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Democracy 2.0 and the 15-M movement
For years, people have been talking about Democracy 2.0: the use of communications technologies to create public areas in cyberspace based on democratic principles. Nonetheless, the phrase tends to generate uncertainty, especially because of the tendency to put the 2.0 tag on any new development on the internet, obscuring, in a way, the principles that underlie these developments. If we are referring to democracy, it will exist on the web solely on the basis of the methods and criteria used to design and organize websites.


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You don't need a gym or pricey fitness machines to get a great workout. Here Jackie Warner (www.jackiewarner.com), star of Bravo's fitness reality show "Work Out," and author of the new book "10 Pounds in 10 Days," demonstrates a close-to-wide squat. All you need is a flat surface and some way to demark a circle. A jump rope works just fine.
Why you should do it: "It really focuses on the glute — that's the butt — big time," Warner says.
What to do: Place the jump rope in a circle around you. Stand within the circle, hands clasped together at chest level, squat down to sitting position, then jump up. Land with your legs now outside of the circle, lowering into a squat again.
Jump up again, this time landing with your feet inside the circle where you started. Repeat!
How much to do it: 15 repetitions and three sets.

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MilanaL necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 85 diseños de 16 diseñadores freelance.
Milana: Awaken Your Fortune Within
I am a Passive Income Coach teaching people how to turn their knowledge into information products, membership web sites, coaching programs, and other income streams.
Here's some more information about me & my biz:
1. Building prosperity through sharing your knowledge while doing what you love. Developing a profitable evergreen product line from your knowledge.
2. My goals for creating this new brand identity: attracting media, publishers, event planners, and customers.
3. How's your business approach unique?
Most people think "passive income" means "biz opp" or "MLM". My approach is different because I show people how to unleash their OWN knowledge, background, expertise, experience, or story and turn it into multiple streams of income.
Service professionals (coaches, consultants, speakers, authors, designers)
They are already in business, but trading time for money. They want more leverage and profitability, more free time to spend outside of their business, and a lifestyle. I show them how to unleash alternate income streams by "productizing" their expertise and creating passive income streams.
70% of my market are women who want to stay at home and build a great rewarding business!
Men I attract are usually sophisticated, nurturing, warm, and intelligent.
I need a logo that includes these components:
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Eventually, "Awaken Your Fortune Within" will be a book.
The logo needs to become a part of a web site (blog) header. It'd be great to get a header as well, but that's not a requirement. I just want to nail down a great brand logo.
I'm attaching a file with sample logos and web headers I really like.
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Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing
Tonya Edmond and Karen Lawrence
Since its inception in 1987, eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy has been the subject of lively debate and controversy, rigorous research both nationally and internationally, and is now used by licensed practitioners across six continents as an effective treatment of trauma symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The aim of this entry is to provide social work practitioners and researchers with a description of the treatment approach for adults and children, EMDR's development and theoretical basis, a review of controversial issues, and an overview of the evidence of effectiveness of EMDR across trauma types and populations.
HIV in an Era of Biomedical Advances: Prevention
Diana Rowan
Since the start of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic, numerous biomedical advances have caused the social-work response to shift from management of a crisis to prevention of an incurable, but treatable chronic disease. About 1.3 million people in the United States and more than 33 million people worldwide are estimated to be living with HIV. Rates of incidence in impoverished, marginalized communities are highest, with the rates continuing to increase among young African American gay and bisexual men. Other communities at high risk are people who are incarcerated, engage in sex work or other kinds of exchange sex, and participate in risky injection-drug use. Minority groups are often impacted because of reduced access to quality medical care and HIV testing. Social workers in HIV prevention work are challenged to educate clients and communities on the sexual risk continuum, provide more interventions that are culturally tailored for disadvantaged at-risk groups, and implement evidence-based HIV prevention and testing programs worldwide. The National HIV/AIDS Strategy now provides structure to funding opportunities for HIV prevention programs, and there is disparate access to effective treatments worldwide for those living with HIV.
Positive Emotion
Jessica M. Black
Scientific findings from social sciences, neurobiology, endocrinology, and immunology highlight the adaptive benefits of positive emotion and activity to both mental and physical health. Positive activity, such as engagement with music and exercise, can also contribute to favorable health outcomes. This article reviews scientific evidence of the adaptive benefits of positive emotion and activity throughout the life course, with examples drawn from the fetal environment through late adulthood. Specifically, the text weaves together theory and empirical findings from an interdisciplinary literature to describe how positive emotion and activity help to build important cognitive, social, and physical resources throughout the life course.


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Skip to comments.FDA to investigate added caffeine in trail mix, gum, other foods
Posted on 04/30/2013 7:10:38 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Trail mix. Potato chips. And now gum.
With a growing number of foods boasting added caffeine for an energy boost, the Food and Drug Administration says it's time to investigate their safety.
The FDA's new look at added caffeine and its effects on children and adolescents is in response to a caffeinated gum introduced this week by Wrigley.
(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...
Nanny State PING!
Because they have nothing better to do than keep trying to protect us.
Damn it! I sometimes chew the caffeinated military gum when I'm on nightshift. Guess that makes me some sort of criminal? Or maybe it just makes me a big dumb dummy & the FDA will save me from myself.
I like the idea of caffeinated gum. It might be fun... the faster you chew, the faster you chew, the faster you chew.
We live in a country where it's legal to kill your babies and your 15 year old daughters can buy the morning after pill without a parents knowledge, sex is taught to children in kindergarden, the Boy Scouts is soon going to become the Gay Scouts, perverts can get married and/or adopt children, the Bill of Rights and 2A only applies in some states, where treason is no longer a crime and on and on.
But you can be sure that the FDA will make sure that your chewing gum is safe, in their view.
so weird how unbalanced this crazy society has gotten
Flouride. Don't forget flouride.
Man, when I am on the bike I'll often eat them energy gels, I like to start out with a decaf and after a few miles ease into a 1x caffeine and work my way up to a couple of the double-shots. After the 60 mile mark, I figger what does not kill me makes me stronger.
'Course I never was all that sharp. But I ain't been killed by caffeine yet.
Yet ;) It is actually the rednecks in F250s that I worry about a lot more than GU or PowerBars.
(Full disclosure: I am a redneck and I own an F250.)
A waste of time and money.
Sure, let 15 yr old girls (or even younger if I'm correct) get abortion drugs across the counter but don' t you dare sell them gum or tail mix with caffeine!
Isn't Barry's unicorn nanny state just terrific?!
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Ok... I know most of you guys will have flatbed trucks... but..
Does anyone have any good tips for securing FULL barrels of honey/syrup in a pickup bed for transport?
Ok... I know most of you guys will have flatbed trucks... but..
Does anyone have any good tips for securing FULL barrels of honey/syrup in a pickup bed for transport?
just good ratchet straps.
Gulf Shores, AL
You can get rubber expansion eyebolt fitting that fit in your stake pockets/holes.
In the state of Missouri, even in a pickup with the tailgate closed it is a unsecured load if not strapped down
Dan . . .
If you put just one full barrel of honey in the middle of the bed, and
drive wild and crazy, you will get a "flat bed" (after fenders and/or tail gate are torn off.)
Be Very CAREFUL, sounds like "trouble" to me.
If you don't have a rubber mat bedliner, then put down some cardboard before placing the barrels in the bed. This will help to keep them from sliding around.
Use the eyebolts that PCM wrote of and tie the barrel(s) forward. They're going to end up there anyway, if you don't use the rubber mat or cardboard. Except when they have slid towards the back whenever you take off from a start.
Another thing you can do is tie or strap them together in sets of three. That way individual ones won't slide around as much. You really aught to use the cardboard.
How many do you want to move? How big is your truck? What's it's weight and GVW? Barrels of honey, full, will weigh more than 660 lbs and some tall ones go more than 700.
I used to carry 16 barrels in my F-150 Ford pickup. Empty that is.
Mark Berninghausen
You could also use empty barrels as fillers to keep the load from flying around. The plus side is people will think you produce a ton of honey.
1. Place a sheet of plywood cut to size for the head ache board and floor.
2 Use or make you own chocks so that they can secure both sides of the barrel.
3 Attach a 2x4 accross the back of the barrel.
4 You may want to bolt on some tie downs for using the straps.
5 You need the tension on the straps to be at a low point as it is point less to have it high.
6 If you are driving at 55 mph everything in the truck is traveling at the same speed. SOOOOOOOO, be a good defensive driver.
7 When you turn right or left the cargo is going to stay on the course of a straight line.
8 If the front end of your truck feels soft and does not respond to turning properly make a proper adjustment such as lighten the load.
9 Check your tire inflation psi.
Have a safe trip,
Ernie Lucas Apiaries
I don't bother to tie them down. Have you ever loaded barrels into a semi? They don't get held in with anything. Some drivers will used a load bar at the back but not all the time. The main thing is to not drive like a nut job.
I am holding on to the hope I have inside... Kutless
Thanks guys... Well I plan on transporting around 2 barrels for now. Actually I need to get some liquid sucrose to feed my smaller colonies before winter. It will save me around $60-$70 to buy it in barrels rather than 5gal pails.
I can pump the syrup out of the barrels into feeder pails right out of my pick-up. I haven't dealt with barrels much but am moving that direction. I guess I need to figure out how to get it up against the front of the truck bed now! A barrel hand truck is probably a necessity right? I had thought I could slide it to the front but with my rhino liner 600+ lbs is going to be tough to slide!
You can block the drum with one foot and pll over it. That way you get the drum on its edge. Next you keep it balanced and roll it forward on that edge. You just have too pull pretty hard at first to get it on it's edge. If you weigh 200 pounds plus that should be no trouble. If you only weigh 130 pounds you may have trouble getting it on its edge.
Here is what I have done with barrels.
Remove the 2" bung and put in a gate valve, have the fork lift driver place the drum on it's side, move the forks in so that the forks can pick up the barrel from underneath, place the barrel into you truck on a sheet of plywood, scoot the barrel forward, place a 4x4 in front of the drum and push it in further, chock the drum, and drive safely.
The syrup will flow out by gravity flow.
I placed a secured carbon dioxide cylinder with a regulator into my Chev 1/2 ton, ran a pressure hose with pipe fittings into the other bung, adjusted the psi to no more than 7 psi and dispensed the syrup.
Do not adjust the gas regulator valve higher than the 7 psi as you will make the ends of the barrel convex!
I stoped the above method because it was not cost effective. I mixed my own granulated syrup in up-right barrels and saved a lot of time.
I used a pressure demand pump to pump the syrup into the division board feeders.
Ernie Lucas Apiaries
spellingI bought mine at a service desk for parts at a RV supplier.
The pump is normally hooked up to the RV water service so that when you draw water the pump starts, pumps you the water for like washing your hands, you turn the water valve off and the pump stops. I could fill a division board feeder in about 45 seconds depending on how warm and thick the syrup was at the time.
Any RV service desk should have one in stock.
Good Luck,
Get a sheet of plywood to fit in your bed.
Run two 2x4's or 4x4's the width of the barrels and nail/screw them in. (this way when not transporting barrels you just pull the plywood and it all stays together.) Also run a 4x4 at the top so if you stop it doesn't jump into the cab with you.
Load the barrels. Place a block behind the last ones and the tail gate so they don't shift backward.
Get four 2x4's that are attached together with a strap. So each 2x4 is attached to the other (you will have a set of two, one for each side of the barrels)
Place one of the 2x4's on top of the barrel. The other will hang just over the edge on the side of the barrels. Do this on each side.
Run rope or straps over the 2x4's and it will hold the tops in line and secure to the bed.
These can be reused for a lifetime and your load won't shift and is very secure.


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Teacher resources and professional development across the curriculum
Teacher professional development and classroom resources across the curriculum
Charles, Jim. "Contemporary American Indian Life in The Owl's Song and Smoke Signals," English Journal, 2002.
http://www.ncte.org/pdfs/subscribers-only/ej/0903- jan01/EJ0903Contemporary.pdf
This article on teaching cultural studies looks at works with young-adult Native American protaganists.
Cooper, Karen Coody. "Brave Warrior." Multicultural Perspectives, 5(1), 2003, 38-40.
This brief exploration looks at some of the words applied to Native Americans and examines how the interpretation of the words affect our understanding of Native Americans as fellow humans.
Erdoes, R. and Ortiz, A (eds). American Indian Trickster Tales. New York: Viking, 1988.
Erdoes and Ortiz offer a wide variety of Native American trickster folktales from the United States and Canada.
----. (eds). American Indian Myths and Legends. New York: Pantheon, 1984.
This anthology is a contemporary classic of Native American myth and folklore. Each tale includes a short annotation by the editors.
Francis, Lee. Native Time: A Historical Time Line of Native America. New York: St Martin's Griffin, 1996.
This cross-referenced timeline deals with the history, literature, religion, and politics of Native Americans.
Grobman, Laurie. Teaching at the Crossroads: Cultures and Critical Perspectives in Literature by Women of Color. San Francisco: Aunt Lute Books, 2001.
This book offers strategies for teaching literature by women of color.
Hendry, Judith. "Mining the Sacred Mountain: The Clash Between the Western Dualistic Framework and Native American Religions." Multicultural Perspectives, 5(1), 2003, 3-10.
The article explores some of the central themes in Native American religions and practices and discusses ways in which these beliefs and practices come into conflict with the underlying assumptions of the dominant culture.
Hubbard, Jim (ed). Shooting Back From the Reservation: A Photographic View of Life by Native American Youth. New York: New Press, 1994.
This collection of photographs evolved out of a project that gave Native American adolescents cameras to take interpretive photos of their environment.
Lopez, Barry. Giving Birth to Thunder, Sleeping with his Daughter: Coyote Builds North America. New York: Avon, 1977.
Lopez's collection offers Coyote stories from 42 different Native American tribes.
Masden, Deborah L (ed). Post-Colonial Literatures: Expanding the Canon. London: Pluto Press, 1999.
This collection of essays explores multicultural American literature from a post-colonial lens.
Oliver, Eileen. Crossing the Mainstream: Multicultural Perspectives in Teaching Literature. Urbana, IL: National Council of Teachers of English, 1994.
This book focuses on curriculum development, teaching strategies, and literary questions for multicultural texts.
Willis, Arlette Ingram. Teaching and Using Multicultural Literature in Grades 9-12. Norwood, NJ: Christopher Gordon Publishers, 1998.
This guide to teaching multicultural literature focuses on instruction in high school classrooms.
Vizenor, Gerald. The Trickster of Liberty: Tribal Heirs to a Wild Baronage. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1988.
Vizenor's book is a literary analysis of the trickster figure.
African American World
This comprehensive site offers information about African American literature, culture and history.
The Rise and Fall of Jim Crow
This site offers an excellent historical overview of race relations in the United States.
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One of the most important lessons that journalists learn as they gain experience is that accuracy is not a matter of knowing more and more things about more and more subjects. The first thing that reporters must know how much they don't know. Humility then leads to the kinds of questions that produce accurate, insightful stories. I am not, of course, arguing against reporters studying to learn more about the stunningly complex world of religion -- of course not. In my experience, it is the reporters who attempt to learn more about religion who grasp the degree to which there is more to learn. I feel the same way, of course, about subjects such as science, the arts, sports, etc.
Learn more and you will ask better questions, for the simple reason that you have an increasing awareness of how much you don't know -- compared to those who live inside world's defined by the major faiths and myriad lesser known faiths.
A case in point: I once read about 5,000 pages of Mormon materials (children's educational materials offered the best insights) while preparing to interview two of the faith's top leaders. It helped me ask better, more specific questions. It also showed me how little I knew, even after taking graduate courses on new religious movements in American history. I needed pew-level knowledge, you see.
I bring this up because of the coverage that is unfolding right now about the brutal murder and funeral of 8-year-old Leiby Kletzky in Brooklyn. A reader wrote in to praise the basic Associated Press coverage of this hellish tragedy and I agree with that judgment. At the same time, this is a story in which the religious culture that is being covered is so unique, symbolic and content-rich that it must -- ironically -- have been easy for the reporters to realize that they had to be careful, clear and specific.
Read this part of the AP report and you can just hear the reporters and editors asking question after question to make sure they got things right. It's crucial, for example, that the suspect who has implicated himself in the murder -- Levi Aron -- is an Orthodox Jew, but not part of the Hasidic community.
The Hasidim are ultra-Orthodox Jews who live in somewhat insular neighborhoods. The streets are policed by a group of volunteers known as the Shomrim patrol. Many of the mothers who gathered outside the Kletzky family home Wednesday said the streets are normally safe enough for a child to walk home alone.
Adel Erps, like other neighbors, expressed shock the suspect was Jewish. "He's a sick person obviously, but it hurts so much more," she said.
Aron's family was Orthodox but not Hasidic, and he lives about a dozen blocks away from the Kletzky family. When detectives arrived at his attic apartment around 2:40 a.m., they asked him where the boy was, and he nodded toward the kitchen. ...
Detectives saw blood on the freezer door and opened it to discover the feet inside, wrapped in plastic bags, according to the law enforcement official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is still going on. A cutting board and three bloody carving knives were in the refrigerator, and a plastic garbage bag with bloody towels was found nearby. Aron told police where to find the rest of the body. ...
Later on, there is more background -- in part to help explain the visuals in photographs and video reports.
Hasidic Jews abide by strict religious rules that require men to wear plain, dark clothing that includes a long coat and a fedora-type hat. Men often have long beards. Most of the 165,000 members in the New York City the area live in Brooklyn and belong to three sects. Hasidism traces its roots to 18th-century Eastern Europe.
"This is a no-crime area," said state Assemblyman Dov Hikind, whose district includes the neighborhood. He said the boy was the only son of the Kletzky family. The parents have four daughters, and the husband works as a driver for a private car service.
"Everybody is absolutely horrified," he said. "Everyone is in total shock, beyond belief, beyond comprehension ... to suddenly disappear and then the details ... and the fact someone in the extended community ... it's awful."
As you would expect, the New York Times is all over this story and has reporters on staff who know they are dealing with a culture that is both local and foreign at the same time.
I was, in particular, struck by their somewhat risky decision -- in my humble opinion -- to put some of the blunt theological language of the funeral into print without any kind of context and/or clarification from other Hasidic believers and outside experts. I say this because I have Hasidic friends and I know how careful they are in expressing their beliefs.
Yet in the passion of this kind of scene, blunt words are often used that may make sense to the believers present, but not the reporters.
Let me stress that I think that it was good to go after this content. It is normal for strong religious messages to be present in funerals, as I wrote just yesterday. The issue, for me, is the degree to which outsiders can grasp the following without a bit more assistance (which is hard work, I know). Doctrine is tricky business.
The service began shortly before 10 p.m., and was marked by a speech from the boy's father, whose voice shook as he stood before the crowd and addressed his dead son, saying in Yiddish that he was lucky to have had him, if only for nine years.
"Thank God we had him," he said, according to a translator. And then, overcome by emotion, he went silent. A moment later the principal of Leiby's school spoke.
"He got lost, he got lost," he said, according to the translator. "There's nothing to say, he got lost. God wanted it."
Several rabbis also spoke in Yiddish through intermittent tears, repeatedly breaking down. They extolled the boy's good qualities, and reminded the community to be careful, urging the adults to protect their children. At one point the rabbi of the synagogue that Leiby attended recalled the boy's devotion to his studies.
"He was such a good learner," the rabbi said, according to a translation. "He used to pray all day. It was a pleasure to have him in the class. We're not the boss. Everything is as God wanted it."
Yes, bad things happen to good people. The world is broken. Once again, reporters -- as in stories about twisters and tsunamis -- face the "theodicy" question.
This was a close call on a terrible, awesome, stunning story. I would be interested in hearing the views of Jewish readers on how the Times handled the theodicy content (please click here) in the funeral remarks. I am not saying that I would have done any better. I am saying that great, great care was needed in handling those remarks.


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The problem of abnormal or incidental findings leading to an uncontrollable series of unforeseen events, is described as The Cascade Effect. Such findings, found on routine exams, more often on screenings (see last post on incidentalomas) most frequently result from ill-advised diagnostic testing, and are almost always without medical significance. Yet they can result in a series of extensive and risky diagnostic procedures culminating in clinical catastrophes.
Cascade fiascos are frequently catalyzed by anxiety on the part of the patient or his physician, and are becoming increasingly more common in clinical practice because of the introduction of new and ever more pervasive technologies along with uninhibited and unjustified medical testing.
Here's one example:
A 35 year old nurse underwent abdominal ultrasound for vague GI symptoms. The study was negative except for the incidental discovery of a small liver "lesion." She was told, "It might be serious," and a biopsy was suggested. Over the next several weeks she developed a serious depression, and consulted a psychiatrist. A CT was nondiagnostic, so she ended up having hepatic angiography, a invasive procedure, not without risk, in which dye is injected into a major artery leading to the liver. A diagnosis of "benign hemangioma" was finally made. This is a tiny localized collection of blood vessels seen in over 2% of the population. Later review of the ultrasound study showed a typical pattern. Medical Cost: $8,500, including psychiatrist. Emotional Cost: Impossible to estimate.
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I have made a custom hashing method to help make my users' passwords more secure if the database will be leaked.
The encryption method is like this:
A method takes an input of 1 character, gets the ASCII value of the character, shifts it a number of bytes one way and a number of bytes the other way, and then returns like
$shift_left.$original_char.$shift_right. After this, the entire jumbled string is hashed using BCrypt with a 22 character salt using 16 rounds.
Does this actually make the passwords more difficult to crack? Since a dictionary attack wouldn't work without my hashing method that has led


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On Sunday we'll finally learn the fate of Jesse Pinkman, who has been played so memorably all these years on Breaking Bad by Aaron Paul, and odds are it's not going to be a happy ending no matter what. But if you want a way to cope, just pretend that's Jesse outgunning the cops and kissing a pretty girl in this first trailer for Need for Speed, which debuted at Apple. You can watch it above or at Apple in HD.
An adaptation of the endlessly successful video game franchise, Need for Speed casts Paul as a street racer who is sprung from prison (from a crime he didn't commit, of course) and on a quest for vengeance. And thank God it's an actor as talented and likable as Paul in the lead role, because otherwise it would be impossible to think anything but the cars-- and the spectacular ways they crash together-- were the film's star. Yes, he's the human driving most of the cars, on a cross-country trip to a road race in Los Angeles that (somehow) will help clear his name and earn revenge. But as good as Paul is at looking determined, anguished or angry depending on the circumstances, this trailer-- and the entire movie, let's be honest-- is about the cars and how many of them flip over. And maybe that's not a bad thing?
In this trailer you can get brief glimpses of some other cast members, including Imogen Poots as a car mechanic who joins Paul's character on the cross-country journey, and Dominic Cooper as the guy who soups up race cars and who, let's just speculate, might not be that nice of a guy (that sure looks like his face that Aaron Paul is punching, and I haven't seem him hit a dude that hard since he last attacked Walter White). The film is directed by Scott Waugh, who made last year's surprise hit Act of Valor, a highly authentic you-are-there approach to a war movie that starred actual soldiers. That visceral filmmaking will help set Need For Speed apart from other car movies like the recent Rush and the Fast franchise, and the simple plot with a complete lack of mythology might help it achieve what's seemed impossible-- a video game adaptation that's actually good.
Below you can check out a behind-the-scenes look at the film with even more car crashes, or you can wait and see the film for yourself when it arrives March 14 next year.


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Two sisters from Miami have some explaining to do to their family.
As a deputy followed a northbound Volkswagen traveling from the 23-mile marker to the 30-mile marker -- that's approximately from Summerland Key to Big Pine Key -- late Saturday night, he noticed the car swerving, increasing and decreasing speeds and braking suddenly, according to a news release from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office.
When the deputy turned on his lights and siren to conduct a traffic stop, he reported that the car stopped suddenly in the lane of traffic. Through the back window of the car he could see the driver and passenger quickly switch seats, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Deputies had the occupants of the car, Steffany Miranda, 18, and Vanessa Miranda, 24, do field sobriety exercises, which, according to the release, each had trouble performing. Deputies also said both sisters were visibly impaired and smelled of alcohol.
The sisters were busted for DUI because both women were, at some point during that short distance, both driving the Volkswagen


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10th Annual Memphis Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference to be Held October 16-17
2012 marks 10 years of bringing together investors and entrepreneurs from around the world in one of world's largest gatherings of its kind in the musculoskeletal industry
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, October 2, 2012 – Investors and entrepreneurs from around the world will be in Memphis October 16 and 17, 2012, to attend the Tenth Annual Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference, which is taking place at the FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis. Surgeons, venture capitalists, industry leaders, and researchers gather for this one-of-a-kind opportunity to share information in the fast growing, dynamic and revolutionary field of musculoskeletal research and commercialization.
The Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference exposes venture capitalists (VCs) to new ideas, new companies and new opportunities. For 10 years, this conference has promoted dialog and built relationships between funding resources and entrepreneurs, while enabling emerging musculoskeletal companies to promote their ideas to business leaders worldwide. This year's event is expected to be attended by dozens of VCs, representing millions of dollars in venture capital under management. They will hear from more than 20 diverse start-up companies that are developing new and emerging therapies for orthopedics and spine.
"Memphis is respected around the world as a leading community in the medical devices industry," said Gary Stevenson, Managing Partner and co-founder, MB Venture Partners. "Successfully holding a conference of this magnitude for 10 consecutive years has not only showcased the research and intellectual property coming out of Memphis, it has demonstrated the city as a potential place to relocate or start a company. This conference provides a forum for exchanging ideas between surgeons, venture capitalists, industry leaders, researchers and entrepreneurs, which promotes industry growth to the benefit of everyone suffering from musculoskeletal conditions. We are proud to continue our productive working relationship with the Memphis Bioworks Foundation and all of our sponsors again this year."
The conference will be held at the FedEx Institute of Technology at the University of Memphis, October 16-17, 2012. Activities kick off with a Musculoskeletal Mixer at 7 p.m. on Monday, October 15 at the historic Peabody Hotel in downtown Memphis. The cost to attend the two-day conference as an academic/non-profit is $250. For a business attendee, the cost is $650.
The 10th Annual Musculoskeletal New Ventures Conference is hosted by MB Venture Partners and Memphis Bioworks Foundation. For more information on the conference or to register, visit www.mnvc.org.
About MB Venture Partners
MB Venture Partners is a Memphis-based venture capital firm that provides equity capital and strategic direction to life sciences start-ups. The Firm invests in medical device and biotechnology companies at various stages of development and has now funded 24 start-ups. The Firm is especially focused on product solutions for musculoskeletal conditions, where we have specific domain expertise and relationships to assist portfolio companies. For more information, visit www.mbventures.com.
About the Memphis Bioworks Foundation
The Memphis Bioworks Foundation, a not-for-profit organization, was formed to lead the collaboration among public, private, academic, and government entities to accelerate the growth of the bioscience industry in the region. Memphis Bioworks strives to leverage and expand the regional strengths in the biosciences through education, research, job training, and commercialization. Memphis Bioworks is leading the development of the UT-Baptist Research Park, which serves as the focal point of the city's biomedical economic development. For more information, visit www.memphisbioworks.org.


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I remember a time when pork belly was shunned in the U.S. as a fatty, undesirable cut of meat. But thanks to a few big-name chefs, this unctuous piece of hog is gracing some of the country's most popular dining spots. David Chang's Berkshire pork belly in a bun may have been the most lusted-after dish in New York in the past 5 years.
Which is why I'm surprised red-braised pork is still not very popular outside of China. It's one of the least fiery dishes in the entirety of Hunan cuisine, and very easy to make at home. What omnivore can resist a dish of braised pork cooked with sugar, cinnamon, chilis, and star anise? The smells alone are intoxicating, and make me jittery with anticipation as I count down the minutes until braising is done.
The version of hongshao rou I like best is from Fuchsia Dunlop's Revolutionary Chinese Cookbook: Recipes from Hunan Province. (Did you know this was Mao Zedong's favorite dish? The satisfaction of eating it, of course, transcends ideology.) An especially helpful tip Dunlop gives is to first plunge the meat into boiling water; partially cooked pork belly is much easier to cut. To make the sauce, you simply caramelize the sugar, add water and the whole dried spices, then let simmer for less than an hour. (Also see Red Cook's version, which includes garlic and no chilis.) A simple bowl of white rice is the best absorbent for the fragrant and hearty sauce.
Notes on the skin: you can remove the skin before cooking, but I hardly ever do. The skin and the fat is 80% of what makes hongshao rou so darn good. When I teach this dish in my Hunan cooking class, inevitably a few students will carefully pick off all the fat.
I have to wince and look away.
More pork favorites:
Cantonese Roast Pork (Char Siu)
Twice-Cooked Pork (Huiguo rou)
Red-Cooked Pork
Serves 4
- 1 pound pork belly
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 2 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
- 1-inch piece ginger, peeled and sliced
- 2 pieces star anise
- 2 dried red chilies
- 1 piece cinnamon stick or cassia bark
- 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
- Salt and sugar to taste
- Scallion greens, thinly sliced, for garnish
- Dunk the pork belly into a pot of boiling water and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes until partially cooked. Remove and set aside until cool enough to handle. Slice into 1-inch cubes.
- In a wok, heat the sugar and oil over low heat until the sugar melts and turns golden brown. Add the pork and Shaoxing wine.
- Add enough water to cover the pork, along with ginger, star anise, chilis, and cinnamon/cassia. Bring the liquid to boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 40 to 50 minutes. Keep extra water nearby in case too much water evaporates.
- With 5 minutes left of cooking to go, turn up the heat if liquid needs to reduce further to sauce-like consistency. Stir in the soy sauce. Season to taste with salt and sugar. Transfer to serving dishes and garnish with scallion greens.


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"This recognition reiterates the university's strategic priority to attract and retain the best people," UM System President Tim Wolfe said. "National acknowledgement of Tom's hard work, innovation and dedication such as this speaks to the quality of individuals we have working at the system."
As interim vice president of finance, Richards primary responsibility is systemwide financial planning and administrative services, including the university's budget and appropriations requests; management of its endowment, retirement trust funds and debt; as well as the university's treasury, accounting and financial systems, procurement, risk management, and facilities planning and development functions. As vice president, Richards also serves as a key university spokesperson to internal and external constituencies on financial and business matters.
Prior to his appointment as interim vice president in May of this year, Richards served as treasurer of the UM System following his January 2011 appointment by the board of curators. A veteran of more than 20 years of experience in the financial sector, Richards earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan and is a certified public accountant. An active member of the community, he currently serves on the board finance committee of Columbia Public Schools and is a member of the Columbia Northwest Rotary as well as the treasurer of its community foundation.
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SPORTSDOC-- On the warpath: It's time to banish 'Redskins'
The Inuits are rumoured to have a hundred words for snow.
Here on the mainland we have at least that many words for "Holy crap, I didn't say that." If someone in the media or politics even brushes up against "racially sensitive" (formerly known as "racist"– too offensive) dialogue, he or she immediately repudiates it, not to mention rejects, renounces, and whatever other synonym applies.
It's a pretty effective smokescreen for ignoring real issues.
Case in point: who's not aware of the recent New Yorker satirizing Barack Obama as a Muslim terrorist? It's been repudiated from sea to shining sea. Portraying anyone as a terrorist, even ironically, is unacceptable. It's easy to repudiate.
Besides, there's no money in it.
At the same time Obama and the mainstream media scrambled to preempt a Muslim backlash, a federal judge ruled that the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board failed to gather enough evidence to prove the Washington Redskins' logos are offensive.
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly referred to her 2003 ruling that cited the "economic hardship" the Redskins would face if the marks were canceled. Since then, the plaintiffs haven't been able to disprove the team's claim that it would lose a lot of revenue if thy lose the trademarks.
There's no way the team wouldn't lose a ton of money if they had to change trademarks, but since when does money render a racial epithet an inoffensive tribute?
Since 1967, I guess. That's when the first "Redskins" trademark was registered. The judge ruled that action should have been taken then, not in the 1980s when the lawsuit was initiated. I guess it doesn't matter that the plaintiff, Mateo Romero, a Conchiti Pueblo from New Mexico, was one year old in 1967.
I guess it doesn't matter that in the 1960s Native Americans were battling the Indian Health Service's policy of forced sterilization. Or that Congress was still forcibly relocating Indians from reservations to cities. Or that only a handful of tribes were federally recognized with little to no legal standing in U.S. courts.
Can you imagine a Native American battling the NFL in 1967? In 1974? In 1989? Can you imagine a tribe with no water, no land, and no money mounting a successful lawsuit against the Washington Redskins?
Even today, when several tribes have managed to make money, can you imagine they should direct it from scholarship or medical programs to prove the term "Redskin" is offensive?
How, when we are so practiced at repudiating, can anyone justify the Washington Redskins?
Most people think the term "Redskin" originated from Native American skin color. While that's the most common understanding of the etymology of the word, some sources claim that frontiersmen and others earned a bounty for every Native American they skinned. "Redskin" might be considered a ghastly product name as well as a slur.
And even if "Redskin" were only a slur, is that less offensive than a term for human pelts? Would the Washington Dirt-Worshippers be okay? What about the Cleveland Featherheads? The Atlanta Hatchet-Packers?
Do you think Judge Kollar-Kotelly would have been so quick to cite revenue if the team were the Washington Jemimas?
Of course not.
The only reason Judge K-K can get away with her decision is that she doesn't see Native Americans at the grocery store or the dry cleaner. She doesn't have to answer to them and neither do the Washington Redskins. I doubt Native dollars account for much of their profits. The government's termination of "terminate and relocation" did the trick: Americans don't have to look at the poor Indians anymore.
No other Americans have to carry a government issued card proving their race. No other Americans get their water from a community pump. No other Americans have to abide the bastardization of their image and culture on jerseys and caps they can't afford to buy.
As long as Native Americans aren't on equal footing with the rest of America, "Redskins" are going to be plastered on t-shirts and Fatheads. It's too bad there weren't any turbans around when we were making headdresses.
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They are not forced to carry ID's in there pocket. That card has benefits. It is apparent that you care for the "Native American", but why is it that you write a article only listing the bad of what the "Native Americans" have? There is plenty of good. If people would only learn from the past and not live in the past this world would be a much better place. You can not move forward if your constantly looking backwards. By the way, just a quick note I have a close friend of mine that is only one quarter "Native American", she receives a check on a regular basis only because she is that one quarter "Native American" not for any work or services that she has performed. She just knows that she gets a check for being a "Native American". There are many things that are being done for the "Native American". Could there be more? I'm sure there could, but I don't think spending the amount of money that has been spent to simply get a name change is validated when it could have been spent on more worthy causes within the "Native American" community.
Yeah, we need a card to say we are Indian. There are benefits, provisions from treaty, and some are lucky enough to get casino revenue. Ask your friend a little bit more about her heritage and how she feels about "red-skins" if she isnt too embarrassed about her heritage, maybe she might share. We can not move on while there is a history that needs to be brought into the light. Why would u Albert, be so afraid learning where benefits come from, of allowing history to be told (truthfull)and letting people heal. Ignoring that is what will keep hurting just like sports logos
Are you so stupid that you cannot see that the Players are proud to be "REDSKINS" honoring the gallant battles fought in defense of their people?
Just because one person is offended does not give as judge the right to violate the constituions guarantee of free speech.
If someone calls him a redskin he can take offense otherwise STFU and deal with real issues affecting indians like alcoholism and poverty.
Alcoholiism and proverty and culturual distruction and humiliation are "gifts" from a so-called superior culture. The elimination of the Native American has been a government goal fo decades. The hard heartedness, mean spiritness and ignorance of some of the comments bring grief to my red heart.
By the way, why not start a new team called the Black Skins or Yellow Skins or White Skins
The person who referred to the woman who is 1/4 Indian and receiving a check {just because she is Indian and not from any work that she has performed" is just another in a long line of individuals who don't understand why the Indian woman receives the check. It is because of the
Treaty. The Indians GAVE UP LAND per the terms of the Treaty with the U.S. and in return THEY RECIEVE MONEY FOR SAID LAND!!!!!!
The Treaty is in-fact a LAND DEAL!
And YOU STFU until you have done the research and know what you are talking about !!!!!
I'm sure the Redskins organization educates all their players in Native American history. Right. The players don't care about honoring anybody; they care about their paychecks. I've been watching pro ball all my life and I've never once heard a Redskin player talk about how proud he was to honor gallant battles.
There's a big difference between freedom of speech and outright racism. At any rate, if the Redskins are so in tune with Indian history, they should know their trademark is offensive and demeaning.
Try making a mascot out of black people and see what happens. You think that wouldn't be a real issue?
The term redskin was used for the bloody red scalps taken from dead first peoples for payment from the govt. This term needs to go. The govt of this country can't even seem to offer an apology unlike Canada. This whole get over it thing needs to go to. Lest history repeats itself. Look at the christians that spend every day bemoaning the loss of Jesus Christ. Our govt never will pay back the land stolen and the lives lost. Is it that big of a deal to change the name of a football team?
I am trying to connect what Orv siad with the topic and theme but seem to be lost. Orv said," Look at the christians that spend every day bemoaning the lossof Jesus Christ." I can't understand the statement let alone connect it.
Due to government policy many First Nations people (NDN)denied who they were, or as in Virginia, were denied being who they were. It wasn't until about 1973 that pride in native heritage began to re-emerge. Euro-Americans had spent nearly 500 years trying to "kill the indian to save the man." Racism still exists. Denial doesn't make it go away. The first part of Orv's statement is absolutely true - scalping was a European invention. The Washington team's name IS OFFENSIVE. Lawsuits have been filed for many years - this AIN'T NEW! This is not just about one or two people. Offensive behavior pervades sports (look at Atlanta's "chop.") The NCAA has finally taken steps to right this. It is time the NFL, National League and others do the same.


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Since the iPhone came to AT&T, every carrier has longed for a flagship smartphone that could generate the same buzz and result in new, higher-paying customers. Sprint hoped that device would be the Palm Pre, but it failed to attract the number of customers (and more importantly developers) in order to become a major success.
Sprint was looking for other options so they got their toes wet with their first two Android phones last year. Both devices were a success, ranking 7th and 8th in the top 10 U.S. smartphones according to AdMob, but Sprint knew they could do better. The carrier needed a hero device to show off their high-speed 4G WiMAX network and they decided early on that Android would be their mobile operating system of choice. Enter the EVO.
The HTC EVO 4G is the first Android phone to wow me since I got my hands on the Nexus One. Both phones have similar internals, but the EVO packs on so many extra hardware "firsts" that it turns into a superior device. The EVO is the most feature-rich and visually pleasing smartphone I have ever used.
Android phones turnover quickly, but Sprint and HTC can now claim the best Android phone on any carrier. There is always a better Android phone coming 3-6 months down the pipe, but the EVO offers enough significant features to be at the top of anyone's list (whether they are looking to purchase their first Android phone or upgrade that aging G1).
- 1GHZ Snapdragon Processor Best in class power and speed make this phone shred. Everything feels smooth & easy.
- 8MP Camera Sporting a dual LED flash and autofocus, this 8 megapixel camera takes sharp (and huge) photos.
- Built-in Kickstand A flush metal kickstand folds out to turn the beautiful 4.3 inch screen into a hands free viewing station.
- HDMI Out Throw your photos or recorded 720p video on the big screen with on-board (micro) HDMI out.
As you may have heard by now, the EVO is the first 4G WiMAX phone in North America. Sprint has made 4G support the focus of their marketing campaign, but the device also features many other exciting new features. Additional firsts for the U.S. Android market include a 4.3 inch display, 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera, 720p video recording, HDMI out, and a kickstand. These features alone should grab the attention of any gadget fan and tempt those holding out to upgrade their first-generation Android device.
Dimensions The EVO is a big smartphone (4.8 x 2.6 x 0.5 inches), but it does not cross the line on size for me. Even though the display is a half inch larger than previous Android models, the overall phone height is not that much taller than previous models. The EVO is almost as slim as my Nexus One and about the same weight as the Motorola Droid. I had no issue fitting it into the front pocket of my jeans.
Processor Powering the EVO is Qualcomm's 1 GHz Snapdragon platform, which is the best Android has to offer. The Snapdragon leads all other platforms in overall system performance benchmarks, but its Adreno graphics processor trails behind the Motorola Droid (PowerVR SGX GPU). The EVO still manages to play 3D games quite well, but the Droid will have the fastest GPU until the Samsung Galaxy S comes out.
Display How big is too big when it comes to displays? Each person will have to answer that question, but I believe the EVO hits the sweet spot at 4.3 inches. I was using the Nexus One which featured a 3.7 inch display, but that extra half inch made a big difference to me. Web pages were easier to read, the on-screen keyboard felt more accurate, I noticed more detail in games, and videos were a joy to watch.
HTC is using a TFT LCD display instead of the newer AMOLED type, but the shear size of the screen made up for that loss. I prefer the better colors and brightness of the AMOLED, but the TFT LCD is easier to see out in direct sunlight. Samsung has had a hard time keeping up with the demand for AMOLED displays which has led to Incredible shortages, so that is why HTC likely passed on them.
Touch Sensor Earlier HTC smartphones suffered from some multitouch issues which were related to the Synaptics touch sensor being used. Thankfully, HTC upgraded to the newer Atmel maXTouch sensor which supports unlimited touches, lower power consumptions, and superior performance. This touch sensor felt more accurate when typing on the virtual keyboard and I had no issues when playing games with multitouch controls.
Memory and Storage Inside the EVO you will find a 1 GB ROM, 512 MB of RAM, and an 8 GB MicroSD card. The large ROM size only allows a couple hundred MBs for app storage, but Android 2.2 adds support for applications to be installed to the SD card. The 512 MB RAM is the current tops for Android and users will notice increased multitasking performance thanks to the extra memory. Sprint includes an 8 GB MicroSD card, but users can upgrade to 32 GB if they want to add some extra storage space for all their media.
Camera Dual-cameras have finally made an appearance on an Android phone. The EVO features a main camera with 8 megapixels and LED flash, while a 1.3 megapixel camera is located on the front of the device. This opens the door to a new wave of video applications and we have seen that already with Fringand Qik. The 8 megapixel camera takes beautiful photos with some tweaking and the front facing camera is more than adequate for video chat and snapping profile pictures.
Kickstand One of the most unique hardware features is the metal kickstand, which allows the user to easily prop the phone on any flat surface. The kickstand performs quite well on a level surface, but users will still need to hold the device when they want to operate it. Just pressing around the corners could cause the phone to fall over. I was worried the kickstand might be too loose, but it has a nice springy feel and snaps back into place when closed.
HDMI Out The EVO is the first Android phone in the U.S. with a micro HDMI port (Type D), which allows you to send a 720p signal to your HDTV. This feature is so new that you will have a hard time finding the correct cable at your local retail store and will probably need to order it online. Best Buy and others are planning to eventually sell the cable, but it might not be available until July.
The thought of sending high-definition video to your TV sounds really cool, but our experiences using the HDMI out were a mixed bag. For starters, I was only able to get a video signal to my TV when using the Gallery app. Users have the option to display photos in a slideshow or playback HD video they recorded. Several videos I recorded that were not in 720p would not playback on my TV.
YouTube HQ is supposed to support HDMI out, but I have been unable to make it work. When I attempt to play a video, my TV (Samsung LN46A650) just says "mode not supported". We have heard there could be compatibility issues between HDMI 1.4 and older HDMI 1.1-1.3 devices, so that might have been my problem.
Finally, the Android SDK does not offer native HDMI support so Sprint has coded their own solution. Developers can support the feature, but the way it's implemented will not benefit real time apps or games. As our developer friend Mike Leahy put it, "Lets just say it's a big hack and not the good or useful kind."
The EVO ships with the latest Android 2.1 and HTC's updated Sense UI, both of which we have seen before so I'm not going to spend much time on them. I've been pretty hard on different flavors of Android in the past, but I actually enjoyed the Sense experience and the extra features it offered.
I found myself using the pinch-zoom homescreen option (called Leap) quite often and I prefer it over the hovercards used to preview homescreens in the stock version of Android 2.1. The Scenes feature, which allows users to create custom themes for their different moods, also impressed me. It was cool to have one desktop that had the icons and widgets needed for work and then be able to easily switch my theme back to normal for when I was at home.
Normally I suggest that people purchase Android phones with the expectation that they might never get upgraded, but with the EVO that should not be a problem. Sprint already rolled out a minor software updateon day one and many more are in store. The phone ships with Android 2.1, but an update to Android 2.2 is already in the works and should appear later this year.
The only downside to Sense UI has been the extra waiting period when HTC had to upgrade their software to support the latest Android firmware. Since the EVO is already using Android 2.x, hopefully the next couple of updates should see reduced hold times. However, those devices with stock versions of Android like the Motorola Droid should always see Android updates before their cousins with custom UIs.
Android 2.2 offers a major performance boost that we have measured in recent benchmarks and the battery life improves as well. I've been running Android 2.2 on a Nexus One and I can say it's the most complete version of Android yet. Virtually all of the major Android complaints have been addressed and I'm having a hard time coming up with feature request now. For complete details on Android 2.2, watch the official announcement video or check out Sean's highlights.
Sprint apps More pre-loaded apps come with Sprint phones than any other carrier, but most of theirs are actually useful. The EVO includes Sprint exclusives like Sprint TV, Nascar Sprint Cup Mobile, Sprint Football Live, Sprint Hotspot, Sprint Navigation, and Sprint Zone.
Qik Thanks to the front-facing camera, users can now video chat with their friends. Basic video calls are free using the pre-loaded Qik app or users can pay $4.99 per month for premium features. It all sounds really awesome, but I have yet to complete a video call since using the EVO. Qik first had issues getting their app listed on the EVO Market and then their servers were overloaded when 20x the normal traffic crushed their servers. The problems have been so bad that Qik unpublished the application from the Market until the issues are resolved. In the mean time, check out Fring which allows video calling EVO-to-EVO or even with your Skype friends.
Google Navigation I'm sure some of you know this is now included with Android, but Google Maps Navigation is the best GPS app and the service is totally free. Each release brings new features that continue to make this a must-have location application.
Hackers paradise If it says HTC, then you can hack it. The EVO has already been rooted and custom ROMs are starting to appear on xda-developers. With the popularity of the EVO, I believe a strong development community will support the device. If you like owning a phone that allows you to load custom versions of Android, overclock the hardware, and use the device in a way not intended by your carrier, then the EVO (or any HTC phone) is a great choice.
The 4G data speeds of the EVO are the fastest I have experienced when using any Android phone, but they don'tquite live up to the expectations we had. Sprint claims on their site that the EVO 4G is 10x faster than current 3G phones and can average download speeds of 3-6 Mbps.
In our own 4G testing across multiple Texas cities, I was never able to top 3 Mbps and my max download average was typically around 2 Mbps. For uploads, I was able to hit the 1 Mbps cap that Sprint has set. These speeds are definitely fast, but I've been able to achieve similar results on other carriers' 3G networks. I expect that speeds will differ based on your location, but other 4G testing in northwest states produced similar results.
The major benefit of Sprint's 4G is likely to be the reliability of the network speeds. Other carrier networks bog down in the daytime during peak hours, but 4G WiMAX was fast every time I used it. In my testing it rarely (if ever) dropped below 1 Mbps downloads. It might not be "10x" faster than 3G, but if you need a consistent internet connection that can be shared with other devices, then give 4G a try.
Unfortunately, many readers will not be able to benefit from these faster speeds until Sprint grows their 4G WiMAX network to cover more markets. Sprint hopes to cover 120 million people with 4G service in 2010 and keep expanding that next year. To check your coverage area, please visit Sprint.com/4G.
Reading a couple of the other EVO reviews, I can see that the battery life is the biggest concern for most reviewers. Some wished it lasted longer, while others proclaimed it flat out sucked.
As an avid Android user, I can honestly say I have no issues whatsoever with the EVO's battery. Its performance is on par with other Android phones I have used, which means you need to charge it every night.
There are situations where a rogue app can drain the battery in a couple of hours, but this is an Android issue and has nothing to do with the EVO. For example, one day I noticed my battery near 20% after only 3 hours of normal use. When I checked the battery log, I found the game Drop7 had been constantly running in the background eating up CPU so I quickly uninstalled the app. Random things like this will happen with Android, so it never hurts to keep a spare charger in the car or at your work desk.
New users should also not be alarmed if they experience poor battery life during the first 48 hours. Almost every Android phone I have owned requires some kind of calibration phase and users will see performance increase after several cycles of fully draining the battery and re-charging it.
Going forward, battery life is still expected to improve with future software updates. Android 2.2 includes the new JIT compiler which reduces CPU load and I have seen a noticeable improvement in battery life when I installed it on my Nexus One.
Battery test So how well does the EVO's 1500 mAh battery perform when under load? To test the battery I gave it a full charge and then measured how long it would last when doing something stressful to suck the power down.
First I made sure I was connected to 4G and then I launched the mobile hotspot application to tether the internet connection with my laptop. Then I started downloading a 4 GB file via uTorrent and counted down the hours. To my surprise, the EVO went a full 3 hours before I heard the low battery warning go off. I allowed the download process to continue and the phone did not shut off until 3 hours and 33 minutes after I began the test (and transferred over 1 GB of data).
This might not sound like much, but using both radios is one of the most draining tests and I've been lucky to get around 1 hour when testing WiFi tether on my older HTC Magic. If you plan to use the mobile hotspot feature, it is always wise to plug your phone in, but it's good to know you can still squeeze a couple hours when you are in dire need.
Users should expect top of the line performance from their EVO that is only guaranteed to get better over time.The 1 GHz Snapdragon processor offers the best overall system performance and that is expected to increase 2x-5x when Android 2.2 comes out. The only downfall to the Snapdragon, is its graphics processor which falls behind the Droid as we mentioned earlier.
To provide a reference for comparison, I ran a couple of the more popular Android benchmarks and provided the scores below. The EVO tested in the range of other 1 GHz Snapdragon phones in system performance, which places it just ahead of the Motorola Droid (using the 550 MHz OMAP3430 processor). However, when it came to games the Droid was still the better performer with its faster GPU.
- GLBenchmark: PRO ES 1.1 – 3.4 fps ,PRO HD 1.1 – 28.8 fps
- Linpack: 6.896 MFLOPS
- NeoCore: 24.8 fps
- NenaMark1: 10.1 fps
- Quadrant: 546 points
Have suggestions for other Android benchmarks you want us to perform? Please leave a comment.
An 8 megapixel camera is included with the EVO, which is similar to what we saw in HTC's Droid Incredible. I'm not a real camera buff, so this area of the review will be revisited later after we spend some extended time with the EVO. Check out our Nexus One vs Incredible camera test for a sample of what to expect from HTC cameras.
In the meantime, fellow contributor Dylan Anderson has uploaded a slew of EVO test shots to his flickr, and there is even a growing flickr pool of EVO photos. The camera is capable of taking crisp, clean shots, many examples of which can be found on flickr.
The one area I did try out was HD video recording, which the EVO captures at a maximum resolution of 1280×720. Video files are saved in a 3gp file format which makes them easy to upload to YouTube and I found it took up about 40 MB for every 1 minute of HD video (or around 1 GB for 30 minutes).
To test the camcorder I recorded two quick video clips, one during the daytime and one at night. The video quality was not as good as a dedicated HD camera, but it still topped anything I've seen from a smartphone. When I played it back on my HDTV I noticed some blocking, but the video was very viewable even at 46 inches.
You wouldn't want to shoot a whole movie using the EVO, but it's perfect for those moments when you least expect it. Thanks to the speedy 4G connection, users can capture events around them and quickly share them with their friends (or the world) via YouTube only minutes later.
Nighttime video samples were a little disappointing because there is no option to force the LED flash on. I've seen this feature in the (un)official Android 2.2 running on my Nexus One, so hopefully it finds its way to the EVO sometime soon.
Sprint stores are selling the EVO for $449.99 regular price or $199 with 2 year contract (that's after a $100 mail in rebate). I'm disappointed the carriers have turned to mail in rebates so they can advertise a lower price, but you can find the EVO at many other retail partners who offer an instant rebate. If you are willing to wait a couple of days for shipping, the best deals are always found online.
Sprint offers some of the most competitive smartphone plans around, but customers will still pay a premium to use the EVO 4G. Customers are required to have a $10 data add-on to whichever plan they pick, but Sprint claims customers can still save around $40 compared with AT&T and Verizon's unlimited talk/text/data plans.
The combination of features and services on the HTC EVO 4G provide capabilities that were never previously available on a wireless device so Sprint assumes customers will likely have higher data usage and this is the reason for the extra $10. It does not matter if you live in an area where 4G service is not available, this monthly fee is mandatory.
Customers who opt for the mobile hotspot feature, which provides wireless internet tethering for up to 8 devices, will be charged an additional $29.99 per month. There is also the option for free wired tethering, if you want to take the time to download one of tether apps from the Android Market and configure it to work with your PC.
- We are not a fan of the $10 premium data add-on and find it confusing. If the fee is for 4G data, then it should be limited to 4G markets. I feel like im paying for the hardware twice with a mandatory $10 "Android tax" added on every month.
- Users with older HDTV's might experience issues with the HDMI out feature. A TV with HDMI 1.4 ports is recommended.
- We experienced major issues with the video chat service Qik. They featured this app on the front of the box, so there is no excuse for all the issues people have had. Hopefully things get sorted out soon.
Things we didn't
- Huge 4.3 inch display is the sweet spot for Android phones. I hope this becomes the standard on new high-end phones. The Atmel maXTouch sensor handles multitouch much better than older HTC phones.
- Fast 1 GHz Snapdragon processor and 512 MB RAM. This is the king when it comes to overall system performance and it will only get faster with Android 2.2.
- The 4G download speeds were the fastest we have seen on an Android phone. They might not meet Sprint's "10x as fast" claim, but the connection was reliable.
- Dual cameras. It's nice to see a front-facing 1.3 megapixel camera to match the 8 megapixel camera on the back. Video calling should be a huge selling point after the apps are fine tuned.
Things we liked
The Sprint EVO 4G offers the best hardware of any Android phone currently available. It's amazing when you think of all the capabilities stuffed into this phone that can replace other devices. The EVO 4G can act as a smartphone, portable gaming device, camera, camcorder, FM radio, GPS, HD video player, and a TV remote (when Google TV launches later this year). All of that is in addition to the endless possibilities that can be performed when carrying an always-connected mini computer in your pocket. There are over 60,000 applications in the Android Market and that number continues to grow at a blazing pace.
I'm a huge fan of the Sense UI, but I'll always prefer the stock version of Android. HTC's Sense presents a great experience for those new to Android, but I'm more of a power user and I like the simplicity that comes from the plain old Android. Thankfully, those who truly wish to hack their phone and load a different version of the OS can still achieve that.
Even though I love the EVO, at the end of the day I'm still sticking with my Nexus One for daily use. Both phones have the same 1 GHz Snapdragon processor, but the Nexus One is currently faster since it's running Android 2.2. Yes, that might be an unfair advantage, but that is one of the benefits of owning the Nexus One. We know the EVO will eventually get this update, but there is no official time frame and users could be waiting several months.
The 4G speeds were some of the fastest I've experienced, but it's not the huge leap I was expecting and I don't have an immediate need for it in my daily life. Early testing on T-Mobile's new HSPA+ network shows it offers "4G speeds" and it has outperformed Sprint 4G in several test markets. We also know Verizon will begin their transition to the faster 4G LTE this year and likely have a matching handset next year. If your contract does not end for another 6-12 months, then sit back and watch as the carriers upgrade their networks in your neck of the woods.
I'm also still a major fan of T-Mobile's Even More Plus (no-contract plan) where I currently pay $59 per month. The wireless landscape changes every six months and I don't want to be tied up in another two-year contract and have to worry about early termination fees. I enjoy my freedom on T-Mobile and I'll likely stay there until more carriers offer better no-contract options. If you are a customer who is switching to Sprint for the EVO, then a contract is required.
The beauty of Android is that you can own a superphone no matter what carrier you prefer (minus AT&T for now). If you are a die-hard Sprint fan, then the EVO is your obvious choice. AT&T and Verizon customers who are looking to join the Android party and save some money should also consider the Everything Data plans with Any Mobile, Anytime.
As long as Sprint can keep up with demand, we fully expect the EVO will become the best selling smartphone in company history.
In recognition of the superb build quality and innovation, we are giving the Sprint EVO 4G our first Android and Me Editor's Choice award. This is a new badge we'll be awarding to the best that Android has to offer, both hardware and software.


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KitchenAid® Metallic Series 5-Qt. Stand Mixer
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A smaller version of commercial-size models, this versatile stand mixer is designed with enough power and capacity to prepare large batches of cake batter or cookie dough without compromising your kitchen counter space. The Metallic Series features eye-catching custom exteriors clad in real metal that won't tarnish and never needs polishing.
- Expertly hand assembled in Greenville, Ohio, home of KitchenAid since 1919.
- Planetary action allows attachments to spin independently while making continual rotations around the bowl for thorough mixing.
- Ten speeds range from very slow stirring to very high beating.
- Head tilts for easy removal of work bowl and beaters.
- Power hub for use with optional attachments.
- 5-qt. stainless-steel bowl locks to base.
- Available finished in chrome, nickel alloy or copper cladding over a die-cast zinc and aluminum housing.
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Rated 3 out of 5 by Dave from Kitchen-Aid lost its shine So I had a grey mixer before that I loved. But the copper one always caught my eye so I decided to fork out the extra money and gave my grey one away. It's been less than a year and I regret it already. First there was a sticker that wouldn't come off. And I called support to see what could safely be used. Turns out not much of anything at all. So I wore blisters on my fingers getting it off. Then fast forward a few months and I'm getting dark brown spots that do not come off. I basically bought it for show and now it has warts all over it. Not to mention it doesn't have the power of my grey mixer (same brand just not metallic). Now I'm looking at buying a different one because it kills me to see the spots on what was once a shiny dream.Date published: 2019-01-04Rated 1 out of 5 by DebR from Very disappointed Twice. My family got me the Metallic Copper Kitchen Aid for Mother's Day. I have had one for 25 years and loved my old one. My first one came missing the spring off of the beater shaft that holds the beaters firm. We sent it back for an exchange. I thought, no big deal, that happens sometimes. I just got the replacement. No spring on the beater shaft. I am SO disappointed! I guess Kitchen Aid has gone down in quality over the last 25 years. I'll be retuning it. Don't think I get another one.Date published: 2017-05-14Rated 5 out of 5 by lifeasmikey from Coppery lustrous piece Bought this mixer about a month ago and its been the showpiece of the kitchen. Came in the box wrapped up in plastic ready to plug and play. I added the glass bowl separately which helps show off the shiny copper tone even more. This mixer does have some different key features not shown on the WS stock website photos, the copper mixer has now a nice chromed out Kitchenaid logo trim band, on the web photos its black but this mixer came with a chrome/silver band. So excited to use this mixer and put it to use!!Date published: 2017-03-14Rated 1 out of 5 by jjduxbury from Not assembled properly After 35 years of use with my ivory classic KitchenAid which runs just fine I decided to give my old one to a friend and treat myself to the new chrome one. It arrived with the upper unit not properly attached to the body of the mixer head. It had smudges all over the chrome. The warrantee certificate had food stains on it and the owner's manual was dog-eared. A new one is in the process of being shipped. Quite disappointed so far. I would recommend KitchenAid as my old one is a workhorse, but what is going on with shipping out defective/soiled product?Date published: 2017-03-03Rated 5 out of 5 by rsr from Best Wedding Gift EVER Have had my KA Artisan mixer for over 20 years and have added attachments over time. Unfortunately this is one I GAVE. Got this as a wedding gift for my nephew (and am so jealous of his bride's gorgeous COPPER KA!). Got the onyx black for my son when he moved to a new home. He considers the KA Artisan to be the "tractor" in his kitchen because it is such a workhorse and has so many "tools" (e.g., attachments) to use with the one primary motor source, just like a tractor on a farm. Completely agree!Date published: 2015-11-19Rated 5 out of 5 by Mom2threeboys from Sixteen yrs of service...still beautiful. I feel compelled to write a review bc this beauty is not only your assistant in the kitchen, it's five assistants! It does everything u ask of it; wo hesitation, wo a mess, and just so effortlessly. It's so stable. It's so smooth. It makes any type of mixing, blending, folding, etc. so easy. I love it! Every kitchen should have one. I don't know how it compares to its KA counterparts, but I gotta say, after 16yrs., it works like the first time I used it. It looks like the first day I took it out of its box. And I've never polished it. Can't ask for more.Date published: 2014-07-03Rated 5 out of 5 by Frankie3 from 8 years and like new! My wife bought me the Metallic Series 5qt mixer over 8 years ago and it is nicknamed "Harley"! You hardly ever see this mixer in kitchens. Ours see plenty of use and the chrome like stainless exterior features clean easily and look absolutely like new. It should last for several generations. Besides my wife, it is the pride of our kitchen!Date published: 2013-12-29


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Hermann Hesse (hĕr´män hĕs´ə), 1877–1962, German novelist and poet. A pacifist, he went to Switzerland at the outbreak of World War I and became (1923) a Swiss citizen. The spiritual loneliness of the artist and his estrangement from the modern world are recurring themes in Hesse's works. His novels, increasingly psychoanalytic and symbolic, include Peter Camenzind (1904, tr. 1961), Unterm Rad (1906, tr. Beneath the Wheel, 1968), Rosshalde (1914, tr. 1970), and Demian (1919, tr. 1923, 1958). One of his most famous and most complex novels, Steppenwolf (1927, tr. 1929, 1963), treats the dual nature of humanity. This theme is also pursued in Narziss und Goldmund (1930, tr. Death and the Lover, 1932; Narcissus and Goldmund, 1968).
Among his other works are Das Glasperlenspiel (1943, tr. The Glass Bead Game, 1970) and Siddhartha (1922, tr. 1951), a novella reflecting Hesse's interest in Asian mysticism. The gentle, lyric quality of Hesse's prose is shared by the wistful, lamenting verse of his Gedichte (1922, tr. Poems, 1970) and Trost der Nacht (1929). His essays are collected in Betrachtungen (1928) and Krieg und Frieden (1946, tr. If the War Goes on… , 1970). Hesse was awarded the 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature.
See his Wandering (autobiographical notes, tr. 1972); studies by R. Rose (1965), T. Ziolowski (1965 and 1966), M. Boulby (1967), G. W. Field (1972), J. Mileck (1978), R. Freedman (1979), and E. L. Stelzig (1988).


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As the cliff-hanger GOP primary for U.S. Senate in Mississippi dragged toward a bitter runoff between Sen. Thad Cochran and Chris McDaniel, a new name ascended to center stage: Democrat Travis Childers.
Childers, the former congressman who easily won his primary as a party conservative, is poised to play a starring role in the Republican Party's new nightmare -- a prolonged GOP slugfest that gives Democrats a shot at what should be, under normal circumstances, a safely Republican seat.
The prospect of Childers' rise in Mississippi has both Democratic and GOP strategists calculating the odds of an upset in November, as the 76-year-old Cochran's wobbly campaign struggled to fend off momentum from McDaniel, a state senator and tea party upstart who appears to have won more votes than the incumbent in Tuesday's primary.
Brian Perry, a GOP strategist whose Mississippi Conservatives PAC backed Cochran, warned that Childers "can win."
One Democratic strategist said the Magnolia State is "not as red and conservative" as some of the other Southern states where Republicans dominate, putting Mississippi potentially within reach.
Recent polls show that Cochran would easily beat Childers, but the outcome in a race with McDaniel is less certain.
Vote counting from Tuesday's GOP primary continued Wednesday at a sluggish pace. The state elections division does not make public a modern online tally system, as many other states do.
Associated Press said Wednesday that with 99% of precincts reporting, McDaniel received 49.5% to Cochran's 49%, meaning the pair will face each other in a June 24 runoff.
"The good people of Mississippi made it known that Sen. McDaniel has the momentum in this race," said the candidate's spokesman Noel Fritsch, who called McDaniel "the conservative champion who represents the future of the Republican Party."
In the noticeably poor state, an unheard of $12 million was spent by the candidates and outside groups.
"Mississippians now have three weeks to consider their choice," said Cochran spokesman Jordan Russell on Wednesday. "Do they want Sen. Thad Cochran, a good man, that always put what is best for Mississippi first, or Chris McDaniel, a trial lawyer politician that is manipulated, bought and paid for?"
Establishment Republicans, who backed the white-haired Cochran for a seventh term, promised to double down on their candidate, even though the senator's lackluster campaign has put party elders in this perilous position.
The flow of resources to Mississippi is a distraction for the GOP as Republicans are trying to pick up six seats in November to flip control of the Senate from Democrats. Now they must fight to avoid losing a seat.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has spent more than $500,000 so far in the contest, pledged to "stand with" Cochran, as did the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which took the unusual step of choosing primary candidates this year after past elections produced conservative candidates who proved too extreme to win general elections.
The establishment is in a not-so-secret feud with the tea party backers of McDaniel's campaign, which surged as the candidate positioned himself as the new face of the GOP. A charismatic hard-right Republican during his time in the Mississippi Senate, McDaniel has aligned himself with firebrand U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas).
The Club for Growth, which has already poured in $2.5 million to help McDaniel, urged Cochran to "do the honorable thing" and step aside. Tea party supporters volunteered to host a debate.
"We will be all in," said Jenny Beth Martin of Tea Party Patriots, whose group has spent $700,000 so far.
Meanwhile, backers of Childers, the mustachioed Southerner with a slight resemblance to William Faulkner, were quietly surveying the landscape, as his campaign ramped up for the eventual general election showdown.
In Mississippi, a red state with little tolerance for President Obama's party, it's a long road between now and November for a Democrat trying to win statewide office. But one that just got easier, thanks to the Republican divide.