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Over the last year my husband and I have rekindled our love of geocaching. Armed with our GPS we travel around both interstate, in our state and our own community learning about new places, old places and places we didn't even realise existed; finding wonderful treasures along the way. There are so many caches out there and range from easy to very creative and difficult. We've climbed up cliffs, up mountain tracks, over rocks and into tree tops so I thought the beautiful 'treetop' green was perfect to use to create this layout.
Items I used included:
- White 12"x12" card stock
- Ranger Multi Medum Matte- to seal paper before adding paint.
- DecoArt Media White crackle paint - painted onto the Imaginarium 'Thistle's board'
- Imaginarium 'Thistle's board'
- Paint used was Semco Acylic paints and Lindy Stamp Gang 'Starburst Color Shot'
- Black and white paper from my stash
- StazOn black
- Prima 'White Wire Thread'
- Chipboard- small people, brackets and hash tags from my stash.
- Mont Marte Black Gesso
- Donna Downey 'Painted Flowers' stencil
- Indigo Blue 'Limor Circles' stamps
- Feathers collected on one of our geocaching searches.
- Black permanent ink pen - fine
- Black cotton
Hope you enjoyed looking at my latest layout and will drop back to see what else I have done.


text: Well I am trying to revamp a family favorite that we probably eat a few of times a month. The family loves it but frankly I am getting tired of it. Veal parmesan with Riggatoni. I dust veal in flower then egg wash then bread crumbs. Fry in a heavy skillet with olive Oil until brown on both sides. I add tomato sauce let simmer for a bit then top with Mozzarella and cover till cheese melts. The Riggatoni is what I am tired of as I never managed to get it the way I wanted. I boil the pasta then drain, add garlic and butter and stir till butter is melted and coats the noodles. Stir in Cream, Pancetta and Parmesan cheese. salt and pepper to taste. Tends to turn into a bit of gluey mess but family likes it so I keep doing it. So in an effort to change things up without killing the whole family menu I was looking for ways to revamp this family favorite. I thought maybe a small lasagne served with each piece of veal but then thought it is almost to much sauce and cheese giving pretty much same treatment to Veal and Pasta. Then I wondered is there a White lasagna? Anyway love to hear your thoughts and ideas on how to freshen this old standby up a bit. Also any ideas on plating for this? Currently it tends to end up TV dinner style. with a bit of zucchini done up in a ratatouille as a side

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Previewing the Supreme Court's Fall Session
With the Supreme Court set to resume for the fall, the big cases to watch will be another look at campaign finance and the limits of free speech, a key affirmative action case out of Michigan and the legality of presidential appointments during recess.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... David Wessel what Wall Street Journal I'm joined by my colleague just raters a longtime student of the Supreme Court ... said Frontier ... Supreme Court opens its term in a few days it does this every fall ... it's the same cats but the script is different ... than just there to talk about what some of the cases are this year so ... just one thing the film is coming up this campaign finance this is been a big issue for the last couple years ... is coming back ... that's right some other big cases this term actually are follow-on so once again in recent years ... and can be financed course in twenty ten ... of brought us the decision of the citizens United ... that was one that lifted limits on corporate political expenditures yes this is a fall one case to that's not the exact same issue but it really comes down to this ... federal law limits not only ... contributions to individual candidates are specific ... committees it also limits ... the aggregate that someone can ... write up and so this is a challenge that had a good one it is not challenged the individual its stones to the overall cap which means that a certain point someone's got ... in this case you have to have a tremendous amount of money hundreds thousands of dollars on hand to get away with it and it's ... what some point be barred from getting any more to any candidate in the basic thing is is that different than your freedom of speech that stresses that they are ... or is it does it's been a divided to fill in the previous ... well if you don't know exactly how it's gonna come out and we also don't know how far the Supreme Court is going to go one of the things that makes the citizens United decision ... so interesting is because the court really one out of its way to come up with a very broad statement about corporate free speech rights ... the case involved initially various narrow issue you could've been decided very narrowly instead the court decided to say hey here's an opportunity for us to ... really change the First Amendment Plainfield give corporations a lot more freedom to ... spend money ... to electioneering ... we're going into ... this case began the court could rule very narrow way even if the rules in favor of the Challenger or it could take a much broader ... stamp which some people ... I think is streaming on the minds of some justices and that said and say that the limits on campaign contributions themselves are ... subject ... to the court set several or many years ago and seventies that ... up limits on its campaign expenditures are unconstitutional but not limits on contributions ... of the court the court said that limits on contributions also in French ... the first Amendment rights we don't know how far they're going to own one thing that'll be interesting to try to ... suss out ... is whether the very strong backlash against the citizens United decision ... in some ways I you know burning fingers a bit of of the court they don't like to get too far ahead of public opinion ... that legitimacy acceptance by Republicans is important ... to me it's just ... another issue that coming back is affirmative action so what's this year's theme that ... this is really different from pre much any other for action case we have ... all the other affirmative action cases including the one that was simply planted last year of the universe to Texas or ... can a state institution will ... usually universe to your contracting program or city hiring from ... can they ... um haven't From reduction program that gives certain preferences to racial minorities words ... that and and generally it's been white ... applicants to college employees who ... challenged the unfair a violation of the people there to the protection rights ... this is the other way around ... what happened was ... the state of Michigan voters of Michigan ... passed the voter initiative ... that eliminated from ... she said the state may not have any preferences ... based on race ethnicity sex ... in any of its public functions ... that was challenged by people who support for action and they said it's unconstitutional to ... prohibits ... the State University ... from using affirmative action when you've done ... voters in Michigan you single out ... racial minorities and said you are the one group that can lobby for special preferences and alumni ... people play the tuba all these other groups can all seek special preferences from the University ... minorities are in for the plaintiffs in that case the plan is the case or of further action advocates ... and civil rights ... the Grizzlies are some black person didn't get into university has been kicked off the cases brought by a group ... called the coalition to defend affirmative action ... and so it's really ... there they're challenging their right to ... lobby the universe in Michigan regions or the state legislature to adopt that kind of preference and the question that ... really is ... how's the court when looking to support the look of it is as a case that says ... the ... new state can ... bar affirmative action or support the look of it the way the plaintiffs are trying to shape it wishes to say ... it's not so much about affirmative action rather than singling out minority groups insane you alone are bezel on I can and it is that when they're they're ... they're they're saying it's a question not about production but about political structure ... and that is in fact the basis on which to six Circuit Court which ... which struck down this Michigan initiative ... of mutated humans about for actually viewed it ... is targeting minorities and ... disfavor and the political process ... uncertain ... if the Supreme Court will see at the same way most people think that the Corps probably won't but will be interesting see how they are conditions ... the president made a big stir earlier this year when he recess appoint some ... some employees he basically ... I did end run around the Senate that would hear it wouldn't entertain these nominations ... and he uses power the Constitution ... to appoint people who can serve ... without Senate confirmation for limited period of time ... in that case is coming up ... with a court that's right and this is an issue that dates back some by some measures century it's because ... that you know many officers the United States a high ranking officials the government ... not a vice president with the ... advice and consent of the Senate ... but other Copper kasi she also says ... that when come when the Senators during the recess of this that ... the present to make ... the recess a temporary appointment ... and so even some judges of putting in some judges and they can serve up until the end of that Congress is generally for maximum two years ... and ... the presence of both parties abuses power for ... more than a century ... it turns out if you are the executive of whether Republican or Democrat are probably a wig for that matter ... you can take a very broad view of your power in one go around the Senate when aunts obstructing what you wanted to ... and so they're a lot of executive branch opinions dating back many many many decades from both parties ... saying pretty much ... whatever the Senate is not around the act ... of present to those fairly rich who was the Senate when recess was the Senate in recess but also what is or recess Mia the case that has come up with our different circuit courts of reach different conclusions that the cases before the Supreme Court ... actually took a extraordinarily narrow view of what the recess is this ... the recess and backwards view ... is really that period in which the Congress has formally adjourned ... he and another is a it's not what they were calling in procession race so between active when Congress is elected ... and it and that this isn't another one is that it's not just the tip off their their big issue is ... exactly and that is even now worse than the people who challenge what Pres Obama did had argued for ... and and this court's interpretation basically says that practically all the recess appointments in history we're about ... their particular recess appointments there an issue in this case yes this one involves the National Labor Relations Board ... and the board has five members of the staff of quantities of three members in order to take some action this is a ... quasi judicial board raised on complaints regarding the financial relations act ... of beat the Senate had to ... basically Republican Senate blocked ... the third appointee ... to the board and then it's essentially disable the basically ... disables this agency can do anything ... so the president ... we ... did what he asserted was a misnomer because that that that that softener is off to those people aren't on the board anymore in the Senate confirms some other people the Senate did confer some other people the specific individuals who were at the center back to step aside ... there are now the board now does have a quorum however the board made many decisions ... during the period that he's up reasons twenties were on ... other question is are those decisions valid ... he and ... I haul out the window in the current board ... simply ... be no rubber stamp all prior decisions ... there are still issues there and they're also more portly actually the ... I think the executive and Congress are looking for guidance for the future because the situation certainly come up again ... and finally having spring for weigh in and tell us what the rules are what is in recess when in the present act ... when does he have to wait I think it's important for all presidents ruling on future peso very quickly tell me it committee headlines when so many other cases coming up the stair ... well of one case a thing or isn't looking ... if it actually makes the argument of some ... technical reasons one might not is a fair housing case coming from New Jersey ... this has to do with ... of the type of proof he needed to demonstrate the a fair housing Act violation ... and it really comes down to whether ... of the challah some shells reaction of the fair housing Act passed approved intention is for a on the basis of race or other protected category whether simply what they called disparate impact ... a decision hasn't impacted disfavor particular minority group and that's enough ... that disparate impact theory ... and doctrine which has been in use for decades because ... these days ... officials of people tend not to admit to doing things because they're racist Tysoe supposed to smoke out in hidden ... motivations ... in other cases coming up up again it it might or might not make it we expect a probably will is an abortion case we haven't had an abortion case for ... several years this one deals with the other morning after pill on RT forty six it was known as for while Oklahoma passed a law saying that ... when doctors prescribe this they must follow the FDA ... prescription directions ... of the FTA prescription Corrections ... of require a much much greater dose of the strived to achieve its effect and doctors have found is actually medically necessary so for years doctors are prescribing ... a much smaller dose of the drug which they consider to be safer ... the tothe the woman ... of Oklahoma ... wants to ... require that doctors filed the FDA instructions ... and Challenger SE will there's ... no basis for that other than to interfere with the prescription of this deal ... was made may make it harder to use that's exactly right it's meant to make it harder and in general and although there are ... dispensing instructions that the FDA approves ... doctors are free to make their own judgments ... the judicial patience for all basically all other drugs ... yes there's official instructions ... dosage rules so forth the doctors have the final word this is an effort by Oklahoma exerting its power to ... oversee the medicine which all states have to agree ... on to say no to the struggle for the we want your fall fifty protocol and that ... is being challenge is really an attempt to interfere with ... uses the drive ... all ... the Fed was equally ... will be looking theater ... those arguments that decisions when they come in the weeks ahead thanks very much of course ...


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Saturday afternoon, in the car on the way to breakfast (finally):
Beautiful Wife: "Are you mad at me?"
Me: "No, I'm starving. We could have a big fight if you want, though."
Beautiful Wife, sounding tired: "Let's not."
Me "We could not and say we did."
Beautiful Wife: "Let's do that."
Me: "Boys, your mother and I just had a huge fight. There was lots of screaming."
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Jammu: Two brothers have died and four others of the family were taken ill allegedly due to food poisoning in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Two minor brothers of a nomadic family died and four other Wmembers took ill yesterday (on Wednesday) after consuming contaminated snacks at Morha Dunga village in Kalakot area of Rajouri district, a police spokesman said here on Thursday.
All the six were rushed to the local hospital where the doctors declared Imtiyaz (6) and Irfan (3) as brought dead.
Treatment of the other four is underway, he said adding that a case has been registered and investigation started.


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"Learning from mistakes is probably the most familiar form of learning for every human being. Every time we make a mistake, i.e., we suffer from an inconvenience due to our behavior, we try to modify our knowledge about the world in order to avoid suffering again in the future for the same reason."
-Giordana & Serra, 2001
Mistakes. They can plague, haunt, follow, inhibit, free, and debilitate. They can also serve as incredible and profound opportunities for learning. Yet, we operate in an educational tradition that encourages the elimination of mistakes, to the extent that some actually fear them, and this does not reflect a practical approach to learning how to learn from and overcome mistakes in all aspects of our students lives. If learning from mistakes is such a natural phenomena, and can be so effective, what happens when our classroom models for learning penalize mistakes and create an environment where students are explicitly, or implicitly, told they are to avoid making a mistake, any mistake, at virtually all costs? Instead of an environment where we "catch students doing things wrong," perhaps we should consider fostering an environment where, as Michael O'Hare in GSPP likes to say, we "catch students doing thing right!"
If our focus is solely on the outcome of and not the learning process itself, then we lose sight of these teachable moments. These are critical junctures where we can help a student overcome a mistake and flourish, or allow them to become beaten down by it to a point of submission and apathy towards the problem, or worse, the field as a whole. In the most general sense, it means designing a course that offers students multiple opportunities to engage in formative assessments with corrective or prescriptive directions on how to change course and learn from any mistakes made. Even summative assessments can serve formative functions that acknowledge mistakes as a learning opportunity, not simply a deficit. For just one great example, see how Bob Jacobsen (Physics) reviews midterms with his classes.
- How do we shift from a focus on eliminating mistakes through negative reinforcement to one that celebrates mistakes as opportunities for intervention, reflection, metacognition, analysis, and learning?
- How can we celebrate, encourage and reward mistakes if our students demonstrate they have learned from the experience?
- How many times in your course are students given the chance to make a mistake and then demonstrate they have learned from it as a measure of learning and success?
Every student will make mistakes in the learning process – it is inevitable. Mistakes could be made in the execution of fundamental skills, decision-making, or simply bad luck. Having the opportunity within a course for students to recognize, reflect, and learn from mistakes can be made possible through several formative pedagogical strategies. Some could be new additions to your teaching repertoire; others may only necessitate slight design adaptations.
Here are five ways to celebrate mistakes in your course (and have students recognize them, reflect on them, and learn from them):
1. Build an iterative process into any project or writing assignment.Group projects could be broken into smaller sub-projects or sections that are evaluated and feedback given at several stages. Teach a class of 600? Utilize peer evaluation and have groups provide each other feedback based on a rubric you provide, and simply have them email their feedback report to both the group evaluated and to you/your GSI's who can quickly review for any glaring issues. The process otherwise takes care of itself and students get the opportunity to learn from others' mistakes, and view the assignment through your lens as reviewer which can be very insightful for them.
Papers offer an easy transition, if you think about either breaking them down into sections, or drafts. Either way, break down that single big paper into opportunities for check-ins on development over a period of time. It's a deliberate way to show students that writing is a process of revisions and multiple drafts – telling them that is one thing, showing them why through experiencing the process is another. About writing and drafts, noted Bay Area author Anne Lamott says, "I know some very great writers, writers you love who write beautifully and have made a great deal of money, and not one of them sits down routinely feeling wildly enthusiastic and confident. Not one of them writes elegant first drafts. All right, one of them does, but we do not like her very much."
2. Give several short exams/quizzes that are cumulative instead of a single midterm and final exam.
Regardless of the reduced stress from offering multiple low stakes exams, which tends to be more productive for learning, we have some recent research that offers compelling evidence to rethink how we approach testing. If you ever thought that the midterm and final model is effective for long-term retention, consider what Karpicke and Roediger found in their Science article "The Critical Importance of Retrieval for Learning." Essentially, they show that while learning is often considered complete when a student can produce the correct answer to a question, in fact, repeated studying after learning has no effect on delayed recall, but repeated testing produces a large positive effect. And guess what else they found, students' predictions of their performance were uncorrelated with actual performance. As the authors tell us, "The results demonstrate the critical role of retrieval practice in consolidating learning and show that even university students seem unaware of this fact."
3. Let the class correct themselves.
Ask a question in class, solicit responses, let the class see the responses, have one student for each response given explain their reasoning, let the class vote again. The ensuing discussion can be quite brief, but the point is to not just find the right answer, but to understand whythe decision to choose the others was wrong. This has been fairly common practice amongst those who typically use clickers in the classroom. It's easy to do with clickers and just as easy in smaller classes where clickers aren't so necessary.
4. Purposefully make errors of any kind in your lecture and encourage students to see if they can catch them—make a game of it.
Ole Hald (Mathematics) does this in undergraduate courses, explaining in his DTA teaching statement, "I keep [students] involved by insisting that they help me perform routine calculations. And students delight in catching my mistakes."
5. Capitalize on intrinsic motivation for learning by encouraging mistakes early that will be addressed across the course to answer interesting and novel questions or problems.
Early in the semester, give your students something (it can be ungraded or part of a participation grade) that they will be able to do by the end of the semester, but can't yet. Let them attempt it with reckless abandon, but make sure to make it something very relevant, applied, and well… interesting. What sparks your interest about what one can do with the knowledge and experience of the course? Use that as a guide to inform what will spark theirs as well. The point is to gloriously fail at something they would genuinely like to do. If they know the course will enable them to do it, then you have lit a fire under them to correct those mistakes, to answer the question, or solve the problem. Then, use the early assignment as a reference point for the course; allude to it, and how the content being discussed at this time will contribute to finding the answer or solving the problem of that early assignment puzzle. Finally, have them complete the assignment or task again at the end of the semester… You can imagine the outcome.
Ultimately, we all have a great deal to learn from our mistakes. When students make them, they open up a rarely utilized space to teach in the most active, just-in-time sense. Mistakes can teach our students how to think about and pay attention to execution of fundamentals. Mistakes can teach our students how to metacognate about the process through which we make decisions. Mistakes provide opportunities to learn humility, responsibility, forgiveness and accountability. Learning to effectively deal with, make meaning of, identify causes for, and move past mistakes builds character. And then there are mistakes that are fortuitous. Mistakes that open up new lines of thinking, new perspectives on a problem, or mistakes that illuminate a more efficient way of doing something or somehow end up creating a positive outcome. Mistakes happen no matter what we do, because we're human (no matter how hard we try to pretend we're not). Mistakes sometimes happen without cause or reason, but regardless, learning to bear that burden and move forward at the same time may be one of the most important life lessons to learn from any mistake.
Giordana, A., & Serra, A. (2001). Learning from mistakes. Human and Machine Perception, (3) 89-102.
Karpicke, J. D., & Roediger, H. L. (2008). The critical importance of retrieval for learning. Science, 319(5865), 966-968.
Lamott, A. (2005). Shitty first drafts. Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, 21-26.


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Meridian Capital Group, America's most active dealmaker, arranged $27 million in acquisition financing for the Flamingo Pines Plaza shopping center in Pembroke Pines, FL, on behalf of JBL Asset Management.
The three-year loan, provided by a portfolio lender, features a floating rate, one year of interest only payments, and was completed at a loan-to-value ratio of 75%. Meridian Senior Vice President, Aryeh Meiteles, and Managing Director, Noam Kaminetzky, who are both based in the company's Boca Raton, FL office, negotiated this transaction.
The property, located at 12520 Pines Boulevard, is a 139,462 square foot shopping center in the highly desirable community of Pembroke Pines. Flamingo Pines Plaza is currently 99% occupied with notable tenants including State Farm, USPS, GoodWill, Florida Technical College, La Granja Seafood, Cricket Wireless and Mattress Firm, and has consistently maintained strong occupancy levels with an average historical occupancy rate of 95% over the past 10 years. The property is shadow anchored by Publix and a Walmart Supercenter, and benefits from its prime location at the intersection of two highly trafficked thoroughfares. Flamingo Pines Plaza is also immediately adjacent to the 1.1 million square foot Pembroke Lakes Mall, which features national anchors such as Macy's, JCPenney, and a new 9,000-square-foot AMC Theater.
Pembroke Pines is a premier suburban community located in Broward County, less than 30 minutes from Miami and is just minutes from downtown Fort Lauderdale. Its proximity to both I-75 and I-595 allow easy access to both central business districts in Miami and Fort Lauderdale.
"Although the deal had already been in the market for a few weeks when we received this assignment, Meridian was able to leverage our exceptional lender relationships and retail experience to deliver a superior offer with higher proceeds, interest-only payments, and a longer amortization schedule," said Mr. Meiteles.
Founded in 1991, Meridian Capital Group, LLC is one of the nation's largest commercial real estate finance and advisory firms. Meridian is headquartered in New York with offices in New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois, Florida and California. Working with a broad array of capital providers, Meridian arranges financing for transactions ranging from $1 million to more than $500 million for multifamily, co-op, office, retail, hotel, mixed-use, industrial, healthcare, student housing, self-storage and construction properties. www.meridiancapital.com


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SUMMER is coming and it's time to get outdoors and make the most of the local parks and gardens.
Soon there will be even more reasons than ever to visit Chorlton Water Park as fabulous new projects are now underway thanks to a massive £25,000 handout.
The money is coming from the Wildspace! Grant Scheme organised by English Nature who have been put in charge of distributing £4.62 million of National Lottery cash.
All the grants have to go to projects that support the Green Spaces and Sustainable Communities programme operated by the New Opportunities Fund and staff at the park are delighted with their handout.
Warden Adam Davison said: "We are extremely grateful for the grant award from English Nature, as this will allow us to benefit both the wildlife and the people of Chorlton.
"The Mersey Valley Warden Service and the council are immensely proud of the local nature reserve status Chorlton Water Park holds."
Three key areas of the park will be targeted for improvement and new development using the grant, which was announced on Friday.
Mr Davison said: "Firstly we will use the money to improve the park both for amphibians and for educational school visits.
"Also new habitats will be created and existing ones extended as well as an extension of the dipping facilities."
The park is always widely used by youth and school groups in the area and has a strong focus on its educational projects.
During the summer a huge programme of events runs to attract local residents of all ages to get involved with art activities, sports, games, competitions, walks and nature trails.
MP Keith Bradley said: "This is wonderful news for all connected with this scenic part of my constituency.
"The water park continues to give much enjoyment to young and old alike and is a green lung in what is one of the most built-up parts of Manchester."
A particularly special project has been planned for the third use of the grant, which will enable all members of the community to make the most of the park's facilities.
Mr Davidson explained: "A new raised pond will be created to make pond dipping available to less able people within a special sensory garden."


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FUN MAGAZINE January 2009
By Scott Moses Translated by Ann Lee
Being a taxi driver in Taiwan is quite an interesting profession. Although it requires some courage and luck when taking a cab ride in Taiwan as a foreigner or a newcomer, taxi drivers are often enough your best, most helpful guides to where to go and what to do around the city. I remember when I first came to Taipei, I found myself constantly asking taxi drivers where to go and what to do. Lucky for you, if you get the chance to meet Dawei, you can skip the embarrassment I experienced and save yourself some time. Dawei is exploding with insight into where to go and what to do, making him possibly one of the most interesting cab drivers Taipei has to offer. We have located someone whose knowledge of Taipei's nightlife is vaster then the average mortal. The reason for this is that not only does his profession force him to know him the ins and outs of Taipei city's surroundings, but he is also a party and nightlife specialist. Combine these two forces and you have the ultimate party guide. And party we did.
Our adventure started out at Bliss. As we entered, Dawei explained that the bar was under new ownership and better then ever. The club is constantly hosting different live bands and DJs and, on that very night, DJ Paul Duffy (from Soul, Sweat, and Swank) and his former bandmate Kester Jones were visiting to temporarily revive Idio Teque. They are a compelling duo and put together some great dance beats.
Downstairs, we got to talking with the pub's newest and notably friendly bartender, Johnny. After hearing about our night adventure, he proceeded to whip up three shots specifically designed for our Taiwan Fun party crew. These were named on the spot by new owner Travis, who dubbed the trio "The New Bliss". Normally I would love to tell you what they were made of, but Johnny insisted on keeping the recipe a secret. As Dawei was driving, he sadly could not partake in the fun and gazed upon Travis and myself in envy as we imbibed the three drinks, each taste-filled with indescribable flavors. If you would like to try them out for yourself, feel free to bug Johnny for their newest method of inebriation; they only go for NT$150 each.
After Bliss, Dawei took us to one of his favorite spots, Luxy. Upon entry, his eyes became wider and wider, making it very apparent why he likes the place so much. According to our guide, "the hottest and most beautiful people" come to this establishment, making it very enjoyable for both females and males savoring a large quantity of eye candy. Dawei continued to explain that Luxy also had its fair share of live shows. Just the night before, Japanese duo Hifana played what he described as "the sweatiest 40 minutes of my life". Despite that big event, DJ Bigg'z was keeping things alive with his nonstop hip hop beats. As we watched the endless crowd dance the night away, Luxy's PR manager AJ put us in an even better mood with a couple of gin and tonics. (Due to strict DWI laws, I was forced to drink them both). He explained that a glass with average-quality liquor goes for NT$200-plus, but those with more refined tastes can opt for a higher grade of alcohol, starting around NT$400.
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Creating Multiple Sources of Income: What The Rich Have Always Known About Wealth Creation
Income From Multiple Sources
Wealth is available to anyone who chooses it and one way of acquiring it is through Multiple Sources of Income (MSI). Most of the World's Wealthy people have known this and have all chosen the MSI Route. They have money flowing in from different sources. But what is Multiple Sources of Income? Why do I have to choose this route?
Multiple Sources of Income is a concept whereby you have money flowing in from various sources. It is a way of adding multiple income generating sources in order to accumulate wealth and prosperity. If you are thinking of financial freedom? MSI is the way to go. It is a sure way to accumulate wealth while you work. It provides another avenue earn an income apart from your primary source of income, in this case your job. It could be a home based business, a service that you provide after hours and get paid for. It should not interfere with your primary source income.
I have been inspired and motivated by Gerry Roberts' Book "The Millionaire Mindset." Get a hold of it as it has all the insights into creating your own MSI. I have developed two projects which are at this moment in their infant stage. The criteria in this article is from Gerry Roberts' book "The Millionaire Mindset". I have injected my own understanding of the criteria and how I am developing my projects following them.
MSI Criteria
The following criteria should assist in coming up with a MSI that best suits you. These are only general guidelines.
1. Low Risk
If you are a beginner, your first project should be a low risk project. We all do understand that all business ventures involve risks. Start your risk management skills by engaging in a smaller scale source of income. I have just started on my low risk project and it had began to pay me some extra bucks apart from my job. To give you a fair idea, I have started a home-based publishing business. I am publishing birthday cards, invitations, gift certificates, business cards and many more. It is low risk, easy to manage and less time consuming and it has already giving me a few extra bucks everyday.
2. Low Time Involment
One of the first things you must consider is time involvement. Do not let your project take up your Primary Source of Income time. Your project should be done on a part time basis first. Take it step by step. Do not rush and put all you time on it and less time spent your job. What I am doing with my small home-based publishing business is, giving my customers a time frame to order their cards. I take orders 3 - 5 days in advance and it really works out well because within the 5 days, I find time to publish my customers orders before the due date. I am committed to my full time job and always budget 30 minutes of my time after work to do my customers orders. Try it out now see the difference. You have to create what you want!
3. Low Management
As this is not your full time employment, it should not require a lot of management. Start with something simple, may be a hobby or a favorite pastime into an income generating opportunity. A lot of people these days are tapping into the world of online earning opportunities. Do not go into a project that will require a lot of your skills, time and manpower. This might be discouraging for you at the start. I am sure that everybody writing for hub pages is doing so with the thought of a second income earning opportunity. I am too. But I only log on to hub pages to write in my own time. It is good for me as it is low risk, low management but you have to put in some valuable time and writing skills to put an article together. As for my publishing business, I am so delighted with the results so far. No manpower, low risk and low management but getting the results I wanted.
4. Low Personal Energy
Work with projects that will require low personal energy. As you have a fulltime job, you would not want your MSI to jeopardize that. Thus you have to work with ideas that will not involve a lot of your energy. An online income earning opportunity is a good way to start. Invest some of your free time into it. My home-based publishing business had been a classic example of this. All templates are saved on my computer, thus what I do is get my customer to choose and bang! All necessary details changed as required and goes into print.
5. Low Capital
Think of an idea that will not require a lot of capital. However, you should not be discouraged by a big opportunity coming your way to put a lot of capital into it. During the learning stages, work with something that will require a small capital input. One of the entrepreneurship rules the wealthy people have used to accumulate wealth is "OPM" = Other People's Money. Robert Kiyosaki's book "Rich Dad Poor Dad" has all the insights about "OPM". Before using the "OPM" Rule ensure that you have at least one MSI or if you see that your little venture is being a success then you can use the "OPM" Rule to inject more capital into it.
6. Require High Level of Thinking
There is a saying "Work Smarter Not Harder" and it sums it up. Have a lot more tricks up your sleeve. Involve more ideas to your venture than labor. I am not saying hard work won't get you anywhere, no. What this means is if you are putting in a lot of labor into your project but if there is no results, then, you need to rethink your idea. Gather more information about your project and put in a lot more creativity and ideas than blood, sweat and tears.
7. Produce High Returns
Make sure that your project must bring in high returns. This criteria is a must in all projects that you venture into. Know all your expenses and other costs in order for you to determine the return potential of your MSI. This does not mean you venture into multi million dollar projects, no it is simply saying that whatever you venture into must have high returns. Therefore, your MSI must have a high yield potential otherwise you need to reconsider your MSI project. Do not take the long, painful way of low profit.
9. Reward Yourself With High Personal Satisfaction
Your MSI should be something that you enjoy doing. It should give you that personal satisfaction. As I have stated earlier, as a customer service oriented person, I enjoy being of service to my customers and am emotionally satisfied when they walk away happy and satisfied. It's not always the case here, somewhere down the line, you may have something that you don't like doing. Everyone has that. But the idea here is if you are not fond of animals, do not make a vet clinic your MSI.
8. Deliver High Service
You must be sure that your business must provide the best service and is customer oriented. Deliver a service that best satisfies the needs and wants of your customers ahead of the profit potential. If you have satisfied customers you will have returning customers. As a customer service oriented person, my little publishing venture had been a good service provider. I have already created a dozen of loyal customers who have come back - A happy customer is a returning customer.
10. Contain High Growth or Education Factors
Make your MSI as your learning experience for growth. Once you have created your MSI, it will give the inner awareness of yourself or your consciousness that it can be done and you know how to do it. Once you have mastered money, it will give you the knowledge and awareness that you can create MSI and it won't cost you your health, marriage or life. You've grown your awareness within.
How do you create Wealth?
A good way of creating wealth is through
11. Easily Duplicatable
A duplicatable MSI is one that can be easily duplicated in various different markets. This is very important if you are thinking along the lines of growth and expansion. My home-based publishing business offers products that can be easily duplicated. Therefore, expansion is possible with added services and products to more open clientele market.
12. Be Unique
The more unique the product or service the better. It is always better to different from what others have. If you want to start, you might want to bring in partners. Investors must be impressed with your MSI before they can invest in your venture.
13. High Speed
Have your first MSI produce results in a short time. Produce cash flow the fastest and your MSI will be successful. Do not procrastinate. If you have an idea for an MSI, work towards that in a manner that will bring in results quickly. If you do not start working on that quickly the idea will die out. Thinks fast, work fast and get the results you want.
© 2014 Jimmy Teneke


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Getting Ready for Wednesday Night Gaming November 30, 2016Posted by jkahane in food hut, gaming hut, personal, rpg hut.
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It's Wednesday night, so time for some gaming on this second alternate week of gaming.
I'll be starting the campaign of the Continuum: Roleplaying in the Yet with the Wednesday night gamers this evening. Normal folks with the ability to time travel at will (though not very far in the when at the low levels of Span ability). I'm quite looking forward to the game this evening! 🙂
In the meantime, I need to head upstairs and eat some food. I ordered Chinese food for this evening's meal, and am also looking forward to that.
Have a good night, folks.
Happy Birthday, Thea Gilmore! November 25, 2016Posted by jkahane in music hut.
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Happy Birthday to Thea Gilmore!! A wonderful musician with a style and feel to her music that is both interesting, fresh, and lyrically gorgeous.
And she's also got a Christmas album, Strange Communion, which is now one of my favourite Christmas albums.
Current Mood: awake awake
Current Music:Thea Gilmore – "Mainstream"
Happy U.S. Thanksgiving Day November 24, 2016Posted by jkahane in holiday, united states.
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Happy Thanksgiving Day to all my friends and everyone down in the United States today.
Turkey Day means you're all going to get stuffed with roast bird and all, but it's also a day for being thankful for all the things in life that you have – family, friends, and other stuff.
Enjoy, all! 🙂
Music for Coriolis – The Third Horizon RPG November 23, 2016Posted by jkahane in coriolis rpg, gaming hut, music, music hut, personal, rpg hut, videos.
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As mentioned, one of the roleplaying games that I'm excited about and can't wait to run is the Coriolis – The Third Horizon RPG from the folks at Fria Ligan/Free League Publishing.
One of the pieces of mood music that I really am fond of for the game is this piece by George Abdo and His Flames of Araby Orchestra. Enjoy! 🙂
Happy Birthday, You-Know-Who! November 23, 2016Posted by jkahane in birthday, tv hut.
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Today is one of those days when something remarkably good and life affirming comes along.
Today is a birthday, but not just of any one person, but of a special tv series.
On this date, November 23rd, 1963, the BBC debuted the first episode of a brand new science fiction television programme called… Doctor Who. Entitled "An Unearthly Child", that first episode (which aired when I was 8 years old, and the memories I have of it still to this day…) starred William Hartnell as the Doctor (referred to always as Dr. Who or Doctor Who) and introduced the world to this mysterious traveller and his incredible time machine known as the TARDIS.
The episode also featured Carole Ann Ford as Susan (Foreman), Jacqueline Hill as Barbara Wright and William Russell as Ian Chesterton. The story began when two school teachers shared their concerns about one of their pupils – Susan. She's brilliant in some subjects but bizarrely out of kilter in others. To assuage their curiosity, they follow her home, but discover 'home' is a blue police box in an old junk yard. Once they enter the box their lives, and television history, would never be the same.
I still have fond memories of the travels of William Hartnell's Doctor and his companions – the planet Skaro, and those creatures called Daleks, and then having the Daleks show up on Earth!; visiting with Marco Polo; a terrifying trip in time to visit the Aztecs; the planet Marinus, and its denizens, the Voord; the Doctor and his companions being reduced to tiny versions of themselves and having to survive in a world of giants; a visit to the Crusades, and meeting Richard the Lionheart; the planet of the Menoptera and the Animus; and so many more – and grew up with the series in those early years. I remember being shocked and startled at the regeneration of William Hartnell's Doctor into the younger Patrick Troughton, but still loved the Doctor, and revelled in the newness and different feel that Troughton brought to the role. So many good memories of the early Doctor Who series. And of the continuing history of the show with different actors taking on the persona of the Doctor over the years. This show pretty much sparked my interests in both history (some time periods more than others!) and time travel, and gave me a different view of how tv and movie science fiction could be (as did Star Trek later on).
What it comes down to is this: Doctor Who has been a part of my life for 53 years (!!), and that battered blue box is still transporting the Time Lord known as the Doctor (who's been through a few bodies!) and his various companions to worlds of wonder and adventure. And whole new generations of children are getting to discover the Doctor with the Chris Eccleston, David Tennant, Matt Smith, and Peter Capaldi interpretations of the characters. But for me, William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton will always be *my* Doctors. So…
Happy Birthday, Doctor, and long may you continue your travels through time and space!
Palaeo Profile: The Paradoxical Mega Shark November 22, 2016Posted by jkahane in news, palaeontology, science hut.
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Religious Education at The Orchard Centre is designed to provoke challenging questions about the ultimate meaning and purpose of life, beliefs about God, the self and the nature of reality, issues of right and wrong and what it means to be human.
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RE has an important role in preparing young people for adult life, employment and lifelong learning. It enables students to develop respect for and sensitivity to others, in particular those whose faiths and beliefs are different from their own. It promotes discernment and enables students to combat prejudice.
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text: Any friend of Joe Brooks must be cool right? That's was what was going through my mind as I visited Tom Mann's Youtube channel after hearing about him via Joe Brooks' twitter and, as predicted, I was ecstatic with what I came across. He is not very well known yet with only just under 7,000 YouTube channel views which makes him different to my previous 'Artist Of The Week's whom already have a thriving fan base. However, Tom definitely has the potential to go far. On his channel, he has covered 'How Do I Live' by LeAnn Rimes and 'You Give Me Something' by James Morrison but also some of his own songs have been uploaded including 'Beautiful', 'Lost and Lonely' and 'Honey' which were all previously recorded with the band The Nascent Season. 'Lost and Lonely' is my favourite of these songs because I love the genuine lyrics and really good beat. His vocals could be compared to Ed Sheeran but a bit different as he sings in a higher pitch much like Brian Dales of The Summer Set. Basically, mix Ed and Brian's voice and you have this wonderful British creation. I would love to see Tom make more videos and get more views because he really deserves it. I have attached a video of a medley he performed live of Bill Withers' 'Aint No Sunshine', Semisonic's 'Secret Smile', Labrinth's 'Last Time' and The Beach Boys 'God Only Knows', because I am a sucker for a cool medley of contrasting songs that fit together well.


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HTC U11+ ReviewHTC U11+
Equipped with the top Snapdragon 835 chip and the clean HTC Sense interface, the U11+ comes with the promise of speed. It also has the great camera of the HTC U11 with a few extras on top, and BoomSound speakers that want to revive memories of once-great HTC phones.
But is it worth getting one? I've spent the past few days with the U11+ trying to figure it all out.
In the box:
- Phone
- User manual
- Wall charger
- USB-C cable
- In-ear headphones (black, USB-C connection)
- USB-C to 3.5mm audio adapter
- See-through silicon case
- SIM card ejector tool
Shiny and attractive, but an absolute fingerprint magnet, the HTC U11+ is a design contradiction.
Phone design is mostly about two things that are often in conflict: great looks and practicality.
The HTC U11+ is a phone that puts looks first and practicality second. Attractive and visually outstanding, it is made of glass and looks as shiny as they get. Unfortunately, the very moment you pick the U11+ up, its pristinely clean glass back gets smudged with fingerprints. Now you know why HTC includes a cleaning cloth in the box.
There are two versions of this phone. Both are black, but one is really unique: it has a see-through back that allows you to see the innards of the phone. A geek's dream? Yes, but one that is hard to get as in some markets you need to wait for weeks for this elusive version to ship. We did not get a chance to review that version and have the regular, non-translucent model instead. It still looks good, but lacks that cool visual effect.
Looks aside, the phone feels big. It isn't the biggest phone in its size category, but it isn't the smallest, slimmest, or lightest either, presumably because of the hefty battery packed inside it. That's something you'll have to be willing to accept if you're eyeing the HTC U11+.
The phone is also quite slippery, so if you use it without a case, be careful not to place it on angled surfaces as it may slip and fall. When you hold it in the hand, though, it has a better grip than many metal phones and will not slip out that easily.
So what else is there? On the front, you have the 2:1 display, the front camera and earpiece, and nothing else. All buttons are on the right side. We like the way the power key is ridged, so we can very easily find and press it: a nice touch for such a commonly used button.
On the back you have a single camera that bulges out very slightly, and below it – a round fingerprint scanner. On the bottom we have a USB-C port and the loudspeaker.
We make no mention of a 3.5mm headphone jack simply because HTC has decided to skip it. Thankfully, there is a USB-C to 3.5mm audio dongle included in the box, in case you need to connect to non-wireless headphones or stereo.
The great thing about the HTC U11+ is that it is water-resistant with an IP68 rating, meaning that it will survive drops in water up to 5 feet deep for as long as 30 minutes. Summer pool parties, here we come!
158.5 x 74.9 x 8.5 mm
6.63 oz (188 g)
159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1 mm
6.10 oz (173 g)
Samsung Galaxy S8+
153.9 x 75.9 x 7.9 mm
5.96 oz (169 g)
151.7 x 75.4 x 7.39 mm
5.57 oz (158 g)
Fingerprint scanner
The fingerprint scanner on the HTC U11+ is placed on the back of the phone, and while it is not at a hard-to-reach place as the awkward Galaxy S8/Note 8 fingerprint reader, it is still a bit less convenient than a fingerprint scanner on the front. You have to actually pick up the phone to unlock it and see your notifications.
The fingerprint scanner works reliably, but it is a bit on the slow side, especially when compared to its rivals.
We also noticed that every time you use the fingerprint scanner, there is something strange happening. You can see the lockscreen for a split second before the phone unlocks. This happens for such a short time that it almost seems like a bug: it all happens too fast for the user to be able to actually make any use of the lockscreen, and then, why show the lockscreen in the first place?
Not quite bezel-less, the U11+ screen is sharp and has nice colors, but is not bright enough and it's hard to see out on the street.
The U11+ comes with a 6-inch LCD screen with a plenty sharp 1440 x 2880 pixel (Quad HD+) resolution. Technically, this is the first "edge-to-edge", 2:1 screen in an HTC phone, but realistically, you still have plenty of bezel, and this phone does not quite feel "bezel-less" like the Galaxy S8/Note 8, the iPhone X, or the Essential Phone. The screen-to-body ratio on this U11+ is 78%, while the Galaxy series and others have the screen taking up nearly 85% of the front: a big difference.
The screen itself has two color options: sRGB and DCI-P3 (the second one enabled by default). To choose between the two go into Settings > Display & Gestures > Advanced > Color Profile. The DCI-P3 mode is the one with more lively colors that most users will prefer, while sRGB is more toned down. A nice touch is that when you tap on each of these options, you have a toggle to control whether whites look colder or warmer (a color temperature slider, in other words). Colors are generally well balanced, and while they lack the contrast and vivid look of an OLED screen, they are not bad either.
What is bad, though, is the display on our particular U11+ unit: it had very noticeable difference in the backlight intensity, as if the screen was almost divided in two, with a brighter bottom half and a darker top half. This might be an isolated issue with our unit, or it may be widespread, so be warned.
We are also disappointed with the brightness and outdoor visibility: the screen is reflective and not bright enough, making it hard to see it on a sunny day out on the street.
The U11+ also has an always-on display feature that shows the time and missed notifications, but it is very dim and hard to see. It might just be easier to turn the screen on rather than squinting to see the dim letters.
Display measurements and quality
The CIE 1931 xy color gamut chart represents the set (area) of colors that a display can reproduce, with the sRGB colorspace (the highlighted triangle) serving as reference. The chart also provides a visual representation of a display's color accuracy. The small squares across the boundaries of the triangle are the reference points for the various colors, while the small dots are the actual measurements. Ideally, each dot should be positioned on top of its respective square. The 'x: CIE31' and 'y: CIE31' values in the table below the chart indicate the position of each measurement on the chart. 'Y' shows the luminance (in nits) of each measured color, while 'Target Y' is the desired luminance level for that color. Finally, 'ΔE 2000' is the Delta E value of the measured color. Delta E values of below 2 are ideal.
These measurements are made using SpectraCal's CalMAN calibration software.
The Color accuracy chart gives an idea of how close a display's measured colors are to their referential values. The first line holds the measured (actual) colors, while the second line holds the reference (target) colors. The closer the actual colors are to the target ones, the better.
These measurements are made using SpectraCal's CalMAN calibration software.
The Grayscale accuracy chart shows whether a display has a correct white balance (balance between red, green and blue) across different levels of grey (from dark to bright). The closer the Actual colors are to the Target ones, the better.
These measurements are made using SpectraCal's CalMAN calibration software.
Interface and Functionality
HTC Sense is rough around the edges, but the squeeze-y Edge Sense works very well.
Let's start with the good news: the HTC U11+ runs on the modern Android 8.0 Oreo version of Google's operating system, so you do not need to wait long weeks for this particular update.
What could be better, though, is the HTC Sense user interface.
The thing is that Sense on the U11+ looks outdated. The old-school HTC fonts and design style contrast with material design in a strange and incoherent way. Many apps look the same way as they did five years ago, in HTC's hayday. You can live with this interface, but visually it definitely needs a refresh.
Otherwise, there are some cool things in Sense: the customization section (which annoyingly requires an HTC account registration) has some very cute-looking themes. On the lockscreen, HTC shows the time for sunset and sunrise, which is a nice touch. If you are looking for advanced features available on other phones, though, you are not likely to find them here. Things like dual apps that allow you to run two social network accounts on one phone, hiding apps and advanced security features are not present. Instead, HTC just uses all Google apps for everything but basic functions like the dialer and messages.
The Edge Sense feature is here too and works very well. By default, slightly squeezing the phone will launch the camera, but you can change this and have it start the Google Assistant or any other app you like.
HTC also has the "Sense Companion": a kind of a smart assistant that is supposed to give you relevant information without you asking. In reality, it is mostly useless, and the things it does are just ordinary and unremarkable: it can tell the weather and count steps, for example, but many apps do these things better.
Processor, Performance and Memory
Snapdragon 835 power.
The U11+ is powered by the Snapdragon 835, the same chip as on virtually every Android flagship these days, and performance is mostly good.
With the lack of animations in HTC Sense, the phone jumps through tasks with ease and reacts to touch instantly, but there is a bit of a jitteriness to the experience that is hard to describe.
The phone does good with games and more intense tasks, though, and you can see that it is among our top benchmark performers.
We welcome HTC's decision to include 128GB of on-board storage with the U11+. In this era of photographing and videographing everything, it's easier than ever to run out of storage, but 128GB feels like a much better amount of storage for a flagship-class device than the 64GB you get with others these days.
You can also use the hybrid card slot on the U11+ to add more storage via a microSD card.
Performance benchmarks
Higher is better
Higher is better
GFXBench Manhattan 3.1 on-screen
Higher is better
Basemark OS II
Higher is better
Geekbench 4 single-core
Higher is better
Geekbench 4 multi-core
Higher is better
Internet and Connectivity
Disclaimer: The HTC U11+ is not officially sold in the United States and may not be fully compatible with US 4G LTE bands. You can find unlocked international U11+ units on Amazon, but make sure to check with your carrier to see if necessary LTE bands are supported.
The U11+ supports a lot of 4G LTE bands that will ensure the phone works on LTE in many, but not all markets. Most European and many Asian markets are supported, but if you have any doubts, it's always best to call your carrier and see if the bands are compatible.
Below, you will find the full list of LTE bands supported on the U11+:
FDD LTE Bands: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 32
TDD LTE Bands 38, 39, 40, 41
The phone also has a hybrid SIM card slot, which means that you have one main SIM slot and a secondary slot that can be used with either a second SIM card OR a microSD card, but not both.
Other connectivity options here include GPS, dual-channel Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0, as well as support for NFC.
An excellent camera all around.
The HTC U11+ features a single 12-megapixel camera on the back, identical with the excellent one on the HTC U11, and no, there are no fancy gimmicks like portrait mode here.
First, let's take a look at the camera app. You can double click the power button on the side to quickly start it or squeeze the phone from any screen instead (when you are in the app, squeezing the phone also takes a picture). Both shortcuts are very handy and work well. The other shortcut you should know about is that flicking the phone twice will switch between the rear and the front cameras.
The camera app itself gets the job done without any bells and whistles. The interface looks very dated with a big list of shooting modes hiding between a drop-down menu on the top. You have a Pro mode with manual focus, ISO, white balance and all the rest. Other notable modes are panorama, hyperlapse and slow motion, as well as a wide "selfie panorama".
Image Quality
How do photos turn out?
Great, actually! The camera captures lively color, nails the exposure right, and photos look sharp and pleasing. It is also a fast camera that takes very little effort to use.
Of course, nothing in this world is quite perfect, and when you start examining details very closely, you will see some slight shortcomings. We took an iPhone 8 while we shot with the U11+ just to have a reference, and we noticed that the U11+ does not capture as much detail as the iPhone 8. This is especially noticeable towards the edges of the image, where you have blurry detail. Also, even on a sunny day, the HTC camera shoots with a lot of noise, especially noticeable in the sky.
Auto HDR is enabled by default on the camera, but does not quite work as often as on the Google Pixel 2 or iPhone 8, and as a result, you don't quite have the dynamic range of those phones. The U11 produces well-balanced images, but if you get more extremely light in the highlights, it will appear burned out in many cases.
HTC U11+ sample images
Camera speed
Night-time photos
At night, the U11+ camera also captures fairly good images with nice color and sufficient sharpness. Photos turn out realistically dark, accurately conveying the night-time feeling, but details are still plenty sharp, which is quite impressive for a smartphone camera.
When it comes to selfies, the phone does well, but lacks any flashy extras like portrait mode. The front camera is an 8-megapixel one and it shoots pictures with a lot of detail and clarity, without any excessive "beauty" effects. Skin tone is also accurately represented.
On the video front, you can record up to 4K 30fps video on the U11+. You have a separate video mode in the camera app and this is nice to have as you get a preview of the slightly cropped 16:9 view in video.
4K footage turns out very sharp and detailed, focusing speeds are good enough, and overall, video performance is great.
With four built-in microphones, audio capture is also outstanding on the U11+. HTC touts its 3D sound feature that allows you to basically tap or zoom onto a subject in video and prioritize the sound that comes from it over other sounds in video.
Sound quality
You have a dual speaker system on this phone, but the sound isn't stereo. Instead, the speaker in the earpiece produces higher frequencies, and a bottom-firing second speaker acts as a woofer.
This is one of the most impressive sound systems on a phone. It is loud, and the quality is great, with a depth to the sound that is rarely heard from a phone's loudspeaker. It's great for listening to music on the go.
While there is no headphone jack on board, HTC does include its USonic noise-canceling earbuds in the box, and they work very well. The USonic buds connect via USB-C, and are indeed able to isolate a lot of that outdoor noise while providing good (slightly bass-y) sound.
Audio output
Headphones output power (Volts)
Higher is better
Loudspeaker loudness (dB)
Higher is better
Call Quality
We did not have any issues with sound quality on the U11+. Voices in the earpiece sound natural and more than loud enough, so you will have no problem carrying out a conversation even on a busier street. The phone also has some high quality microphones, so your callers will also be able to hear you loud and clear.
Battery life
You will get through a day, but not more.
The U11+ features a 3,930 mAh battery that is way bigger than the average for a phone of this size, and you'd expect some great results out of it. Unfortunately, you are in for a disappointment. The phone will get you through a day, but not much more, as stand-by time is quite bad, and the battery percentage quickly goes lower and lower as you go through the day. On our proprietary test, the U11+ scored 8 hours: lower than the average for an Android flagship.
Another important aspect of the battery experience is charging time. You get a fast charger in the box, and it does its job fine. It takes 1 hour and 53 minutes to get the phone fully charged from zero. This is not quite on par with other fast-charging phones, but that's surely because the U11+ has a larger-capacity battery. Unfortunately, the phone does not support wireless charging.
Battery Benchmarks
Battery life (hours)
Higher is better
Charging time (minutes)
Lower is better
Price and alternatives
The HTC U11+ is priced at €800, on par with some of the best phones out there like the Samsung Galaxy Note 8, Google Pixel 2 XL, LG V30, and so on.
Here are the prices of some of its main rivals:
Apple iPhone 7/8 Plus: €770/€910
Google Pixel 2 XL: €940 (can be found for €790 after €150 rebate)
Samsung Galaxy Note 8: €840
Samsung Galaxy S8+: €720
Huawei Mate 10 Pro: €790
Samsung's Note 8 is the obvious alternative. With a sleeker design and many more fancy features, including a cool S Pen stylus, it seems to offer a lot more value for the money.
The Pixel 2 XL comes with Google's unprecedented promise of 3 year of timely software updates, as well as with a buttery smooth performance and impressive camera: all features where it excels over HTC's phone.
Summing it all up, the HTC U11+ is a fast and powerful phone with great camera and sound quality, but one that comes at a high price.
The U11+ has all of the above esentials covered, but in many ways, it is behind the competition. It lacks Portrait Mode: a cool feature available in most flagships. The display is very dim and hard to see outdoors. Its HTC Sense interface looks stale and dated. And while it has a big battery, the actual battery life is just average.
In early 2018, it is also pricey, and there are many new exciting phones on the horizon. So yes, you could still buy the HTC U11+ and be happy with your purchase, but this phone is definitely not about cutting-edge innovation.
- Very good camera
- Plentiful 128GB of storage
- Very good loudspeaker
- Great sound recording
- Screen is hard to see outdoors
- Interface seems outdated and lacking visual polish
- Average battery life
- Lacking extras like dual cameras or Portrait Mode
41 Comments
1. haruken (Posts: 302; Member since: 06 Nov 2013)
Oh look, another flop from HTC.
2. Stappy3 (Posts: 108; Member since: 09 Dec 2015)
Why say that the HTC U11+ has joined the bezel-less world of smartphones when later on in the review you change your mind?
29. cheetah2k (Posts: 2055; Member since: 16 Jan 2011)
And "average battery life" as a con? Fark 8 hrs SOT aint bad at all!
These reviews are a crock of sh1t really.
40. pthpth (Posts: 7; Member since: 31 Aug 2017)
He is pointing out the fact that despite of having bigger battery(3930mah) than usual other flagships (ex: Note8 and V30 with 3300mah), U11+ lasted about the same or less than those have smaller battery and same or similar chipset. It is pretty disappointing for the spec it has. but 8hrs is certainly not bad and bet the battery life can be improved by software updates .
3. bucknassty (Posts: 1063; Member since: 24 Mar 2017)
WOW.... i was really wanting this phone... seems like the major issue is with that screen brightness... i'll have to look around for that
battery life is something i cant take seriously on this site and the interface comment is just plain ridiculous since its praised that a certain fruit keeps a very VERY similar design each year and is praised for it
5. Boast_Rider (Posts: 475; Member since: 14 Sep 2017)
Gsmarena also reported really bad battery numbers on this phone, along with the brightness issue. Seems like the display panel is really inefficient, hence unable to produce brightness as well as decent screen time.
6. drdon (Posts: 2; Member since: 01 Feb 2018)
I agree the brightness of the display isn't the greatest. My own unit hits 410 nits and is similar to the Pixel 2. As far as the battery life benchmarks go, nonsense.
Using the phone is a lot different than running a synthetic battery test. Look at the battery life numbers people are posting online and you'll get a better idea of how good the battery life is.
The interface is quite dated and agree with that.
No dual cam or portrait mode as a con is nonsense tbh considering the U11+ does well without the need for a secondary cam which has proven to be mediocre on some phones
8. Boast_Rider (Posts: 475; Member since: 14 Sep 2017)
The thing is, that both GSMArena and PA can't be wrong.
If the battery life is good and brightness is even okay, then this phone really is amazing, since I can find little to no fault elsewhere.
Also, it should do better than S8 and iPhone 8. S8+ and iPhone 8 plus is where the battery life gets really good.
Either way, it's not available in my country, so can't say anything.
18. Hyperreal (Posts: 347; Member since: 08 Oct 2013)
It gets 8 hours in this test (rated excellent) exactly the same score as s8+ and somehow s8+ is praised for good battery life and u11+ is considered to be "really bad"? What kind of hypocrisy is this? Anyway both phonearena and gsmarena tests have nothing in common with real life usage. Typical usage lasts more or less 15 hours (morning till the end of the day). So how a test that drains battery in 8 hours is objective (PA) and how a test that takes about 80 hours is objective (gsmarena)? Nobody uses a phone for 80 hours. It would die much sooner. Most reviews on YT claim batterylife on this thing is amazing. Screen brightness is disappointing thou. Other than that this phone is amazing. BTW I don't understand why people are getting crazy for that fake bokeh effect. I guess it's because of Apple...
30. Boast_Rider (Posts: 475; Member since: 14 Sep 2017)
I was talking about the gsmarena review. It did much worse than sitting series phones.
9. bucknassty (Posts: 1063; Member since: 24 Mar 2017)
Damn HTC... so... so close
37. Trex95 (Posts: 2308; Member since: 03 Mar 2013)
Not only brghtiness the issue the screen has kinda reddish tint and desgin not as good as you think used the phone for one day only sold it bought note 8 instated.
7. drdon (Posts: 2; Member since: 01 Feb 2018)
The screen isn't the brightest with different reviewers getting anywhere from 360 - 450 nits brightness and I think you only get the maximum in auto brightness mode.
The battery result is nonsense though. I have owned an S8, U11, U11+ and iPhone 8 and the U11+ bests all of them by a country mile.
31. dimas (Posts: 3043; Member since: 22 Jul 2014)
Try reading xda developers threads, they're SoTs are different from the reviewers. Youtuber high tech traveler also have a different take on HTC U11+ battery life.
36. SYSTEM_LORD (banned) (Posts: 1168; Member since: 05 Oct 2015)
How about the standby time? A phone with bad standby can only ever be good at heavy use compared to other phones... It will tank at light use endurance. And I think the issue isn't that the life is bad, but that it has such a huge battery, the screen is not all that bright, AND the battery is only ok.
4. umaru-chan (Posts: 290; Member since: 27 Apr 2017)
10. CEDEOTB (Posts: 252; Member since: 21 Nov 2016)
What the U12 should be but with stereo front firing speakers, OLED display and the new 845
11. sip1995 (Posts: 1771; Member since: 07 Feb 2014)
If you really want to use portrait mode and you can't live without it, then download an app or don't buy the u11+. The lack of portrait mode is not a con.
13. mootu (Posts: 1106; Member since: 16 Mar 2017)
Lack of dual camera's is not a con either.
15. Sammy_DEVIL737 (Posts: 1335; Member since: 28 Nov 2016)
Really I too don't get why all of a sudden everyone is so much worried about Dual camera and potrait mode.
When hTC gave it no one cared now when they abandoned it everyone wants it.
17. Whitedot (Posts: 556; Member since: 26 Sep 2017)
Because apple said so to Victor.
12. Plasticsh1t (Posts: 3066; Member since: 01 Sep 2014)
I don't know how this phone got a 7 although it checks all the marks and it's one of the best SD 835 phones available. From what I read online everyone says it's almost perfect with very few flaws and the battery life is great. Don't give a bad review just because it's not available in the US. In my country it's priced at the equivalent of 680$ 128GB so it's a pretty great deal.
Also why the lack of the portrait mode is a con now? The HTC M8 dual camera setup is a "gimmick" now you want it back? Make up your mind PA?
HTC is getting the Sony treatment here in this site.
26. tiara6918 (Posts: 2262; Member since: 26 Apr 2012)
It's only from gsmarena and phonearena that had bad reviews the rest say this phone is excellent and is one of the best phones of 2017, maybe they just got a defective unit? I don't agree with what the reviewer said here,it is biased and he is looking for flaws. Same ui? Then why don' t we see that complaint in apple or sony articles. Average battery life? But that is already decent enough if you compare with some other flagship and their chart ranks it excellent. Complaining about dual cameras and portrait mode is straightout unprofessional, just because all other companies are doing it doesn't mean you have to follow
32. dimas (Posts: 3043; Member since: 22 Jul 2014)
Agree. I can ditch portrait mode as long as I have sharp quality camera anytime. My brain can subconsciously ignore the background of the person I'm looking at anyway.
16. Sammy_DEVIL737 (Posts: 1335; Member since: 28 Nov 2016)
I dont get why Victor is criticizing Sense UI so much. I get that you wanted a refreshed look but then you again didn't like it because it doesn't has fancy features like Dual apps and all. hTC is seriously providing a near to stock Android experience with customization options.
And when Samsung has all this features you again criticise it because all those features makes UI slower.
Like what exactly do you want to have in a phone's UI?
19. Humanoid (Posts: 1226; Member since: 11 Dec 2017)
Xperia UI and Sense UI are not much modified. They get bashed on many sites.
If they had same icons of iOS/touchwiz opinion would be different.
Virtual button of s8 are ugly.
24. aegislash (Posts: 1419; Member since: 27 Jan 2015)
Agree about the virtual buttons. It's the one thing that bothers me about my Note8. In fact, I have the option selected to hide them whenever I'm not using them.
I know there are apps to change them without root, but it should be an option that Samsung themselves add.
35. Sammy_DEVIL737 (Posts: 1335; Member since: 28 Nov 2016)
Even iOS haven't changed much over years. Only the look and feel is changed & it's nothing new.
& I didn't tried Virtual buttons of S8 yet, can't say anything about it.
20. Hyperreal (Posts: 347; Member since: 08 Oct 2013)
Exactly. It's so close to stock Android. Not much different to pixel phones. One plus, Sony, and htc phones the fastest and cleanest looking right now. Don't understand why criticise this. Especially while pixel phones are praised.
|6.0 inches, 1440 x 2880 pixels (537 ppi) S-LCD 6
|12 megapixels
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835, Octa-core, 2450 MHz, Kryo 280 processor
|6.24 x 2.95 x 0.33 inches
(158.5 x 74.9 x 8.5 mm)
6.63 oz (188 g)


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|Purple seed beads, copper bar chain, and Swarovski crystals.
and bur cup tool which is a bit of a downer, but oh well. I at least have these pretties~! I will soooo be finishing up my earrings designs with those crystals this week. Totally in love with those colors.
Also exciting? I finished this bracelet last night! I had been working on it since Friday, but ohhh how I adore it. It's a strange culmination of things I've tinkered with and learned in the past year: wire wrapping, beadweaving, and a hint at chainmaille. I think I might have to make myself a choker or something in a similar design. But... later. This was a pain in the but. I made every little piece by hand. No head pins, no eye pins. All wire wrapped or woven. I even made the toggle clasp!
That's it for now. I am desperate to get to work on something with those purple beads!
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yesterday, i received 20 contributor's copies of my micro-chapbook titled Plein-Air [Paperback], published by Origami Poetry Project. the presentation, including the cover art, is so cute and so creative! [link:: http://www.origamipoems.com/poets/180-changming-yuan].
recorded in the following are all changming's Pushcart nominations as of today::
1. "Kinship: for Yuan Hongqi." nominated by Mobius for a Pushcart Prize for 2012 [link:: http://www.mobiuspoetry.com/prizeawards.htm];
2. "SAWS: A Seasonal Poem," nominated by Wilderness House Literary Review for a Pushcart prize for 2011. [link:: http://www.fictionaut.com/forums/general/threads/1448];
3. "Word Collage: A Democratic Poem," nominated by Carcinogenic Poetry (Virgogray Press) for a Puschcart prize for 2010. [link:: http://virgograypress.com/2010/11/25/2010-virgogray-press-pushcart-prize-nominees/];
4. "S. E. W. N," nominated by Blue Fifth Review for a Pushcart Prize for 2009. [http://samofthetenthousandthings.blogspot.com/2009/11/bfrs-pushcart-nominations.html]. Also, originally published by BFR, my poem "Last Single Sale" was selected for inclusion in Best New Poems Online;
5. "Chansons of a Chinaman," nominated by my first poetry book publisher Leaf Garden Press for a Pushcart Prize for 2009. [link:: http://leafgardenpress.blogspot.com/]. - c
on june 3, Allen passed his driver's road test early in the morning, and then as a family we went downtown to attend his graduation ceremony, where he received one thousand dollars of scholarship for community services.
in recent months, Allen has not been poetically active, but he did get 3 acceptances in may, and 1 in this month; tomorrow he is to write his last examination in high school , provincial english 12.


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ChemDatabaseService - YouTube
The National Chemical Database Service, which is funded by the EPSRC and hosted by the Royal Society of Chemistry have produced a series of webinars about their (non-crystallography) databases.
SPRESIweb is a structure and reaction database for organic chemists. It contains 5.52 million molecules and 4.26 million reactions extracted from the literature by VINITI (USSR) from 1974.
ARChem is another tool for the synthetic organic chemist. It takes a database of reactions and uses it to generate a set of rules for finding synthetic pathways. In this case, the database used is the RSC's 'Methods in Organic Synthesis'.
ACD/i-Lab2 You can search by compound name or structure (draw or import). It contains experimental property data from the literature and predicted data, including spectra and log P.
Chemicalize is a free web application where you can type in a URL and it will augment the web page, pulling out any chemical structures.