points in 10 minutes in a loss to ULL and has served as a mentor to some of UNT's younger players.
"He has been a great teammate and has a great attitude," freshman guard P.J. Hardwick said. "The injuries have made it tough on him, but he has been very positive."
Maintaining that outlook has been tough for Patton during a time when nothing has turned out the way he had hoped.
"I've been down the last couple of years, but I have a good coaching staff and teammates who have tried to pick me up," Patton said. "It's been tough. I'm not going to lie. I will get through it. It's part of life."
Patton has looked to savor the special moments during his senior season, including today's game. Patton is from Bossier City, La., less than four hours from Lafayette. Several members of Patton's family will be at today's game.
Patton had one of his best games of the season the last time UNT played the Ragin' Cajuns.
"I think he can help us if he continues to get healthy," Benford said. "We are going to need everyone to help us down the stretch."
Benford doesn't know how much Patton will be able to help, but he knows that the senior will keep on fighting and give everything he has as he nears the end of a journey that hasn't turned out the way he expected.
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text: I have to have continuing education units every two years to keep my professional license. I had a great idea this year, why not go on a long ride on my R1200RT and arrange a CEU class at what I thought would be the farthest point of the ride. Soooo - left Stockton, CA on 5-13 and headed north toward Seattle with stops in Medord (niece and her family), Sumner (Sister and her husband), and Seattle (old friends). Then headed East through Washington, Idaho, and Montana. Then down south through Wyoming to Casper and then Cheyenne where I had arranged the CEU Class which was held at Little America in Cheyenne. One day class and then homeword with stops in Rock Springs, Wendover and finally Reno. Then home. Great riding with day after day of changing scenery. Best part is come tax time, much of the trip is deductible since I am in private practice. Yippee - lower taxes and great riding! What a combination


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BERLIN – During the five years leading into retirement, there's an almost inevitable change in how you focus on this time in your life. You've likely already dealt with the overarching issues such as maximizing your savings and investing to grow your portfolio over time, so that you can generate the income you'll need to support the lifestyle you want. You've also probably started thinking about how you'll cover health care costs and where you'd like to live. Now you're at the point where you should be taking concrete steps to reach the goals you've identified. Developing a long-term strategy earlier in your career and saving towards your goals will have done much to allay any anxieties you might have about the future. But you've still got some decisions to make.
With just five years to go until you retire, you certainly don't want to be exposed to too much risk. This is an ideal time to speak with your financial advisor about how best to balance your need for income with your desire for continued growth of your portfolio. There's a good chance that growth stocks may well still play a role in your portfolio as you approach retirement. In fact, being overly conservative with your investments just before you retire could limit your opportunity to keep or exceed the pace of inflation.
How do you strike the right balance between safety and growth? According to Vince Grogan, Director of the Retirement Group at Merrill Lynch, "This is a great time to think about how you can establish your guaranteed income base with solutions like a variable annuity, which can provide a guaranteed income floor no matter where the market goes. Even putting a portion of your portfolio into an annuity can help provide growth potential through tax deferral and market participation as well as greater income security." You may even wish to link certain regular expenses, such as health insurance premiums, to income from predictable sources, whether it's Social Security, a pension payment, earned income or an annuity.
Potential health care expenses should also figure into your strategy. In fact, another reason many younger retirees stay in the workforce is to draw health benefits. If you plan to retire before age 65, devote some thought to how you'll bridge the gap — with COBRA or other group coverage — between your end-of-coverage date and the start of your Medicare eligibility.
The run-up to retirement is also a smart time to look into long-term care insurance (LTCI), which can help cover the costs of home health aides or nursing home care. Timing is key here, because the cost to initiate coverage escalates as you grow older.
Where you'll spend your retirement factors heavily into your retirement plan – If for no other reason than because your location informs your cost of living.
"It's important to think hard about whether your dream destination, even if it's your existing backyard, makes sense as a retirement spot," says Grogan.
Another, nonfinancial, factor to consider is the kind of support system you would have if you moved. You may be leaving behind a network of connections that would need to be replaced.
Ultimately, ensuring that your life in retirement matches your vision should be the motivation behind your decisions in those critical five years before you switch gears. Work with your financial advisor to develop strategies that can enhance your post-career adventure.
(A Merrill Lynch Senior Financial Advisor. She can be reached at 410-213-8520.)


text: im a 4.5 tennis player and about a 16hdcp in golf-- in tennis terms i am probably about a 3.5 level golfer but sometimes play like a 4.0. tennis is by far my main sport and my muscle memory is deeply grooved in the tennis swing just curious if anyone has any insights or advice on combining the two sports (im talking about the long game and swing) i seem to have a tendancy to spin my shoulders around instead of keeping the right shoulder back more on some shots. also wondering what everyones ntrp rating is and golf hdcp? thx.


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text: Notice: Undefined property: stdClass::$section_nr in /srv/www/html/sustainabledevelopment.un.org/root/content.php on line 305 Intervention by Sascha Gabizon, WICF/WECF on behalf of WMG, responding to the OWG on SDGs debate on Food Security, addressing root causes in the financial and trade sectors To the Open Working Group on SDGs Friday May 24 2013 Thank you chair for giving us the floor, which we requested on the first day which focussed on food security. We would like to highlight 2 points: 1. We need targets for inter-linkages, to address the drivers, the root causes, of hunger and landgrabbing, of lack of safe water, of child death. To address hunger and malnutrition, we must address the financial sector. Hedge funds which are buying up the enormous areas of land in sub Saharan countries need to be regulated! Food prices need to have ceilings. Water, seeds, food can not be just a speculative commodity! There are many existing good practices how to do this. In my country, the Netherlands, by law, water sources can never be fully privatized, for example. So we need interlinkage targets to adress the negative impacts of the finance, trade, and fiscal policies. 2. Nutritious and safe food are key to reducing Non Communicable Diseases. Most dead and ill from NCD are in developing countries. Women impacted by different diseases then men. 1.7 million women will develop breast cancer by 2020. As studies show, many carcinogens enter our bodies through food. Even small residues of pesticides – in particular endocrine disrupting chemicals - can be a cause of illness, such as cancer. The Women MG recommends a target on 100% nutritious, safe food for all – thus free of GMOs and harmful pesticides. .:. Sustainable Development Knowledge Platform skip to main content Welcome to the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Show or hide search field Twitter Facebook Sustainable development knowledge platform Sustainable development knowledge platform Home High-level Political Forum States SIDS SDGs Topics UN System Stakeholder Engagement Partnerships Resources About Fatal error: Call to undefined function getWSContent() in /srv/www/html/sustainabledevelopment.un.org/root/content.php(614) : eval()'d code on line 549


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A couple of weeks ago I was on a road trip with a couple of friends. For some reason my tires wore out faster than anticipated. I made a ride-in appointment with BMW Motorcycles of Western Oregon. They had the tires I needed and had me back on the road quickly. The entire staff was professional and friendly.
Unfortunately (For me and in no way because of BMW Motorcycles of Western Oregon), I had an unrelated mechanical failure not 5 miles from the shop. BMW Motorcycles of Western Oregon was re-contacted and had a tow (And a motorcycle specific tow too!) sent to me within 30 mins. When I got back to the shop, the service manager and two technicians were waiting for me at the service bay entrance. After paying for the tow, they checked the bike more closely. Although there was no sideways play in the rear wheel, it was determined that the grooved ball crown bearing in the final drive had finally worn out and had to be replaced. The senior mechanic cleared his schedule, made the necessary repairs and had me back on the road (again) by late afternoon.
This is my 3rd visit to BMW Motorcycles of Western Oregon. Once last year when a friend needed a tire and twice for me this year. Every time the staff has been friendly and professional. I only wish the shop was closer to me, so I could stop by more often. If you're in the neighborhood of BMW Motorcycles of Western Oregon, I would strongly encourage you to stop by and visit.


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Call quality8.5/10Battery7.5/10Reception8.5/10Display7.5/10Build quality10/10Text input9/10Everyday usage9/10UI speed9/10Camera9.5/10Multimedia7/10Internet8.5/10
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posted on 27 Dec 2012, 10:33 (Posts: 1; Member since: 27 Dec 2012)
Good little phone.
LiKWiDCAKE has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
Owned this phone for over three years, and always had pretty good experiences with it - especially considering I got it used. I would highly recommend this phone to the avid texter, especially since it's so cheap now.Build quality 10/10Reception 7/10Call quality 7/10Internet 10/10Multimedia 4/10Camera 9/10UI speed 8/10Everyday usage 9/10Text input 8/10Display 5/10Battery 10/10
- I get complimented on the double hinge ALL THE TIME.
- A dream to text on, unless you care about symbols a lot.
- The overall experience of this phone has been great for me. I've actually gone back to it temporarily on many occassions.
- Good battery life.
- Don't even think about it if you care about media playback.
- The vibration is loud and comes in three separated bursts - somewhat obnoxious.
- Typing symbols.
posted on 30 Nov 2010, 16:17
One and only
Madison has owned it for more than one year before publishing this review
This was my first phone and i have never had any other phone. im sticking with this one because i love the keyboard. It is nicely spaced out and wonderful. if you text alot then this would be the phone to get. I like that there are so many keys yet not many buttons.Build quality 10/10Reception 10/10Call quality 10/10Internet 7/10Multimedia 10/10Camera 10/10UI speed 10/10Everyday usage 9/10Text input 10/10Display 10/10Battery 5/10
- keyboard
- it doesnt break
- battery
- touch screen mp3 on the front
- vibrate is very loud
posted on 17 Sep 2009, 14:17
check this out.....worked for me
I just got a used alias and had a problem with it shutting off by itself. Searched for a couple hours online and came across this youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcdavDGs3Ig It has been a few hours and my phone has not turned off yet! Mine used to shut off whenever i bumped it, or closed one of the lids. Hope this helps!Design 10/10Features 5/10Performance 5/10
- small, stylish, full keyboard
- supposedly problematic
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posted on 03 Aug 2009, 19:38
I personaly thought that this was really cool, i've had it for a while and had no trouble with it.Design 9/10Features 8/10Performance 8/10
- small, easy texting and nice features.
- battery, easy to scratch and camera
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posted on 30 Jun 2009, 00:16
Ive had this phone since it came out and I havent had many complaints. My only issue is the phone turns off on its own, but thats a/b it. The camera isnt that great, but its ok.Design 9/10Features 8/10Performance 6/10
- Texting
- Turns Off
- Camera
posted on 19 Jun 2009, 09:14
I've had this phone for two years. I've only replaced it once because I hardly use any of the features, there really aren't that many to begin with. The camera is terrible. The keys are really small, but you get used to them. Texts take longer to send than other phones. The battery is pretty awful, somedays I need to charge it twice. The good thing about this phone is that it's relatively thin and fits in a pocket.
I'm getting an EnV Touch in the next few days. And I cannot wait.Design 5/10Features 1/10Performance 4/10
- design
- qwerty keyboard
- camera
- battery
posted on 01 Jun 2009, 19:03 (Posts: 107; Member since: 12 Feb 2009)
not good if u have big fingers like me.......
i have had this phone for about 1 year and 4 months
what can i say it freezes a lot it will turnoff buy it self the inbox doesn't hold more than 50 msg which is really gay...also the keys are small. at first i tough i was going to be OK with it but after a month it got all boring..the reason i didn't get another phone is because there haven't bin any good ones on Verizon. but now i have found one i am planing on trading this for the LG Versa.
also i breaks easily lol My broke just a few days ago and that was my 4 one hahaDesign 2/10Features 3/10Performance 4/10
- its small and thin
- bad keyboard and a lot of other stuff...
posted on 20 Apr 2009, 11:15
I've had this phone for 9 months
I love this phone. its way better then the Motorola RAZR Maxx ve and LG chocolate i had before. the small keboard maybe a little hard for some people but i have small fingers so i really like it. the menu design is the best ive ever seen in a phone. i dont really like how the camera is a 1.3 MP but i live with it. and you cant zoom with the camera on the biggest resolution. and i also dont like how you cant listen to music and do something else at the same time. a full battery lasts me 2-4 days and i only usally charge it when its dead and off. inbox only holds about 70 messages but if you put it on auto erase you never have to worry about messages popping up about your inobx is full or 80% full, etc. the sent box also auto erases. most photos from my RAZR i cant view on my Alias since the RAZR was a 2 MP camera phone. video playback is iffy same with video recording. also sound recordings are only 1 minute long which i dont like. and the last thing is i like how the microSD slot is located on the side of the phone instead of behind the battery door.Design 9/10Features 8/10Performance 8/10
- menu display, QWERTY keyboard, auto erase messages, has a flash.
- small camera 1.3 MP, small resolution pictures, video recording and playback aren't too good.
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posted on 18 Apr 2009, 10:11
pretty good phone
i got this phone when i was thirteen in november 2007. when i first got it i fell in love with it. i couldn't stop txting, thank god i have unlimited, it has s pretty good design, i have dropped it a few times and it still is an accruate phone. i hear the silver is a lot cooler, but i would reccomend this phone. the camrea is pretty good, the video time is short, only 15 seconds so i dont like that.Design 7/10Features 8/10Performance 6/10
- Texting
- display theme
- calling
posted on 12 Apr 2009, 09:45
Best Phone I've owed
I've had this phone for almost 2 years now with no problems. I've dropped it 100x's with no issues. The only reason I've had to exchange it was due to water damage on my part. The replacement phone has been great. I am do for my upgrade and don't want to change phones. None of the current phones offer anything close to this. Full keyboard with a slim non bulky casing! I use the web acces and it is good for what it is capable of doing...it's no blackberry but it's managable.Design 9/10Features 9/10Performance 10/10
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posted on 25 Mar 2009, 23:29
Samsung Alias
WORST PHONE EVER! well yeah it worked very good in the begging but then i got no service after i had it for a year and i told everyone that use to have it and they said that they got all sorts of prolbems on this phone after a year. now i have to take it back tomarrow and there going to give mii the same crappy phone that doesnt work for nothin! yes im uppset that i didnt read the REVEIWS BEFORE I GOT IT but the guy who sold it to mii said it was a great phone that everyone like it well HE LIED !! all i got to say is DONT GET THE Samsung Alias ITS A CRAPY PHONEDesign 1/10Features 1/10Performance 1/10
- Good calls and txting
- bad pictures cant zoom in in them and small qwerty keyboard
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posted on 16 Mar 2009, 10:35
Verizon Carrier
I've had the phone for a few weeks now and it's really what I've been looking for the whole time. i don't trust non-flip phones because they are prone to pocket calling. I've always been a fan of flip phones. I originally wanted the LG Dare but I hate how easy it is to unlock. There is no "slide to unlock" feature. It's just a push of a button or a tap on the unlock key and for those who keep their phones in pouches or in their pocket, I assure you that it will unlock randomly. I then looked at the EnV2 but all you have to do it click OK twice and its unlocked. I like this phone because it has a full qwerty keyboard for easy and fast texting and a lot of nice features such as voice texting. The camera quality is good and it will not pocket call due to the fact that it is a flip phone. The standard ring tones are a little fruity but who uses them anyway? Just go onto VZW wireless internet and download your favorite song or record something onto the phone and set it as a ring tone. The duel flip is very sturdy. It doesn't seem easy to break at all and I haven't had a problem with it shutting off on me at all. Well built phone with plenty of updated features. Well done Samsung, well done.Design 10/10Features 10/10Performance 10/10
- Very sturdy and wont ever pocket call. They need to make a touch screen that has better locking features! The Krave is a good idea but the software is horrible!
- uses orange as the desktop color when you change to "My Desktop" display. Not a fan of the color orange and you can't change it unless you change the whole theme but I got used to it.
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posted on 29 Jan 2009, 13:19
Maybe I'm just lucky but I've had this phone ever since it first came out almost 2 years ago and I've never had any problems. It has lasted me all the way through the 2 years up to my next upgrade. It's fantastic to text with and reception and call quality are great. Overall the best phone I've ever had.Design 8/10Features 8/10Performance 9/10
- qwerty keyboard, call quality, reception, easy to learn how to use, durable
- nothing really as long as you take care of it
posted on 18 Jan 2009, 15:40
I'm on my second one in less than two weeks. (third in all)
So at first this is a great phone, but it will prove you wrong in the end. at first i loved it, worked well for texting. Now i just want to get rid of it! i recently (Jan. 7) had to have my original one i bought back at the begining of may replaced because it could no longer share media. it took about 5 hours for any text message from a non-verizon phone to arrive and maybe 15 minutes for a verizon text. and i couldnt hear anyone on the phone when they called. once i got it replaced i thought i would be able to go another seven or so months with it and then it was doing the random restart lock and shut off thing again. so they did replace it again. if i break it one more time in the next 90 days they will give me a brand new phone that is not the alias!!
dont buy this phone is all i can sayDesign 5/10Features 3/10Performance 1/10
- QWERTY keyboard
- Random shut offs
posted on 19 Dec 2008, 14:35
Good at first but......
When I first got this it was a good phone. Since they sent me this POS phone for my enV cause it broke i was switched from a big keyboard to a really tiny keyboard. The buttons are so small I usually have to repeat myself. Now after like its first drop, which was like a inch or two, it shuts off randomly or restarts I have no clue why. Also, everytime you are to drop it the battery pops out this becomes annoying. The two way part glitches most of time for me. The phone then starts to slow down maybe about 1 month or 2 afterwards.Design 2/10Features 1/10Performance 3/10
- Makes phone calls
- QWERTY Keyboard
- Battery pops out
- Shuts off whenever
- Small buttons
- 2 way screen is glitchy
- Battery life is bad
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posted on 08 Nov 2008, 20:27
BY FAR the best phone verizon has put out. All the new touchscreens are terrible. If you like to text, then this is your phone. Don't be fooled by the tiny buttons on the QWERTY keyboard because it takes 1 day to get used to. I cannot count how many times i've fallen for verizon's gimmicks with the touch screen text phones. THEY ARE ALL TERRIBLE.I'm still waiting for verizon to put out another phone like this one. There's no need for the touch screens that havent been perfected like the iphone. If you're going to text look no further than this phoneDesign 10/10Features 9/10Performance 10/10
- small, practical, easy to use, easy to text
- none
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posted on 19 Oct 2008, 13:35
just average nothing specail nice design and thats it. Broke down verizon was great about it. Click the wrong buttons all the time. Could be better. MP3 buttons go off in my pocket even when on lock music starts playing in my pocket if you want to get it is overpricedDesign 9/10Features 4/10Performance 3/10
- keyboard
- music
- small buttons
- battery life
- call reception
- broke once shut down nonstop
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verizon costumer
posted on 18 Oct 2008, 17:58
It's Okay
I dont really like this phone. The outside of it doesnt look attractive, it looks weird on the outside. But the inside looks much better. The phone has shut off on me many times, which is VERY annoying.
I have had this phone for 2 years and next month I am replacing it with the verizon Blitz.Design 3/10Features 5/10Performance 6/10
- qwerty keyboard
- easy texting
- shuts off on you
- the outside is ugly
posted on 30 Sep 2008, 08:42
Phone is the WORST I have ever owned
My boyfriend and I bought this phone about six months ago. His phone broke first. It only allowed him to talk via speakerphone. Mine broke within a week. It shuts itself off all the time (not just when texting.) Almost everytime I pick my phone up, it is off again. It used to just restart itself, but now it is always off. His phone has locked itself. It also says it has an "Initial Programming Error." None of the default lock codes work and he never set one up himself. So, we got what we paid for when we bought this phone. It was a waste of money.Design 1/10Features 5/10Performance 1/10
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Samuel A Munoz
posted on 24 Sep 2008, 09:08
I've had the phone for over a year now. While it is a really cool phone it has some major problems. Primarily with shutting down ALL the time when I am typing a text. Many users on this forum have noted this problem. Can you imagine thumbing in a lengthy text and just before sending it the phone shuts off and you lost everything you typed. Not picture that happening to you 30 times a day like it does to me ...
The phone also requires a special USB/Headphones because the socket is non-standard. That blows. The Vcast music software is clumsy.Design 8/10Features 7/10Performance 2/10
posted on 31 Aug 2008, 12:56
okay phone
i've had this phone for a little over a year and it's okay. i like the small size. one of the really annoying this is that some of the features can't be accessed while the phone is flipped open longways. also when i get text messages, instead of vibrating once, it vibrates 3 times in a row. mine has a really powerful vibrate, so it makes a lot of noise. the word mode for texting can't spell some things, and that really bothers me. words like interesting and hotel it doesn't recognize. the buttons are tiny too, so it is a little difficult to text on, either in qwerty mode or in word mode. i also have to charge it every 2 days for some reason.Design 7/10Features 4/10Performance 6/10
- small
- full keyboard
- the camera's flash doesn't do much
- word mode doesn't know how to spell
- if you have lots of stuff on phone, the phone lags
posted on 31 Aug 2008, 01:39
best phone i have had
i bought this phone just a few days ago and have been very pleased some previous reviews hav said it doesnt vibrate or theres no picture texting or whatever it has all that even text to speech my previous phone was a old a$$ kyocera antenna nonpicture capable polytronic hard to text this phone is much faster increased texting speed 100 fold took a little getting used to the buttons but overall its pretty easy it works great it is worth itDesign 10/10Features 10/10Performance 10/10
- good battery life
- easy to text
- holds music
- none
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posted on 17 Aug 2008, 08:29
Durable U-740
I have had this phone a year now and I can't say anything bad about it.
Call quality,speakerphone and camera work great.I did purchase the extended battery and cover that add bulk but are worth it.The dual flip design is nice, great for texting.This phone has been very durable for me and recommend highly.Design 8/10Features 8/10Sound Quality 9/10Signal Strength 7/10Value for money 9/10
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James Clark
posted on 11 Aug 2008, 21:57
I have had three replacements in less than one year.No,I didn't break them they just lose the volume for no reason, after about 3 months you must use the speaker mode to hear your caller which in turn lets everyone hear your call AVOID!!!Design 5/10Features 5/10Sound Quality 1/10Signal Strength 5/10Value for money 3/10
posted on 11 Aug 2008, 21:03
my expierence with this phone was not the best. i had troubles with it from the start, randomly rebooting while in my pocket right before i recieve a call or text message so it doesnt ring. then i had gotten the firmware upgrade hoping it would solve this problem, but for the most part made it worse. instead of just rebooting, now it just completley shuts off more frequent than before, not just in my pocket when im not paying attention, it has shut off while i was in the middle of typing a text message. it was a good phone but sadly because of verizon's stupid software on the phone i had to go back to my older phone, an LG VX8100Design 8/10Features 8/10Sound Quality 10/10Signal Strength 6/10Value for money 7/10


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IC Call For Papers on Virtualization
March 19th, 2012 | Published in call for papers, virtualization | Bookmark on Pinboard.in
IEEE Internet Computing is soliciting papers for a special issue on Virtualization.
Final submissions due: 1 July 2012
Publication date: March/April 2013
Please email the guest editors a brief description of the article you plan to submit by 15 June 2012.
One of the most famous adages in computer science is that "any problem in computer science can be solved by an extra level of indirection." Increasingly, that level of indirection takes the form of virtualization, where a resource's consumers are provided with a virtual rather than physical version of that resource. This layer of indirection has helped address a multitude of problems, including efficiency, security, high availability, elasticity, fault containment, mobility, and scalability.
In the past several years virtualization has gone mainstream, and more and more resources are virtualizable. Although virtual machines are the most obvious example, others include desktop sharing (VNC), virtual networks, virtual storage, and many more. All these have an enormous impact on Internet computing. A key recent use of virtualization is to enable infrastructure-as-a-service clouds. Virtualization lets producers efficiently support many tenants while strongly isolating them from each other, and consumers to be isolated from the specifics of providers' physical capacity, allowing, for example, virtual machines to move between different computers and even clouds. This special issue seeks articles from both industry and academia that discuss the application and development of virtualization in the Internet computing space. Topics include:
- cloud computing;
- virtual networks;
- storage-area networks;
- remote desktops;
- security;
- performance (in a network context); and
- migration of virtual environments.
Editors' note: We encourage submissions from both academic and industrial practitioners, especially as they pertain to open source tools or products, but content must have technical merit, not be an advertisement.
Questions? Contact Guest Editors Fred Douglis and Orran Krieger.
All submissions must be original manuscripts of fewer than 5,000 words, focused on Internet technologies and implementations. All manuscripts are subject to peer review on both technical merit and relevance to IC's international readership—primarily system and software design engineers. We do not accept white papers, and we discourage strictly theoretical or mathematical papers. To submit a manuscript, please log on to ScholarOne to create or access an account, which you can use to log on to IC's Author Center and upload your submission.


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June 22, 2009
Rachelle & Taylor in Toronto for Much Music Awards :-)
Taylor Lautner and Rachelle Lefevre appeared at Canada's Much Music Awards over the weekend. See more pics at Just Jared and a whole bunch at Lainey Gossip.
Also, Taylor was seen hanging out in Toronto pre-show:
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Taylor of course is just a cutie-patootie but Rachelle looks sooo lovely in that blue dress!ReplyDelete
A. Hot D*MN I love that man.ReplyDelete
B. Rachelle looks awesome. As usual! You go girl!
Not that I'm lookin hard or anything, but those pants are super tight. I'm still on the fence about the skinny jeans fad, but Taylor looks good as usual.ReplyDelete
Rachelle looks fresh and pretty.
OMG....Rachelle looks so lovely and elegant.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 22, 2009 at 9:47 PM
I was there !ReplyDelete
it was sooo fun and they both looked great!
Half naked?huh?OMTaylor!Im dying slowly beacause of you sexyyyyy beast!!I cant wait anymore for New Moon either.I bet when New Moon comes out in DVD i will play slow mode in the Jake naked scene and as well in others .LOL!Rachelle looks great in the blue dress and Taylor , O what about Taylor , as always sexy looking and hmmmm... sexy and cute!I like the eye-shadow that Rachelle has on.ReplyDelete
Love those two, they are my favorites! Can't wait for New Moon.ReplyDelete
Oh Taylor !! you sweet thing!! Wait til your legal:))ReplyDelete
Back off girls !!!He's MINE , and FOREVER!EVERYTHING about him belongs to me , his ab's , his 8 pack , ALL his sexy body.Taylor im here for you!I love you baby!You can whenever.Im crazy in love about you!ReplyDelete


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The 4.52-mile stretch of highway between Russellville and Dover, which was previously a 55 mph speed limit zone, saw that limit increased to 60 mph after an initiative by AHTD to increase the limits of several rural four- and five-lane undivided roadways across the state, according to AHTD spokesman Randy Ort.
"They did a study, they looked around the state at these types of roads and identified what types meet that criteria," Ort said. "And Highway 7 is one of those that we feel justifies a 60 mph speed limit."
Ort said AHTD officials looked at crash statistics for rural roadways within a three-year period between 2008-10, and the average crash rate on Highway 7 was half of the statewide average.
"The statewide average crash rate for rural undivided four- and five-lane facilities is 0.9 crashes per million vehicle miles traveled," he said. "(Highway 7) comes in at just .41 crashes per million vehicles ... The accident history on that stretch of highway is well below the statewide average."
According to a statement released by AHTD, approximately 265 miles of rural four- and five-lane undivided highways were considered for raising speed limits from 55 to 60 mph. The department reviewed all rural four- and five-lane undivided highways in the state, with stretches under two miles generally excluded, according to the release.
While the studies AHTD performed showed a significantly low crash rate between 2008-10, the thoroughfare saw a series of accidents earlier this year, including a head-on collision on April 27 that left two adults and a juvenile seriously injured and an April 19 collision that killed a 73-year-old Dover woman.
Because of the volume of accidents in the area, local police were forced to temporarily increase their patrol of the highway, issuing citations and warnings to speeding drivers in an effort to slow down traffic. While speed was determined not to be a factor in the serious accidents on the thoroughfare, Russellville Police Department Public Information Officer Drew Latch said in a May interview the department was stepping up its patrol as speed had become a safety concern for the area's drivers.
Latch told The Courier on Thursday while it is unfortunate the area has seen a high level of crashes on the highway, the department will adhere to the speed limit determined by AHTD.
"We're going to enforce the posted speed limit sign out there and make sure traffic stays within the guidelines posted," Latch said. "We just ask that the people respect the speed limit and stay within the guidelines."


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